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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Fasting

Sahih Muslim 1090

Chapter: Clarifying that fasting begins at dawn, and a person may eat and other than that until dawn begins; And clarifying the dawn which has to do with the rulings concerning the beginning of fasting and the beginning of the time for the Subh Prayer, and other than that, which is the Second Dawn, which is called the True Dawn. The First Dawn, which is the False Dawn, has nothing to do with the rulings

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 1090

Narrator:Adiyy ibn Hātim

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ، - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ ‏‏{‏ حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الأَسْوَدِ مِنَ الْفَجْرِ‏}‏ قَالَ لَهُ عَدِيُّ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَجْعَلُ تَحْتَ وِسَادَتِي عِقَالَيْنِ عِقَالاً أَبْيَضَ وَعِقَالاً أَسْوَدَ أَعْرِفُ اللَّيْلَ مِنَ النَّهَارِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

إِنَّ وِسَادَتَكَ لَعَرِيضٌ إِنَّمَا هُوَ سَوَادُ اللَّيْلِ وَبَيَاضُ النَّهَارِ ‏"

'Adi b. Hatim (Allah be pleased with him) reported that when (this verse) was revealed:

" Until the white streak of the dawn becomes distinct from the dark streak" (ii. 187) Adi b. Hatim said: Messenger of Allah, verily I keep underneath my pillow two strings, one white and the other black, by which I distinguish night from dawn. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Your pillow seems to be very large. For the word khait implies the blackness of the night and the whiteness of the dawn.

Reported by Muslim (No. 1090).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( عَنْ عَدِيّ بْن حَاتِم لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ : { حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ الْأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الْأَسْوَدِ مِنَ الْفَجْرِ } قَالَ لَهُ عَدِيّ : يَا رَسُول اللَّه إِنِّي أَجْعَلُ تَحْت وِسَادَتِي عِقَالَيْنِ عِقَالًا أَبْيَض وَعِقَالًا أَسْوَد أَعْرِف اللَّيْل مِنْ النَّهَار , فَقَالَ رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : إِنَّ وِسَادَك لَعَرِيضٌ إِنَّمَا هُوَ سَوَاد اللَّيْل وَبَيَاض النَّهَار ) هَكَذَا هُوَ فِي كَثِيرٍ مِنْ النُّسَخ , وَأَكْثَرهَا ( فَقَالَ لَهُ عَدِيّ ) وَفِي بَعْضهَا ( قَالَ عَدِيّ ) بِحَذْفِ ( لَهُ ) وَكِلَاهُمَا صَحِيح , وَمَنْ أَثْبَتَهَا أَعَادَ الضَّمِير إِلَى مَعْلُوم أَوْ مُتَقَدِّم الذِّكْر عِنْد الْمُخَاطَب , وَفِي أَكْثَر النُّسَ…

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  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (2209)وَلَكِنَّهُ سَوَادُ اللَّيْلِ ، وَبَيَاضُ النَّهَارِ
  • معرفة السنن والآثار للبيهقي (2153)وِسَادَكَ إِذًا لَعَرِيضٌ ، إِنَّمَا هُوَ سَوَادُ اللَّيْلِ وَبَيَاضُ النَّهَارِ

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