Bukhari

Hadith Commentary:

Abdullah bin Salam was a renowned scholar of religion who, upon witnessing the signs of prophethood in the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) when he arrived in Madinah, accepted Islam. The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) gave him glad tidings of Paradise, and in the verse of the Qur’an: “And a witness from the Children of Israel has testified” (), Allah mentioned him with praise. His virtues are also mentioned in another hadith.

Hadith Commentary:
The fortunate individuals to whom the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) gave glad tidings of Paradise in a single gathering are known as the ‘Asharah Mubasharah’ (the ten given glad tidings of Paradise). Among them is the narrator of this hadith, Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas (radi Allahu anhu). However, Sa’d (radi Allahu anhu) narrated this hadith at a time when none of the ‘Asharah Mubasharah’ were alive, and he did not mention his own name because it is not appropriate or suitable for a person to praise himself with his own tongue.

It is also narrated from Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas (radi Allahu anhu) that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
“Just now, a man from among the people of Paradise will come to you.”
At that moment, Abdullah ibn Salam (radi Allahu anhu) arrived.
(Fath al-Bari: 7/164 and Sahih Ibn Hibban (Ibn Bulban), Hadith: 7164)

Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: Sa’d radi Allahu anhu, who himself is among the ten given glad tidings of Paradise (asharah mubasharah), made this statement during the lifetime of Abdullah bin Salam radi Allahu anhu, at a time when the other individuals known to Sa’d radi Allahu anhu had already passed away. Or, the manner and style in which he made this statement regarding Abdullah bin Salam radi Allahu anhu was not adopted for anyone else. Among the asharah mubasharah, the last to pass away were Sa’d radi Allahu anhu and Sa’id radi Allahu anhu.