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Sunan an-Nasai 2986 — One Sai Between Safa and Marwah
How Many Times Should Those Performing Hajj Al-Qiran And Hajj Tamattu Go Between As-Safa and Al-Marwah?
One Sai Between Safa and Marwah in the Prophet's Practice
Sunan an-Nasai : 2986
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 2986
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرًا، يَقُولُ لَمْ يَطُفِ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَصْحَابُهُ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ إِلاَّ طَوَافًا وَاحِدًا .
Jabir Narrated from:
The Prophet and his Companions only performed Sai between As-Safa and Al-Marwah once.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2986In-book reference : Book 24, Hadith 369English translation : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 2989
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 2986
This hadith about one Sai between Safa and Marwah is short and direct. Jabir said that the Prophet and his Companions only performed Sai between As-Safa and Al-Marwah once. The report does not explain the full details of Hajj or Umrah, and it does not mention the words said at Safa or Marwah. Its focus is the number of times Sai was performed in that setting. For readers searching for how many times Sai is done, this narration points to the Prophet and his Companions performing one Sai between the two hills. It should be read carefully according to its wording, without adding claims beyond what Jabir stated in the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet and his Companions performed Sai between As-Safa and Al-Marwah once.
- The narration focuses on the count of Sai in that setting.
- The Companions preserved concise details about Hajj rites.
