Sahih al-Bukhari 2047
Book 34: Sales and Trade · Hadith 1
Hadith text
Narrated Abu Huraira:You people say that Abu Huraira tells many narrations from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and you also wonder why the emigrants and Ansar do not narrate from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as Abu Huraira does. My emigrant brothers were busy in the market while I used to stick to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) content with what fills my stomach; so I used to be present when they were absent and I used to remember when they used to forget, and my Ansari brothers used to be busy with their properties and I was one of the poor men of Suffa. I used to remember the narrations when they used to forget. No doubt, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) once said, "Whoever spreads his garment till I have finished my present speech and then gathers it to himself, will remember whatever I will say." So, I spread my colored garment which I was wearing till Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had finished his saying, and then I gathered it to my chest. So, I did not forget any of that narrations
Abu Huraira (رضی اللہ عنہ) bataate hain: Tum log kehte ho ke Abu Huraira Allah ke Rasool se bahut zyada hadithein riwayat karta hai, aur tumhe hairat hoti hai ke Muhajireen aur Ansaar Abu Huraira jitni hadithein kyun nahi riwayat karte. Mere Muhajir bhai bazaar mein masroof rehte the jabke main hamesha Allah ke Rasool ke saath rehta tha, sirf itne khaane par khush hote hue jo mera pet bhar de; isliye main tab maujood hota tha jab woh gair-maujood hote, aur mujhe woh yaad rehta jo woh bhool jate. Mere Ansaari bhai apni jaidad mein masroof rehte the aur main Suffa ke gareeb logon mein se ek tha. Mujhe hadithein yaad rehti thi jab woh bhool jate. Ek baar Allah ke Rasool ne kaha: "Jo bhi apna kapda phailaye jab tak main apni baat khatam na karun, phir usse apni taraf samet le, use woh sab yaad rahega jo main kahunga." Isliye maine apna rangeen kapda, jo main pehne hue tha, phailaya jab tak Allah ke Rasool apni baat khatam nahi kar liye, phir maine use apne seene se lagaya. Isliye mujhe un hadithon mein se koi nahi bhoola.
Sahih al-Bukhari 2047 · Book 34, Hadith 1