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muslim:1122b – ʿAbdullāh b. Maslamah al-Qaʿnabī > Hishām b. Saʿd > ʿUthmān b. Ḥayyān al-Dimashqī > Um al-Dardāʾ

We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on some of his journeys on an intensely hot day so much so that a person would place his hand on his head (in order to protect himself) against excessive heat, and none amongst us was fasting but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abdullah b. Rawaha  

مسلم:١١٢٢b – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ الْقَعْنَبِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَيَّانَ الدِّمَشْقِيِّ عَنْ أُمِّ الدَّرْدَاءِ قَالَتْ قَالَ

أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي بَعْضِ أَسْفَارِهِ فِي يَوْمٍ شَدِيدِ الْحَرِّ حَتَّى إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَضَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ مِنْ شِدَّةِ الْحَرِّ وَمَا مِنَّا أَحَدٌ صَائِمٌ إِلاَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ  

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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Abū Dāwūd, Ibn Mājah, Aḥmad, Bayhaqī
bukhari:1945 – ʿAbdullāh b. Yūsuf > Yaḥyá b. Ḥamzah > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Yazīd b. Jābir > Ismāʿīl b. ʿUbaydullāh > Um al-Dardāʾ > Abū al-Dardāʾ

We set out with Messenger of Allah ﷺ on one of his journeys on a very hot day, and it was so hot that one had to put his hand over his head because of the severity of heat. None of us was fasting except the Prophet and Ibn Rawaha.  

البخاري:١٩٤٥ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمْزَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ أَنَّ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنَ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أُمِّ الدَّرْدَاءِ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ ؓ قَالَ

خَرَجْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي بَعْضِ أَسْفَارِهِ فِي يَوْمٍ حَارٍّ حَتَّى يَضَعَ الرَّجُلُ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ مِنْ شِدَّةِ الْحَرِّ وَمَا فِينَا صَائِمٌ إِلاَّ مَا كَانَ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَابْنِ رَوَاحَةَ  

muslim:1122a – Dāwud b. Rushayd > al-Walīd b. Muslim > Saʿīd b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > Ismāʿīl b. ʿUbaydullāh > Um al-Dardāʾ > Abū al-Dardāʾ

We set out during the month of Ramadan with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in such an intense heat that one of us would place his hand over his head (in order to protect himself) against the excessive heat, and none among us was observing the fast, except the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and 'Abdullah b. Rawaha.  

مسلم:١١٢٢a – حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ رُشَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أُمِّ الدَّرْدَاءِ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ ؓ قَالَ

خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فِي حَرٍّ شَدِيدٍ حَتَّى إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدُنَا لَيَضَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ مِنْ شِدَّةِ الْحَرِّ وَمَا فِينَا صَائِمٌ إِلاَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ  

abudawud:2409 – Muʾammal b. al-Faḍl > al-Walīd > Saʿīd b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > Ismāʿīl b. ʿUbaydullāh > Um al-Dardāʾ > Abū al-Dardāʾ

We went out along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for some battle in intense heat, so much so that one of us placed his hand on his head, or placed his palm on his head, due to intense heat, No one of us fasted except the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and 'Abd Allah b. Rawahah.  

أبو داود:٢٤٠٩ – حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ حَدَّثَنِي إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَتْنِي أُمُّ الدَّرْدَاءِ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ قَالَ

خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي بَعْضِ غَزَوَاتِهِ فِي حَرٍّ شَدِيدٍ حَتَّى إِنَّ أَحَدَنَا لَيَضَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ أَوْ كَفَّهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ مِنْ شِدَّةِ الْحَرِّ مَا فِينَا صَائِمٌ إِلاَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ  

ibnmajah:1663 – [Chain 1] Muḥammad b. Bashhār > Abū ʿĀmir [Chain 2] ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Ibrāhīm And Hārūn b. ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥammāl > Ibn Abū Fudayk > Hishām b. Saʿd > ʿUthmān b. Ḥayyān al-Dimashqī > Um al-Dardāʾ > Abū al-Dardāʾ

“We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on one of his journeys on a hot day, and it was extremely hot. A man would put his hand over his head because of the intense heat. No one among the people was fasting except for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and ‘Abdullah bin Rawahah.”  

ابن ماجة:١٦٦٣ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَهَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْحَمَّالُ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ جَمِيعًا عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَيَّانَ الدِّمَشْقِيِّ حَدَّثَتْنِي أُمُّ الدَّرْدَاءِ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي بَعْضِ أَسْفَارِهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الْحَارِّالشَّدِيدِ الْحَرِّ وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَضَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ مِنْ شِدَّةِ الْحَرِّ وَمَا فِي الْقَوْمِ أَحَدٌ صَائِمٌ إِلاَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ  

ahmad:27504 – Ḥammād b. Khālid > Hishām b. Saʿd > ʿUthmān b. Ḥayyān And ʾIsmāʿīl b. ʿUbaydullāh > Um al-Dardāʾiʿan Abū al-Dardāʾ

[Machine] I have seen some of us during our travels, and indeed one of us would put his hand on his head due to the intensity of the heat, and no one among the people was fasting except the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , and Abdullah ibn Rawaha. And Abu 'Amir, Uthman ibn Hayyan, said this alone.  

أحمد:٢٧٥٠٤ – حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَيَّانَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ عَنْ أُمِّ الدَّرْدَاءِعَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ قَالَ

لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنَا فِي بَعْضِ أَسْفَارِنَا وَإِنَّ أَحَدَنَا لَيَضَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ مِنْ شِدَّةِ الْحَرِّ وَمَا فِي الْقَوْمِ صَائِمٌ إِلَّا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ وَقَالَ أَبُو عَامِرٍ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ حَيَّانَ وَحْدَهُ  

ahmad:21696 – Abū al-Mughīrah > Saʿīd b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > Ismāʿīl b. ʿUbaydullāh > Um al-Dardāʾ > Abū al-Dardāʾ

[Machine] We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a journey, and indeed, one of us would place his hand on his head due to the intensity of the heat, and none of us was fasting except the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abdullah ibn Rawaha.  

أحمد:٢١٦٩٦ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ حَدَّثَنِي إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ عَنْ أُمِّ الدَّرْدَاءِ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ قَالَ

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي سَفَرٍ وَإِنَّ أَحَدَنَا لَيَضَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ مِنْ شِدَّةِ الْحَرِّ وَمَا مِنَّا صَائِمٌ إِلَّارَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ  

ahmad:21698 – Abū ʿĀmir > Hishām / Ibn Saʿd > ʿUthmān b. Ḥayyān al-Dimashqī > Um al-Dardāʾ > Abū al-Dardāʾ

“We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on one of his journeys on a hot day, and it was extremely hot. A man would put his hand over his head because of the intense heat. No one among the people was fasting except for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and ‘Abdullah bin Rawahah.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1663)  

أحمد:٢١٦٩٨ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعْدٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَيَّانَ الدِّمَشْقِيِّ أَخْبَرَتْنِي أُمُّ الدَّرْدَاءِ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ قَالَ

لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي بَعْضِ أَسْفَارِهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الْحَارِّ الشَّدِيدِ الْحَرِّ حَتَّى إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَضَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ مِنْ شِدَّةِ الْحَرِّ وَمَا فِي الْقَوْمِ صَائِمٌ إِلَّا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ  

bayhaqi:8167 – Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū ʿAbdullāh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb Imlāʾ > Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Wahhāb al-Farrāʾ And al-Ssarī b. Khuzaymah > Muḥammad > al-Sarī > ʿAbdullāh b. Maslamah > Hishām b. Saʿd > ʿUthmān b. Ḥayyān al-Dimashqī > Um al-Dardāʾ

[Machine] Abu Darda said, "I have seen us with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during some of his journeys on a very hot day. The heat was so intense that a person would place his hand on his head due to the severity of the heat. And none of us were fasting except the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abdullah ibn Rawaha."  

البيهقي:٨١٦٧ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ إِمْلَاءً ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ الْفَرَّاءُ وَالسَّرِيُّ بْنُ خُزَيْمَةَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ أنبأ وَقَالَ السَّرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ ثنا هِشَامُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَيَّانَ الدِّمَشْقِيِّ عَنْ أُمِّ الدَّرْدَاءِ قَالَتْ

قَالَ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي بَعْضِ أَسْفَارِهِ فِي يَوْمٍ حَارٍّ شَدِيدِ الْحَرِّ حَتَّى أَنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَضَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ مِنْ شِدَّةِ الْحَرِّ وَمَا مِنَّا أَحَدٌ صَائِمٌ إِلَّا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ  

رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْلَمَةَ وَأَخْرَجَهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ عَنْ أُمِّ الدَّرْدَاءِ