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

Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Between the two blowing of the trumpet there will be forty." The people said, "O Abu Huraira! Forty days?" I refused to reply. They said, "Forty years?" I refused to reply and added: Everything of the human body will decay except the coccyx bone (of the tail) and from that bone Allah will reconstruct the whole body

حدثنا عمر بن حفص، حدثنا ابي قال، حدثنا الاعمش، قال سمعت ابا صالح، قال سمعت ابا هريرة، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " بين النفختين اربعون ". قالوا يا ابا هريرة اربعون يوما قال ابيت. قال اربعون سنة قال ابيت. قال اربعون شهرا. قال ابيت، ويبلى كل شىء من الانسان الا عجب ذنبه، فيه يركب الخلق

Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair:I asked `Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`As to inform me of the worst thing the pagans had done to Allah's Apostle. He said: "While Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was praying in the courtyard of the Ka`ba, `Uqba bin Abi Mu'ait came and seized Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) by the shoulder and twisted his garment round his neck and throttled him severely. Abu Bakr came and seized `Uqba's shoulder and threw him away from Allah's Apostle and said, "Would you kill a man because he says: 'My Lord is Allah,' and has come to you with clear Signs from your Lord?

حدثنا علي بن عبد الله، حدثنا الوليد بن مسلم، حدثنا الاوزاعي، قال حدثني يحيى بن ابي كثير، قال حدثني محمد بن ابراهيم التيمي، قال حدثني عروة بن الزبير، قال قلت لعبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص اخبرني باشد، ما صنع المشركون برسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال بينا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يصلي بفناء الكعبة، اذ اقبل عقبة بن ابي معيط، فاخذ بمنكب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ولوى ثوبه في عنقه فخنقه خنقا شديدا، فاقبل ابو بكر فاخذ بمنكبه، ودفع عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وقال {اتقتلون رجلا ان يقول ربي الله وقد جاءكم بالبينات من ربكم}

Narrated Ibn Mas`ud:(regarding) the Verse: 'And you have not been screening against yourself lest your ears, and your eyes and your skins should testify against you..' (41.22) While two persons from Quraish and their brother-in-law from Thaqif (or two persons from Thaqif and their brother-in-law from Quraish) were in a house, they said to each other, "Do you think that Allah hears our talks?" Some said, "He hears a portion thereof" Others said, "If He can hear a portion of it, He can hear all of it." Then the following Verse was revealed: 'And you have not been screening against yourself lest your ears, and your eyes and your skins should testify against you

حدثنا الصلت بن محمد، حدثنا يزيد بن زريع، عن روح بن القاسم، عن منصور، عن مجاهد، عن ابي معمر، عن ابن مسعود، {وما كنتم تستترون ان يشهد، عليكم سمعكم} الاية كان رجلان من قريش وختن لهما من ثقيف، او رجلان من ثقيف وختن لهما من قريش في بيت فقال بعضهم لبعض اترون ان الله يسمع حديثنا قال بعضهم يسمع بعضه. وقال بعضهم لين كان يسمع بعضه لقد يسمع كله. فانزلت {وما كنتم تستترون ان يشهد عليكم سمعكم ولا ابصاركم} الاية

Narrated `Abdullah:There gathered near the House (i.e. the Ka`ba) two Quraishi persons and a person from Thaqif (or two persons from Thaqif and one from Quraish), and all of them with very fat bellies but very little intelligence. One of them said, "Do you think that Allah hears what we say?" Another said, "He hears us when we talk in a loud voice, but He doesn't hear us when we talk in a low tone." The third said, "If He can hear when we talk in a loud tone, then He can also hear when we speak in a low tone." Then Allah, the Honorable, the Majestic revealed: 'And you have not been screening against yourself lest your ears, and eyes and your skins should testify against you....' (41.22-23) This hadith has been narrated through another chain as well

حدثنا الحميدي، حدثنا سفيان، حدثنا منصور، عن مجاهد، عن ابي معمر، عن عبد الله رضى الله عنه قال اجتمع عند البيت قرشيان وثقفي او ثقفيان وقرشي كثيرة شحم بطونهم قليلة فقه قلوبهم فقال احدهم اترون ان الله يسمع ما نقول قال الاخر يسمع ان جهرنا ولا يسمع ان اخفينا. وقال الاخر ان كان يسمع اذا جهرنا فانه يسمع اذا اخفينا فانزل الله عز وجل {وما كنتم تستترون ان يشهد عليكم سمعكم ولا ابصاركم ولا جلودكم} الاية. وكان سفيان يحدثنا بهذا فيقول حدثنا منصور او ابن ابي نجيح او حميد احدهم او اثنان منهم، ثم ثبت على منصور، وترك ذلك مرارا غير واحدة. حدثنا عمرو بن علي، حدثنا يحيى، حدثنا سفيان الثوري، قال حدثني منصور، عن مجاهد، عن ابي معمر، عن عبد الله، بنحوه

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:That he was asked (regarding): "Except to be kind to me for my Kinship with you.' (42.23) Sa`id bin Zubair (who was present then) said, "It means here (to show what is due for) the relatives of Muhammad." On that Ibn `Abbas said: you have hurried in giving the answer! There was no branch of the tribe of Quraish but the Prophet (ﷺ) had relatives therein. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I do not want anything from (you ) except to be Kind to me for my Kinship with you

حدثنا محمد بن بشار، حدثنا محمد بن جعفر، حدثنا شعبة، عن عبد الملك بن ميسرة، قال سمعت طاوسا، عن ابن عباس رضى الله عنهما . انه سيل عن قوله {الا المودة في القربى} فقال سعيد بن جبير قربى ال محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال ابن عباس عجلت ان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لم يكن بطن من قريش الا كان له فيهم قرابة فقال الا ان تصلوا ما بيني وبينكم من القرابة

Narrated Ya`la:I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) reciting when on the pulpit: 'They will cry, "O Malik (Keeper of Hell) Let your Lord make an end of us

حدثنا حجاج بن منهال، حدثنا سفيان بن عيينة، عن عمرو، عن عطاء، عن صفوان بن يعلى، عن ابيه، قال سمعت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يقرا على المنبر {ونادوا يا مالك ليقض علينا ربك} وقال قتادة مثلا للاخرين عظة لمن بعدهم. وقال غيره {مقرنين} ضابطين يقال فلان مقرن لفلان ضابط له والاكواب الاباريق التي لا خراطيم لها {اول العابدين} اى ما كان فانا اول الانفين وهما لغتان رجل عابد وعبد وقرا عبد الله {وقال الرسول يا رب} ويقال اول العابدين الجاحدين من عبد يعبد

Narrated `Abdullah:Five things have passed, i.e. the smoke, the defeat of the Romans, the splitting of the moon, Al-Batsha (the defeat of the infidels in the battle of Badr) and Al-Lizam (the punishment)

حدثنا عبدان، عن ابي حمزة، عن الاعمش، عن مسلم، عن مسروق، عن عبد الله، قال مضى خمس الدخان والروم والقمر والبطشة واللزام

Narrated `Abdullah:It (i.e., the imagined smoke) was because, when the Quraish refused to obey the Prophet, he asked Allah to afflict them with years of famine similar to those of (Prophet) Joseph. So they were stricken with famine and fatigue, so much so that they ate even bones. A man would look towards the sky and imagine seeing something like smoke between him and the sky because of extreme fatigue. So Allah revealed:-- 'Then watch you for the Day that the sky will bring forth a kind of smoke plainly visible, covering the people; this is a painful torment.' (44.10-11) Then someone (Abu Sufyan) came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Invoke Allah to send rain for the tribes of Mudar for they are on the verge of destruction." On that the Prophet (ﷺ) said (astonishingly) "Shall I invoke Allah) for the tribes of Mudar? Verily, you are a brave man!" But the Prophet prayed for rain and it rained for them. Then the Verse was revealed. 'But truly you will return (to disbelief).' (44.15) (When the famine was over and) they restored prosperity and welfare, they reverted to their ways (of heathenism) whereupon Allah revealed: 'On the Day when We shall seize you with a Mighty Grasp. We will indeed (then) exact retribution.' (44.16) The narrator said, "That was the day of the Battle of Badr

حدثنا يحيى، حدثنا ابو معاوية، عن الاعمش، عن مسلم، عن مسروق، قال قال عبد الله انما كان هذا لان قريشا لما استعصوا على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم دعا عليهم بسنين كسني يوسف، فاصابهم قحط وجهد حتى اكلوا العظام، فجعل الرجل ينظر الى السماء فيرى ما بينه وبينها كهيية الدخان من الجهد، فانزل الله تعالى {فارتقب يوم تاتي السماء بدخان مبين * يغشى الناس هذا عذاب اليم} قال فاتي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقيل يا رسول الله استسق الله لمضر، فانها قد هلكت. قال " لمضر انك لجريء ". فاستسقى فسقوا. فنزلت {انكم عايدون} فلما اصابتهم الرفاهية عادوا الى حالهم حين اصابتهم الرفاهية. فانزل الله عز وجل {يوم نبطش البطشة الكبرى انا منتقمون} قال يعني يوم بدر

Narrated `Abdullah:It is a sign of having knowledge that, when you do not know something, you say: 'Allah knows better.' Allah said to his Prophet: 'Say: No wage do I ask of you for this (Qur'an), nor am I one of the pretenders (a person who pretends things which do not exist)' (38.86) When the Quraish troubled and stood against the Prophet (ﷺ) he said, "O Allah! Help me against them by afflicting them with seven years of famine like the seven years of Joseph." So they were stricken with a year of famine during which they ate bones and dead animals because of too much suffering, and one of them would see something like smoke between him and the sky because of hunger. Then they said: Our Lord! Remove the torment from us, really we are believers. (44.12) And then it was said to the Prophet (by Allah), "If We remove it from them, they will revert to their ways (of heathenism)." So the Prophet (ﷺ) invoked his Lord, who removed the punishment from them, but later they reverted (to heathenism), whereupon Allah punished them on the day of the Battle of Badr, and that is what Allah's Statement indicates: 'Then watch for the day that the sky will bring forth a kind of smoke plainly visible...We will indeed (then) exact retribution

حدثنا يحيى، حدثنا وكيع، عن الاعمش، عن ابي الضحى، عن مسروق، قال دخلت على عبد الله فقال ان من العلم ان تقول لما لا تعلم الله اعلم، ان الله قال لنبيه صلى الله عليه وسلم {قل ما اسالكم عليه من اجر وما انا من المتكلفين} ان قريشا لما غلبوا النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم واستعصوا عليه قال اللهم اعني عليهم بسبع كسبع يوسف فاخذتهم سنة اكلوا فيها العظام والميتة من الجهد حتى جعل احدهم يرى ما بينه وبين السماء كهيية الدخان من الجوع قالوا  ربنا اكشف عنا العذاب انا مومنون  فقيل له ان كشفنا عنهم عادوا فدعا ربه فكشف عنهم فعادوا فانتقم الله منهم يوم بدر فذلك قوله تعالى  فارتقب يوم تاتي السماء بدخان مبين الى قوله جل ذكره انا منتقمون

Narrated Masruq:I came upon `Abdullah and he said, "When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) invited Quraish (to Islam), they disbelieved him and stood against him. So he (the Prophet) said, "O Allah! Help me against them by afflicting them with seven years of famine similar to the seven years of Joseph.' So they were stricken with a year of drought that destroyed everything, and they started eating dead animals, and if one of them got up he would see something like smoke between him and the sky from the severe fatigue and hunger." `Abdullah then recited:-- 'Then watch you for the Day that the sky will bring forth a kind of smoke plainly visible, covering the people. This is a painful torment... (till he reached) ........ We shall indeed remove the punishment for a while, but truly you will revert (to heathenism): (44.10-15) `Abdullah added: "Will the punishment be removed from them on the Day of Resurrection?" He added," The severe grasp" was the Day of the Battle of Badr

حدثنا سليمان بن حرب، حدثنا جرير بن حازم، عن الاعمش، عن ابي الضحى، عن مسروق، قال دخلت على عبد الله ثم قال ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لما دعا قريشا كذبوه واستعصوا عليه فقال " اللهم اعني عليهم بسبع كسبع يوسف ". فاصابتهم سنة حصت يعني كل شىء حتى كانوا ياكلون الميتة فكان يقوم احدهم فكان يرى بينه وبين السماء مثل الدخان من الجهد والجوع ثم قرا {فارتقب يوم تاتي السماء بدخان مبين * يغشى الناس هذا عذاب اليم} حتى بلغ {انا كاشفو العذاب قليلا انكم عايدون} قال عبد الله افيكشف عنهم العذاب يوم القيامة قال والبطشة الكبرى يوم بدر

Narrated `Abdullah:Allah sent (the Prophet) Muhammad and said:-- 'Say, No wage do I ask of you for this (Qur'an) nor am I one of the pretenders (i.e. a person who pretends things which do not exist). (38.68) When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saw Quraish standing against him, he said, "O Allah! Help me against them by afflicting them with seven years of famine similar to the seven years (of famine) of Joseph. So they were afflicted with a year of drought that destroyed everything, and they ate bones and hides. (One of them said), "And they ate hides and dead animals, and (it seemed to them that) something like smoke was coming out of the earth. So Abu Sufyan came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Muhammad! Your people are on the verge of destruction! Please invoke Allah to relieve them." So the Prophet (ﷺ) invoked Allah for them (and the famine disappeared). He said to them. "You will revert (to heathenism) after that." `Abdullah then recited: 'Then watch you for the Day that the sky will bring forth a kind of smoke plainly visible.......but truly you will revert (to disbelief).' He added, "Will the punishment be removed from them in the Hereafter? The smoke and the grasp and the Al-Lizam have all passed." One of the sub-narrators said, "The splitting of the moon." And another said, "The defeat of the Romans (has passed)

حدثنا بشر بن خالد، اخبرنا محمد، عن شعبة، عن سليمان، ومنصور، عن ابي الضحى، عن مسروق، قال قال عبد الله ان الله بعث محمدا صلى الله عليه وسلم وقال {قل ما اسالكم عليه من اجر وما انا من المتكلفين} فان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لما راى قريشا استعصوا عليه فقال " اللهم اعني عليهم بسبع كسبع يوسف ". فاخذتهم السنة حتى حصت كل شىء حتى اكلوا العظام والجلود فقال احدهم حتى اكلوا الجلود والميتة وجعل يخرج من الارض كهيية الدخان فاتاه ابو سفيان فقال اى محمد ان قومك قد هلكوا فادع الله ان يكشف عنهم فدعا ثم قال " تعودوا بعد هذا ". في حديث منصور ثم قرا {فارتقب يوم تاتي السماء بدخان مبين} الى {عايدون} ايكشف عذاب الاخرة فقد مضى الدخان والبطشة واللزام وقال احدهم القمر وقال الاخر الروم

Narrated `Abdullah:Five things have passed: Al-Lizam, the defeat of the Romans, the mighty grasp, the splitting of the moon, and the smoke

حدثنا يحيى، حدثنا وكيع، عن الاعمش، عن مسلم، عن مسروق، عن عبد الله، قال خمس قد مضين اللزام والروم والبطشة والقمر والدخان

Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Allah said, 'The son of Adam hurts me for he abuses Time though I am Time: in My Hands are all things, and I cause the revolution of day and night

حدثنا الحميدي، حدثنا سفيان، حدثنا الزهري، عن سعيد بن المسيب، عن ابي هريرة رضى الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " قال الله عز وجل يوذيني ابن ادم، يسب الدهر وانا الدهر، بيدي الامر، اقلب الليل والنهار

Narrated Yusuf bin Mahak:Marwan had been appointed as the governor of Hijaz by Muawiya. He delivered a sermon and mentioned Yazid bin Muawiya so that the people might take the oath of allegiance to him as the successor of his father (Muawiya). Then `Abdur Rahman bin Abu Bakr told him something whereupon Marwan ordered that he be arrested. But `Abdur-Rahman entered `Aisha's house and they could not arrest him. Marwan said, "It is he (`AbdurRahman) about whom Allah revealed this Verse:-- 'And the one who says to his parents: 'Fie on you! Do you hold out the promise to me..?'" On that, `Aisha said from behind a screen, "Allah did not reveal anything from the Qur'an about us except what was connected with the declaration of my innocence (of the slander)

حدثنا موسى بن اسماعيل، حدثنا ابو عوانة، عن ابي بشر، عن يوسف بن ماهك، قال كان مروان على الحجاز استعمله معاوية، فخطب فجعل يذكر يزيد بن معاوية، لكى يبايع له بعد ابيه، فقال له عبد الرحمن بن ابي بكر شييا، فقال خذوه. فدخل بيت عايشة فلم يقدروا {عليه} فقال مروان ان هذا الذي انزل الله فيه {والذي قال لوالديه اف لكما اتعدانني}. فقالت عايشة من وراء الحجاب ما انزل الله فينا شييا من القران الا ان الله انزل عذري

Narrated `Aisha:(the wife of the Prophet), I never saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) laughing loudly enough to enable me to see his uvula, but he used to smile only. And whenever he saw clouds or winds, signs of deep concern would appear on his face. I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! When people see clouds they usually feel happy, hoping that it would rain, while I see that when you see clouds, one could notice signs of dissatisfaction on your face." He said, "O `Aisha! What is the guarantee for me that there will be no punishment in it, since some people were punished with a wind? Verily, some people saw (received) the punishment, but (while seeing the cloud) they said, 'This cloud will give us rain

حدثنا احمد، حدثنا ابن وهب، اخبرنا عمرو، ان ابا النضر، حدثه عن سليمان بن يسار، عن عايشة رضى الله عنها زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قالت ما رايت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ضاحكا حتى ارى منه لهواته، انما كان يتبسم. قالت وكان اذا راى غيما او ريحا عرف في وجهه. قالت يا رسول الله ان الناس اذا راوا الغيم فرحوا، رجاء ان يكون فيه المطر، واراك اذا رايته عرف في وجهك الكراهية. فقال " يا عايشة ما يومني ان يكون فيه عذاب عذب قوم بالريح، وقد راى قوم العذاب فقالوا {هذا عارض ممطرنا}

Narrated `Aisha:(the wife of the Prophet), I never saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) laughing loudly enough to enable me to see his uvula, but he used to smile only. And whenever he saw clouds or winds, signs of deep concern would appear on his face. I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! When people see clouds they usually feel happy, hoping that it would rain, while I see that when you see clouds, one could notice signs of dissatisfaction on your face." He said, "O `Aisha! What is the guarantee for me that there will be no punishment in it, since some people were punished with a wind? Verily, some people saw (received) the punishment, but (while seeing the cloud) they said, 'This cloud will give us rain

حدثنا احمد، حدثنا ابن وهب، اخبرنا عمرو، ان ابا النضر، حدثه عن سليمان بن يسار، عن عايشة رضى الله عنها زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قالت ما رايت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ضاحكا حتى ارى منه لهواته، انما كان يتبسم. قالت وكان اذا راى غيما او ريحا عرف في وجهه. قالت يا رسول الله ان الناس اذا راوا الغيم فرحوا، رجاء ان يكون فيه المطر، واراك اذا رايته عرف في وجهك الكراهية. فقال " يا عايشة ما يومني ان يكون فيه عذاب عذب قوم بالريح، وقد راى قوم العذاب فقالوا {هذا عارض ممطرنا}

Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah created His creation, and when He had finished it, the womb, got up and caught hold of Allah whereupon Allah said, "What is the matter?' On that, it said, 'I seek refuge with you from those who sever the ties of Kith and kin.' On that Allah said, 'Will you be satisfied if I bestow My favors on him who keeps your ties, and withhold My favors from him who severs your ties?' On that it said, 'Yes, O my Lord!' Then Allah said, 'That is for you.' " Abu Huraira added: If you wish, you can recite: "Would you then if you were given the authority. do mischief in the land and sever your ties of kinship

حدثنا خالد بن مخلد، حدثنا سليمان، قال حدثني معاوية بن ابي مزرد، عن سعيد بن يسار، عن ابي هريرة رضى الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " خلق الله الخلق، فلما فرغ منه قامت الرحم فاخذت بحقو الرحمن فقال لها مه. قالت هذا مقام العايذ بك من القطيعة. قال الا ترضين ان اصل من وصلك واقطع من قطعك. قالت بلى يا رب. قال فذاك لك ". قال ابو هريرة اقرءوا ان شيتم {فهل عسيتم ان توليتم ان تفسدوا في الارض وتقطعوا ارحامكم}

Narrated Abu Huraira:(As above, No. 354, but added) Then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Recite if you wish: "Would you then

حدثنا ابراهيم بن حمزة، حدثنا حاتم، عن معاوية، قال حدثني عمي ابو الحباب، سعيد بن يسار عن ابي هريرة، بهذا، ثم قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم اقرءوا ان شيتم {فهل عسيتم}

Narrated Muawiya bin Abi Al-Muzarrad:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), said, "Recite if you wish: Would you then if you were given the authority

حدثنا بشر بن محمد، اخبرنا عبد الله، اخبرنا معاوية بن ابي المزرد، بهذا قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " واقرءوا ان شيتم {فهل عسيتم}

Narrated Aslam:While Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was proceeding at night during one of his journeys and `Umar bin Al-Khattab was traveling beside him, `Umar asked him about something but Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) did not reply. He asked again, but he did not reply, and then he asked (for the third time) but he did not reply. On that, `Umar bin Al-Khattab said to himself, "Thakilat Ummu `Umar (May `Umar's mother lose her son)! I asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) three times but he did not reply." `Umar then said, "I made my camel run faster and went ahead of the people, and I was afraid that some Qur'anic Verses might be revealed about me. But before getting involved in any other matter. I heard somebody calling me. I said to myself, 'I fear that some Qur'anic Verses have been revealed about me,' and so I went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and greeted him. He (Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ) said, 'Tonight a Sura has been revealed to me, and it is dearer to me than that on which the sun rises (i.e. the world)' Then he recited: "Verily, We have given you a manifest victory

حدثنا عبد الله بن مسلمة، عن مالك، عن زيد بن اسلم، عن ابيه، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يسير في بعض اسفاره وعمر بن الخطاب يسير معه ليلا، فساله عمر بن الخطاب عن شىء، فلم يجبه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ثم ساله فلم يجبه، ثم ساله فلم يجبه، فقال عمر بن الخطاب ثكلت ام عمر، نزرت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ثلاث مرات، كل ذلك لا يجيبك. قال عمر فحركت بعيري، ثم تقدمت امام الناس، وخشيت ان ينزل في القران، فما نشبت ان سمعت صارخا يصرخ بي فقلت لقد خشيت ان يكون نزل في قران. فجيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فسلمت عليه فقال " لقد انزلت على الليلة سورة لهي احب الى مما طلعت عليه الشمس ". ثم قرا "{انا فتحنا لك فتحا مبينا}