Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1242

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Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1242
Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُقَاتِلٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا مِسْعَرٌ، عَنْ ثَابِتِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ خَوَّاتِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ قَالَ‏:‏ نَوْمُ أَوَّلِ النَّهَارِ خُرْقٌ، وَأَوْسَطُهُ خُلْقٌ، وَآخِرُهُ حُمْقٌ‏.‏

Translation

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Muhammad ibn Muqatil related to us: ‘Abd Allah informed us: Mis‘ar related to us, from Thabit ibn ‘Ubayd, from Ibn Abi Layla, from Khawwat ibn Jubayr, who said: ‘Sleeping at the beginning of the day is foolishness, in its middle is character, and at its end is folly.’

Notes and open questions — unreviewed

  • The saying contrasts خرق (foolishness/clumsiness), خلق (character), and حمق (folly).