Darussalam · Volume 6
65 - THE BOOK OF COMMENTARY:(Interpretation of the Qur'an)Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 4510 ¦ الجزء: 6 ¦ الصفحة: 26
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4510. Narrated 'Adi bin Hātīm رضي الله عنه: I said, "O Allāh's Messenger! What is the meaning of the 'white thread distinct from the black thread'? Are these two threads?" He said, "You have too wide back of your neck (i.e., are not intelligent) if you watch the two threads." He then added, "No, it is the darkness of the night and the whiteness of the day."
4510 - حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ: مَا الخَيْطُ الأَبْيَضُ، مِنَ الخَيْطِ الأَسْوَدِ أَهُمَا الخَيْطَانِ، قَالَ: «إِنَّكَ لَعَرِيضُ القَفَا، إِنْ أَبْصَرْتَ الخَيْطَيْنِ»، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «لاَ بَلْ هُوَ سَوَادُ اللَّيْلِ، وَبَيَاضُ النَّهَارِ»
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(1) (H. 4509) The man thought that actual white and black threads were meant; he did not realize that it was the whiteness of the dawn and the darkness of the night.