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Sahih al-Bukhari 6453 (Book 81, Hadith 42) #6202
Learning Islam from Bani Asad

SUMMARY: The hadith is about Sa'd's journey of learning the laws of Islam from the tribe of Bani Asad, and how his efforts in the past were not wasted.

Narrated Sa'd: I was the first man among the Arabs to throw an arrow for Allah's Cause. We used to fight in Allah's Cause while we had nothing to eat except the leaves of the Hubla and the Sumur trees (desert trees) so that we discharged excrement like that of sheep (ie unmixed droppings). Today the (people of the) tribe of Bani Asad teach me the laws of Islam. If so, then I am lost, and all my efforts of that hard time had gone in vain.
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا قَيْسٌ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَعْدًا، يَقُولُ إِنِّي لأَوَّلُ الْعَرَبِ رَمَى بِسَهْمٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، وَرَأَيْتُنَا نَغْزُو، وَمَا لَنَا طَعَامٌ إِلاَّ وَرَقُ الْحُبْلَةِ وَهَذَا السَّمُرُ، وَإِنَّ أَحَدَنَا لَيَضَعُ كَمَا تَضَعُ الشَّاةُ، مَا لَهُ خِلْطٌ، ثُمَّ أَصْبَحَتْ بَنُو أَسَدٍ تُعَزِّرُنِي عَلَى الإِسْلاَمِ، خِبْتُ إِذًا وَضَلَّ سَعْيِي‏.‏

TOPICS
learning  *  islam  *  journey

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek knowledge no matter where it comes from as long as it does not contradict Islamic teachings; Persevere even when faced with difficult times; Be grateful for Allah's blessings; Fight for Allah's cause if necessary.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a man named Sa'd who was one of the first Arabs to fight for Allah's cause. He and his companions used to eat leaves from trees in order to survive during their journey. Later on he learned that the tribe of Bani Asad taught him about Islamic laws. This shows us that even though we may have gone through difficult times in our lives, our efforts are never wasted as we can still learn something valuable from it. It also teaches us that knowledge should be sought out no matter where it comes from as long as it is beneficial for us and does not contradict Islamic teachings.

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