The Rites of Hajj (Kitab Al-Manasik Wa'l-Hajj)

Muhammad ibn Kathir narrated to us; Sufyan narrated to us, from al-A‘mash. And Wahb ibn Bayan narrated to us; Ubaydah narrated to us; Sulayman al-A‘mash narrated to us—the meaning is the same—from al-Hakam, from Miqsam, from Ibn Abbas, who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) departed from ‘Arafah calmly, with Usamah riding behind him. He said: People, remain calm, for righteousness is not achieved by driving horses and camels at speed. Ibn Abbas said: I did not see them raising their hands and racing until he reached al-Jam‘. Wahb added: Then he took al-Fadl ibn Abbas behind him and said: People, righteousness is not achieved by urging horses and camels onward; remain calm. Ibn Abbas said: I did not see them raising their hands again until he reached Mina.

Ahmad ibn Abd Allah ibn Yunus narrated to us; Zuhayr narrated to us. And Muhammad ibn Kathir informed us; Sufyan informed us—this is Zuhayr’s wording; Ibrahim ibn Uqbah narrated to us; Kurayb informed me that he asked Usamah ibn Zayd: Tell me what you did in the evening when you rode behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He said: We came to the ravine where people stop to let their animals rest at al-Mu‘arras. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) made his camel kneel and urinated—the wording of Zuhayr says ‘passed water’—then called for water and performed a brief ablution. I said: Prayer, Messenger of Allah? He replied: Prayer is ahead of you. He mounted, and when we reached al-Muzdalifah, he halted and prayed sunset. People then settled their camels at their camps; they did not unload them until he had established and prayed the night prayer. Then the people unloaded. Muhammad’s version adds: I asked what you did in the morning. He said: al-Fadl rode behind him, while I went on foot among the Quraysh who hurried ahead.

Ahmad ibn Hanbal narrated to us; Yahya ibn Adam narrated to us; Sufyan narrated to us, from Abd al-Rahman ibn Ayyash, from Zayd ibn Ali, from his father, from Ubayd Allah ibn Abi Rafi‘, from Ali, who said: Then he took Usamah behind him and drove his camel at a brisk pace. The people were striking their camels to the right and left, but he paid them no attention and said: People, remain calm. He departed after the sun had set.

Al-Qa‘nabi narrated to us, from Malik, from Hisham ibn Urwah, from his father, who said: Usamah ibn Zayd was asked, while I was sitting there, how the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) traveled during the Farewell Pilgrimage when he departed. He said: He traveled at a brisk walk, and when he found open space he urged his mount faster. Hisham said: ‘Nass’ is faster than ‘anaq.’

Ahmad ibn Hanbal narrated to us; Ya‘qub narrated to us; my father narrated to us, from Ibn Ishaq, who said: Ibrahim ibn Uqbah narrated to me, from Kurayb, the client of Abd Allah ibn Abbas, from Usamah, who said: I was riding behind the Prophet (ﷺ). When the sun had set, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) departed.

Abd Allah ibn Maslamah narrated to us, from Malik, from Musa ibn Uqbah, from Kurayb, the client of Abd Allah ibn Abbas, from Usamah ibn Zayd, who said he heard him say: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) departed from ‘Arafah. When he reached the ravine, he dismounted, urinated, and performed an incomplete ablution. I said: Prayer? He replied: Prayer is ahead of you. He mounted, and when he reached al-Muzdalifah, he dismounted and performed a complete ablution. Then the prayer was established and he prayed sunset. Everyone made his camel kneel at his camp; then the night prayer was established and he prayed it, performing no prayer between the two.

Abd Allah ibn Maslamah narrated to us, from Malik, from Ibn Shihab, from Salim ibn Abd Allah, from Abd Allah ibn Umar, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed sunset and night together at al-Muzdalifah.

Ahmad ibn Hanbal narrated to us; Hammad ibn Khalid narrated to us, from Ibn Abi Dhi’b, from al-Zuhri, with the same chain and meaning, adding: He combined the two prayers with a separate iqamah for each. Ahmad said: Waki‘ said that he prayed each prayer with an iqamah.

Uthman ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us; Shababah narrated to us. And Makhlad ibn Khalid narrated to us—the meaning is the same; Uthman ibn Umar informed us, from Ibn Abi Dhi’b, from al-Zuhri, with Ibn Hanbal’s chain through Hammad and a similar meaning. It says: There was one iqamah for each prayer; no call to prayer was made for the first, and no voluntary prayer followed either one. Makhlad said: No call to prayer was made for either of them.

Muhammad ibn Kathir narrated to us; Sufyan narrated to us, from Abu Ishaq, from Abd Allah ibn Malik, who said: I prayed three rak‘ahs for sunset and two for night with Ibn Umar. Malik ibn al-Harith asked him: What prayer is this? He replied: I prayed these two with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) at this place, with one iqamah.

Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Anbari narrated to us; Ishaq—meaning Ibn Yusuf—narrated to us, from Sharik, from Abu Ishaq, from Sa‘id ibn Jubayr and Abd Allah ibn Malik, who said: We prayed sunset and night with Ibn Umar at al-Muzdalifah, with one iqamah. The narrator then related a report with the same meaning as Ibn Kathir’s.

Ibn al-A‘la narrated to us; Abu Usamah narrated to us, from Isma‘il, from Abu Ishaq, from Sa‘id ibn Jubayr, who said: We departed with Ibn Umar. When we reached al-Jam‘, he led us in sunset and night prayers with one iqamah, praying three and two rak‘ahs respectively. After finishing, Ibn Umar said: This is how the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed with us at this place.

Musaddad narrated to us; Yahya narrated to us, from Shu‘bah, who said: Salamah ibn Kuhayl narrated to me: I saw Sa‘id ibn Jubayr stay at al-Jam‘, pray sunset as three rak‘ahs, then night as two, and say: I witnessed Ibn Umar do this here, and he said: I witnessed the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) do the same here.

Musaddad narrated to us; Abu al-Ahwas narrated to us; Ash‘ath ibn Sulaym narrated to us, from his father, who said: I came from ‘Arafat toward al-Muzdalifah with Ibn Umar. He continued to say Allahu akbar and la ilaha illa Allah until we reached al-Muzdalifah. He gave the call and iqamah—or ordered someone to do so—then led us in sunset prayer, three rak‘ahs. He turned to us and said: The prayer. Then he led us in the night prayer, two rak‘ahs, and called for his supper. ‘Ilaj ibn Amr reported to me a similar account from Ibn Umar through my father. Ibn Umar was asked about this, and he said: I prayed with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in this way.

Musaddad narrated to us: Abd al-Wahid ibn Ziyad, Abu Awanah, and Abu Mu‘awiyah narrated to them, from al-A‘mash, from Umarah, from Abd al-Rahman ibn Yazid, from Ibn Mas‘ud, who said: I never saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) pray outside its proper time except at al-Jam‘: there he combined sunset and night prayers, and the following morning he prayed dawn before its time.

Ahmad ibn Hanbal narrated to us; Yahya ibn Adam narrated to us; Sufyan narrated to us, from Abd al-Rahman ibn Ayyash, from Zayd ibn Ali, from his father, from Ubayd Allah ibn Abi Rafi‘, from Ali, who said: When morning came, the Prophet (ﷺ) stood at Quzah and said: This is Quzah, a place of standing; all of al-Jam‘ is a place of standing. I sacrificed here, and all of Mina is a place of sacrifice, so sacrifice at your encampments.

Musaddad narrated to us; Hafs ibn Ghiyath narrated to us, from Ja‘far ibn Muhammad, from his father, from Jabir, that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: I stood here at ‘Arafah, and all of ‘Arafah is a place of standing. I stood here at al-Jam‘, and all of al-Jam‘ is a place of standing. I sacrificed here, and all of Mina is a place of sacrifice. So sacrifice at your encampments.

Al-Hasan ibn Ali narrated to us; Abu Usamah narrated to us, from Usamah ibn Zayd, from Ata, who said: Jabir ibn Abd Allah narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: All of ‘Arafah is a place of standing; all of Mina is a place of sacrifice; all of al-Muzdalifah is a place of standing; and all the mountain passes of Mecca are routes and places of sacrifice.

Ibn Kathir narrated to us; Sufyan narrated to us, from Abu Ishaq, from Amr ibn Maymun, who said: Umar ibn al-Khattab said: In the pre-Islamic period, people did not depart until they saw the sun above Mount Thabir. The Prophet (ﷺ) differed from them and departed before sunrise.

Ahmad ibn Hanbal narrated to us; Sufyan narrated to us; Ubayd Allah ibn Abi Yazid informed me that he heard Ibn Abbas say: I was among the weak members of his family whom the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent ahead on the night at al-Muzdalifah.