| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2169 |
| In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 80 |
| English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2171 |
Narrated `Adi bin Hatim:
I said, "O Allah's Apostle! What is the meaning of the white thread distinct from the black thread? Are these two threads?" He said, "You 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.''
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 4510 |
| In-book reference | : Book 65, Hadith 37 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 37 |
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Narrated `Adi bin Hatim:
When the above verses were revealed: 'Until the white thread appears to you, distinct from the black thread,' I took two (hair) strings, one black and the other white, and kept them under my pillow and went on looking at them throughout the night but could not make anything out of it. So, the next morning I went to Allah's Apostle and told him the whole story. He explained to me, "That verse means the darkness of the night and the whiteness of the dawn."
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 1916 |
| In-book reference | : Book 30, Hadith 26 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 3, Book 31, Hadith 140 |
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'Adi b. Hatim (Allah be pleased with him) reported that when (this verse) was revealed:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1090 |
| In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 39 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 6, Hadith 2396 |
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| Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 2349 |
| In-book reference | : Book 14, Hadith 37 |
| English translation | : Book 13, Hadith 2342 |