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ahmad:1516 – Yaʿlá > ʿUthmān b. Ḥakīm > ʿĀmir b. Saʿd b. Abū Waqqāṣ from his father

[Machine] We accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ until we passed by the mosque of Bani Muawiya. He entered and prayed two units of prayer, and we prayed with him. He then supplicated to his Lord for a long time. He said, "I asked my Lord three things. I asked Him to not destroy my Ummah (nation) by drowning, so He granted it to me. I asked Him to not destroy my Ummah by famine, so He granted it to me. And I asked Him to not cause them to fight among themselves, so He prevented me from that."  

أحمد:١٥١٦ – حَدَّثَنَا يَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَامِرُ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

أَقْبَلْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى مَرَرْنَا عَلَى مَسْجِدِ بَنِي مُعَاوِيَةَ فَدَخَلَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَصَلَّيْنَا مَعَهُ وَنَاجَى رَبَّهُ ﷻ طَوِيلًا قَالَ سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي ﷻ ثَلاثًا سَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يُهْلِكَ أُمَّتِي بِالْغَرَقِ فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يُهْلِكَ أُمَّتِي بِالسَّنَةِ فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يَجْعَلَ بَأْسَهُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ فَمَنَعَنِيهَا  

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muslim:2890a – [Chain 1] Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > ʿAbdullāh b. Numayr [Chain 2] Ibn Numayr from my father > ʿUthmān b. Ḥakīm > ʿĀmir b. Saʿd from his father

I asked my Lord three things and He has granted me two but has withheld one. I begged my Lord that my Ummah should not be destroyed because of famine and He granted me this. And I begged my Lord that my Ummah should not be destroyed by drowning (by deluge) and He granted me this. And I begged my Lord that there should be no bloodshed among the people of my Ummah, but He did not grant it.  

مسلم:٢٨٩٠a – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَامِرُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَقْبَلَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ مِنَ الْعَالِيَةِ حَتَّى إِذَا مَرَّ بِمَسْجِدِ بَنِي مُعَاوِيَةَ دَخَلَ فَرَكَعَ فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَصَلَّيْنَا مَعَهُ وَدَعَا رَبَّهُ طَوِيلاً ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ إِلَيْنَا فَقَالَ ﷺ سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي ثَلاَثًا فَأَعْطَانِي ثِنْتَيْنِ وَمَنَعَنِي وَاحِدَةً سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي أَنْ لاَ يُهْلِكَ أُمَّتِي بِالسَّنَةِ فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لاَ يُهْلِكَ أُمَّتِي بِالْغَرَقِ فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لاَ يَجْعَلَ بَأْسَهُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ فَمَنَعَنِيهَا  

ahmad:1574 – ʿAbdullāh b. Numayr > ʿUthmān > ʿĀmir b. Saʿdʿan Abīh

I asked my Lord three things and He has granted me two but has withheld one. I begged my Lord that my Ummah should not be destroyed because of famine and He granted me this. And I begged my Lord that my Ummah should not be destroyed by drowning (by deluge) and He granted me this. And I begged my Lord that there should be no bloodshed among the people of my Ummah, but He did not grant it. (Using translation from Muslim 2890a)  

أحمد:١٥٧٤ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَامِرُ بْنُ سَعْدٍعَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَقْبَلَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ مِنَ الْعَالِيَةِ حَتَّى إِذَا مَرَّ بِمَسْجِدِ بَنِي مُعَاوِيَةَ دَخَلَ فَرَكَعَ فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَصَلَّيْنَا مَعَهُ وَدَعَا رَبَّهُ طَوِيلًا ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ إِلَيْنَا فَقَالَ سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي ثَلاثًا فَأَعْطَانِي اثْنَتَيْنِ وَمَنَعَنِي وَاحِدَةً سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي أَنْ لَا يُهْلِكَ أُمَّتِي بِسَنَةٍ فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يُهْلِكَ أُمَّتِي بِالْغَرَقِ فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يَجْعَلَ بَأْسَهُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ فَمَنَعَنِيهَا  

ذِكْرُ سُؤَالِ الْمُصْطَفَى ﷺ رَبَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا أَنْ لَا يُهْلِكَ أُمَّتَهُ بِالسَّنَةِ وَالْغَرَقِ

ibnhibban:7237 – Ibn Khuzaymah > ʿAbdullāh b. Hāshim al-Ṭūsī > Ibn Numayr > ʿUthmān b. Ḥakīm > ʿĀmir b. Saʿd b. Abū Waqqāṣ from his father

I asked my Lord three things and He has granted me two but has withheld one. I begged my Lord that my Ummah should not be destroyed because of famine and He granted me this. And I begged my Lord that my Ummah should not be destroyed by drowning (by deluge) and He granted me this. And I begged my Lord that there should be no bloodshed among the people of my Ummah, but He did not grant it. (Using translation from Muslim 2890a)   

ابن حبّان:٧٢٣٧ – وَأَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ خُزَيْمَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ هَاشِمٍ الطُّوسِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَامِرُ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَقْبَلَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ مِنَ الْعَالِيَةِ حَتَّى إِذَا مَرَّ بِمَسْجِدِ بَنِي مُعَاوِيَةَ دَخَلَ فَرَكَعَ فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَصَلَّيْنَا مَعَهُ فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ طَوِيلًا ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ إِلَيْنَا فَقَالَ «سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي أَنْ لَا يُهْلِكَ أُمَّتِي بِالسَّنَةِ فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يَجْعَلَ بَأْسَهُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ فَمَنَعَنِيهَا»  

suyuti:14637a –
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السيوطي:١٤٦٣٧a –

"سَأَلْتُ ربَى ثَلَاثًا فَأَعْطَانى ثِنْتَيْنِ وَمَنَعَنِى واحدة، سأَلت ربى أَن لَا يُهلِك أُمَّتى بالسنَةِ فَأَعْطَانِيها، وسَأَلْتُه أَن لا يُهلِك أُمَّتِى بالغَرقِ، فَأَعْطَانيها، وسَأَلتُه أَن لَا يجعل بَأْسَهم بَيْنَهم، فمنَعَنِيها".  

[ش] ابن أبى شيبة [حم] أحمد [م] مسلم وابن خزيمة، [حب] ابن حبّان عن عامر بن سعد، عن أَبيه
suyuti:5-2b – Saʿd > Rasūl
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السيوطي:٥-٢b –

"عَنْ سَعْدٍ: أَنَّ رَسُولَ الله ﷺ أَقْبَلَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ مِنَ العَالِيَةِ حَتَّى إِذَا مَرَّ بِمَسْجِدِ بَنِى مُعَاوِيَةَ دَخَلَ فَرَفَعَ فِيهِ رَكعَتَيْنِ وَصَلَّيْنَا مَعَهُ ودَعَا ربَّهُ طَوِيلًا، ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ إِلَيْنَا، فَقَالَ: سَأَلْتُ رَبِّى ثَلَاثًا فَأَعْطَانِى ثِنْتَيْن وَرَدَّ عَلَىَّ وَاحِدَةً، سَأَلْتُ رَبِّى أَن لَا يُهْلِكَ أُمَّتِى بِالْغَرَقِ فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يُهْلِكَ أُمَّتِى بِالسَّنَةِ فَأَعْطَانِيهَا، وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يَجْعَلَ بَأسَهُم بَيْنَهُم فَمَنَعَنِيهَا".  

[ش] ابن أبى شيبة [حم] أحمد وابن جريه، [حب] ابن حبّان