Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Book 53, Hadith 4
حَدَّثَنَا أَصْبَغُ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرٌو، أَنَّ بُكَيْرًا حَدَّثَهُ، أَنَّ أُمَّ عَلْقَمَةَ أَخْبَرَتْهُ، أَنَّ بَنَاتَ أَخِي عَائِشَةَ اخْتُتِنَّ، فَقِيلَ لِعَائِشَةَ: أَلاَ نَدْعُو لَهُنَّ مَنْ يُلْهِيهِنَّ؟ قَالَتْ: بَلَى. فَأَرْسَلْتُ إِلَى عَدِيٍّ فَأَتَاهُنَّ، فَمَرَّتْ عَائِشَةُ فِي الْبَيْتِ فَرَأَتْهُ يَتَغَنَّى وَيُحَرِّكُ رَأْسَهُ طَرَبًا، وَكَانَ ذَا شَعْرٍ كَثِيرٍ، فَقَالَتْ: أُفٍّ، شَيْطَانٌ، أَخْرِجُوهُ، أَخْرِجُوهُ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Asbagh related to us: Ibn Wahb informed me: ‘Amr informed me that Bukayr related to him: Umm ‘Alqamah informed him that the daughters of ‘A’ishah’s brother had been circumcised. ‘A’ishah was asked, ‘Shall we call someone to entertain them?’ She said, ‘Yes.’ I sent for ‘Adi, and he came to them. ‘A’ishah passed through the house and saw him singing and moving his head in delight. He had a great deal of hair. She said, ‘Ugh! A devil! Take him out, take him out!’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The source has a nested transmission chain through Bukayr and Umm ‘Alqamah before the account; this has been retained.