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Sahih al-Bukhari 4592 (Book 65, Hadith 114) #4375
The Rewards of Faith Despite Physical Disabilities

SUMMARY: This hadith explains that those who are physically disabled and cannot fight in the cause of Allah are not equal to those who can fight, but they will still be rewarded for their faith.

Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: That the Prophet dictated to him: "Not equal are those of the believers who sit (at home) and those who strive and fight in the Cause of Allah". Zaid added: Ibn Um Maktum came while the Prophet was dictating to me and said, "O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, if I had the power to fight (in Allah's Cause), I would," and he was a blind man. So Allah revealed to his Apostle while his thigh was on my thigh, and his thigh became so heavy that I was afraid it might fracture my thigh. Then that state of the Prophet passed and Allah revealed:-- "Except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind or lame etc).
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سَهْلُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيُّ، أَنَّهُ رَأَى مَرْوَانَ بْنَ الْحَكَمِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، فَأَقْبَلْتُ حَتَّى جَلَسْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ، فَأَخْبَرَنَا أَنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَمْلَى عَلَيْهِ لاَ يَسْتَوِي الْقَاعِدُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَجَاءَهُ ابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ وَهْوَ يُمِلُّهَا عَلَىَّ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، وَاللَّهِ لَوْ أَسْتَطِيعُ الْجِهَادَ لَجَاهَدْتُ ـ وَكَانَ أَعْمَى ـ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ وَفَخِذُهُ عَلَى فَخِذِي، فَثَقُلَتْ عَلَىَّ حَتَّى خِفْتُ أَنْ تُرَضَّ فَخِذِي، ثُمَّ سُرِّيَ عَنْهُ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ ‏{‏غَيْرَ أُولِي الضَّرَرِ‏}‏

TOPICS
jihad  *  belief  *  disability  *  reward  *  striving  *  iman  *  mawasim  *  thawab

QUICK LESSONS:
Have faith in God's plan even if you have physical disabilities; strive your best with whatever abilities you have been blessed with; do not compare yourself with others; accept your circumstances as part of God's plan; persevere through difficult times; remain determined despite obstacles.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the rewards of faith despite physical disabilities. It was narrated by Zaid bin Thabit, a companion of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. In this hadith, it is mentioned that a blind man named Ibn Um Maktum came to the Prophet ﷺ while he was dictating something to Zaid bin Thabit. Ibn Um Maktum expressed his desire to fight in the cause of Allah if he could, and this made Allah reveal a verse from the Quran which states that those who are disabled due to injury or blindness or any other physical disability will still be rewarded for their faith even though they cannot fight in the cause of Allah like others can. This teaches us that we should never feel discouraged if we have any physical disability because our faith and belief will still be rewarded by Allah no matter what our circumstances may be. We should also remember that everyone has different abilities and strengths so we should not compare ourselves with others but instead focus on doing our best with whatever abilities we have been blessed with.

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