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Sahih Muslim 166b — Talbiyah in the Valley of Azraq
The night journey on which the messenger of Allah (saws) was taken up into the heavens and the prayers were enjoined
Hadith About Talbiyah in the Valley of Azraq
Sahih Muslim : 166b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 166b
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ سِرْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَالْمَدِينَةِ فَمَرَرْنَا بِوَادٍ فَقَالَ " أَىُّ وَادٍ هَذَا " . فَقَالُوا وَادِي الأَزْرَقِ . فَقَالَ " كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى مُوسَى صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرَ مِنْ لَوْنِهِ وَشَعْرِهِ شَيْئًا لَمْ يَحْفَظْهُ دَاوُدُ وَاضِعًا إِصْبَعَيْهِ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ لَهُ جُؤَارٌ إِلَى اللَّهِ بِالتَّلْبِيَةِ مَارًّا بِهَذَا الْوَادِي " . قَالَ " ثُمَّ سِرْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا عَلَى ثَنِيَّةٍ فَقَالَ " أَىُّ ثَنِيَّةٍ هَذِهِ " . قَالُوا هَرْشَى أَوْ لِفْتٌ . فَقَالَ " كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى يُونُسَ عَلَى نَاقَةٍ حَمْرَاءَ عَلَيْهِ جُبَّةُ صُوفٍ خِطَامُ نَاقَتِهِ لِيفٌ خُلْبَةٌ مَارًّا بِهَذَا الْوَادِي مُلَبِّيًا " .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
We travelled with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) between Mecca and Medina and we passed by a valley. He (the Holy Prophet) asked: Which valley is this? They said: This is the valley of Azraq Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) remarked: (I feel) as if I am seeing Moses (peace be upon him), and then he described something about his complexion and hair, which Diwud (the narrator) could not remember. He (Moses, as described by the Holy Prophet) was keeping his fingers in his ears and was responding loudly to Allah (saying: I am as Thy service, my Lord) while passing through that valley.We then travelled (further) till we came to the mountain trail. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Which mountain trail is this? They said: It is the Harsha or Lift. He (the Holy Prophet) said: (I perceive) as if I am seeing Yunus on a red camel, with a cloak of wool around him. The halter of his camel was that of the fibre of date-palm, and he was passing through the valley saying: I am at Thy service! my Lord.
[1] And they say it is also pronounced "Laft."Reference : Sahih Muslim 166bIn-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 326USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 1, Hadith 319
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 166b
This narration says that Ibn Abbas traveled with the Messenger of Allah between Mecca and Medina. They passed by a valley, and the Prophet asked which valley it was. When told it was the valley of Azraq, he said it was as if he was seeing Moses, with fingers in his ears, responding loudly to Allah while passing through that valley. Later they came to a mountain trail called Harsha or Lift, and the Prophet said it was as if he was seeing Yunus on a red camel, wearing a wool cloak, with a halter made from date-palm fibre, saying: “I am at Thy service, my Lord.” This hadith centers on talbiyah and remembrance of Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith mentions travel between Mecca and Medina.
- Moses is described as responding loudly to Allah in the valley.
- Yunus is described as saying talbiyah while passing through the valley.
- The narration links places on earth with memories of prophetic worship.
