110. PLACES WHERE ALLAH’S MESSENGER HAD PRAYED DURING HIS JOURNEY FROM MADINAH TO MAKKAH
Al-Bukhari related that Moosa Ibn ‘Uqbah said: “I saw Salim Ibn ‘Abdullah looking for some places on the way and prayed there. He narrated that his father used to pray there, and had seen the Prophet praying at those very places.” Nafi’ on the authority of Ibn ‘Umar narrated: “I used to pray at those places.” (Moosa, the narrator added): “I asked Salim on which he agreed with Nafi’ concerning those places, except the mosque situated at a place called Sharaf Ar-Rawha.”
Nafi’ narrated that ‘Abdullah informed that Allah’s Messenger, (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), used to stop at Dhul-Hulaifah under Samurah at the spot where the Mosque of Dhul-Hulaifah is located whenever he went for ‘Umrah and when he went for his Hajj. Whenever he returned from a Ghazwah, Hajj or ‘Umrah, he would return through the same route. Whenever he descended into the middle of the valley, he would make his camel kneel down at a basin by the eastern edge of the valley to take rest until the following morning; neither in the mosque close to the Hijarah (stone) nor the hillock upon which the mosque lies.
It is at that bay, the middle of which is a sand hill, ‘Abdullah used to pray. Allah’s Messenger, (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), used to pray there. Torrential rainfall into the basin eventually buried the spot in which ‘Abdullah used to pray.
Nafi’ also said that ‘Abdullah related to him that the Prophet, (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), prayed at the spot occupied by the small mosque which is before the mosque at the honored Rawha’. ‘Abdullah used to know the spot where the Prophet had prayed. He would say: There on your right is where you should stand to pray. That is the mosque on the edge of the road on the right as you are going toward Makkah.
Between it and the big mosque is the distance of a stone’s throw or thereabouts.
Ibn ‘Umar used to pray toward a hill by the exit of Ar-Rawha’. The edge of that hill terminates into the edge of the road before the mosque, which is between it and the exit on your way toward Makkah. A mosque was constructed at the spot but ‘Abdullah would not pray in that mosque but would rather abandon it toward his left behind him and he would pray in its front toward the hill itself. ‘Abdullah used to relax at Ar-Rawha’ and he would not offer the Dhuhr prayers until he got to that spot where he would then offer the Dhuhr prayers. On his way back from Makkah, if he passed it an hour before the Subh prayers or at the end of the Sahar (early morning before dawn), he would tarry so that he could offer the Subh prayers there.
‘Abdullah narrated that the Prophet used to alight under a massive tree just before Ar-Ruwaithah by the right side of the road at an expansive area. He would descend until there were two miles between him and Bareed ArRuwaithah. Its top portion had been
chipped; it is curved in the middle and it is straight at its lower trunk, where there is plenty of sand.
He also reported that Ibn ‘Umar narrated to him that the Prophet prayed at the edge of the hill located behind Al-‘Araj on his way to Hadbah. There are two or three graves by that mosque. On the graves were heaps of stones by the right side of the road by its edge. Between those edges, ‘Abdullah used to relax by Al-‘Araj after the sun had deflected by midday and then he would offer the Dhuhr prayers in that mosque.
‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Umar narrated to him that Allah’s Messenger alighted at the location of some big trees on the left side of the road in the ravine at the lower end of Harsha. That ravine is connected to Kura’ Harsha. Between it and the road is the distance of an arrow shot. ‘Abdullah used to pray toward the tree which is the closest of the trees to the road and the tallest of them.
‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Umar narrated to him that Allah’s Messenger, (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), used to alight at the ravine located at the lowest part of Marraz- Zahran toward Madinah upon descending from As Safrawat. He would descend into the middle of that ravine on the right side of the road on your way to Makkah. Between the place where the Messenger of Allah, (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), had alighted and the road is a distance of a stone throw. Nafi’ also said that Ibn ‘Umar informed him that Allah’s Messenger, (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), used to alight at Dhi Tuwa and he would spend the night until the following morning when he
would move ahead to Makkah. The place where Allah’s Messenger, (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), prayed was a rough hillock; not in the mosque built there but on the hillock at a lower spot.
He also mentioned that ‘Abdullah narrated to him that Allah’s Messenger, (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), approached the crevices of the mountain which is located between him and the sprawling mountain toward the Ka‘bah. The mosque was on the left of the edge of the hillock. The place of prayer of the Prophet was at a lower section on the black hillock. He would inch away from the hillock the distance of ten arms length or thereabouts and then he would pray toward the crevices of the mountain which is located between you and Ka‘bah. Al-Bukhari related this Hadith in its length and wordings exclusively.
Much or most of these places are no longer known today because much of their names have been changed by the Bedouins living there. Ignorance has overtaken most of them. Al-Bukhari has related in his book that perhaps someone might be guided to them
through investigation, scrutiny and research. r perhaps many or most of them were known during the time of Al-Bukhari. And Allah (SWT) knows best.
By: Ibn Katheer
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