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Sahih Muslim 796

Abu Said al-Khudri told of Usaid ibn Hudair saying that one night he recited the Qur’an in his enclosure, when the horse began to jump about. He again recited and (the horse) again jumped. He again…

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وَحَدَّثَنِي حَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، وَحَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ، (وَتَقَارَبَا فِي اللَّفْظِ) قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ الْهَادِ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ خَبَّابٍ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ أُسَيْدَ بْنَ حُضَيْرٍ

بَيْنَمَا هُوَ لَيْلَةً يَقْرَأُ فِي مِرْبَدِهِ إِذْ جَالَتْ فَرَسُهُ فَقَرَأَ ثُمَّ جَالَتْ أُخْرَى فَقَرَأَ ثُمَّ جَالَتْ أَيْضًا قَالَ أُسَيْدٌ فَخَشِيتُ أَنْ تَطَأَ يَحْيَى فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهَا فَإِذَا مِثْلُ الظُّلَّةِ فَوْقَ رَأْسِي فِيهَا أَمْثَالُ السُّرُجِ عَرَجَتْ فِي الْجَوِّ حَتَّى مَا أَرَاهَا (قَالَ) فَغَدَوْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بَيْنَمَا أَنَا الْبَارِحَةَ مِنْ جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ أَقْرَأُ فِي مِرْبَدِي إِذْ جَالَتْ فَرَسِي.

فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اقْرَإِ ابْنَ حُضَيْرٍ». قَالَ فَقَرَأْتُ ثُمَّ جَالَتْ أَيْضًا. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اقْرَإِ ابْنَ حُضَيْرٍ».

قَالَ فَقَرَأْتُ ثُمَّ جَالَتْ أَيْضًا. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اقْرَإِ ابْنَ حُضَيْرٍ». قَالَ فَانْصَرَفْتُ. وَكَانَ يَحْيَى قَرِيبًا مِنْهَا خَشِيتُ أَنْ تَطَأَهُ فَرَأَيْتُ مِثْلَ الظُّلَّةِ فِيهَا أَمْثَالُ السُّرُجِ عَرَجَتْ فِي الْجَوِّ حَتَّى مَا أَرَاهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «تِلْكَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ كَانَتْ تَسْتَمِعُ لَكَ وَلَوْ قَرَأْتَ لأَصْبَحَتْ يَرَاهَا النَّاسُ مَا تَسْتَتِرُ مِنْهُمْ»

Abu Said al-Khudri told of Usaid ibn Hudair saying that one night he recited the Qur’an in his enclosure, when the horse began to jump about. He again recited and (the horse) again jumped. He again recited and it jumped as before.

Usaid said: I was afraid lest it should trample (his son) Yahya. I stood near it (the horse) and saw something like a canopy over my head with what seemed to be lamps in it, rising up in the sky till it disappeared. I went to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) on the next day and said: Messenger of Allah, I recited the Qur’an during the night in my enclosure and my horse began to jump.

Upon this the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: You should have kept on reciting, Ibn Hudair. He (Ibn Hudair) said: I recited. It jumped (as before). Upon this the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) again said: You should have kept on reciting, Ibn Hudair.

He (Ibn Hudair) said: I recited and it again jumped (as before). The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) again said: You should have kept on reciting, Ibu Hudair.

He (Ibn Hudair) said: (Messenger of Allah) I finished (the recitation) for Yahya was near (the horse) and I was afraid lest it should trample him. I saw something like a canopy with what seemed to be lamps in it rising up in the sky till it disappeared. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: Those were the angels who listened to you; and if you had continued reciting, the people would have seen them in the morning and they would not have concealed themselves from them.

আমর বলেন, জাফার ইবনু রাবী'আহ ..... ইয়াকুব ইবনু আল আশাজ্জ কুরায়ব এর সূত্রে নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম এর স্ত্রী মাইমুনাহ (রাযিঃ) থেকে অনুরূপ বর্ণনা করেছেন।

یعقوب بن اشج نے ابن عباس ‌رضی ‌اللہ ‌عنہ ‌ ‌ کے آزاد کردہ غلام کریب سے ، انہوں نے نبیﷺ کی زوجہ حضرت میمونہؓ سے یہی حدیث بیان کی ہے ۔

Berkata [Amru] dan telah menceritakan kepada kami [Bukair bin Al Asyajj] dari [Kuraib, maula Ibnu Abbas] dari [Maimunah, istri Nabi Shallallahu'alaihiwasallam] bahwa Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam makan pundak (kambing) di sisinya, kemudian shalat tanpa berwudhu lagi. Berkata [Amru] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Ja'far bin Rabi'ah] dari [Ya'kub bin Al Asyajj] dari [Kuraib, maula Ibnu Abbas] dari [Maimunah, istri Nabi] dengan hal tersebut

{….} Amr: Bana Ca'fer b. Rabîa, Yakup b. Eşecc'den, o da İbni Abbas'ın azadlısı Kureyb'den, o da Nebi (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem)'in zevcesi Meymune'den naklen bunu rivayet etti» demiş. İzah 359 nolu Hadiste

Sahih Muslim 796, Book 6, The Book of Prayer - Travellers, Hadith 287. 1 min read

What it means

One night, Usayd ibn Hudayr (may Allah be pleased with him) was reciting the Qur’an in the place where he stores dates, with his horse tied next to him and his son, Yahya, sleeping near him. He noticed that when he started reciting, the horse got startled and moved, and when he stopped the recitation, the horse also stopped moving.

He recited for a second time, and the horse leaped as before. He recited once more, and the horse again did the same. Usayd feared that the horse might trample his son Yahya. So he stopped the recitation and stood near the horse to find out the cause of its erratic movement. Over his head, he saw something like a canopy with what looked like lamps in it, and it was rising up in the sky until it went so far that he could no longer see it.

In the morning, Usayd (may Allah be pleased with him) went to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and told him about the incident. Upon hearing that, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) reassured him, informed him of his great status, and appeased him by repeating the following statement thrice: "Recite, O Ibn Hudayr."

This statement means: repeat the recitation that caused this amazing event; and it was repeated thrice by the Prophet in order to emphasize its meaning. Actually, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) urged Usayd (may Allah be pleased with him) to never stop his recitation of the Qur’an in the future, even if this happened again, as it had a great virtue.

Then the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) told him that those were actually angels who had been listening to his recitation; and had he continued, the people would have seen them in the morning, and the angels would not have concealed themselves from 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. 2Al-Hasan ibn Ali al-KhallalTold me, Fourth generation, died 242 AH
  3. 3Hajjaj ibn YusufWith, Fourth generation, died 259 AH
  4. 4Yaqub ibn IbrahimTold us, Third generation, died 208 AH
  5. 5Ibrahim ibn SadTold us, Third generation, died 182 AH
  6. 6Yazid ibn Abdullah ibn UsamahTold us, Successor, died 139 AH
  7. 7Abdullah ibn KhabbabThat, Successor, died 100 AH
  8. 8Abu Said al-KhudriThat, Companion, died 63 AH
  9. 9Usayd ibn HudayrThat, Companion, died 20 AH

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