64/35. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4156 — Loss of the Righteous
The Ghazwa of Al-Hudaibiya
وَقَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {لَقَدْ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ يُبَايِعُونَكَ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ} .
Hadith About the Loss of Righteous People
Sahih Bukhari : 4156
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4156
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ مِرْدَاسًا الأَسْلَمِيَّ، يَقُولُ ـ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الشَّجَرَةِ ـ يُقْبَضُ الصَّالِحُونَ الأَوَّلُ فَالأَوَّلُ، وَتَبْقَى حُفَالَةٌ كَحُفَالَةِ التَّمْرِ وَالشَّعِيرِ، لاَ يَعْبَأُ اللَّهُ بِهِمْ شَيْئًا.
Mirdas Al-Aslami Narrated from:
Pious people will die in succession, and there will remain the dregs of society who will be like the useless residues of dates and barley and Allah will pay no attention to them.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4156In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 200USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 476
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4156
This hadith about the loss of righteous people is reported from Mirdas Al-Aslami, who was among the companions of the Tree. He says that pious people will die in succession, one after another. Then there will remain people compared to the useless residue of dates and barley, and Allah will pay no attention to them. The statement is stern and should be read as the hadith words give it. It points to the value of righteous people in a community and the danger of a society losing its best people. The report does not name a date or group beyond this description, so the lesson should stay general.
What we learn from this hadith
- Righteous people are valuable to the community.
- The hadith describes pious people passing away in succession.
- A community can decline when only low-quality people remain.
