Hadith 311

The Beginning Of Tayammum

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Darussalam · Volume 1

1. The Book OfPurification

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الحديث: 310 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 163

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صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
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صحيح، صحيح أبي داود (٣٣٤)
صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 299 · Volume 1 · Page 64
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(صحيح) - صحيح أبي داود ٣٣٤: ق.

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311. It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "We went out with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ on one of his journeys, and when we were in Al-Baidā' or Dhāt Al-Jaish, a necklace of mine broke and fell. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ stayed there looking for it and the people stayed with him. There was no water near them, and they did not have water with them. The people came to Abū Bakr, may Allāh be pleased with him, and said: 'Do you see what 'Aishah has done? She has made the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and the people stop and they are not near any water and they do not have water with them.' Abū Bakr, may Allāh be pleased with him, came while the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was resting his head on my thigh and had gone to sleep. He said: 'You have detained the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and the people, and they are not near any water and they do not have any water with them.'" 'Aishah said: "Abū Bakr rebuked me and said whatever Allāh willed he would say. He started poking me on my hip, and the only thing that prevented me from moving was the fact that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was resting on my thigh. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ slept until morning when he woke up without any water. Then Allāh, the Mighty and Sublime revealed the verse of Tayammum. Usaid bin Ḥudair said: "This is not the first time we have been blessed because of you, O family of Abū Bakr!" She said: "Then we made the camel that I had been riding stand up, and we found the necklace beneath it." (Saḥīḥ)

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310 - أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي بَعْضِ أَسْفَارِهِ، حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا بِالْبَيْدَاءِ أَوْ ذَاتِ الْجَيْشِ انْقَطَعَ عِقْدٌ لِي، فَأَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى الْتِمَاسِهِ وَأَقَامَ النَّاسُ مَعَهُ، وَلَيْسُوا عَلَى مَاءٍ وَلَيْسَ مَعَهُمْ مَاءٌ، فَأَتَى النَّاسُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَقَالُوا: أَلَا تَرَى مَا صَنَعَتْ عَائِشَةُ؟ أَقَامَتْ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَبِالنَّاسِ وَلَيْسُوا عَلَى مَاءٍ وَلَيْسَ مَعَهُمْ مَاءٌ، فَجَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَاضِعٌ رَأْسَهُ عَلَى فَخِذِي قَدْ نَامَ، فَقَالَ: حَبَسْتِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالنَّاسَ، وَلَيْسُوا عَلَى مَاءٍ وَلَيْسَ مَعَهُمْ مَاءٌ. قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ: فَعَاتَبَنِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَقَالَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَقُولَ، وَجَعَلَ يَطْعُنُ بِيَدِهِ فِي خَاصِرَتِي فَمَا مَعْنى مِنَ التَّحَرُّكِ إِلَّا مَكَانُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى فَخِذِي، «فَنَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ عَلَى غَيْرِ مَاءٍ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ آيَةَ التَّيَمُّمِ» فَقَالَ أُسَيْدُ بْنُ حُضَيْرٍ: مَا هِيَ بِأَوَّلِ بَرَكَتِكُمْ يَا آلَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ. قَالَتْ: فَبَعَثْنَا الْبَعِيرَ الَّذِي كُنْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَوَجَدْنَا الْعِقْدَ تَحْتَهُ

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1. Āishah ﷺ had borrowed this necklace from her elder sister Asma, in order to wear it. 2. This incident provides evidence that no one has knowledge of the unseen unless Allāh, Most High, bestows upon one that knowledge; otherwise, there was no need to look for it here and there.