Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1273

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ كَانَ إِذَا وَجَدَ أَحَدًا مِنْ أَهْلِهِ يَلْعَبُ بِالنَّرْدِ ضَرَبَهُ، وَكَسَرَهَا‏.‏

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Isma‘il related to us: Malik related to me, from Nafi‘, that whenever ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Umar found one of his family playing nard, he would strike him and break the game board.

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • The Arabic says he broke the nard/game board, as reflected in the English witness.