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Mishkat al-MasabihThe Rites of Pilgrimage

Mishkat al-Masabih 2571

Chapter: Entering Mecca and the Circumambulation - Section 1

Authentic graded by Al-Albani Mishkat al-Masabih 2571

وَعَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ وَيَسْتَلِمُ الرُّكْنَ بِمِحْجَنٍ مَعَهُ ويقبِّلُ المحجن. رَوَاهُ مُسلم

Abut Tufail said he saw God’s messenger going round the House, touching the corner with a crooked stick which he had, and kissing the crooked stick. Muslim transmitted it.

Reported by Muslim (No. 1275). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 2571).

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Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Authenticصَحِيح The hadith تحقيق مشكاة المصابيح

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 751

Abu At-Tufail (RAA) narrated, ‘l saw Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) making Tawaf round the Ka'bah and he was touching the corner (of the Black Stone) with a stick that he had with him and then kissing the stick.’ Related by Muslim.

وَعَنْ أَبِي اَلطُّفَيْلِ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: { رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-يَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ وَيَسْتَلِمُ اَلرُّكْنَ بِمِحْجَنٍ مَعَهُ, وَيُقْبِّلُ اَلْمِحْجَنَ } رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ 1‏ .‏ ‏1…

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  • التحقيق في مسائل الخلاف لابن الجوزي (1296)يَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ ، وَيَسْتَلِمُ الرُّكْنَ بِمِحْجَنٍ مَعَهُ وَيُقَبِّلُ الْمِحْجَنَ
  • حجة الوداع لابن حزم (251)يَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ وَيَسْتَلِمُ الرُّكْنَ بِمِحْجَنٍ مَعَهُ وَيُقَبِّلُ الْمِحْجَنَ

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