When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) returned from the battle of Tabūk, the people went out to receive him. I received him with the boys at Thaniyyat al-Wadā‘.

Arabic text

عن السَّائب بن يزيد رضي الله عنه قال: لما قَدِم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم من غَزْوة تَبُوك تَلَقَّاهُ الناس، فَتَلَقَّيتُه مع الصِّبْيَان على ثَنيَّةِ الوَدَاع. ورواية البخاري قال: ذَهَبْنا نَتَلَقَّى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم مع الصِّبْيَان إلى ثَنيَّةِ الوَدَاع.

Translation

As-Sāib ibn Yazīd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) returned from the Battle of Tabūk, the people went out to receive him. I received him with the boys at Thaniyyat al-Wadā‘.” Al-Bukhāri narrated it with the following wording: “We went with the boys to Thaniyyat al-Wadā‘ to receive the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).”

Explanation

Hadīth explanation: As-Sāib ibn Yazīd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that when the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) returned from the battle of Tabūk, the people – those who had been excused from going and stayed behind and the others - went to Thaniyyat al-Wadā‘ (a place on the outskirts of Madīnah) to greet him on his arrival. As-Sāib ibn Yazīd went out with the boys of Madīnah to receive the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).

Topics

• Seerah and History
• Prophet's Biography
• The Emigration (Hijrah)