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Sahih al-Bukhari

525

Chapter 9 · Times of the Prayers
Sahih

الصَّلاَةُ كَفَّارَةٌ

The prayer is an expiation

سَمِعْتُ حُذَيْفَةَ، قَالَ كُنَّا جُلُوسًا عِنْدَ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ فَقَالَ أَيُّكُمْ يَحْفَظُ قَوْلَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْفِتْنَةِ قُلْتُ أَنَا، كَمَا قَالَهُ. قَالَ إِنَّكَ عَلَيْهِ ـ أَوْ عَلَيْهَا ـ لَجَرِيءٌ. قُلْتُ " فِتْنَةُ الرَّجُلِ فِي أَهْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ وَوَلَدِهِ وَجَارِهِ تُكَفِّرُهَا الصَّلاَةُ وَالصَّوْمُ وَالصَّدَقَةُ وَالأَمْرُ وَالنَّهْىُ ". قَالَ لَيْسَ هَذَا أُرِيدُ، وَلَكِنِ الْفِتْنَةُ الَّتِي تَمُوجُ كَمَا يَمُوجُ الْبَحْرُ. قَالَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ مِنْهَا بَأْسٌ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، إِنَّ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهَا بَابًا مُغْلَقًا. قَالَ أَيُكْسَرُ أَمْ يُفْتَحُ قَالَ يُكْسَرُ. قَالَ إِذًا لاَ يُغْلَقَ أَبَدًا. قُلْنَا أَكَانَ عُمَرُ يَعْلَمُ الْبَابَ قَالَ نَعَمْ، كَمَا أَنَّ دُونَ الْغَدِ اللَّيْلَةَ، إِنِّي حَدَّثْتُهُ بِحَدِيثٍ لَيْسَ بِالأَغَالِيطِ. فَهِبْنَا أَنْ نَسْأَلَ حُذَيْفَةَ، فَأَمَرْنَا مَسْرُوقًا فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ الْبَابُ عُمَرُ.

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي شَقِيقٌ، قَالَ

Translation

Shaqiq reported: I heard Hudhayfah say: We were sitting with Umar, and he said, “Which of you remembers the saying of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about trial (fitnah)?” I said, “I do, just as he said it.” He said, “You are indeed bold concerning it – or: concerning her.” I said, “A man's trial through his family, his wealth, his child and his neighbour is expiated by prayer, fasting, charity (sadaqah), commanding and forbidding.” He said, “That is not what I mean, but rather the trial that surges as the sea surges.” He said, “No harm will come to you from it, O Commander of the Believers; between you and it there is a closed door.” He said, “Will it be broken or opened?” He said, “It will be broken.” He said, “Then it will never be closed again.” We said, “Did Umar know who the door was?” He said, “Yes, just as (he knew) that the night comes before tomorrow. I told him a narration that was free of errors.” We were too much in awe to ask Hudhayfah, so we told Masruq, and he asked him, and he said, “The door is Umar.”

Translator’s note: Commanding and forbidding: commanding what is right and forbidding what is wrong.

Other translations

Deutsch

Schaqiq berichtete: Ich hörte Hudhaifa sagen: Wir saßen bei Umar, da sagte er: „Wer von euch hat das Wort des Gesandten Allahs ﷺ über die Versuchung im Gedächtnis?“ Ich sagte: „Ich – so, wie er es gesagt hat.“ Er sagte: „Du bist ihm – oder: ihr – gegenüber wahrlich kühn.“ Ich sagte: „Die Versuchung des Mannes durch seine Familie, sein Vermögen, sein Kind und seinen Nachbarn wird gesühnt durch das Gebet, das Fasten, die Spende (Sadaqa), das Gebieten und das Verbieten.“ Er sagte: „Das meine ich nicht, sondern die Versuchung, die wogt, wie das Meer wogt.“ Er sagte: „Von ihr droht dir kein Schaden, o Befehlshaber der Gläubigen; zwischen dir und ihr ist eine verschlossene Tür.“ Er sagte: „Wird sie aufgebrochen oder geöffnet?“ Er sagte: „Sie wird aufgebrochen.“ Er sagte: „Dann wird sie niemals mehr verschlossen.“ Wir sagten: „Wusste Umar, wer die Tür ist?“ Er sagte: „Ja, so wie vor dem morgigen Tag die Nacht kommt. Ich habe ihm einen Bericht erzählt, der keine Irrtümer enthält.“ Wir scheuten uns, Hudhaifa zu fragen, und baten Masruq, und er fragte ihn. Da sagte er: „Die Tür ist Umar.“

Translator’s note: Gebieten und Verbieten: das Gebieten des Rechten und das Verbieten des Verwerflichen.

Türkçe

Şakîk şöyle rivayet etti: Huzeyfe'yi (r.a.) şöyle derken işittim: Ömer'in (r.a.) yanında oturuyorduk. “Hanginiz Resûlullah'ın ﷺ fitne hakkındaki sözünü ezberinde tutuyor?” dedi. Ben: “Ben, onun söylediği gibi” dedim. “Sen buna – ya da ona – karşı gerçekten cüretkârsın” dedi. Ben: “Kişinin ailesi, malı, çocuğu ve komşusu hususundaki fitnesine namaz, oruç, sadaka, emir ve nehiy keffaret olur” dedim. “Bunu kastetmiyorum; denizin dalgalanması gibi dalgalanan fitneyi kastediyorum” dedi. Dedi ki: “Ey mü'minlerin emîri! Ondan sana bir zarar yok; seninle onun arasında kapalı bir kapı var.” “Kırılacak mı, yoksa açılacak mı?” dedi. “Kırılacak” dedi. “O hâlde bir daha asla kapanmaz” dedi. Biz: “Ömer kapının kim olduğunu biliyor muydu?” dedik. “Evet, yarından önce gecenin geldiğini bildiği gibi. Ben ona, içinde yanlışlık bulunmayan bir söz söyledim” dedi. Huzeyfe'ye sormaya çekindik ve Mesrûk'a söyledik; o da ona sordu. “Kapı Ömer'dir” dedi.

Translator’s note: Emir ve nehiy: iyiliği emretmek ve kötülükten sakındırmak.

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 · MedinaHudhayfah ibn al-Yaman† 37 AH · KufaShaqayq bin Salmah al-Asadi† 100 AH · KufaSulaiman al-A'mash† 147 AH · KufaYahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh…† 198 AH · BasraMasdad bin Masrhad† 228 AH · Basraal-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
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Chain as a list
  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. Hudhayfah ibn al-Yamanحُذَيْفَةَ

    d. 37 AH / 658 CE · Kufa · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. d. 100 AH · Follower Tabi' 1st Generation

  4. Sulaiman al-A'mashالأَعْمَشِ

    d. 147 AH · Follower Tabi' 5th generation

  5. d. 198 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

  6. Masdad bin Masrhadمُسَدَّدٌ

    d. 228 AH · 3rd Century AH 10th generation

  7. al-Bukhariالبخاري

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