48/34. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5124 — Ya'la and Khaluq
Saffron and Al-Khaluq
Ya'la bin Murrah Hadith About Khaluq and Obedience
Sunan an-Nasai : 5124
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5124
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ بْنِ مُسَاوِرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَفْصٍ، عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ مُرَّةَ الثَّقَفِيِّ، قَالَ أَبْصَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَبِي رَدْعٌ مِنْ خَلُوقٍ قَالَ " يَا يَعْلَى لَكَ امْرَأَةٌ " . قُلْتُ لاَ . قَالَ " اغْسِلْهُ ثُمَّ لاَ تَعُدْ ثُمَّ اغْسِلْهُ ثُمَّ لاَ تَعُدْ ثُمَّ اغْسِلْهُ ثُمَّ لاَ تَعُدْ " . قَالَ فَغَسَلْتُهُ ثُمَّ لَمْ أَعُدْ ثُمَّ غَسَلْتُهُ ثُمَّ لَمْ أَعُدْ ثُمَّ غَسَلْتُهُ ثُمَّ لَمْ أَعُدْ .
Ya'la bin Murrah Ath-Thaqafi Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah [SAW] saw me wearing a little dab of Khaluq. He said: 'O Ya'la, do you have a wife?' I said: 'No.' He said: 'Wash it off and do not put it on again, then wash it off and do not put it on again, then wash it off and do not put it on again.' I said: 'So I washed it off, and did not put it on again, then I washed it off and did not put it on again, then I washed it off, and did not put it on again.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5124In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 85English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5127
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5124
In this narration, Ya'la bin Murrah Ath-Thaqafi says that the Messenger of Allah SAW saw him with a small dab of Khaluq. The Prophet asked whether he had a wife, and Ya'la said no. He was then told to wash it off and not return to it. The command is repeated three times in the report, and Ya'la says he washed it off and did not put it on again. This hadith about Khaluq perfume is a clear example of accepting correction. The beauty of the report is in the response: Ya'la did what he was told and left the matter.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ya'la accepted the Prophet’s correction and acted on it.
- The repeated command shows strong emphasis on removing the Khaluq.
- The hadith links correction with future restraint: “do not put it on again.”
- Following guidance includes both washing it off and not returning to it.
