Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 65.0

Playing with pigeons

باب فِي اللَّعِبِ بِالْحَمَامِ

1 hadiths

Sunan Abi Dawud, 4940hasan

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Musa bin Isma'il al-Munqari al-TabudhakifromHammad bin ZaydfromMuhammad bin 'Amr bin 'AlqamafromAbu Salama bin 'Abdur RahmanfromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ شَيْطَانٌ يَتْبَعُ شَيْطَانَةً ‏

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English translation

Narrated AbuHurayrah:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw a man pursuing a pigeon. He said: A devil is pursuing a female devil.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَأَى رَجُلاً يَتْبَعُ حَمَامَةً فَقَالَ ‏