Sahih al-Bukhari 240 (Book 4, Hadith 106)
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mas`ud:
Once the Prophet (ﷺ) was offering prayers at the Ka`ba. Abu Jahl was sitting with some of his
companions. One of them said to the others, “Who amongst you will bring the Abdominal contents
(intestines, etc.) of a camel of Bani so and so and put it on the back of Muhammad, when he
prostrates?” The most unfortunate of them got up and brought it. He waited till the Prophet (ﷺ) prostrated
and then placed it on his back between his shoulders. I was watching but could not do any thing. I
wish I had some people with me to hold out against them. They started laughing and falling on one
another. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) was in prostration and he did not lift his head up till Fatima (Prophet’s
daughter) came and threw that (camel’s Abdominal contents) away from his back. He raised his head
and said thrice, “O Allah! Punish Quraish.” So it was hard for Abu Jahl and his companions when the
Prophet invoked Allah against them as they had a conviction that the prayers and invocations were
accepted in this city (Mecca). The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “O Allah! Punish Abu Jahl, `Utba bin Rabi`a, Shaiba
bin Rabi`a, Al-Walid bin `Utba, Umaiya bin Khalaf, and `Uqba bin Al Mu’it (and he mentioned
the seventh whose name I cannot recall). By Allah in Whose Hands my life is, I saw the dead bodies
of those persons who were counted by Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) in the Qalib (one of the wells) of Badr.
Sahih al-Bukhari 240 (Book 4, Hadith 106)
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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For more Hadith in Book 4: Ablutions (Wudu’)