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Sahih al-Bukhari

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Chapter 8 · Prayers (Salat)
Sahih

مَنْ صَلَّى وَقُدَّامَهُ تَنُّورٌ أَوْ نَارٌ أَوْ شَىْءٌ مِمَّا يُعْبَدُ، فَأَرَادَ بِهِ اللَّهَ

Whoever prays with an oven, a fire or something that is worshipped in front of him, intending Allah by it

انْخَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ، فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ قَالَ " أُرِيتُ النَّارَ، فَلَمْ أَرَ مَنْظَرًا كَالْيَوْمِ قَطُّ أَفْظَعَ ".

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ

Translation

Ibn Abbas reported: The sun was eclipsed, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed. Then he said, “I was shown the Fire, and I have never seen a more terrible sight than today.”

Other translations

Deutsch

Ibn Abbas berichtete: Die Sonne verfinsterte sich, und der Gesandte Allahs ﷺ betete. Dann sagte er: „Mir wurde das (Höllen-)Feuer gezeigt, und ich habe nie einen schrecklicheren Anblick gesehen als heute.“

Türkçe

İbn Abbâs (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Güneş tutuldu, Resûlullah ﷺ namaz kıldı, sonra şöyle buyurdu: “Bana cehennem gösterildi; bugünkü gibi daha korkunç bir manzara hiç görmedim.”

Other versions of this report

The same report through another chain of narration. Matched by Claude, not reviewed.

  • خَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَصَلَّى، قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، رَأَيْنَاكَ تَنَاوَلُ شَيْئًا فِي مَقَامِكَ، ثُمَّ رَأَيْنَاكَ تَكَعْكَعْتَ. قَالَ " إِنِّي أُرِيتُ الْجَنَّةَ، فَتَنَاوَلْتُ مِنْهَا عُنْقُودًا، وَلَوْ أَخَذْتُهُ لأَكَلْتُمْ مِنْهُ مَا بَقِيَتِ الدُّنْيَا ".

    Ibn Abbas reported: The sun was eclipsed in the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he prayed. They said, “O Messenger of Allah, we saw you reaching for something in your place, then we saw you step back.” He said, “I was shown Paradise …

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

050100150200250The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ† 11 AH · Medinaibn Abbas† 68 AH · Ta'if'Ata ibn Yasar† 103 AH · AlexandriaZayd bin Aslam† 136 AH · MedinaImam Maalik† 179 AH · Medina'Abdullah bin Muslima al-Qa'…† 221 AH · Meccaal-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
  • Prophet ﷺ
  • Companions (Sahaba)
  • Successors (Tabiʿun)
  • Successors of the Successors
  • Compiler
Chain as a list
  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. ibn Abbasعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

    d. 68 AH / 687 CE · Ta'if · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. 'Ata ibn Yasarعَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ

    d. 103 AH · Alexendaria, Egypt · Follower Tabi' 2nd Generation

  4. Zayd bin Aslamزَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ

    d. 136 AH · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation

  5. Imam Maalikمَالِكٍ

    d. 179 AH / 795 CE · Medina · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation Maliki

  6. 'Abdullah bin Muslima al-Qa'nabiعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ

    d. 221 AH · Makkah · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

  7. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler