Sahih al-Bukhari 5981 (Book 78, Hadith 240)
Prophet there was a stick, and he was striking (slowly) the water and the mud with it. A man came (at
the gate of the garden) and asked permission to enter. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Open the gate for him and
give him the glad tidings of entering Paradise. “I went, and behold! It was Abu Bakr. So I opened the
gate for him and informed him of the glad tidings of entering Paradise. Then another man came and
asked permission to enter. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Open the gate for him and give him the glad tidings of
entering Paradise.” Behold! It was `Umar. So I opened the gate for him and gave him the glad tidings
of entering Paradise. Then another man came and asked permission to enter.
The Prophet (ﷺ) was sitting in a leaning posture, so he sat up and said, “Open the gate for him and give
him the glad tidings of entering Paradise with a calamity which will befall him or which will take
place.” I went, and behold ! It was `Uthman. So I opened the gate for him and gave him the glad
tidings of entering Paradise and also informed him of what the Prophet (ﷺ) had said (about a calamity).
`Uthman said, “Allah Alone Whose Help I seek (against that calamity).
Sahih al-Bukhari 5981 (Book 78, Hadith 240)
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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