11/72. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1954 — Khutbah on Al-Adba
Whoever Said That A Sermon Is Delivered On The Day Of Sacrifice
Hadith About the Prophet’s Khutbah on His She-Camel at Mina
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1954
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1954
حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ، حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ، حَدَّثَنِي الْهِرْمَاسُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ الْبَاهِلِيُّ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَخْطُبُ النَّاسَ عَلَى نَاقَتِهِ الْعَضْبَاءِ يَوْمَ الأَضْحَى بِمِنًى .
Harmas ibn Ziyad al-Bahili Narrated from:
I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) addressing the people on his she-camel al-Adba', on the day of sacrifice at Mina.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1954In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 234English translation : Book 10, Hadith 1949
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1954
This Hadith gives a direct eyewitness report from Harmas ibn Ziyad al-Bahili. He says that he saw the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) addressing the people on his she-camel al-Adba’ on the day of sacrifice at Mina. The core topic is the Prophet’s Mina khutbah. The report does not give the words of the sermon, but it gives the place, day, and manner in which Harmas saw it. For people searching for hadith about the Prophet’s sermon at Mina, this narration is important because it confirms that the address took place on the day of sacrifice and that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) delivered it while mounted.
What we learn from this hadith
- Harmas ibn Ziyad personally saw the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) giving the address.
- The sermon took place at Mina on the day of sacrifice.
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) addressed people while on his she-camel al-Adba’.
- The narration preserves a clear eyewitness detail from Hajj.
