سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
أبواب السلام(Abwab Us Salam )
باب فِي إِطْفَاءِ النَّارِ بِاللَّيْلِChapter: Regarding extinguishing fires at night.
Hadith 5247
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ التَّمَّارُ , حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ طَلْحَةَ , حَدَّثَنَا أَسْبَاطٌ , عَنْ سِمَاكٍ , عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ , عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ , قَالَ : " جَاءَتْ فَأْرَةٌ فَأَخَذَتْ تَجُرُّ الْفَتِيلَةَ , فَجَاءَتْ بِهَا فَأَلْقَتْهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى الْخُمْرَةِ الَّتِي كَانَ قَاعِدًا عَلَيْهَا , فَأَحْرَقَتْ مِنْهَا مِثْلَ مَوْضِعِ الدِّرْهَمِ , فَقَالَ : إِذَا نِمْتُمْ , فَأَطْفِئُوا سُرُجَكُمْ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَدُلُّ مِثْلَ هَذِهِ عَلَى هَذَا فَتُحْرِقَكُمْ " .
Ibn Abbas said: A mouse came dragging a wick and dropped before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the mat on which he was sitting with the result that it burned a hole in it about the size of dirham. He (the prophet) said: When you go to sleep, extinguish your lamps, for the devil guides a creature like this to do thus and sets you on fire.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
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Our esteemed researcher, while investigating this narration, writes that its chain of transmission is weak; however, the narrations of Sahih al-Bukhari (Hadith 2394, 2695) and Sahih Muslim (Hadith 2016) suffice in this regard.
Therefore, it is evident that, according to our researcher, the meaning of this narration is authentic.
In addition, Shaykh al-Nani rahimahullah has also declared this narration to be authentic.
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At night, especially before sleeping, one should extinguish fire, coal stoves, gas or electric stoves and heaters, and old oil lamps, otherwise harm may occur.
Just as such news is frequently heard and read in newspapers, similarly, caution demands that even electric bulbs should be turned off, as that is better, because electricity is also a type of fire. Moreover, sleeping in darkness is also very beneficial from a medical perspective.
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In such incidents, in reality, there is often a role of satanic activity.
Therefore, one should always seek Allah’s protection from this evil.
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Our esteemed researcher, while investigating this narration, writes that its chain of transmission is weak; however, the narrations of Sahih al-Bukhari (Hadith 2394, 2695) and Sahih Muslim (Hadith 2016) suffice in this regard.
Therefore, it is evident that, according to our researcher, the meaning of this narration is authentic.
In addition, Shaykh al-Nani rahimahullah has also declared this narration to be authentic.
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At night, especially before sleeping, one should extinguish fire, coal stoves, gas or electric stoves and heaters, and old oil lamps, otherwise harm may occur.
Just as such news is frequently heard and read in newspapers, similarly, caution demands that even electric bulbs should be turned off, as that is better, because electricity is also a type of fire. Moreover, sleeping in darkness is also very beneficial from a medical perspective.
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In such incidents, in reality, there is often a role of satanic activity.
Therefore, one should always seek Allah’s protection from this evil.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 5247
