11/51. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1889 — Ramal in Tawaf
Ar-Raml (Walking Briskly During Tawaf)
Ramal in Tawaf: Touching the Black Stone and Saying Allahu Akbar
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1889
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1889
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الأَنْبَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ خُثَيْمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم اضْطَبَعَ فَاسْتَلَمَ وَكَبَّرَ ثُمَّ رَمَلَ ثَلاَثَةَ أَطْوَافٍ وَكَانُوا إِذَا بَلَغُوا الرُّكْنَ الْيَمَانِيَ وَتَغَيَّبُوا مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ مَشَوْا ثُمَّ يَطْلُعُونَ عَلَيْهِمْ يَرْمُلُونَ تَقُولُ قُرَيْشٌ كَأَنَّهُمُ الْغِزْلاَنُ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَكَانَتْ سُنَّةً .
Abdullah ibn Abbas Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) wore the mantle under his right armpit with the end over his left shoulder, and touched the corner (Black Stone), then uttered "Allah is most great" and walked proudly in three circuits of circumambulation. When they (the Companions) reached the Yamani corner, and disappeared from the eyes of the Quraysh, they walked as usual; When they appeared before them, they walked proudly with rapid strides. Thereupon the Quraysh said: They look to be the deer (that are jumping). Ibn Abbas said: Hence this became the sunnah (model behaviour of the Prophet).
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1889In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 169English translation : Book 10, Hadith 1884
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1889
This hadith about ramal in tawaf describes several actions together. Ibn Abbas reported that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم wore the mantle under his right armpit with the end over his left shoulder. He touched the corner, said “Allah is most great,” and then walked proudly in three circuits of tawaf. The report also says that when the Companions were hidden from the Quraysh near the Yamani corner, they walked normally, and when they appeared, they did ramal. Quraysh compared them to deer. Ibn Abbas said this became Sunnah. The hadith is strongly linked to ramal, idtiba, touching the Black Stone, and takbeer during tawaf.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم touched the corner and said Allahu Akbar.
- Ramal was done in three circuits in this report.
- The Companions alternated between normal walking and ramal based on visibility to Quraysh.
