باب مَنْ أَعَادَ الْحَدِيثَ ثَلاَثًا لِيُفْهَمَ عَنْهُ .
فَقَالَ أَلاَ وَقَوْلُ الزُّورِ . فَمَا زَالَ يُكَرِّرُهَا . وَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ قَالَ النَّبِىُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ . ثَلاَثًا .
Chapter 30 : One who repeats the Hadith thrice in order to understand it fully.
And said (the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) "Beware of false saying" and kept on repeating it.
And Ibn Umar sais that the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said thrice, "Did I convey".

Purpose of Tarjamatul Baab
Here Imam Bukhari wants to tell us that the teacher should make sure that his students have understood his lesson and should preferably repeat it three times. This three time repetition is preferable and was a routine practice of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), but this is not obligatory as at times Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) would just use some gesture that would suffice. The main aim is that the listeners should understand and for that purpose one may have to repeat more than three times also.

Hadith No. 93
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ثُمَامَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنِ النَّبِىِّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم - أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا سَلَّمَ سَلَّمَ ثَلاَثًا ، وَإِذَا تَكَلَّمَ بِكَلِمَةٍ أَعَادَهَا ثَلاَثًا .

Narrated Anas (RA)
Whenever the Prophet asked permission to enter, he knocked the door thrice with Greeting (Salaam) and whenever he spoke a sentence (said a thing) he used to repeat it thrice.

Comments:
Allaama Khataabi says that saying Salaam thrice is only at the time of seeking permission for entering somebody's house and not for routine greetings. Whenever Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) used to go to somebody's house, he would say Salaam loudly and wait, if there was no signal for permission then he would again say Salaam and wait, if still there was no permission, then he would say Salaam third time and then would leave if still he didn't get permission. This he did when he visited Sa'd bin Ubada. Shah Waliullah Muhaddith Delhvi (RA) says that the Salaam should be said thrice in big gatherings, first to the people on right side, second to the people on left side and then third one to the people in front. Allaama Kashmiri says that the Salaam should be said thrice in big gatherings, first at the beginning, second at the centre and third at the end. (Kashful Bari).

Hadith No. 94
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ثُمَامَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنِ النَّبِىِّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم - أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا تَكَلَّمَ بِكَلِمَةٍ أَعَادَهَا ثَلاَثًا حَتَّى تُفْهَمَ عَنْهُ ، وَإِذَا أَتَى عَلَى قَوْمٍ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ سَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ ثَلاَثًا .

Narrated Anas (RA)
Whenever the Prophet spoke a sentence (said a thing), he used to repeat it thrice so that the people could understand it properly from him and whenever he asked permission to enter, (he knocked the door) thrice with greeting.

Hadith No. 95
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ أَبِى بِشْرٍ عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ مَاهَكَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ تَخَلَّفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم - فِى سَفَرٍ سَافَرْنَاهُ فَأَدْرَكَنَا وَقَدْ أَرْهَقْنَا الصَّلاَةَ صَلاَةَ الْعَصْرِ وَنَحْنُ نَتَوَضَّأُ ، فَجَعَلْنَا نَمْسَحُ عَلَى أَرْجُلِنَا ، فَنَادَى بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِ وَيْلٌ لِلأَعْقَابِ مِنَ النَّارِ . مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثًا .

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr (RA)
Once Allah's Apostle remained behind us in a journey. He joined us while we were performing ablution for the 'Asr prayer which was over-due. We were just passing wet hands over our feet (not washing them properly) so the Prophet addressed us in a loud voice and said twice or thrice, "Save your heels from the fire."

باب تَعْلِيمِ الرَّجُلِ أَمَتَهُ وَأَهْلَهُ .
Chapter 31 : The teaching of a man to his female slave and his family.
Purpose of Tarjamatul Baab
In these chapters Imam Bukhari is highlighting the importance of learning and teaching of knowledge and here he wants to tell us that in this regard we should not forget our family including our servants. Hadhrat Sheikh-ul-Hindh says that we are supposed to educate our servants as well as per the Hadith:
كلكم راع و كلكم مسئول عن رعيته
"All of you are herdsmen and all of you will be asked about your subjects (or subordinates)."

Hadith No. 96
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ - هُوَ ابْنُ سَلاَمٍ - حَدَّثَنَا الْمُحَارِبِىُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا صَالِحُ بْنُ حَيَّانَ قَالَ قَالَ عَامِرٌ الشَّعْبِىُّ حَدَّثَنِى أَبُو بُرْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم - ثَلاَثَةٌ لَهُمْ أَجْرَانِ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ آمَنَ بِنَبِيِّهِ ، وَآمَنَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ - صلى الله عليه وسلم - وَالْعَبْدُ الْمَمْلُوكُ إِذَا أَدَّى حَقَّ اللَّهِ وَحَقَّ مَوَالِيهِ ، وَرَجُلٌ كَانَتْ عِنْدَهُ أَمَةٌ { يَطَؤُهَا } فَأَدَّبَهَا ، فَأَحْسَنَ تَأْدِيبَهَا ، وَعَلَّمَهَا فَأَحْسَنَ تَعْلِيمَهَا ، ثُمَّ أَعْتَقَهَا فَتَزَوَّجَهَا ، فَلَهُ أَجْرَانِ . ثُمَّ قَالَ عَامِرٌ أَعْطَيْنَاكَهَا بِغَيْرِ شَىْءٍ ، قَدْ كَانَ يُرْكَبُ فِيمَا دُونَهَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ .

Narrated Abu Burda's father (RA)
Allah's Apostle said "Three persons will have a double reward:
1. A Person from the people of the scriptures who believed in his prophet (Jesus or
Moses) and then believed in the Prophet Muhammad (i .e. has embraced Islam).
2. A slave who discharges his duties to Allah and his master.
3. A master of a woman-slave who teaches her good manners and educates her in the best possible way (the religion) and manumits her and then marries her."

Comment
Ulema have discussed in detail who the people of scriptures (أهل الكتاب) are meant in this Hadith. Ibn Hajr is of the opinion that here the people of scriptures refers to Christians and those Jews who didn't received the message of Hadhrat Eisa (AS). Those Jews who received the message of Hadhrat Eisa (AS) and refused to accept his prophethood were not believers, so they would not deserve the double reward. It is said that the Jews living in Madina at the time of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) had not received the message of Eisa (AS), so like Abdullah bin Salaam etc., they were entitled to double reward (Fat-hul-Bari).

Importance of educating women in Islam
This Hadith clearly shows the importance given to educate the women folk by Islam. Islam not only exhorts to educate women folk but also stress on the education of slave girls. Unfortunately, these days literacy is considered as education. Education is a comprehensive word and it has to be understood in its proper perspective. Secondly, these days education has been confined to co-education in schools which have become the root-causes of immorality. The Muslims should educate women but strictly under Islamic environment and within the premises of Shariah.

باب عِظَةِ الإِمَامِ النِّسَاءَ وَتَعْلِيمِهِنَّ .
Chapter 32 : The preaching of women by the Imam (religious leader) and their education.

Purpose of Tarjamatul Baab
In earlier chapter Imam Bukhari told us that we should not forget to educate our family and servants, now he takes us to a wider circle by saying that we should try to educate women folk in general.

Hadith No. 97
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَطَاءً قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ أَشْهَدُ عَلَى النَّبِىِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَوْ قَالَ عَطَاءٌ أَشْهَدُ عَلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَرَجَ وَمَعَهُ بِلاَلٌ ، فَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يُسْمِعِ النِّسَاءَ فَوَعَظَهُنَّ ، وَأَمَرَهُنَّ بِالصَّدَقَةِ ، فَجَعَلَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ تُلْقِى الْقُرْطَ وَالْخَاتَمَ ، وَبِلاَلٌ يَأْخُذُ فِى طَرَفِ ثَوْبِهِ . وَقَالَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ وَقَالَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَشْهَدُ عَلَى النَّبِىِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم .

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA)
Once Allah's Apostle came out while Bilal was accompanying him. He went towards the women thinking that they had not heard him (i.e. his sermon). So he preached them and ordered them to pay alms. (Hearing that) the women started giving alms; some donated their ear-rings, some gave their rings and Bilal was collecting them in the corner of his garment.

Comments
This Hadith shows how much Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) cared for women folk. After preaching men he gave the women their due share of knowledge of Shariah. It is mentioned in another Hadith that he told these women that in hell fire he had seen more women than men during his visit to heavens (Me'raj), so he exhorted them to pay more and more alms. This Hadith also shows that giving alms will act as a shield from Hell fire on the day of judgment.

باب الْحِرْصِ عَلَى الْحَدِيثِ .
Chapter 33 : Desire for learning Hadith.

Purpose of Tarjamatul Baab
Here Imam Bukhari wants to tell us that a student should crave for acquiring knowledge and that the teacher should appreciate such a student.

Hadith No. 98
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِى سُلَيْمَانُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَبِى عَمْرٍو عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِى سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِىِّ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، مَنْ أَسْعَدُ النَّاسِ بِشَفَاعَتِكَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم - لَقَدْ ظَنَنْتُ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ أَنْ لاَ يَسْأَلَنِى عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَحَدٌ أَوَّلُ مِنْكَ ، لِمَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ حِرْصِكَ عَلَى الْحَدِيثِ ، أَسْعَدُ النَّاسِ بِشَفَاعَتِى يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مَنْ قَالَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ ، خَالِصًا مِنْ قَلْبِهِ أَوْ نَفْسِهِ

Narrated Abu Huraira (RA)
I said: "O Allah's Apostle! Who will be the luckiest person, who will gain your intercession on the Day of Resurrection?" Allah's Apostle said: O Abu Huraira! "I have thought that none will ask me about it before you as I know your longing for the (learning of) Ahaadith. The luckiest person who will have my intercession on the Day of Resurrection will be the one who said sincerely from the bottom of his heart "None is worthy of worship but Allah."

Comments
The intense desire of Abu Huraira to learn Hadith is well known. He used to stick to Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) so that he could learn and memorize all that what Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said. He used to remain glued to Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and did not involve himself in any job and many times didn't get anything to eat, such was his desire to learn from Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). One day he asked Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) who was the luckiest person who will get his intercession on the day of judgment? Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) told him that he was knowing that none other than him would ask such a question because of his desire to learn. Then Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) told him that the luckiest person who will have his intercession on the Day of Resurrection will be the one who said sincerely from the bottom of his heart,لا إله ألا الله "None is worthy of worship but Allah". We know from other Ahaadith that many people will get intercession of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) on the day judgment, for example some unbelievers will get it as concession in their chastisement, impious believers will get it for getting them out of hell fire and out of these most luckiest will be those people who had testified that Oneness of Allah and the prophethood of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) with the core of their heart with absolute sincerity. It is mentioned in another Hadith that whosoever says, لا إله إلا الله "None is worthy of worship but Allah", will enter Jannat; impious believers will be first thrown into hell and then taken to Jannat, whereas those who testify the Oneness of Allah with absolute sincerity and then act upon it will go straight to Jannat without having to pass through hell.
Ibn Hajr derives another inference from this Hadith , he says that in this Hadith it is said "...who says-"None has the right to be worshipped but Allah" is the luckiest"..., that means to utter this Kalima with tongue is a prerequisite for faith.