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Sahih al-BukhariCall to Prayers (Adhaan)

I remembered a gold nugget in my house which I didn't want to distract me, so I ordered it to be distributed (in charity)

Chapter: Whoever led the people in Salat (prayer) and remembered an rent matter or necessity and had to pass over the people (to carry out that)

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 851

Narrator:Uqbah ibn al-Hārith

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ، قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ وَرَاءَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِالْمَدِينَةِ الْعَصْرَ فَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ قَامَ مُسْرِعًا، فَتَخَطَّى رِقَابَ النَّاسِ إِلَى بَعْضِ حُجَرِ نِسَائِهِ، فَفَزِعَ النَّاسُ مِنْ سُرْعَتِهِ فَخَرَجَ عَلَيْهِمْ، فَرَأَى أَنَّهُمْ عَجِبُوا مِنْ سُرْعَتِهِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏

ذَكَرْتُ شَيْئًا مِنْ تِبْرٍ عِنْدَنَا فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ يَحْبِسَنِي، فَأَمَرْتُ بِقِسْمَتِهِ ‏"

‘Uqbah ibn al-Hārith (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I offered the ‘Asr prayer behind the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) in Madīnah. When he finished the prayer with Taslīm, he got up hurriedly and went out by crossing the rows of people to one of his wives' rooms. The people were astonished at his speed. The Prophet came back and saw the people surprised at his haste and said to them: "I remembered a gold nugget in my house which I didn't want to distract me, so I ordered it to be distributed (in charity).

In another version: "I left a piece of gold in my house from the charity which I did not want to let it remain with us overnight."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 851) and An-Nasa’i (No. 1365).

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Explanation

Uqbah ibn al-Hārith (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he prayed the ‘Asr prayer with the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) one day, and the Prophet hurriedly left by crossing the rows of people to one of the rooms of his wives. The people were astonished at his haste. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) came back and saw the people wondering about his haste, so he wanted to clarify it, and told them that he remembered a gold nugget in his house of Zakah which was supposed to be distributed, and he did not want his thinking about it to prevent and distract him from contemplating and devoting himself completely to Allah while in the prayer.

Explanation in Arabic

قال عقبة بن الحارث رضي الله عنه أنه صلَّى مع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ذات يوم صلاة العصر، فقام النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم حين انصرف من صلاته مسرعاً، يَتخَطَّي رقاب الناس متوجهاً إلى بعض حجرات زوجاته؛ فخاف الناس من ذلك، ثم خرج فرأى الناس قد عجبوا من ذلك؛ فبين لهم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم سبب هذا، وأخبر أنه تذكر شيئًا من ذهب غير مضروب مما تجب قسمته، فكره أن يمنعه ويشغله التفكير فيه عن التوجه والإقبال على الله تعالى .

  • جواز قيام الإمام بعد الفراغ من الصلاة دون أن يقول أذكار دبر الصلاة إذا أتاه ما يشغله، ويؤخر الأذكار.
  • أن رسول الله -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أسرع الناس مبادرة إلى الخير.
  • جواز تخطي الرقاب بعد السلام من الصلاة، ولا سيما إذا كان لحاجة.
  • جواز التعجب ممن فعل فعلاً ليس من عادته.
  • أن رسول الله -صلى الله عليه وسلم- كغيره من البشر يلحقه النسيان، وأنه ينسى كما ينسى غيره.
  • انشغال الفكر في الصلاة لا يبطلها، ولكن يُخشى أن يذهب بالخشوع.
  • استحباب التخلص مما يشغل القلب عن الله -تعالى-، واستحباب المبادرة إلى عمل الخير.
  • شدة الأمانة وعظمها، وأن الإنسان إذا لم يبادر بأدائها فإنها قد تحبسه.
  • جواز الاستنابة والتوكيل في صرف الصدقات مع القدرة على المباشرة.

Classical commentary

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْلُهُ : ( حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّد بْن عُبَيْد ) أَيْ اِبْن مَيْمُون الْعَلَّاف , وَثَبَتَ كَذَلِكَ فِي رِوَايَة اِبْن عَسَاكِر. قَوْلُهُ : ( عَنْ عُمَر بْن سَعِيد ) أَيْ اِبْن أَبِي حُسَيْن الْمَكِّيّ. قَوْلُهُ : ( عَنْ عُقْبَة ) هُوَ اِبْن الْحَارِث النَّوْفَلِيّ , وَلِلْمُصَنِّفِ فِي الزَّكَاة مِنْ رِوَايَة أَبِي عَاصِم عَنْ عُمَر بْن سَعِيد أَنَّ عُقْبَة بْن الْحَارِث حَدَّثَهُ. قَوْلُهُ : ( فَسَلَّمَ فَقَامَ ) فِي رِوَايَة الْكُشْمِيهَنِيّ " ثُمَّ قَامَ ". قَوْلُهُ : ( فَفَزِعَ النَّاس ) أَيْ خَافُوا , وَكَانَتْ تِلْكَ عَادَتهمْ إِذَا رَأَوْا مِنْهُ غَيْر مَا يَعْهَدُونَهُ خَشْيَة أَنْ يَنْزِل فِيهِمْ شَيْء يَسُوءهُمْ. قَوْلُهُ : ( فَرَأَى أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ عَجِبُوا ) فِي رِوَايَة أَبِي عَاص…

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Other versions

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 1365

"I prayed 'Asr with the Prophet (ﷺ) in Al-Madinah, then he left, stepping over the necks of the people, so quickly that the people were surprised at his haste. He entered unto one of his wives, then he came out and said: 'While I was praying 'Asr, I remembered some gold that we had, and I did not…

"‏ إِنِّي ذَكَرْتُ وَأَنَا فِي الْعَصْرِ شَيْئًا مِنْ تِبْرٍ كَانَ عِنْدَنَا فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ يَبِيتَ عِنْدَنَا فَأَمَرْتُ بِقِسْمَتِهِ ‏"

Narrated by Uqbah ibn al-Hārith

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 1883

‘Uqba b. al-Harith said that on an occasion when he had prayed the afternoon prayer in Medina behind the Prophet, he got up quickly after uttering the salutation and, stepping over the people, went to one of the rooms of his wives. The people were startled at his haste, and when he came out and saw…

وَعَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ قَالَ: صَلَّيْتُ وَرَاءَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ الْعَصْرَ فَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ قَامَ مُسْرِعًا فَتَخَطَّى رِقَابَ النَّاسِ إِلَى بَعْضِ حُجَرِ نِسَائِهِ…

Narrated by Uqbah ibn al-Hārith

Also reported by… (2)
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (1270)صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ الْعَصْرَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ ، ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ يَتَخَطَّى رِقَابَ النَّاسِ سَرِيعًا ، حَتَّى تَعَجَّبَ النَّاسُ لِسُرْعَتِهِ ، فَتَبِعَهُ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِهِ ، فَدَخَلَ عَلَى بَعْضِ أَزْوَاجِهِ ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ :إِنِّي ذَكَرَتُ وَأَنَا فِي الْعَصْرِ شَيْئًا مِنْ تِ
  • موضح أوهام الجمع والتفريق للخطيب (1174)ذَكَرْتُ شَيْئًا مِنْ تِبْرٍ عِنْدَنَا فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ يُحْبَسَ ، فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَقُسِمَ

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 1221

I offered the `Asr prayer with the Prophet (ﷺ) and after finishing the prayer with Taslim he got up quickly and went to some of his wives and then came out. He noticed the signs of astonishment on the faces of the people caused by his speed. He then said, "I remembered while I was in my prayer that…

ذَكَرْتُ وَأَنَا فِي الصَّلاَةِ تِبْرًا عِنْدَنَا، فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ يُمْسِيَ أَوْ يَبِيتَ عِنْدَنَا فَأَمَرْتُ بِقِسْمَتِهِ ‏"

Narrated by Uqbah ibn al-Hārith + 2 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 1430

Once the Prophet (ﷺ) offered the `Asr prayer and then hurriedly went to his house and returned immediately. I (or somebody else) asked him (as to what was the matter) and he said, "I left at home a piece of gold which was from the charity and I disliked to let it remain a night in my house, so I…

صَلَّى بِنَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْعَصْرَ، فَأَسْرَعَ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ الْبَيْتَ، فَلَمْ يَلْبَثْ أَنْ خَرَجَ، فَقُلْتُ أَوْ قِيلَ لَهُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ كُنْتُ خَلَّفْتُ فِي الْبَيْتِ تِبْرًا مِنَ الصَّدَقَةِ…

Narrated by Uqbah ibn al-Hārith

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