11/62. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1915 — Sermon at Arafah
Delivering The Sermon On A Minbar At 'Arafah
Hadith About the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم on the Pulpit at Arafah
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1915
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1915
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، مِنْ بَنِي ضَمْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَوْ عَمِّهِ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ بِعَرَفَةَ .
A man from banu Damrah reported on the authority of his father or his uncle “ I saw the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) on the pulpit in ‘Arafah.”
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1915In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 195English translation : Book 10, Hadith 1910
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1915
This hadith is very brief. A man from Banu Damrah reports from his father or uncle that he saw the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم on the pulpit in Arafah. The report does not give the sermon text. It simply records the sight of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in that place and setting. Because the narration is short, we should not add details beyond it. The core topic is the Arafah sermon scene. It supports the fact that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم addressed people at Arafah, as also described in longer reports about the Hajj.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was seen on the pulpit at Arafah.
- The report preserves a direct observation.
- Short narrations may confirm a setting without giving full details.
- Arafah was a place where the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم addressed people.
