Hadith 5637

وَقَالَ أَبُو بُرْدَةَ : " قَالَ لِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ أَلَا أَسْقِيكَ فِي قَدَحٍ شَرِبَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِيهِ " .
Abu Burdah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me, "Yes, I will give you to drink from that cup in which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) drank."
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو غَسَّانَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو حَازِمٍ ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : " ذُكِرَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ الْعَرَبِ ، فَأَمَرَ أَبَا أُسَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيَّ أَنْ يُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهَا فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهَا ، فَقَدِمَتْ ، فَنَزَلَتْ فِي أُجُمِ بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ ، فَخَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى جَاءَهَا ، فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا ، فَإِذَا امْرَأَةٌ مُنَكِّسَةٌ رَأْسَهَا ، فَلَمَّا كَلَّمَهَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَتْ : أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْكَ ، فَقَالَ : قَدْ أَعَذْتُكِ مِنِّي ، فَقَالُوا لَهَا : أَتَدْرِينَ مَنْ هَذَا ؟ ، قَالَتْ : لَا ، قَالُوا : هَذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَاءَ لِيَخْطُبَكِ ، قَالَتْ : كُنْتُ أَنَا أَشْقَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ ، فَأَقْبَلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ حَتَّى جَلَسَ فِي سَقِيفَةِ بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ هُوَ وَأَصْحَابُهُ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : اسْقِنَا يَا سَهْلُ ، فَخَرَجْتُ لَهُمْ بِهَذَا الْقَدَحِ ، فَأَسْقَيْتُهُمْ فِيهِ ، فَأَخْرَجَ لَنَا سَهْلٌ ذَلِكَ الْقَدَحَ فَشَرِبْنَا مِنْهُ ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ اسْتَوْهَبَهُ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ ، فَوَهَبَهُ لَهُ " .
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: An Arab lady was mentioned to the Prophet so he asked Abu Usaid As-Sa`idi to send for her, and he sent for her and she came and stayed in the castle of Bani Sa`ida. The Prophet came out and went to her and entered upon her. Behold, it was a lady sitting with a drooping head. When the Prophet spoke to her, she said, "I seek refuge with Allah from you." He said, "I grant you refuge from me." They said to her, "Do you know who this is?" She said, "No." They said, "This is Allah's Apostle who has come to command your hand in marriage." She said, "I am very unlucky to lose this chance." Then the Prophet and his companions went towards the shed of Bani Sa`ida and sat there. Then he said, "Give us water, O Sahl!" So I took out this drinking bowl and gave them water in it. The sub-narrator added: Sahl took out for us that very drinking bowl and we all drank from it. Later on `Umar bin `Abdul `Aziz requested Sahl to give it to him as a present, and he gave it to him as a present.
Hadith Reference صحيح البخاري / كتاب الأشربة / 5637
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
It is evident from the narration itself that this woman uttered these words out of ignorance, upon hearing which the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) turned back. Later, when she became aware, she expressed regret over her misfortune.
With Hazrat Sahl bin Sa’d (radi Allahu anhu), there was preserved a cup of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) from which he used to drink. In the phrase “fa-akhraja lana Sahl,” the speaker is Abu Hazim, the narrator, as is explicitly mentioned in Muslim.
At that time, Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz (rahimahullah) was the governor of Madinah.
Hazrat Sahl bin Sa’d (radi Allahu anhu) had handed over that cup to him.
These are historical relics, regarding which it has been said:
“These are our traces, which point to us; so look, after us, at the traces.”
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 5637
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
At that time, Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz rahimahullah was the governor of Madinah Tayyibah.
(2)
The noble Companions (Sahabah) radi Allahu anhum used to drink from the cup of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam as a means of seeking blessing (tabarruk). Thus, some of the Companions possessed relics (tabarrukat) of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, as Anas, Sahl, and Abdullah ibn Salam radi Allahu anhum had the cup of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. Asma bint Abi Bakr radi Allahu anha had the blessed cloak (jubba) of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. These individuals kept these relics as a means of seeking blessing, but the real blessing is in the hand of Allah, the Exalted.
(Fath al-Bari: 10/123)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 5637
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: This woman was Ummaymah bint Nu’man bin Shurahil, who was extremely beautiful and had witnessed the death of her cousin husband. Her father, Nu’man bin Shurahil, himself made the proposal that you marry my daughter, who is “ajmal aym fi al-Arab”—the most beautiful widow in Arabia—because she herself also desires this. You accepted his proposal and, at his request, instructed Abu Usayd radi Allahu anhu to make arrangements to bring her. He himself prepared for this and brought her. Since she was extremely beautiful, her mind was very haughty due to her pride and affectations.

According to the narration in Sahih Bukhari, when you called her to come to you, she, out of her arrogance, said, “Has a queen ever come to an ordinary man?” So you, displaying magnanimity, in order to comfort and reassure her, wished to place your hand on her with compassion, but she uttered these words. And in this hadith, the words “they came to give you a proposal of marriage” mean that her father had already expressed his desire for you to marry her; they only wanted to inform her of this. Because it is established from other narrations that you had already married her at her father’s request, therefore you sallallahu alayhi wa sallam had seclusion (khalwah) with her and wished to place your hand on her with compassion. But when she sought Allah’s protection from you, you divorced her and said to Usayd radi Allahu anhu: “Give her a set of Razaki clothes and send her to her family.”

From this hadith, it is established that seeking blessing (tabarruk) from the items used by the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is permissible: whatever you touched, whatever clothes you wore, whatever vessel you drank water from—there is consensus on this. However, it is not correct to make an analogy (qiyas) from this to the real or supposed saints and righteous people. If this were so, then at the very least, the Companions would have sought blessing from the belongings left behind by the two Shaykhs (Abu Bakr and Umar), or the Followers (Tabi‘in) would have sought blessing from the relics of the Companions. This analogy has opened the door to shirk and innovation (bid‘ah), and people are seen performing various acts of shirk and bid‘ah at the shrines of objects.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 5236