11/49. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1877 — Tawaf on a Camel
Regarding The Obligatory Tawaf
Hadith About Tawaf on a Camel
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1877
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1877
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ - عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم طَافَ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ يَسْتَلِمُ الرُّكْنَ بِمِحْجَنٍ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) performed the circumambulation at the Farewell Pilgrimage on a Camel and touched the corner(Black Stone) with a crooked stick.
[1] Mihjan a staff or stick with a crooked or curved end which riders use to guide the legs of the animal.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1877In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 157English translation : Book 10, Hadith 1872
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1877
This Hadith reports that during the Farewell Pilgrimage, the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم performed tawaf on a camel and touched the corner with a crooked stick. The core topic is tawaf on a mount. For search terms like Prophet tawaf on camel, touching Black Stone with stick, or Farewell Hajj tawaf hadith, this narration is directly related. The Hadith shows the action as it happened in that setting. It does not give a long reason here, so the explanation should stay close: the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم made tawaf while mounted and used a stick to touch the corner.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم performed tawaf on a camel in this report.
- He touched the corner with a crooked stick.
- The narration records a practice from the Farewell Pilgrimage.
