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Sahih Bukhari 4732 — Refusing Disbelief Under Pressure
The Statement of Allah the Most High: "But when they reached the junction of the two seas, they forgot their fish, and it took its way through the sea as in a tunnel." (V.18:61)
مَذْهَبًا يَسْرُبُ: يَسْلُكُ، وَمِنْهُ: {وَسَارِبٌ بِالنَّهَارِ}.
Hadith About Khabbab Refusing to Disbelieve
Sahih Bukhari : 4732
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4732
حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي الضُّحَى، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ خَبَّابًا، قَالَ جِئْتُ الْعَاصِيَ بْنَ وَائِلٍ السَّهْمِيَّ أَتَقَاضَاهُ حَقًّا لِي عِنْدَهُ، فَقَالَ لاَ أُعْطِيكَ حَتَّى تَكْفُرَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ فَقُلْتُ لاَ حَتَّى تَمُوتَ ثُمَّ تُبْعَثَ. قَالَ وَإِنِّي لَمَيِّتٌ ثُمَّ مَبْعُوثٌ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ. قَالَ إِنَّ لِي هُنَاكَ مَالاً وَوَلَدًا فَأَقْضِيكَهُ، فَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ {أَفَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي كَفَرَ بِآيَاتِنَا وَقَالَ لأُوتَيَنَّ مَالاً وَوَلَدًا} رَوَاهُ الثَّوْرِيُّ وَشُعْبَةُ وَحَفْصٌ وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ وَوَكِيعٌ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ.
Khabbab Narrated from:
I came to Al-`Asi bin Wail As-Sahmi and demanded something which he owed me. He said, "I will not give you (your money) till you disbelieve in Muhammad." I said, "No, I shall not disbelieve in Muhammad till you die and then be resurrected." He said, "Will I die and then be resurrected?" I said, 'Yes'. He said', "Then I will have wealth and children there, and I will pay you (there)."So this Verse was revealed:-- 'Have you then seen him who disbelieved in Our Signs and (yet) says: I shall certainly be given wealth and children? (19.77)
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4732In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 254USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 256
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4732
This hadith about Khabbab and Al-Asi bin Wail shows firm faith under pressure. Khabbab came to demand what was owed to him. Al-Asi said he would not pay until Khabbab disbelieved in Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم. Khabbab refused and said he would not disbelieve until Al-Asi died and was resurrected. Al-Asi mocked the idea by claiming he would have wealth and children there and would pay later. Then the verse was revealed about the one who disbelieved in Allah’s signs and claimed he would be given wealth and children. The hadith is not mainly about business law, though a debt is mentioned. Its central message is loyalty to faith when someone tries to use money as pressure.
What we learn from this hadith
- Khabbab did not trade faith for payment.
- Al-Asi used a debt as pressure against belief.
- The verse answers the false claim about guaranteed wealth and children.
- The hadith shows that worldly pressure should not be allowed to control faith.
