5/18. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 569b — After Prayer and the Red Camel Announcement
The prohibition of making lost property announcements in the masjid, and what should be said by one who hears a person making such an announcement
Red Camel After Prayer: A Hadith on Masjid Manners
Sahih Muslim : 569b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 569b
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ أَبِي سِنَانٍ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَمَّا صَلَّى قَامَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ مَنْ دَعَا إِلَى الْجَمَلِ الأَحْمَرِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ وَجَدْتَ إِنَّمَا بُنِيَتِ الْمَسَاجِدُ لِمَا بُنِيَتْ لَهُ " .
Sulaiman bin Buraidah Narrated from:
When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had said prayer a man stood up and said: Who called for a red camel? (Upon this) the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: May it not be restored to you! The mosques are built for what they are meant.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 569bIn-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 101USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1156
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 569b
This narration gives the same red camel incident with one added setting: it happened after the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم had prayed. A man stood up and asked who had called for the red camel. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم replied, “May it not be restored to you,” and said that mosques are built for what they are meant. The timing after prayer does not change the lesson in the wording. Even after salah, the mosque still has a purpose and should not become a place for loud personal searches. This hadith is useful for people searching “announcing lost item in masjid,” because it shows the correction through a clear example. The mosque is treated as a place that needs respect in speech.
What we learn from this hadith
- The incident happened after the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم had prayed.
- The man stood and asked about a red camel.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم reminded people that mosques are for what they were built for.
