Chapter: It is recommended to cover vessels, tie up waterskins, close doors and mention the name of Allah over them, extinguish lamps and fires when going to sleep, and keep children and animals in after maghrib
Jabir reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: Cover vessels, waterskins, close the doors and extinguish the lamps, for the Satan does not loosen the waterskin, does not open the door and does not uncover the vessels. And if one amongst you fails to find (something) to cover it well, he should cover it by placing (a piece of) wood across it. Qutaiba did not mention the closing of the doors in the hadith transmitted by him.
This hadith is reported on the authority of Jabir but with a slight change of wording, and he did not mention the words: Putting a stick across the vessel.
Jabir reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: Shut the doors; the rest of the hadith is the same but with a slight variation of wording: Cover the utensils, and further said: It (the mouse) may set fire to the clothes of the residents of the house
This hadith has been reported on the authority of Jabir through another chain of transmitters but with a slight variation of words: The mouse may set the house on fire over its inhabitants.
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) having said: When the wings of the night (spread) or it is night, restrain your children (from going out), for the Satan is abroad at that time, and when a part of the night is passed, free them and shut the doors. making mention of God's name, for the Satan does not open a closed door; and tighten the (mouths of waterskins and mention the name of Allah, cover your utensils and mention the name of Allah even though you should just put something on them, and extinguish your lamps.
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Jabir b. Abdullah through another chain of transmitters.
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Ibn Juraij.
Jabir reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: Do not let your animals and children go out when the sun sets until the first and the darkest part of the night is over, for the Satan is let loose with the sinking of the sun until the darkest part of the night is over.
Jabir b. Abdullah reported this hadith through another chain of transmitters,
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: Cover the vessels and tie the waterskin, for there is a night in a year when pestilence descends, and it does not pass an uncovered vessel or an untied waterskin but some of that pestilence descending into it.
This hadith is reported on the authority of Laith b. Sa'd with the same chain of transmitters, but with a slight variation in wording (and that is that) he (the Holy Prophet) said: There is a day in a year when descends the pestilence; at the end of the hadith Laith said that the non Arabs save themselves from it in Kanun Awwal (this is the month of December).
Salim, on the authority of his father, reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) having said: Do not leave the fire burning in your houses when you go to sleep.
Abu Musa reported that a house was burnt down in Medina during the night over its inhabitants. When their matter was reported to Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), he said; This fire is an enemy of yours. So when you go to sleep, extinguish it.
