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Sahih al-Bukhari 440

Chapter: Sleeping of a men in the mosque

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 440

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي نَافِعٌ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ

يَنَامُ وَهْوَ شَابٌّ أَعْزَبُ لاَ أَهْلَ لَهُ فِي مَسْجِدِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏

Narrated Nafi`:

`Abdullah bin `Umar said: I used to sleep in the mosque of the Prophet (ﷺ) while I was young and unmarried.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 440) and An-Nasa’i (No. 722).

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Classical commentary

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ) هُوَ الْقَطَّانُ ( عَنْ عُبَيْد اللَّه ) هُوَ الْعُمَرِيّ , وَحَدِيث عَبْد اللَّه بْن عُمَر هَذَا مُخْتَصَر أَيْضًا مِنْ حَدِيث لَهُ طَوِيل يَأْتِي فِي بَاب فَضْل قِيَام اللَّيْل , وَأَوْرَدَهُ اِبْن مَاجَهْ مُخْتَصَرًا أَيْضًا بِلَفْظِ " كُنَّا نَنَام ". قَوْله : ( أَعْزَب ) الْمُهْمَلَة وَالزَّاي أَيْ غَيْر مُتَزَوِّج. وَالْمَشْهُور فِيهِ عَزِب بِفَتْحِ الْعَيْن وَكَسْر الزَّاي , وَالْأَوَّل لُغَة قَلِيلَة مَعَ أَنَّ الْقَزَّاز أَنْكَرَهَا. وَقَوْله : ( لَا أَهْل لَهُ ) هُوَ تَفْسِير لِقَوْلِهِ أَعْزَب , وَيُحْتَمَل أَنْ يَكُون مِنْ الْعَامّ بَعْد الْخَاصّ فَيَدْخُل فِيهِ الْأَقَارِب وَنَحْوهمْ. وَقَوْله : ( فِي مَسْجِد ) مُتَعَلِّق بِقَوْلِهِ يَنَام.…

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Al-Bukharid. 256 AH Authenticصحيح The hadith صحيح البخاري No. 440

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Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 722

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar, that when he was young and single, with no family, at the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), he used to sleep in the Masjid of the Prophet (ﷺ).

يَنَامُ وَهُوَ شَابٌّ عَزْبٌ لاَ أَهْلَ لَهُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي مَسْجِدِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Also reported by… (2)
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (3985)يَنَامُ ، وَهُوَ شَابٌّ أَعْزُبُ فِي مَسْجِدِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (791)ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَنَامُ وَهُوَ شَابٌّ عَزَبٌ لا أَهْلَ لَهُ عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي مَسْجِدِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ

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I saw in a dream a piece of silken cloth in my hand, and in whatever direction in Paradise I waved it, it flew, carrying me there. I narrated this (dream) to (my sister) Hafsa and she told it to the Prophet (ﷺ) who said, (to Hafsa), "Indeed, your brother is a righteous man," or, "Indeed, `Abdullah…

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رِجَالاً مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانُوا يَرَوْنَ الرُّؤْيَا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَيَقُصُّونَهَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَيَقُولُ فِيهَا رَسُولُ…

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I saw in a state of sleep as if I have in my hand a piece of silk cloth and there is no place in the Paradise where I intend to reach but that piece of cloth does not fly towards it. I made a mention of it to Hafsa (the sister of Ibn 'Umar) and Hafsa made a mention of it to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ)…

رَأَيْتُ فِي الْمَنَامِ كَأَنَّ فِي يَدِي قِطْعَةَ إِسْتَبْرَقٍ وَلَيْسَ مَكَانٌ أُرِيدُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ إِلاَّ طَارَتْ إِلَيْهِ - قَالَ - فَقَصَصْتُهُ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ فَقَصَّتْهُ حَفْصَةُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه…

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