Sahih al-Bukhari 6302 (Book 81, Hadith 130)
large group of his followers, and another prophet passing by with only a small group of people, and
another prophet passing by with only ten (persons), and another prophet passing by with only five
(persons), and another prophet passed by alone. And then I looked and saw a large multitude of
people, so I asked Gabriel, “Are these people my followers?’ He said, ‘No, but look towards the
horizon.’ I looked and saw a very large multitude of people. Gabriel said. ‘Those are your followers,
and those are seventy thousand (persons) in front of them who will neither have any reckoning of their
accounts nor will receive any punishment.’ I asked, ‘Why?’ He said, ‘For they used not to treat
themselves with branding (cauterization) nor with Ruqya (get oneself treated by the recitation of some
Verses of the Qur’an) and not to see evil omen in things, and they used to put their trust (only) in their
Lord.” On hearing that, ‘Ukasha bin Mihsan got up and said (to the Prophet), “Invoke Allah to make
me one of them.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “O Allah, make him one of them.” Then another man got up and
said (to the Prophet), “Invoke Allah to make me one of them.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, ‘Ukasha has preceded
you.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 6302 (Book 81, Hadith 130)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Among the six canonical hadith collections of Sunni Islam, known as the Kutub al-Sittah, Sahih al-Bukhari is frequently accorded the highest rank. This esteemed status is a testament to the rigorous scholarly methods employed by its compiler, Muḥammad al-Bukhārī, who finished his work around 847. The collection is vast, containing an estimated 7,563 individual reports detailing the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad. These are carefully categorized into 97 chapters, providing a comprehensive framework for understanding Islamic doctrine, law, and spiritual practice.
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For more Hadith in Book 81: To make the Heart Tender (Ar-Riqaq)