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Sahih Muslim 166b

Chapter: The night journey on which the messenger of Allah (saws) was taken up into the heavens and the prayers were enjoined

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 166b

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ سِرْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَالْمَدِينَةِ فَمَرَرْنَا بِوَادٍ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَىُّ وَادٍ هَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالُوا وَادِي الأَزْرَقِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏

كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى مُوسَى صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرَ مِنْ لَوْنِهِ وَشَعْرِهِ شَيْئًا لَمْ يَحْفَظْهُ دَاوُدُ وَاضِعًا إِصْبَعَيْهِ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ لَهُ جُؤَارٌ إِلَى اللَّهِ بِالتَّلْبِيَةِ مَارًّا بِهَذَا الْوَادِي ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ ثُمَّ سِرْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا عَلَى ثَنِيَّةٍ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَىُّ ثَنِيَّةٍ هَذِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا هَرْشَى أَوْ لِفْتٌ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى يُونُسَ عَلَى نَاقَةٍ حَمْرَاءَ عَلَيْهِ جُبَّةُ صُوفٍ خِطَامُ نَاقَتِهِ لِيفٌ خُلْبَةٌ مَارًّا بِهَذَا الْوَادِي مُلَبِّيًا ‏"

Abu al-'Aliya narrated it on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that he said:

We travelled with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) between Mecca and Medina and we passed by a valley. He (the Holy Prophet) asked: Which valley is this? They said: This is the valley of Azraq Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) remarked: (I feel) as if I am seeing Moses (peace be upon him), and then he described something about his complexion and hair, which Diwud (the narrator) could not remember. He (Moses, as described by the Holy Prophet) was keeping his fingers in his ears and was responding loudly to Allah (saying: I am as Thy service, my Lord) while passing through that valley. We then travelled (further) till we came to the mountain trail. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Which mountain trail is this? They said: It is the Harsha or Lift. He (the Holy Prophet) said: (I perceive) as if I am seeing Yunus on a red camel, with a cloak of wool around him. The halter of his camel was that of the fibre of date-palm, and he was passing through the valley saying: I am at Thy service! my Lord.

Reported by Muslim (No. 166b) and Ibn Majah (No. 2891).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( كَأَنِّي أَنْظُر إِلَى مُوسَى وَاضِعًا إِصْبَعَيْهِ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ ) أَمَّا الْأُصْبُع فَفِيهَا عَشْر لُغَات كَسْر الْهَمْزَة وَفَتْحهَا وَضَمّهَا مَعَ فَتْح الْبَاء وَكَسْرهَا وَضَمّهَا وَالْعَاشِرَة أُصْبُوع عَلَى مِثَال عُصْفُور. وَفِي هَذَا دَلِيل عَلَى اِسْتِحْبَاب وَضْع الْأُصْبُع فِي الْأُذُن عِنْد رَفْع الصَّوْت بِالْأَذَانِ وَنَحْوه مِمَّا يُسْتَحَبّ لَهُ رَفْع الصَّوْت. وَهَذَا الِاسْتِنْبَاط وَالِاسْتِحْبَاب يَجِيء عَلَى مَذْهَب مَنْ يَقُول مِنْ أَصْحَابنَا وَغَيْرهمْ : إِنَّ شَرْع مَنْ قَبْلنَا شَرْع لَنَا. وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم. قَوْله : ( فَقَالَ أَيّ ثَنِيَّة هَذِهِ ؟ قَالُوا : هَرْشَى أَوْ لِفْت ) هَكَذَا ضَبَطْنَاهَا ( لِفْت ) بِكَسْرِ…

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Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 2891

“We were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) between Makkah and Al-Madinah, and we passed through a valley. He said: ‘What valley is this?’ They said: ‘Azraq Valley.’ He said: ‘It is as if I can see Musa (as) – and he mentioned something about the length of his hair, which Dawud (one of the narrators)…

"‏ أَىُّ وَادٍ هَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا وَادِي الأَزْرَقِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى مُوسَى ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ - فَذَكَرَ مِنْ طُولِ شَعَرِهِ شَيْئًا لاَ يَحْفَظُهُ دَاوُدُ - وَاضِعًا إِصْبَعَيْهِ فِي…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 5717

We travelled with God's messenger between Mecca and Medina, and when we passed a wadi he asked its name. On being told it was the wadi al-Azraq he said, "I can fancy myself looking at Moses (and he mentioned something about his colour and his hair) putting two fingers in his ears, making loud…

وَعَن ابنِ عبَّاسٍ قَالَ: سِرْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَالْمَدِينَةِ فَمَرَرْنَا بِوَادٍ فَقَالَ: «أَيُّ وَادٍ هَذَا؟» . فَقَالُوا: وَادِي الْأَزْرَقِ. قَالَ: «كَأَنِّي…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

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  • الإيمان لابن منده (723)أَيُّ وَادٍ هَذَا ؟ ، قَالُوا : وَادِي الأَزْرَقِ ، قَالَ : كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى مُوسَى ، فَذكر مِنْ لَوْنِهِ وَشَعْرِهِ شَيْئًا ، لَمْيَحْفَظْهُ دَاوُدَ ، وَاضِعًا أُصْبُعَيْهِ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ لَهُ جُؤَارٌ إِلَى اللَّهِ بِالتَّلْبِيَةِ مَارًّا بِهَذَا الْوَادِي ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ سِرْنَا حَتَّى أَتَ
  • المسند المستخرج على صحيح مسلم لأبي نعيم (348)أَيُّ وَادٍ هَذَا ؟ ، قَالُوا : وَادِي الأَزْرَقِ ، قَالَ : كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى مُوسَى ، فَذَكَرَ مِنْ لَوْنِهِ وَشَعْرِهِ شَيْئًا لا يَحْفَظُهُ دَاوُدُ ، وَاضِعًا أَصْبُعَيْهِ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ لَهُ جُؤَارٌ إِلَى اللَّهِ بِالتَّلْبِيَةِ ، وَسِرْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا عَلَى ثَنِيَّةٍ ، فَقَالَ أَيُّ
  • صحيح ابن خزيمة (2459)أَيُّ وَادٍ هَذَا ؟ فَقَالُوا : وَادِي الأَزْرَقِ ، قَالَ : كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى مُوسَى ، فَذَكَرَ مِنْ لَوْنِهِ ، وَشَعَرِهِ شَيْئًا لَمْ يَحْفَظْهُ دَاوُدُ وَاضِعًا أُصْبُعَيْهِ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ لَهُ جَوَازٌ إِلَى اللَّهِ بِالتَّلْبِيَةِ مَارًّا بِهَذَا الْوَادِي ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ سِرْنَا حَتَّى أَ

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 166a

Which valley is this? They said: This is the valley of Azraq, and he observed: (I perceive) as if I am seeing Moses (peace be upon him) coming down from the mountain track, and he is calling upon Allah loudly (saying: Here I am! at your service! ). Then he came to the mountain track of Harsha. He…

كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى مُوسَى - عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ - هَابِطًا مِنَ الثَّنِيَّةِ وَلَهُ جُؤَارٌ إِلَى اللَّهِ بِالتَّلْبِيَةِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ أَتَى عَلَى ثَنِيَّةِ هَرْشَى ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَىُّ ثَنِيَّةٍ هَذِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏…

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