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صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب المناقب
The Book of Virtues
بَابُ صِفَةِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:
Chapter. The description of the Prophet (p.b.u.h).
Sahih Bukhari 3567 — The description of the Prophet (p.b.u.h)
حَدَّثَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ صَبَّاحٍ الْبَّزَّارُ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ، أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ " يُحَدِّثُ حَدِيثًا لَوْ عَدَّهُ الْعَادُّ لَأَحْصَاهُ " ،
Narrated `Aisha: The Prophet used to talk so clearly that if somebody wanted to count the number of his words, he could do so.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
In this hadith, the manner of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) in speaking has been described: he would speak with utmost seriousness and deliberation.
He was not eloquent in the manner of common people.
The purpose is that a person, when speaking, should adopt such a style that the listener may understand well.
Further clarification of this is found in the next hadith.
In this hadith, the manner of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) in speaking has been described: he would speak with utmost seriousness and deliberation.
He was not eloquent in the manner of common people.
The purpose is that a person, when speaking, should adopt such a style that the listener may understand well.
Further clarification of this is found in the next hadith.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 3567
