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Sunan an-Nasai 2735 — Umar’s Reason on Tamattu
Tamattu
Umar’s Statement About Tamattu and Hajj Rites
Sunan an-Nasai : 2735
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 2735
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ أَبِي مُوسَى، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُفْتِي بِالْمُتْعَةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ رُوَيْدَكَ بِبَعْضِ فُتْيَاكَ فَإِنَّكَ لاَ تَدْرِي مَا أَحْدَثَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي النُّسُكِ بَعْدُ . حَتَّى لَقِيتُهُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَدْ فَعَلَهُ وَلَكِنْ كَرِهْتُ أَنْ يَظَلُّوا مُعَرِّسِينَ بِهِنَّ فِي الأَرَاكِ ثُمَّ يَرُوحُوا بِالْحَجِّ تَقْطُرُ رُءُوسُهُمْ .
Abu Musa Narrated from:
It was narrated that Abu Musa said that: he used to issue Fatwas concerning Tamattu' Then a man said to him: "Withhold some of your Fatwas, for you do not know what the commander of the Believers introduced into the rites subsequently." Then when I met him, I asked him. 'Umar said: "I know that the Messenger of Allah and his companions did it, but I did not like that people should lay with their wives in the shade of the Arak trees, and then go out for Hajj with their heads dripping."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2735In-book reference : Book 24, Hadith 117English translation : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 2736
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 2735
This Hadith reports that Abu Musa used to give fatwas about Tamattu. A man advised him to pause because he did not know what the Commander of the Believers had introduced later in the rites. Abu Musa then met Umar and asked him. Umar said he knew that the Prophet and his companions had done it. He then explained that he disliked people being with their wives under the Arak trees and then going out for Hajj with their heads dripping. The Hadith is important because it records Umar’s awareness of the Prophet’s practice while also stating his reason for disliking a later situation. The explanation should not add more than that.
What we learn from this hadith
- Abu Musa gave fatwas concerning Tamattu.
- Umar acknowledged that the Prophet and companions had done it.
- Umar gave a reason for disliking a certain situation among pilgrims.
- The narration shows the need to ask directly before judging a changed instruction.
