64/28. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4088 — Beginning of Qunut After Bir Ma'una
The Ghazwa of Ar-Raji’, Ri’l, Dhakwan and Bi’r Ma’una and the narration about Khubaib and his companions
وَحَدِيثِ عَضَلٍ وَالْقَارَةِ وَعَاصِمِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ وَخُبَيْبٍ وَأَصْحَابِهِ. قَالَ ابْنُ إِسْحَاقَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ عُمَرَ أَنَّهَا بَعْدَ أُحُدٍ.
Hadith About Qunut After Bir Ma'una and the Seventy Qurra
Sahih Bukhari : 4088
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4088
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ بَعَثَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَبْعِينَ رَجُلاً لِحَاجَةٍ يُقَالُ لَهُمُ الْقُرَّاءُ، فَعَرَضَ لَهُمْ حَيَّانِ مِنْ بَنِي سُلَيْمٍ رِعْلٌ وَذَكْوَانُ، عِنْدَ بِئْرٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا بِئْرُ مَعُونَةَ، فَقَالَ الْقَوْمُ وَاللَّهِ مَا إِيَّاكُمْ أَرَدْنَا، إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُجْتَازُونَ فِي حَاجَةٍ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، فَقَتَلُوهُمْ فَدَعَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَيْهِمْ شَهْرًا فِي صَلاَةِ الْغَدَاةِ، وَذَلِكَ بَدْءُ الْقُنُوتِ وَمَا كُنَّا نَقْنُتُ. قَالَ عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ وَسَأَلَ رَجُلٌ أَنَسًا عَنِ الْقُنُوتِ أَبَعْدَ الرُّكُوعِ، أَوْ عِنْدَ فَرَاغٍ مِنَ الْقِرَاءَةِ قَالَ لاَ بَلْ عِنْدَ فَرَاغٍ مِنَ الْقِرَاءَةِ.
`Abdul `Aziz Narrated from:
Anas said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) sent seventy men, called Al-Qurra 'for some purpose. The two groups of Bani Sulaim called Ri'l and Dhakwan, appeared to them near a well called Bir Ma'una. The people (i.e. Al- Qurra) said, 'By Allah, we have not come to harm you, but we are passing by you on our way to do something for the Prophet.' But (the infidels) killed them. The Prophet (ﷺ) therefore invoked evil upon them for a month during the morning prayer. That was the beginning of Al Qunut and we used not to say Qunut before that."A man asked Anas about Al-Qunut, "Is it to be said after the Bowing (in the prayer) or after finishing the Recitation (i.e. before Bowing)?" Anas replied, "No, but (it is to be said) after finishing the Recitation."
[1] ' Qunūt ' means invocation in the Ṣalāt (prayer).Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4088In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 132USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 414
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4088
This hadith about Qunut explains an event tied to Bir Ma'una. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم sent seventy men called Al-Qurra for a need. Near the well of Bir Ma'una, two groups from Bani Sulaim met them. The Qurra said they had not come to harm them and were only passing for a task of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, but they were killed. After this, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم invoked against them for one month during the morning prayer. Anas said this was the beginning of Qunut, and they did not use to say Qunut before that. The report also records a question about its place in prayer, with Anas answering that it was after finishing recitation.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Qunut mentioned here came after the killing at Bir Ma'una.
- The seventy men were known as Al-Qurra.
- Anas described where Qunut was said in this report.
