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Sahih al-BukhariProphetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh))

Sahih al-Bukhari 4839

"He it is Who sent down As-Sakīnah (tranquillity and calmness) into the hearts of the believers..." (V.48:4)

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 4839

Narrator:Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib

حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْرَأُ، وَفَرَسٌ لَهُ مَرْبُوطٌ فِي الدَّارِ، فَجَعَلَ يَنْفِرُ، فَخَرَجَ الرَّجُلُ فَنَظَرَ فَلَمْ يَرَ شَيْئًا، وَجَعَلَ يَنْفِرُ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ ذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏"‏ تِلْكَ

السَّكِينَةُ تَنَزَّلَتْ بِالْقُرْآنِ ‏"

Narrated Al-Bara:

While a man from the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) was reciting (Qur'an) and his horse was tied in the house, the horse got startled and started jumping. The man came out, looked around but could not find anything, yet the horse went on jumping. The next morning he mentioned that to the Prophet. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "That was the tranquility (calmness) which descended because of the recitation of the Qur'an."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 4839, 5011).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

حَدِيث الْبَرَاء فِي نُزُول السَّكِينَة سَيَأْتِي بِتَمَامِهِ فِي فَضَائِل الْقُرْآن مَعَ شَرْحه إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّه تَعَالَى.…

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Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 2117

Al-Barā said that when a man was reciting sūra al-Kahf (Qur’ān,18) with a horse tied with two ropes at his side a cloud overshadowed him, and as it began to come nearer and nearer his horse began to take fright. He went and mentioned that to the Prophet in the morning and he said, “That was the…

وَعَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ قَالَ: كَانَ رَجُلٌ يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْكَهْفِ وَإِلَى جَانِبِهِ حِصَانٌ مَرْبُوطٌ بِشَطَنَيْنِ فَتَغَشَّتْهُ سَحَابَةٌ فَجَعَلَتْ تَدْنُو وَتَدْنُو وَجَعَلَ فَرَسُهُ يَنْفِرُ فَلَمَّا…

Narrated by Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib

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  • دلائل النبوة للبيهقي (3016)يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْكَهْفِ ، وَإِلَى جَانِبِهِ حِصَانٌ مَرْبُوطٌ بِشَطَنَيْنِ فَتَغَشَّتْهُ سَحَابَةٌ ، فَجَعَلَتْ تَدْنُو وَتَدْنُو ، وَجَعَلَ فَرَسُهُ يَنْفُرُ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ ، أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ، فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ ، فَقَالَ : تِلْكَ السَّكِينَةُ تَنَزَّلَتْ لِلْقُرْآنِ
  • شرح السنة (1193)كَانَ رَجُلٌ يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْكَهْفِ ، وَإِلَى جَانِبِهِ حِصَانٌ مَرْبُوطٌ بِشَطَنَيْنِ ، فَتَغَشَّتْهُ سَحَابَةٌ ، فَجَعَلَتْ تَدْنُو وَتَدْنُو ، وَجَعَلَ فَرَسُهُ يَنْفِرُ ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ ، فَقَالَ : تِلْكَ السَّكِينَةُ تَنَزَّلَتْ بِالْقُرْآنِ
  • شعب الإيمان للبيهقي (2228)رَجُلٌ ، يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْكَهْفِ ، وَعِنْدَهُ فَرَسٌ مَرْبُوطٌ بِشَطَنَيْنِ ، فَتَغَشَّتْهُ سَحَابَةٌ ، فَجَعَلَتْ تَدُورُ وَتَدْنُو ، وَجَعَلَ فَرَسُهُ يَنْفِرُ مِنْهَا ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ ، أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ، فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ ، فَقَالَ : تِلْكَ السَّكِينَةُ تَنَزَّلَتْ لِلْقُرْآنِ
  • مختصر قيام الليل للمروزي (197)رَجُلٌ يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْكَهْفِ ، وَعِنْدَهُ فَرَسٌ مَرْبُوطٌ بِشَظْيَتَيْنِ فَتَغَشَّتْهُ سَحَابَةٌ ، فَجَعَلَتْ تَدْنُو وَتَدْنُو ، وَجَعَلَ فَرَسُهُ يَنْفِرُ مِنْهَا ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ، فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ ، فَقَالَ : تِلْكَ السَّكِينَةُ تَنَزَّلَتْ لِلْقُرْآنِ

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Authentic Riyad as-Salihin 998

While a man was reciting Sūrat al-Kahf, with his horse tied with two ropes beside him

Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: While a man was reciting Sūrat al-Kahf, with his horse tied with two ropes beside him, a cloud overshadowed him. As it began to come nearer and nearer, the horse began to trample violently. In the morning, the man came to the Prophet (may…

"‏ تلك السكينة تنزلت للقرآن‏"

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 796

While Usayd ibn Hudayr was reciting in his dates storehouse at night, his horse got startled and began to jump. He again recited, and the horse got startled and began to jump again. He again recited, and it got startled and began to jump as before. Usayd said: I was afraid that the horse may trample (my son) Yahya. I stood near it and saw something like a canopy over my head, with what looked like lamps in it, rising up in the sky until I could no longer see it

Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: While Usayd ibn Hudayr was reciting in his dates storehouse at night, his horse got startled and began to jump. He again recited, and the horse got startled and began to jump again. He again recited, and it got startled and began to jump…

تِلْكَ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ كَانَتْ تَسْتَمِعُ لَكَ وَلَوْ قَرَأْتَ لأَصْبَحَتْ يَرَاهَا النَّاسُ مَا تَسْتَتِرُ مِنْهُمْ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri + 1 other version Explained

Authentic Sahih Muslim 795b

I heard al-Bara' as saying that a man recited al-Kahf when an animal was there in the house and it began to take fright. And as he looked around, he found a cloud overshadowing it. He mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Upon this he said: O so and so, recite on (the surah) as- Sakina…

فَإِنَّهَا السَّكِينَةُ تَنَزَّلَتْ عِنْدَ الْقُرْآنِ أَوْ تَنَزَّلَتْ لِلْقُرْآنِ ‏"

Narrated by Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib + 2 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3614

A man recited Surat-al-Kahf (in his prayer) and in the house there was a (riding) animal which got frightened and started jumping. The man finished his prayer with Taslim, but behold! A mist or a cloud hovered over him. He informed the Prophet (ﷺ) of that and the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "O so-and-so!…

‏ اقْرَأْ فُلاَنُ، فَإِنَّهَا السَّكِينَةُ نَزَلَتْ لِلْقُرْآنِ، أَوْ تَنَزَّلَتْ لِلْقُرْآنِ ‏"

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Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2885

hearing Al-Bara say: "There was a man reciting [Surat] Al-Kahf when he saw his riding animal stamping his feet, so he looked and there was something like a shadow or cloud, so he went to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and mentioned that to him. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "That was the tranquility which…

"‏ تِلْكَ السَّكِينَةُ نَزَلَتْ مَعَ الْقُرْآنِ أَوْ نَزَلَتْ عَلَى الْقُرْآنِ ‏"

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