Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 44.0

Seeking Refuge from a Bad Neighbor

باب الاِسْتِعَاذَةِ مِنْ جَارِ السَّوْءِ ‏‏

1 hadiths

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 5502hasan

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Muhammad bin al-Muthna - al-ZamanfromMua'dh bin Hisham bin AbyfromHisham bin Abi 'Abdullah al-Dastawa'ifromQatadafromAnas bin Malik

Hadith text · Matn

‏ تَعَوَّذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنْ جَارِ السَّوْءِ فِي دَارِ الْمُقَامِ فَإِنَّ جَارَ الْبَادِيَةِ يَتَحَوَّلُ عَنْكَ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

"The Messenger of Allah [ﷺ] said: 'Seek refuge with Allah from a bad neighbor in one's permanent abode, for one's neighbor in the desert will change.'"

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏