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Sahih al-Bukhari 119

Chapter: (What is said regarding) the memorization of (religious) knowledge

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 119

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَبُو مُصْعَبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنِّي

أَسْمَعُ مِنْكَ حَدِيثًا كَثِيرًا أَنْسَاهُ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ ابْسُطْ رِدَاءَكَ ‏"‏ فَبَسَطْتُهُ‏.‏ قَالَ فَغَرَفَ بِيَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ ضُمُّهُ ‏"‏ فَضَمَمْتُهُ فَمَا نَسِيتُ شَيْئًا بَعْدَهُ‏.

Narrated Abu Huraira:

I 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 something (and emptied them in my Rida') and then said, "Take and wrap this sheet over your body." I did it and after that I never forgot any thing.

Narrated Ibrahim bin Al-Mundhir:

Ibn Abi Fudaik narrated the same as above (Hadith...119) but added that the Prophet (ﷺ) had moved his hands as if filling them with something and then he emptied them in the Rida' of Abu Huraira.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 119).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله. ( حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَد بْن أَبِي بَكْر ) هُوَ الزُّهْرِيّ الْمَدَنِيّ صَاحِب مَالِك , وَسَقَطَ قَوْله أَبُو مُصْعَب مِنْ رِوَايَة الْأَصِيلِيّ وَأَبِي ذَرّ , وَهُوَ بِكُنْيَتِهِ أَشْهَر. وَالْإِسْنَاد كُلّه مَدَنِيُّونَ أَيْضًا وَكَذَا الَّذِي بَعْده. قَوْله : ( كَثِيرًا ) هُوَ صِفَة لِقَوْلِهِ حَدِيثًا لِأَنَّهُ اِسْم جِنْس. قَوْله : ( فَغَرَفَ ) لَمْ يَذْكُر الْمَغْرُوف مِنْهُ وَكَأَنَّهَا كَانَتْ إِشَارَة مَحْضَة. قَوْله : ( ضُمَّ ) ولِلْكُشْمِيهَنِيّ وَالْبَاقِينَ " ضُمَّهُ " وَهُوَ بِفَتْحِ الْمِيم وَيَجُوز ضَمّهَا , وَقِيلَ يَتَعَيَّن لِأَجْلِ ضَمَّة الْهَاء , وَيَجُوز كَسْرهَا لَكِنْ مَعَ إِسْكَان الْهَاء وَكَسْرهَا. قَوْله : ( فَمَا نَسِيت شَيْئًا بَعْدُ ) هُوَ مَقْطُوع الْإِضَ…

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