Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Tauhtd (Islamic Monotheism)
31- بَابٌ في الْمَشِيئَةِ وَالإِرَادَةِ:
(31) Chapter. (Allah’s) Wish and Will.
17 hadith · references 7464–7480
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Bukhari · 7464إِذَا دَعَوْتُمُ اللَّهَ ، فَاعْزِمُوا فِي الدُّعَاءِ وَلَا يَقُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ إِنْ شِئْتَ ، فَأَعْطِنِي فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا مُسْتَكْرِهَ لَهُAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Whenever anyone of you invoke Allah for something, he should be firm in his asking, and he should not say 'If You wish, give me...' for none can compel Allah to do something against His Will.4 narratorsBukhari · 7465حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَخِي عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَتِيقٍ ، عَنْ That one night Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) visited him and Fatima, the daughter of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said to them, "Won 't you offer (night) prayer?.. `Ali added I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Our souls are in the H11 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 7466مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ كَمَثَلِ خَامَةِ الزَّرْعِ يَفِيءُ وَرَقُهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَتَتْهَا الرِّيحُ تُكَفِّئُهَا ، فَإِذَا سَكَنَتِ اعْتَدَلَتْ وَكَذَلِكَ الْمُؤْمِنُ يُكَفَّأُ بِالْبَلَاءِ ، وَمَثَلُ الْكَافِرِ كَمَثَلِ الْأَAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The example of a believer is that of a fresh green plant the leaves of which move in whatever direction the wind forces them to move and when the wind becomes still, it stand straight. Such i5 narratorsBukhari · 7467وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ ، يَقُولَ : إِنَّمَا بَقَاؤُكُمْ فِيمَا سَلَفَ قَبْلَكُمْ مِنَ الْأُمَمِ كَمَا بَيْنَ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ إِلَى غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ أُعْطِيَ أَهْلُ التَّوْرَاةِ التَّوْرَاةَ ، فَعَمِلُوا بِهَI heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) while he was standing on the pulpit, saying, "The remaining period of your stay (on the earth) in comparison to the nations before you, is like the period between the `Asr prayer and sunset.5 narratorsBukhari · 7468بَايَعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي رَهْطٍ ، فَقَالَ : أُبَايِعُكُمْ عَلَى أَنْ لَا تُشْرِكُوا بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا ، وَلَا تَسْرِقُوا ، وَلَا تَزْنُوا ، وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلَادَكُمْ ، وَلَا تَI, along with a group of people, gave the pledge of allegiance to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). He said, "I take your Pledge on the condition that you (1) will not join partners in worship with Allah, (2) will not steal, (3) wi6 narratorsBukhari · 7469أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام كَانَ لَهُ سِتُّونَ امْرَأَةً ، فَقَالَ : لَأَطُوفَنَّ اللَّيْلَةَ عَلَى نِسَائِي ، فَلْتَحْمِلْنَ كُلُّ امْرَأَةٍ وَلْتَلِدْنَ فَارِسًا يُقَاتِلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ Allah's Prophet Solomon who had sixty wives, once said, "Tonight I will have sexual relation (sleep) with all my wives so that each of them will become pregnant and bring forth (a boy who will grow into) a cavalier and w5 narratorsBukhari · 7470دَخَلَ عَلَى أَعْرَابِيٍّ يَعُودُهُ ، فَقَالَ : لَا بَأْسَ عَلَيْكَ طَهُورٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ، قَالَ : قَالَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ : طَهُورٌ ، بَلْ هِيَ حُمَّى تَفُورُ عَلَى شَيْخٍ كَبِيرٍ تُزِيرُهُ الْقُبُورَ ، قَالَ النَّبAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) entered upon a sick bedouin in whom he went to visit and said to him, "Don't worry, Tahur (i.e., your illness will be a means of cleansing of your sins), if Allah Will." The bedouin said, "Tahur! No5 narratorsBukhari · 7471إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَبَضَ أَرْوَاحَكُمْ حِينَ شَاءَ ، وَرَدَّهَا حِينَ شَاءَ ، فَقَضَوْا حَوَائِجَهُمْ وَتَوَضَّئُوا إِلَى أَنْ طَلَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ ، وَابْيَضَّتْ فَقَامَ فَصَلَّىWhen the people slept till so late that they did not offer the (morning) prayer, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah captured your souls (made you sleep) when He willed, and returned them (to your bodies) when He willed." So th5 narratorsBukhari · 7472اسْتَبَّ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَرَجُلٌ مِنْ الْيَهُودِ ، فَقَالَ الْمُسْلِمُ : وَالَّذِي اصْطَفَى مُحَمَّدًا عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ فِي قَسَمٍ يُقْسِمُ بِهِ ، فَقَالَ الْيَهُودِيُّ : وَالَّذِي اصْطَفَى مُوسَى عَلَى ال"A man from the Muslims and a man from the Jews quarrelled, and the Muslim said, "By Him Who gave superiority to Muhammad over all the people!" The Jew said, "By Him Who gave superiority to Moses over all the people!' On13 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 7473الْمَدِينَةُ يَأْتِيهَا الدَّجَّالُ ، فَيَجِدُ الْمَلَائِكَةَ يَحْرُسُونَهَا فَلَا يَقْرَبُهَا الدَّجَّالُ ، وَلَا الطَّاعُونُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Ad-Dajjal will come to Medina and find the angels guarding it. If Allah will, neither Ad-Dajjal nor plague will be able to come near it."5 narratorsBukhari · 7474لِكُلِّ نَبِيٍّ دَعْوَةٌ ، فَأُرِيدُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ أَخْتَبِيَ دَعْوَتِي شَفَاعَةً لِأُمَّتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "For every Prophet there is one invocation which is definitely fulfilled by Allah, and I wish, if Allah will, to keep my that (special) invocation as to be the intercession for my followers on5 narratorsBukhari · 7475بَيْنَا أَنَا نَائِمٌ رَأَيْتُنِي عَلَى قَلِيبٍ ، فَنَزَعْتُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ أَنْزِعَ ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَهَا ابْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ ، فَنَزَعَ ذَنُوبًا أَوْ ذَنُوبَيْنِ وَفِي نَزْعِهِ ضَعْفٌ وَاللَّهُ يَغْفِرُ لَهُ ، ثُAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "While I was sleeping, I saw myself (in a dream) standing by a well. I drew from it as much water as Allah wished me to draw, and then Ibn Quhafa (Abu Bakr) took the bucket from me and drew on5 narratorsBukhari · 7476إِذَا أَتَاهُ السَّائِلُ ، وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ : جَاءَهُ السَّائِلُ أَوْ صَاحِبُ الْحَاجَةِ ، قَالَ : اشْفَعُوا فَلْتُؤْجَرُوا ، وَيَقْضِي اللَّهُ عَلَى لِسَانِ رَسُولِهِ مَا شَاءَWhenever a beggar or a person in need of something came to the Prophet (ﷺ) , he used to say (to his companions), "Intercede (for him) and you will be rewarded for that, and Allah will fulfill what He will through His Apo5 narratorsBukhari · 7477لَا يَقُلْ أَحَدُكُمُ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي إِنْ شِئْتَ ارْحَمْنِي ، إِنْ شِئْتَ ارْزُقْنِي ، إِنْ شِئْتَ وَليَعْزِمْ مَسْأَلَتَهُ إِنَّهُ يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَاءُ لَا مُكْرِهُ لَهُThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "None of you should say 'O Allah! Forgive me if You wish,' or 'Bestow Your Mercy on me if You wish,' or 'Provide me with means of subsistence if You wish,' but he should be firm in his request, for 5 narratorsBukhari · 7478بَيْنَا مُوسَى فِي مَلَإٍ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِذْ جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ ، فَقَالَ : هَلْ تَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا أَعْلَمَ مِنْكَ ؟ ، فَقَالَ مُوسَى : لَا ، فَأُوحِيَ إِلَى مُوسَى بَلَى عَبْدُنَا خَضِرٌ ، فَسَأَلَ مُوسَى السَّبِيلThat he differed with Al-Hurr bin Qais bin Hisn Al-Fazari about the companion of Moses, (i.e., whether he was Kha,dir or not). Ubai bin Ka`b Al-Ansari passed by them and Ibn `Abbas called him saying, 'My friend (Hur) and7 narratorsBukhari · 7479نَنْزِلُ غَدًا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِخَيْفِ بَنِي كِنَانَةَ حَيْثُ تَقَاسَمُوا عَلَى الْكُفْرِ يُرِيدُ الْمُحَصَّبَAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "If Allah wills, tomorrow we will encamp in Khaif Bani Kinana, the place where the pagans took the oath of Kufr (disbelief) against the Prophet. He meant Al-Muhassab. (See Hadith 1589)9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 7480حَاصَرَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَهْلَ الطَّائِفِ فَلَمْ يَفْتَحْهَا ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّا قَافِلُونَ غَدًا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ، فَقَالَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ : نَقْفُلُ وَلَمْ نَفْتَحْ ، قَالَ : فَاغْدُوا عَلThe Prophet (ﷺ) besieged the people of Ta'if, but he did not conquer it. He said, "Tomorrow, if Allah will, we will return home. On this the Muslims said, "Then we return without conquering it?" He said, 'Then carry on f5 narrators