Hadith 3690

حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بُرَيْدَةَ، قَال : سَمِعْتُ بُرَيْدَةَ، يَقُولُ : خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي بَعْضِ مَغَازِيهِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ جَاءَتْ جَارِيَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ , فَقَالَتْ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي كُنْتُ نَذَرْتُ إِنْ رَدَّكَ اللَّهُ سَالِمًا أَنْ أَضْرِبَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ بِالدُّفِّ وَأَتَغَنَّى ، فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنْ كُنْتِ نَذَرْتِ فَاضْرِبِي وَإِلَّا فَلَا " ، فَجَعَلَتْ تَضْرِبُ ، فَدَخَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَهِيَ تَضْرِبُ ، ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عَلِيٌّ وَهِيَ تَضْرِبُ ، ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عُثْمَانُ وَهِيَ تَضْرِبُ ، ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عُمَرُ , فَأَلْقَتِ الدُّفَّ تَحْتَ اسْتِهَا , ثُمَّ قَعَدَتْ عَلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لَيَخَافُ مِنْكَ يَا عُمَرُ ، إِنِّي كُنْتُ جَالِسًا وَهِيَ تَضْرِبُ فَدَخَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَهِيَ تَضْرِبُ , ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عَلِيٌّ وَهِيَ تَضْرِبُ , ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عُثْمَانُ وَهِيَ تَضْرِبُ , فَلَمَّا دَخَلْتَ أَنْتَ يَا عُمَرُ أَلْقَتِ الدُّفَّ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ حَدِيثِ بُرَيْدَةَ ، وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عُمَرَ , وَسَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ , وَعَائِشَةَ .
´Narrated Buraidah:` "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went out for one of his expeditions, then when he came back, a black slave girl came to him and said: 'O Messenger of Allah! I took an oath that if Allah returned you safely, I would beat the Duff before you and sing.' So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to her: 'If you have taken an oath, then beat it, and if you have not then do not.' So she started to beat the Duff, and Abu Bakr entered while she was beating it. Then 'Ali entered while she was beating it, then 'Uthman entered while she was beating it. Then 'Umar entered, so she put the Duff under her, and sat upon it. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Indeed Ash-Shaitan is afraid of you O 'Umar! I was sitting while she beat it, and then Abu Bakr entered while she was beating it, then 'Ali entered while she was beating it, then 'Uthman entered while she was beating it, then when you entered O 'Umar and she put away the Duff.'
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب المناقب عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 3690
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح نقد الكتانى (47 - 48)
Hadith Takhrij «تفرد بہ المؤلف ( تحفة الأشراف : 1967) ، و مسند احمد (5/353) (صحیح)»
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
If the vow (nazr) is not for something forbidden (haram), then fulfilling the vow is obligatory. That is why the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam permitted her to fulfill her vow, because there was nothing prohibited in that action.

2:
From this hadith, along with the great virtue of Umar ibn al-Khattab radi Allahu anhu, his "infallibility" (‘ismah) (protection from Satan and sins) is also established, even though "infallibility" is a characteristic specific to the Prophets. In this regard, according to Hafiz Ibn Hajar: infallibility is obligatory for the Prophets, whereas for any member of the Ummah it is possible as a matter of potential, which Umar radi Allahu anhu attained.

3:
The meaning is that not only would a singing slave-girl flee from Umar radi Allahu anhu, but even Satan would run away from him—to the extent that Satan would flee from the path through which Umar was passing.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3690