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Sunan Abu Dawud 2776

Chapter: Regarding At-Turuq (Returning From A Journey To The Family At Night)

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2776

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، وَمُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مُحَارِبِ بْنِ دِثَارٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الرَّجُلُ أَهْلَهُ طُرُوقًا

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) disapproved that a man should come to his family during the night (after returning from a journey).

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 2776), Al-Bukhari (No. 5243) and Ahmad (No. 13676).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( طُرُوقًا ) : بِضَمِّ الطَّاء أَيْ لَيْلًا , وَكُلّ آتٍ فِي اللَّيْل فَهُوَ طَارِق. قَالَهُ النَّوَوِيّ وَفِي رِوَايَة لِلشَّيْخَيْنِ : " إِذَا أَطَالَ أَحَدكُمْ الْغَيْبَة فَلَا يَطْرُق أَهْله لَيْلًا " قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ وَأَخْرَجَهُ الْبُخَارِيّ وَمُسْلِم وَالنَّسَائِيُّ بِنَحْوِهِ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 2776
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2776
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Bukhari (5243) Sahih Muslim (715 After 1928) The hadith No. 2776
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2776

Other versions

Also reported by… (7)
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (9610)يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الرَّجُلُ أَهْلَهُ طَرُوقًا
  • تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (61173)أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الرَّجُلُ أَهْلَهُ طُرُوقًا .
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (3865)يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الرَّجُلُ أَهْلَهُطَرُوقًا
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (5948)يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الرَّجُلُ أَهْلَهُ طُرُوقًا
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (5949)يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الرَّجُلُ أَهْلَهُ لَيْلا
  • مسند أبي داود الطيالسي (1820)يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الرَّجُلُ أَهْلَهُ طُرُوقًا
  • مسند ابن الجعد (639)يَأْتِيَ الرَّجُلُ أَهْلَهُ طُرُوقًا

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 986

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would not come (back) to his family by night. He used to come in the morning or in the evening (before dark). [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لا يطرق أهله ليلاً، وكان يأتيهم غدوة أو عشية‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ ‏الطروق‏ ‏ ‏:‏المجيء في الليل‏.‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 4 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 2778

Jabir bin ‘Abd Allaah said “We were on a journey with the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ). When we were going to come to our family, he said “Stay till we enter during the night, so that the disheveled woman combs herself and the woman whose husband has been away cleans herself. Abu Dawud aid “Al Zuhri said…

أَمْهِلُوا حَتَّى نَدْخُلَ لَيْلاً لِكَىْ تَمْتَشِطَ الشَّعِثَةُ وَتَسْتَحِدَّ الْمُغِيبَةُ ‏"

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 10 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 715x

If one of you comes (back from a journey) at night. he should not enter his house as a night visitor (but should wait) until a woman whose husband has been away from house has removed the hair from her private parts and a woman with dishevelled hair has combed her hair.

إِذَا قَدِمَ أَحَدُكُمْ لَيْلاً فَلاَ يَأْتِيَنَّ أَهْلَهُ طُرُوقًا حَتَّى تَسْتَحِدَّ الْمُغِيبَةُ وَتَمْتَشِطَ الشَّعِثَةُ ‏"

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 3 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 5246

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If you enter (your town) at night (after coming from a journey), do not enter upon your family till the woman whose husband was absent (from the house) shaves her pubic hair and the woman with unkempt hair, combs her hair" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) further said, "(O Jabir!) Seek…

دَخَلْتَ لَيْلاً فَلاَ تَدْخُلْ عَلَى أَهْلِكَ حَتَّى تَسْتَحِدَّ الْمُغِيبَةُ وَتَمْتَشِطَ الشَّعِثَةُ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ فَعَلَيْكَ بِالْكَيْسِ الْكَيْسِ ‏"

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 2 other versions

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