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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب اللباسClothing (Kitab Al-Libas)
باب فِي الْفُرُشِChapter: Regarding Bedding.
Hadith 4142
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ الرَّمْلِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هَانِئٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحُبُلِيِّ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : ذَكَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْفُرُشَ ، فَقَالَ : " فِرَاشٌ لِلرَّجُلِ وَفِرَاشٌ لِلْمَرْأَةِ وَفِرَاشٌ لِلضَّيْفِ وَالرَّابِعُ لِلشَّيْطَانِ " .
Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned bedding and said: There should be bedding for a man, bedding for his wife, and third for a guest, but a fourth for the devil.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
It is a right to arrange bedding according to the members of the household and the arrival of guests.
Anything beyond this is extravagance, boastfulness, and mere adornment, which becomes a cause of burden.
It is a right to arrange bedding according to the members of the household and the arrival of guests.
Anything beyond this is extravagance, boastfulness, and mere adornment, which becomes a cause of burden.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4142
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
(1) The items given at the time of departure (rukhsati) should be appropriate, provided one has the means to give them. Extra items that will not even be used by them should not be given. Excessiveness (ghuluww) in anything is harmful. The prevalent custom of dowry (jahez) causes many social ills. A person becomes indebted, marriages do not take place, poor people become helpless, women grow old sitting at home, and later on, disputes and conflicts also arise.
(2) “For the devil” means that anything which is not used is unlawful (haram) to keep. It is a satanic act. If there are children or other individuals, then even if there are just beds for them, it is permissible, because those are used. “The fourth” refers to unnecessary items that are not used. And Allah knows best.
(3) It is possible that the purpose of this chapter is to show that more than one bed may be kept in the house, provided they are for the use of household members or guests; otherwise, it is impermissible.
(2) “For the devil” means that anything which is not used is unlawful (haram) to keep. It is a satanic act. If there are children or other individuals, then even if there are just beds for them, it is permissible, because those are used. “The fourth” refers to unnecessary items that are not used. And Allah knows best.
(3) It is possible that the purpose of this chapter is to show that more than one bed may be kept in the house, provided they are for the use of household members or guests; otherwise, it is impermissible.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 3387
