صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب الاستئذانThe Book of Asking Permission
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي الْبِنَاءِ:Chapter. What has been mentioned regarding the buildings.
Hadith 6303
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، قَالَ عَمْرٌو ، قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ : " وَاللَّهِ مَا وَضَعْتُ لَبِنَةً عَلَى لَبِنَةٍ ، وَلَا غَرَسْتُ نَخْلَةً مُنْذُ قُبِضَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " ، قَالَ سُفْيَانُ : فَذَكَرْتُهُ لِبَعْضِ أَهْلِهِ ، قَالَ : وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ بَنَى ، قَالَ سُفْيَانُ : قُلْتُ : فَلَعَلَّهُ قَالَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَبْنِيَ .
Narrated `Amr: Ibn `Umar said, "By Allah, I have not put a brick over a brick (i.e. constructed a building) or planted any date-palm tree since the death of the Prophet." Sufyan (the sub narrator) said, "I told this narration (of Ibn `Umar) to one of his (Ibn `Umar's) relatives, and he said, 'By Allah, he did build (something.' "Sufyan added, "I said, 'He must have said (the above narration) before he built."
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
The reconciliation presented by Sufyan al-Thawri rahimahullah is entirely appropriate: the statement of Abdullah ibn Umar radi Allahu anhuma was made before he built a house; later, he did build a house, as attested by his own family members.
Building a house larger than one’s need is a source of distress, as nowadays people have constructed grand and lofty buildings.
Planting a garden is better, as it is beneficial.
The reconciliation presented by Sufyan al-Thawri rahimahullah is entirely appropriate: the statement of Abdullah ibn Umar radi Allahu anhuma was made before he built a house; later, he did build a house, as attested by his own family members.
Building a house larger than one’s need is a source of distress, as nowadays people have constructed grand and lofty buildings.
Planting a garden is better, as it is beneficial.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 6303
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
Not every kind of construction and gardening is blameworthy; rather, the hadith mentions that such futile constructions which are undertaken merely out of pride and boasting, beyond necessity, become a cause of woe. This is as we see nowadays, where people have built large and tall buildings. The same applies to gardens; however, those buildings or gardens which are for some benefit will be a source of reward and merit.
(2)
It should be noted that the explanation and reconciliation provided by Sufyan al-Thawri rahimahullah appears entirely appropriate: that the statement of Ibn Umar radi Allahu anhuma mentioned here pertains to the time before he built his house; later, he did construct his own house, as has been stated by his own family members.
And Allah knows best, and His knowledge is most complete.
(1)
Not every kind of construction and gardening is blameworthy; rather, the hadith mentions that such futile constructions which are undertaken merely out of pride and boasting, beyond necessity, become a cause of woe. This is as we see nowadays, where people have built large and tall buildings. The same applies to gardens; however, those buildings or gardens which are for some benefit will be a source of reward and merit.
(2)
It should be noted that the explanation and reconciliation provided by Sufyan al-Thawri rahimahullah appears entirely appropriate: that the statement of Ibn Umar radi Allahu anhuma mentioned here pertains to the time before he built his house; later, he did construct his own house, as has been stated by his own family members.
And Allah knows best, and His knowledge is most complete.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 6303
