Narrated Nafi ibn AbdulHarith: I went out with the (Messenger of Allah ﷺ until I entered a garden, he said: Keep on closing the door. The door was then closed. I then said: Who is there ? He then narrated the rest of the tradition. Abu Dawud said: That is to say, the tradition of Abu Musa al-Ashari. In this version he said: "He then knocked at the door. "
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / أبواب النوم / 5188
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:حسن الإسناد | زبیر علی زئی:إسناده حسن
Hadith Takhrij« تفرد بہ أبوداود، (تحفة الأشراف: 11583)، وقد أخرجہ: مسند احمد (3/408) (حسن) »
Brief Explanation
1؎ : By this, the author is alluding to that hadith which Muslim has narrated in his Sahih among the virtues of Uthman radi Allahu anhu (the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam went into a garden, appointed Abu Musa radi Allahu anhu as the gatekeeper, then Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu came, Umar radi Allahu anhu came, then Uthman came, then he sat at the well named Bi’r Aris, and so on until the end).
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues: The referenced hadith of Imam Abu Dawud rahimahullah is the one that is narrated in Sahih Muslim under the virtues of Uthman radi Allahu anhu.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 5188