bars us from the Sacred House, we will fight him.’ The Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said: ‘Then set out.’”

Al-Zuhrī said: “Abū Hurayrah used to say: ‘I have never seen anyone consult his Companions more often than the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace.’” (1)

Al-Zuhrī said, relating the account (2) of al-Miswar ibn Makhramah and Marwān ibn al-Hakam: “They set out until they were partway along the road.”

From this point, al-Bukhārī transmitted it through one chain of transmission; he also transmitted it in the sections on the military expeditions and the pilgrimage (3).

Al-Zuhrī said in the account of al-Miswar transmitted by both Ahmad and al-Bukhārī (4): “When they were partway along the road, the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said: ‘Khālid ibn al-Walīd is at al-Ghamīm with a cavalry detachment of Quraysh serving as an advance guard, so take the route to the right.’ By Allah, Khālid did not notice them until they (5) appeared in the dust raised by the army. He then galloped off to warn Quraysh. The Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—continued until he reached the mountain pass where one descends