Sahih al-Bukhari 7135 (Book 97, Hadith 46)
Bani Tamim! Accept the good news!” They said, “You have given us the good news; now give us
(something).” (After a while) some Yemenites entered, and he said to them, “O the people of Yemen!
Accept the good news, as Bani Tamim have refused it. ” They said, “We accept it, for we have come
to you to learn the Religion. So we ask you what the beginning of this universe was.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said
“There was Allah and nothing else before Him and His Throne was over the water, and He then
created the Heavens and the Earth and wrote everything in the Book.” Then a man came to me and
said, ‘O `Imran! Follow your she-camel for it has run away!” So I set out seeking it, and behold, it was
beyond the mirage! By Allah, I wished that it (my she-camel) had gone but that I had not left (the
gathering). “
Sahih al-Bukhari 7135 (Book 97, Hadith 46)
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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