65/18.12. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4734 — Standing Firm for Belief
The Statement of Allah the Most High: "Say (O Muḥammad pbuh): 'Shall We tell you the greatest losers in respect of (their) deeds?" (V.18:103)
Hadith About Standing Firm in Faith
Sahih Bukhari : 4734
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4734
حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الضُّحَى، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ خَبَّابٍ، قَالَ كُنْتُ قَيْنًا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ، وَكَانَ لِي دَيْنٌ عَلَى الْعَاصِي بْنِ وَائِلٍ قَالَ فَأَتَاهُ يَتَقَاضَاهُ، فَقَالَ لاَ أُعْطِيكَ حَتَّى تَكْفُرَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَكْفُرُ حَتَّى يُمِيتَكَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ تُبْعَثَ. قَالَ فَذَرْنِي حَتَّى أَمُوتَ ثُمَّ أُبْعَثَ، فَسَوْفَ أُوتَى مَالاً وَوَلَدًا، فَأَقْضِيكَ فَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ {أَفَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي كَفَرَ بِآيَاتِنَا وَقَالَ لأُوتَيَنَّ مَالاً وَوَلَدًا}
Masruq Narrated from:
Khabbab said, "During the pre-Islamic period, I was a blacksmith and Al-Asi bin Wail owed me a debt." So Khabbab went to him to demand the debt. He said, "I will not give you (your due) till you disbelieve in Muhammad." Khabbab said, "By Allah, I shall not disbelieve in Muhammad till Allah makes you die and then resurrects you." Al-Asi said, "So leave me till I die and then be resurrected, for I will be given wealth and children whereupon I will pay you your debt."So this Verse was revealed:-- 'Have you seen him who disbelieved in Our Signs and, (yet) says: I shall certainly be given wealth and children.' (19.77)
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4734In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 256USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 258
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4734
This hadith about standing firm in faith repeats the same event with a clear wording. Khabbab had a debt owed by Al-Asi bin Wail, and he went to collect it. Al-Asi said he would not pay until Khabbab disbelieved in Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم. Khabbab swore that he would not disbelieve until Allah made Al-Asi die and then resurrected him. Al-Asi then claimed that after resurrection he would receive wealth and children and pay the debt. The verse was revealed about the one who disbelieved in Allah’s signs and claimed he would certainly be given wealth and children. The report teaches that using money to push someone away from faith is blameworthy, and that careless claims about the Hereafter are not harmless words.
What we learn from this hadith
- Khabbab’s faith stayed firm under financial pressure.
- Al-Asi’s demand was tied to disbelief in Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The verse responds to a false claim about future wealth and children.
- The hadith warns against using debt or money to pressure someone’s religion.
