65/7.2. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4638 — Respect Among the Prophets
"And when Musa (Moses) came at the time and place appointed by Us, and his Lord (Allah) spoke to him, he said, 'O my Lord! Show me (Yourself) that I may look upon You." (V.7:143)
قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ {أَرِنِي} أَعْطِنِي.
Hadith About Respecting All Prophets and Avoiding Angry Comparisons
Sahih Bukhari : 4638
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4638
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ يَحْيَى الْمَازِنِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَدْ لُطِمَ وَجْهُهُ وَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ رَجُلاً مِنْ أَصْحَابِكَ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ لَطَمَ وَجْهِي. قَالَ " ادْعُوهُ ". فَدَعَوْهُ قَالَ " لِمَ لَطَمْتَ وَجْهَهُ ". قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنِّي مَرَرْتُ بِالْيَهُودِ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ وَالَّذِي اصْطَفَى مُوسَى عَلَى الْبَشَرِ. فَقُلْتُ وَعَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَخَذَتْنِي غَضْبَةٌ فَلَطَمْتُهُ. قَالَ " لاَ تُخَيِّرُونِي مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ، فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ يَصْعَقُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَأَكُونُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ يُفِيقُ، فَإِذَا أَنَا بِمُوسَى آخِذٌ بِقَائِمَةٍ مِنْ قَوَائِمِ الْعَرْشِ، فَلاَ أَدْرِي أَفَاقَ قَبْلِي أَمْ جُزِيَ بِصَعْقَةِ الطُّورِ ".
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri Narrated from:
A man from the Jews, having been slapped on his face, came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Muhammad! A man from your companions from the Ansar has slapped me on my face!" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Call him." When they called him, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Why did you slap him?" He said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! While I was passing by the Jews, I heard him saying, 'By Him Who selected Moses above the human beings,' I said, 'Even above Muhammad?' I became furious and slapped him on the face."The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do not give me superiority over the other prophets, for on the Day of Resurrection the people will become unconscious and I will be the first to regain consciousness. Then I will see Moses holding one of the legs of the Throne. I will not know whether he has come to his senses before me or that the shock he had received at the Mountain, (during his worldly life) was sufficient for him."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4638In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 160USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 162
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4638
This hadith about respecting prophets begins with a dispute. A Jewish man said he had been slapped by an Ansari companion. The companion explained that he became angry after hearing the man swear by the One who selected Moses above mankind. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did not praise the slap. Instead, he said not to give him superiority over the other prophets. He then described the Day of Resurrection, when people will become unconscious, and he will see Moses holding one of the legs of the Throne. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said he would not know whether Moses regained consciousness before him or was spared due to the shock at the mountain. The hadith teaches restraint, respect, and control of anger.
What we learn from this hadith
- Love for the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم should not lead to unfair speech or violence.
- The prophets of Allah should be spoken about with respect.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم corrected his companion’s angry response.
- Some matters of the Hereafter are known only as much as revelation states.
