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Sahih al-Bukhari 3576

Chapter: The signs of Prophethood in Islam

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3576

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حُصَيْنٌ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ

عَطِشَ النَّاسُ يَوْمَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ، وَالنَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ رَكْوَةٌ فَتَوَضَّأَ فَجَهَشَ النَّاسُ نَحْوَهُ، فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا لَكُمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالُوا لَيْسَ عِنْدَنَا مَاءٌ نَتَوَضَّأُ وَلاَ نَشْرَبُ إِلاَّ مَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ، فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ فِي الرَّكْوَةِ فَجَعَلَ الْمَاءُ يَثُورُ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ كَأَمْثَالِ الْعُيُونِ، فَشَرِبْنَا وَتَوَضَّأْنَا‏.‏ قُلْتُ كَمْ كُنْتُمْ قَالَ لَوْ كُنَّا مِائَةَ أَلْفٍ لَكَفَانَا، كُنَّا خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ مِائَةً‏.‏

Narrated Salim bin Abi Aj-Jad:

Jabir bin `Abdullah said, "The people became very thirsty on the day of Al-Hudaibiya (Treaty). A small pot containing some water was in front of the Prophet (ﷺ) and when he had finished the ablution, the people rushed towards him. He asked, 'What is wrong with you?' They replied, 'We have no water either for performing ablution or for drinking except what is present in front of you.' So he placed his hand in that pot and the water started flowing among his fingers like springs. We all drank and performed ablution (from it)." I asked Jabir, "How many were you?" he replied, "Even if we had been one-hundred-thousand, it would have been sufficient for us, but we were fifteen-hundred."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 3576, 4152), Muslim (No. 1856g) and Ahmad (No. 13997).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

حَدِيث جَابِر فِي نَبْع الْمَاء أَيْضًا : قَوْله : ( عَطِشَ النَّاس يَوْم الْحُدَيْبِيَة وَالنَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْن يَدَيْهِ رَكْوَة ) كَذَا وَقَعَ فِي هَذِهِ الطَّرِيق , وَوَقَعَ فِي الْأَشْرِبَة مِنْ طَرِيق الْأَعْمَش عَنْ سَالِم أَنَّ ذَلِكَ كَانَ لَمَّا حَضَرَتْ صَلَاة الْعَصْر , وَسَيَأْتِي شَرْح الْحَدِيث مُسْتَوْفًى فِي غَزْوَة الْحُدَيْبِيَة إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّه تَعَالَى. وَقَوْله : ( جَهَشَ ) هُوَ بِفَتْحِ الْجِيم وَالْهَاء بَعْدهَا مُعْجَمَة أَيْ أَسْرَعُوا لِأَخْذِ الْمَاء , وَفِي رِوَايَة الْكُشْمِيهَنِيِّ " فَجَهَشَ " بِزِيَادَةِ فَاءَ فِي أَوَّله , وَقَوْله : " فَجَعَلَ الْمَاء يَثُور " كَذَا لِلْأَكْثَرِ بِمُثَلَّثَةٍ , وَلِلكُشمِيهَنِيِّ بِالْفَاءِ وَهُمَ…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 4152

Jabir said "On the day of Al-Hudaibiya, the people felt thirsty and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had a utensil containing water. He performer ablution from it and then the people came towards him. Allah's Apostle said, 'What is wrong with you?' The people said, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! We haven't got any…

عَطِشَ النَّاسُ يَوْمَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ رَكْوَةٌ، فَتَوَضَّأَ مِنْهَا، ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ النَّاسُ نَحْوَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ مَا لَكُمْ…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 13997

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْحُصَيْنُ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ عَطِشَ النَّاسُ يَوْمَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ وَرَسُولُ…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh Arabic only

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Mishkat al-Masabih 5882

Jabir told that on the day of al-Hudaibiya the people were thirsty and God's messenger had in front of him a water-vessel from which he performed ablution. Then the people came forward to him and told him they had no water for ablution or for drinking except what was in his vessel; so, the Prophet…

وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ عَطِشَ النَّاسُ يَوْمَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ رِكْوَةٌ فَتَوَضَّأَ مِنْهَا ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ النَّاسُ نَحْوَهُ قَالُوا: لَيْسَ عَنْدَنَا…

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  • شرح السنة (3621)عَطِشَ النَّاسُ يَوْمَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ ، وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ رَكْوَةٌ ، فَتَوَضَّأَ مِنْهَا ، ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ النَّاسُ نَحْوَهُ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : مَا لَكُمْ ؟ قَالُوا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، لَيْسَ عِنْدَنَا مَاءٌ نَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْهُ ، وَلا نَشْرَبُ إِلا مَا فِي رَكْوَتِكَ
  • عيون الأثر (86)فَجَعَلَ الْمَاءَ يَفُورُ مِنْ بَيْنِ أَصَابِعِهِ أَمْثَالَ الْعُيُونِ ، قَالَ : فَشَرِبْنَا وَتَوَضَّأْنَا
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (36155)أَصَابَ النَّاسَ عَطَشٌ يَوْمَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ , قَالَ : فَهَشَّ النَّاسُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، قَالَ : فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ فِي الرَّكْوَةِ , فَرَأَيْتُ الْمَاءَ مِثْلَ الْعُيُونِ , قَالَ : قُلْتُ : كَمْ كُنْتُمْ ؟ قَالَ : لَوْ كُنَّا مِائَةَ أَلْفٍ لَكَفَانَا , كُنَّا خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ مِائَةً

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