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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Explanation: (And he tied the reins of al-Qaswa so tightly that her head would strike the pegs of his saddle, and with his right hand he would say: O people, calmness, calmness. Whenever he came to a rope among the ropes, he would loosen it for her a little until she climbed up, until he reached Muzdalifah, where he prayed Maghrib and 'Isha with one adhan and two iqamahs, and he did not recite anything between them. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) lay down until the dawn appeared, and he prayed Fajr when the morning became clear to him with an adhan and an iqamah. Then he mounted al-Qaswa until he reached al-Mash'ar al-Haram, where he faced the qiblah and called upon Him, magnified Him, glorified Him, and declared His oneness. He remained standing until it became very light, then he set out before the sun rose, and he placed al-Fadl ibn 'Abbas behind him.)

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The reciter:
he pulled the nosestring of Qaswa so forcefully that its head touched the saddle (in order to keep her under perfect control), and he pointed out to the people with his right hand to be moderate (in speed), and whenever he happened to pass over an elevated tract of sand, he slightly loosened it (the nose-string of his camel) till she climbed up and this is how he reached al-Muzdalifa. There he led the evening and 'Isha prayers with one Adhan and two Iqamas and did not glorify (Allah) in between them (i. e. he did not observe supererogatory rak'ahs between Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) then lay down till dawn and offered the dawn prayer with an Adhan and Iqama when the morning light was clear. He again mounted al-Qaswa, and when he came to al-Mash'ar al-Haram, he faced towards Qibla, supplicated Him, Glorified Him, and pronounced His Uniqueness (La ilaha illa Allah) and Oneness, and kept standing till the daylight was very clear. He then went quickly before the sun rose, and seated behind him was al-Fadl b. 'Abbas وقد شنق للقصواء الزمام ، حتى إن رأسها ليصيب مورك رحله ، ويقول بيده اليمنى : أيها الناس، السكينة السكينة ، كلما أتى حبلا من الحبال أرخى لها قليلا ، حتى تصعد ، حتى أتى المزدلفة، فصلى بها المغرب والعشاء بأذان واحد وإقامتين ، ولم يسبح بينهما شيئا ، ثم اضطجع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حتى طلع الفجر ، وصلى الفجر ، حين تبين له الصبح ، بأذان وإقامة ، ثم ركب القصواء ، حتى أتى المشعر الحرام ، فاستقبل القبلة ، فدعاه وكبره وهلله ووحده ، فلم يزل واقفا حتى أسفر جداً ، فدفع قبل أن تطلع الشمس ، وأردف الفضل بن عباس
Sahih Muslim 1218a
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The Shaykh : This phrase from the hadith indicates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set out from 'Arafah with calmness, not with speed and haste. He tied the reins of al-Qaswa so tightly that her head would strike the pegs of his saddle, due to the tightness of his tying of her, meaning he pulled her head back to the pegs of the saddle so that she would not speed up, because if a camel's neck is released, it speeds up. However, even so, whenever he came to a rope among the ropes, he would loosen it for her a little until she climbed up. A rope is like what we call a small rise; he would loosen it for her a little until she climbed up. And in the hadith of Anas, it is stated that he
Whenever he found a gap, he would press كلما وجد فجوة نصّ
meaning: he sped up. In this is evidence of the good care of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), to the extent that he showed good care even for animals. If he came to a rope among the ropes and had tied her reins tightly, it might tire her, but he would loosen it for her a little until she climbed up.
And in it is also: the indication of the leader of the people being with the people, due to his saying:
and he pointed out to the people with his right hand to be moderate (in speed) بيده اليمنى : أيها الناس ، السكينة السكينة
Sahih Muslim 1218a
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And in it is: the use of the word "saying" for an action, saying "with his hand," because he is acting and not speaking.
And similar to that is the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to 'Amir ibn Yasir regarding tayammum:
This would have been enough for you إنما كان يكفيك أن تقول بيديك هكذا
Bulugh al-Maram 129
But there must be a corroborating circumstance.
And his saying: "Calmness, calmness," in the accusative case, meaning: adhere to calmness, meaning: do not speed up, do not hasten. And it has come in another hadith:
Hastening is not a sign of righteousness. فإن البر ليس بالإيضاع
Sahih al-Bukhari 1671
meaning: it is not by speed.
And his saying: "until he reached Muzdalifah": in this is that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), in a hadith other than this one, that during the journey
He descended to relieve himself and performed wudu' with a light ablution نزل وبال وتوضأ وضوءًا خفيفًا
, and Usamah said to him: "The prayer, O Messenger of Allah?" He said:
Prayer is before you الصلاة أمامك
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And Ibn Hazm (may Allah have mercy on him) took from this that if one prays Maghrib on the night of the festival in a place other than Muzdalifah, his prayer is not valid, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Prayer is before you الصلاة أمامك
But this is not correct, meaning his taking this benefit from the hadith, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) only said:
Prayer is before you الصلاة أمامك
so that the standing does not occur while the people are traveling to Muzdalifah, because if he made the pilgrims stand, it would cause hardship for them by staying and descending, and then Muzdalifah is close, so they would need to descend twice in this short distance, so there is hardship in that. Therefore, he said:
Prayer is before you الصلاة أمامك
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And in it is also: that it is recommended for a person to be in a state of wudu' constantly, because the Messenger
Performed wudu' with a light ablution توضأ وضوءًا خفيفًا
then continued the journey to Muzdalifah.
And it was named
Muzdalifah مزدلفة
and its original name is Mustalifah, meaning close, due to its closeness to the Ka'bah, because it is close to the Ka'bah, even though
Mina منى
is closer than it, but names are not required to match the meaning from which they are derived.
And also, Mina is famous for what is more appropriate than closeness to the Ka'bah, which is the shedding of blood in it, meaning the sacrificial animals. For this reason, it was named Mina, due to the abundance of blood that is shed in it, meaning: what is poured out.
He says:
where he combined the sunset and night prayers, with one adhan and two iqamahs فصلى بنا المغرب والعشاء بأذان واحد وإقامتين
Sunan Abi Dawud 1905Sahih (Al-Albani)
In this is evidence that it is recommended to pray Maghrib and 'Isha combined, but is it combining by advancing or by delaying?
It is known that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) combined by delaying, because he did not reach Muzdalifah until the time of 'Isha had entered. But if a person reaches it before 'Isha, do we order him to pray Maghrib without combining, or do we tell you to combine either by delaying or by advancing?
Most scholars are of the second opinion, that he combines by delaying, unless the time of sunset coincides with his arrival, in which case he combines by advancing. But Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), when he reached Muzdalifah before 'Isha, prayed Maghrib, then asked for his dinner and ate, then called the adhan for 'Isha and prayed 'Isha.
And this indicates that he did not combine, because there is no need for combining in this situation, since he reached Muzdalifah at sunset before the time of 'Isha entered. But if it is difficult for a person to pray Maghrib in its time and 'Isha in its time due to the scarcity of water, the large number of people, the noise, and the fear of getting lost, then there is no harm in combining from the time he reaches Muzdalifah, combining by delaying.
Source alathar.net

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