65/63.8. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4906 — Dua for the Ansar
"And to Allah belong the treasures of the heavens and the earth, but the hypocrites comprehend not." (63:7)
Hadith About the Ansar and the Prophet’s Dua for Forgiveness
Sahih Bukhari : 4906
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4906
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، يَقُولُ حَزِنْتُ عَلَى مَنْ أُصِيبَ بِالْحَرَّةِ فَكَتَبَ إِلَىَّ زَيْدُ بْنُ أَرْقَمَ وَبَلَغَهُ شِدَّةُ حُزْنِي يَذْكُرُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلأَنْصَارِ وَلأَبْنَاءِ الأَنْصَارِ " ـ وَشَكَّ ابْنُ الْفَضْلِ فِي أَبْنَاءِ أَبْنَاءِ الأَنْصَارِ ـ فَسَأَلَ أَنَسًا بَعْضُ مَنْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ هُوَ الَّذِي يَقُولُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " هَذَا الَّذِي أَوْفَى اللَّهُ لَهُ بِأُذُنِهِ ".
Musa bin `Uqba Narrated from:
`Abdullah bin Al-Fadl told me that Anas bin Malik said, "I was much grieve over those who had been killed in the Battle of Al-Harra. When Zaid bin Arqarr heard of my intense grief (over the killed Ansar), he wrote a letter to me saying that he heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, O Allah! Forgive the Ansar and the Ansar children. The subnarrator, Ibn Al-Fadl, is not sure whether the Prophet (ﷺ) also said, And their grand-children." Some of those who were present, asked Anas (about Zaid). He said, "He (Zaid) is the one about whom Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, 'He is the one whose sound hearing Allah testified.'
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4906In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 426USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 429
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4906
This Hadith about the Ansar shows care, grief, and comfort through a prophetic dua. Anas bin Malik was deeply saddened over those killed in the Battle of Al-Harra. When Zaid bin Arqam heard about his grief, he wrote to him with a report he had heard from Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked Allah to forgive the Ansar and the children of the Ansar. The narrator was unsure about the wording regarding their grandchildren, so the report honestly mentions that uncertainty. The Hadith also reminds readers of Zaid’s respected position, as Anas mentioned that he was the one whose hearing Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said Allah had testified to.
What we learn from this hadith
- Sharing a prophetic dua can comfort someone in grief.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم made a special supplication for the Ansar and their children.
- The narrator carefully mentioned uncertainty instead of overstating the wording.
