Sahih al-Bukhari 3206

Book 59: Beginning of Creation · Hadith 17

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مَكِّيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا رَأَى مَخِيلَةً فِي السَّمَاءِ أَقْبَلَ وَأَدْبَرَ وَدَخَلَ وَخَرَجَ وَتَغَيَّرَ وَجْهُهُ، فَإِذَا أَمْطَرَتِ السَّمَاءُ سُرِّيَ عَنْهُ، فَعَرَّفَتْهُ عَائِشَةُ ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ مَا أَدْرِي لَعَلَّهُ كَمَا قَالَ قَوْمٌ ‏{‏فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ عَارِضًا مُسْتَقْبِلَ أَوْدِيَتِهِمْ‏}‏ ‏"‏‏.‏ الآيَةَ‏.‏

Narrated Ata:`Aisha said If the Prophet (ﷺ) saw a cloud In the sky, he would walk to and fro in agitation, go out and come in, and the color of his face would change, and if it rained, he would feel relaxed." So `Aisha knew that state of his. So the Prophet (ﷺ) said, I don't know (am afraid), it may be similar to what happened to some people referred to in the Holy Qur'an in the following Verse: -- "Then when they saw it as a dense cloud coming towards their valleys, they said, 'This is a cloud bringing us rain!' Nay, but, it is that (torment) which you were asking to be hastened a wind wherein is severe torment

Ata bataate hain: Ayesha ne kaha ke jab Nabi aasman mein baadal dekhte, woh chintit hokar idhar-udhar chalte, bahar-andar jate, aur unke chehre ka rang badal jata, aur agar barish hoti, unhe aaram milta. Isliye Ayesha unki yeh haalat pahchaanti thi. (Ek baar) Nabi ne kaha, "Mujhe nahi pata (mujhe dar hai) ke yeh usi jaisa na ho jaisa kuch logon ke saath hua jinka zikar Quran mein hai, is ayat mein: 'Phir jab unhone ise ek gahre baadal ki tarah apni waadiyon ki taraf aate dekha, unhone kaha, \"Yeh ek baadal hai jo humein barish dega!\" Nahi, balki yeh woh (azaab) hai jise tumne jaldi maanga tha—ek hawa jismein sakht azaab hai.'"

Sahih al-Bukhari 3206 · Book 59, Hadith 17

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