Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 6296

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا حَسَّانُ بْنُ أَبِي عَبَّادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ أَطْفِئُوا الْمَصَابِيحَ بِاللَّيْلِ إِذَا رَقَدْتُمْ، وَغَلِّقُوا الأَبْوَابَ، وَأَوْكُوا الأَسْقِيَةَ، وَخَمِّرُوا الطَّعَامَ وَالشَّرَابَ ‏" ‏‏.‏ ـ قَالَ هَمَّامٌ وَأَحْسِبُهُ قَالَ ـ ‏"‏وَلَوْ بِعُودٍ يَعْرُضُهُ"

Translation

Hassan ibn Abi Abbad narrated to us: Hammam narrated to us, from Ata, from Jabir, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Extinguish the lamps at night when you go to bed, close the doors, tie up the waterskins, and cover food and drink. Hammam said: I think he also said, ‘even with a stick laid across it.’