68/24. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5296 — Afflictions from the East
Using gestures to express the decision of divorce
وَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لاَ يُعَذِّبُ اللَّهُ بِدَمْعِ الْعَيْنِ وَلَكِنْ يُعَذِّبُ بِهَذَا». فَأَشَارَ إِلَى لِسَانِهِ. وَقَالَ كَعْبُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ أَشَارَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَيَّ أَيْ خُذِ النِّصْفَ. وَقَالَتْ أَسْمَاءُ صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْكُسُوفِ، فَقُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ مَا شَأْنُ النَّاسِ وَهْيَ تُصَلِّي، فَأَوْمَأَتْ بِرَأْسِهَا إِلَى الشَّمْسِ، فَقُلْتُ آيَةٌ فَأَوْمَأَتْ بِرَأْسِهَا أَنْ نَعَمْ. وَقَالَ أَنَسٌ أَوْمَأَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَنْ يَتَقَدَّمَ. وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَوْمَأَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِيَدِهِ لاَ حَرَجَ. وَقَالَ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الصَّيْدِ لِلْمُحْرِمِ: «آحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ أَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَحْمِلَ عَلَيْهَا أَوْ أَشَارَ إِلَيْهَا». قَالُوا لاَ. قَالَ: «فَكُلُوا».
Fitna from the East Hadith: The Prophet's Warning
Sahih Bukhari : 5296
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5296
حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " الْفِتْنَةُ مِنْ هَا هُنَا ". وَأَشَارَ إِلَى الْمَشْرِقِ.
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "Afflictions will emerge from here," pointing towards the East.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5296In-book reference : Book 68, Hadith 45USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 63, Hadith 217
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5296
This fitna from the East hadith is a very short warning narrated by Ibn Umar. He says that he heard the Prophet say that afflictions will emerge from here, and the Prophet pointed toward the East. The narration does not give a list of events, names, or times in this wording. It simply records the statement and the direction indicated by the Prophet. Because the wording is brief, it should be explained with the same care. Readers searching for afflictions from the East hadith often want to know what the report actually says. Here, the safe answer is that the Prophet warned of fitna and pointed toward the East, while this narration itself does not expand beyond that.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet warned about afflictions in this narration.
- He pointed toward the East while making the statement.
- The report does not name specific people or events here.
- Brief warnings should be explained without adding claims not in the text.
