15/28. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1233b — Tawaf and Sa'i in Hajj
It is recommended for the pilgrim to perform Tawaf Al-Qudum and As-Sa'i after it
Tawaf and Sa'i in Hajj Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 1233b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1233b
وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ بَيَانٍ، عَنْ وَبَرَةَ، قَالَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ ابْنَ عُمَرَ - رضى الله عنهما - أَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ وَقَدْ أَحْرَمْتُ بِالْحَجِّ فَقَالَ وَمَا يَمْنَعُكَ قَالَ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ ابْنَ فُلاَنٍ يَكْرَهُهُ وَأَنْتَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْنَا مِنْهُ رَأَيْنَاهُ قَدْ فَتَنَتْهُ الدُّنْيَا . فَقَالَ وَأَيُّنَا - أَوْ أَيُّكُمْ - لَمْ تَفْتِنْهُ الدُّنْيَا ثُمَّ قَالَ رَأَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَحْرَمَ بِالْحَجِّ وَطَافَ بِالْبَيْتِ وَسَعَى بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ فَسُنَّةُ اللَّهِ وَسُنَّةُ رَسُولِهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَحَقُّ أَنْ تَتَّبِعَ مِنْ سُنَّةِ فُلاَنٍ إِنْ كُنْتَ صَادِقًا .
Wabara Narrated from:
A person asked Ibn Umar (Allah be pleased with him): May I circumambulate the House, whereas I have entered-into the state of Ihram for Hajj? Thereupon he said: What prevents you from doing it? He said: I saw the son of so and so showing disapproval of it, and you are dearer to us as compared with him. And we see that he is allured by the world, whereupon he said: Who amongst you and us is not allured by the world?And said (further) ': 'We saw that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) put on Ihram for Hajj and circumambulated the House and run between al Safa' and al-Marwa. And the way prescribed by Allah and that prescribed by His Apostle (ﷺ) deserve more to be followed than the way shown by so and so, if you speak the truth.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1233bIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 206USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 2847
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1233b
This hadith about Tawaf and Sa'i in Hajj records another question to Ibn Umar. A man asked if he could circumambulate the House after entering Ihram for Hajj. Ibn Umar asked what would prevent him. The man mentioned another person who disliked it. Ibn Umar then said that they had seen the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم enter Ihram for Hajj, circumambulate the House, and run between al-Safa and al-Marwa. He added that the way prescribed by Allah and His Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم deserves more to be followed than the way of so-and-so, if the person is truthful. The hadith is direct about giving weight to the Prophet’s practice over another person’s dislike.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Umar allowed Tawaf after entering Ihram for Hajj.
- He mentioned that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم performed Tawaf and Sa'i in Hajj.
- The report warns against leaving the Prophet’s way for the view of another person.
