92/2. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 7057 — Patience Until Meeting the Prophet
“After me you will see things which you will disapprove of.”
وَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ زَيْدٍ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اصْبِرُوا حَتَّى تَلْقَوْنِي عَلَى الْحَوْضِ».
Hadith About Patience When Others Are Given Positions
Sahih Bukhari : 7057
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 7057
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَرْعَرَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أُسَيْدِ بْنِ حُضَيْرٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اسْتَعْمَلْتَ فُلاَنًا وَلَمْ تَسْتَعْمِلْنِي. قَالَ " إِنَّكُمْ سَتَرَوْنَ بَعْدِي أَثَرَةً، فَاصْبِرُوا حَتَّى تَلْقَوْنِي ".
Usaid bin Hudair Narrated from:
A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! You appointed such-and-such person and you did not appoint me?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "After me you will see rulers not giving you your right (but you should give them their right) and be patient till you meet me."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7057In-book reference : Book 92, Hadith 9USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 88, Hadith 179
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 7057
This Hadith about patience after being passed over begins with a man who asks why another person was appointed while he was not. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answers by saying that after him people will see rulers not giving them their right, and he tells them to be patient until they meet him. The Hadith speaks to a feeling many people understand: being left out, overlooked, or treated unfairly. Yet the Prophet’s answer directs the person away from complaint and toward patience. The Hadith does not say unfairness is pleasant or easy. It teaches that when rights are not given, the believer should not lose control. Patience here is tied to hope of meeting the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
What we learn from this hadith
- Being passed over for a position can test a person’s patience.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم foretold that people may not receive their full rights.
- The response given in the Hadith is patience.
- Meeting the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم is mentioned as a point of hope.
