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Biography: Imam Bukhari (rh)
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Mukhtasar Sahih Bukhari
Is fasting on the Day of Arafah necessary?
`Umm Fadl (may Allah be pleased with her) (the aunt of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him) says that on the day of Arafah, people were in doubt about whether the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, was fasting. So I sent something for the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, to drink, and he drank it (thus it became known that he was not fasting).


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Going to the standing place from Namirah at noon on Arafah
Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) came near the tent of Hajjaj after the sun had declined on the day of Arafah and called out in a loud voice, so Hajjaj came out, and he was wearing a cloak dyed with safflower. Hajjaj said (to Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both), "O Abu Abdur Rahman! What is the matter?" He replied, "If you want to follow the Sunnah, then you should proceed (for Wuquf)." Hajjaj asked, "Right now?" He said, "Yes." Hajjaj said, "Give me a little time so that I may pour water over my head and then proceed." So Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) dismounted from his ride (and waited) until Hajjaj came out. Then he began to walk between me (Salim bin Abdullah) and my respected father (Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both). (Salim bin Abdullah says) I said to Hajjaj, "If you want to follow the Sunnah, then keep the sermon short and hasten in Wuquf." So Hajjaj began to look towards Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both). When Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) saw this, he said, "He (Salim) is right." And Abdul Malik (the king of Sham) had written to Hajjaj (who was the governor and Makkah was also under his control) that he should not oppose Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) in Hajj.


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Going early to stay at Arafah
No other hadith has been narrated under this heading in view of the previously mentioned hadith (830).


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One should stay at Arafah, not Muzdalifah
Jubair bin Mut’im (may Allah be pleased with him) says that (before accepting Islam) on the day of Arafah, one of my camels was lost. I went out to search for it, and I saw the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) standing at Arafat. So I said to myself,“By Allah, he is from the people of Hums (the strict people, i.e., the Quraysh), so what is he doing here?”


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Departure from Arafah
It was asked from Sayyiduna Usama bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him): When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) departed from Arafat during the Farewell Pilgrimage, how was he walking? Sayyiduna Usama (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: Even in the crowd, he was walking briskly, and when the ground was clear, he would walk even faster. The narrator (Hisham bin Urwah) says that "nas" (means walking faster) is more than "anaq" (brisk walking).


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The Prophet's command to proceed calmly from Arafah and gesture with a stick
Narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that on the day of Arafah, he was traveling with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) (on the return from Arafat). He says that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard a lot of noise and the sound of people striking their camels behind him, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured towards them with his whip and said: "O people! Maintain calmness, for making the camels run fast is not a virtue."


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Sending women and children at night to Muzdalifah for prayer and departure after moonset
Narrated from Sayyida Asma bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her) that she stayed near Muzdalifah on the night of Muzdalifah and stood up to pray. After praying for a short while, she asked, "O son! Has the moon set?" (Abdullah) said, "No." So she continued to pray for a little while. After that, she asked, "O son! Has the moon set?" (Abdullah) said, "Yes." Then she said, "Let us go now." So we departed and continued until Asma (may Allah be pleased with her) reached Mina and threw the pebbles, then came to her place and offered the morning prayer there. I (Abdullah) said to her, "Madam! We think that we have hastened." Asma (may Allah be pleased with her) replied, "O son! The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had already given permission for this to women."


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Umm al-Mu'mineen Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) says: We stopped at Muzdalifah, so Umm al-Mu'mineen Sawda (may Allah be pleased with her) sought permission from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to depart before the crowd of people, and she was a woman of heavy build. So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) granted her permission, and she departed before the crowd of people, while we remained there until morning came. Then we set out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). (But I was so distressed that I wished) if only I had also sought permission from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) as Sawda (may Allah be pleased with her) had done, that would have been dearer to me than any happiness.


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When to pray Fajr at Muzdalifah
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he went to Muzdalifah along with all the people. There, Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) performed two prayers together (Maghrib and ‘Isha). He only offered the obligatory (fard) prayers of each, with adhan and iqamah, and ate food between the two prayers. After that, when dawn began, he immediately performed the Fajr prayer. At that time, it was so dark that some people said Fajr had begun and others said it had not yet begun. After completing the prayer, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“These two prayers, at this place, i.e., Muzdalifah, have been delayed from their (original) times—Maghrib and ‘Isha. So people should not come to Muzdalifah until the time of ‘Isha, and the Fajr prayer should be performed early in the morning at its (proper) time.”Then Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) stayed until the whiteness (of morning) spread widely. After that, he said: If the Commander of the Faithful, ‘Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), were to proceed now towards Mina, he would be acting in accordance with the Sunnah. (When the Commander of the Faithful, may Allah be pleased with him, departed, the narrator ‘Abdur Rahman says:) I do not know whether the statement of Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) came first or the departure of the Commander of the Faithful, Sayyiduna ‘Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) came first. Then Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) continued reciting the Talbiyah until he stoned the Jamrat al-‘Aqabah on the day of sacrifice. (At that time, he stopped the Talbiyah.)


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When to depart from Muzdalifah
‘Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) offered the Fajr prayer at Muzdalifah, then remained there. After that he said:“The polytheists would not depart from here until the sun had risen, and they used to say: ‘O Thubair!’ (the name of a mountain) ‘Shine with the rays of the sun.’ And indeed, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) opposed them in this matter.”After that, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) departed before the sun had risen.


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