41/1. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4227 — A Prayer for Forgiveness
There Is No Fara ' And No 'Atirah
The Prophet's Prayer for Forgiveness at the Farewell Pilgrimage
Sunan an-Nasai : 4227
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4227
أَخْبَرَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ زُرَارَةَ السَّهْمِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ جَدِّهِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، ح وَأَنْبَأَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ زُرَارَةَ السَّهْمِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ جَدِّهِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، أَنَّهُ لَقِيَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ فَقُلْتُ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَأُمِّي اسْتَغْفِرْ لِي . فَقَالَ " غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ " . وَهُوَ عَلَى نَاقَتِهِ الْعَضْبَاءِ ثُمَّ اسْتَدَرْتُ مِنَ الشِّقِّ الآخَرِ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ .
Yahya bin Zurarah As-Sahmi Narrated from:
My father narrated to me from his grandfather, Al-Harith bin 'Amr that he met the Messenger of Allah during the Farewell Pilgrimage and said: 'May my father and mother be sacrificed for you! O Messenger of Allah; pray for forgiveness for me.' He said: 'May Allah forgive you (plural).' He was atop his slit-eared camel and I came around to the other side"' and he quoted the Hadith.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4227In-book reference : Book 41, Hadith 6English translation : Vol. 5, Book 41, Hadith 4232
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4227
This narration gives a shortened version of the report of Al-Harith bin Amr during the Farewell Pilgrimage. He met the Messenger of Allah while the Prophet was riding his slit-eared camel. Al-Harith asked him to pray for his forgiveness. The Prophet replied by asking Allah to forgive them, using a plural expression. Al-Harith then moved around to the other side of the camel. The narration says that the transmitter continued with the rest of the hadith, but that remaining wording is not reproduced here. The main lesson in the supplied text is the request for forgiveness and the Prophet's inclusive response. The report should not be used to add details from the longer narration unless they are clearly identified separately.
What we learn from this hadith
- Al-Harith personally asked the Prophet to pray for his forgiveness.
- The Prophet's response included more than one person.
- The meeting occurred during the Farewell Pilgrimage.
- A shortened narration should be explained according to the wording it contains.
