Question:
Can you mention the Hadith regarding Sayyiduna Anas (radiyallahu ‘anhu) and the secret of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) which he did not divulge to his mother?
Answer:
Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik (radiyallahu ‘anhu) says:
“Once Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) came to me as I was playing with some youngsters. He greeted us and sent me on an errand. I got delayed [and returned later than usual] to my mother. When I came to her she asked, ‘What delayed you’? I said, ‘Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) sent me on an errand’. She asked, ‘What was the errand’? I said, ‘It is a secret’. Thereupon she said, ‘Do not then divulge the secret of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) to anyone”
(Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 2482)
Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has recorded a concise version of this narration.
Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik (radiyallahu ‘anhu) says:
“Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) confided a secret to me. I have not divulged it to anyone. Ummu Sulaym (radiyallahu ‘anha) asked me, but I did not divulge it to her”
(Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 6289)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar