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صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب المساجد ومواضع الصلاة
The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer
باب النَّهْيِ عَنْ نَشْدِ الضَّالَّةِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَمَا يَقُولُهُ مَنْ سَمِعَ النَّاشِدَ:
Chapter: The prohibition of making lost property announcements in the masjid, and what should be said by one who hears a person making such an announcement
Sahih Muslim 568 — The prohibition of making lost property
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، عَنْ حَيْوَةَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مَوْلَى شَدَّادِ بْنِ الْهَادِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ، يَقُولُ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَنْ سَمِعَ رَجُلًا يَنْشُدُ ضَالَّةً فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَلْيَقُلْ : لا رَدَّهَا اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ ، فَإِنَّ الْمَسَاجِدَ لَمْ تُبْنَ لِهَذَا " .
Abu Hurairah (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: If anyone bears a man crying out in the mosque about something lie has lost, he should say: May Allah not restore it to you, for the mosques were not built for this.
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وحَدَّثَنِيهِ زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُقْرِئُ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَيْوَةُ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الأَسْوَدِ ، يَقُولُ : حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مَوْلَى شَدَّادٍ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ، يَقُولُ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ بِمِثْلِهِ .
Abu Hurairah (RA) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying like this.
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Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Yanshudu:
(N)
He searches for,
looks for.
(2)
Al-Dhallah:
(pl.)
Dhawall — a lost item.
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Yanshudu:
(N)
He searches for,
looks for.
(2)
Al-Dhallah:
(pl.)
Dhawall — a lost item.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 1260
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
473. Commentary:
It is permissible to make an announcement near the door outside the mosque. «ضالة» refers to a lost animal, while a lost object is called «ضائع». The same ruling applies to it. There is a difference of opinion among the scholars regarding making announcements in mosques about lost children. Some permit it, while others do not. However, in view of human dignity and compassion, there is room for permissibility in this matter, even though most scholars do not allow it.
It is permissible to make an announcement near the door outside the mosque. «ضالة» refers to a lost animal, while a lost object is called «ضائع». The same ruling applies to it. There is a difference of opinion among the scholars regarding making announcements in mosques about lost children. Some permit it, while others do not. However, in view of human dignity and compassion, there is room for permissibility in this matter, even though most scholars do not allow it.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 473
