Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1597

Arabic hadith text

أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ، حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ طَهْمَانَ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ حَدَّثَتْهُ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقَ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا وَعِنْدَهَا جَارِيَتَانِ تَضْرِبَانِ بِالدُّفِّ وَتُغَنِّيَانِ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُسَجًّى بِثَوْبِهِ - وَقَالَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى مُتَسَجٍّ ثَوْبَهُ - فَكَشَفَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ دَعْهُمَا يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ إِنَّهَا أَيَّامُ عِيدٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَهُنَّ أَيَّامُ مِنًى وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمَئِذٍ بِالْمَدِينَةِ ‏.‏

Translation

Ahmad ibn Hafs ibn ‘Abdullah narrated to us; he said: My father narrated to me; he said: Ibrahim ibn Tahman narrated to me, from Malik ibn Anas, from al-Zuhri, from ‘Urwah, who related that ‘A’ishah told him that Abu Bakr al-Siddiq entered while two young girls with her were beating a tambourine and singing. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was wrapped in his garment—another wording says that he was wrapped in his garment. He uncovered his face and said: “Leave them, Abu Bakr; these are days of Eid.” They were the days of Mina, while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was in Madinah that day.

Translation notes
  • The source preserves a second wording for the description of the Prophet’s garment; both wordings have been rendered with the same apparent sense. The report itself identifies the days as the days of Mina and also says the Prophet was in Madinah; both details are retained.