Hadith 157

Mishkat al-Masabih

Book 10: The Rites of Pilgrimage

Chapter 11

The Sermon on the day of Sacrifice, throwing Pebbles on the tashriq days, and taking Farewell of the Ka`ba - Section 1

باب خطبة يوم النحر - الفصل الأول

Mishkat al-Masabih 2666
وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: نُزُولُ الْأَبْطَحِ لَيْسَ بِسُنَّةٍ إِنَّمَا نَزَلَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ أسمح لِخُرُوجِهِ إِذا خرج
‘A’isha said that stopping at al-Abtah was not a sunna ; God’s messenger stopped there simply because it was easier for him to depart from when he left. Bukhari and Muslim.