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Zād al-MaʿādIbn al-Qayyim

from its original position. This is how Jābir described his actions in Sahīh Muslim (1). The apparent meaning is that he was on foot. Yet Muslim also related in his Sahīh (2), from Abū al-Zubayr, that he heard Jābir ibn ‘Abd Allāh say:

“During the Farewell Pilgrimage, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) circumambulated the House and went between al-Safā and al-Marwah on his mount, so that people could see him and he would be raised above them (3). Neither the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) nor his Companions performed the rite of sa‘y between al-Safā and al-Marwah more than once.”

Ibn Hazm said (4): “There is no contradiction between the two reports, for when a rider’s camel carries him downhill (5), his whole body descends, including his feet along with the rest of his body.”

In my view, there is a better way to reconcile the two reports: he began his sa‘y on foot, then completed it riding. This is explicitly stated in a report in Sahīh Muslim (6), from Abū al-Tufayl, who said:

“I asked Ibn ‘Abbās, ‘Tell me about going between al-Safā and al-Marwah while riding: is it a sunnah? Your people claim that it is a sunnah.’

“He replied, ‘They have spoken both truth and falsehood.’

“I asked, ‘What do you mean by saying that they have spoken both truth and falsehood?’

“He replied, ‘People crowded around the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), saying, “This is Muhammad!” Even the young unmarried women came out of their homes. People were not struck to clear a path before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When the crowd around him grew, he mounted. Walking (7), however, is better.’”

(1) No. 1218, from Jābir, may Allah be pleased with him. (2) No. 1273/255. (3) The printed edition adds after this: “and so that they could ask him, for people had crowded around him. Muslim also narrated from Abū al-Zubayr, from Jābir.” This addition is absent from all the manuscripts. (4) In Hujjat al-Wadā‘ (The Farewell Pilgrimage), p. 157. (5) This is the reading in most manuscripts. Manuscript mb and the printed edition read “insabba (descended).” (6) No. 1264/237. (7) The printed edition adds after this: “and sa‘y (going between al-Safā and al-Marwah).” This is absent from the manuscripts but present in the transmitted report.

عن وضعه، هكذا قال جابر عنه في «صحيح مسلم» (١). وظاهر هذا: أنَّه كان ماشيًا، وقد روى مسلم في «صحيحه» (٢) عن أبي الزبير أنَّه سمع جابر بن عبد الله يقول: طاف النبيُّ ﷺ في حجَّة الوداع على راحلته بالبيت وبين الصَّفا والمروة؛ ليراه النَّاس، وليُشْرِف (٣). ولم يطفْ رسول الله ﷺ ولا أصحابه بين الصَّفا والمروة إلا طوافًا واحدًا. قال ابن حزمٍ (٤): لا تعارُضَ بينهما ; لأنَّ الرَّاكب إذا انصبَّتْ (٥) به بعيرُه فقد انصبَّ كلُّه، وانصبَّت قدماه أيضًا مع سائر جسده. وعندي في الجمع بينهما وجهٌ أحسنُ من هذا، وهو أنَّه سعى ماشيًا أوَّلًا، ثمَّ أتمَّ سعيه راكبًا، وقد جاء ذلك مصرَّحًا به، ففي «صحيح مسلم» (٦) عن أبي الطُّفيل قال: قلت لابن عبَّاسٍ: أخبِرْني عن الطَّواف بين الصَّفا والمروة راكبًا، أسنَّةٌ هو؟ فإنَّ قومك يزعمون أنَّه سنَّةٌ، قال: صدقوا وكذبوا، قال: قلت: ما قولك: صدقوا وكذبوا؟ قال: إنَّ رسول الله ﷺ كثُر عليه النَّاس، يقولون هذا محمَّدٌ، حتى خرج العواتقُ من البيوت، قال: وكان رسول الله ﷺ لا يُضْرَب النَّاسُ بين يديه. قال: فلمَّا كثُر عليه ركب، والمشيُ (٧) أفضل.

(١) برقم (١٢١٨) من حديث جابر ﵁ . (٢) برقم (١٢٧٣/ ٢٥٥). (٣) بعدها في المطبوع زيادة: «وليسألوه، فإن الناس قد غَشُوه. وروى مسلم عن أبي الزبير عن جابر»، وليست في جميع النسخ. (٤) في «حجة الوداع» (ص ١٥٧). (٥) كذا في عامة النسخ. وفي مب والمطبوع: «انصب». (٦) برقم (١٢٦٤/ ٢٣٧). (٧) بعدها في المطبوع: «والسعي». وليست في النسخ، ولكنها في الرواية.