EK AJNABI AADMI KE NABI SALAL LAHU ALAI HI WASALAM SE KUCH SAWAL
📘 English Translation
Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We were once sitting in the mosque with the Prophet ﷺ when a man riding a camel arrived. He made his camel sit in the mosque and tied it. Then he asked: “Who among you is Muhammad ﷺ?” At that time the Prophet ﷺ was sitting among the Companions leaning on a cushion. We said: “This fair-skinned man who is leaning on the cushion.”
He came forward and said: “O son of Abdul-Muttalib!”
The Prophet ﷺ said: “Ask whatever you want, I will answer you.”
He said: “I am going to ask you something and I will be harsh in questioning, so do not be upset with me in your heart.”
The Prophet ﷺ replied: “Ask whatever you wish.”
He asked: “I swear by your Lord and the Lord of those before you, has Allah sent you to all mankind?”
The Prophet ﷺ said: “Yes, Allah is witness.”
He asked again: “I swear by Allah, has Allah commanded you to pray five prayers in the day and night?”
He replied: “Yes, Allah is witness.”
Then he asked: “I swear by Allah, has Allah ordered you to fast in the month of Ramadan every year?”
He said: “Yes, Allah is witness.”
Then he asked: “I swear by Allah, has Allah commanded you to take charity from our wealthy and distribute it among our poor?”
He replied: “Yes, Allah is witness.”
Then the man said: “I believe in what you have brought. I have come as a representative of my people. My name is Dhamam bin Tha’labah and I belong to the tribe of Sa‘d bin Bakr.”
[Saheeh – Agreed Upon – Sahih al-Bukhari 63]
Explanation:
Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) says: As the Companions were sitting in the mosque with the Prophet ﷺ, a man suddenly entered on a camel, made it sit and tied it. Then he asked: “Who among you is Muhammad ﷺ?”
The Prophet ﷺ was sitting among the Companions leaning on a cushion.
When he was told who the Prophet was, he addressed him: “O son of Abdul-Muttalib!”
The Prophet ﷺ said: “Ask, I will answer.”
He said: “I am going to ask you questions and I may speak harshly, so do not be annoyed.”
The Prophet ﷺ said: “Ask whatever you wish.”
He asked about Prophethood, five prayers, fasting in Ramadan, and Zakah.
The Prophet ﷺ answered each question with: “Yes, Allah is witness.”
The man accepted Islam and expressed his intention to call his tribe to Islam.
He introduced himself as Dhamam bin Tha’labah from the tribe of Sa‘d bin Bakr.
Some Benefits of the Hadith:
- The humility of the Prophet ﷺ, as the man could not distinguish him from the Companions due to his simplicity.
- The Prophet’s gentle manners and soft dealing with questioners, which becomes a means for acceptance of the message.
- It is permissible to describe a person with physical features as long as it is not meant to mock or hurt them.
- A non-Muslim may enter the mosque when needed.
- Hajj was not mentioned in this narration because it may not have been obligatory yet.
- The Companions had a strong desire to spread Islam; the man immediately planned to invite his tribe after accepting the religion.
📘 Roman Urdu Translation
Anas bin Malik r.a. riwayat karte hain: Hum ek dafa masjid mein Nabi ﷺ ke saath baithe hue the ke ek oont sawaari karne wala aaya. Usne masjid mein apne oont ko bithaya aur baandh diya. Phir poochne laga: “Tum mein Muhammad ﷺ kaun hain?”
Nabi ﷺ us waqt Sahaba ke darmiyan takiya lagaye baithe the. Hum ne kaha: “Yeh safed rang wale takiya lagaye hue shaks hain.”
Woh aap se kehne laga: “Aey farzand-e-Abdul Muttalib!”
Nabi ﷺ ne farmaya: “Pooch, main jawab deta hoon.”
Usne kaha: “Main aap se kuch sawal karne wala hoon aur sakhti se poochhoon ga, aap dil mein mujhse naaraaz na hona.”
Aap ﷺ ne farmaya: “Jo chahe pooch!”
Usne poocha: “Main aap ko aap ke Rab ki qasam deta hoon, kya Allah ne aap ko tamaam insaanon ki taraf bheja hai?”
Aap ﷺ ne farmaya: “Haan, Allah gawah hai.”
Phir poocha: “Allah ki qasam, kya Allah ne aap ko din raat ki paanch namazen farz ki hain?”
Aap ﷺ ne farmaya: “Haan, Allah shahid hai.”
Phir usne kaha: “Allah ki qasam, kya Allah ne aap ko har saal Ramzan ke rozay farz kiye hain?”
Aap ﷺ ne farmaya: “Haan, Allah gawah hai.”
Phir kaha: “Allah ki qasam, kya Allah ne aap ko hukm diya hai ke aap humare ameeron se zakat lekar humare ghareebon mein taqseem karein?”
Aap ﷺ ne farmaya: “Haan, Allah gawah hai.”
Phir woh aadmi bola: “Main us shariat par imaan lata hoon jo aap laye hain. Main apni qaum ka numainda ban kar aaya hoon. Mera naam Dhamam bin Sa‘labah hai aur main qabeela Sa‘d bin Bakr se hoon.”
[Saheeh – Muttafiq Alaih – Sahih Bukhari 63]
Sharah:
Anas r.a. bayan karte hain: Jab Sahaba masjid mein Nabi ﷺ ke saath baithe hue the, ek aadmi oont par aaya, usne oont ko bithaya aur baandh diya.
Phir bola: “Tum mein Muhammad kaun hain?”
Jab usko bataya gaya, to usne aap ﷺ se mukhatab ho kar sawaal kiye.
Usne kaha ke sakhti se poochunga, naaraaz na hona.
Aap ﷺ ne ijazat di: “Jo chahe pooch.”
Usne nabuwat, paanch namazon, Ramzan ke rozon aur zakat ke baare mein sawaal kiya.
Aap ﷺ ne har sawaal ka jawab diya: “Haan, Allah gawah hai.”
Woh aadmi Musalman ho gaya aur kaha ke apni qaum ko Islam ki dawat dunga.
Usne apna naam Dhamam bin Sa‘labah bataya.
Hadees ke kuch fawaid:
- Nabi ﷺ ki tawazu, ke woh aadmi aap ko Sahaba se pehchan na saka.
- Nabi ﷺ ka husn-e-akhlaq aur narmi, jo dawat qabool karne ka sabab banti hai.
- Kisi ki pehchan ke liye rang-o-qad ya soorat bayan karna jaiz hai jab tak tazheek na ho.
- Zaroorat par kafir ka masjid mein dakhil hona jaiz hai.
- Hajj ka zikr is liye nahi aaya ke shayad us waqt farz nahi hua tha.
- Sahaba mein dawat ki shiddat thi; woh aadmi iman la kar foran apni qaum ko dawat dene ka iraada karta hai.
📘 Urdu Translation
حدیث کے فوائد:
- نبی ﷺ کی عاجزی کہ اجنبی شخص آپ کو پہچان نہ سکا۔
- نبی ﷺ کا اعلیٰ اخلاق اور نرمی۔
- کسی کی پہچان کے لیے رنگ یا قد کا ذکر جائز ہے جب اس میں عیب نہ ہو۔
- ضرورت کے وقت غیر مسلم کا مسجد میں داخل ہونا جائز ہے۔
- اس حدیث میں حج کا ذکر نہیں کیونکہ شاید اس وقت فرض نہ ہوا تھا۔
- صحابہ میں دعوت کا جذبہ بہت زیادہ تھا۔
📘 Arabic Translation
فوائد الحديث:
- تواضع النبي ﷺ حيث لم يُمَيِّزه الرجل من بين أصحابه.
- حسن خُلُق النبي ﷺ ولين جانبه مع السائل.
- جواز وصف الشخص بما لا يُقصد به العيب.
- جواز دخول الكافر المسجد عند الحاجة.
- لم يُذكر الحج لأنه قد لا يكون فُرض بعد.
- حرص الصحابة على الدعوة إلى الله.