Manāsik al-Ḥajj - Ibn Taimiya - (121)

until the third day (1) (2).

The Sunnah is for the imam to lead the people in prayer at Mina, with all the pilgrims praying behind him (3).

It is recommended not to forsake the prayer in Mina’s mosque—the Mosque of al-Khayf—together with the imam; for the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, along with Abu Bakr and ʿUmar, used to lead the people there, shortening the four-cycle prayers without (4) combining them, and all the worshippers (5)—whether residents of Mecca or otherwise—shortened behind them.

The only wording authentically reported from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, is that he said:

“People of Mecca, complete your prayers, for we are a traveling people,”

when he had led them (6) in Mecca itself (7).

If the people have no general imam (8), then one of them should lead his own companions.

Note that the mosque was erected after the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him; it did not exist during his lifetime.

(1) Manuscripts A and B read “yawm” (day). (2) See: Ibn Muflih, al-Furu, vol. 6, p. 61; al-Ba‘li, Ikhtiyarat, p. 176. (3) Manuscripts C and D read “khalfahu ahl al-mawsim” (the pilgrims stood behind him). (4) Manuscript B reads “bal” (rather). (5) The word “kulluhum” (all of them) is omitted in manuscript B. (6) The word “bihim” (with them) is omitted in manuscript A. (7) Its documentation has already been given on p. 92. (8) The word “aam” (year) is omitted in manuscript B.

إلَى اليومِ (١) الثالثِ (٢) . والسُّنَّةُ للإمامِ أنْ يصلِّيَ بالناسِ بِمِنًى، ويُصَلِّيَ أهلُ الْمَوْسِمِ خلْفَهُ (٣) . ويُسْتَحَبُّ ألَّا يَدَعَ الصلاةَ في مسجدِ مِنًى -وهُوَ مسجِدُ الْخَيْفِ- معَ الإمامِ؛ فإنَّ النبيَّ صلَّى اللَّهُ عليهِ وسلَّمَ وأبَا بكرٍ وعمرَ كانُوا يصلُّونَ بالناسِ قَصْرًا بلَا (٤) جَمْعٍ بِمِنًى، ويَقْصُرُ الناسُ كلُّهُمْ (٥) خَلْفَهُمْ؛ أهلُ مكةَ وغيرُ أهلِ مكةَ، وإنَّما رُوِيَ عَنِ النبيِّ صلَّى اللَّهُ عليهِ وسلَّمَ أنَّهُ قالَ: «يَا أَهْلَ مَكَّةَ، أَتِمُّوا صَلَاتَكُمْ؛ فَإِنَّا قَوْمٌ سَفْرٌ» لَمَّا صلَّى بهم (٦) بمكةَ نفسِها (٧) ، فإنْ لم يكنْ للناسِ إمامٌ عامٌّ (٨) ؛ صلَّى الرجلُ بأصحابِه. والمسجدُ بُنِيَ بعدَ النبيِّ صلَّى اللَّهُ عليهِ وسلَّمَ، لم يكُنْ علَى عهدِهِ.

(١) في (أ) و (ب): (يوم). (٢) ينظر: الفروع ٦/ ٦١، اختيارات البعلي ص ١٧٦. (٣) في (ج) و (د): (خلفه أهل الموسم). (٤) في (ب): (بل). (٥) قوله: (كلهم) سقط من (ب). (٦) قوله: (بهم) سقط من (أ). (٧) تقدم تخريجه صفحة (٩٢). (٨) قوله: (عام) سقط من (ب).