Sahih al-Bukhari 119

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Chapter: (What is said regarding) the memorization of (religious) knowledge

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

Narrated by Abu Hurairah 5 narrators

أبو مصعب أحمد بن أبي بكر Atbāʿ Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn ~135 AH – 242 AH محمد بن إبراهيم بن دينار المدني - صندل Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn d. 182 AH Muhammad bin 'Abdur Rahman b. Abi Dh'ab Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn d. 158 AH Sa'id bin Abi Sa'id (Kaysan) Tābiʿī d. ~120 AH Abu Hurairah Companion 12 BH/603 CE – 59 AH/681 CE

Narrated Abu Huraira:I said to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) "I hear many narrations (Hadiths) from you but I forget them." Allah's Apostle said, "Spread your Rida' (garment)." I did accordingly and then he moved his hands as if filling them with something (and emptied them in my Rida') and then said, "Take and wrap this sheet over your body." I did it and after that I never forgot any thing. Narrated Ibrahim bin Al-Mundhir: Ibn Abi Fudaik narrated the same as above (Hadith...119) but added that the Prophet (ﷺ) had moved his hands as if filling them with something and then he emptied them in the Rida' of Abu Huraira.

Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari 119

In-book reference

Book 3, Hadith 61

USC-MSA web (English)

Vol. 1, Book 3, Hadith 119

Translation by Muhsin Khan · Language: EN

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَبُو مُصْعَبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنِّي أَسْمَعُ مِنْكَ حَدِيثًا كَثِيرًا أَنْسَاهُ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ ابْسُطْ رِدَاءَكَ ‏"‏ فَبَسَطْتُهُ‏.‏ قَالَ فَغَرَفَ بِيَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ ضُمُّهُ ‏"‏ فَضَمَمْتُهُ فَمَا نَسِيتُ شَيْئًا بَعْدَهُ‏. حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ بِهَذَا أَوْ قَالَ غَرَفَ بِيَدِهِ فِيهِ‏.‏

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