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Sahih Muslim 166a — Prophets Reciting Talbiyah
The night journey on which the messenger of Allah (saws) was taken up into the heavens and the prayers were enjoined
Hadith About Moses and Yunus Reciting Talbiyah
Sahih Muslim : 166a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 166a
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، وَسُرَيْجُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ أَبِي هِنْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَرَّ بِوَادِي الأَزْرَقِ فَقَالَ " أَىُّ وَادٍ هَذَا " . فَقَالُوا هَذَا وَادِي الأَزْرَقِ . قَالَ " كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى مُوسَى - عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ - هَابِطًا مِنَ الثَّنِيَّةِ وَلَهُ جُؤَارٌ إِلَى اللَّهِ بِالتَّلْبِيَةِ " . ثُمَّ أَتَى عَلَى ثَنِيَّةِ هَرْشَى . فَقَالَ " أَىُّ ثَنِيَّةٍ هَذِهِ " . قَالُوا ثَنِيَّةُ هَرْشَى قَالَ " كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى - عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ - عَلَى نَاقَةٍ حَمْرَاءَ جَعْدَةٍ عَلَيْهِ جُبَّةٌ مِنْ صُوفٍ خِطَامُ نَاقَتِهِ خُلْبَةٌ وَهُوَ يُلَبِّي " . قَالَ ابْنُ حَنْبَلٍ فِي حَدِيثِهِ قَالَ هُشَيْمٌ يَعْنِي لِيفًا .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed through the valley of Azraq, and he asked: Which valley is this? They said: This is the valley of Azraq, and he observed: (I perceive) as if I am seeing Moses (peace be upon him) coming down from the mountain track, and he is calling upon Allah loudly (saying: Here I am! at your service!).Then he came to the mountain track of Harsha. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Which is this mountain track? They said: It is the mountain track of Harsha. He observed (I feel) as If I am seeing Yunus (Jonah-peace be upon him) son of Matta on a well- built red dromedary, with a cloak of wool around him and the rein of his dromedary is made of the fibres of date-palm, and he is calling upon Allah (saying: Here I am! at your service, my Lord!).Ibn Hanbal said in the hadith narrated by him: Hushaim said that the meaning of khulba was fibre of date-palm.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 166aIn-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 325USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 1, Hadith 318
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 166a
This hadith reports that the Messenger of Allah passed through the valley of Azraq and asked which valley it was. After being told, he said it was as if he was seeing Moses coming down from the mountain track, calling upon Allah loudly with talbiyah. Then he came to the mountain track of Harsha and said it was as if he was seeing Yunus son of Matta on a red dromedary, wearing a wool cloak, with the rein made of date-palm fibre, also calling upon Allah. For searches about prophets reciting talbiyah hadith, this narration highlights remembrance of Allah during travel and worship.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet connected specific valleys with scenes of earlier prophets.
- Moses is described as calling upon Allah loudly with talbiyah.
- Yunus is described as passing through while saying talbiyah.
- The narration shows respect for earlier prophets and their worship.
