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1812. Jābir narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Close the door, tie the water-skin, turn over the vessel, or cover the vessel, and extinguish the torch. Indeed Ash-Shaṭān does not open what is closed, nor undo what is fastened, nor uncover a vessel, but the small vermin may cause a fire in people’s houses.” (Ṣaḥīḥ)
[He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Ibn ‘Umar, Abū Hurairah, and Ibn ‘Abbās.
[Abū ‘Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ, and it has been reported through other routes from Jābir.
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Commentary
Another sound Hadīth tells us that while or before doing the stated tasks, Allāh’s Name must be invoked.
Fire, if left unattended, can easily break out and burn. Therefore, in order to forestall the potential danger to the house from burning fire, it must be extinguished before going to sleep.
