Hadith 4385

The arrival of Al-Ash‘ariyūn and the people of Yemen.

English source

Darussalam · Volume 5

64 - THE BOOK OFAL-MAGHĀZĪ(1) (i.e., holy battle,or the deeds and virtues of Ghāzi)

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 4385 ¦ الجزء: 5 ¦ الصفحة: 173

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English translation

4385. Narrated Zahdam: When Abū Mūsā arrived (at Kūfa as a governor), he honoured this family of Jarm (by paying them a visit). I was sitting near to him, and he was eating chicken as his lunch, and there was a man sitting amongst the people. Abū Mūsā invited the man to the lunch, but the latter said, “I saw chickens (eating something dirty) so I consider them unclean.” Abū Mūsā said, “Come on! I saw the Prophet ﷺ (eating chicken).” The man said, “I have taken an oath that I will not eat (chicken).” Abū Mūsā said “Come on! I will tell you about your oath. We, a group of Al-Ash‘ariyūn people went to the Prophet and asked him to give us something to ride, but the Prophet ﷺ refused. Then we asked him for the second time to give us something to ride, but the Prophet ﷺ took an oath that he would not give us anything to ride. After a while, some camels of booty were brought to the Prophet ﷺ and he ordered that five camels be given to us. When we took those camels, we said, ‘We have made the Prophet ﷺ forget his oath, so we will never be successful after this.’ So I went to the Prophet ﷺ and said, ‘O Allāh’s Messenger! You took an oath that you would not give us anything to ride, but you have given us.’ He said, ‘Yes, for if I take an oath and later I see a better solution than that, I act on the better one (and gave the expiation of that oath).’

Arabic text

4385 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ السَّلاَمِ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ زَهْدَمٍ، قَالَ: لَمَّا قَدِمَ أَبُو مُوسَى أَكْرَمَ هَذَا الحَيَّ مِنْ جَرْمٍ، وَإِنَّا لَجُلُوسٌ عِنْدَهُ، وَهُوَ يَتَغَدَّى دَجَاجًا، وَفِي القَوْمِ رَجُلٌ جَالِسٌ، فَدَعَاهُ إِلَى الغَدَاءِ، فَقَالَ: إِنِّي رَأَيْتُهُ يَأْكُلُ شَيْئًا فَقَذِرْتُهُ، فَقَالَ: هَلُمَّ، فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَأْكُلُهُ، فَقَالَ: إِنِّي حَلَفْتُ لاَ آكُلُهُ، فَقَالَ: هَلُمَّ أُخْبِرْكَ عَنْ يَمِينِكَ، إِنَّا أَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَفَرٌ مِنَ الأَشْعَرِيِّينَ فَاسْتَحْمَلْنَاهُ، فَأَبَى أَنْ يَحْمِلَنَا، فَاسْتَحْمَلْنَاهُ فَحَلَفَ أَنْ لاَ يَحْمِلَنَا، ثُمَّ لَمْ يَلْبَثِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ أُتِيَ بِنَهْبِ إِبِلٍ، فَأَمَرَ لَنَا بِخَمْسِ ذَوْدٍ، فَلَمَّا قَبَضْنَاهَا قُلْنَا: تَغَفَّلْنَا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَمِينَهُ، لاَ نُفْلِحُ بَعْدَهَا أَبَدًا، فَأَتَيْتُهُ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّكَ حَلَفْتَ أَنْ لاَ تَحْمِلَنَا وَقَدْ حَمَلْتَنَا؟ قَالَ: «أَجَلْ، وَلَكِنْ لاَ أَحْلِفُ عَلَى يَمِينٍ، فَأَرَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا، إِلَّا أَتَيْتُ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْهَا»

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