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Sunan Ibn Majah 1008 — Maqam Ibrahim as a Place of Prayer
The Prayer direction
Maqam Ibrahim as a Place of Prayer: Hadith and Verse
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1008
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1008
حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَمَّا فَرَغَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ مِنْ طَوَافِ الْبَيْتِ أَتَى مَقَامَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا مَقَامُ أَبِينَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ الَّذِي قَالَ اللَّهُ {وَاتَّخِذُوا مِنْ مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّى } . قَالَ الْوَلِيدُ فَقُلْتُ لِمَالِكٍ أَهَكَذَا قَرَأَ {وَاتَّخِذُوا} قَالَ نَعَمْ .
Jabir Narrated from:
When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) finished Tawaf around the House (the Ka’bah), he came to Maqam of Ibrahim (the Station of Ibrahim). ‘Umar said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, this is the Station of our father Ibrahim about which Allah said:“And take you (people) the Maqam of Ibrahim as a place of prayer.’” [2:125]
[2] Al-Baqarah 2:125.Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1008In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 206English translation : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1008
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1008
This hadith about Maqam Ibrahim describes what happened after the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم finished Tawaf around the Ka'bah. He came to the Station of Ibrahim, and Umar mentioned the verse in which Allah says to take Maqam Ibrahim as a place of prayer. The narration directly links Tawaf, Maqam Ibrahim, and the Qur'anic wording from Surah Al-Baqarah 2:125. The focus is not on a long legal discussion, but on the clear connection between this sacred place and prayer. For someone searching for Maqam Ibrahim prayer hadith, this text shows the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم reaching that station after Tawaf and Umar pointing to the verse about praying there.
What we learn from this hadith
- Maqam Ibrahim is mentioned in connection with prayer after Tawaf.
- The hadith cites the Qur’anic command about taking Maqam Ibrahim as a place of prayer.
- Umar identified the Station of Ibrahim in the narration.
- The text links worship at the Ka'bah with Qur’anic guidance.
