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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب الكلامBook of Speech
بَابُ يُقَالُ لِلرَّجُلِ وَالشَّيْءِ وَالْفَرَسِ: هُوَ بَحْرٌChapter: Saying "He Is a Sea" for a Man, Thing, or Horse
Hadith 879
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَقُولُ: كَانَ فَزَعٌ بِالْمَدِينَةِ، فَاسْتَعَارَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَرَسًا لأَبِي طَلْحَةَ، يُقَالُ لَهُ: الْمَنْدُوبُ، فَرَكِبَهُ، فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ قَالَ: ”مَا رَأَيْنَا مِنْ شَيْءٍ، وَإِنْ وَجَدْنَاهُ لَبَحْرًا.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, who says that one night the people of Madinah were overcome by fear and panic. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, borrowed the horse of Sayyiduna Abu Talhah, may Allah be pleased with him, which was called Mandub, and rode it forward. When he, peace and blessings be upon him, returned, he said: "We did not see anything, and we found this horse to be like a sea."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Once, unfamiliar sounds were heard from around Madinah, which caused the people to become alarmed and the entire city of Madinah trembled with fear. While the people were still making plans to go forward and investigate, they saw the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) coming alone from that direction. He had taken the horse of Abu Talhah (radi Allahu anhu) and, without even placing a saddle, had gone in that direction. He said: There is no need to be afraid. You may return; I have surveyed everything. There is nothing to worry about.
➋ From this, we learn of his bravery—that he was braver than all others.
➌ He praised the horse of Abu Talhah (radi Allahu anhu), saying that it is like a sea, meaning it is extremely swift. Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) wants to indicate that the term “he is a sea” can also be used for a person, and in that case, it would mean generosity.
➊ Once, unfamiliar sounds were heard from around Madinah, which caused the people to become alarmed and the entire city of Madinah trembled with fear. While the people were still making plans to go forward and investigate, they saw the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) coming alone from that direction. He had taken the horse of Abu Talhah (radi Allahu anhu) and, without even placing a saddle, had gone in that direction. He said: There is no need to be afraid. You may return; I have surveyed everything. There is nothing to worry about.
➋ From this, we learn of his bravery—that he was braver than all others.
➌ He praised the horse of Abu Talhah (radi Allahu anhu), saying that it is like a sea, meaning it is extremely swift. Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) wants to indicate that the term “he is a sea” can also be used for a person, and in that case, it would mean generosity.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 879
