Sahih al-Bukhari 1243 (Book 23, Hadith 43)
patient. She said to him, “Go away, for you have not been afflicted with a calamity like mine.” And
she did not recognize him. Then she was informed that he was the Prophet (ﷺ) . so she went to the house
of the Prophet (ﷺ) and there she did not find any guard. Then she said to him, “I did not recognize you.”
He said, “Verily, the patience is at the first stroke of a calamity.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 1243 (Book 23, Hadith 43)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Compiled by the esteemed Islamic scholar Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī around 847 CE, Sahih al-Bukhari stands as one of the most revered and authoritative collections within Sunni Islam. This monumental work is a primary component of the Kutub al-Sittah, or the six canonical books of hadith. It is distinguished by its rigorous methodology and is often considered the most authentic book after the Quran. The collection is meticulously organized into 97 chapters, encompassing approximately 7,563 individual narrations of the Prophet Muhammad’s sayings, actions, and approvals, forming a vital foundation for Islamic law and practice.
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