Must a pilgrimage stipulation use the exact reported wording?
2026-10-13
F151 · Selected fatwas
Shaykh Ibn ʿUthaymīn
الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين
Original Q&A · Full displayed answer
This concerns expressing the meaning of the pilgrimage stipulation discussed immediately beforehand. It is not a general permission to rewrite prescribed devotional wording, and it does not determine who should make the stipulation or its legal consequences.
النص العربي
السؤال الأصلي
فضيلة الشيخ، لكن بالنسبة للمشترط هل يلزمه أن يأتي بالصيغة التي وردت عن الرسول ﷺ أم يشترط بأي كلام يعبر به عما في نفسه؟
الجواب
لا يلزمه أن يأتي بالصيغة الواردة؛ لأن هذا مما لا يتعبد بلفظه، والشيء الذي لا يتعبد بلفظه يكتفى فيه بالمعنى.
English translation
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Original question
Esteemed Shaykh, must someone making a stipulation use the wording reported from the Messenger ﷺ, or may he stipulate using any words that express what he means?
Answer
He is not required to use the reported wording, because this is not something in which worship is tied to the exact wording. Where worship is not tied to the exact wording, expressing the meaning is sufficient.
Source and editorial notes
Fiqh al-ʿIbādāt, 13th edition, 1441 AH, question 246, p.311
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