Sahih al-Bukhari
460
Chapter 8 · Prayers (Salat)الْخَدَمِ لِلْمَسْجِدِ
Servants for the mosque
أَنَّ امْرَأَةً ـ أَوْ رَجُلاً ـ كَانَتْ تَقُمُّ الْمَسْجِدَ ـ وَلاَ أُرَاهُ إِلاَّ امْرَأَةً ـ فَذَكَرَ حَدِيثَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ صَلَّى عَلَى قَبْرِهِ.
Show the chain of narration (Arabic)
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ وَاقِدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ،
Translation
Abu Hurairah reported that a woman – or a man – used to sweep the mosque – and I think it was none other than a woman – and he mentioned the report of the Prophet ﷺ that he prayed (the funeral prayer) at his grave.
Translator’s note: “And I think it was none other than a woman” is a remark by one of the narrators.
Other translations
Deutsch
Abu Huraira berichtete, dass eine Frau – oder ein Mann – die Moschee zu fegen pflegte – und ich meine, es war eine Frau –, und er erwähnte den Bericht vom Propheten ﷺ, dass er an seinem Grab (das Totengebet) betete.
Translator’s note: „Und ich meine, es war eine Frau“ ist eine Bemerkung eines der Überlieferer.
Türkçe
Ebû Hüreyre (r.a.), bir kadının –ya da bir adamın– mescidi süpürdüğünü –ben onu ancak kadın sanıyorum– rivayet etti ve Nebî'nin ﷺ onun kabri başında (cenaze) namazı kıldığına dair hadisi zikretti.
Translator’s note: “Ben onu ancak kadın sanıyorum” sözü râvilerden birine aittir.
Other versions of this report
The same report through another chain of narration. Matched by Claude, not reviewed.
أَنَّ رَجُلاً، أَسْوَدَ ـ أَوِ امْرَأَةً سَوْدَاءَ ـ كَانَ يَقُمُّ الْمَسْجِدَ، فَمَاتَ، فَسَأَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْهُ فَقَالُوا مَاتَ. قَالَ " أَفَلاَ كُنْتُمْ آذَنْتُمُونِي بِهِ دُلُّونِي عَلَى قَبْرِهِ ". ـ أَوْ قَالَ قَبْرِهَا ـ فَأَتَى قَبْرَهُ فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ.
Abu Hurairah reported that a black man – or a black woman – used to sweep the mosque and died. The Prophet ﷺ asked about him, and they said, “He has died.” He said, “Should you not have informed me of it? Show me his grave” – or he said …
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
Chain as a list
- The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
- Abu Hurairahأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ
d. 59 AH / 681 CE · Medinah · Comp. RA 1st Generation
- Abu Rafi' al-Sa'aghأَبِي رَافِعٍ
d. 90 AH · Follower Tabi' 2nd Generation
- Thabit bin Aslam Albananiثَابِتٍ
d. 120 AH · Follower Tabi' 4th generation
- Hammad bin Zaydحَمَّادٌ
d. 179 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 8th generation
- Ahmed bin 'Abdul Malik bin Waqidأَحْمَدُ بْنُ وَاقِدٍ
d. 221 AH · 3rd Century AH 10th generation
- al-Bukhariالبخاري
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