Sahih al-Bukhari 3160

Hadith text

Narrated Jubair bin Haiya:`Umar sent the Muslims to the great countries to fight the pagans. When Al-Hurmuzan embraced Islam, `Umar said to him. "I would like to consult you regarding these countries which I intend to invade." Al-Hurmuzan said, "Yes, the example of these countries and their inhabitants who are the enemies. of the Muslims, is like a bird with a head, two wings and two legs; If one of its wings got broken, it would get up over its two legs, with one wing and the head; and if the other wing got broken, it would get up with two legs and a head, but if its head got destroyed, then the two legs, two wings and the head would become useless. The head stands for Khosrau, and one wing stands for Caesar and the other wing stands for Faris. So, order the Muslims to go towards Khosrau." So, `Umar sent us (to Khosrau) appointing An-Nu`man bin Muqrin as our commander. When we reached the land of the enemy, the representative of Khosrau came out with forty-thousand warriors, and an interpreter got up saying, "Let one of you talk to me!" Al-Mughira replied, "Ask whatever you wish." The other asked, "Who are you?" Al-Mughira replied, "We are some people from the Arabs; we led a hard, miserable, disastrous life: we used to suck the hides and the date stones from hunger; we used to wear clothes made up of fur of camels and hair of goats, and to worship trees and stones. While we were in this state, the Lord of the Heavens and the Earths, Elevated is His Remembrance and Majestic is His Highness, sent to us from among ourselves a Prophet whose father and mother are known to us. Our Prophet, the Messenger of our Lord, has ordered us to fight you till you worship Allah Alone or give Jizya (i.e. tribute); and our Prophet has informed us that our Lord says:-- "Whoever amongst us is killed (i.e. martyred), shall go to Paradise to lead such a luxurious life as he has never seen, and whoever amongst us remains alive, shall become your master." (Al-Mughira, then blamed An-Nu`man for delaying the attack and) An-Nu' man said to Al-Mughira, "If you had participated in a similar battle, in the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) he would not have blamed you for waiting, nor would he have disgraced you. But I accompanied Allah's Apostle in many battles and it was his custom that if he did not fight early by daytime, he would wait till the wind had started blowing and the time for the prayer was due (i.e. after midday)

Jubair bin Haiya bataate hain: Umar ne Musalmanon ko bade desho mein mushrikon se jung karne bheja. Jab Al-Hurmuzan ne Islam qubool kiya, Umar ne unse kaha, "Main un desho ke baare mein tumse mashwara chahta hoon jinhe main fatah karna chahta hoon." Al-Hurmuzan ne kaha, "Haan, in deshon aur unke rehne wale jo Musalmanon ke dushman hain, unki misal ek parinde jaisi hai jiska ek sar, do pankh, aur do paanv hain. Agar uska ek pankh tut jaaye, woh apne do paanv, ek pankh, aur sar ke sahaare uthega; aur agar doosra pankh bhi tut jaaye, woh do paanv aur sar ke sahaare uthega, magar agar uska sar barbaad ho jaaye, phir do paanv, do pankh, aur sar sab bekaar ho jaayenge. Sar Khusrau ke liye hai, aur ek pankh Caesar ke liye, aur doosra pankh Faris ke liye. Isliye Musalmanon ko Khusrau ki taraf jane ka hukum do." Isliye Umar ne humein (Khusrau ki taraf) bheja, An-Nu'man bin Muqrin ko humara sardaar muqarrar karte huye. Jab hum dushman ki zameen tak pahunche, Khusrau ke pratinidhi chaalis hazaar sipahiyon ke saath bahar aaye, aur ek anuvaadak khade hokar bola, "Tum mein se koi mujhse baat kare!" Al-Mughira ne jawab diya, "Jo chaho pucho." Doosre ne pucha, "Tum kaun ho?" Al-Mughira ne jawab diya, "Hum Arbon mein se kuch log hain; hum bahut sakht, dukhad, aur museebat bhari zindagi jite the: hum bhookh se chamde aur khajoor ke daanon ko chuste the; hum unton ke chamde aur bakriyon ke baal se bane kapde pehnte the, aur darakhton aur pattharon ki pooja karte the. Jabke hum is haalat mein the, aasmanon aur zameenon ke Rab ne, jiska naam buland hai aur jiski shaan azeem hai, humare hi beech se ek Nabi bheja jinka baap aur maa humein maalum hain. Humare Nabi, humare Rab ke Rasool, ne humein tumse jung karne ka hukum diya hai jab tak tum akele Allah ki ibadat na karo ya Jizya (yaani tax) na do; aur humare Nabi ne humein bataya hai ke humara Rab kehta hai: 'Humme se jo bhi qatl kiya jaaye (yaani shaheed ho), woh Jannat mein aisa aish-o-aaram bhara jeevan jiega jaisa usne kabhi nahi dekha, aur jo bhi zinda rahe, woh tumhara sardaar ban jaayega.'" (Al-Mughira ne phir An-Nu'man ko hamle mein deri karne par ilzaam lagaya, aur) An-Nu'man ne Al-Mughira se kaha, "Agar tum Allah ke Rasool ki sohbat mein aisi hi ek jung mein shaamil hote, woh tumhare intezaar karne par tumhe ilzaam nahi dete, na hi apmaanit karte. Magar main Allah ke Rasool ke saath kaee jungon mein shaamil raha aur unki aadat thi ke agar woh din ki shuruaat mein jung na karte, to woh tab tak intezaar karte jab tak hawa chalna shuru hoti aur namaz ka waqt aa jata (yaani dopahar ke baad)."

Sahih al-Bukhari 3160 · Book 58, Hadith 3