Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال
Sahih al-Bukhari, 1375
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Chain of narration · Isnād

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Narrated by Muhammad bin al-Muthna - al-ZamanfromYahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-QatanfromShu'bah bin al-HajjajfromAwn bin Abi JuhayfafromAbu Juhayfa al-Sawai'fromal-Bara' bin Azib bin al-HarithfromAbu Ayyub al-Ansari

Hadith text · Matn

‏ يَهُودُ تُعَذَّبُ فِي قُبُورِهَا ‏

‏‏.‏ وَقَالَ النَّضْرُ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَوْنٌ، سَمِعْتُ أَبِي، سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏

English translation

Narrated Abi Aiyub:

Once the Prophet (ﷺ) went out after sunset and heard a dreadful voice, and said, "The Jews are being punished in their graves."

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَوْنُ بْنُ أَبِي جُحَيْفَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ ـ رضى الله عنهم ـ قَالَ خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَقَدْ وَجَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ، فَسَمِعَ صَوْتًا فَقَالَ ‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 23, Hadith 127
USC-MSA web (English) reference
Vol. 2, Book 23, Hadith 457 (deprecated numbering scheme)
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
The Prophet ﷺ had [many] miracles that testify to the truthfulness of his message and his prophethood, one of which is his description of some of the events of the unseen, which Allah revealed to him. In this hadeeth, AbooAyyoob al-Ansaari(may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Prophet ﷺ went outside the Madinah after sunset and heard a sound. This could have been the voices of the Angels of Punishment, or the sound of the punishment, or the voices of those who were being punished. He ﷺ explained that the Jews were being punished in their graves. If it is established that the Jews are punished in their graves, then naturally, it proves that all disbelievers and polytheists must be punished in their graves too, because their disbelief and polytheism are worse than the disbelief of the Jews. Allah does not reveal such an unseen event to anyone except Prophets and Messengers of His choice. Allah, Most High, said: {˹He is the˺ Knower of the unseen, disclosing none of it to anyone, except messengers of His choice. Then He appoints angel-guards before and behind them} [Quran 72:26-27] .
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