Sahih al-Bukhari 3356

Chapter: The Statement of Allah Taa'la: "...And Allah did take Ibrahim as a Khalil."

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3356

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُغِيرَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْقُرَشِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

اخْتَتَنَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ـ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ ـ وَهْوَ ابْنُ ثَمَانِينَ سَنَةً بِالْقَدُّومِ ‏"

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Abraham did his circumcision with an adze* at the age of eighty."

Narrated Abu Az-Zinad:

(as above) With an adze*.

* a type of cured blade axe.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 3356), Muslim (No. 2370) and Ahmad (No. 9040).

Classical commentary

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

حَدِيثُ أَبِي هُرَيْرَة " اِخْتَتَنَ إِبْرَاهِيم وَهُوَ اِبْن ثَمَانِينَ سَنَة بِالْقَدُّومِ " رَوَيْنَاهُ بِالتَّشْدِيدِ عَنْ الْأَصِيلِيِّ وَالْقَابِسِيّ , وَوَقَعَ فِي رِوَايَة غَيْرهمَا بِالتَّخْفِيفِ , قَالَ النَّوَوِيّ : لَمْ يَخْتَلِف الرُّوَاة عِنْد مُسْلِم فِي التَّخْفِيف , وَأَنْكَرَ يَعْقُوب بْن شَيْبَة التَّشْدِيد أَصْلًا , وَاخْتُلِفَ فِي الْمُرَاد بِهِ فَقِيلَ : هُوَ اِسْم مَكَان , وَقِيلَ اِسْم آلَة النَّجَّار , فَعَلَى الثَّانِي هُوَ بِالتَّخْفِيفِ لَا غَيْرُ , وَعَلَى الْأَوَّل فَفِيهِ اللُّغَتَانِ , هَذَا قَوْل الْأَكْثَر وَعَكَسَهُ الدَّاوُدِيُّ , وَقَدْ أَنْكَرَ اِبْن السِّكِّيت التَّشْدِيد فِي الْآلَة , ثُمَّ اُخْتُلِفَ فَقِيلَ هِيَ قَرْيَة بِالشَّامِ , وَقِيلَ ثَنِيَّة…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Bukharid. 256 AH	Authenticصحيح	The hadith	صحيح البخاري No. 3356

Grades of other versions (3)

AuthenticMuslim صحيح — صحيح مسلم (2370)
Al-Daraqutni يرويه يحيى بنُ سعيدٍ الأنصاريُّ، واختُلِفَ عنه؛ فرواه الأوزاعيُّ، ومحمَّدُ بنُ إسحاقَ، عن يحيى بنِ سعيدٍ، عن سعيدِ بنِ المُسَيَّبِ، عن أبي هُريرةَ، عن النَّبيِّ صلَّى اللهُ عليه وسلَّم. وكذلك رُوِيَ عن ابنِ وهبٍ، عن مالكٍ، واللَّيثِ بنِ سَعدٍ. وكذلك رواه — علل الدارقطني (1352)
Al-Bayhaqi الصحيح موقوفاً — شعب الإيمان (6/2893)

Other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2370

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as having said that Ibrahim (as) circumcised himself with the help of an adze when he was eighty years old.

اخْتَتَنَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ النَّبِيُّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ ثَمَانِينَ سَنَةً بِالْقَدُومِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 9040

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْقُرَشِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Arabic only

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Mishkat al-Masabih 5703

Abu Huraira reported God's messenger as saying, "Abraham the prophet circumcised himself with an axe[] when he was eighty years old." The Arabic is bil-qadum which has the meaning above. Another reading is bil-qaddum which is said to mean at al-Qaddum' (a village in Syria); but this version with…

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اخْتَتَنَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ النَّبِيُّ وَهُوَ ابْنُ ثَمَانِينَ سَنَةً بِالْقَدُومِ» . مُتَّفق عَلَيْهِ

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Also reported by… (5)

الأدب لابن أبي شيبة (189)اخْتَتَنَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ ثَمَانِينَ سَنَةً بِالْقَدُومِ
السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (16148)اخْتَتَنَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ النَّبِيُّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ ثَمَانِينَ سَنَةً بِالْقَدُومِ
تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (4193)اخْتَتَنَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ بِالْقَدُومِ
تغليق التعليق لابن حجر (1130)اخْتَتَنَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ النَّبِيُّ وَهُوَ ابْنُ ثَمَانِينَ سَنَةً بِالْقَدُّومِ
تغليق التعليق لابن حجر (1132)اخْتَتَنَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ النَّبِيُّ وَهُوَ ابْنُ ثَمَانِينَ سَنَةً بِالْقَدُّومِ

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 6298

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said "The Prophet) Abraham circumcised himself after he had passed the age of eighty years and he circumcised himself with an adze."

اخْتَتَنَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بَعْدَ ثَمَانِينَ سَنَةً، وَاخْتَتَنَ بِالْقَدُومِ ‏"‏‏.‏ مُخَفَّفَةً

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 7932

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حَفْصٍ أَخْبَرَنَا وَرْقَاءُ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اخْتَتَنَ إِبْرَاهِيَمُ خَلِيلُ الرَّحْمَنِ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 9249

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ اخْتَتَنَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ ثَمَانِينَ اخْتَتَنَ بِالْقَدُومِ

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Arabic only

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Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as having said that Ibrahim (as) circumcised himself with the help of an adze when he was eighty years old.

Abu Huraira reported God's messenger as saying, "Abraham the prophet circumcised himself with an axe[] when he was eighty years old." The Arabic is bil-qadum which has the meaning above. Another reading is bil-qaddum which is said to mean at al-Qaddum' (a village in Syria); but this version with…

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