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Sahih Bukhari 4065 — Hudhaifa Forgave at Uhud
“…but Allah was their Wali.”
Hudhaifa Forgave at Uhud Hadith: Mercy During Pain
Sahih Bukhari : 4065
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4065
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ هُزِمَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ، فَصَرَخَ إِبْلِيسُ لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ أَىْ عِبَادَ اللَّهِ أُخْرَاكُمْ. فَرَجَعَتْ أُولاَهُمْ فَاجْتَلَدَتْ هِيَ وَأُخْرَاهُمْ فَبَصُرَ حُذَيْفَةُ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِأَبِيهِ الْيَمَانِ فَقَالَ أَىْ عِبَادَ اللَّهِ أَبِي أَبِي. قَالَ قَالَتْ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا احْتَجَزُوا حَتَّى قَتَلُوهُ فَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ يَغْفِرُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ. قَالَ عُرْوَةُ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا زَالَتْ فِي حُذَيْفَةَ بَقِيَّةُ خَيْرٍ حَتَّى لَحِقَ بِاللَّهِ. بَصُرْتُ عَلِمْتُ، مِنَ الْبَصِيرَةِ فِي الأَمْرِ، وَأَبْصَرْتُ مِنْ بَصَرِ الْعَيْنِ وَيُقَالُ بَصُرْتُ وَأَبْصَرْتُ وَاحِدٌ.
A'isha Narrated from:
When it was the day of Uhud, the pagans were defeated. Then Satan, Allah's Curse be upon him, cried loudly, "O Allah's Worshippers, beware of what is behind!" On that, the front files of the (Muslim) forces turned their backs and started fighting with the back files.Hudhaifa looked, and on seeing his father Al-Yaman, he shouted, "O Allah's Worshippers, my father, my father!" But by Allah, they did not stop till they killed him. Hudhaifa said, "May Allah forgive you." (The sub-narrator, `Urwa, said, "By Allah, Hudhaifa continued asking Allah's Forgiveness for the killers of his father till he departed to Allah (i.e. died).")
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4065In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 110USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 394
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4065
This hadith about Hudhaifa at Uhud describes a painful moment. After the pagans were defeated, Satan cried out and caused confusion by warning the Muslims about what was behind them. The front ranks turned back and fighting broke out with the back ranks. Hudhaifa saw his father Al-Yaman and called out, warning the people that it was his father. The report says they did not stop until they killed him. Hudhaifa then said, May Allah forgive you. The narration adds that he kept asking Allah's forgiveness for those who killed his father until he died. For searches like Hudhaifa father Uhud hadith, the clear lesson is forgiveness in a time of deep hurt, without denying the tragedy.
What we learn from this hadith
- Confusion in hardship can lead to painful mistakes.
- Hudhaifa asked Allah to forgive those who killed his father.
- The narration shows mercy even after a very personal loss.
- Satan’s cry is shown in the report as a cause of confusion.
