Sahih al-Bukhari · Book 96

كِتَاب أَخْبَارِ الْآحَادِ

The Book About The Information Given by One Person

22 hadith · 6 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

11- بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي إِجَازَةِ خَبَرِ الْوَاحِدِ الصَّدُوقِ فِي الأَذَانِ وَالصَّلاَةِ وَالصَّوْمِ وَالْفَرَائِضِ وَالأَحْكَامِ:(1) Chapter. What is said regarding the acceptance of the information given by one truthful person concerning Adhan, Salat (prayer), Saum (fasting), and all other obligations and laws prescribed by Allah.22- بَابُ بَعْثِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الزُّبَيْرَ طَلِيعَةً وَحْدَهُ:(2) Chapter. The Prophet (p.b.u.h.) sent Az-Zubair alone to get information regarding the enemy.33- بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {لاَ تَدْخُلُوا بُيُوتَ النَّبِيِّ إِلاَّ أَنْ يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ}:(3) Chapter. The Statement of Allah: "(O you believe!) Enter not the Prophet’s houses unless permission is given to you...” (V.33:53)44- بَابُ مَا كَانَ يَبْعَثُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنَ الأُمَرَاءِ وَالرُّسُلِ وَاحِدًا بَعْدَ وَاحِدٍ:(4) Chapter. The Prophet (p.b.u.h.) used to send commanders and messengers one after another.55- بَابُ وَصَاةِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وُفُودَ الْعَرَبِ أَنْ يُبَلِّغُوا مَنْ وَرَاءَهُمْ:(5) Chapter. Wasat (the legacy - advice) of the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) to the Arab delegates that they should convey the religious knowledge to those whom they had left behind.66- بَابُ خَبَرِ الْمَرْأَةِ الْوَاحِدَةِ:(6) Chapter. News reported by one woman.

Opening leaves

First narrations

Bukhari · 7246أَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَنَحْنُ شَبَبَةٌ مُتَقَارِبُونَ ، فَأَقَمْنَا عِنْدَهُ عِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً ، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : رَفِيقًا ، فَلَمَّا ظَنَّ أَWe came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and we were young men nearly of equal ages and we stayed with him for twenty nights. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was a very kind man and when he realized our longing for our families, he asked us abo5 narratorsBukhari · 7247لَا يَمْنَعَنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ أَذَانُ بِلَالٍ مِنْ سَحُورِهِ فَإِنَّهُ يُؤَذِّنُ ، أَوْ قَالَ : يُنَادِي لِيَرْجِعَ قَائِمَكُمْ وَيُنَبِّهَ نَائِمَكُمْ وَلَيْسَ الْفَجْرُ أَنْ يَقُولَ هَكَذَا ، وَجَمَعَ يَحْيَى كَفَّيْهِ حَAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The (call for prayer) Adhan of Bilal should not stop anyone of you from taking his Suhur for he pronounces the Adhan in order that whoever among you is praying the night prayer, may return (t5 narratorsBukhari · 7248إِنَّ بِلَالًا يُنَادِي بِلَيْلٍ ، فَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا حَتَّى يُنَادِيَ ابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Bilal pronounces the Adhan at night so that you may eat and drink till Ibn Um Maktum pronounces the Adhan (for the Fajr prayer).4 narratorsBukhari · 7249حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ الْحَكَمِ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : " صَلَّى بِنَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الظُّهْرَThe Prophet (ﷺ) led us in Zuhr prayer and prayer five rak'at. Somebody asked him whether the prayer had been increased." He (the Prophet (ﷺ) ) said, "And what is that?" They (the people) replied, "You have prayed five ra6 narratorsBukhari · 7250انْصَرَفَ مِنَ اثْنَتَيْنِ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ : أَقَصُرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَمْ نَسِيتَ ؟ ، فَقَالَ : أَصَدَقَ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ ، فَقَالَ النَّاسُ : نَعَمْ ، فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) finished his prayer after offerings two rak`at only. Dhul-Yaddain asked him whether the prayer had been reduced, or you had forgotten?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Is Dhul-Yaddain speaking the truth?" Th5 narratorsBukhari · 7251بَيْنَا النَّاسُ بِقُبَاءٍ فِي صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ إِذْ جَاءَهُمْ آتٍ ، فَقَال : إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَWhile the people were at Quba offering the morning prayer, suddenly a person came to them saying, "Tonight Divine Inspiration has been revealed to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and he has been ordered to face the Ka`ba (in praye4 narratorsBukhari · 7252صَلَّى نَحْوَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ ، أَوْ سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ شَهْرًا ، وَكَانَ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يُوَجَّهَ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى : قَدْ نَرَى تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ فِي السَّمَاءِ فَلَنُوَلِّيَWhen Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) arrived at Medina, he prayed facing Jerusalem for sixteen or seventeen months but he wished that he would be ordered to face the Ka`ba. So Allah revealed -- 'Verily! We have seen the turning of5 narratorsBukhari · 7253كُنْتُ أَسْقِيأَبَا طَلْحَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ ، وَأَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ بْنَ الْجَرَّاحِ ، وَأُبَيَّ بْنَ كَعْبٍ شَرَابًا مِنْ فَضِيخٍ وَهُوَ تَمْرٌ ، فَجَاءَهُمْ آتٍ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّ الْخَمْرَ قَدْ حُرِّمَتْ ، فَقَالَ أَبُو I used to offer drinks prepared from infused dates to Abu Talha Al-Ansari, Abu 'Ubada bin Al Jarrah and Ubai bin Ka`b. Then a person came to them and said, "All alcoholic drinks have been prohibited." Abii Talha then sai4 narratorsBukhari · 7254حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنْ صِلَةَ ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ لِأَهْلِ نَجْرَانَ : "لَأَبْعَثَنَّ إThe Prophet (ﷺ) said to the people of Najran, "I will send to you an honest person who is really trustworthy." The Companion, of the Prophet (ﷺ) each desired to be that person, but the Prophet (ﷺ) sent Abu 'Ubaida.5 narratorsBukhari · 7255لِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَمِينٌ وَأَمِينُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "For every nation there is an Amin (honest, trustworthy person) and the Amin of this nation is Abu 'Ubaida."5 narratorsBukhari · 7256وَكَانَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ إِذَا غَابَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَشَهِدْتُهُ أَتَيْتُهُ بِمَا يَكُونُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَإِذَا غِبْتُ عَنْ رَسُوThere was a man from the Ansar (who was a friend of mine). If he was not present in the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) I used to be present with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), I would tell him what I used to hear from Allah's 6 narratorsBukhari · 7257بَعَثَ ، جَيْشًا وَأَمَّرَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَجُلًا ، فَأَوْقَدَ نَارًا ، وَقَالَ : ادْخُلُوهَا فَأَرَادُوا أَنْ يَدْخُلُوهَا ، وَقَالَ آخَرُونَ : إِنَّمَا فَرَرْنَا مِنْهَا ، فَذَكَرُوا لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسThe Prophet (ﷺ) , sent an army and appointed some man their commander The man made a fire and then said (to the soldiers), "Enter it." Some of them intended to enter it while some others said, 'We have run away from it (7 narrators