Sahih al-Bukhari 3421 (Book 61, Hadith 80)
approached, they took a rest and sleep overwhelmed them till the sun rose high in the sky. The first to
get up was Abu Bakr. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)s used not to be awakened from his sleep, but he would wake up
by himself. `Umar woke up and then Abu Bakr sat by the side of the Prophet’s head and started
saying: Allahu-Akbar raising his voice till the Prophet (ﷺ) woke up, (and after traveling for a while) he
dismounted and led us in the morning prayer. A man amongst the people failed to join us in the
prayer. When the Prophet (ﷺ) had finished the prayer, he asked (the man), “O so-and-so! What prevented
you from offering the prayer with us?” He replied, “I am Junub,” Alllah’s Apostle ordered him to
perform Tayammam with clean earth.
The man then offered the prayer. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) ordered me and a few others to go ahead of him. We
had become very thirsty. While we were on our way (looking for water), we came across a lady
(riding an animal), hanging her legs between two water-skins. We asked her, “Where can we get
water?” She replied, “Oh ! There is no water.” We asked, “how far is your house from the water?” She
replied, “A distance of a day and a night travel.” We said, “Come on to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), “She asked,
“What is Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) ?” So we brought her to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) against her will, and she told him
what she had told us before and added that she was the mother of orphans. So the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that
her two water-skins be brought and he rubbed the mouths of the water-skins. As we were thirsty, we
drank till we quenched our thirst and we were forty men. We also filled all our waterskins and other
utensils with water, but we did not water the camels. The waterskin was so full that it was almost
about to burst.
The Prophet (ﷺ) then said, “Bring what (foodstuff) you have.” So some dates and pieces of bread were
collected for the lady, and when she went to her people, she said, “I have met either the greatest
magician or a prophet as the people claim.” So Allah guided the people of that village through that
lady. She embraced Islam and they all embraced Islam.
Sahih al-Bukhari 3421 (Book 61, Hadith 80)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Sahih al-Bukhari is more than just a book; it is a meticulously curated archive of the Prophet’s Sunnah. Compiled by Imam al-Bukhārī over sixteen years, its completion around 847 CE was a landmark event in Islamic history. Its inclusion in the Kutub al-Sittah solidifies its canonical importance alongside five other major collections. The text’s enduring influence stems from its author’s unparalleled effort to verify each narration, resulting in a trusted compilation of 7,563 hadiths organized into 97 chapters that serve as a definitive guide for millions of believers.
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For more Hadith in Book 61: Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions