83/31. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 6702 — Tawaf Without Humiliation
To vow for something not possessed, and for something sinful
Hadith About Tawaf and Human Dignity
Sahih Bukhari : 6702
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6702
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ الأَحْوَلِ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَأَى رَجُلاً يَطُوفُ بِالْكَعْبَةِ بِزِمَامٍ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ، فَقَطَعَهُ.
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) saw a man performing Tawaf around the Ka`ba, tied with a rope or something else (while another person was holding him). The Prophet (ﷺ) cut that rope off.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6702In-book reference : Book 83, Hadith 79USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 78, Hadith 693
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6702
This hadith about Tawaf describes the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم seeing a man performing Tawaf around the Ka`ba while tied with a rope or something similar, with another person holding him. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم cut the rope off. The narration does not give many details about why the man was tied, so the explanation should stay close to the text. What is clear is that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم corrected the act during Tawaf. This hadith is often searched as a hadith about Tawaf with a rope. It shows that worship around the Ka`ba should not be done in a way that includes this kind of tied leading. The Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم action was direct and practical.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم corrected a wrong practice during Tawaf.
- A person was not left tied by a rope while circling the Ka`ba.
- Acts of worship should follow Prophetic guidance.
- The narration teaches correction through clear action.
