Sahih Muslim The Book of Jihad and Expeditions

Sahih Muslim 1792a

Chapter: The Battle of Uhud

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1792a

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَحْكِي نَبِيًّا مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ ضَرَبَهُ قَوْمُهُ وَهُوَ يَمْسَحُ الدَّمَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ وَيَقُولُ ‏"‏

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِقَوْمِي فَإِنَّهُمْ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ ‏"

It has been narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah who said:

It appeared to me as if I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) (and heard him) relate the story of a Prophet who had been beaten by his people, was wiping the blood from his face and was saying. My Lord, forgive my people, for they do not know.

Reported by Muslim (No. 1792a, 1792b), Al-Bukhari (No. 3477, 6929), Ibn Majah (No. 4025) and Ahmad (No. 3429, 3851, 3898, 3986, 4136).

An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sahih al-Bukhari 3477

Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( إِنَّ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَكَى نَبِيًّا مِنْ الْأَنْبِيَاء صَلَوَات اللَّه وَسَلَامه عَلَيْهِمْ ضَرَبَهُ قَوْمه وَهُوَ يَمْسَح الدَّم عَنْ وَجْهه وَيَقُول : رَبّ اِغْفِرْ لِقَوْمِي فَإِنَّهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ) فِيهِ مَا كَانُوا عَلَيْهِ صَلَوَات اللَّه وَسَلَامه عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ الْحِلْم وَالتَّصَبُّر , وَالْعَفْو وَالشَّفَقَة عَلَى قَوْمهمْ , وَدُعَائِهِمْ لَهُمْ بِالْهِدَايَةِ وَالْغُفْرَان , وَعُذْرهمْ فِي جِنَايَتهمْ عَلَى أَنْفُسهمْ بِأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ , وَهَذَا النَّبِيّ الْمُشَار إِلَيْهِ مِنْ الْمُتَقَدِّمِينَ , وَقَدْ جَرَى لِنَبِيِّنَا صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِثْل هَذَا يَوْم أُحُد. قَوْله : ( وَهُوَ يَنْضِح الدَّم عَنْ جَبِينه )…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3477

Allah, forgive my people for they do not know

Abu ‘Abdur-Rahmān ‘Abdullāh ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "It is as though I am looking at Allah's Messenger as he tells the story of one of the prophets (peace be upon them) as his people struck him and caused him to bleed, and he wiped the blood from his face, saying: 'Allah…

نَبِيًّا مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ ضَرَبَهُ قَوْمُهُ فَأَدْمَوْهُ، وَهْوَ يَمْسَحُ الدَّمَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ، وَيَقُولُ ‏"‏ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِقَوْمِي فَإِنَّهُمْ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd Explained

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 6929

As if I am looking at the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was speaking about one of the prophets whose people have beaten and wounded him, and he was wiping the blood off his face and saying, "O Lord! Forgive my, people as they do not know."

نَبِيًّا مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ ضَرَبَهُ قَوْمُهُ فَأَدْمَوْهُ، فَهْوَ يَمْسَحُ الدَّمَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ وَيَقُولُ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِقَوْمِي، فَإِنَّهُمْ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1792b

A version of the tradition with a slightly different wording has been narrated by another chain of transmitters.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ فَهُوَ يَنْضِحُ الدَّمَ عَنْ جَبِينِهِ ‏.‏

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Ibn Majah 4025

“It is as if I can see the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), telling us the story of one of the Prophets: ‘His people beat him, and he was wiping the blood from his face and saying: “O Lord forgive my people, for they do not know.’”

يَحْكِي نَبِيًّا مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ ضَرَبَهُ قَوْمُهُ وَهُوَ يَمْسَحُ الدَّمَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ وَيَقُولُ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِقَوْمِي فَإِنَّهُمْ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 3429