15/4. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1186a — Ihram at the Mosque of Dhu'l-Hulaifa
The command to the people of Al-Madinah to enter Ihram from the Masjid at Dhul-Hulaifah
Ihram Start Point: Dhu'l-Hulaifa, Not Baida'
Sahih Muslim : 1186a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1186a
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، عَنْ سَالِمِ، بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَاهُ، - رضى الله عنه - يَقُولُ بَيْدَاؤُكُمْ هَذِهِ الَّتِي تَكْذِبُونَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِيهَا مَا أَهَلَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلاَّ مِنْ عِنْدِ الْمَسْجِدِ يَعْنِي ذَا الْحُلَيْفَةِ .
Salim bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
Salim b. 'Abdullah (Allah be pleased with them) reported that he heard his father saying: This place Baida' is for you that about which you attribute lie to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). And the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not enter upon the state of Ihram but near the mosque at Dhu'l- Hulaifa.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1186aIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 26USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 2672
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1186a
This Hadith is about precision in reporting where the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم began Ihram. Salim heard his father say that the place called Baida' was being wrongly linked to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. Ibn Umar then stated that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم did not enter the state of Ihram except near the mosque, meaning the mosque at Dhu'l-Hulaifa. The wording is firm because the issue is not a minor travel note; it is about correctly preserving the Prophet’s action. For someone searching for the Baida Ihram hadith or Dhu'l-Hulaifa Ihram hadith, this narration points to one clear claim: Ibn Umar rejected Baida' as the start point and affirmed the mosque at Dhu'l-Hulaifa.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report rejects attributing the Baida' start point to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- Ibn Umar identifies the mosque at Dhu'l-Hulaifa as the place of Ihram.
- The narration teaches care when linking actions to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- Precision in pilgrimage reports matters.
