Bulugh al-Maram

Bulugh al-Maram 746

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ اِبْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا: { أَنَّهُ كَانَ لَا يَقْدُمُ مَكَّةَ إِلَّا بَاتَ بِذِي طُوَى حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ وَيَغْتَسِلَ, وَيَذْكُرُ ذَلِكَ عِنْدَ اَلنَّبِيِّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-} مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ 1‏ .‏‏1 ‏- رواه البخاري ( 1553 )‏، ومسلم ( 1259 )‏، واللفظ لمسلم.‏ و " ذو طوى ": موضع معروف بقرب مكة، وهو المعروف بآبار الزاهر.‏

Translation

Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) would not approach Mecca without spending the night at Dhu Tuwa until morning and performing ghusl. He mentioned this practice in connection with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Agreed upon.

1 — Reported by al-Bukhari (1553) and Muslim (1259); the wording is Muslim’s. Dhu Tuwa is a well-known place near Mecca, known today as Bi’ir al-Zahir.