11/54. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1895 — Sa’i Between Safa and Marwah
The Tawaf For The One Performing Qiran
Sa’i Between Safa and Marwah: Jabir’s Report on One Running
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1895
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1895
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ لَمْ يَطُفِ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَلاَ أَصْحَابُهُ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ إِلاَّ طَوَافًا وَاحِدًا طَوَافَهُ الأَوَّلَ .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
Neither the Prophet (ﷺ) nor his Companions ran between Al Safa’ and Al Marwah except once and that was his first running.”
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1895In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 175English translation : Book 10, Hadith 1890
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1895
This hadith about sa’i between Safa and Marwah reports the statement of Jabir ibn Abdullah. He said that neither the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم nor his Companions ran between Safa and Marwah except once, and that was his first running. The main focus is the number of times this running occurred in the report. The wording does not give a full step-by-step guide to sa’i, nor does it discuss other details of Hajj or Umrah. So the explanation stays close to the text: Jabir is describing the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and the Companions, and he limits the running between Safa and Marwah to the first running mentioned here.
What we learn from this hadith
- Jabir reported that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ran between Safa and Marwah once.
- He included the Companions in this description.
- The report identifies that running as the first running.
