حَدَّثَنِي سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ وَاعَدَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام فِي سَاعَةٍ يَأْتِيهِ فِيهَا فَجَائَتْ تِلْکَ السَّاعَةُ وَلَمْ يَأْتِهِ وَفِي يَدِهِ عَصًا فَأَلْقَاهَا مِنْ يَدِهِ وَقَالَ مَا يُخْلِفُ اللَّهُ وَعْدَهُ وَلَا رُسُلُهُ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ فَإِذَا جِرْوُ کَلْبٍ تَحْتَ سَرِيرِهِ فَقَالَ يَا عَائِشَةُ مَتَی دَخَلَ هَذَا الْکَلْبُ هَاهُنَا فَقَالَتْ وَاللَّهِ مَا دَرَيْتُ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَأُخْرِجَ فَجَائَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَاعَدْتَنِي فَجَلَسْتُ لَکَ فَلَمْ تَأْتِ فَقَالَ مَنَعَنِي الْکَلْبُ الَّذِي کَانَ فِي بَيْتِکَ إِنَّا لَا نَدْخُلُ بَيْتًا فِيهِ کَلْبٌ وَلَا صُورَةٌ
صحیح مسلم · Hadith 5511
A'isha reported that Gabriel (peace be upon him) made a promise with Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) to come at a definite hour; that hour came but he did not visit him. And there was in his hand (in the hand of Allah's Apostle) a staff. He threw it from his hand and said: Never has Allah or His messengers (angels) ever broken their promise. Then he cast a glance (and by chance) found a puppy under his cot and said: 'A'isha, when did this dog enter here? She said: By Allah, I don't know He then commanded and it was turned out. Then Gabriel came and Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said to him: You promised me and I waited for you, but you did not come, whereupon he said: It was the dog in your house which prevented me (to come), for we (angels) do not enter a house in which there is a dog or a picture.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020