Sahih al-Bukhari, 1575
sahihNarrated Ibn `Umar:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to enter Mecca from the high Thaniya and used to leave Mecca from the low Thaniya.
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَعْنٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَدْخُلُ مِنَ الثَّنِيَّةِ الْعُلْيَا، وَيَخْرُجُ مِنَ الثَّنِيَّةِ السُّفْلَى.
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- In-Book Reference
- Book 25, Hadith 61
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 2, Book 26, Hadith 645 (deprecated numbering scheme)
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) loved the Prophet ﷺwholeheartedly and followed his example in all their actions; thus, they ensured to describe and relate all his actions in every place he travelled to. In this hadeeth, ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah ﷺwould enter Makkah from the high Thaniyyah, which is the area from which people descend to the cemetery of the people of Makkah, alias al-Ma’laah. It is situated next to al-Muhassab in the area of Kadaa, which is also known as al-Hajoon. It used to be an area that it is too difficult to climb and walk on, but then it was paved. And when he ﷺwanted to depart Makkah, he ﷺwould leave from the low Thaniyyah. The name of this area today is Kudaa and it has been paved, and the main road of the area leads to Jarwal. The word Thaniyyah in Arabic means an obstacle that is in a mountain or a high road. The reason he ﷺliked to enter from the high Thaniyyah and leave from the low Thaniyyah as each one is the best route to his intended destination. It was said that the Prophet ﷺdid that was because he ﷺliked not to use the same road for entering and leaving, out of optimism and hope that conditions will change to better just like it was his guidance in going to Eid prayer (i.e., he would go from one road and return from another) so both roads testify to his deed and the people on these roads enjoy his blessings..