Sahih al-Bukhari #6096
Invocations
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَرِيرًا، قَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَلاَ تُرِيحُنِي مِنْ ذِي الْخَلَصَةِ ". وَهْوَ نُصُبٌ كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَهُ يُسَمَّى الْكَعْبَةَ الْيَمَانِيَةَ. قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي رَجُلٌ لاَ أَثْبُتُ عَلَى الْخَيْلِ، فَصَكَّ فِي صَدْرِي فَقَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ ثَبِّتْهُ وَاجْعَلْهُ هَادِيًا مَهْدِيًّا ". قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ فِي خَمْسِينَ مِنْ أَحْمَسَ مِنْ قَوْمِي ـ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ سُفْيَانُ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فِي عُصْبَةٍ مِنْ قَوْمِي ـ فَأَتَيْتُهَا فَأَحْرَقْتُهَا، ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، وَاللَّهِ مَا أَتَيْتُكَ حَتَّى تَرَكْتُهَا مِثْلَ الْجَمَلِ الأَجْرَبِ. فَدَعَا لأَحْمَسَ وَخَيْلِهَا.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to me. "Will you relieve me from Dhi-al-Khalasa? " Dhi-al-Khalasa was an idol
which the people used to worship and it was called Al-Ka`ba al Yamaniyya. I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)
I am a man who can't sit firm on horses." So he stroked my chest (with his hand) and said, "O Allah!
Make him firm and make him a guiding and well-guided man." So I went out with fifty (men) from
my tribe of Ahrnas. (The sub-narrator, Sufyan, quoting Jarir, perhaps said, "I went out with a group of
men from my nation.") and came to Dhi-al-Khalasa and burnt it, and then came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and
said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I have not come to you till I left it like a camel with a skin disease." The
Prophet then invoked good upon Ahmas and their cavalry (fighters).
Narrated by Narrated Jarir:
Context
In this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) expresses a desire to eliminate idolatry by asking Jarir to destroy the idol Dhi-al-Khalasa. This reflects the Prophet's mission to guide people away from false worship and towards the worship of Allah alone.
Modern Application
This hadith can inspire individuals to stand against practices that contradict their faith. It encourages a commitment to uphold the principles of monotheism and to actively reject any form of idolatry in contemporary society.
Topics
This hadith is tagged with Idolatry and Prophetic Mission because it illustrates the Prophet's commitment to abolishing idolatry and promoting the worship of Allah.
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About Sahih al-Bukhari
This hadith is #6096 from Sahih al-Bukhari, in the Book of Invocations. It is graded Sahih and narrated by Narrated Jarir:.