64/43. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4256 — Ramal in Tawaf
‘'Umra Al-Qada’
ذَكَرَهُ أَنَسٌ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
Ramal in Tawaf Hadith: Strength With Mercy
Sahih Bukhari : 4256
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4256
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ ـ هُوَ ابْنُ زَيْدٍ ـ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَصْحَابُهُ فَقَالَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ إِنَّهُ يَقْدَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَفْدٌ وَهَنَهُمْ حُمَّى يَثْرِبَ. وَأَمَرَهُمُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يَرْمُلُوا الأَشْوَاطَ الثَّلاَثَةَ، وَأَنْ يَمْشُوا مَا بَيْنَ الرُّكْنَيْنِ، وَلَمْ يَمْنَعْهُ أَنْ يَأْمُرَهُمْ أَنْ يَرْمُلُوا الأَشْوَاطَ كُلَّهَا إِلاَّ الإِبْقَاءُ عَلَيْهِمْ. وَزَادَ ابْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ لَمَّا قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِعَامِهِ الَّذِي اسْتَأْمَنَ قَالَ ارْمُلُوا لِيَرَى الْمُشْرِكُونَ قُوَّتَهُمْ، وَالْمُشْرِكُونَ مِنْ قِبَلِ قُعَيْقِعَانَ.
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and his companions arrived (at Mecca), the pagans said, "There have come to you a group of people who have been weakened by the fever of Yathrib (i.e. Medina)." So the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered his companions to do Ramal (i.e. fast walking) in the first three rounds of Tawaf around the Ka`ba and to walk in between the two corners (i.e. the black stone and the Yemenite corner). The only cause which prevented the Prophet (ﷺ) from ordering them to do Ramal in all the rounds of Tawaf, was that he pitied them.
[1] Ramal : See the glossary.Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4256In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 290USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 557
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4256
This Ramal in Tawaf hadith explains why the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ordered fast walking in the first three rounds. Ibn Abbas narrated that when Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم and his companions arrived in Mecca, the pagans claimed that fever in Yathrib had weakened them. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told the companions to do Ramal in the first three rounds of Tawaf and to walk between the two corners. The hadith also states that he did not order Ramal in all rounds because he pitied them. This is a clear balance: showing strength before those who mocked them, while also showing mercy to the companions by not making every round fast.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم responded to the claim that the companions were weak.
- Ramal was ordered in the first three rounds of Tawaf in this report.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم showed pity by not ordering Ramal in all rounds.
