of al-ʿAqabah—on the Day of the Festival—by the middle road (1) that leads out of Mina. He would then turn left toward the Jamrah. When he returned to (2) his spot in Mina where he had slaughtered his sacrificial offering and shaved his head, he retraced his steps along the earlier route that most people still follow today.
He would delay Maghrib until he could perform it together with ʿIshaʾ at Muzdalifah, avoiding any jostling with the crowd; if he found a clear space, he would hasten his pace.
Once he reached Muzdalifah (3), he prayed Maghrib before the camels were made to kneel (4) (5) if possible. After the animals had been settled, they performed ʿIshaʾ; and if ʿIshaʾ was delayed, that caused him no harm.
He spent the night at Muzdalifah, and the whole of Muzdalifah (6) is called (7) al-Mashʿar al-Ḥarām. It stretches from the two passes of ʿArafah to the hollow of Muḥassir, for between every two sacred landmarks there is a boundary.