Hadith on Oneness, Uniqueness of Allah (Tawheed): And you have not been hiding yourselves, lest your ears, and your eyes and your skins testify against you, but you thought that Allah knew not much of what you were doing. (Sahih Bukhari)

Sahih al-Bukhari 7521 (Book 97, Hadith 146) #7223

The All-Hearing God

SUMMARY: Allah hears all that we say, even if it is spoken in a whisper.

Narrated 'Abdullah: Two person of Bani Thaqif and one from Quraish (or two persons from Quraish and one from Bani Thaqif) who had fat bellies but little wisdom, met near the Ka'ba. One of them said, "Did you see that Allah hears what we say? " The other said, "He hears us if we speak aloud, but He does not hear if we speak in stealthy quietness (softly)". The third fellow said, "If He hears when we speak aloud, then He surely hears us if we speak in stealthy quietness (softly)". So Allah revealed the Verse:-- 'And you have not been screening against yourselves, lest your ears, and your eyes and your skins should testify against you".. (41:22)

حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورٌ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ اجْتَمَعَ عِنْدَ الْبَيْتِ ثَقَفِيَّانِ وَقُرَشِيٌّ، أَوْ قُرَشِيَّانِ وَثَقَفِيٌّ، كَثِيرَةٌ شَحْمُ بُطُونِهِمْ قَلِيلَةٌ فِقْهُ قُلُوبِهِمْ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمْ أَتَرَوْنَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَسْمَعُ مَا نَقُولُ قَالَ الآخَرُ يَسْمَعُ إِنْ جَهَرْنَا وَلاَ يَسْمَعُ إِنْ أَخْفَيْنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرُ إِنْ كَانَ يَسْمَعُ إِذَا جَهَرْنَا فَإِنَّهُ يَسْمَعُ إِذَا أَخْفَيْنَا‏.‏ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى ‏{‏وَمَا كُنْتُمْ تَسْتَتِرُونَ أَنْ يَشْهَدَ عَلَيْكُمْ سَمْعُكُمْ وَلاَ أَبْصَارُكُمْ وَلاَ جُلُودُكُمْ‏}‏ الآيَةَ‏.‏

TOPICS
hearing * quietness * ears * eyes * skins * saman * sakin * udhun * absar * ajrun

QUICK LESSONS:

Remembering that nothing can be hidden from God & doing things which please Him .

EXPLANATIONS:

This hadith speaks of the power of Allah and His ability to hear all that we say, even if it is spoken in a whisper. It was narrated by Abdullah ibn Masud who was one of the companions of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. In this hadith, three people from two different tribes were discussing near the Ka’ba when one asked whether Allah could hear them if they spoke quietly. The other two disagreed on this point until Allah revealed a verse from the Quran which stated that He hears everything said aloud or whispered. This teaches us that nothing can be hidden from Allah and He knows our innermost thoughts and secrets as well as our words and deeds. We should always remember this when speaking or acting so as to ensure we are doing what pleases Him.

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