65/17.13. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4720 — Truth Over Falsehood
"And say 'Truth (i.e., Islamic Monotheism or this Qur'ān or Jihād against polytheists) has come and Bāṭil (falsehood i.e., Satan or polytheism, etc.) has vanished...'" (V.17:81)
يَزْهَقُ: يَهْلِكُ
Hadith About Truth and Falsehood at the Ka‘ba
Sahih Bukhari : 4720
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4720
حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ دَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَكَّةَ وَحَوْلَ الْبَيْتِ سِتُّونَ وَثَلاَثُمِائَةِ نُصُبٍ فَجَعَلَ يَطْعُنُهَا بِعُودٍ فِي يَدِهِ وَيَقُولُ {جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ إِنَّ الْبَاطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًا} {جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَمَا يُبْدِئُ الْبَاطِلُ وَمَا يُعِيدُ}
'Abdullah bin Mas'ud Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) entered Mecca (in the year of the Conquest) and there were three-hundred and sixty idols around the Ka`ba. He then started hitting them with a stick in his hand and say:'Truth (i.e. Islam) has come and falsehood (disbelief) vanished. Truly falsehood (disbelief) is ever bound to vanish.' (17.81)'Truth has come and falsehood (Iblis) can not create anything.' (34.49)
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4720In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 242USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 244
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4720
This hadith about truth and falsehood shows a clear scene from the Conquest of Mecca. Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم entered Mecca while three hundred and sixty idols stood around the Ka‘ba. He struck them with a stick and recited verses saying that truth had come and falsehood had vanished. The core message is simple: Islam came with truth, and falsehood has no lasting power before Allah’s truth. The hadith does not turn this into a general story of anger or revenge. It focuses on removing idols from the sacred House and declaring the words of the Qur’an. For anyone searching for the hadith about 360 idols at the Kaaba, the teaching is about the victory of truth over false worship.
What we learn from this hadith
- Truth is presented as stronger than falsehood when Allah allows it to appear.
- The Ka‘ba was purified from idols in this reported event.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم connected his action with Qur’anic words.
- Falsehood is described in the verse as something bound to vanish.
