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tirmidhi:2857Qutaybah > Ḥammād b. Zayd > Kathīr b. Shinẓīr > ʿAṭāʾ b. Abū Rabāḥ > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Cover the vessels, tie the water-skins, close the doors, extinguish the torches, for indeed the mischief-makers (vermin) may drag away the wick, causing a fire for the inhabitants of the house."  

الترمذي:٢٨٥٧حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ شِنْظِيرٍ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَمِّرُوا الآنِيَةَ وَأَوْكُوا الأَسْقِيَةَ وَأَجِيفُوا الأَبْوَابَ وَأَطْفِئُوا الْمَصَابِيحَ فَإِنَّ الْفُوَيْسِقَةَ رُبَّمَا جَرَّتِ الْفَتِيلَةَ فَأَحْرَقَتْ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  


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bukhari:3316Musaddad > Ḥammād b. Zayd > Kathīr > ʿAṭāʾ > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh Rafaʿah

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Cover your utensils and tie your water skins, and close your doors and keep your children close to you at night, as the Jinns spread out at such time and snatch things away. When you go to bed, put out your lights, for the mischief-doer (i.e. the rat) may drag away the wick of the candle and burn the dwellers of the house." Ata said, "The devils." (instead of the Jinns).  

البخاري:٣٣١٦حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ كَثِيرٍ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ؓ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ

خَمِّرُوا الآنِيَةَ وَأَوْكُوا الأَسْقِيَةَ وَأَجِيفُوا الأَبْوَابَ وَاكْفِتُوا صِبْيَانَكُمْ عِنْدَ الْعِشَاءِ فَإِنَّ لِلْجِنِّ انْتِشَارًا وَخَطْفَةً وَأَطْفِئُوا الْمَصَابِيحَ عِنْدَ الرُّقَادِ فَإِنَّ الْفُوَيْسِقَةَ رُبَّمَا اجْتَرَّتِ الْفَتِيلَةَ فَأَحْرَقَتْ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ وَحَبِيبٌ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ فَإِنَّ لِلشَّيَاطِينِ  

bukhari:6295Qutaybah > Ḥammād > Kathīr > ʿAṭāʾ > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "(At bedtime) cover the utensils, close the doors, and put out the lights, lest the evil creature (the rat) should pull away the wick and thus burn the people of the house."  

البخاري:٦٢٩٥حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ كَثِيرٍ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ؓ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَمِّرُوا الآنِيَةَ وَأَجِيفُوا الأَبْوَابَ وَأَطْفِئُوا الْمَصَابِيحَ فَإِنَّ الْفُوَيْسِقَةَ رُبَّمَا جَرَّتِ الْفَتِيلَةَ فَأَحْرَقَتْ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ  

ahmad:15167Isḥāq b. ʿĪsá > Ḥammād > Kathīr b. Shinẓīr > ʿAṭāʾ > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Cover the vessels, extinguish the lamps, close the doors, and keep your children indoors when night falls, as indeed the rebellious jinn may cause the lamp wick to ignite and burn the house, and the jinn may roam around and kidnap children."  

أحمد:١٥١٦٧حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عِيسَى حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ شِنْظِيرٍ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَمِّرُوا الْآنِيَةَ وَأَوْكُوا الْأَسْقِيَةَ وَأَجِيفُوا الْبَابَ وَأَطْفِئُوا الْمَصَابِيحَ عِنْدَ الرُّقَادِ فَإِنَّ الْفُوَيْسِقَةَ رُبَّمَا اجْتَرَّتِ الْفَتِيلَةَ فَأَحْرَقَتِ الْبَيْتَ وَأَكْفِتُوا صِبْيَانَكُمْ عِنْدَ الْمَسَاءِ فَإِنَّ لِلْجِنِّ انْتِشَارًا وَخَطْفَةً  

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السيوطي:١٣٧٦٦a

"خَمِّرُوا الآنِيَةَ، وأَوْكِئَوا الأَسْقِيَة، وأَجِيفُوا الأَبْوَابَ، واكْفِتُوا

صبْيَاتكُمْ عِنْدَ المَسَاءِ فإنَّ للجِنَّ انْتِشارًا وخَطفةً، وأَطفئُوا الْمَصَابِيحَ عنْدَ الرُّقادِ، فإِنَّ الفُوَيْسقَةَ رُبَّمَا اجْتَرَّتِ الفِتيَلةَ فأحْرَقتْ أَهلَ البَيْتِ".  

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