Hadith 3358

The Statement of Allāh تعالى: “...And Allāh did take Ibrāhīm (Abraham) as a Khalīl (an intimate friend).” (V.4:125) And His Statement:

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Darussalam · Volume 4

60 - THE BOOK OF THE STORIES OF THE PROPHETS

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الحديث: 3357 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 140

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٣٣٥٨. Narrated Abū Hurairah رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: Ibrāhīm (Abraham) did not tell a lie except on three occasions. Twice for the sake of Allāh عز وجل when he said, "I am sick," and he said, "(I have not done this but) the big idol has done it."(1) The (third was) that while Ibrāhīm (Abraham) and Sārah (his wife) were going (on a journey), they passed by (the territory of) a tyrant from amongst the tyrants. Someone said to the tyrant, "This man [i.e., Ibrāhīm (Abraham)] is accompanied by a very charming lady." So, he sent for Ibrāhīm and asked him about Sārah saying "Who is this lady?" Ibrāhīm (Abraham) said, "She is my sister." Ibrāhīm (Abraham) went to Sārah and said, "O Sārah! There are no believers on the surface of the earth except you and I. This man asked me about you and I have told him that you are my sister, so don't contradict my statement." The tyrant then called Sārah and when she went to him, he tried to take hold of her with his hand, but (his hand got stiff and) he was confounded. He asked Sārah, "Pray to Allāh for me, and I shall not harm you." So Sārah asked Allāh to cure him and he got cured. He tried to take hold of her for the second time, but [his hand got as stiff as (or stiffer than) before and] was more confounded. He again requested Sārah, "Pray to Allāh for me, and I will not harm you." Sārah asked Allāh again and he became alright. He then called one of his guards (who had brought her) and said, "You have not brought me a human being but have brought me a devil." The tyrant then gave Hājar as a girl-servant to Sārah. Sārah came back [to Ibrāhīm (Abraham)] while he was offering Ṣalāt (prayer). Ibrāhīm (Abraham) gesturing with his hand, asked, "What has happened?" She replied, "Allāh has spoiled the evil plot of the infidel (or immoral person) and gave me Hājar for service." (Abū Hurairah then addressed his listeners saying, "That (Hājar) was your mother, O Banī Mā'-is-Samā' (i.e., the Arabs).(1)

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3358 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: " لَمْ يَكْذِبْ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ إِلَّا ثَلاَثَ كَذَبَاتٍ، ثِنْتَيْنِ مِنْهُنَّ فِي ذَاتِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، قَوْلُهُ {إِنِّي سَقِيمٌ} [الصافات: 89]. وَقَوْلُهُ: {بَلْ فَعَلَهُ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَذَا} [الأنبياء: 63]. وَقَالَ: بَيْنَا هُوَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَسَارَةُ، إِذْ أَتَى عَلَى جَبَّارٍ مِنَ الجَبَابِرَةِ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ: إِنَّ هَا هُنَا رَجُلًا مَعَهُ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ النَّاسِ، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْهَا، فَقَالَ: مَنْ هَذِهِ؟ قَالَ: أُخْتِي، فَأَتَى سَارَةَ قَالَ: يَا سَارَةُ: لَيْسَ عَلَى وَجْهِ الأَرْضِ مُؤْمِنٌ غَيْرِي وَغَيْرَكِ، وَإِنَّ هَذَا سَأَلَنِي فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ أَنَّكِ أُخْتِي، فَلاَ تُكَذِّبِينِي، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهَا فَلَمَّا دَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ ذَهَبَ يَتَنَاوَلُهَا بِيَدِهِ فَأُخِذَ، فَقَالَ: ادْعِي اللَّهَ لِي وَلاَ أَضُرُّكِ، فَدَعَتِ اللَّهَ فَأُطْلِقَ، ثُمَّ تَنَاوَلَهَا الثَّانِيَةَ فَأُخِذَ مِثْلَهَا أَوْ أَشَدَّ، فَقَالَ: ادْعِي اللَّهَ لِي وَلاَ أَضُرُّكِ، فَدَعَتْ فَأُطْلِقَ، فَدَعَا بَعْضَ حَجَبَتِهِ، فَقَالَ: إِنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَأْتُونِي بِإِنْسَانٍ، إِنَّمَا أَتَيْتُمُونِي بِشَيْطَانٍ، فَأَخْدَمَهَا هَاجَرَ، فَأَتَتْهُ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ يُصَلِّي، فَأَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِ: مَهْيَا، قَالَتْ: رَدَّ اللَّهُ كَيْدَ الكَافِرِ، أَوِ الفَاجِرِ، فِي نَحْرِهِ، وَأَخْدَمَ هَاجَرَ " قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ تِلْكَ أُمُّكُمْ يَا بَنِي مَاءِ السَّمَاءِ

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(1) (H. 3358) The idolaters invited Ibrāhīm (Abraham) to join them in their celebrations outside the city, but he refused, claiming that he was sick. When he was left alone, he came to their idols and broke them into pieces. When the idolaters questioned him, he claimed that he had not destroyed their idols but the chief idol had, which Ibrāhīm left undisturbed and on whose shoulder he had put an axe to lay the accusation on it.
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(1) (H. 3358) Banī Mā'-is-Samā' means 'the children of the water of sky (rain)'. It is said that he called the Arabs by this name because they depended for their livelihood on natural pastures grown by means of rain.