81/53. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 6590 — Warning Against Worldly Rivalry
Regarding Al-Haud
وَقَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ}. وَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ زَيْدٍ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اصْبِرُوا حَتَّى تَلْقَوْنِي عَلَى الْحَوْضِ».
Hadith About Worldly Rivalry and the Prophet's Fount
Sahih Bukhari : 6590
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6590
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْخَيْرِ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَرَجَ يَوْمًا فَصَلَّى عَلَى أَهْلِ أُحُدٍ صَلاَتَهُ عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ، ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَالَ " إِنِّي فَرَطٌ لَكُمْ، وَأَنَا شَهِيدٌ عَلَيْكُمْ، وَإِنِّي وَاللَّهِ لأَنْظُرُ إِلَى حَوْضِي الآنَ، وَإِنِّي أُعْطِيتُ مَفَاتِيحَ خَزَائِنِ الأَرْضِ ـ أَوْ مَفَاتِيحَ الأَرْضِ ـ وَإِنِّي وَاللَّهِ مَا أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ تُشْرِكُوا بَعْدِي، وَلَكِنْ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ تَنَافَسُوا فِيهَا ".
`Uqba bin 'Amir Narrated from:
Once the Prophet (ﷺ) went out and offered the funeral prayers for the martyrs of Uhud, and then went to the pulpit and said, "I am a predecessor for you and I am a witness for you: and by Allah, I am looking at my Fount just now, and the keys of the treasures of the earth (or the keys of the earth) have been given to me: and by Allah, I am not afraid that you will worship others besides Allah after me, but I am afraid that you will strive and struggle against each other over these treasures of the world."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6590In-book reference : Book 81, Hadith 178USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 76, Hadith 590
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6590
This hadith about worldly rivalry shows the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم speaking with deep care for his followers. After praying for the martyrs of Uhud, he said that he was a predecessor and a witness for them. He also mentioned that he was looking at his Fount and that the keys of the treasures of the earth had been given to him. The main warning in the hadith is not about his followers worshipping others after him, but about them competing and struggling with one another over the treasures of the world. The message is simple and serious: worldly wealth can become a test when people let it create rivalry, conflict, and greed.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم expressed care for his followers and said he would be a witness over them.
- Worldly treasures can become a cause of rivalry and struggle.
- Believers should be careful not to let wealth damage unity.
- The Fount is mentioned as a real matter connected to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
