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Dear shaykh I want to know if all the prophets that Allah send for the mankind performed Haj and if Issa (AS) after his return to Earth will perform Haj? Is there any hadith indicating this?


Praise
be to Allah.

The
scholars differed concerning this matter. It was said that all the Prophets
(peace be upon them) performed Hajj to the Ka‘bah, from Adam to Muhammad
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). 

Abu’l-Ma‘aali al-Juwayni (may Allah have mercy on him) said in Nihaayat
al-Matlab (4/125): 

it
was said that the first one who performed Hajj to the Ka‘bah was Adam (peace
be upon him), and it was said that there is no Prophet who did not perform
Hajj to this House. End quote. 

Ibn
Hajar al-Haythami (may Allah have mercy on him) said in al-Fataawa al-Fiqhiyyah
(2/120): 

 There is no Prophet who did not perform Hajj to the Ka‘bah. This is
contrary to the view of those who made an exception in the case of Hood and
Saalih. End quote. 

Ibn
‘Allaan (may Allah have mercy on him) said: 

Ibn
Ishaaq said: Allah did not send any Prophet after Ibraaheem but he performed
Hajj. Others stated that there was no Prophet who did not perform Hajj.

End
quote from Daleel al-Faaliheen (7/17) 

It
was narrated from Ibn Abi Labeed that Muhammad ibn Ka‘b – or someone else –
said:

Adam
performed Hajj and the angels met him and said: May Allah accept your Hajj
rituals, O Adam. 


Al-Bidaayah wa’n-Nihaayah
(2/299) 

·       

It was also said that all of the Prophets performed Hajj to
the Ka‘bah except Saalih and Hood (peace be upon them both) 

Ibn
Ishaaq said in as-Seerah (p. 95): 

A
trustworthy man from among the people of Madinah narrated to me that ‘Urwah
ibn az-Zubayr said: There is Prophet who did not perform Hajj to the Ka‘bah,
apart from Hood and Saalih. Nooh performed Hajj. When the earth was flooded,
the same happened to the Ka‘bah as happened to the rest of the earth, and
the Ka‘bah was on top of a reddish hill. Then Allah sent Hood, but he was
distracted by the affairs of his people, until Allah took his soul in death,
and he did not perform Hajj until he died. Then Allah sent Saalih, but he
was distracted by the affairs of his people, so he did not perform Hajj
until he died. When Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, instructed
Ibraaheem to call mankind for Hajj, then (after that) there was never any
Prophet who did not perform Hajj. 

A
shorter version was also narrated by al-Bayhaqi (5/288) from ‘Urwah ibn
az-Zubayr, who said: There is no Prophet who did not perform Hajj to the
Ka‘bah, except Hood and Saalih. 

Ibn
Katheer (may Allah have mercy on him) said: We have previously mentioned
their Hajj. What is meant is Hajj to that place, even if there was no
structure there. And Allah knows best.

End
quote from al-Bidaayah wa’n-Nihaayah (2/299) 

·       

It was also said that seventy-five of the Prophets performed
Hajj to the Ka‘bah 

It
was narrated that Mujaahid said: Seventy-five of the Prophets all
circumambulated the House.

End
quote from Akhbaar Makkah (1/45) 

·       

It was said that every Prophet after Ibraaheem (peace be upon
him), the Close Friend (Khaleel) of Allah, performed Hajj to the Ka‘bah 

Al-Azraqi
(may Allah have mercy on him) said in Akhbaar Makkah (1/43): 

He
mentioned the Hajj of Ibraaheem (peace be upon him), his proclamation of the
Hajj, the Hajj of Prophets after him, and his circumambulation (tawaaf) and
that of the Prophets after him. 

Then
he narrated that Ibn Ishaaq said: Ibraaheem (peace be upon him) used to
perform Hajj every year on al-Buraaq. He said: And after that the Prophets
and the nations performed Hajj. 

The
best of these reports in terms of isnaad is that which says that seventy
Prophets performed Hajj to the Ka‘bah. 

At-Tabaraani
narrated in al-Mu‘jam al-Kabeer (12283) from Ibn ‘Abbaas who said:
The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said:
“Seventy Prophets prayed in Masjid al-Khayf, including Moosa. It is as if I
can see him, wearing two qatwaani garments, in ihram, riding one of the
camels of Shanu’ah with a bridle of twisted palm fibre”

Classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh at-Targheeb (1127) 

It
was narrated that Abu Moosa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The
Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Seventy
Prophets passed by ar-Rawha’, including the Prophet of Allah Moosa (peace be
upon him), barefoot and wearing abayahs, heading towards the Ancient House
of Allah.” 

Al-Mundhiri
(may Allah have mercy on him) said:

It
was narrated by Abu Ya‘la and at-Tabaraani, and there is nothing wrong with
its isnaad. It was also narrated by Abu Ya‘la from the hadeeth of Anas ibn
Maalik.

End
quote from at-Targheeb wa’t-Tarheeb (2/118) 

Muhammad ibn Ishaaq said: Someone whom I trust narrated to me from ‘Abdullah
ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: Seventy Prophets
travelled the valley of ar-Rawha’ as pilgrims.

End
quote from Akhbaar Makkah by al-Azraqi (1/49) 

Ahmad
narrated in az-Zuhd (p. 34) from Mujaahid who said: Seventy Prophets
performed Hajj to the Ka‘bah, including Moosa ibn ‘Imraan (peace be upon
him). 

The
fact that the sound reports mention this number does not rule out the
possibility that others also performed Hajj. All that may be said is that
there is no marfoo‘, saheeh hadeeth that speaks of any others, as far as we
know. So we stick to what is mentioned in the saheeh Sunnah, and with regard
to anything other than that, we neither affirm it nor deny it. There is no
great benefit in knowing about that. What the Muslim should do, if he has
performed Hajj, is praise Allah, and if he has not performed Hajj then he
should try hard to do so, and ask Allah to make it easy for him. 

Secondly: 

It is
proven that ‘Eesa (peace be upon him) will come down at the end of time, and
that he will enter ihram for Hajj or ‘Umrah or both. 

Muslim (1252) narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him)
that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “By the
One in Whose hand is my soul, the son of Maryam will certainly enter ihraam
in the valley of al-Rawha’, as a pilgrim performing Hajj or ‘Umrah, or
both.” 

It
was also narrated by Ibn Hibbaan (6820) under the heading, “Reports which
state that ‘Eesa ibn Maryam will perform Hajj to the Ancient House after he
kills the Dajjaal.” 

“Enter ihram” means that he will recite the Talbiyah for Hajj or ‘Umrah or
both together.

“The
valley of ar-Rawha’” is a place between Makkah and Madinah.

An-Nawawi
(may Allah have mercy on him) said: 

This
will happen after ‘Eesa (peace be upon him) comes down from heaven at the
end of time. End quote. 

For
more information, please see the answer to question no.
22466 

And
Allah knows best.