and the night prayer that night with two adhans and two iqāmahs. Also mistaken are those who said that he performed the two prayers with two iqāmahs but no adhan at all, and those who said that he combined them with a single iqāmah. The correct account is that he performed them with one adhan and an iqāmah for each prayer.

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Another error is the claim that he delivered two sermons at ‘Arafah, sitting between them; that the muezzin then gave the adhan; that when he finished, the Prophet began the second sermon; and that when the Prophet finished it, the muezzin gave the iqāmah. This is not reported in any hadith whatsoever. Jābir’s hadith explicitly states that when he had completed his sermon, Bilāl gave the adhan and the iqāmah for prayer (1), and he then performed the noon prayer after the sermon.

Another is Abū Thawr’s mistaken claim that when the Prophet ascended, the muezzin gave the adhan, and when he finished, the Prophet stood and delivered the sermon. This is an obvious error, for the adhan was given only after the sermon.

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Another error is the report that he sent Umm Salamah ahead on the eve of the Day of Sacrifice and instructed her to meet him in Mecca at the dawn prayer. This has already been explained.

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Another error is the claim that he delayed the circumambulation of visitation on the Day of Sacrifice until nightfall. This has already been explained: what he delayed until nightfall was the farewell circumambulation. The basis of this error—and Allah knows best—is that ‘Ā’ishah said: “The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) performed the circumambulation of visitation towards the end of his day.” This was the wording reported by