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Sahih Bukhari 4915 — Asking at the Right Time
The Statement of Allah the Most High: "If you two (wives of the Prophet, namely, 'Aishah and Hafsa) turn in repentance to Allah, (it will be better for you), your hearts are indeed so inclined (to oppose what the Prophet likes)." (V.66:4)
صَغَوْتُ وَأَصْغَيْتُ مِلْتُ، {لِتَصْغَى} لِتَمِيلَ. {وَإِنْ تَظَاهَرَا عَلَيْهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ مَوْلاَهُ وَجِبْرِيلُ وَصَالِحُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمَلاَئِكَةُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ ظَهِيرٌ} عَوْنٌ. {تَظَاهَرُونَ} تَعَاوَنُونَ.وَقَالَ مُجَاهِدٌ: {قُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَأَهْلِيكُمْ} أَوْصُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَأَهْلِيكُمْ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ وَأَدِّبُوهُمْ.
Hadith About Seeking Knowledge with Respect and Patience
Sahih Bukhari : 4915
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4915
حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُبَيْدَ بْنَ حُنَيْنٍ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، يَقُولُ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَ، عُمَرَ عَنِ الْمَرْأَتَيْنِ اللَّتَيْنِ، تَظَاهَرَتَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَمَكُثْتُ سَنَةً فَلَمْ أَجِدْ لَهُ مَوْضِعًا، حَتَّى خَرَجْتُ مَعَهُ حَاجًّا، فَلَمَّا كُنَّا بِظَهْرَانَ ذَهَبَ عُمَرُ لِحَاجَتِهِ فَقَالَ أَدْرِكْنِي بِالْوَضُوءِ فَأَدْرَكْتُهُ بِالإِدَاوَةِ، فَجَعَلْتُ أَسْكُبُ عَلَيْهِ وَرَأَيْتُ مَوْضِعًا فَقُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَنِ الْمَرْأَتَانِ اللَّتَانِ تَظَاهَرَتَا قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَمَا أَتْمَمْتُ كَلاَمِي حَتَّى قَالَ عَائِشَةُ وَحَفْصَةُ.
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
I intended to ask `Umar about those two ladies who back each other against 'Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). For one year I was seeking the opportunity to ask this question, but in vain, until once when I accompanied him for Hajj. While we were in Zahran, `Umar went to answer the call of nature and told me to follow him with some water for ablution. So I followed him with a container of water and started pouring water for him.I found it a good opportunity to ask him, so I said, "O chief of the Believers! Who were those two ladies who had backed each other (against the Prophet)?" Before I could complete my question, he replied, "They were `Aisha and Hafsa."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4915In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 435USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 437
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4915
This Hadith about seeking knowledge shows the patience and respect of Ibn Abbas. He wanted to ask Umar about the two women who backed each other against Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم, but for a whole year he did not find the right moment. During Hajj, while traveling with Umar, he helped him with water for ablution and saw a suitable chance to ask. Before Ibn Abbas completed the question, Umar answered that they were Aisha and Hafsa. The Hadith teaches careful manners in asking. It also shows that students of knowledge may wait for a fitting time, respect the person they are asking, and still seek the answer clearly.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Abbas showed patience before asking his question.
- Respectful manners can be part of seeking knowledge.
- A clear question can lead to a clear answer.
