Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 2913
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، حَدَّثَنَا سِنَانُ بْنُ أَبِي سِنَانٍ، وَأَبُو سَلَمَةَ أَنَّ جَابِرًا، أَخْبَرَهُ. حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سِنَانِ بْنِ أَبِي سِنَانٍ الدُّؤَلِيِّ، أَنَّ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ، غَزَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَدْرَكَتْهُمُ الْقَائِلَةُ فِي وَادٍ كَثِيرِ الْعِضَاهِ، فَتَفَرَّقَ النَّاسُ فِي الْعِضَاهِ يَسْتَظِلُّونَ بِالشَّجَرِ، فَنَزَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ فَعَلَّقَ بِهَا سَيْفَهُ ثُمَّ نَامَ، فَاسْتَيْقَظَ وَعِنْدَهُ رَجُلٌ وَهْوَ لاَ يَشْعُرُ بِهِ. فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ هَذَا اخْتَرَطَ سَيْفِي ". فَقَالَ مَنْ يَمْنَعُكَ قُلْتُ " اللَّهُ ". فَشَامَ السَّيْفَ، فَهَا هُوَ ذَا جَالِسٌ، ثُمَّ لَمْ يُعَاقِبْهُ.
Abu al-Yaman told us: Shuʿayb told us, from al-Zuhri, who said: Sinan bin Abi Sinan and Abu Salama bin Abd al-Rahman told me that Jabir bin Abdullah informed him. Musa bin Ismail told us: Ibrahim bin Saʿd told us, from Ibn Shihab, from Sinan bin Abi Sinan al-Duʾali, that Jabir bin Abdullah informed him: I went on a campaign with the Prophet ﷺ. Midday overtook us in a valley thick with thorn trees. The people scattered among the trees to take shade. The Prophet ﷺ rested under a tree, hung his sword on it, and slept. He woke to find a man beside him whom he had not noticed. The Prophet ﷺ said: “This man drew my sword.” The man asked: “Who will protect you?” I replied: “Allah.” The man then sheathed the sword. “Here he is, sitting,” and the Prophet ﷺ did not punish him.
Translation notes
The English witness presents this as “as above” with a cross-reference, while the Arabic provides a full second transmission and wording; the translation follows the Arabic occurrence.
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ شِهَابٍ
The English witness uses an editorial cross-reference for the parallel account, whereas this Arabic occurrence supplies its transmission and text.
Should the candidate retain the full Arabic wording and omit the witness’s cross-reference?