Hadith 2964

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَكَمِ ، عَنْ شُعَيْبٍ ، قَالَ : أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ ، عَنْ ابْنِ الْهَادِ ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ، قَالَ : " طَافَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْبَيْتِ سَبْعًا ، رَمَلَ مِنْهَا ثَلَاثًا ، وَمَشَى أَرْبَعًا ، ثُمَّ قَامَ عِنْدَ الْمَقَامِ ، فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ : وَاتَّخِذُوا مِنْ مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّى سورة البقرة آية 125 , وَرَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ يُسْمِعُ النَّاسَ ، ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ ، فَاسْتَلَمَ ، ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ ، فَقَالَ : نَبْدَأُ بِمَا بَدَأَ اللَّهُ بِهِ ، فَبَدَأَ بِالصَّفَا ، فَرَقِيَ عَلَيْهَا حَتَّى بَدَا لَهُ الْبَيْتُ ، فَقَالَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ : لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ ، يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ، فَكَبَّرَ اللَّهَ وَحَمِدَهُ ، ثُمَّ دَعَا بِمَا قُدِّرَ لَهُ ، ثُمَّ نَزَلَ مَاشِيًا حَتَّى تَصَوَّبَتْ قَدَمَاهُ فِي بَطْنِ الْمَسِيلِ ، فَسَعَى حَتَّى صَعِدَتْ قَدَمَاهُ ، ثُمَّ مَشَى حَتَّى أَتَى الْمَرْوَةَ فَصَعِدَ فِيهَا ، ثُمَّ بَدَا لَهُ الْبَيْتُ ، فَقَالَ : لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ، قَالَ : ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ، ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ اللَّهَ وَسَبَّحَهُ ، وَحَمِدَهُ ، ثُمَّ دَعَا عَلَيْهَا بِمَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ، فَعَلَ هَذَا حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنَ الطَّوَافِ " .
´It was narrated that Bajir said:` "The Messenger of Allah circumambulated the House seven times, walking rapidly (Raml) in the three, and walking (at a regular pace) for four. Then he stood near the Maqam and prayed two Rakahs. Then he recited: 'And take you the Maqam (Place) of Ibrahim as a place of prayer, raising his voice, so that the people would hear. Then he went (to perform Sai) and said: 'We will start with that with which Allah started.' So he started with As-Safa, climbing up, until he could see the House, and he said three times: 'La ilaha illallah, Wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu, yuhyi wa yumitu, wa huwaala kulli shayin qadir (There is none worthy of worship except Allah alone with no partner or associate, His is the dominion and to Him be praise, He gives life and death, and He has power over all things).' Then exclaimed Allah's greatness, then he supplicated as much as was decreed for him. Then he came down walking until he reached level ground at the bottom of the valley. Then he hastened until the ground began to rise. Then he walked until he came to Al-Marwah and clime dup it, and when he could see the House he said: 'La ilaha illallah, Wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu, yuhyi wa yumitu, wa huwaala kulli shayin qadir (There is none worthy of worship except Allah alone with no partner or associate, His is the dominion and to Him be praise, He gives life and death, and He has power over all things).' He said that three times, then he remembered Allah and glorified and praised Him, then he supplicated there for as long as Allah willed. And he did that until he finished Sai."
Hadith Reference سنن نسائي / كتاب مناسك الحج / 2964
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: إسناده صحيح
Hadith Takhrij «سنن ابی داود/ الحروف 1 (3969)، سنن الترمذی/الحج 33 (856)، 38 (862)، سنن ابن ماجہ/الإقامة 56 (1008)، (تحفة الأشراف: 2595)، ویأتي عند المؤلف برقم: 2977 (صحیح)»
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
Imam al-Nasa’i rahimahullah’s approach indicates that reciting the aforementioned verse after the two units (rak‘ahs) of circumambulation (tawaf) is Sunnah. However, it can be said that his recitation of this verse was by way of inference, meaning that by it he intended the two units (rak‘ahs) of tawaf. This is what is correct. For this reason, the scholars have not written that reciting this verse after the two units (rak‘ahs) is Sunnah. Furthermore, in some narrations it is transmitted that he recited this verse before the two units (rak‘ahs). See: (Sahih Muslim, al-Hajj, Hadith: 1218; Sunan al-Nasa’i, Manasik al-Hajj, Hadith: 2965, 2966). It should be noted that seven circuits are performed between Safa and Marwah, but going from Safa to Marwah is counted as one circuit, and returning from Marwah to Safa is counted as the second circuit. In this manner, the seventh circuit will be completed at Marwah.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 2964