9/81. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 921 — Camping at Al-Abtah After Hajj
What Has Been Related About Camping At Al-Abtah
Hadith About Camping at Al-Abtah After Hajj
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 921
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 921
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَعُثْمَانُ يَنْزِلُونَ الأَبْطَحَ . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَأَبِي رَافِعٍ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ ابْنِ عُمَرَ حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ إِنَّمَا نَعْرِفُهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ . وَقَدِ اسْتَحَبَّ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ نُزُولَ الأَبْطَحِ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَرَوْا ذَلِكَ وَاجِبًا إِلاَّ مَنْ أَحَبَّ ذَلِكَ . قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ وَنُزُولُ الأَبْطَحِ لَيْسَ مِنَ النُّسُكِ فِي شَيْءٍ إِنَّمَا هُوَ مَنْزِلٌ نَزَلَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
The Prophet, Abu Bakr, Umar, And Uthman Would Camp At Al-Abtah.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 921In-book reference : Book 9, Hadith 114English translation : Vol. 2, Book 4, Hadith 921
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 921
This hadith about camping at Al-Abtah shows a simple practice connected to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman. Ibn Umar reports that they would camp at Al-Abtah. The note in the narration adds that some people of knowledge liked stopping there, but did not view it as wajib. It also reports Imam al-Shafi'i saying that staying at Al-Abtah is not part of the Hajj rites; rather, it was a place where the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم stayed. So the core message is balanced. The hadith records a Sunnah-related location, while also making clear that Al-Abtah camping should not be treated as a required ritual of Hajj.
What we learn from this hadith
- Al-Abtah was a place where the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and early caliphs stayed after Hajj.
- The narration does not present camping there as an obligatory rite.
- A Sunnah-related action should be understood with the limits mentioned in the report.
- Pilgrims should avoid turning a reported stop into a required act unless the text proves it.
