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ذِكْرُ الْإِبَاحَةِ لِلْمَرْءِ أَنْ يَرْكَبَ فِي السَّعْيِ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ لِعِلَّةٍ تَحْدُثُ

ibnhibban:3845al-Ḥasan b. Sufyān > Abū Kāmil al-Jaḥdarī > ʿAbd al-Wāḥid b. Ziyād > al-Jurayrī > Abū al-Ṭufayl

I said to Ibn ʿAbbas (Allah be pleased with them): Do you think that walking swiftly round the House in three circuits, and just walking in four circuits is the Sunnah (of the Holy Prophet), for your people say that it is Sunnah? Thereupon he (Ibn ʿAbbas) said: They have told the truth and the lie (too). I said: What do your words "They have told the truth and the lie (too)" imply? Thereupon he said: Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to Mecca and the polytheists said that Muhammad and his Companions had emaciated and would, therefore, be unable to circumambulate the House; and they felt jealous of him (the Holy Prophet). (It was due to this) that Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded them to walk swiftly in three (circuits) and walk (normally) in four. I said to him: Inform me if it is Sunnah to observe Tawaf between al-Safa and al-Marwa while riding, for your people look upon it as Sunnah. He (Ibn ʿAbbas) said: They have told the truth and the lie too. I said: What do your words "They have told the truth and the lie too" imply? He said: When Messenger of Allah ﷺ had come to Mecca, there was such a large gathering of people around him that even the virgins had come out of their houses (to catch a glimpse of his face). And they were saying: He is Muhammad; He is Muhammad. Messenger of Allah ﷺ (was so gentle and kind) that the people were not beaten back (to make way) in front of him. When there was a throng (of people) around him, he rode (the she-camel). However, walking and trotting are better. (Using translation from Muslim 1264a)  

ابن حبّان:٣٨٤٥أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْجُرَيْرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ قَالَ

قُلْتُ لِابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَرَأَيْتَ هَذَا الرَّمَلَ بِالْبَيْتِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَطْوَافٍ وَمَشَى أَرْبَعَةَ أَطْوَافٍ أَسُنَّةٌ هُوَ؟ فَإِنَّ قَوْمَكَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُ سَنَةٌ فَقَالَ صَدَقُوا وَكَذَبُوا قُلْتُ مَا قَوْلُكَ صَدَقُوا وَكَذَبُوا؟ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَدِمَ مَكَّةَ فَقَالَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ إِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا وَأَصْحَابَهُ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ أَنْ يَطُوفُوا بِالْبَيْتِ مِنَ الْهُزَالِ قَالَ وَكَانُوا يَحْسُدُونَهُ قَالَ فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَرْمُلُوا ثَلَاثًا وَيَمْشُوا أَرْبَعًا قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَخْبَرَنِي عَنِ الطَّوَافِ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ رَاكِبًا سَنَةٌ هُوَ؟ فَإِنَّ قَوْمَكَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُ سَنَةٌ قَالَ صَدَقُوا وَكَذَبُوا قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا قَوْلُكَ صَدَقُوا وَكَذَبُوا؟ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَثُرَ عَلَيْهِ النَّاسُ يَقُولُونَ هَذَا مُحَمَّدٌ؟ هَذَا مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ حَتَّى خَرَجَتِ الْعَوَاتِقُ مِنَ الْبُيُوتِ قَالَ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَا يَصْرِفُ النَّاسَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَلَمَّا كَثُرَ عَلَيْهِ رَكِبَ وَالْمَشْيُ وَالسَّعْيُ أَفْضَلُ  


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muslim:1264aAbū Kāmil Fuḍayl b. Ḥusayn al-Jaḥdarī > ʿAbd al-Wāḥid b. Ziyād > al-Jurayrī > Abū al-Ṭufayl

I said to Ibn ʿAbbas (Allah be pleased with them): Do you think that walking swiftly round the House in three circuits, and just walking in four circuits is the Sunnah (of the Holy Prophet), for your people say that it is Sunnah? Thereupon he (Ibn ʿAbbas) said: They have told the truth and the lie (too). I said: What do your words "They have told the truth and the lie (too)" imply? Thereupon he said: Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to Mecca and the polytheists said that Muhammad and his Companions had emaciated and would, therefore, be unable to circumambulate the House; and they felt jealous of him (the Holy Prophet). (It was due to this) that Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded them to walk swiftly in three (circuits) and walk (normally) in four. I said to him: Inform me if it is Sunnah to observe Tawaf between al-Safa and al-Marwa while riding, for your people look upon it as Sunnah. He (Ibn ʿAbbas) said: They have told the truth and the lie too. I said: What do your words "They have told the truth and the lie too" imply? He said: When Messenger of Allah ﷺ had come to Mecca, there was such a large gathering of people around him that even the virgins had come out of their houses (to catch a glimpse of his face). And they were saying: He is Muhammad; He is Muhammad. Messenger of Allah ﷺ (was so gentle and kind) that the people were not beaten back (to make way) in front of him. When there was a throng (of people) around him, he rode (the she-camel). However, walking and trotting are better.  

مسلم:١٢٦٤aحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ فُضَيْلُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْجُرَيْرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ قَالَ

قُلْتُ لاِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَرَأَيْتَ هَذَا الرَّمَلَ بِالْبَيْتِ ثَلاَثَةَ أَطْوَافٍ وَمَشْىَ أَرْبَعَةِ أَطْوَافٍ أَسُنَّةٌ هُوَ فَإِنَّ قَوْمَكَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُ سُنَّةٌ قَالَ فَقَالَ صَدَقُوا وَكَذَبُوا قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا قَوْلُكَ صَدَقُوا وَكَذَبُوا قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَدِمَ مَكَّةَ فَقَالَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ إِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا وَأَصْحَابَهُ لاَ يَسْتَطِيعُونَ أَنْ يَطُوفُوا بِالْبَيْتِ مِنَ الْهُزَالِ وَكَانُوا يَحْسُدُونَهُ قَالَ فَأَمَرَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَرْمُلُوا ثَلاَثًا وَيَمْشُوا أَرْبَعًا قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ الطَّوَافِ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ رَاكِبًا أَسُنَّةٌ هُوَ فَإِنَّ قَوْمَكَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُ سُنَّةٌ قَالَ صَدَقُوا وَكَذَبُوا قَالَ قُلْتُ وَمَا قَوْلُكَ صَدَقُوا وَكَذَبُوا قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَثُرَ عَلَيْهِ النَّاسُ يَقُولُونَ هَذَا مُحَمَّدٌ هَذَا مُحَمَّدٌ حَتَّى خَرَجَ الْعَوَاتِقُ مِنَ الْبُيُوتِ قَالَ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ يُضْرَبُ النَّاسُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَلَمَّا كَثُرَ عَلَيْهِ رَكِبَ وَالْمَشْىُ وَالسَّعْىُ أَفْضَلُ  

bayhaqi:9378Abū Bakr b. ʿAbdullāh > al-Ḥasan b. Sufyān > Muḥammad b. Abū Jaʿfar al-Faqīh > ʿImrān b. Mūsá > Abū Kāmil al-Jaḥdarī > ʿAbd al-Wāḥid b. Ziyād > al-Jurayrī > Abū al-Ṭufayl

I said to Ibn ʿAbbas (Allah be pleased with them): Do you think that walking swiftly round the House in three circuits, and just walking in four circuits is the Sunnah (of the Holy Prophet), for your people say that it is Sunnah? Thereupon he (Ibn ʿAbbas) said: They have told the truth and the lie (too). I said: What do your words "They have told the truth and the lie (too)" imply? Thereupon he said: Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to Mecca and the polytheists said that Muhammad and his Companions had emaciated and would, therefore, be unable to circumambulate the House; and they felt jealous of him (the Holy Prophet). (It was due to this) that Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded them to walk swiftly in three (circuits) and walk (normally) in four. I said to him: Inform me if it is Sunnah to observe Tawaf between al-Safa and al-Marwa while riding, for your people look upon it as Sunnah. He (Ibn ʿAbbas) said: They have told the truth and the lie too. I said: What do your words "They have told the truth and the lie too" imply? He said: When Messenger of Allah ﷺ had come to Mecca, there was such a large gathering of people around him that even the virgins had come out of their houses (to catch a glimpse of his face). And they were saying: He is Muhammad; He is Muhammad. Messenger of Allah ﷺ (was so gentle and kind) that the people were not beaten back (to make way) in front of him. When there was a throng (of people) around him, he rode (the she-camel). However, walking and trotting are better. (Using translation from Muslim 1264a)   

البيهقي:٩٣٧٨وَأَمَّا حَدِيثُ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ 9378 فَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ قَالَ وَأَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الْفَقِيهُ ثنا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى قَالَا ثنا أَبُو كَامِلٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ ثنا الْجُرَيْرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ قَالَ

قُلْتُ لِابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَرَأَيْتَ هَذَا الرَّمَلَ بِالْبَيْتِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَطْوَافٍ وَمَشَى أَرْبَعَةً أَسُنَّةٌ هُوَ؟ فَإِنَّ قَوْمَكَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُ سُنَّةٌ قَالَ فَقَالَ صَدَقُوا وَكَذَبُوا قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا قَوْلُكَ صَدَقُوا وَكَذَبُوا؟ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَدِمَ مَكَّةَ فَقَالَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ إنَّ مُحَمَّدًا وَأَصْحَابَهُ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ أَنْ يَطُوفُوا بِالْبَيْتِ مِنَ الْهَزَلِ قَالَ وَكَانُوا يَحْسُدُونَهُ قَالَ فَأَمَرَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَرْمُلُوا ثَلَاثًا وَيَمْشُوا أَرْبَعًا قَالَ قُلْتُ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ الطَّوَافِ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ رَاكِبًا أَسُنَّةٌ هُوَ؟ فَإِنَّ قَوْمَكَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُ سُنَّةٌ قَالَ صَدَقُوا وَكَذَبُوا قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا قَوْلُكَ صَدَقُوا وَكَذَبُوا؟ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَثُرَ عَلَيْهِ النَّاسُ يَقُولُونَ هَذَا مُحَمَّدٌ هَذَا مُحَمَّدٌ حَتَّى خَرَجْنَ الْعَوَاتِقُ مِنَ الْبُيُوتِ قَالَ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا يُضْرَبُ النَّاسُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا كَثُرَ عَلَيْهِ رَكِبَ وَالْمَشْيُ وَالسَّعْيُ أَفْضَلُ لَفْظُ عِمْرَانَ  

رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ أَبِي كَامِلٍ الْجَحْدَرِيِّ