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Sunan an-Nasai 3005 — Short Khutbah at Arafat
Leaving (In The Afternoo) on The Day Of 'Arafat
Arafat Khutbah Hadith: Short Sermon and Timely Standing
Sunan an-Nasai : 3005
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3005
أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَشْهَبُ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي مَالِكٌ، أَنَّ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ، حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ كَتَبَ عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ مَرْوَانَ إِلَى الْحَجَّاجِ بْنِ يُوسُفَ يَأْمُرُهُ أَنْ لاَ، يُخَالِفَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ فِي أَمْرِ الْحَجِّ فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ عَرَفَةَ جَاءَهُ ابْنُ عُمَرَ حِينَ زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَأَنَا مَعَهُ فَصَاحَ عِنْدَ سُرَادِقِهِ أَيْنَ هَذَا فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِ الْحَجَّاجُ وَعَلَيْهِ مِلْحَفَةٌ مُعَصْفَرَةٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا لَكَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ الرَّوَاحَ إِنْ كُنْتَ تُرِيدُ السُّنَّةَ . فَقَالَ لَهُ هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ فَقَالَ لَهُ نَعَمْ . فَقَالَ أُفِيضُ عَلَىَّ مَاءً ثُمَّ أَخْرُجُ إِلَيْكَ . فَانْتَظَرَهُ حَتَّى خَرَجَ فَسَارَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ أَبِي فَقُلْتُ إِنْ كُنْتَ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تُصِيبَ السُّنَّةَ فَاقْصُرِ الْخُطْبَةَ وَعَجِّلِ الْوُقُوفَ . فَجَعَلَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى ابْنِ عُمَرَ كَيْمَا يَسْمَعَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ قَالَ صَدَقَ .
Salim bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
Abdul Malik bin Marwan wrote to Al-Hajjaj bin Yusuf telling him not to go against Ibn Umar with regard to the Hajj. On the day of Arafat, Ibn Umar came to him when the sun had passed its zenith, and I was with him, and shouted near his cotton tent: 'Where is he?'Al-Hajjaj came out to him, wearing a wrap dyed with safflower. He said: 'What is the matter, O Abu Abdur Rahman?' He said: 'We have to move on if you want to follow Sunnah.' He said to him: 'At this hour?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'I will pour some water over my self (have a bath) then I will come out to you.' So he waited until he came, then he walked between my father and me, I said: 'If you want to follow the Sunnah, then deliver a short Khutbah and hasten to stand (in Arafat).' He started to look at Ibn Umar so that he could hear that, and when Ibn Umar noticed that he said: 'He is speaking the truth.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3005In-book reference : Book 24, Hadith 388English translation : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 3008
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3005
This Hadith is about following the Sunnah on the Day of Arafat. Abdul Malik wrote to Al-Hajjaj telling him not to go against Ibn Umar in Hajj. When the sun had passed its zenith, Ibn Umar came and called for moving on if Al-Hajjaj wanted to follow the Sunnah. Salim then said that if he wanted to follow the Sunnah, he should deliver a short Khutbah and hasten to stand in Arafat. Ibn Umar confirmed that Salim was speaking the truth. The Hadith teaches attention to timing, simplicity in the sermon, and respect for learned guidance in Hajj rites. It stays focused on Arafat practice, not personal debate.
What we learn from this hadith
- The timing after the sun passed its zenith mattered in this Arafat report.
- A short Khutbah was advised before hastening to the standing.
- Ibn Umar confirmed guidance that was tied to following the Sunnah.
