Sahih al-Bukhari
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Chapter 3 · Knowledgeمَا يُذْكَرُ فِي الْمُنَاوَلَةِ وَكِتَابِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ بِالْعِلْمِ إِلَى الْبُلْدَانِ
What is mentioned about handing over (written material) and the scholars' writing of knowledge to (other) lands
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَعَثَ بِكِتَابِهِ رَجُلاً، وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَدْفَعَهُ إِلَى عَظِيمِ الْبَحْرَيْنِ، فَدَفَعَهُ عَظِيمُ الْبَحْرَيْنِ إِلَى كِسْرَى، فَلَمَّا قَرَأَهُ مَزَّقَهُ. فَحَسِبْتُ أَنَّ ابْنَ الْمُسَيَّبِ قَالَ فَدَعَا عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يُمَزَّقُوا كُلَّ مُمَزَّقٍ.
Show the chain of narration (Arabic)
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ
Translation
Ibn Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent a man with his letter and ordered him to hand it to the chief of Bahrain. The chief of Bahrain handed it to Kisra, and when he had read it, he tore it up. – I think that Ibn al-Musayyab said: So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ supplicated against them that they be torn apart completely.
Translator’s note: Kisra: title of the Persian emperor. “I think …” is said by az-Zuhri, a later narrator.
Other translations
Deutsch
Ibn Abbas berichtete, dass der Gesandte Allahs ﷺ einen Mann mit seinem Schreiben schickte und ihm befahl, es dem Oberhaupt von Bahrain zu übergeben. Das Oberhaupt von Bahrain übergab es Kisra, und als dieser es gelesen hatte, zerriss er es. – Ich glaube, dass Ibn al-Musayyab sagte: Da rief der Gesandte Allahs ﷺ (Allah) gegen sie an, dass sie völlig zerrissen werden mögen.
Translator’s note: Kisra: Titel des persischen Großkönigs. „Ich glaube …“ sagt az-Zuhri, ein späterer Überlieferer.
Türkçe
İbn Abbâs (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Resûlullah ﷺ mektubunu bir adamla gönderdi ve ona mektubu Bahreyn'in büyüğüne vermesini emretti. Bahreyn'in büyüğü de onu Kisrâ'ya verdi. Kisrâ onu okuyunca yırttı. – Sanırım İbn Müseyyeb şöyle dedi: Bunun üzerine Resûlullah ﷺ, onların paramparça edilmeleri için beddua etti.
Translator’s note: Kisrâ: İran hükümdarlarının unvanı. “Sanırım …” diyen, sonraki râvilerden Zührî'dir.
The journey of this hadith
From Medina to Samarqand – over 245 years and 8 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
- ibn Abbasعَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ
d. 68 AH / 687 CE · Ta'if · Comp. RA 1st Generation
- 'Ubaydullah bin 'Abdullah bin 'Utbaعُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ
d. 94 AH / 715 CE · Medinah · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation
- al-Zuhriابْنِ شِهَابٍ
d. 124 AH / 741 CE · Medinah · Follower Tabi' 4th generation
- Salah bin Kaysan al-Madniصَالِحٍ
d. 140 AH · Follower Tabi' 4th generation
- Ibrahim bin Sa'd bin Ibrahimإِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ
d. 185 AH / 800 CE · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 8th generation
- Isma'il bin 'Abdullah bin 'Abdullahإِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ
d. 226 AH · 3rd Century AH 10th generation
- al-Bukhariالبخاري
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