72/22. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5508 — Feeling Shy in the Prophet’s Presence
The animals slaughtered by the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)
وَقَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: {الْيَوْمَ أُحِلَّ لَكُمُ الطَّيِّبَاتُ وَطَعَامُ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ حِلٌّ لَكُمْ وَطَعَامُكُمْ حِلٌّ لَهُمْ}. وَقَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ لاَ بَأْسَ بِذَبِيحَةِ نَصَارِيِّ الْعَرَبِ، وَإِنْ سَمِعْتَهُ يُسَمِّي لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ فَلاَ تَأْكُلْ، وَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْمَعْهُ فَقَدْ أَحَلَّهُ اللَّهُ، وَعَلِمَ كُفْرَهُمْ. وَيُذْكَرُ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ نَحْوُهُ. وَقَالَ الْحَسَنُ وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ لاَ بَأْسَ بِذَبِيحَةِ الأَقْلَفِ.
Hadith About Self-Restraint at Khaibar
Sahih Bukhari : 5508
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5508
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلاَلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ كُنَّا مُحَاصِرِينَ قَصْرَ خَيْبَرَ، فَرَمَى إِنْسَانٌ بِجِرَابٍ فِيهِ شَحْمٌ، فَنَزَوْتُ لآخُذَهُ، فَالْتَفَتُّ فَإِذَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَاسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْهُ.
'Abdullah bin Mughaffal Narrated from:
While we were besieging the castle of Khaibar, Somebody threw a skin full of fat and I went ahead to take it, but on looking behind, I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) and I felt shy in his presence (and did not take it).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5508In-book reference : Book 72, Hadith 34USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 67, Hadith 416
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5508
This hadith is a short scene from the siege of Khaibar. A skin full of fat was thrown, and `Abdullah bin Mughaffal moved forward to take it. Then he looked back and saw the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, so he felt shy in his presence. The narration does not give a long ruling in this wording, so the explanation should not add more than the text says. Its clear message is about a person checking himself when he becomes aware of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم watching. For search terms like Khaibar fat skin hadith or hadith about feeling shy before the Prophet, this narration highlights self-restraint, awareness, and respect in a very human moment.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narrator moved quickly toward the skin of fat.
- Seeing the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم made him feel shy.
- The hadith shows a moment of self-checking in the Prophet’s presence.
