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Sahih al-Bukhari #119

Knowledge
Sahih

The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَبُو مُصْعَبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنِّي أَسْمَعُ مِنْكَ حَدِيثًا كَثِيرًا أَنْسَاهُ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ ابْسُطْ رِدَاءَكَ ‏"‏ فَبَسَطْتُهُ‏.‏ قَالَ فَغَرَفَ بِيَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ ضُمُّهُ ‏"‏ فَضَمَمْتُهُ فَمَا نَسِيتُ شَيْئًا بَعْدَهُ‏. حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ بِهَذَا أَوْ قَالَ غَرَفَ بِيَدِهِ فِيهِ‏.‏
I said to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) "I hear many narrations (Hadiths) from you but I forget them." Allah's Apostle said, "Spread your Rida' (garment)." I did accordingly and then he moved his hands as if filling them with something (and emptied them in my Rida') and then said, "Take and wrap this sheet over your body." I did it and after that I never forgot any thing. Narrated Ibrahim bin Al-Mundhir: Ibn Abi Fudaik narrated the same as above (Hadith...119) but added that the Prophet (ﷺ) had moved his hands as if filling them with something and then he emptied them in the Rida' of Abu Huraira.
Narrated by Narrated Abu Huraira:

Context

In this hadith, Abu Huraira expresses his struggle with remembering the numerous hadiths he hears from the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. The Prophet's ﷺ response involves a symbolic act of filling Abu Huraira's garment with knowledge, which signifies the importance of seeking and retaining knowledge.

Modern Application

Today, this hadith inspires individuals to adopt effective methods for learning and retaining information, such as taking notes or discussing knowledge with others. It emphasizes the value of actively engaging with teachings to enhance understanding.

Topics

This hadith is tagged with Seeking Knowledge and Hadith Transmission because it highlights the importance of acquiring and preserving knowledge through direct interaction with the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.

Seeking KnowledgeHadith Transmission

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This hadith is #119 from Sahih al-Bukhari, in the Book of Knowledge. It is graded Sahih and narrated by Narrated Abu Huraira:.

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