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Sahih Muslim 2222c (Book 39, Hadith 149) #12887
The Reality of Transitive Diseases, Safar and Ghoul

SUMMARY: This hadith explains that there is no such thing as a transitive disease, safar or ghoul.

Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported Allah's Apostle as saying: There is no transitive disease, no safar, no ghoul. He (the narrator) said: I heard Abu Zubair say: Jabir explained for them the word safar. Abu Zubair said: safar means belly. It was said to Jabir: Why is it so? He said that it was held that safar implied the worms of the belly, but he gave no explanation of ghoul. Abu Zubair said: Ghoul is that which kills the travellers.
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ يَقُولُ ‏"‏ لاَ عَدْوَى وَلاَ صَفَرَ وَلاَ غُولَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَسَمِعْتُ أَبَا الزُّبَيْرِ يَذْكُرُ أَنَّ جَابِرًا فَسَّرَ لَهُمْ قَوْلَهُ ‏"‏ وَلاَ صَفَرَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ الصَّفَرُ الْبَطْنُ ‏.‏ فَقِيلَ لِجَابِرٍ كَيْفَ قَالَ كَانَ يُقَالُ دَوَابُّ الْبَطْنِ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَلَمْ يُفَسِّرِ الْغُولَ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ هَذِهِ الْغُولُ الَّتِي تَغَوَّلُ

TOPICS
disease  *  ghoul  *  almutasil  *  safar  *  ghul

QUICK LESSONS:
Rely on facts instead of superstitions, be careful when travelling for safety purposes etc..

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith explains the reality of three things - transitive diseases, safar and ghouls. A transitive disease is an illness that can be passed from one person to another through contact or other means. Safar refers to the worms in the belly while ghouls are creatures that kill travelers on their journeys. According to this hadith, none of these exist in reality and they are only myths or superstitions believed by some people at the time when this hadith was narrated by Jabir b.'Abdullah who reported Allah's Apostle as saying it. This hadith teaches us not to believe in superstitions but rather rely on facts and scientific evidence for our beliefs about illnesses and creatures around us. It also encourages us to be careful when travelling so we can stay safe from any potential danger on our journey without believing in mythical creatures like ghouls which do not exist according to this hadith.

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