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Sahih Muslim 1218b — Passing Muzdalifah to Arafat
The Hajj of the Prophet saws
Hadith About the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم Staying at Arafat
Sahih Muslim : 1218b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1218b
وَحَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، قَالَ أَتَيْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ حَجَّةِ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ بِنَحْوِ حَدِيثِ حَاتِمِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَزَادَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ وَكَانَتِ الْعَرَبُ يَدْفَعُ بِهِمْ أَبُو سَيَّارَةَ عَلَى حِمَارٍ عُرْىٍ فَلَمَّا أَجَازَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنَ الْمُزْدَلِفَةِ بِالْمَشْعَرِ الْحَرَامِ . لَمْ تَشُكَّ قُرَيْشٌ أَنَّهُ سَيَقْتَصِرُ عَلَيْهِ وَيَكُونُ مَنْزِلُهُ ثَمَّ فَأَجَازَ وَلَمْ يَعْرِضْ لَهُ حَتَّى أَتَى عَرَفَاتٍ فَنَزَلَ .
Ja'far bin Muhammad Narrated from:
Ja'far b. Muhammad narrated on the authority of his father thus: I came to Jabir b. Abdullah and asked him about the (Farewell) Pilgrimage of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). The rest of the hadith is the same, but with the addition of this:" There was one Abu Sayyara among the Arabs, (of pre-Islamic period) who carried (people from Muzdalifa to Mini).As the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) set out from Muzdalifa to al-Mash'ar al-Haram, the Quraish were certain that he would halt there and that would be his station. But he passed on (without staying) there. and paid no heed to it till he came to 'Arafat and there he stayed."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1218bIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 160USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 2804
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1218b
This Hadith about the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم staying at Arafat adds a detail to the longer narration of Jabir. It mentions that some Arabs had a known practice connected to moving people from Muzdalifah to Mina, and that when the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم set out from Muzdalifah toward al-Mash'ar al-Haram, the Quraish thought he would stop there. But the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم passed on and did not make that his final stopping place. He continued until he came to Arafat and stayed there. The core point of this report is the Prophet’s actual practice in the Hajj route, especially the move beyond Muzdalifah toward Arafat.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did not stop where the Quraish expected him to stop.
- The report highlights Arafat as the place where he stayed.
- Hajj practice is learned from the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم actions, not from earlier custom alone.
- The narration preserves a specific route detail from the Farewell Hajj.
