Hadith 13

Sahih Bukhari

Book 2: Belief

Chapter 13

The statement of the Prophet (saws): "I know Allah Ta'ala better, than all of you do."

باب قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏«أَنَا أَعْلَمُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ»

And knowledge is the act of the heart as it is referred to by the Statement of Allah (جل جلاله), "But He will call you to account for that which your hearts have earned." (V.2:225)
وَأَنَّ الْمَعْرِفَةَ فِعْلُ الْقَلْبِ لِقَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {وَلَكِنْ يُؤَاخِذُكُمْ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ}
Surah 2:225
Sahih al-Bukhari 20
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدَةُ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا أَمَرَهُمْ أَمَرَهُمْ مِنَ الأَعْمَالِ بِمَا يُطِيقُونَ قَالُوا إِنَّا لَسْنَا كَهَيْئَتِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ غَفَرَ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ‏.‏ فَيَغْضَبُ حَتَّى يُعْرَفَ الْغَضَبُ فِي وَجْهِهِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ ‏ ‏‏.‏
"‏ إِنَّ أَتْقَاكُمْ وَأَعْلَمَكُمْ بِاللَّهِ أَنَا ‏"
'Aisha:

Whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered the Muslims to do something, he used to order them deeds which were easy for them to do, (according to their strength and endurance). They said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! We are not like you. Allah has forgiven your past and future sins." So Allah's Apostle became angry and it was apparent on his face. He said, "I am the most Allah fearing, and know Allah better than all of you do."

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

'Aisha bint Abi Bakr

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2,580 narrations

follower
2

'Urwa ibn al-Zubayr

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1,628 narrations

follower
3

Hisham bin 'Urwa

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952 narrations

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4

'Abdah bin Sulaiman al-Klabi

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5

Muhammad bin Salam al-Baykandi

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