Skip to content
Assabile
English

Mishkat al-MasabihJihad

Mishkat al-Masabih 3904

Chapter: Conduct while Traveling - Section 1

Authentic graded by Al-Albani Mishkat al-Masabih 3904

وَعَنْهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِذَا دَخَلْتَ لَيْلًا فَلَا تَدَخُلْ عَلَى أهلك حَتَّى تستحد المغيبة وتمتشط الشعثة»

He reported the Prophet as saying, “When you arrive during the night do not go in to your family till the woman whose husband has been away cleans herself and the dishevelled woman combs herself.” (Bukhari and Muslim.)

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 5246) and Ahmad (No. 13668). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 3904).

Copy
Copy:
Report an error

Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Authenticمُتَّفق عَلَيْهِ The hadith تحقيق مشكاة المصابيح
Grades of other versions (1)
  • AuthenticAl-Bukhari صحيح — صحيح البخاري (2019)

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

Also reported by… (6)
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (8804)إِذَا دَخَلْتَ لَيْلا ، فَلا تَدْخُلْ أَهْلَكَ ، حَتَّى تَسْتَحِدَّ الْمُغِيبَةُ ، وَتَمْتَشِطَ الشَّعِثَةُ ،وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : إِذَا دَخَلْتَ ، فَعَلَيْكَ الْكَيْسَ الْكَيْسَ
  • المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (5332)أَمْهِلْ حَتَّى تَسْتَحِدَّ الْمُغِيبَةُ ، وَتَمْتَشِطَ الشَّعِثَةُ
  • المعجم الصغير للطبراني (790)أَمْهِلْ حَتَّى تَسْتَحِدَّ الْمُغِيبَةُ وَتَمْتَشِطُ الشَّعِثَةُ
  • تاريخ بغداد للخطيب البغدادي (204)أَمْهِلْ حَتَّى تَسْتَحِدَّ الْمُغِيبَةُ ، وَتَمْتَشِطَ الشَّعْثَةُ
  • تغليق التعليق لابن حجر (1764)إِذَا دَخَلْتَ لَيْلا فَلا تَدْخُلْ عَلَى أَهْلِكَ حَتَّى تَسْتَحِدَّ الْمُغِيبَةُ ، وَتَمْتَشِطَ الشَّعِثَةُ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : فَعَلَيْكَ بِالْكَيْسِ الْكَيْسِ
  • شرح السنة (2767)إِذَا دَخَلْتَ لَيْلا ، فَلا تَدْخُلْ عَلَى أَهْلِكَ حَتَّى تَسْتَحِدَّ الْمُغِيبَةُ ، وَتمْتَشِطَ الشَّعِثَةُ

On the same subject

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

English
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 10 جمادى الأولى 1448 هـ

About Privacy