Sahih al-Bukhari
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Chapter 3 · Knowledgeحِفْظِ الْعِلْمِ
Memorising knowledge
قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنِّي أَسْمَعُ مِنْكَ حَدِيثًا كَثِيرًا أَنْسَاهُ. قَالَ " ابْسُطْ رِدَاءَكَ " فَبَسَطْتُهُ. قَالَ فَغَرَفَ بِيَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ " ضُمُّهُ " فَضَمَمْتُهُ فَمَا نَسِيتُ شَيْئًا بَعْدَهُ.
Show the chain of narration (Arabic)
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَبُو مُصْعَبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ
Translation
Abu Hurairah reported: I said: “O Messenger of Allah, I hear many hadiths from you which I forget.” He said: “Spread out your cloak!” So I spread it out. (Abu Hurairah) said: Then he scooped with his hands (into it) and said: “Gather it up!” So I gathered it up, and after that I did not forget anything.
Other translations
Deutsch
Abu Huraira berichtete: Ich sagte: „O Gesandter Allahs, ich höre von dir viele Hadithe, die ich vergesse.“ Er sagte: „Breite deinen Umhang aus!“ Da breitete ich ihn aus. (Abu Huraira) sagte: Da schöpfte er mit seinen Händen (hinein) und sagte dann: „Zieh ihn zusammen!“ Da zog ich ihn zusammen, und danach vergaß ich nichts mehr.
Türkçe
Ebû Hüreyre (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: “Ey Allah'ın Resûlü, senden birçok hadis işitiyorum, fakat unutuyorum.” dedim. “Ridânı yay!” buyurdu. Ben de onu yaydım. (Ebû Hüreyre) dedi ki: Bunun üzerine elleriyle (ridânın içine) avuçladı, sonra: “Onu topla!” buyurdu. Ben de onu topladım; ondan sonra hiçbir şey unutmadım.
Further routes of narration
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ بِهَذَا أَوْ قَالَ غَرَفَ بِيَدِهِ فِيهِ.
The journey of this hadith
From Medina to Samarqand – over 245 years and 7 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.
256AH
al-Bukhari · Samarqand
- Prophet ﷺ
- Companions (Sahaba)
- Successors (Tabiʿun)
- Successors of the Successors
- Later scholars
- Compiler
- Corroborating narration (mutābaʿa)
Chain as a list
Main chain
- The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
- Abu Hurairahأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ
d. 59 AH / 681 CE · Medinah · Comp. RA 1st Generation
- Sa'id bin Abi Sa'idسَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ
d. 120 AH · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation
- Muhammad bin 'Abdur Rahman b. Abi Dh'abابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ
d. 158 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation
- Muhammad bin Ibrahim bin Dinar, Sandalمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ دِينَارٍ
d. 182 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 8th generation
- Ahmed bin Abi Bakrأَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَبُو مُصْعَبٍ
d. 242 AH · 3rd Century AH 10th generation
- al-Bukhariالبخاري
Compiler
Corroborating narration (mutābaʿa)
Another narrator transmitted the same text as well and corroborates this part of the chain.
- Muhammad bin Abi Fadaykابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ
d. 200 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 8th generation
- Ibrahim bin al-Mandhir bin 'Abdullahإِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ
d. 236 AH · 3rd Century AH 10th generation