Sahih al-Bukhari #3431
Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عُثْمَانَ، أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ أَصْحَابَ، الصُّفَّةِ كَانُوا أُنَاسًا فُقَرَاءَ، وَأَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ مَرَّةً
" مَنْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ طَعَامُ اثْنَيْنِ فَلْيَذْهَبْ بِثَالِثٍ، وَمَنْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ طَعَامُ أَرْبَعَةٍ فَلْيَذْهَبْ بِخَامِسٍ أَوْ سَادِسٍ ". أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ، وَأَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ جَاءَ بِثَلاَثَةٍ وَانْطَلَقَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِعَشَرَةٍ، وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَثَلاَثَةً، قَالَ فَهْوَ أَنَا وَأَبِي وَأُمِّي ـ وَلاَ أَدْرِي هَلْ قَالَ امْرَأَتِي وَخَادِمِي ـ بَيْنَ بَيْتِنَا وَبَيْنَ بَيْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، وَأَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ تَعَشَّى عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ لَبِثَ حَتَّى صَلَّى الْعِشَاءَ، ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَلَبِثَ حَتَّى تَعَشَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَجَاءَ بَعْدَ مَا مَضَى مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ، قَالَتْ لَهُ امْرَأَتُهُ مَا حَبَسَكَ عَنْ أَضْيَافِكَ أَوْ ضَيْفِكَ. قَالَ أَوَ عَشَّيْتِهِمْ قَالَتْ أَبَوْا حَتَّى تَجِيءَ، قَدْ عَرَضُوا عَلَيْهِمْ فَغَلَبُوهُمْ، فَذَهَبْتُ فَاخْتَبَأْتُ، فَقَالَ يَا غُنْثَرُ. فَجَدَّعَ وَسَبَّ وَقَالَ كُلُوا وَقَالَ لاَ أَطْعَمُهُ أَبَدًا. قَالَ وَايْمُ اللَّهِ مَا كُنَّا نَأْخُذُ مِنَ اللُّقْمَةِ إِلاَّ رَبَا مِنْ أَسْفَلِهَا أَكْثَرُ مِنْهَا حَتَّى شَبِعُوا، وَصَارَتْ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا كَانَتْ قَبْلُ، فَنَظَرَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَإِذَا شَىْءٌ أَوْ أَكْثَرُ قَالَ لاِمْرَأَتِهِ يَا أُخْتَ بَنِي فِرَاسٍ. قَالَتْ لاَ وَقُرَّةِ عَيْنِي لَهْىَ الآنَ أَكْثَرُ مِمَّا قَبْلُ بِثَلاَثِ مَرَّاتٍ. فَأَكَلَ مِنْهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، وَقَالَ إِنَّمَا كَانَ الشَّيْطَانُ ـ يَعْنِي يَمِينَهُ ـ ثُمَّ أَكَلَ مِنْهَا لُقْمَةً، ثُمَّ حَمَلَهَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَصْبَحَتْ عِنْدَهُ. وَكَانَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ قَوْمٍ عَهْدٌ، فَمَضَى الأَجَلُ، فَتَفَرَّقْنَا اثْنَا عَشَرَ رَجُلاً مَعَ كُلِّ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ أُنَاسٌ. اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ كَمْ مَعَ كُلِّ رَجُلٍ، غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ بَعَثَ مَعَهُمْ، قَالَ أَكَلُوا مِنْهَا أَجْمَعُونَ. أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ.
وَغَيْرُهُ يَقُولُ فَعَرَفْنَا مِنْ الْعِرَافَةِ
The companions of Suffa were poor people. The Prophet (ﷺ) once said, "Whoever has food enough for
two persons, should take a third one (from among them), and whoever has food enough for four
persons, should take a fifth or a sixth (or said something similar)." Abu Bakr brought three persons
while the Prophet (ﷺ) took ten. And Abu Bakr with his three family member (who were I, my father and
my mother) (the sub-narrator is in doubt whether `Abdur-Rahman said, "My wife and my servant who
was common for both my house and Abu Bakr's house.") Abu Bakr took his supper with the Prophet (ﷺ)
and stayed there till he offered the `Isha' prayers. He returned and stayed till Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) took his
supper.
After a part of the night had passed, he returned to his house. His wife said to him, "What has detained
you from your guests?" He said, "Have you served supper to them?" She said, "They refused to take
supper until you come. They (i.e. some members of the household) presented the meal to them but
they refused (to eat)" I went to hide myself and he said, "O Ghunthar!" He invoked Allah to cause my
ears to be cut and he rebuked me. He then said (to them): Please eat!" and added, I will never eat the
meal." By Allah, whenever we took a handful of the meal, the meal grew from underneath more than
that handful till everybody ate to his satisfaction; yet the remaining food was more than the original
meal. Abu Bakr saw that the food was as much or more than the original amount. He called his wife,
"O sister of Bani Firas!" She said, "O pleasure of my eyes. The food has been tripled in quantity."
Abu Bakr then started eating thereof and said, "It (i.e. my oath not to eat) was because of Sa all." He
took a handful from it, and carried the rest to the Prophet. So that food was with the Prophet (ﷺ) . There
was a treaty between us and some people, and when the period of that treaty had elapsed, he divided
US into twelve groups, each being headed by a man. Allah knows how many men were under the
command of each leader. Anyhow, the Prophet (ﷺ) surely sent a leader with each group. Then all of them
ate of that meal.
Narrated by Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Bakr:
Context
This hadith recounts an incident involving Abu Bakr and Umar, where the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ emphasized the importance of forgiveness and respectful communication. After a quarrel, both companions sought forgiveness, and the Prophet's response highlighted the value of reconciliation. The takeaway is the significance of maintaining good relationships.
Modern Application
In everyday life, this principle encourages individuals to practice forgiveness and open communication, fostering harmony in personal and professional relationships.
Topics
This hadith is tagged with Forgiveness and Respectful Communication because it illustrates the importance of resolving conflicts and maintaining respectful interactions.
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About Sahih al-Bukhari
This hadith is #3431 from Sahih al-Bukhari, in the Book of Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions. It is graded Sahih and narrated by Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Bakr:.