Sahih al-Bukhari, 7234
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Muhammad bin 'Ubaid al-Tanafasifrom'Abdah bin Sulaiman al-KlabifromIsma'il bin Abi Khalid al-AhmsifromQays bin Abi Hazim
Hadith text · Matn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ، قَالَ أَتَيْنَا خَبَّابَ بْنَ الأَرَتِّ نَعُودُهُ وَقَدِ اكْتَوَى سَبْعًا فَقَالَ لَوْلاَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَانَا أَنْ نَدْعُوَ بِالْمَوْتِ لَدَعَوْتُ بِهِ.
English translation
Narrated Qais:
We went to pay a visit to Khabbab bin Al-Art and he had got himself branded at seven spots over his body. He said, "If Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had not forbidden us to invoke Allah for death, I would have invoked for it."
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 94, Hadith 9
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 9, Book 90, Hadith 340 (deprecated numbering scheme)