حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ حَکِيمٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَاطِبٍ الْقُرَشِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ الْأَسَدِيِّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِکٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَرَجَ فَرَأَی قُبَّةً مُشْرِفَةً فَقَالَ مَا هَذِهِ قَالَ لَهُ أَصْحَابُهُ هَذِهِ لِفُلَانٍ رَجُلٍ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ قَالَ فَسَکَتَ وَحَمَلَهَا فِي نَفْسِهِ حَتَّی إِذَا جَائَ صَاحِبُهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِ فِي النَّاسِ أَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ صَنَعَ ذَلِکَ مِرَارًا حَتَّی عَرَفَ الرَّجُلُ الْغَضَبَ فِيهِ وَالْإِعْرَاضَ عَنْهُ فَشَکَا ذَلِکَ إِلَی أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأُنْکِرُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالُوا خَرَجَ فَرَأَی قُبَّتَکَ قَالَ فَرَجَعَ الرَّجُلُ إِلَی قُبَّتِهِ فَهَدَمَهَا حَتَّی سَوَّاهَا بِالْأَرْضِ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَلَمْ يَرَهَا قَالَ مَا فَعَلَتْ الْقُبَّةُ قَالُوا شَکَا إِلَيْنَا صَاحِبُهَا إِعْرَاضَکَ عَنْهُ فَأَخْبَرْنَاهُ فَهَدَمَهَا فَقَالَ أَمَا إِنَّ کُلَّ بِنَائٍ وَبَالٌ عَلَی صَاحِبِهِ إِلَّا مَا لَا إِلَّا مَا لَا يَعْنِي مَا لَا بُدَّ مِنْهُ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 5237
Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out, and on seeing a high-domed building, he said: What is it? His companions replied to him: It belongs to so and so, one of the Ansar. He said: he said nothing but kept the matter in mind. When its owner came and gave him a greeting among the people, he turned away from him. When he had done this several times, the man realised that he was the cause of the anger and the rebuff. So he complained about it to his companions, saying: I swear by Allah that I cannot understand the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. They said: He went out and saw your domed building. So the man returned to it and demolished it, levelling it to the ground. One day the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out and did not see it. He asked: What has happened to the domed building? They replied: Its owner complained to us about your rebuff, and when we informed him about it, he demolished it. He said: Every building is a misfortune for its owner, except what cannot, except what cannot, meaning except that which is essential.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020