64/48. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4287 — Truth Came and Falsehood Vanished
Where did the Prophet (saws) fix the flag on the day of the conquest of Makkah?
Truth Has Come Hadith: The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم Removing Idols from the Kaaba
Sahih Bukhari : 4287
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4287
حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ دَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَكَّةَ يَوْمَ الْفَتْحِ وَحَوْلَ الْبَيْتِ سِتُّونَ وَثَلاَثُمِائَةِ نُصُبٍ، فَجَعَلَ يَطْعُنُهَا بِعُودٍ فِي يَدِهِ وَيَقُولُ " جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ، جَاءَ الْحَقُّ، وَمَا يُبْدِئُ الْبَاطِلُ وَمَا يُعِيدُ ".
`Abdullah Narrated from:
When the Prophet (ﷺ) entered Mecca on the day of the Conquest, there were 360 idols around the Ka`ba. The Prophet (ﷺ) started striking them with a stick he had in his hand and was saying, "Truth has come and Falsehood will neither start nor will it reappear.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4287In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 320USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 583
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4287
This Truth has come hadith describes the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم entering Makkah on the day of the conquest while 360 idols stood around the Kaaba. He began striking them with a stick in his hand and saying that truth had come and falsehood would neither start nor reappear. The message is direct and strong. The Kaaba was not left surrounded by idols. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم acted to remove false worship from the place built for worship of Allah. The hadith centers on truth over falsehood, Tawheed over idol worship, and the cleansing of the sacred house from what did not belong there. It does not need added stories to feel powerful. The words and action in the report already show the meaning clearly.
What we learn from this hadith
- Truth is presented as stronger than falsehood.
- The Kaaba was cleared from idols on the day of conquest.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم joined action with words in rejecting false worship.
- Sacred places should be protected from what contradicts worship of Allah.
