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Wadi Muhassir (the valley between Mina and Muzdalifa on the pilgrimage)

وادي مُحَسِّر

Wadi Muhassir is the valley that lies between Mina and Muzdalifa and belongs to neither; it is named for Abraha's elephant, which stumbled there. 1 Pilgrims are recommended to hasten for about a stone's throw when they reach it after leaving Muzdalifa, since the Prophet ﷺ moved his camel gently at the valley's bed, and the jurists note that it is a place where punishment fell. 1 2 Passing it, the prayer of Umar ibn al-Khattab (may God be pleased with him) is recommended. 2 Most jurists hold that Wadi Muhassir is neither Mina nor Muzdalifa and that standing there does not suffice, on the Prophet's words that the whole of Muzdalifa is a place of standing and that one should leave the bed of Muhassir. 2 3 Some Shafi'is say it is part of Mina, citing the report of al-Fadl ibn Abbas. 3

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Summary

Wadi Muhassir is the valley between Mina and Muzdalifa that belongs to neither; it is named for Abraha's elephant, which was exhausted there. 1

Hastening through it

Pilgrims are recommended to hasten for about a stone's throw when they reach it after leaving Muzdalifa, following the Prophet, who moved his camel gently at its bed. 1 2

Prayer on passing it

On passing it, the passer-by is recommended to say what Umar ibn al-Khattab used to say. 2

Standing there

Most jurists hold that Wadi Muhassir is neither Mina nor Muzdalifa, and that standing there does not suffice, on the words: 'the whole of Muzdalifa is a place of standing; leave the bed of Muhassir'. 2 3 Some Shafi'is hold it part of Mina, citing the report of al-Fadl ibn Abbas. 3

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Adhan (the call to prayer: its ruling, wording, conditions, recommended features and the muezzin)· The earth made a place of prayer and purity· Al-Aqiq: the valley as a place of ihram and the carnelian stone in law (aqiq)· The last ten nights of Ramadan· The first ten days of Dhu al-Hijja· Hady (animal offered to the Sacred Precinct)· Rulings on the hajj· Hatma' (a sacrificial animal with its front teeth gone: its fitness)

Sources

  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.16598
  2. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.16599
  3. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.16600
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islam.museum contributors. “Wadi Muhassir (the valley between Mina and Muzdalifa on the pilgrimage)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/wadi-muhassir-fiqh/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.

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