66/16. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5019 — The Prophet’s Quran Legacy
Whoever said that the Prophet (saws) did not leave anything after his death
Hadith About What the Prophet Left of the Quran
Sahih Bukhari : 5019
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5019
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ رُفَيْعٍ، قَالَ دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَشَدَّادُ بْنُ مَعْقِلٍ، عَلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رضى الله عنهما فَقَالَ لَهُ شَدَّادُ بْنُ مَعْقِلٍ أَتَرَكَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ شَىْءٍ قَالَ مَا تَرَكَ إِلاَّ مَا بَيْنَ الدَّفَّتَيْنِ. قَالَ وَدَخَلْنَا عَلَى مُحَمَّدِ ابْنِ الْحَنَفِيَّةِ فَسَأَلْنَاهُ فَقَالَ مَا تَرَكَ إِلاَّ مَا بَيْنَ الدَّفَّتَيْنِ.
'Abdul 'Aziz bin Rufai Narrated from:
Shaddad bin Ma'qil and I entered upon Ibn `Abbas. Shaddad bin Ma'qil asked him, "Did the Prophet (ﷺ) leave anything (besides the Qur'an)?" He replied. "He did not leave anything except what is Between the two bindings (of the Qur'an)." Then we visited Muhammad bin Al-Hanafiyya and asked him (the same question). He replied, "The Prophet (ﷺ) did not leave except what is between the bindings (of the Qur'an).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5019In-book reference : Book 66, Hadith 41USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 61, Hadith 537
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5019
This Hadith is about the Prophet’s legacy in relation to the Quran. Shaddad ibn Ma‘qil asked Ibn Abbas whether the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم left anything besides the Quran. Ibn Abbas answered that he did not leave anything except what is between the two bindings of the Quran. The narrators then asked Muhammad ibn Al-Hanafiyya the same question, and he gave the same answer. The wording is short, but the repeated answer makes the point strong within the narration. For people searching “did the Prophet leave anything besides the Quran hadith,” this report gives the phrasing. The explanation should stay with the text and not add debates beyond it: two people were asked, and both pointed to the Quran between its bindings.
What we learn from this hadith
- The same question was asked to Ibn Abbas and Muhammad ibn Al-Hanafiyya.
- Both answers pointed to what is between the bindings of the Quran.
- The narration highlights the Quran as a clear written legacy in this wording.
- The report should be explained without adding claims outside the text.
