5/18. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 569c — Morning Prayer and the Red Camel Report
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
Morning Prayer Red Camel Hadith: Keep the Mosque for Its Purpose
Sahih Muslim : 569c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 569c
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ شَيْبَةَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ بَعْدَ مَا صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَلاَةَ الْفَجْرِ . فَأَدْخَلَ رَأْسَهُ مِنْ بَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَذَكَرَ . بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِهِمَا . قَالَ مُسْلِمٌ هُوَ شَيْبَةُ بْنُ نَعَامَةَ أَبُو نَعَامَةَ رَوَى عَنْهُ مِسْعَرٌ وَهُشَيْمٌ وَجَرِيرٌ وَغَيْرُهُمْ مِنَ الْكُوفِيِّينَ .
Ibn Buraida Narrated from:
A Bedouin came when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had completed the morning prayer. He thrust his head in the door of the mosque, and then the hadith (as narrated above) was narrated. This hadith has been reported by another chain of transmitters.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 569cIn-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 102USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1157
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 569c
This hadith gives another route for the same red camel report. It says a Bedouin came after the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم had completed the morning prayer. He put his head through the door of the mosque, and then the same hadith was mentioned. The added details help the reader picture the scene, but the teaching remains the same as the earlier wording: the mosque should not be used for calling out about a lost camel. The core topic is mosque purpose and proper speech in the masjid. The report also notes another chain of transmitters, which shows attention to how the narration was carried. The practical message is to keep personal announcements away from the prayer space.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report places the incident after the morning prayer.
- A Bedouin came to the mosque door before the same report was mentioned.
- The mosque should not be treated as a place for lost-animal announcements.
- The narration notes another chain of transmitters.
