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Sahih Muslim 795a

Chapter: The descent of tranquility (sakinah) when the Qur’an is recited

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 795a

Narrator:Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib

وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ، قَالَ كَانَ رَجُلٌ يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْكَهْفِ وَعِنْدَهُ فَرَسٌ مَرْبُوطٌ بِشَطَنَيْنِ فَتَغَشَّتْهُ سَحَابَةٌ فَجَعَلَتْ تَدُورُ وَتَدْنُو وَجَعَلَ فَرَسُهُ يَنْفِرُ مِنْهَا فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏

تِلْكَ السَّكِينَةُ تَنَزَّلَتْ لِلْقُرْآنِ ‏"

Al-Bara' reported that a person was reciting Surat al-Kahf and there was a horse tied with two ropes at his side, a cloud overshadowed him, and as it began to come nearer and nearer his horse began to take fright from it. He went and mentioned that to the Prophet (ﷺ) in the morning, and he (the Holy Prophet) said:

That was tranquillity which came down at the recitation of the Qur'an.

Reported by Muslim (No. 795a) and Ahmad (No. 17851).

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An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Riyad as-Salihin 998

Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( وَعِنْده فَرَس مَرْبُوط بِشَطَنَيْنِ ) هُوَ بِفَتْحِ الشِّين الْمُعْجَمَة وَالطَّاء وَهُمَا تَثْنِيَة ( شَطَن ) وَهُوَ الْحَبْل الطَّوِيل الْمُضْطَرِب. قَوْله : ( وَجَعَلَ فَرَسه يَنْفِر ). وَفِي الرِّوَايَة الثَّانِيَة ( فَجَعَلَتْ تَنْفِر ). وَفِي الثَّالِثَة ( غَيْر أَنَّهُمَا قَالَا يَنْقُز ). أَمَّا الْأُولَيَانِ فَبِالْفَاءِ وَالرَّاء بِلَا خِلَاف. وَأَمَّا الثَّالِثَة فَبِالْقَافِ الْمَضْمُومَة وَبِالزَّايِ , هَذَا هُوَ الْمَشْهُور. وَوَقَعَ فِي بَعْض نُسَخ بِلَادنَا فِي الثَّالِثَة ( يَنْفِز ) بِالْفَاءِ وَالزَّاي , وَحَكَاهُ الْقَاضِي عِيَاض عَنْ بَعْضهمْ وَغَلَّطَهُ وَمَعْنَى يَنْفِز بِالْقَافِ وَالزَّاي يَثِب. قَوْله : ( فَتَغَشَّتْهُ سَحَابَة فَجَعَلَتْ تَدُور وَتَدْنُ…

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Authentic Riyad as-Salihin 998

While a man was reciting Sūrat al-Kahf, with his horse tied with two ropes beside him

Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: While a man was reciting Sūrat al-Kahf, with his horse tied with two ropes beside him, a cloud overshadowed him. As it began to come nearer and nearer, the horse began to trample violently. In the morning, the man came to the Prophet (may…

"‏ تلك السكينة تنزلت للقرآن‏"

Narrated by Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib Explained

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 796

While Usayd ibn Hudayr was reciting in his dates storehouse at night, his horse got startled and began to jump. He again recited, and the horse got startled and began to jump again. He again recited, and it got startled and began to jump as before. Usayd said: I was afraid that the horse may trample (my son) Yahya. I stood near it and saw something like a canopy over my head, with what looked like lamps in it, rising up in the sky until I could no longer see it

Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: While Usayd ibn Hudayr was reciting in his dates storehouse at night, his horse got startled and began to jump. He again recited, and the horse got startled and began to jump again. He again recited, and it got startled and began to jump…

تِلْكَ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ كَانَتْ تَسْتَمِعُ لَكَ وَلَوْ قَرَأْتَ لأَصْبَحَتْ يَرَاهَا النَّاسُ مَا تَسْتَتِرُ مِنْهُمْ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri + 1 other version Explained

Authentic Sahih Muslim 795b

I heard al-Bara' as saying that a man recited al-Kahf when an animal was there in the house and it began to take fright. And as he looked around, he found a cloud overshadowing it. He mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Upon this he said: O so and so, recite on (the surah) as- Sakina…

فَإِنَّهَا السَّكِينَةُ تَنَزَّلَتْ عِنْدَ الْقُرْآنِ أَوْ تَنَزَّلَتْ لِلْقُرْآنِ ‏"

Narrated by Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib + 2 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3614

A man recited Surat-al-Kahf (in his prayer) and in the house there was a (riding) animal which got frightened and started jumping. The man finished his prayer with Taslim, but behold! A mist or a cloud hovered over him. He informed the Prophet (ﷺ) of that and the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "O so-and-so!…

‏ اقْرَأْ فُلاَنُ، فَإِنَّهَا السَّكِينَةُ نَزَلَتْ لِلْقُرْآنِ، أَوْ تَنَزَّلَتْ لِلْقُرْآنِ ‏"

Narrated by Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2885

hearing Al-Bara say: "There was a man reciting [Surat] Al-Kahf when he saw his riding animal stamping his feet, so he looked and there was something like a shadow or cloud, so he went to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and mentioned that to him. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "That was the tranquility which…

"‏ تِلْكَ السَّكِينَةُ نَزَلَتْ مَعَ الْقُرْآنِ أَوْ نَزَلَتْ عَلَى الْقُرْآنِ ‏"

Narrated by Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib

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