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bukhari:5849Qabīṣah > Sufyān > Ashʿath > Muʿāwiyah b. Sūwayd b. Muqarrin > al-Barāʾ

The Prophet ﷺ ordered us to observe seven things: To visit the sick; follow funeral processions; say 'May Allah bestow His Mercy on you', to the sneezer if he says, 'Praise be to Allah!; He forbade us to wear silk, Dibaj, Qassiy and Istibarq (various kinds of silken clothes); or to use red Mayathir (silkcushions). (See Hadith No. 253 A, Vol. 8).  

البخاري:٥٨٤٩حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَشْعَثَ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ مُقَرِّنٍ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ ؓ قَالَ

أَمَرَنَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِسَبْعٍ عِيَادَةِ الْمَرِيضِ وَاتِّبَاعِ الْجَنَائِزِ وَتَشْمِيتِ الْعَاطِسِ وَنَهَانَا عَنْ لُبْسِ الْحَرِيرِ وَالدِّيبَاجِ وَالْقَسِّيِّ وَالإِسْتَبْرَقِ وَمَيَاثِرِ الْحُمْرِ  


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bukhari:1239Abū al-Walīd > Shuʿbah > al-Ashʿath > Muʿāwiyah b. Sūwayd b. Muqarrin > al-Barāʾ

Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered us to do seven things and forbade us to do other seven. He ordered us: to follow the funeral procession. to visit the sick, to accept invitations, to help the oppressed, to fulfill the oaths, to return the greeting and to reply to the sneezer: (saying, "May Allah be merciful on you," provided the sneezer says, "All the praises are for Allah,"). He forbade us to use silver utensils and dishes and to wear golden rings, silk (clothes), Dibaj (pure silk cloth), Qissi and Istabraq (two kinds of silk cloths).  

البخاري:١٢٣٩حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنِ الأَشْعَثِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنَ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ مُقَرِّنٍ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ ؓ قَالَ

أَمَرَنَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِسَبْعٍ وَنَهَانَا عَنْ سَبْعٍ أَمَرَنَا بِاتِّبَاعِ الْجَنَائِزِ وَعِيَادَةِ الْمَرِيضِ وَإِجَابَةِ الدَّاعِي وَنَصْرِ الْمَظْلُومِ وَإِبْرَارِ الْقَسَمِ وَرَدِّ السَّلاَمِ وَتَشْمِيتِ الْعَاطِسِ وَنَهَانَا عَنْ آنِيَةِ الْفِضَّةِ وَخَاتَمِ الذَّهَبِ وَالْحَرِيرِ وَالدِّيبَاجِ وَالْقَسِّيِّ وَالإِسْتَبْرَقِ  

bukhari:6235Qutaybah > Jarīr > al-Shaybānī > Ashʿath b. Abū al-Shaʿthāʾ > Muʿāwiyah b. Sūwayd b. Muqarrin > al-Barāʾ b. ʿĀzib

Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered us to do seven (things): to visit the sick, to follow the funeral processions, to say Tashmit to a sneezer, to help the weak, to help the oppressed ones, to propagate As-Salam (greeting), and to help others to fulfill their oaths (if it is not sinful). He forbade us to drink from silver utensils, to wear gold rings, to ride on silken saddles, to wear silk clothes, Dibaj (thick silk cloth), Qassiy and Istabraq (two kinds of silk). (See Hadith No. 539, Vol. 7)  

البخاري:٦٢٣٥حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنِ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ عَنْ أَشْعَثَ بْنِ أَبِي الشَّعْثَاءِ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ مُقَرِّنٍ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ ؓ قَالَ

أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِسَبْعٍ بِعِيَادَةِ الْمَرِيضِ وَاتِّبَاعِ الْجَنَائِزِ وَتَشْمِيتِ الْعَاطِسِ وَنَصْرِ الضَّعِيفِ وَعَوْنِ الْمَظْلُومِ وَإِفْشَاءِ السَّلاَمِ وَإِبْرَارِ الْمُقْسِمِ وَنَهَى عَنِ الشُّرْبِ فِي الْفِضَّةِ وَنَهَانَا عَنْ تَخَتُّمِ الذَّهَبِ وَعَنْ رُكُوبِ الْمَيَاثِرِ وَعَنْ لُبْسِ الْحَرِيرِ وَالدِّيبَاجِ وَالْقَسِّيِّ وَالإِسْتَبْرَقِ  

bukhari:5650Ḥafṣ b. ʿUmar > Shuʿbah > Ashʿath b. Sulaym > Muʿāwiyah b. Sūwayd b. Muqarrin > al-Barāʾ b. ʿĀzib

Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered us to do seven things and forbade us to do seven other things. He forbade us to wear gold rings, silk, Dibaj, Istabriq, Qissy, and Maithara; and ordered us to accompany funeral processions, visit the sick and greet everybody. (See Hadith No. 104)  

البخاري:٥٦٥٠حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَشْعَثُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنَ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ مُقَرِّنٍ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ ؓ قَالَ

أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِسَبْعٍ وَنَهَانَا عَنْ سَبْعٍ نَهَانَا عَنْ خَاتَمِ الذَّهَبِ وَلُبْسِ الْحَرِيرِ وَالدِّيبَاجِ وَالإِسْتَبْرَقِ وَعَنِ الْقَسِّيِّ وَالْمِيثَرَةِ وَأَمَرَنَا أَنْ نَتْبَعَ الْجَنَائِزَ وَنَعُودَ الْمَرِيضَ وَنُفْشِيَ السَّلاَمَ  

ahmad:18644Yaḥyá b. Ādam > Sufyān > Ashʿath b. Abū al-Shaʿthāʾ > Muʿāwiyah b. Sūwayd b. Muqarrin > al-Barāʾ b. ʿĀzib

"The Messenger of Allah commanded us to do seven things, and forbade us form seven things. He commanded us to visit the risk, to reply (say: Yarhamuk Allah, may Allah have mercy on you) to one who sneezes, to fulfill our oaths, to support the oppressed, to spread the greeting of Salam, to accept invitation, and to attend funerals. And he forbade us from using gold rings, silver vessels, Mayathir, the Qasiyyah, Al-Istabraq, silk and Ad-Dibaj." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1939)  

أحمد:١٨٦٤٤حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَشْعَثَ بْنِ أَبِي الشَّعْثَاءِ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ مُقَرِّنٍ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ قَالَ

أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِسَبْعٍ وَنَهَانَا عَنْ سَبْعٍ أَمَرَنَا بِعِيَادَةِ الْمَرِيضِ وَاتِّبَاعِ الْجَنَائِزِ وَإِجَابَةِ الدَّاعِي وَإِفْشَاءِ السَّلَامِ وَتَشْمِيتِ الْعَاطِسِ وَإِبْرَارِ الْقَسَمِ وَنَصْرِ الْمَظْلُومِ وَنَهَانَا عَنْ خَوَاتِيمِ الذَّهَبِ وَآنِيَةِ الْفِضَّةِ وَالْحَرِيرِوَالدِّيبَاجِ وَالْإِسْتَبْرَقِ وَالْمَيَاثِرِ الْحُمْرِ وَالْقَسِّيِّ  

nasai-kubra:9540Sulaymān b. Manṣūr > Abū al-Aḥwaṣ > Ashʿath b. Abū al-Shaʿthāʾ > Muʿāwiyah b. Sūwayd > al-Barāʾ b. ʿĀzib

"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] enjoined seven things upon us, and forbade seven things for us. He forbade to us gold rings, silver vessels, Al-Mayathir, Al-Qassiyah, Al-Istabraq, Ad-Dibaj, and silk." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 5309)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٩٥٤٠حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ أَشْعَثَ بْنِ أَبِي الشَّعْثَاءِ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ قَالَ

أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِسَبْعٍ وَنَهَانَا عَنْ سَبْعٍ عَنْ خَوَاتِيمِ الذَّهَبِ وَآنِيَةِ الْفِضَّةِ وَعَنِ الْمَيَاثِرِ وَالْقَسِّيَّةِ وَالْإِسْتَبْرَقِ وَالدِّيبَاجِ وَالْحَرِيرِ