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Sahih al-BukhariProphetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh))

Sahih al-Bukhari 4510

"...And eat and drink until the white thread (light) of dawn appears to you distinct from the black thread (darkness of the night).. ." (V.2:187)

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 4510

Narrator:Adiyy ibn Hātim

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا الْخَيْطُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الأَسْوَدِ أَهُمَا الْخَيْطَانِ قَالَ ‏"‏

إِنَّكَ لَعَرِيضُ الْقَفَا إِنْ أَبْصَرْتَ الْخَيْطَيْنِ ‏"‏‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ بَلْ هُوَ سَوَادُ اللَّيْلِ وَبَيَاضُ النَّهَارِ ‏"

Narrated `Adi bin Hatim:

I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! What is the meaning of the white thread distinct from the black thread? Are these two threads?" He said, "You are not intelligent if you watch the two threads." He then added, "No, it is the darkness of the night and the whiteness of the day.''

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 4510).

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  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (13656)إِنَّكَ لَعَرِيضُ الْقَفَا إِنْ أَنْتَ أَبْصَرْتَ الْخَيْطَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : لا بَلْ هُوَ سَوَادُ اللَّيْلِ ، وَبَيَاضُ النَّهَارِ
  • صحيح ابن خزيمة (1825)مَا الْخَيْطُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الأَسْوَدِ ؟ أَهُمَا الْخَيْطَانِ ؟ قَالَ : إِنَّكَ لَعَرِيضُ الْقَفَا ، أَرَأَيْتَ أَبْصَرْتَ الْخَيْطَيْنِ قَطُّ ؟ ثُمَّ قَالَ : لا بَلْ هُوَ سَوَادُ اللَّيْلِ وَبَيَاضُ النَّهَارِ
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (2209)وَلَكِنَّهُ سَوَادُ اللَّيْلِ ، وَبَيَاضُ النَّهَارِ

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