91/31. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 7024 — The Golden Palace for Umar
A place in a dream
Hadith About the Golden Palace for Umar
Sahih Bukhari : 7024
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 7024
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " دَخَلْتُ الْجَنَّةَ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِقَصْرٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، فَقُلْتُ لِمَنْ هَذَا فَقَالُوا لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ. فَمَا مَنَعَنِي أَنْ أَدْخُلَهُ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ إِلاَّ مَا أَعْلَمُ مِنْ غَيْرَتِكَ ". قَالَ وَعَلَيْكَ أَغَارُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: (I saw in a dream that) I entered Paradise, and behold, there was a palace built of gold! I asked, 'For whom is this palace?' They (the angels) replied, 'For a man from the Quraish.' " The Prophet added, "O Ibn Al-Khattab! Nothing stopped me from entering it except your Ghira." `Umar said, "How dare I think of my Ghira being offended by you, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)?"
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7024In-book reference : Book 91, Hadith 41USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 87, Hadith 151
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 7024
This hadith about the golden palace for Umar gives another wording of the Prophet’s dream in Paradise. Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said he entered Paradise and saw a palace made of gold. When he asked who it belonged to, the answer was that it was for a man from Quraysh. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then addressed Ibn Al-Khattab and said nothing stopped him from entering except what he knew of Umar’s ghira. Umar answered with respect, asking how his ghira could be offended by the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. The hadith focuses on the palace, Umar’s honor in the dream, and Umar’s loyal response to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
What we learn from this hadith
- The dream showed a gold palace in Paradise.
- The palace was connected to Umar through the Prophet’s words.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم mentioned Umar’s ghira with care.
- Umar answered with respect toward Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم.
