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Sunan Ibn Majah 3067

Chapter: Staying in Muhassab

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3067

حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ، وَعَبْدَةُ، وَوَكِيعٌ، وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ

إِنَّ نُزُولَ الأَبْطَحِ لَيْسَ بِسُنَّةٍ إِنَّمَا نَزَلَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ لِيَكُونَ أَسْمَحَ لِخُرُوجِهِ ‏.‏

It was narrated that ‘Aishah said:

“Staying in Abtah is not Sunnah; the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) only stayed there because it was more convenient for his departure.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3067), Muslim (No. 1311a, 1311b, 1311c), At-Tirmidhi (No. 923) and Ahmad (No. 23013, 24538, 24698, 24737).

Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( أَسْمَحُ بِخُرُوجِهِ ) أَيْ أَسْهَلُ فَلَيْسَ ذَاكَ لِقَصْدِ النُّسُك حَتَّى يَكُون سَنَة.…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 3067
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 3067
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih Muslim	The hadith	No. 3067
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 3067

Other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1311a

Halt at al-Abtah is not the Sunnah. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) halted there simply because it was easier for him to depart from there, when he left.

نُزُولُ الأَبْطَحِ لَيْسَ بِسُنَّةٍ إِنَّمَا نَزَلَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لأَنَّهُ كَانَ أَسْمَحَ لِخُرُوجِهِ إِذَا خَرَجَ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1311b

This hadith is narrated on the authority of Hisham with the same chain of transmitters.

وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ، الزَّهْرَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زَيْدٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو كَامِلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا…

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1311c

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) halted there, for it is a place from where it was easy to depart.

إِنَّمَا نَزَلَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لأَنَّهُ كَانَ مَنْزِلاً أَسْمَحَ لِخُرُوجِهِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 923

"The Messenger of Allah only camped at Al-Abtah because it was easier for his departure."

إِنَّمَا نَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الأَبْطَحَ لأَنَّهُ كَانَ أَسْمَحَ لِخُرُوجِهِ ‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 23013

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ إِنَّ نُزُولَ الْأَبْطَحِ لَيْسَ بِسُنَّةٍ إِنَّمَا نَزَلَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِأَنَّهُ…

Narrated by Ā’ishah Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 24538

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ لَيْسَ نُزُولُ الْمُحَصَّبِ بِالسُّنَّةِ إِنَّمَا نَزَلَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِيَكُونَ أَسْمَحَ…

Narrated by Ā’ishah Arabic only

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Not graded Musnad Ahmad 24698

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ قَالَ قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ وَأَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّهَا لَمْ تَكُنْ تَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ وَقَالَتْ إِنَّمَا نَزَلَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ…

Narrated by Ā’ishah Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 24737

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ إِنَّ نُزُولَ الْأَبْطَحِ لَيْسَ بِسُنَّةٍ إِنَّمَا نَزَلَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ…

Narrated by Ā’ishah Arabic only

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 777

A’ishah (RAA) narrated that she did not use to do that i.e. rest at al-Muhassab and said, ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) rested at al-Muhassab, because it was easier to stop there and depart from (i.e. it is not a Sunnah to rest there`). Related by Muslim.

وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهَا: { أَنَّهَا لَمْ تَكُنْ تَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ ‏-أَيْ: اَلنُّزُولَ بِالْأَبْطَحِ‏- وَتَقُولُ : إِنَّمَا نَزَلَهُ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ مَنْزِلاً…

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 2666

‘A’isha said that stopping at al-Abtah was not a sunna ; God’s messenger stopped there simply because it was easier for him to depart from when he left. Bukhari and Muslim.

وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: نُزُولُ الْأَبْطَحِ لَيْسَ بِسُنَّةٍ إِنَّمَا نَزَلَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ أسمح لِخُرُوجِهِ إِذا خرج

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Also reported by… (7)

صحيح ابن حبان (3984)نَزَلَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، لأَنَّهُ كَانَ أَسْمَحَ لِخُرُوجِهِ
مختصر الأحكام المستخرج على جامع الترمذي (760)مَنْزِلُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ؛ لأَنَّهُ كَانَ أَسْمَحَ لِخُرُوجِهِ “
مسند إسحاق بن راهويه (582)نُزُولُ الأَبْطَحِ لَيْسَتْ بِسُنَّةٍ , إِنَّمَا نَزَلَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِيَكُونَ أَسْمَحَ لِخُرُوجِهِ
مسند إسحاق بن راهويه (734)لَيْسَ نُزُولُ الْمُحَصَّبِ سُنَّةً , إِنَّمَا نَزَلَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِيَكُونَ أَسْمَحَ لِخُرُوجِهِ
مسند إسحاق بن راهويه (777)نَزَلَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ , لِيَكُونَ أَسْمَحَ لِخُرُوجِهِ
مسند عائشة لابن أبي داود (91)نُزُولَ الأَبْطَحِ لَيْسَ بِسُنَّةٍ ، إِنَّمَا نَزَلَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لأَنَّهُ كَانَ أَسْمَحَ لِخُرُوجِهِ
معرفة السنن والآثار للبيهقي (2721)كَانَ مَنْزِلا نَزَلَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، لِيَكُونَ أَسْمَحَ لِخُرُوجِهِ

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 1766

Staying at Al-Mahassab is not one of the ceremonies (of Hajj), but Al-Mahassab is a place where Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) camped (during his Hajjat-al-Wida).

لَيْسَ التَّحْصِيبُ بِشَىْءٍ، إِنَّمَا هُوَ مَنْزِلٌ نَزَلَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās + 4 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 1765

It (i.e. Al-Abtah) was a place where the Prophet (ﷺ) used to camp so that it might be easier for him to depart.

إِنَّمَا كَانَ مَنْزِلٌ يَنْزِلُهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِيَكُونَ أَسْمَحَ لِخُرُوجِهِ‏.‏ يَعْنِي بِالأَبْطَحِ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1313

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) did not command me to observe halt at al-Abtah when be departed from Mina, but I came and set up his (the Holy Prcphet's) tent (of my own accord) ; and he (Allah's Apostle) came and observed halt. This hadith is narrated through another chain of transmitters from Abu Rafi' who…

لَمْ يَأْمُرْنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ أَنْزِلَ الأَبْطَحَ حِينَ خَرَجَ مِنْ مِنًى وَلَكِنِّي جِئْتُ فَضَرَبْتُ فِيهِ قُبَّتَهُ فَجَاءَ فَنَزَلَ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Rāfi

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1310a

Ibn 'Umar (Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and Abu Bakr and 'Umar observed halt at al-Abtah.

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ كَانُوا يَنْزِلُونَ الأَبْطَحَ.

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 2008

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) alighted at al-Muhassab so that it might be easier for him to proceed (to Medina). It is not a sunnah (i.e. a rite of Hajj). Anyone who desires may alight there, and anyone who does not want may not alight.

نَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمُحَصَّبَ لِيَكُونَ أَسْمَحَ لِخُرُوجِهِ وَلَيْسَ بِسُنَّةٍ فَمَنْ شَاءَ نَزَلَهُ وَمَنْ شَاءَ لَمْ يَنْزِلْهُ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 1 other version

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 2009

Abu Rafi’ said The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) did not command me to align there. But when I pitched his tent there, he alighted. The narrator Musaddad said “He (Abu Rafi’) kept watch over the luggage of the Prophet(ﷺ). The narrator ‘Uthman said That is in Al Abtah.

لَمْ يَأْمُرْنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ أَنْزِلَهُ وَلَكِنْ ضَرَبْتُ قُبَّتَهُ فَنَزَلَهُ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Rāfi

Sunan Ibn Majah 3067

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Other versions

Halt at al-Abtah is not the Sunnah. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) halted there simply because it was easier for him to depart from there, when he left.

This hadith is narrated on the authority of Hisham with the same chain of transmitters.

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) halted there, for it is a place from where it was easy to depart.

"The Messenger of Allah only camped at Al-Abtah because it was easier for his departure."

A’ishah (RAA) narrated that she did not use to do that i.e. rest at al-Muhassab and said, ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) rested at al-Muhassab, because it was easier to stop there and depart from (i.e. it is not a Sunnah to rest there`). Related by Muslim.

‘A’isha said that stopping at al-Abtah was not a sunna ; God’s messenger stopped there simply because it was easier for him to depart from when he left. Bukhari and Muslim.

On the same subject

Staying at Al-Mahassab is not one of the ceremonies (of Hajj), but Al-Mahassab is a place where Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) camped (during his Hajjat-al-Wida).

It (i.e. Al-Abtah) was a place where the Prophet (ﷺ) used to camp so that it might be easier for him to depart.

Ibn 'Umar (Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and Abu Bakr and 'Umar observed halt at al-Abtah.

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) alighted at al-Muhassab so that it might be easier for him to proceed (to Medina). It is not a sunnah (i.e. a rite of Hajj). Anyone who desires may alight there, and anyone who does not want may not alight.

Abu Rafi’ said The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) did not command me to align there. But when I pitched his tent there, he alighted. The narrator Musaddad said “He (Abu Rafi’) kept watch over the luggage of the Prophet(ﷺ). The narrator ‘Uthman said That is in Al Abtah.

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