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Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3151

Chapter: Regarding Surat Al-Kahf

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3151

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ إِنَّمَا سُمِّيَ الْخَضِرَ لأَنَّهُ جَلَسَ عَلَى فَرْوَةٍ بَيْضَاءَ فَاهْتَزَّتْ تَحْتَهُ خَضْرَاءَ ‏"

Narrated Abu Hurairah:

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "He was called Al-Khadir because he sat on a barren Farwah and it turned green beneath him."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 3151), Al-Bukhari (No. 3402) and Ahmad (No. 7765).

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An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sahih al-Bukhari 3402

Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى ) هُوَ الْبَلْخِيُّ " إِنَّمَا سُمِّيَ الْخَضِرُ " بِفَتْحِ أَوَّلِهِ وَكَسْرِ ثَانِيهِ أَوْ بِكَسْرِ أَوَّلِهِ وَإِسْكَانِ ثَانِيهِ , ثَبَتَتْ بِهِمَا الرِّوَايَةُ وَبِإِثْبَاتِ الْأَلِفِ وَاللَّامِ فِيهِ وَبِحَذْفِهِمَا , قَالَهُ الْحَافِظُ " جَلَسَ عَلَى فَرْوَةٍ بَيْضَاءَ " زَادَ عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ فِي مُصَنَّفِهِ بَعْدَ أَنْ أَخْرَجَهُ الْفَرْوَةُ : الْحَشِيشُ الْأَبْيَضُ وَمَا أَشْبَهَ. قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بَعْدَ أَنْ رَوَاهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْهُ : أَظُنُّ هَذَا تَفْسِيرًا مِنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ اِنْتَهَى. وَجَزَمَ بِذَلِكَ عِيَاضٌ وَقَالَ الْحَرْبِيُّ : الْفَرْوَةُ مِنْ الْأَرْضِ قِطْعَةٌ يَابِسَةٌ مِنْ حَشِيشٍ , وَهَذَا مُوَا…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3151
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Bukhari The hadith No. 3151
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3151
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 3151

Other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3402

Al-Khidr was named so because he sat over a barren white land, it turned green with plantation after his sitting over it

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Al-Khidr was named so because he sat over a barren white land, it turned green with plantation after his sitting over it."

إِنَّمَا سُمِّيَ الْخَضِرُ أَنَّهُ جَلَسَ عَلَى فَرْوَةٍ بَيْضَاءَ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَهْتَزُّ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ خَضْرَاءَ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Explained

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 5712

Abu Huraira reported the Prophet as saying, "The reason why al Khidr was so called was because he sat on some white waste land and it sprouted green (khadra') behind him." Bukhari transmitted it.

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِنَّمَا سُمِّيَ الْخَضِرُ لِأَنَّهُ جَلَسَ عَلَى فَرْوَةٍ بَيْضَاءَ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَهْتَزُّ من خَلْفِه خضراء» . رَوَاهُ البُخَارِيّ

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Also reported by… (2)
  • صحيفة همام بن منبه (114)سُمِّيَ الْخَضِرُ لأَنَّهُ جَلَسَ عَلَى فَرْوَةٍ بَيْضَاءَ ، فَإِذَا هِيَ تَهْتَزُّ تَحْتَهُ خَضْرَاءَ
  • غريب الحديث للخطابي (158)الْخِضْرَ جَلَسَ عَلَى فَرْوَةٍ بَيْضَاءَ ، فَاهْتَزَّتْ تَحْتَهُ خَضْرَاءُ

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