87/16. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 6890 — Forgiveness After a Tragic Mistake
If someone dies or is killed in a big crowd
Hadith About Forgiveness After a Battlefield Mistake
Sahih Bukhari : 6890
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6890
حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، قَالَ هِشَامٌ أَخْبَرَنَا عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ هُزِمَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ فَصَاحَ إِبْلِيسُ أَىْ عِبَادَ اللَّهِ أُخْرَاكُمْ. فَرَجَعَتْ أُولاَهُمْ، فَاجْتَلَدَتْ هِيَ وَأُخْرَاهُمْ، فَنَظَرَ حُذَيْفَةُ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِأَبِيهِ الْيَمَانِ فَقَالَ أَىْ عِبَادَ اللَّهِ أَبِي أَبِي. قَالَتْ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا احْتَجَزُوا حَتَّى قَتَلُوهُ. قَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ. قَالَ عُرْوَةُ فَمَا زَالَتْ فِي حُذَيْفَةَ مِنْهُ بَقِيَّةٌ حَتَّى لَحِقَ بِاللَّهِ.
A'isha Narrated from:
When it was the day of (the battle of) Uhud, the pagans were defeated. Then Satan shouted, "O Allah's worshipers! Beware of what is behind you!" So the front files attacked the back files of the army. Hudhaifa looked, and behold, there was his father, Al-Yaman (being attacked) ! He shouted (to his companions), "O Allah's worshipers, my father, my father!" But by Allah, they did not stop till they killed him (i.e., Hudhaifa's father). Hudhaifa said, "May Allah forgive you." (`Urwa said, Hudhaifa continued asking Allah's Forgiveness for the killer of his father till he died.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6890In-book reference : Book 87, Hadith 28USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 28
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6890
This Hadith about forgiveness tells a painful moment from the day of Uhud. The army became confused after Satan shouted, and the front ranks turned against the back ranks. Hudhaifa saw his father Al-Yaman being attacked and cried out, “My father, my father.” Yet the people did not stop until his father was killed. The main lesson is not about blame or anger. The text highlights Hudhaifa’s response: “May Allah forgive you.” He kept asking Allah to forgive those involved until he died. For readers searching for Hudhaifa father Uhud hadith, the message is a clear example of patience, mercy, and forgiveness after an unintended tragedy.
What we learn from this hadith
- Confusion in a tense situation can lead to severe harm.
- Hudhaifa responded to a deep personal loss with a prayer for forgiveness.
- The Hadith shows mercy even when pain is very real.
- A believer can seek Allah’s forgiveness for others after a mistake.
