Manāsik al-ḤajjIbn Taimiya

while for others, performing the pilgrimage on foot is superior (1).

The Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—did not designate any particular supplication or remembrance for the standing at ʿArafah; rather, each person may invoke Allah with whatever sound supplications he wishes. In the same way, he may proclaim the takbīr, utter the tahlīl, and remember Allah Most High until the sun sets.

As for bathing for ʿArafah (2), this has been reported (3) in a ḥadīth from (4) the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—(5) and likewise from Ibn ʿUmar and others (6). Nothing else concerning the pilgrimage has been transmitted from the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—or from his Companions except three ritual baths:
• the bath for entering the state of iḥrām,
• the bath upon entering Mecca,
• and the bath on the Day of ʿArafah.

(1) The dominant legal opinion is that walking is preferable; see Kashshaf al-Qinaʿ, vol. 2, p. 492. (2) MSS A and B read: “at ʿArafah.” (3) MS B reads: “in it.” (4) The preposition “ʿan” is absent from MS C. (5) Al-Fakih b. Saʿd relates that “the Messenger of Allah used to perform a full bath on the Day of Fitr, the Day of Nahr, and the Day of ʿArafah.” Reported by Ibn Majah (no. 1316); al-Albani graded it fabricated (mawduʿ). (6) Reported by Ibn Abi Shaybah from ʿUmar (no. 15558) and from Ibn ʿUmar (no. 15560), and by al-Shafiʿi (1/74) from ʿAli—may Allah be pleased with them all.
ومنهم مَنْ يكونُ حَجُّهُ ماشيًا أفضلَ (١) . ولم يُعَيِّنِ النبيُّ صلَّى اللَّهُ عليهِ وسلَّمَ لعرفةَ دعاءً ولا ذِكْرًا، بل يدعو الرَّجُلُ بما شاءَ مِنَ الأدعيةِ الشرعيةِ، وكذلِكَ يُكَبِّرُ، ويُهَلِّلُ، ويَذْكُرُ اللهَ تعالَى حتى تَغْرُبَ الشمسُ. والاغتسالُ لعرفةَ (٢) قد رُوِيَ في (٣) حديثٍ عَنِ (٤) النبيِّ صلَّى اللَّهُ عليهِ وسلَّمَ (٥) ، ورُوِيَ عنِ ابنِ عُمَرَ وغيرِه (٦) ، ولم يُنْقَلْ عنِ النبيِّ صلَّى اللَّهُ عليهِ وسلَّمَ ولا عَنْ أصحابِه في الحجِّ إلَّا ثلاثةُ أغسالٍ: - غُسْلُ الإحرامِ. - والغُسْلُ عندَ دخولِ مكَّةَ. - والغُسْلُ يومَ عرفةَ.
(١) والمذهب: أن المشي أفضل. ينظر: كشاف القناع ٢/ ٤٩٢. (٢) في (أ) و (ب): (بعرفة). (٣) في (ب): (فيه). (٤) قوله: (عن): سقط من (ج). (٥) عن الفاكه بن سعد رضي الله عنه: «أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يغتسل يوم الفطر ويوم النحر ويوم عرفة» رواه ابن ماجه (١٣١٦)، قال الألباني: (موضوع). (٦) رواه ابن أبي شيبة عن عمر (١٥٥٥٨)، وابن عمر (١٥٥٦٠)، ورواه الشافعي (١/ ٧٤) عن علي رضي الله عنهم.

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