Sahih al-Bukhari To make the Heart Tender (Ar-Riqaq)

I will be at the Cistern so that I see who among you will come to me. But some people will be barred from reaching me. Thereupon, I will say: 'O Lord, they belong to me and my Ummah

Chapter: Regarding Al-Haud

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 6593

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَتْ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

إِنِّي عَلَى الْحَوْضِ حَتَّى أَنْظُرُ مَنْ يَرِدُ عَلَىَّ مِنْكُمْ، وَسَيُؤْخَذُ نَاسٌ دُونِي فَأَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ مِنِّي وَمِنْ أُمَّتِي‏.‏ فَيُقَالُ هَلْ شَعَرْتَ مَا عَمِلُوا بَعْدَكَ وَاللَّهِ مَا بَرِحُوا يَرْجِعُونَ عَلَى أَعْقَابِهِمْ ‏"

Asmā’ bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said:

"I will be at the Cistern so that I see who among you will come to me. But some people will be barred from reaching me. Thereupon, I will say: 'O Lord, they belong to me and my Ummah.' It will be said: 'Do you know what they did after you? By Allah, they quickly turned back upon their heels.'"

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 6593).

Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) points out that he will be at his Cistern on the Day of Judgment to see those among his Ummah who will come to it. Some people will be held back close to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), who will say: My Lord, they belong to me and my Ummah. It will be said: Do you know what they did after you left them? By Allah, they quickly turned back upon their heels and abandoned their religion. So, they do not belong to you or to your Ummah.

Lessons

The Hadīth shows the Prophet's mercy toward his Ummah and his care for them.
It points out the danger of departing from the Prophet's course.
It urges us to hold onto the Sunnah of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).

Explanation in Arabic

يُبيِّن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بأنَّه سيكون يوم القيامة على حوضه لينظُرَ مَن يأتي مِن أمَّته إلى الحوض،

وسَيُؤخَذ ناسٌ بالقرب منه عليه الصَّلاة والسلام فيقول: يا رب منّي ومِن أُمَّتي،

فيُقال: هل عَلِمْت ما عملوا بعد مفارقتهم إيّاك، والله ما زالوا يرجعون على أدبارِهم ويرتَدُّون عن دينِهم، فلا هم مِنك، ولا مِن أمَّتِك.

رحمة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بأمته وحرصه عليهم.
خطورة مخالفة ما كان عليه النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم.
الحث على التمسك بسنة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم.

Classical commentary

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله ( عَنْ أَسْمَاء بِنْت أَبِي بَكْر ) جَمَعَ مُسْلِم بَيْن حَدِيث اِبْن أَبِي مُلَيْكَة عَنْ عَبْد اللَّه اِبْن عَمْرو وَحَدِيثه عَنْ أَسْمَاء , فَقَدَّمَ ذِكْر حَدِيث عَبْد اللَّه بْن عَمْرو فِي صِفَة الْحَوْض ثُمَّ قَالَ بَعْد قَوْله لَمْ يَظْمَأْ بَعْدَهَا أَبَدًا " قَالَ وَقَالَتْ أَسْمَاء بِنْت أَبِي بَكْر " فَذَكَرَهُ. قَوْله ( وَسَيُؤْخَذُ نَاسٌ دُونِي ) هُوَ مُبَيِّنٌ لِقَوْلِهِ فِي حَدِيث اِبْن مَسْعُود فِي أَوَائِل الْبَاب ثُمَّ لَيُخْتَلَجُنَّ دُونِي وَأَنَّ الْمُرَاد طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ. قَوْله ( فَأَقُول : يَا رَبِّ مِنِّي وَمَنْ أُمَّتِي ) فِيهِ دَفْعٌ لِقَوْلِ مَنْ حَمَلَهُمْ عَلَى غَيْر هَذِهِ الْأُمَّة. قَوْله ( هَلْ شَعَرْت مَا عَمِلُوا بَعْدك ) فِيهِ إِشَارَة إِلَى أَن…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Bukharid. 256 AH	Authenticصحيح	The hadith	صحيح البخاري No. 6593

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AuthenticMuslim صحيح — صحيح مسلم (2293)

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معالم التنزيل تفسير البغوي (261)إِنِّي فَرْطُكُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ حَتَّى أَنْظُرَ مَنْ يَرِدُ عَلِيَّ مِنْكُمْ ، وَسَيُؤْخَذُ نَاسٌ دُونِي ، فَأَقُولُ : يَا رَبِّ ، مِنِّي وَمِنْ أُمَّتِي . فَيُقَالَ لِي : هَلْ شَعَرْتَ مَا عَمِلُوا بَعْدَكَ ؟ واللَّهِ مَا بَرِحُوا يَرْجِعُونَ عَلَى أَعْقَابِهِمْ .

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I will be at the Cistern so that I see who among you will come to me. But some people will be barred from reaching me. Thereupon, I will say: 'O Lord, they belong to me and my Ummah

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"I will say those people are from me. It will be said, 'You do not know what changes and new things they did after you.' Then I will say, 'Far removed (from mercy), far removed (from mercy), those who changed (the religion) after me!"

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"I will say those people are from me. It will be said, 'You do not know what changes and new things they did after you.' Then I will say, 'Far removed (from mercy), far removed (from mercy), those who changed (the religion) after me!"

Zaid b. Aqram told that when they were with God's messenger he said when they arrived at a halting place, "You are not a hundred thousandth part of those who will come down to the pond." He was asked what their number was that day and replied that it was seven or eight hundred. Abu Dawud…

"On the Day of Resurrection a group of companions will come to me, but will be driven away from the Lake-Fount, and I will say, 'O Lord (those are) my companions!' It will be said, 'You have no knowledge as to what they innovated after you left; they turned apostate as renegades (reverted from…

Samura[*] reported God's messenger as saying, "Every prophet has a pond and they will vie with one another about which of them will have the largest number coming down to it. I hope that I may have the largest number." *Samura b. Jundub. Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying this is a gharib tradition.

Anas told that when God's messenger was asked what al-Kauthar[*] was he replied, "That is a river God has given me (meaning in paradise), whiter than milk and sweeter than honey, containing birds whose necks are like the necks of sacrificial camels." `Umar remarked, "These have a pleasant life,"…

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