Hadith 3679

حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ الْمَاجِشُونِ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُنْكَدِرِ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا ، قَالَ : قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " رَأَيْتُنِي دَخَلْتُ الْجَنَّةَ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِالرُّمَيْصَاءِ امْرَأَةِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ وَسَمِعْتُ خَشَفَةً ، فَقُلْتُ : مَنْ هَذَا ؟ ، فَقَالَ : هَذَا بِلَالٌ وَرَأَيْتُ قَصْرًا بِفِنَائِهِ جَارِيَةٌ ، فَقُلْتُ : لِمَنْ هَذَا ؟ ، فَقَالَ لِعُمَرَ : فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَدْخُلَهُ فَأَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهِ فَذَكَرْتُ غَيْرَتَكَ ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ : بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَعَلَيْكَ أَغَارُ " .
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "I saw myself (in a dream) entering Paradise, and behold! I saw Ar-Rumaisa', Abu Talha's wife. I heard footsteps. I asked, Who is it? Somebody said, 'It is Bilal ' Then I saw a palace and a lady sitting in its courtyard. I asked, 'For whom is this palace?' Somebody replied, 'It is for `Umar.' I intended to enter it and see it, but I thought of your (`Umar's) Ghira (and gave up the attempt)." `Umar said, "Let my parents be sacrificed for you, O Allah's Apostle! How dare I think of my Ghira (self-respect) being offended by you?
Hadith Reference صحيح البخاري / كتاب فضائل الصحابة / 3679
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح البخاريّ كلّها صحيحة
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
The aforementioned woman, named Rumaysa, is the respected mother of Anas radi Allahu anhu.
This word is derived from "ramas."
"Ramas" refers to the discharge found in the eyes; since there would often be discharge in her eyes, she became well-known by this title.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 3679
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:

Both of these hadiths contain the great virtue of Umar radi Allahu anhu, that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam saw in a dream his palace in Paradise, in which his wife was performing ablution (wudu).
This ablution was to enhance her beauty, because in Paradise there is no continuation of fulfilling the legal rulings (shar‘i ahkam).


The hadith of Jabir actually consists of three hadiths.
It mentions a woman named Rumaysa, who was the wife of Abu Talha radi Allahu anhu, the mother of Anas radi Allahu anhu, and the foster maternal aunt of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.
Her name is Sahlah and her kunyah is Umm Sulaym.


The weeping of Umar radi Allahu anhu was due to happiness and joy.
In one narration, Umar radi Allahu anhu said:
“O Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam! It is because of you that we received guidance and this lofty status, so would I be jealous of you?”
(Fath al-Bari: 7/57, 58)


This hadith shows the virtue of Umm Sulaym radi Allahu anha, and that she had deep interest in acts of worship.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 3679
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
From this hadith, the virtue and protective jealousy (ghayrah) of Sayyiduna Umar radi Allahu anhu are established. Sayyiduna Umar radi Allahu anhu was also given the glad tidings of Paradise in this world. Despite being so courageous, Sayyiduna Umar radi Allahu anhu was very soft-hearted when it came to matters of the religion.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 1272