Sunan Ibn Majah, 3766
sahih· DarussalamChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Abu Bakr bin Abi Shaybafrom'Isa bin Yonus bin Abi Ishaqfrom'Amr bin al-Shryd
Hadith text · Matn
شَيْطَانٌ يَتْبَعُ شَيْطَانَةً
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English translation
It was narrated from Uthman bin Affan that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) saw a man following a pigeon and said:
"A male devil chasing a female devil."
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ الطَّائِفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ رَأَى رَجُلاً وَرَاءَ حَمَامَةٍ فَقَالَ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 33, Hadith 110
- English Reference
- Vol. 5, Book 33, Hadith 3766