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Sahih Muslim 2966a (Book 55, Hadith 17) #14537
The Ignorance of Sa'd b. Abu Waqqas

SUMMARY: This hadith is about Sa'd b. Abu Waqqas, who was one of the first Arabs to fight in the cause of Allah and how he was surprised that people from Banu Asad were trying to teach him religion and impose punishment on him for his ignorance.

Sa'd b. Abu Waqqas is reported to have, said: By Allah, I am the first person amongst the Arabs to throw an arrow in the cause of Allah and we used to go with Allah's Messenger and there was no food for us to eat but only the leaves of Hubla and samur trees (they are wild trees) and as a result thereof one amongst us would relieve himself as does the goat. (How strange it is) that now the people of Banu Asad (the progeny of Zubair) instruct me in religion and try to impose punishment upon me (in regard to it). If it is so (that I am so ignorant of religion), then indeed, I am undone and my deeds have been lost. Ibn Numair, however, did not make a mention of the word (idhan) thus? (in his narration).
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ الْحَارِثِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ سَعْدٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي وَابْنُ، بِشْرٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَعْدَ بْنَ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ، يَقُولُ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَوَّلُ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ رَمَى بِسَهْمٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلَقَدْ كُنَّا نَغْزُو مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ مَا لَنَا طَعَامٌ نَأْكُلُهُ إِلاَّ وَرَقُ الْحُبْلَةِ وَهَذَا السَّمُرُ حَتَّى إِنَّ أَحَدَنَا لَيَضَعُ كَمَا تَضَعُ الشَّاةُ ثُمَّ أَصْبَحَتْ بَنُو أَسَدٍ تُعَزِّرُنِي عَلَى الدِّينِ لَقَدْ خِبْتُ إِذًا وَضَلَّ عَمَلِي وَلَمْ يَقُلِ ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ إِذًا

TOPICS
religion  *  ignorance  *  punishment  *  fight

QUICK LESSONS:
Learn with humility & patience; Respect others' knowledge & beliefs; Never feel superior over others due to your own understanding or beliefs; Strive towards learning more with an open heart & mind

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about Sa'd b. Abu Waqqas, who was one of the first Arabs to fight in the cause of Allah during Prophet Muhammad's time. During this time, they did not have much food to eat and would often eat leaves from wild trees like Hubla and Samur trees, which made them behave like goats when it came to relieving themselves. He was surprised that people from Banu Asad were trying to teach him religion and impose punishment on him for his ignorance as he felt that if he truly was ignorant then all his deeds would be lost in vain. This hadith teaches us that we should never be ashamed or embarrassed by our lack of knowledge or understanding when it comes to religious matters as we can always learn more with humility and patience instead of feeling discouraged by our current state or situation. It also reminds us that no matter how much knowledge we have acquired, there will always be someone out there who knows more than us so we should never feel superior over others due to our own understanding or beliefs but rather strive towards learning more with an open heart and mind instead.

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