صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب الرقاقThe Book of Ar-Riqaq (Softening of The Hearts)
بَابُ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَيْشُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَصْحَابِهِ، وَتَخَلِّيهِمْ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا:Chapter. How the Prophet and his Companions used to live, and how they gave up their interest in the world.
Hadith 6453
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، حَدَّثَنَا قَيْسٌ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ سَعْدًا ، يَقُولُ : " إِنِّي لَأَوَّلُ الْعَرَبِ رَمَى بِسَهْمٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ، وَرَأَيْتُنَا نَغْزُو وَمَا لَنَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا وَرَقُ الْحُبْلَةِ وَهَذَا السَّمُرُ ، وَإِنَّ أَحَدَنَا لَيَضَعُ كَمَا تَضَعُ الشَّاةُ مَا لَهُ خِلْطٌ ، ثُمَّ أَصْبَحَتْ بَنُو أَسَدٍ تُعَزِّرُنِي عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ خِبْتُ إِذًا وَضَلَّ سَعْيِي " .
Narrated Sa`d: I was the first man among the Arabs to throw an arrow for Allah's Cause. We used to fight in Allah's Cause while we had nothing to eat except the leaves of the Hubla and the Sumur trees (desert trees) so that we discharged excrement like that of sheep (i.e. unmixed droppings). Today the (people of the) tribe of Bani Asad teach me the laws of Islam. If so, then I am lost, and all my efforts of that hard time had gone in vain.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
The Banu Asad had made some personal objections against him, which were incorrect; regarding these, he has given this statement.
The mention of poverty (faqr) in the hadith is precisely what relates it to the chapter.
These Banu Asad, after the passing of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), became apostates and followed Tulayhah bin Khuwailid, who had claimed false prophethood. Khalid bin Walid (radi Allahu anhu) fought them and brought them back to Islam. These people had complained to Umar (radi Allahu anhu) about Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (radi Allahu anhu).
Sa’d was the governor of Kufa.
Sa’d (radi Allahu anhu) said: “How strange that yesterday’s Muslims have now set out to teach me!”
Hablah and samar are thorny trees.
The Banu Asad had made some personal objections against him, which were incorrect; regarding these, he has given this statement.
The mention of poverty (faqr) in the hadith is precisely what relates it to the chapter.
These Banu Asad, after the passing of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), became apostates and followed Tulayhah bin Khuwailid, who had claimed false prophethood. Khalid bin Walid (radi Allahu anhu) fought them and brought them back to Islam. These people had complained to Umar (radi Allahu anhu) about Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (radi Allahu anhu).
Sa’d was the governor of Kufa.
Sa’d (radi Allahu anhu) said: “How strange that yesterday’s Muslims have now set out to teach me!”
Hablah and samar are thorny trees.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 6453
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas radi Allahu anhu was the governor of Kufa during the caliphate of Umar al-Faruq radi Allahu anhu.
The people of Kufa were extremely conspiratorial and cunning.
The tribe of Banu Asad, in particular, went to great lengths.
They complained about Sa’d radi Allahu anhu, alleging that he did not participate in jihad, did not exercise justice and fairness when making judgments, and did not perform the prayer properly.
In response to these accusations, Sa’d radi Allahu anhu gave the aforementioned statement refuting them.
(2)
Imam al-Bukhari rahimahullah, through this hadith, has clarified the circumstances of the livelihood of the noble Companions radi Allahu anhum during the Prophetic era: that they accepted Islam in difficult conditions and participated in jihad while eating the leaves of trees.
Because of eating the leaves of the acacia tree (kikar) and chewing its bark, when they relieved themselves, the dryness caused their excrement to remain separate from one another and not intermingle.
Even in such circumstances, the noble Companions radi Allahu anhum fulfilled the rulings of Islam excellently and had complete knowledge regarding them.
(3)
Such conditions existed at a time when the doors of conquest had not yet opened.
After the conquest of Khaybar, circumstances changed considerably, but even then, Aisha radi Allahu anha said:
“The family of Muhammad did not eat their fill of wheat bread for three consecutive days until the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam passed away.”
(Sahih al-Bukhari, al-At‘imah, Hadith: 5416)
(1)
Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas radi Allahu anhu was the governor of Kufa during the caliphate of Umar al-Faruq radi Allahu anhu.
The people of Kufa were extremely conspiratorial and cunning.
The tribe of Banu Asad, in particular, went to great lengths.
They complained about Sa’d radi Allahu anhu, alleging that he did not participate in jihad, did not exercise justice and fairness when making judgments, and did not perform the prayer properly.
In response to these accusations, Sa’d radi Allahu anhu gave the aforementioned statement refuting them.
(2)
Imam al-Bukhari rahimahullah, through this hadith, has clarified the circumstances of the livelihood of the noble Companions radi Allahu anhum during the Prophetic era: that they accepted Islam in difficult conditions and participated in jihad while eating the leaves of trees.
Because of eating the leaves of the acacia tree (kikar) and chewing its bark, when they relieved themselves, the dryness caused their excrement to remain separate from one another and not intermingle.
Even in such circumstances, the noble Companions radi Allahu anhum fulfilled the rulings of Islam excellently and had complete knowledge regarding them.
(3)
Such conditions existed at a time when the doors of conquest had not yet opened.
After the conquest of Khaybar, circumstances changed considerably, but even then, Aisha radi Allahu anha said:
“The family of Muhammad did not eat their fill of wheat bread for three consecutive days until the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam passed away.”
(Sahih al-Bukhari, al-At‘imah, Hadith: 5416)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 6453
