“Labbayka Allaahumma labbayk, labbayka lashareeka lakalabbayk. Innaal-hamd wa’l-ni’mata laka wa’l-mulk, laa shareeka lak (Here I am, O Allaah, here I. am. Here I am, You have no. partner, here I am. Verily all. praise and blessings are. Yours, and all sovereignty,You have no partner). This is the Talbiyah recited by the pilgrim doing Hajj and ‘Umrah. What is its meaning and what is the benefit of it?. Praise be to Allaah. Hajj is the symbol ofTawheed (the Oneness ofAllaah) from the first moment the pilgrim entersihraam. Jaabir ibn ‘Abd-Allaahsaid, describing the Hajj of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): “Then he srated to say the words of Tawheed, ‘“ Labbayka Allaahumma labbayk, labbayka laa. shareeka laka labbayk. Innaal-hamd wa’lni’mata lakawa’l-mulk, laa shareeka lak (Here I am, O Allaah, here I. am. Here I am, You have no. partner, here I am. Verily allpraise and blessings areYours, and all sovereignty, You have no partner).’”Narrated by Muslim. Anas said, describing how the Messenger of Allaah (peace. and blessings of Allaah beupon him) entered ihraam,that he said: “ Labbayka‘Umrata laa riyaa’a fiha wa lasum’ah (Here I amfor‘Umrah in which there is noshowing off or seekingreputation).” This trains the soul to acknowledge the Oneness of Allaah and to be sinceretowards Him. The pilgrim starts his Hajj. with Tawheed, and continuesto recite the Talbiyah with its. words of Tawheed, and hemoves from one action to thenext with Tawheed. The Talbiyah has a number of meanings, such as: 1. “ Labbayka Allaahumma labbayk (Here I am, O Allaah, here I am)” is one response. after another, which is repeated to show that theresponse is lasting andongoing. 2. “ Labbayka Allaahumma labbayk (Here I am, O Allaah,here I am)” means, I submit and submit again, i.e.,ongoing submission. 3. It may mean staying in one place (labba bi’l-makaan)and clinging to it, whichmeans, I am persisting inobeying You, thusemphasizing the meaning of continuous servitude toAllaah. 4. One of the meanings of the Talbiyah is confirming love of Allaah. There is an Arabic phrase imra’ah labbah (a loving woman) whichrefers to a woman who lovesher child. One only says “Labbayk (Here I am at your service)” to a person whom one loves and respects. 5. It implies sincerity, as in the phrase lubb al-shay’which means the essence of athing, and lubb al-rajul which means a man’s mind and heart. 6. It implies drawing close, as in the word ilbaab , whichmeans drawing close, so itemphasizes the meaning of seeking to draw closer and closer to Allaah. 7. It is a symbol of the Tawheed of the religion of Ibraaheem, which is the spirit and aim of Hajj, indeed thespirit and aim of all the actsof worship. Hence the Talbiyah is the key to this actof worship that the pilgrim is embarking on. The Talbiyah also includes: Praise of Allaah, which is the dearest thing with which a. person may draw close to Allaah. It implies recognition of the blessings of Allaah, for He is the source of all blessings and the One Who bestowsthem. And it includes acknowledging that allsovereignty belongs to Allaah alone, and no one else has any true dominion . See Mukhtasar Tahdheeb alSunan, by Ibn al-Qayyim,2/335-339 When the pilgrim is reciting the Talbiyah, he feels aconnection with all other created beings, as they all join with him in submission to Allaah alone and echo his Talbiyah. The Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “There is no Muslim who recites the Talbiyah but whatever is to his right and to his left of stones, rocks and clodsrecites it with him, to thefurthest point to the east andthe west” – meaning from his right and his left. Narratedby al-Tirmidhi, 828; also by Ibn Khuzaymah and al-Bayhaqi with a saheeh isnaad.
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