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Sahih Muslim 166c — Ibrahim and Moses Described
The night journey on which the messenger of Allah (saws) was taken up into the heavens and the prayers were enjoined
Hadith About Ibrahim’s Resemblance and Moses Saying Talbiyah
Sahih Muslim : 166c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 166c
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَذَكَرُوا الدَّجَّالَ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ مَكْتُوبٌ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ كَافِرٌ . قَالَ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ لَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ . قَالَ ذَاكَ وَلَكِنَّهُ قَالَ " أَمَّا إِبْرَاهِيمُ فَانْظُرُوا إِلَى صَاحِبِكُمْ وَأَمَّا مُوسَى فَرَجُلٌ آدَمُ جَعْدٌ عَلَى جَمَلٍ أَحْمَرَ مَخْطُومٍ بِخُلْبَةٍ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ إِذَا انْحَدَرَ فِي الْوَادِي يُلَبِّي " .
Mujahid Narrated from:
We were with Ibn 'Abbas and (the people) talked about al-Dajjal. (One of them remarked. There is written between his eyes (the word) Kafir (infidel). The narrator said: Ibn 'Abbas remarked: I did not hear him (the Holy Prophet) say it, but he said: So far as Ibrahim is concerned. you may see your companion and so far as Moses is concerned, he is a well-built man with wheat complexion (riding) on a red camel with its halter made of the fibre of date-palm (and I perceive) as if I am seeing towards him as he is going down in the valley saying: I am at Thy service! my Lord.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 166cIn-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 327USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 1, Hadith 320
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 166c
This hadith begins with people discussing Dajjal and a statement about the word kafir written between his eyes. Ibn Abbas said he did not hear that from the Prophet in this report. He then shared what he did hear: as for Ibrahim, people may look to their companion, meaning the Prophet, and as for Moses, he was a well-built man with wheat complexion, on a red camel with a halter made from date-palm fibre, going down into the valley while saying talbiyah. For searches about Ibn Abbas Dajjal hadith or Moses talbiyah hadith, this narration also teaches care in reporting only what was heard.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Abbas did not attribute to the Prophet what he had not heard in this report.
- The Prophet’s resemblance to Ibrahim is mentioned.
- Moses is described while going down into the valley saying talbiyah.
- The narration models caution in quoting hadith.
