حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزِّنَادِ عَنْ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ هَاجَرَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام بِسَارَةَ فَدَخَلَ بِهَا قَرْيَةً فِيهَا مَلِکٌ مِنْ الْمُلُوکِ أَوْ جَبَّارٌ مِنْ الْجَبَابِرَةِ فَقِيلَ دَخَلَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بِامْرَأَةٍ هِيَ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ النِّسَائِ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ مَنْ هَذِهِ الَّتِي مَعَکَ قَالَ أُخْتِي ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَيْهَا فَقَالَ لَا تُکَذِّبِي حَدِيثِي فَإِنِّي أَخْبَرْتُهُمْ أَنَّکِ أُخْتِي وَاللَّهِ إِنْ عَلَی الْأَرْضِ مُؤْمِنٌ غَيْرِي وَغَيْرُکِ فَأَرْسَلَ بِهَا إِلَيْهِ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهَا فَقَامَتْ تَوَضَّأُ وَتُصَلِّي فَقَالَتْ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ کُنْتُ آمَنْتُ بِکَ وَبِرَسُولِکَ وَأَحْصَنْتُ فَرْجِي إِلَّا عَلَی زَوْجِي فَلَا تُسَلِّطْ عَلَيَّ الْکَافِرَ فَغُطَّ حَتَّی رَکَضَ بِرِجْلِهِ قَالَ الْأَعْرَجُ قَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ إِنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَتْ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ يَمُتْ يُقَالُ هِيَ قَتَلَتْهُ فَأُرْسِلَ ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَيْهَا فَقَامَتْ تَوَضَّأُ تُصَلِّي وَتَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ کُنْتُ آمَنْتُ بِکَ وَبِرَسُولِکَ وَأَحْصَنْتُ فَرْجِي إِلَّا عَلَی زَوْجِي فَلَا تُسَلِّطْ عَلَيَّ هَذَا الْکَافِرَ فَغُطَّ حَتَّی رَکَضَ بِرِجْلِهِ قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فَقَالَتْ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ يَمُتْ فَيُقَالُ هِيَ قَتَلَتْهُ فَأُرْسِلَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ أَوْ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا أَرْسَلْتُمْ إِلَيَّ إِلَّا شَيْطَانًا ارْجِعُوهَا إِلَی إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَأَعْطُوهَا آجَرَ فَرَجَعَتْ إِلَی إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام فَقَالَتْ أَشَعَرْتَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ کَبَتَ الْکَافِرَ وَأَخْدَمَ وَلِيدَةً
صحیح بخاری · Hadith 2217
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The Prophet Abraham emigrated with Sarah and entered a village where there was a king or a tyrant. (The king) was told that Abraham had entered (the village) accompanied by a woman who was one of the most charming women. So, the king sent for Abraham and asked, 'O Abraham! Who is this lady accompanying you?' Abraham replied, 'She is my sister (i.e. in religion).' Then Abraham returned to her and said, 'Do not contradict my statement, for I have informed them that you are my sister. By Allah, there are no true believers on this land except you and 1.' Then Abraham sent her to the king. When the king got to her, she got up and performed ablution, prayed and said, 'O Allah! If I have believed in You and Your Apostle, and have saved my private parts from everybody except my husband, then please do not let this pagan overpower me.' On that the king fell in a mood of agitation and started moving his legs. Seeing the condition of the king, Sarah said, 'O Allah! If he should die, the people will say that I have killed him.' The king regained his power, and proceeded towards her but she got up again and performed ablution, prayed and said, 'O Allah! If I have believed in You and Your Apostle and have kept my private parts safe from all except my husband, then please do not let this pagan overpower me.' The king again fell in a mood of agitation and started moving his legs. On seeing that state of the king, Sarah said, 'O Allah! If he should die, the people will say that I have killed him.' The king got either two or three attacks, and after recovering from the last attack he said, 'By Allah! You have sent a satan to me. Take her to Abraham and give her Ajar.' So she came back to Abraham and said, 'Allah humiliated the pagan and gave us a slave-girl for service."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020