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bukhari:3303 – Qutaybah > al-Layth > Jaʿfar b. Rabīʿah > al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

The Prophet ﷺ said, "When you hear the crowing of roosters, ask for Allah's Blessings for (their crowing indicates that) they have seen an angel. And when you hear the braying of donkeys, seek Refuge with Allah from Satan for (their braying indicates) that they have seen a Satan."  

البخاري:٣٣٠٣ – حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ صِيَاحَ الدِّيَكَةِ فَاسْأَلُوا اللَّهَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ فَإِنَّهَا رَأَتْ مَلَكًا وَإِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ نَهِيقَ الْحِمَارِ فَتَعَوَّذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِنَّهُ رَأَى شَيْطَانًا  

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muslim:2729 – Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > Layth > Jaʿfar b. Rabīʿah > al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

Abu Huraira reported Messenger of Allah ﷺ as say- ing. When you listen to the crowing of the cock, ask Allah for His favour as it sees Angels and when you listen to the braying of the donkey, seek refuge in Allah from the Satan for it sees Satan.  

مسلم:٢٧٢٩ – حَدَّثَنِي قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ صِيَاحَ الدِّيَكَةِ فَاسْأَلُوا اللَّهَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ فَإِنَّهَا رَأَتْ مَلَكًا وَإِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ نَهِيقَ الْحِمَارِ فَتَعَوَّذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِنَّهَا رَأَتْ شَيْطَانًا  

abudawud:5102 – Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > al-Layth > Jaʿfar b. Rabīʿah > al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

when you hear the cocks crowing, ask Allah for some of His grace, for they have seen as angel; but when you hear an ass braying, seek refuge in Allah from the devil, for it has seen the devil.  

أبو داود:٥١٠٢ – حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ صِيَاحَ الدِّيَكَةِ فَسَلُوا اللَّهَ تَعَالَى مِنْ فَضْلِهِ فَإِنَّهَا رَأَتْ مَلَكًا وَإِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ نَهِيقَ الْحِمَارِ فَتَعَوَّذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِنَّهَا رَأَتْ شَيْطَانًا  

tirmidhi:3459 – Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > al-Layth > Jaʿfar b. Rabīʿah > al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah Rḍá Allāh ʿAnh

The Prophet said: “when you hear the crowing of the roosters, then ask Allah of His bounty, for verily they have seen an angel. When you hear the braying of a donkey, then seek refuge in Allah from Shaitan, [the rejected] for, verily, it has seen a Shaitan.”  

الترمذي:٣٤٥٩ – حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضى الله عَنْهُ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ صِيَاحَ الدِّيَكَةِ فَاسْأَلُوا اللَّهَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ فَإِنَّهَا رَأَتْ مَلَكًا وَإِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ نَهِيقَ الْحِمَارِ فَتَعَوَّذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ فَإِنَّهُ رَأَى شَيْطَانًا قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ  

ahmad:8064 – Hāshim > Layth > Jaʿfar b. Rabīʿah > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Hurmuz > Abū Hurayrah

when you hear the cocks crowing, ask Allah for some of His grace, for they have seen as angel; but when you hear an ass braying, seek refuge in Allah from the devil, for it has seen the devil. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 5102)   

أحمد:٨٠٦٤ – حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمٌ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ هُرْمُزَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ صِيَاحَ الدِّيَكَةِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَإِنَّمَا رَأَتْ مَلَكًا فَسَلُوا اللهَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ وَإِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ نُهَاقَ الْحِمَارِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَإِنَّهُ رَأَى شَيْطَانًا فَتَعَوَّذُوا بِاللهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ  

ahmad:8268 – Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Saʿīd > Jaʿfar b. Rabīʿah > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Hurmuz al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

when you hear the cocks crowing, ask Allah for some of His grace, for they have seen as angel; but when you hear an ass braying, seek refuge in Allah from the devil, for it has seen the devil. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 5102)   

أحمد:٨٢٦٨ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ حَدَّثَنِي جَعْفَرُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ هُرْمُزَ الْأَعْرَجُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ أَصْوَاتَ الدِّيَكَةِ فَإِنَّهَا رَأَتْ مَلَكًا فَاسْأَلُوا اللهَ وَارْغَبُوا إِلَيْهِ وَإِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ نُهَاقَ الْحَمِيرِ فَإِنَّهَا رَأَتْ شَيْطَانًا فَاسْتَعِيذُوا بِاللهِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا رَأَتْ  

ahmad:8764 – Shuʿayb b. Ḥarb Abū Ṣāliḥ Bimakkah > Layth b. Saʿd > Jaʿfar b. Rabīʿah > al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

Abu Huraira reported Messenger of Allah ﷺ as say- ing. When you listen to the crowing of the cock, ask Allah for His favour as it sees Angels and when you listen to the braying of the donkey, seek refuge in Allah from the Satan for it sees Satan. (Using translation from Muslim 2729)   

أحمد:٨٧٦٤ – حَدَّثَنَا شُعَيْبُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ أَبُو صَالِحٍ بِمَكَّةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ عَنْ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ نُهَاقَ الْحَمِيرِ بِاللَّيْلِ فَتَعَوَّذُوا بِاللهِ مِنْ شَرِّهَا فَإِنَّهَا رَأَتْ شَيْطَانًا وَإِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ صِيَاحَ الدِّيَكَةِ بِاللَّيْلِ فَاسْأَلُوا اللهَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ فَإِنَّهَا رَأَتْ مَلَكًا  

ذِكْرُ الْأَمْرِ بِالِاسْتِعَاذَةِ بِاللَّهِ جَلَّ وَعَلَا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ عِنْدَ نَهِيقِ الْحَمِيرِ

ibnhibban:1005 – Bakr b. Aḥmad b. Saʿīd al-Ṭāḥī al-ʿĀbid Bi-al-Baṣrah > Naṣr b. ʿAlī b. Naṣr > al-Muqriʾ > Saʿīd b. Abū Ayyūb > Jaʿfar b. Rabīʿah > ʿAbd al-Raḥman al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] "From the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said, 'When you hear the crowing of a rooster, it has seen an angel, so ask Allah for His blessings and turn your attention towards Him. And when you hear the braying of a donkey, it has seen a devil, so seek refuge in Allah from the evil it has seen.'"  

ابن حبّان:١٠٠٥ – أَخْبَرَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الطَّاحِيُّ الْعَابِدُ بِالْبَصْرَةِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ نَصْرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُقْرِئُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَعْرَجُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ أَصْوَاتَ الدِّيَكَةِ فَإِنَّهَا رَأَتْ مَلَكًا فَاسْأَلُوا اللَّهَ وَارْغَبُوا إِلَيْهِ وَإِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ نُهَاقَ الْحَمِيرِ فَإِنَّهَا رَأَتْ شَيْطَانًا فَاسْتَعِيذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا رَأَتْ»  

قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: {إِنَّ أَنْكَرَ الْأَصْوَاتِ لَصَوْتُ الْحَمِيرِ} [لقمان: 19]

nasai-kubra:11327 – Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > al-Layth > Jaʿfar b. Rabīʿah > al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

when you hear the cocks crowing, ask Allah for some of His grace, for they have seen as angel; but when you hear an ass braying, seek refuge in Allah from the devil, for it has seen the devil. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 5102)  

الكبرى للنسائي:١١٣٢٧ – أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ صِيَاحَ الدِّيَكَةِ فَاسْأَلُوا اللهَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ فَإِنَّهَا رَأَتْ مَلَكًا وَإِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ نَهِيقَ الْحِمَارِ فَتَعَوَّذُوا بِاللهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِنَّهَا رَأَتْ شَيْطَانًا»  

nasai-kubra:10713 – And Hb b. Bayān > Ibn Wahb > al-Layth b. Saʿd Wasaʿīd b. Abū Ayyūb > Jaʿfar b. Rabīʿah > ʿAbd al-Raḥman al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

when you hear the cocks crowing, ask Allah for some of His grace, for they have seen as angel; but when you hear an ass braying, seek refuge in Allah from the devil, for it has seen the devil. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 5102)   

الكبرى للنسائي:١٠٧١٣ – أَخْبَرَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَيَانٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا سَمِعْتُمُ الدِّيَكَةَ تَصِيحُ بِاللَّيْلِ فَإِنَّهَا رَأَتْ مَلَكًا فَسَلُوا اللهَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ وَإِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ نَهِيقَ الْحَمِيرِ فَإِنَّهَا رَأَتْ شَيْطَانًا فَاسْتَعِيذُوا بِاللهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ»  

nasai-kubra:10714 – Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > al-Layth > Jaʿfar b. Rabīʿah > al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

when you hear the cocks crowing, ask Allah for some of His grace, for they have seen as angel; but when you hear an ass braying, seek refuge in Allah from the devil, for it has seen the devil. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 5102)  

الكبرى للنسائي:١٠٧١٤ – أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ صِيَاحَ الدِّيَكَةِ فَسَلُوا اللهَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ فَإِنَّهَا رَأَتْ مَلَكًا وَإِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ نَهِيقَ الْحِمَارِ فَتَعَوَّذُوا بِاللهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِنَّهَا رَأَتْ شَيْطَانًا»  

adab:1236 –

Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "When you hear the crowing of a cock in the night, it has seen an angel. Ask Allah for its blessing. If you hear the braying of a donkey in the night, it has seen a shaytan, so seek refuge with Allah from shaytan."  

الأدب المفرد:١٢٣٦ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي جَعْفَرُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ هُرْمُزَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ صِيَاحَ الدِّيَكَةِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَإِنَّهَا رَأَتْ مَلَكًا فَسَلُوا اللَّهَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ وَإِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ نُهَاقَ الْحَمِيرِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَإِنَّهَا رَأَتْ شَيْطَانًا فَتَعَوَّذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ  

suyuti:2000a –

when you hear the cocks crowing, ask Allah for some of His grace, for they have seen as angel; but when you hear an ass braying, seek refuge in Allah from the devil, for it has seen the devil. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 5102)   

السيوطي:٢٠٠٠a –

"إذا سَمِعْتُمْ أصْوَاتَ الدِّيكةِ فَسَلُوا الله مِنْ فَضله، فإنَّها رأتْ مَلَكًا، وإذا سَمِعْتُمْ نَهِيقَ الحمير فتعَوَّذُوا بالله مِنَ الشَّيطانِ، فإِنَّها رأتْ شَيطانًا"  

[حم] أحمد [خ] البخاري [د] أبو داود [ت] الترمذي عن أبي هريرة
suyuti:2007a –

Abu Huraira reported Messenger of Allah ﷺ as say- ing. When you listen to the crowing of the cock, ask Allah for His favour as it sees Angels and when you listen to the braying of the donkey, seek refuge in Allah from the Satan for it sees Satan. (Using translation from Muslim 2729)   

السيوطي:٢٠٠٧a –

"إذا سمعتم أصوات الدِّيكَةِ فإِنَّها رأت مَلَكًا فسلوا الله وارغبوا إليه، وإذا سمعتم نُهاقَ الحمير فإِنَّها رأت شيطانا، فاستعيذوا بالله من شَر ما رأتْ" .  

[حب] ابن حبّان عن أبي هريرة