The Size Of Pebbles To Be Thrown
Darussalam · Volume 4
25. The ChaptersOn Hajj RitualsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 3029 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1008
Source no. 3029 · Volume 7 · Page 29
Sahih
صحيح، الصحيحة (١٢٨٣) ، الظلال (٩٨)
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3029. It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbâs said: "On the morning of 'Aqabah, when he was atop his she-camel, the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'Pick up some pebbles for me.' So I picked up seven pebbles for him, suitable for Khadhf.[1] He began to toss them in his hand, saying: 'Throw something like these.' Then he said: 'O people, beware of exaggeration in religious matters for those who came before you were doomed because of exaggeration in religious matters.'" (Sahih)
3029 - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ عَوْفٍ، عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ الْحُصَيْنِ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: غَدَاةَ الْعَقَبَةِ وَهُوَ عَلَى نَاقَتِهِ «الْقُطْ لِي حَصًى» فَلَقَطْتُ لَهُ سَبْعَ حَصَيَاتٍ، هُنَّ حَصَى الْخَذْفِ، فَجَعَلَ يَنْفُضُهُنَّ فِي كَفِّهِ وَيَقُولُ «أَمْثَالَ هَؤُلَاءِ، فَارْمُوا» ثُمَّ قَالَ: «يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْغُلُوَّ فِي الدِّينِ، فَإِنَّهُ أَهْلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمُ الْغُلُوُّ فِي الدِّينِ»
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[1] Suitable for throwing with merely the fingers, they say it means a pebble about the size of a chickpea, or its like.
The pebbles for throwing at the Pillars can be picked up from anywhere; they could be collected from Mina. However, taking the pebbles which have already thrown is not allowed. Washing the pebbles before throwing them is a baseless act that does not have any importance.