Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1593

Arabic hadith text

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا وَعِنْدَهَا جَارِيَتَانِ تَضْرِبَانِ بِدُفَّيْنِ فَانْتَهَرَهُمَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ دَعْهُنَّ فَإِنَّ لِكُلِّ قَوْمٍ عِيدًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Qutaybah ibn Sa‘id narrated to us; he said: Muhammad ibn Ja‘far narrated to us, from Ma‘mar, from al-Zuhri, from ‘Urwah, from ‘A’ishah, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to her while two young girls with her were beating tambourines. Abu Bakr rebuked them, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Leave them, for every people has its own festival.”

Translation notes
  • The duff is a frame drum or tambourine.