Hadith 3751

حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ مَعِينٍ , وَصَدَقَةُ ، قَالَا : أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، عَنْ وَاقِدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا ، قَالَ : قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : " ارْقُبُوا مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ " .
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Abu Bakr used to say, "Please Muhammad (i.e. the Prophet) by doing good to his family."
Hadith Reference صحيح البخاري / كتاب فضائل الصحابة / 3751
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح البخاريّ كلّها صحيحة
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
By "Ahl al-Bayt" is meant the pure wives (azwaj mutahharat, radi Allahu anhunna), Ali (radi Allahu anhu), Fatimah (radi Allahu anha), and their offspring.
The explanation of this hadith has already been mentioned previously.
(Fath al-Bari: 7/123)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 3751