48/111. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5355 — From Image Curtain to Pillows
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Hadith About Removing a Curtain with Images and Making Pillows
Sunan an-Nasai : 5355
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5355
أَخْبَرَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَيَانٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بُكَيْرٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ، حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّهَا نَصَبَتْ سِتْرًا فِيهِ تَصَاوِيرُ فَدَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَنَزَعَهُ فَقَطَعَتْهُ وِسَادَتَيْنِ . قَالَ رَجُلٌ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ حِينَئِذٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ رَبِيعَةُ بْنُ عَطَاءٍ أَنَا سَمِعْتُ أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ - يَعْنِي الْقَاسِمَ - عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَرْتَفِقُ عَلَيْهِمَا .
A'isha Narrated from:
It was narrated from 'Aishah that: She put up a curtain on which there were images, then the Messenger of Allah [SAW] came in and took it down, so she cut it up (and made) two pillows. A man in the gathering there whose name was Rabi'ah bin 'Ata' said: "I heard Abu Muhammad - meaning Al-Qasim - narrate that 'Aishah said: 'The Messenger of Allah [SAW] used to recline on them.'"
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5355In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 316English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5357
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5355
This narration tells of a curtain with images that 'Aishah put up. When the Messenger of Allah came in, he took it down. She then cut it and made two pillows. A man in the gathering, Rabi'ah bin 'Ata', added that he heard Al-Qasim narrate from 'Aishah that the Messenger of Allah used to recline on them. The main search phrase is Prophet removed curtain with images. The hadith should be read with its exact sequence: the curtain was taken down, cut, and made into pillows; then a further report says he reclined on them. It is a good example of how the wording of a narration can include both correction and later use.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet took down the curtain with images.
- Aishah cut it and made two pillows.
- A related statement says the Prophet used to recline on them.
- The order of events should be preserved carefully.
