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Sahih Bukhari 6917 — Respectful Speech About Prophets
If a Muslim, being furious slaps a Jew
رَوَاهُ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
Hadith About Not Preferring the Prophet Over Other Prophets in Anger
Sahih Bukhari : 6917
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6917
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ يَحْيَى الْمَازِنِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَدْ لُطِمَ وَجْهُهُ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ رَجُلاً مِنْ أَصْحَابِكَ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ لَطَمَ فِي وَجْهِي. قَالَ " ادْعُوهُ ". فَدَعَوْهُ. قَالَ " لِمَ لَطَمْتَ وَجْهَهُ ". قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي مَرَرْتُ بِالْيَهُودِ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ وَالَّذِي اصْطَفَى مُوسَى عَلَى الْبَشَرِ. قَالَ قُلْتُ وَعَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ فَأَخَذَتْنِي غَضْبَةٌ فَلَطَمْتُهُ. قَالَ " لاَ تُخَيِّرُونِي مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ يَصْعَقُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَأَكُونُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ يُفِيقُ، فَإِذَا أَنَا بِمُوسَى آخِذٌ بِقَائِمَةٍ مِنْ قَوَائِمِ الْعَرْشِ، فَلاَ أَدْرِي أَفَاقَ قَبْلِي أَمْ جُزِيَ بِصَعْقَةِ الطُّورِ ".
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri Narrated from:
A Jew whose face had been slapped (by someone), came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Muhammad! A man from your Ansari companions slapped me. " The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Call him". They called him and the Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, "Why did you slap his face?" He said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! While I was passing by the Jews, I heard him saying, 'By Him Who chose Moses above all the human beings.' I said (protestingly), 'Even above Muhammad?' So I became furious and slapped him."The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do not give me preference to other prophets, for the people will become unconscious on the Day of Resurrection and I will be the first to gain conscious, and behold, I will Find Moses holding one of the pillars of the Throne (of Allah). Then I will not know whether he has become conscious before me or he has been exempted because of his unconsciousness at the mountain (during his worldly life) which he received."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6917In-book reference : Book 87, Hadith 55USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 52
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6917
This Hadith about not preferring prophets gives a clear example of anger leading to wrong action. A Jewish man complained that an Ansari companion slapped him after hearing him swear by the One who chose Musa above all human beings. The companion became angry and struck him. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) asked why he had done it, then said not to give him preference among the prophets. He then spoke about the Day of Resurrection and Musa holding one of the pillars of the Throne. The main message is controlled speech, respect for prophets, and avoiding violence in religious anger. The Hadith also shows the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) correcting his own companion.
What we learn from this hadith
- Religious anger should not lead to physical harm.
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) corrected a companion who slapped another person.
- All prophets should be spoken about with honor.
- A dispute should be answered with guidance, not uncontrolled reaction.
