32/39. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1796a — Pain in the Cause of Allah
The persecution suffered by the prophet (saws) at the hands of the idolaters and hypocrites
Hadith About a Wounded Finger in the Cause of Allah
Sahih Muslim : 1796a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1796a
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ أَبِي عَوَانَةَ، قَالَ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ جُنْدُبِ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ، قَالَ دَمِيَتْ إِصْبَعُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي بَعْضِ تِلْكَ الْمَشَاهِدِ فَقَالَ " هَلْ أَنْتِ إِلاَّ إِصْبَعٌ دَمِيتِ وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ مَا لَقِيتِ " .
Jundub bin Sufyan Narrated from:
A finger of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was wounded in one of the encounters He said: Thou art just a little finger which has bled, and what thou hast experienced is in the cause of Allah.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1796aIn-book reference : Book 32, Hadith 136USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 19, Hadith 4426
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1796a
This Hadith is short, but its message is strong and simple. Jundub b. Sufyan said that a finger of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم was wounded in one of the encounters. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then spoke to the finger, saying it was only a little finger that had bled, and what it met was in the cause of Allah. People search for Sahih Muslim 1796a, finger bled hadith, or in the cause of Allah hadith. The narration does not make a long ruling. It shows how the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave meaning to pain. The wound was real, the blood was real, and the words tied that small injury to Allah’s cause.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم experienced physical injury in an encounter.
- He framed the wound as something faced in the cause of Allah.
- The Hadith teaches a calm way to view pain without denying it.
