[Machine] "He came to Basra, and with him was Abdullah Ibn Abbas as a leader. Then, he saw a man standing in the shade of the palace, saying 'Allah and His Messenger have spoken the truth, Allah and His Messenger have spoken the truth.' I approached him and said, 'You have repeated your statement that Allah and His Messenger have spoken the truth.' He replied, 'By Allah, if you wish, I can tell you.' I said, 'Yes.' So he said, 'Then sit down.' He said, 'I met the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , while he was in the city at such and such a time, and there were two elders of the village who had a son. The son left, and they followed him, saying, 'You are going to the city, and our son has followe dthis man. Go to him and ask for him, and if he refuses anything but a ransom, then redeem him.' So I went to the city and entered upon the Prophet of Allah, ﷺ , and said, 'O Prophet of Allah, two elders of the village have ordered me to seek their son from you.' He asked, 'Do you know him?' I replied, 'I know his lineage.' So he called the boy and he came. The Prophet of Allah, ﷺ , said, 'He is here, so go and bring his parents.' I said, 'As a ransom, O Prophet of Allah?' He said, 'It is not appropriate for us, the family of Muhammad, to eat the ransom of the children of Isma'il.' Then he struck my shoulder and said, 'Should I not fear for the Quraysh except themselves?' I asked, 'What about them, O Prophet of Allah?' He said, 'If you live long enough, you will see them here, until you see the people crowded among them like sheep between two water troughs, moving from one to the other. I see people seeking permission to see Ibn Abbas, and I have seen them last year seeking permission to see Muawiyah. So I mentioned what the Prophet ﷺ had said."  

أَنَّهُ أَتَى الْبَصْرَةَ وَبِهَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَمِيرًا فَإِذَا هُوَ بِرَجُلٍ قَائِمٍ فِي ظِلِّ الْقَصْرِ يَقُولُ صَدَقَ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ صَدَقَ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ لَا يَزِيدُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ فَدَنَوْتُ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا فَقُلْتُ لَهُ لَقَدْ أَكْثَرْتَ مِنْ قَوْلِكَ صَدَقَ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ فَقَالَ أَمَا وَاللهِ لَئِنْ شِئْتَ لَأَخْبَرْتُكَ فَقُلْتُ أَجَلْ فَقَالَ اجْلِسْ إِذًا فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فِي زَمَانِ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَقَدْ كَانَ شَيْخَانِ لِلْحَيِّ قَدِ انْطَلَقَ ابْنٌ لَهُمَا فَلَحِقَ بِهِ فَقَالَا إِنَّكَ قَادِمٌ الْمَدِينَةَ وَإِنَّ ابْنًا لَنَا قَدْ لَحِقَ بِهَذَا الرَّجُلِ فَأْتِهِ فَاطْلُبْهُ مِنْهُ فَإِنْ أَبَى إِلَّا الِافْتِدَاءَ فَافْتَدِهِ فَأَتَيْتُالْمَدِينَةَ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى نَبِيِّ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ إِنَّ شَيْخَاْنِ لِلْحَيِّ أَمَرَانِي أَنْ أَطْلُبَ ابْنًا لَهُمَا عِنْدَكَ فَقَالَ تَعْرِفُهُ؟ فَقَالَ أَعْرِفُ نَسَبَهُ فَدَعَا الْغُلَامَ فَجَاءَ فَقَالَ هُوَ ذَا فَاْئتِ بِهِ أَبَوَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ الْفِدَاءَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ قَالَ إِنَّهُ لَا يَصْلُحُ لَنَا آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ أَنْ نَأْكُلَ ثَمَنَ أَحَدٍ مِنْ وَلَدِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ عَلَى كَتِفِي ثُمَّ قَالَ ألَا أَخْشَى عَلَى قُرَيْشٍ إِلَّا أَنْفُسَهَا قُلْتُ وَمَا لَهُمْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ؟ قَالَ إِنْ طَالَ بِكَ الْعُمُرُ رَأَيْتَهُمْ هَاهُنَا حَتَّى تَرَى النَّاسَ بَيْنَهَا كَالْغَنَمِ بَيْنَ حَوْضَيْنِ مَرَّةً إِلَى هَذَا وَمَرَّةً إِلَى هَذَا فَأَنَا أَرَى نَاسًا يَسْتَأْذِنُونَ عَلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَأَيْتُهُمُ الْعَامَ يَسْتَأْذِنُونَ عَلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ فَذَكَرْتُ مَا قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ