Hadith 2975

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ، عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَعْمَرَ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " الْحَجُّ عَرَفَاتٌ الْحَجُّ عَرَفَاتٌ الْحَجُّ عَرَفَاتٌ ، أَيَّامُ مِنًى ثَلَاثٌ ، فَمَنْ تَعَجَّلَ فِي يَوْمَيْنِ فَلا إِثْمَ عَلَيْهِ وَمَنْ تَأَخَّرَ فَلا إِثْمَ عَلَيْهِ سورة البقرة آية 203 ، وَمَنْ أَدْرَكَ عَرَفَةَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَطْلُعَ الْفَجْرُ فَقَدْ أَدْرَكَ الْحَجَّ " ، قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ ، قَالَ سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ : وَهَذَا أَجْوَدُ حَدِيثٍ رَوَاهُ 63 الثَّوْرِيُّ ، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ، وَرَوَاهُ شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ عَطَاءٍ ، وَلَا نَعْرِفُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ حَدِيثِ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ عَطَاءٍ .
´Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin Ya'mar:` that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The Hajj is 'Arafat, the Hajj is 'Arafat, the Hajj is 'Arafat. The days of Mina are three: But whoever hastens to leave in two days, there is no sin on him, and whoever stays on, there is no sin on him (2:203). And whoever sees (attends) the 'Arafah before the rising of Fajr, then he has performed the Hajj." Ibn Abi 'Umar said: "Sufyan bin 'Uyainah said: 'This is the best Hadith that Ath-Thawri reported.'"
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب تفسير القرآن عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 2975
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح ومضى برقم (896)
Hadith Takhrij «انظر حدیث رقم 889 (صحیح)»
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation: ➊ In this, there is an indication towards the statement of Allah, the Exalted:
﴿وَاذْكُرُواْ اللّهَ فِي أَيَّامٍ مَّعْدُودَاتٍ فَمَن تَعَجَّلَ فِي يَوْمَيْنِ فَلاَ إِثْمَ عَلَيْهِ﴾ (Al-Baqarah: 203).

➋ That is:
The pilgrim has the choice to either perform the ritual stoning (ramy al-jamarat) on the twelfth of Dhu al-Hijjah and return, or to stay for all three days and, after performing the ritual stoning (ramy) on the thirteenth of Dhu al-Hijjah, then return.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2975
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
English Commentary:
1:
That is, the essence of Hajj is the standing (wuquf) at Arafat, because if this is missed, the Hajj itself is missed.

2:
That is, he has attained the standing (wuquf) at Arafat, which is a pillar (rukn) of Hajj, and thus he is safe and secure from missing the Hajj.
This does not mean that his Hajj is now complete and that nothing else remains for him to do.
The Tawaf al-Ifadah, which is another important pillar (rukn) of Hajj, is still remaining; without it, how can the Hajj be considered complete?
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 889
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1949. Commentary: Standing at Arafat (wuquf ‘Arafat) is a pillar (rukn) of Hajj, even if it is for only a brief moment. And this time is from the decline of the sun (zawal) on the 9th of Dhu al-Hijjah until before true dawn (subh sadiq) on the following day. Whoever misses this standing, his Hajj is not valid.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1949
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:

Standing at Arafat (wuquf ‘Arafat) is the most important pillar of Hajj.
Whoever is able to perform this pillar at its appointed time, his Hajj will not be missed.
And whoever is so late that he is unable to perform the standing at Arafat at its proper time, his Hajj is missed.
If he has the means, he should perform Hajj again.


The actual time for standing at Arafat is from the decline of the sun (zawal) on the 9th of Dhu al-Hijjah until sunset.
If, during this period, a person spends even a few minutes in Arafat, then this pillar is fulfilled.


Whoever is unable to reach Arafat by sunset, but arrives there during the night before the true dawn (subh sadiq), his Hajj will also be valid.
He should stay in Arafat for a short while, then proceed to Muzdalifah and spend the rest of the night there.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3015
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
Standing at Arafat (wuquf ‘Arafat) is the greatest pillar of Hajj. If a compelled person reaches directly from the miqat to Arafat—whether on the day of ‘Arafah, or the following night, or before the break of dawn, or at the time of dawn—and stands there even for a few moments, his Hajj is valid. However, if he arrives even later than this, his Hajj will not be valid. If it was obligatory (fard), he will have to perform it again; otherwise, he is excused. From the above details, it is understood that in reality, standing at Arafat is the essence of Hajj; the rest are Sunnahs and obligations (wajibat), which, under normal circumstances, cannot be omitted, but for the compelled or excused person, there is some allowance. The making up (qada) of standing at Arafat cannot be done after its time has passed, whereas the making up of other Sunnahs of Hajj can be done even after their time has passed.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 3019
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
(1) “The days of Mina are three.” In reality, there are four days, but since on the Day of Sacrifice (Yawm al-Nahr) other acts are also performed, it has not been counted here. The 11th, 12th, and 13th are the days of Mina. During these days, pebbles are thrown at all three Jamarat. However, if someone performs the stoning (rami) on the 12th and departs from Mina, there is no harm in that. The stoning of the 13th is excused for him. But if someone stays, then he must also perform the stoning on the 13th.

(2) “There is no sin upon him for this”—rather, there will be reward. The negation of sin is in accordance with the previous sentence; otherwise, staying does not entail any possibility of sin. However, in leaving early, there could have been a possibility of sin.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 3047
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
In this hadith, it is mentioned that reaching Arafat is a pillar (rukn) of Hajj, and arriving there before the break of dawn (fajr) is obligatory (fard). The three days of Mina refer to the 11th, 12th, and 13th of Dhul-Hijjah.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 922