Sahih al-Bukhari 1366

Book 23: Funerals (Al-Janaa'iz) · Hadith 118

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ـ رضى الله عنهم ـ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَمَّا مَاتَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَىٍّ ابْنُ سَلُولَ دُعِيَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِيُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ، فَلَمَّا قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَثَبْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَتُصَلِّي عَلَى ابْنِ أُبَىٍّ وَقَدْ قَالَ يَوْمَ كَذَا وَكَذَا كَذَا وَكَذَا ـ أُعَدِّدُ عَلَيْهِ قَوْلَهُ ـ فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَخِّرْ عَنِّي يَا عُمَرُ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَلَمَّا أَكْثَرْتُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنِّي خُيِّرْتُ فَاخْتَرْتُ، لَوْ أَعْلَمُ أَنِّي إِنْ زِدْتُ عَلَى السَّبْعِينَ فَغُفِرَ لَهُ لَزِدْتُ عَلَيْهَا ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ، فَلَمْ يَمْكُثْ إِلاَّ يَسِيرًا حَتَّى نَزَلَتِ الآيَتَانِ مِنْ ‏{‏بَرَاءَةٌ‏}‏ ‏{‏وَلاَ تُصَلِّ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ مَاتَ أَبَدًا‏}‏ إِلَى ‏{‏وَهُمْ فَاسِقُونَ‏}‏ قَالَ فَعَجِبْتُ بَعْدُ مِنْ جُرْأَتِي عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمَئِذٍ، وَاللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ‏.‏

Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab:When `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul died, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was called upon to offer his funeral prayer. When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood up to offer the prayer, I got up quickly and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Are you going to pray for Ibn Ubai and he said so and so on such and such occasions?" And started mentioning all that he had said. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) smiled and said, "O `Umar! Go away from me." When I talked too much he said, "I have been given the choice and so I have chosen (to offer the prayer). Had I known that he would be forgiven by asking for Allah's forgiveness for more than seventy times, surely I would have done so." (`Umar added): Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) offered his funeral prayer and returned and after a short while the two verses of Surat Bara' were revealed: i.e. "And never (O Muhammad) pray for any of them who dies . . . (to the end of the verse) rebellion (9.84)" -- (`Umar added), "Later I was astonished at my daring before Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) on that day. And Allah and His Apostle know better

Umar bin Khattab (رضی اللہ عنہ) bataate hain: Jab Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul ka intiqal hua, Allah ke Rasool ko unki namaz-e-janaza padhne ke liye bulwaya gaya. Jab Allah ke Rasool namaz ke liye khade hue, main jaldi se uthkar kaha: "Ya Allah ke Rasool! Kya aap Ibn Ubai ke liye dua karenge jabke usne aisa-aisa (bura) kaha tha falaan-falaan mauqon par?" aur maine unki kahi hui sab baaton ka zikar kiya. Allah ke Rasool muskuraye aur kaha: "Aye Umar! Mujhse door ho jao." Jab maine zyada baat ki, Aap ne farmaya: "Mujhe ikhtiyar diya gaya hai, isliye maine (namaz padhne ko) chuna. Agar mujhe pata hota ke sattar se zyada baar maafi maangne se woh maaf ho jaayenge, to zaroor karta." (Umar ne joda:) Allah ke Rasool ne unki namaz-e-janaza padhi aur wapas aaye, aur thodi der baad Surah Bara'a ki do ayaat nazil hui: "Aur (Aye Muhammad) kabhi in mein se kisi ki bhi (janaze ki) namaz na padhna jo mar jaaye... (aakhri hisse tak) baghawat" (9:84). (Umar ne joda:) "Baad mein mujhe us din Allah ke Rasool ke saamne apni himmat par hairat hui. Aur Allah aur uske Rasool behtar jaante hain."

Sahih al-Bukhari 1366 · Book 23, Hadith 118

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