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Sahih Bukhari 6593 — Taken Away from the Fount
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 Being Taken Away from the Prophet's Fount
Sahih Bukhari : 6593
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6593
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَتْ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنِّي عَلَى الْحَوْضِ حَتَّى أَنْظُرُ مَنْ يَرِدُ عَلَىَّ مِنْكُمْ، وَسَيُؤْخَذُ نَاسٌ دُونِي فَأَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ مِنِّي وَمِنْ أُمَّتِي. فَيُقَالُ هَلْ شَعَرْتَ مَا عَمِلُوا بَعْدَكَ وَاللَّهِ مَا بَرِحُوا يَرْجِعُونَ عَلَى أَعْقَابِهِمْ ". فَكَانَ ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ يَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ نَرْجِعَ عَلَى أَعْقَابِنَا أَوْ نُفْتَنَ عَنْ دِينِنَا. {أَعْقَابِكُمْ تَنْكِصُونَ} تَرْجِعُونَ عَلَى الْعَقِبِ.
Asma' bint Abu Bakr Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I will be standing at the Lake-Fount so that I will see whom among you will come to me; and some people will be taken away from me, and I will say, 'O Lord, (they are) from me and from my followers.' Then it will be said, 'Did you notice what they did after you? By Allah, they kept on turning on their heels (turned as renegades).' " The sub-narrator, Ibn Abi Mulaika said, "O Allah, we seek refuge with You from turning on our heels, or being put to trial in our religion."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6593In-book reference : Book 81, Hadith 181USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 76, Hadith 592
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6593
This hadith about being taken away from the Prophet's Fount carries a serious warning. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said he would be standing at the Lake-Fount and would see who comes to him. Some people would be taken away, and he would say that they are from him and from his followers. Then it would be said that they changed after him and kept turning back on their heels. The sub-narrator Ibn Abi Mulaika responded with a prayer, asking Allah for protection from turning back or being tested in religion. The main lesson is to remain firm and not turn away after guidance has reached a person.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم mentioned people coming to him at the Lake-Fount.
- Some people will be taken away because of what they did after him.
- Turning back after guidance is presented as a serious danger.
- It is fitting to ask Allah for protection from trials in religion.
