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Sahih al-Bukhari 4621 (Book 65, Hadith 143) #4404
Weeping in Response to the Prophet's Sermon

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) delivered a sermon that made his companions weep and revealed a verse from the Quran.

Narrated Anas: The Prophet delivered a sermon the like of which I had never heard before. He said, "If you but knew what I know then you would have laughed little and wept much". On hearing that, the companions of the Prophet covered their faces and the sound of their weeping was heard. A man said, "Who is my father?" The Prophet said, "So-and-so". So this Verse was revealed: "Ask not about things which, if made plain to you, may cause you trouble". (5:101)
حَدَّثَنَا مُنْذِرُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْجَارُودِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ خَطَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ خُطْبَةً مَا سَمِعْتُ مِثْلَهَا قَطُّ، قَالَ ‏"‏ لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ مَا أَعْلَمُ لَضَحِكْتُمْ قَلِيلاً وَلَبَكَيْتُمْ كَثِيرًا ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ فَغَطَّى أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وُجُوهَهُمْ لَهُمْ خَنِينٌ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مَنْ أَبِي قَالَ فُلاَنٌ فَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ ‏{‏لاَ تَسْأَلُوا عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ إِنْ تُبْدَ لَكُمْ تَسُؤْكُمْ‏}‏‏.‏ رَوَاهُ النَّضْرُ وَرَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ‏.‏

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sermon  *  weeping  *  revelation  *  trouble

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, Anas ibn Malik recounts how the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ delivered a sermon that was so powerful it made his companions weep. One of them asked who his father was and this prompted the revelation of a verse from the Quran which states “Ask not about things which, if made plain to you, may cause you trouble” (5:101). This hadith teaches us that we should be careful when asking questions as some answers may bring us more pain than joy. It also shows us how powerful and moving the words of our beloved Prophet ﷺ were; even though he spoke with such wisdom and knowledge that it brought tears to those around him, he still showed compassion by not answering one man’s question out of fear for what it might do to him.

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