Hadith 3387
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أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى ، قَالَ : أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو هَانِئٍ الْخَوْلَانِيُّ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحُبُلِيَّ ، يَقُولُ : عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " فِرَاشٌ لِلرَّجُلِ ، وَفِرَاشٌ لِأَهْلِهِ ، وَالثَّالِثُ لِلضَّيْفِ ، وَالرَّابِعُ لِلشَّيْطَانِ " .
´It was narrated from Jabir bin 'Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah said:` "A bed for a man, a bed for his wife, a third for his guest and the fourth is for the Shaitan."
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Explanation & Benefits
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
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: This hadith establishes that it is permissible to arrange bedding according to circumstances and conditions. However, to accumulate an abundance of bedding merely out of pride, boasting, or to display one’s wealth—when there may never be any real need for them—constitutes extravagance and wastefulness (israf and tabdheer). This is something that pleases and incites Shaytan, and according to some, it is on such beds that Shaytan himself spends the night and takes his midday nap (qaylulah), just as he spends the night in the house of a person who does not remember Allah upon entering his home at night. This hadith also proves that, in view of circumstances, a husband and wife may sleep separately; it is not obligatory for them to sleep together in every situation. If circumstances permit, then sleeping together is preferable, as was the practice of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 5452
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
