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Sunan Abi Dawud 1772 — Ibn Umar Following What He Saw from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم
The Time Of Ihram
Hadith About Ibn Umar Following the Prophet's Practice
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1772
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1772
حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ رَأَيْتُكَ تَصْنَعُ أَرْبَعًا لَمْ أَرَ أَحَدًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِكَ يَصْنَعُهَا . قَالَ مَا هُنَّ يَا ابْنَ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ رَأَيْتُكَ لاَ تَمَسُّ مِنَ الأَرْكَانِ إِلاَّ الْيَمَانِيَيْنِ وَرَأَيْتُكَ تَلْبَسُ النِّعَالَ السِّبْتِيَّةَ وَرَأَيْتُكَ تَصْبُغُ بِالصُّفْرَةِ وَرَأَيْتُكَ إِذَا كُنْتَ بِمَكَّةَ أَهَلَّ النَّاسُ إِذَا رَأَوُا الْهِلاَلَ وَلَمْ تُهِلَّ أَنْتَ حَتَّى كَانَ يَوْمُ التَّرْوِيَةِ . فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ أَمَّا الأَرْكَانُ فَإِنِّي لَمْ أَرَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَمَسُّ إِلاَّ الْيَمَانِيَيْنِ وَأَمَّا النِّعَالُ السِّبْتِيَّةُ فِإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَلْبَسُ النِّعَالَ الَّتِي لَيْسَ فِيهَا شَعْرٌ وَيَتَوَضَّأُ فِيهَا فَأَنَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَلْبَسَهَا وَأَمَّا الصُّفْرَةُ فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَصْبُغُ بِهَا فَأَنَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَصْبُغَ بِهَا وَأَمَّا الإِهْلاَلُ فَإِنِّي لَمْ أَرَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُهِلُّ حَتَّى تَنْبَعِثَ بِهِ رَاحِلَتُهُ .
Ubayd ibn Jurayj Narrated from:
Ubayd ibn Jurayj said to Abdullah ibn Umar: AbuAbdurRahman, I saw you doing things which I did not see being done by your companions. He asked: What are they, Ibn Jurayj? He replied: I saw you touching only the two Yamani corners; and I saw you wearing shoes having no hair; I saw you dyeing in yellow colour; and I saw you wearing ihram on the eighth of Dhul-Hijjah, whereas the people had worn ihram when they sighted the moon.Abdullah ibn Umar replied: As regards the corners, I have not seen the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) touching anything (in the Ka'bah) but the two Yamani corners. As for the tanned leather shoes, I have seen the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wearing tanned leather shoes, and he would wear them after ablution. Therefore I like to wear them. As regards wearing yellow, I have seen the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wearing yellow, so I like to wear with it. As regards shouting the talbiyah, I have seen the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) raising his voice in talbiyah when his she-camel stood up with him on its back.
[1] The two southern corners are the Yemeni corner and the corner where the Black Stone is.[2] It is also pronounced differently and they say it refers to sandals made of leather that is hairless. And they also describe them with other than that.[3] With something that gives a yellowish appearance and they differ over whether it refers to the hair or the clothes.[4] The eighth day of Dhul-Hijjah .Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1772In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 52English translation : Book 10, Hadith 1768
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1772
This Hadith about following the Prophet's practice shows how Ibn Umar explained four actions. Ubayd ibn Jurayj asked why he touched only the two Yamani corners, wore tanned leather shoes, used yellow dye, and delayed raising Talbiyah until the eighth of Dhul-Hijjah. Ibn Umar answered each point by saying he saw the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) do it or did not see him do otherwise. He saw the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) touch only the two Yamani corners, wear tanned leather shoes and make ablution in them, use yellow dye, and raise Talbiyah when his she-camel stood with him on its back. The narration is a clear lesson in loving and following what one has learned from the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم).
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Umar based his actions on what he saw from the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم).
- He touched only the two Yamani corners because that is what he had seen.
- He liked wearing tanned leather shoes and using yellow dye due to the Prophet's example.
- He linked Talbiyah to the moment the mount stood with the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم).
