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Sahih al-Bukhari 2047 (Book 34, Hadith 1) #1964
Dedication to Remembering Narrations

SUMMARY: This hadith is about Abu Huraira's dedication to remembering the narrations of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) and how he was able to remember them despite his poverty.

Narrated Abu Huraira: You people say that Abu Huraira tells many narrations from Allah's Messenger ﷺ and you also wonder why the emigrants and Ansar do not narrate from Allah's Messenger ﷺ as Abu Huraira does. My emigrant brothers were busy in the market while I used to stick to Allah's Messenger ﷺ content with what fills my stomach; so I used to be present when they were absent and I used to remember when they used to forget, and my Ansari brothers used to be busy with their properties and I was one of the poor men of Suffa. I used to remember the narrations when they used to forget. No doubt, Allah's Messenger ﷺ once said, "Whoever spreads his garment till I have finished my present speech and then gathers it to himself, will remember whatever I will say". So, I spread my colored garment which I was wearing till Allah's Messenger ﷺ had finished his saying, and then I gathered it to my chest. So, I did not forget any of that narrations.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ، وَأَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ تَقُولُونَ إِنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يُكْثِرُ الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏.‏ وَتَقُولُونَ مَا بَالُ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالأَنْصَارِ لاَ يُحَدِّثُونَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَإِنَّ إِخْوَتِي مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ كَانَ يَشْغَلُهُمْ صَفْقٌ بِالأَسْوَاقِ، وَكُنْتُ أَلْزَمُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى مِلْءِ بَطْنِي، فَأَشْهَدُ إِذَا غَابُوا وَأَحْفَظُ إِذَا نَسُوا، وَكَانَ يَشْغَلُ إِخْوَتِي مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ عَمَلُ أَمْوَالِهِمْ، وَكُنْتُ امْرَأً مِسْكِينًا مِنْ مَسَاكِينِ الصُّفَّةِ أَعِي حِينَ يَنْسَوْنَ، وَقَدْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي حَدِيثٍ يُحَدِّثُهُ ‏ "‏ إِنَّهُ لَنْ يَبْسُطَ أَحَدٌ ثَوْبَهُ حَتَّى أَقْضِيَ مَقَالَتِي هَذِهِ، ثُمَّ يَجْمَعَ إِلَيْهِ ثَوْبَهُ إِلاَّ وَعَى مَا أَقُولُ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَبَسَطْتُ نَمِرَةً عَلَىَّ، حَتَّى إِذَا قَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَقَالَتَهُ جَمَعْتُهَا إِلَى صَدْرِي، فَمَا نَسِيتُ مِنْ مَقَالَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ تِلْكَ مِنْ شَىْءٍ‏.‏
TOPICS
dedication  *  narrations  *  poverty  *  memory  *  istikraj  *  suffa

QUICK LESSONS:
Take advantage of opportunities for learning more about faith; Put in extra effort if necessary; Be dedicated and perseverant in your efforts towards learning more about Islam; Be content with what fills your stomach.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the dedication of Abu Huraira, a companion of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). He was one of the poor men from Suffa, and while his fellow companions were busy with their properties or in the market, he would stick close to Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). Despite his poverty, he was content with what filled his stomach and used this opportunity to remember all that Prophet Muhammad said. He even spread out his garment so that it would help him remember better. This hadith teaches us about dedication and perseverance in our efforts towards learning more about Islam. It also shows us how important it is for us to take advantage of any opportunity we have for learning more about our faith. We should be willing to put in extra effort if necessary so that we can gain knowledge and understanding from our religious texts.

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