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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتابBook of Bedtime Supplications
بَابُ غَلْقِ الْبَابِ بِاللَّيْلِChapter: Closing the door at night
Hadith 1230
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْقَاعُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ”إِيَّاكُمْ وَالسَّمَرَ بَعْدَ هُدُوءِ اللَّيْلِ، فَإِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لاَ يَدْرِي مَا يَبُثُّ اللَّهُ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ، غَلِّقُوا الأَبْوَابَ، وَأَوْكُوا السِّقَاءَ، وَأَكْفِئُوا الإِنَاءَ، وَأَطْفِئُوا الْمَصَابِيحَ.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When the night becomes calm, reduce your movement, for none of you knows which of Allah's creatures He spreads out. Close the doors, tie the mouths of the water skins, cover the vessels, and extinguish the lamps."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The original text is "Iyyakum wa al-samar." "Samar" means to converse at night. Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has stated in "Sahih al-Adab al-Mufrad" that perhaps this is a mistake (wahm) of Ibn ‘Ajlan. From the context, it is evident that it is "al-sayr" (traveling), and forthcoming explicit narrations also support this. Therefore, we have translated it as "sayr" (traveling).
➋ At night, one should sleep after closing the doors so that Shaytan does not cause any harm, and when closing them, one should say "Bismillah." Safes and the like should also be closed while saying "Bismillah."
➊ The original text is "Iyyakum wa al-samar." "Samar" means to converse at night. Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has stated in "Sahih al-Adab al-Mufrad" that perhaps this is a mistake (wahm) of Ibn ‘Ajlan. From the context, it is evident that it is "al-sayr" (traveling), and forthcoming explicit narrations also support this. Therefore, we have translated it as "sayr" (traveling).
➋ At night, one should sleep after closing the doors so that Shaytan does not cause any harm, and when closing them, one should say "Bismillah." Safes and the like should also be closed while saying "Bismillah."
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 1230
