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Jami' at-TirmidhiChapters on the description of the Day of Judgement, Ar-Riqaq, and Al-Wara'

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2479

Chapter: About Wearing Wool

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Companion’s words (mawquf) Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2479

Narrator:Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ بْنِ أَبِي مُوسَى، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ يَا بُنَىَّ لَوْ رَأَيْتَنَا وَنَحْنُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

وَأَصَابَتْنَا السَّمَاءُ لَحَسِبْتَ أَنَّ رِيحَنَا رِيحُ الضَّأْنِ ‏.‏

Abu Burdah bin Abi Musa narrated that his father said:

"O my son! If you saw us when we were with the Prophet(s.a.w) and the sky poured upon us, you would think that our smell was the smell of sheep."

The meaning of this Hadith is that their garments were of wool, so when the rain fell upon them, the smell coming from their clothes was that of sheep.

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 2479), Abu Dawud (No. 4033) and Ibn Majah (No. 3562).

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Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ ( يَا بُنَيَّ ) بِضَمِّ الْمُوَحَّدَةِ وَفَتْحِ النُّونِ وَشَدَّةِ الْيَاءِ ( وَنَحْنُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَصَابَتْنَا السَّمَاءُ ) الْجُمْلَتَانِ وَقَعَتَا حَالَيْنِ مُتَرَادِفَيْنِ أَوْ مُتَدَاخِلَيْنِ , أَيْ لَوْ رَأَيْتنَا حَالَ كَوْنِنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , وَحَال كَوْنِنَا قَدْ أَصَابَتْنَا السَّمَاءُ. وَالْحَدِيثُ يَدُلُّ عَلَى جَوَازِ لُبْسِ الصُّوفِ قَالَ اِبْنُ بَطَّالٍ : كَرِهَ مَالِكٌ لُبْسَ الصُّوفِ , لِمَنْ يَجِدُ غَيْرَهُ لِمَا فِيهِ مِنْ الشُّهْرَةِ بِالزُّهْدِ ; لِأَنَّ إِخْفَاءَ الْعَمَلِ أَوْلَى , قَالَ وَلَمْ يَنْحَصِرْ لِلتَّوَاضُعِ فِي لُبْسِهِ بَلْ فِي الْقُطْنِ وَغَيْرِهِ مِمَّا هُوَ بِدُونِ ثَم…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2479
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2479
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2479
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2479

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Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4033

My father said to me: My son, if you had seen us while we were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and the rain had fallen on us, you would have thought that our smell was the smell of the sheep.

رَأَيْتَنَا وَنَحْنُ مَعَ نَبِيِّنَا صلى الله عليه وسلم وَقَدْ أَصَابَتْنَا السَّمَاءُ حَسِبْتَ أَنَّ رِيحَنَا رِيحُ الضَّأْنِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3562

“O my son, if only you could have seen us when we were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), when rain fell on us; you would have thought that we smelled like sheep.”

يَا بُنَىَّ لَوْ شَهِدْتَنَا وَنَحْنُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ إِذَا أَصَابَتْنَا السَّمَاءُ لَحَسِبْتَ أَنَّ رِيحَنَا رِيحُ الضَّأْنِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari

Also reported by… (4)
  • أخبار أصبهان لأبي نعيم (493)لَوْ رَأَيْتَنَا مَعَ نَبِيِّنَا ﷺ لَحَسِبْتَ أَنَّ رِيحَنَا رِيحُ الضَّأْنِ ، وَإِنَّمَا لِبَاسُنَا الصُّوفُ ، وَطَعَامُنَا الأَسْوَدَانِ : التَّمْرُ وَالْمَاءُ
  • البحر الزخار بمسند البزار (2712)لَوْ رَأَيْتَنَا وَنَحْنُ مَعَ نَبِيِّنَا ﷺ ، وَأَصَابَتْنَا السَّمَاءُ ، فَمَا حَسِبْتَنَا أَوْ لَحَسِبْتَنَا أَنَّ رِيحَنَا رِيحُ الضَّأْنِ
  • البحر الزخار بمسند البزار (2713)لَوْ رَأَيْتَنَا مَعَ نَبِيِّنَا وَأَصَابَتْنَا السَّمَاءُ لَحَسِبْتَنَا أَنَّ رِيحَنَا رِيحُ الضَّأْنِ
  • حلية الأولياء لأبي نعيم (897)لَوْ شَهِدْتَنَا وَنَحْنُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِذَا أَصَابَتْنَا السَّمَاءُ لَحَسِبْتَ أَنَّ رِيحَنَا رِيحُ الضَّأْنِ

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