Explanation of the Book of Hajj-02a
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The reciter: Ali ibn Muslim narrated to us, Abdullah ibn Numayr narrated to us, Ubaydullah narrated to us from Nafi' from Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: .
The Shaykh : By "these two garrison towns," he means Kufah and Basrah. They are two cities, but they are called garrison towns. Their statement, "it is a deviation from our path," means it is off our path, and it would be difficult for us to go to it. So he said, "Look for a point on your path that is equivalent to it." But what is meant by "equivalent"? It means equality. Is the equality meant by a straight line or a curved line? In other words, do we make the distance between us and Makkah the same as the distance between Qarn al-Manazil and Makkah, or did you understand? I mean, there is a difference between them. If we say a straight line, Dhāt 'Irq might be farther than Qarn al-Manazil. If we say a line, it must curve slightly so that the distance between Dhāt 'Irq and Makkah is like the distance between Makkah and Qarn al-Manazil. This is the apparent meaning. The apparent meaning is this, and the first possibility is certainly possible. Yes.
When these two garrison towns were conquered, they came to 'Umar and said, "O Commander of the Faithful, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set Qarn as the boundary for the people of Najd, and it is a deviation from our path. If we were to go to Qarn, it would be difficult for us." He said, "Then look for a point on your path that is equivalent to it." So he designated Dhāt 'Irq for them.
لما فتح هذان المصران أتوا عمر فقالوا يا أمير المؤمنين إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حد لأهل نجد قرناً وهو جور عن طريقنا وإنا إن أردنا قرناً شق علينا قال فانظروا حذوها من طريقكم فحد لهم ذات عرقThe Shaykh : By "these two garrison towns," he means Kufah and Basrah. They are two cities, but they are called garrison towns. Their statement, "it is a deviation from our path," means it is off our path, and it would be difficult for us to go to it. So he said, "Look for a point on your path that is equivalent to it." But what is meant by "equivalent"? It means equality. Is the equality meant by a straight line or a curved line? In other words, do we make the distance between us and Makkah the same as the distance between Qarn al-Manazil and Makkah, or did you understand? I mean, there is a difference between them. If we say a straight line, Dhāt 'Irq might be farther than Qarn al-Manazil. If we say a line, it must curve slightly so that the distance between Dhāt 'Irq and Makkah is like the distance between Makkah and Qarn al-Manazil. This is the apparent meaning. The apparent meaning is this, and the first possibility is certainly possible. Yes.