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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Fasting

Sunan an-Nasa'i 2169

Chapter: The Meaning of Allah, the Most High's saying "And eat and drink until the white thread (light) of dawn appears to you distinct from the black thread (darkness of night)"

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 2169

Narrator:Adiyy ibn Hātim

أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى

‏‏{‏ حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الأَسْوَدِ ‏}‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ هُوَ سَوَادُ اللَّيْلِ وَبَيَاضُ النَّهَارِ ‏"

It was narrated from 'Adiyy bin Hatim that:

he asked the Messenger of Allah about the verse "Until the white thread (light) of dawn appears to you distinct from the black thread (darkness of night)." He said: "It is the blackness of the night and the whiteness of the day." '

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 2169), Al-Bukhari (No. 1916) and At-Tirmidhi (No. 2971).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( هُوَ سَوَاد اللَّيْل ) أَيْ الْمَذْكُورُ مِنْ الْخَيْطَيْنِ سَوَاد اللَّيْل وَبَيَاض النَّهَار.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2169
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon The hadith No. 2169
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2169

Other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 1916

When the above verses were revealed: 'Until the white thread appears to you, distinct from the black thread,' I took two (hair) strings, one black and the other white, and kept them under my pillow and went on looking at them throughout the night but could not make anything out of it. So, the next…

لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ ‏‏{‏حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الأَسْوَدِ‏}‏ عَمَدْتُ إِلَى عِقَالٍ أَسْوَدَ وَإِلَى عِقَالٍ أَبْيَضَ، فَجَعَلْتُهُمَا تَحْتَ وِسَادَتِي، فَجَعَلْتُ أَنْظُرُ فِي…

Narrated by Adiyy ibn Hātim

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2971

"I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about the fast, he said: 'Until the white (light) thread of dawn appears distinct to you from the black thread (of night)'" - he said: "So I took two ropes, one white and the other black to look at them. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me" - it was…

‏ ‏‏(‏ حَتََّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الأَسْوَدِ ‏)‏ قَالَ فَأَخَذْتُ عِقَالَيْنِ أَحَدُهُمَا أَبْيَضُ وَالآخَرُ أَسْوَدُ فَجَعَلْتُ أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِمَا فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى…

Narrated by Adiyy ibn Hātim

Also reported by… (7)
  • أحكام القرآن الكريم للطحاوي (713)لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ : وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الأَسْوَدِ مِنَ الْفَجْرِ سورة البقرة آية 187 عَمَدْتُ إِلَى عِقَالَيْنِ أَحَدُهُمَا أَسْوَدُ وَالآخَرُ أَبْيَضُ ، فَجَعَلْتُ أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِمَا ، فَلا يَتَبَيَّنُ لِيَ الأَبْيَضُ مِ
  • التفسير من سنن سعيد بن منصور (273)لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ : وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الأَسْوَدِ سورة البقرة آية 187 عَمَدْتُ إِلَى عِقَالَيْنِ أَبْيَضَ وَأَسْوَدَ ، فَجَعَلْتُهُمَا تَحْتَ وِسَادَتِي ، فَجَعَلْتُ أَقُومُ اللَّيْلَ ، فَلا أَتَبَيَّنُ الأَبْيَضَ مِنَ الأَسْوَدِ ، فَلَمّ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (2460)الْخَيْطُ الأَبْيَضُ والْخَيْطِ الأَسْوَدِ هُو سَوَادُ اللَّيْلِ وَبَيَاضُ النَّهَارِ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (10508)حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الأَسْوَدِ سورة البقرة آية 187 ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : الْخَيْطُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِالأَسْوَدِ هَذَا هُوَ سَوَادُ اللَّيْلِ وَبَيَاضُ النَّهَارِ
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (2209)وَلَكِنَّهُ سَوَادُ اللَّيْلِ ، وَبَيَاضُ النَّهَارِ
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (8873)لَمَّا نزلت : حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الأَسْوَدِ سورة البقرة آية 187 ، قَالَ قَالَ عَدِيٌّ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ , إنِّي أَجْعَلُ تَحْتَ وِسَادَتِي عِقَالَيْنِ : عِقَالَا أَسْوَدَ ، وَعِقَالَا أَبْيَضَ ، فَأَعْرِفُ اللَّيْلَ مِنَ النَّهَارِ ، فقَالَ رَسُولُ اللّ
  • معالم التنزيل تفسير البغوي (89)حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الأَسْوَدِ سورة البقرة آية 187 عَمَدْتُ إِلَى عِقَالٍ أَسْوَدَ وَإِلَى عِقَالٍ أَبْيَضَ فَجَعَلْتُهُمَا تَحْتَ وِسَادَتِي ، فَجَعَلْتُ أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِمَا وَإِلَى اللَّيْلِ ، فَلا يَسْتَبِينُ لِي ، فَغَدَوْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَ

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 1917

When the following verses were revealed: 'Eat and drink until the white thread appears to you, distinct from the black thread' and of dawn was not revealed, some people who intended to fast, tied black and white threads to their legs and went on eating till they differentiated between the two…

أُنْزِلَتْ ‏‏{‏وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الأَسْوَدِ‏}‏ وَلَمْ يَنْزِلْ مِنَ الْفَجْرِ، فَكَانَ رِجَالٌ إِذَا أَرَادُوا الصَّوْمَ رَبَطَ أَحَدُهُمْ فِي رِجْلِهِ…

Narrated by Sahl ibn Sa‘d + 3 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 4509

`Adi took a white rope (or thread) and a black one, and when some part of the night had passed, he looked at them but he could not distinguish one from the other. The next morning he said, "O Allah's Apostle! I put (a white thread and a black thread) underneath my pillow." The Prophet (ﷺ) said…

إِنَّ وِسَادَكَ إِذًا لَعَرِيضٌ أَنْ كَانَ الْخَيْطُ الأَبْيَضُ وَالأَسْوَدُ تَحْتَ وِسَادَتِكَ ‏"

Narrated by Adiyy ibn Hātim

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1090

" Until the white streak of the dawn becomes distinct from the dark streak" (ii. 187) Adi b. Hatim said: Messenger of Allah, verily I keep underneath my pillow two strings, one white and the other black, by which I distinguish night from dawn. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Your pillow…

إِنَّ وِسَادَتَكَ لَعَرِيضٌ إِنَّمَا هُوَ سَوَادُ اللَّيْلِ وَبَيَاضُ النَّهَارِ ‏"

Narrated by Adiyy ibn Hātim

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 4510

I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! What is the meaning of the white thread distinct from the black thread? Are these two threads?" He said, "You are not intelligent if you watch the two threads." He then added, "No, it is the darkness of the night and the whiteness of the day.''

إِنَّكَ لَعَرِيضُ الْقَفَا إِنْ أَبْصَرْتَ الْخَيْطَيْنِ ‏"‏‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ بَلْ هُوَ سَوَادُ اللَّيْلِ وَبَيَاضُ النَّهَارِ ‏"

Narrated by Adiyy ibn Hātim

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