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Sahih al-Bukhari 3842 (Book 63, Hadith 67) #3670
Honesty is the Best Policy

SUMMARY: Abu Bakr was given something to eat by his slave, and when he found out it was from a dishonest source, he vomited it out.

Narrated 'Aisha: Abu Bakr had a slave who used to give him some of his earnings. Abu Bakr used to eat from it. One day he brought something and Abu Bakr ate from it. The slave said to him, "Do you know what this is?" Abu Bakr then enquired, "What is it?" The slave said, "Once, in the pre-Islamic period of ignorance I foretold somebody's future though I did not know this knowledge of foretelling but I, cheated him, and when he met me, he gave me something for that service, and that is what you have eaten from". Then Abu Bakr put his hand in his mouth and vomited whatever was present in his stomach.
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، حَدَّثَنِي أَخِي، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ كَانَ لأَبِي بَكْرٍ غُلاَمٌ يُخْرِجُ لَهُ الْخَرَاجَ، وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَأْكُلُ مِنْ خَرَاجِهِ، فَجَاءَ يَوْمًا بِشَىْءٍ فَأَكَلَ مِنْهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْغُلاَمُ تَدْرِي مَا هَذَا فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَمَا هُوَ قَالَ كُنْتُ تَكَهَّنْتُ لإِنْسَانٍ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَمَا أُحْسِنُ الْكِهَانَةَ، إِلاَّ أَنِّي خَدَعْتُهُ، فَلَقِيَنِي فَأَعْطَانِي بِذَلِكَ، فَهَذَا الَّذِي أَكَلْتَ مِنْهُ‏.‏ فَأَدْخَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَدَهُ فَقَاءَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ فِي بَطْنِهِ‏.‏
TOPICS
honesty  *  foretelling  *  dishonesty  *  ihsan  *  aljahiliyah  *  kihabah  *  fasad  *  period

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive for honesty and integrity in all your dealings with others

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the importance of honesty in our lives. It tells us that even if we are tempted to do something wrong or dishonest, we should not give in to that temptation. The story of Abu Bakr and his slave is an example of this. Abu Bakr was given something to eat by his slave, but when he found out it was from a dishonest source, he immediately vomited it out. This shows us how important honesty is for Muslims and how they should strive to be honest in all their dealings with others. We can learn from this hadith that no matter what situation we find ourselves in, we should always strive for honesty and integrity as these are values which will help us lead better lives both now and in the hereafter.

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