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Sahih al-Bukhari

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Chapter 3 · Knowledge
Sahih

كِتَابَةِ الْعِلْمِ

Writing down knowledge

قُلْتُ لِعَلِيٍّ هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ كِتَابٌ قَالَ لاَ، إِلاَّ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ، أَوْ فَهْمٌ أُعْطِيَهُ رَجُلٌ مُسْلِمٌ، أَوْ مَا فِي هَذِهِ الصَّحِيفَةِ. قَالَ قُلْتُ فَمَا فِي هَذِهِ الصَّحِيفَةِ قَالَ الْعَقْلُ، وَفَكَاكُ الأَسِيرِ، وَلاَ يُقْتَلُ مُسْلِمٌ بِكَافِرٍ.

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي جُحَيْفَةَ، قَالَ

Translation

Abu Juhayfah reported: I said to Ali: “Do you have any written document?” He said: “No, except the Book of Allah, or an understanding given to a Muslim man, or what is in this sheet.” (Abu Juhayfah) said: I said: “And what is in this sheet?” He said: “The blood money, the freeing of the captive, and that a Muslim is not killed for a disbeliever.”

Translator’s note: Abu Juhayfah's name is Wahb ibn Abdullah as-Suwa'i.

Other translations

Deutsch

Abu Dschuhaifa berichtete: Ich sagte zu Ali: „Habt ihr ein Schriftstück?“ Er sagte: „Nein, außer dem Buch Allahs oder einem Verständnis, das einem muslimischen Mann gegeben wird, oder dem, was in diesem Blatt steht.“ (Abu Dschuhaifa) sagte: Ich sagte: „Und was steht in diesem Blatt?“ Er sagte: „Das Blutgeld, die Befreiung des Gefangenen und dass kein Muslim für einen Ungläubigen getötet wird.“

Translator’s note: Abu Dschuhaifa heißt Wahb ibn Abdullah as-Suwa'i.

Türkçe

Ebû Cühayfe (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Ali'ye (r.a.): “Sizin yanınızda yazılı bir şey var mı?” dedim. “Hayır; ancak Allah'ın Kitabı, Müslüman bir kimseye verilen anlayış veya şu sahifede bulunanlar vardır.” dedi. (Ebû Cühayfe) dedi ki: “Bu sahifede ne var?” dedim. “Diyet, esirin kurtarılması ve bir Müslümanın bir kâfir karşılığında öldürülmemesi.” dedi.

Translator’s note: Ebû Cühayfe'nin adı Vehb b. Abdullah es-Süvâî'dir.

The journey of this hadith

From Kufa to Samarqand – over 216 years and 8 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.

256AH

al-Bukhari · Samarqand

050100150200250Ali ibn Abi Talib† 40 AH · KufaAbu Juhayfa al-Sawai'† 74 AH · Kufa'Amir al-Sha'bi† 104 AH · KufaMatruf bin Tarayf al-Harithi† 141 AH · KufaSufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawri† 161 AH · Basra · uncertain matchWaki' bin al-Jarrah† 197 AH · KufaMuhammad bin Salam al-Baykandi† 227 AH · Bukharaal-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
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Chain as a list
  1. Ali ibn Abi Talibعَلِيٍّ

    d. 40 AH / 661 CE · 21 Ramadhan, Kufa · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  2. Abu Juhayfa al-Sawai'أَبِي جُحَيْفَةَ

    d. 74 AH · Kufa · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. 'Amir al-Sha'biالشَّعْبِيِّ

    d. 104 AH · Kufa · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation

  4. d. 141 AH · Follower Tabi' 6th generation

  5. d. 161 AH · Basra · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation

    uncertain match (70 %)

    Possible persons: Hanzala bin Abi Sufyan bin 'Abdur Rahman, Sufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawri, Sufyan bin 'Uyaynah

  6. Waki' bin al-Jarrahوَكِيعٌ

    d. 197 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

  7. Muhammad bin Salam al-Baykandiمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ

    d. 227 AH · 3rd Century AH 10th generation

  8. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler