Sayyiduna al-Miswar bin Makhramah (may Allah be pleased with him) states that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) addressed us at Arafat. He praised and glorified Allah and then said: "To proceed: the idolaters and idol-worshippers used to depart from this place when the sun was on the peaks of the mountains like the turbans of men (yellowish in colour), whereas we will depart after the sun has set. And they used to depart from al-Mash'ar al-Haram when the sun had (risen and) spread out." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it. By the evidence I have mentioned, it is established that Sayyiduna al-Miswar bin Makhramah (may Allah be pleased with him) heard directly from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), not as some of the common folk among our colleagues suppose, that he only saw him (peace and blessings be upon him) and did not hear anything from him.