15/47. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1286b — Steady Travel After Arafah
Departing from 'Arafat to Al-Muzdalifah. It is recommended to pray Maghrib and 'Isha together in Al-Muzdalifah on this night
Steady Travel After Arafah in the Prophet’s Hajj
Sahih Muslim : 1286b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1286b
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، - قَالَ أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، - حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ سُئِلَ أُسَامَةُ وَأَنَا شَاهِدٌ، أَوْ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَرْدَفَهُ مِنْ عَرَفَاتٍ قُلْتُ كَيْفَ كَانَ يَسِيرُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حِينَ أَفَاضَ مِنْ عَرَفَةَ قَالَ كَانَ يَسِيرُ الْعَنَقَ فَإِذَا وَجَدَ فَجْوَةً نَصَّ .
Hisham Narrated from:
Usama (Allah be pleased with him) was asked in my presence or I asked Usama b. Zaid and he rode behind Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as he came back from 'Arafat. I said (to him): How did Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) journey as he came back from 'Arafat? Thereupon he said: He made it (his riding camel) walk at a slow speed, and when he found an open space, he made it walk briskly.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1286bIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 311USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 2948
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1286b
This Hadith describes how Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم traveled after leaving Arafah. Usama b. Zaid, who rode behind the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, was asked how the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم moved during that journey. Usama answered that he made the camel walk at a slow speed, and when he found an open space, he made it walk briskly. The Hadith is about balanced movement during Hajj travel. It does not describe rushing without control, nor does it describe stopping the journey completely. It shows slow movement where needed and quicker movement when there was room. This connects well with the related narration where the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told people to proceed calmly. The main lesson is careful, measured travel during the movement from Arafah.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم traveled at a slow speed after leaving Arafah.
- He moved briskly when there was open space.
- Usama reported this because he rode behind the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The narration shows measured movement during Hajj travel.
