64/38. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4206 — Prophetic Healing
Ghazwa of Khaibar
Salama's Wound at Khaibar and Prophetic Healing
Sahih Bukhari : 4206
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4206
حَدَّثَنَا الْمَكِّيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ أَثَرَ ضَرْبَةٍ فِي سَاقِ سَلَمَةَ، فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا مُسْلِمٍ، مَا هَذِهِ الضَّرْبَةُ قَالَ هَذِهِ ضَرْبَةٌ أَصَابَتْنِي يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ، فَقَالَ النَّاسُ أُصِيبَ سَلَمَةُ. فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَنَفَثَ فِيهِ ثَلاَثَ نَفَثَاتٍ، فَمَا اشْتَكَيْتُهَا حَتَّى السَّاعَةِ.
Yazid bin Abi Ubaid Narrated from:
I saw the trace of a wound in Salama's leg. I said to him, "O Abu Muslim! What is this wound?" He said, "This was inflicted on me on the day of Khaibar and the people said, 'Salama has been wounded.' Then I went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he puffed his saliva in it (i.e. the wound) thrice., and since then I have not had any pain in it till this hour."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4206In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 246USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 517
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4206
This hadith is about a wound, the Prophet's care, and Salama's own statement about what happened afterward. Yazid bin Abi Ubaid saw the trace of a wound in Salama's leg and asked about it. Salama explained that the wound was from the day of Khaibar. People had said that Salama was wounded, so he went to the Prophet. The Prophet puffed his saliva into the wound three times, and Salama said he had not felt pain in it until that hour. For people searching for hadith about Salama's wound or prophetic healing at Khaibar, this narration is simple. It reports the wound, the Prophet's action, and Salama's lasting lack of pain.
What we learn from this hadith
- The wound was linked to the day of Khaibar.
- Salama went to the Prophet after people noticed he had been wounded.
- The Prophet treated the wound in the way described in the report.
- Salama said he had not felt pain in that wound afterward.
