Sahih al-Bukhari — Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an

Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on (Prophet) Lot. (When his nation troubled him) he wished if he could betake himself to some powerful support; and if I were to remain in prison for the period Joseph had remained, I would surely respond to the call; and we shall have more right (to be in doubt) than Abraham: When Allah said to him, "Don't you believe?' Abraham said, 'Yes, (I do believe) but to be stronger in faith;

حدثنا سعيد بن تليد، حدثنا عبد الرحمن بن القاسم، عن بكر بن مضر، عن عمرو بن الحارث، عن يونس بن يزيد، عن ابن شهاب، عن سعيد بن المسيب، وابي، سلمة بن عبد الرحمن عن ابي هريرة رضى الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " يرحم الله لوطا، لقد كان ياوي الى ركن شديد، ولو لبثت في السجن ما لبث يوسف لاجبت الداعي، ونحن احق من ابراهيم اذ قال له {اولم تومن قال بلى ولكن ليطمين قلبي}

Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair:That when he asked `Aisha about the statement of Allah "Until when the Apostles gave up hope (of their people)." (12.110) she told him (its meaning), `Urwa added, "I said, 'Did they (Apostles) suspect that they were betrayed (by Allah) or that they were treated as liars by (their people)?' `Aisha said, '(They suspected) that they were treated as liars by (their people),' I said, 'But they were sure that their people treated them as liars and it was not a matter of suspicion.' She said, 'Yes, upon my life they were sure about it.' I said to her. 'So they (Apostles) suspected that they were betrayed (by Allah).' She said, "Allah forbid! The Apostles never suspected their Lord of such a thing.' I said, 'What about this Verse then?' She said, 'It is about the Apostles' followers who believed in their Lord and trusted their Apostles, but the period of trials was prolonged and victory was delayed till the Apostles gave up all hope of converting those of the people who disbelieved them and the Apostles thought that their followers treated them as liars; thereupon Allah's help came to them

حدثنا عبد العزيز بن عبد الله، حدثنا ابراهيم بن سعد، عن صالح، عن ابن شهاب، قال اخبرني عروة بن الزبير، عن عايشة رضى الله عنها قالت له وهو يسالها عن قول الله تعالى {حتى اذا استياس الرسل} قال قلت اكذبوا ام كذبوا قالت عايشة كذبوا. قلت فقد استيقنوا ان قومهم كذبوهم فما هو بالظن قالت اجل لعمري لقد استيقنوا بذلك. فقلت لها وظنوا انهم قد كذبوا قالت معاذ الله لم تكن الرسل تظن ذلك بربها. قلت فما هذه الاية. قالت هم اتباع الرسل الذين امنوا بربهم وصدقوهم، فطال عليهم البلاء، واستاخر عنهم النصر حتى استياس الرسل ممن كذبهم من قومهم وظنت الرسل ان اتباعهم قد كذبوهم جاءهم نصر الله عند ذلك

Narrated `Urwa:"I told her (`Aisha): (Regarding the above narration), they (Apostles) were betrayed (by Allah)." She said: Allah forbid or said similarly

حدثنا ابو اليمان، اخبرنا شعيب، عن الزهري، قال اخبرني عروة، فقلت لعلها {كذبوا} مخففة. قالت معاذ الله نحوه

Narrated Ibn `Umar:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The keys of Unseen are five which none knows but Allah: None knows what will happen tomorrow but Allah; none knows what is in the wombs (a male child or a female) but Allah; none knows when it will rain but Allah; none knows at what place one will die; none knows when the Hour will be established but Allah." (See The Qur'an 31:)

حدثني ابراهيم بن المنذر، حدثنا معن، قال حدثني مالك، عن عبد الله بن دينار، عن ابن عمر رضى الله عنهما ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " مفاتيح الغيب خمس لا يعلمها الا الله لا يعلم ما في غد الا الله، ولا يعلم ما تغيض الارحام الا الله ولا يعلم متى ياتي المطر احد الا الله، ولا تدري نفس باى ارض تموت، ولا يعلم متى تقوم الساعة الا الله

Narrated Ibn `Umar:While we were with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) he said, "Tell me of a tree which resembles a Muslim man. Its leaves do not fall and it does not, and does not, and does not, and it gives its fruits every now and then." It came to my mind that such a tree must be the date palm, but seeing Abu Bakr and `Umar saying nothing, I disliked to speak. So when they did not say anything, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "It is the date-palm tree." When we got up (from that place), I said to `Umar, "O my father! By Allah, it came to my mind that it must be the date palm tree." `Umar said, "What prevented you from speaking?" I replied, "I did not see you speaking, so I disliked to speak or say anything." `Umar then said, "If you had said it, it would have been dearer to me than so-and-so

حدثني عبيد بن اسماعيل، عن ابي اسامة، عن عبيد الله، عن نافع، عن ابن عمر رضى الله عنهما قال كنا عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال " اخبروني بشجرة تشبه او كالرجل المسلم لا يتحات ورقها ولا ولا ولا، توتي اكلها كل حين ". قال ابن عمر فوقع في نفسي انها النخلة، ورايت ابا بكر وعمر لا يتكلمان، فكرهت ان اتكلم، فلما لم يقولوا شييا قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " هي النخلة ". فلما قمنا قلت لعمر يا ابتاه والله لقد كان وقع في نفسي انها النخلة فقال ما منعك ان تكلم قال لم اركم تكلمون، فكرهت ان اتكلم او اقول شييا. قال عمر لان تكون قلتها احب الى من كذا وكذا

Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "When a Muslim is questioned in his grave, he will testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and that is what is meant by Allah's Statement:-- "Allah will keep firm those who believe with a Word that stands firm in this world and in the Hereafter

حدثنا ابو الوليد، حدثنا شعبة، قال اخبرني علقمة بن مرثد، قال سمعت سعد بن عبيدة، عن البراء بن عازب، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " المسلم اذا سيل في القبر يشهد ان لا اله الا الله وان محمدا رسول الله، فذلك قوله {يثبت الله الذين امنوا بالقول الثابت في الحياة الدنيا وفي الاخرة}

Narrated Ata:When Ibn `Abbas heard:-- "Have you not seen those who have changed the favor of Allah into disbelief?" (14.28) he said, "Those were the disbelieving pagans of Mecca

حدثنا علي بن عبد الله، حدثنا سفيان، عن عمرو، عن عطاء، سمع ابن عباس، {الم تر الى الذين بدلوا نعمة الله كفرا} قال هم كفار اهل مكة

Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When Allah has ordained some affair in the Heaven, the angels beat with their wings in obedience to His statement, which sounds like a chain dragged over a rock." (`Ali and other sub-narrators said, "The sound reaches them.") "Until when fear is banished from their (angels) hearts, they (angels) say, 'What was it that your Lord said? They say, 'The truth; And He is the Most High, the Most Great.' (34.23) Then those who gain a hearing by stealing (i.e. devils) will hear Allah's Statement:-- 'Those who gain a hearing by stealing, (stand one over the other like this). (Sufyan, to illustrate this, spread the fingers of his right hand and placed them one over the other horizontally.) A flame may overtake and burn the eavesdropper before conveying the news to the one below him; or it may not overtake him till he has conveyed it to the one below him, who in his turn, conveys it to the one below him, and so on till they convey the news to the earth. (Or probably Sufyan said, "Till the news reaches the earth.") Then the news is inspired to a sorcerer who would add a hundred lies to it. His prophecy will prove true (as far as the heavenly news is concerned). The people will say. 'Didn't he tell us that on such-and-such a day, such-and-such a thing will happen? We have found that is true because of the true news heard from heaven." The above hadith is also narrated by Abu Huraira, starting: 'When Allah has ordained some affair...') In this narration the word foreteller is added to the word wizard

حدثنا علي بن عبد الله، حدثنا سفيان، عن عمرو، عن عكرمة، عن ابي هريرة، يبلغ به النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " اذا قضى الله الامر في السماء ضربت الملايكة باجنحتها خضعانا لقوله كالسلسلة على صفوان قال علي وقال غيره صفوان ينفذهم ذلك فاذا فزع عن قلوبهم قالوا ماذا قال ربكم، قالوا للذي قال الحق وهو العلي الكبير، فيسمعها مسترقو السمع، ومسترقو السمع هكذا واحد فوق اخر ووصف سفيان بيده، وفرج بين اصابع يده اليمنى، نصبها بعضها فوق بعض فربما ادرك الشهاب المستمع، قبل ان يرمي بها الى صاحبه، فيحرقه وربما لم يدركه حتى يرمي بها الى الذي يليه الى الذي هو اسفل منه حتى يلقوها الى الارض وربما قال سفيان حتى تنتهي الى الارض فتلقى على فم الساحر، فيكذب معها ماية كذبة فيصدق، فيقولون الم يخبرنا يوم كذا وكذا يكون كذا وكذا، فوجدناه حقا للكلمة التي سمعت من السماء ". حدثنا علي بن عبد الله، حدثنا سفيان، حدثنا عمرو، عن عكرمة، عن ابي هريرة، اذا قضى الله الامر. وزاد الكاهن. وحدثنا سفيان فقال قال عمرو سمعت عكرمة حدثنا ابو هريرة قال اذا قضى الله الامر وقال على فم الساحر. قلت لسفيان قال سمعت عكرمة قال سمعت ابا هريرة. قال نعم. قلت لسفيان ان انسانا روى عنك عن عمرو عن عكرمة عن ابي هريرة ويرفعه انه قرا فزع. قال سفيان هكذا قرا عمرو. فلا ادري سمعه هكذا ام لا. قال سفيان وهى قراءتنا

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:(While we were going for the Battle of Tabuk and when we reached the places of the dwellers of Al- Hijr), Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said about the dwellers of Al-Hijr (to us). "Do not enter (the dwelling places) of these people unless you enter weeping, but if you weep not, then do not enter upon them, lest you be afflicted with what they were afflicted with

حدثنا ابراهيم بن المنذر، حدثنا معن، قال حدثني مالك، عن عبد الله بن دينار، عن عبد الله بن عمر رضى الله عنهما ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال لاصحاب الحجر " لا تدخلوا على هولاء القوم الا ان تكونوا باكين فان لم تكونوا باكين فلا تدخلوا عليهم ان يصيبكم مثل ما اصابهم

Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Mualla:While I was praying, the Prophet (ﷺ) passed by and called me, but I did not go to him till I had finished my prayer. When I went to him, he said, "What prevented you from coming?" I said, "I was praying." He said, "Didn't Allah say" "O you who believes Give your response to Allah (by obeying Him) and to His Apostle." (8.24) Then he added, "Shall I tell you the most superior Sura in the Qur'an before I go out of the mosque?" When the Prophet (ﷺ) intended to go out (of the Mosque), I reminded him and he said, "That is: "Al hamdu-li l-lahi Rabbil-`alamin (Surat-al-fatiha)' which is the seven oft repeated verses (Al-Mathani) and the Grand Qur'an which has been given to me

حدثني محمد بن بشار، حدثنا غندر، حدثنا شعبة، عن خبيب بن عبد الرحمن، عن حفص بن عاصم، عن ابي سعيد بن المعلى، قال مر بي النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وانا اصلي فدعاني فلم اته حتى صليت ثم اتيت فقال " ما منعك ان تاتي ". فقلت كنت اصلي. فقال " الم يقل الله {يا ايها الذين امنوا استجيبوا لله وللرسول} ثم قال الا اعلمك اعظم سورة في القران قبل ان اخرج من المسجد " فذهب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ليخرج من المسجد فذكرته فقال "{الحمد لله رب العالمين} هي السبع المثاني والقران العظيم الذي اوتيته

Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The Um (substance) of the Qur'an is the seven oft-repeated verses (Al-Mathani) and is the Great Qur'an (i.e. Surat-al-Fatiha)

حدثنا ادم، حدثنا ابن ابي ذيب، حدثنا سعيد المقبري، عن ابي هريرة رضى الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " ام القران هي السبع المثاني والقران العظيم

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:Those who have made their Scripture into parts are the people of the Scripture who divided it into portions and believed in a part of it and disbelieved the other

حدثني يعقوب بن ابراهيم، حدثنا هشيم، اخبرنا ابو بشر، عن سعيد بن جبير، عن ابن عباس، رضى الله عنهما {الذين جعلوا القران عضين} قال هم اهل الكتاب، جزءوه اجزاء، فامنوا ببعضه وكفروا ببعضه

Narrated Ibn `Abbas concerning:"As We have sent down (the Scripture) on those who are divided (Jews and Christians)." (15.90) They believed in part of it and disbelieved in the other, (and they) are the Jews and the Christians

حدثني عبيد الله بن موسى، عن الاعمش، عن ابي ظبيان، عن ابن عباس رضى الله عنهما {كما انزلنا على المقتسمين} قال امنوا ببعض وكفروا ببعض، اليهود والنصارى

Narrated Anas bin Malik:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to invoke thus: "O Allah! I seek refuge with You from miserliness, laziness; from old geriatric age the punishment in the grave; from the affliction of Ad-Dajjal; and from the afflictions of life and death

حدثنا موسى بن اسماعيل، حدثنا هارون بن موسى ابو عبد الله الاعور، عن شعيب، عن انس بن مالك رضى الله عنه . ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يدعو " اعوذ بك من البخل والكسل، وارذل العمر، وعذاب القبر، وفتنة الدجال، وفتنة المحيا والممات

Narrated Ibn Mas`ud:Surat Bani Israel and Al-Kahf and Mary are among my first old property

حدثنا ادم، حدثنا شعبة، عن ابي اسحاق، قال سمعت عبد الرحمن بن يزيد، قال سمعت ابن مسعود رضى الله عنه قال في بني اسراييل والكهف ومريم انهن من العتاق الاول، وهن من تلادي. قال ابن عباس {فسينغضون} يهزون. وقال غيره نغضت سنك اى تحركت

Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was presented with two cups one containing wine and the other milk on the night of his night journey at Jerusalem. He looked at it and took the milk. Gabriel said, "Thanks to Allah Who guided you to the Fitra (i.e. Islam); if you had taken the wine, your followers would have gone astray

حدثنا عبدان، حدثنا عبد الله، اخبرنا يونس، ح وحدثنا احمد بن صالح، حدثنا عنبسة، حدثنا يونس، عن ابن شهاب، قال ابن المسيب قال ابو هريرة اتي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ليلة اسري به بايلياء بقدحين من خمر ولبن، فنظر اليهما فاخذ اللبن قال جبريل الحمد لله الذي هداك للفطرة، لو اخذت الخمر غوت امتك

Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When the Quraish disbelieved me (concerning my night journey), I stood up in Al- Hijr (the unroofed portion of the Ka`ba) and Allah displayed Bait-ul-Maqdis before me, and I started to inform them (Quraish) about its signs while looking at it

حدثنا احمد بن صالح، حدثنا ابن وهب، قال اخبرني يونس، عن ابن شهاب، قال ابو سلمة سمعت جابر بن عبد الله رضى الله عنهما قال سمعت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول " لما كذبني قريش قمت في الحجر، فجلى الله لي بيت المقدس فطفقت اخبرهم عن اياته وانا انظر اليه ". زاد يعقوب بن ابراهيم حدثنا ابن اخي ابن شهاب عن عمه " لما كذبني قريش حين اسري بي الى بيت المقدس ". نحوه. {قاصفا} ريح تقصف كل شىء

Narrated `Abdullah:During the Pre-Islamic period of ignorance if any tribe became great in number, we used to say, "Amira the children of so-and-so." Narrated Al-Humaidi: Sufyan narrated to us something and used the word 'Amira

حدثنا علي بن عبد الله، حدثنا سفيان، اخبرنا منصور، عن ابي وايل، عن عبد الله، قال كنا نقول للحى اذا كثروا في الجاهلية امر بنو فلان. حدثنا الحميدي حدثنا سفيان وقال امر

Narrated Abu Huraira:Some (cooked) meat was brought to Allah's Apostle and the meat of a forearm was presented to him as he used to like it. He ate a morsel of it and said, "I will be the chief of all the people on the Day of Resurrection. Do you know the reason for it? Allah will gather all the human beings of early generations as well as late generations on one plain so that the announcer will be able to make them all hear his voice and the watcher will be able to see all of them. The sun will come so close to the people that they will suffer such distress and trouble as they will not be able to bear or stand. Then the people will say, 'Don't you see to what state you have reached? Won't you look for someone who can intercede for you with your Lord?' Some people will say to some others, 'Go to Adam.' So they will go to Adam and say to him, 'You are the father of mankind; Allah created you with His Own Hand, and breathed into you of His Spirit (meaning the spirit which He created for you); and ordered the angels to prostrate before you; so (please) intercede for us with your Lord. Don't you see in what state we are? Don't you see what condition we have reached?' Adam will say, 'Today my Lord has become angry as He has never become before, nor will ever become thereafter. He forbade me (to eat of the fruit of) the tree, but I disobeyed Him . Myself! Myself! Myself! (I am preoccuied with my own problems). Go to someone else; go to Noah.' So they will go to Noah and say (to him), 'O Noah! You are the first (of Allah's Messengers) to the people of the earth, and Allah has named you a thankful slave; please intercede for us with your Lord. Don't you see in what state we are?' He will say, 'Today my Lord has become angry as He has never become nor will ever become thereafter. I had (in the world) the right to make one definitely accepted invocation, and I made it against my nation. Myself! Myself! Myself! Go to someone else; go to Abraham.' They will go to Abraham and say, 'O Abraham! You are Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and His Khalil from among the people of the earth; so please intercede for us with your Lord. Don't you see in what state we are?' He will say to them, 'My Lord has today become angry as He has never become before, nor will ever become thereafter. I had told three lies (Abu Haiyan (the sub-narrator) mentioned them in the Hadith) Myself! Myself! Myself! Go to someone else; go to Moses.' The people will then go to Moses and say, 'O Moses! You are Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and Allah gave you superiority above the others with His message and with His direct Talk to you; (please) intercede for us with your Lord Don't you see in what state we are?' Moses will say, 'My Lord has today become angry as He has never become before, nor will become thereafter, I killed a person whom I had not been ordered to kill. Myself! Myself! Myself! Go to someone else; go to Jesus.' So they will go to Jesus and say, 'O Jesus! You are Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and His Word which He sent to Mary, and a superior soul created by Him, and you talked to the people while still young in the cradle. Please intercede for us with your Lord. Don't you see in what state we are?' Jesus will say, 'My Lord has today become angry as He has never become before nor will ever become thereafter. Jesus will not mention any sin, but will say, 'Myself! Myself! Myself! Go to someone else; go to Muhammad.' So they will come to me and say, 'O Muhammad! You are Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and the last of the prophets, and Allah forgave your early and late sins. (Please) intercede for us with your Lord. Don't you see in what state we are?" The Prophet (ﷺ) added, "Then I will go beneath Allah's Throne and fall in prostration before my Lord. And then Allah will guide me to such praises and glorification to Him as He has never guided anybody else before me. Then it will be said, 'O Muhammad Raise your head. Ask, and it will be granted. Intercede and It (your intercession) will be accepted.' So I will raise my head and Say, 'My followers, O my Lord! My followers, O my Lord'. It will be said, 'O Muhammad! Let those of your followers who have no accounts, enter through such a gate of the gates of Paradise as lies on the right; and they will share the other gates with the people." The Prophet (ﷺ) further said, "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, the distance between every two gate-posts of Paradise is like the distance between Mecca and Busra (in Sham)

Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The recitation of Psalms (David's Qur'an) was made light and easy for David that he used to have his ridding animal be saddled while he would finish the recitation before the servant had saddled it

حدثني اسحاق بن نصر، حدثنا عبد الرزاق، عن معمر، عن همام، عن ابي هريرة رضى الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " خفف على داود القراءة، فكان يامر بدابته لتسرج، فكان يقرا قبل ان يفرغ ". يعني القران