43/4. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 843c — Trust in Allah Under Threat
He Put His Trust In Allah And Allah Protected Him From The People
Hadith About Trust in Allah When Facing Danger
Sahih Muslim : 843c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 843c
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي، سَلَمَةَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عِمْرَانَ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعْدٍ - عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سِنَانِ بْنِ أَبِي سِنَانٍ الدُّؤَلِيِّ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ غَزَوْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم غَزْوَةً قِبَلَ نَجْدٍ فَأَدْرَكَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي وَادٍ كَثِيرِ الْعِضَاهِ فَنَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ فَعَلَّقَ سَيْفَهُ بِغُصْنٍ مِنْ أَغْصَانِهَا - قَالَ - وَتَفَرَّقَ النَّاسُ فِي الْوَادِي يَسْتَظِلُّونَ بِالشَّجَرِ - قَالَ - فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ رَجُلاً أَتَانِي وَأَنَا نَائِمٌ فَأَخَذَ السَّيْفَ فَاسْتَيْقَظْتُ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ عَلَى رَأْسِي فَلَمْ أَشْعُرْ إِلاَّ وَالسَّيْفُ صَلْتًا فِي يَدِهِ فَقَالَ لِي مَنْ يَمْنَعُكَ مِنِّي قَالَ قُلْتُ اللَّهُ . ثُمَّ قَالَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ مَنْ يَمْنَعُكَ مِنِّي قَالَ قُلْتُ اللَّهُ . قَالَ فَشَامَ السَّيْفَ فَهَا هُوَ ذَا جَالِسٌ " . ثُمَّ لَمْ يَعْرِضْ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
We went along with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) on an expedition towards Najd and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) found us in a valley abounding in thorny trees. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stayed for rest under a tree and he suspended his sword by one of its branches under which he was taking rest.The persons scattered in the valley and they also began to take rest under the shade of trees, and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: A person came to me while I was asleep and he took hold of the sword. I woke up and found him standing upon my head and I had hardly become alert (and saw) that the sword was in his hand. And he said: Who can protect you from me? I said: Allah. He again said: Who can protect you from me? I said: Allah. He put his sword in the sheath (and you can see) this man sitting here. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) did not in any way touch him.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 843cIn-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 13USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 30, Hadith 5665
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 843c
This Hadith shows trust in Allah in a moment of direct danger. Jabir b. Abdullah reports that they were on an expedition toward Najd. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم rested under a tree and hung his sword on one of its branches. While the people rested in the valley, a man came while the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was asleep and took the sword. When the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم woke, the man was standing over him with the sword in his hand. He asked who could protect him. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم replied: Allah. He asked again, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave the same answer. The man then put the sword away, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did not harm him. The Hadith teaches calm trust and restraint.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered danger with trust in Allah.
- He repeated the same answer when the threat was repeated.
- After the man put the sword away, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did not touch him.
- The Companions preserved the details of the event carefully.
