[Machine] I dressed Owais Al-Qarni in two pieces of fabric from the bareness.

«كَسَوْتُ أُوَيْسًا الْقَرَنِيَّ ثَوْبَيْنِ مِنَ الْعُرْيِ»

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Verily, among my followers there are those who are unable to come to their mosques or places of prayer due to nakedness. Their faith prevents them from asking the people for clothing. Uwais Al-Qarani and Furat bin Hayyan Al-Ajli are among them."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ مِنْ أُمَّتِي مَنْ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ مَسْجِدَهُ أَوْ مُصَلَّاهُ مِنَ الْعُرْيِ يَحْجِزُهُ إِيمَانُهُ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ النَّاسَ مِنْهُمْ أُوَيْسٌ الْقَرَنِيُّ وَفُرَاتُ بْنُ حَيَّانَ الْعِجْلِيُّ»

[AI] He used to speak in Kūfah and would speak to us; and when he finished his talk he would say, “Disperse,” and his small group would remain, among whom was a man who spoke words such as I did not hear anyone else speak. I came to love him, so I put him forward and said to my companions, “Do you know a man who used to sit with us like this and that?” A man from the people said, “Yes, I know him—that is Uways al-Qaranī.” I said, “Do you know where he lives?” He said, “Yes.” So I went off with him until I knocked, and he came out to me. I said, “My brother, what keeps you from us?” He said, “Nakedness.” His companions used to mock him and harm him. I said, “Take this cloak and wear it.” He said, “Do not do that, for then they will harm me if they see it on me.” I kept at him until he put it on, then he went out to them and they said, “Who do you think has been tricked out of his cloak like this?” So he came and set it down and said, “Do you see?” Usayr said: I went to the gathering and said, “What do you want from this man, when you have harmed him? A man is naked at one time and clothed at another.” And I took them to task with my tongue severely.

Then it came to pass that the people of Kūfah went as a delegation to ʿUmar, and among those who went was a man who used to mock him. ʿUmar said, “Is there here anyone from the Qaranīs?” That man came, and ʿUmar said: “The Messenger of God ﷺ has said, ‘A man will come to you from Yemen who is called Uways. He will leave behind in Yemen none but a mother of his. He had a whiteness, and he supplicated God and He removed it except for something like the place of a dīnār or a dirham. Whoever among you meets him, let him ask him to seek forgiveness for you.’”

He said: He came to us, and I said, “Where are you from?” He said, “From Yemen.” I said, “What is your name?” He said, “Uways.” I said, “Whom did you leave in Yemen?” He said, “A mother of mine.” I said, “Did you have a whiteness, and you supplicated God and He removed it from you?” He said, “Yes.” He said, “Seek forgiveness for me.” He said, “Would someone like me seek forgiveness for someone like you, Commander of the Faithful?” So he sought forgiveness for him. I said, “You, my brother, do not leave me.” But he slipped away from me.

Then I was informed that he had come to you in Kūfah. That man who used to mock him began to belittle him, saying, “This is not among us, and we do not know him.” ʿUmar said, “Yes indeed.” The man said, “He is a man as though he lowers his own standing.” He said, “Among us, Commander of the Faithful, is a man called Uways whom we mock.” He said, “Catch up—though I do not think you will catch up.” So that man hurried until he entered upon him before he went to his family. Uways said to him, “This is not your habit—what has come over you?” He said, “I heard ʿUmar say such-and-such about you, so seek forgiveness for me, O Uways.” He said, “I will not do so until you give me your pledge that you will not mock me after this, and that you will not mention to anyone what you heard from ʿUmar.” So he sought forgiveness for him.

Usayr said: I came to him and entered upon him one night and said, “My brother, I see you disappear while we are unaware.” He said, “There was nothing in this by which I could make my way among people, and no servant is recompensed except for his deeds.” Then he slipped away from them and went.

كَانَ يُحَدِّثُ بِالْكُوفَةِ فَيُحَدِّثُنَا فَإِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ حَدِيثِهِ قَالَ تَفَرَّقُوا وَيَبْقَى رَهْطُهُ فِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِكَلَامٍ لَا أَسْمَعُ أَحَدًا يَتَكَلَّمُ كَلَامَهُ فَأَحْبَبْتُهُ فَقَدَّمْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ لِأَصْحَابِي هَلْ تَعْرِفُونَ رَجُلًا كَانَ يُجَالِسُنَا كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ نَعَمْ أَنَا أَعْرِفُهُ ذَاكَ أُوَيْسٌ الْقَرَنِيُّ قَالَ فَتَعْلَمُ مَنْزِلَهُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى ضَرَبْتُ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيَّ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا أَخِي مَا يَحْبِسُكَ عَنَّا؟ قَالَ الْعُرْيُ وَكَانَ أَصْحَابُهُ يَسْخَرُونَ بِهِ ويُؤْذُونَهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ خُذْ هَذَا الْبُرْدَ فَالْبَسْهُ قَالَ لَا تَفْعَلْ فَإِنَّهُمْ إِذًا يُؤْذُونَنِي إِنْ رَأَوْهُ عَلَيَّ فَلَمْ أَزَلْ بِهِ حَتَّى لَبِسَهُ فَخَرَجَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالُوا مَنْ تَرَوْنَ خُدِعَ عَنْ بُرْدِهِ هَذَا؟ قَالَ فَجَاءَ فَوَضَعَهُ قَالَ أَتَرَى؟ قَالَ أُسَيْرٌ فَأَتَيْتُ الْمَجْلِسَ فَقُلْتُ مَا تُرِيدُونَ مِنْ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ قَدْ آذَيْتُمُوهُ؟ الرَّجُلُ يَعْرَى مَرَّةً وَيُكْسَى مَرَّةً قَالَ فَأَخَذْتُهُمْ بِلِسَانِي أَخْذًا شَدِيدًا قَالَ فَقَضَى أَنَّ أَهْلَ الْكُوفَةِ وَفَدُوا إِلَى عُمَرَ رَضِيَ فَوَفَدَ رَجُلٌ مِمَّنْ كَانَ يَسْخَرُ بِهِ قَالَ عُمَرُ هَلْ هَاهُنَا أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْقَرَنِيِّينَ؟ قَالَ فَجَاءَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ قَالَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَدْ قَالَ «إِنَّ رَجُلًا يَأْتِيكُمْ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ يُقَالُ لَهُ أُوَيْسٌ لَا يَدَعُ بِالْيَمَنِ غَيْرَ أُمٍّ لَهُ وَقَدْ كَانَ بِهِ بَيَاضٌ فَدَعَا اللَّهَ فَأَذْهَبَهُ إِلَّا مِثْلَ مَوْضِعِ الدِّينَارِ أَوِ الدِّرْهَمِ فَمَنْ لَقِيَهُ مِنْكُمْ فَأْمُرُوهُ فَلْيَسْتَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ» قَالَ فَقَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا قَالَ قُلْتُ مِنْ أَيْنَ؟ قَالَ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا اسْمُكَ؟ قَالَ أُوَيْسٌ قَالَ فَمَنْ تَرَكْتَ بِالْيَمَنِ؟ قَالَ أُمًّا لِي قَالَ أَكَانَ بِكَ بَيَاضٌ فَدَعَوْتَ اللَّهَ فَأَذْهَبَهُ عَنْكَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ اسْتَغْفِرْ لِي قَالَ أَوَيَسْتَغْفِرُ مِثْلِي لِمِثْلِكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ؟ قَالَ فَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَنْتَ يَا أَخِي لَا تُفَارِقُنِي قَالَ فَأَمْلَسَ مِنِّي قَالَ فَأُنْبِئْتُ أَنَّهُ قَدِمَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْكُوفَةَ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يَسْخَرُ بِهِ يُحَقِّرُهُ قَالَ يَقُولُ مَا هَذَا فِينَا وَلَا نَعْرِفُهُ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بَلَى فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ إِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ كَأَنَّهُ يَضُعُ شَأْنَهُ فَقَالَ فِينَا يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ أُوَيْسٌ نَسْخَرُ بِهِ قَالَ أَدْرِكْ وَلَا أَرَاكَ تُدْرِكُ قَالَ فَأَقْبَلَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ أَهْلَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ أُوَيْسٌ مَا هَذِهِ [278] بِعَادَتِكَ فَمَا بَدَا لَكَ؟ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ فِيكَ كَذَا فَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِي يَا أُوَيْسُ قَالَ لَا أَفْعَلُ حَتَّى تَجْعَلَ لِي عَلَيْكَ أَنْ لَا تَسْخَرَ بِي فِيمَا بَعْدُ وَأَنْ لَا تَذْكُرَ الَّذِي سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ عُمَرَ إِلَى أَحَدٍ قَالَ فَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُ قَالَ أُسَيْرٌ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ لَيْلَةً فَقُلْتُ يَا أَخِي أَرَاكَ تَغِيبُ وَنَحْنُ لَا نَشْعُرُ قَالَ مَا كَانَ فِي هَذَا مَا أَتَبَلَّغُ بِهِ فِي النَّاسِ وَمَا يُجْزَى كُلُّ عَبْدٍ إِلَّا بِعَمَلِهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ أَمْلَسَ مِنْهُمْ فَذَهَبَ

[AI] Uways saw a man praying, standing and sitting. He said, “What is the matter with you?” He replied, “I stand to pray, then Satan comes and says, ‘You are showing off, so sit down.’ Then my soul urges me back to prayer, so I stand up again, and he says, ‘You are showing off, so sit down.’” He said, “If you were alone, would you pray this prayer?” He replied, “Yes.” He said, “Then pray, for you are not showing off.”

رَأَى أُوَيْسٌ رَجُلًا يُصَلِّي يَقُومُ وَيَقْعُدُ قَالَ مَا لَكَ؟ قَالَ أَقُومُ فَيَجِيءُ الشَّيْطَانُ فَيَقُولُ إِنَّكَ تُرَائِي فَاجْلِسْ ثُمَّ تُنَازِعُنِي نَفْسِي إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَأَقُومُ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ إِنَّكَ تُرَائِي فَاجْلِسْ فَقَالَ لَوْ خَلَوْتَ كُنْتَ تُصَلِّي هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ صَلِّ فَلَسْتَ تُرَائِي

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A man will be saved from the Fire through the intercession of a person who is not a prophet; he is more than Rabee'ah and Mudar." Al-Hasan said, "They used to think that he was Uthman or Uwais al-Qarni."

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَيَخْرُجَنَّ مِنَ النَّارِ بِشَفَاعَةِ رَجُلٍ مَا هُوَ نَبِيٌّ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ رَبِيعَةَ وَمُضَرَ» قَالَ الْحَسَنُ وَكَانُوا يَرَوْنَهُ أَنَّهُ عُثْمَانُ ؓ أَوْ أُوَيْسٌ الْقَرَنِيُّ ؓ

[AI] Uways ibn ʿĀmir al-Qaranī was a man from Qaran; he was one of the Successors and was from the people of Kūfah. He was afflicted with vitiligo, so he supplicated to God—Exalted and Glorified is He—to remove it from him, and He removed it. Then he said, “O God, leave for me on my body something by which I may remember Your favor upon me,” so He left on his body something by which he would remember His favor upon him. He was a man who kept to the main congregational mosque along with some of his companions. He had a cousin who kept close to the authorities and was enamored of them; whenever he saw him with wealthy people he would say, “He is only trying to live off them,” and whenever he saw him with poor people he would say, “He is only deceiving them.” And Uways would say nothing about his cousin except good, except that when he passed by him he would hide himself, for fear of committing a sin because of him.

ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb used to ask the delegations that came to him from Kūfah, “Do you know Uways ibn ʿĀmir al-Qaranī?” and they would say, “No.” Then a delegation from Kūfah came to him in which was that cousin of his. He said, “Do you know Uways ibn ʿĀmir al-Qaranī?” He replied, “He is my cousin, and he is a corrupt, vile man; he has not amounted to anything—how would you know him, O Commander of the Faithful?” ʿUmar said to him, “Woe to you! You are ruined. When you go to him, convey my greetings to him and tell him to come to me.”

When he returned to Kūfah, he did not even take off his travel clothes before going to him. He found him in the mosque, but he did not follow him in prayer. He said to him, “Ask forgiveness for me, O my cousin.” He replied, “May God forgive you, O my cousin.” He said, “And you—may God forgive you, O Uways ibn ʿĀmir. The Commander of the Faithful sends you greetings.” He said, “And who mentioned me to the Commander of the Faithful?” He replied, “He mentioned you and commanded me to deliver this to you—so go to him.” He said, “Hearkening and obedience to the Commander of the Faithful.”

So he went as part of a delegation to ʿUmar and entered upon him. ʿUmar said to him, “Are you Uways ibn ʿĀmir al-Qaranī?” He said, “Yes.” He said, “Are you the one who was afflicted with vitiligo, so you supplicated God—Exalted and Glorified is He—to remove it from you and He removed it, and you said, ‘O God, leave for me on my body something by which I may remember Your favor upon me,’ and He left on your body something by which you remember God’s favor upon you?” He said, “How did you know, O Commander of the Faithful? By God, no human being has come to know this.” He said, “The Messenger of God ﷺ informed us that among the Successors there will be a man from Qaran called Uways ibn ʿĀmir al-Qaranī. He will be afflicted with vitiligo and will supplicate God to remove it, and He will remove it from him. Then he will say, ‘O God, leave for me on my body something by which I may remember Your favor upon me,’ and He will leave on his body something by which he remembers His favor upon him. Whoever among you meets him and is able to ask him to seek forgiveness for him, let him do so. So seek forgiveness for me, O Uways ibn ʿĀmir.” He said, “May God forgive you, O Commander of the Faithful.” He said, “And you—may God forgive you, O Uways ibn ʿĀmir.”

When the people heard from ʿUmar what he had related from the Messenger of God ﷺ, one man said, “Seek forgiveness for me,” and another said, “Seek forgiveness for me, O Uways.” When they became many around him, he slipped away and left, and he has not been seen to this hour.

كَانَ أُوَيْسُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ الْقَرَنِيُّ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قَرْنٍ وَكَانَ مِنَ التَّابِعِينَ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ وَخَرَجَ بِهِ وَضَحٌ فَدَعَا اللَّهَ ﷻ أَنْ يُذْهِبَهُ عَنْهُ فَأَذْهَبَهُ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ دَعْ لِي فِي جَسَدِي مَا أَذْكُرُ بِهِ نِعْمَتَكَ عَلَيَّ فَتَرَكَ لَهُ فِي جَسَدِهِ مَا يَذْكُرُ بِهِ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْهِ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا يَلْزَمُ الْمَسْجِدَ الْجَامِعَ فِي نَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ وَكَانَ لَهُ ابْنُ عَمٍّ لَهُ يَلْزَمُ السُّلْطَانَ يُولَعُ بِهِ فَإِذَا رَآهُ مَعَ نَاسٍ أَغْنِيَاءَ قَالَ مَا هُوَ إِلَّا يَسْتَأْكِلُهُمْ فَإِذَا رَآهُ مَعَ نَاسٍ فُقَرَاءَ قَالَ مَا هُوَ إِلَّا يَخْدَعُهُمْ وأُوَيْسٌ لَا يَقُولُ فِي ابْنِ عَمِّهِ إِلَّا خَيْرًا غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ إِذَا مَرَّ بِهِ اسْتَتَرَ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَأْثَمَ فِي سَبَبِهِ وَكَانَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ يَسْأَلُ عَنْهُ الْوَفْدَ قَدِمُوا عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْكُوفَةِ هَلْ تَعْرِفُونَ أُوَيْسَ بْنَ عَامِرٍ الْقَرَنِيَّ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ لَا فَقَدِمَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَفْدٌ مِنَ الْكُوفَةِ فِيهِمْ ابْنُ عَمِّهِ ذَاكَ فَقَالَ هَلْ تَعْرِفُونَ أُوَيْسَ بْنَ عَامِرٍ الْقَرَنِيَّ؟ فَقَالَ هُوَ ابْنُ عَمِيَ وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ فَاسِدٌ نَذْلٌ لَمْ يَبْلُغْ مَا إِنْ تَعْرِفُهُ أَنْتَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ وَيْلَكَ هَلَكْتَ إِذَا أَتَيْتَهُ فَأَقْرِئْهُ مِنِّي السَّلَامَ وَمُرْهُ فَلْيَقْدَمْ إِلَيَّ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ الْكُوفَةَ لَمْ يَضَعْ عَنْهُ ثِيَابَ سَفَرِهِ حَتَّى أَتَاهُ فَرَآهُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَلَمْ يَأْتَمَّ فَقَالَ لَهُ اسْتَغْفِرْ لِي يَا *ابْنَ *عَمِّي فَقَالَ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكَ يَا *ابْنَ *عَمِّي قَالَ وَأَنْتَ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكَ يَا *أُوَيْسُ **بْنَ **عَامِرٍ *أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يُقْرِئُكَ السَّلَامَ قَالَ وَمَنْ ذَكَرَنِي لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ؟ قَالَ هُوَ ذَكَرَكَ وَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُبْلِغَكَ فَلْتَنْفُذْ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ سَمْعًا وَطَاعَةً لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَالَ فَوَفَدَ إِلَى عُمَرَ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ أَنْتَ *أُوَيْسُ **بْنُ **عَامِرٍ *الْقَرَنِيُّ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَنْتَ الَّذِي خَرَجَ بِكَ وَضَحٌ فَدَعَوْتَ اللَّهَ ﷻ أَنْ يُذْهِبَهُ عَنْكَ فَأَذْهَبَهُ فَقُلْتَ اللَّهُمَّ دَعْ لِي فِي جَسَدِي مَا أَذْكُرُ [279] بِهِ نِعْمَتَكَ عَلَيَّ فَتَرَكَ فِي جَسَدِكَ مَا تَذْكُرُ بِهِ نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا اطَّلَعَ عَلَى هَذَا بِشْرٌ؟ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ فِي التَّابِعِينَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قَرْنٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ *أُوَيْسُ **بْنُ **عَامِرٍ *الْقَرَنِيُّ يَخْرُجُ بِهِ وَضَحٌ فَيَدْعُو اللَّهَ أَنْ يُذْهِبَهُ فَيُذْهِبَهُ عَنْهُ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ دَعْ لِي فِي جَسَدِي مَا أَذْكُرُ بِهِ نِعْمَتَكَ عَلَيَّ فَيَدَعُ لَهُ فِي جَسَدِهِ مَا يَذْكُرُ بِهِ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْهِ فَمَنْ أَدْرَكَهُ مِنْكُمْ واسْتَطَاعَ أَنْ يَسْتَغْفِرَ لَهُ فَلْيَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُ فَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِي يَا *أُوَيْسُ **بْنَ **عَامِرٍ *قَالَ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَالَ وَأَنْتَ يَغْفِرُ اللَّهُ لَكَ يَا *أُوَيْسُ **بْنَ **عَامِرٍ *فَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا مِنْ عُمَرَ مَا قَالَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ رَجُلٌ اسْتَغْفِرْ لِي وَقَالَ آخَرُ اسْتَغْفِرْ لِي يَا *أُوَيْسُ *فَلَمَّا كَثُرُوا عَلَيْهِ انْسَابَ فَذَهَبَ فَمَا رُئِيَ حَتَّى السَّاعَةِ

[AI] “Nothing prevented Uways from coming to the Prophet ﷺ except his dutifulness toward his mother.”

«إِنَّمَا مَنَعَ أُوَيْسًا أَنْ يَقْدَمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِرُّهُ بِأُمِّهِ»

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A man from my nation will enter Paradise with the intercession of a man whose good deeds surpass those of Rabee'ah and Mudar." Hisham said, "Hawshab informed me that Al-Hasan said it was Uwais Al-Qarni." Abu Bakr said, "I asked a man from the people of Uwais, 'How did this news reach him?' He replied, 'It is the favor of Allah, which He bestows upon whomever He wills.'" Abu Bakr added, "Uwais died in Sijistan, and when he was found, he had his own burial shroud."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ بِشَفَاعَةِ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أُمَّتِي أَكْثَرُ مِنْ رَبِيعَةَ وَمُضَرَ» قَالَ هِشَامٌ فَأَخْبَرَنِي حَوْشَبٌ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ هُوَ أُوَيْسٌ الْقَرَنِيُّ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ قُلْتُ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ قَوْمِ أُوَيْسٍ بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ بَلَغَ هَذَا؟ قَالَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَمَاتَ أُوَيْسٌ بِسِجِسْتَانَ قَالَ فَوُجِدَ مَعَهُ أَكْفَانٌ لَمْ تَكُنْ مَعَهُ

[Machine] While I am on a scorching day at midday on the bank of the Euphrates, I see a man with a thick beard and a repulsive appearance. He is disheveled, and his head is not shaved. He is wearing two garments, one of which I believe is made of wool. He does not wash either of the garments in water, so I assumed that he is the one referred to in the saying, "Our Lord's promise shall come true" [Quran 17:108]. He asked me, "Who guided you to me?" I replied, "Allah guided me to you." He then extended his hand towards me, but I did not see his hand extending towards me. I do not know what hindered it from reaching me, so I wept at what I saw. He then said to me, "How are you, Harim bin Hayyan? How are you, my brother?" I said, "May Allah have mercy on you. How did you know that I am Harim and we have not seen each other before?" He said, "My soul recognized your soul." He then took me by the hand and we both wept. He said to me, "O Harim bin Hayyan, your father Adam has passed away. O Harim bin Hayyan, Nuh has passed away. O Harim bin Hayyan, Ibrahim, the beloved of the Most Merciful, has passed away. O Harim bin Hayyan, Musa, the liberator by the grace of the Most Merciful, has passed away. O Harim bin Hayyan, Muhammad ﷺ has passed away. O Harim bin Hayyan, Abu Bakr, the Caliph of the Muslims, has passed away. O Harim bin Hayyan, my dear and chosen friend, Umar bin Al-Khattab, may Allah have mercy on him, has passed away." He said, "May Allah have mercy on you. Umar has not died." He said, "That was towards the end of Umar's caliphate." He then said, "And both you and I are among the deceased. If you have knowledge, O Harim, your father has passed away, either to Paradise or to Hellfire." I said, "Please tell me the information you received from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." He said, "I did not hear anything directly from him, but I heard it from those who heard it from him." I said, "Please tell me what you heard from those who heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." He said, "I dislike opening this door for myself to be a judge, a mufti, or a preacher. There are other concerns within myself." He said, "Recite to me verses from the Quran." I said, "May Allah bless you," and I recited the verses: "Ha, Meem. By the clear Book. Indeed, We sent it down during a blessed night. Indeed, We were to warn [mankind]. On that night, it is made distinct." [Quran 44:1-4] until I reached the verse: "Except for those whom Allah has mercy upon. Indeed, He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful." [Quran 44:42] He then took a deep sigh and fell unconscious. He said, "Uwais has passed away." Allah has ordained for him to remain in this state as long as He wills. He then regained consciousness and said, "O my brother, I have been in distress ever since I was with these people. Solitude is dearer to me. Do not ask about me after this day. You are always in my thoughts, and if we meet in the afterlife, remember me for I will remember you." I said, "Please make dua for me." He said, "O Allah, my brother claims that he has visited me for Your sake and loved me for Your sake, so unite his affairs for him and admit him into Your abode of peace." He then took the road and we both wept. We did not see each other except in dreams.

خَرَجْتُ مِنَ الْبَصْرَةِ فِي طَلَبِ أُوَيْسٍ الْقَرَنِيِّ فَقَدِمْتُ الْكُوفَةَ فَمَكَثْتُ بِهَا أَيَّامًا لَا أَحُسُّهُ وَلَا أَرَاهُ قَالَ فَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا فِي يَوْمٍ شَدِيدِ الْحَرِّ بِنِصْفِ النَّهَارِ بِشَاطِئِ الْفُرَاتِ إِذَا أَنَا بِرَجُلٍ آدَمَ كَثِّ اللِّحْيَةِ كَرِيهِ الْمَنْظَرِ أَشْعَثَ غَيْرِ مَحْلُوقِ الرَّأْسِ أَرَاهُ يَعْنِي مَجْزُوزَ الشَّعْرِ عَلَيْهِ ثَوْبَانِ أَظُنُّهُ قَالَ صُوفٌ أَحَدُهُمَا إِزَارٌ وَالْآخَرُ رِدَاءٌ وَلَا يَغْسِلُ أَحَدَ الثَّوْبَيْنِ فِي الْمَاءِ فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ هُوَ فَأَقْبَلْتُ فَقُمْتُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيَّ فَقَالَ {سُبْحَانَ رَبِّنَا إِنْ كَانَ وَعَدُ رَبِّنَا لَمَفْعُولًا} [الإسراء 108] فَقَالَ مَنْ دَلَّكَ عَلَيَّ؟ فَقُلْتُ اللَّهُ ﷻ دَلَّنِي عَلَيْكَ فَقَالَ فَمَدَدْتُ إِلَيْهِ يَدَيَّ فَلَمْ يَمُدَّ يَدَهُ إِلَيَّ فَمَا أَدْرِي مَا حَمَلَهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ فَبَكَيْتُ لِمَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لِي كَيْفَ أَنْتَ يَا هَرِمُ بْنَ حَيَّانَ كَيْفَ أَنْتَ يَا أَخِي؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ مِنْ أَيْنَ عَلِمْتَ أَنِّي هَرِمٌ وَلَمْ نَتَرَاءَى؟ قَالَ إِنَّ نَفْسِي عَرَفَتْ نَفْسَكَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِيَدِي ثُمَّ بَكَى فَبَكَيْتُ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا هَرِمُ بْنَ حَيَّانَ مَاتَ أَبُوكَ آدَمُ يَا هَرِمُ بْنَ حَيَّانَ مَاتَ نُوحٌ يَا هَرِمُ بْنَ حَيَّانَ مَاتَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ خَلِيلُ الرَّحْمَنِ يَا هَرِمُ بْنَ حَيَّانَ مَاتَ مُوسَى نَجِيُّ الرَّحْمَنَ يَا هَرِمُ بْنَ حَيَّانَ مَاتَ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ يَا هَرِمُ بْنَ حَيَّانَ مَاتَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ خَلِيفَةُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَا هَرِمُ بْنَ حَيَّانَ مَاتَ خَلِيلِي وَصَفِيِّي عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ إِنَّ عُمَرَ لَمْ يَمُتْ قَالَ وَذَلِكَ فِي آخِرِ خِلَافَةِ عُمَرَ قَالَ فَقَالَ وأنا وأنْتَ فِي الأمْواتِ إنْ كُنْتَ تَفْقَهُ يا هَرِمُ، ماتَ أبُوكَ فَإمّا إلى الجَنَّةِ وإمّا إلى النّارِ، قُلْتُ: حَدِّثْنا رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ ما سَمِعْتَ مِن رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قالَ: لَمْ أسْمَعْ مِنهُ شَيْئًا ولَكِنْ سَمِعْتُ مِمَّنْ سَمِعَ مِنهُ قالَ: قُلْتُ: حَدِّثْنِي رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ قالَ: إنِّي أكْرَهُ أنْ أفْتَحَ عَلى نَفْسِي هَذا البابَ أنْ أكُونَ قاضِيًا أوْ مُفْتِيًا أوْ مُحَدِّثًا، إنَّ فِي النَّفْسِ شاغِلًا قالَ: قُلْتُ: اقْرَأْ عَلَيَّ رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ آياتٍ مِنَ القُرْآنِ قالَ: قالَ رَبِّي تَبارَكَ وتَعالى، وأصْدَقُ القَوْلِ قَوْلُهُ وأفْضَلُ الكَلامِ كَلامُهُ وأصْدَقُ الحَدِيثِ حَدِيثُهُ، ثُمَّ قالَ: أعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ السَّمِيعِ العَلِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطانِ الرَّجِيمِ، بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ ﴿حم والكِتابِ المُبِينِ إنّا أنْزَلْناهُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ مُبارَكَةٍ إنّا كُنّا مُنْذِرِينَ فِيها يُفْرَقُ﴾ [الدخان ٢] حَتّى انْتَهى إلى هَذِهِ الآيَةِ ﴿إلّا مَن رَحِمَ اللَّهُ إنَّهُ هُوَ العَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ﴾ [الدخان ٤٢] قالَ: فَشَهِقَ شَهْقَةً ثُمَّ سَقَطَ مَغْشِيًّا عَلَيْهِ قالَ: فَقُلْتُ: ماتَ أُوَيْسٌ فَلَبِثَ ما شاءَ اللَّهُ فِي غَشْيِهِ ثُمَّ أفاقَ فَقالَ: أيْ أخِي إنِّي لَمْ أزَلْ فِي غَمٍّ ما كُنْتُ مَعَ هَؤُلاءِ النّاسِ، الوَحْدَةُ أحَبُّ إلَيَّ لا تَسْألْ عَنِّي بَعْدَ يَوْمِكَ هَذا إنَّكَ مِنِّي عَلى بالٍ وإنْ تَأْتِ بِنا الدّارُ فاذْكُرْنِي فَإنِّي سَأذْكُرُكَ قالَ: قُلْتُ: ادْعُ لِي بِدَعَواتٍ قالَ: اللَّهُمَّ إنَّ أخِي هَذا زَعَمَ أنَّهُ زارَنِي فِيكَ وأحَبَّنِي فِيكَ فاجْمَعْ لَهُ أمْرَهُ وأدْخِلْهُ فِي دارِكَ دارِ السَّلامِ قالَ: ثُمَّ أخَذَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ وهُوَ يَبْكِي وأنا أبْكِي قالَ: ثُمَّ لَمْ نَتَراءى أنا وهُوَ إلّا أنْ نَتَراءى فِي النَّوْمِ

[Machine] Indeed, Uwais al-Qarni used to give charity with his own clothes, to the extent that he would sit naked because he couldn't find anything to cover himself until Friday.

«إِنَّ أُوَيْسًا الْقَرَنِيَّ لَيَتَصَدَّقُ بِثِيَابِهِ حَتَّى يَجْلِسَ عُرْيَانًا لَا يَجِدُ مَا يَرُوحُ فِيهِ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ»

[AI] We raided Azerbaijan in the time of ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, and with us was Uways al-Qaranī. When we returned—meaning, he fell ill among us—we carried him, but he could not hold on and died. So we came to a stop, and there was a grave already dug, water poured out, a shroud, and embalming perfume. We washed him, shrouded him, prayed over him, and buried him. Then some of us said to one another, “If we go back and mark his grave, we can ask forgiveness for him.” So we went back, and there was no grave and no trace of it.

غَزَوْنَا أَذْرِبِيجَانَ زَمَنَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ وَمَعَنَا أُوَيْسٌ الْقَرَنِيُّ فَلَمَّا رَجَعْنَا يَعْنِي مَرِضَ عَلَيْنَا فَحَمَلْنَاهُ فَلَمْ يَسْتَمْسِكْ فَمَاتَ فَنَزَلْنَا فَإِذَا قَبْرٌ مَحْفُورٌ وَمَاءٌ مَسْكُوبٌ وَكَفَنٌ وَحَنُوطٌ فَغَسَّلْنَاهُ وَكَفَّنَّاهُ وَصَلَّيْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَدَفَنَّاهُ فَقَالَ بَعْضُنَا لِبَعْضٍ لَوْ رَجَعْنَا فَعَلَّمْنَا قَبْرَهُ فَنَسْتَغْفِرَ لَهُ فَرَجَعْنَا فَإِذَا لَا قَبْرَ وَلَا أَثَرَ لَهُ

Is there amongst you Uwais b. 'Amir? (He continued finding him out) until he met Uwais. He said: Are you Uwais b., Amir? He said: Yes. He said: Are you from the tribe of Qaran? He said: Yes. He (Hadrat) 'Umar (again) said: Did you suffer from leprosy and then you were cured from it but for the space of a dirham? He said: Yes. He ('Umar) said: Is your mother (living)? He said: Yes. He ('Umar) said: I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: There would come to you Uwais b. Amir with the reinforcement from the people of Yemen. (He would be) from Qaran, (the branch) of Murid. He had been suffering from leprosy from which he was cured but for a spot of a dirham. His treatment with his mother would have been excellent. If he were to take an oath in the name of Allah, He would honour that. And if it is possible for you, then do ask him to beg forgiveness for you (from your Lord). So he (Uwais) begged forgiveness for him. Umar said: Where do you intend to go? He said: To Kufa. He ('Umar) said: Let me write a letter for you to its governor, whereupon he (Uwais) said: I love to live amongst the poor people. When it was the next year, a person from among the elite (of Kufa) performed Hajj and he met Umar. He asked him about Uwais. He said: I left him in a state with meagre means of sustenance. (Thereupon) Umar said: I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: There would come to you Uwais b. 'Amir, of Qaran, a branch (of the tribe) of Murid, along with the reinforcement of the people of Yemen. He had been suffering from leprosy which would have been cured but for the space of a dirham. His treatment with his mother would have been very kind. If he would take an oath in the name of Allah (for something) He would honour it. Ask him to beg forgiveness for you (from Allah) in case it is possible for you. So he came to Uwais and said.: Beg forgiveness (from Allah) for me. He (Uwais) said: You have just come from a sacred journey (Hajj) ; you, therefore, ask forgiveness for me. He (the person who had performed Hajj) said: Ask forgiveness for me (from Allah). He (Uwais again) said: You have just come from the sacred journey, so you ask forgiveness for me. (Uwais further) said: Did you meet Umar? He said: Yes. He (Uwais) then begged forgiveness for him (from Allah). So the people came to know about (the status of religious piety) of Uwais. He went away (from that place). Usair said: His clothing consisted of a mantle, and whosoever saw him said: From where did Uwais get this mantle? (Using translation from Muslim 2542c)

كَانَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ إِذَا أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ أَمْدَادٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ سَأَلَهُمْ فَقَالَ هَلْ فِيكُمْ أُوَيْسُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ الْقَرَنِيُّ؟ حَتَّى أَتَى عَلَى أُوَيْسٍ فَقَالَ أَنْتَ أُوَيْسُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَنْتَ مِنْ مُرَادٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ قَرَنٍ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ كَانَ بِكَ بَرَصٌ فَبَرَأْتَ مِنْهُ إِلَّا مَوْضِعَ دِرْهَمٍ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَلَكَ وَالِدَةٌ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «يَأْتِي عَلَيْكُمْ أُوَيْسُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ مَعَ أَمْدَادِ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ مِنْ مُرَادٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ قَرَنٍ كَانَ بِهِ بَرَصٌ فَبَرَأَ مِنْهُ إِلَّا مَوْضِعَ دِرْهَمٍ لَهُ وَالِدَةٌ هُوَ بِهَا بَرٌّ لَوْ أَقْسَمَ عَلَى اللَّهِ لَأَبَرَّهُ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ يَسْتَغْفِرَ لَكَ [281] فَافْعَلْ» فَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِي فَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ أَيْنَ تُرِيدُ؟ قَالَ الْكُوفَةَ قَالَ أَلَا أَكْتُبُ لَكَ إِلَى عَامِلِهَا فَيَسْتَوْصِيَ بِكَ؟ قَالَ لَأَنْ أَكُونَ فِي غَبْرَاءِ النَّاسِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ قَالَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْعَامِ الْمُقْبِلِ حَجَّ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَشْرَافِهِمْ فَوَافَقَ عُمَرَ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ أُوَيْسٍ كَيْفَ تَرَكْتَهُ؟ قَالَ رَثَّ الْبَيْتِ قَلِيلَ الْمَتَاعِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «يَأْتِي عَلَيْكُمْ أُوَيْسُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ مَعَ أَمْدَادِ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ مِنْ مُرَادٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ قَرْنٍ كَانَ بِهِ بَرَصٌ فَبَرَأَ مِنْهُ إِلَّا مَوْضِعَ دِرْهَمٍ لَهُ وَالِدَةٌ هُوَ بِهَا بَرٌّ لَوْ أَقْسَمَ عَلَى اللَّهِ لَأَبَرَّهُ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ يَسْتَغْفِرَ لَكَ فَافْعَلْ» فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ الْكُوفَةَ أَتَى أُوَيْسًا فَقَالَ اسْتَغْفِرْ لِي قَالَ أَنْتَ أَحْدَثُ عَهْدًا بِسَفَرٍ صَالِحٍ فَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِي قَالَ لَقِيتَ عُمَرَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُ فَفَطِنَ لَهُ النَّاسُ فَانْطَلَقَ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ قَالَ أُسَيْرٌ وَكَسَوْتُهُ بُرْدًا فَكَانَ إِذَا رَآهُ إِنْسَانٌ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ مِنْ أَيْنَ لِأُوَيْسٍ هَذَا الْبُرْدُ؟

[Machine] "And another person said to me, 'I have extra provisions, so he accepted them from me and performed the pilgrimage with them.'"

قَالَ ذَكَرُوا الْحَجَّ فَقَالُوا لِأُوَيْسٍ أَوَمَا حَجَجْتَ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالُوا وَلِمَ؟ قَالَ فَسَكَتَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ عِنْدِي رَاحِلَةٌ وَقَالَ آخَرُ عِنْدِي نَفَقَةٌ وَقَالَ آخَرُ عِنْدِي زَادٌ فَقَبِلَهُ مِنْهُمْ وَحَجَّ بِهِ