9/44. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 871 — Four Announcements in Makkah
What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Perform Tawaf While Naked
Tawaf While Naked Hadith: Four Announcements from Ali
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 871
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 871
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ خَشْرَمٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أُثَيْعٍ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَلِيًّا بِأَىِّ شَيْءٍ بُعِثْتَ قَالَ بِأَرْبَعٍ لاَ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ إِلاَّ نَفْسٌ مُسْلِمَةٌ وَلاَ يَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ عُرْيَانٌ وَلاَ يَجْتَمِعُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ وَالْمُشْرِكُونَ بَعْدَ عَامِهِمْ هَذَا وَمَنْ كَانَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَهْدٌ فَعَهْدُهُ إِلَى مُدَّتِهِ وَمَنْ لاَ مُدَّةَ لَهُ فَأَرْبَعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ عَلِيٍّ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ .
Zaid bin Uthai Narrated from:
Xi Asked Ali: "What Is It That You Were Sent With?" He Said: "With Four Things: None Will Be Admitted Into Paradise Except For The Soul That Is A Muslim. None Is To Perform Tawaf Around The House While Naked. The Muslims And The Idolaters Will Not Be Gathering (In Makkah) Together After This Year. And For Whomever There Is A Covenant Between Him And The Prophet, Then His Covenant Is (Valid) Until Its Term, And For That In Which There Was No Term, Then It Shall Be Four Months."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 871In-book reference : Book 9, Hadith 64English translation : Vol. 2, Book 4, Hadith 871
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 871
This Hadith records four matters that Ali said he was sent with. The first is that none will enter Paradise except a Muslim soul. The second is that no one should perform Tawaf around the House while naked. The third is that Muslims and idolaters would not gather together in Makkah after that year. The fourth concerns covenants: whoever had a covenant with the Prophet would keep it until its term, and whoever had no fixed term would have four months. The core topic includes Tawaf manners, public announcement, and covenant terms. The explanation should not add more than the text says. It is enough to say that the Hadith shows clear boundaries around worship at the House and clear treatment of agreements mentioned in the report.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report states that Paradise is for a Muslim soul.
- It forbids performing Tawaf around the House while naked.
- It mentions separation between Muslims and idolaters in Makkah after that year.
- It states how existing covenants were to be treated.
