Hadith 4045

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ , حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ , أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ , عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ , عَنْ أَبِيهِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ , أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَوْفٍ أُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ وَكَانَ صَائِمًا , فَقَالَ : قُتِلَ مُصْعَبُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنِّي , كُفِّنَ فِي بُرْدَةٍ إِنْ غُطِّيَ رَأْسُهُ بَدَتْ رِجْلَاهُ , وَإِنْ غُطِّيَ رِجْلَاهُ بَدَا رَأْسُهُ , وَأُرَاهُ قَالَ : وَقُتِلَ حَمْزَةُ وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنِّي ثُمَّ بُسِطَ لَنَا مِنَ الدُّنْيَا مَا بُسِطَ , أَوْ قَالَ أُعْطِينَا مِنَ الدُّنْيَا مَا أُعْطِينَا وَقَدْ خَشِينَا أَنْ تَكُونَ حَسَنَاتُنَا عُجِّلَتْ لَنَا , ثُمَّ جَعَلَ يَبْكِي حَتَّى تَرَكَ الطَّعَامَ .
Narrated Sa`d bin Ibrahim: A meal was brought to `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf while he was fasting. He said, "Mus`ab bin `Umar was martyred, and he was better than I, yet he was shrouded in a Burda (i.e. a sheet) so that, if his head was covered, his feet became naked, and if his feet were covered, his head became naked." `Abdur-Rahman added, "Hamza was martyred and he was better than 1. Then worldly wealth was bestowed upon us and we were given thereof too much. We are afraid that the reward of our deeds have been given to us in this life." `Abdur-Rahman then started weeping so much that he left the food.
Hadith Reference صحيح البخاري / كتاب المغازي / 4045
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح البخاريّ كلّها صحيحة
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
Abdur Rahman ibn Awf (radi Allahu anhu) was among the ten who were given glad tidings of Paradise (asharah mubasharah), yet even so, out of humility, he considered Mus'ab ibn Umair (radi Allahu anhu) to be better than himself. Mus'ab ibn Umair (radi Allahu anhu) was that young man from the Quraysh who, even before the migration (hijrah), was working in Madinah as a preacher (muballigh). Through his efforts, Islam spread in Madinah. Alas, the Lion of Islam was martyred at Uhud. (radi Allahu anhu)
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 4045
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
Abdur Rahman bin Awf (radi Allahu anhu) is among the ‘Asharah Mubasharah (the ten companions given glad tidings of Paradise).
His aforementioned statement was out of humility.
And Mus‘ab bin ‘Umair (radi Allahu anhu) was that young man from the Quraysh who came to Madinah Tayyibah even before the Hijrah and began working here as a preacher.
Through his valuable effort and striving, Islam spread in Madinah Tayyibah. It is unfortunate that this soldier of Islam was martyred in the Battle of Uhud, and he was killed by ‘Amr bin Qami’ah al-Laithi.
He made it widely known among the Quraysh that he had finished off the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) had given him his banner.
(Fath al-Bari: 7/443)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 4045