86/40. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 6846 — Ghira
Whoever saw his wife with another man and killed him
Hadith About Ghira and Self-Respect
Sahih Bukhari : 6846
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6846
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ، عَنْ وَرَّادٍ، كَاتِبِ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ، قَالَ قَالَ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ لَوْ رَأَيْتُ رَجُلاً مَعَ امْرَأَتِي لَضَرَبْتُهُ بِالسَّيْفِ غَيْرَ مُصْفَحٍ. فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " أَتَعْجَبُونَ مِنْ غَيْرَةِ سَعْدٍ، لأَنَا أَغْيَرُ مِنْهُ، وَاللَّهُ أَغْيَرُ مِنِّي ".
Al-Mughira Narrated from:
Sa`d bin Ubada said, "If I found a man with my wife, I would kill him with the sharp side of my sword." When the Prophet (ﷺ) heard that he said, "Do you wonder at Sa`d's sense of ghira (self-respect)? Verily, I have more sense of ghira than Sa`d, and Allah has more sense of ghira than I."
[1] Ghaira : See the glossary.Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6846In-book reference : Book 86, Hadith 68USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 82, Hadith 829
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6846
This hadith about ghira begins with Sa'd bin Ubada saying that if he found a man with his wife, he would kill him with the sharp side of his sword. When the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم heard this, he did not give a long case ruling in this text. He said, Do you wonder at Sa'd's ghira? Then he said that he had more ghira than Sa'd, and Allah has more ghira than him. The core teaching in the wording is that protective self-respect is recognized, and Allah's ghira is greater. The hadith should not be used to add details not found here. People search for hadith about ghira, Sa'd bin Ubada sword hadith, and Bukhari 6846 explanation.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith recognizes Sa'd's strong sense of ghira.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said he had more ghira than Sa'd.
- Allah's ghira is described as greater than the Prophet's صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The text itself does not give a full legal procedure for such a case.
