English translation
2556. It was reported from Al-'Alā' bin 'Abdur-Rahmān, from his father, from Abū Hurairah, that the Prophet ﷺ said about the bell: "It is a wind instrument of Shaitān." (Ṣaḥīḥ)
Hadith 2556
Regarding Hanging Bells (From The Necks of Animals)
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Darussalam · Volume 3
15. The Book Of JihādSunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 2556 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 25
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن أبي داود (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 2556 · Volume 1 · Page 2
Sahih
صحيح
- صحيح سنن أبي داود ط غراس (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 2304 · Volume 7 · Page 308
Sahih chain
(قلت: إسناده صحيح على شرط مسلم. وقد أخرجه في "صحيحه"، وكذا ابن خزيمة وابن حبان)
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Arabic text
2556 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أُوَيْسٍ، حَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلَالٍ، عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «فِي الْجَرَسِ مِزْمَارُ الشَّيْطَانِ»
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Tying things like bells and rattles round the necks of animals is prohibited. Keeping a dog simply as a symbol of ostentation and awe is also prohibited although there is permission to keep a hunting dog, a sheepdog, and for protecting fields and crops, as follows later.