48/54. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5222 — Bells in the Home and on the Road
Small Bells
Hadith About Bells in the House: Angels, Homes, and Travel
Sunan an-Nasai : 5222
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5222
أَخْبَرَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ مُسَلَّمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بَابَيْهِ، مَوْلَى آلِ نَوْفَلٍ أَنَّ أُمَّ، سَلَمَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " لاَ تَدْخُلُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ بَيْتًا فِيهِ جُلْجُلٌ وَلاَ جَرَسٌ وَلاَ تَصْحَبُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ رُفْقَةً فِيهَا جَرَسٌ " .
Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet [SAW], said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah [SAW] say: 'The angels do not enter a house in which there is a small bell, or a bell, and the angels do not accompany groups of people who have bells with them.'"
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5222In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 183English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5224
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5222
This Hadith about bells in the house adds two settings. Umm Salamah heard the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم say that angels do not enter a house in which there is a small bell or a bell, and angels do not accompany groups who have bells with them. The main teaching is direct: bells are mentioned as something connected to the absence of angelic entry or company in these cases. The text speaks about the home and the travelling group, so both should be kept in view. For anyone searching for angels do not enter house with bell hadith, this narration gives the clearest wording in this batch.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith mentions both the home and the travelling group.
- A believer should be careful about bells when the text connects them to angels not entering or accompanying.
- The teaching should be kept to what is stated: small bells, bells, houses, and groups.
