Sahih al-Bukhari 5012

Book 66: Virtues of the Qur'an · Hadith 34

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَسِيرُ فِي بَعْضِ أَسْفَارِهِ وَعُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ يَسِيرُ مَعَهُ لَيْلاً فَسَأَلَهُ عُمَرُ عَنْ شَىْءٍ فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ سَأَلَهُ فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ ثُمَّ سَأَلَهُ فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ثَكِلَتْكَ أُمُّكَ نَزَرْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ كُلَّ ذَلِكَ لاَ يُجِيبُكَ، قَالَ عُمَرُ فَحَرَّكْتُ بَعِيرِي حَتَّى كُنْتُ أَمَامَ النَّاسِ وَخَشِيتُ أَنْ يَنْزِلَ فِيَّ قُرْآنٌ فَمَا نَشِبْتُ أَنْ سَمِعْتُ صَارِخًا يَصْرُخُ ـ قَالَ ـ فَقُلْتُ لَقَدْ خَشِيتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَلَ فِيَّ قُرْآنٌ ـ قَالَ ـ فَجِئْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ لَقَدْ أُنْزِلَتْ عَلَىَّ اللَّيْلَةَ سُورَةٌ لَهِيَ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ مِمَّا طَلَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمْسُ ‏"‏‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ ‏{‏إِنَّا فَتَحْنَا لَكَ فَتْحًا مُبِينًا‏}‏

Narrated Aslam:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was traveling on one of his journeys, and `Umar bin Al-Khattab was traveling along with him at night. `Umar asked him about something, but Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) did not answer him. He asked again, but he did not answer. He asked for the third time, but he did not answer. On that, `Umar said to himself, "May your mother lose you! You have asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) three times, but he did not answer at all!" `Umar said, "So I made my camel go fast till I was ahead of the people, and I was afraid that something might be revealed about me. After a little while I heard a call maker calling me, I said, 'I was afraid that some Qur'anic Verse might be revealed about me.' So I went to Allah's Apostle and greeted him. He said, 'Tonight there has been revealed to me a Surah which is dearer to me than that on which the sun shines (i.e. the world).' Then he recited: 'Verily! We have given you (O Muhammad), a manifest victory.' " (Surat al-Fath) No

Aslam bataate hain: Allah ke Rasool (SAW) apne ek safar mein the, aur Umar bin Al-Khattab raat ko unke saath chal rahe the. Umar ne unse kuch pucha, magar Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ne jawab nahi diya. Unhone dobara pucha, phir bhi jawab nahi diya. Unhone teesri baar pucha, phir bhi jawab nahi diya. Isper Umar ne apne dil mein kaha, 'Teri maa tujhe kho de! Tumne Allah ke Rasool (SAW) se teen baar pucha, magar unhone bilkul jawab nahi diya!' Umar ne kaha, 'To maine apne oont ko tez daudaaya yahaan tak ke main logon se aage nikal gaya, aur mujhe dar hua ke kahin mere baare mein koi Aayat naazil na ho jaaye. Thodi der baad maine ek pukaarne wale ko mujhe bulaate suna, maine socha, "Mujhe dar tha ke mere baare mein koi Quraani Aayat naazil ho gayi hai." To main Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ke paas gaya aur salaam kiya. Unhone farmaya, "Aaj raat mujhpar ek Surah naazil hui hai jo mujhe us (duniya) se zyaada pyaari hai jispar suraj chamakta hai." Phir unhone padha: "Beshak Humne tumhein (Aye Muhammad) khuli fatah di hai."' (Surah Al-Fath, No. 48)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5012 · Book 66, Hadith 34

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