15/39. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1261a — Ramal in Tawaf and Sa'i
Raml (walking rapidly) is recommended in the Tawaf of Umrah, and in the first Tawaf of Hajj
Hadith About Ramal in Tawaf and Sa'i
Sahih Muslim : 1261a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1261a
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ إِذَا طَافَ بِالْبَيْتِ الطَّوَافَ الأَوَّلَ خَبَّ ثَلاَثًا وَمَشَى أَرْبَعًا وَكَانَ يَسْعَى بِبَطْنِ الْمَسِيلِ إِذَا طَافَ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ وَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) circumambulated the House, while observing the first circumambulation, he walked swiftly in three (circuits), and walked in four circuits, and ran in the bottom of the valley as he moved between al-Safa and al-Marwa. Ibn 'Umar (Allah be pleased with them) also used to do like this.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1261aIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 254USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 2893
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1261a
This Hadith gives a clear picture of ramal in Tawaf and movement during Sa'i between Safa and Marwa. Ibn Umar reports that when the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم performed the first circumambulation around the House, he walked swiftly in three circuits and walked normally in four circuits. The report also says that he ran in the lower part of the valley while moving between al-Safa and al-Marwa. The teaching is simple: the rites were not left vague. The Companion watched the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم closely and then practiced the same action himself. For people searching for hadith about Tawaf, this narration shows the Prophet’s measured way of performing part of Hajj and Umrah.
What we learn from this hadith
- The first Tawaf described here included three swift circuits and four normal circuits.
- Sa'i between al-Safa and al-Marwa included faster movement in the lower valley area.
- Ibn Umar followed what he saw from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in these rites.
- The Hadith shows careful attention to the Prophet’s visible practice.
