Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 3664

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ، سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ بَيْنَا أَنَا نَائِمٌ رَأَيْتُنِي عَلَى قَلِيبٍ عَلَيْهَا دَلْوٌ، فَنَزَعْتُ مِنْهَا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَهَا ابْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ، فَنَزَعَ بِهَا ذَنُوبًا أَوْ ذَنُوبَيْنِ، وَفِي نَزْعِهِ ضَعْفٌ، وَاللَّهُ يَغْفِرُ لَهُ ضَعْفَهُ، ثُمَّ اسْتَحَالَتْ غَرْبًا، فَأَخَذَهَا ابْنُ الْخَطَّابِ، فَلَمْ أَرَ عَبْقَرِيًّا مِنَ النَّاسِ يَنْزِعُ نَزْعَ عُمَرَ، حَتَّى ضَرَبَ النَّاسُ بِعَطَنٍ ‏"‏‏.‏

Translation

‘Abdan reported to us: ‘Abd Allah informed us, from Yunus, from al-Zuhri, who said: Ibn al-Musayyab informed me; he heard Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) say: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: ‘While I was sleeping, I saw myself at a well with a bucket over it. I drew from it as much as Allah willed. Then Ibn Abi Quhafah took it and drew one or two bucketfuls, and there was weakness in his drawing. May Allah forgive him for his weakness. Then it became a great bucket, and Ibn al-Khattab took it. I have never seen anyone among the people draw water as masterfully as ‘Umar did, until the people had led their camels to the watering place.’