64/38. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4214 — Modesty
Ghazwa of Khaibar
Modesty at Khaibar: Abdullah bin Mughaffal's Shyness
Sahih Bukhari : 4214
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4214
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلاَلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ كُنَّا مُحَاصِرِي خَيْبَرَ فَرَمَى إِنْسَانٌ بِجِرَابٍ فِيهِ شَحْمٌ، فَنَزَوْتُ لآخُذَهُ، فَالْتَفَتُّ فَإِذَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، فَاسْتَحْيَيْتُ.
'Abdullah bin Mughaffal Narrated from:
While we were besieging Khaibar, a person threw a leather container containing some fat and I ran to take it. Suddenly I looked behind, and behold! The Prophet (ﷺ) was there. So I felt shy (to take it then).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4214In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 254USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 525
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4214
This hadith is brief, but it gives a human moment from the siege of Khaibar. Abdullah bin Mughaffal says that while they were besieging Khaibar, someone threw a leather container with fat inside it. He ran to take it. Then he looked back and saw the Prophet there, so he felt shy. The report does not give a long ruling about the item, nor does it explain what happened after that in the provided text. For readers searching for Abdullah bin Mughaffal fat hadith or Khaibar food hadith, the main point is the companion's quick movement, his awareness of the Prophet's presence, and the modest feeling that came over him.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report happened during the siege of Khaibar.
- A leather container containing fat was thrown.
- Abdullah bin Mughaffal ran to take it.
- When he saw the Prophet, he felt shy.
