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Sunan Abu Dawud 2151

Chapter: Regarding The Command To Lower The Gaze

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2151

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَأَى امْرَأَةً فَدَخَلَ عَلَى زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ فَقَضَى حَاجَتَهُ مِنْهَا ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ ‏"‏ إِنَّ

الْمَرْأَةَ تُقْبِلُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ فَمَنْ وَجَدَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا فَلْيَأْتِ أَهْلَهُ فَإِنَّهُ يُضْمِرُ مَا فِي نَفْسِهِ ‏"

Jabir said “The Prophet (ﷺ) saw a woman so he entered upon Zainab daughter of Jahsh and had intercourse with her. He (ﷺ) then came out and said to his companions and said to them “A woman advances in the form of a devil. When one of you finds that he should go to his wife (and have intercourse with her) for that will repel what he is feeling.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 2151).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( فَدَخَلَ عَلَى زَيْنَب بِنْت جَحْش ) : أُمّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَكَانَتْ أَوَّل نِسَائِهِ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَوْتًا , وَهِيَ أَوَّل مَنْ وُضِعَ عَلَى النَّعْش فِي الْإِسْلَام ( إِنَّ الْمَرْأَة تُقْبِل ) : مِنْ الْإِقْبَال ( فِي صُورَة شَيْطَان ) : شَبَّهَهَا بِالشَّيْطَانِ فِي صِفَة الْوَسْوَسَة وَالْإِضْلَال , فَإِنَّ رُؤْيَتهَا مِنْ جَمِيع الْجِهَات دَاعِيَة لِلْفَسَادِ ( فَإِنَّهُ يُضْمِر مَا فِي نَفْسه ) : أَيْ يُضْعِفهُ وَيُقَلِّلهُ مِنْ الضُّمُور وَهُوَ الْهُزَال وَالضَّعْف كَذَا فِي الْمَجْمَع. قَالَ النَّوَوِيّ : قَالَ الْعُلَمَاء مَعْنَاهُ الْإِشَارَة إِلَى الْهَوَى وَالدُّعَاء إِلَى الْفِتْنَة بِمَا جَعَلَ اللَّه تَعَالَى فِي نُفُوس الرِّجَال مِنْ الْمَيْل إِلَى النِّ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 2151
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 2151
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim (1403) The hadith No. 2151
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2151

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (12516)الْمَرْأَةَ تُقْبِلُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ ، وَتُدْبِرُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ ، فَمَنْ وَجَدَ ذَلِكَ فَلْيَأْتِ أَهْلَهُ ، فَإِنَّهُ يُضْمِرُ مَا فِي نَفْسِهِ
  • المسند المستخرج على صحيح مسلم لأبي نعيم (2993)الْمَرْأَةَ تُقْبِلُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ ، فَمَنْ وَجَدَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ، فَلْيَأْتِ أَهْلَهُ ، فَإِنَّهُ يُضْمِرُ مَا فِي نَفْسِهِ
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (19661)الْمَرْأَةَ تُقْبَلُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ ، وَتُدْبِرُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ ، فَمَنْ وَجَدَ ذَلِكَ فَلْيَأْتِ أَهْلَهُ ، فَإِنَّهُ يُضْمِرُ مَا فِي نَفْسِهِ
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (3204)إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ تُقْبِلُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ ، وَتُدْبِرُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ ، فَمَنْ وَجَدَ ذَلِكَ ، فَلْيَأْتِ أَهْلَهُ ، فَإِنَّهُ يَضْمُرُ مَا فِي نَفْسِهِ
  • مسند عبد بن حميد (1068)الْمَرْأَةَ تُقْبِلُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ ، وَتُدْبِرُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ ، فَمَنْ وَجَدَ ذَلِكَ فَلْيَأْتِ أَهْلَهُ ، فَإِنَّهُ يُضْمِرُ مَا فِي نَفْسِهِ

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The woman advances and retires in the shape of a devil, so when one of you sees a woman, he should come to his wife, for that will repel what he feels in his heart.

إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ تُقْبِلُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ وَتُدْبِرُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ فَإِذَا أَبْصَرَ أَحَدُكُمُ امْرَأَةً فَلْيَأْتِ أَهْلَهُ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يَرُدُّ مَا فِي نَفْسِهِ ‏"

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