Which valley is this? They said: This is the valley of Azraq, and he observed: (I perceive) as if I am seeing Moses (peace be upon him) coming down from the mountain track, and he is calling upon Allah loudly (saying: Here I am! at your service! ). Then he came to the mountain track of Harsha. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Which is this mountain track? They said: It is the mountain track of Harsha. He observed (I feel) as If I am seeing Yunus (Jonah-peace be upon him) son of Matta on a well- built red dromedary, with a cloak of wool around him and the rein of his dromedary is made of the fibres of date-palm, and he is calling upon Allah (saying: Here I am! at your service, my Lord! ). Ibn Hanbal said in the hadith narrated by him: Hushaim said that the meaning of khulba was fibre of date-palm.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَرَّ بِوَادِي الأَزْرَقِ فَقَالَ أَىُّ وَادٍ هَذَا فَقَالُوا هَذَا وَادِي الأَزْرَقِ قَالَ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ هَابِطًا مِنَ الثَّنِيَّةِ وَلَهُ جُؤَارٌ إِلَى اللَّهِ بِالتَّلْبِيَةِ ثُمَّ أَتَى عَلَى ثَنِيَّةِ هَرْشَى فَقَالَ أَىُّ ثَنِيَّةٍ هَذِهِ قَالُوا ثَنِيَّةُ هَرْشَى قَالَ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ عَلَى نَاقَةٍ حَمْرَاءَ جَعْدَةٍ عَلَيْهِ جُبَّةٌ مِنْ صُوفٍ خِطَامُ نَاقَتِهِ خُلْبَةٌ وَهُوَ يُلَبِّي قَالَ ابْنُ حَنْبَلٍ فِي حَدِيثِهِ قَالَ هُشَيْمٌ يَعْنِي لِيفًا  

“We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ between Makkah and Al-Madinah, and we passed through a valley. He said: ‘What valley is this?’ They said: ‘Azraq Valley.’ He said: ‘It is as if I can see Musa (as) – and he mentioned something about the length of his hair, which Dawud (one of the narrators) did not remember – ‘putting his fingers in his ears and raising his voice to Allah reciting the Talbiyah, passing through this valley.’ Then we traveled on until we came to a narrow pass, and he said: ‘What pass is this?’ They said: ‘Thaniyyat Harsha’ or ‘Laft.’ He said: ‘It is as if I can see Yunus, on a red she-camel, wearing a woollen cloak and holding the reins of his she-camel, woven from palm fibres, passing through this valley, reciting the Talbiyah.’”  

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَالْمَدِينَةِ فَمَرَرْنَا بِوَادٍ فَقَالَ أَىُّ وَادٍ هَذَا قَالُوا وَادِي الأَزْرَقِ قَالَ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى مُوسَى ﷺ فَذَكَرَ مِنْ طُولِ شَعَرِهِ شَيْئًا لاَ يَحْفَظُهُ دَاوُدُ وَاضِعًا إِصْبَعَيْهِ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ لَهُ جُؤَارٌ إِلَى اللَّهِ بِالتَّلْبِيَةِ مَارًّا بِهَذَا الْوَادِي قَالَ ثُمَّ سِرْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا عَلَى ثَنِيَّةٍ فَقَالَ أَىُّ ثَنِيَّةٍ هَذِهِ قَالُوا ثَنِيَّةُ هَرْشَى أَوْ لَفْتٍ قَالَ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى يُونُسَ عَلَى نَاقَةٍ حَمْرَاءَ عَلَيْهِ جُبَّةُ صُوفٍ وَخِطَامُ نَاقَتِهِ خُلْبَةٌ مَارًّا بِهَذَا الْوَادِي مُلَبِّيًا  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by the Valley of Azraq and said, "Which valley is this?" They said, "This is the Valley of Azraq." He said, "It is as if I am looking at Musa (Moses) ﷺ descending from Thaniyyah and he has a neck with which he answers the call to Allah ﷻ until he came upon the valley of Harshyah and said, "Which valley is this?" They said, "This is the valley of Harshyah." He said, "It is as if I am looking at Yunus (Jonah) bin Matta riding a red, curly-haired camel with a cloak of wool. The reins of his camel are made of hide." He said, "Hushaym," meaning a type of coarse wool, and he was making the talbiyah.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ مَرَّ بِوَادِي الْأَزْرَقِ فَقَالَ أَيُّ وَادٍ هَذَا؟ قَالُوا هَذَا وَادِي الْأَزْرَقِ فَقَالَ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ وَهُوَ هَابِطٌ مِنَ الثَّنِيَّةِ وَلَهُ جُؤَارٌ إِلَى اللهِ ﷻ بِالتَّلْبِيَةِ حَتَّى أَتَى عَلَى ثَنِيَّةِ هَرْشَى فَقَالَ أَيُّ ثَنِيَّةٍ هَذِهِ؟ قَالُوا ثَنِيَّةُ هَرْشَى قَالَ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى عَلَى نَاقَةٍ حَمْرَاءَ جَعْدَةٍ عَلَيْهِ جُبَّةٌ مِنْ صُوفٍ خِطَامُ نَاقَتِهِ خُلْبَةٌ قَالَ هُشَيْمٌ يَعْنِي لِيفًا وَهُوَ يُلَبِّي  

[Machine] We departed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ from Mecca to Medina. When we arrived at the Azraq Valley, he asked, "What valley is this?" They replied, "The Azraq Valley." He said, "It is as if I am seeing Moses, described by his height, hair, and color, with his fingers in his ears, supplicating to Allah, marching through this valley." Then we descended the valley until we reached. Dawud said, "I think this is Thaniyyat Harsha." He asked, "What is this Thaniyyah?" We replied, "Thaniyyat Harsha." He said, "It is as if I am seeing Jonah riding on a red camel, with the reins made of a worn-out sheath, wearing a cloak made of wool, riding during the day with this Thaniyyah as his destination."  

انْطَلَقْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ مَكَّةَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَلَمَّا أَتَيْنَا عَلَى وَادِي الْأَزْرَقِ قَالَ «أَيُّ وَادٍ هَذَا؟ » قَالُوا وَادِي الْأَزْرَقِ قَالَ «كَأَنَّمَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَى مُوسَى يَنْعَتُ مِنْ طُولِهِ وَشَعَرِهِ وَلَوْنِهِ وَاضِعًا أُصْبُعَيْهِ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ لَهُ جُؤَارٌ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى بِالتَّلْبِيَةِ مَارًّا بِهَذَا الْوَادِي» ثُمَّ نَفَذْنَا الْوَادِيَ حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا قَالَ دَاوُدُ أَظُنُّهُ ثَنِيَّةَ هَرْشَى قَالَ «أَيُّ ثَنِيَّةٍ هَذِهِ؟ » فَقُلْنَا ثَنِيَّةُ هَرْشَى قَالَ «كَأَنَّمَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَى يُونُسَ عَلَى نَاقَةٍ حَمْرَاءَ خِطَامُ النَّاقَةِ خُلْبَةٌ عَلَيْهِ جُبَّةٌ لَهُ مِنْ صُوفٍ يُهِلُّ نَهَارًا بِهَذِهِ الثَّنِيَّةِ مُلَبِّيًا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by Wadi Al-Azraq and asked, "What valley is this?" They replied, "This is Wadi Al-Azraq." He said, "It is as if I am seeing Musa ﷺ coming down from the valley, with a neighbor to Allah, the Most High, making Tawaf around the Ka'bah. Then he came to Thaniyyat Harsh, and asked, "What is this pass?" They replied, "This is Thaniyyat Harsh." He said, "It is as if I am seeing Yunus ibn Matta riding a red, curly-haired camel, with a woolen cloak on him, and the bridle of his camel is a fibrous rope, and he is supplicating. Hushaim said..."  

مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِوَادِي الْأَزْرَقِ قَالَ أِيُّ وَادٍ هَذَا؟ فَقَالُوا وَادِي الْأَزْرَقِ قَالَ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ هَابِطًا مِنَ الثَّنِيَّةِ لَهُ جُؤَارٌ إِلَى اللهِ تَعَالَى بِالتَّلْبِيَةِ ثُمَّ أَتَى عَلَى ثَنِيَّةِ هَرْشَى قَالَ أَيُّ ثَنِيَّةٍ هَذِهِ؟ قَالُوا ثَنِيَّةُ هَرْشَى قَالَ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى عَلَى نَاقَةٍ حَمْرَاءَ جَعْدَةٍ عَلَيْهِ جُبَّةُ صُوفٍ خِطَامُ نَاقَتِهِ خُلْبَةٌ وَهُوَ يُلَبِّي قَالَ هُشَيْمٌ يَعْنِي لِيفٌ 9015 أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ ثنا سُرَيْجُ بْنُ يُونُسَ ثنا هُشَيْمٌ فَذَكَرَهُ