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Sahih al-Bukhari 4638 (Book 65, Hadith 160) #4421
The Prophet's Humility

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) teaching a man not to give him superiority over other prophets and that on the Day of Resurrection, he will be the first to regain consciousness.

Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri: A man from the Jews, having been slapped on his face, came to the Prophet and said, "O Muhammad! A man from your companions from the Ansar has slapped me on my face!" The Prophet said, "Call him". When they called him, the Prophet said, "Why did you slap him?" He said, "O Allah's Messenger ! While I was passing by the Jews, I heard him saying, 'By Him Who selected Moses above the human beings,' I said, 'Even above Muhammad?' I became furious and slapped him on the face". The Prophet said, "Do not give me superiority over the other prophets, for on the Day of Resurrection the people will become unconscious and I will be the first to regain consciousness. Then I will see Moses holding one of the legs of the Throne. I will not know whether he has come to his senses before me or that the shock he had received at the Mountain, (during his worldly life) was sufficient for him".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ يَحْيَى الْمَازِنِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ قَدْ لُطِمَ وَجْهُهُ وَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ رَجُلاً مِنْ أَصْحَابِكَ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ لَطَمَ وَجْهِي‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ ادْعُوهُ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَدَعَوْهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ لِمَ لَطَمْتَ وَجْهَهُ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنِّي مَرَرْتُ بِالْيَهُودِ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ وَالَّذِي اصْطَفَى مُوسَى عَلَى الْبَشَرِ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ وَعَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَخَذَتْنِي غَضْبَةٌ فَلَطَمْتُهُ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ تُخَيِّرُونِي مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ، فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ يَصْعَقُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَأَكُونُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ يُفِيقُ، فَإِذَا أَنَا بِمُوسَى آخِذٌ بِقَائِمَةٍ مِنْ قَوَائِمِ الْعَرْشِ، فَلاَ أَدْرِي أَفَاقَ قَبْلِي أَمْ جُزِيَ بِصَعْقَةِ الطُّورِ

TOPICS
prophet  *  humility  *  resurrection  *  consciousness  *  prophets  *  nabi  *  khushu  *  alqiyamah  *  marifah  *  anbiya

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect all Prophets equally; Do not belittle anyone for their shortcomings; Help others grow with kindness & compassion; Forgive those who wronged you; Do not seek revenge against those who wronged you

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the humility of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. A man from the Jews was slapped by one of his companions from Ansar and he came to complain to the prophet ﷺ. When asked why he slapped him, he said it was because he heard him saying 'By Him Who selected Moses above human beings', even above Muhammad ﷺ. The prophet ﷺ then taught him not to give himself superiority over other prophets as on the Day of Resurrection, people will become unconscious and he will be the first one to regain consciousness. He also said that when this happens, Moses will be holding one leg of Allah's throne and it is unclear whether this happened because Moses regained consciousness before or if it was due to shock received at Mount Sinai during his lifetime.

This hadith teaches us an important lesson in humility as we should never think ourselves superior than others no matter how great our achievements are or how much knowledge we have acquired in life. We should always remember that everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses so we should never belittle anyone else for their shortcomings but instead help them grow with kindness and compassion.

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