Explanation: (Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) lay down until the dawn appeared, and he prayed the Fajr prayer when the morning light became clear to him, with the adhan and iqamah. Then he mounted al-Qiswa until
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The reciter: Sahih Muslim 1218a.
The Shaykh : In this part of the hadith: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) lay down until the dawn appeared. Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) did not mention that he performed the witr prayer, or that he stood in prayer during the night. However, his omission does not indicate that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do so, for he is a witness to what he saw and reported what he saw. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he did not leave the witr prayer, whether resident or traveling. Accordingly, we take what is established from him that he did not leave it, whether resident or traveling, and we say: he performs witr, but he does not keep the night alive with standing prayer, giving his body its due. As you know, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood throughout the day, from after the Zuhr prayer until the sun set, and then he went to the camels, so there would be hardship for him. He saw that it was more merciful to himself to lie down and not perform tahajjud until the dawn appeared, because a person's body has a right upon him.
It also contains that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed the Fajr prayer promptly, and for this reason he said: when the morning light became clear to him.
It also contains that it is not permissible to pray the Fajr prayer before the morning light becomes clear, and this is derived from other evidence.
It also contains that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not spend the night at Muzdalifah in al-Mash'ar al-Haram itself, but in another place. For this reason, when he prayed the Fajr prayer, he ordered al-Qiswa to be saddled for him, and then he went to al-Mash'ar, riding until he reached al-Mash'ar al-Haram, where he stood upon it and declared the oneness of Allah, magnified Him, and called upon Him, and he supplicated until the light of day became very bright, meaning until the light became strong, clear, and apparent, and he set out before the sun rose.
The Quraysh used to say: "Let Thabir shine so that we may set out," and one should not set out from Muzdalifah until the sun has risen. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) opposed them in setting out, and he set out before the sun rose, just as he opposed them in setting out from Muzdalifah. For they used to set out when? Before sunset from 'Arafah. He opposed them at Muzdalifah, for they did not set out until after the sun rose, but he set out before the sun rose, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him. Then he mentioned the story of the women and what happened with al-Fadl ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), for he was handsome with beautiful hair, so he began to look at these women. But the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) feared fitnah for him and because of him, so he turned his face to the other side. He began to look, so he turned his face again, and he did not say anything to him, but he limited himself to turning his face.
So it can be said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to make the matter easy for him, or it can be said he intended to boycott him with words and disapprove of him with action. Allah knows best, but my opinion, and Allah knows best, is that al-Fadl ibn Abbas was not looking at them here with a look of sexual desire, but he was looking at their work and their strength, for they were riding, and this indicates their activity.
Al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) and other scholars used this hadith as evidence that it is not permissible for a man to look at a woman, but he must avert his gaze from her, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not approve of al-Fadl. And there is no doubt that if it is for desire, it is forbidden, and if it is not for desire, then what other texts indicate is that it is not permissible for him to look at her, and that she must cover herself so that he does not look at her.
It also contains that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) urged the camel on in Batn Mahsir. Mahsir is a valley that separates Muzdalifah and Mina, and it is called Mahsir because it exhausts its traveler, meaning it tires him, due to the abundance of sand in it. Why did he urge it on? Was it because it was easier for the camel, for if it walked quickly, it would move more easily over the sand that the flood had carried in the course of this valley? Or did he urge it on because the elephant perished there? Or did he urge it on because the Quraysh used to stand there and mention the glories of their fathers and grandfathers?
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 and he was a man having beautiful hair and fair complexion and handsome face. As the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) was moving on, there was also going a group of women (side by side with them). Al-Fadl began to look at them. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) placed his hand on the face of Fadl who then turned his face to the other side, and began to see, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) turned his hand to the other side and placed it on the face of al-Fadl. He again turned his face to the other side till he came to the bottom of Muhassir. 1680 He urged her (al-Qaswa) a little, and, following the middle road, which comes out at the greatest jamra, he came to the jamra which is near the tree. At this be threw seven small pebbles, saying Allah-o-Akbar while throwing every one of them in a manner in which the small pebbles are thrown (with the help of fingers) and this he did in the bottom of the valley. He then went to the place of sacrifice, and sacrificed sixty-three (camels) with his own hand. Then he gave the remaining number to 'All who sacrificed them, and he shared him in his sacrifice. He then commanded that a piece of flesh from each animal sacrificed should be put in a pot, and when it was cooked, both of them (the Prophet and Hadrat 'All) took some meat out of it and drank its soup. The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) again rode and came to the House, and offered the Zuhr prayer at Mecca. He came to the tribe of Abd al-Muttalib, who were supplying water at Zamzam, and said: Draw water. O Bani 'Abd al-Muttalib; were it not that people would usurp this right of supplying water from you, I would have drawn it along with you. So they handed him a basket and he drank from it.
ثمّ اضطجع رسول الله صلّى الله عليه وسلّم حتّى طلع الفجر ، وصلّى الفجر ، حين تبيّن له الصّبح ، بأذانٍ وإقامةٍ ، ثمّ ركب القصواء ، حتّى أتى المشعر الحرام ، فاستقبل القبلة ، فدعاه وكبّره وهلّله ووحّده ، فلم يزل واقفًا حتّى أسفر جدًّا ، فدفع قبل أن تطلع الشّمس ، وأردف الفضل بن عبّاسٍ ، وكان رجلًا حسن الشّعر أبيض وسيمًا ، فلمّا دفع رسول الله صلّى الله عليه وسلّم مرّت به ظعن يجرين ، فطفق الفضل ينظر إليهنّ ، فوضع رسول الله صلّى الله عليه وسلّم يده على وجه الفضل ، فحوّل الفضل وجهه إلى الشّقّ الآخر ينظر ، فحوّل رسول الله صلّى الله عليه وسلّم يده من الشّقّ الآخر على وجه الفضل ، يصرف وجهه من الشّقّ الآخر ينظر ، حتّى أتى بطن محسّرٍ ، فحرّك قليلًا ، ثمّ سلك الطّريق الوسطى الّتي تخرج على الجمرة الكبرى ، حتّى أتى الجمرة الّتي عند الشّجرة ، فرماها بسبع حصياتٍ ، يكبّر مع كلّ حصاةٍ منها ، مثل حصى الخذف ، رمى من بطن الوادي ، ثمّ انصرف إلى المنحر ، فنحر ثلاثًا وستّين بيده ، ثمّ أعطى عليًّا ، فنحر ما غبر ، وأشركه في هديه ، ثمّ أمر من كلّ بدنةٍ ببضعةٍ ، فجعلت في قدرٍ ، فطبخت ، فأكلا من لحمها وشربا من مرقها ، ثمّ ركب رسول الله صلّى الله عليه وسلّم فأفاض إلى البيت ، فصلّى بمكّة الظّهر ، فأتى بني عبد المطّلب ، يسقون على زمزم ، فقال : انزعوا ، بني عبد المطّلب ، فلولا أن يغلبكم النّاس على سقايتكم لنزعت معكم ، فناولوه دلواً فشرب منهThe Shaykh : In this part of the hadith: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) lay down until the dawn appeared. Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) did not mention that he performed the witr prayer, or that he stood in prayer during the night. However, his omission does not indicate that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do so, for he is a witness to what he saw and reported what he saw. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he did not leave the witr prayer, whether resident or traveling. Accordingly, we take what is established from him that he did not leave it, whether resident or traveling, and we say: he performs witr, but he does not keep the night alive with standing prayer, giving his body its due. As you know, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood throughout the day, from after the Zuhr prayer until the sun set, and then he went to the camels, so there would be hardship for him. He saw that it was more merciful to himself to lie down and not perform tahajjud until the dawn appeared, because a person's body has a right upon him.
It also contains that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed the Fajr prayer promptly, and for this reason he said: when the morning light became clear to him.
It also contains that it is not permissible to pray the Fajr prayer before the morning light becomes clear, and this is derived from other evidence.
It also contains that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not spend the night at Muzdalifah in al-Mash'ar al-Haram itself, but in another place. For this reason, when he prayed the Fajr prayer, he ordered al-Qiswa to be saddled for him, and then he went to al-Mash'ar, riding until he reached al-Mash'ar al-Haram, where he stood upon it and declared the oneness of Allah, magnified Him, and called upon Him, and he supplicated until the light of day became very bright, meaning until the light became strong, clear, and apparent, and he set out before the sun rose.
The Quraysh used to say: "Let Thabir shine so that we may set out," and one should not set out from Muzdalifah until the sun has risen. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) opposed them in setting out, and he set out before the sun rose, just as he opposed them in setting out from Muzdalifah. For they used to set out when? Before sunset from 'Arafah. He opposed them at Muzdalifah, for they did not set out until after the sun rose, but he set out before the sun rose, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him. Then he mentioned the story of the women and what happened with al-Fadl ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), for he was handsome with beautiful hair, so he began to look at these women. But the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) feared fitnah for him and because of him, so he turned his face to the other side. He began to look, so he turned his face again, and he did not say anything to him, but he limited himself to turning his face.
So it can be said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to make the matter easy for him, or it can be said he intended to boycott him with words and disapprove of him with action. Allah knows best, but my opinion, and Allah knows best, is that al-Fadl ibn Abbas was not looking at them here with a look of sexual desire, but he was looking at their work and their strength, for they were riding, and this indicates their activity.
Al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) and other scholars used this hadith as evidence that it is not permissible for a man to look at a woman, but he must avert his gaze from her, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not approve of al-Fadl. And there is no doubt that if it is for desire, it is forbidden, and if it is not for desire, then what other texts indicate is that it is not permissible for him to look at her, and that she must cover herself so that he does not look at her.
It also contains that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) urged the camel on in Batn Mahsir. Mahsir is a valley that separates Muzdalifah and Mina, and it is called Mahsir because it exhausts its traveler, meaning it tires him, due to the abundance of sand in it. Why did he urge it on? Was it because it was easier for the camel, for if it walked quickly, it would move more easily over the sand that the flood had carried in the course of this valley? Or did he urge it on because the elephant perished there? Or did he urge it on because the Quraysh used to stand there and mention the glories of their fathers and grandfathers?