The word · Worship
تَلْبِيَة
Talbiyah
The pilgrim's answering call, beginning labbayk Allahumma labbayk, here I am, my Lord, here I am.
Also written · Talbiya · Labbaik · Labbayk · Labbaik Allahumma labbaik · Talbeeyah · Telbiye · pilgrim call
The meaning
What Talbiyah means in Islam
It continues: no partner have You, here I am, all praise and favour are Yours, and the dominion, You have no partner. It is said on entering ihram and repeated on the road, aloud by men and quietly by women. It is an answer to the summons the Qur'an says Ibrahim was told to proclaim. On umrah pilgrims stop when they begin the tawaf; on hajj the talbiyah continues until the stoning on the tenth.
Evidence · Sunnah · Established in the authentic Sunnah
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Words that sit beside it
- IhramThe sanctified state a pilgrim enters with intention and talbiyah, marked by simple unsewn dress.إِحْرام
- HajjThe pilgrimage to Makkah in Dhul Hijjah, obligatory once in a lifetime on those who are able.حَجّ
- UmrahThe lesser pilgrimage: ihram, tawaf, sa'i and cutting the hair, and it may be done any time of year.عُمْرَة
- WuqufStanding at Arafah on the ninth of Dhul Hijjah, the one rite without which there is no hajj.الوُقوفُ بِعَرَفَة
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