Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by al-Hasan bin Muhammad al-Za'faranifromHajjaj bin al-MinhalfromIbn JurayjfromMuhammad bin 'Aabad bin Ja'far
Hadith text · Matn
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ صَبَّاحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، يَقْرَأُ {أَلاَ إِنَّهُمْ تَثْنَوْنِي صُدُورُهُمْ} قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْهَا فَقَالَ أُنَاسٌ كَانُوا يَسْتَحْيُونَ أَنْ يَتَخَلَّوْا فَيُفْضُوا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، وَأَنْ يُجَامِعُوا نِسَاءَهُمْ فَيُفْضُوا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، فَنَزَلَ ذَلِكَ فِيهِمْ.
English translation
Narrated Muhammad bin `Abbas bin Ja`far:
That he heard Ibn `Abbas reciting: "No doubt! They fold up their breasts." (11:5) and asked him about its explanation. He said, "Some people used to hide themselves while answering the call of nature in an open space lest they be exposed to the sky, and also when they had sexual relation with their wives in an open space lest they be exposed to the sky, so the above revelation was sent down regarding them."
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 65, Hadith 203
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 203 (deprecated numbering scheme)