Hadith #273
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ فِطْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي ال
زُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَغْلِقُوا أَبْوَابَكُمْ وَخَمِّرُوا آنِيَتَكُمْ وَأَطْفِئُوا سُرُجَكُمْ وَأَوْكُوا أَسْقِيَتَكُمْ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لَا يَفْتَحُ بَابًا مُغْلَقًا وَلَا يَكْشِفُ غِطَاءً وَلَا يَحُلُّ وِكَاءً وَإِنَّ الْفُوَيْسِقَةَ تُضْرِمُ الْبَيْتَ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ يَعْنِي الْفَأْرَةَ
Isnad Chain
وكيع
أبي ال
English Translation
Waki' narrated to us, from Fitr, from Abu al-Zubayr, from Jabir (رضي الله عنهما), who said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Close your doors, cover your vessels, extinguish your lamps, and tie the mouths of your water-skins, for Shaytan does not open a closed door, nor uncover a covered vessel, nor untie a tied water-skin. And a mouse may set a house ablaze over its inhabitants.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 28, Hadith 273
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 13711
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-50101