65/48.4. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4839 — Quran Tranquility
"He it is Who sent down As-Sakīnah (tranquillity and calmness) into the hearts of the believers..." (V.48:4)
Hadith About Tranquility Descending Through Quran Recitation
Sahih Bukhari : 4839
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4839
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْرَأُ، وَفَرَسٌ لَهُ مَرْبُوطٌ فِي الدَّارِ، فَجَعَلَ يَنْفِرُ، فَخَرَجَ الرَّجُلُ فَنَظَرَ فَلَمْ يَرَ شَيْئًا، وَجَعَلَ يَنْفِرُ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ ذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " تِلْكَ السَّكِينَةُ تَنَزَّلَتْ بِالْقُرْآنِ ".
Al-Bara Narrated from:
While a man from the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) was reciting (Qur'an) and his horse was tied in the house, the horse got startled and started jumping. The man came out, looked around but could not find anything, yet the horse went on jumping. The next morning he mentioned that to the Prophet. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "That was the tranquility (calmness) which descended because of the recitation of the Qur'an."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4839In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 360USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 363
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4839
This hadith about Quran tranquility reports a scene from Al-Bara. A man from the Companions was reciting the Qur’an while his horse was tied in the house. The horse became startled and kept jumping. The man came out and looked, but he saw nothing. The next morning he told the Prophet about what happened. The Prophet said, “That was the tranquility which descended because of the recitation of the Qur’an.” The narration does not name the surah in this text, so the explanation should not add one. Readers searching for tranquility from Quran hadith, sakinah Quran recitation hadith, or horse startled Quran hadith will find a clear teaching: Qur’an recitation is linked here with a special calm sent down by Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Companion was reciting the Qur’an when the event happened.
- The horse reacted, though the man saw nothing outside.
- The Prophet explained it as tranquility descending because of Qur’an recitation.
- The hadith points to the special value of reciting the Qur’an.
