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Sahih al-Bukhari 5576 (Book 74, Hadith 2) #5351
The Right Path

SUMMARY: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was presented with two cups, one containing wine and the other milk, and he chose the cup of milk. This showed that he was guided to the right path and if he had chosen otherwise, his nation would have gone astray.

Narrated Abu Huraira: On the night Allah's Messenger was taken on a night journey (Miraj) two cups, one containing wine and the other milk, were presented to him at Jerusalem. He looked at it and took the cup of milk. Gabriel said, "Praise be to Allah Who guided you to Al-Fitra (the right path); if you had taken (the cup of) wine, your nation would have gone astray".
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، أَخْبَرَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُتِيَ لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِهِ بِإِيلِيَاءَ بِقَدَحَيْنِ مِنْ خَمْرٍ، وَلَبَنٍ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِمَا، ثُمَّ أَخَذَ اللَّبَنَ، فَقَالَ جِبْرِيلُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي هَدَاكَ لِلْفِطْرَةِ، وَلَوْ أَخَذْتَ الْخَمْرَ غَوَتْ أُمَّتُكَ‏.‏ تَابَعَهُ مَعْمَرٌ وَابْنُ الْهَادِ وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ وَالزُّبَيْدِيُّ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ‏.‏

TOPICS
guidance  *  righteousness  *  journey  *  milk  *  wine  *  hidayah  *  birr  *  miraj  *  haleeb  *  khamr

QUICK LESSONS:
Choose what is right according to God's teachings . Strive for righteousness in life .

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith narrated by Abu Huraira, it is mentioned that on the night of Prophet Muhammad's miraculous journey to Jerusalem, two cups were presented to him; one containing wine and the other containing milk. He chose to take the cup of milk instead of wine which showed that he was guided by Allah towards righteousness. This teaches us an important lesson about guidance from Allah; if we choose what is right according to His teachings then we will be guided towards righteousness but if we choose something else then our nation will go astray. We should always strive for righteousness in our lives so that we can be blessed with guidance from Allah.

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