Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 19.0

Striking the Cheeks

باب ضَرْبِ الْخُدُودِ ‏‏

1 hadiths

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 1862sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

7 transmitters

Narrated by Muhammad bin Bashar BindarfromYahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-QatanfromSufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-ThawrifromZubayd bin al-HarithfromIbrahim al-Nakha'ifromMasrouq bin al-Ajda'fromibn Mas'ud

Hadith text · Matn

‏ لَيْسَ مِنَّا مَنْ ضَرَبَ الْخُدُودَ وَشَقَّ الْجُيُوبَ وَدَعَا بِدَعْوَى الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from 'Abdullah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

"He is not one of us who strikes his cheeks, rends his garment, and calls the calls of the Jahiliyyah."

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي زُبَيْدٌ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏