65/46.1. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4827 — Accuracy in Quran Claims
"But he who says to his parents: Fie upon you both! Do you hold out the promise to me that I shall be raised up (again)... (up to) ... the tales of the ancient." (V.46:17)
Hadith About Aisha Correcting a Claim About Quran Revelation
Sahih Bukhari : 4827
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4827
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ مَاهَكَ، قَالَ كَانَ مَرْوَانُ عَلَى الْحِجَازِ اسْتَعْمَلَهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ، فَخَطَبَ فَجَعَلَ يَذْكُرُ يَزِيدَ بْنَ مُعَاوِيَةَ، لِكَىْ يُبَايِعَ لَهُ بَعْدَ أَبِيهِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ شَيْئًا، فَقَالَ خُذُوهُ. فَدَخَلَ بَيْتَ عَائِشَةَ فَلَمْ يَقْدِرُوا {عَلَيْهِ} فَقَالَ مَرْوَانُ إِنَّ هَذَا الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ فِيهِ {وَالَّذِي قَالَ لِوَالِدَيْهِ أُفٍّ لَكُمَا أَتَعِدَانِنِي}. فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْحِجَابِ مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ فِينَا شَيْئًا مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ إِلاَّ أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَنْزَلَ عُذْرِي.
Yusuf bin Mahak Narrated from:
Marwan had been appointed as the governor of Hijaz by Muawiya. He delivered a sermon and mentioned Yazid bin Muawiya so that the people might take the oath of allegiance to him as the successor of his father (Muawiya). Then `Abdur Rahman bin Abu Bakr told him something whereupon Marwan ordered that he be arrested. But `Abdur-Rahman entered `Aisha's house and they could not arrest him.Marwan said, "It is he (`AbdurRahman) about whom Allah revealed this Verse:-- 'And the one who says to his parents: 'Fie on you! Do you hold out the promise to me..?'" On that, `Aisha said from behind a screen, "Allah did not reveal anything from the Qur'an about us except what was connected with the declaration of my innocence (of the slander).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4827In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 349USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 352
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4827
This hadith about Aisha and Quran revelation shows the need for care when linking a verse to a person. Marwan mentioned Yazid in a sermon so people would take the oath of allegiance to him after Muawiya. Abdur Rahman bin Abu Bakr objected with words, and Marwan ordered that he be arrested. When Abdur Rahman entered Aisha’s house, they could not arrest him. Marwan then claimed that a verse about someone speaking harshly to his parents was revealed about Abdur Rahman. Aisha responded from behind a screen that Allah did not reveal anything from the Qur’an about them except what was connected with the declaration of her innocence. Readers searching for Aisha hadith about revelation or Abdur Rahman ibn Abi Bakr verse should notice the lesson: claims about revelation must be truthful.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not attach Qur’anic verses to people without proof.
- Aisha corrected a claim she knew to be wrong.
- The narration shows the importance of careful speech about revelation.
- A person of knowledge may correct public claims when needed.
