Sahih al-Bukhari 7221
Book 93: Judgments (Ahkaam) · Hadith 81
Hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، حَدَّثَنِي قَيْسُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ لِوَفْدِ بُزَاخَةَ تَتْبَعُونَ أَذْنَابَ الإِبِلِ حَتَّى يُرِيَ اللَّهُ خَلِيفَةَ نَبِيِّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَالْمُهَاجِرِينَ أَمْرًا يَعْذِرُونَكُمْ بِهِ.
Narrated Tariq bin Shihab:Abu Bakr said to the delegate of Buzakha. "Follow the tails of the camels till Allah shows the Caliph (successor) of His Prophet and Al-Muhajirin (emigrants) something because of which you may excuse yourselves
Tariq bin Shihab bataate hain: Abu Bakr ne Buzakha ke wafd (delegation) se kaha, 'Oonton ki dumon ka peecha karo (yaani registaan mein bhaag jaao) jab tak Allah apne Nabi ke Khalifa (jaanashin) aur Muhaajireen ko kuch aisa na dikhaaye jispar tum khud ko bekasoor thehraa sako.'
Sahih al-Bukhari 7221 · Book 93, Hadith 81