Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: I was with the Prophet and the time for the `Asr prayer became due. We had no water with us except a little which was put in a vessel and was brought to the Prophet . He put his hand into it and spread out his fingers and then said, "Come along! Hurry up! All those who want to perform ablution. The blessing is from Allah.'' I saw the water gushing out from his fingers. So the people performed the ablution and drank, and I tried to drink more of that water (beyond my thirst and capacity), for I knew that it was a blessing. The sub-narrator said: I asked Jabir, "How many persons were you then?" He replied, "We were one-thousand four hundred men." Salim said: Jabir said, 1500.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
From this hadith, the permissibility of drinking blessed (tabarruk) water is established.
By the blessing of the miracle of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), this water increased to such an extent that it satisfied fifteen hundred noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum).
And the narration of Husayn has been connected by Imam al-Bukhari rahimahullah in the Book of Maghazi, and the narration of Amr ibn Murrah has been connected by Muslim and Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal rahimahullah.
Qastallani said that at this point, three-quarters of Sahih al-Bukhari have been completed, and the final fourth quarter remains.
O Allah! Just as You have enabled me to complete these three quarters, enable me to complete this fourth quarter as well by my pen; nothing is difficult for You.
O Allah! Accept my supplication, and grant countless blessings in this world and the Hereafter to those brothers who have served the words of Your beloved Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), and forgive all of us.
Ameen, O Lord of the worlds. (Raaz)
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 5639
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
Extravagance in the use of water is generally prohibited, but extravagance is not prohibited when consuming blessed items. There is no harm in consuming them in greater quantity, nor does any aspect of dislike (karahah) arise from this.
(2)
In ordinary circumstances, one third of the stomach should be for water, but this restriction does not apply when drinking blessed water, because the need for blessing (barakah) is greater than the need for satiety. Furthermore, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was also aware of this matter, yet he did not prohibit Jabir (radi Allahu anhu) from it.
(Fath al-Bari: 10/127)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 5639
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
1.
Previously, in the narration from al-Bara’ ibn ‘Azib radi Allahu anhu, it was mentioned that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam had a bucket of water brought from a well, rinsed his mouth with it, then supplicated and poured it back into the well. Whereas in the hadith of Jabir radi Allahu anhu, it is mentioned that he placed his hand in a vessel of water, and water began to gush forth from between his fingers like a spring. In reality, there are several occasions where miracles concerning water occurred.
One such incident is narrated by Jabir radi Allahu anhu: At the time of the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, there was no water at the time of the ‘Asr prayer, and only a little water remained in a vessel. The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam placed his hand in that vessel, spread his fingers, and said:
“O you who wish to perform ablution (wudu), Allah has placed blessing in it, come and perform ablution from it.”
(Sahih al-Bukhari, al-Ashriba, Hadith: 5639)
Its details are found in Musnad Ahmad, that at the time of the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, a man brought a small amount of water. The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam poured it into a large tub, and after performing ablution (wudu) from it, it was left for a while. When people rushed to perform ablution from it, he instructed them to remain calm and composed. Then he placed his hand in it, and water began to flow from between his fingers. He said:
“Perform it thoroughly.”
(Musnad Ahmad: 3/358.)
2.
Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah has also mentioned the possibility that when water began to gush forth from the blessed fingers of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, the people drank to their fill and performed ablution (wudu). The water that remained at that time, he poured into the water (of the well), and due to the abundance of water, it also began to surge. In this way, the incidents of al-Bara’ and Jabir radi Allahu anhuma can be considered as one and the same event.
(Fath al-Bari: 7/551)
And Allah knows best.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 4152
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
Because Allah Ta'ala caused a spring to flow from your (the Prophet's) fingers, then what shortage of water could there have been?
This was your miracle.
(sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 3576
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
➊
Hudaybiyyah is a location that marks the western boundary of the Haram of Makkah.
It is situated about ten miles from Makkah al-Mukarramah and approximately thirty miles from Jeddah.
There was a large, crooked tree there, due to which this place was given its name.
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) set out with the Muhajirun, Ansar, and other tribes with the intention of performing ‘umrah, but he was stopped at the location of Hudaybiyyah.
This incident took place in Dhu al-Qa‘dah, in the sixth year after Hijrah.
➋
In this hadith, a great miracle of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is mentioned: that Allah, the Exalted, caused a spring of water to flow from his fingers.
After that, there was no shortage of water.
According to the statement of Jabir (radi Allahu anhu), it was sufficient to quench the thirst of one hundred thousand people.
And Allah knows best.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 3576
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: When the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) reached the place of Hudaybiyyah, they felt thirsty, and there was very little water in the well there. Therefore, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) put his blessed saliva into it and supplicated for blessing. As a result, the water began to gush forth. The people themselves drank from it and also gave it to their riding animals to drink, as has already been mentioned in the narration of Salamah bin Akwa‘ (radi Allahu anhu), number 132, in the Book of Jihad and Expeditions.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 4810
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
In this hadith, there is mention of the Pledge of Ridwan (Bay‘at al-Ridwan), which took place beneath a tree at the time when the rumor of the martyrdom of Sayyiduna ‘Uthman radi Allahu anhu had spread. From this hadith, the virtue of the Mujahideen and the noble Companions radi Allahu anhum ajma‘een is established.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 1257