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Sahih al-Bukhari 119 (Book 3, Hadith 61) #119
A Method to Remember Things

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) taught Abu Huraira a method to remember things by spreading his garment and filling it with something.

Narrated Abu Huraira: I said to Allah's Messenger "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 had moved his hands as if filling them with something and then he emptied them in the Rida' of Abu Huraira.
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.‏

TOPICS
memory  *  prophet  *  rida  *  huraira

QUICK LESSONS:
Be creative in finding ways to remember important information or tasks; seek knowledge from those who are more knowledgeable than you; wrap yourself with a sheet when trying to remember something; follow instructions given by the prophet Muhammad .
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's teaching of a method to remember things. He instructed Abu Huraira to spread out his garment and then he moved his hands as if filling them with something before emptying them into the garment. After this process was completed, Abu Huraira never forgot anything again. This hadith teaches us that we should be creative in finding ways to remember important information or tasks that we need to do in our lives. It also shows us the importance of seeking knowledge from those who are more knowledgeable than us so that we can learn from their wisdom and experience.

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