Sahih al-Bukhari 3850

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Book 63: Merits of the Helpers in Madinah (Ansaar)

Chapter: Al-Qasama in the Pre-Islamic Period of Ignorance

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

Narrated by ibn Abbas 4 narrators

'Ali bin al-Madini Atbāʿ Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn 162 AH – 234 AH Sufyan bin 'Uyaynah Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn 107 AH – 196 AH 'Ubaidullah bin 'Umar bin Hafs Tābiʿī >70 AH – >140 AH ibn Abbas Companion 3 BH/619 CE – 68 AH/687 CE

Narrated Sufyan:'Ubaidullah said: "I heard Ibn `Abbas saying, "Following are some traits of the people of the pre- Islamic period of ignorance (i) to defame the ancestry of other families, (ii) and to wail over the dead." 'Ubaidullah forgot the third trait. Sufyan said, "They say it (i.e. the third trait) was to believe that rain was caused by the influence of stars (i.e. if a special star appears it will rain).

Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari 3850

In-book reference

Book 63, Hadith 75

USC-MSA web (English)

Vol. 5, Book 58, Hadith 189

Translation by Muhsin Khan · Language: EN

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، سَمِعَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ خِلاَلٌ مِنْ خِلاَلِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ الطَّعْنُ فِي الأَنْسَابِ وَالنِّيَاحَةُ، وَنَسِيَ الثَّالِثَةَ، قَالَ سُفْيَانُ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهَا الاِسْتِسْقَاءُ بِالأَنْوَاءِ‏.‏

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