65/77.1. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4931 — Al-Mursalat in the Cave
Hadith About Al-Mursalat Being Received Fresh from the Prophet
Sahih Bukhari : 4931
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4931
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، بِهَذَا. وَعَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، مِثْلَهُ. وَتَابَعَهُ أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ،. وَقَالَ حَفْصٌ وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ وَسُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ قَرْمٍ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ،. قَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ،. وَقَالَ ابْنُ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ.---------------------------حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بَيْنَا نَحْنُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي غَارٍ إِذْ نَزَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ وَالْمُرْسَلاَتِ فَتَلَقَّيْنَاهَا مِنْ فِيهِ وَإِنَّ فَاهُ لَرَطْبٌ بِهَا إِذْ خَرَجَتْ حَيَّةٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " عَلَيْكُمُ اقْتُلُوهَا ". قَالَ فَابْتَدَرْنَاهَا فَسَبَقَتْنَا ـ قَالَ ـ فَقَالَ " وُقِيَتْ شَرَّكُمْ، كَمَا وُقِيتُمْ شَرَّهَا ".
`Abdullah Narrated from:
Narrated `Abdullah: (Similarly--as no. 452 above.)---------------------------Narrated `Abdullah: While we were with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in a cave, Surat "Wal Mursalat" was revealed to him and we received it directly from his mouth as soon as he had received the revelation. Suddenly a snake came out and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Get at it and kill it!" We ran to kill it but it outstripped us. Allah's Apostle said, "It has escaped your evil, as you too, have escaped its."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4931In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 451USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 453
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4931
This Hadith gives another narration of the event involving Surat Al-Mursalat and the snake. Abdullah said that they were with Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم in a cave when Surat Al-Mursalat was revealed to him. They received it directly from his mouth while his mouth was still fresh with the recitation. Then a snake came out, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told them to get at it and kill it. They rushed, but the snake escaped them. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said it had been protected from their evil, as they had been protected from its evil. The Hadith highlights how close the Companions were to the moment of revelation and how they heard Quran directly from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Companions heard Surat Al-Mursalat directly from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم as it was revealed.
- The narration mentions a cave as the setting for this event.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم instructed them to kill the snake in that situation.
- When it escaped, he described both sides as being protected from harm.
