37/6. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2082b — The Prophet’s Simple Bedding
Humility In Dress And Sticking To Coarse And Simple Clothes, Furnishings Etc., Permissibility Of Wearing Clothes Made From Camel Hair And Those On Which There Are Markings
Hadith About the Prophet’s Simple Bedding
Sahih Muslim : 2082b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2082b
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ السَّعْدِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ إِنَّمَا كَانَ فِرَاشُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الَّذِي يَنَامُ عَلَيْهِ أَدَمًا حَشْوُهُ لِيفٌ .
A'isha Narrated from:
The bedding on which. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) slept was made of leather stuffed with palm fibre.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2082bIn-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 62USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 24, Hadith 5186
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2082b
This hadith about the Prophet’s bedding shows a simple sleeping place. A’isha reported that the bedding on which Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم slept was made of leather and stuffed with palm fibre. The focus is not on wealth, softness, or decoration. It is a plain report about what he slept on. Readers looking for hadith about simple living in Islam can learn from the direct description. The narration does not say that every person must have the same type of bedding, so we should not overstate it. What it clearly shows is that the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم own bedding was simple in material and filling. The beauty of the report is in its plain honesty.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم bedding is described as simple and plain.
- The report names the material and filling clearly.
- A simple sleeping place is shown without praise of luxury.
- The text should be understood without adding a wider ruling not stated in it.
