39/33. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2220c — No Transitive Disease by Itself
There Is No 'Adwa, No Tiyarah (Evil Omens), No Hamah. No Safar, No Nawa', And No Ghoul, And No Sick Camel Should Be Brought To A Healthy Camel
No Transitive Disease Hadith: Meaning of No Adwa
Sahih Muslim : 2220c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2220c
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الدَّارِمِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، عَنْ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، أَخْبَرَنِي سِنَانُ بْنُ أَبِي سِنَانٍ الدُّؤَلِيُّ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ عَدْوَى " . فَقَامَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ . فَذَكَرَ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ يُونُسَ وَصَالِحٍ . وَعَنْ شُعَيْبٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي السَّائِبُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ ابْنُ أُخْتِ نَمِرٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ عَدْوَى وَلاَ صَفَرَ وَلاَ هَامَةَ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: There is no transitive disease. Thereupon a desert Arab stood up. The rest of the hadith is the same and in the hadith transmitted on the authority of Zuhri' the Prophet (ﷺ) is reported to have said: There is no transitive disease, no safar, no hama.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2220cIn-book reference : Book 39, Hadith 142USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 26, Hadith 5509
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2220c
This narration gives the no Adwa teaching with brief wording, then mentions that the rest of the report is the same as the earlier narration. It also preserves another wording through Zuhri that says there is no transitive disease, no Safar, and no Hama. The main idea is not that people should act carelessly. The words and the linked question about camels show a discussion about what people believe causes harm. The hadith redirects fear away from hidden independent powers. It teaches that illness, old month-based fears, and Hama are not to be treated as forces that act on their own. Allah remains the One in control of all causes.
What we learn from this hadith
- The no Adwa wording is preserved through more than one report.
- Safar and Hama are named as beliefs to reject.
- The hadith corrects how people think about causes and harm.
- Faith keeps the heart from fearing hidden independent powers.
