11/78. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1966 — Stoning Jamarat
Regarding Stoning The Jimar
Hadith About Stoning the Jamarat Safely
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1966
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1966
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي زِيَادٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ، قَالَتْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَرْمِي الْجَمْرَةَ مِنْ بَطْنِ الْوَادِي وَهُوَ رَاكِبٌ يُكَبِّرُ مَعَ كُلِّ حَصَاةٍ وَرَجُلٌ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ يَسْتُرُهُ فَسَأَلْتُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ فَقَالُوا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ وَازْدَحَمَ النَّاسُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ لاَ يَقْتُلْ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضًا وَإِذَا رَمَيْتُمُ الْجَمْرَةَ فَارْمُوا بِمِثْلِ حَصَى الْخَذْفِ " .
Sulaiman bin Amr bin Ahwas Narrated from:
Narrated Sulaiman b. 'Amr b. al-Ahwas: On the authority of his mother: I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) throwing pebbles at the jamrah from the bottom of wadi (valley) while he was riding (on a camel). He was uttering the takbir (Allah is most great) with each pebble. A man behind him was shading him. I asked about the man. They (the people) said: He is al-Fadl b. al-'Abbas. The people crowded. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'O people, do not kill each other; when you throw pebbled at the jamrah, throw small pebbles.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1966In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 246English translation : Book 10, Hadith 1961
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1966
This hadith describes the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم throwing pebbles at the jamrah from the bottom of the valley while riding. He said takbir with each pebble. When people crowded, he told them not to kill one another and instructed them to throw small pebbles. The core topic is stoning Jamarat with safety. The hadith is very practical. It shows that the act of ramy in Hajj should not become a cause of harm. People searching for hadith about throwing pebbles at Jamarat will find both the method and the warning in this report.
What we learn from this hadith
- Takbir was said with each pebble.
- Small pebbles were instructed for the jamrah.
- Crowding and harming others were directly warned against.
