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Sahih al-Bukhari, 1619
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Narrated Um Salama:

(the wife of the Prophet) I informed Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) that I was ill. So he said, "Perform the Tawaf while riding behind the people." I did so, and at that time the Prophet (ﷺ) was praying beside the Ka`ba and reciting Surat-at-Tur.

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ نَوْفَلٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتْ شَكَوْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنِّي أَشْتَكِي‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏

‏ طُوفِي مِنْ وَرَاءِ النَّاسِ، وَأَنْتِ رَاكِبَةٌ ‏

‏‏.‏ فَطُفْتُ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حِينَئِذٍ يُصَلِّي إِلَى جَنْبِ الْبَيْتِ، وَهْوَ يَقْرَأُ ‏{‏وَالطُّورِ * وَكِتَابٍ مَسْطُورٍ‏}‏

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In-Book Reference
Book 25, Hadith 104
USC-MSA web (English) reference
Vol. 2, Book 26, Hadith 686 (deprecated numbering scheme)
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
Islam is the religion of tolerance and easiness, which manifests in all aspects of life and worship. One of these aspects is its tolerance with the sick and those who have valid excuses preventing them from performing the rites of Hajj and ‘Umrah. In this hadeeth, Umm Salamah (raa) narrates that she mentioned to the Messenger of Allah ﷺthat she was afflicted with an illness that prevented her from performing Tawaaf on foot. The Prophet ﷺgranted her concession to perform Tawaaf while mounting her camel and instructed her to do it behind the people. Hence, she performed Tawaaf in that manner. At that moment, the Messenger of Allah ﷺwas offering the Fajr prayer towards the Ka’bah, very close to its wall because the Maqaam of Ibraaheem then was completely adjacent to the House before ‘Umar (ra) transferred it from that place. Nonetheless, the Ka’bah in its entirety is the direction of the Qiblah. The Prophet ﷺprayed whilst reciting the Surah of al-Toor. From the benefits that can be concluded from this hadeeth is learning that the sick is allowed to perform Tawaaf whilst riding if he cannot walk. The hadeeth shows that women should perform Tawaaf behind the men and not intermingle with them, because that is more concealing to them. It also shows that those who perform Tawaaf at the time of congregational prayer due to a valid excuse, they should only perform Tawaaf behind the people to avoid disturbing them..
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