124. THE SIXTH DAY OF DHUL-HIJJAH
Some of them said: It is called “the Day of Beauty” because the body is beautified with Jilal (a type of adornment) and other thanit, and the seventh day is called “the Day of Irrigation” because it’s the day when they quench their thirst with water, and they take from it that which they need for the time of standing on the plains of ‘Arafat supplicating and that which comes after that, and the eight day is known as “the Day of Mina,” because they travel from Al-Abtah to Mina, and the ninth day is called “the Day of ‘Arafah,” due to their standing there on the plains of ‘Arafat, and the tenth day is called “the Day of Sacrifice” and “the Day of Al- Adha” and “the Day of the Hajj AlAkbar” and the day that follows it is called “the Day of Tranquility” because they settle on that day. It is also called “the Day of Heads” because they eat the first of their sacrifices, and it is the first day of the days ofTashreeq, and the second of the days of Tashreeq is called “the Day of the First Leaving Group” because it is permissible to leave on that day, and it is said that it is the day that is known as “the Day of the Heads.” And the third of the days of Tashreeq is called “the Day of the Last (Leaving) Group.” Allah, the Most
High, says: Then whoever hastens in two days – there is no sin upon him; and whoever delays – there is no sin upon him. (Soorah Al- Baqarah: 203). Then, when it was the last day for leaving, and it is the third of the days of Tashreeq and it was a Tuesday, the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) rode and the Muslims also left with him. He left Mina with them and descended Al-Al-Muhassab and it is a valley between Makkah and Mina. Then he prayed Salat Al-‘Asr there.
And it has been narrated by ‘Abdul-Aziz Ibn Rufai‘: I asked Anas Ibn Malik: “Inform me about something you witnessed from the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) ; where did he pray Dhuhr on the Day of Irrigation?” He said: “At Al-Abtah, do as your man did.” And it has truly been narrated that the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) prayed to Dhuhr on the Day of Leaving at Al- Abtah while remaining at Al- Muhassab.
Ibn ‘Umar narrated: The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), Abu Bakr and ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with them, would stop at Al-Abtah.
Ibn ‘Umar also narrated: Indeed he would stop at Al-Muhassab. And he would pray Dhuhr on the Day of Leaving at Al-Hasbah.Nafi’ mentioned: Indeed the Messenger of Allah and his Caliphs after him threw pebbles at the Jamarahs in Mina.
Abu Hurairah narrated: The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said about the day after the Day of Sacrifice at Mina: “We are going to descend tomorrow at Khaif Bani Kinanah where they share with each other disbelief.” He meant that Al-Muhassab.
Usamah Ibn Zaid narrated: I said: O Messenger of Allah, where are you going to stay tomorrow in Hajj? He replied: “And did ‘Aqeel leave for us a household?” Then he said: “We are going to stop tomorrow insha’Allah at Khaif Bani Kinanah – i.e. Al- Muhassab – where they have gathered with the Quraish upon disbelief,” and that is because the tribe of Kinanah confederatedwith Quraish against the tribe of Hashim not to marry, trade and not to give them refuge – i.e. until they gave up the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) – then he said at that point: “The Muslim does not inherit from the Kafir and the Kafir does not inherit from the Muslim.” Az-Dhuhri said: And Al-Khaif means the valley.
‘A’ishah (May Allah be pleased with her) narrated: “It was the only place that the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) would stop at in order for it to be easier for him to leave – i.e. Al-Abtah.”And what is intended is that all of them (the narrators) agreed that the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) stopped at Al-Muhassab when he left Mina, but they differed afterward. Some said he didn’t plan his descent, but it was by coincidence for it to be easier for his exit; others indicated with his words that he intended to stop there, and this is the most likely opinion, because he commanded the people that their last covenant was with Ka’bah, and they would before that disperse from every angle. Ibn ‘Abbas said: “So he commanded the people that their last affair was with Ka’bah, i.e., the Farewell Tawaf. So the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) intended that he made Tawaf and those who were with him, and he indeed left Mina close to the time of midday, so it wasn’t possible for him to come to Ka‘bah for the rest of the day and make Tawaf, and then traveled to the outskirts of Makkah from the direction of Madinah. Since that may not have been possible with a big crowd, he needed a place to stay before going to Makkah and there was no place more suitable than Al-Muhassab for his stay, where the Quraish had confederated with the tribe of Kinanah against the tribe of Hisham and Muttalib. So Allah did not assist the Quraish in their affair; rather He suppressed them and rejected them as losers. Allah made His religion victorious and helped His Prophet and raised His Word (tawheed), and completed His straight religion and made clear His straight path. So the Prophet made Hajj with the people and made clear to them Allah’s rules and signs and he left after completing the rights of Hajj. He then stopped at the place where the Quraish had unified on oppression, wrongdoing and causing discord. He prayed by Dhuhr, ‘Asr, Maghreb and ‘Isha’ and then slept a little. And he sent ‘A’ishah (May Allah be pleased with her), the Mother of theBelievers, with her brother ‘Abdur-Rahman so they could perform the ‘Umrahfrom At-Tan‘eem and when she finished she returned.
‘A’ishah (May Allah be pleased with her) narrated: “I left with him – the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) in the last group, then he stayed at Al-Muhassab.” Abu Dawood said: Ibn Bashshar mentioned the story of his dispatchto Tan‘eem. She said: “Then I came to him in the morning, and he announced to his Companions it was time to go, so he reachedKa’bah before the morning prayer and made Tawaf of it when he was going to leave. Later, he left and headed for Madinah.
I say: That which is apparent is that the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) prayed the morning prayer on that day at Ka‘bah with his Companions and read in that prayer the complete Soorah Toor till the end: By the Mount. And a Book inscribed. In parchment spread open. And the frequented House. And the ceiling was raised high. And the sea filled (with fire). (Soorah At-Toor: 1-6)
And that is due to what Al-Bukhari narrated: From Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him): “I complained to the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) that I was sick. He said: “Make Tawaf behind the people while riding.” So I made Tawaf and the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) was praying at the side of Ka’bah, while reading: By the Mount. And a Book inscribed. (Soorah At-Toor: 1, 2)
Umm Salamah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said when he was in Makkah and wanted to leave and Umm Salamah had not yet made Tawaf and also wanted to leave, so he said to her: “When the morning prayer commences then make Tawaf on your camel while the people are praying.”
And the point is that he upon completing the morning prayers made Tawaf and stood in the area (Multazem) between the corner which has the Black Stone in it and the door of the Ka‘bah and thereafter invoked Allah and pressed his cheek against the wall of the Ka‘bah.
‘Amr Ibn Shu‘aib narrated from his father, from his grandfather: “I saw the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) pressing his face and his chest with the Multazem.”
Then the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) left Makkah as ‘A’ishah (May Allah be pleased with her) mentioned: “Indeed the Messenger of Allah entered Makkah from the top and exited from the bottom,” narrated in the Saheehain Ibn ‘Umar said: “The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) entered from the high end which is at Al-Batha’ and left from the lower end,” narrated by Al-Bukhari and Muslim. According to another narration: He entered from Kuda’and left from Kada.
Jabir narrated: The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) left Makkah at sunset, and did not pray until he arrived at Sarif which is nine miles away from Makkah. This is very strange, and Ajlah (narrator in the chain of narrations) is doubtful, and maybe this was in other than the last pilgrimage. For verily the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) made Tawaf of the House after the morning prayer, so what delayed him to the time of sunset? This is very strange, unless that which Ibn Hazm claimed was true that he returned to Al-Muhassab from Makkah after his Tawaf, and did not mention any evidence for that except for the statement of ‘A’isha when she returned from her ‘Umrah from Tan‘eem then she met him while he was ascending and he was descending to the people of Makkah. Or, she was descending and he was ascending. Ibn Hazm said: That which there is no doubt in, is that she was ascending to Makkah and he was descending; because she proceeded to perform ‘Umrah, and he waited for her until she returned, then he (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) proceeded to make the farewell Tawaf. Then he met her whilst she was going to Al- Muhassab from Makkah.
Al-Bukhari stated in the chapter of the one who stops at Dhi Tuwa when he returns from Makkah, and narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that when he would spend the night at Dhi Tuwa until the morning and then he would enter (Makah) ; when he would leave he would pass by Dhi Tuwa and spend the night there until he reached the morning, and he would say that the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) used to do that.
This is how he mentioned it Mu‘allaqan (without mentioning the narrator) with the phrase of certainty about the authenticity of the narration, and he mentioned it with the chain of narrations at another place in his book and Muslim also from the narration of Hammad Ibn Zaid. However, it does not have the mentioning of staying at Dhi Tuwa upon his return.
A’ishah narrated: She used to carry Zamzam and she used to inform that the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) would also carry it. Abdullah Ibn ‘Umar also narrated that whenever the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) would return from a battle or Hajj or ‘Umrah, he would say Allahu Akbar thrice, then he would say:“There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone without a partner, for Him is the kingdom, for Him is All Praise, and He is able to do all things, returning repenters, worshippers, those who prostrate to our Lord praising, Allah affirmed his promise, and He helped his slave and He defeated the armies Himself.”
By: Ibn Katheer
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