Preparing to Travel for Pilgrimage Only for Three Mosques!

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In Islam history it was for centuries that Muslims prepared to travel for pilgrimage of Prophet (s.a.) and tombs of superiors in Baqi cemetery and no body had problem.

Then Ibn Taimiyya appeared in seventh century. He banned his followers to do this and said: “Preparing to travel” for pilgrimage is allowed just for three mosques and others are prohibited, and referred to a Hadith from “Abu Harira”.

Abu Harira says that holy Prophet said: “Do not prepare for travel unless it is just for three mosques, my mosque and Masjid Alharaam and Masjid Alaghsaa”.1

While first of all: The subject of this Hadith is related to mosques not for any place, therefore the meaning of Hadith is that Muslims should not prepare to travel for mosques other than those three.

Second: This Hadith has been quoted in other way that has no relevance to their purpose which is: “Prepare to travel for three mosques”.2

And actually this is an encouragement for the act, without any prohibition for other cases, and as a term in philosophy we know that proving a thing does not disproof the things that are not described .

And because it is not known that the main text of Hadith was as the first or the second way that quoted, therefore Hadith is inconclusive (Mujmal) and not arguable.

Maybe someone says that in another text from the same book is written: “Travel is allowed just for three mosques”.3

Therefore preparing to travel is just allowed for three mosques!

The answer to this expression is also clear, First: Religious and non religious travels are permitted according to common consensus and travel is not just limited to traveling to these three mosques, therefore this condition is so called “extra condition”, meaning that these are the mosques which can be Muslims prepare to travel to them among mosques.

Second: The main text of Hadith is doubtful and it is not clear that it was as the first, the second or the third way that quoted and it is unlikely that Prophet (s.a.) has expressed a subject in three ways. It seems that tellers had quoted as meaning, therefore this Hadith is full of mists and a Hadith with ambiguous text is not reliable and is not arguable.


1- Sahih of Muslim, vol. 4, page 126.
2- The same evidence
3- Sahih of Muslim, vol. 4, page 126.

 

 

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