24/134. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 2919 — Virtue of Tawaf
Chapter :
Virtue of Tawaf Hadith: Touching the Two Corners
Sunan an-Nasai : 2919
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 2919
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَحْمَدُ بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ مِنْ لَفْظِهِ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، قَالَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مَا أَرَاكَ تَسْتَلِمُ إِلاَّ هَذَيْنِ الرُّكْنَيْنِ قَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " إِنَّ مَسْحَهُمَا يَحُطَّانِ الْخَطِيئَةَ " . وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ " مَنْ طَافَ سَبْعًا فَهُوَ كَعِدْلِ رَقَبَةٍ " .
Abdullah bin Ubaid bin Umair Narrated from:
A man said: "O Abu abdur-Rahman, why do I only see you touching these two corners?" He said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'Touching them erases sins.' And I heard him say: 'whoever circumambulates seven times, it is like freeing a slave.'"
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2919In-book reference : Book 24, Hadith 302English translation : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 2922
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 2919
This virtue of tawaf hadith teaches two rewards mentioned by Ibn Umar from the Messenger of Allah. A man asked why he only saw him touching two corners. Ibn Umar replied that he heard the Prophet say touching them erases sins. He also heard him say that whoever circumambulates seven times, it is like freeing a slave. The text is about the two corners and seven rounds of tawaf. It should not be stretched into claims about every touch or every action outside the wording. For users searching tawaf seven times hadith or touching the corners erases sins, this narration directly names those acts and their reward in simple language.
What we learn from this hadith
- Touching the two corners is described as erasing sins.
- Seven rounds of tawaf are described as like freeing a slave.
- Ibn Umar explained his action by citing what he heard from the Prophet.
- The reward should be stated as the hadith states, without adding extra claims.
