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Sahih Muslim 1285a — No Disapproval in Hajj Remembrance
The Talbiyah and the Takbir when going from Mina to 'Arafat on the day of 'Arafat
No Disapproval for Tahlil and Takbir in Hajj
Sahih Muslim : 1285a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1285a
وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الثَّقَفِيِّ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ وَهُمَا غَادِيَانِ مِنْ مِنًى إِلَى عَرَفَةَ كَيْفَ كُنْتُمْ تَصْنَعُونَ فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ كَانَ يُهِلُّ الْمُهِلُّ مِنَّا فَلاَ يُنْكَرُ عَلَيْهِ وَيُكَبِّرُ الْمُكَبِّرُ مِنَّا فَلاَ يُنْكَرُ عَلَيْهِ .
Muhammad b. Abu Bakr al-Thaqafi Narrated from:
Muhammad b. Abu Bakr al-Thaqafi asked Anas b. Malik (Allah be pleased with him), while on their way from Mina to 'Arafa in the morning: What did you do on this day in the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)? Thereupon he said: One of us pronounced Tahlil, and he met with no disapproval, and one of us pronounced Takbir, and he also met with no disapproval.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1285aIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 302USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 2939
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1285a
This Hadith gives a simple answer from Anas b. Malik about what the Companions did while traveling from Mina to Arafah in the morning. Muhammad b. Abu Bakr al-Thaqafi asked him how they acted on that day in the company of Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم. Anas replied that one of them would pronounce Tahlil and meet with no disapproval, while another would pronounce Takbir and also meet with no disapproval. The Hadith’s core topic is remembrance during Hajj, especially Tahlil and Takbir on the way to Arafah. Its wording is careful and balanced. It does not say everyone said the same phrase. It shows that both forms of remembrance were present, and no one objected to the other in that setting.
What we learn from this hadith
- Some Companions pronounced Tahlil while going to Arafah.
- Some Companions pronounced Takbir during the same journey.
- Anas reported that neither action was disapproved.
- The narration shows respectful practice among the Companions in Hajj.
