100. HIS EXIT FROM MADINAH FOR THE FAREWELL PILGRIMAGE
The Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) with his Companions proceeded from Madinah after combing and oiling his hair and putting on two sheets of Ihram). He did not forbid anyone to wear any kind of sheets except the ones colored and dipped in with saffron, because they may leave a scar of scent on the skin. In the early morning, the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) mounted his ride while in Dhul-Hulaifah and set out until they reached Baida’. That happened four nights toward the end of DhulQa‘dah and he reached Makkah on the 5th of Dhul- Hijjah.” Al-Bukhari related it exclusively.
Regarding his statement: “That occurred five days toward the end of DhulQa‘dah,” he meant by it that he got to Dhul-Hulaifah on the morning of that day. Ibn Hazm argued that Allah’s Messenger, (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) left Madinah on Thursday and spent the night of Jumu‘ah at Dhul- Hulaifah until the day of Jumu‘ah corresponding to the 25th day of Dhul-Qa‘dah. Thus, the statement of Ibn ‘Abbas that: “This occurred five days toward the end of Dhul-Qa‘dah,” means from the day of his departure from Madinah after he had oiled, combed his hair and donned his Izar and Rida’; ‘A’ishah (May Allah be pleased with her) and Jabir narrated that they departed from Madinah five days toward the end of Dhul-Qa‘dah and this makes the argument of Ibn Hazm remote and improbable suggesting the more correct opinion is to the contrary. That day does not correspond to Friday if the month of Dhul-Qa‘dah was complete.
It is not possible that the Messenger of Allah’s departure was on a Friday, because of what is related by Al-Bukhari from Anas Ibn Malik, who said: “While we were in Madinah, Allah’s Messenger (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) offered the Dhuhr prayers four Raka‘ahs and offered two Raka‘ahs of the ‘Asr prayers at Dhul-Hulaifah. Then he spent the night there until the following morning. He then mounted his riding animal and set out until they reached Baida’ where he uttered the praise of Allah (Alhamdulillah), glorified Him (Subhan-Allah) and extolled the greatness of Allah (AllahuAkbar), and then he made the Talbiyah for Hajj and ‘Umrah.
This nullifies the possibility of the departure of Allah’s Messenger (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) ever occurring on Friday and based on this as well, it is not possible that his departure was on Thursday as opined by Ibn Hazm because that corresponds with the 24th day of Dhul- Qa‘dah.
There are no differences on the fact that the first day of Dhul-Hijjah was Thursday as established by concurrent narrations and the consensus that Allah’s Messenger (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) stood on ‘Arafah on Jumu‘ah, 9th of Dhul-Hijjah, indubitably. If his departure were to occur on Thursday, 24th of Dhul-Qa‘dah, it would leave six nights to the end of the month – the nights of Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Ibn ‘Abbas, ‘A’ishah (May Allah be pleased with her), and Jabir have said that he departed five days toward the end of Dhul- Qa‘dah and it is impracticable that it was on Friday based on the Hadith of Anas. Thus, the day of his departure ought to be Saturday. The narrator thought that the month was complete but it is unanimous that the month (of Dhul- Qa‘dah) of that year was short. At the close of Wednesday, the month of Dhul-Hijjah began on the night of Thursday. This is corroborated by what occurs in the narration of Jabir that (his departure was) five or four days (toward the end of DhulQa‘dah). This is a confirmation that this is the (more apt) estimation; there is no deviation from it, by no means. And Allah (SWT) knows best.
By: Ibn Katheer
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