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Sahih Muslim 1794b — Fatima’s Help and the Prophet’s Dua
The persecution suffered by the prophet (saws) at the hands of the idolaters and hypocrites
Hadith About Fatima Helping the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in Prayer
Sahih Muslim : 1794b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1794b
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ الْمُثَنَّى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا إِسْحَاقَ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ بَيْنَمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَاجِدٌ وَحَوْلَهُ نَاسٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ إِذْ جَاءَ عُقْبَةُ بْنُ أَبِي مُعَيْطٍ بِسَلاَ جَزُورٍ فَقَذَفَهُ عَلَى ظَهْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلَمْ يَرْفَعْ رَأْسَهُ فَجَاءَتْ فَاطِمَةُ فَأَخَذَتْهُ عَنْ ظَهْرِهِ وَدَعَتْ عَلَى مَنْ صَنَعَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ عَلَيْكَ الْمَلأَ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ أَبَا جَهْلِ بْنَ هِشَامٍ وَعُتْبَةَ بْنَ رَبِيعَةَ وَعُقْبَةَ بْنَ أَبِي مُعَيْطٍ وَشَيْبَةَ بْنَ رَبِيعَةَ وَأُمَيَّةَ بْنَ خَلَفٍ أَوْ أُبَىَّ بْنَ خَلَفٍ " . شُعْبَةُ الشَّاكُّ قَالَ فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُمْ قُتِلُوا يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ فَأُلْقُوا فِي بِئْرٍ غَيْرَ أَنَّ أُمَيَّةَ أَوْ أُبَيًّا تَقَطَّعَتْ أَوْصَالُهُ فَلَمْ يُلْقَ فِي الْبِئْرِ .
`Abdullah Narrated from:
When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was lying prostrate in prayer and around him were some people from the Quraish, 'Uqba b. Abu Mu'ait brought the foetus of a she-camel and threw it on the back of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He did not raise his head until Fatima arrived, removed it from his back and cured him who had done that (ugly act).He said: O Allah, it is for Thee to deal with the chiefs of the Quraish. Abu Jahl b. Hisham, 'Utba b. Rabi'a. Uqba b. Abu Mu'ait, Shaiba b. Rabi'a, Umayya b. Khalaf or Ubayy b. Khalaf (Shu'ba, one of the narrator of this tradition is in doubt about the exact person). I saw that all were slain in the Battle of Badr and their dead bodies were thrown into a well, except that of Umayya or Ubayy which was cut into pieces and was thrown into the well.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1794bIn-book reference : Book 32, Hadith 132USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 19, Hadith 4422
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1794b
This Hadith is another report of the incident in which the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم was in prostration and people from Quraish were around him. ‘Uqba b. Abu Mu‘ait brought the foetus of a she-camel and threw it on the Prophet’s back. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did not raise his head until Fatima arrived and removed it. The report then mentions his supplication against chiefs of Quraish and the later sight of them slain at Badr. For readers looking for Sahih Muslim 1794b, Uqba bin Abu Muait hadith, or Prophet in prostration hadith, the core teaching is clear: the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم bore the harm during prayer, Fatima helped him, and the matter was then placed before Allah through dua.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did not break from prostration until the object was removed.
- Fatima acted to remove harm from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The Hadith records named oppressors and their later end at Badr.
