By: Imran Ayoob Lahori
Hazrat Abu Bakr (رضي الله عنه) narrated:
خطبنا النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم يوم النحر
“The Prophet ﷺ delivered a khutbah to us on the Day of Sacrifice.”
He asked: “Do you know what day this is?” We replied: “Allah and His Messenger know best.” The Prophet ﷺ remained silent, and we thought he might name it differently. Then he said: “Is this not the Day of Sacrifice?” We replied: “Yes.”
He then asked: “Which month is this?” We replied: “Allah and His Messenger know best.” Again he paused, and we thought he might name it differently. Then he said: “Is it not Dhul-Hijjah?” We replied: “Yes.”
Then he asked: “Which city is this?” We replied: “Allah and His Messenger know best.” He paused, and we thought he might name it differently. Then he said: “Is this not the Sacred City?” We replied: “Yes.”
He then said: “Indeed, your blood and your wealth are sacred to you, like the sanctity of this day, this month, and this city, until you meet your Lord…”
References: [Bukhari: 1741, Kitab al-Hajj: Bab al-Khutbah Ayyam Mina; Muslim: 1679]
Hazrat Harmas bin Ziyad (رضي الله عنه) said:
“I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the Day of Eid al-Adha delivering a khutbah while seated on his she-camel al-‘Adba’.”
References: [Hasan: Sahih Abu Dawood: 1721; Ahmad: 12/213 – al-Fath al-Rabbani; Abu Dawood: 1954]
Abu Najeeh narrated from two men of Banu Bakr:
“We saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ giving a khutbah on the middle day of the Days of Tashriq (12th Dhul-Hijjah) in Mina, and we were standing by his mount.”
References: [Sahih: Sahih Abu Dawood: 1720, Kitab al-Manasik: Bab Ayyu Yawm Yakhtub bi-Mina?; Abu Dawood: 1952]
Abu Nadrah narrated:
“The Prophet ﷺ said: ‘O people! Your Lord is One and your father is one. No Arab has superiority over a non-Arab, nor a non-Arab over an Arab; neither a white person over a black, nor a black over a white — except by taqwa. Have I conveyed the message?’ The Companions replied: ‘Yes, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has conveyed it.’”
References: [Ahmad: 5/411]
These narrations prove that delivering a khutbah in Mina on the middle day of Ayyam al-Tashriq (12th Dhul-Hijjah) is Sunnah, just like the khutbahs on:
References for further reading: [Nayl al-Awtar: 3/441; Al-Umm: 2/327; Sharh al-Muhadhdhab: 8/226; Al-Mughni: 5/319; Al-Kafi: p.171; Hidayat al-Salik: 4/120; Kashshaf al-Qina‘: 2/511; Tuhfat al-Fuqaha: 1/660; Al-Hidayah: 1/142]
Khutbah on Yawm al-Nahr (10th Dhul-Hijjah)
Hazrat Abu Bakr (رضي الله عنه) narrated:
خطبنا النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم يوم النحر
“The Prophet ﷺ delivered a khutbah to us on the Day of Sacrifice.”
He asked: “Do you know what day this is?” We replied: “Allah and His Messenger know best.” The Prophet ﷺ remained silent, and we thought he might name it differently. Then he said: “Is this not the Day of Sacrifice?” We replied: “Yes.”
He then asked: “Which month is this?” We replied: “Allah and His Messenger know best.” Again he paused, and we thought he might name it differently. Then he said: “Is it not Dhul-Hijjah?” We replied: “Yes.”
Then he asked: “Which city is this?” We replied: “Allah and His Messenger know best.” He paused, and we thought he might name it differently. Then he said: “Is this not the Sacred City?” We replied: “Yes.”
He then said: “Indeed, your blood and your wealth are sacred to you, like the sanctity of this day, this month, and this city, until you meet your Lord…”
References: [Bukhari: 1741, Kitab al-Hajj: Bab al-Khutbah Ayyam Mina; Muslim: 1679]
Hazrat Harmas bin Ziyad (رضي الله عنه) said:
“I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the Day of Eid al-Adha delivering a khutbah while seated on his she-camel al-‘Adba’.”
References: [Hasan: Sahih Abu Dawood: 1721; Ahmad: 12/213 – al-Fath al-Rabbani; Abu Dawood: 1954]
Khutbah on 12th Dhul-Hijjah (Middle Day of Ayyam al-Tashriq)
Abu Najeeh narrated from two men of Banu Bakr:
“We saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ giving a khutbah on the middle day of the Days of Tashriq (12th Dhul-Hijjah) in Mina, and we were standing by his mount.”
References: [Sahih: Sahih Abu Dawood: 1720, Kitab al-Manasik: Bab Ayyu Yawm Yakhtub bi-Mina?; Abu Dawood: 1952]
Abu Nadrah narrated:
“The Prophet ﷺ said: ‘O people! Your Lord is One and your father is one. No Arab has superiority over a non-Arab, nor a non-Arab over an Arab; neither a white person over a black, nor a black over a white — except by taqwa. Have I conveyed the message?’ The Companions replied: ‘Yes, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has conveyed it.’”
References: [Ahmad: 5/411]
Conclusion
These narrations prove that delivering a khutbah in Mina on the middle day of Ayyam al-Tashriq (12th Dhul-Hijjah) is Sunnah, just like the khutbahs on:
- Yawm ‘Arafah (9th Dhul-Hijjah)
- Yawm al-Nahr (10th Dhul-Hijjah)
- 12th Dhul-Hijjah (Middle Day of Tashriq)
References for further reading: [Nayl al-Awtar: 3/441; Al-Umm: 2/327; Sharh al-Muhadhdhab: 8/226; Al-Mughni: 5/319; Al-Kafi: p.171; Hidayat al-Salik: 4/120; Kashshaf al-Qina‘: 2/511; Tuhfat al-Fuqaha: 1/660; Al-Hidayah: 1/142]
