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Sahih al-BukhariVirtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions

Sahih al-Bukhari 3534

Chapter: The last of all the Prophets (Muhammad (saws))

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3534

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَلِيمٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مِينَاءَ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

مَثَلِي وَمَثَلُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ كَرَجُلٍ بَنَى دَارًا فَأَكْمَلَهَا وَأَحْسَنَهَا، إِلاَّ مَوْضِعَ لَبِنَةٍ، فَجَعَلَ النَّاسُ يَدْخُلُونَهَا وَيَتَعَجَّبُونَ، وَيَقُولُونَ لَوْلاَ مَوْضِعُ اللَّبِنَةِ ‏"

Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "My similitude in comparison with the other prophets is that of a man who has built a house completely and excellently except for a place of one brick. When the people enter the house, they admire its beauty and say: 'But for the place of this brick (how splendid the house will be)!"

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 3534), Muslim (No. 2287a, 2287b), At-Tirmidhi (No. 2862) and Ahmad (No. 14359).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( مَثَلِي وَمَثَل الْأَنْبِيَاء كَرَجُلٍ بَنَى دَارًا ) قِيلَ : الْمُشَبَّه بِهِ وَاحِد وَالْمُشَبَّه جَمَاعَة فَكَيْف صَحَّ التَّشْبِيهُ ؟ وَجَوَابه أَنَّهُ جَعَلَ الْأَنْبِيَاء كَرَجُلٍ وَاحِد , لِأَنَّهُ لَا يَتِمّ مَا أَرَادَ مِنْ التَّشْبِيه إِلَّا بِاعْتِبَارِ الْكُلّ , وَكَذَلِكَ الدَّار لَا تَتِمّ إِلَّا بِاجْتِمَاعِ الْبُنْيَان , وَيَحْتَمِل أَنْ يَكُون مِنْ التَّشْبِيه التَّمْثِيلِيّ وَهُوَ أَنْ يُوجَد وَصْف مِنْ أَوْصَاف الْمُشَبَّه وَيُشَبَّه بِمِثْلِهِ مِنْ أَحْوَال الْمُشَبَّه بِهِ , فَكَأَنَّهُ شَبَّهَ الْأَنْبِيَاء وَمَا بُعِثُوا بِهِ مِنْ إِرْشَاد النَّاس بِبَيْتٍ أُسِّسَتْ قَوَاعِده وَرُفِعَ بُنْيَانه وَبَقِيَ مِنْهُ مَوْضِع بِهِ يَتِمّ صَلَاح ذَلِكَ الْبَيْت , وَز…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2287a

The similitude of mine and that of the Apostles is like that of a person who built a house and he completed it and made it perfect but for the space of a brick. People entered therein and they were surprised at it and said: Had there been a brick (it would have been complete in all respects)…

مَثَلِي وَمَثَلُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ بَنَى دَارًا فَأَتَمَّهَا وَأَكْمَلَهَا إِلاَّ مَوْضِعَ لَبِنَةٍ فَجَعَلَ النَّاسُ يَدْخُلُونَهَا وَيَتَعَجَّبُونَ مِنْهَا وَيَقُولُونَ لَوْلاَ مَوْضِعُ اللَّبِنَةِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2862

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The parable of myself and the Prophets [before myself] is that of a man who constructed a house. He completed it and made it well, except for the space of one brick. So the people enter it and marvel at it saying: 'If not for the space of this brick.'"

"‏ إِنَّمَا مَثَلِي وَمَثَلُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ قَبْلِي كَرَجُلٍ بَنَى دَارًا فَأَكْمَلَهَا وَأَحْسَنَهَا إِلاَّ مَوْضِعَ لَبِنَةٍ فَجَعَلَ النَّاسُ يَدْخُلُونَهَا وَيَتَعَجَّبُونَ مِنْهَا وَيَقُولُونَ لَوْلاَ مَوْضِعُ…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 14359

حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا سَلِيمُ بْنُ حَيَّانَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مِينَاءَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَثَلِي وَمَثَلُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ كَمَثَلِ…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh Arabic only

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