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Sahih Muslim 795b

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

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 795b

Narrator:Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib

وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ، بَشَّارٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ الْمُثَنَّى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ، جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ، يَقُولُ قَرَأَ رَجُلٌ الْكَهْفَ وَفِي الدَّارِ دَابَّةٌ فَجَعَلَتْ تَنْفِرُ فَنَظَرَ فَإِذَا ضَبَابَةٌ أَوْ سَحَابَةٌ قَدْ غَشِيَتْهُ قَالَ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏"‏ اقْرَأْ فُلاَنُ

فَإِنَّهَا السَّكِينَةُ تَنَزَّلَتْ عِنْدَ الْقُرْآنِ أَوْ تَنَزَّلَتْ لِلْقُرْآنِ ‏"

Ibn Ishaq reported:

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 descends at the (recitation of the Qur'an) or on account (of the recitation) of the Qur'an.

Reported by Muslim (No. 795b, 795c) and Ahmad (No. 17744).

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Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( اِقْرَأْ فُلَان ) وَفِي الرِّوَايَة الْأُخْرَى : ( اِقْرَأْ ثَلَاث مَرَّات ) وَمَعْنَاهُ كَانَ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ تَسْتَمِرّ عَلَى الْقُرْآن , وَتَغْتَنِم مَا حَصَلَ لَك مِنْ نُزُول السَّكِينَة وَالْمَلَائِكَة , وَتَسْتَكْثِر مِنْ الْقِرَاءَة الَّتِي هِيَ سَبَب بَقَائِهَا.…

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 795c

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of al-Bara' with a slight modification of words.

وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ، يَقُولُ ‏.‏ فَذَكَرَا نَحْوَهُ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُمَا…

Narrated by Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib

Also reported by… (1)
  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (1707)اقْرَأْ فُلانُ ، فَإِنَّهَا السَّكِينَةُ نَزَلَتْ عِنْدَ الْقُرْآنِ ، أَوْ تَنَزَّلَتْ لِلْقُرْآنِ

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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 ‏"

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Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2885

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