صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب المناقبThe Book of Virtues
بَابُ عَلاَمَاتِ النُّبُوَّةِ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ:Chapter. The signs of Prophethood in Islam.
Hadith 3617
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : " كَانَ رَجُلٌ نَصْرَانِيًّا فَأَسْلَمَ وَقَرَأَ الْبَقَرَةَ وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ فَكَانَ يَكْتُبُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَعَادَ نَصْرَانِيًّا فَكَانَ ، يَقُولُ : مَا يَدْرِي مُحَمَّدٌ إِلَّا مَا كَتَبْتُ لَهُ فَأَمَاتَهُ اللَّهُ فَدَفَنُوهُ فَأَصْبَحَ وَقَدْ لَفَظَتْهُ الْأَرْضُ ، فَقَالُوا : هَذَا فِعْلُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَصْحَابِهِ لَمَّا هَرَبَ مِنْهُمْ نَبَشُوا عَنْ صَاحِبِنَا فَأَلْقَوْهُ فَحَفَرُوا لَهُ فَأَعْمَقُوا فَأَصْبَحَ وَقَدْ لَفَظَتْهُ الْأَرْضُ ، فَقَالُوا : هَذَا فِعْلُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَصْحَابِهِ نَبَشُوا عَنْ صَاحِبِنَا لَمَّا هَرَبَ مِنْهُمْ فَأَلْقَوْهُ فَحَفَرُوا لَهُ وَأَعْمَقُوا لَهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَا اسْتَطَاعُوا فَأَصْبَحَ وَقَدْ لَفَظَتْهُ الْأَرْضُ فَعَلِمُوا أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَأَلْقَوْهُ " .
Narrated Anas: There was a Christian who embraced Islam and read Surat-al-Baqara and Al-`Imran, and he used to write (the revelations) for the Prophet. Later on he returned to Christianity again and he used to say: "Muhammad knows nothing but what I have written for him." Then Allah caused him to die, and the people buried him, but in the morning they saw that the earth had thrown his body out. They said, "This is the act of Muhammad and his companions. They dug the grave of our companion and took his body out of it because he had run away from them." They again dug the grave deeply for him, but in the morning they again saw that the earth had thrown his body out. They said, "This is an act of Muhammad and his companions. They dug the grave of our companion and threw his body outside it, for he had run away from them." They dug the grave for him as deep as they could, but in the morning they again saw that the earth had thrown his body out. So they believed that what had befallen him was not done by human beings and had to leave him thrown (on the ground).
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
This was the punishment for his apostasy and for insulting the Messenger, that the earth, by the command of Allah, cast out his vile corpse.
Even today, those who are insolent towards the Messenger continue to receive such punishments.
If only they knew.
This was the punishment for his apostasy and for insulting the Messenger, that the earth, by the command of Allah, cast out his vile corpse.
Even today, those who are insolent towards the Messenger continue to receive such punishments.
If only they knew.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 3617
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
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This was a sign from Allah Ta'ala which He showed to the people upon the apostasy of the Christian, that the earth repeatedly cast him out so that those who witnessed it would take heed, realizing that this is the state of an apostate—that even the earth does not grant him a place within itself.
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This hadith is a proof of the truthfulness of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and evidence of his prophethood.
Even today, those who are insolent towards the Messenger continue to receive such punishments.
According to one narration, Anas (radi Allahu anhu) states:
He was from our tribe of Banu Najjar.
When he became an apostate,
people made much of the fact that he was a scribe of revelation. Eventually, while living among his companions, he suddenly died due to a broken neck, and the aforementioned incident occurred with him—that the earth did not accept him.
(Sahih Muslim, Sifaat al-Munafiqeen, Hadith: 7040(2781))
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Some commentators, referencing Sahih Muslim, have written that the name of this apostate was Abdullah bin Sa’d bin Abi Sarh, but I have not found this explicitly stated in Sahih Muslim.
And Allah knows best.
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This was a sign from Allah Ta'ala which He showed to the people upon the apostasy of the Christian, that the earth repeatedly cast him out so that those who witnessed it would take heed, realizing that this is the state of an apostate—that even the earth does not grant him a place within itself.
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This hadith is a proof of the truthfulness of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and evidence of his prophethood.
Even today, those who are insolent towards the Messenger continue to receive such punishments.
According to one narration, Anas (radi Allahu anhu) states:
He was from our tribe of Banu Najjar.
When he became an apostate,
people made much of the fact that he was a scribe of revelation. Eventually, while living among his companions, he suddenly died due to a broken neck, and the aforementioned incident occurred with him—that the earth did not accept him.
(Sahih Muslim, Sifaat al-Munafiqeen, Hadith: 7040(2781))
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Some commentators, referencing Sahih Muslim, have written that the name of this apostate was Abdullah bin Sa’d bin Abi Sarh, but I have not found this explicitly stated in Sahih Muslim.
And Allah knows best.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 3617
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: The People of the Book gave great honor and respect to the hypocrite who chose apostasy, but Allah, the Exalted, made him a lesson for others even in this world. He was subjected to a humiliating death, and then the earth refused to accept him. They dug a deep grave for him three times and buried him, because they thought that the Muslims were throwing him out. Eventually, they realized that this was a punishment from Allah, so they left him lying outside, and he became a lesson for the people.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 7040
