Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 3280
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا اسْتَجْنَحَ {اللَّيْلُ} ـ أَوْ كَانَ جُنْحُ اللَّيْلِ ـ فَكُفُّوا صِبْيَانَكُمْ، فَإِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ تَنْتَشِرُ حِينَئِذٍ، فَإِذَا ذَهَبَ سَاعَةٌ مِنَ الْعِشَاءِ فَحُلُّوهُمْ وَأَغْلِقْ بَابَكَ، وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ، وَأَطْفِئْ مِصْبَاحَكَ، وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ، وَأَوْكِ سِقَاءَكَ، وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ، وَخَمِّرْ إِنَاءَكَ، وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ اللَّهِ، وَلَوْ تَعْرُضُ عَلَيْهِ شَيْئًا ".
Yahya ibn Jaʿfar narrated to us: Muhammad ibn ʿAbd Allah al-Ansari narrated to us: Ibn Jurayj narrated to us, saying: ʿAtaʾ informed me, from Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet (ﷺ), who said: ‘When night falls—or as night is falling—keep your children close, for devils spread out at that time. When an hour of the evening has passed, let them go. Close your door and mention Allah’s name; extinguish your lamp and mention Allah’s name; tie up your waterskin and mention Allah’s name; cover your vessels and mention Allah’s name, even if you place something across them.’
Translation notes
The Arabic explicitly mentions extinguishing the lamp; this instruction is omitted in the English witness.