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Sahih Muslim 2104a

Aishah reported that Gabriel (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) made a promise with the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) to come at a definite hour; that hour came but he did not visit…

Aishah bint Abi Bakrnarrated it
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حَدَّثَنِي سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ، الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ وَاعَدَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي سَاعَةٍ يَأْتِيهِ فِيهَا فَجَاءَتْ تِلْكَ السَّاعَةُ وَلَمْ يَأْتِهِ وَفِي يَدِهِ عَصًا فَأَلْقَاهَا مِنْ يَدِهِ وَقَالَ: «مَا يُخْلِفُ اللَّهُ وَعْدَهُ وَلَا رُسُلُهُ». ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ فَإِذَا جِرْوُ كَلْبٍ تَحْتَ سَرِيرِهِ فَقَالَ: «يَا عَائِشَةُ مَتَى دَخَلَ هَذَا الْكَلْبُ هَا هُنَا».

فَقَالَتْ: وَاللَّهِ مَا دَرَيْتُ. فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَأُخْرِجَ فَجَاءَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «وَاعَدْتَنِي فَجَلَسْتُ لَكَ فَلَمْ تَأْتِ».

فَقَالَ مَنَعَنِي الْكَلْبُ الَّذِي كَانَ فِي بَيْتِكَ إِنَّا لَا نَدْخُلُ بَيْتًا فِيهِ كَلْبٌ وَلَا صُورَةٌ

Aishah reported that Gabriel (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) made a promise with the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) to come at a definite hour; that hour came but he did not visit him. And there was in his hand (in the hand of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)) a staff.

He threw it from his hand and said: Never has Allah or His messengers (angels) ever broken their promise. Then he cast a glance (and by chance) found a puppy under his cot and said: Aishah, when did this dog enter here?

She said: By Allah, I don’t know He then commanded and it was turned out. Then Gabriel came and the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said to him: You promised me and I waited for you, but you did not come, whereupon he said: It was the dog in your house which prevented me (to come), for we (angels) do not enter a house in which there is a dog or a picture.

ইয়াহইয়া ইবনু ইয়াহইয়া (রহঃ) ..... উরওয়াহ (রহঃ) থেকে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেনكَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ বলবে না, বরং خَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ বলো। অর্থ একই সূর্যগ্রহণ লেগেছে। (ইসলামী ফাউন্ডেশন ১৯৭৪, ইসলামীক সেন্টার)

ابو اسامہ نے ہشام سے ، انھوں نے فاطمہ سے اور انھوں نے حضرت اسمارضی اللہ عنہا سے روایت کی ، انھوں نے کہا : میں حضرت عائشہ رضی اللہ عنہا کے پاس آئی تو اس وقت لوگ ( نماز میں ) کھڑے تھے اور وہ بھی نما ز پڑھ رہی تھیں ۔ میں نے پوچھا : لوگو ں کو کیا ہوا؟ اور ( آگے ) ہشام سے ابن نمیر کی ( سابقہ ) حدیث کی طرح حدیث بیان کی ۔

Bize Ebû Bekir b. Ebi Şeybe ile Ebû Küreyb rivâyet ettiler. Dediler ki: Bize Ebû Üsâme, Hişâm'dan, o da Fâtıme'den, o da Esmâ'dan naklen rivâyet etti. Esma şöyle dedi: Âişe'ye geldim. Bir de baktım halk ayakta! Âişe de namaz kılıyor. Bu insanlara ne oluyor? dedim... hadisi İbn Nümeyr'in Hişâm'dan rivâyet ettiği hadis gibi anlattı

Sahih Muslim 2104a, Book 37, The Book of Clothes and Adornment, Hadith 126. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informed that the angels of mercy do not enter a house wherein is a dog or an image of animate beings. This is because images of animate beings constitute a grave sin, imitation of Allah's creation, a means leading to Shirk. And some of them depict things worshipped apart from Allah.

As for why they do not exist in a house that has a dog, it is because it eats a lot of impure things and some dogs are called devils, and angels are against the devils. It is also because of the bad smell of dogs; angels dislike bad smells. Another reason is that it is prohibited to acquire dogs, and so he who does that is punished by being deprived of the angels of mercy entering his house, praying in it, seeking Allah's forgiveness for him, blessing him and his house, and averting the harm of the devil from him.

What it teaches

  • It is prohibited to acquire a dog, except for a hunting dog, a shepherd dog, or a farming dog.
  • Keeping images is an evil practice that causes the angels to leave the place, and their presence is a reason for deprivation of mercy, which also applies to keeping a dog.
  • The angels who do not enter a house with a dog or an image are the angels of mercy. As for the keepers and others who are assigned certain tasks, like the angel of death, they can still enter any house.
  • It is prohibited to hang images of animate beings on the walls and other places.
  • Al-Khattābi said: Angels do not enter a house with a dog or an image of the forbidden type. As for hunting, farming, or shepherd dogs and the trodden images such as in carpets, pillows, and other things; they are not forbidden, so the angels do not refrain from entering a house because of them.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Suwayd ibn SaidTold me, Fourth generation, died 240 AH
  3. 3Abd al-Aziz ibn Abi HazimTold us, Third generation, died 184 AH
  4. 4Abu Salamah ibn Abd ar-RahmanFrom, Successor, died 94 AH
  5. 5Aishah bint Abi BakrFrom, Companion, died 57 AH

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