Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 4315

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Sahih al-Bukhari 4315
Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ، رضى الله عنه وَجَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا عُمَارَةَ أَتَوَلَّيْتَ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ فَقَالَ أَمَّا أَنَا فَأَشْهَدُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ لَمْ يُوَلِّ، وَلَكِنْ عَجِلَ سَرَعَانُ الْقَوْمِ، فَرَشَقَتْهُمْ هَوَازِنُ، وَأَبُو سُفْيَانَ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ آخِذٌ بِرَأْسِ بَغْلَتِهِ الْبَيْضَاءِ يَقُولُ ‏{‏ أَنَا النَّبِيُّ لاَ كَذِبْ، أَنَا ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبْ‏}‏‏.‏

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Abu Ishaq said: “I heard al-Bara. A man came and asked him, ‘Abu Umara, did you turn away on the day of Hunayn?’ Al-Bara replied, ‘I testify that the Prophet did not turn away. Rather, the hasty ones among the people rushed off, and Hawazin shot arrows at them. Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith was holding the head of the Prophet’s white mule, while the Prophet said: “I am the Prophet—there is no lie in it. I am the son of Abd al-Muttalib.”’”

Notes and open questions — unreviewed

  • Al-Bara distinguishes the Prophet from the group who hurried away under Hawazin's arrows.