The first group argued from the report found in the two Ṣaḥīḥs, transmitted by Abū Hurayrah, that when the Prophet ﷺ was about to depart from Minā he said: “Tomorrow, God willing, we shall encamp at Khayf Banī Kinānah, the place where they once swore together upon unbelief.” That spot is where Quraysh had conspired to boycott Banū Hāshim and Banū al-Muṭṭalib until they handed over the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ therefore intended to proclaim the symbols of Islam in the very place where the symbols of disbelief had once been displayed.

The others cited what Muslim relates from Abū Rāfiʿ: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not instruct me to make those who were with me camp at al-Abṭaḥ; I merely pitched his tent there myself, and then he came and stayed.”

Ibn al-Qayyim said: “God revealed in confirmation of the Prophet’s words, ‘Tomorrow we shall camp at Khayf Banī Kinānah.’”

In sum, this halt is not one of the obligations of Hajj, and by unanimous agreement of the scholars no liability rests on anyone who omits it. To Him belong all praise and favor.