صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب مناقب الأنصارThe Merits of Al-Ansar
بَابُ انْشِقَاقِ الْقَمَرِ:Chapter. The splitting of the moon (into two pieces).
Hadith 3870
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ مُضَرَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي جَعْفَرُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ ، عَنْ عِرَاكِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا : " أَنَّ الْقَمَرَ انْشَقَّ عَلَى زَمَانِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " .
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: During the lifetime of Allah's Apostle the moon was split (into two places).
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
The disbelievers of Makkah thought that this—meaning Muhammad (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)—could show wonders on the earth by the force of his magic, but his magic would not be effective in the sky.
It was on the basis of this notion that they requested the miracle of the splitting of the moon (shaqq al-qamar).
Accordingly, Allah, the Exalted, showed them this (miracle).
The disbelievers of Makkah thought that this—meaning Muhammad (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)—could show wonders on the earth by the force of his magic, but his magic would not be effective in the sky.
It was on the basis of this notion that they requested the miracle of the splitting of the moon (shaqq al-qamar).
Accordingly, Allah, the Exalted, showed them this (miracle).
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 3638
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Benefits and Issues:
Hafiz Ibn Kathir has written that
many travelers have reported that they saw a temple in India
on which it was inscribed:
"This was constructed on the night
in which the moon was split."
Ibn Kathir, vol. (6)
p. (77)
And the incident of the splitting of the moon was also witnessed in Malibar.
See Tarikh Firishta (Urdu),
vol. (2)
pp. 488–489.
Benefits and Issues:
Hafiz Ibn Kathir has written that
many travelers have reported that they saw a temple in India
on which it was inscribed:
"This was constructed on the night
in which the moon was split."
Ibn Kathir, vol. (6)
p. (77)
And the incident of the splitting of the moon was also witnessed in Malibar.
See Tarikh Firishta (Urdu),
vol. (2)
pp. 488–489.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 7079
