Al-Bukhārī (1) also stated: “ʿAlī informed us—he had heard it from Abū Bakr ibn ʿAyyāsh—and ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Rufayʿ narrated to us, saying: I met Anas ibn Mālik. Ismāʿīl ibn Abān likewise related to me—Abū Bakr ibn ʿAyyāsh related to us—from ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz, who said: I set out for Minā on the Day of Tarwiyah and came upon Anas riding a donkey. I asked, ‘Where did the Prophet ﷺ pray Zuhr on this day?’ He replied, ‘Look to where your governors pray, and pray there.’
Aḥmad (2) reported: “Aswad ibn ʿĀmir narrated to us; Abū Kudaynah (3) narrated to us, from al-Aʿmash, from al-Ḥakam (4), from Miqsam, from Ibn ʿAbbās: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the five daily prayers in Minā.”
Aḥmad (5) likewise said: “Aswad ibn ʿĀmir narrated to us; Abū Muḥayyah Yaḥyā ibn Yaʿlā al-Taymī narrated to us, from al-Aʿmash, from al-Ḥakam, from Miqsam, from Ibn ʿAbbās: the Prophet ﷺ prayed Zuhr on the Day of Tarwiyah in Minā and prayed the dawn prayer on the Day of ʿArafah there as well.”
Abū Dāwūd (6) transmitted the same report—from Zuhayr ibn Ḥarb, from Aḥwaṣ ibn Jawwāb (7), from ʿAmmār ibn Ruzayq (8), from Sulaymān ibn Mihrān al-Aʿmash—with the wording: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed Zuhr on the Day of Tarwiyah and Fajr on the Day of ʿArafah in Minā.” (9)
Al-Tirmidhī (10) also recorded it—from al-Ashajj, from ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Ajlah, from al-Aʿmash—with the same purport, adding: “This is not among the narrations that Shuʿbah counted as hearing from al-Ḥakam through Miqsam.” (11)
(1) Sahih al-Bukhari, hadith no. 1654.
(2) In edition A the text reads “qal” (he said). This hadith also appears in Musnad Imam Ahmad (vol. 1, pp. 297, 303).
(3) In edition A it appears as “Abu Karnaba,” which is a scribal error. The correct form is Abu Kudayna (diminutive), namely Yahya ibn al-Muhallab al-Bajali, Abu Kudayna al-Kufi, who transmitted from al-A’maš and others; Aswad ibn Amir narrated from him. See Tahdhib al-Tahdhib (vol. 11, p. 289) and Taqrib al-Tahdhib, entry ‘Awāma, no. 597.
(4) In edition T it reads “al-Hakim,” a corruption. The correct name is al-Hakam ibn ‘Utayba, Abu Muhammad al-Kindi, the freedman of the Kūfan elite—also called Abu ‘Amr or Abu ‘Abd Allah. He transmitted from Miqsim and others; al-A’maš and others transmitted from him. He died in 115 AH (some sources say 114). See Siyar A‘lam al-Nubala’ (vol. 5, pp. 208–213) and Tahdhib al-Tahdhib (vol. 2, p. 432).
(5) Musnad Imam Ahmad (vol. 1, p. 297).
(6) Sunan Abu Dāwūd, hadith no. 1911.
(7) In edition T it reads “an Jawab,” which is a scribal error. See Tahdhib al-Tahdhib (vol. 1, p. 191) and Taqrib al-Tahdhib, no. 96.
(8) In edition A it appears as “Zurayq,” an error. The correct name is ‘Ammar ibn Ruzaq (diminutive). See Taqrib al-Tahdhib, p. 407.
(9) In edition T the wording is: “He performed the Zuhr prayer on the Day of ‘Arafa at Mina.”
(10) Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, hadith no. 880.
(11) Bashar remarked that Imam al-Tirmidhi classified this hadith as mu‘allaq (suspended), since he did not hear it from al-Hakam ibn ‘Utayba via Miqsim. In fact, he only transmitted five hadiths from him—the reports on the Witr prayer, the Qunūt, irrevocable divorce, the penalty for game, and the case of a man approaching his wife while she is menstruating—and this is not among them. Therefore, the authentication of this hadith by the editors of Musnad Ahmad (vol. 1, pp. 297, 303) remains open to question.