11/49. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1878 — Tawaf During the Conquest
Regarding The Obligatory Tawaf
Hadith About Tawaf on a Camel During the Conquest
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1878
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1878
حَدَّثَنَا مُصَرِّفُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الْيَامِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ بُكَيْرٍ - حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَوْرٍ، عَنْ صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ شَيْبَةَ، قَالَتْ لَمَّا اطْمَأَنَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمَكَّةَ عَامَ الْفَتْحِ طَافَ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ يَسْتَلِمُ الرُّكْنَ بِمِحْجَنٍ فِي يَدِهِ . قَالَتْ وَأَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ .
Safiyyah, daughter of Shaybah Narrated from:
When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had some rest at Mecca in the year of its Conquest, he performed circumambulation on a camel and touched the corner (black Stone) with a crooked stick in his hand. She said: I was looking at him.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1878In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 158English translation : Book 10, Hadith 1873
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1878
This Hadith reports what Safiyyah bint Shaybah saw in Makkah during the year of the Conquest. After the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم had some rest, he performed tawaf on a camel and touched the corner with a crooked stick in his hand. The core topic is tawaf on a camel. For searches like Safiyyah bint Shaybah tawaf hadith, Prophet tawaf on camel, or touching the corner with a stick, this narration gives an eyewitness report. The words “I was looking at him” make the report very direct, but the explanation should remain tied to this action.
What we learn from this hadith
- Safiyyah bint Shaybah witnessed the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم making tawaf.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم performed tawaf on a camel in this report.
- He touched the corner with a crooked stick.
