Tag: Q n A, Bukhari

During the battle of Al-Jamal, Allah benefited me with a Word (I heard from the Prophet). When the
Prophet heard the news that the people of the Persia had made the daughter of Khosrau their Queen
(ruler), he said, “Never will succeed such a nation as makes a woman their ruler.”

I heard Hudhaifa saying, “While we were sitting with `Umar, he said, ‘Who among you remembers the
statement of the Prophet (ﷺ) about the afflictions?’ Hudhaifa said, “The affliction of a man in his family,
his property, his children and his neighbors are expiated by his prayers, Zakat (and alms) and
enjoining good and forbidding evil.” `Umar said, “I do not ask you about these afflictions, but about
those afflictions which will move like the waves of the sea.” Hudhaifa said, “Don’t worry about it, O
chief of the believers, for there is a closed door between you and them.” `Umar said, “Will that door
be broken or opened?” I said, “No. it will be broken.” `Umar said, “Then it will never be closed,” I
said, “Yes.” We asked Hudhaifa, “Did `Umar know what that door meant?” He replied, “Yes, as I
know that there will be night before tomorrow morning, that is because I narrated to him a true
narration free from errors.” We dared not ask Hudhaifa as to whom the door represented so we
ordered Masruq to ask him what does the door stand for? He replied, “`Umar.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) went out to one of the gardens of Medina for some business and I went out to follow him.
When he entered the garden, I sat at its gate and said to myself, “To day I will be the gatekeeper of the
Prophet though he has not ordered me.” The Prophet (ﷺ) went and finished his need and went to sit on the
constructed edge of the well and uncovered his legs and hung them in the well. In the meantime Abu
Bakr came and asked permission to enter. I said (to him), “Wait till I get you permission.” Abu Bakr
waited outside and I went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, “O Allah’s Prophet! Abu Bakr asks your permission
to enter.” He said, “Admit him, and give him the glad tidings of entering Paradise.” So Abu Bakr
entered and sat on the right side of the Prophet (ﷺ) and uncovered his legs and hung them in the well.
Then `Umar came and I said (to him), “Wait till I get you permission.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Admit him
and give him the glad tidings of entering Paradise.” So `Umar entered and sat on the left side of the
Prophet and uncovered his legs and hung them in the well so that one side of the well became fully
occupied and there remained no place for any-one to sit. Then `Uthman came and I said (to him),
“Wait till I get permission for you.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Admit him and give him the glad tidings of
entering Paradise with a calamity which will befall him.” When he entered, he could not find any
place to sit with them so he went to the other edge of the well opposite them and uncovered his legs
and hung them in the well. I wished that a brother of mine would come, so I invoked Allah for his
coming. (Ibn Al-Musaiyab said, “I interpreted that (narration) as indicating their graves. The first three
are together and the grave of `Uthman is separate from theirs.”)

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “O Allah! Bestow Your blessings on our Sham! O Allah! Bestow Your blessings on
our Yemen.” The People said, “And also on our Najd.” He said, “O Allah! Bestow Your blessings on
our Sham (north)! O Allah! Bestow Your blessings on our Yemen.” The people said, “O Allah’s
Apostle! And also on our Najd.” I think the third time the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “There (in Najd) is the place
of earthquakes and afflictions and from there comes out the side of the head of Satan.”

`Abdullah bin `Umar came to us and we hoped that he would narrate to us a good Hadith. But before
we asked him, a man got up and said to him, “O Abu `Abdur-Rahman! Narrate to us about the battles
during the time of the afflictions, as Allah says:–
‘And fight them until there is no more afflictions (i.e. no more worshipping of others besides Allah).’”
(2.193) Ibn `Umar said (to the man), “Do you know what is meant by afflictions? Let your mother
bereave you! Muhammad used to fight against the pagans, for a Muslim was put to trial in his religion
(The pagans will either kill him or chain him as a captive). His fighting was not like your fighting
which is carried on for the sake of ruling.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) stood up beside the pulpit (and pointed with his finger towards the East) and said,
“Afflictions are there! Afflictions are there, from where the side of the head of Satan comes out,” or
said, “..the side of the sun..”

I heard Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) while he was facing the East, saying, “Verily! Afflictions are there, from
where the side of the head of Satan comes out.”

The the above hadith was narrated by Anas through another chain and said (with the wording) “and every man had his head wrapped in his garment and weeping”. And he said (with the wording) “seeking refuge with Allah from the evil of afflictions” or he said “I seek refuge with Allah from the evil of afflictions.”

The above hadith is narrated on the authority of Anas thorugh another chain and he said (with the wording) “seeking refuge with Allah from the evil of afflictions.”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “There will come a time when the best property of a Muslim will be sheep which
he will take to the tops of mountains and the places of rainfall so as to flee with his religion from the
afflictions.