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Sahih al-Bukhari 4663

The Statement of Allah: “...The second of two, when they (Muhammad ﷺ and Abü Bakr were in the cave, and he ﷺ said to his companion (Abu Bakr ) ‘Be not sad (or afraid), surely Allah is with us.'" (V.9:40)

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 4663

Narrator:Abu Bakr as-Siddīq

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَبَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ كُنْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْغَارِ، فَرَأَيْتُ آثَارَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، لَوْ أَنَّ أَحَدَهُمْ رَفَعَ قَدَمَهُ رَآنَا‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏

مَا ظَنُّكَ بِاثْنَيْنِ اللَّهُ ثَالِثُهُمَا ‏"

Narrated Abu Bakr:

I was in the company of the Prophet (ﷺ) in the cave, and on seeing the traces of the pagans, I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) If one of them (pagans) should lift up his foot, he will see us." He said, "What do you think of two, the third of whom is Allah?"

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 4663), Muslim (No. 2381), At-Tirmidhi (No. 3096) and Ahmad (No. 11).

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An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sahih Muslim 2381

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّه بْن مُحَمَّد ) هُوَ الْجُعْفِيُّ وَهُوَ الْمَذْكُور فِي جَمِيع أَحَادِيث الْبَاب إِلَّا الطَّرِيق الْأَخِير , وَفِي شُيُوخه عَبْد اللَّه بْن مُحَمَّد جَمَاعَة مِنْهُمْ أَبُو بَكْر بْن أَبِي شَيْبَة , وَلَكِنْ حَيْثُ يُطْلَق ذَلِكَ فَالْمُرَاد بِهِ الْجُعْفِيُّ لِاخْتِصَاصِهِ بِهِ وَإِكْثَاره عَنْهُ. وَحَبَّانُ بِفَتْحِ أَوَّله ثُمَّ الْمُوَحَّدَة الثَّقِيلَة هُوَ اِبْن هِلَال , وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَ الْحَدِيث مَعَ شَرْحه فِي مَنَاقِب أَبِي بَكْر.…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2381

O Abu Bakr, what do you think of two persons, the third of whom is Allah?

When we were in the cave, I saw the feet of the polytheists as I raised my head, and I said: O Messenger of Allah, if one of them looked below his feet, he would see us. He said: "O Abu Bakr, what do you think of two persons, the third of whom is Allah?"

مَا ظَنُّكَ بِاثْنَيْنِ اللَّهُ ثَالِثُهُمَا ‏"

Narrated by Abu Bakr as-Siddīq Explained

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 11

حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ثَابِتٌ عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ حَدَّثَهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ فِي الْغَارِ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً وَنَحْنُ…

Narrated by Abu Bakr as-Siddīq Arabic only

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Mishkat al-Masabih 5868

I looked at the feet of the polytheists above our heads when we were in the cave and said, "Messenger of God, if one of them were to look at his foot he would see us." He replied, "Abd Bakr, what do you think of two people along with whom God makes a third?" (Bukhari and Muslim.)

عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ الصّديق رَضِي الله عَنهُ قا ل: نظرتُ إِلى أقدامِ المشركينَ على رؤوسنا وَنَحْنُ فِي الْغَارِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَوْ أَنَّ أَحَدَهُمْ نَظَرَ إِلَى قَدَمِهِ…

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