Manāsik al-Ḥajj - Ibn Taimiya - (91)

Manāsik al-ḤajjIbn Taimiya

and the ʿAsr prayer as well, and he delivered the sermon while still within the boundaries of ʿArafah, in the basin of ʿUrnah (1). There now stands a mosque on that spot known as the Mosque of Ibrahim (2), but it was only erected at the beginning of the ʿAbbasid era.

He therefore prays there (3) the Dhuhr and ʿAsr prayers in shortened, combined form (4), just as the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—did, and all the pilgrims, Meccans and non-Meccans alike (5), pray behind him likewise, shortening and combining. The imam then addresses them (6) just as the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—addressed the people from atop his camel.

When the sermon is concluded, the mu’adhdhin gives the call to prayer, then the iqama, after which he prays, in accordance with the established sunnah. He performs the prayers at ʿArafah, Muzdalifah, and Mina in shortened form, and both the people of Mecca and those from elsewhere (7) shorten them as well. In the same way they combine the prayers at ʿArafah, Muzdalifah, and Mina (8), just as the Meccans did behind the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—at ʿArafah, Muzdalifah, and Mina,

(1) ‘Urana: the first syllable is pronounced with u, the following consonants with a; see Al-Mutaliʿ, p. 232. (2) Al-Azraqi reports in Taʾrikh Makka 2/193: “A mosque at Arafat, to the right of the standing place, called the Mosque of Ibrahim; it is not the Arafat mosque in which the imam prays.” This site is today known as Masjid Namira; see Maʿalim Makka al-Tarikhiyya 1/267. (3) Manuscript B reads: “there.” (4) The words “and Jamʿan” are missing from manuscripts C and D. (5) According to the Hanbali school, Meccan residents are not permitted to combine or shorten their prayers; see Al-Insaf 2/320. (6) Manuscript B adds: “and he delivered a sermon.” (7) The phrase “and he shortened (the prayer)” is absent from manuscripts A and B. (8) The Hanbali position also forbids Meccan residents to shorten or combine their prayers at Arafat, Muzdalifa, or Mina; see Al-Insaf 2/320.

والعصرَ وخَطَبَ، وهُوَ في حُدودِ عرفةَ بِبَطْنِ عُرَنَةَ (١) ، وهُنَاكَ مسجدٌ يقالُ له: مسجدُ إبراهيمَ (٢) ، وإنَّما بُنِيَ في أولِ دولةِ بني العباسِ. فيُصَلِّي هناك (٣) الظهرَ والعصرَ قَصْرًا وجمعاً (٤) ، كما فَعَلَ رسول الله صلَّى اللَّهُ عليهِ وسلَّمَ، ويصلِّي خَلْفَهُ جميعُ الحاجِّ؛ أهلُ مكةَ وغيرُهم (٥) ، قَصْرًا وجَمْعًا، يَخْطُبُ (٦) بهم الإمامُ كمَا خطبَ النبيُّ صلَّى اللَّهُ عليهِ وسلَّمَ على بَعِيرِهِ. ثمَّ إذا قَضَى الْخُطبةَ: أَذَّنَ المؤذِّنُ وأقامَ، ثم يُصَلِّي، كما جاءتْ بذلِكَ السُّنَّةُ، ويُصَلِّي بعرفةَ ومُزْدَلِفَةَ ومِنًى قَصْرًا، ويقصر (٧) أهلُ مكةَ وغيرُ أهلِ مكةَ، وكذلك يَجْمَعُونَ الصلاةَ بعَرفةَ ومُزْدَلِفَةَ ومِنًى (٨) ، كما كان أهلُ مكَّةَ خَلْفَ النَّبيِّ صلَّى الله عليه وسلَّم بعرَفةَ ومُزدَلِفة ومِنًى،

(١) عُرَنَة: بضم العين وفتح الراء والنون. ينظر: المطلع ص ٢٣٢. (٢) قال الأزرقي في تاريخ مكة (٢/ ١٩٣): (مسجد بعرفة عن يمين الموقف، يقال له: مسجد إبراهيم، وليس بمسجد عرفة الذي يصلي فيه الإمام). وهذا المسجد يعرف اليوم بمسجد نمِرَة. ينظر: معالم مكة التاريخية ١/ ٢٦٧. (٣) في (ب): (هنالك). (٤) قوله: (وجمعاً) سقط من (ج) و (د). (٥) والمذهب عند الحنابلة: عدم جواز الجمع والقصر لأهل مكة. ينظر: الإنصاف ٢/ ٣٢٠. (٦) في (ب): (ويخطب). (٧) قوله: (ويقصر) سقطت من (أ) و (ب). (٨) والمذهب عند الحنابلة: عدم جواز القصر والجمع لأهل مكة في عرفة ومزدلفة ومنى. ينظر: الإنصاف ٢/ ٣٢٠.