65/31.1. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4776 — Shirk Is a Great Wrong
"... Join not in worship others with Allah. Verily! Joining others in worship with Allah is a great Ẓulm (wrong) indeed." (V.31:13)
Shirk in Islam: The Great Wrong Explained
Sahih Bukhari : 4776
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4776
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ {الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَلَمْ يَلْبِسُوا إِيمَانَهُمْ بِظُلْمٍ} شَقَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَقَالُوا أَيُّنَا لَمْ يَلْبِسْ إِيمَانَهُ بِظُلْمٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِذَاكَ، أَلاَ تَسْمَعُ إِلَى قَوْلِ لُقْمَانَ لاِبْنِهِ {إِنَّ الشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيمٌ}"
`Abdullah Narrated from:
When there was revealed:'It is those who believe and confuse not their beliefs with wrong.' (6.82)It was very hard for the companions of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), so they said, "Which of us has not confused his belief with wrong?" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The Verse does not mean this. Don't you hear Luqman's statement to his son:'Verily! Joining others in worship, with Allah is a great wrong indeed.' (31.13)
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4776In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 298USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 299
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4776
This hadith about shirk in Islam explains a verse that worried the Companions. When the verse was revealed about those who believe and do not mix their belief with wrong, they found it hard and asked who among them had not done wrong. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم clarified that the verse did not mean every kind of personal wrong in that broad way. He pointed them to Luqman’s words to his son: “Joining others in worship with Allah is a great wrong indeed.” The hadith is a clear example of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم explaining Qur’anic wording. Its core teaching is that shirk is the wrong meant in this verse.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Companions were concerned when they heard the verse.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم explained the verse through Luqman’s statement.
- Shirk is identified in the text as a great wrong.
