64/56. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4328 — Accepting Good Tidings
The Ghazwa of At-Taif
قَالَهُ مُوسَى بْنُ عُقَبْةَ.
Hadith About Good Tidings and the Blessed Water
Sahih Bukhari : 4328
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4328
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ بُرَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهْوَ نَازِلٌ بِالْجِعْرَانَةِ بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَالْمَدِينَةِ وَمَعَهُ بِلاَلٌ، فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَقَالَ أَلاَ تُنْجِزُ لِي مَا وَعَدْتَنِي. فَقَالَ لَهُ " أَبْشِرْ ". فَقَالَ قَدْ أَكْثَرْتَ عَلَىَّ مِنْ أَبْشِرْ. فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَى أَبِي مُوسَى وَبِلاَلٍ كَهَيْئَةِ الْغَضْبَانِ فَقَالَ " رَدَّ الْبُشْرَى فَاقْبَلاَ أَنْتُمَا ". قَالاَ قَبِلْنَا. ثُمَّ دَعَا بِقَدَحٍ فِيهِ مَاءٌ فَغَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ وَوَجْهَهُ فِيهِ، وَمَجَّ فِيهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ " اشْرَبَا مِنْهُ، وَأَفْرِغَا عَلَى وُجُوهِكُمَا وَنُحُورِكُمَا، وَأَبْشِرَا ". فَأَخَذَا الْقَدَحَ فَفَعَلاَ، فَنَادَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ مِنْ وَرَاءِ السِّتْرِ أَنْ أَفْضِلاَ لأُمِّكُمَا. فَأَفْضَلاَ لَهَا مِنْهُ طَائِفَةً.
Abu Burda Narrated from:
Abu Musa said, "I was with the Prophet (ﷺ) when he was encamping at Al-Jarana (a place) between Mecca and Medina and Bilal was with him. A bedouin came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "Won't you fulfill what you have promised me?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'Rejoice (at what I will do for you).' The bedouin said, "(You have said to me) rejoice too often." Then the Prophet (ﷺ) turned to me (i.e. Abu Musa) and Bilal in an angry mood and said, 'The bedouin has refused the good tidings, so you both accept them.' Bilal and I said, 'We accept them.'Then the Prophet (ﷺ) asked for a drinking bowl containing water and washed his hands and face in it, and then took a mouthful of water and threw it therein saying (to us), "Drink (some of) it and pour (some) over your faces and chests and be happy at the good tidings." So they both took the drinking bowl and did as instructed. Um Salama called from behind a screen, "Keep something (of the water for your mother." So they left some of it for her.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4328In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 357USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 617
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4328
This Hadith about good tidings shows the value of accepting what the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم offered with faith and respect. At Al-Jarana, a Bedouin asked the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم about a promise. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told him to rejoice, but the Bedouin replied that he had heard rejoice too often. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then turned to Abu Musa and Bilal and told them to accept the good tidings that the Bedouin had refused. They accepted. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then washed his hands and face in a bowl, put water from his mouth into it, and told them to drink and pour some over their faces and chests. Umm Salama also asked them to leave some for her. The Hadith highlights trust, good news, and receiving the Prophet's instruction with an open heart.
What we learn from this hadith
- Good tidings from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم should be received with respect.
- Abu Musa and Bilal accepted when invited to receive the good news.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم instructed them clearly on what to do with the water.
- Umm Salama also wanted a share of what was left.
