Sahih Bukhari 5255 is an authentic narration from the Book of Divorce (Kitab At-Talaq) that documents a unique and deeply human encounter between Prophet Muhammad and a woman from the tribe of Bani Jaun, often referred to as Al-Jauniyya.
"The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'If a man intends to perform a good deed but does not do it, it is written for him as a complete reward. If he intends to do it and then does it, it is written for him as ten rewards up to 700 times.'" sahih bukhari 5255
Islamic scholars, such as those from SeekersGuidance and ICRAA, provide several perspectives to contextualize the woman's response: Sahih Bukhari 5255 is an authentic narration from
To avoid misinterpretation, Sahih Bukhari 5255 must be read alongside: a freed slave girl
The Hadith recounts the story of Barirah, a freed slave girl, and her husband, Mughith. After Barirah was manumitted (freed), Islamic law gave her the "Option of Choice" (Khiyar al-Itq)—the right to either remain in her marriage or end it, as her status had changed while her husband remained enslaved at the time.
Classical scholars (including al-Nawawi and Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, the commentator on Sahih al-Bukhari) derived several rulings from this narration. First, it permits a person leading a sacrificial animal to ride it if needed, provided he does not harm the animal’s fitness for sacrifice. Second, it establishes the principle that preventing hardship takes precedence over formal ritual restrictions. The man’s refusal to ride was based on a misguided piety; the Prophet corrected him by showing that abandoning the animal to exhaustion would be a greater violation of Allah’s mercy.
The full text of the narration, in which the Prophet (ﷺ) interacts with a woman from Banu Jaun, can be found at Sunnah.com