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Sahih Muslim 1928a

Chapter: It is disliked to enter at night when coming home from a journey

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1928a

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، عَنْ هَمَّامٍ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ، بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ

لاَ يَطْرُقُ أَهْلَهُ لَيْلاً وَكَانَ يَأْتِيهِمْ غُدْوَةً أَوْ عَشِيَّةً ‏

It has been narrated on the authority of Anas b. Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would not come (back) to his family by night. He would come to them in the morning or in the evening.

Reported by Muslim (No. 1928a), Al-Bukhari (No. 1800) and Ahmad (No. 11815, 13038).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( إِنَّ رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ لَا يَطْرُق أَهْله لَيْلًا , وَكَانَ يَأْتِيهِمْ غَدْوَة أَوْ عَشِيَّة ) وَفِي رِوَايَة ( إِذَا قَدِمَ أَحَدكُمْ لَيْلًا فَلَا يَأْتِيَنَّ أَهْله طُرُوقًا حَتَّى تَسْتَحِدّ الْمُغِيبَة وَتَمْتَشِط الشَّعِثَة ) وَفِي الرِّوَايَة الْأُخْرَى : ( نَهَى رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أَطَالَ الرَّجُل الْغَيْبَة أَنْ يَأْتِي أَهْله طُرُوقًا ) وَفِي الرِّوَايَة : ( نَهَى أَنْ يَطْرُق أَهْله لَيْلًا يَتَخَوَّنَهُمْ أَوْ يَطْلُب عَثَرَاتهمْ ).…

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Scholars’ grades

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 11815

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ لَا يَطْرُقُ أَهْلَهُ لَيْلًا كَانَ يَدْخُلُ…

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik Arabic only

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 13038

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يَطْرُقُ أَهْلَهُ…

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik Arabic only

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

Also reported by… (3)
  • الأنوار في شمائل النبي المختار (1127)، لا يَطْرُقُ أَهْلَهُ كَانَ لا يَدْخُلُ إِلا غُدْوَةً ، أَوْ عَشِيَّةً
  • شرح السنة (2768)لا يَطْرُقُ أَهْلَهُ ، كَانَ لا يَدْخُلُ إِلا غُدْوَةً ، أَوْ عَشِيَّةً
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (32945)لَا يَطْرُقُ أَهْلَهُ لَيْلًا , وَكَانَ يَأْتِيهِمْ غَدْوَةً أَوْ عَشِيَّةً

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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 ‏"

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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

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 + 2 other versions

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