Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 407

Arabic hadith text

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَعْلَى، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏‏ "‏‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ سِتِّيرٌ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَغْتَسِلَ فَلْيَتَوَارَ بِشَىْءٍ ‏‏"‏‏ ‏‏.‏‏

Translation

Abu Bakr ibn Ishaq informed us: al-Aswad ibn 'Amir narrated to us: Abu Bakr ibn 'Ayyash narrated to us, from 'Abd al-Malik ibn Abi Sulayman, from 'Ata', from Safwan ibn Ya'la, from his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is concealing. When one of you intends to bathe, let him screen himself with something.'

Translation notes
  • The Arabic characterizes Allah as Sitteer, the One who conceals, and says to use something as a screen; the English witness omits the chain and adds 'loves concealment'.

  • أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ،

    The English witness omits the chain and renders 'Allah is concealing' as 'Allah loves concealment'.

    Please verify the chain and the description of Allah against the Arabic wording.