11/51. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1891 — Ramal from Stone to Stone
Ar-Raml (Walking Briskly During Tawaf)
Ramal from Stone to Stone: Ibn Umar’s Report on Tawaf
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1891
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1891
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمُ بْنُ أَخْضَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ، رَمَلَ مِنَ الْحَجَرِ إِلَى الْحَجَرِ وَذَكَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ .
Nafi Narrated from:
Ibn ‘Umar walked proudly (ramal) from the corner (Black Stone) to the corner (Black Stone) and mentioned that the Apostle of Allaah (ﷺ) had done so.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1891In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 171English translation : Book 10, Hadith 1886
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1891
This hadith about ramal from stone to stone is a brief report from Nafi’. He said Ibn Umar did ramal from the corner of the Black Stone back to the corner of the Black Stone. Ibn Umar also mentioned that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم had done that. The hadith focuses on the full circuit from the Black Stone to the Black Stone. It does not give extra details about the number of rounds in this wording, so the explanation should not add more than the text states. The related search terms are ramal in tawaf, Black Stone to Black Stone, and Ibn Umar tawaf hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Umar performed ramal from the Black Stone back to the Black Stone.
- He connected this action to what the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم had done.
- The hadith preserves a specific way of moving during tawaf.
