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Sahih Bukhari 7433 — The Sun's Fixed Course
“The angels and the Ruh ascend to Him…”
وَقَوْلِهِ جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ: {إِلَيْهِ يَصْعَدُ الْكَلِمُ الطَّيِّبُ} وَقَالَ أَبُو جَمْرَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ بَلَغَ أَبَا ذَرٍّ مَبْعَثُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ لأَخِيهِ اعْلَمْ لِي عِلْمَ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ يَأْتِيهِ الْخَبَرُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ. وَقَالَ مُجَاهِدٌ الْعَمَلُ الصَّالِحُ يَرْفَعُ الْكَلِمَ الطَّيِّبَ، يُقَالُ ذِي الْمَعَارِجِ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ تَعْرُجُ إِلَى اللَّهِ.
Hadith About the Sun's Fixed Course Under the Throne
Sahih Bukhari : 7433
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 7433
حَدَّثَنَا عَيَّاشُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ قَوْلِهِ {وَالشَّمْسُ تَجْرِي لِمُسْتَقَرٍّ لَهَا} قَالَ " مُسْتَقَرُّهَا تَحْتَ الْعَرْشِ ".
Abu Dharr Narrated from:
I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) regarding the Verse:--'And the sun runs on its fixed course for a term decreed for it.' (36.28)He said, "Its fixed course is underneath Allah's Throne."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7433In-book reference : Book 97, Hadith 60USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 93, Hadith 528
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 7433
This Hadith records Abu Dharr رضي الله عنه asking the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم about the Qur'anic verse that says the sun runs on its fixed course for a term decreed for it. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered with a brief statement: its fixed course is underneath Allah's Throne. The Hadith is focused on belief in what the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم reported about this verse. It does not give a long explanation or a scientific discussion. So the safe way to explain it is to stay with the text: Abu Dharr asked, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave this answer. For people searching for the hadith about the sun under the Throne or the meaning of the sun's fixed course, this narration gives the Prophetic wording directly.
What we learn from this hadith
- The companions asked the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم about Qur'anic verses they wanted to understand.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم explained this verse with a short answer.
- A believer receives reports of the unseen with respect and care.
- The Hadith should be explained without adding claims not found in the text.
