Hadith 18767

Chapter 329

باب 329

(329) بَابُ الْمَجَرَّةِ

(329) Chapter: The Milky Way (DE)
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حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي حُسَيْنٍ وَغَيْرِهِ، عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ سَأَلَ ابْنُ الْكَوَّا عَلِيًّا عَنِ الْمَجَرَّةِ، قَالَ: هُوَ شَرَجُ السَّمَاءِ، وَمِنْهَا فُتِحَتِ السَّمَاءُ بِمَاءٍ مُنْهَمِرٍ.


Ibn al-Kawwa' asked 'Ali about the Milky Way. He said, "It is thewater-trough (or loop of the bag) from which the heaven opens up flowingwater." (DE)

Reference (DE): Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 766 (DE)

In-book reference (DE): Book 33, Hadith 13 (DE)

English translation (DE): Book 33, Hadith 766 (DE)