Sahih al-Bukhari 6667 (Book 88, Hadith 6)
right and the other on my left, while Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) was brushing his teeth (with a Siwak), and both
men asked him for some employment. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, ‘O Abu Musa (O `Abdullah bin Qais!).’ I
said, ‘By Him Who sent you with the Truth, these two men did not tell me what was in their hearts and
I did not feel (realize) that they were seeking employment.’ As if I were looking now at his Siwak
being drawn to a corner under his lips, and he said, ‘We never (or, we do not) appoint for our affairs
anyone who seeks to be employed. But O Abu Musa! (or `Abdullah bin Qais!) Go to Yemen.'” The
Prophet then sent Mu`adh bin Jabal after him and when Mu`adh reached him, he spread out a cushion
for him and requested him to get down (and sit on the cushion). Behold: There was a fettered man
beside Abu Muisa. Mu`adh asked, “Who is this (man)?” Abu Muisa said, “He was a Jew and became a
Muslim and then reverted back to Judaism.” Then Abu Muisa requested Mu`adh to sit down but
Mu`adh said, “I will not sit down till he has been killed. This is the judgment of Allah and His Apostle
(for such cases) and repeated it thrice. Then Abu Musa ordered that the man be killed, and he was
killed. Abu Musa added, “Then we discussed the night prayers and one of us said, ‘I pray and sleep,
and I hope that Allah will reward me for my sleep as well as for my prayers.'”
Sahih al-Bukhari 6667 (Book 88, Hadith 6)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Compiled by the esteemed Islamic scholar Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī around 847 CE, Sahih al-Bukhari stands as one of the most revered and authoritative collections within Sunni Islam. This monumental work is a primary component of the Kutub al-Sittah, or the six canonical books of hadith. It is distinguished by its rigorous methodology and is often considered the most authentic book after the Quran. The collection is meticulously organized into 97 chapters, encompassing approximately 7,563 individual narrations of the Prophet Muhammad’s sayings, actions, and approvals, forming a vital foundation for Islamic law and practice.
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