Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1703

Chapter: What Has Been Related About Bells On Horses (Being Disliked)

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1703

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

"‏ لاَ تَصْحَبُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ رُفْقَةً فِيهَا كَلْبٌ وَلاَ جَرَسٌ ‏"

Narrated Abu Hurairah:

That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The angels do no accompany a group among whom there is a dog or a bell."

[Abu 'Eisa said:] There are narrations on this topic from Ibn 'Umar, Umm Habibah, and Umm Salamah. This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 1703), Muslim (No. 2113a, 2113b), Abu Dawud (No. 2555, 4130), Ahmad (No. 7250, 7750, 7987, 8172, 8637, 8727, 8994, 9361) and Ad-Darimi (No. 2560).

An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sahih Muslim 2113a

Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( لَا تَصْحَبْ الْمَلَائِكَةُ ) أَيْ مَلَائِكَةُ الرَّحْمَةِ لَا الْحَفَظَةُ ( رُفْقَةً ) بِضَمِّ أَوَّلِهِ أَيْ جَمَاعَةً تَرَافَقُوا , وَهِيَ مُثَلَّثَةُ الرَّاءِ عَلَى مَا فِي الْقَامُوسِ. وَقَالَ النَّوَوِيُّ بِكَسْرِ الرَّاءِ وَضَمِّهَا ( فِيهَا كَلْبٌ ) أَيْ لِغَيْرِ الصَّيْدِ وَالْحِرَاسَةِ ( وَلَا جَرَسٌ ) بِزِيَادَةِ لَا لِلتَّأْكِيدِ. قَالَ الطِّيبِيُّ : جَازَ عَطْفُهُ عَلَى قَوْلِهِ : فِيهَا كَلْبٌ وَإِنْ كَانَ مُثْبَتًا لِأَنَّهُ فِي سِيَاقِ النَّفْيِ. فِي الْمُغْرِبِ : الْجَرَسُ بِفَتْحَتَيْنِ مَا يُعَلَّقُ بِعُنُقِ الدَّابَّةِ وَغَيْرُهُ فَيُصَوِّتُ. قَالَ النَّوَوِيُّ : وَسَبَبُ الْحِكْمَةِ فِي عَدَمِ مُصَاحَبَةِ الْمَلَائِكَةِ مَعَ الْجَرَسِ أَنَّهُ شَبِيهٌ بِالنَّ…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 1703
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih Muslim	The hadith	No. 1703
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 1703
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf	AuthenticHasan Sahih	The hadith	No. 1703

Other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2113a

Angels do not accompany a group of travelers who have a dog or a bell with them

"Angels do not accompany a group of travelers who have a dog or a bell with them."

لاَ تَصْحَبُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ رُفْقَةً فِيهَا كَلْبٌ وَلاَ جَرَسٌ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Explained

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2113b

This hadith has been reported on the authority of Suhail with the same chain of transmitters.

وَحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، - يَعْنِي الدَّرَاوَرْدِيَّ - كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ ‏.‏

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 2555

Abu Hurairah reported the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) as saying “The angels do not accompany the fellow travelers who have a dog or bell (with them).”

لاَ تَصْحَبُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ رُفْقَةً فِيهَا كَلْبٌ أَوْ جَرَسٌ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4130

The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: The angels do not accompany those fellow travellers who have panther skin.

لاَ تَصْحَبُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ رُفْقَةً فِيهَا جِلْدُ نَمِرٍ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 7250