89/6. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 6950 — Sarah's Prayer Against Oppression
If a woman is compelled to commit illegal sexual intercourse against her will
فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: {وَمَنْ يُكْرِهْهُنَّ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ مِنْ بَعْدِ إِكْرَاهِهِنَّ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ}.
Hadith About Sarah's Prayer Against Oppression
Sahih Bukhari : 6950
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6950
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " هَاجَرَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بِسَارَةَ، دَخَلَ بِهَا قَرْيَةً فِيهَا مَلِكٌ مِنَ الْمُلُوكِ أَوْ جَبَّارٌ مِنَ الْجَبَابِرَةِ، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ أَرْسِلْ إِلَىَّ بِهَا. فَأَرْسَلَ بِهَا، فَقَامَ إِلَيْهَا فَقَامَتْ تَوَضَّأُ وَتُصَلِّي فَقَالَتِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتُ آمَنْتُ بِكَ وَبِرَسُولِكَ فَلاَ تُسَلِّطْ عَلَىَّ الْكَافِرَ، فَغُطَّ حَتَّى رَكَضَ بِرِجْلِهِ ".
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "(The Prophet) Abraham migrated with his wife Sarah till he reached a town where there was a king or a tyrant who sent a message, to Abraham, ordering him to send Sarah to him. So when Abraham had sent Sarah, the tyrant got up, intending to do evil with her, but she got up and performed ablution and prayed and said, 'O Allah ! If I have believed in You and in Your Apostle, then do not empower this oppressor over me.' So he (the king) had an epileptic fit and started moving his legs violently. "
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6950In-book reference : Book 89, Hadith 11USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 85, Hadith 82
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6950
This Hadith about Sarah and the tyrant shows a powerful moment of faith under pressure. Prophet Abraham migrated with Sarah and reached a town ruled by a king or tyrant. When Sarah was sent to him and he intended evil, she did not rely on panic or weakness. She made ablution, prayed, and made dua to Allah. Her words were simple and direct: if she truly believed in Allah and His Messenger, she asked Allah not to let the oppressor overpower her. The core message is trust in Allah during oppression. This Hadith teaches that prayer and dua are a believer's shelter when facing harm, fear, and injustice.
What we learn from this hadith
- Turning to Allah through wudu, prayer, and dua is shown as a response to fear.
- Oppression is clearly presented as evil in the action of the tyrant.
- Sarah's dua shows trust in Allah while facing a real threat.
