Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 5944
عَن أَنس أَنَّ أُسَيْدَ بْنَ حُضَيْرٍ وَعَبَّادَ بْنَ بِشْرٍ تَحَدَّثَا عِنْدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي حَاجَةٍ لَهُمَا حَتَّى ذَهَبَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ سَاعَةٌ فِي لَيْلَةٍ شَدِيدَةِ الظُّلْمَةِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَا مِنْ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ينقلبان وبيد كل مِنْهُمَا عُصَيَّةٌ فَأَضَاءَتْ عصى أَحَدِهِمَا لَهُمَا حَتَّى مَشَيَا فِي ضَوْئِهَا حَتَّى إِذَا افْتَرَقَتْ بِهِمَا الطَّرِيقُ أَضَاءَتْ لِلْآخَرِ عَصَاهُ فَمَشَى كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا فِي ضَوْءِ عَصَاهُ حَتَّى بلغ أَهله رَوَاهُ البُخَارِيّ
Anas reported: Usayd ibn Hudayr and ‘Abbad ibn Bishr were talking with the Prophet ﷺ about a matter of theirs until part of the night had passed. It was an extremely dark night. They left the Messenger of God ﷺ and went on their way, each carrying a small stick. One man’s stick lit up for them, and they walked in its light. When the road split between them, the other man’s stick lit up, and each of them walked in the light of his stick until he reached his family. [Al-Bukhari transmitted it]