65/33.4. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4785 — Choosing Allah and the Hereafter
The Statement of Allah (the Exalted): "O Prophet! (Muḥammad pbuh)! Say to your wives: 'If you desire the life of this world and its glitter, - then come! I will make a provision for you and set you free in a handsome manner (divorce)'." (V.33:28)
وَقَالَ مَعْمَرٌ: التَّبَرُّجُ أَنْ تُخْرِجَ مَحَاسِنَهَا. {سُنَّةَ اللَّهِ} اسْتَنَّهَا جَعَلَهَا.
Hadith About Choosing Allah, His Messenger, and the Hereafter
Sahih Bukhari : 4785
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4785
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، رضى الله عنها زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم جَاءَهَا حِينَ أَمَرَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يُخَيِّرَ أَزْوَاجَهُ، فَبَدَأَ بِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " إِنِّي ذَاكِرٌ لَكِ أَمْرًا فَلاَ عَلَيْكِ أَنْ تَسْتَعْجِلِي حَتَّى تَسْتَأْمِرِي أَبَوَيْكِ "، وَقَدْ عَلِمَ أَنَّ أَبَوَىَّ لَمْ يَكُونَا يَأْمُرَانِي بِفِرَاقِهِ، قَالَتْ ثُمَّ قَالَ " إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَالَ {يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ قُلْ لأَزْوَاجِكَ} ". إِلَى تَمَامِ الآيَتَيْنِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ فَفِي أَىِّ هَذَا أَسْتَأْمِرُ أَبَوَىَّ فَإِنِّي أُرِيدُ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالدَّارَ الآخِرَةَ.
A'isha Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came to me when Allah ordered him to give option to his wives. So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) started with me, saying, "I am going to mention to you something but you should not hasten (to give your reply) unless you consult your parents.' He knew that my parents would not order me to leave him.Then he said, "Allah says:-- "O Prophet! Say to your wives..." (33.28-29)On that I said to him, "Then why should I consult my parents? Verily, I seek Allah, His Apostle and the Home of the Hereafter."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4785In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 307USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 308
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4785
This hadith about choosing the Hereafter shows a clear moment in the home of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. Allah ordered the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم to give his wives an option. He began with Aisha and told her not to hurry until she consulted her parents. The text says he knew her parents would not tell her to leave him. After he recited the verses beginning, O Prophet, say to your wives, Aisha answered without delay. She said she wanted Allah, His Messenger, and the Home of the Hereafter. The hadith shows a serious choice placed before her and her clear answer. It teaches that the Hereafter can be chosen over worldly glitter.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told Aisha not to rush her answer.
- Aisha clearly chose Allah, His Messenger, and the Home of the Hereafter.
- The text presents a choice between worldly life and the Hereafter.
