صحيح البخاري

Bukhari

 كتاب فضائل الصحابة

The Virtues and Merits of The Companions of The Prophet

 بَابُ مَنَاقِبُ عَمَّارٍ وَحُذَيْفَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا:

Chapter. The virtues of Ammar (bin Yasir) and Hudhaifa (bin Al-Yaman).

Hadith 3742

اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ ، عَنْ الْمُغِيرَةِ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ ، قَالَ : قَدِمْتُ الشَّأْمَ فَصَلَّيْتُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، ثُمّ قُلْتُ : اللَّهُمَّ يَسِّرْ لِي جَلِيسًا صَالِحًا فَأَتَيْتُ قَوْمًا فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَيْهِمْ , فَإِذَا شَيْخٌ قَدْ جَاءَ حَتَّى جَلَسَ إِلَى جَنْبِي ، قُلْتُ : مَنْ هَذَا ؟ قَالُوا : أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ ، فَقُلْتُ : إِنِّي دَعَوْتُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُيَسِّرَ لِي جَلِيسًا صالحًا ، قَالَ : مِمَّنْ أَنْتَ ، قُلْتُ : مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ ، قَالَ : أَوَلَيْسَ عِنْدَكُمْ ابْنُ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ صَاحِبُ النَّعْلَيْنِ , وَالْوِسَادِ وَالْمِطْهَرَةِ , وَفِيكُمُ الَّذِي أَجَارَهُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ عَلَى لِسَانِ نَبِيِّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , أَوَلَيْسَ فِيكُمْ صَاحِبُ سِرِّ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الَّذِي لَا يَعْلَمُ أَحَدٌ غَيْرُهُ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ :كَيْفَ يَقْرَأُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى ، فَقَرَأْتُ عَلَيْهِ : وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى { 1 } وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّى { 2 } سورة الليل آية 1-2 , 0 وَالذَّكَرِ وَالْأُنْثَى 0 , قَالَ : وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ أَقْرَأَنِيهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ فِيهِ إِلَى فِيَّ " .
Narrated 'Alqama: I went to Sham and offered a two-rak`at prayer and then said, "O Allah! Bless me with a good pious companion." So I went to some people and sat with them. An old man came and sat by my side. I asked, "Who is he?" They replied, "(He is) Abu-Ad-Darda.' I said (to him), "I prayed to Allah to bless me with a pious companion and He sent you to me." He asked me, "From where are you?" I replied, "From the people of Al-Kufa." He said, "Isn't there amongst you Ibn Um `Abd, the one who used to carry the shoes, the cushion(or pillow) and the water for ablution? Is there amongst you the one whom Allah gave Refuge from Satan through the request of His Prophet. Is there amongst you the one who keeps the secrets of the Prophet which nobody knows except him?" Abu Darda further asked, "How does `Abdullah (bin Mas`ud) recite the Sura starting with, 'By the Night as it conceals (the light)." (92.1) Then I recited before him: 'By the Night as it envelops: And by the Day as it appears in brightness; And by male and female.' (91.1-3) On this Abu Ad-Darda' said, "By Allah, the Prophet made me recite the Sura in this way while I was listening to him (reciting it).
Hadith Reference صحيح البخاري / كتاب فضائل الصحابة / 3742
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Related hadith on this topic
Bukhari: 3287 Bukhari: 3761 Bukhari: 4943 Bukhari: 6278 Muslim: 1916 Muslim: 1918 Tirmidhi: 2939 Musnad Humaydi: 400
Explanation & Benefits
Bukhari — Hadith 4943
Narrated Alqama: I went to Sham with a group of the companions of `Abdullah (bin Mas`ud). Abu Ad-Darda' heard of our arrival so he came to us and said, "Is there anybody among you who can recite (Qur'an)" We replied in the affirmative. Then he asked, "Who is the best reciter?" They pointed at me. Then he told me to recite, so I recited the verse:-- 'By the night as it envelops 'By the day as it appears in brightness; By (Him Who created) male and the female.' (92.1-3) Abu Ad-Darda' then said to me, "Did you hear it (like this) from the mouth of your friend (`Abdullah bin Mas`ud)?" I said, "Yes." He said, "I too, heard it (like this) from the mouth of the Prophet, but these people do not consider this recitation as the correct one."
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:

(Instead of this, they would recite the well-known qira’ah: (وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ).)

The people of Sham would recite the well-known and unanimously agreed-upon qira’ah, but Abu Darda’ radi Allahu anhu had heard this verse in a different mode, and he was insistent upon that. Therefore, no one is at fault.

This is the very meaning of the seven modes of recitation.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 4943
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
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Among the people of Sham, the well-known recitation is (وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ).
Since Abu Darda (radi Allahu anhu) and Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (radi Allahu anhu) themselves had heard (وَالذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ) directly from the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), these two companions did not accept any other recitation.
However, this recitation did not attain the level of tawatur (mass transmission), so when Uthman (radi Allahu anhu) had the official copies of the Qur'an written, he omitted all recitations except those that were mutawatir (mass transmitted).

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There was consensus on the recitation of the majority in the Uthmani codex, but perhaps Abu Darda (radi Allahu anhu) had not received the recitation of the majority, which is why he did not accept the other recitation.
And Allah knows best.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 4943
Bukhari — Hadith 6278
Narrated Ibrahim: 'Alaqama went to Sham and came to the mosque and offered a two-rak`at prayer, and invoked Allah: "O Allah! Bless me with a (pious) good companion." So he sat beside Abu Ad-Darda' who asked, "From where are you?" He said, "From the people of Kufa." Abu Darda' said, "Wasn't there among you the person who keeps the secrets (of the Prophet ) which nobody knew except him (i.e., Hudhaifa (bin Al-Yaman)). And isn't there among you the person whom Allah gave refuge from Satan through the request (tongue) of Allah's Apostle? (i.e., `Ammar). Isn't there among you the one who used to carry the Siwak and the cushion (or pillows (of the Prophets)? (i.e., Ibn Mas`ud). How did Ibn Mas`ud use to recite 'By the night as it conceals (the light)?" (Sura 92). 'Alqama said, "Wadhdhakari Wal Untha' (And by male and female.") Abu Ad-Darda added. 'These people continued to argue with me regarding it till they were about to cause me to have doubts although I heard it from Allah's Apostle."
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
In both these hadiths, there is mention of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) using a cushion or spreading a mattress, therefore, there is no harm in using such items. The commentator, Muhallab, has said that this hadith establishes the respect due to a prominent person, and also that a distinguished person may go to the house of his student to impart religious knowledge to him.

(2)
It is also understood from this that if the host does not feel uncomfortable, then the guest may adopt humility, even if it means overlooking the host’s efforts to honor and respect him.
(Fath al-Bari: 11/82)
Abu al-Darda (radi Allahu anhu) mentioned various virtues and merits of all three elders—Hudhayfah, Ammar, and Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud (radi Allahu anhum)—which were unique to each of them.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 6278
Bukhari — Hadith 3761
Narrated Alqama: I went to Sham and was offering a two-rak`at prayer; I said, "O Allah! Bless me with a (pious) companion." Then I saw an old man coming towards me, and when he came near I said, (to myself), "I hope Allah has given me my request." The man asked (me), "Where are you from?" I replied, "I am from the people of Kufa." He said, "Weren't there amongst you the Carrier of the (Prophet's) shoes, Siwak and the ablution water container? Weren't there amongst you the man who was given Allah's Refuge from the Satan? And weren't there amongst you the man who used to keep the (Prophet's) secrets which nobody else knew? How did Ibn Um `Abd (i.e. `Abdullah bin Mas`ud) use to recite Surat-al-lail (the Night:92)?" I recited:-- "By the Night as it envelops By the Day as it appears in brightness. And by male and female." (92.1- 3) On that, Abu Darda said, "By Allah, the Prophet made me read the Verse in this way after listening to him, but these people (of Sham) tried their best to let me say something different."
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
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By "Ibn Umm Abd" is meant Abdullah bin Mas'ud radi Allahu anhu, because his mother was well-known by the name Umm Abd.

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Abu Darda radi Allahu anhu asked the aforementioned questions so that it would be made clear to Alqamah that such and such scholars are present among you, and in their presence there is no need to seek knowledge from anyone else.

➌
Abdullah bin Mas'ud radi Allahu anhu used to walk with the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, carrying his sandals, water-skin, and pillow.
He would also take care of his miswak (tooth-stick), assist him in performing ablution (wudu), and when the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam performed ritual bath (ghusl), he would provide a screen for privacy.
The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam did not keep anything hidden from him.
The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said to him:
"When you come, lift the curtain and enter inside.
As long as I do not forbid you, you have permission to enter the house."
In any case, Abdullah bin Mas'ud radi Allahu anhu held the status of a special attendant.
(: ‘Umdat al-Qari: 11/472)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 3761
Bukhari — Hadith 3287
Narrated Alqama: I went to Sham (and asked. "Who is here?"), The people said, "Abu Ad-Darda." Abu Darda said, "Is the person whom Allah has protected against Satan, (as Allah's Apostle said) amongst you". The subnarrator, Mughira said that the person who was given Allah's Refuge through the tongue of the Prophet was `Ammar (bin Yasir).
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
The meaning is that Ammar will not fall prey to the deception of Satan. This is exactly what happened: Ammar remained with the rightful caliph, that is, Ali (radi Allahu anhu), and did not join the rebels. From this hadith, a great virtue of Ammar (radi Allahu anhu) is derived; he was among the devoted companions of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 3287
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
➊
This hadith is concise.
The details are as follows: When Alqamah (radi Allahu anhu) went to Syria, he prayed to Allah to grant him a good companion.
He says:
I saw that a respected elder was sitting beside me.
Upon inquiry, I found out that he was Abu Darda (radi Allahu anhu).
Then he narrated this hadith.

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This hadith should be understood according to its apparent meaning: that Ammar (radi Allahu anhu) would not fall prey to satanic deception. Indeed, this is what happened—Ammar (radi Allahu anhu) remained with the rightly guided Caliph Ali (radi Allahu anhu) and did not join Muawiyah (radi Allahu anhu).
Ammar (radi Allahu anhu) has this distinction that Satan would not have power over him.
It is possible that Abu Darda (radi Allahu anhu) was alluding to that hadith in which the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said regarding Ammar (radi Allahu anhu):
“The rebellious group will kill him. Alas! Ammar (radi Allahu anhu) will call them to Paradise, and they will call him to the Fire.”
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab al-Salat, Hadith: 447)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 3287
Muslim — Hadith 1916
'Alqama reported. We went to Syria and Abu Darda' came to us and said: Is there anyone among you who recites according to the recitation of 'Abdullah? I said: Yes, it is I. He again said: How did you hear 'Abdullah reciting this verse: (wa'l-lail-i-idha yaghsha = when the night covers)? He ('Alqama) said: I heard him reciting it (like this) (wa'l-lail-i-idha yaghsha) wa-dhakar wal untha = when the night covers and the males and the females). Upon this he said: By Allah, I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) reciting in this way, but they (the Muslims of Syria) desire us to recite: (wa ma khalaqa), but I do not yield to their desire.
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:

Benefits and Issues:
In the recitation (qira’ah) of Abdullah ibn Mas’ud radi Allahu anhu and Abu Darda radi Allahu anhu, the word "wa ma khalaqa" (وَمَا خَلَقَ) was not present, but in the recitation of the other noble Companions radi Allahu anhum ajma‘in, this word was present. Therefore, in the Uthmani codex (Mushaf ‘Uthmani), the recitation of the majority of the Companions radi Allahu anhum ajma‘in was adopted. It is as if the word "wa ma khalaqa" (وَمَا خَلَقَ) was revealed later.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 1916
Muslim — Hadith 1918
'Alqama reported: I met Abu Darda', and he said to me: To which country do you belong? I said: I am one of the people of Iraq. He again said: To which city? I replied: City of Kufa. He again said: Do you recite according to the recitation of 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud? I said: Yes. He said: Recite this verse (By the night when it covers) So I recited it: (By the night when it covers, and the day when it shines, and the creating of the male and the female). He laughed and said: I have heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) reciting like this.
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: Umar radi Allahu anhu had sent Abdullah ibn Mas'ud radi Allahu anhu to Kufa for the education of its people; therefore, the scholars of Kufa were his students and would recite according to his recitation, while the recitation of the people of Sham was different.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 1918
Tirmidhi — Hadith 2939
´Narrated 'Alqamah:` "We arrived in Ash-Sham and we went to Abu Ad-Darda. So he said: 'Is there any among you who can recite for me according to the recitation of 'Abdullah?'" He said: "They pointed to me, so I said: 'Yes, [I (can recite)].' He said: 'How did you hear 'Abdullah recite this Ayah: By the night as it envelopes?'" He said: "I said: 'I heard him recite it: "Wal-Laili Idha Yaghsha, Wadh-Dhakari Wal-Untha" Abu Ad-Darda said: 'Me too, By Allah, this is how I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) reciting it. But these people want me to recite it: Wa Ma Khalaqa but I will not follow them.'"
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
The well-known recitation is: ﴿By the night when it covers, and the day when it appears, and by Him Who created the male and the female﴾. The recitation mentioned in the hadith is only from the individuals mentioned therein; apart from them, this recitation is not transmitted from any other reciter. Perhaps the report of its abrogation reached Uthman (radi Allahu anhu), which did not reach those aforementioned individuals.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2939
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