Question 1

What is Mishkat al-Masabih 2456 about?

Accepted Answer

This hadith from Mishkat al-Masabih (Book of The Rites of Pilgrimage) states: "He said that God’s messenger ran three circuits beginning at the stone and walked four, and he ran in the bottom of the channel when he went between as-Safa and al-Marwa.

Muslim transmitted it."

Question 2

Which collection is this hadith from?

Accepted Answer

This hadith is from Mishkat al-Masabih, which contains 4,428 hadiths across 25 books. It is hadith number 2456 in the Book of The Rites of Pilgrimage.

Question 3

I searched for a different number — is this the right hadith?

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Mishkat al-Masabih #2456

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