Bukhari

Hadith Commentary: The meaning of the statement of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is that when you are performing the pillars of Islam freely in your own country—even to the extent that you are regularly giving the zakat of camels in an organized manner—then it is not appropriate to entertain the idea of migration (hijrah) without necessity. Migration is not a trivial matter. Only those who migrate know the hardships that must be endured after leaving one’s home and homeland. The Muslims of India should take a lesson from this hadith; may Allah grant sound understanding. Ameen.

Hadith Commentary:
(1)
From this hadith, Imam Bukhari rahimahullah has established the legitimacy of zakat on camels.
The purpose is that when a person continues to fulfill the obligation from his wealth and keeps himself engaged in worship, Allah Ta'ala will not let his deeds go to waste.
Wherever he may reside, there will be no questioning of him in this matter.
In another narration, there is further detail that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, after the payment of zakat, asked him:
"Do you give gifts, etc., from these camels to anyone?" He replied:
"Yes!" Then the Prophet asked:
"Do you milk them at the water spring and distribute the milk among the poor?" He replied:
"Yes!" After this, the Prophet said:
"Continue to act across the rivers, Allah Ta'ala will not let your deeds go to waste."
(Sahih al-Bukhari, al-Hibah wa Fadluha, Hadith: 2633)
(2)
This absolutely does not mean that migration (hijrah) had been abrogated; rather, you knew that this Bedouin was not capable of bearing the burden of migration, which is like a great mountain, so you gave the aforementioned instructions.

Hadith Commentary: Continue to fulfill the religious obligations; abandon the idea of migration (hijrah).

Hadith Commentary:
This hadith has already been mentioned in the Book of Zakat. In it, migration (hijrah) is mentioned; this very hadith is relevant and in accordance with the chapter.

Hadith Commentary:
Since the Bedouins were unable to endure the hardships of migration (hijrah) and did not have the strength to bear the difficulties of Madinah, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) prevented him from migrating. For example, when a Bedouin contracted a fever in Madinah Tayyibah, he broke his pledge and left. Therefore, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
“You should not migrate; rather, as long as you fulfill all the rights, there is no harm for you in residing in your homeland.”
In this hadith, migration (hijrah) is mentioned, which is why Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has cited it here.
And Allah knows best.

Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: Since after the conquest (fath), migration (hijrah) was no longer obligatory, therefore the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said this to him. Or, for this reason, migration was obligatory for the people of Makkah before the conquest of Makkah, or for those who, while living among their tribes, could not act upon Islamic rulings, whereas this person could live an Islamic life while remaining in his own area and among his own people, and enduring the hardships of migration was difficult for him. Therefore, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) did not grant him permission to migrate.

Benefits and Issues:
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(Hijrah) in the language means to leave or abandon.
And in the technical (Islamic legal) sense, it is that a person, for the purpose of protecting his religion and faith, leaves the abode of disbelief (dar al-kufr),
the abode of corruption (dar al-fasad),
and the abode of sin (dar al-ma‘asi),
and chooses to reside in the abode of peace (dar al-salam) and the abode of righteousness (dar al-salah).
And the essence of hijrah is that a person refrains from those matters which Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has prohibited.
As is explicitly stated in the hadith.
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Faith, Hadith 10)
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The demands of hijrah are extremely severe.
It is not an easy act.

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The word (al-bihar) in the Arabic language is also used for settlements and cities.

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The foundation of deeds is upon faith and sincerity.

(1) The relevance of the hadith to the chapter is as follows: Migration (hijrah) is an extremely difficult and noble act, and those who undertake it are also great and of high status. However, this is not something within everyone’s capacity; at times, a person becomes disheartened by the difficulties encountered on the path of migration and regrets his migration, which certainly affects his migration.

(2) Paying the zakat of camels is a virtuous act.

(3) From the aforementioned hadith, there emerges an aspect of leniency for the desert dwellers and Bedouins (a‘rāb), that they should be obligated to something while taking their ability into consideration. For this reason, migration was not obligatory upon them, whereas it was obligatory upon the residents of Makkah.