about the meaning of the hadith (that when a donkey brays or a dog barks, it has seen a devil)?
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The questioner : His saying (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the crowing of the rooster: Sahih al-Bukhari 3303.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student:.
The Shaykh : an angel.
The questioner : an angel, regarding dogs:.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I am always, meaning always, every time I see it.
The Shaykh : And likewise the braying of donkeys.
The questioner : Yes, meaning always, whenever it sees an angel, or did this one see a devil?
The Shaykh : By Allah, I was a farmer and I asked our Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him), 'Abd al-Rahman, and I said: When we bring feed to the donkey, it brays, so what is your opinion on this? He laughed but did not give us an answer. It appears that its cause is not known; if the cause is not known, it is like if you hit a dog and it barks—that does not fall under this hadith. Only what has no known cause falls under the hadith.
The questioner : Now, if it is blind, the dog is blind or the rooster is blind.
The Shaykh : And if it senses it, it senses it.
The questioner : It saw, it saw.
The Shaykh : It senses it. It appears that if it is blind, the hadith is general, and it is possible to exclude this blind one from the hadith.
The questioner : Would this be a specific case? Specifying the text.
The Shaykh : Which one?
The questioner : In his saying:, specifying the text, it is not said... seeking refuge in Allah from the accursed devil, because it saw an angel, if it has a known cause as you mentioned.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The feed and the like, so he does not seek refuge.
The Shaykh : This is the apparent view. The apparent view is that if the cause is known, then it is known, like, as I said: the feed for the donkey, or... I hit the dog.
ask for Allah's Blessings
فاسألوا الله من فضلهThe Shaykh : Yes.
The student:
for it has seen an angel
فإنه رأى ملِكًاThe Shaykh : an angel.
The questioner : an angel, regarding dogs:
seek refuge in Allah, for it has seen a devil
تعوذوا بالله فإنها رأت شيطانThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I am always, meaning always, every time I see it.
The Shaykh : And likewise the braying of donkeys.
The questioner : Yes, meaning always, whenever it sees an angel, or did this one see a devil?
The Shaykh : By Allah, I was a farmer and I asked our Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him), 'Abd al-Rahman, and I said: When we bring feed to the donkey, it brays, so what is your opinion on this? He laughed but did not give us an answer. It appears that its cause is not known; if the cause is not known, it is like if you hit a dog and it barks—that does not fall under this hadith. Only what has no known cause falls under the hadith.
The questioner : Now, if it is blind, the dog is blind or the rooster is blind.
The Shaykh : And if it senses it, it senses it.
The questioner : It saw, it saw.
The Shaykh : It senses it. It appears that if it is blind, the hadith is general, and it is possible to exclude this blind one from the hadith.
The questioner : Would this be a specific case? Specifying the text.
The Shaykh : Which one?
The questioner : In his saying:
for it has seen an angel
إنها رأت ملكًاThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The feed and the like, so he does not seek refuge.
The Shaykh : This is the apparent view. The apparent view is that if the cause is known, then it is known, like, as I said: the feed for the donkey, or... I hit the dog.