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Sahih Bukhari 5161 — Anmat and Future Household Comforts
The curtains, beddings and similar thins designed for the women
Hadith About Anmat and Household Comforts
Sahih Bukhari : 5161
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5161
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " هَلِ اتَّخَذْتُمْ أَنْمَاطًا ". قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَأَنَّى لَنَا أَنْمَاطٌ. قَالَ " إِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ ".
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Did you get Anmat?" I said, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! From where can we have Anmat?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Soon you will have them (Anmat).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5161In-book reference : Book 67, Hadith 96USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 91
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5161
This hadith about Anmat is a brief exchange between the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and Jabir bin Abdullah. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) asked, “Did you get Anmat?” Jabir replied with surprise, saying that they did not have access to such things. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) then said that they would soon have them. The core topic is household comfort, because Anmat refers to household furnishings or coverings mentioned in the report. The hadith does not give a ruling here, and it does not describe how they used Anmat. It simply records the Prophet’s question, Jabir’s reply, and the Prophet’s statement that such items would come to them. A careful reading keeps the explanation limited to that point.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) spoke about household items that the Companions did not yet have.
- Jabir’s reply shows that their living conditions were simple at that time.
- The hadith points to a coming change in available household goods.
- The text does not add a separate ruling about Anmat in this narration.
