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صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب الصلاة
The Book of As-Salat (The Prayer)
بَابُ الْمَسَاجِدِ الَّتِي عَلَى طُرُقِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَالْمَوَاضِعِ الَّتِي صَلَّى فِيهَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.:
Chapter. The mosques which are on the way to Al-Madina and the places where the Prophet ﷺ had offered Salat (prayers).
Sahih Bukhari 487 — The mosques which are on the way to Al-Madina
وَأَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَهُ ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَنْزِلُ تَحْتَ سَرْحَةٍ ضَخْمَةٍ دُونَ الرُّوَيْثَةِ عَنْ يَمِينِ الطَّرِيقِ ، وَوِجَاهَ الطَّرِيقِ فِي مَكَانٍ بَطْحٍ سَهْلٍ حَتَّى يُفْضِيَ مِنْ أَكَمَةٍ دُوَيْنَ بَرِيدِ الرُّوَيْثَةِ بِمِيلَيْنِ وَقَدِ انْكَسَرَ أَعْلَاهَا فَانْثَنَى فِي جَوْفِهَا وَهِيَ قَائِمَةٌ عَلَى سَاقٍ وَفِي سَاقِهَا كُثُبٌ كَثِيرَةٌ .
`Abdullah (bin `Umar) also told (Nafi`) that the Prophet used to dismount under a huge tree short of Ar-Ruwaitha, on the right side of the road and facing it, in a wide, soft and level place, till he came out of a hillock about two miles short of the post-station of Ar-Ruwaitha. The upper part of that tree has broken off and bent down into its middle, and it stands on its trunk, and around its trunk there are many sand-hills.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
Third Station:
The third station is mentioned by the name of Ruwaythah.
This is the name of a settlement which is at a distance of 17 farsakhs, that is, 51 miles from Madinah Tayyibah.
(Fath al-Bari: 1/737)
Where did the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) perform prayer at this station? According to the statement of Abdullah ibn Umar (radi Allahu anhu), the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would descend beneath a large tree there.
That tree has broken from the top, but if not, it has bent and settled within its hollow and shell, and its trunk stands fully upright.
Beneath this trunk are mounds of sand, but that tree, which had already broken in the time of Abdullah ibn Umar (radi Allahu anhu), how many days could it have remained! Now, to search for this place and determine it is impossible.
And Allah knows best.
Third Station:
The third station is mentioned by the name of Ruwaythah.
This is the name of a settlement which is at a distance of 17 farsakhs, that is, 51 miles from Madinah Tayyibah.
(Fath al-Bari: 1/737)
Where did the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) perform prayer at this station? According to the statement of Abdullah ibn Umar (radi Allahu anhu), the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would descend beneath a large tree there.
That tree has broken from the top, but if not, it has bent and settled within its hollow and shell, and its trunk stands fully upright.
Beneath this trunk are mounds of sand, but that tree, which had already broken in the time of Abdullah ibn Umar (radi Allahu anhu), how many days could it have remained! Now, to search for this place and determine it is impossible.
And Allah knows best.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 487
