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ahmad:15267Aḥmad b. ʿAbd al-Malik > Zuhayr > al-Aʿmash > Abū Sufyān > Jābir

[Machine] There was a blacksmith who worked for Abu Shuayb. When he saw the Prophet Muhammad, ﷺ , exerting himself, he ordered his servant to prepare food for him that would be enough for five people. So, he sent a message to the Prophet Muhammad, ﷺ , requesting him to come and bring four other people with him. The Prophet Muhammad, ﷺ , got up and a man followed him. When they reached the gate, the man said, "You sent me a message that I should bring four other people with me, and this man has followed us. If you permit him, he can enter, otherwise he will go back." The Prophet Muhammad, ﷺ , said, "I have given him permission, O Messenger of Allah," so he entered.  

أحمد:١٥٢٦٧حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ

كَانَ لِأَبِي شُعَيْبٍ غُلَامٌ لَحَّامٌ فَلَمَّا رَأَى مَا بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ الْجَهْدِ أَمَرَ غُلَامَهُ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ لَهُ طَعَامًا يَكْفِي خَمْسَةً فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ ائْتِنَا خَامِسَ خَمْسَةٍ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَاتَّبَعَهُ رَجُلٌ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَى إِلَى بَابِهِ قَالَ إِنَّكَأَرْسَلْتَ إِلَيَّ أَنْ آتِيَكَ خَامِسَ خَمْسَةٍ وَإِنَّ هَذَا قَدِ اتَّبَعَنَا فَإِنْ أَذِنْتَ لَهُ دَخَلَ وَإِلَّا رَجَعَ قَالَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ أَذِنْتُ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَدَخَلَ  


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tabarani:14656Muḥammad b. ʿAmr b. Khālid from my father > Zuhayr b. Muʿāwiyah > Sulaymān al-Aʿmash > Shaqīq b. Salamah > ʿUqbah b. ʿAmr

[Machine] Abi Shuayb had a servant who was a welder. When he saw how exhausted the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his companions were, he ordered his servant to bring enough meat for five people. So he sent a message to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to bring a fifth of five. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came with a fifth for five people, and a sixth man followed them. When they reached the door of Abi Shuayb, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, you sent for five, and this man has joined us. If you allow him, he will enter, otherwise he will go back." Abi Shuayb replied, "No, I have allowed him, so let him eat."  

الطبراني:١٤٦٥٦حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ خَالِدٍ ثَنَا أَبِي ثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ شَقِيقِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ

كَانَ لِأَبِي شُعَيْبٍ غُلَامٌ لَحَّامٌ فَلَمَّا رَأَى مَا بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابِهِ مِنَ الْجَهْدِ أَمَرَ غُلَامَهُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ بِلَحْمٍ يَكْفِي خَمْسَةً فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنِ ائْتِنَا خَامِسَ خَمْسَةٍ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَامِسَ خَمْسَةٍ وَتَبِعَهُمْ رَجُلٌ سَادِسٌ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَى إِلَى بَابِ أَبِي شُعَيْبٍ قَالَ «إنَّكَ أَرْسَلْتَ إِلَى خَمْسَةٍ وَإِنَّ هَذَا قَدْ تَبِعَنَا فَإِنْ أَذِنْتَ لَهُ دَخَلَ وَإِلَّا رَجَعَ» فَقَالَ لَا بَلْ قَدْ أَذِنْتُ لَهُ فَلْيَأْكُلْ  

tabarani:14657Bakr b. Sahl

[Machine] It is said that he is called Abu Shuayb and he had a young apprentice. He said to his apprentice, "I have seen hunger in the face of the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , so perhaps I will invite him to a meal on the fifth day." He prepared a meal for the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , and invited him on the fifth day. A man followed them, so the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "A man has followed us, so if you wish, give him permission."  

الطبراني:١٤٦٥٧حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ ثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِشْكَابَ الْكُوفِيُّ ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ شَقِيقِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ كَانَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ

يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو شُعَيْبٍ وَكَانَ لَهُ غُلَامٌ لَحَّامٌ فَقَالَ لِغُلَامِهِ إِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ فِي وَجْهِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ الْجُوعَ لَعَلِّي أَدْعُوهُ خَامِسَ خَمْسَةٍ فَصَنَعَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ طَعَامًا فَدَعَاهُ خَامِسَ خَمْسَةٍ فَتَبِعَهُمْ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «قَدْ تَبِعَنَا رَجُلٌ فَإِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ تَأْذَنَ لَهُ فَائْذَنْ لَهُ»