116. DEPARTURE OF ALLAH’S MESSENGER FROM ‘ARAFAT TO MASH‘AR AL-HARAM
Jabir narrated in his lengthy Hadith: “He kept standing there until the sun set and the yellow light had gradually gone, and the disc of the sun had disappeared. Allah’s Messenger, (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), made Usamah sit behind him, and he pulled the nose-string of Al-Qaswa’ (in order to keep her under perfect control) so forcefully that its head touched the saddle, and he pointed out to the people with his right hand: “O people, gently! Gently! (i.e., to be moderate in speed), and whenever he happened to pass over an elevated tract of sand, he slightly loosened the nose-string of his camel until she climbed up and this is how he reached Al-Muzdalifah. There he led the evening and ‘Isha’ prayers with one Adhan and two Iqamahs and did not glorify (Allah) in between them (by not observe supererogatory Raka‘ahs between them).” It is related by Muslim.
Al-Bukhari related on the authority of ‘Urwah from his father who said: Usamah was asked in my presence: “How was the speed of (the camel of) Allah’s Messenger, (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), while departing from ‘Arafat during the Hajjat al-Wadaa‘?” Usamah replied: “The Prophet proceeded on with a modest pace, and when there was enough space he would (make his camel) go very fast.”
On the authority of Usamah Ibn Zaid who narrated: I was riding behind Allah’s Messenger, (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), on the Day of ‘Arafah. When the sun went down, Allah’s Messenger, (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), returned. When he heard the rumblings of their haste, he said: “Gently, O people. Go easily and in a measured manner for righteousness is not in hastening.” Whenever the people crowded him, he would go slowly but whenever he found enough space, he went faster until he came to Muzdalifah and combined both Maghreb and ‘Isha’ prayers at the latter’s time.”
Al-Bukhari related on the authority of Usamah Ibn Zaid that he (a sub narrator) heard him say: Allah’s Messenger, (Peace andBlessings of Allah be upon him), proceeded from Arafah, and as he approached the mountain pass, he alighted from his camel and relieved himself, and then performed a light ablution. I said to him: “Prayers”, whereupon he said: “The prayer is ahead of you (at Muzdalifah).” So he rode again, and as he came to Muzdalifah, he got down and performed complete ablution.Then Iqamah was pronounced for prayers, and he observed the Maghreb prayers. Then every person made his camel kneel down there, and then Iqamah was pronounced for ‘Isha’ prayers and he observed it, and he (the Prophet) did not observe any prayer (either Sunan or Nawafil) in between them.”
Imam Ahmad related on the authority of Usamah Ibn Zaid that Allah’s Messenger, (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him),made him ride behind him from ‘Arafat. He added: The people said: “Our companion will inform us what he did.” Usamah said further: On his return from ‘Arafat he pulled the nose-string of his camel so forcefully (in order to keep her under perfect control) that its head touched or almost touched the saddle, and he pointed out to the people with his right hand to be moderate (in speed) until he came to Muzdalifah. Then he made Fadhl Ibn ‘Abbas sit behind him. He added that the people began to say: “Whatever Allah’s Messenger does will be relayed to us by our companion.” Al-Fadl said: “The procession kept on moving gently until it came to a valley exhausted and they spread into the valley until they lay down.”
On the authority of Anas Ibn Seereen who said: “I was with Ibn ‘Umar in ‘Arafat. When it was time to depart, I departed with him until the Imam came and prayed to Dhuhr and ‘Asr and then he stood (on ‘Arafah) and a companion of mine until the Imam departed and he departed with him till we reached a strait. He made his camel kneel down and we did the same thing. We thought he wanted to pray but his slave boy who was holding his camel informed us that he did not intend to pray, rather he mentioned that when the Prophet once reached this place, he stopped to ease himself and (since then) he also loved to ease himself at the same place.”
On the authority of Ibn ‘Umar who narrated: The Prophet combined the Maghreb and ‘Isha’ prayers at Muzdalifah, with one Iqamah each and he did not offer any supererogatory (prayer) between them or immediately after each one of them. ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Umar narrated: Allah’s Messenger, (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), combined both Maghreb and Isha’ at Muzdalifah without offering any other prayer between them. He prayed Maghreb three units and ‘Isha’ two. Afterward, ‘Abdullah used to offer the prayer in a similar way until he died.
On the authority of Sa’eed Ibn Jubair who narrated that he combined Maghreb and ‘Isha’ with one Iqamah at Muzdalifah and he related that Ibn ‘Umar acted in a similar manner. Ibn ‘Umar in turn related that Allah’s Messenger, (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), did that as well.
Sa’eed Ibn Jubair narrated: “We departed along with Ibn ‘Umar until we arrived at Muzdalifah where he led us in the Maghreb And ‘Isha’ prayers with one Iqamah and then he left.” He added: “This is how Allah’s Messenger, (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), had prayed at this spot.”
Al-Bukhari related in the chapter: “He who made one Adhan and Iqamah for each one of them” on the authority of ‘Abdur Rahman Ibn Yazeed who narrated: ‘Abdullah Ibn Mas‘ood performed the Hajj and we reached AlMuzdalifah at or about the time of the ‘Isha’ prayer. He ordered someone to pronounce theAdhan and Iqamah and then he offered the Maghreb prayer and offered two Raka‘ahs after it. Then he asked for his supper and took it, and then, I think, he ordered someone to pronounce the Adhan andIqamah (for the ‘Isha’ prayers). (‘Amr, a sub-narrator said: The intervening statement ‘I think’, was said by the sub- narrator Zuhair). Then ‘Abdullah offered two Raka‘ahs of ‘Isha’ prayers. When the day dawned, ‘Abdullah said: “The Prophet never offered any prayer at this hour except this prayer at this time and at this place and on this day.” ‘Abdullah added: “These two prayers are shifted from their actual times – the Maghreb prayer (is offered) when the people reached AlMuzdalifah and the Fajr(morning) prayer at the early dawn.” ‘Abdullah added: “I saw the Prophet doing that.”
Jabir narrated in his Hadith that Allah’s Messenger, (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), laid down until the dawn of the following morning and then he offered the Fajr prayer when the dawn had clearly come out with an Adhan and Iqamah. On the authority of ‘Urwah Ibn Mudarris who said: I came to Allah’s Messenger, (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), while he was at Muzdalifah and asked: “O Messenger of Allah, I have come to you from the mountain of Tayyi’. I exhausted myself and my camel became tired and I did not leave the mountain except that I stood on it, do I have Hajj?” The Prophet, (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), answered: “Whoever participated with us in this Salat i.e. the Salat Al-Fajr and stood with us until we departed and had attended the ‘Arafah whether in the night or day time, then his Hajj is complete and (he has) fulfilled his rites.”
Allah’s Messenger, (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), had sent forward some of his family members during the night before the surge of crowds fromMuzdalifah to Mina. Al-Bukhari related in the chapter on the one who sent the weak members of his family ahead of him and they stayed in Muzdalifah supplicating and they went ahead when the moon had become hidden.
On the authority of Ibn Shihab who narrated: ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Umar used to send the weak among his family early to Mina. So they used to depart from Al-Mash‘ar Al-Haram (that is Al- Muzdalifah) at night (when the moon had set) and invoked Allah as much as they could, and then they would return (to Mina) before the Imam had started from Al-Muzdalifah to Mina. Some of them would reach Mina at the time of the Fajr prayer and some of them would come later. When they reached Mina they would throw pebbles on the Jamrah (Jamrat Al-‘Aqabah) Ibn ‘Umar used to say: “Allah’s Messenger, (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), gave the permission to them (the weak people) to do so.”
On the authority of Ibn ‘Abbas who said: “Allah’s Messenger sent me from Muzdalifah (to Mina) by night.” Ibn ‘Abbas also said: “I was among the weak members of the Prophet’s family who went ahead of him from Muzdalifah in the night.” Ibn ‘Abbas narrated: “We, the young boys of Banu ‘Abdul- Muttalib, went ahead of the Prophet on our donkeys. He stroked our thighs saying: “O my sons, don’t pelt the Jamrah till the sun comes out.”
On the authority of ‘Abdullah (the slave of Asma’) who narrated: During the night of Jam‘, Asma got down at Al-Muzdalifah and stood up to (offer) the prayer and offered the prayer for some time and then asked: “O my son! Has the moon set?” I replied in the negative and she again prayed for another period and then asked: “Has the moon set?” I replied, “Yes.” So she said that we should set out (for Mina), and we departed and went on until she threw pebbles at the Jamrah (Jamrat Al-‘Aqabah) and then she returned to her dwelling place and offered the morning prayer. I Asked her: “O you! I think we have come (to Mina) early in the night.” She replied: “O my son! Allah’s Messenger gave permission to the women to do so.”
If Asma’ Bint Abi Bakr pelted the Jamrah before the sunrise as mentioned here from Tawqeef, then her narration has precedence over that of Ibn ‘Abbas because the chain of narrations of her Hadith is more authentic than that of Ibn ‘Abbas especially if we say that: young boys are more energetic than women and that is why Allah’s Messenger, (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), commanded the boys not to throw the Jamrah before the sunrise while those who were given permission to depart were permitted to stone the Jamrah before the sunrise because their own condition were more precarious and more deserving of being guarded. And Allah (SWT) knows best.
If Asma’ did not do it by permission, then the Hadith of Ibn‘Abbas has precedence over her action but it strengthens the first statement of Abu Dawood: that Asma’ stoned the Jamrah at night. She said: “We stoned the Jamrah at night.” She added: “We used to do that during the time of the Prophet.”
‘A’ishah (May Allah be pleased with her) narrated: “We alighted at AlMuzdalifah and Sawdah asked the permission of the Prophet to leave (early) before the rush of the people. She was a slow woman and he gave her permission, so she departed (from Al- Muzdalifah) before the rush of the people. We kept on staying at Al-Muzdalifah until dawn, and set out with the Prophet but (I suffered so much that) I wished I had taken the permission of Allah’s Messenger, (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), as Sawdah had done, and that would have been dearer to me than any other happiness.”
By: Ibn Katheer
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