When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) returned from the battle of Tabūk, the people went out to receive him. I received him with the boys at Thaniyyat al-Wadā‘.
وعن السائب بن يزيد، رضي الله عنه قال: لما قدم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم من غزوة تبوك تلقاه الناس، فلقيته مع الصبيان على ثنية الوداع.
(رواه أبو داود بإسناد صحيح بهذا اللفظ) ورواه البخاري قال: ذهبنا نتلقى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم مع الصبيان إلى ثنية الوداع
As-Sāib ibn Yazīd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) returned from the Battle of Tabūk, the people went out to receive him. I received him with the boys at Thaniyyat al-Wadā‘.” Al-Bukhāri narrated it with the following wording: “We went with the boys to Thaniyyat al-Wadā‘ to receive the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).”
Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 2779). Cited in Riyad as-Salihin (No. 1347).
Hadīth explanation: As-Sāib ibn Yazīd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that when the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) returned from the battle of Tabūk, the people – those who had been excused from going and stayed behind and the others - went to Thaniyyat al-Wadā‘ (a place on the outskirts of Madīnah) to greet him on his arrival. As-Sāib ibn Yazīd went out with the boys of Madīnah to receive the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).
Explanation in Arabic
معنى الحديث: يخبر السَّائب بن يزيد رضي الله عنهما أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم عندما قدم من غزوة تبوك خرج الناس -ممن كان قد تخلف عن الغزو من المعذورين وغيرهم- إلى ثنية الوداع وذلك لاستقباله صلى الله عليه وسلم حين عودته.
وخرج السَّائب بن يزيد مع صِبيان المدينة لتلقي النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم .
مشروعية استقبال القادمين من حَرب أو سَفر.
Scholars’ grades
Original grading term, without a named scholar: صحيح
لَمَّا قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمَدِينَةَ مِنْ غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ تَلَقَّاهُ النَّاسُ فَلَقِيتُهُ مَعَ الصِّبْيَانِ عَلَى ثَنِيَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ
As-Sā'ib ibn Yazīd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) returned from the battle of Tabūk to Madīnah, the people received him and I met him along with the children at Thaniyyat al-Wadā’. In another narration: "We went out along…
ذَهَبْنَا نَتَلَقَّى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَعَ الصِّبْيَانِ إِلَى ثَنِيَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ.
