Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "(At bedtime) cover the utensils, close the doors, and put out the lights, lest the evil creature (the rat) should pull away the wick and thus burn the people of the house."
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 74: Asking Permission, Hadith #310
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "(At bedtime) cover the utensils, close the doors, and put out the lights, lest the evil creature (the rat) should pull away the wick and thus burn the people of the house."
This hadith is from the book of Asking Permission in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 310 in book 74 of volume 8.
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