صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب الجهاد والسيرThe Book of Jihad (Fighting For Allah’S Cause)
بَابُ رُكُوبِ الْبَحْرِ:Chapter. To go on a sea- voyage.
Hadith 2894
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ يَحْيَى ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَبَّانَ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَتْنِي أُمُّ حَرَامٍ ، أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " يَوْمًا فِي بَيْتِهَا فَاسْتَيْقَظَ وَهُوَ يَضْحَكُ ، قَالَتْ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، مَا يُضْحِكُكَ ، قَالَ : عَجِبْتُ مِنْ قَوْمٍ مِنْ أُمَّتِي يَرْكَبُونَ الْبَحْرَ كَالْمُلُوكِ عَلَى الْأَسِرَّةِ ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، ادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَنِي مِنْهُمْ ، فَقَالَ : أَنْتِ مِنْهُمْ ثُمَّ نَامَ فَاسْتَيْقَظَ وَهُوَ يَضْحَكُ ، فَقَالَ : مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا ، قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، ادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَنِي مِنْهُمْ فَيَقُولُ أَنْتِ مِنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ فَتَزَوَّجَ بِهَا عُبَادَةُ بْنُ الصَّامِتِ فَخَرَجَ بِهَا إِلَى الْغَزْوِ ، فَلَمَّا رَجَعَتْ قُرِّبَتْ دَابَّةٌ لِتَرْكَبَهَا فَوَقَعَتْ فَانْدَقَّتْ عُنُقُهَا " .
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Um Haram told me that the Prophet one day took a midday nap in her house. Then he woke up smiling. Um Haram asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What makes you smile?" He replied "I was astonished to see (in my dream) some people amongst my followers on a sea-voyage looking like kings on the thrones." She said, "O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah to make me one of them." He replied, "You are amongst them." He slept again and then woke up smiling and said the same as before twice or thrice. And she said, "O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah to make me one of them." And he said, "You are amongst the first batch." 'Ubada bin As-Samit married her (i.e. Um Haram) and then he took her for Jihad. When she returned, an animal was presented to her to ride, but she fell down and her neck was broken.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Footnote:
This hadith and its note have already been written earlier. Here, it is also worth remembering this verse by the late Iqbal:
"The desert was not enough, we did not spare the sea either;
We made our horses gallop even in the ocean of darkness."
This hadith and its note have already been written earlier. Here, it is also worth remembering this verse by the late Iqbal:
"The desert was not enough, we did not spare the sea either;
We made our horses gallop even in the ocean of darkness."
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 2894
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
In one hadith, the Noble Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
"Whoever travels by sea during a time of storm, there is no responsibility upon him. If he suffers harm, let him blame himself." (Musnad Ahmad 5/271 and Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah: 2/472, Hadith 828)
In view of this hadith, some scholars have not considered sea travel to be permissible. Imam Malik (rahimahullah) has declared it absolutely impermissible for a woman to travel by sea, even though the statement of Allah, the Exalted, is:
﴿هُوَ الَّذِي يُسَيِّرُكُمْ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ ﴾ "He is the One Who enables you to travel on land and at sea." (Yunus: 10/22)
Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has established from this hadith that traveling by sea for jihad is permissible, and there is no distinction between men and women in this regard. Similarly, for Hajj as well, sea travel is permissible for both men and women.
The reconciliation between the two narrations is as follows: the prohibition applies in the case when the sea is stormy or when the journey is without necessity. Traveling for jihad or for commercial purposes will be permissible.
It is explicitly stated in this hadith that Umm Haram (radi Allahu anha) traveled by sea for jihad. This journey took place during the caliphate of Uthman (radi Allahu anhu), when the Muslims, under the command of Amir Muawiyah (radi Allahu anhu), attacked Rome and conquered it.
May Allah be pleased with them all.
In one hadith, the Noble Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
"Whoever travels by sea during a time of storm, there is no responsibility upon him. If he suffers harm, let him blame himself." (Musnad Ahmad 5/271 and Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah: 2/472, Hadith 828)
In view of this hadith, some scholars have not considered sea travel to be permissible. Imam Malik (rahimahullah) has declared it absolutely impermissible for a woman to travel by sea, even though the statement of Allah, the Exalted, is:
﴿هُوَ الَّذِي يُسَيِّرُكُمْ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ ﴾ "He is the One Who enables you to travel on land and at sea." (Yunus: 10/22)
Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has established from this hadith that traveling by sea for jihad is permissible, and there is no distinction between men and women in this regard. Similarly, for Hajj as well, sea travel is permissible for both men and women.
The reconciliation between the two narrations is as follows: the prohibition applies in the case when the sea is stormy or when the journey is without necessity. Traveling for jihad or for commercial purposes will be permissible.
It is explicitly stated in this hadith that Umm Haram (radi Allahu anha) traveled by sea for jihad. This journey took place during the caliphate of Uthman (radi Allahu anhu), when the Muslims, under the command of Amir Muawiyah (radi Allahu anhu), attacked Rome and conquered it.
May Allah be pleased with them all.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 2894
