Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 30.0

What is dawn

باب كَيْفَ الْفَجْرُ ‏‏

2 hadiths

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 2170sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by 'Amr bin 'Ali bin Bahr al-BahlifromYahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-QatanfromSulaiman bin Tarkhan al-TaymifromAbu 'Uthman al-Nahdifromibn Mas'ud

Hadith text · Matn

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا التَّيْمِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّ بِلاَلاً يُؤَذِّنُ بِلَيْلٍ لِيُنَبِّهَ نَائِمَكُمْ وَيُرْجِعَ قَائِمَكُمْ وَلَيْسَ الْفَجْرُ أَنْ يَقُولَ هَكَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَأَشَارَ بِكَفِّهِ ‏"‏ وَلَكِنِ الْفَجْرُ أَنْ يَقُولَ هَكَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَأَشَارَ بِالسَّبَّابَتَيْنِ ‏.‏

English translation

It was narrated from Ibn Mas'ud that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

"Bilal calls the Adhan at night to awaken those of you who are asleep, and so that those who are praying Qiyam cam return. Dawn is not when the light appears like this" - and he gestured with his hand - "rather dawn is when it appears like this: - and he gestured with his two forefingers. '

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 2171sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Mahmud bin GhaylanfromSulaiman bin Da'ud bin al-JarudfromShu'bah bin al-HajjajfromSwad'h bin HnzlhfromSamra bin Jundub

Hadith text · Matn

‏ لاَ يَغُرَّنَّكُمْ أَذَانُ بِلاَلٍ وَلاَ هَذَا الْبَيَاضُ حَتَّى يَنْفَجِرَ الْفَجْرُ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا ‏

‏ ‏.‏ يَعْنِي مُعْتَرِضًا ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَبَسَطَ بِيَدَيْهِ يَمِينًا وَشِمَالاً مَادًّا يَدَيْهِ ‏.‏

English translation

Samurah said:

"The Messenger of Allah said; 'DO not be confused by the Adhan of Bilal, or by this whiteness, until dawn appears like this" - meaning horizontally. (One of the narrators) Abu Dawud said: "And he spread out his hands gesturing to the right and left."

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، أَنْبَأَنَا سَوَادَةُ بْنُ حَنْظَلَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَمُرَةَ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏