Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 4301

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى قَالَ: احْتَرَقَ بَيْتٌ بِالْمَدِينَةِ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَحُدِّثَ بِشَأْنِهِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِنَّ هَذِهِ النَّارُ إِنَّمَا هِيَ عَدُوٌّ لَكُمْ فَإِذَا نِمْتُمْ فأطفئوها عَنْكُم»

Translation

Abu Musa reported: A house in Medina caught fire at night with its occupants inside. When the Prophet ﷺ was told about it, he said, “This fire is your enemy. When you go to sleep, extinguish it.”