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Sahih al-Bukhari 3689

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “Among the nations before you there used to be people who were inspired (though they were not prophets). And if there is any of such persons…

Abu Hurayrahnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih
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حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ قَزَعَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضى الله عنه

قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَقَدْ كَانَ فِيمَا قَبْلَكُمْ مِنَ الأُمَمِ مُحَدَّثُونَ، فَإِنْ يَكُ فِي أُمَّتِي أَحَدٌ فَإِنَّهُ عُمَرُ». زَادَ زَكَرِيَّاءُ بْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ عَنْ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَقَدْ كَانَ فِيمَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ رِجَالٌ يُكَلَّمُونَ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَكُونُوا أَنْبِيَاءَ، فَإِنْ يَكُنْ مِنْ أُمَّتِي مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ فَعُمَرُ». قال ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما: «من نبيِّ ولا محدَّث»

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “Among the nations before you there used to be people who were inspired (though they were not prophets). And if there is any of such persons amongst my followers, it is Umar” Narrated Abu Hurayrah: The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “Among the nation of Bani Israel who lived before you, there were men who used to be inspired with guidance though they were not prophets, and if there is any of such persons amongst my followers, it is Umar”

আবূ হুরাইরাহ্ (রাঃ) হতে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বলেছেন, তোমাদের আগের উম্মাতগণের মধ্যে অনেক মুহাদ্দাস (যার ক্বলবে সত্য কথা অবতীর্ণ হয়) ব্যক্তি ছিলেন। আমার উম্মাতের মধ্যে যদি কেউ মুহাদ্দাস হন তবে সে ব্যক্তি উমর। যাকারিয়া (রহ.)....আবূ হুরাইরাহ্ (রাঃ) হতে অধিক বর্ণিত আছে যে, নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বলেছেন, তোমাদের আগের বনী ইসরাঈলের মধ্যে এমন কতক লোক ছিলেন, যাঁরা নবী ছিলেন না বটে, তবে ফেরেশতামন্ডলী তাঁদের সঙ্গে কথা বলতেন।

আমার উম্মাতে এমন কোন লোক হলে সে হবে ‘উমার (রাঃ)। ইবনু ‘আব্বাস (রাঃ) (কুরআনের আয়াতে) وَلَا مُحَدَّثٍ অতিরিক্ত বলেছেন। (৩৪৬৯)

ہم سے یحییٰ بن قزعہ نے بیان کیا، کہا ہم سے ابراہیم بن سعد نے بیان کیا، ان سے ان کے والد نے، ان سے ابوسلمہ نے اور ان سے ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ نے بیان کیا کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا کہ تم سے پہلی امتوں میں محدث ہوا کرتے تھے، اور اگر میری امت میں کوئی ایسا شخص ہے تو وہ عمر ہیں۔

زکریا بن زائدہ نے اپنی روایت میں سعد سے یہ بڑھایا ہے کہ ان سے ابوسلمہ نے بیان کیا اور ان سے ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ نے کہ نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا کہ تم سے پہلے بنی اسرائیل کی امتوں میں کچھ لوگ ایسے ہوا کرتے تھے کہ نبی نہیں ہوتے تھے اور اس کے باوجود فرشتے ان سے کلام کیا کرتے تھے اور اگر میری امت میں کوئی ایسا شخص ہو سکتا ہے تو وہ عمر ہیں۔ ابن عباس رضی اللہ عنہما نے پڑھا «من نبي ولا محدث» ۔

Ebu Hureyre r.a. dedi ki: Resulullah Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem şöyle buyurdu: "Sizden önceki ümmetler arasında muhaddes insanlar vardı. Eğer benim ümmetim arasında (böyle) birisi olacaksa şüphesiz ki o Ömer'dir."

Ebu Hureyre dedi ki: Nebi Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem şöyle buyurdu: "Andolsun sizden öncekiler arasında -yani İsrailoğulları arasında- nebi olmadıkları halde kendileri ile konuşulan adamlar vardı. Eğer benim ümmetim arasında onlardan birisi varsa o da Ömer'dir." İbn Abbas (el-Hac, 52. ayet-i kerimede geçen "ve la nebiyyin" buyruğunu): ...... bir Nebi ve bir muhaddes ... " diyerek ("bir muhaddes" lafzını ilave ederek) okumuştur

Sahih al-Bukhari 3689, Book 62, Companions of the Prophet, Hadith 39. 1 min read

What it means

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) speaks of an extraordinary merit that belongs to ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb (may Allah be pleased with him). The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said that there were in the previous nations people who were inspired to do what is correct. They would speak and their speech would be in accordance with the truth.

That is an honor that Allah bestows upon His servants, that when they say something or give a religious opinion or pass a judgment, they find out afterwards that what they said or did was in compliance with the truth.

‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was one of the most guided to the truth. The conditional clause "if there is among my followers people as such" does not indicate doubt, since the Ummah of Islam is the best and most perfect of nations. Rather, it indicates emphasis. If it is established that people who received divine inspiration existed in other nations, then they exist among the Muslims with greater reason.

Verily, the stronger the person's belief in Allah is and the more obedient he is to Allah, the more Allah guides him to the truth in proportion to what he possesses of faith, knowledge, and good deeds. For example, he would do something that he believes to be true without knowing a proof from the Qur'an and the Sunnah. Then when he checks or inquires, he finds that he has indeed acted according to the Qur'an and the Sunnah.

This is an extraordinary honor from Allah. ‘Umar was one of such people, as the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said about him: "If there are people as such among my followers, then it is ‘Umar.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
  2. 2Yahya ibn QazahTold us, Fourth generation, died 211 AH
  3. 3Ibrahim ibn SadTold us, Third generation, died 182 AH
  4. 4Sad ibn IbrahimFrom, Successor, died 125 AH
  5. 5Abu Salamah ibn Abd ar-RahmanFrom, Successor, died 94 AH
  6. 6Abu HurayrahFrom, Companion, died 57 AH

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