Sahih al-Bukhari
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Chapter 2 · Beliefإِذَا لَمْ يَكُنِ الإِسْلاَمُ عَلَى الْحَقِيقَةِ وَكَانَ عَلَى الاِسْتِسْلاَمِ أَوِ الْخَوْفِ مِنَ الْقَتْلِ
When Islam is not genuine but is outward submission or fear of being killed
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَعْطَى رَهْطًا وَسَعْدٌ جَالِسٌ، فَتَرَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَجُلاً هُوَ أَعْجَبُهُمْ إِلَىَّ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا لَكَ عَنْ فُلاَنٍ فَوَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَرَاهُ مُؤْمِنًا. فَقَالَ " أَوْ مُسْلِمًا ". فَسَكَتُّ قَلِيلاً، ثُمَّ غَلَبَنِي مَا أَعْلَمُ مِنْهُ فَعُدْتُ لِمَقَالَتِي فَقُلْتُ مَا لَكَ عَنْ فُلاَنٍ فَوَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَرَاهُ مُؤْمِنًا فَقَالَ " أَوْ مُسْلِمًا ". ثُمَّ غَلَبَنِي مَا أَعْلَمُ مِنْهُ فَعُدْتُ لِمَقَالَتِي وَعَادَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ قَالَ " يَا سَعْدُ، إِنِّي لأُعْطِي الرَّجُلَ وَغَيْرُهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ مِنْهُ، خَشْيَةَ أَنْ يَكُبَّهُ اللَّهُ فِي النَّارِ ".
Show the chain of narration (Arabic)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَامِرُ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ، عَنْ سَعْدٍ، رضى الله عنه
Translation
Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave (something) to a group of people while Sa'd was sitting there. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed over a man who was the one I liked most among them. So I said, “O Messenger of Allah, why have you passed over so-and-so? By Allah, I consider him a believer.” He said, “Or a Muslim.” I remained silent for a little while, then what I knew of him overcame me, so I repeated my words and said, “Why have you passed over so-and-so? By Allah, I consider him a believer.” He said, “Or a Muslim.” Then what I knew of him overcame me, so I repeated my words, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ repeated (his reply). Then he said, “O Sa'd, I give to a man while another is dearer to me than him, out of fear that Allah will throw him headlong into the Fire.”
Other translations
Deutsch
Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas berichtete: Der Gesandte Allahs ﷺ gab einer Gruppe von Leuten (etwas), während Sa'd dabeisaß. Der Gesandte Allahs ﷺ überging einen Mann, der mir von ihnen am besten gefiel. Da sagte ich: „O Gesandter Allahs, warum übergehst du den und den? Bei Allah, ich halte ihn für einen Gläubigen.“ Er sagte: „Oder für einen Muslim.“ Ich schwieg eine Weile, dann überwältigte mich, was ich von ihm wusste, und ich wiederholte meine Worte und sagte: „Warum übergehst du den und den? Bei Allah, ich halte ihn für einen Gläubigen.“ Er sagte: „Oder für einen Muslim.“ Dann überwältigte mich, was ich von ihm wusste, und ich wiederholte meine Worte, und der Gesandte Allahs ﷺ wiederholte (seine Antwort). Dann sagte er: „O Sa'd, ich gebe einem Mann, obwohl mir ein anderer lieber ist als er, aus Furcht, dass Allah ihn kopfüber ins Feuer stürzt.“
Türkçe
Sa'd b. Ebû Vakkâs (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Resûlullah ﷺ bir gruba (mal) verdi; Sa'd da orada oturuyordu. Resûlullah ﷺ, içlerinde en çok beğendiğim bir adamı bıraktı. Bunun üzerine ben, “Ey Allah'ın Resûlü, falancayı neden bıraktın? Vallahi ben onu mümin olarak görüyorum” dedim. “Ya da Müslüman” buyurdu. Biraz sustum. Sonra onun hakkında bildiklerim bana galip geldi ve sözümü tekrarlayarak, “Falancayı neden bıraktın? Vallahi ben onu mümin olarak görüyorum” dedim. “Ya da Müslüman” buyurdu. Sonra yine onun hakkında bildiklerim bana galip geldi ve sözümü tekrarladım; Resûlullah ﷺ de (cevabını) tekrarladı. Sonra şöyle buyurdu: “Ey Sa'd! Ben bir adama veririm, oysa başkası bana ondan daha sevimlidir; Allah'ın onu yüzüstü cehenneme atmasından korktuğum için.”
Further routes of narration
وَرَوَاهُ يُونُسُ وَصَالِحٌ وَمَعْمَرٌ وَابْنُ أَخِي الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ.
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
- Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqasسَعْدٍ
d. 55 AH / 664 CE · Al-'Atiq · Comp. RA 1st Generation
- 'Amir bin Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqasعَامِرُ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ
d. 104 AH · Medina · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation
- al-Zuhriالزُّهْرِيِّ
d. 124 AH / 741 CE · Medinah · Follower Tabi' 4th generation
- Shu'aib bin Abi Hamzaشُعَيْبٌ
d. 162 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation
- al-Hakm bin Nafi', Abu al-Yamanأَبُو الْيَمَانِ
d. 211 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.
- al-Zuhriالزُّهْرِيِّ
d. 124 AH / 741 CE · Medinah · Follower Tabi' 4th generation
d. 160 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation
Corroborating narration (mutābaʿa)
Another narrator transmitted the same text as well and corroborates this part of the chain.
- al-Zuhriالزُّهْرِيِّ
d. 124 AH / 741 CE · Medinah · Follower Tabi' 4th generation
- Salah bin Kaysan al-Madniصَالِحٌ
d. 140 AH · Follower Tabi' 4th generation
Corroborating narration (mutābaʿa)
Another narrator transmitted the same text as well and corroborates this part of the chain.
- al-Zuhriالزُّهْرِيِّ
d. 124 AH / 741 CE · Medinah · Follower Tabi' 4th generation
- Ma'mar bin Rashidمَعْمَرٌ
d. 154 AH / 770 CE · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation
Corroborating narration (mutābaʿa)
Another narrator transmitted the same text as well and corroborates this part of the chain.
- al-Zuhriالزُّهْرِيِّ
d. 124 AH / 741 CE · Medinah · Follower Tabi' 4th generation
- Muhammad bin 'Abdullah bin Muslimابْنُ أَخِي الزُّهْرِيِّ
d. 152 AH · Medina · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation