Has it been reported in Sahih al-Bukhari that the Prophet (peace be upon him) attempted suicide, and what is this text and its explanation?
The narration mentioned in Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith number (6581), which speaks of the Prophet’s ﷺ thought of throwing himself from mountaintops due to the interruption of revelation, was reported with the wording of al-Zuhri, "as far as we have heard." This is from his balaghat (reports without a full chain of narration), which are not accepted due to their disconnected isnad (chain of narration). They are not considered part of the authentic musnad hadith according to al-Bukhari's conditions. Furthermore, other asanid (chains of narration) that mention this story are weak or fabricated, and some contradict authentic narrations and the infallibility of the Prophet ﷺ. Therefore, this story is not authentic in terms of its sanad (chain of narration) or its matn (text).
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