“The Messenger of Allah — may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him — when he stoned the Jamrah of al-‘Aqabah, would proceed onward and would not stop (there).”

Narrated by Ibn Mājah (no. 3033), from the ḥadīth of Ibn ʿAbbās – may Allah be pleased with them both.
Authenticated in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Jāmiʿ (no. 4736) and Silsilat al-Aḥādīth al-Ṣaḥīḥah (no. 2073).

Brief Explanation of the Hadith

This ḥadīth describes some of the actions of the Prophet — may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him — during the Farewell Pilgrimage, specifically his act of stoning the Jamrah of al-ʿAqabah on the Day of Sacrifice (Yawm al-Naḥr). It is among the occasions in which his noble guidance in the rites of ḥajj was clearly demonstrated, so that he might be emulated and followed. He said to the people: “Take your rites (of pilgrimage) from me,” and among those rites is the stoning of the Jamrah of al-ʿAqabah.
The Jamrah of al-ʿAqabah was given this name because it is located at al-ʿAqabah, on the edge of Minā — the very place where the Pledge of al-ʿAqabah with the Anṣār took place. It is the first of the jamarāt when approached from the direction of Makkah, and the last of them when approached from the direction of Minā. It is also called al-Jamrah al-Kubrā (the Major Jamrah), and it is stoned only on the Day of Sacrifice (Yawm al-Naḥr).
In this ḥadīth, Ibn ʿAbbās – may Allah be pleased with them both – relates the guidance of the Prophet – may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him – regarding the stoning of the Jamrah of al-ʿAqabah, namely that when he stoned it on the Day of Sacrifice (Yawm al-Naḥr), he would proceed onward without standing to supplicate.
This contrasts with his practice after stoning the smaller (al-ṣughrā) and the middle (al-wusṭā) jamarāt, for at each of those two he would stand for a long time in supplication.
The scholars have offered several explanations for the Prophet’s — may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him — omission of supplication at the Jamrah of al-ʿAqabah. Among them is that the area there was narrow, and had he stopped to make duʿāʾ, it would have caused hardship for the people and congestion in the place.
Among the explanations also given is that supplication at the first two jamarāt occurred during the performance of the rite, before completing it; whereas at the Jamrah of al-ʿAqabah, the stoning had already been completed. Supplication during the act of worship is more virtuous than supplication after its completion.
It has also been said that this was due to other legal and divine wisdoms; whoever comprehends them, that is good, and whoever does not, then it remains obligatory upon the Muslim to submit and to follow.