Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 2977

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ بُعِثْتُ بِجَوَامِعِ الْكَلِمِ، وَنُصِرْتُ بِالرُّعْبِ، فَبَيْنَا أَنَا نَائِمٌ أُتِيتُ بِمَفَاتِيحِ خَزَائِنِ الأَرْضِ، فَوُضِعَتْ فِي يَدِي ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَنْتُمْ تَنْتَثِلُونَهَا‏.‏

Translation

Yahya ibn Bukayr narrated to us; al-Layth narrated to us from 'Uqayl, from Ibn Shihab, from Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab, from Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘I was sent with concise, comprehensive speech, and I was granted victory through awe. While I was asleep, the keys to the treasures of the earth were brought to me and placed in my hand.’ Abu Hurayra said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) has passed away, while you are now bringing them out.

Translation notes
  • ‏ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَنْتُمْ تَنْتَثِلُونَهَا‏.

    The closing verb is uncommon and the exact sense of what the people are doing with the treasures is not transparent from this wording; the parenthetical explanation in the English witness is not stated in Arabic.

    Confirm the best rendering of the closing verb without importing the witness explanation.