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Sunan Abu DawudThe Rites of Hajj (Kitab Al-Manasik Wa'l-Hajj)

Sunan Abu Dawud 1876

Chapter: Touching The Other Corners

Good (hasan) 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 1876

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ أَبِي رَوَّادٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

لاَ يَدَعُ أَنْ يَسْتَلِمَ الرُّكْنَ الْيَمَانِيَ وَالْحَجَرَ فِي كُلِّ طَوْفَةٍ

Ibn ‘Umar said The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) did not give up touching the Yamani corner and the (Black) Stone in each of his circumambulations. Ibn ‘Umar used to do so.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 1876), An-Nasa’i (No. 2947) and Ahmad (No. 4457).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( لَا يَدَع أَنْ يَسْتَلِم ) : وَالْحَدِيث فِيهِ دَلِيل عَلَى اِسْتِلَام الرُّكْن الْيَمَانِيّ وَالْحَجَر الْأَسْوَد فَيَرُدّ الْحَدِيث عَلَى مَنْ قَالَ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِسُنَّةٍ كَمَا تَقَدَّمَ آنِفًا وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : وَأَخْرَجَهُ النَّسَائِيُّ وَفِي إِسْنَاده عَبْد الْعَزِيز بْن أَبِي رَوَّادٍ وَفِيهِ مَقَال اِنْتَهَى. عَنْ اِبْن عَبَّاس عَنْ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ : " الْحَجَر الْأَسْوَد مِنْ الْجَنَّة ". وَفِي صَحِيح أَبِي حَاتِم عَنْ نَافِع بْن شَيْبَة الْحَجَبِيّ قَالَ : سَمِعْت عَبْد اللَّه بْن عَمْرو يَقُول : سَمِعْت رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُول , وَهُوَ مُسْنِد ظَهْره إِلَى الْكَعْبَة : " الرُّكْن وَا…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Good (hasan)Hasan حسن The hadith No. 1876
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 1876
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1876

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Also reported by… (5)
  • أخبار مكة للفاكهي (89)يَسْتَلِمُ الرُّكْنَ الْيَمَانِيَّ وَالْحَجَرَ فِي كُلِّ طَوَافِهِ
  • التمهيد لابن عبد البر (4016)لَا يَدَعُ أَنْ يَسْتَلِمَ الرُّكْنَ الْيَمَانِيَّ وَالْحَجَرَ فِي كُلِّ طَوْفَةٍ
  • حجة الوداع لابن حزم (58)لا يَدَعُ أَنْ يَسْتَلِمَ الرُّكْنَ الْيَمَانِيَّ وَالْحَجَرَ فِي كُلِّ طَوْافَةٍ
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (2730)يَسْتَلِمُ الرُّكْنَ الْيَمَانِيَّ وَالْحَجَرَ الأَسْوَدَ
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (2734)لا يَدَعُ أَنْ يَسْتَلِمَ الرُّكْنَ الْيَمَانِيَ وَالْحَجَرَ فِي كُلِّ طَوَافِهِ

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I did not see the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) wiping with his hand anything of the House except the two Yemeni Corners.

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AbuAbdurRahman, I saw you doing things which I did not see being done by your companions. He asked: What are they, Ibn Jurayj? He replied: I saw you touching only the two Yamani corners; and I saw you wearing shoes having no hair; I saw you dyeing in yellow colour; and I saw you wearing ihram on…

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I have not abandoned touching of Yamani corners (and kissing of) the Stone since I saw Allah's messneger (ﷺ) touching them both In hardship and ease.

مَا تَرَكْتُ اسْتِلاَمَ هَذَيْنِ الرُّكْنَيْنِ - الْيَمَانِيَ وَالْحَجَرَ مُذْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَسْتَلِمُهُمَا فِي شِدَّةٍ وَلاَ رَخَاءٍ ‏.‏

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