Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Book 51, Hadith 5
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي جَعْفَرُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ هُرْمُزَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم 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.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
‘Abd Allah ibn Salih related to us: al-Layth related to me: Ja‘far ibn Rabi‘ah related to me, from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Hurmuz, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and grant him peace, who said: ‘When you hear roosters crowing at night, they have seen an angel, so ask Allah for His bounty. When you hear donkeys braying at night, they have seen a devil, so seek refuge with Allah from Satan.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
فضله refers to Allah’s bounty, not a blessing belonging to the rooster.