Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Knowledge
42- بَابُ حِفْظِ الْعِلْمِ:
(42) Chapter. (What is said regarding) the memorization of the (religious) knowledge.
3 hadith · references 118–120
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Bukhari · 118وَإِنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ كَانَ يَلْزَمُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِشِبَعِ بَطْنِهِ ، وَيَحْضُرُ مَا لَا يَحْضُرُونَ ، وَيَحْفَظُ مَا لَا يَحْفَظُونَPeople say that I have narrated many Hadiths (The Prophet's narration). Had it not been for two verses in the Qur'an, I would not have narrated a single Hadith, and the verses are "Verily those who conceal the clear sign5 narratorsBukhari · 119يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنِّي أَسْمَعُ مِنْكَ حَدِيثًا كَثِيرًا أَنْسَاهُ ، قَالَ : ابْسُطْ رِدَاءَكَ فَبَسَطْتُهُ ، قَالَ : فَغَرَفَ بِيَدَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : ضُمَّهُ ، فَضَمَمْتُهُ فَمَا نَسِيتُ شَيْئًا بَعْدَهُI said to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) "I hear many narrations (Hadiths) from you but I forget them." Allah's Apostle said, "Spread your Rida' (garment)." I did accordingly and then he moved his hands as if filling them with so7 narratorsBukhari · 120حَفِظْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وِعَاءَيْنِ ، فَأَمَّا أَحَدُهُمَا فَبَثَثْتُهُ ، وَأَمَّا الْآخَرُ فَلَوْ بَثَثْتُهُ قُطِعَ هَذَا الْبُلْعُومُI have memorized two kinds of knowledge from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) . I have propagated one of them to you and if I propagated the second, then my pharynx (throat) would be cut (i.e. killed).5 narrators