Manāsik al-Ḥajj - Ibn Taimiya - (93)

outside it, and there he would lead his Companions in prayer. Then, when he set out for Mina and ʿArafah, the people of Mecca and others went out with him; when he returned from ʿArafah they returned with him; and when he (1) led them (2) in prayer at Mina (3) during the Days of Mina, they prayed along with him. He never said to them, “Complete your prayers, for we are travellers.” The Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—did not set any limit for travel, whether in terms of distance or of time. In his day no one lived permanently in Mina, and for that reason he said, “Mina is the encampment of whoever arrives first.” (4) (5)

It has nevertheless been said that Mina was inhabited in the caliphate of ʿUthmān, and that (6) for this reason ʿUthmān performed the prayer in full; for he held [that (7) he had settled in a place where he had no need to carry (8) provisions or a water-skin, (9) and he considered] (10) that a traveller is one who

(1) Manuscript D reads: “wa kama” (and likewise). (2) The word “bihim” is absent in manuscript C. (3) The phrase “bi-Mina” (at Mina) is absent in manuscript B. (4) Manuscript D reads: “li-sabq” (because of precedence). (5) Reported by Ahmad, no. 25718; Abu Dawud, no. 2019; al-Tirmidhi, no. 881, who graded it ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ; and Ibn Majah, no. 3006, on the authority of Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her. Al-Nawawi declared it sound in al-Majmuʿ, 5/282. (6) Manuscript B adds: “wa anna” (and that). (7) Manuscript A reads: “inna” (indeed). (8) Manuscript A reads: “ʿamal” (deed). (9) Manuscript B reads: “wa-l-mazawad” (and the water-skins). (10) The text enclosed in brackets is missing from manuscripts C and D.

مكةَ، وهناكَ كانَ يصلِّي بأصحابِهِ، ثم لَمَّا خرجَ إلى مِنًى وعرفةَ؛ خرجَ معهُ أهلُ مكةَ وغيرُهم، ولَمَّا رجعَ مِنْ عرفةَ رجعُوا معه، ولَمَّا (١) صلَّى بهم (٢) بِمِنًى (٣) أيامَ مِنًى؛ صلَّوْا معه، ولم يَقُلْ لهم: «أَتِمُّوا صلاتَكم فإنَّا قومٌ سَفْرٌ» ، ولم يَحُدَّ النبيُّ صلَّى اللَّهُ عليهِ وسلَّمَ السفرَ لا بمسافةٍ ولا بزمانٍ، ولم يكنْ بِمِنًى أحدٌ ساكنًا في زَمَنِهِ، ولهذا قالَ: «مِنًى مُنَاخُ مَنْ سَبَقَ (٤) » (٥) . ولكنْ قِيلَ: إِنَّهَا سُكِنَتْ في خلافةِ عثمانَ، وأنَّه (٦) بسببِ ذلك أَتَمَّ عثمانُ الصلاةَ؛ لأنَّه كانَ يرى [أنَّه (٧) نَزَلَ بِمكانٍ لا يَحتاجُ فيهِ إلى حَمْلِ (٨) الزَّادِ والمزادِ (٩) ، وكان يرى] (١٠) أنَّ المسافِرَ مَنْ

(١) في (د): (وكما). (٢) قوله: (بهم): سقط من (ج). (٣) قوله: (بمنى): سقط من (ب). (٤) في (د): (لسبق). (٥) رواه أحمد (٢٥٧١٨)، وأبوداود (٢٠١٩)، والترمذي (٨٨١) وقال: حسن صحيح، وابن ماجه (٣٠٠٦) من حديث عائشة رضي الله عنها. وحسنه النووي في المجموع ٥/ ٢٨٢. (٦) في (ب): (وأنَّ). (٧) في (أ): (إن). (٨) في (أ): (عمل). (٩) في (ب): (والمزواد). (١٠) ما بين معقوفين سقط من (ج) و (د).