15.
The Book of Pilgrimage
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كتاب الحج


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Chapter: Raml (walking rapidly) is recommended in the Tawaf of Umrah, and in the first Tawaf of Hajj

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باب اسْتِحْبَابِ الرَّمَلِ فِي الطَّوَافِ وَالْعُمْرَةِ وَفِي الطَّوَافِ الأَوَّلِ فِي الْحَجِّ ‏

Sahih Muslim 1264a

Abu Tufail narrated that he said to Ibn Abbas (رضي الله تعالى عنه), do you think that walking swiftly round the House in three circuits, and just walking in four circuits is the Sunnah of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) because your people say that it is Sunnah? Ibn Abbas ( رضي الله تعالى عنه) said, they have told the truth and the lie (too). I said, what do your words ‘they have told the truth and the lie (too)’ imply? Thereupon he said, Allah's Apostle (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) came to Makka and the polytheists said that Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) and his Companions had withered and would, therefore, be unable to circumambulate the House; and they felt jealous of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم). (It was due to this) that Allah's Apostle (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) commanded them to walk swiftly in three (circuits) and walk (normally) in four. I said to him, inform me if it is Sunnah to observe Tawaf between al-Safa and al-Marwa while riding, for your people look upon it as Sunnah. Ibn Abbas (رضي الله تعالى عنه) said, they have told the truth and the lie too. I said, What do your words ‘they have told the truth and the lie too’ imply? He said, when Allah's Apostle (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) had come to Mecca, there was such a large gathering of people around him that even the virgins had come out of their houses (to catch a glimpse of his face). And they were saying, he is Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم); he is Muhammad ( صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم). Allah's Apostle (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) (was so gentle and kind) that the people were not beaten back (to make way) in front of him. When there was a throng (of people) around him, he rode (the she-camel). However, walking and trotting are better.

ابو طفیل بیان کرتے ہیں کہ میں نے ابن عباس رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ سے دریافت کیا، بتلائیے کیا بیت اللہ کے تین چکروں میں رمل کرنا، اور چار چکروں میں چلنا، کیا سنت ہے؟ کیونکہ آپ کی قوم اس کو سنت خیال کرتی ہے، انہوں نے جواب دیا، وہ ٹھیک بھی کہتے ہیں اور غلط بھی، میں نے پوچھا، آپ کے قول (صَدَقُوْا وَ كَذَبُوْا)

Abu Tufail bayan karte hain ki mein ne Ibn Abbas (Radiallahu Anhuma) se daryaft kiya, batlayiye kya Baitullah ke teen chakkaron mein Ramal karna, aur char chakkaron mein chalna, kya Sunnat hai? Kyuki aap ki qaum is ko Sunnat khayal karti hai, unho ne jawab diya, wo theek bhi kehte hain aur ghalat bhi, mein ne poocha, aap ke qaul (Sadaqu Wa Kazabu).

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ، فُضَيْلُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْجُرَيْرِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لاِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَرَأَيْتَ هَذَا الرَّمَلَ بِالْبَيْتِ ثَلاَثَةَ أَطْوَافٍ وَمَشْىَ أَرْبَعَةِ أَطْوَافٍ أَسُنَّةٌ هُوَ فَإِنَّ قَوْمَكَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُ سُنَّةٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقَالَ صَدَقُوا وَكَذَبُوا ‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا قَوْلُكَ صَدَقُوا وَكَذَبُوا قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَدِمَ مَكَّةَ فَقَالَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ إِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا وَأَصْحَابَهُ لاَ يَسْتَطِيعُونَ أَنْ يَطُوفُوا بِالْبَيْتِ مِنَ الْهُزَالِ وَكَانُوا يَحْسُدُونَهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَأَمَرَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يَرْمُلُوا ثَلاَثًا وَيَمْشُوا أَرْبَعًا ‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ الطَّوَافِ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ رَاكِبًا أَسُنَّةٌ هُوَ فَإِنَّ قَوْمَكَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُ سُنَّةٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ صَدَقُوا وَكَذَبُوا ‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَمَا قَوْلُكَ صَدَقُوا وَكَذَبُوا قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَثُرَ عَلَيْهِ النَّاسُ يَقُولُونَ هَذَا مُحَمَّدٌ هَذَا مُحَمَّدٌ ‏.‏ حَتَّى خَرَجَ الْعَوَاتِقُ مِنَ الْبُيُوتِ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لاَ يُضْرَبُ النَّاسُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَلَمَّا كَثُرَ عَلَيْهِ رَكِبَ وَالْمَشْىُ وَالسَّعْىُ أَفْضَلُ ‏.‏