64/66. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4363 — No Naked Tawaf After This Year
The Hajj in which Abu Bakr led the people
No Naked Tawaf Hadith: Hajj Rules Announced Publicly
Sahih Bukhari : 4363
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4363
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ، حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ بَعَثَهُ فِي الْحَجَّةِ الَّتِي أَمَّرَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَبْلَ حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ فِي رَهْطٍ يُؤَذِّنُ فِي النَّاسِ لاَ يَحُجُّ بَعْدَ الْعَامِ مُشْرِكٌ وَلاَ يَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ عُرْيَانٌ.
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
During the Hajj in which the Prophet (ﷺ) had made Abu Bakr As Siddiq as chief of the, Hajj before the Hajj-ul-Wida,' on the day of Nahr, Abu Bakr sent him along with a group of persons to announce to the people. "No pagan is permitted to perform Hajj after this year, and nobody is permitted to perform the Tawaf of the Ka`ba naked."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4363In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 389USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 649
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4363
This Hadith focuses on a public Hajj announcement made before the Farewell Hajj. Abu Bakr was appointed by the Prophet as chief of the Hajj, and on the Day of Nahr he sent Abu Huraira with a group to announce two clear rules to the people. The first was that no pagan would perform Hajj after that year. The second was that no one would perform Tawaf around the Kaaba naked. The Hadith is direct and does not add a long speech or extra details. Its core message is about setting public religious boundaries during Hajj and making them known clearly. For readers searching for the hadith about no naked Tawaf, the key point is the announcement itself and the move away from those practices.
What we learn from this hadith
- Religious instructions should be announced clearly when the public needs to know them.
- The Hadith states that pagan Hajj was not permitted after that year.
- The Hadith states that naked Tawaf around the Kaaba was not permitted.
- Abu Huraira carried the announcement as part of a group sent by Abu Bakr.
