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Sauda asked the permission of the Prophet (ﷺ) to leave earlier at the night of Jam', and she was a fat and
very slow woman. The Prophet (ﷺ) gave her permission.
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 25, Hadith 160
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(the slave of Asma') During the night of Jam', Asma' got down at Al-Muzdalifa and stood up for
(offering) the prayer and offered the prayer for some time and then asked, "O my son! Has the moon
set?" I replied in the negative and she again prayed for another period and then asked, "Has the moon
set?" I replied, "Yes." So she said that we should set out (for Mina), and we departed and went on till
she threw pebbles at the Jamra (Jamrat-Al-`Aqaba) and then she returned to her dwelling place and
offered the morning prayer. I asked her, "O you! I think we have come (to Mina) early in the night."
She replied, "O my son! Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) gave permission to the women to do so."
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We got down at Al-Muzdalifa and Sauda asked the permission of the Prophet (ﷺ) to leave (early) before
the rush of the people. She was a slow woman and he gave her permission, so she departed (from Al-
Muzdalifa) before the rush of the people. We kept on staying at Al-Muzdalifa till dawn, and set out
with the Prophet (ﷺ) but (I suffered so much that) I wished I had taken the permission of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)
as Sauda had done, and that would have been dearer to me than any other happiness.