65/28.2. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4773 — The Meaning of Returning Home to Mecca
"Verily, He Who has given you (O Muḥammad pbuh) the Qur'an..." (V.28:85)
Qur’an 28:85 Hadith: Returning Home Means Mecca
Sahih Bukhari : 4773
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4773
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُقَاتِلٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ الْعُصْفُرِيُّ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، {لَرَادُّكَ إِلَى مَعَادٍ} قَالَ إِلَى مَكَّةَ.
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
Qur'an 28.85'...will bring you home' means to Mecca.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4773In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 295USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 296
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4773
This short hadith about Qur’an 28:85 gives a direct explanation from Ibn Abbas. He said that the words translated as “will bring you home” mean “to Mecca.” The report does not include a long story, a legal ruling, or extra details. Its value is in showing a concise tafsir of a Qur’anic phrase from Ibn Abbas. For readers searching “will bring you home means Mecca hadith,” the main point is simple: the place of return mentioned here is explained as Mecca. The text also reminds us that some hadith reports are brief explanations of verses, and their teaching should be kept within that short wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Abbas explained the Qur’anic phrase as referring to Mecca.
- Some hadith reports give short tafsir rather than long stories.
- The meaning should be kept to what the narration states.
