49/27. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3756 — Sa'd Guards the Prophet
The Virtues Of Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas, May Allah Be Pleased With Him, And The Name Of Abi Waqqas Is Malik Bin Wuhaib
Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas Guards the Prophet at Night
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3756
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3756
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَامِرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ سَهِرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَقْدَمَهُ الْمَدِينَةَ لَيْلَةً قَالَ " لَيْتَ رَجُلاً صَالِحًا يَحْرُسُنِي اللَّيْلَةَ " . قَالَتْ فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ سَمِعْنَا خَشْخَشَةَ السِّلاَحِ فَقَالَ " مَنْ هَذَا " . فَقَالَ سَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ . فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَا جَاءَ بِكَ " . فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ وَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي خَوْفٌ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَجِئْتُ أَحْرُسُهُ . فَدَعَا لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ نَامَ . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Did Not Sleep One Night Upon Arriving In Al-Madinah. So He Said: 'If Only A Righteous Man Would Guard Me Tonight.'" She Said: "So We Were Like That, When We Heard The Clanging Of Weapons. He Said: 'Who Is This?' So He Said: 'Sa'D Bin Abi Waqqas.' So The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: 'What Has Brought You?' Sa'D Said: 'Fear For The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Came Upon Me, So I Came To Protect Him.' So The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Supplicated For Him, Then Slept."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3756In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 153English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3756
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3756
This Hadith about Sa'd guarding the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم shows care, fear for the Messenger, and prayer in return. Aishah reports that when the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم arrived in Al-Madinah, he did not sleep one night and wished that a righteous man would guard him. Then they heard the sound of weapons. When the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked who it was, Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas answered. Sa'd said that fear for the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم came into his heart, so he came to protect him. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then supplicated for him and slept. This Hadith is often searched as Sa'd guarded the Prophet hadith because the scene is clear and touching.
What we learn from this hadith
- Sa'd came to guard the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم out of concern for him.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم described the guard he wished for as a righteous man.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم supplicated for Sa'd and then slept.
