Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 2622

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Mishkat al-Masabih 2622
Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «الِاسْتِجْمَارُ تَوٌّ وَرَمْيُ الْجِمَارِ توٌّ وَالسَّعْيُ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ تَوٌّ وَالطَّوَافُ تَوٌّ وَإِذَا اسْتَجْمَرَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَسْتَجْمِرْ بِتَوٍّ» . رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Jabir reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Using stones to clean oneself is an odd number; stoning the pillars is an odd number; walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah is an odd number; and circumambulation is an odd number. When one of you uses stones to clean himself, let him use an odd number.” [Muslim]

Notes and open questions — unreviewed

  • The repeated Arabic word تَوٌّ is unusual and may be a textual corruption; it has been rendered as referring to an odd number based on the context.

  • تَوٌّ

    The source repeats the uncommon term تَوٌّ, apparently in the sense of an odd number.

    Is odd-numbered performance intended here?