Invocation upon hearing the cock's crow or the bray of a donkey
OD-228
Hisn al-Muslim 228
Instruction
Instruction
إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ صِيَاحَ الدِّيَكَةِ فَاسْأَلُوا اللَّهَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ؛ فَإِنَّهَا رَأَتْ مَلَكاً وَإِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ نَهِيقَ الْحِمَارِ فَتَعَوَّذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيطَانِ؛ فَإِنَّهُ رَأَى شَيْطَاناً
Translation
If you hear the crow of a rooster, ask Allah for his bounty for it has seen an angel and if you hear the braying of an ass, seek refuge in Allah for it has seen a devil.
Source and grading
Hisn al-Muslim 228
Reference as printed in Hisn al-Muslim; grading pending review
البخاري مع الفتح، 6/ 350، برقم 3303، ومسلم، 4/ 2092، برقم 2729.
Virtues
No narrated virtues are recorded for this entry.