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Sahih Muslim 1219a — Standing at Arafat
The Standing and the Saying of Allah, The Most High: "Then depart from the place whence all the people depart"
Hadith About Standing at Arafat in Hajj
Sahih Muslim : 1219a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1219a
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، - رضى الله عنها - قَالَتْ كَانَ قُرَيْشٌ وَمَنْ دَانَ دِينَهَا يَقِفُونَ بِالْمُزْدَلِفَةِ وَكَانُوا يُسَمَّوْنَ الْحُمْسَ وَكَانَ سَائِرُ الْعَرَبِ يَقِفُونَ بِعَرَفَةَ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ الإِسْلاَمُ أَمَرَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ نَبِيَّهُ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يَأْتِيَ عَرَفَاتٍ فَيَقِفَ بِهَا ثُمَّ يُفِيضَ مِنْهَا فَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ { ثُمَّ أَفِيضُوا مِنْ حَيْثُ أَفَاضَ النَّاسُ}
A'isha Narrated from:
The Quraish (of the pre-Islamic days) and those who followed their religions practices stayed at Muzdalifa, and they named themselves as Hums, whereas all other Arabs stayed at 'Arafa. With the advent of Islam, Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, commanded His Apostle (ﷺ) to come to 'Arafat and stay there, and then hurry from there, and this is the significance of the words of Allah: " Then hasten on from where the people hasten on."
[2] Al-Baqarah 2:199.Reference : Sahih Muslim 1219aIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 163USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 2807
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1219a
This Hadith about standing at Arafat in Hajj explains a change from the practice of the Quraish before Islam. Aisha reports that the Quraish and those who followed their religious practice used to stay at Muzdalifah and called themselves Hums, while the other Arabs stayed at Arafat. With Islam, Allah commanded His Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم to come to Arafat, stay there, and then hurry from there. Aisha connects this to the Qur'anic meaning of hastening from where the people hasten. The main point is not a broad history lesson, but the specific Hajj instruction: the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was commanded to stand at Arafat and depart from there.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was commanded to come to Arafat and stay there.
- Islam corrected the earlier practice of staying only at Muzdalifah.
- Aisha linked the Hajj practice to the Qur'anic instruction mentioned in the text.
- The Hadith shows that Hajj rites are based on divine guidance, not group status.
