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bukhari:3280Yaḥyá b. Jaʿfar > Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh al-Anṣārī > Ibn Jurayj > ʿAṭāʾ > Jābir

The Prophet ﷺ said, "When nightfalls, then keep your children close to you, for the devil spread out then. An hour later you can let them free; and close the gates of your house (at night), and mention Allah's Name thereupon, and cover your utensils, and mention Allah's Name thereupon, (and if you don't have something to cover your utensil) you may put across it something (e.g. a piece of wood etc.).  

البخاري:٣٢٨٠حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأَنْصَارِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ عَنْ جَابِرٍ ؓ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا اسْتَجْنَحَ {اللَّيْلُ} أَوْ كَانَ جُنْحُ اللَّيْلِ فَكُفُّوا صِبْيَانَكُمْ فَإِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ تَنْتَشِرُ حِينَئِذٍ فَإِذَا ذَهَبَ سَاعَةٌ مِنَ الْعِشَاءِ فَحُلُّوهُمْ وَأَغْلِقْ بَابَكَ وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ وَأَطْفِئْ مِصْبَاحَكَ وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ وَأَوْكِ سِقَاءَكَ وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ وَخَمِّرْ إِنَاءَكَ وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ وَلَوْ تَعْرُضُ عَلَيْهِ شَيْئًا  


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bukhari:3304Isḥāq > Rawḥ > Ibn Jurayj > ʿAṭāʾ > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When night falls (or it is evening), keep your children close to you for the devils spread out at that time. But when an hour of the night elapses, you can let them free. Close the doors and mention the Name of Allah, for Satan does not open a closed door."  

البخاري:٣٣٠٤حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا رَوْحٌ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ؓ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا كَانَ جُنْحُ اللَّيْلِ أَوْ أَمْسَيْتُمْ فَكُفُّوا صِبْيَانَكُمْ فَإِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ تَنْتَشِرُ حِينَئِذٍ فَإِذَا ذَهَبَ سَاعَةٌ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَحُلُّوهُمْ وَأَغْلِقُوا الأَبْوَابَ وَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لاَ يَفْتَحُ بَابًا مُغْلَقًا قَالَ وَأَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ نَحْوَ مَا أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ وَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ  

bukhari:5623Isḥāq b. Manṣūr > Rawḥ b. ʿUbādah > Ibn Jurayj > ʿAṭāʾ > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When night falls (or when it is evening), stop your children from going out, for the devils spread out at that time. But when an hour of the night has passed, release them and close the doors and mention Allah's Name, for Satan does not open a closed door. Tie the mouth of your waterskin and mention Allah's Name; cover your containers and utensils and mention Allah's Name. Cover them even by placing something across it, and extinguish your lamps. "  

البخاري:٥٦٢٣حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ أَخْبَرَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ؓ يَقُولُ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا كَانَ جُنْحُ اللَّيْلِ أَوْ أَمْسَيْتُمْ فَكُفُّوا صِبْيَانَكُمْ فَإِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ تَنْتَشِرُ حِينَئِذٍ فَإِذَا ذَهَبَ سَاعَةٌ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَحُلُّوهُمْ فَأَغْلِقُوا الأَبْوَابَ وَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لاَ يَفْتَحُ بَابًا مُغْلَقًا وَأَوْكُوا قِرَبَكُمْ وَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ وَخَمِّرُوا آنِيَتَكُمْ وَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ وَلَوْ أَنْ تَعْرُضُوا عَلَيْهَا شَيْئًا وَأَطْفِئُوا مَصَابِيحَكُمْ  

muslim:2012eIsḥāq b. Manṣūr > Rawḥ b. ʿUbādah > Ibn Jurayj > ʿAṭāʾ > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

When the wings of the night (spread) or it is night, restrain your children (from going out), for the Satan is abroad at that time, and when a part of the night is passed, free them and shut the doors. making mention of God's name, for the Satan does not open a closed door; and tighten the (mouths of waterskins and mention the name of Allah, cover your utensils and mention the name of Allah even though you should just put something on them, and extinguish your lamps.  

مسلم:٢٠١٢eوَحَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ أَخْبَرَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنَا عَطَاءٌ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا كَانَ جُنْحُ اللَّيْلِ أَوْ أَمْسَيْتُمْ فَكُفُّوا صِبْيَانَكُمْ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَنْتَشِرُ حِينَئِذٍ فَإِذَا ذَهَبَ سَاعَةٌ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَخَلُّوهُمْ وَأَغْلِقُوا الأَبْوَابَ وَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لاَ يَفْتَحُ بَابًا مُغْلَقًا وَأَوْكُوا قِرَبَكُمْ وَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ وَخَمِّرُوا آنِيَتَكُمْ وَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ وَلَوْ أَنْ تَعْرُضُوا عَلَيْهَا شَيْئًا وَأَطْفِئُوا مَصَابِيحَكُمْ  

abudawud:3731Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal > Yaḥyá > Ibn Jurayj > ʿAṭāʾ > Jābir

Shut your door and make mention of Allah's name, for the devil does not open a door which has been shut; extinguish your lamp and make mention of Allah's name, cover up your vessel even by a piece of wood that you just put on it and make mention of Allah's name, and tie up your water-skin mentioning Allah's name.  

أبو داود:٣٧٣١حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ عَنْ جَابِرٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ أَغْلِقْ بَابَكَ وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لاَ يَفْتَحُ بَابًا مُغْلَقًا وَأَطْفِ مِصْبَاحَكَ وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ وَخَمِّرْ إِنَاءَكَ وَلَوْ بِعُودٍ تَعْرُضُهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ وَأَوْكِ سِقَاءَكَ وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ  

ahmad:14434Yaḥyá > Ibn Jurayj > ʿAṭāʾ > Jābir

Shut your door and make mention of Allah's name, for the devil does not open a door which has been shut; extinguish your lamp and make mention of Allah's name, cover up your vessel even by a piece of wood that you just put on it and make mention of Allah's name, and tie up your water-skin mentioning Allah's name. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3731)  

أحمد:١٤٤٣٤حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَطَاءٌ عَنْ جَابِرٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ أَغْلِقْ بَابَكَ وَاذْكُرْ اسْمَ اللهِ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لَا يَفْتَحُ بَابًا مُغْلَقًا وَأَطْفِئْ مِصْبَاحَكَ وَاذْكُرْ اسْمَ اللهِ وَخَمِّرْ إِنَاءَكَ وَلَوْ بِعُودٍ تَعْرُضُهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاذْكُرْ اسْمَ اللهِ وَأَوْكِ سِقَاءَكَ وَاذْكُرْ اسْمَ اللهِ  

ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ الْأَمْرَ بِهَذِهِ الْأَشْيَاءِ إِنَّمَا أَمْرٌ مَعَ التَّسْمِيَةِ

ibnhibban:1272ʿUmar b. Muḥammad al-Hamdānī > ʿAmr b. ʿAlī > Yaḥyá al-Qaṭṭān > Ibn Jurayj > ʿAṭāʾ > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

Shut your door and make mention of Allah's name, for the devil does not open a door which has been shut; extinguish your lamp and make mention of Allah's name, cover up your vessel even by a piece of wood that you just put on it and make mention of Allah's name, and tie up your water-skin mentioning Allah's name. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3731)   

ابن حبّان:١٢٧٢أَخْبَرَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى الْقَطَّانُ عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَغْلِقْ بَابَكَ وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لَا يَفْتَحُ بَابًا مُغْلَقًا وَأَطْفِئْ مِصْبَاحَكَ وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ وَأَوْكِ سِقَاءَكَ وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ وَخَمِّرْ إِنَاءَكَ وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ وَلَوْ بِعُودٍ يُعْرَضُ عَلَيْهِ»  

suyuti:2474a

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When night falls (or when it is evening), stop your children from going out, for the devils spread out at that time. But when an hour of the night has passed, release them and close the doors and mention Allah's Name, for Satan does not open a closed door. Tie the mouth of your waterskin and mention Allah's Name; cover your containers and utensils and mention Allah's Name. Cover them even by placing something across it, and extinguish your lamps. " (Using translation from Bukhārī 5623)   

السيوطي:٢٤٧٤a

"إذا كانَ جُنْحُ اللَّيلِ أَوْ أَمْسْيتم فكُفُّوا صبيانَكم؛ فإِنّ الشياطِينَ تنتَشرُ حينئذٍ، فإِذا ذهبتْ ساعةٌ من الليلِ فخلوهُمْ، وأغلقُوا الأبوابَ، واذكروا اسم الله؛ فإن الشيطانَ لا يفْتح بابا مُغلقًا، وأوْكوا قِرَبَكم، واذكرُوا اسمَ الله، وخَمِّروا آنيتكُم، واذكروا اسْمَ الله ولوْ أنْ تعْرِضوا عليها شيئًا، وأطفئُوا مصابيِحَكُم" .  

[حم] أحمد [خ] البخاري [م] مسلم [د] أبو داود [هـ] ابن ماجة وابن خزيمة، [حب] ابن حبّان عن جابر
suyuti:3664a

Shut your door and make mention of Allah's name, for the devil does not open a door which has been shut; extinguish your lamp and make mention of Allah's name, cover up your vessel even by a piece of wood that you just put on it and make mention of Allah's name, and tie up your water-skin mentioning Allah's name. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3731)   

السيوطي:٣٦٦٤a

"أغْلِقَ بَابَك، واذكُرْ اسمَ اللهِ، فإِن الشيطان لا يفتحُ بابا مُغْلقًا، وأطفِئْ مِصْبَاحَك، واذكُر اسْمَ اللهِ، وأوك سقاءك، واذكر اسم الله، وخمر إناءك واذكر اسم الله، ولو بعودٍ يُعْرَضُ عَلَيهِ".  

[حب] ابن حبّان عن جابر