Sunan Abi Dawud

General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab) — Hadith #4940

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Sunan Abi Dawud:General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab):Hadith 4940
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَأَى رَجُلاً يَتْبَعُ حَمَامَةً فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ شَيْطَانٌ يَتْبَعُ شَيْطَانَةً ‏"‏ ‏.‏

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw a man pursuing a pigeon. He said: A devil is pursuing a female devil.

Chain of Narration (Isnad)
Hafs bin 'Umar bin al-Harith حفص بن عمر بن الحارث → Muhammad bin Kathir al-'Abdi محمد بن كثير العبدي → Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj شعبة بن الحجاج → Abu Hurairah

Chain Family Tree

4 narrators from originator to compiler

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