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Sahih al-Bukhari 7019 (Book 91, Hadith 36) #6747
The Strength of Umar ibn Al-Khattab

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the strength and determination of Umar ibn Al-Khattab, as demonstrated when he was drawing water from a well.

Narrated Ibn 'Umar: Allah's Messenger said, "(I saw in a dream that) while I was standing at a well and drawing water therefrom, suddenly Abu Bakr and 'Umar came to me. Abu Bakr took the bucket and drew one or two buckets (full of water), but there was weakness in his pulling, but Allah forgave him. Then Ibn Al- Khattab took the bucket from Abu Bakr's hand and the bucket turned into a very large one in his hand. I have never seen any strong man among the people doing such a hard job as 'Umar did, till (the people drank to their satisfaction) and water their camels to their fill and they sat near the water".
حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعَيْبُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا صَخْرُ بْنُ جُوَيْرِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا نَافِعٌ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ حَدَّثَهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ بَيْنَا أَنَا عَلَى بِئْرٍ أَنْزِعُ مِنْهَا إِذْ جَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ، فَأَخَذَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الدَّلْوَ، فَنَزَعَ ذَنُوبًا أَوْ ذَنُوبَيْنِ، وَفِي نَزْعِهِ ضَعْفٌ، فَغَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَهَا ابْنُ الْخَطَّابِ مِنْ يَدِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَاسْتَحَالَتْ فِي يَدِهِ غَرْبًا، فَلَمْ أَرَ عَبْقَرِيًّا مِنَ النَّاسِ يَفْرِي فَرْيَهُ، حَتَّى ضَرَبَ النَّاسُ بِعَطَنٍ

TOPICS
strength  *  determination  *  well  *  water  *  qowwa  *  istiqamah  *  bir  *  maai

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive to be like Umar ibn Al-Khattab; Show great strength & determination when faced with difficult tasks; Do something good for others & ourselves; Try our best even if we make mistakes; Have faith that Allah will forgive us if we are weak .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith tells us about the strength and determination of Umar ibn Al-Khattab. In this hadith, Prophet Muhammad saw in a dream that he was standing at a well and drawing water from it. Abu Bakr then came to him and took the bucket to draw some water but there was weakness in his pulling. However, Allah forgave him for this. Then Ibn Al- Khattab took the bucket from Abu Bakr's hand and it became very large in his hand. Prophet Muhammad said that he has never seen any strong man among people doing such hard work as 'Umar did until everyone drank their fill of water and filled their camels with it too before they sat near the water. This hadith teaches us that we should strive to be like Umar ibn Al-Khattab who showed great strength and determination when faced with difficult tasks or situations in life. We should also remember that Allah will forgive us if we are weak or make mistakes while trying our best to do something good for others or ourselves.

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