Sahih al-Bukhari, 3755
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Muhammad bin 'Abdullah bin NumayrfromMuhammad bin 'Ubaid al-TanafasifromIsma'il bin Abi Khalid al-AhmsifromQays bin Abi HazimfromBilal ibn Ribah
Hadith text · Matn
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ، أَنَّ بِلاَلاً، قَالَ لأَبِي بَكْرٍ إِنْ كُنْتَ إِنَّمَا اشْتَرَيْتَنِي لِنَفْسِكَ فَأَمْسِكْنِي، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ إِنَّمَا اشْتَرَيْتَنِي لِلَّهِ فَدَعْنِي وَعَمَلَ اللَّهِ.
English translation
Narrated Qais:
Bilal said to Abu Bakr, "If you have bought me for yourself then keep me (for yourself), but if you have bought me for Allah's Sake, then leave me for Allah's Work."
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 62, Hadith 100
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 5, Book 57, Hadith 99 (deprecated numbering scheme)