64/44. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4263 — Sorrow After Mu'tah
The expedition of Mu`tah to the land of Syria
Hadith About Mourning: The Prophet's Sorrow After Mu'tah
Sahih Bukhari : 4263
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4263
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ يَحْيَى بْنَ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَتْنِي عَمْرَةُ، قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ تَقُولُ لَمَّا جَاءَ قَتْلُ ابْنِ حَارِثَةَ وَجَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رَوَاحَةَ ـ رضى الله عنهم ـ جَلَسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُعْرَفُ فِيهِ الْحُزْنُ ـ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ ـ وَأَنَا أَطَّلِعُ مِنْ صَائِرِ الْبَابِ ـ تَعْنِي مِنْ شَقِّ الْبَابِ ـ فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ أَىْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ نِسَاءَ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ وَذَكَرَ بُكَاءَهُنَّ، فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَنْهَاهُنَّ قَالَ فَذَهَبَ الرَّجُلُ ثُمَّ أَتَى فَقَالَ قَدْ نَهَيْتُهُنَّ. وَذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يُطِعْنَهُ قَالَ فَأَمَرَ أَيْضًا فَذَهَبَ ثُمَّ أَتَى فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ غَلَبْنَنَا. فَزَعَمَتْ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " فَاحْثُ فِي أَفْوَاهِهِنَّ مِنَ التُّرَابِ " قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَقُلْتُ أَرْغَمَ اللَّهُ أَنْفَكَ، فَوَاللَّهِ مَا أَنْتَ تَفْعَلُ، وَمَا تَرَكْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنَ الْعَنَاءِ.
Amra Narrated from:
I heard `Aisha saying, "When the news of the martyrdom of Ibn Haritha, Ja`far bin Abi Talib and `Abdullah bin Rawaka reached, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sat with sorrow explicit on his face." `Aisha added, "I was then peeping through a chink in the door. A man came to him and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! The women of Ja`far are crying.' Thereupon the Prophet (ﷺ) told him to forbid them to do so. So the man went away and returned saying, "I forbade them but they did not listen to me."The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered him again to go (and forbid them). He went again and came saying, 'By Allah, they overpowered me (i.e. did not listen to me)." `Aisha said that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said (to him), "Go and throw dust into their mouths." Aisha added, "I said, May Allah put your nose in the dust! By Allah, neither have you done what you have been ordered, nor have you relieved Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) from trouble."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4263In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 297USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 562
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4263
This hadith about mourning tells what happened when the news came that Ibn Haritha, Ja'far bin Abi Talib, and Abdullah bin Rawaha had been killed. Aisha said that Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم sat with sorrow visible on his face. This is an important part of the report: grief was seen on him. Then a man came and mentioned that the women of Ja'far were crying. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told him to forbid them. The man returned more than once, saying they did not listen and had overpowered him. The report ends with Aisha pointing out that the man neither carried out the order nor relieved the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم from trouble. The focus here is sorrow, restraint, and the weight of carrying out an instruction properly.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم showed visible sorrow when news of the martyrs came.
- The report warns against uncontrolled public crying mentioned in the text.
- When given a task, a person should try to carry it out properly.
