Chapter of al-Talbiyah (Here I am O Lord, to obey Your command)

سَأَلْتُهُ‌[1] لِمَ جُعِلَتِ التَّلْبِيَةُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَوْحَى إِلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع أَنْ‌ أَذِّنْ فِي النَّاسِ بِالْحَجِّ يَأْتُوكَ رِجالًا وَ عَلى‌ كُلِّ ضامِرٍ يَأْتِينَ مِنْ كُلِّ فَجٍّ عَمِيقٍ‌[2] فَنَادَى فَأُجِيبَ مِنْ كُلِّ وَجْهٍ يُلَبُّونَ.

“I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about why Talbiyah is required. He (the Imam) said, ‘Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, sent revelation to Ibrahim ‘Alayhi al-Salam that said, ‘Call people for al-Hajj. They will come to you on foot and on lean camels from all directions.’ He called and his call was answered from

تَلْبِيَةُ الْأَخْرَسِ وَ تَشَهُّدُهُ وَ قِرَاءَتُهُ الْقُرْآنَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ تَحْرِيكُ لِسَانِهِ وَ إِشَارَتُهُ بِإِصْبَعِهِ.

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has narrated from his father who has said, ‘Talbiyah of a speechless person, his testimony and reading al-Quran in Salat (prayer) is by moving his tongue and making gestures with his finger.’”

التَّلْبِيَةُ لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَ النِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَ الْمُلْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ ذَا الْمَعَارِجِ لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ دَاعِياً إِلَى دَارِ السَّلَامِ لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ غَفَّارَ الذُّنُوبِ لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ أَهْلَ التَّلْبِيَةِ لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَ الْإِكْرَامِ لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ مَرْهُوباً وَ مَرْغُوباً إِلَيْكَ لَبَّيْ

“In Talbiyah (say): ‘Here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command, here I am, O Lord. Here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command, O You who has no partners, here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command. All praise belongs to You, all bounties are from You, as well as the Kingdom, You have no partners, here I am, O Lord, to obey You

لَبَّيْكَ فِي الْمُذْنِبِينَ لَبَّيْكَ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), in the state of Ihram uncovered his back in the sun while saying, ‘Here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command, among the sinners, here I am, O Lord, to obey Your command.”

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص لَمَّا أَحْرَمَ أَتَاهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع فَقَالَ لَهُ مُرْ أَصْحَابَكَ بِالْعَجِّ وَ الثَّجِّ وَ الْعَجُّ رَفْعُ الصَّوْتِ بِالتَّلْبِيَةِ وَ الثَّجُّ نَحْرُ الْبُدْنِ وَ قَالَ قَالَ جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مَا بَلَغْنَا الرَّوْحَاءَ حَتَّى بَحَّتْ أَصْوَاتُنَا[3].

“He (the Imam) has said, ‘When the Messenger of Allah (sw) assumed the state of Ihram, Jibril (AS) came to him. He said to him, “Instruct your followers to do al-‘Ajj and al-Thajj. Al-'Ajj means raising one's voice with Talbiyah, and al-Thajj means sacrificing a camel.” Jabir ibn ‘Abdillah has said that as soon as we a

لَا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ تُلَبِّيَ وَ أَنْتَ عَلَى غَيْرِ طُهْرٍ وَ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not harmful to say Talbiyah without Tahur (cleansing, with wudu’ or Ghusl (bath)) in all conditions.’”

لَيْسَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ جَهْرٌ بِالتَّلْبِيَةِ

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not obligatory for women to say Talbiyah aloud.’”

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ مَنْ لَبَّى فِي إِحْرَامِهِ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً إِيمَاناً وَ احْتِسَاباً أَشْهَدَ اللَّهُ لَهُ أَلْفَ أَلْفِ مَلَكٍ بِبَرَاءَةٍ مِنَ النَّارِ وَ بَرَاءَةٍ مِنَ النِّفَاقِ.

‘Whoever says Talbiyah seventy times out of belief and considering it a good deed Allah makes a million angels to bear witness to his freedom from the fire and hypocrisy.’”