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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Virtues

Sahih Muslim 2331b

Chapter: The Fragrance Of His Sweat, And Seeking Blessing Therefrom

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 2331b

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حُجَيْنُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ - عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم

يَدْخُلُ بَيْتَ أُمِّ سُلَيْمٍ فَيَنَامُ عَلَى فِرَاشِهَا وَلَيْسَتْ فِيهِ - قَالَ - فَجَاءَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَنَامَ عَلَى فِرَاشِهَا فَأُتِيَتْ فَقِيلَ لَهَا هَذَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَامَ فِي بَيْتِكِ عَلَى فِرَاشِكِ - قَالَ - فَجَاءَتْ وَقَدْ عَرِقَ وَاسْتَنْقَعَ عَرَقُهُ عَلَى قِطْعَةِ أَدِيمٍ عَلَى الْفِرَاشِ فَفَتَحَتْ عَتِيدَتَهَا فَجَعَلَتْ تُنَشِّفُ ذَلِكَ الْعَرَقَ فَتَعْصِرُهُ فِي قَوَارِيرِهَا فَفَزِعَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا تَصْنَعِينَ يَا أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ نَرْجُو بَرَكَتَهُ لِصِبْيَانِنَا قَالَ ‏"‏ أَصَبْتِ ‏"

Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) came to the house of Umm Sulaim and slept in her bed while she was away from her house. On the other day too he slept in her bed. She came and it was said to her:

It is Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) who is having siesta in your house, lying in your bed. She came and found him sweating and his sweat falling on the leather cloth spread on her bed. She opened her scent-bag and began to fill the bottles with it. Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) was startled and woke up and said: Umm Sulaim, what are you doing? She said: Allah's Messenger, we seek blessings for our children through it. Thereupon he said: You have done something right.

Reported by Muslim (No. 2331b).

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Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( كَانَ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدْخُلُ بَيْت أُمّ سُلَيْمٍ , فَيَنَامُ عَلَى فِرَاشهَا ) قَدْ سَبَقَ أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ مَحْرَمًا لَهُ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , فَفِيهِ الدُّخُولُ عَلَى الْمَحَارِم , وَالنَّوْم عِنْدهنَّ , وَفِي بُيُوتهنَّ , وَجَوَاز النَّوْم عَلَى الْأُدُم , وَهِيَ الْأَنْطَاع وَالْجُلُود. قَوْله : ( فَفَتَحَتْ عَتِيدَتهَا ) هِيَ بِعَيْنٍ مُهْمَلَة مَفْتُوحَة ثُمَّ مُثَنَّاة مِنْ فَوْقُ ثُمَّ مِنْ تَحْتُ , وَهِيَ كَالصُّنْدُوقِ الصَّغِير , تَجْعَلُ الْمَرْأَة فِيهِ مَا يَعِزُّ مِنْ مَتَاعهَا. قَوْله : ( فَفَزِعَ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ : مَا تَصْنَعِينَ ؟ ) مَعْنَى فَزِعَ اِسْتَيْقَظَ مِنْ نَوْمه.…

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