Sahih al-Bukhari 4052 (Book 64, Hadith 268)
Yemen. So we set out as emigrants towards him. We were (three) I and my two brothers. I was the
youngest of them, and one of the two was Abu Burda, and the other, Abu Ruhm, and our total number
was either 53 or 52 men from my people. We got on board a boat and our boat took us to Negus in
Ethiopia. There we met Ja`far bin Abi Talib and stayed with him. Then we all came (to Medina) and
met the Prophet (ﷺ) at the time of the conquest of Khaibar. Some of the people used to say to us, namely
the people of the ship, “We have migrated before you.”
Asma’ bint ‘Umais who was one of those who had come with us, came as a visitor to Hafsa, the wife
the Prophet (ﷺ) . She had migrated along with those other Muslims who migrated to Negus. `Umar came
to Hafsa while Asma’ bint ‘Umais was with her. `Umar, on seeing Asma,’ said, “Who is this?” She
said, “Asma’ bint ‘Umais,” `Umar said, “Is she the Ethiopian? Is she the sea-faring lady?” Asma’
replied, “Yes.” `Umar said, “We have migrated before you (people of the boat), so we have got more
right than you over Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) ” On that Asma’ became angry and said, “No, by Allah, while you
were with Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) who was feeding the hungry ones amongst you, and advised the ignorant
ones amongst you, we were in the far-off hated land of Ethiopia, and all that was for the sake of
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) . By Allah, I will neither eat any food nor drink anything till I inform Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
of all that you have said. There we were harmed and frightened. I will mention this to the Prophet (ﷺ) and
will not tell a lie or curtail your saying or add something to it.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 4052 (Book 64, Hadith 268)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Within the Islamic scholarly tradition, few works hold as much weight as Sahih al-Bukhari. This vast compilation, assembled by the Persian scholar al-Bukhārī circa 847, is a cornerstone of Sunni faith and practice. It is one of the six canonical hadith collections known collectively as the Kutub al-Sittah. Imam al-Bukhārī’s work is particularly celebrated for its author’s stringent criteria in verifying the chain of narration (isnad), resulting in a trusted body of over 7,500 hadiths organized into 97 distinct chapters that cover every aspect of life.
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