Hadith 489

Sahih Muslim

Book 15: The Book of Pilgrimage

Chapter 77

It is recommended to stop in Batha' of Dhul-Hulaifah and pray there when departing from Hajj and 'Umrah, or any time one passes through it

باب التَّعْرِيسِ بِذِي الْحُلَيْفَةِ وَالصَّلاَةِ بِهَا إِذَا صَدَرَ مِنَ الْحَجِّ أَوِ الْعُمْرَةِ ‏‏

Sahih Muslim 1346a
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمٌ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ - عَنْ مُوسَى، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ عُقْبَةَ - عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أُتِيَ فِي مُعَرَّسِهِ بِذِي الْحُلَيْفَةِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّكَ بِبَطْحَاءَ مُبَارَكَةٍ ‏.‏
Salim (b. Abdullah b. 'Umar) reported on the authority of his father (Allah be pleased with them) that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) was visited by (someone, i. e. an angel) during the fag end of the night at Dhu'l-Hulaifa, and it was said to him:

Verily it is a blessed stony-ground.