Sahih Muslim Hadith 6407 – The Virtues Of – (r

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[6407] 166 – (2499) It was narrated that Abü Müsâ said: "The Messenger of Allah said: 'I recognize the voices of a group of the Ash'arIs when they recite Qur'ân, when they enter at night, t : and I can tell where they are from their voices when they recite Qur'ân at night, even though I did not see where they stopped during the day. Among them is a HakIm 2' who, when he [1] See An-Nisâ' 4:31. [2]Hakim; scholars differ over whether this is a description or a name. If it were a description, then it means a wise man. In Al-Isâbah Al-Hâfiz Ibn Hajar said: "Hakim Al- Ash'arI: I do not know of any information about him, except what occurs in the Two SahIh, in the HadIth of Abü Müsâ Al-Ash'arI, who said: 'The Messenger of Allah said: "I recognize the voices of a group of the Ash'arIs when they recite Qur'ân, when they enter at night," – meaning in the Masjid – "Among them is a Hakim, who, when he meets the horsemen' – so he mentioned the HadIth." And Al-Hâfiz also said there: "Ibn At-Tin, and others among those who explained Al-BukhârI, said that his saying: 'Among them is a Hakim' is a description of a man among them, not a name. And this was reported by 'Iyâd from his Shaikh, Abü 'All As-Sadaft" An-Nawawi said similar to this. See also Fath Al-Ban (no. 4232) where he said that: "when they enter at night" means when they enter their homes after going out to the Masjid or for some work and then return, and he cited that from an-Nawawi, while what is with us in the commentary of Virtues Of The Companions 369 meets the horsemen" – or "the enemy – he says to them: "My companions are telling you to wait for them."