"The Messenger of Allah passed by an old man who was being supported between two men and said: 'What is the matter with him?' They said: 'He vowed to walk.' He said: 'Allah has no need for him to torture himself. Tell him to ride.'" So he was told to ride.
مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِشَيْخٍ يُهَادَى بَيْنَ اثْنَيْنِ فَقَالَ مَا بَالُ هَذَا قَالُوا نَذَرَ أَنْ يَمْشِيَ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ عَنْ تَعْذِيبِ هَذَا نَفْسَهُ مُرْهُ فَلْيَرْكَبْ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَرْكَبَ
The Prophet ﷺ saw an old man walking, supported by his two sons, and asked about him. The people informed him that he had vowed to go on foot (to the Kaʿba). He said, "Allah is not in need of this old man's torturing himself," and ordered him to ride.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ رَأَى شَيْخًا يُهَادَى بَيْنَ ابْنَيْهِ قَالَ مَا بَالُ هَذَا قَالُوا نَذَرَ أَنْ يَمْشِيَ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَنْ تَعْذِيبِ هَذَا نَفْسَهُ لَغَنِيٌّ وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَرْكَبَ
What is the matter with him? They said: He had taken the vow to walk (on foot to the Ka'ba). Thereupon he (Allah's Apoitle) said: Allah is indifferent to his inflicting upon himself chastisement, and he commanded him to ride.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ رَأَىَ شَيْخًا يُهَادَى بَيْنَ ابْنَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَا بَالُ هَذَا قَالُوا نَذَرَ أَنْ يَمْشِيَ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَنْ تَعْذِيبِ هَذَا نَفْسَهُ لَغَنِيٌّ وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَرْكَبَ
"The Prophet saw a man being supported by two others and said: 'What is this?' They said: 'He vowed to walk to the House of Allah.' He said: 'Allah has no need for this man to torture himself. Tell him to ride.'"
رَأَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ رَجُلاً يُهَادَى بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا قَالُوا نَذَرَ أَنْ يَمْشِيَ إِلَى بَيْتِ اللَّهِ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ عَنْ تَعْذِيبِ هَذَا نَفْسَهُ مُرْهُ فَلْيَرْكَبْ
"The Messenger of Allah came to a man who was being supported by two others and said: 'What is the matter with him?' It was said: 'He vowed to walk to the Ka'bah.' He said: 'Allah does not benefit from his torturing himself.' And he told him to ride."
أَتَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى رَجُلٍ يُهَادَى بَيْنَ ابْنَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُ هَذَا فَقِيلَ نَذَرَ أَنْ يَمْشِيَ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَصْنَعُ بِتَعْذِيبِ هَذَا نَفْسَهُ شَيْئًا فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَرْكَبَ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw a man that he was supported between his sons. He asked about him, and (the people) said: He has taken a vow to walk (on foot). Thereupon he said: Allah has no need that this man should punish himself, and he ordered him to ride. Abu Dawud said: 'Amr b. Abi 'Amir has also narrated a similar tradition from al-A'raj on the authority of Abu Hurairah from the Prophet ﷺ.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَأَى رَجُلاً يُهَادَى بَيْنَ ابْنَيْهِ فَسَأَلَ عَنْهُ فَقَالُوا نَذَرَ أَنْ يَمْشِيَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَغَنِيٌّ عَنْ تَعْذِيبِ هَذَا نَفْسَهُ وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَرْكَبَ
"The Prophet ﷺ passed by old man walking (while supported) between his two sons, so he said: 'What is the matter with this one?' They said: "O Messenger of Allah! He vowed to walk.' He said: 'Verily Allah [the Mighty and Sublime] is in no need of this person punishing himself.'" He said: "So he ordered him to ride."
مَرَّ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِشَيْخٍ كَبِيرٍ يَتَهَادَى بَيْنَ ابْنَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَا بَالُ هَذَا قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ نَذَرَ أَنْ يَمْشِيَ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ ﷻ لَغَنِيٌّ عَنْ تَعْذِيبِ هَذَا نَفْسَهُ قَالَ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَرْكَبَ
"The Messenger of Allah passed by an old man who was being supported between two men and said: 'What is the matter with him?' They said: 'He vowed to walk.' He said: 'Allah has no need for him to torture himself. Tell him to ride.'" So he was told to ride. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3853)
أَنَسٌ مُرَّ بِشَيْخٍ كَبِيرٍ يُهَادَى بَيْنَ ابْنَيْهِ قَالَ فَقَالَ مَا بَالُ هَذَا؟ قَالُوا نَذَرَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنْ يَمْشِيَ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ عَنْ تَعْذِيبِ هَذَا نَفْسَهُ لَغَنِيٌّ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَرْكَبَ فَرَكِبَ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw a man being led between his two sons. He asked, "What is this?" They replied, "He vowed to walk." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, Allah is wealthy and does not need to punish himself." He then ordered him to ride.
رَأَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَجُلًا يُهَادَى بَيْنَ ابْنَيْهِ قَالَ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالُوا نَذَرَ أَنْ يَمْشِيَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ لَغَنِيٌّ أَنْ يُعَذِّبَ هَذَا نَفْسَهُ فَأَمَرَهُ فَرَكِبَ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by a man who was walking between his two sons. They said, "He has vowed to walk." He said, "Indeed, Allah, for punishing himself, is self-sufficient." So he ordered him to ride.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ مَرَّ بِرَجُلٍ وَهُوَ يُهَادَى بَيْنَ ابْنَيْهِ قَالُوا نَذَرَ أَنْ يَمْشِيَ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ عَنْ تَعْذِيبِ هَذَا لِنَفْسِهِ لَغَنِيٌّ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَرْكَبَ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by a man while he was walking between his two sons. They said he had made a vow to walk. He said, "Indeed, Allah is self-sufficient from punishing himself. He commanded him to ride."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ مَرَّ بِرَجُلٍ وَهُوَ يُهَادَى بَيْنَ ابْنَيْهِ قَالُوا نَذَرَ أَنْ يَمْشِيَ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ عَنْ تَعْذِيبِ هَذَا نَفْسَهُ لَغَنِيٌّ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَرْكَبَ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw a man being carried by his two sons, so he asked, "What is this?" They replied, "O Messenger of Allah, he vowed to perform Hajj on foot." He said, "Verily, Allah does not need to punish himself, so let him ride."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ رَأَى رَجُلًا يُهَادَى بَيْنَ ابْنَيْنِ لَهُ فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا؟ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ نَذَرَ أَنْ يَحُجَّ مَاشِيًا فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ لَغَنِيٌّ عَنْ تَعْذِيبِهِ نَفْسَهُ فَلْيَرْكَبْ
[Machine] He informed him that he heard Anas ibn Malik saying that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by a man who was being led between two people, so he asked about him and they said, "He vowed to walk to the Kaaba." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, Allah is self-sufficient and has no need to punish himself." And he commanded him to ride.
أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَقُولُ مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِرَجُلٍ يُهَادَى بَيْنَ اثْنَيْنِ فَسَأَلَ عَنْهُ فَقَالُوا نَذَرَ أَنْ يَمْشِيَ يَعْنِي إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ لِغَنِيٌّ عَنْ تَعْذِيبِ هَذَا نَفْسَهُ» وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَرْكَبَ
The Prophet ﷺ saw an old man walking, supported by his two sons, and asked about him. The people informed him that he had vowed to go on foot (to the Kaʿba). He said, "Allah is not in need of this old man's torturing himself," and ordered him to ride. (Using translation from Bukhārī 1865)
ﷺ مَا بَالُ هَذَا؟ قَالُوا نَذَرَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنْ يَمْشِيَ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ عَنْ تَعْذِيبِ هَذَا نَفْسَهُ لِغَنِيٌّ وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَرْكَبَ فَرَكِبَ
Sign in from the top menu to add or reply to reflections.