Sahih al-Bukhari 3967 (Book 64, Hadith 183)
rest approached while he was in a valley with plenty of thorny trees, he dismounted under a tree and
rested in its shade and hung his sword (on it). The people dispersed amongst the trees in order to have
shade. While we were in this state, Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) called us and we came and found a bedouin sitting
in front of him. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “This (Bedouin) came to me while I was asleep, and he took my
sword stealthily. I woke up while he was standing by my head, holding my sword without its sheath.
He said, ‘Who will save you from me?’ I replied, ‘Allah.’ So he sheathed it (i.e. the sword) and sat
down, and here he is.” But Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) did not punish him.
“ إِنَّ هَذَا أَتَانِي وَأَنَا نَائِمٌ، فَاخْتَرَطَ سَيْفِي فَاسْتَيْقَظْتُ، وَهْوَ قَائِمٌ عَلَى رَأْسِي، مُخْتَرِطٌ صَلْتًا، قَالَ مَنْ يَمْنَعُكَ مِنِّي قُلْتُ اللَّهُ. فَشَامَهُ، ثُمَّ قَعَدَ، فَهْوَ هَذَا ”. قَالَ وَلَمْ يُعَاقِبْهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم.
Sahih al-Bukhari 3967 (Book 64, Hadith 183)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. The compilation known as Sahih al-Bukhari is a paramount collection of the Sunnah and hadith of the Prophet Muhammad. Its creator, Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī, dedicated his life to this work, completing it around 847. It holds a position of immense respect as arguably the most authentic book in Sunni Islam after the Holy Quran. As a key pillar of the six canonical books (Kutub al-Sittah), its detailed 97-chapter structure houses an estimated 7,563 narrations that continue to shape Islamic theology, law, and ethics to this day.
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