مِشْكَاةُ الْمَصَابِيحِ
Mishkat al-Masabih 2666
The Rites of Pilgrimage
The Sermon on the day of Sacrifice, throwing Pebbles on the <i>tashriq</i> days, and taking Farewell of the Ka`ba - Section 1
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.
Mishkat al-Masabih, 2666مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ (الألباني)