Hadith 13327

Chapter 22

باب 22

(22) باب فِي إِيكَاءِ الآنِيَةِ

(22) Chapter: Regarding covering vessels (ES)
65
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، وَفُضَيْلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ السُّكَّرِيُّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ شِنْظِيرٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، رَفَعَهُ قَالَ " وَاكْفِتُوا صِبْيَانَكُمْ عِنْدَ الْعِشَاءِ " . وَقَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ " عِنْدَ الْمَسَاءِ " " فَإِنَّ لِلْجِنِّ انْتِشَارًا وَخَطْفَةً " .

Jabir b.Abd Allah reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying:
Gather your children when darkness spreads, or in the evening (according to Musaddad), for the jinn are abroad and seize them. (ES)

Reference (ES): Sunan Abi Dawud 3733 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 27, Hadith 65 (ES)

English translation (ES): Book 26, Hadith 3724 (ES)