Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 3339

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ يَجِيءُ نُوحٌ وَأُمَّتُهُ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى هَلْ بَلَّغْتَ فَيَقُولُ نَعَمْ، أَىْ رَبِّ‏.‏ فَيَقُولُ لأُمَّتِهِ هَلْ بَلَّغَكُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ لاَ، مَا جَاءَنَا مِنْ نَبِيٍّ‏.‏ فَيَقُولُ لِنُوحٍ مَنْ يَشْهَدُ لَكَ فَيَقُولُ مُحَمَّدٌ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأُمَّتُهُ، فَنَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ بَلَّغَ، وَهْوَ قَوْلُهُ جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ ‏‏{‏وَكَذَلِكَ جَعَلْنَاكُمْ أُمَّةً وَسَطًا لِتَكُونُوا شُهَدَاءَ عَلَى النَّاسِ‏}‏ وَالْوَسَطُ الْعَدْلُ ‏"‏‏.‏

Translation

Musa ibn Ismaʿil narrated to us: ʿAbd al-Wahid ibn Ziyad narrated to us: al-Aʿmash narrated to us, from Abu Salih, from Abu Saʿid, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Noah and his people will come, and Allah Most High will say, “Did you convey the message?” He will reply, “Yes, my Lord.” He will say to his people, “Was it conveyed to you?” They will say, “No prophet came to us.” Allah will say to Noah, “Who will testify for you?” He will reply, “Muhammad ﷺ and his community.” We will then testify that he conveyed it.’ This is the meaning of His, Glorious is His mention, saying: ‘Thus We made you a justly balanced community so that you may be witnesses over humankind.’ (Qur’an 2:143) ‘Balanced’ means just.

Translation notes
  • Included the Arabic gloss الوسط العدل (‘al-wasat means just’) following the cited verse.