سنن نسائی · Hadith 3000

It was narrated from Jabir that when the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم came back from the ‘Umrah of Al Ji’rranah, he sent Abu Bakr to lead the Hajj. We went with him until, when he was in Al-’Urj, the Iqarnah for Subh was said, and he stood up to say the Takbir while he heard the grunting of a camel behind him, and he did not say the Takbir. He said: “This is the grunting of the camel of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم perhaps the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم has had second thoughts about the Hajj, and maybe he is here, and we will pray with him.” But it was ‘Ali on the camel. Abu Bakr said to him: “(Have you come) as a leader or as a messenger?” He said: “No, as a messenger, sent by the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم with a declaration of innocence to recite it to the people in the stations of Hajj. So we came to Makkah and one day before the day of At-Tam’iyah Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, stood up and addressed the people, telling them about their rituals. When he finished, ‘All, may Allah be pleased with him, stood up and recited the declaration of innocence to the people until he finished it. Then we went out with him and on the day of Arafat. Abu Bakr stood up and addressed the people, telling them about their rituals. When he finished, ‘All, may Allah be pleased with him, stood up and recited the declaration of innocence to the people until he finished it. Then on the day of Sacrifice, we departed (Ifddah) and when Abu Bakr came back, he addressed the people, telling them about their departure (Ifadah), sacrifice and rituals. When he finished, ‘All, may Allah be pleased with him, stood up and recited declaration of innocence to the people until he finished it. On the first day of An-Nafr (the th of Dhul- Abu Bakr stood up and addressed the people, telling them how to offer their sacrifice and how to stone the Jamarat, and teaching them their rituals. When he had finished, “Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, stood up and recited the declaration of innocence to the people until he finished it. (Da’if) Abu ‘Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasa’i) said: Ibn Khuthaim is not strong in Hadith, and I only narrated this so it would not be considered to be from Ibn Juraij from Abu Az Zubair. And we did not write it except from Is bin Rahflyah bin Ibrahim. And Yahya bin Saeed Al Qattan did not abandon the narrations of Ibn Khuthaim, or did ‘Abdur-Rahman. However, ‘Ali bin Al-Madini said: “lbn Khuthaim is Munkar in Hadith,” and ‘Ali bin Al-MadInl is more knowledgeable of Hadith.

Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020