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Sahih Muslim 2009d (Book 55, Hadith 96) #14520
Encounter of Prophet Muhammad and Suraqa b. Malik

SUMMARY: The hadith is about Abu Bakr purchasing a saddle from Al-Bara' and the Prophet Muhammad's encounter with Suraqa b. Malik, who was trying to capture him.

Al-Bara' reported: Abu Bakr purchased a saddle from me for thirteen Dirhams; the rest of the hadith is the same, and in the narration of Uthman b. 'Umar, the words are: He (Suraqa b. Malik) drew near Allah's Messenger , and he (the Holy Prophet) cursed him and his camel sank in the earth up to the belly and he jumped from that and said: Muhammad, I am fully aware of It that it is your doing. Supplicate Allah that He should rescue me from it in which I am (pitchforked) and I give you a solemn pledge that I shall keep this as a secret from all those who are coming after me. Take hold of an arrow out of it (quiver) for you will find my camels and my slaves at such and such place and you can get whatever you need (on showing this arrow). He (the Holy Prophet) said: I don't need your camels. And we (the Prophet and Abu Bakr) came to Medina during the night and the people began to contend as to where Allah's Messenger should reside and he encamped in the tribe of Najjar who were related to 'Abd ul-Muttalib from the side of mother. Allah's Messenger honoured them, then people climbed upon house-top and women also and boys scattered in the way, and they were all crying: Muhammad, Messenger of Allah, Muhammad, Messenger of Allah.
وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُمَيْلٍ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ، قَالَ اشْتَرَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ مِنْ أَبِي رَحْلاً بِثَلاَثَةَ عَشَرَ دِرْهَمًا وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ بِمَعْنَى حَدِيثِ زُهَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ وَقَالَ فِي حَدِيثِهِ مِنْ رِوَايَةِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عُمَرَ فَلَمَّا دَنَا دَعَا عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَسَاخَ فَرَسُهُ فِي الأَرْضِ إِلَى بَطْنِهِ وَوَثَبَ عَنْهُ وَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ هَذَا عَمَلُكَ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُخَلِّصَنِي مِمَّا أَنَا فِيهِ وَلَكَ عَلَىَّ لأُعَمِّيَنَّ عَلَى مَنْ وَرَائِي وَهَذِهِ كِنَانَتِي فَخُذْ سَهْمًا مِنْهَا فَإِنَّكَ سَتَمُرُّ عَلَى إِبِلِي وَغِلْمَانِي بِمَكَانِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَخُذْ مِنْهَا حَاجَتَكَ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ حَاجَةَ لِي فِي إِبِلِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ لَيْلاً فَتَنَازَعُوا أَيُّهُمْ يَنْزِلُ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَنْزِلُ عَلَى بَنِي النَّجَّارِ أَخْوَالِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ أُكْرِمُهُمْ بِذَلِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَصَعِدَ الرِّجَالُ وَالنِّسَاءُ فَوْقَ الْبُيُوتِ وَتَفَرَّقَ الْغِلْمَانُ وَالْخَدَمُ فِي الطُّرُقِ يُنَادُونَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ

TOPICS
encounter  *  saddle  *  pledge  *  quiver  *  mulahaza  *  qadib  *  dirham  *  ahd  *  qasab  *  dirhams

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect your family members regardless of their social status or wealth . Keep promises/pledges made even if you are afraid .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the encounter between Prophet Muhammad and Suraqa b. Malik, who was trying to capture him. Abu Bakr purchased a saddle from Al-Bara' for thirteen Dirhams as they were travelling together. When they were on their journey, Suraqa drew near them in an attempt to capture the Prophet but he cursed him and his camel sank into the earth up to its belly. In fear of being captured by the Prophet, Suraqa gave a pledge that he would keep this secret from all those coming after him and offered his camels as compensation for not capturing him which was refused by the prophet as he did not need them. They eventually arrived in Medina during night time where people began to contend over where Allah's Messenger should reside and eventually encamped in Najjar tribe who were related to 'Abd ul-Muttalib from his mother's side which was honoured by Allah's Messenger himself. People then climbed upon house tops while women, boys scattered around crying out "Muhammad Messenger of Allah". This hadith teaches us that we should honour our relatives no matter what their social status is or how much money they have because it pleases God when we do so even if it means sacrificing our own comfort or convenience for them like what happened with Prophet Muhammad when he chose Najjar tribe over other tribes despite knowing that it would be more difficult for himself since they were poor at that time but still chose them out of respect for his relatives which pleased God immensely .

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