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I proceeded along with the Prophet (ﷺ) on the day of `Arafat (9th Dhul-Hijja). The Prophet (ﷺ) heard a great
hue and cry and the beating of camels behind him. So he beckoned to the people with his lash, “O
people! Be quiet. Hastening is not a sign of righteousness.”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) proceeded from `Arafat and dismounted at the mountainous pass and then urinated
and performed a light ablution. I said to him, “(Shall we offer) the prayer?” He replied, “The prayer is
ahead of you (i.e. at Al-Muzdalifa).” When he came to Al-Muzdalifa, he performed a perfect ablution.
Then Iqama for the prayer was pronounced and he offered the Maghrib prayer and then every person
made his camel kneel at his place; and then Iqama for the prayer was pronounced and he offered the
(`Isha’) prayer and he did not offer any prayer in between them (i.e. Maghrib and `Isha’ prayers).

The Prophet (ﷺ) offered the Maghrib and `Isha’ prayers together at Jam’ (i.e. Al-Muzdalifa) with a
separate Iqama for each of them and did not offer any optional prayer in between them or after each of
them.

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) offered the Maghrib and `Isha’ prayers together at Al-Muzdalifa.

`Abdullah;- performed the Hajj and we reached Al-Muzdalifa at or about the time of the `Isha’ prayer.
He ordered a man to pronounce the Adhan and Iqama and then he offered the Maghrib prayer and
offered two rak`at after it. Then he asked for his supper and took it, and then, I think, he ordered a
man to pronounce the Adhan and Iqama (for the `Isha’ prayer). (`Amr, a sub-narrator said: The
intervening statement ‘I think’, was said by the sub-narrator Zuhair) (i.e. not by `Abdur-Rahman).
Then `Abdullah offered two rak`at of `Isha’ prayer. When the day dawned, `Abdullah said, “The
Prophet never offered any prayer at this hour except this prayer at this time and at this place and on
this day.” `Abdullah added, “These two prayers are shifted from their actual times — the Maghrib
prayer (is offered) when the people reached Al-Muzdalifa and the Fajr (morning) prayer at the early
dawn.” `Abdullah added, “I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) doing that.”

`Abdullah bin `Umar used to send the weak among his family early to Mina. So they used to depart
from Al-Mash’ar Al-Haram (that is Al-Muzdalifa) at night (when the moon had set) and invoke Allah
as much as they could, and then they would return (to Mina) before the Imam had started from Al-
Muzdalifa to Mina. So some of them would reach Mina at the time of the Fajr prayer and some of
them would come later. When they reached Mina they would throw pebbles on the Jamra (Jamrat-Al-
`Aqaba) Ibn `Umar used to say, “Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) gave the permission to them (weak people) to do so.”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) had sent me from Jam’ (i.e. Al-Muzdalifa) at night.

I as among those whom the Prophet (ﷺ) sent on the night of Al-Muzdalifa early being among the weak
members of his family.

Salim said, “In the year when Al-Hajjaj bin Yusuf attacked Ibn Az-Zubair, the former asked ‘Abdullah (Ibn ‘Umar) what to do during the stay on the Day of ‘Arafa (9th of Dhul-Hajjah). I said to him, “If you want to follow the Sunna (the legal way of the Prophet (ﷺ)) you should offer the Salat just after midday on the Day of the ‘Arafa. ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar said, ‘He (Salim) has spoken the truth.’ ” They (the Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ)) used to offer the Zuhr and Asr prayer together according to the Sunna, I asked Salim, “Did Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) do that ?” Salim said, “And in doing that do you (people) follow anything else except his (ﷺ) Sunna?”

(the slave of Asma’) During the night of Jam’, Asma’ got down at Al-Muzdalifa and stood up for
(offering) the prayer and offered the prayer for some time and then asked, “O my son! Has the moon
set?” I replied in the negative and she again prayed for another period and then asked, “Has the moon
set?” I replied, “Yes.” So she said that we should set out (for Mina), and we departed and went on till
she threw pebbles at the Jamra (Jamrat-Al-`Aqaba) and then she returned to her dwelling place and
offered the morning prayer. I asked her, “O you! I think we have come (to Mina) early in the night.”
She replied, “O my son! Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) gave permission to the women to do so.”