Sahih al-Bukhari, 1607
sahihNarrated Ibn `Abbas.:
In his Last Hajj the Prophet (ﷺ) performed Tawaf of the Ka`ba riding a camel and pointed a bent-headed stick towards the Corner (Black Stone).
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، وَيَحْيَى بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ طَافَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ، يَسْتَلِمُ الرُّكْنَ بِمِحْجَنٍ. تَابَعَهُ الدَّرَاوَرْدِيُّ عَنِ ابْنِ أَخِي الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَمِّهِ.
Isnad
7 transmitters- 1Ahmed bin Salah al-MasriEgypt · d. 248 AH
- 2Yahya bin Sulaiman bin Yahyaal-Kufa,Egypt · d. 238 AH
- 3'Abdullah bin WahbEgypt · d. 197 AH
- 4Yonus bin Yazid bin Abi al-Nijadd. 160 AH
- 5al-ZuhriMedinah/Syria · d. 124 AH/741 CE
- 6'Ubaydullah bin 'Abdullah bin 'UtbaMedinah · d. 94 AH/715 CE or 97 AH
- 7ibn AbbasMakkah/Medina · d. 68 AH/687 CE
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 25, Hadith 93
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 2, Book 26, Hadith 677 (deprecated numbering scheme)
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
The Prophet ﷺclarified the rites of Hajj and ‘Umrah verbally and in action, and he ﷺexplained that which is allowed and that which is not allowed in ‘Umrah and Hajj. In this hadeeth, ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbaas (ra) reports that the Prophet ﷺperformed circumambulation (Tawaaf) at the Farewell Hajj whilst riding on his camel that he ﷺutilised on journeys. He added that the Prophet ﷺpointed towards the Black Stone with his crook – that is a staff whose head is crooked, sufficing with it from kissing the Stone, then he would kiss the crook instead as it is mentioned in the narration in Saheeh Muslim. That occasion has been called Farewell Hajj because the Prophet ﷺwas like someone bidding farewell to them during the sermon of Hajj, thereafter, he did not live for longer. This happened in the tenth year of the Hijrah. His mounting of the camel during that hajj was due to illness. It is said that it was due to disliking turning away the people from the Black Stone, meaning, if he ﷺperformed Tawaaf walking, the people would turn away from the Stone every time the Messenger of Allah ﷺpassed by it, out of their reverence for him that he is not crowded around. It is also said that he did so, so the people are able to listen to his speech and be able to see his place and so that they can follow his lead. From the benefits that we can conclude from this hadeeth is learning that when a person is unable to kiss the Stone, he can touch it with his hands or using a stick. This hadeeth highlights the easement of Islam in the acts of worship and Tawaaf round the Ka’bah by riding for the one who is unable to perform it by walking..