Sahih al-Bukhari 7089

Book 92: Afflictions and the End of the World · Hadith 40

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ سَأَلُوا النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَتَّى أَحْفَوْهُ بِالْمَسْأَلَةِ، فَصَعِدَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ الْمِنْبَرَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ تَسْأَلُونِي عَنْ شَىْءٍ إِلاَّ بَيَّنْتُ لَكُمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَجَعَلْتُ أَنْظُرُ يَمِينًا وَشِمَالاً، فَإِذَا كُلُّ رَجُلٍ رَأْسُهُ فِي ثَوْبِهِ يَبْكِي، فَأَنْشَأَ رَجُلٌ كَانَ إِذَا لاَحَى يُدْعَى إِلَى غَيْرِ أَبِيهِ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ مَنْ أَبِي فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَبُوكَ حُذَافَةُ ‏"‏‏.‏ ثُمَّ أَنْشَأَ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ رَضِينَا بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا، وَبِالإِسْلاَمِ دِينًا، وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولاً، نَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ سُوءِ الْفِتَنِ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ مَا رَأَيْتُ فِي الْخَيْرِ وَالشَّرِّ كَالْيَوْمِ قَطُّ، إِنَّهُ صُوِّرَتْ لِي الْجَنَّةُ وَالنَّارُ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُهُمَا دُونَ الْحَائِطِ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ قَتَادَةُ يُذْكَرُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عِنْدَ هَذِهِ الآيَةِ ‏{‏يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لاَ تَسْأَلُوا عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ إِنْ تُبْدَ لَكُمْ تَسُؤْكُمْ‏}‏

Narrated Anas:The people started asking the Prophet (ﷺ) too many questions importunately. So one day he ascended the pulpit and said, "You will not ask me any question but I will explain it to you." I looked right and left, and behold, every man was covering his head with his garment and weeping. Then got up a man who, whenever quarreling with somebody, used to be accused of not being the son of his father. He said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Who is my father?" The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, "Your father is Hudhaifa." Then `Umar got up and said, "We accept Allah as our Lord, Islam as our religion and Muhammad as our Apostle and we seek refuge with Allah from the evil of afflictions." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, " I have never seen the good and bad like on this day. No doubt, Paradise and Hell was displayed in front of me till I saw them in front of that wall," Qatada said: This Hadith used to be mentioned as an explanation of this Verse:-- 'O you who believe! Ask not questions about things which, if made plain to you, may cause you trouble

Anas bataate hain: Log Nabi (SAW) se bahut zyaada sawaal poochne lage, be-adabi se. To ek din Nabi (SAW) mimbar par chadhe aur kaha, 'Tum jo bhi sawaal poochoge, main tumhein uska jawab dunga.' Maine daaen aur baaen dekha, aur dekho, har aadmi apna sar apne kapde se dhaanke ro raha tha. Phir ek shaks khada hua jo jab bhi kisi se jhagda karta, use us baat ka ilzaam lagaaya jaata ke wo apne waalid ka beta nahi hai. Usne kaha, 'Aye Allah ke Rasool! Mera baap kaun hai?' Nabi (SAW) ne jawab diya, 'Tumhaara baap Hudhaifa hai.' Phir Umar khade hue aur kaha, 'Hum Allah ko apna Rab, Islam ko apna deen, aur Muhammad ko apna Rasool maante hain, aur hum museebaton (fitno) ki buraai se Allah ki panaah maangte hain.' Nabi (SAW) ne kaha, 'Maine aaj jaisi achhaai aur buraai kabhi nahi dekhi. Beshak, Jannat aur Jahannam mere saamne pesh kiye gaye yahaan tak ke maine unhein is deewaar ke bilkul aage dekha.' Qatada ne kaha: Ye hadees is Aayat ki tafseer ke taur par zikr ki jaati thi: 'Aye Iman waalon! Aisi baaton ke baare mein sawaal mat poochho jo, agar tumpar zaahir ki jaayein, to tumhein museebat mein daal sakti hain...'

Sahih al-Bukhari 7089 · Book 92, Hadith 40

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