Sahih al-Bukhari 4422 (Book 65, Hadith 150)

Narrated Jabir: When this Verse was revealed: “Say: He has power to send torment on you from above.” (6.65)
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “O Allah! I seek refuge with Your Face (from this punishment).” And when the
verse: “or send torment from below your feet,” (was revealed), Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “(O Allah!) I seek
refuge with Your Face (from this punishment).” (But when there was revealed): “Or confuse you in
party strife and make you to taste the violence of one another.” (6.65) Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “This is
lighter (or, this is easier).

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ ‏{‏قُلْ هُوَ الْقَادِرُ عَلَى أَنْ يَبْعَثَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابًا مِنْ فَوْقِكُمْ‏}‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏”‏ أَعُوذُ بِوَجْهِكَ ‏”‏‏.‏ قَالَ ‏{‏أَوْ مِنْ تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِكُمْ‏}‏ قَالَ ‏”‏ أَعُوذُ بِوَجْهِكَ‏”‏ ‏{‏أَوْ يَلْبِسَكُمْ شِيَعًا وَيُذِيقَ بَعْضَكُمْ بَأْسَ بَعْضٍ‏}‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏”‏ هَذَا أَهْوَنُ ‏”‏‏.‏ أَوْ ‏”‏ هَذَا أَيْسَرُ ‏”‏‏.‏

Sahih al-Bukhari 4422 (Book 65, Hadith 150)

 

The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Imam al-Bukhārī’s Sahih al-Bukhari is a masterpiece of Islamic literature, completed in the 9th century. It is revered as one of the most authentic and important books in Sunni Islam, forming a core part of the six canonical hadith collections (Kutub al-Sittah). This set also includes Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawood, Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa’i, and Sunan ibn Majah. Al-Bukhārī’s specific contribution is a massive work containing around 7,563 verified hadiths, which are thematically sorted into 97 books to provide clear guidance on a multitude of subjects.

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For more Hadith in Book 65: Prophetic Commentary on the Qur’an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh))
 

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