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Sunan Abi Dawud 2349 (Book 14, Hadith 37) #22640
Distinguishing Between Night and Day

SUMMARY: This hadith explains the meaning of a verse from the Quran which talks about distinguishing between night and day.

Narrated 'Adi b. Hatim: When the verse "Until the white thread of dawn appear to you distinct from its black thread" was revealed, I took a white rope and a black rope, and placed them beneath my pillow ; and then I looked at them, byt they were not clear to me. So I mentioned it to the Messenger of Allah . He laughed and said: Your pillow is so broad and lengthy ; that is (ie means) night and day. The version of the narrator 'Uthman has: That is the blackness of night and whiteness of day.
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حُصَيْنُ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، - الْمَعْنَى - عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ ‏{‏ حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الأَسْوَدِ ‏}‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَخَذْتُ عِقَالاً أَبْيَضَ وَعِقَالاً أَسْوَدَ فَوَضَعْتُهُمَا تَحْتَ وِسَادَتِي فَنَظَرْتُ فَلَمْ أَتَبَيَّنْ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَضَحِكَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّ وِسَادَكَ لَعَرِيضٌ طَوِيلٌ إِنَّمَا هُوَ اللَّيْلُ وَالنَّهَارُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ عُثْمَانُ ‏"‏ إِنَّمَا هُوَ سَوَادُ اللَّيْلِ وَبَيَاضُ النَّهَارِ

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night  *  day  *  thread

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek knowledge from those who are more knowledgeable than you ; Ask for help when needed ; Be patient in learning new things ; Have humility in seeking knowledge from others instead of relying solely on oneself .
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a verse in the Quran that talks about distinguishing between night and day. 'Adi b. Hatim was trying to understand what this verse meant so he took two ropes - one black and one white - and placed them beneath his pillow to try to figure it out. When he mentioned this to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, he laughed and explained that it means night is black while day is white. This hadith teaches us that we should always seek knowledge from those who are more knowledgeable than us when we don't understand something because they can provide us with insight into things we may not have been able to figure out on our own. It also teaches us that even though something may seem simple or obvious to some people, it doesn't mean everyone will understand it right away; sometimes we need help understanding things better before they make sense to us.

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