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Sahih al-BukhariGood Manners and Form (Al-Adab)

Sahih al-Bukhari 6153

Chapter: Lampooning Al-Mushrikin

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 6153

Narrator:Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لِحَسَّانَ ‏"‏

اهْجُهُمْ ـ أَوْ قَالَ هَاجِهِمْ ـ وَجِبْرِيلُ مَعَكَ ‏"

Narrated Al-Bara:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said to Hassan, "Lampoon them (the pagans) in verse, and Gabriel is with you."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 6153).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( عَنْ الْبَرَاء أَنَّ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لِحَسَّانَ ) هَكَذَا رَوَاهُ أَكْثَر أَصْحَاب شُعْبَة فَقَالَ فِيهِ " عَنْ الْبَرَاء عَنْ حَسَّان " جَعَلَهُ مِنْ مُسْنَد حَسَّان أَخْرَجَهُ النَّسَائِيُّ , وَقَدْ أَوْرَدْت هَذَا فِي الْمَلَائِكَة مِنْ بَدْء الْخَلْق مَعْزُوًّا إِلَى التِّرْمِذِيّ , وَهُوَ سَهْو كَأَنَّ سَبَبه اِلْتِبَاس الرَّقْم , فَإِنَّهُ لِلتِّرْمِذِيِّ ت وَلِلنَّسَائِيِّ ن وَهُمَا يَلْتَبِسَانِ , وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَ بَيَان الْوَقْت الَّذِي وَقَعَ ذَلِكَ فِيهِ لِحَسَّانَ فِي الْمَغَازِي فِي غَزْوَة بَنِي قُرَيْظَة.…

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