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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the interpretation of the terms in this hadith: (I was taken on the night journey and I saw Musa, and there was a man being struck, as if he were a man from the men of Shanu'ah . . . )?

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The Shaykh : Yes

The questioner : The hadith of Abu Hurayrah in the chapter of the Night Journey

The Shaykh : The chapter of what?

The questioner : The Night Journey

The Shaykh : The Night Journey, yes

The questioner : He said, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
On the night of my Ascension to Heaven, I saw (the prophet) Moses who was a thin person with lank hair, looking like one of the men of the tribe of Shanua; and I saw Jesus who was of average height with red face as if he had just come out of a bathroom. أسري بي رأيت موسى وإذا رجل ضرب كأنه رجل من رجال شنوءة ورأيت عيسى فإذا هو رجل ربعة أحمر كأنما خرج من ديماس
Sahih al-Bukhari 3394


The Shaykh : May Allah have mercy on you

The questioner : May Allah have mercy on you. I mean, we want an interpretation of some of the difficult words that we do not know.

The Shaykh : Yes, what is the difficult word?

The questioner :
Struck, a man, and Dimas. ضرب رجل وديماس


The Shaykh : "Struck" means in the middle of the men. "Man" means one with short hair. What else?

The questioner : Dimas, as if he had come out of Dimas.

The Shaykh : A bathhouse, meaning?

The questioner : A bathhouse.

The Shaykh : Yes.
Source alathar.net

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