75/6. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5652 — The Woman of Paradise
The superiority of a person suffering from epilepsy
Hadith About the Woman of Paradise and Patience in Illness
Sahih Bukhari : 5652
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5652
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَطَاءُ بْنُ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ، قَالَ قَالَ لِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَلاَ أُرِيكَ امْرَأَةً مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ قُلْتُ بَلَى. قَالَ هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةُ السَّوْدَاءُ أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي أُصْرَعُ، وَإِنِّي أَتَكَشَّفُ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ لِي. قَالَ " إِنْ شِئْتِ صَبَرْتِ وَلَكِ الْجَنَّةُ وَإِنْ شِئْتِ دَعَوْتُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُعَافِيَكِ ". فَقَالَتْ أَصْبِرُ. فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي أَتَكَشَّفُ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ لاَ أَتَكَشَّفَ، فَدَعَا لَهَا. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَخْلَدٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ، أَنَّهُ رَأَى أُمَّ زُفَرَ تِلْكَ، امْرَأَةٌ طَوِيلَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ عَلَى سِتْرِ الْكَعْبَةِ.
'Ata bin Abi Rabah Narrated from:
Ibn `Abbas said to me, "Shall I show you a woman of the people of Paradise?" I said, "Yes." He said, "This black lady came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, 'I get attacks of epilepsy and my body becomes uncovered; please invoke Allah for me.' The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to her), 'If you wish, be patient and you will have (enter) Paradise; and if you wish, I will invoke Allah to cure you.' She said, 'I will remain patient,' and added, 'but I become uncovered, so please invoke Allah for me that I may not become uncovered.' So he invoked Allah for her."Narrated 'Ata: That he had seen Um Zafar, the tall black lady, at (holding) the curtain of the Ka`ba.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5652In-book reference : Book 75, Hadith 12USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 555
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5652
This Hadith tells of a woman described by Ibn Abbas رضي الله عنه as one of the people of Paradise. She came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and said that she had attacks of epilepsy and her body became uncovered. She asked him to invoke Allah for her. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave her a choice: she could be patient and have Paradise, or he could invoke Allah to cure her. She chose patience. Then she asked for a specific dua that she would not become uncovered, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم made that dua for her. This Hadith about epilepsy and patience is powerful because it shows both patience and modesty. It also shows that asking for dua is allowed, and that patience can be chosen with faith.
What we learn from this hadith
- The woman clearly asked the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم to invoke Allah for her.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave her a choice between patience and asking for cure.
- She chose patience but still asked for help regarding becoming uncovered.
- The Hadith highlights patience, modesty, and trust in Allah.
