48/54. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5219 — Angels and Caravans With Small Bells
Small Bells
Hadith About Angels Not Accompanying Caravans With Bells
Sunan an-Nasai : 5219
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5219
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي صَفْوَانَ الثَّقَفِيُّ، - مِنْ وَلَدِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي الْعَاصِ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ أَبِي الْوَزِيرِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا نَافِعُ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْجُمَحِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَبِي شَيْخٍ، قَالَ كُنْتُ جَالِسًا مَعَ سَالِمٍ فَمَرَّ بِنَا رَكْبٌ لأُمِّ الْبَنِينَ مَعَهُمْ أَجْرَاسٌ فَحَدَّثَ نَافِعًا سَالِمٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ تَصْحَبُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ رَكْبًا مَعَهُمْ جُلْجُلٌ " . كَمْ تَرَى مَعَ هَؤُلاَءِ مِنَ الْجُلْجُلِ .
It was narrated that Abu Bakr bin Abi Shaikh said: "I was sitting with Salim when a caravan belonging to Umm Al-Banin passed by us, and they had bells with them. Salim narrated to Nafi' from his father, that the Prophet [SAW] said: 'The angels do not accompany a caravan that has small bells with them.' How often do you see small bells with these people."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5219In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 180English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5222
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5219
This Hadith about small bells reports a scene in which Abu Bakr bin Abi Shaikh was sitting with Salim. A caravan belonging to Umm Al-Banin passed by with bells. Salim then narrated from Nafi, from his father, that the Prophet [SAW] said the angels do not accompany a caravan that has small bells with them. The wording is direct and should be explained without adding more than it says. For searches like angels do not accompany bells Hadith, small bells Hadith, or caravan bells in Islam, the key lesson is that the narration connects small bells on a traveling group with the angels not accompanying them. Salim also pointed out how many bells were with those people.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith states that angels do not accompany a caravan with small bells.
- The narration was shared when a bell-carrying caravan passed by.
- The text teaches attention to small items carried during travel.
