64/43. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4253 — Did the Prophet Perform Umra in Rajab?
‘'Umra Al-Qada’
ذَكَرَهُ أَنَسٌ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
Did the Prophet Perform Umra in Rajab? Aisha's Correction
Sahih Bukhari : 4253
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4253
حَدَّثَنِي عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، قَالَ دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَعُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ الْمَسْجِدَ، فَإِذَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ جَالِسٌ إِلَى حُجْرَةِ عَائِشَةَ ثُمَّ قَالَ كَمِ اعْتَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ أَرْبَعًا {إِحْدَاهُنَّ فِي رَجَبٍ} ثُمَّ سَمِعْنَا اسْتِنَانَ، عَائِشَةَ قَالَ عُرْوَةُ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَلاَ تَسْمَعِينَ مَا يَقُولُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم اعْتَمَرَ أَرْبَعَ عُمَرٍ. فَقَالَتْ مَا اعْتَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عُمْرَةً إِلاَّ وَهْوَ شَاهِدُهُ، وَمَا اعْتَمَرَ فِي رَجَبٍ قَطُّ.
Mujahid Narrated from:
`Urwa and I entered the Mosque and found `Abdullah bin `Umar sitting beside the dwelling place of `Aisha. `Urwa asked (Ibn `Umar), "How many `Umras did the Prophet (ﷺ) perform?" Ibn `Umar replied, "Four, one of which was in Rajab." Then we heard `Aisha brushing her teeth whereupon `Urwa said, "O mother of the believers! Don't you hear what Abu `Abdur-Rahman is saying? He is saying that the Prophet performed four `Umra, one of which was in Rajab." `Aisha said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) did not perform any `Umra but he (i.e. Ibn `Umar) witnessed it. And he (the Prophet (ﷺ)) never did any `Umra in (the month of) Rajab."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4253, 4254In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 288USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 555
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4253
This hadith about Umra in Rajab records a careful correction. Mujahid and Urwa heard Ibn Umar say that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم performed four Umras, one of them in Rajab. Urwa then asked Aisha, the Mother of the Believers, about what he had said. Aisha replied that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did not perform any Umra except that Ibn Umar witnessed it, and that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم never performed Umra in Rajab. The core topic is accuracy in reporting. The hadith does not attack Ibn Umar; it simply shows Aisha correcting a detail. For readers searching did the Prophet perform Umra in Rajab, this narration gives the direct answer found in the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- Reports should be checked when a detail is unclear.
- Aisha corrected the claim that one Umra was in Rajab.
- The Hadith teaches care in preserving exact information.
