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 ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Gather your children when darkness spreads, or in the evening (according to Musaddad), for the jinn are abroad and seize them.

Chain Family Tree

5 narrators from originator to compiler

Hadith Grading

Each grade below reflects one scholar's assessment of the chain of transmission. The grade describes the chain, not the Prophet's words. How we grade

Traditional grade: Sahih