The Prophet ﷺ said, "While I was at the House in a state midway between sleep and wakefulness, (an angel recognized me) as the man lying between two men. A golden tray full of wisdom and belief was brought to me and my body was cut open from the throat to the lower part of the ʿAbdomen and then my abdomen was washed with Zamzam water and (my heart was) filled with wisdom and belief. The Burāq, a white animal, smaller than a mule and bigger than a donkey was brought to me."

"And I set out with Gabriel, and when I reached the nearest heaven. Gabriel said to the heaven gate-keeper, 'Open the gate.' The gatekeeper asked, 'Who is it?' He said, 'Gabriel.' The gate-keeper,' Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel said, 'Muhammad.' The gatekeeper said, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel said, 'Yes.' Then it was said, 'He is welcomed. What a wonderful visit his is!' Then I met Adam and greeted him and he said, 'You are welcomed O son and a Prophet.'"

"Then we ascended to the second heaven. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel said, 'Gabriel.' It was said, 'Who is with you?' He said, 'Muhammad' It was asked, 'Has he been sent for?' He said, 'Yes.' It was said, 'He is welcomed. What a wonderful visit his is!" Then I met Jesus and Yahya (John) who said, 'You are welcomed, O brother and a Prophet.'"

"Then we ascended to the third heaven. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel said, 'Gabriel.' It was asked, 'Who is with you? Gabriel said, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been sent for?' 'Yes,' said Gabriel. 'He is welcomed. What a wonderful visit his is!' (The Prophet ﷺ added:). There I met Joseph and greeted him, and he replied, 'You are welcomed, O brother and a Prophet!'"

"Then we ascended to the fourth heaven and again the same questions and answers were exchanged as in the previous heavens. There I met Idris and greeted him. He said, 'You are welcomed O brother and Prophet.'"

"Then we ascended to the fifth heaven and again the same questions and answers were exchanged as in previous heavens. there I met and greeted Aaron who said, 'You are welcomed O brother and a Prophet"."

"Then we ascended to the sixth heaven and again the same questions and answers were exchanged as in the previous heavens. There I met and greeted Moses who said, 'You are welcomed O brother and. a Prophet.' When I proceeded on, he started weeping and on being asked why he was weeping, he said, 'O Lord! Followers of this youth who was sent after me will enter Paradise in greater number than my followers.'"

"Then we ascended to the seventh heaven and again the same questions and answers were exchanged as in the previous heavens. There I met and greeted Abraham who said, 'You are welcomed o son and a Prophet.'"

"Then I was shown al-Bayt al-Maʿmūr (the Frequented House). I asked Gabriel about it and he said, This is al-Bayt al-Maʿmūr where seventy thousand angels perform prayers daily and when they leave they never return to it (but always a fresh batch comes into it daily).'"

"Then I was shown Sidrat al-Muntahá (a lote tree in the seventh heaven) and I saw its nabaq fruits which resembled the clay jugs of Hajar (a town in Arabia), and its leaves were like the ears of elephants, and four rivers originated at its root, two of them were apparent and two were hidden. I asked Gabriel about those rivers and he said, 'The two hidden rivers are in Paradise, and the apparent ones are the Nile and the Euphrates.'"

"Then fifty prayers were enjoined on me. I descended till I met Moses who asked me, 'What have you done?' I said, 'Fifty prayers have been enjoined on me.' He said, 'I know the people better than you, because I had the hardest experience to bring Bani Israel to obedience. Your followers cannot put up with such obligation. So, return to your Lord and request Him (to reduce the number of prayers.' I returned and requested Allah (for reduction) and He made it forty. I returned and (met Moses) and had a similar discussion, and then returned again to Allah for reduction and He made it thirty, then twenty, then ten, and then I came to Moses who repeated the same advice. Ultimately Allah reduced it to five. When I came to Moses again, he said, 'What have you done?' I said, 'Allah has made it five only.' He repeated the same advice but I said that I surrendered (to Allah's Final Order)'" Messenger of Allah ﷺ was addressed by Allah, "I have decreed My Obligation and have reduced the burden on My slaves, and I shall reward a single good deed as if it were ten good deeds."

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: «بَيْنَا أَنَا عِنْدَ الْبَيْتِ بَيْنَ النَّائِمِ وَالْيَقْظَانِ وَذَكَرَ بَيْنَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ، فَأُتِيتُ بِطَسْتٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مُلِئَ حِكْمَةً وَإِيمَانًا، فَشُقَّ مِنَ النَّحْرِ إِلَى مَرَاقِّ الْبَطْنِ، ثُمَّ غُسِلَ الْبَطْنُ بِمَاءِ زَمْزَمَ، ثُمَّ مُلِئَ حِكْمَةً وَإِيمَانًا، وَأُتِيتُ بِدَابَّةٍ أَبْيَضَ دُونَ الْبَغْلِ وَفَوْقَ الْحِمَارِ الْبُرَاقُ۔»

«فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَ جِبْرِيلَ حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا قِيلَ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ: جِبْرِيلُ۔ قِيلَ: مَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قِيلَ: مُحَمَّدٌ۔ قِيلَ: وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ۔ قِيلَ: مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَلَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ۔ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى آدَمَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ: مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنِ ابْنٍ وَنَبِيٍّ!»

«فَأَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الثَّانِيَةَ قِيلَ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ۔ قِيلَ: مَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ۔ قِيلَ: أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ۔ قِيلَ: مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَلَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ۔ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى عِيسَى وَيَحْيَى، فَقَالاَ: مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ!»

«فَأَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الثَّالِثَةَ قِيلَ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قِيلَ: جِبْرِيلُ۔ قِيلَ: مَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قِيلَ: مُحَمَّدٌ۔ قِيلَ: وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ۔ قِيلَ: مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَلَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ۔ فَأَتَيْتُ يُوسُفَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ: مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ!»

«فَأَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الرَّابِعَةَ قِيلَ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قِيلَ: جِبْرِيلُ۔ قِيلَ: مَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قِيلَ: مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ۔ قِيلَ: وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قِيلَ: نَعَمْ۔ قِيلَ: مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَلَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ۔ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى إِدْرِيسَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ: مَرْحَبًا مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ!»

«فَأَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الْخَامِسَةَ قِيلَ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ: جِبْرِيلُ۔ قِيلَ: وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قِيلَ: مُحَمَّدٌ۔ قِيلَ: وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ۔ قِيلَ: مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَلَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ۔ فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى هَارُونَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ: مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ!»

«فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى السَّمَاءِ السَّادِسَةِ قِيلَ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قِيلَ: جِبْرِيلُ۔ قِيلَ: مَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ: مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ۔ قِيلَ: وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَلَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ۔ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَسَلَّمْتُ (عَلَيْهِ) فَقَالَ: مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ۔ فَلَمَّا جَاوَزْتُ بَكَى، فَقِيلَ: مَا أَبْكَاكَ؟ قَالَ: يَا رَبِّ هَذَا الْغُلاَمُ الَّذِي بُعِثَ بَعْدِي يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ أَفْضَلُ مِمَّا يَدْخُلُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي۔»

«فَأَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ السَّابِعَةَ قِيلَ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قِيلَ: جِبْرِيلُ۔ قِيلَ: مَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قِيلَ: مُحَمَّدٌ۔ قِيلَ: وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ۔ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ: مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنِ ابْنٍ وَنَبِيٍّ!»

«فَرُفِعَ لِيَ الْبَيْتُ الْمَعْمُورُ فَسَأَلْتُ جِبْرِيلَ فَقَالَ: هَذَا الْبَيْتُ الْمَعْمُورُ يُصَلِّي فِيهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ۔ إِذَا خَرَجُوا لَمْ يَعُودُوا إِلَيْهِ آخِرَ مَا عَلَيْهِمْ۔»

«وَرُفِعَتْ لِي سِدْرَةُ الْمُنْتَهَى فَإِذَا نَبِقُهَا كَأَنَّهُ قِلاَلُ هَجَرٍ وَوَرَقُهَا كَأَنَّهُ آذَانُ الْفُيُولِ، فِي أَصْلِهَا أَرْبَعَةُ أَنْهَارٍ: نَهْرَانِ بَاطِنَانِ وَنَهْرَانِ ظَاهِرَانِ۔ فَسَأَلْتُ جِبْرِيلَ فَقَالَ: أَمَّا الْبَاطِنَانِ فَفِي الْجَنَّةِ، وَأَمَّا الظَّاهِرَانِ النِّيلُ وَالْفُرَاتُ۔»

«ثُمَّ فُرِضَتْ عَلَىَّ خَمْسُونَ صَلاَةً، فَأَقْبَلْتُ حَتَّى جِئْتُ مُوسَى فَقَالَ: مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قُلْتُ: فُرِضَتْ عَلَىَّ خَمْسُونَ صَلاَةً۔ قَالَ: أَنَا أَعْلَمُ بِالنَّاسِ مِنْكَ، عَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لاَ تُطِيقُ، فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَسَلْهُ۔ فَرَجَعْتُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَجَعَلَهَا أَرْبَعِينَ۔ ثُمَّ مِثْلَهُ ثُمَّ ثَلاَثِينَ، ثُمَّ مِثْلَهُ فَجَعَلَ عِشْرِينَ، ثُمَّ مِثْلَهُ فَجَعَلَ عَشْرًا۔ فَأَتَيْتُ مُوسَى فَقَالَ مِثْلَهُ، فَجَعَلَهَا خَمْسًا۔ فَأَتَيْتُ مُوسَى فَقَالَ: مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قُلْتُ: جَعَلَهَا خَمْسًا۔ فَقَالَ مِثْلَهُ۔ قُلْتُ: سَلَّمْتُ بِخَيْرٍ۔ فَنُودِيَ: إِنِّي قَدْ أَمْضَيْتُ فَرِيضَتِي وَخَفَّفْتُ عَنْ عِبَادِي، وَأَجْزِي الْحَسَنَةَ عَشْرًا۔»

Malik bin Sasaa said that Messenger of Allah ﷺ described to them his Night Journey saying, "While I was lying in Al-Hatim or Al-Hijr, suddenly someone came to me and cut my body open from here to here." I asked Al-Jarud who was by my side, "What does he mean?" He said, "It means from his throat to his pubic area," or said, "From the top of the chest." The Prophet ﷺ further said, "He then took out my heart. Then a gold tray of Belief was brought to me and my heart was washed and was filled (with Belief) and then returned to its original place. Then a white animal which was smaller than a mule and bigger than a donkey was brought to me." (On this Al-Jarud asked, "Was it the Buraq, O Abu Hamza?" I (i.e. Anas) replied in the affirmative). The Prophet ﷺ said, "The animal's step (was so wide that it) reached the farthest point within the reach of the animal's sight. I was carried on it, and Gabriel set out with me till we reached the nearest heaven. When he asked for the gate to be opened, it was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel answered, 'Gabriel.' It was asked, 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has Muhammad been called?' Gabriel replied in the affirmative. Then it was said, 'He is welcomed. What an excellent visit his is!' The gate was opened, and when I went over the first heaven, I saw Adam there. Gabriel said (to me). 'This is your father, Adam; pay him your greetings.' So I greeted him and he returned the greeting to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O pious son and pious Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascended with me till we reached the second heaven. Gabriel asked for the gate to be opened. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel answered, 'Gabriel.' It was asked, 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel answered in the affirmative. Then it was said, 'He is welcomed. What an excellent visit his is!' The gate was opened. When I went over the second heaven, there I saw Yahya (i.e. John) and ʿIsa (i.e. Jesus) who were cousins of each other. Gabriel said (to me), 'These are John and Jesus; pay them your greetings.' So I greeted them and both of them returned my greetings to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O pious brother and pious Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascended with me to the third heaven and asked for its gate to be opened. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel replied, 'Gabriel.' It was asked, 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel replied in the affirmative. Then it was said, 'He is welcomed, what an excellent visit his is!' The gate was opened, and when I went over the third heaven there I saw Joseph. Gabriel said (to me), 'This is Joseph; pay him your greetings.' So I greeted him and he returned the greeting to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O pious brother and pious Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascended with me to the fourth heaven and asked for its gate to be opened. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel replied, 'Gabriel' It was asked, 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel replied in the affirmative. Then it was said, 'He is welcomed, what an excel lent visit his is!' The gate was opened, and when I went over the fourth heaven, there I saw Idris. Gabriel said (to me), 'This is Idris; pay him your greetings.' So I greeted him and he returned the greeting to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O pious brother and pious Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascended with me to the fifth heaven and asked for its gate to be opened. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel replied, 'Gabriel.' It was asked. 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel replied in the affirmative. Then it was said He is welcomed, what an excellent visit his is! So when I went over the fifth heaven, there I saw Harun (i.e. Aaron), Gabriel said, (to me). This is Aaron; pay him your greetings.' I greeted him and he returned the greeting to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O pious brother and pious Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascended with me to the sixth heaven and asked for its gate to be opened. It was asked. 'Who is it?' Gabriel replied, 'Gabriel.' It was asked, 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel replied in the affirmative. It was said, 'He is welcomed. What an excellent visit his is!' When I went (over the sixth heaven), there I saw Moses. Gabriel said (to me),' This is Moses; pay him your greeting. So I greeted him and he returned the greetings to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O pious brother and pious Prophet.' When I left him (i.e. Moses) he wept. Someone asked him, 'What makes you weep?' Moses said, 'I weep because after me there has been sent (as Prophet) a young man whose followers will enter Paradise in greater numbers than my followers.' Then Gabriel ascended with me to the seventh heaven and asked for its gate to be opened. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel replied, 'Gabriel.' It was asked,' Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel replied in the affirmative. Then it was said, 'He is welcomed. What an excellent visit his is!' So when I went (over the seventh heaven), there I saw Abraham. Gabriel said (to me), 'This is your father; pay your greetings to him.' So I greeted him and he returned the greetings to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O pious son and pious Prophet.' Then I was made to ascend to Sidrat-ul-Muntaha (i.e. the Lote Tree of the utmost boundary) Behold! Its fruits were like the jars of Hajr (i.e. a place near Medina) and its leaves were as big as the ears of elephants. Gabriel said, 'This is the Lote Tree of the utmost boundary) . Behold ! There ran four rivers, two were hidden and two were visible, I asked, 'What are these two kinds of rivers, O Gabriel?' He replied,' As for the hidden rivers, they are two rivers in Paradise and the visible rivers are the Nile and the Euphrates.' Then Al-Bait-ul-Ma'mur (i.e. the Sacred House) was shown to me and a container full of wine and another full of milk and a third full of honey were brought to me. I took the milk. Gabriel remarked, 'This is the Islamic religion which you and your followers are following.' Then the prayers were enjoined on me: They were fifty prayers a day. When I returned, I passed by Moses who asked (me), 'What have you been ordered to do?' I replied, 'I have been ordered to offer fifty prayers a day.' Moses said, 'Your followers cannot bear fifty prayers a day, and by Allah, I have tested people before you, and I have tried my level best with Bani Israel (in vain). Go back to your Lord and ask for reduction to lessen your followers' burden.' So I went back, and Allah reduced ten prayers for me. Then again I came to Moses, but he repeated the same as he had said before. Then again I went back to Allah and He reduced ten more prayers. When I came back to Moses he said the same, I went back to Allah and He ordered me to observe ten prayers a day. When I came back to Moses, he repeated the same advice, so I went back to Allah and was ordered to observe five prayers a day. When I came back to Moses, he said, 'What have you been ordered?' I replied, 'I have been ordered to observe five prayers a day.' He said, 'Your followers cannot bear five prayers a day, and no doubt, I have got an experience of the people before you, and I have tried my level best with Bani Israel, so go back to your Lord and ask for reduction to lessen your follower's burden.' I said, 'I have requested so much of my Lord that I feel ashamed, but I am satisfied now and surrender to Allah's Order.' When I left, I heard a voice saying, 'I have passed My Order and have lessened the burden of My Worshipers."

أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَدَّثَهُمْ عَنْ لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِهِ بَيْنَمَا أَنَا فِي الْحَطِيمِ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ فِي الْحِجْرِ مُضْطَجِعًا إِذْ أَتَانِي آتٍ فَقَدَّ قَالَ وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ فَشَقَّ مَا بَيْنَ هَذِهِ إِلَى هَذِهِ فَقُلْتُ لِلْجَارُودِ وَهْوَ إِلَى جَنْبِي مَا يَعْنِي بِهِ قَالَ مِنْ ثُغْرَةِ نَحْرِهِ إِلَى شِعْرَتِهِ وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ مِنْ قَصِّهِ إِلَى شِعْرَتِهِ فَاسْتَخْرَجَ قَلْبِي ثُمَّ أُتِيتُ بِطَسْتٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مَمْلُوءَةٍ إِيمَانًا فَغُسِلَ قَلْبِي ثُمَّ حُشِيَ ثُمَّ أُوتِيتُ بِدَابَّةٍ دُونَ الْبَغْلِ وَفَوْقَ الْحِمَارِ أَبْيَضَ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْجَارُودُ هُوَ الْبُرَاقُ يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ قَالَ أَنَسٌ نَعَمْ يَضَعُ خَطْوَهُ عِنْدَ أَقْصَى طَرْفِهِ فَحُمِلْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَانْطَلَقَ بِي جِبْرِيلُ حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا فَاسْتَفْتَحَ فَقِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ فَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَفَتَحَ فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ فَإِذَا فِيهَا آدَمُ فَقَالَ هَذَا أَبُوكَ آدَمُ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ السَّلاَمَ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالاِبْنِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ ثُمَّ صَعِدَ حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاءَ الثَّانِيَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ فَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَفَتَحَ فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ إِذَا يَحْيَى وَعِيسَى وَهُمَا ابْنَا الْخَالَةِ قَالَ هَذَا يَحْيَى وَعِيسَى فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِمَا فَسَلَّمْتُ فَرَدَّا ثُمَّ قَالاَ مَرْحَبًا بِالأَخِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ ثُمَّ صَعِدَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الثَّالِثَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ فَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَفُتِحَ فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ إِذَا يُوسُفُ قَالَ هَذَا يُوسُفُ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالأَخِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ ثُمَّ صَعِدَ بِي حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاءَ الرَّابِعَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ أَوَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ فَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَفُتِحَ فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ إِلَى إِدْرِيسَ قَالَ هَذَا إِدْرِيسُ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالأَخِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ ثُمَّ صَعِدَ بِي حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاءَ الْخَامِسَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ قِيلَ وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ فَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ فَإِذَا هَارُونُ قَالَ هَذَا هَارُونُ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالأَخِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ ثُمَّ صَعِدَ بِي حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاءَ السَّادِسَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ مَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ فَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ فَإِذَا مُوسَى قَالَ هَذَا مُوسَى فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالأَخِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ فَلَمَّا تَجَاوَزْتُ بَكَى قِيلَ لَهُ مَا يُبْكِيكَ قَالَ أَبْكِي لأَنَّ غُلاَمًا بُعِثَ بَعْدِي يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ أَكْثَرُ مَنْ يَدْخُلُهَا مِنْ أُمَّتِي ثُمَّ صَعِدَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ السَّابِعَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ فَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ فَإِذَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ قَالَ هَذَا أَبُوكَ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ السَّلاَمَ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالاِبْنِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ ثُمَّ رُفِعَتْ لِي سِدْرَةُ الْمُنْتَهَى فَإِذَا نَبِقُهَا مِثْلُ قِلاَلِ هَجَرَ وَإِذَا وَرَقُهَا مِثْلُ آذَانِ الْفِيَلَةِ قَالَ هَذِهِ سِدْرَةُ الْمُنْتَهَى وَإِذَا أَرْبَعَةُ أَنْهَارٍ نَهْرَانِ بَاطِنَانِ وَنَهْرَانِ ظَاهِرَانِ فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَانِ يَا جِبْرِيلُ قَالَ أَمَّا الْبَاطِنَانِ فَنَهَرَانِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَأَمَّا الظَّاهِرَانِ فَالنِّيلُ وَالْفُرَاتُ ثُمَّ رُفِعَ لِي الْبَيْتُ الْمَعْمُورُ ثُمَّ أُتِيتُ بِإِنَاءٍ مِنْ خَمْرٍ وَإِنَاءٍ مِنْ لَبَنٍ وَإِنَاءٍ مِنْ عَسَلٍ فَأَخَذْتُ اللَّبَنَ فَقَالَ هِيَ الْفِطْرَةُ أَنْتَ عَلَيْهَا وَأُمَّتُكَ ثُمَّ فُرِضَتْ عَلَىَّ الصَّلَوَاتُ خَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ فَرَجَعْتُ فَمَرَرْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ بِمَا أُمِرْتَ قَالَ أُمِرْتُ بِخَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قَالَ إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لاَ تَسْتَطِيعُ خَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ وَإِنِّي وَاللَّهِ قَدْ جَرَّبْتُ النَّاسَ قَبْلَكَ وَعَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ لأُمَّتِكَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَوَضَعَ عَنِّي عَشْرًا فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مِثْلَهُ فَرَجَعْتُ فَوَضَعَ عَنِّي عَشْرًا فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مِثْلَهُ فَرَجَعْتُ فَوَضَعَ عَنِّي عَشْرًا فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مِثْلَهُ فَرَجَعْتُ فَأُمِرْتُ بِعَشْرِ صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ فَرَجَعْتُ فَقَالَ مِثْلَهُ فَرَجَعْتُ فَأُمِرْتُ بِخَمْسِ صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ بِمَا أُمِرْتَ قُلْتُ أُمِرْتُ بِخَمْسِ صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قَالَ إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لاَ تَسْتَطِيعُ خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ وَإِنِّي قَدْ جَرَّبْتُ النَّاسَ قَبْلَكَ وَعَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ لأُمَّتِكَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي حَتَّى اسْتَحْيَيْتُ وَلَكِنْ أَرْضَى وَأُسَلِّمُ قَالَ فَلَمَّا جَاوَزْتُ نَادَى مُنَادٍ أَمْضَيْتُ فَرِيضَتِي وَخَفَّفْتُ عَنْ عِبَادِي

I saw ʿUmar bin Al-Khattab a few days before he was stabbed in Medina. He was standing with Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman and ʿUthman bin Hunaif to whom he said, "What have you done? Do you think that you have imposed more taxation on the land (of As-Swad i.e. 'Iraq) than it can bear?" They replied, "We have imposed on it what it can bear because of its great yield." ʿUmar again said, "Check whether you have imposed on the land what it can not bear." They said, "No, (we haven't)." ʿUmar added, "If Allah should keep me alive I will let the widows of Iraq need no men to support them after me." But only four days had elapsed when he was stabbed (to death ). The day he was stabbed, I was standing and there was nobody between me and him (i.e. ʿUmar) except ʿAbdullah bin ʿAbbas. Whenever ʿUmar passed between the two rows, he would say, "Stand in straight lines." When he saw no defect (in the rows), he would go forward and start the prayer with Takbir. He would recite Surat Yusuf or An-Nahl or the like in the first rakʿa so that the people may have the time to Join the prayer. As soon as he said Takbir, I heard him saying, "The dog has killed or eaten me," at the time he (i.e. the murderer) stabbed him. A non-Arab infidel proceeded on carrying a double-edged knife and stabbing all the persons he passed by on the right and left (till) he stabbed thirteen persons out of whom seven died. When one of the Muslims saw that, he threw a cloak on him. Realizing that he had been captured, the non-Arab infidel killed himself, ʿUmar held the hand of ʿAbdur-Rahman bin ʿAuf and let him lead the prayer. Those who were standing by the side of ʿUmar saw what I saw, but the people who were in the other parts of the Mosque did not see anything, but they lost the voice of ʿUmar and they were saying, "Subhan Allah! Subhan Allah! (i.e. Glorified be Allah)." ʿAbdur-Rahman bin ʿAuf led the people a short prayer. When they finished the prayer, ʿUmar said, "O Ibn ʿAbbas! Find out who attacked me." Ibn ʿAbbas kept on looking here and there for a short time and came to say. "The slave of Al Mughira." On that ʿUmar said, "The craftsman?" Ibn ʿAbbas said, "Yes." ʿUmar said, "May Allah curse him. I did not treat him unjustly. All the Praises are for Allah Who has not caused me to die at the hand of a man who claims himself to be a Muslim. No doubt, you and your father (Abbas) used to love to have more non-Arab infidels in Medina." Al-Abbas had the greatest number of slaves. Ibn ʿAbbas said to ʿUmar. "If you wish, we will do." He meant, "If you wish we will kill them." ʿUmar said, "You are mistaken (for you can't kill them) after they have spoken your language, prayed towards your Qibla, and performed Hajj like yours." Then ʿUmar was carried to his house, and we went along with him, and the people were as if they had never suffered a calamity before. Some said, "Do not worry (he will be Alright soon)." Some said, "We are afraid (that he will die)." Then an infusion of dates was brought to him and he drank it but it came out (of the wound) of his belly. Then milk was brought to him and he drank it, and it also came out of his belly. The people realized that he would die. We went to him, and the people came, praising him. A young man came saying, "O chief of the believers! Receive the glad tidings from Allah to you due to your company with Messenger of Allah ﷺ and your superiority in Islam which you know. Then you became the ruler (i.e. Caliph) and you ruled with justice and finally you have been martyred." ʿUmar said, "I wish that all these privileges will counterbalance (my shortcomings) so that I will neither lose nor gain anything." When the young man turned back to leave, his clothes seemed to be touching the ground. ʿUmar said, "Call the young man back to me." (When he came back) ʿUmar said, "O son of my brother! Lift your clothes, for this will keep your clothes clean and save you from the Punishment of your Lord." ʿUmar further said, "O ʿAbdullah bin ʿUmar! See how much I am in debt to others." When the debt was checked, it amounted to approximately eighty-six thousand. ʿUmar said, "If the property of ʿUmar's family covers the debt, then pay the debt thereof; otherwise request it from Bani ʿAdi bin Kaʿb, and if that too is not sufficient, ask for it from Quraish tribe, and do not ask for it from any one else, and pay this debt on my behalf." ʿUmar then said (to ʿAbdullah), "Go to ʿAisha (the mother of the believers) and say: "ʿUmar is paying his salutation to you. But don't say: 'The chief of the believers,' because today I am not the chief of the believers. And say: "ʿUmar bin Al-Khattab asks the permission to be buried with his two companions (i.e. the Prophet, and Abu Bakr)." ʿAbdullah greeted ʿAisha and asked for the permission for entering, and then entered to her and found her sitting and weeping. He said to her, "ʿUmar bin Al-Khattab is paying his salutations to you, and asks the permission to be buried with his two companions." She said, "I had the idea of having this place for myself, but today I prefer ʿUmar to myself." When he returned it was said (to ʿUmar), "ʿAbdullah bin ʿUmar has come." ʿUmar said, "Make me sit up." Somebody supported him against his body and ʿUmar asked (ʿAbdullah), "What news do you have?" He said, "O chief of the believers! It is as you wish. She has given the permission." ʿUmar said, "Praise be to Allah, there was nothing more important to me than this. So when I die, take me, and greet ʿAisha and say: "ʿUmar bin Al-Khattab asks the permission (to be buried with the Prophet ﷺ ), and if she gives the permission, bury me there, and if she refuses, then take me to the grave-yard of the Muslims." Then Hafsa (the mother of the believers) came with many other women walking with her. When we saw her, we went away. She went in (to ʿUmar) and wept there for sometime. When the men asked for permission to enter, she went into another place, and we heard her weeping inside. The people said (to ʿUmar), "O chief of the believers! Appoint a successor." ʿUmar said, "I do not find anyone more suitable for the job than the following persons or group whom Messenger of Allah ﷺ had been pleased with before he died." Then ʿUmar mentioned ʿAli, ʿUthman, AzZubair, Talha, Saʿd and ʿAbdur-Rahman (bin ʿAuf) and said, "Abdullah bin ʿUmar will be a witness to you, but he will have no share in the rule. His being a witness will compensate him for not sharing the right of ruling. If Saʿd becomes the ruler, it will be alright: otherwise, whoever becomes the ruler should seek his help, as I have not dismissed him because of disability or dishonesty." ʿUmar added, "I recommend that my successor takes care of the early emigrants; to know their rights and protect their honor and sacred things. I also recommend that he be kind to the Ansar who had lived in Medina before the emigrants and Belief had entered their hearts before them. I recommend that the (ruler) should accept the good of the righteous among them and excuse their wrong-doers, and I recommend that he should do good to all the people of the towns (Al-Ansar), as they are the protectors of Islam and the source of wealth and the source of annoyance to the enemy. I also recommend that nothing be taken from them except from their surplus with their consent. I also recommend that he do good to the 'Arab bedouin, as they are the origin of the 'Arabs and the material of Islam. He should take from what is inferior, amongst their properties and distribute that to the poor amongst them. I also recommend him concerning Allah's and His Apostle's protectees (i.e. Dhimmis) to fulfill their contracts and to fight for them and not to overburden them with what is beyond their ability." So when ʿUmar expired, we carried him out and set out walking. ʿAbdullah bin ʿUmar greeted (ʿAisha) and said, "ʿUmar bin Al-Khattab asks for the permission." ʿAisha said, "Bring him in." He was brought in and buried beside his two companions. When he was buried, the group (recommended by ʿUmar) held a meeting. Then ʿAbdur-Rahman said, " Reduce the candidates for rulership to three of you." Az-Zubair said, "I give up my right to ʿAli." Talha said, "I give up my right to ʿUthman," Saʿd, 'I give up my right to ʿAbdur-Rahman bin ʿAuf." ʿAbdur-Rahman then said (to ʿUthman and ʿAli), "Now which of you is willing to give up his right of candidacy to that he may choose the better of the (remaining) two, bearing in mind that Allah and Islam will be his witnesses." So both the sheiks (i.e. ʿUthman and ʿAli) kept silent. ʿAbdur-Rahman said, "Will you both leave this matter to me, and I take Allah as my Witness that I will not choose but the better of you?" They said, "Yes." So ʿAbdur-Rahman took the hand of one of them (i.e. ʿAli) and said, "You are related to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and one of the earliest Muslims as you know well. So I ask you by Allah to promise that if I select you as a ruler you will do justice, and if I select ʿUthman as a ruler you will listen to him and obey him." Then he took the other (i.e. ʿUthman) aside and said the same to him. When ʿAbdur-Rahman secured (their agreement to) this covenant, he said, "O ʿUthman! Raise your hand." So he (i.e. ʿAbdur-Rahman) gave him (i.e. ʿUthman) the solemn pledge, and then ʿAli gave him the pledge of allegiance and then all the (Medina) people gave him the pledge of allegiance.

رَأَيْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصَابَ بِأَيَّامٍ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَقَفَ عَلَى حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ وَعُثْمَانَ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ قَالَ كَيْفَ فَعَلْتُمَا أَتَخَافَانِ أَنْ تَكُونَا قَدْ حَمَّلْتُمَا الأَرْضَ مَا لاَ تُطِيقُ قَالاَ حَمَّلْنَاهَا أَمْرًا هِيَ لَهُ مُطِيقَةٌ مَا فِيهَا كَبِيرُ فَضْلٍ قَالَ انْظُرَا أَنْ تَكُونَا حَمَّلْتُمَا الأَرْضَ مَا لاَ تُطِيقُ قَالَ قَالاَ لاَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لَئِنْ سَلَّمَنِي اللَّهُ لأَدَعَنَّ أَرَامِلَ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ لاَ يَحْتَجْنَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ بَعْدِي أَبَدًا قَالَ فَمَا أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلاَّ رَابِعَةٌ حَتَّى أُصِيبَ قَالَ إِنِّي لَقَائِمٌ مَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ إِلاَّ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ غَدَاةَ أُصِيبَ وَكَانَ إِذَا مَرَّ بَيْنَ الصَّفَّيْنِ قَالَ اسْتَوُوا حَتَّى إِذَا لَمْ يَرَ فِيهِنَّ خَلَلاً تَقَدَّمَ فَكَبَّرَ وَرُبَّمَا قَرَأَ سُورَةَ يُوسُفَ أَوِ النَّحْلَ أَوْ نَحْوَ ذَلِكَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الأُولَى حَتَّى يَجْتَمِعَ النَّاسُ فَمَا هُوَ إِلاَّ أَنْ كَبَّرَ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ قَتَلَنِي أَوْ أَكَلَنِي الْكَلْبُ حِينَ طَعَنَهُ فَطَارَ الْعِلْجُ بِسِكِّينٍ ذَاتِ طَرَفَيْنِ لاَ يَمُرُّ عَلَى أَحَدٍ يَمِينًا وَلاَ شِمَالاً إِلاَّ طَعَنَهُ حَتَّى طَعَنَ ثَلاَثَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلاً مَاتَ مِنْهُمْ سَبْعَةٌ فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ طَرَحَ عَلَيْهِ بُرْنُسًا فَلَمَّا ظَنَّ الْعِلْجُ أَنَّهُ مَأْخُوذٌ نَحَرَ نَفْسَهُ وَتَنَاوَلَ عُمَرُ يَدَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ فَقَدَّمَهُ فَمَنْ يَلِي عُمَرَ فَقَدْ رَأَى الَّذِي أَرَى وَأَمَّا نَوَاحِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَإِنَّهُمْ لاَ يَدْرُونَ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ فَقَدُوا صَوْتَ عُمَرَ وَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ صَلاَةً خَفِيفَةً فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفُوا قَالَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ انْظُرْ مَنْ قَتَلَنِي فَجَالَ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ غُلاَمُ الْمُغِيرَةِ قَالَ الصَّنَعُ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ قَاتَلَهُ اللَّهُ لَقَدْ أَمَرْتُ بِهِ مَعْرُوفًا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَمْ يَجْعَلْ مَنِيَّتِي بِيَدِ رَجُلٍ يَدَّعِي الإِسْلاَمَ قَدْ كُنْتَ أَنْتَ وَأَبُوكَ تُحِبَّانِ أَنْ تَكْثُرَ الْعُلُوجُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَكَانَ {الْعَبَّاسُ} أَكْثَرَهُمْ رَقِيقًا فَقَالَ إِنْ شِئْتَ فَعَلْتُ أَىْ إِنْ شِئْتَ قَتَلْنَا قَالَ كَذَبْتَ بَعْدَ مَا تَكَلَّمُوا بِلِسَانِكُمْ وَصَلَّوْا قِبْلَتَكُمْ وَحَجُّوا حَجَّكُمْ فَاحْتُمِلَ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ فَانْطَلَقْنَا مَعَهُ وَكَأَنَّ النَّاسَ لَمْ تُصِبْهُمْ مُصِيبَةٌ قَبْلَ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَقَائِلٌ يَقُولُ لاَ بَأْسَ وَقَائِلٌ يَقُولُ أَخَافُ عَلَيْهِ فَأُتِيَ بِنَبِيذٍ فَشَرِبَهُ فَخَرَجَ مِنْ جَوْفِهِ ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِلَبَنٍ فَشَرِبَهُ فَخَرَجَ مِنْ جُرْحِهِ فَعَلِمُوا أَنَّهُ مَيِّتٌ فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَجَاءَ النَّاسُ يُثْنُونَ عَلَيْهِ وَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ شَابٌّ فَقَالَ أَبْشِرْ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِبُشْرَى اللَّهِ لَكَ مِنْ صُحْبَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقَدَمٍ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ مَا قَدْ عَلِمْتَ ثُمَّ وَلِيتَ فَعَدَلْتَ ثُمَّ شَهَادَةٌ قَالَ وَدِدْتُ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ كَفَافٌ لاَ عَلَىَّ وَلاَ لِي فَلَمَّا أَدْبَرَ إِذَا إِزَارُهُ يَمَسُّ الأَرْضَ قَالَ رُدُّوا عَلَىَّ الْغُلاَمَ قَالَ ابْنَ أَخِي ارْفَعْ ثَوْبَكَ فَإِنَّهُ أَبْقَى لِثَوْبِكَ وَأَتْقَى لِرَبِّكَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ انْظُرْ مَا عَلَىَّ مِنَ الدَّيْنِ فَحَسَبُوهُ فَوَجَدُوهُ سِتَّةً وَثَمَانِينَ أَلْفًا أَوْ نَحْوَهُ قَالَ إِنْ وَفَى لَهُ مَالُ آلِ عُمَرَ فَأَدِّهِ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ وَإِلاَّ فَسَلْ فِي بَنِي عَدِيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَفِ أَمْوَالُهُمْ فَسَلْ فِي قُرَيْشٍ وَلاَ تَعْدُهُمْ إِلَى غَيْرِهِمْ فَأَدِّ عَنِّي هَذَا الْمَالَ انْطَلِقْ إِلَى عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقُلْ يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكِ عُمَرُ السَّلاَمَ وَلاَ تَقُلْ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَإِنِّي لَسْتُ الْيَوْمَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَمِيرًا وَقُلْ يَسْتَأْذِنُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ أَنْ يُدْفَنَ مَعَ صَاحِبَيْهِ فَسَلَّمَ وَاسْتَأْذَنَ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا فَوَجَدَهَا قَاعِدَةً تَبْكِي فَقَالَ يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكِ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ السَّلاَمَ وَيَسْتَأْذِنُ أَنْ يُدْفَنَ مَعَ صَاحِبَيْهِ فَقَالَتْ كُنْتُ أُرِيدُهُ لِنَفْسِي وَلأُوثِرَنَّ بِهِ الْيَوْمَ عَلَى نَفْسِي فَلَمَّا أَقْبَلَ قِيلَ هَذَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ قَدْ جَاءَ قَالَ ارْفَعُونِي فَأَسْنَدَهُ رَجُلٌ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَا لَدَيْكَ قَالَ الَّذِي تُحِبُّ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَذِنَتْ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ مَا كَانَ مِنْ شَىْءٍ أَهَمُّ إِلَىَّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَإِذَا أَنَا قَضَيْتُ فَاحْمِلُونِي ثُمَّ سَلِّمْ فَقُلْ يَسْتَأْذِنُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فَإِنْ أَذِنَتْ لِي فَأَدْخِلُونِي وَإِنْ رَدَّتْنِي رُدُّونِي إِلَى مَقَابِرِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَجَاءَتْ أُمُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ حَفْصَةُ وَالنِّسَاءُ تَسِيرُ مَعَهَا فَلَمَّا رَأَيْنَاهَا قُمْنَا فَوَلَجَتْ عَلَيْهِ فَبَكَتْ عِنْدَهُ سَاعَةً وَاسْتَأْذَنَ الرِّجَالُ فَوَلَجَتْ دَاخِلاً لَهُمْ فَسَمِعْنَا بُكَاءَهَا مِنَ الدَّاخِلِ فَقَالُوا أَوْصِ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اسْتَخْلِفْ قَالَ مَا أَجِدُ أَحَقَّ بِهَذَا الأَمْرِ مِنْ هَؤُلاَءِ النَّفَرِ أَوِ الرَّهْطِ الَّذِينَ تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهْوَ عَنْهُمْ رَاضٍ فَسَمَّى عَلِيًّا وَعُثْمَانَ وَالزُّبَيْرَ وَطَلْحَةَ وَسَعْدًا وَعَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ وَقَالَ يَشْهَدُكُمْ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ مِنَ الأَمْرِ شَىْءٌ كَهَيْئَةِ التَّعْزِيَةِ لَهُ فَإِنْ أَصَابَتِ الإِمْرَةُ سَعْدًا فَهْوَ ذَاكَ وَإِلاَّ فَلْيَسْتَعِنْ بِهِ أَيُّكُمْ مَا أُمِّرَ فَإِنِّي لَمْ أَعْزِلْهُ عَنْ عَجْزٍ وَلاَ خِيَانَةٍ وَقَالَ أُوصِي الْخَلِيفَةَ مِنْ بَعْدِي بِالْمُهَاجِرِينَ الأَوَّلِينَ أَنْ يَعْرِفَ لَهُمْ حَقَّهُمْ وَيَحْفَظَ لَهُمْ حُرْمَتَهُمْ وَأُوصِيهِ بِالأَنْصَارِ خَيْرًا الَّذِينَ تَبَوَّءُوا الدَّارَ وَالإِيمَانَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ أَنْ يُقْبَلَ مِنْ مُحْسِنِهِمْ وَأَنْ يُعْفَى عَنْ مُسِيئِهِمْ وَأُوصِيهِ بِأَهْلِ الأَمْصَارِ خَيْرًا فَإِنَّهُمْ رِدْءُ الإِسْلاَمِ وَجُبَاةُ الْمَالِ وَغَيْظُ الْعَدُوِّ وَأَنْ لاَ يُؤْخَذَ مِنْهُمْ إِلاَّ فَضْلُهُمْ عَنْ رِضَاهُمْ وَأُوصِيهِ بِالأَعْرَابِ خَيْرًا فَإِنَّهُمْ أَصْلُ الْعَرَبِ وَمَادَّةُ الإِسْلاَمِ أَنْ يُؤْخَذَ مِنْ حَوَاشِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ وَتُرَدَّ عَلَى فُقَرَائِهِمْ وَأُوصِيهِ بِذِمَّةِ اللَّهِ وَذِمَّةِ رَسُولِهِ ﷺ أَنْ يُوفَى لَهُمْ بِعَهْدِهِمْ وَأَنْ يُقَاتَلَ مِنْ وَرَائِهِمْ وَلاَ يُكَلَّفُوا إِلاَّ طَاقَتَهُمْ فَلَمَّا قُبِضَ خَرَجْنَا بِهِ فَانْطَلَقْنَا نَمْشِي فَسَلَّمَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ قَالَ يَسْتَأْذِنُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ قَالَتْ أَدْخِلُوهُ فَأُدْخِلَ فَوُضِعَ هُنَالِكَ مَعَ صَاحِبَيْهِ فَلَمَّا فُرِغَ مِنْ دَفْنِهِ اجْتَمَعَ هَؤُلاَءِ الرَّهْطُ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ اجْعَلُوا أَمْرَكُمْ إِلَى ثَلاَثَةٍ مِنْكُمْ فَقَالَ الزُّبَيْرُ قَدْ جَعَلْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَى عَلِيٍّ فَقَالَ طَلْحَةُ قَدْ جَعَلْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَى عُثْمَانَ وَقَالَ سَعْدٌ قَدْ جَعَلْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ أَيُّكُمَا تَبَرَّأَ مِنْ هَذَا الأَمْرِ فَنَجْعَلُهُ إِلَيْهِ وَاللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَالإِسْلاَمُ لَيَنْظُرَنَّ أَفْضَلَهُمْ فِي نَفْسِهِ فَأُسْكِتَ الشَّيْخَانِ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ أَفَتَجْعَلُونَهُ إِلَىَّ وَاللَّهُ عَلَىَّ أَنْ لاَ آلُوَ عَنْ أَفْضَلِكُمْ قَالاَ نَعَمْ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِ أَحَدِهِمَا فَقَالَ لَكَ قَرَابَةٌ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَالْقَدَمُ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ مَا قَدْ عَلِمْتَ فَاللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ لَئِنْ أَمَّرْتُكَ لَتَعْدِلَنَّ وَلَئِنْ أَمَّرْتُ عُثْمَانَ لَتَسْمَعَنَّ وَلَتُطِيعَنَّ ثُمَّ خَلاَ بِالآخَرِ فَقَالَ لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَلَمَّا أَخَذَ الْمِيثَاقَ قَالَ ارْفَعْ يَدَكَ يَا عُثْمَانُ فَبَايَعَهُ فَبَايَعَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ وَوَلَجَ أَهْلُ الدَّارِ فَبَايَعُوهُ

I was brought al-Buraq Who is an animal white and long, larger than a donkey but smaller than a mule, who would place his hoof a distance equal to the range of version. I mounted it and came to the Temple (Bait Maqdis in Jerusalem), then tethered it to the ring used by the prophets. I entered the mosque and prayed two rak'ahs in it, and then came out and Gabriel brought me a vessel of wine and a vessel of milk. I chose the milk, and Gabriel said: You have chosen the natural thing. Then he took me to heaven. Gabriel then asked the (gate of heaven) to be opened and he was asked who he was. He replied: Gabriel. He was again asked: Who is with you? He (Gabriel) said: Muhammad. It was said: Has he been sent for? Gabriel replied: He has indeed been sent for. And (the door of the heaven) was opened for us and lo! we saw Adam. He welcomed me and prayed for my good. Then we ascended to the second heaven. Gabriel (peace be upon him) (asked the door of heaven to be opened), and he was asked who he was. He answered: Gabriel; and was again asked: Who is with you? He replied: Muhammad. It was said: Has he been sent for? He replied: He has indeed been sent for. The gate was opened. When I entered 'Isa b. Maryam and Yahya b. Zakariya (peace be upon both of them), cousins from the maternal side. welcomed me and prayed for my good Then I was taken to the third heaven and Gabriel asked for the opening (of the door). He was asked: Who are you? He replied: Gabriel. He was (again) asked: Who is with you? He replied Muhammad ﷺ. It was said: Has he been sent for? He replied He has indeed been sent for. (The gate) was opened for us and I saw Yusuf (peace of Allah be upon him) who had been given half of (world) beauty. He welcomed me prayed for my well-being. Then he ascended with us to the fourth heaven. Gabriel (peace be upon him) asked for the (gate) to be opened, and it was said: Who is he? He replied: Gabriel. It was (again) said: Who is with you? He said: Muhammad. It was said: Has he been sent for? He replied: He has indeed been sent for. The (gate) was opened for us, and lo! Idris was there. He welcomed me and prayed for my well-being (About him) Allah, the Exalted and the Glorious, has said:" We elevated him (Idris) to the exalted position" (Qur'an xix. 57). Then he ascended with us to the fifth heaven and Gabriel asked for the (gate) to be opened. It was said: Who is he? He replied Gabriel. It was (again) said: Who is with thee? He replied: Muhammad. It was said Has he been sent for? He replied: He has indeed been sent for. (The gate) was opened for us and then I was with Harun (Aaron-peace of Allah be upon him). He welcomed me prayed for my well-being. Then I was taken to the sixth heaven. Gabriel (peace be upon him) asked for the door to be opened. It was said: Who is he? He replied: Gabriel. It was said: Who is with thee? He replied: Muhammad. It was said: Has he been sent for? He replied: He has indeed been sent for. (The gate) was opened for us and there I was with Musa (Moses peace be upon him) He welcomed me and prayed for my well-being. Then I was taken up to the seventh heaven. Gabriel asked the (gate) to be opened. It was said: Who is he? He said: Gabriel It was said. Who is with thee? He replied: Muhammad (may peace be upon him.) It was said: Has he been sent for? He replied: He has indeed been sent for. (The gate) was opened for us and there I found Ibrahim (Abraham peace be upon him) reclining against the Bait-ul-Ma'mur and there enter into it seventy thousand angels every day, never to visit (this place) again. Then I was taken to Sidrat-ul-Muntaha whose leaves were like elephant ears and its fruit like big earthenware vessels. And when it was covered by the Command of Allah, it underwent such a change that none amongst the creation has the power to praise its beauty. Then Allah revealed to me a revelation and He made obligatory for me fifty prayers every day and night. Then I went down to Moses (peace be upon him) and he said: What has your Lord enjoined upon your Ummah? I said: Fifty prayers. He said: Return to thy Lord and beg for reduction (in the number of prayers), for your community shallnot be able to bear this burden. as I have put to test the children of Isra'il and tried them (and found them too weak to bear such a heavy burden). He (the Holy Prophet) said: I went back to my Lord and said: My Lord, make things lighter for my Ummah. (The Lord) reduced five prayers for me. I went down to Moses and said. (The Lord) reduced five (prayers) for me, He said: Verily thy Ummah shall not be able to bear this burden; return to thy Lord and ask Him to make things lighter. I then kept going back and forth between my Lord Blessed and Exalted and Moses, till He said: There are five prayers every day and night. O Muhammad, each being credited as ten, so that makes fifty prayers. He who intends to do a good deed and does not do it will have a good deed recorded for him; and if he does it, it will be recorded for him as ten; whereas he who intends to do an evil deed and does not do, it will not be recorded for him; and if he does it, only one evil deed will be recorded. I then came down and when I came to Moses and informed him, he said: Go back to thy Lord and ask Him to make things lighter. Upon this the Messenger of Allah remarked: I returned to my Lord until I felt ashamed before Him.

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ أُتِيتُ بِالْبُرَاقِ وَهُوَ دَابَّةٌ أَبْيَضُ طَوِيلٌ فَوْقَ الْحِمَارِ وَدُونَ الْبَغْلِ يَضَعُ حَافِرَهُ عِنْدَ مُنْتَهَى طَرْفِهِ قَالَ فَرَكِبْتُهُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ قَالَ فَرَبَطْتُهُ بِالْحَلْقَةِ الَّتِي يَرْبِطُ بِهِ الأَنْبِيَاءُ قَالَ ثُمَّ دَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَصَلَّيْتُ فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ فَجَاءَنِي جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ بِإِنَاءٍ مِنْ خَمْرٍ وَإِنَاءٍ مِنْ لَبَنٍ فَاخْتَرْتُ اللَّبَنَ فَقَالَ جِبْرِيلُ ﷺ اخْتَرْتَ الْفِطْرَةَ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ مَنْ أَنْتَ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِآدَمَ فَرَحَّبَ بِي وَدَعَا لِي بِخَيْرٍ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الثَّانِيَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَقِيلَ مَنْ أَنْتَ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِابْنَىِ الْخَالَةِ عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ وَيَحْيَى بْنِ زَكَرِيَّاءَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمَا فَرَحَّبَا وَدَعَوَا لِي بِخَيْرٍ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الثَّالِثَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ مَنْ أَنْتَ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ قِيلَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِيُوسُفَ ﷺ إِذَا هُوَ قَدْ أُعْطِيَ شَطْرَ الْحُسْنِ فَرَحَّبَ وَدَعَا لِي بِخَيْرٍ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الرَّابِعَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قَالَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِإِدْرِيسَ فَرَحَّبَ وَدَعَا لِي بِخَيْرٍ قَالَ اللَّهُ ﷻ { وَرَفَعْنَاهُ مَكَانًا عَلِيًّا} ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الْخَامِسَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِهَارُونَ ﷺ فَرَحَّبَ وَدَعَا لِي بِخَيْرٍ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ السَّادِسَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِمُوسَى ﷺ فَرَحَّبَ وَدَعَا لِي بِخَيْرٍ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ السَّابِعَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ قِيلَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِإِبْرَاهِيمَ ﷺ مُسْنِدًا ظَهْرَهُ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ الْمَعْمُورِ وَإِذَا هُوَ يَدْخُلُهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ لاَ يَعُودُونَ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ بِي إِلَى السِّدْرَةِ الْمُنْتَهَى وَإِذَا وَرَقُهَا كَآذَانِ الْفِيَلَةِ وَإِذَا ثَمَرُهَا كَالْقِلاَلِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا غَشِيَهَا مِنْ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ مَا غَشِيَ تَغَيَّرَتْ فَمَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ خَلْقِ اللَّهِ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَنْعَتَهَا مِنْ حُسْنِهَا فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَىَّ مَا أَوْحَى فَفَرَضَ عَلَىَّ خَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ فَنَزَلْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى ﷺ فَقَالَ مَا فَرَضَ رَبُّكَ عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ قُلْتُ خَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً قَالَ ارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ فَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لاَ يُطِيقُونَ ذَلِكَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ بَلَوْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَخَبَرْتُهُمْ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَقُلْتُ يَا رَبِّ خَفِّفْ عَلَى أُمَّتِي فَحَطَّ عَنِّي خَمْسًا فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقُلْتُ حَطَّ عَنِّي خَمْسًا قَالَ إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لاَ يُطِيقُونَ ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ قَالَ فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أَرْجِعُ بَيْنَ رَبِّي تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى وَبَيْنَ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ حَتَّى قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّهُنَّ خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ لِكُلِّ صَلاَةٍ عَشْرٌ فَذَلِكَ خَمْسُونَ صَلاَةً وَمَنْ هَمَّ بِحَسَنَةٍ فَلَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا كُتِبَتْ لَهُ حَسَنَةً فَإِنْ عَمِلَهَا كُتِبَتْ لَهُ عَشْرًا وَمَنْ هَمَّ بِسَيِّئَةٍ فَلَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا لَمْ تُكْتَبْ شَيْئًا فَإِنْ عَمِلَهَا كُتِبَتْ سَيِّئَةً وَاحِدَةً قَالَ فَنَزَلْتُ حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى ﷺ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ ارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ قَدْ رَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي حَتَّى اسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْهُ

We arrived at Hudaibiya with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and we were fourteen hundred in number. There were fifty goats for them which could not be watered (by the small quantity of water in the local well). So, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sat on the brink of the well. Either he prayed or spat into the well The water welled up. We drank and watered (the beasts as well). Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called us to take the vow of allegiance, as he was sitting at the base of a tree. I was the first man to take the vow. Then other people took the vow. When half the number of people had done so, he said to me: You take the vow, Salama. I said: I was one of those who took the vow in the first instance. He said: (You may do) again. Then the Messenger. of Allah ﷺ saw that I was without weapons. He gave me a big or a small shield. Then he continued to administer vows to the people until it was the last batch of them. He said (to me): Won't you swear allegiance, Salama? I said: Messenger of Allah, I took the oath with the first batch of the people and then again when you were in the middle of the people. He said: (Doesn't matter), you may (do so) again. So I took the oath of allegiance thrice. Then he said to me: Salama, where is the shield which I gave to thee? I said: Messenger of Allah, my uncle 'Amir met me and he was without any weapons. So I gave the shield to him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ laughed and said: You are like a person of the days gone by who said: O God. I seek a friend who is dearer to me than myself. (When all Companions had sworn allegiance to the Holy Prophet), the polytheists sent messages of peace, until people could move from our camp to that of the Meccans and vice versa. Finally, the peace treaty was concluded. I was a dependant of Talha b. Ubaidullah. I watered his horse, rubbed its back. I served Talha (doing odd jobs for him) and partook from his food. I had left my family and my property as an emigrant in the cause of Allah and His Messenger (may peace be uron him). When we and the people of Mecca had concluded a peace treaty and the people of one side began to mix with those of the other, I came to a tree, swept away its thorns and lay down (for rest) at its base; (while I lay there), four of the polytheists from the Meccans came to me and began to talk ill of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I got enraged with them and moved to another tree. They hung their weapons (to the branches of the tree) and lay down (for rest). (While they lay there), somebody from the lower part of the valley cried out: Run up, O Muhajirs! Ibn Zunaim has been murdered. I drew my sword and attacked these four while they were asleep. I seized their arms and collected them up in my hand, and said: By the Being Who has conferred honour upon Muhammad, none of you shall raise his head, else I will smite his face. (Then) I came driving them along to the Prophet ﷺ. (At the same time). my uncle Amir came (to him) with a man from" Abalat called Mikraz. Amir was dragging him on a horse with a thick covering on its back along with seventy polytheists. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ cast a glance at them and said: Let them go (so that) they may prove guilty of breach of trust more than once (before we take action against them). So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forgave them. On this occasion. God revealed the Qur'anic verse:" It is He Who restrained their hands from you and your hands from them in the valley of Mecca after He had granted you a victory over them" (xlviii. 24). Then we moved returning to Medina, and halted at a place where there was a mountain between us and Banu Lihyan who were polytheists. The Messenaer of Allah ﷺ asked God's forgiveness for one who ascended the mountain at night to act as a scout for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his Compinions. I ascended (that mountain) twice or thrice that night. (At last) we reached Medina. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent his camels with his slave, Rabah, and I was with him. I (also) went to the pasture with the horse of Talha along with the camels. When the day dawned, Abd al-Rahman al-Fazari made a raid and drove away all the camels of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and killed the man who looked after them. I said: Rabah, ride this horse, take it to Talha b. 'Ubaidullah and Inform the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that the polytheists have made away with his camels. Then I stood upon a hillock and turning my face to Medina, shouted thrice: Come to our help I Then I set out in pursuit of the raiders, shooting at them with arrows and chanting a (self-eulogatory) verse in the Iambic metre: I am the son of al-Akwa' And today is the day of defeat for the mean. I would overtake a man from them, shoot at him an arrow which, piercing through the saddle, would reach his shoulder. and I would say: Take it, chanting at the same time the verse And I am the son of al-Akwa' And tody is the day of defeat for the mean. By God, I continued shooting at them and hamstringing their animals. Whenever a horseman turned upon me, I would come to a tree and (hid myself) sitting at its base. Then I would shoot at him and hamstring his horse. (At last) they entered a narrow mountain gorge. I ascended that mountain and held them at bay throwing stones at them. I continued to chase them in this way until I got all the camels of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ released and no camel was left with them. They left me; then I followed them shooting at them (continually) until they dropped more than thirty mantles and thirty lances. lightening their burden. On everything they dropped, I put a mark with the help of (a piece of) stone so that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his Companions might recognise them (that it was booty left by the enemy). (They went on) until They came to a narrow valley when so and so, son of Badr al-Fazari joined them. They (now) sat down to take their breakfast and I sat on the top of a tapering rock. Al-Fazari said: Who is that fellow I am seeing? They said: This fellow has harassed us. By God, he has not left us since dusk and has been (continually) shooting at us until he has snatched everything from our hands. He said: Four of you should make a dash at him (and kill him). (Accordingly), four of them ascended the mountain coming towards me. When it became possible for me to talk to them, I said: Do you recognise me? They said: No. Who are thou? I said: I am Salama, son of al-Akwa'. By the Being Who has honoured the countenance of Muhammad ﷺ I can kill any of you I like but none of you will be able to kill me. One of them said: I think (he is right). So they returned. I did not move from my place until I saw the horsemen of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, who came riding through the trees. Lo! the foremost among them was Akhram al-Asadi. Behind him was Abu Qatada al-Ansari and behind him was al-Miqdad b. al-Aswad al-Kindi. I caught hold of the rein of Akhram's horse (Seeing this). they (the raiders) fled. I said (to Akhram): Akhram, guard yourself against them until Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his Companions join you. He said: ) Salama, if you believe In Allah and the Day of Judgment and (if) you kaow that Paradise is a reality and Hell is a reality, you should not stand between me and martyrdom. so I let him go. Akhram and Abd al-Rahman (Fazari) met in combat. Akhram hamstrung Abd al-Rahman's horse and the latter struck him with his lance and killed him. Abd al-Rabman turned about riding Akhram's horse. Abu Qatada, a horse-man of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, met 'Abd al-Rahman (in combat), smote him with his lance and killed him. By the Being Who honoured the countenance of Muhammad (may peace oe upon him), I followed them running on my feet (so fast) that I couldn't see behind me the Companions of Muhammad ﷺ, nor any dust raised by their horses. (I followed them) until before sunset they reached a valley which had a spring of water, which was called Dhu Qarad, so that they could have a drink, for they were thirsty. They saw me running towards them. I turned them out of the valley before they could drink a drop of its water. They left the valley and ran down a slope. I ran (behind them), overtook a man from them, shot him with an arrow through the shoulder blade and said: Take this. I am the son of al-Akwa'; and today is the day of annihilation for the people who are mean. The fellow (who was wounded) said: May his mother weep over him! Are you the Akwa' who has been chasing us since morning? I said: Yes, O enemy of thyself, the same Akwa'. They left two horses dead tired on the hillock and I came dragging them along to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I met 'Amir who had with him a container having milk diluted with water and a container having water. I performed ablution with the water and drank the milk. Then I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was at (the spring of) water from which I had driven them away. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ had captured those camels and everything else I had captured and all the lances and mantles I had snatched from the polytheists and Bilal had slaughtered a she-camel from the camels I had seized from the people, and was roasting its liver and hump for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I said: Messenger of Allah, let me select from our people one hundred men and I will follow the marauders and I will finish them all so that nobody is left to convey the news (of their destruction to their people). (At these words of mine), the Messenger of Allah ﷺ laughed so much that his molar teeth could be seen in the light of the fire, and he said: Salama, do you think you can do this? I said: Yes, by the Being Who has honoured you. He said: Now they have reached the land of Ghatafan where they are being feted. (At this time) a man from the Ghatafan came along and said: So and so slaughtered a camel for them. When they were exposing its skin, they saw dust (being raised far off). They said: They (Akwa' and his companions) have come. So. they went away fleeing. When it was morning, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Our best horseman today is Abu Qatada and our best footman today is Salama. Then he gave me two shares of the booty-the share meant for the horseman and the share meant for the footman, and combined both of them for me. Intending to return to Medina, he made me mount behind him on his she-camel named al-Adba'. While we were travelling, a man from the Ansar who could not be beaten in a race said: Is there anyone who could compete (with me) in race to Medina? Is there any competitor? He continued repeating this. When I heard his talk, I said: Don't you show consideration to a dignified person and don't you have awe for a noble man? He said: No, unless he be the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I said: Messenger of Allah, may my father and mother be thy ransom, let me get down so that I may beat this man (in the race). He said: It you wish, (you may). I said (to the man): I am coming to thee, I then turned my feet. sprang up and tan and gasped (for a while) when one or two elevated places were left and again followed his heel and again gasped (for a while) when one or two elevated places were left and again dashed until I joined him and gave a blow between his shoulders. I said: You have been overtaken, by God. He said: I think so. Thus, I reached Medina ahead of him. By God, we had stayed there only three nights when we set out to Khaibar with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. (On the way) my uncle, Amir, began to recite the following rajaz verses for the people: By God, if Thou hadst not guided us aright, We would have neither practised charity nor offered prayers. (O God! ) We cannot do without Thy favours; Keep us steadfast when we encounter the enemy, And descend tranquillity upon us. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Who is this? 'Amir said: it is 'Amir. He said: May thy God forgive thee! The narrator said: Whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked forgiveness for a particular person, he was sure to embrace martyrdom. Umar b. Khattab who was riding on his camel called out: Prophet of Allah, I wish you had allowed us to benefit from Amir. Salama continued: When we reached Khaibar, its king named Marhab advanced brandishing his sword and chanting: Khaibar knows that I am Marhab (who behaves like) A fully armed, and well-tried warrior. When the war comes spreading its flames. My uncle, Amir, came out to combat with him, saying: Khaibar certainly knows that I am 'Amir, A fully armed veteran who plunges into battles. They exchanged blows. Marbab's sword struck the shield of 'Amir who bent forward to attack his opponent from below, but his sword recoiled upon him and cut the main artery: in his forearm which caused his death. Salama said: I came out and heard some people among the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ saying: Amir's deed has been wasted; he has killed himself. So I came to the Prophet ﷺ weeping and I said: Messenger of Allah. Amir's deed has been wasted. The Messenger ﷺ said: Who passed this remark? I said: Some of your Companions. He said: He who has passed that remark has told a lie, for 'Amir there is a double reward. Then he sent me to 'Ali who had sore eyes, and said: I will give the banner to a man who loves Allah and His Messenger or whom Allah and His Messenger love. So I went to 'Ali, brought him beading him along and he had sore eyes, and I took him to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, who applied his saliva to his eyes and he got well. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave him the banner (and 'Ali went to meet Marhab in a single combat). The latter advanced chanting: Khaibar knows certainly that I am Marhab, A fully armed and well-tried valorous warrior (hero) When war comes spreading its flames. 'Ali chanted in reply: I am the one whose mother named him Haidar, (And am) like a lion of the forest with a terror-striking countenance. I give my opponents the measure of sandara in exchange for sa' (i. e. return thir attack with one that is much more fierce). The narrator said: 'Ali struck at the head of Mirhab and killed him, so the victory (capture of Khaibar) was due to him. This long tradition has also been handed down Through a different chain of transmitters.

قَدِمْنَا الْحُدَيْبِيَةَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَنَحْنُ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ مِائَةً وَعَلَيْهَا خَمْسُونَ شَاةً لاَ تُرْوِيهَا قَالَ فَقَعَدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى جَبَا الرَّكِيَّةِ فَإِمَّا دَعَا وَإِمَّا بَسَقَ فِيهَا قَالَ فَجَاشَتْ فَسَقَيْنَا وَاسْتَقَيْنَا قَالَ ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ دَعَانَا لِلْبَيْعَةِ فِي أَصْلِ الشَّجَرَةِ قَالَ فَبَايَعْتُهُ أَوَّلَ النَّاسِ ثُمَّ بَايَعَ وَبَايَعَ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ فِي وَسَطٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ قَالَ بَايِعْ يَا سَلَمَةُ قَالَ قُلْتُ قَدْ بَايَعْتُكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فِي أَوَّلِ النَّاسِ قَالَ وَأَيْضًا قَالَ وَرَآنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَزِلاً يَعْنِي لَيْسَ مَعَهُ سِلاَحٌ قَالَ فَأَعْطَانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَجَفَةً أَوْ دَرَقَةً ثُمَّ بَايَعَ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ فِي آخِرِ النَّاسِ قَالَ أَلاَ تُبَايِعُنِي يَا سَلَمَةُ قَالَ قُلْتُ قَدْ بَايَعْتُكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فِي أَوَّلِ النَّاسِ وَفِي أَوْسَطِ النَّاسِ قَالَ وَأَيْضًا قَالَ فَبَايَعْتُهُ الثَّالِثَةَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي يَا سَلَمَةُ أَيْنَ حَجَفَتُكَ أَوْ دَرَقَتُكَ الَّتِي أَعْطَيْتُكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَقِيَنِي عَمِّي عَامِرٌ عَزِلاً فَأَعْطَيْتُهُ إِيَّاهَا قَالَ فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقَالَ إِنَّكَ كَالَّذِي قَالَ الأَوَّلُ اللَّهُمَّ أَبْغِنِي حَبِيبًا هُوَ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ مِنْ نَفْسِي ثُمَّ إِنَّ الْمُشْرِكِينَ رَاسَلُونَا الصُّلْحَ حَتَّى مَشَى بَعْضُنَا فِي بَعْضٍ وَاصْطَلَحْنَا قَالَ وَكُنْتُ تَبِيعًا لِطَلْحَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ أَسْقِي فَرَسَهُ وَأَحُسُّهُ وَأَخْدُمُهُ وَآكُلُ مِنْ طَعَامِهِ وَتَرَكْتُ أَهْلِي وَمَالِي مُهَاجِرًا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَلَمَّا اصْطَلَحْنَا نَحْنُ وَأَهْلُ مَكَّةَ وَاخْتَلَطَ بَعْضُنَا بِبَعْضٍ أَتَيْتُ شَجَرَةً فَكَسَحْتُ شَوْكَهَا فَاضْطَجَعْتُ فِي أَصْلِهَا قَالَ فَأَتَانِي أَرْبَعَةٌ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ مِنْ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ فَجَعَلُوا يَقَعُونَ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَبْغَضْتُهُمْ فَتَحَوَّلْتُ إِلَى شَجَرَةٍ أُخْرَى وَعَلَّقُوا سِلاَحَهُمْ وَاضْطَجَعُوا فَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ نَادَى مُنَادٍ مِنْ أَسْفَلِ الْوَادِي يَا لَلْمُهَاجِرِينَ قُتِلَ ابْنُ زُنَيْمٍ قَالَ فَاخْتَرَطْتُ سَيْفِي ثُمَّ شَدَدْتُ عَلَى أُولَئِكَ الأَرْبَعَةِ وَهُمْ رُقُودٌ فَأَخَذْتُ سِلاَحَهُمْ فَجَعَلْتُهُ ضِغْثًا فِي يَدِي قَالَ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ وَالَّذِي كَرَّمَ وَجْهَ مُحَمَّدٍ لاَ يَرْفَعُ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ رَأْسَهُ إِلاَّ ضَرَبْتُ الَّذِي فِيهِ عَيْنَاهُ قَالَ ثُمَّ جِئْتُ بِهِمْ أَسُوقُهُمْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ وَجَاءَ عَمِّي عَامِرٌ بِرَجُلٍ مِنَ الْعَبَلاَتِ يُقَالُ لَهُ مِكْرَزٌ يَقُودُهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى فَرَسٍ مُجَفَّفٍ فِي سَبْعِينَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ دَعُوهُمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ بَدْءُ الْفُجُورِ وَثِنَاهُ فَعَفَا عَنْهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ { وَهُوَ الَّذِي كَفَّ أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَنْكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ عَنْهُمْ بِبَطْنِ مَكَّةَ مِنْ بَعْدِ أَنْ أَظْفَرَكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ} الآيَةَ كُلَّهَا قَالَ ثُمَّ خَرَجْنَا رَاجِعِينَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَنَزَلْنَا مَنْزِلاً بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ بَنِي لَحْيَانَ جَبَلٌ وَهُمُ الْمُشْرِكُونَ فَاسْتَغْفَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِمَنْ رَقِيَ هَذَا الْجَبَلَ اللَّيْلَةَ كَأَنَّهُ طَلِيعَةٌ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابِهِ قَالَ سَلَمَةُ فَرَقِيتُ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ فَبَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِظَهْرِهِ مَعَ رَبَاحٍ غُلاَمِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا مَعَهُ وَخَرَجْتُ مَعَهُ بِفَرَسِ طَلْحَةَ أُنَدِّيهِ مَعَ الظَّهْرِ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْنَا إِذَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ الْفَزَارِيُّ قَدْ أَغَارَ عَلَى ظَهْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَاسْتَاقَهُ أَجْمَعَ وَقَتَلَ رَاعِيَهُ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَبَاحُ خُذْ هَذَا الْفَرَسَ فَأَبْلِغْهُ طَلْحَةَ بْنَ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَخْبِرْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّ الْمُشْرِكِينَ قَدْ أَغَارُوا عَلَى سَرْحِهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ قُمْتُ عَلَى أَكَمَةٍ فَاسْتَقْبَلْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَنَادَيْتُ ثَلاَثًا يَا صَبَاحَاهْ ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ فِي آثَارِ الْقَوْمِ أَرْمِيهِمْ بِالنَّبْلِ وَأَرْتَجِزُ أَقُولُ أَنَا ابْنُ الأَكْوَعِ وَالْيَوْمَ يَوْمُ الرُّضَّعِ فَأَلْحَقُ رَجُلاً مِنْهُمْ فَأَصُكُّ سَهْمًا فِي رَحْلِهِ حَتَّى خَلَصَ نَصْلُ السَّهْمِ إِلَى كَتِفِهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ خُذْهَا وَأَنَا ابْنُ الأَكْوَعِ وَالْيَوْمُ يَوْمُ الرُّضَّعِ قَالَ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا زِلْتُ أَرْمِيهِمْ وَأَعْقِرُ بِهِمْ فَإِذَا رَجَعَ إِلَىَّ فَارِسٌ أَتَيْتُ شَجَرَةً فَجَلَسْتُ فِي أَصْلِهَا ثُمَّ رَمَيْتُهُ فَعَقَرْتُ بِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا تَضَايَقَ الْجَبَلُ فَدَخَلُوا فِي تَضَايُقِهِ عَلَوْتُ الْجَبَلَ فَجَعَلْتُ أُرَدِّيهِمْ بِالْحِجَارَةِ قَالَ فَمَا زِلْتُ كَذَلِكَ أَتْبَعُهُمْ حَتَّى مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ مِنْ بَعِيرٍ مِنْ ظَهْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلاَّ خَلَّفْتُهُ وَرَاءَ ظَهْرِي وَخَلَّوْا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ ثُمَّ اتَّبَعْتُهُمْ أَرْمِيهِمْ حَتَّى أَلْقَوْا أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ثَلاَثِينَ بُرْدَةً وَثَلاَثِينَ رُمْحًا يَسْتَخِفُّونَ وَلاَ يَطْرَحُونَ شَيْئًا إِلاَّ جَعَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ آرَامًا مِنَ الْحِجَارَةِ يَعْرِفُهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابُهُ حَتَّى أَتَوْا مُتَضَايِقًا مِنْ ثَنِيَّةٍ فَإِذَا هُمْ قَدْ أَتَاهُمْ فُلاَنُ بْنُ بَدْرٍ الْفَزَارِيُّ فَجَلَسُوا يَتَضَحَّوْنَ يَعْنِي يَتَغَدَّوْنَ وَجَلَسْتُ عَلَى رَأْسِ قَرْنٍ قَالَ الْفَزَارِيُّ مَا هَذَا الَّذِي أَرَى قَالُوا لَقِينَا مِنْ هَذَا الْبَرْحَ وَاللَّهِ مَا فَارَقَنَا مُنْذُ غَلَسٍ يَرْمِينَا حَتَّى انْتَزَعَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ فِي أَيْدِينَا قَالَ فَلْيَقُمْ إِلَيْهِ نَفَرٌ مِنْكُمْ أَرْبَعَةٌ قَالَ فَصَعِدَ إِلَىَّ مِنْهُمْ أَرْبَعَةٌ فِي الْجَبَلِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا أَمْكَنُونِي مِنَ الْكَلاَمِ قَالَ قُلْتُ هَلْ تَعْرِفُونِي قَالُوا لاَ وَمَنْ أَنْتَ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ الأَكْوَعِ وَالَّذِي كَرَّمَ وَجْهَ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ لاَ أَطْلُبُ رَجُلاً مِنْكُمْ إِلاَّ أَدْرَكْتُهُ وَلاَ يَطْلُبُنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْكُمْ فَيُدْرِكَنِي قَالَ أَحَدُهُمْ أَنَا أَظُنُّ قَالَ فَرَجَعُوا فَمَا بَرِحْتُ مَكَانِي حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ فَوَارِسَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَتَخَلَّلُونَ الشَّجَرَ قَالَ فَإِذَا أَوَّلُهُمُ الأَخْرَمُ الأَسَدِيُّ عَلَى إِثْرِهِ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ وَعَلَى إِثْرِهِ الْمِقْدَادُ بْنُ الأَسْوَدِ الْكِنْدِيُّ قَالَ فَأَخَذْتُ بِعِنَانِ الأَخْرَمِ قَالَ فَوَلَّوْا مُدْبِرِينَ قُلْتُ يَا أَخْرَمُ احْذَرْهُمْ لاَ يَقْتَطِعُوكَ حَتَّى يَلْحَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابُهُ قَالَ يَا سَلَمَةُ إِنْ كُنْتَ تُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ وَتَعْلَمُ أَنَّ الْجَنَّةَ حَقٌّ وَالنَّارَ حَقٌّ فَلاَ تَحُلْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ الشَّهَادَةِ قَالَ فَخَلَّيْتُهُ فَالْتَقَى هُوَ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ فَعَقَرَ بِعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ فَرَسَهُ وَطَعَنَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ فَقَتَلَهُ وَتَحَوَّلَ عَلَى فَرَسِهِ وَلَحِقَ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ فَارِسُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ فَطَعَنَهُ فَقَتَلَهُ فَوَالَّذِي كَرَّمَ وَجْهَ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ لَتَبِعْتُهُمْ أَعْدُو عَلَى رِجْلَىَّ حَتَّى مَا أَرَى وَرَائِي مِنْ أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ وَلاَ غُبَارِهِمْ شَيْئًا حَتَّى يَعْدِلُوا قَبْلَ غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ إِلَى شِعْبٍ فِيهِ مَاءٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ ذُو قَرَدٍ لِيَشْرَبُوا مِنْهُ وَهُمْ عِطَاشٌ قَالَ فَنَظَرُوا إِلَىَّ أَعْدُو وَرَاءَهُمْ فَحَلَّيْتُهُمْ عَنْهُ يَعْنِي أَجْلَيْتُهُمْ عَنْهُ فَمَا ذَاقُوا مِنْهُ قَطْرَةً قَالَ وَيَخْرُجُونَ فَيَشْتَدُّونَ فِي ثَنِيَّةٍ قَالَ فَأَعْدُو فَأَلْحَقُ رَجُلاً مِنْهُمْ فَأَصُكُّهُ بِسَهْمٍ فِي نُغْضِ كَتِفِهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ خُذْهَا وَأَنَا ابْنُ الأَكْوَعِ وَالْيَوْمَ يَوْمُ الرُّضَّعِ قَالَ يَا ثَكِلَتْهُ أُمُّهُ أَكْوَعُهُ بُكْرَةَ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ يَا عَدُوَّ نَفْسِهِ أَكْوَعُكَ بُكْرَةَ قَالَ وَأَرْدَوْا فَرَسَيْنِ عَلَى ثَنِيَّةٍ قَالَ فَجِئْتُ بِهِمَا أَسُوقُهُمَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ وَلَحِقَنِي عَامِرٌ بِسَطِيحَةٍ فِيهَا مَذْقَةٌ مِنْ لَبَنٍ وَسَطِيحَةٍ فِيهَا مَاءٌ فَتَوَضَّأْتُ وَشَرِبْتُ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمَاءِ الَّذِي حَلَّيْتُهُمْ عَنْهُ فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَدْ أَخَذَ تِلْكَ الإِبِلَ وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ اسْتَنْقَذْتُهُ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَكُلَّ رُمْحٍ وَبُرْدَةٍ وَإِذَا بِلاَلٌ نَحَرَ نَاقَةً مِنَ الإِبِلِ الَّذِي اسْتَنْقَذْتُ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ وَإِذَا هُوَ يَشْوِي لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ كَبِدِهَا وَسَنَامِهَا قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ خَلِّنِي فَأَنْتَخِبُ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ مِائَةَ رَجُلٍ فَأَتَّبِعُ الْقَوْمَ فَلاَ يَبْقَى مِنْهُمْ مُخْبِرٌ إِلاَّ قَتَلْتُهُ قَالَ فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى بَدَتْ نَوَاجِذُهُ فِي ضَوْءِ النَّارِ فَقَالَ يَا سَلَمَةُ أَتُرَاكَ كُنْتَ فَاعِلاً قُلْتُ نَعَمْ وَالَّذِي أَكْرَمَكَ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُمُ الآنَ لَيُقْرَوْنَ فِي أَرْضِ غَطَفَانَ قَالَ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ غَطَفَانَ فَقَالَ نَحَرَ لَهُمْ فُلاَنٌ جَزُورًا فَلَمَّا كَشَفُوا جِلْدَهَا رَأَوْا غُبَارًا فَقَالُوا أَتَاكُمُ الْقَوْمُ فَخَرَجُوا هَارِبِينَ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْنَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ خَيْرَ فُرْسَانِنَا الْيَوْمَ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ وَخَيْرَ رَجَّالَتِنَا سَلَمَةُ قَالَ ثُمَّ أَعْطَانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَهْمَيْنِ سَهْمُ الْفَارِسِ وَسَهْمُ الرَّاجِلِ فَجَمَعَهُمَا لِي جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ أَرْدَفَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَرَاءَهُ عَلَى الْعَضْبَاءِ رَاجِعِينَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ فَبَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ نَسِيرُ قَالَ وَكَانَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ لاَ يُسْبَقُ شَدًّا قَالَ فَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ أَلاَ مُسَابِقٌ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ هَلْ مِنْ مُسَابِقٍ فَجَعَلَ يُعِيدُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَلَمَّا سَمِعْتُ كَلاَمَهُ قُلْتُ أَمَا تُكْرِمُ كَرِيمًا وَلاَ تَهَابُ شَرِيفًا قَالَ لاَ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي ذَرْنِي فَلأُسَابِقَ الرَّجُلَ قَالَ إِنْ شِئْتَ قَالَ قُلْتُ اذْهَبْ إِلَيْكَ وَثَنَيْتُ رِجْلَىَّ فَطَفَرْتُ فَعَدَوْتُ قَالَ فَرَبَطْتُ عَلَيْهِ شَرَفًا أَوْ شَرَفَيْنِ أَسْتَبْقِي نَفَسِي ثُمَّ عَدَوْتُ فِي إِثْرِهِ فَرَبَطْتُ عَلَيْهِ شَرَفًا أَوْ شَرَفَيْنِ ثُمَّ إِنِّي رَفَعْتُ حَتَّى أَلْحَقَهُ قَالَ فَأَصُكُّهُ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ قَدْ سُبِقْتَ وَاللَّهِ قَالَ أَنَا أَظُنُّ قَالَ فَسَبَقْتُهُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا لَبِثْنَا إِلاَّ ثَلاَثَ لَيَالٍ حَتَّى خَرَجْنَا إِلَى خَيْبَرَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ عَمِّي عَامِرٌ يَرْتَجِزُ بِالْقَوْمِ تَاللَّهِ لَوْلاَ اللَّهُ مَا اهْتَدَيْنَا وَلاَ تَصَدَّقْنَا وَلاَ صَلَّيْنَا وَنَحْنُ عَنْ فَضْلِكَ مَا اسْتَغْنَيْنَا فَثَبِّتِ الأَقْدَامَ إِنْ لاَقَيْنَا وَأَنْزِلَنْ سَكِينَةً عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ أَنَا عَامِرٌ قَالَ غَفَرَ لَكَ رَبُّكَ قَالَ وَمَا اسْتَغْفَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لإِنْسَانٍ يَخُصُّهُ إِلاَّ اسْتُشْهِدَ قَالَ فَنَادَى عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ وَهُوَ عَلَى جَمَلٍ لَهُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ لَوْلاَ مَا مَتَّعْتَنَا بِعَامِرٍ قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا خَيْبَرَ قَالَ خَرَجَ مَلِكُهُمْ مَرْحَبٌ يَخْطِرُ بِسَيْفِهِ وَيَقُولُ قَدْ عَلِمَتْ خَيْبَرُ أَنِّي مَرْحَبُ شَاكِي السِّلاَحِ بَطَلٌ مُجَرَّبُ إِذَا الْحُرُوبُ أَقْبَلَتْ تَلَهَّبُ قَالَ وَبَرَزَ لَهُ عَمِّي عَامِرٌ فَقَالَ قَدْ عَلِمَتْ خَيْبَرُ أَنِّي عَامِرٌ شَاكِي السِّلاَحِ بَطَلٌ مُغَامِرٌ قَالَ فَاخْتَلَفَا ضَرْبَتَيْنِ فَوَقَعَ سَيْفُ مَرْحَبٍ فِي تُرْسِ عَامِرٍ وَذَهَبَ عَامِرٌ يَسْفُلُ لَهُ فَرَجَعَ سَيْفُهُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ فَقَطَعَ أَكْحَلَهُ فَكَانَتْ فِيهَا نَفْسُهُ قَالَ سَلَمَةُ فَخَرَجْتُ فَإِذَا نَفَرٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَقُولُونَ بَطَلَ عَمَلُ عَامِرٍ قَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَأَنَا أَبْكِي فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بَطَلَ عَمَلُ عَامِرٍ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِكَ قَالَ كَذَبَ مَنْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ بَلْ لَهُ أَجْرُهُ مَرَّتَيْنِ ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَى عَلِيٍّ وَهُوَ أَرْمَدُ فَقَالَ لأُعْطِيَنَّ الرَّايَةَ رَجُلاً يُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ أَوْ يُحِبُّهُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلِيًّا فَجِئْتُ بِهِ أَقُودُهُ وَهُوَ أَرْمَدُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ بِهِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَبَسَقَ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ فَبَرَأَ وَأَعْطَاهُ الرَّايَةَ وَخَرَجَ مَرْحَبٌ فَقَالَ قَدْ عَلِمَتْ خَيْبَرُ أَنِّي مَرْحَبُ شَاكِي السِّلاَحِ بَطَلٌ مُجَرَّبُ إِذَا الْحُرُوبُ أَقْبَلَتْ تَلَهَّبُ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ أَنَا الَّذِي سَمَّتْنِي أُمِّي حَيْدَرَهْ كَلَيْثِ غَابَاتٍ كَرِيهِ الْمَنْظَرَهْ أُوفِيهِمُ بِالصَّاعِ كَيْلَ السَّنْدَرَهْ قَالَ فَضَرَبَ رَأْسَ مَرْحَبٍ فَقَتَلَهُ ثُمَّ كَانَ الْفَتْحُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ

Ja’far bin Muhammad reported on the authority of his father “We entered upon Jabir bin ‘Abd Allaah. When we reached him, he asked about the people (who had come to visit him). When my turn came I said “I am Muhammad bin Ali bin Hussain. He patted my head with his hand and undid my upper then lower buttons. He then placed his hand between my nipples and in those days I was a young boy.” He then said “welcome to you my nephew, ask what you like. I questioned him he was blind. The time of prayer came and he stood wrapped in a mantle. Whenever he placed it on his shoulders its ends fell due to its shortness. He led us in prayer while his mantle was placed on a rack by his side. I said “tell me about the Hajj of the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ.”He signed with his hand and folded his fingers indicating nine. He then said Apostle of Allaah ﷺ remained nine years (at Madeenah ) during which he did not perform Hajj, then made a public announcement in the tenth year to the effect that the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ was about to (go to) perform Hajj. A large number of people came to Madeenah everyone desiring to follow him and act like him. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ went out and we too went out with him till we reached Dhu Al Hulaifah. Asma’ daughter of ‘Umais gave birth to Muhammad bin Abi Bakr. She sent message to Apostle of Allaah ﷺ asking him What should I do?He replied “take a bath, bandage your private parts with a cloth and put on ihram.” The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ then prayed (in the masjid) and mounted Al Qaswa’ and his she Camel stood erect with him on its back. Jabir said “I saw (a large number of) people on mounts and on foot in front of him and a similar number on his right side and a similar number on his left side and a similar number behind him. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ was among us, the Qur’an was being revealed to him and he knew its interpretation. Whatever he did, we did it. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ then raised his voice declaring Allaah’s unity and saying “Labbaik ( I am at thy service), O Allaah, labbaik, labbaik, Thou hast no partner praise and grace are Thine and the Dominion. Thou hast no partner. The people too raised their voices in talbiyah which they used to utter. But the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ did not forbid them anything. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ continued his talbiyah. Jabir said “We did not express our intention of performing anything but Hajj, being unaware of ‘Umrah (at that season), but when we came with him to the House (the Ka’bah), he touched the corner (and made seven circuits) walking quickly with pride in three of them and walking ordinarily in four. Then going forward to the station of Abraham he recited “And take the station of Abraham as a place of prayer.” (While praying two rak’ahs) he kept the station between him and the House. The narrator said My father said that Ibn Nufail and ‘Uthman said I do not know that he (Jabir) narrated it from anyone except the Prophet ﷺ. The narrator Sulaiman said I do not know but he (Jabir) said “The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ used to recite in the two rak’ahs “Say, He is Allaah, one” and “Say O infidels”. He then returned to the House (the ka’bah) and touched the corner after which he went out by the gate to Al Safa’. When he reached near Al Safa’ he recited “Al Safa’ and Al Marwah are among the indications of Allaah” and he added “We begin with what Allaah began with”. He then began with Al Safa’ and mounting it till he could see the House (the Ka’bah) he declared the greatness of Allaah and proclaimed his Unity. He then said “there is no god but Allaah alone, Who alone has fulfilled His promise, helped His servant and routed the confederates. He then made supplication in the course of that saying such words three times. He then descended and walked towards Al Marwah and when his feet came down into the bottom of the valley, he ran, and when he began to ascend he walked till he reached Al Marwah. He did at al Marwah as he had done at Al Safa’ and when he came to Al Marwah for the last time, he said “If I had known before what I have come to know afterwards regarding this matter of mine, I would not have brought sacrificial animals but made it an ‘Umrah, so if any of you has no sacrificial animals, he may take off ihram and treat it as an ‘Umrah. All the people then took off ihram and clipped their hair except the Prophet ﷺ and those who had brought sacrificial animals. Suraqah (bin Malik) bin Ju’sham then got up and asked Apostle of Allaah ﷺdoes this apply to the present year or does it apply for ever? The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ interwined his fingers and said “The ‘Umarh has been incorporated in Hajj. Adding ‘No’, but forever and ever. ‘Ali came from Yemen with the sacrificial animals of the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ and found Fathima among one of those who had taken off their ihram. She said put on colored clothes and stained her eyes with collyrium. ‘Ali disliked (this action of her) and asked Who commanded you for this? She said “My father”. Jabir said ‘Ali said at Iraq I went to Apostle of Allaah ﷺ to complain against Fathima for what she had done and to ask the opinion of Apostle of Allaah ﷺ about which she mentioned to me. I informed him that I disliked her action and that thereupon she said to me “My father commanded me to do this.” He said “She spoke the truth, she spoke the truth.” What did you say when you put on ihram for Hajj? I said O Allaah, I put on ihram for the same purpose for which Apostle of Allaah ﷺ has put it on. He said I have sacrificial animals with me, so do not take off ihram. He (Jabir) said “The total of those sacrificial animals brought by ‘Ali from Yemen and of those brought by the Prophet ﷺ from Madeenah was one hundred.” Then all the people except the Prophet ﷺ and those who had with them the sacrificial animals took off ihram and clipped their hair. When the 8th of Dhu Al Hijjah (Yaum Al Tarwiyah) came, they went towards Mina having pit on ihram for Hajj and the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ rode and prayed at Mina the noon, afternoon, sunset, night and dawn prayers. After that he waited a little till the sun rose and gave orders for a tent of hair to be set up at Namrah. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ then sent out and the Quraish did not doubt that he would halt at Al Mash ‘ar Al Haram at Al Muzdalifah, as the Quraish used to do in the pre Islamic period but he passed on till he came to ‘Arafah and found that the tent had been setup at Namrah. There he dismounted and when the sun had passed the meridian he ordered Al Qaswa’ to be brought and when it was saddled for him, he went down to the bottom of the valley and addressed the people saying “Your lives and your property must be respected by one another like the sacredness of this day of yours in the month of yours in this town of yours. Lo! Everything pertaining to the pre Islamic period has been put under my feet and claims for blood vengeance belonging to the pre Islamic period have been abolished. The first of those murdered among us whose blood vengeance I permit is the blood vengeance of ours (according to the version of the narrator ‘Uthman, the blood vengeance of the son of Rabi’ah and according to the version of the narrator Sulaiman the blood vengeance of the son of Rabi’ah bin Al Harith bin ‘Abd Al Muttalib). Some (scholars) said “he was suckled among Banu Sa’d(i.e., he was brought up among Bani Sa’d) and then killed by Hudhail. The usury of the pre Islamic period is abolished and the first of usury I abolish is our usury, the usury of ‘Abbas bin ‘Abd Al Muttalib for it is all abolished. Fear Allaah regarding women for you have got them under Allah’s security and have the right to intercourse with them by Allaah’s word. It is a duty from you on them not to allow anyone whom you dislike to lie on your beds but if they do beat them, but not severely. You are responsible for providing them with food and clothing in a fitting manner. I have left among you something by which if you hold to it you will never again go astray, that is Allaah’s Book. You will be asked about me, so what will you say? They replied “We testify that you have conveyed and fulfilled the message and given counsel. Then raising his forefinger towards the sky and pointing it at the people, he said “O Allaah! Be witness, O Allaah! Be witness, O Allaah! Be witness! Bilal then uttered the call to prayer and the iqamah and he prayed the noon prayer, he then uttered the iqamah and he prayed the afternoon prayer, engaging in no prayer between the two. He then mounted (his she Camel) al Qaswa’ and came to the place of standing , making his she Camel Al Qaswa‘ turn its back to the rocks and having the path taken by those who went on foot in front of him and he faced the qiblah. He remained standing till sunset when the yellow light had somewhat gone and the disc of the sun had disappeared. He took Usamah up behind him and picked the reins of Al Qaswa’ severely so much so that its head was touching the front part of the saddle. Pointing with is right hand he was saying “Calmness, O People! Calmness, O people. Whenever he came over a mound (of sand) he let loose its reins a little so that it could ascend. He then came to Al Muzdalifah where he combined the sunset and night prayers, with one adhan and two iqamahs. The narrator ‘Uthamn said He did not offer supererogatory prayers between them. The narrators are then agreed upon the version He then lay down till dawn and prayed the dawn prayer when the morning light was clear. The narrator Sulaiman said with one adhan and one iqamah. The narrators are then agreed upon the version He then mounted Al Qaswa’ and came to Al Mash’ar Al Haram and ascended it. The narrators ‘Uthaman and Sulaiman said He faced the qiblah praised Allaah, declared His greatness, His uniqueness. ‘Uthamn added in his version and His Unity and kept standing till the day was very clear. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ then went quickly before the sun rose , taking Al Fadl bin ‘Abbas behind him. He was a man having beautiful hair, white and handsome color. When the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ went quickly, the women in the howdas also began to pass him quickly. Al Fadl began to look at them. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ placed his hand on the face of Al Fadl , but Al fadl turned his face towards the other side. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ also turned away his hand to the other side. Al Fadl also turned his face to the other side looking at them till he came to (the Valley of) Muhassir. He urged the Camel a little and following a middle road which comes out at the greatest jamrah, he came to the jamrah which is beside the tree and he threw seven small pebbles at this (jamrah) saying “Allah is most great” each time he threw a pebble like bean seeds. He threw them from the bottom of the valley. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ then went to the place of the sacrifice and sacrificed sixty three Camels with his own hand. He then commanded ‘Ali who sacrificed the remainder and he shared him and his sacrificial animals. After that he ordered that a piece of flesh from each Camel should be put in a pot and when it was cooked the two of them ate some of it and drank some of its broth. The narrator Sulaiman said the he mounted afterwards the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ went quickly to the House (the Ka’bah) and prayed the noon prayer at Makkah. He came to Banu ‘Abd Al Muttalib who were supplying water at Zamzam and said draw water Banu ‘Abd Al Muttalib were it not that people would take from you the right to draw water, I would draw it along with you. So they handed him a bucket and he drank from it.

أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ حَجَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ بِيَدِهِ فَعَقَدَ تِسْعًا ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَكَثَ تِسْعَ سِنِينَ لَمْ يَحُجَّ ثُمَّ أُذِّنَ فِي النَّاسِ فِي الْعَاشِرَةِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَاجٌّ فَقَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ بَشَرٌ كَثِيرٌ كُلُّهُمْ يَلْتَمِسُ أَنْ يَأْتَمَّ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَيَعْمَلَ بِمِثْلِ عَمَلِهِ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَخَرَجْنَا مَعَهُ حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا ذَا الْحُلَيْفَةِ فَوَلَدَتْ أَسْمَاءُ بِنْتُ عُمَيْسٍ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَأَرْسَلَتْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ قَالَ اغْتَسِلِي وَاسْتَذْفِرِي بِثَوْبٍ وَأَحْرِمِي فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ثُمَّ رَكِبَ الْقَصْوَاءَ حَتَّى إِذَا اسْتَوَتْ بِهِ نَاقَتُهُ عَلَى الْبَيْدَاءِ قَالَ جَابِرٌ نَظَرْتُ إِلَى مَدِّ بَصَرِي مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ مِنْ رَاكِبٍ وَمَاشٍ وَعَنْ يَمِينِهِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَعَنْ يَسَارِهِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِنَا وَعَلَيْهِ يَنْزِلُ الْقُرْآنُ وَهُوَ يَعْلَمُ تَأْوِيلَهُ فَمَا عَمِلَ بِهِ مِنْ شَىْءٍ عَمِلْنَا بِهِ فَأَهَلَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِالتَّوْحِيدِ لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَكَ وَأَهَلَّ النَّاسُ بِهَذَا الَّذِي يُهِلُّونَ بِهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ شَيْئًا مِنْهُ وَلَزِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَلْبِيَتَهُ قَالَ جَابِرٌ لَسْنَا نَنْوِي إِلاَّ الْحَجَّ لَسْنَا نَعْرِفُ الْعُمْرَةَ حَتَّى إِذَا أَتَيْنَا الْبَيْتَ مَعَهُ اسْتَلَمَ الرُّكْنَ فَرَمَلَ ثَلاَثًا وَمَشَى أَرْبَعًا ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ إِلَى مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَقَرَأَ { وَاتَّخِذُوا مِنْ مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّى } فَجَعَلَ الْمَقَامَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْبَيْتِ قَالَ فَكَانَ أَبِي يَقُولُ قَالَ ابْنُ نُفَيْلٍ وَعُثْمَانُ وَلاَ أَعْلَمُهُ ذَكَرَهُ إِلاَّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَلاَ أَعْلَمُهُ إِلاَّ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ بِ { قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ } وَبِ { قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ } ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ فَاسْتَلَمَ الرُّكْنَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْبَابِ إِلَى الصَّفَا فَلَمَّا دَنَا مِنَ الصَّفَا قَرَأَ { إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ } نَبْدَأُ بِمَا بَدَأَ اللَّهُ بِهِ فَبَدَأَ بِالصَّفَا فَرَقِيَ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى رَأَى الْبَيْتَ فَكَبَّرَ اللَّهَ وَوَحَّدَهُ وَقَالَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ أَنْجَزَ وَعْدَهُ وَنَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ وَهَزَمَ الأَحْزَابَ وَحْدَهُ ثُمَّ دَعَا بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ وَقَالَ مِثْلَ هَذَا ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ إِلَى الْمَرْوَةِ حَتَّى إِذَا انْصَبَّتْ قَدَمَاهُ رَمَلَ فِي بَطْنِ الْوَادِي حَتَّى إِذَا صَعِدَ مَشَى حَتَّى أَتَى الْمَرْوَةَ فَصَنَعَ عَلَى الْمَرْوَةِ مِثْلَ مَا صَنَعَ عَلَى الصَّفَا حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ آخِرُ الطَّوَافِ عَلَى الْمَرْوَةِ قَالَ إِنِّي لَوِ اسْتَقْبَلْتُ مِنْ أَمْرِي مَا اسْتَدْبَرْتُ لَمْ أَسُقِ الْهَدْىَ وَلَجَعَلْتُهَا عُمْرَةً فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ لَيْسَ مَعَهُ هَدْىٌ فَلْيَحْلِلْ وَلْيَجْعَلْهَا عُمْرَةً فَحَلَّ النَّاسُ كُلُّهُمْ وَقَصَّرُوا إِلاَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَمَنْ كَانَ مَعَهُ هَدْىٌ فَقَامَ سُرَاقَةُ بْنُ جُعْشُمٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلِعَامِنَا هَذَا أَمْ لِلأَبَدِ فَشَبَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَصَابِعَهُ فِي الأُخْرَى ثُمَّ قَالَ دَخَلَتِ الْعُمْرَةُ فِي الْحَجِّ هَكَذَا مَرَّتَيْنِ لاَ بَلْ لأَبَدِ أَبَدٍ لاَ بَلْ لأَبَدِ أَبَدٍ قَالَ وَقَدِمَ عَلِيٌّ ؓ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ بِبُدْنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَوَجَدَ فَاطِمَةَ ؓ مِمَّنْ حَلَّ وَلَبِسَتْ ثِيَابًا صَبِيغًا وَاكْتَحَلَتْ فَأَنْكَرَ عَلِيٌّ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهَا وَقَالَ مَنْ أَمَرَكِ بِهَذَا فَقَالَتْ أَبِي فَكَانَ عَلِيٌّ يَقُولُ بِالْعِرَاقِ ذَهَبْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مُحَرِّشًا عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ فِي الأَمْرِ الَّذِي صَنَعَتْهُ مُسْتَفْتِيًا لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الَّذِي ذَكَرَتْ عَنْهُ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ أَنِّي أَنْكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ أَبِي أَمَرَنِي بِهَذَا فَقَالَ صَدَقَتْ صَدَقَتْ مَاذَا قُلْتَ حِينَ فَرَضْتَ الْحَجَّ قَالَ قُلْتُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُهِلُّ بِمَا أَهَلَّ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَإِنَّ مَعِيَ الْهَدْىَ فَلاَ تَحْلِلْ قَالَ وَكَانَ جَمَاعَةُ الْهَدْىِ الَّذِي قَدِمَ بِهِ عَلِيٌّ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ وَالَّذِي أَتَى بِهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ مِائَةً فَحَلَّ النَّاسُ كُلُّهُمْ وَقَصَّرُوا إِلاَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَمَنْ كَانَ مَعَهُ هَدْىٌ قَالَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ التَّرْوِيَةِ وَوَجَّهُوا إِلَى مِنًى أَهَلُّوا بِالْحَجِّ فَرَكِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَصَلَّى بِمِنًى الظُّهْرَ وَالْعَصْرَ وَالْمَغْرِبَ وَالْعِشَاءَ وَالصُّبْحَ ثُمَّ مَكَثَ قَلِيلاً حَتَّى طَلَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَأَمَرَ بِقُبَّةٍ لَهُ مِنْ شَعَرٍ فَضُرِبَتْ بِنَمِرَةَ فَسَارَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَلاَ تَشُكُّ قُرَيْشٌ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَاقِفٌ عِنْدَ الْمَشْعَرِ الْحَرَامِ بِالْمُزْدَلِفَةِ كَمَا كَانَتْ قُرَيْشٌ تَصْنَعُ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَأَجَازَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى أَتَى عَرَفَةَ فَوَجَدَ الْقُبَّةَ قَدْ ضُرِبَتْ لَهُ بِنَمِرَةَ فَنَزَلَ بِهَا حَتَّى إِذَا زَاغَتِ الشَّمْسُ أَمَرَ بِالْقَصْوَاءِ فَرُحِلَتْ لَهُ فَرَكِبَ حَتَّى أَتَى بَطْنَ الْوَادِي فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ دِمَاءَكُمْ وَأَمْوَالَكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ حَرَامٌ كَحُرْمَةِ يَوْمِكُمْ هَذَا فِي شَهْرِكُمْ هَذَا فِي بَلَدِكُمْ هَذَا أَلاَ إِنَّ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ مِنْ أَمْرِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ تَحْتَ قَدَمَىَّ مَوْضُوعٌ وَدِمَاءُ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ مَوْضُوعَةٌ وَأَوَّلُ دَمٍ أَضَعُهُ دِمَاؤُنَا دَمُ قَالَ عُثْمَانُ دَمُ ابْنِ رَبِيعَةَ وَقَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ دَمُ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَقَالَ بَعْضُ هَؤُلاَءِ كَانَ مُسْتَرْضَعًا فِي بَنِي سَعْدٍ فَقَتَلَتْهُ هُذَيْلٌ وَرِبَا الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ مَوْضُوعٌ وَأَوَّلُ رِبًا أَضَعُهُ رِبَانَا رِبَا عَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَإِنَّهُ مَوْضُوعٌ كُلُّهُ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ فِي النِّسَاءِ فَإِنَّكُمْ أَخَذْتُمُوهُنَّ بِأَمَانَةِ اللَّهِ وَاسْتَحْلَلْتُمْ فُرُوجَهُنَّ بِكَلِمَةِ اللَّهِ وَإِنَّ لَكُمْ عَلَيْهِنَّ أَنْ لاَ يُوطِئْنَ فُرُشَكُمْ أَحَدًا تَكْرَهُونَهُ فَإِنْ فَعَلْنَ فَاضْرِبُوهُنَّ ضَرْبًا غَيْرَ مُبَرِّحٍ وَلَهُنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ رِزْقُهُنَّ وَكِسْوَتُهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَإِنِّي قَدْ تَرَكْتُ فِيكُمْ مَا لَنْ تَضِلُّوا بَعْدَهُ إِنِ اعْتَصَمْتُمْ بِهِ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَأَنْتُمْ مَسْئُولُونَ عَنِّي فَمَا أَنْتُمْ قَائِلُونَ قَالُوا نَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ بَلَّغْتَ وَأَدَّيْتَ وَنَصَحْتَ ثُمَّ قَالَ بِأُصْبُعِهِ السَّبَّابَةِ يَرْفَعُهَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَيَنْكِبُهَا إِلَى النَّاسِ اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدِ اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدِ اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدْ ثُمَّ أَذَّنَ بِلاَلٌ ثُمَّ أَقَامَ فَصَلَّى الظُّهْرَ ثُمَّ أَقَامَ فَصَلَّى الْعَصْرَ وَلَمْ يُصَلِّ بَيْنَهُمَا شَيْئًا ثُمَّ رَكِبَ الْقَصْوَاءَ حَتَّى أَتَى الْمَوْقِفَ فَجَعَلَ بَطْنَ نَاقَتِهِ الْقَصْوَاءَ إِلَى الصَّخَرَاتِ وَجَعَلَ حَبْلَ الْمُشَاةِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ وَاقِفًا حَتَّى غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَذَهَبَتِ الصُّفْرَةُ قَلِيلاً حِينَ غَابَ الْقُرْصُ وَأَرْدَفَ أُسَامَةَ خَلْفَهُ فَدَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقَدْ شَنَقَ لِلْقَصْوَاءِ الزِّمَامَ حَتَّى إِنَّ رَأْسَهَا لَيُصِيبُ مَوْرِكَ رَحْلِهِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ بِيَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى السَّكِينَةَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ السَّكِينَةَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ كُلَّمَا أَتَى حَبْلاً مِنَ الْحِبَالِ أَرْخَى لَهَا قَلِيلاً حَتَّى تَصْعَدَ حَتَّى أَتَى الْمُزْدَلِفَةَ فَجَمَعَ بَيْنَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ بِأَذَانٍ وَاحِدٍ وَإِقَامَتَيْنِ قَالَ عُثْمَانُ وَلَمْ يُسَبِّحْ بَيْنَهُمَا شَيْئًا ثُمَّ اتَّفَقُوا ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ فَصَلَّى الْفَجْرَ حِينَ تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ الصُّبْحُ قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ بِنِدَاءٍ وَإِقَامَةٍ ثُمَّ اتَّفَقُوا ثُمَّ رَكِبَ الْقَصْوَاءَ حَتَّى أَتَى الْمَشْعَرَ الْحَرَامَ فَرَقِيَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ عُثْمَانُ وَسُلَيْمَانُ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَكَبَّرَهُ وَهَلَّلَهُ زَادَ عُثْمَانُ وَوَحَّدَهُ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ وَاقِفًا حَتَّى أَسْفَرَ جِدًّا ثُمَّ دَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ وَأَرْدَفَ الْفَضْلَ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ وَكَانَ رَجُلاً حَسَنَ الشَّعْرِ أَبْيَضَ وَسِيمًا فَلَمَّا دَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَرَّ الظُّعُنُ يَجْرِينَ فَطَفِقَ الْفَضْلُ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِنَّ فَوَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَدَهُ عَلَى وَجْهِ الْفَضْلِ وَصَرَفَ الْفَضْلُ وَجْهَهُ إِلَى الشِّقِّ الآخَرِ وَحَوَّلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَدَهُ إِلَى الشِّقِّ الآخَرِ وَصَرَفَ الْفَضْلُ وَجْهَهُ إِلَى الشِّقِّ الآخَرِ يَنْظُرُ حَتَّى أَتَى مُحَسِّرًا فَحَرَّكَ قَلِيلاً ثُمَّ سَلَكَ الطَّرِيقَ الْوُسْطَى الَّذِي يُخْرِجُكَ إِلَى الْجَمْرَةِ الْكُبْرَى حَتَّى أَتَى الْجَمْرَةَ الَّتِي عِنْدَ الشَّجَرَةِ فَرَمَاهَا بِسَبْعِ حَصَيَاتٍ يُكَبِّرُ مَعَ كُلِّ حَصَاةٍ مِنْهَا بِمِثْلِ حَصَى الْخَذْفِ فَرَمَى مِنْ بَطْنِ الْوَادِي ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْمَنْحَرِ فَنَحَرَ بِيَدِهِ ثَلاَثًا وَسِتِّينَ وَأَمَرَ عَلِيًّا فَنَحَرَ مَا غَبَرَ يَقُولُ مَا بَقِيَ وَأَشْرَكَهُ فِي هَدْيِهِ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ مِنْ كُلِّ بَدَنَةٍ بِبَضْعَةٍ فَجُعِلَتْ فِي قِدْرٍ فَطُبِخَتْ فَأَكَلاَ مِنْ لَحْمِهَا وَشَرِبَا مِنْ مَرَقِهَا قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ ثُمَّ رَكِبَ ثُمَّ أَفَاضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ فَصَلَّى بِمَكَّةَ الظُّهْرَ ثُمَّ أَتَى بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَهُمْ يَسْقُونَ عَلَى زَمْزَمَ فَقَالَ انْزِعُوا بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَلَوْلاَ أَنْ يَغْلِبَكُمُ النَّاسُ عَلَى سِقَايَتِكُمْ لَنَزَعْتُ مَعَكُمْ فَنَاوَلُوهُ دَلْوًا فَشَرِبَ مِنْهُ

“We entered upon Jabir bin ‘Abdullah, and when we reached him he asked about the people (i.e., what their names were, etc.). When he reached me, I said: ‘I am Muhammad bin ‘Ali bin Husain.’ He stretched forth his hand towards my head, and undid my top button, then undid my lower button. Then he placed his hand on my chest, and I was a young boy at that time. Then he said: ‘Welcome to you, ask whatever you want.’ So I asked him, and he was blind. The time for prayer came, so he stood up, wrapping himself in a woven cloth. Every time he put it on his shoulders, its edges came up, because it was too small. And his cloak was beside him on a hook. He led us in prayer, then he said: ‘Tell us about the Hajj of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.’ He held up his hands, showing nine (fingers), and said: ‘The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stayed for nine years without performing Hajj, then it was announced to the people in the tenth year that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was going for Hajj. So many people came to Al-Madinah, all of them seeking to follow the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and do what he did. He set out and we set out with him, and we came to Dhul-Hulaifah where Asma’ bint ‘Umais gave birth to Muhammad bin Abu Bakr. She sent word to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asking what she should do. He said: “Perform Ghusl, fasten a cloth around your waist and enter Ihram.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed in the mosque, then he rode Qaswa’ (his she-camel) until, when his she-camel arose with him upon Baida’,’ Jabir said: ‘As far as I could see, I saw people riding and walking in front of him, and I saw the same to his right and left, and behind him, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was among us and Qur’an was being revealed to him, and he understood its meaning. Whatever he did, we did too. Then he began the Talbiyah of monotheism: “Labbaika Allahumma labbaik, labbaika la sharika laka labbaik. Innal-hamda wan-ni’mata laka wal-mulk, la sharika laka (Here I am, O Allah, here I am. Here I am, You have no partner, here I am. Verily all praise and blessings are Yours, and all sovereignty, You have no partner).” And the people repeated his words. And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ approved of that. And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ continued to recite the Talbiyah.’ Jabir said: ‘We did not intend (to do) anything but Hajj. We were not aware of ‘Umrah. Then when we reached the House with him, he touched the Corner, and walked quickly (Ramal) for three circuits and walked (normally) for four. Then he stood at the place of Ibrahim and said: “And take you (people) the place of Ibrahim as a place of prayer.” [2:125] He stood with the place between him and the House. My father used to say:* “And I do not think that he mentioned it other than from the Prophet ﷺ: ‘That he used to recite in those two Rak’ah (at the place of Ibrahim): “Say: ‘O you disbelievers!’” [Al-Kafirun (109)] and “Say: ‘He is Allah, (the) One.’” [Al-Ikhlas (112)] “Then he went back to the House and touched the Corner, then he went out through the gate to Safa. When he drew near to Safa he recited: “Verily, Safa and Marwah are among the symbols of Allah,” [2:158] (and said:) “We will start with that with which Allah started.” So he started with Safa and climbed it until he could see the House, then proclaimed the greatness of Allah (by saying: Allahu Akbar) and said Tahlil (La ilaha illallah) and praised Him (saying Al-Hamdulillah), and he said: “La ilaha illallah wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul-mulku, wa lahul-hamdu, yuhyi wa yumit wa huwa ‘ala kulli shai’in Qadir. La ilaha illallah wahdahu, La sharika lahu anjaza wa’dahu, wa nasara ‘abduhu, wa hazamal-Ahzaba wahdahu (None has the right to be worshiped but Allah alone, with no partner or associate; His is the dominion, all praise is due to Him, He gives life and causes death and He is able to do all things. None has the right to be worshiped but Allah alone; He has no partner or associate, He fulfilled His promise, granted victory to His slave, and defeated the Confederates alone).” And he said that three times, supplication in between. Then he headed towards Marwah walking normally until, when he started to go downhill, he walked quickly (Ramal) in the bottom of the valley. When he started to go uphill, he walked normally, until he reached Marwah, and he did atop Marwah what he had done atop Safa. At the end of his Sa’y, atop Marwah he said: “If I had known before what I have come to know now, I would not have garlanded the sacrificial animal, and I would have made it ‘Umrah. Whoever among you does not have a sacrificial animal with him, let him exit Ihram and make it ‘Umrah.” So all the people exited Ihram and cut their hair, except the Prophet ﷺ and those who had sacrificial animals with them. Suraqah bin Malik bin Ju’shum stood up and said: “O Messenger of Allah! Is this for this year only, or forever and ever?” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ interlaced his fingers and said: “‘Umrah is included in Hajj like this,” twice. “No, it is forever and ever.” ‘Ali brought the camels of the Prophet ﷺ, and he found that Fatimah was one of those who had exited Ihram. She had put on a dyed garment and used kohl. ‘Ali disliked this action on her part, but she said: “My father told me to do this.” ‘Ali used to say in Iraq: “So I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, feeling upset with Fatimah because of what she had done, to ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about what she had said that he said, and that I had disliked that. He said: ‘She spoke the truth, she spoke the truth. What did you say when you began your Hajj?’” He said: “I said: ‘O Allah, I begin the Talbiyah for that for which your Messenger ﷺ begins the Talbiyah.’ (He said:) ‘And I have the sacrificial animal with me, so do not exit Ihram.’ He said: “The total number of sacrificial animals that ‘Ali had brought from Yemen and that the Prophet ﷺ brought from Al-Madinah were one hundred. Then all the people exited Ihram and cut their hair, apart from the Prophet ﷺ and those who had sacrificial animals with them. When the day of Tarwiyah came (the 8th of Dhul-Hijjah), they headed for Mina and began the Talbiyah for Hajj. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ rode. He prayed Zuhr, ‘Asr, Maghrib, ‘Isha’ and Fajr at Mina. Then he stayed for a short while until the sun rose, and he ordered that a tent of goat hair be pitched for him in Namirah. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ set out, and the Quraish were certain that he was going to stay at Al-Mash’ar Haram or at Al-Muzdalifah, as Quraish used to do during the Ignorance days. But the Messenger of Allah ﷺ continued until he came to ‘Arafat, where he found that the tent had been pitched for him in Namirah, and he stopped there. Then when the sun had passed its zenith, he called for Qaswa’ and she was saddled for him. He rode until he came to the bottom of the valley, and he addressed the people and said: ‘Your blood and your wealth are sacred to you, as sacred as this day of yours, in this month of yours, in this land of yours. Every matter of Ignorance days is abolished, beneath these two feet of mine. The blood feuds of the Ignorance days are abolished, and the first blood feud of Rabi’ah bin Harith, who was nursed among Banu Sa’d and killed by Hudhail. The usuries of Ignorance days are abolished, and the first usury (that I abolish) is our usury, the usury due to ‘Abbas bin ‘Abdul-Muttalib. It is all abolished. Fear Allah with regard to women, for you have taken them as a trust from Allah, and intimacy with them has become permissible to you through Allah’s Word. Your rights over them are that they should not allow anyone whom you dislike to sit on your bedding.** If they do that, then hit them, but in a manner that does not cause injury or leave a mark. Their rights over you are that you should provide for them and clothe them in a reasonable manner. I have left behind you something which, if you adhere to it, you will never go astray: the Book of Allah. You will be asked about me. What will you say?’ They said: ‘We bear witness that you have conveyed (the message) and fulfilled (your duty) and offered sincere advice.’ He gestured with his forefinger towards the sky and then towards the people, (and said:) ‘O Allah, bear witness, O Allah bear witness,’ three times. Then Bilal called the Adhan, then the Iqamah, and he prayed Zuhr. Then he made Iqamah and prayed ‘Asr, and he did not offer any prayer between them. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ rode until he came to the place of standing, and he made his she-camel face Sakharat*** with the path in the sand in front of him, and he faced the Qiblah, then he remained standing until the sun had set and the afterglow had lessened somewhat, when the disk of the sun disappeared. Then he seated Usamah bin Zaid behind him and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ set out. He pulled Qaswa’s reins tight until her head was touching the saddle, and he gestured with his right hand: ‘O people, calmly, calmly!’ Every time he came to a hill, he released the reins a little so that she could climb. Then he came to Muzdalifah where he prayed Maghrib and ‘Isha’ with one Adhan and two Iqamah, offering no prayer in between. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ lay down until dawn came, and he prayed Fajr, when he saw that morning had come, with one Adhan and one Iqamah. Then he rode Qaswa’ until he came to Al-Mash’ar Al-Haram. He climbed it and praised Allah and proclaimed His greatness and that He is the only One worthy of worship. Then he remained standing until it had become quite bright, then he moved on before the sun rose. He seated Fadl bin ‘Abbas behind him, who was a man with lovely hair, white and handsome. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ moved on, he passed some women riding camels. Fadl started to look at them, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ put his hand on the other side. Fadl turned his face to the other side to look. When he came to Muhassir, he sped up a little. Then he followed the middle road that brings you out to the biggest Pillar, until he reached the Pillar that is by the tree. He threw seven pebbles, saying the Takbir with each throw, pebbles suitable for Khadhf (i.e., the size of a chickpea) throwing from the bottom of the valley. Then he went to the place of slaughter, and slaughtered sixty-three camels with his own hand. Then he handed it over to ‘Ali who slaughtered the rest, and he gave him a share in his sacrificial animal. Then he ordered that a piece from each camel be brought; (the pieces) were put in a pot and cooked, and they (the Prophet ﷺ and ‘Ali) ate from the meat and drank from the soup. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ hastened to the House, and prayed Zuhr in Makkah. He came to Banu ‘Abdul-Muttalib, who were providing water to the pilgrims at Zamzam, and said: ‘Draw me some water, O Banu ‘Abdul-Muttalib. Were it not that the people would overwhelm you, I would have drawn water with you.’ So they drew up a bucket for him and he drank from it.’” * It appears that the speaker is Ja’far bin Muhammad who is narrating from his father, from Jabir. **And they say that the meaning if ‘your furniture’ or, ‘your special place’ in which case the objective is to say that the wife is not to admit anyone in the house whom the husband would be displeased with. ***Sakharat plural of Sakhrah rock or boulder. Nawawi said: “They are the rocks that lay at the base of the Mount of Mercy, and it is the mount in the middle of ‘Arafat.”

مَرْحَبًا بِكَ سَلْ عَمَّا شِئْتَ فَسَأَلْتُهُ وَهُوَ أَعْمَى فَجَاءَ وَقْتُ الصَّلاَةِ فَقَامَ فِي نِسَاجَةٍ مُلْتَحِفًا بِهَا كُلَّمَا وَضَعَهَا عَلَى مَنْكِبَيْهِ رَجَعَ طَرَفَاهَا إِلَيْهِ مِنْ صِغَرِهَا وَرِدَاؤُهُ إِلَى جَانِبِهِ عَلَى الْمِشْجَبِ فَصَلَّى بِنَا فَقُلْتُ أَخْبِرْنَا عَنْ حَجَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ بِيَدِهِ فَعَقَدَ تِسْعًا وَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَكَثَ تِسْعَ سِنِينَ لَمْ يَحُجَّ فَأَذَّنَ فِي النَّاسِ فِي الْعَاشِرَةِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَاجٌّ فَقَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ بَشَرٌ كَثِيرٌ كُلُّهُمْ يَلْتَمِسُ أَنْ يَأْتَمَّ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَيَعْمَلَ بِمِثْلِ عَمَلِهِ فَخَرَجَ وَخَرَجْنَا مَعَهُ فَأَتَيْنَا ذَا الْحُلَيْفَةِ فَوَلَدَتْ أَسْمَاءُ بِنْتُ عُمَيْسٍ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَأَرْسَلَتْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ قَالَ اغْتَسِلِي وَاسْتَثْفِرِي بِثَوْبٍ وَأَحْرِمِي فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ثُمَّ رَكِبَ الْقَصْوَاءَ حَتَّى إِذَا اسْتَوَتْ بِهِ نَاقَتُهُ عَلَى الْبَيْدَاءِ قَالَ جَابِرٌ نَظَرْتُ إِلَى مَدِّ بَصَرِي مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ بَيْنَ رَاكِبٍ وَمَاشٍ وَعَنْ يَمِينِهِ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ وَعَنْ يَسَارِهِ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِنَا وَعَلَيْهِ يَنْزِلُ الْقُرْآنُ وَهُوَ يَعْرِفُ تَأْوِيلَهُ مَا عَمِلَ مِنْ شَىْءٍ عَمِلْنَا بِهِ فَأَهَلَّ بِالتَّوْحِيدِ لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَكَ وَأَهَلَّ النَّاسُ بِهَذَا الَّذِي يُهِلُّونَ بِهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَيْهِمْ شَيْئًا مِنْهُ وَلَزِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَلْبِيَتَهُ قَالَ جَابِرٌ لَسْنَا نَنْوِي إِلاَّ الْحَجَّ لَسْنَا نَعْرِفُ الْعُمْرَةَ حَتَّى إِذَا أَتَيْنَا الْبَيْتَ مَعَهُ اسْتَلَمَ الرُّكْنَ فَرَمَلَ ثَلاَثًا وَمَشَى أَرْبَعًا ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَقَالَ {وَاتَّخِذُوا مِنْ مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّى} فَجَعَلَ الْمَقَامَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْبَيْتِ فَكَانَ أَبِي يَقُولُ وَلاَ أَعْلَمُهُ إِلاَّ ذَكَرَهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِنَّهُ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ {قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ} وَ {قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ } ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ فَاسْتَلَمَ الرُّكْنَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْبَابِ إِلَى الصَّفَا حَتَّى إِذَا دَنَا مِنَ الصَّفَا قَرَأَ {إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ ) نَبْدَأُ بِمَا بَدَأَ اللَّهُ بِهِ فَبَدَأَ بِالصَّفَا فَرَقِيَ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى رَأَى الْبَيْتَ فَكَبَّرَ اللَّهَ وَهَلَّلَهُ وَحَمِدَهُ وَقَالَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ أَنْجَزَ وَعْدَهُ وَنَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ وَهَزَمَ الأَحْزَابَ وَحْدَهُ ثُمَّ دَعَا بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ وَقَالَ مِثْلَ هَذَا ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ إِلَى الْمَرْوَةِ فَمَشَى حَتَّى إِذَا انْصَبَّتْ قَدَمَاهُ رَمَلَ فِي بَطْنِ الْوَادِي حَتَّى إِذَا صَعِدَتَا يَعْنِي قَدَمَاهُ مَشَى حَتَّى أَتَى الْمَرْوَةَ فَفَعَلَ عَلَى الْمَرْوَةِ كَمَا فَعَلَ عَلَى الصَّفَا فَلَمَّا كَانَ آخِرُ طَوَافِهِ عَلَى الْمَرْوَةِ قَالَ لَوْ أَنِّي اسْتَقْبَلْتُ مِنْ أَمْرِي مَا اسْتَدْبَرْتُ لَمْ أَسُقِ الْهَدْىَ وَجَعَلْتُهَا عُمْرَةً فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ لَيْسَ مَعَهُ هَدْىٌ فَلْيَحْلِلْ وَلْيَجْعَلْهَا عُمْرَةً فَحَلَّ النَّاسُ كُلُّهُمْ وَقَصَّرُوا إِلاَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَمَنْ كَانَ مَعَهُ الْهَدْىُ فَقَامَ سُرَاقَةُ بْنُ مَالِكِ بْنِ جُعْشُمٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلِعَامِنَا هَذَا أَمْ لأَبَدِ الأَبَدِ قَالَ فَشَبَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَصَابِعَهُ فِي الأُخْرَى وَقَالَ دَخَلَتِ الْعُمْرَةُ فِي الْحَجِّ هَكَذَا مَرَّتَيْنِ لاَ بَلْ لأَبَدِ الأَبَدِ قَالَ وَقَدِمَ عَلِيٌّ بِبُدْنٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَوَجَدَ فَاطِمَةَ مِمَّنْ حَلَّ وَلَبِسَتْ ثِيابًا صَبِيغًا وَاكْتَحَلَتْ فَأَنْكَرَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهَا عَلِيٌّ فَقَالَتْ أَمَرَنِي أَبِي بِهَذَا فَكَانَ عَلِيٌّ يَقُولُ بِالْعِرَاقِ فَذَهَبْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مُحَرِّشًا عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ فِي الَّذِي صَنَعَتْهُ مُسْتَفْتِيًا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الَّذِي ذَكَرَتْ عَنْهُ وَأَنْكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَ صَدَقَتْ صَدَقَتْ مَاذَا قُلْتَ حِينَ فَرَضْتَ الْحَجَّ قَالَ قُلْتُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُهِلُّ بِمَا أَهَلَّ بِهِ رَسُولُكَ ﷺ قَالَ فَإِنَّ مَعِيَ الْهَدْىَ فَلاَ تَحِلُّ قَالَ فَكَانَ جَمَاعَةُ الْهَدْىِ الَّذِي جَاءَ بِهِ عَلِيٌّ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ وَالَّذِي أَتَى بِهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ مِائَةً ثُمَّ حَلَّ النَّاسُ كُلُّهُمْ وَقَصَّرُوا إِلاَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَمَنْ كَانَ مَعَهُ هَدْىٌ فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ التَّرْوِيَةِ وَتَوَجَّهُوا إِلَى مِنًى أَهَلُّوا بِالْحَجِّ فَرَكِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَصَلَّى بِمِنًى الظُّهْرَ وَالْعَصْرَ وَالْمَغْرِبَ وَالْعِشَاءَ وَالصُّبْحَ ثُمَّ مَكَثَ قَلِيلاً حَتَّى طَلَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَأَمَرَ بِقُبَّةٍ مِنْ شَعَرٍ فَضُرِبَتْ لَهُ بِنَمِرَةَ فَسَارَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ تَشُكُّ قُرَيْشٌ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ وَاقِفٌ عِنْدَ الْمَشْعَرِ الْحَرَامِ أَوِ الْمُزْدَلِفَةِ كَمَا كَانَتْ قُرَيْشٌ تَصْنَعُ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَأَجَازَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى أَتَى عَرَفَةَ فَوَجَدَ الْقُبَّةَ قَدْ ضُرِبَتْ لَهُ بِنَمِرَةَ فَنَزَلَ بِهَا حَتَّى إِذَا زَاغَتِ الشَّمْسُ أَمَرَ بِالْقَصْوَاءِ فَرُحِلَتْ لَهُ فَرَكِبَ حَتَّى أَتَى بَطْنَ الْوَادِي فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ دِمَاءَكُمْ وَأَمْوَالَكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ حَرَامٌ كَحُرْمَةِ يَوْمِكُمْ هَذَا فِي شَهْرِكُمْ هَذَا فِي بَلَدِكُمْ هَذَا أَلاَ وَإِنَّ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ مِنْ أَمْرِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ مَوْضُوعٌ تَحْتَ قَدَمَىَّ هَاتَيْنِ وَدِمَاءُ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ مَوْضُوعَةٌ وَأَوَّلُ دَمٍ أَضَعُهُ دَمُ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ كَانَ مُسْتَرْضِعًا فِي بَنِي سَعْدٍ فَقَتَلَتْهُ هُذَيْلٌ وَرِبَا الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ مَوْضُوعٌ وَأَوَّلُ رِبًا أَضَعُهُ رِبَانَا رِبَا الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَإِنَّهُ مَوْضُوعٌ كُلُّهُ فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ فِي النِّسَاءِ فَإِنَّكُمْ أَخَذْتُمُوهُنَّ بِأَمَانَةِ اللَّهِ وَاسْتَحْلَلْتُمْ فُرُوجَهُنَّ بِكَلِمَةِ اللَّهِ وَإِنَّ لَكُمْ عَلَيْهِنَّ أَنْ لاَ يُوطِئْنَ فُرُشَكُمْ أَحَدًا تَكْرَهُونَهُ فَإِنْ فَعَلْنَ ذَلِكَ فَاضْرِبُوهُنَّ ضَرْبًا غَيْرَ مُبَرِّحٍ وَلَهُنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ رِزْقُهُنَّ وَكِسْوَتُهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَقَدْ تَرَكْتُ فِيكُمْ مَا لَمْ تَضِلُّوا إِنِ اعْتَصَمْتُمْ بِهِ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَأَنْتُمْ مَسْئُولُونَ عَنِّي فَمَا أَنْتُمْ قَائِلُونَ قَالُوا نَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ بَلَّغْتَ وَأَدَّيْتَ وَنَصَحْتَ فَقَالَ بِإِصْبَعِهِ السَّبَّابَةِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَيَنْكُبُهَا إِلَى النَّاسِ اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدِ اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدْ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ أَذَّنَ بِلاَلٌ ثُمَّ أَقَامَ فَصَلَّى الظُّهْرَ ثُمَّ أَقَامَ فَصَلَّى الْعَصْرَ وَلَمْ يُصَلِّ بَيْنَهُمَا شَيْئًا ثُمَّ رَكِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى أَتَى الْمَوْقِفَ فَجَعَلَ بَطْنَ نَاقَتِهِ إِلَى الصَّخَرَاتِ وَجَعَلَ حَبْلَ الْمُشَاةِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ وَاقِفًا حَتَّى غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَذَهَبَتِ الصُّفْرَةُ قَلِيلاً حَتَّى غَابَ الْقُرْصُ وَأَرْدَفَ أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ خَلْفَهُ فَدَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقَدْ شَنَقَ الْقَصْوَاءَ بِالزِّمَامِ حَتَّى إِنَّ رَأْسَهَا لَيُصِيبُ مَوْرِكَ رَحْلِهِ وَيَقُولُ بِيَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ السَّكِينَةَ السَّكِينَةَ كُلَّمَا أَتَى حَبْلاً مِنَ الْحِبَالِ أَرْخَى لَهَا قَلِيلاً حَتَّى تَصْعَدَ ثُمَّ أَتَى الْمُزْدَلِفَةَ فَصَلَّى بِهَا الْمَغْرِبَ وَالْعِشَاءَ بِأَذَانٍ وَاحِدٍ وَإِقَامَتَيْنِ وَلَمْ يُصَلِّ بَيْنَهُمَا شَيْئًا ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ فَصَلَّى الْفَجْرَ حِينَ تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ الصُّبْحُ بِأَذَانٍ وَإِقَامَةٍ ثُمَّ رَكِبَ الْقَصْوَاءَ حَتَّى أَتَى الْمَشْعَرَ الْحَرَامَ فَرَقِيَ عَلَيْهِ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَكَبَّرَهُ وَهَلَّلَهُ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ وَاقِفًا حَتَّى أَسْفَرَ جِدًّا ثُمَّ دَفَعَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ وَأَرْدَفَ الْفَضْلَ بْنَ الْعَبَّاسِ وَكَانَ رَجُلاً حَسَنَ الشَّعَرِ أَبْيَضَ وَسِيمًا فَلَمَّا دَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَرَّ الظُّعُنُ يَجْرِينَ فَطَفِقَ الْفَضْلُ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِنَّ فَوَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَدَهُ مِنَ الشِّقِّ الآخَرِ فَصَرَفَ الْفَضْلُ وَجْهَهُ مِنَ الشِّقِّ الآخَرِ يَنْظُرُ حَتَّى أَتَى مُحَسِّرًا حَرَّكَ قَلِيلاً ثُمَّ سَلَكَ الطَّرِيقَ الْوُسْطَى الَّتِي تُخْرِجُكَ إِلَى الْجَمْرَةِ الْكُبْرَى حَتَّى أَتَى الْجَمْرَةَ الَّتِي عِنْدَ الشَّجَرَةِ فَرَمَى بِسَبْعِ حَصَيَاتٍ يُكَبِّرُ مَعَ كُلِّ حَصَاةٍ مِنْهَا مِثْلِ حَصَى الْخَذْفِ وَرَمَى مِنْ بَطْنِ الْوَادِي ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ إِلَى الْمَنْحَرِ فَنَحَرَ ثَلاَثًا وَسِتِّينَ بَدَنَةً بِيَدِهِ وَأَعْطَى عَلِيًّا فَنَحَرَ مَا غَبَرَ وَأَشْرَكَهُ فِي هَدْيِهِ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ مِنْ كُلِّ بَدَنَةٍ بِبَضْعَةٍ فَجُعِلَتْ فِي قِدْرٍ فَطُبِخَتْ فَأَكَلاَ مِنْ لَحْمِهَا وَشَرِبَا مِنْ مَرَقِهَا ثُمَّ أَفَاضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ فَصَلَّى بِمَكَّةَ الظُّهْرَ فَأَتَى بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَهُمْ يَسْقُونَ عَلَى زَمْزَمَ فَقَالَ انْزِعُوا بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ لَوْلاَ أَنْ يَغْلِبَكُمُ النَّاسُ عَلَى سِقَايَتِكُمْ لَنَزَعْتُ مَعَكُمْ فَنَاوَلُوهُ دَلْوًا فَشَرِبَ مِنْهُ

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "I was brought the Buraq, which is a white animal between a mule and a donkey. It places its hoof at the edge of its eyesight and I rode it until I reached Beit Al-Maqdis (Jerusalem). I tied the animal to the ring to which all the prophets tie their animals, then I entered and prayed two units of prayer. Then I came out and Gabriel came to me with a vessel of wine and a vessel of milk, and I chose the milk. Gabriel said, 'You have chosen the Fitrah (the natural disposition).' Then he took me up to the lower heaven, where he asked permission to enter. He was asked, 'Who is with you?' He said, 'Muhammad.' It was said, 'Has he been sent for?' He said, 'He has indeed been sent for.' So the gates were opened for us, and behold! - I saw Adam and welcomed me and prayed for good for me. Then we ascended to the second heaven, and he asked permission to enter. He was asked the same questions, and he gave the same answers. Then the gates were opened, and behold! - I saw John and Jesus and they welcomed me and prayed for good for me. Then I ascended to the third heaven, and he asked permission to enter. He was asked the same questions, and he gave the same answers. Then the gates were opened, and behold! - I saw Joseph and he welcomed me and prayed for good for me. Then I ascended to the fourth heaven, and he asked permission to enter. He was asked the same questions, and he gave the same answers. Then the gates were opened, and behold! - I saw Idris and he welcomed me and prayed for good for me. Then I ascended to the fifth heaven, and he asked permission to enter. He was asked the same questions, and

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ أُتِيتُ بِالْبُرَاقِ وَهُوَ دَابَّةٌ أَبْيَضُ فَوْقَ الْحِمَارِ وَدُونَ الْبَغْلِ يَضَعُ حَافِرَهُ عِنْدَ مُنْتَهَى طَرْفِهِ فَرَكِبْتُهُ فَسَارَ بِي حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ فَرَبَطْتُ الدَّابَّةَ بِالْحَلْقَةِ الَّتِي يَرْبِطُ فِيهَا الْأَنْبِيَاءُ ثُمَّ دَخَلْتُ فَصَلَّيْتُ فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ فَجَاءَنِي جِبْرِيلُ بِإِنَاءٍ مِنْ خَمْرٍ وَإِنَاءٍ مِنْ لَبَنٍ فَاخْتَرْتُ اللَّبَنَ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ أَصَبْتَ الْفِطْرَةَ قَالَ ثُمَّ عُرِجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ وَمَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ فَقِيلَ وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ قَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِآدَمَ فَرَحَّبَ وَدَعَا لِي بِخَيْرٍ ثُمَّ عُرِجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الثَّانِيَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ وَمَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ فَقِيلَ وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ قَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِابْنَيِالْخَالَةِ يَحْيَى وَعِيسَى فَرَحَّبَا وَدَعَوَا لِي بِخَيْرٍ ثُمَّ عُرِجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الثَّالِثَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ فَقِيلَ وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِيُوسُفَ فَإِذَا هُوَ قَدْ أُعْطِيَ شَطْرَ الْحُسْنِ فَرَحَّبَ وَدَعَا لِي بِخَيْرٍ ثُمَّ عُرِجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الرَّابِعَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ فَقِيلَ قَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ قَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ الْبَابُ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِإِدْرِيسَ فَرَحَّبَ بِي وَدَعَا لِي بِخَيْرٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَقُولُ اللهُ {وَرَفَعْنَاهُ مَكَانًا عَلِيًّا} [مريم 57] ثُمَّ عُرِجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الْخَامِسَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ فَقِيلَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِهَارُونَ فَرَحَّبَ وَدَعَا لِي بِخَيْرٍ ثُمَّ عُرِجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ السَّادِسَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ فَقِيلَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِمُوسَى فَرَحَّبَ وَدَعَا لِي بِخَيْرٍثُمَّ عُرِجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ السَّابِعَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِإِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِذَا هُوَ مُسْتَنِدٌ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ الْمَعْمُورِ وَإِذَا هُوَ يَدْخُلُهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ لَا يَعُودُونَ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ بِي إِلَى سِدْرَةِ الْمُنْتَهَى وَإِذَا وَرَقُهَا كَآذَانِ الْفِيَلَةِ وَإِذَا ثَمَرُهَا كَالْقِلَالِ فَلَمَّا غَشِيَهَا مِنْ أَمْرِ اللهِ مَا غَشِيَهَا تَغَيَّرَتْ فَمَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ خَلْقِ اللهِ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَصِفَهَا مِنْ حُسْنِهَا قَالَ فَأَوْحَى اللهُ إِلَيَّ مَا أَوْحَى وَفَرَضَ عَلَيَّ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ خَمْسِينَ صَلَاةً فَنَزَلْتُ حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مَا فَرَضَ رَبُّكَ عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ خَمْسِينَ صَلَاةً فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ قَالَ ارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ فَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ وَإِنِّي قَدْ بَلَوْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَخَبَرْتُهُمْ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَقُلْتُ أَيْ رَبِّ خَفِّفْ عَنْ أُمَّتِي فَحَطَّ عَنِّي خَمْسًا فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مَا فَعَلْتَ؟ قُلْتُ حَطَّ عَنِّي خَمْسًا قَالَ إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ لِأُمَّتِكَ قَالَ فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أَرْجِعُ بَيْنَ رَبِّي وَبَيْنَ مُوسَى وَيَحُطُّ عَنِّي خَمْسًا خَمْسًا حَتَّى قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ هِيَ خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ بِكُلِّ صَلَاةٍ عَشْرٌ فَتِلْكَ خَمْسُونَصَلَاةً وَمَنْ هَمَّ بِحَسَنَةٍ فَلَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا كُتِبَتْ حَسَنَةً فَإِنْ عَمِلَهَا كُتِبَتْ عَشْرًا وَمَنْ هَمَّ بِسَيِّئَةٍ فَلَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا لَمْ تُكْتَبْ شَيْئًا فَإِنْ عَمِلَهَا كُتِبَتْ سَيِّئَةً وَاحِدَةً فَنَزَلْتُ حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ ارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ لِأُمَّتِكَ فَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تُطِيقُ ذَاكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَقَدْ رَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي حَتَّى لَقَدِ اسْتَحَيْتُ

I saw ʿUmar bin Al-Khattab a few days before he was stabbed in Medina. He was standing with Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman and ʿUthman bin Hunaif to whom he said, "What have you done? Do you think that you have imposed more taxation on the land (of As-Swad i.e. 'Iraq) than it can bear?" They replied, "We have imposed on it what it can bear because of its great yield." ʿUmar again said, "Check whether you have imposed on the land what it can not bear." They said, "No, (we haven't)." ʿUmar added, "If Allah should keep me alive I will let the widows of Iraq need no men to support them after me." But only four days had elapsed when he was stabbed (to death ). The day he was stabbed, I was standing and there was nobody between me and him (i.e. ʿUmar) except ʿAbdullah bin ʿAbbas. Whenever ʿUmar passed between the two rows, he would say, "Stand in straight lines." When he saw no defect (in the rows), he would go forward and start the prayer with Takbir. He would recite Surat Yusuf or An-Nahl or the like in the first rakʿa so that the people may have the time to Join the prayer. As soon as he said Takbir, I heard him saying, "The dog has killed or eaten me," at the time he (i.e. the murderer) stabbed him. A non-Arab infidel proceeded on carrying a double-edged knife and stabbing all the persons he passed by on the right and left (till) he stabbed thirteen persons out of whom seven died. When one of the Muslims saw that, he threw a cloak on him. Realizing that he had been captured, the non-Arab infidel killed himself, ʿUmar held the hand of ʿAbdur-Rahman bin ʿAuf and let him lead the prayer. Those who were standing by the side of ʿUmar saw what I saw, but the people who were in the other parts of the Mosque did not see anything, but they lost the voice of ʿUmar and they were saying, "Subhan Allah! Subhan Allah! (i.e. Glorified be Allah)." ʿAbdur-Rahman bin ʿAuf led the people a short prayer. When they finished the prayer, ʿUmar said, "O Ibn ʿAbbas! Find out who attacked me." Ibn ʿAbbas kept on looking here and there for a short time and came to say. "The slave of Al Mughira." On that ʿUmar said, "The craftsman?" Ibn ʿAbbas said, "Yes." ʿUmar said, "May Allah curse him. I did not treat him unjustly. All the Praises are for Allah Who has not caused me to die at the hand of a man who claims himself to be a Muslim. No doubt, you and your father (Abbas) used to love to have more non-Arab infidels in Medina." Al-Abbas had the greatest number of slaves. Ibn ʿAbbas said to ʿUmar. "If you wish, we will do." He meant, "If you wish we will kill them." ʿUmar said, "You are mistaken (for you can't kill them) after they have spoken your language, prayed towards your Qibla, and performed Hajj like yours." Then ʿUmar was carried to his house, and we went along with him, and the people were as if they had never suffered a calamity before. Some said, "Do not worry (he will be Alright soon)." Some said, "We are afraid (that he will die)." Then an infusion of dates was brought to him and he drank it but it came out (of the wound) of his belly. Then milk was brought to him and he drank it, and it also came out of his belly. The people realized that he would die. We went to him, and the people came, praising him. A young man came saying, "O chief of the believers! Receive the glad tidings from Allah to you due to your company with Messenger of Allah ﷺ and your superiority in Islam which you know. Then you became the ruler (i.e. Caliph) and you ruled with justice and finally you have been martyred." ʿUmar said, "I wish that all these privileges will counterbalance (my shortcomings) so that I will neither lose nor gain anything." When the young man turned back to leave, his clothes seemed to be touching the ground. ʿUmar said, "Call the young man back to me." (When he came back) ʿUmar said, "O son of my brother! Lift your clothes, for this will keep your clothes clean and save you from the Punishment of your Lord." ʿUmar further said, "O ʿAbdullah bin ʿUmar! See how much I am in debt to others." When the debt was checked, it amounted to approximately eighty-six thousand. ʿUmar said, "If the property of ʿUmar's family covers the debt, then pay the debt thereof; otherwise request it from Bani ʿAdi bin Kaʿb, and if that too is not sufficient, ask for it from Quraish tribe, and do not ask for it from any one else, and pay this debt on my behalf." ʿUmar then said (to ʿAbdullah), "Go to ʿAisha (the mother of the believers) and say: "ʿUmar is paying his salutation to you. But don't say: 'The chief of the believers,' because today I am not the chief of the believers. And say: "ʿUmar bin Al-Khattab asks the permission to be buried with his two companions (i.e. the Prophet, and Abu Bakr)." ʿAbdullah greeted ʿAisha and asked for the permission for entering, and then entered to her and found her sitting and weeping. He said to her, "ʿUmar bin Al-Khattab is paying his salutations to you, and asks the permission to be buried with his two companions." She said, "I had the idea of having this place for myself, but today I prefer ʿUmar to myself." When he returned it was said (to ʿUmar), "ʿAbdullah bin ʿUmar has come." ʿUmar said, "Make me sit up." Somebody supported him against his body and ʿUmar asked (ʿAbdullah), "What news do you have?" He said, "O chief of the believers! It is as you wish. She has given the permission." ʿUmar said, "Praise be to Allah, there was nothing more important to me than this. So when I die, take me, and greet ʿAisha and say: "ʿUmar bin Al-Khattab asks the permission (to be buried with the Prophet ﷺ ), and if she gives the permission, bury me there, and if she refuses, then take me to the grave-yard of the Muslims." Then Hafsa (the mother of the believers) came with many other women walking with her. When we saw her, we went away. She went in (to ʿUmar) and wept there for sometime. When the men asked for permission to enter, she went into another place, and we heard her weeping inside. The people said (to ʿUmar), "O chief of the believers! Appoint a successor." ʿUmar said, "I do not find anyone more suitable for the job than the following persons or group whom Messenger of Allah ﷺ had been pleased with before he died." Then ʿUmar mentioned ʿAli, ʿUthman, AzZubair, Talha, Saʿd and ʿAbdur-Rahman (bin ʿAuf) and said, "Abdullah bin ʿUmar will be a witness to you, but he will have no share in the rule. His being a witness will compensate him for not sharing the right of ruling. If Saʿd becomes the ruler, it will be alright: otherwise, whoever becomes the ruler should seek his help, as I have not dismissed him because of disability or dishonesty." ʿUmar added, "I recommend that my successor takes care of the early emigrants; to know their rights and protect their honor and sacred things. I also recommend that he be kind to the Ansar who had lived in Medina before the emigrants and Belief had entered their hearts before them. I recommend that the (ruler) should accept the good of the righteous among them and excuse their wrong-doers, and I recommend that he should do good to all the people of the towns (Al-Ansar), as they are the protectors of Islam and the source of wealth and the source of annoyance to the enemy. I also recommend that nothing be taken from them except from their surplus with their consent. I also recommend that he do good to the 'Arab bedouin, as they are the origin of the 'Arabs and the material of Islam. He should take from what is inferior, amongst their properties and distribute that to the poor amongst them. I also recommend him concerning Allah's and His Apostle's protectees (i.e. Dhimmis) to fulfill their contracts and to fight for them and not to overburden them with what is beyond their ability." So when ʿUmar expired, we carried him out and set out walking. ʿAbdullah bin ʿUmar greeted (ʿAisha) and said, "ʿUmar bin Al-Khattab asks for the permission." ʿAisha said, "Bring him in." He was brought in and buried beside his two companions. When he was buried, the group (recommended by ʿUmar) held a meeting. Then ʿAbdur-Rahman said, " Reduce the candidates for rulership to three of you." Az-Zubair said, "I give up my right to ʿAli." Talha said, "I give up my right to ʿUthman," Saʿd, 'I give up my right to ʿAbdur-Rahman bin ʿAuf." ʿAbdur-Rahman then said (to ʿUthman and ʿAli), "Now which of you is willing to give up his right of candidacy to that he may choose the better of the (remaining) two, bearing in mind that Allah and Islam will be his witnesses." So both the sheiks (i.e. ʿUthman and ʿAli) kept silent. ʿAbdur-Rahman said, "Will you both leave this matter to me, and I take Allah as my Witness that I will not choose but the better of you?" They said, "Yes." So ʿAbdur-Rahman took the hand of one of them (i.e. ʿAli) and said, "You are related to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and one of the earliest Muslims as you know well. So I ask you by Allah to promise that if I select you as a ruler you will do justice, and if I select ʿUthman as a ruler you will listen to him and obey him." Then he took the other (i.e. ʿUthman) aside and said the same to him. When ʿAbdur-Rahman secured (their agreement to) this covenant, he said, "O ʿUthman! Raise your hand." So he (i.e. ʿAbdur-Rahman) gave him (i.e. ʿUthman) the solemn pledge, and then ʿAli gave him the pledge of allegiance and then all the (Medina) people gave him the pledge of allegiance. (Using translation from Bukhārī 3700)

أَنْ تَكُونَا حَمَّلْتُمَا الْأَرْضَ مَا لَا تُطِيقُ؟ » قَالَا حَمَّلْنَاهَا أَمْرًا هِيَ لَهُ مُطِيقَةٌ وَمَا فِيهَا كَثِيرُ فَضْلٍ فَقَالَ «انْظُرَا أَنْ لَا تَكُونَا حَمَّلْتُمَا الْأَرْضَ مَا لَا تُطِيقُ؟ » فَقَالَا لَا فَقَالَ «لَئِنْ سَلَّمَنِي اللَّهُ لَأَدَعَنَّ أَرَامِلَ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ لَا يَحْتَجْنَ إِلَى أَحَدٍ بَعْدِي قَالَ فَمَا أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَى رَابِعَةٌ حَتَّى أُصِيبَ قَالَ عَمْرُو بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ وَإِنِّي لَقَائِمٌ مَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ إِلَّا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ غَدَاةَ أُصِيبَ وَكَانَ إِذَا مَرَّ بَيْنَ الصَّفَّيْنِ قَامَ بَيْنَهُمَا فَإِذَا رَأَى خَلَلًا قَالَ اسْتَوُوا حَتَّى إِذَا لَمْ يَرَ فِيهِمْ خَلَلًا تَقَدَّمَ فَكَبَّرَ قَالَ رُبَّمَا قَرَأَ سُورَةَ يُوسُفَ أَوِ النَّحْلِ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى حَتَّى يَجْتَمِعَ النَّاسُ قَالَ فَمَا كَانَ إِلَّا أَنْ كَبَّرَ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ قَتَلَنِي الْكَلْبُ أَوْ أَكَلَنِي الْكَلْبُ حِينَ طَعَنَهُ وَطَارَ الْعِلْجُ بِسِكِّينٍ ذِي طَرَفَيْنِ لَا يَمُرُّ عَلَى أَحَدٍ يَمِينًا وَشِمَالًا إِلَّا طَعَنَهُ حَتَّى طَعَنَ ثَلَاثَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلًا فَمَاتَ مِنْهُمْ تِسْعَةٌ فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ طَرَحَ عَلَيْهِ بُرْنُسًا فَلَمَّا ظَنَّ الْعِلْجُ أَنَّهُ مَأْخُوذٌ نَحَرَ نَفْسَهُ وَأَخَذَ عُمَرُ بِيَدِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ فَقَدَّمَهُ فَأَمَّا مَنْ يَلِي عُمَرَ فَقَدْ رَأَى الَّذِي رَأَيْتُ وَأَمَّا نَوَاحِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَا يَدْرُونَ مَا الْأَمْرُ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُمْ فَقَدُوا صَوْتَ عُمَرَ وَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ فَصَلَّى عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بِالنَّاسِ صَلَاةً خَفِيفَةً فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفُوا قَالَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ انْظُرْ مَنْ قَتَلَنِي؟ فَجَالَ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ غُلَامُ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ فَقَالَ قَاتَلَهُ اللَّهُ لَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَمَرْتُهُ بِمَعْرُوفٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَمْ يَجْعَلْ مَنِيَّتِي بِيَدِ رَجُلٍ يَدَّعِي الْإِسْلَامَ كُنْتَ أَنْتَ وَأَبُوكَ تُحِبَّانِ أَنْ يَكْثُرَ الْعُلُوجُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَكَانَ الْعَبَّاسُ أَكْثَرَهُمْ رَقِيقًا فَاحْتُمِلَ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ فَكَأَنَّ النَّاسَ لَمْ تُصِبْهُمْ مُصِيبَةٌ قَبْلُ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَقَائِلٌ يَقُولُ نَخَافُ عَلَيْهِ وَقَائِلٌ يَقُولُ لَا بَأْسَ فَأُتِيَ بِنَبِيذٍ فَشَرِبَ مِنْهُ فَخَرَجَ مِنْ جُرْحِهِ ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِلَبَنٍ فَشَرِبَ مِنْهُ فَخَرَجَ مِنْ جُرْحِهِ فَعَرَفُوا أَنَّهُ مَيِّتٌ وَوَلَجْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَجَاءَ النَّاسُ يُثْنُونَ عَلَيْهِ وَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ شَابٌّ فَقَالَ أَبْشِرْ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِبُشْرَى اللَّهِ قَدْ كَانَ لَكَ مِنْ صُحْبَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقِدَمِ الْإِسْلَامِ مَا قَدْ عَمِلْتَ ثُمَّ اسْتُخْلِفْتَ فَعَدَلْتَ ثُمَّ شَهَادَةٌ قَالَ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي وَدِدْتُ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ كَفَافٌ لَا عَلَيَّ وَلَا لِي فَلَمَّا أَدْبَرَ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا إِزَارُهُ يَمَسُّ الْأَرْضَ فَقَالَ رُدُّوا عَلَيَّ الْغُلَامَ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي ارْفَعْ ثَوْبَكَ فَإِنَّهُ أَنْقَى لِثَوْبِكَ وَأَتْقَى لِرَبِّكَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ انْظُرْ مَا عَلَيَّ مِنَ الدَّيْنِ فَحَسَبُوهُ فَوَجَدُوهُ سِتَّةً وَثَمَانِينَ أَلْفًا فَقَالَ إِنْ وَفَّى مَالُ آلِ عُمَرَ فَأَدِّهِ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ وَإِلَّا فَسَلْ فِي بَنِي عَدِيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَفِ بِأَمْوَالِهِمْ فَسَلْ فِي قُرَيْشٍ وَلَا تَعْدُهُمْ إِلَى غَيْرِهِمْ اذْهَبْ إِلَى أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَائِشَةَ فَقُلْ لَهَا يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكِ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ السَّلَامَ وَلَا تَقُلْ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَإِنِّي لَسْتُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِأَمِيرٍ فَقُلْ يَسْتَأْذِنُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ أَنْ يُدْفَنَ مَعَ صَاحِبَيْهِ فَسَلَّمَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنَ فَوَجَدَهَا تَبْكِي فَقَالَ لَهَا يَسْتَأْذِنُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ أَنْ يُدْفَنَ مَعَ صَاحِبَيْهِ فَقَالَتْ وَاللَّهِ كُنْتُ أَرَدْتُهُ لِنَفْسِي وَلَأُوثِرَنَّهُ الْيَوْمَ عَلَى نَفْسِي فَجَاءَ فَلَمَّا أَقْبَلَ قِيلَ هَذَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَدْ جَاءَ فَقَالَ ارْفَعَانِي فَأَسْنَدَهُ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ مَا قَالَتْ؟ قَالَ الَّذِي تُحِبُّ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَدْ أَذِنَتْ لَكَ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ مَا كَانَ شَيْءٌ أَهَمَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْمَضْطَجِعِ فَإِذَا أَنَا قُبِضْتُ فَسَلِّمْ وَقُلْ يَسْتَأْذِنُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فَإِنْ أَذِنَتْ لِي فَأَدْخِلُونِي وَإِنْ رَدَّتْنِي فَرُدُّونِي إِلَى مَقَابِرِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ثُمَّ جَاءَتْ أُمُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ حَفْصَةُ وَالنِّسَاءُ يَسْتُرْنَهَا فَلَمَّا رَأَيْنَاهَا قُمْنَا فَمَكَثَتْ عِنْدَهُ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنَ الرِّجَالُ فَوَلِجَتْ دَاخِلًا ثُمَّ سَمِعْنَا بُكَاءَهَا مِنَ الدَّاخِلِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ أَوْصِ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اسْتَخْلِفْ قَالَ » مَا أَرَى أَحَدًا أَحَقَّ بِهَذَا الْأَمْرِ مِنْ هَؤُلَاءِ النَّفَرِ الَّذِينَ تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ عَنْهُمْ رَاضٍ فَسَمَّى عَلِيًّا وَطَلْحَةَ وَعُثْمَانَ وَالزُّبَيْرَ وَعَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَوْفٍ وَسَعْدًا ؓ قَالَ وَلْيَشْهَدْ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ شَيْءٌ كَهَيْئَةِ التَّعْزِيَةِ لَهُ فَإِنْ أَصَابَ الْأَمْرَ سَعْدٌ فَهُوَ ذَلِكَ وَإِلَّا فَلْيَسْتَعِنْ بِهِ أَيُّكُمْ مَا أُمِّرَ فَإِنِّي لَمْ أَعْزِلْهُ مِنْ عَجْزٍ وَلَا خِيَانَةٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ أُوصِي الْخَلِيفَةَ بَعْدِي بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ وَأُوصِيهِ بِالْمُهَاجِرِينَ الْأَوَّلِينَ أَنْ يَعْلَمَ لَهُمْ فَيْئَهُمْ وَيَحْفَظَ لَهُمْ حُرْمَتَهُمْ وَأُوصِيهِ بِالْأَنْصَارِ خَيْرًا الَّذِينَ تَبَوَّءُوا الدَّارَ وَالْإِيمَانَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ أَنْ يُقْبَلَ مِنْ مُحْسِنِهِمْ وَيُعْفَى عَنْ مُسِيئِهِمْ وَأُوصِيهِ بِأَهْلِ الْأَمْصَارِ خَيْرًا فَإِنَّهُمْ رِدْءُ الْإِسْلَامِ وَجُبَاةُ الْمَالِ وَغَيْظُ الْعَدُوِّ وَأَنْ لَا يُؤْخَذَ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا فَضْلُهُمْ عَنْ رِضًا وَأُوصِيهِ بِالْأَعْرَابِ خَيْرًا إِنَّهُمْ أَصْلُ الْعَرَبِ وَمَادَّةُ الْإِسْلَامِ أَنْ يُؤْخَذَ مِنْهُمْ مِنْ حَوَاشِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ فَيُرَدَّ فِي فُقَرَائِهِمْ وَأُوصِيهِ بِذِمَّةِ اللَّهِ وَذِمَّةِ رَسُولِهِ ﷺ أَنْ يُوَفَّى لَهُمْ بِعَهْدِهِمْ وَأَنْ يُقَاتَلَ مِنْ وَرَائِهِمْ وَأَنْ لَا يُكَلَّفُوا إِلَّا طَاقَتُهُمْ فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ خَرَجْنَا بِهِ نَمْشِي فَسَلَّمَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ يَسْتَأْذِنُ عُمَرُ فَقَالَتْ أَدْخِلُوهُ فَأُدْخِلَ فَوُضِعَ هُنَاكَ مَعَ صَاحِبَيْهِ فَلَمَّا فُرِغَ مِنْ دَفْنِهِ وَرَجَعُوا اجْتَمَعَ هَؤُلَاءِ الرَّهْطُ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ اجْعَلُوا أَمْرَكُمْ إِلَى ثَلَاثَةٍ مِنْكُمْ فَقَالَ الزُّبَيْرُ قَدْ جَعَلْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَى عَلِيٍّ وَقَالَ سَعْدٌ قَدْ جَعَلْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَقَالَ طَلْحَةُ قَدْ جَعَلْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَى عُثْمَانَ فَجَاءَ هَؤُلَاءِ الثَّلَاثَةُ عَلِيٌّ وَعُثْمَانُ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ لِلْآخَرَيْنِ أَيُّكُمَا يَتَبَرَّأُ مِنْ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ وَيَجْعَلُهُ إِلَيْهِ وَاللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَالْإِسْلَامُ لَيَنْظُرَنَّ أَفْضَلَهُمْ فِي نَفْسِهِ وَلَيَحْرِصَنَّ عَلَى صَلَاحِ الْأُمَّةِ قَالَ فَأَسْكَتَ الشَّيْخَانِ عَلِيٌّ وَعُثْمَانُ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ اجْعَلُوهُ إِلَيَّ وَاللَّهُ عَلَيَّ أَنْ لَا آلُوَ عَنْ أَفْضَلِكُمْ قَالَا نَعَمْ فَجَاءَ بِعَلِيٍّ فَقَالَ لَكَ مِنَ الْقِدَمِ وَالْإِسْلَامِ وَالْقَرَابَةِ مَا قَدْ عَلِمْتَ آللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ لَئِنْ أَمَّرْتُكَ لَتَعْدِلَنَّ وَلَئِنْ أَمَّرْتُ عَلَيْكَ لَتَسْمَعَنَّ وَلَتُطِيعَنَّ؟ ثُمَّ جَاءَ بِعُثْمَانَ فقَالَ لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَلَمَّا أَخَذَ الْمِيثَاقَ قَالَ لِعُثْمَانَ ارْفَعْ يَدَكَ فَبَايَعَهُ ثُمَّ بَايَعَهُ عَلِيٌّ ثُمَّ وَلَجَ أَهْلُ الدَّارِ فَبَايَعُوهُ

وَعَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ قُلْتُ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ يُحِبُّكَ قَالَ أَحَبَّهُ اللهُ فَتَحَدَّثْنَا وَقُلْنَا لَهُ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ أَلَا تُحَدِّثُنَا عَنْ أَصْلِكَ وَمِمَّنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ أَمَّا أَصْلِي وَمِمَّنْ أَنَا فَأَنَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ رَامَهُرْمُزَ كُنَّا قَوْمًا مَجُوسًا فَأَتَانَا رَجُلٌ نَصْرَانِيٌّ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَزِيرَةِ كَانَتْ أُمُّهُ مِنَّا فَنَزَلَ فِينَا وَاتَّخَذَ فِينَا دَيْرًا قَالَ وَكُنْتُ فِي كُتَّابِ الْفَارِسِيَّةِ وَكَانَ لَا يَزَالُ غُلَامٌ مَعِي فِي الْكُتَّابِ يَجِيءُ مَضْرُوبًا يَبْكِي قَدْ ضَرَبَهُ أَبَوَاهُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَوْمًا مَا يُبْكِيكَ؟ قَالَ يَضْرِبُنِي أَبَوَايَ قُلْتُ وَلِمَ يَضْرِبَانِكَ؟ قَالَ آتِي صَاحِبَ هَذَا الدَّيْرِ فَإِذَا عَلِمَا ذَلِكَ ضَرَبَانِي وَأَنْتَ لَوْ أَتَيْتَهُ سَمِعْتَ مِنْهُ حَدِيثًا عَجِيبًا قُلْتُ فَاذْهَبْ بِي مَعَكَ فَأَتَيْنَاهُ فَحَدَّثَنَا عَنْ بَدْءِ الْخَلْقِ وَعَنْ بَدْءِ خَلْقِ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَعَنِ الْجَنَّةِ وَالنَّارِ قَالَ فَحَدَّثَنَا بِأَحَادِيثَ عَجَبٍ قَالَ وَكُنْتُ أَخْتَلِفُ إِلَيْهِ مَعَهُ قَالَ فَفَطِنَ لَنَا غِلْمَانٌ مِنَ الْكُتَّابِ فَجَعَلُوا يَجِيئُونَ مَعَنَا فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ أَهْلُ الْقَرْيَةِ أَتَوْهُ فَقَالُوا لَهُ يَا هَذَا إِنَّكَ قَدْ جَاوَرْتَنَا فَلَمْ تَرَ مِنْ جِوَارِنَا إِلَّا الْحَسَنَ وَإِنَّا نَرَى غِلْمَانَنَا يَخْتَلِفُونَ إِلَيْكَ وَنَحْنُ نَخَافُ أَنْ تُفْسِدَهُمْ عَلَيْنَا اخْرُجْ عَنَّا قَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ لِذَلِكَ الْغُلَامِ الَّذِي كَانَ يَأْتِيهِ اخْرُجْ مَعِي قَالَ لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ ذَاكَ وَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ شِدَّةَ أَبَوَيَّ عَلَيَّ قُلْتُ لَكِنِّي أَخْرَجُ مَعَكَ وَكُنْتُ يَتِيمًا لَا أَبَ لِي فَخَرَجْتُ مَعَهُ فَأَخَذْنَا جَبَلَ رَامَهُرْمُزَ فَجَعَلْنَا نَمْشِي ونَتَوَكَّلُ وَنَأْكُلُ مِنْ ثَمَرِ الشَّجَرِ حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا الْجَزِيرَةَ فَقَدِمْنَا نَصِبَيْنِ فَقَالَ لِي صَاحِبِي يَا سَلْمَانُ إِنَّ هَهُنَا قَوْمًا هُمْ عُبَّادُ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ وَأَنَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَلْقَاهُمْ قَالَ فَجِئْنَا إِلَيْهِمْ يَوْمَ الْأَحَدِ وَقَدِ اجْتَمَعُوا فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَاحِبِي فَحَيَّوْهُ وبَشُّوا بِهِ وَقَالُوا أَيْنَ كَانَتْ غَيْبَتُكَ؟ قَالَ كُنْتُ فِي إِخْوَانٍ لِي مِنْ قِبَلِ فَارِسَ فَتَحَدَّثْنَا مَا تَحَدَّثْنَا ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي صَاحِبِي قُمْ يَا سَلْمَانُ انْطَلِقْ فَقُلْتُ لَا دَعْنِي مَعَ هَؤُلَاءِ قَالَ إِنَّكَ لَا تُطِيقُ مَا يُطِيقُ هَؤُلَاءِ يَصُومُونَ الْأَحَدَ إِلَى الْأَحَدِ وَلَا يَنَامُونَ هَذَا اللَّيْلَ وَإِذَا فِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ الْمُلُوكِ تَرَكَ الْمُلْكَ وَدَخَلَ فِي الْعِبَادَةِ فَكُنْتُ فِيهِمْ حَتَّى أَمْسَيْنَا فَجَعَلُوا يَذْهَبُونَ وَاحِدًا وَاحِدًا إِلَى غَارِهِ الَّذِي يَكُونُ فِيهِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا أَمْسَيْنَا قَالَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ الْمُلُوكِ مَا هَذَا الْغُلَامُ لَا تَضَعُوهُ لِيَأْخُذَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْكُمْ فَقَالُوا خُذْهُ أَنْتَ فَقَالَ لِي هَلُمَّ يَا سَلْمَانُ فَذَهَبَ بِي مَعَهُ حَتَّى أَتَى غَارَهُ الَّذِي يَكُونُ فِيهِ فَقَالَ يَا سَلْمَانُ هَذَا خُبْزٌ وَهَذَا أَدَمٌ فَكُلْ إِذَا غَرِثْتَ وَصُمْ إِذَا نَشِطْتَ وَصَلِّ مَا بَدَا لَكَ وَنَمْ إِذَا كَسِلْتَ ثُمَّ قَامَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلَمْ يُكَلِّمْنِي إِلَّا ذَلِكَ وَلَمْ يَنْظُرْ إِلَيَّ فَأَخَذَنِي الْغَمُّ تِلْكَ السَّبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ لَا يُكَلِّمُنِي أَحَدٌ حَتَّى كَانَ الْأَحَدُ فَذَهَبْنَا إِلَى مَكَانِهِمُ الَّذِي كَانُوا يَجْتَمِعُونَ قَالَ وَهُمْ يَجْتَمِعُونَ كُلَّ أَحَدٍ يُفْطِرُونَ فِيهِ فَيَلْقَى بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا فَيُسَلِّمُ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ ثُمَّ لَا يَلْتَقُونَ إِلَى مِثْلِهِ قَالَ فَرَجَعْنَا إِلَى مَنْزِلِنَا فَقَالَ لِي مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ هَذَا خُبْزٌ وَأَدَمٌ فَكُلْ مِنْهُ إِذَا غَرِثْتَ وَصُمْ إِذَا نَشِطْتَ وَصَلِّ مَا بَدَا لَكَ وَنَمْ إِذَا كَسِلْتَ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ إِلَيَّ وَلَمْ يُكَلِّمْنِي إِلَى الْأَحَدِ الْآخَرِ وأَخَذَنِي غَمٌّ وَحَدَّثْتُ نَفْسِي بِالْفِرَارِ فَقُلْتُ أَصْبِرُ أَحَدَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةً وَلَمَّا كَانَ الْأَحَدُ رَجَعْنَا إِلَيْهِمْ فَأَفْطَرُوا وَاجْتَمَعُوا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ فَقَالُوا لَهُ وَمَا تُرِيدُ إِلَى ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ لَا عَهْدَ لِي بِهِ قَالُوا إِنَّا نَخَافُ أَنْ يَحْدُثَ بِكَ حَدَثٌ فَيَلِيَكَ غَيْرُنَا وَكُنَّا نُحِبُّ أَنْ نَلِيَكَ قَالَ لَا عَهْدَ لِي بِهِ فَلَمَّا سَمِعْتُهُ يَذْكُرُ ذَلِكَ فَرِحْتُ قُلْتُ نُسَافِرُ ونَلْقَى النَّاسَ فَيَذْهَبُ عَنِّي الْغَمُّ الَّذِي كُنْتُ أَجِدُ فَخَرَجْتُ أَنَا وَهُوَ وَكَانَ يَصُومُ مِنَ الْأَحَدِ إِلَى الْأَحَدِ وَيُصَلِّي اللَّيْلَ كُلَّهُ وَيَمْشِي النَّهَارَ فَإِذَا نَزَلْنَا قَامَ يُصَلِّي فَلَمْ يَزَلْ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ وَعَلَى الْبَابِ رَجُلٌ مُقْعَدٌ يَسْأَلُ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ اعْطِنِي فَقَالَ مَا مَعِي شَيْءٌ فَدَخَلْنَا بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ أَهْلُ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ بَشُّوا إِلَيْهِ وَاسْتَبْشَرُوا بِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ غُلَامِي هَذَا فَاسْتَوْصُوا بِهِ فَانْطَلَقُوا بِي فَأَطْعَمُونِي خُبْزًا وَلَحْمًا وَدَخَلَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَلَمْ يَنْصَرِفْ إِلَيَّ حَتَّى كَانَ يَوْمُ الْأَحَدِ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَقَالَ لِي يَا سَلْمَانُ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَضَعَ رَأْسِي فَإِذَا بَلَغَ الظِّلُّ مَكَانَ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَأَيْقِظْنِي فَوَضَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَنَامَ فَبَلَغَ الظِّلُّ الَّذِي قَالَ فَلَمْ أُوقِظْهُ مَأْوَاةً مِمَّا رَأَيْتُ مِنِ اجْتِهادِهِ وَنَصَبِهِ فَاسْتَيْقَظَ مَذْعُورًا فَقَالَ يَا سَلْمَانُ أَلَمْ أَكُنْ قُلْتُ لَكَ إِذَا بَلَغَ الظِّلُّ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَأَيْقِظْنِي؟ قُلْتُ بَلَى وَلَكِنْ إِنَّمَا مَنَعَنِي مَأْوَاةٌ لَكَ لِمَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ دَأَبِكَ قَالَ وَيْحَكَ يَا سَلْمَانُ إِنِّي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَفُوتَنِي شَيْءٌ مِنَ الدَّهْرِ لَمْ أَعْمَلْ فِيهِ لِلَّهِ خَيْرًا ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي يَا سَلْمَانُ اعْلَمْ أَنَّ أَفْضَلَ دِينِنَا الْيَوْمَ النَّصْرَانِيَّةُ قُلْتُ وَيَكُونُ بَعْدَ الْيَوْمِ دِينٌ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ النَّصْرَانِيَّةِ؟ كَلِمَةٌ أُلْقِيَتْ عَلَى لِسَانِي قَالَ نَعَمْ يُوشِكُ أَنْ يُبْعَثَ نَبِيٌّ يَأْكُلُ الْهَدِيَّةَ وَلَا يَأْكُلُ الصَّدَقَةَ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ خَاتَمُ النُّبُوَّةِ فَإِذَا أَدْرَكْتَهُ فَاتَّبِعْهُ وَصَدِّقْهُ قُلْتُ وَإِنْ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَدَعَ النَّصْرَانِيَّةَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَإِنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ لَا يَأْمُرُ إِلَّا بِحَقٍّ وَلَا يَقُولُ إِلَّا حَقًّا وَاللهِ لَوْ أَدْرَكْتُهُ ثُمَّ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَقَعَ فِي النَّارِ لَوَقَعْتُهَا ثُمَّ خَرَجْنَا مِنْ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ فَمَرَرْنَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ الْمَقْعَدِ فَقَالَ لَهُ دَخَلْتَ فَلَمْ تُعْطِنِي وَهَذَا الْخُرُوجُ فَأَعْطِنِي فَالْتَفَتَ فَلَمْ يَرَ حَوْلَهُ أَحَدًا قَالَ فَأَعْطِنِي يَدَكَ فَأَخَذَهُ بِيَدِهِ فَقَالَ قُمْ بِإِذْنِ اللهِ قَالَ فَقَامَ صَحِيحًا سَوِيًّا فَتَوَجَّهَ نَحْوَ أَهْلِهِ فَأَتْبَعْتُهُ بَصَرِي تَعَجُّبًا مِمَّا رَأَيْتُ وَخَرَجَ صَاحِبِي فَأَسْرَعَ الْمَشْيَ وَتَبِعْتُهُ فَتَلَقَّانِي رُفْقَةٌ مِنْ كَلْبٍ أَعْرَابٌ فَسَبَوْنِي فَحَمَلُونِي عَلَى بَعِيرٍ وشَدُّونِي وَثَاقًا فَتَدَاوَلَنِي الْبَيَّاعُ حَتَّى سَقَطْتُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَاشْتَرَانِي رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَجَعَلَنِي فِي حَائِطٍ لَهُ مِنْ نَخْلٍ فَكُنْتُ فِيهِ قَالَ وَمِنْ ثَمَّةَ تَعَلَّمْتُ عَمَلَ الْخُوصِ أَشْتَرِي خُوصًا بِدِرْهَمٍ فَأَعْمَلُهُ فَأَبِيعُهُ بِدِرْهَمَيْنِ فَأَرُدُّ دِرْهَمًا فِي الْخُوصِ وأَسْتَنْفِقُ دِرْهَمًا أُحِبُّ أَنْ آكُلَ مِنْ عَمَلِ يَدِي وَهُوَ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَمِيرٌ عَلَى عِشْرِينَ أَلْفًا فَبَلَغَنَا وَنَحْنُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَدْ خَرَجَ بِمَكَّةَ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَرْسَلَهُ فَمَكَثْنَا مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ نَمْكُثَ فَهَاجَرَ إِلَيْنَا وَقَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا فَقُلْتُ وَاللهِ لَأُجَرِّبَنَّهُ فَذَهَبْتُ إِلَى السُّوقِ فَاشْتَرَيْتُ لَحْمَ جَزُورٍ بِدِرْهَمٍ ثُمَّ طَبَخْتُهُ فَجَعَلْتُ قَصْعَةً مِنْ ثَرِيدٍ فَاحْتَمَلْتُهَا حَتَّى أَتَيْتُهُ بِهَا عَلَى عَاتِقِي حَتَّى وَضَعْتُهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ «مَا هَذِهِ أَصَدَقَةٌ أَمْ هَدِيَّةٌ؟» قُلْتُ بَلْ صَدَقَةٌ فَقَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ «كُلُوا بِسْمِ اللهِ» وَأَمْسَكَ وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ فَمَكَثْتُ أَيَّامًا ثُمَّ اشْتَرَيْتُ لَحْمًا أَيْضًا بِدِرْهَمٍ فَأَصْنَعُ مِثْلَهَا فَاحْتَمَلْتُهَا حَتَّى أَتَيْتُهُ بِهَا فَوَضَعْتُهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ «مَا هَذِهِ هَدِيَّةٌ أَمْ صَدَقَةٌ؟» قُلْتُ لَا بَلْ هَدِيَّةٌ فَقَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ «كُلُوا بِسْمِ اللهِ» وَأَكَلَ مَعَهُمْ قُلْتُ هَذَا وَاللهِ يَأْكُلُ الْهَدِيَّةَ وَلَا يَأْكُلُ الصَّدَقَةَ فَنَظَرْتُ فَرَأَيْتُ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ خَاتَمَ النُّبُوَّةِ مِثْلَ بَيْضَةِ الْحَمَامَةِ فَأَسْلَمْتُ

وَعَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ قُلْتُ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ يُحِبُّكَ قَالَ أَحَبَّهُ اللهُ فَتَحَدَّثْنَا وَقُلْنَا لَهُ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ أَلَا تُحَدِّثُنَا عَنْ أَصْلِكَ وَمِمَّنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ أَمَّا أَصْلِي وَمِمَّنْ أَنَا فَأَنَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ رَامَهُرْمُزَ كُنَّا قَوْمًا مَجُوسًا فَأَتَانَا رَجُلٌ نَصْرَانِيٌّ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَزِيرَةِ كَانَتْ أُمُّهُ مِنَّا فَنَزَلَ فِينَا وَاتَّخَذَ فِينَا دَيْرًا قَالَ وَكُنْتُ فِي كُتَّابِ الْفَارِسِيَّةِ وَكَانَ لَا يَزَالُ غُلَامٌ مَعِي فِي الْكُتَّابِ يَجِيءُ مَضْرُوبًا يَبْكِي قَدْ ضَرَبَهُ أَبَوَاهُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَوْمًا مَا يُبْكِيكَ؟ قَالَ يَضْرِبُنِي أَبَوَايَ قُلْتُ وَلِمَ يَضْرِبَانِكَ؟ قَالَ آتِي صَاحِبَ هَذَا الدَّيْرِ فَإِذَا عَلِمَا ذَلِكَ ضَرَبَانِي وَأَنْتَ لَوْ أَتَيْتَهُ سَمِعْتَ مِنْهُ حَدِيثًا عَجِيبًا قُلْتُ فَاذْهَبْ بِي مَعَكَ فَأَتَيْنَاهُ فَحَدَّثَنَا عَنْ بَدْءِ الْخَلْقِ وَعَنْ بَدْءِ خَلْقِ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَعَنِ الْجَنَّةِ وَالنَّارِ قَالَ فَحَدَّثَنَا بِأَحَادِيثَ عَجَبٍ قَالَ وَكُنْتُ أَخْتَلِفُ إِلَيْهِ مَعَهُ قَالَ فَفَطِنَ لَنَا غِلْمَانٌ مِنَ الْكُتَّابِ فَجَعَلُوا يَجِيئُونَ مَعَنَا فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ أَهْلُ الْقَرْيَةِ أَتَوْهُ فَقَالُوا لَهُ يَا هَذَا إِنَّكَ قَدْ جَاوَرْتَنَا فَلَمْ تَرَ مِنْ جِوَارِنَا إِلَّا الْحَسَنَ وَإِنَّا نَرَى غِلْمَانَنَا يَخْتَلِفُونَ إِلَيْكَ وَنَحْنُ نَخَافُ أَنْ تُفْسِدَهُمْ عَلَيْنَا اخْرُجْ عَنَّا قَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ لِذَلِكَ الْغُلَامِ الَّذِي كَانَ يَأْتِيهِ اخْرُجْ مَعِي قَالَ لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ ذَاكَ وَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ شِدَّةَ أَبَوَيَّ عَلَيَّ قُلْتُ لَكِنِّي أَخْرَجُ مَعَكَ وَكُنْتُ يَتِيمًا لَا أَبَ لِي فَخَرَجْتُ مَعَهُ فَأَخَذْنَا جَبَلَ رَامَهُرْمُزَ فَجَعَلْنَا نَمْشِي ونَتَوَكَّلُ وَنَأْكُلُ مِنْ ثَمَرِ الشَّجَرِ حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا الْجَزِيرَةَ فَقَدِمْنَا نَصِبَيْنِ فَقَالَ لِي صَاحِبِي يَا سَلْمَانُ إِنَّ هَهُنَا قَوْمًا هُمْ عُبَّادُ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ وَأَنَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَلْقَاهُمْ قَالَ فَجِئْنَا إِلَيْهِمْ يَوْمَ الْأَحَدِ وَقَدِ اجْتَمَعُوا فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَاحِبِي فَحَيَّوْهُ وبَشُّوا بِهِ وَقَالُوا أَيْنَ كَانَتْ غَيْبَتُكَ؟ قَالَ كُنْتُ فِي إِخْوَانٍ لِي مِنْ قِبَلِ فَارِسَ فَتَحَدَّثْنَا مَا تَحَدَّثْنَا ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي صَاحِبِي قُمْ يَا سَلْمَانُ انْطَلِقْ فَقُلْتُ لَا دَعْنِي مَعَ هَؤُلَاءِ قَالَ إِنَّكَ لَا تُطِيقُ مَا يُطِيقُ هَؤُلَاءِ يَصُومُونَ الْأَحَدَ إِلَى الْأَحَدِ وَلَا يَنَامُونَ هَذَا اللَّيْلَ وَإِذَا فِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ الْمُلُوكِ تَرَكَ الْمُلْكَ وَدَخَلَ فِي الْعِبَادَةِ فَكُنْتُ فِيهِمْ حَتَّى أَمْسَيْنَا فَجَعَلُوا يَذْهَبُونَ وَاحِدًا وَاحِدًا إِلَى غَارِهِ الَّذِي يَكُونُ فِيهِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا أَمْسَيْنَا قَالَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ الْمُلُوكِ مَا هَذَا الْغُلَامُ لَا تَضَعُوهُ لِيَأْخُذَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْكُمْ فَقَالُوا خُذْهُ أَنْتَ فَقَالَ لِي هَلُمَّ يَا سَلْمَانُ فَذَهَبَ بِي مَعَهُ حَتَّى أَتَى غَارَهُ الَّذِي يَكُونُ فِيهِ فَقَالَ يَا سَلْمَانُ هَذَا خُبْزٌ وَهَذَا أَدَمٌ فَكُلْ إِذَا غَرِثْتَ وَصُمْ إِذَا نَشِطْتَ وَصَلِّ مَا بَدَا لَكَ وَنَمْ إِذَا كَسِلْتَ ثُمَّ قَامَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلَمْ يُكَلِّمْنِي إِلَّا ذَلِكَ وَلَمْ يَنْظُرْ إِلَيَّ فَأَخَذَنِي الْغَمُّ تِلْكَ السَّبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ لَا يُكَلِّمُنِي أَحَدٌ حَتَّى كَانَ الْأَحَدُ فَذَهَبْنَا إِلَى مَكَانِهِمُ الَّذِي كَانُوا يَجْتَمِعُونَ قَالَ وَهُمْ يَجْتَمِعُونَ كُلَّ أَحَدٍ يُفْطِرُونَ فِيهِ فَيَلْقَى بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا فَيُسَلِّمُ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ ثُمَّ لَا يَلْتَقُونَ إِلَى مِثْلِهِ قَالَ فَرَجَعْنَا إِلَى مَنْزِلِنَا فَقَالَ لِي مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ هَذَا خُبْزٌ وَأَدَمٌ فَكُلْ مِنْهُ إِذَا غَرِثْتَ وَصُمْ إِذَا نَشِطْتَ وَصَلِّ مَا بَدَا لَكَ وَنَمْ إِذَا كَسِلْتَ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ إِلَيَّ وَلَمْ يُكَلِّمْنِي إِلَى الْأَحَدِ الْآخَرِ وأَخَذَنِي غَمٌّ وَحَدَّثْتُ نَفْسِي بِالْفِرَارِ فَقُلْتُ أَصْبِرُ أَحَدَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةً وَلَمَّا كَانَ الْأَحَدُ رَجَعْنَا إِلَيْهِمْ فَأَفْطَرُوا وَاجْتَمَعُوا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ فَقَالُوا لَهُ وَمَا تُرِيدُ إِلَى ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ لَا عَهْدَ لِي بِهِ قَالُوا إِنَّا نَخَافُ أَنْ يَحْدُثَ بِكَ حَدَثٌ فَيَلِيَكَ غَيْرُنَا وَكُنَّا نُحِبُّ أَنْ نَلِيَكَ قَالَ لَا عَهْدَ لِي بِهِ فَلَمَّا سَمِعْتُهُ يَذْكُرُ ذَلِكَ فَرِحْتُ قُلْتُ نُسَافِرُ ونَلْقَى النَّاسَ فَيَذْهَبُ عَنِّي الْغَمُّ الَّذِي كُنْتُ أَجِدُ فَخَرَجْتُ أَنَا وَهُوَ وَكَانَ يَصُومُ مِنَ الْأَحَدِ إِلَى الْأَحَدِ وَيُصَلِّي اللَّيْلَ كُلَّهُ وَيَمْشِي النَّهَارَ فَإِذَا نَزَلْنَا قَامَ يُصَلِّي فَلَمْ يَزَلْ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ وَعَلَى الْبَابِ رَجُلٌ مُقْعَدٌ يَسْأَلُ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ اعْطِنِي فَقَالَ مَا مَعِي شَيْءٌ فَدَخَلْنَا بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ أَهْلُ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ بَشُّوا إِلَيْهِ وَاسْتَبْشَرُوا بِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ غُلَامِي هَذَا فَاسْتَوْصُوا بِهِ فَانْطَلَقُوا بِي فَأَطْعَمُونِي خُبْزًا وَلَحْمًا وَدَخَلَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَلَمْ يَنْصَرِفْ إِلَيَّ حَتَّى كَانَ يَوْمُ الْأَحَدِ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَقَالَ لِي يَا سَلْمَانُ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَضَعَ رَأْسِي فَإِذَا بَلَغَ الظِّلُّ مَكَانَ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَأَيْقِظْنِي فَوَضَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَنَامَ فَبَلَغَ الظِّلُّ الَّذِي قَالَ فَلَمْ أُوقِظْهُ مَأْوَاةً مِمَّا رَأَيْتُ مِنِ اجْتِهادِهِ وَنَصَبِهِ فَاسْتَيْقَظَ مَذْعُورًا فَقَالَ يَا سَلْمَانُ أَلَمْ أَكُنْ قُلْتُ لَكَ إِذَا بَلَغَ الظِّلُّ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَأَيْقِظْنِي؟ قُلْتُ بَلَى وَلَكِنْ إِنَّمَا مَنَعَنِي مَأْوَاةٌ لَكَ لِمَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ دَأَبِكَ قَالَ وَيْحَكَ يَا سَلْمَانُ إِنِّي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَفُوتَنِي شَيْءٌ مِنَ الدَّهْرِ لَمْ أَعْمَلْ فِيهِ لِلَّهِ خَيْرًا ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي يَا سَلْمَانُ اعْلَمْ أَنَّ أَفْضَلَ دِينِنَا الْيَوْمَ النَّصْرَانِيَّةُ قُلْتُ وَيَكُونُ بَعْدَ الْيَوْمِ دِينٌ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ النَّصْرَانِيَّةِ؟ كَلِمَةٌ أُلْقِيَتْ عَلَى لِسَانِي قَالَ نَعَمْ يُوشِكُ أَنْ يُبْعَثَ نَبِيٌّ يَأْكُلُ الْهَدِيَّةَ وَلَا يَأْكُلُ الصَّدَقَةَ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ خَاتَمُ النُّبُوَّةِ فَإِذَا أَدْرَكْتَهُ فَاتَّبِعْهُ وَصَدِّقْهُ قُلْتُ وَإِنْ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَدَعَ النَّصْرَانِيَّةَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَإِنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ لَا يَأْمُرُ إِلَّا بِحَقٍّ وَلَا يَقُولُ إِلَّا حَقًّا وَاللهِ لَوْ أَدْرَكْتُهُ ثُمَّ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَقَعَ فِي النَّارِ لَوَقَعْتُهَا ثُمَّ خَرَجْنَا مِنْ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ فَمَرَرْنَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ الْمَقْعَدِ فَقَالَ لَهُ دَخَلْتَ فَلَمْ تُعْطِنِي وَهَذَا الْخُرُوجُ فَأَعْطِنِي فَالْتَفَتَ فَلَمْ يَرَ حَوْلَهُ أَحَدًا قَالَ فَأَعْطِنِي يَدَكَ فَأَخَذَهُ بِيَدِهِ فَقَالَ قُمْ بِإِذْنِ اللهِ قَالَ فَقَامَ صَحِيحًا سَوِيًّا فَتَوَجَّهَ نَحْوَ أَهْلِهِ فَأَتْبَعْتُهُ بَصَرِي تَعَجُّبًا مِمَّا رَأَيْتُ وَخَرَجَ صَاحِبِي فَأَسْرَعَ الْمَشْيَ وَتَبِعْتُهُ فَتَلَقَّانِي رُفْقَةٌ مِنْ كَلْبٍ أَعْرَابٌ فَسَبَوْنِي فَحَمَلُونِي عَلَى بَعِيرٍ وشَدُّونِي وَثَاقًا فَتَدَاوَلَنِي الْبَيَّاعُ حَتَّى سَقَطْتُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَاشْتَرَانِي رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَجَعَلَنِي فِي حَائِطٍ لَهُ مِنْ نَخْلٍ فَكُنْتُ فِيهِ قَالَ وَمِنْ ثَمَّةَ تَعَلَّمْتُ عَمَلَ الْخُوصِ أَشْتَرِي خُوصًا بِدِرْهَمٍ فَأَعْمَلُهُ فَأَبِيعُهُ بِدِرْهَمَيْنِ فَأَرُدُّ دِرْهَمًا فِي الْخُوصِ وأَسْتَنْفِقُ دِرْهَمًا أُحِبُّ أَنْ آكُلَ مِنْ عَمَلِ يَدِي وَهُوَ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَمِيرٌ عَلَى عِشْرِينَ أَلْفًا فَبَلَغَنَا وَنَحْنُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَدْ خَرَجَ بِمَكَّةَ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَرْسَلَهُ فَمَكَثْنَا مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ نَمْكُثَ فَهَاجَرَ إِلَيْنَا وَقَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا فَقُلْتُ وَاللهِ لَأُجَرِّبَنَّهُ فَذَهَبْتُ إِلَى السُّوقِ فَاشْتَرَيْتُ لَحْمَ جَزُورٍ بِدِرْهَمٍ ثُمَّ طَبَخْتُهُ فَجَعَلْتُ قَصْعَةً مِنْ ثَرِيدٍ فَاحْتَمَلْتُهَا حَتَّى أَتَيْتُهُ بِهَا عَلَى عَاتِقِي حَتَّى وَضَعْتُهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ «مَا هَذِهِ أَصَدَقَةٌ أَمْ هَدِيَّةٌ؟» قُلْتُ بَلْ صَدَقَةٌ فَقَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ «كُلُوا بِسْمِ اللهِ» وَأَمْسَكَ وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ فَمَكَثْتُ أَيَّامًا ثُمَّ اشْتَرَيْتُ لَحْمًا أَيْضًا بِدِرْهَمٍ فَأَصْنَعُ مِثْلَهَا فَاحْتَمَلْتُهَا حَتَّى أَتَيْتُهُ بِهَا فَوَضَعْتُهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ «مَا هَذِهِ هَدِيَّةٌ أَمْ صَدَقَةٌ؟» قُلْتُ لَا بَلْ هَدِيَّةٌ فَقَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ «كُلُوا بِسْمِ اللهِ» وَأَكَلَ مَعَهُمْ قُلْتُ هَذَا وَاللهِ يَأْكُلُ الْهَدِيَّةَ وَلَا يَأْكُلُ الصَّدَقَةَ فَنَظَرْتُ فَرَأَيْتُ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ خَاتَمَ النُّبُوَّةِ مِثْلَ بَيْضَةِ الْحَمَامَةِ فَأَسْلَمْتُ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ ثنا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ النَّرْسِيُّ ثنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ صَعْصَعَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَرْمَلِيُّ أَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ ثنا أَبِي عَنِ الْخَلِيلِ بْنِ مَرَّةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ صَعْصَعَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ صَالِحِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ النَّرْسِيُّ ثنا أَبُو حَفْصٍ عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا هِشَامٌ الدَّسْتُوَائِيُّ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ صَعْصَعَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَا أَنَا فِي الْحَطِيمِ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ فِي الْحِجْرِ بَيْنَ النَّائِمِ وَالْيَقْظَانِ إِذَا أَتَانِي آتٍ فَشَقَّ مِنَ النَّحْرِ إِلَى مَرَاقِّ الْبَطْنِ فَاسْتَخْرَجَ قَلْبِي ثُمَّ أُتِيتُ بِطَسْتٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فَغُسِلَ بِمَاءِ زَمْزَمَ وَمُلِئَ حِكْمَةً وَإِيمَانًا وَأُتِيتُ بِدَابَّةٍ دُونَ الْبَغْلِ وَفَوْقَ الْحِمَارِ أَبْيَضُ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْبُرَاقُ يَقَعُ خَطْوُهُ عِنْدَ أَقْصَى طَرْفِهِ فَحُمِلْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَنَا وَجِبْرِيلُ ﷺ حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا سَمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ ﷺ فَقِيلَ مَنْ مَعَكَ؟ فَقَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالُوا مَرْحَبًا وَلَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ مَا جَاءَ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَدَخَلْنَا فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى آدَمَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنِ ابْنٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الثَّانِيَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقِيلَ مَنْ مَعَكَ؟ فَقَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ قَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالُوا مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَلَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى عِيسَى وَيَحْيَى فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِمَا فَقَالَا مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الثَّالِثَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامَ فَقِيلَ مَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قَالُوا وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالُوا مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَلَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى يُوسُفَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الرَّابِعَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ ﷺ فَقِيلَ مَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قَالُوا وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالُوا مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَلَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى إِدْرِيسَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الْخَامِسَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقِيلَ مَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قَالُوا وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالُوا مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَلَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى هَارُونَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ السَّادِسَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقِيلَ مَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قَالُوا وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالُوا مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَلَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ فَلَمَّا جَاوَزْتُهُ بَكَى فَقِيلَ مَا يُبْكِيكَ؟ فَقَالَ يَا رَبُّ هَذَا بُعِثَ بَعْدِي يَدْخُلُ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ الْجَنَّةَ أَكْثَرُ مِمَّا يَدْخُلُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ السَّابِعَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ ﷺ فَقَالُوا مَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قَالُوا أَوَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالُوا مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَلَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنِ ابْنٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ رُفِعَتْ لَنَا سِدْرَةُ الْمُنْتَهَى فَسَأَلْتُ جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامَ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ سِدْرَةُ الْمُنْتَهَى وَإِذَا نَبْقُهَا كَالْقِلَالِ وَإِذَا وَرَقُهَا كَأُذُنِ الْفِيَلَةِ وَرَأَيْتُ فِي أَصْلِهَا أَرْبَعَةَ أَنْهَارٍ نَهْرَانِ ظَاهِرَانِ وَنَهْرَانِ بَاطِنَانِ فَسَأَلْتُ جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالَ أَمَا الْبَاطِنَانِ فَنَهَرَانٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَأَمَّا الظَّاهِرَانِ فَالنِّيلُ وَالْفُرَاتُ ثُمَّ رُفِعَ لَنَا الْبَيْتُ الْمَعْمُورُ فَسَأَلْتُ جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالَ هَذَا الْبَيْتُ الْمَعْمُورُ يَدْخُلُهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفِ مَلَكٍ ثُمَّ لَا يَعُودُونَ إِلَيْهِ آخِرَ مَا عَلَيْهِمْ وَفُرِضَتْ عَلِيَّ خَمْسُونَ صَلَاةً فَانْطَلَقْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ فَقُلْتُ فُرِضَتْ عَلِيَّ خَمْسُونَ صَلَاةً قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ بِالنَّاسِ مِنْكَ فَقَدْ عَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَنْ تُطِيقَ ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنْكَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنِّي فَجَعَلَهَا أَرْبَعِينَ صَلَاةً فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قُلْتُ جَعَلَهَا أَرْبَعِينَ قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ بِالنَّاسِ مِنْكَ وَقَدْ عَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَنْ تُطِيقَ ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَسَلْهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنْكَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَسَأَلْتُ رَبِّي فَخَفَّفَ عَنِّي عَشْرًا فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ فَقُلْتُ جَعَلَهَا ثَلَاثِينَ قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ بِالنَّاسِ مِنْكَ وَقَدْ عَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَنْ تُطِيقَ ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكِ فَسَلْهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنْكَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنِّي فَجَعَلَهَا عِشْرِينَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ فَقُلْتُ جَعَلَهَا عِشْرِينَ قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ بِالنَّاسِ مِنْكَ وَقَدْ عَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَنْ تُطِيقَ ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكِ فَسَلْهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنْكَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنِّي فَجَعَلَهَا خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قُلْتُ جَعَلَهَا خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ بِالنَّاسِ مِنْكَ وَقَدْ عَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَنْ تُطِيقَ ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكِ فَسَلْهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنْكَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنِّي فَجَعَلَهَا عَشْرًا فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قُلْتُ جَعَلَهَا عَشْرًا قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ بِالنَّاسِ مِنْكَ وَقَدْ عَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَنْ تُطِيقَ ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكِ فَسَلْهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنْكَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنِّي فَوَضَعَ عَنِّي خَمْسًا فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ فَقُلْتُ حَطَّ عَنِّي خَمْسًا قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ بِالنَّاسِ مِنْكَ وَقَدْ عَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَنْ تُطِيقَ ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكِ فَسَلْهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنْكَ قُلْتُ قَدِ اسْتَحْيَيْتُ كَمْ أَرْجِعُ إِلَى رَبِّي قَدْ رَضِيتُ وَسَلِمْتَ فَنُودِيَ إِنِّي قَدْ أَمْضَيْتُ فَرِيضَتِي وَخَفَّفْتُ عَنْ عِبَادِي وَأَجْزِي بِالْحَسَنَةِ عَشْرَ أَمْثَالِهَا

Ja’far bin Muhammad reported on the authority of his father “We entered upon Jabir bin ‘Abd Allaah. When we reached him, he asked about the people (who had come to visit him). When my turn came I said “I am Muhammad bin Ali bin Hussain. He patted my head with his hand and undid my upper then lower buttons. He then placed his hand between my nipples and in those days I was a young boy.” He then said “welcome to you my nephew, ask what you like. I questioned him he was blind. The time of prayer came and he stood wrapped in a mantle. Whenever he placed it on his shoulders its ends fell due to its shortness. He led us in prayer while his mantle was placed on a rack by his side. I said “tell me about the Hajj of the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ.”He signed with his hand and folded his fingers indicating nine. He then said Apostle of Allaah ﷺ remained nine years (at Madeenah ) during which he did not perform Hajj, then made a public announcement in the tenth year to the effect that the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ was about to (go to) perform Hajj. A large number of people came to Madeenah everyone desiring to follow him and act like him. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ went out and we too went out with him till we reached Dhu Al Hulaifah. Asma’ daughter of ‘Umais gave birth to Muhammad bin Abi Bakr. She sent message to Apostle of Allaah ﷺ asking him What should I do?He replied “take a bath, bandage your private parts with a cloth and put on ihram.” The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ then prayed (in the masjid) and mounted Al Qaswa’ and his she Camel stood erect with him on its back. Jabir said “I saw (a large number of) people on mounts and on foot in front of him and a similar number on his right side and a similar number on his left side and a similar number behind him. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ was among us, the Qur’an was being revealed to him and he knew its interpretation. Whatever he did, we did it. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ then raised his voice declaring Allaah’s unity and saying “Labbaik ( I am at thy service), O Allaah, labbaik, labbaik, Thou hast no partner praise and grace are Thine and the Dominion. Thou hast no partner. The people too raised their voices in talbiyah which they used to utter. But the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ did not forbid them anything. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ continued his talbiyah. Jabir said “We did not express our intention of performing anything but Hajj, being unaware of ‘Umrah (at that season), but when we came with him to the House (the Ka’bah), he touched the corner (and made seven circuits) walking quickly with pride in three of them and walking ordinarily in four. Then going forward to the station of Abraham he recited “And take the station of Abraham as a place of prayer.” (While praying two rak’ahs) he kept the station between him and the House. The narrator said My father said that Ibn Nufail and ‘Uthman said I do not know that he (Jabir) narrated it from anyone except the Prophet ﷺ. The narrator Sulaiman said I do not know but he (Jabir) said “The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ used to recite in the two rak’ahs “Say, He is Allaah, one” and “Say O infidels”. He then returned to the House (the ka’bah) and touched the corner after which he went out by the gate to Al Safa’. When he reached near Al Safa’ he recited “Al Safa’ and Al Marwah are among the indications of Allaah” and he added “We begin with what Allaah began with”. He then began with Al Safa’ and mounting it till he could see the House (the Ka’bah) he declared the greatness of Allaah and proclaimed his Unity. He then said “there is no god but Allaah alone, Who alone has fulfilled His promise, helped His servant and routed the confederates. He then made supplication in the course of that saying such words three times. He then descended and walked towards Al Marwah and when his feet came down into the bottom of the valley, he ran, and when he began to ascend he walked till he reached Al Marwah. He did at al Marwah as he had done at Al Safa’ and when he came to Al Marwah for the last time, he said “If I had known before what I have come to know afterwards regarding this matter of mine, I would not have brought sacrificial animals but made it an ‘Umrah, so if any of you has no sacrificial animals, he may take off ihram and treat it as an ‘Umrah. All the people then took off ihram and clipped their hair except the Prophet ﷺ and those who had brought sacrificial animals. Suraqah (bin Malik) bin Ju’sham then got up and asked Apostle of Allaah ﷺdoes this apply to the present year or does it apply for ever? The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ interwined his fingers and said “The ‘Umarh has been incorporated in Hajj. Adding ‘No’, but forever and ever. ‘Ali came from Yemen with the sacrificial animals of the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ and found Fathima among one of those who had taken off their ihram. She said put on colored clothes and stained her eyes with collyrium. ‘Ali disliked (this action of her) and asked Who commanded you for this? She said “My father”. Jabir said ‘Ali said at Iraq I went to Apostle of Allaah ﷺ to complain against Fathima for what she had done and to ask the opinion of Apostle of Allaah ﷺ about which she mentioned to me. I informed him that I disliked her action and that thereupon she said to me “My father commanded me to do this.” He said “She spoke the truth, she spoke the truth.” What did you say when you put on ihram for Hajj? I said O Allaah, I put on ihram for the same purpose for which Apostle of Allaah ﷺ has put it on. He said I have sacrificial animals with me, so do not take off ihram. He (Jabir) said “The total of those sacrificial animals brought by ‘Ali from Yemen and of those brought by the Prophet ﷺ from Madeenah was one hundred.” Then all the people except the Prophet ﷺ and those who had with them the sacrificial animals took off ihram and clipped their hair. When the 8th of Dhu Al Hijjah (Yaum Al Tarwiyah) came, they went towards Mina having pit on ihram for Hajj and the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ rode and prayed at Mina the noon, afternoon, sunset, night and dawn prayers. After that he waited a little till the sun rose and gave orders for a tent of hair to be set up at Namrah. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ then sent out and the Quraish did not doubt that he would halt at Al Mash ‘ar Al Haram at Al Muzdalifah, as the Quraish used to do in the pre Islamic period but he passed on till he came to ‘Arafah and found that the tent had been setup at Namrah. There he dismounted and when the sun had passed the meridian he ordered Al Qaswa’ to be brought and when it was saddled for him, he went down to the bottom of the valley and addressed the people saying “Your lives and your property must be respected by one another like the sacredness of this day of yours in the month of yours in this town of yours. Lo! Everything pertaining to the pre Islamic period has been put under my feet and claims for blood vengeance belonging to the pre Islamic period have been abolished. The first of those murdered among us whose blood vengeance I permit is the blood vengeance of ours (according to the version of the narrator ‘Uthman, the blood vengeance of the son of Rabi’ah and according to the version of the narrator Sulaiman the blood vengeance of the son of Rabi’ah bin Al Harith bin ‘Abd Al Muttalib). Some (scholars) said “he was suckled among Banu Sa’d(i.e., he was brought up among Bani Sa’d) and then killed by Hudhail. The usury of the pre Islamic period is abolished and the first of usury I abolish is our usury, the usury of ‘Abbas bin ‘Abd Al Muttalib for it is all abolished. Fear Allaah regarding women for you have got them under Allah’s security and have the right to intercourse with them by Allaah’s word. It is a duty from you on them not to allow anyone whom you dislike to lie on your beds but if they do beat them, but not severely. You are responsible for providing them with food and clothing in a fitting manner. I have left among you something by which if you hold to it you will never again go astray, that is Allaah’s Book. You will be asked about me, so what will you say? They replied “We testify that you have conveyed and fulfilled the message and given counsel. Then raising his forefinger towards the sky and pointing it at the people, he said “O Allaah! Be witness, O Allaah! Be witness, O Allaah! Be witness! Bilal then uttered the call to prayer and the iqamah and he prayed the noon prayer, he then uttered the iqamah and he prayed the afternoon prayer, engaging in no prayer between the two. He then mounted (his she Camel) al Qaswa’ and came to the place of standing , making his she Camel Al Qaswa‘ turn its back to the rocks and having the path taken by those who went on foot in front of him and he faced the qiblah. He remained standing till sunset when the yellow light had somewhat gone and the disc of the sun had disappeared. He took Usamah up behind him and picked the reins of Al Qaswa’ severely so much so that its head was touching the front part of the saddle. Pointing with is right hand he was saying “Calmness, O People! Calmness, O people. Whenever he came over a mound (of sand) he let loose its reins a little so that it could ascend. He then came to Al Muzdalifah where he combined the sunset and night prayers, with one adhan and two iqamahs. The narrator ‘Uthamn said He did not offer supererogatory prayers between them. The narrators are then agreed upon the version He then lay down till dawn and prayed the dawn prayer when the morning light was clear. The narrator Sulaiman said with one adhan and one iqamah. The narrators are then agreed upon the version He then mounted Al Qaswa’ and came to Al Mash’ar Al Haram and ascended it. The narrators ‘Uthaman and Sulaiman said He faced the qiblah praised Allaah, declared His greatness, His uniqueness. ‘Uthamn added in his version and His Unity and kept standing till the day was very clear. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ then went quickly before the sun rose , taking Al Fadl bin ‘Abbas behind him. He was a man having beautiful hair, white and handsome color. When the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ went quickly, the women in the howdas also began to pass him quickly. Al Fadl began to look at them. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ placed his hand on the face of Al Fadl , but Al fadl turned his face towards the other side. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ also turned away his hand to the other side. Al Fadl also turned his face to the other side looking at them till he came to (the Valley of) Muhassir. He urged the Camel a little and following a middle road which comes out at the greatest jamrah, he came to the jamrah which is beside the tree and he threw seven small pebbles at this (jamrah) saying “Allah is most great” each time he threw a pebble like bean seeds. He threw them from the bottom of the valley. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ then went to the place of the sacrifice and sacrificed sixty three Camels with his own hand. He then commanded ‘Ali who sacrificed the remainder and he shared him and his sacrificial animals. After that he ordered that a piece of flesh from each Camel should be put in a pot and when it was cooked the two of them ate some of it and drank some of its broth. The narrator Sulaiman said the he mounted afterwards the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ went quickly to the House (the Ka’bah) and prayed the noon prayer at Makkah. He came to Banu ‘Abd Al Muttalib who were supplying water at Zamzam and said draw water Banu ‘Abd Al Muttalib were it not that people would take from you the right to draw water, I would draw it along with you. So they handed him a bucket and he drank from it. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1905)

اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ بِيَدِهِ فَعَقَدَ تِسْعًا ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ مَكَثَ تِسْعَ سِنِينَ لَمْ يَحُجَّ ثُمَّ أُذِّنَ فِي النَّاسِ فِي الْعَاشِرَةِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ حَاجٌّ فَقَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ بَشَرٌ كَثِيرٌ كُلُّهُمْ يَلْتَمِسُ أَنْ يَأْتَمَّ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَيَعْمَلَ بِمِثْلِ عَمَلِهِ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَخَرَجْنَا مَعَهُ حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا ذَا الْحُلَيْفَةِ فَوَلَدَتْ أَسْمَاءُ بِنْتُ عُمَيْسٍ ؓ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَأَرْسَلَتْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ كَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ؟ فَقَالَ اغْتَسِلِي وَاسْتَذْفِرِي بِثَوْبٍ وَأَحْرِمِي فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ثُمَّ رَكِبَ الْقَصْوَاءَ حَتَّى إِذَا اسْتَوَتْ بِهِ نَاقَتُهُ عَلَى الْبَيْدَاءِ قَالَ جَابِرٌ نَظَرْتُ إِلَى مَدِّ بَصَرِي مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ مِنْ رَاكِبٍ وَمَاشٍ وَعَنْ يَمِينِهِ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ وَعَنْ يَسَارِهِ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِنَا وَعَلَيْهِ يَنْزِلُ الْقُرْآنُ وَهُوَ يَعْلَمُ تَأْوِيلَهُ فَمَا عَمِلَ بِهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ عَمِلْنَا بِهِ فَأَهَلَّ بِالتَّوْحِيدِ لَبَّيْكَ اللهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ وَأَهَلَّ النَّاسُ بِهَذَا الَّذِي يُهِلُّونَ بِهِ فَلَمْ يَزِدْ عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ شَيْئًا بِهِ وَلَزِمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ تَلْبِيَتَهُ قَالَ جَابِرٌ لَسْنَا نَنْوِي إِلَّا الْحَجَّ لَسْنَا نَعْرِفُ الْعُمْرَةَ حَتَّى إِذَا أَتَيْنَا الْبَيْتَ مَعَهُ اسْتَلَمَ الرُّكْنَ فَرَمَلَ ثَلَاثًا وَمَشَى أَرْبَعًا ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ إِلَى مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَقَرَأَ {وَاتَّخِذُوا مِنْ مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّى} [البقرة 125] فَجَعَلَ الْمَقَامَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْبَيْتِ قَالَ فَكَانَ أَبِي يَقُولُ قَالَ ابْنُ نُفَيْلٍ وَعُثْمَانُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُهُ ذَكَرَهُ إِلَّا عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُهُ إِلَّا قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ وَقُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ فَاسْتَلَمَ الرُّكْنَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْبَابِ إِلَى الصَّفَا فَلَمَّا دَنَا مِنَ الصَّفَا قَرَأَ {إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَائِرِ اللهِ} [البقرة 158] نَبْدَأُ بِمَا بَدَأَ اللهُ بِهِ وَبَدَأَ بِالصَّفَا فَرَقِيَ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى رَأَى الْبَيْتَ فَكَبَّرَ وَحْدَهُ وَقَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ أَنْجَزَ وَعْدَهُ وَنَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ وَهَزَمَ الْأَحْزَابَ وَحْدَهُ ثُمَّ دَعَا بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ وَقَالَ مِثْلَ هَذَا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ إِلَى الْمَرْوَةِ حَتَّى إِذَا انْصَبَّتْ قَدَمَاهُ رَمَلَ فِي بَطْنِ الْوَادِي حَتَّى إِذَا صَعِدَ مَشَى حَتَّى أَتَى الْمَرْوَةَ فَصَنَعَ عَلَى الْمَرْوَةِ مِثْلَ مَا صَنَعَ عَلَى الصَّفَا حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ آخِرُ الطَّوَافِ عَلَى الْمَرْوَةِ قَالَ إِنِّي لَوِ اسْتَقْبَلْتُ مِنْ أَمْرِي مَا اسْتَدْبَرْتُ لَمْ أَسُقِ الْهَدْيَ وَلَجَعَلْتُهَا عُمْرَةً فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ لَيْسَ مَعَهُ هَدْيٌ فَلْيَحْلِلْ وَلْيَجْعَلْهَا عُمْرَةً فَحَلَّ النَّاسُ كُلُّهُمْ وَقَصَّرُوا إِلَّا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَمَنْ كَانَ مَعَهُ هَدْيٌ فَقَامَ سُرَاقَةُ بْنُ جُعْشُمٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَلِعَامِنَا هَذَا أَمْ لِلْأَبَدِ؟ فَشَبَّكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَصَابِعَهُ فِي الْأُخْرَى ثُمَّ قَالَ دَخَلْتِ الْعُمْرَةُ فِي الْحَجِّ هَكَذَا مَرَّتَيْنِ لَا بَلْ لِأَبَدِ آبِدٍ لَا بَلْ لِأَبَدِ آبَدٍ قَالَ وَقَدِمَ عَلِيٌّ ؓ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ بِبُدْنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَوَجَدَ فَاطِمَةَ ؓ مِمَّنْ حَلَّ وَلَبِسَتْ ثِيَابًا صَبِيغًا وَاكْتَحلَتْ فَأَنْكَرَ عَلِيٌّ ؓ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهَا وَقَالَ مَنْ أَمَرَكِ بِهَذَا؟ فَقَالَتْ أَبِي قَالَ فَكَانَ عَلِيٌّ ؓ يَقُولُ بِالْعِرَاقِ ذَهَبْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مُحَرِّشًا عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ فِي الْأَمْرِ الَّذِي صَنَعَتْهُ مُسْتَفْتِيًا لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الَّذِي ذَكَرَتْ عَنْهُ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ أَنِّي أَنْكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَتْ أَبِي أَمَرَنِي بِهَذَا فَقَالَ صَدَقَتْ صَدَقَتْ مَاذَا قُلْتَ حينَ فَرَضْتَ الْحَجَّ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أُهِلُّ بِمَا أَهَلَّ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَإِنَّ مَعِي الْهَدْيَ فَلَا تَحْلِلْ قَالَ وَكَانَ جَمَاعَةُ الْهَدْيِ الَّذِي قَدِمَ بِهِ عَلِيٌّ ؓ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ وَالَّذِي أَتَى بِهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ مِائَةً فَحَلَّ النَّاسُ كُلُّهُمْ وَقَصَّرُوا إِلَّا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَمَنْ كَانَ مَعَهُ هَدْيٌ قَالَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ التَّرْوِيَةِ وَوَجَّهُوا إِلَى مِنًى أَهَلُّوا بِالْحَجِّ فَرَكِبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَصَلَّى بِمِنًى الظُّهْرَ وَالْعَصْرَ وَالْمَغْرِبَ وَالْعِشَاءَ وَالصُّبْحَ ثُمَّ مَكَثَ قَلِيلًا حَتَّى طَلَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَأَمَرَ بِقُبَّةٍ لَهُ مِنْ شَعْرٍ فَضُرِبَتْ بِنَمِرَةَ فَسَارَ رَسُولُ اللهَ ﷺ وَلَا تَشُكُّ قُرَيْشٌ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَاقِفٌ عِنْدَ الْمَشْعَرِ الْحَرَامِ بِالْمُزْدَلِفَةِ كَمَا كَانَتْ قُرَيْشٌ تَصْنَعُ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَأَجَازَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى أَتَى عَرَفَةَ فَوَجَدَ الْقُبَّةَ قَدْ ضُرِبَتْ لَهُ بِنَمِرَةَ فَنَزَلَ بِهَا حَتَّى إِذَا زَاغَتِ الشَّمْسُ أَمَرَ بِالْقَصْوَى فَرُحِّلَتْ لَهُ فَرَكِبَ حَتَّى أَتَى بَطْنَ الْوَادِي فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ دِمَاءَكُمْ وَأَمْوَالَكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ حَرَامٌ كَحُرْمَةِ يَوْمِكُمْ هَذَا فِي شَهْرِكُمْ هَذَا فِي بَلَدِكُمْ هَذَا أَلَا إنَّ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ مِنْ أَمْرِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ تَحْتَ قَدَمِيَّ مَوْضُوعٌ وَدِمَاءَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ مَوْضُوعَةٌ وَأَوَّلُ دَمٍ أَضَعُهُ دِمَاؤُنَا قَالَ عُثْمَانُ دَمُ ابْنِ رَبِيعَةَ وَقَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ دَمُ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَقَالَ بَعْضُ هَؤُلَاءِ كَانَ مُسْتَرْضَعًا فِي بَنِي سَعْدٍ فَقَتَلَتْهُ هُذَيْلٌ وَرِبَا الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ مَوْضُوعٌ وَأَوَّلُ رِبًا أَضَعُ رِبَانَا رِبَا عَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَإِنَّهُ مَوْضُوعٌ كُلُّهُ اتَّقُوا اللهَ فِي النِّسَاءِ فَإِنَّكُمْ أَخَذْتُمُوهُنَّ بِأَمَانَةِ اللهِ وَاسْتَحلَلْتُمْ فُرُوجَهُنَّ بِكَلِمَةِ اللهِ وَإِنَّ لَكُمْ عَلَيْهِنَّ أَنْ لَا يُوطِئْنَ فُرُشَكُمْ أَحَدًا تَكْرَهُونَهُ فَإِنْ فَعَلْنَ فَاضْرِبُوهُنَّ ضَرْبًا غَيْرَ مُبَرِّحٍ وَلَهُنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ رِزْقُهُنَّ وَكِسْوَتُهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَإِنِّي قَدْ تَرَكْتُ فِيكُمْ مَا لَنْ تَضِلُّوا بَعْدَهُ إِنِ اعْتَصَمْتُمْ بِهِ كِتَابَ اللهِ وَأَنْتُمْ مَسْئُولُونَ عَنِّي فَمَا أَنْتُمْ قَائِلُونَ؟ قَالُوا نَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ بَلَّغْتَ وَأَدَّيْتَ وَنَصَحْتَ ثُمَّ قَالَ بِأُصْبُعِهِ السَّبَّابَةِ يَرْفَعُهَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَيُنَكِّبُهَا إِلَى النَّاسِ اللهُمَّ اشْهَدْ اللهُمَّ اشْهَدْ اللهُمَّ اشْهَدْ ثُمَّ أَذَّنَ بِلَالٌ ثُمَّ أَقَامَ فَصَلَّى الظُّهْرَ ثُمَّ أَقَامَ فَصَلَّى الْعَصْرَ لَمْ يُصَلِّ بَيْنَهُمَا شَيْئًا ثُمَّ رَكِبَ الْقَصْوَاءَ حَتَّى أَتَى الْمَوْقِفَ فَجَعَلَ بَطْنَ نَاقَتِهِ الْقَصْوَاءِ إِلَى الصَّخَرَاتِ وَجَعَلَ حَبْلَ الْمُشَاةِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ وَاقِفًا حَتَّى غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَذَهَبَتِ الصُّفْرَةُ قَلِيلًا حينَ غَابَ الْقُرْصُ وَأَرْدَفَ أُسَامَةَ خَلْفَهُ فَدَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَقَدْ شَنَقَ لِلْقَصْوَاءِ الزِّمَامَ حَتَّى إنَّ رَأْسَهَا لَيُصِيبُ مَوْرِكَ رَحْلِهِ وَيَقُولُ بِيَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى السَّكِينَةَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ السَّكِينَةَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ كُلَّمَا أَتَى حَبْلًا مِنَ الْحِبَالِ أَرْخَى لَهَا قَلِيلًا حَتَّى تَصْعَدَ حَتَّى أَتَى الْمُزْدَلِفَةَ فَجَمَعَ بَيْنَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ بِأَذَانٍ وَاحِدٍ وَإِقَامَتَيْنِ قَالَ عُثْمَانُ وَلَمْ يُسَبِّحْ بَيْنَهُمَا شَيْئًا ثُمَّ اتَّفَقُوا ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ فَصَلَّى الْفَجْرَ حينَ تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ الصُّبْحُ قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ بِأَذَانٍ وَإِقَامَةٍ ثُمَّ اتَّفَقُوا ثُمَّ رَكِبَ الْقَصْوَاءَ حَتَّى أَتَى الْمَشْعَرَ الْحَرَامَ فَرَقِيَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ عُثْمَانُ وَسُلَيْمَانُ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَكَبَّرَهُ وَهَلَّلَهُ زَادَ عُثْمَانُ وَوَحَّدَهُ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ وَاقِفًا حَتَّى أَسْفَرَ جِدًّا ثُمَّ دَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ وَأَرْدَفَ الْفَضْلَ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا حَسَنَ الشَّعْرِ أَبْيَضَ وَسِيمًا فَلَمَّا دَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَرَّ الظُّعْنُ يَجْرِينَ فَطَفِقَ الْفَضْلُ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِنَّ فَوَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَدَهُ عَلَى وَجْهِ الْفَضْلِ وَصَرَفَ الْفَضْلُ وَجْهَهُ إِلَى الشِّقِّ الْآخَرِ وَحوَّلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَجْهَهُ إِلَى الشِّقِّ الْآخَرِ وَصَرَفَ الْفَضْلُ وَجْهَهُ إِلَى الشِّقِّ الْآخَرِ يَنْظُرُ حَتَّى إِذَا أَتَى مُحَسِّرًا حَرَّكَ قَلِيلًا ثُمَّ سَلَكَ طَرِيقَ الْوُسْطَى الَّتِي تُخْرِجُكَ عَلَى الْجَمْرَةِ الْكُبْرَى حَتَّى إِذَا أَتَى الْجَمْرَةَ الَّتِي عِنْدَ الشَّجَرَةِ فَرَمَاهَا بِسَبْعِ حَصَيَاتٍ يُكَبِّرُ مَعَ كُلِّ حَصَاةٍ مِنْهَا بِمِثْلِ حَصَى الْحَذْفِ فَرَمَى مِنْ بَطْنِ الْوَادِي ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْمَنْحَرِ فَنَحَرَ بِيَدِهِ ثَلَاثًا وَسِتِّينَ وَأَمَرَ عَلِيًّا ؓ فَنَحَرَ مَا غَبَرَ يَقُولُ مَا بَقِيَ وَأَشْرَكَهُ فِي هَدْيِهِ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ مِنْ كُلِّ بَدَنَةٍ بِبَضْعَةٍ فَجُعِلَتْ فِي قِدْرٍ فَطُبِخَتْ فَأَكَلَا مِنْ لَحْمِهَا وَشَرِبَا مِنْ مَرَقِهَا ثُمَّ أَفَاضَ قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ ثُمَّ رَكِبَ فَأَفَاضَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ فَصَلَّى بِمَكَّةَ الظُّهْرَ ثُمَّ أَتَى بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَهُمْ يَسْقُونَ فَقَالَ انَزِعُوا بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَلَوْلَا أَنْ يَغْلِبَكُمُ النَّاسُ عَلَى سِقَايَتِكُمْ لَنَزَعْتُ مَعَكُمْ فَنَاوَلُوهُ دَلْوًا فَشَرِبَ مِنْهُ

"عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بن مُزَاحِمٍ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ كَانَ اسْتَعْمَلَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِ أَبِى عُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ الْجَرَّاحِ عَلَى حِمْصَ عُمَيْرَ بْنَ سَعْد الأَنْصَارِىّ، فَأَقَامَ بِهَا سَنَةً، فَكَتَبَ إليه عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ: (إِنَّا) بَعَثْنَاكَ عَلَى عَمَلٍ مِنْ أَعْمَالنَا فَمَا نَدْرِى أَوْفَيْتَ بِعَهْدِنَا أَمْ خُنْتَنَا؟ فَإِذَا [جَاءَكَ] كتَابِى هَذَا فَانْظُرْ مَا اجتَمَعَ عِنْدَكَ مِنَ الْفَئِ فَاحْمِلْهُ إِلَيْنَا وَالسَّلَامُ. فقام عُمَيْرٌ حِينَ انْتَهَى إِلَيْهِ الْكِتَابُ فَحَمَلَ عُكَّازَتَهُ وَعَلَّقَ فِيهَا إِدَاوتَهُ وَجِرَابَهُ فِيهِ طَعَامُهُ وقصعته فَوَضَعَهَا عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَى عُمَرَ، فَسَلَّمَ، فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامَ - (وَمَا كَادَ) أَنْ يَرُدَّ- فَقَالَ: يَا عُمَيْرُ! مَا لِى أَرَى بِكَ مِنْ سُوءِ الْحَالِ! أَمَرِضْتَ بَعْدِى؟ أَمْ بلَادُكَ بِلَادُ سُوءٍ؟ أَمْ هِى خَديعَةٌ مِنْكَ لَنَا؟ فَقَالَ عُمَيْرٌ: أَلَمْ (يَنْهَكَ) اللَّه عَنِ التَّجَسُّسِ؟ مَا تَرَى [فِىَّ] مِنْ سُوءِ الْحَالِ؟ أَلَسْتُ طَاهِرَ الدَّمِ صَحِيحَ الْبَدَنِ؟ قَدْ جِئْتُكَ بِالدُّنْيَا أَحْمِلُهَا عَلَى عَاتِقِى؟ قَالَ: يَا أَحْمَقُ! وَمَا الَّذى جِئْتَ بِهِ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا؟ قَالَ: جِرَابِى فِيه طَعَامِى، وَإِدَاوَتِى فِيهَا وَضوئِى، وَشَرَابِى، وَقَصْعَتِى فِيهَا [أغْسلُ] رَأْسِى، وَعُكَّازَتِى بِهَا [أُقَاتِلُ] عَدُوِّى وَأَقْتُلُ بِهَا حَيَّةً إِنْ عَرَضَتْ لِى! قَالَ: صَدَقْتَ يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّه! فَمَا فَعَلَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ؟ قَالَ: تَرَكْتُهُمْ يُوَحِّدُونَ وَيُصَلُّونَ، وَلَا تَسْأَلْ عَمَّا سِوى ذَلِكَ، قَالَ: فَمَا فَعَل الْمُعَاهَدُونَ؟ قَالَ: أَخَذْنَا مِنْهُمُ الْجِزْيَةَ عَنْ يدٍ وهُمْ صَاغِرُونَ، قَالَ: فَمَا فَعَلْتَ (فيمَا) أَخَذْتَ مِنْهُمْ؟ قَالَ: وَمَا أَنْتَ وَذَاكَ يَا عُمَرُ! اجْتَهدْتُ وَاخْتَصَصْتُ نَفْسى وَلَمْ آلُ، إِنِّى (لَمَّا) قَدِمْتُ بِلَادَ الشَّامِ جَمَعْتُ مَنْ بِهَا مِنَ الْمُسْلمِينَ فَاخْتَرْنَا مِنْهُمْ رِجَالًا فَبَعَثْنَاهُمْ عَلَى الصَّدَقَاتِ، فَنَظَرْنَا إِلَى مَا اجْتَمَعَ فَقَسَمْنَاهُ بَيْنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَبَيْنَ فُقَرَاءِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، فَلَوْ كَانَ عِنْدَنَا فَضْلٌ لَبَلَّغْنَاكَ، فَقَالَ: يَا عُمَيْرُ! جِئْتَ تَمْشِى عَلَى رِجْلَيْكَ؟ أَمَا كَانَ فِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ يَتَبَرَّعُ لَكَ بِدَابَّة؟ فَبِئْسَ [الْمُسْلِمُونَ] وَبِئْسَ الْمُعَاهَدُونَ! أَمَا إنِّى سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّه ﷺ يَقُولُ: (لَيَلِيَنَّهُمْ) رِجَالٌ إِنْ [هُمْ] سَكَتُوا أَضَاعُوهُمْ، وَإِنْ هُمْ تَكَلَّمُوا قَتَلُوهُمْ، وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ: لَتَأمُرُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَلَتَنْهَوُنَّ عَنِ الْمُنْكِرِ [أَوْ] لَيُسَلِّطَنَّ اللَّه عَلَيْكُمْ شِرَارَكُمْ فَيَدْعُو خِيَارُكُمْ فَلَا يُسْتَجَابُ لَهُمْ. فَقَالَ: يَا عَبْدَ اللَّه بْنَ عُمَرَ! هَاتِ صَحِيفَةً [نجدد] لِعُمَيْرٍ عَهْدًا، قَالَ: لَا وَاللَّه! لَا أَعْمَلُ لَكَ عَلَى شَىْءٍ أَبَدًا. قَالَ: لِمَ؟ قَالَ: لأَنِّى لَمْ أَنْجُ، وَمَا نَجَوْتُ لأَنِّى قُلتُ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعَهْدِ: أَخْزَاكَ اللَّه! وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّه ﷺ يَقُولُ: أَنَا وَلِىُّ خَصْم الْمُعَاهَد وَالْيَتِيم وَمَنْ خَاصَمْتُهُ (خَصَمْتُهُ) فَمَا يُؤَمَنِّنِى أَنْ يَكُونَ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ خَصْمِى يَوْمَ الْقَيَامَةِ؟ ومَنْ (خَاصَمَهُ)، خَصَمَهُ، فَقَامَ عُمَرُوَ عُمَيْرٌ إِلَى قَبْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّه ﷺ فَقَالَ عُمَيْر: السَّلَامُ عَلَيكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّه! السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْر! (مَاذَا) لَقِيتُ بَعْدَكمَا! اللَّهُمَّ أَلْحِقْنِى بِصَاحِبَىَّ لَمْ أُغيِّرْ وَلَمْ أُبِدِّلْ! وَجَعَلَ يَبْكِى عُمَرُ وَعُمَيْرٌ طَوِيلًا، فَقَالَ: يَا [عُمَيْرُ] الْحَقْ بِأَهْلِكَ، ثُمَّ قَدِمَ عَلَى عُمَرَ مَالٌ مِنَ الشَّامِ فَدَعَا رَجُلًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ يُقَالُ لَهُ: حَبِيبٌ فَصَرَّ مَائَةَ

دِينَارٍ فَدَفَعَهَا إِلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: إِيتِ بِهَا عُمَيرًا وَأَقِمْ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ، ثُمَّ ادْفَعْهَا إِلَيْهِ وَقُل: اسْتَعِنْ بِهَا عَلَى حَاجَتِكَ -وَكَانَ مَنْزِلُهُ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ مَسِيرَةَ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ- وَانْظُرْ مَا طَعَامُهُ؟ وَمَا شَرَاُبهُ؟ فَقَدِمَ حَبِيبٌ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِفِنَاءِ بَابِهِ يَتَفَلَّى، فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: إِنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤمِنِينَ يُقْرِؤكَ السَّلَامَ. قَالَ: عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَيْه السَّلَامُ. قَالَ: كَيْفَ تَرَكْتَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ؟ قَالَ: صَالِحًا، قَالَ: لَعَلَّهُ يَجُورُ فِى الْحُكْم؟ قَالَ: لَا، (قَالَ! ) فَلَعَلَّهُ يَرْتَشِى؟ قَالَ: لَا، قَالَ: فَلَعَلَّهُ يَضَعُ السَّوْطَ فِى أَهْلِ الْقِبْلَةِ، قَالَ: لَا (إِلَّا أَنَّه ضرَبَ ابْنًا لَهُ فَبَلَغَ بِهِ حَدًّا فَمَاتَ فِيهَا، اللَّهُمَّ اغَفِرْ لعُمَرَ؛ فَإِنِّى لَا أَعْلَمُ إِلَّا أنَّهُ يُحِبُّكَ وَيُحِبُّ رَسُولَكَ) وَيُحِبُّ أَنْ يُقِيمَ الْحُدُودَ، فَأَقَامَ عِنْدَهُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ يُقَدِّمُ إِلَيْهِ كُلَّ لَيْلَة قُرْصًا بِإِدَامَةِ زَيْتٍ، حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الثَّالِثِ، قَالَ: (ارحَلْ) عَنَّا فَقَدْ أَجَعْتَ أَهْلَنَا، إِنَّمَا كَانَ عِنْدَنَا فَضْلٌ آثرْنَاكَ بِهِ، فَقَالَ: هَذهِ الصُّرَّةُ أَرْسَلَ بِهَا إِلَيْكَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنْ تَسْتَعينَ بِهَا عَلَى حَاجَتِكَ، فَقَالَ: هَاتِهَا، فَلَمَّا قَبَضَهَا (عُمَيْرٌ قَالَ: ) صَحِبْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّه ﷺ فَلَمْ أُبْتَلَ بِالدُّنْيَا، وَصَحِبْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلَمْ أُبْتَلَ بِالدُّنْيَا، وَصَحِبْتُ عُمَرَ (وَشَرُّ أَيَّامِى) يَوْمَ لَقِيتُ عُمَرَ -وَجَعَلَ يَبْكِى، فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ مِنْ نَاحِيَةِ الْبَيْتِ: لَا تَبْكِ يَا عُمَيْرُ! ضَعْهَا حَيْثُ شِئْتَ: قَالَ: فَاطْرَحِى إِلَىَّ بَعْضَ خُلْقَانك، فَطَرَحَتْ إِلَيْهِ بَعْضَ خُلْقَانِهَا، فَصَرَّ الدَّنَانِيرَ بَيْنَ أَرْبَعَة وَخَمْسَة وَستَّة، فَقَسَّمَهَا بَيْنَ الْفُقَرَاءِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ حَتَّى قَسَّمَهَا كُلَّهَا، ثُمَّ قَدِمَ حَبيبٌ عَلَى عُمَرَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ الْخَبَرَ، قَالَ: مَا فَعَلَتِ الدَّنَانِيرُ؟ قَالَ: فَرَّقَهَا كُلَّهَا، قَالَ: فَلَعَلَّ (عَلَى) أَخِى دَيْنًا! قَالَ: فَاكْتُبُوا إِلَيْهِ يُقْبِلْ إِلَيْنَا، فَقَدِمَ عُمَيْرٌ عَلَى عُمَرَ، فَسَأَلَهُ، فَقَالَ يَا عُمَيْرُ مَا فَعَلَت الدَّنَانِيرُ؟ قَالَ: قَدَّمْتُهَا لنَفْسِى، وَأَقَرَضْتُهَا ربِّى، وَمَا كُنْتُ أُحِبُّ أَنْ يَعْلَمَ بِهَا أَحَدٌ، قَالَ: [يَا عَبْدَ اللَّه بن عمر! ] قُمْ فَرَحِّلْ لَهُ رَاحِلَةً مِنْ تَمْرِ الصَّدَقَة فَأَعْطهَا عُمَيْرًا، وَهَاتِ ثَوْبَيْنِ فَتَكْسُوَهُمَا إِيَّاهُ، فَقَالَ عُمَيرٌ: أَمَّا [الثّوْبَانِ] فَنَقْبَلُهُمَا وَأَمَّا التَّمْرُ فَلَا حَاجَةَ لَنَا فِيهِ، فَإِنِّى تَرَكْتُ عِنْدَ أَهْلِى صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ، وَهُو يُبَلِّغُهُمْ إِلَى يَوْمٍ مَا، فَانْصَرَفَ عُمَيْرٌ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ، فَلَمْ يَلْبَثْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا حَتَّى مَاتَ، فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ: رَحِمَ اللَّه عُمَيْرًا! ثُمَّ قَالَ لأَصْحَابه: تَمَنَّوْا، فَتَمَنَّى كُلُّ رَجُلٍ أُمْنيَّتَهُ (فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: ) وَلَكِنِّى أَتَمَنَّى أَنْ يَكُونَ رِجَالٌ مِثْلَ عُمَيْرٍ فَأَسْتَعِين بِهِم عَلَى أُمُورِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ".

"الْوَاقِدِىُّ، حَدَّثَنِى عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ يَعْقُوبَ بْنَ عُتْبَةَ يُخْبرُ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: لَمَّا نَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِمَرِّ الظَّهْرَانِ، قَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلبِ: وَا صَبَاحَ قُرَيْشٍ! وَاللهِ لَئِنْ دَخَلَهَا رَسُولُ الله ﷺ عِنْوَةً إِنَّهُ لَهَلاكُ قُرَيْشٍ آخِرَ الدَّهْرِ، قَالَ: فَأَخَذْتُ بَغْلَةَ رَسُول اللهِ ﷺ الشَّهْبَاءَ فَرَكبْتُهَا، وَقَالَ: الْتَمِسْ خِطَابًا أَوْ إِنْسَانًا أَبْعَثُ (* ) إِلَى قُرَيْشٍ يَتَلَقَّوْا ( * ) رَسُولَ الله ﷺ قَبْلَ أَنْ

يَدْخُلَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ عَنْوَةً، قَالَ: فَوَاللهِ إِنِّى لَفِى الأَرَاكِ أَبْتَغِى إِنْسَانًا إِذْ سَمِعْتُ كَلامًا يَقُولُ: وَاللهِ إِنْ رَأَيْتُ كَاللَّيْلَةِ فِى النِّيرَانِ، قَالَ: يَقُولُ بُدَيْلُ بْنُ وَرْقَاءَ: بِهَذِه () وَاللهِ خُزَاعَةُ حَاشَتْهَا الْحَرْبُ، قَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ: خُزَاعَةُ أَقَلُّ وَأَذَلُّ مِنْ أَنْ تَكُونَ هَذِهِ نِيرَانَهُمْ، وَعَشيرَتَهُمْ، قَالَ: وَإِذَا (* ) بِأَبِى سُفْيَانَ، فَقُلْتُ: أَبَا حَنْظَلَةَ؟ فَقَالَ: لَبَّيْكَ ( * ) أَبَا الْفَضْلِ، وَعَرَفَ صَوْتِى: مَا لَكَ فِدَاكَ أَبِى وَأُمِّى؟ فَقُلْتُ: وَيْلَكَ، هَذَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ (فِى عَشْرَةِ آلافٍ) ( * * ) فَقَالَ: بِأَبِى أَنْتَ وأَمِّى مَا تَأمُرُنِى؟ هلْ مِنْ حِيلَةِ؟ قُلْتُ. نَعَمْ تَركَبُ عَجُزَ هَذِهِ الْبَغْلَةِ فَتَذْهبُ بِكَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِنَّهِ وَاللهِ إِنْ ظُفِرَ بِكَ دُونَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَتُقْتَلَنَّ، قَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ: وَأَنَا وَاللهِ أَرَى ذَلكَ، قَالَ: وَرَجَعَ بُدَيْلُ وَحَكِيمٌ، ثُمَّ رَكِبَ خَلْفِى، ثُمَّ وَجَّهْتُ بِهِ، كُلَّمَا مَرَّ بِنَارٍ مِنْ نَارِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ قَالُوا: مَنْ هَذَا؟ فَإِذَا رَأَوْنِى قَالُوا: عَمُّ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى بَغْلَتِهِ، حَتَّى مَرَرْتُ بِنَارِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّاب، فَلَمَّا رَآنِى قَامَ، فَقَالَ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ فَقُلْتُ: الْعَبَّاسُ، قَالَ: فَذَهَبَ يَنْظُرُ، فَرَأَى أَبَا سُفْيَانَ خَلْفِى، فَقَالَ: أَبَا سُفْيَانَ عَدُوَّ اللهِ، الْحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِى أَمْكَنَ مِنْكَ بِلا عَهْدٍ وَلا عَقْدٍ ( * * * )، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ نَحْوَ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ يَشْتَدُّ، وَرَكَضْتُ الْبَغْلَةَ حَتَّى اجْتَمَعْنَا جَمِيعًا عَلَى بَابِ قُبَّةِ النَّبِىِّ ﷺ قَالَ: فَدَخَلتُ عَلَى النَّبِىِّ ﷺ وَدَخَلَ عُمَرُ عَلَى أَثَرِى، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ! هَذَا أَبُو سُفْيَانَ عَدُوُّ اللهِ قَدْ أَمْكَنَ الله مِنْهُ بِلا عَهْدٍ، وَلا عَقْدِ، فَدَعْنِى أَضْرِبْ عُنُقَهُ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ! إِنِّى قَدْ أَجَرْتُهُ، قَالَ: ثُمَّ لَزِمْتُ رَسُولَ اَللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ: وَاللهِ

لا يُنَاجِيهِ أَحَدٌ اللَّيْلَةَ دُونِى، فَلَمَّا أَكْثَرَ عُمَرُ فِيهِ، قُلْتُ: مَهْلًا يَا عُمَرُ! فَإِنَّهُ وَاللهِ لَوْ كَانَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِى عَدِىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ مَا قُلْتَ هَذَا، وَلَكِنَّهُ أَحَدُ بَنِى عَبْدِ مَنَافٍ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: مَهْلا يَا أَبَا الْفَضْلِ، فَوَالله لإِسْلامُكً كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَىَّ مِنْ إِسْلامِ رَجُلٍ مِنْ وَلَدً الْخَطَّاب لَوْ أَسْلَمَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اذْهبْ بِهِ () فَقَدْ أَجَرْتُهُ لَكَ، فَلْيُبيِّتْ (* ) عِنْدَكَ، حَتَّى تَمُرُّوا ( * ) بِهِ عَلَيْنَا إِذَا أَصْبَحْتَ فَلَمَّا أصْبَحْتُ غَدَوْتُ بِهِ، فَلَمَّا رآَهُ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ قَالَ: وَيْحَكَ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ! أَلَمْ يَأنِ لَكَ أَنْ تَعْلَمَ أَنْ لا إِلَه إِلا الله، قَالَ: بِأَبى أَنْتَ مَا أَحْلَمَكَ وَأَكْرَمَكَ وَأَعْظَمَ عَفْوَكَ، قَدْ كَانَ يَقَعُ فِى نَفْسِى أَنْ لَوْ كَانَ مَعَ اللهِ إِلَهٌ لَقَدْ أَغْنَى شَيْئًا، قَالَ: يَا أَبَا سُفْيَانَ أَلَمْ يَأنِ لَكَ أَنْ تَعْلَمَ أَنِّى رَسُولُ اللهِ؟ قَالَ: بِأَبِى أَنْتَ وَأَمِّى مَا أَحْلَمَكَ وَأَكْرَمَكَ وَأَعْظَمَ عَفْوَكَ، أَمَّا هَذِهِ فَوَالله إِنَّ فِى النَّفْسِ مِنْهَا لَشَيْئًا بَعْدُ، فَقَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ: فَقُلْتُ: وَيْحَكَ: اشْهَدْ أَن لا إِلَهَ إِلا الله، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ ( * * ) فَقَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّكَ قَدْ عَرَفْتَ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ وَحُبَّهُ الشَّرَفَ وَالْفَخْرَ، أَجَل ( * * * ) لَهُ شَيْئًا، قَالَ: نَعَمْ، مَنْ دَخَلَ دَارَ أبِى سُفْيَانَ فَهُوَ آمِنٌ، وَمَنْ أَغْلَقَ دَارَهُ فَهُوَ آمِنٌ، ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِلْعَبَّاسِ بَعْدَمَا خَرَجَ: احْبِسْهُ بِمَضِيقِ الْوَادِى إِلَى خَطْمِ الْجَبَلِ حَتَّى تَمُرَّ بِهِ جُنُودُ اللهِ فَيَرَاهَا، قَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ: فعَدَلْتُ بِهِ فِى مَضِيقِ الْوَادِى إِلَى خَطْمِ الْجَبَلِ، فَلَمَّا حَبَسْتُ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ قَالَ: غَدْرًا يَا بَنِى هَاشِمٍ! ، فَقَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ: إِنَّ أَهْلَ النُّبُوَّةِ لا يَغْدِرُونَ وَلَكِنْ لِى إِليْكَ حَاجَةٌ، فَقَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ: فَهَلا بَدَأتَ بِهَا أَوَّلا، فَقُلْتَ: إِنَّ لِى إِليْكَ حَاجَةً فَكَانَ أَفْرَحَ ( * * * * ) لِرَوْعِى، قَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ: أَلَمْ ( * * * * * ) أَكُنْ أَرَاكَ تَذْهَبُ هَذَا الْمَذْهَبَ وَعَبَّى رَسُولُ الله ﷺ أَصْحَابَهُ، وَمَرَّتِ

الْقَبَائِلُ عَلَى قَادَتِهَا، وَالْكَتَائِبُ عَلَى رَايَاتِهَا، فَكَانَ أَوَّلُ مِنْ قَدِمَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ خَالِدُ ابْنُ الْوَلِيدِ فِى بَنِى سُلَيِمٍ، وَهُمْ أَلْفٌ وَفيهِمْ لِوَاءٌ ويَحْمِلُهُ عَبَّاسُ بْنُ مِرْداسٍ، وَلِوَاءٌ ويَحْمِلُهُ خفَافُ بْنُ نَدْبَةَ، وَرَايَةٌ يَحْمِلُهَا الْحَجَّاجُ بْنُ عِلاطٍ، قَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ: مَنْ هَؤُلاءِ؟ قَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ: خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، قَالَ: الْغُلامُ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، فَلَمَّا حَاذَى خَالِدٌ بِالْعَبَّاسِ وَإِلَى جَنْبِهِ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ كَبَّرُوا ثَلاثًا، ثُمَّ مَضَوْا، ثُمَّ مَرَّ عَلَى أَثَرِهِ، الزُّبيْرُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ فِى خَمْسِمِائَةٍ مِنْهُمْ مُهَاجِرُونَ وَأَفْنَاءُ النَّاسِ، وَمَعَهُ رَايَةٌ، فَلَمَّا حَاذَى أَبَا سُفْيَانَ كَبَّرَ ثَلاثًا وَكَبَّرَ أَصْحَاُبهُ، فَقَالَ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ: الزُّبَيْرُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ، قَالَ: ابْنُ أُخْتِكَ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، وَمَرَّتْ نَفَرُ غِفَارٍ فِى ثَلاثِمِائَةٍ يَحْمِلُ رَايَتَهُمْ أَبُو ذَرٍّ، (وَيُقَالُ: إِيماءُ بْنُ دَحْضَةَ) () فَلَمَّا حَاذَوْهُ كَبَّرُوا ثَلاثًا، فَقَالَ: مَنْ هَؤُلاءِ؟ قَالَ: أَسْلَمُ، قَالَ: يَا أَبَا الْفَضْلِ! مَالِىَ (* ) وَلأَسْلَمَ؛ مَا كَانَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهَا تِرَةٌ ( * *) قَطُّ، قَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ: هُمْ قَوْمٌ مُسْلِمُونَ، دَخَلُوا فِى الإِسْلامِ، ثُمَّ مَرَّتْ بَنُو كَعْبِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو فِى خَمْسِمِائَةٍ يَحْمِلُ رَايَتَهُمْ بِشْرُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ، قَالَ: مَنْ هَؤُلاء؟ قَالَ: بَنُو كَعْبِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ: نَعَمْ هَؤُلاءِ حُلَفَاءُ مُحَمَّدٍ، فَلَمَّا حَاذَوْهُ كَبَّرُوا ثَلاثًا، ثُمَّ مَرَّتْ مُزَيْنَةُ فِى أَلْفٍ فِيها ثَلاثَةُ ألْوِيَةٍ وَفِيهَا مِائَةُ فَرَسٍ يَحْمِلُ أَلْوِيَتهَا النُّعْمَانُ بْنُ مُقَرِّنٍ، وَبِلالُ بْنُ الْحَارِثُ، وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو فَلَمَّا حَاذَوْهُ كَبَّرُوا، فَقَالَ: مَنْ هَؤُلاءِ؟ قَالَ: مُزَيْنَةُ، قَالَ: يَا أَبَا الْفَضْلِ! مَا لِى وَلمُزَيْنَةَ قَدْ جَاءَتْنِى تُقَعقِعُ مِنْ شَوَاهِقهَا، ثُمَّ مَرَّتْ جُهَيْنَةُ فِى ثَمَانِمائَةٍ مَعَ قَادَتِهَا فِيهَا أرْبَعَةُ أَلْوِيَةٍ: لِوَاءٌ ومَعَ أَبِى زُرْعَةَ مَعْبَدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ، وَلِوَاءٌ ومَعَ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ صَخْرٍ، وَلِوَاءٌ مَعَ رَافِع بْنِ مَكِيثٍ، وَلِوَاءٌ مَعَ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ بَدْرٍ فَلَمَّا حَاذَوْهُ كَبَّرُوا ثَلاثًا، ثُمَّ مَرَّتْ كنَانَةُ بَنُو لَيْثِ وَضَمْرَة، وَسَعْدُ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ فِى مِائَتَيْنِ يَحْمِلُ رَايَتَهُمْ أَبُو وَاقِد اللَّيْثِىُّ فَلَمَا حَاذَوْهُ كَبَّرُوا ثَلاثًا، فَقَالَ: مَنْ هَؤُلاءِ؟ قَالَ: بَنُو بَكْرٍ (قَالَ) نَعَمْ أَهْلُ شُؤْمٍ، وَاللهِ هُمُ الَّذِينَ غَزَانَا مُحَمَّدٌ بِسَبَبِهِمْ، أَمَا وَاللهِ مَا شُوورْتُ فِيهِ وَلا عَلِمْتُهُ، وَلَقدْ كُنْتُ لَهُ كَارِهًا حَيْثُ بَلَغَنِى، وَلَكِنَّهُ أَمْر

الْيَوْمَ أَذَلَّ الله قُرَيْشًا، فَأَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ حَتَّى إِذَا حَاذَى بِأَبِى سُفْيَانَ نَادَاهُ: يَا رَسُولَ الله! أَمَرتَ بقَتْلِ قَوْمِك؟ زَعَمَ سعدٌ، وَمَنْ مَعَهُ حِينَ مَرَّ بِنَا. قَالَ: يَا أَبَا سُفْيَانَ! الْيَوْمَ يَوْمُ الْمَلحَمَة (الْيَوْمَ) تُسْتَحَلُّ الْحُرمَةُ، الْيَوْمَ أَذَل الله قُرَيْشًا، وَإِنى أَنْشُدُكَ الله فِى قَوْمِكَ فَأَنْتَ أَبَرُّ النَّاسِ، وَأَوْصَلُ النَّاسِ، قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحمنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ، وَعثمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ! مَا نَأمَنُ سعدًا أَنْ تَكُونَ مِنْهُ فِى قُرَيْشٍ صَوْلَةٌ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ: يَا أَبَا لسُفْيَانَ! الْيَوْمَ يَوْمُ الْمَرحَمَة، الْيَوْمَ أعَزَّ اللهُ فِيهِ قُرَيْشًا، قَالَ: وَأَرسَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى سَعدٍ فَعَزَلَهُ وَجَعَلَ اللِّواءَ إِلَى قَيْسٍ وَرَأَى رَسُولُ الله ﷺ أَنَّ اللِّوَاءَ لَمْ يَخْرُجْ مِنْ سعدٍ حِينَ صَارَ لابْنِهِ، فَأبَى سعد أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ اللِّوَاءَ إِلا بالأمَارَة مِنَ النَّبِىّ ﷺ فأرسَلَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ إِلَيْهِ بِعِمَامَتِهِ، فَعَرَفها سَعدٌ، فَدَفَعَ اللِّوَاءَ إِلَى ابْنِهِ قَيْسٍ".

"بَيْنَمَا أَنَا في الْحَطِيمِ مُضْطَجِعًا إِذْ أَتَانِى آتٍ فَقَدَّ (أ) مَا بَيْنَ هَذِهِ إِلَى هَذِهِ، فَاسْتَخْرجَ قَلْبِى، ثُمَّ أُتِيتُ بِطَش "بطست" مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مَمْلُوءٍ إِيمَانًا فَغَسَلَ قَلْبِى بَمَاءِ زَمْزَمَ، ثُمَّ حُشِىَ ثُمَّ أُعِيدَ، ثُم أتِيتُ بَدِابَّةٍ دُون الْبَغْلِ وَفَوْق الْحِمَارِ أَبْيَض يُقَالُ له الْبُرَاقُ، يَضَعُ خَطْوَةً عِنْدَ أَقْصَى طَرَفِهِ، فَحُمِلتُ عَلَيْه، فَانْطَلَقَ بِى جبريلُ حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا فَاسْتَفْتَحَ قِيلَ: مَن هَذَا؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ، قِيلَ: وَمْن مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ: مُحَمَّد، قِيلَ: وَقَدْ أُرسِلَ إِلَيْهِ قال: نعم، قال مرحبًا به، فنعم المجئ جاء ففتح فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ فإذا آدم؟ قَالَ هذا أَبُوكَ آدَمُ فَسَلِّمَ عَلَيْهِ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَليْه فَرَدَّ السَّلَام، ثُمَّ قَاَل: مَرْحبًا بِالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِح والابن الصَّالِح ثُمَ صَعَدَ حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاء الثَّانِيَة فَاسْتَفْتَحَ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيل، قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ: مُحَمَّد، قِيلَ وَقَدْ أرسل إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا فَنِعْمَ الْمَجِئ جَاءَ فَفَتَحَ فَلَمَّا خلصتُ إِذَا بيَحْيى وَعِيسَى وَهُمَا ابْنَا الْخَالَة قَالَ: هَذَا يَحْيَى وَعِيسَى فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهمَا فَسَلَّمتُ فَرَدَّا، ثُمَّ

قَالَا: مَرْحَبًا بِالأخِ الصَّالِح والنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِح، ثُمَّ صَعَد بِى إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الثَّالِثَة فَاسْتَفْتَح فَقِيلَ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيل قِيلَ: وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ: مُحَمَّد، قِيلَ وَقَدْ أرسلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا فَنِعْم الْمَجئ جَاءَ فَفَتَح فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ إِذَا يُوسُف، قَالَ: هَذَا يُوسُف فَسَلِّم عَلَيْهِ، فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْه فَرَدَّ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: مَرْحَبًا بِالأَخِ الصَّالِح وَالنَّبِى الصَّالِحِ، ثُمَّ صَعِدَ بِى إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الرَّابِعَة فَاسْتَفْتَحَ قِيلَ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ جبريل، قيل ومن معك؟ قال: محمد، قيل أوقد أرسل إليه؟ قال: نعم، قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا، فَنعْم الْمَجِئُ جَاءَ، فَلَمَّا خَلَصتُ إِذَا إِدْرِيس، قَالَ هَذَا إدْرِيس فَسَلِّمَ عَلَيْهِ فَسَلَّمْتُ فَرَدَّ ثُمَّ قَالَ: مَرْحَبًا بِالأَخِ الصَّالِح وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ، ثُمَّ صَعِدَ بِى حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاءَ الْخَامِسَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ، قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ: جِبْرِيل، قِيلَ: وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّد قِيلَ: وَقَدْ أُرْسل إِلَيْه؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ قِيلَ: مَرْحبًا بِه فَنِعْمَ الْمَجِئ جَاءَ، فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ إِذَا هَاروُن فَسَلِّمَ عَلَيْه فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْه فَرَد ثُمَّ قَالَ: مَرْحَبًا بِالأَخِ الصَّالِحِ والنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ، ثُمَّ صَعِد بِى إِلَى السَّماء السَّادِسَة فَاسْتَفْتَحَ قِيلَ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيل، قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ: مُحَمَّد، قِيلَ: وَقَد أُرسل إلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قِيلَ: مَرْحَبًا بِهِ فَنِعْمَ الْمَجِئ جَاءَ، فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ فَإِذَا مُوَسى، قَالَ: هَذَا مُوسَى فَسَلِّمَ عَلَيْهِ، فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: مَرْحَبًا بِالأَخ الصَّالِحِ والنَّبِى الصَّالِحِ، فَلَمَّا تَجَاوَزْتُ بكَى قِيلَ لَهُ: مَا يُبْكيكَ؟ قَالَ: أَبْكى لأَنَّ غُلَامًا بُعثَ بَعْدى يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ مِنْ أمَّتِهِ أَكْثَرُ مِمَّنْ يَدْخُلها مِنْ أُمَّتِى، ثُمَّ صَعِدَ بِى إِلَى السَّماء السَّابِعَة فاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ، قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيل، قِيلَ: وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ: مُحَمَّد، قِيلَ: وَقَدْ بُعث إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قِيلَ: مَرْحَبًا بِهِ فَنِعْم الْمَجِئ جَاءَ، فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ فَإِذَا إِبْرَاهِيم، قَالَ: هَذَا أَبُوكَ فَسَلِّم عَلَيْهِ، فَسَلَّمَتُ عَلَيْه فَرَدَّ السَّلَام، فَقَالَ: مَرْحَبًا بِالنَّبِى الصَّالِح والابْنِ الصَّالِح، ثُمَّ رُفِعْتُ إِلى سِدْرَةِ الْمُنْتَهى فَإِذَا أَرْبَعَةُ أَنْهَارٍ، نَهْرَانِ بَاطِنَانِ، ونَهْرَانِ ظَاهِرَانِ، قُلْتُ: مَا هَذا يَا جِبْرِيل؟ قَالَ: أما الْبَاطِنَانِ فَنَهْرانِ فِى الْجَنَّةِ، وأَمَّا الظَّاهِرَانِ فَالنِّيلُ وَالْفُرَاتُ، ثُمَّ رُفِعْتُ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ الْمَعْمُور، فَقُلْتُ يَا جِبْرِيل: مَا هَذَا؟

قَالَ: هَذَا الْبَيْتُ الْمَعْمُورُ يَدخلهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ إِذَا خَرَجُوا مِنهُ لمْ يَعُودُوا إِلَيْه أَخِرَ مَا عَليْهِم، ثُمَ أُتيت بِإِنَاءٍ مِنْ خَمْرٍ، وَإِنَاءٍ مِنْ لَبَنٍ، وَإِنَاءٍ مِنْ عَسَلٍ، فَأَخَذْتُ اللَّبَنَ، فَقَالَ: هِىَ الْفِطْرةُ الَّتِى أَنْتَ عَلَيهَا وَأُمَّتُكَ، ثُمَّ فرِضت الصَّلاةُ عَلَىَّ خَمْسِينَ صَلَاة كُلَّ يَوْمٍ فَرَجَعْتُ فَمَرَرْتُ عَلَى مَوسَى فَقَالَ بِمَ أمرتَ؟ قُلْتُ: أمِرْتُ بَخَمْسِينَ صَلَاةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ، قَالَ: إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تَسْتطِيعُ خَمْسينَ صَلَاةً كُلَّ يَومٍ وَإِنِّى وَالله لَقَدْ جَرَّبتُ النَّاسَ قَبْلَكَ، وَعَالَجْت بَنِى إِسْرَائيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمعالَجة، فَارْجع إِلَى ربِّكَ فَاسْأَلهُ التَّخْفِيفَ لأمَّتِكَ فَرَجَعْتُ، فَوضَعَ عنِّى عَشْرًا، فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى، فَقَالَ مثله، فرجعت فَوَضَعَ عَنِّى عَشْرًا، فَرَجَعتُ إِلَى مُوْسَى فَقَالَ مِثْلَهُ فَرَجَعْتُ فَوَضَعَ عنِّى عَشْرًا، فَرَجَعَتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مِثْلَه فَرَجَعْتُ فَوَضَعَ عَنِّى عَشْرًا، فَأمْرتُ بِعَشْرِ صَلَوَات كَلَّ يوم فَقَال مِثْله، وَرَجَعْتُ فَأمِرْتُ بِخَمْسِ كُلَّ يَوْم، قَالَ: إِنَّ أُمَّتكَ لَا تَسْتطيع خَمْس صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَومٍ، وَإِنِّى جَرَّبْتُ النَّاسَ قَبْلَكَ وعَالَجتُ بَنِى إسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمعَالَجَة، فَارْجِع إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلهُ التَّخْفيف لأُمتِكَ، قُلْتُ: سَأَلْتُ رَبِّى حَتَّى اسْتَحْييتُ، وَلكن أَرضى وَأُسَلِّم، فَلَمَّا جَاوَزْتُ نَادَانِى مُنَادٍ أَمْضَيْت فَرِيضَتِى، وَخَفَّفْتُ عَنْ عِبَادِى".

"حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بن هارُونَ، أنبأنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ وَقَّاصٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: خَرَجْتُ يَوْمَ الخَنْدَقِ أَقْفُوا آثَارَ النَّاسِ، فَسَمِعْتُ وَئِيدَ الأَرضِ وَرَائِي، فَالتَفَتُّ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِسعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ وَمَعَهُ {ابْنُ} أَخِيهِ {الحَارِث} بْن أَوْسٍ يَحْمِلُ مِجَنَّهُ، فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَى الأَرْضِ، فَمَرَّ سَعْدٌ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَعْظم النَّاسِ وَأَطْوَلِهِمْ فَمَرَّ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ:

لبث قَلِيلًا يُدْرِكُ الهَيْجَا حَمَلْ ... مَا أَحْسَنَ المَوْتَ {إِذَا حَانَ الأَجَلْ}

فَقُمْتُ فَاقْتَحَمْتُ حَدِيقَةً فَإِذَا فِيها نَفَرٌ مِنَ المُسْلِمِينَ فِيهِم عُمَرُ بْنُ الخَطَّابِ [وفيهم رجل] عليه [تَسْبِغَةٌ] () لَهُ يَعْنِي المغْفَرَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: وَيْحَكِ مَا جَاءَ بِكِ؟ وَاللهِ! إِنَّكِ لَجَرِيئَةٌ وَمَا يُؤَمِّنُكِ أَنْ تَكُونَ [تَحوُّزًا] ( ) وَبَلاءً، قَالَتْ: فَمَا [زَالَ] يَلُومُنِي حَتَّى تَمَنَّيْتُ أَنَّ الأَرْضَ انْشَقَّتْ فَدَخَلْتُ فيها! فَرَفَعَ الرَّجُلُ التَّسْبِغَةَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ فَإِذَا طَلْحَةُ بْنُ

عُبَيْدِ اللهِ، فَقَالَ: يَا عُمَرُ! وَيْحَكَ قَدْ أَكْثَرْتَ] مُنْذُ اليَوْمِ وَأَيْنَ التَحَوُّز وَالفِرَارُ إِلَّا إِلَى اللهِ! فَقَالَتْ: وَيَرْمِى سَعَدًا رَجُلٌ مِنَ المُشْرِكِينَ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ، يُقَالُ لَهُ حَبَّانُ بْنُ العَرِقةِ بسهم فَقَالَ: خُذْهَا وَأَنَا ابْنُ [العَرِقَةِ]، فَأَصَابَ أَكْحَلَهُ فَقَطَعَهُ، فَدَعَا اللهَ - تَعَالَى- فَقَالَ: الَّلهُمَّ لَا [تُمِتْنِي] حَتَّى [تُقِرَّ] عَيْنِي مِنْ قُرَيْظَةَ، وَكَانُوا حُلَفَاءَهُ وَمَوَالِيهِ فِي الجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَرَقأ كُلْمُهُ ()، وَبَعَثَ اللهُ - تَعَالَى- الرِّيحَ عَلَى المُشْرِكِينَ، وَكَفَى اللهُ - تَعَالَى- المُؤْمِنِينَ القِتَالَ، فَلَحِقَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ بِتِهَامَةَ، وَلَحِقَ عُيَيْنَةُ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ بِنَجْدٍ، وَرَجَعَتْ بَنُو قُرَيْظَةَ فَتَحَصَّنُوا فِي صَيَاصِيهِمْ (* ) وَرَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى المَدِينَةِ، فَأَمَرَ بِقُبَّةٍ [فَضُربَتْ] على سَعْدٍ فِي المَسْجِدِ، وَوَضَعَ السِّلَاحَ، فَأَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ فَقَالَ: أَقَدْ وَضَعْتَ السِّلَاحَ؟ وَاللهِ مَا وَضَعَتِ المَلَائِكَةُ السِّلَاحَ، فَاخْرُجْ إِلَى بَنِي قُرَيْظَةَ فَقَاتِلْهُمْ، فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِالرَّحِيلِ، وَلَبِسَ لامَتَهُ ( * )، فَخَرَجَ فَمَرَّ عَلَى بَنِي غَنْمٍ وَكَانُوا جِيرَانَ المَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ: مَنْ مَرَّ بِكُمْ؟ قَالُوا: مَرَّ بِنَا دِحْيَةُ الكَلْبِيُّ، وَكَانَ دحية يُشْبِهُ لِحْيَتَهُ، وَسنة وجهه بِجِبْرِيل، فَأَتَاهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَحَاصَرَهُمْ خَمْسَةً وَعِشْرِينَ يَوْمًا، فَلَمَّا اشْتَدَّ حَصْرُهُمْ، وَاشْتَدَّ البَلَاءُ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَ لَهُم: انزلوا عَلَى حُكْمِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَاسْتَشَارُوا أَبَا لُبَابَةَ، فَأَشَارَ إلَيْهِمْ بِيَدِهِ إِنَّهُ الذَّبْحُ، فَقَالُوا: انْزِلُوا عَلَى حُكْمِ سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ فَنَزَلوا، وَبَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى سَعْدٍ فَحُمِلَ عَلَى حِمَارٍ لَهُ أكافٌ مِنْ لِيفٍ وخف بِهِ قَوْمُهُ، فَجَعَلُوا يَقُولُونَ: يَا أَبَا عْمرٍو حُلَفَاؤُكَ وَمَوالِيكَ، وَأَهْلُ النِّكَايَةِ، وَمَنْ قَدْ عَلِمْتَ، لَا تَرْجِعْ عَلَيْهِمْ قَوْلًا، حَتَّى إِذَا دَنَا مِنْ

دَارِهِمْ التَفَتَ إِلَى قَوْمِهِ فَقَالَ: قَدْ أَنَى () لِسَعْدٍ أَن لَّا يَخَافَ فِي اللهِ لَوْمَةَ لَائِمٍ، فَلَمَّا طَلَعَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ : قُومُوا إِلَى سَيِّدِكُمْ فَأَنْزِلُوهُ، قَالَ عُمَرُ: سَيِّدُنَا اللهُ، قَالَ: أَنْزِلُوهُ فَأَنْزَلُوهُ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ! أَحْكُمُ فِيهِمْ أَنْ يُقْتَلَ مُقَاتِلُهُمْ، وَيُسْبَي ذَرَارِيهِمْ، وَتُقَسَّمَ أَمْوَالُهُمْ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ : لَقَدْ حَكَمْتَ فِيهِمْ بِحُكْمِ اللهِ، وَحُكْمِ رَسُولِهِ. ثُمَّ دَعَا سَعْدٌ فَقَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ أَبْقَيْتَ عَلَى نَبِيِّكَ مِنْ حَرْبِ قُرَيْشٍ شَيْئًا فأبقني لَهَا، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ قَطَعْتَ الحَرْبَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهُمْ فَاقْبِضْنِي إِلَيْكَ، فانفجر كلمه، وَكَانَ قَدْ بَرَأَ حَتَّى مَا بَقِيَ مِنْهُ إِلَّا مِثْلُ الخُرْصٍ، فَرَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَرَجَعَ سَعْدٌ إِلَى قُبَّتِهِ الَّتِى كَانَ ضَرَبَ عَلَيْهِا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ: فَحَضَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ، وَكَانُوا كَمَا قَالَ اللهُ - ﷻ- رُحَمَاءُ بَيْنَهُمْ، قَالَ عَلْقَمَةُ: فَقُلْتُ: أَيْ أمه! كَيْفَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يصْنَعُ؟ قَالَتْ: كَانَتْ عَيْنُهُ لَا تَدْمَعُ عَلَى أَحَدٍ، ولكن كَانَ إِذَا وَجَدَ فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ آخِذٌ بِلِحْيَتِهِ قال محمد بن عمرو: حدثني عاصم بن عمرو بن قتادة، قَالَ: لَمَّا نَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ أَمْسَى أَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ فَقَالَ: مَنْ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ مَاتَ اللَّيْلَةَ؟ اسْتَبْشَرَ بِمَوْتِهِ أَهْلُ السَّمَاءِ؟ فَقَالَ: لَا، إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ سَعْدٌ، فَإِنَّهُ أَمْسَى دَنِفًا (* )، مَا فَعَلَ سَعْدٌ؟ قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ! قَدْ قُبِضَ، وَجَاءَهُ قَوْمُهُ فَاحْتَمَلُوهُ إِلَى دَارِهِمْ، فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الفَجْرَ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ وَخَرَجَ النَّاسُ فَبتَّ ( * *) رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ النَّاسَ مَشْيًا، حَتَّى إِنَّ شُسُوعَ نِعَالِهِمْ لَتَنْقَطِعُ مِنْ أَرْجُلِهِمْ، وَإِنَّ أَرْدِيتَهُمْ لَتَسْقُطُ عَلَى عَوَاتقِهِمْ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ! بَتَتَّ النَّاسَ!

فَقَالَ: إِنِّي أَخْشَى أَنْ تَسْبِقَنَا إِلَيْهِ المَلَائِكَةُ كَمَا سَبَقَتْنَا إِلَى حَنْظَلَةَ، قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ: فأَخْبَرَنِي أَشْعَثُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ: فَحَضَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يُغَسَّلُ، فَقَالَ: فَقَبَضَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رُكْبَتَيْهِ فَقَالَ: دَخَلَ مَلَكٌ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَجْلِسٌ فَأَوْسَعْتُ لَهُ، وَأُمُّهُ تَبْكِي وَهِي تَقُولُ:

وَيْلَ أُمّ سَعْدٍ سَعْدًا ... بَرَاعَةً وَنَجْدًا

بَعد أَيَادِيا لَهُ وَمَجْدًا ... مُقَدَّمًا سَدَّ بِهِ مَسَدًا

فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ : كُلُّ البَوَاكِي تَكْذِبْنَ إِلَّا أُمَّ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ: وَقَالَ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ لَمَّا خَرَجَ لجنازته قَالَ نَاسٌ مِنَ المُنَافِقِينَ: مَا أَخَفَّ سَرِيرَ سَعْدٍ، أَوْ جِنَازَةَ سَعْدٍ؟ ! قَالَ: فَحَدَّثَنِي سعد بن إبراهيم أن رسول الله ﷺ قال يوم مات سعد: لَقَدْ نَزَلَ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ شَهِدُوا جِنَازَةَ سَعْدٍ ما وطئوا الأَرْضَ قَبْلَ يَوْمِئِذٍ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ: فَسَمِعْتُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، وَدَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا الْفُسْطَاطَ وَنَحْنُ نَدْفِنُ وَاقِدَ ابْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ فَقَالَ: أَلَا أُحَدِّثُكُمْ بِمَا سَمِعْتُ أَشْيَاخَنَا يُحَدِّثُونَ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ يَوْمَ مَاتَ سَعْدٌ: لَقَدْ نَزَلَ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ، شَهِدُوا جنَازَةَ سَعْدٍ مَا وَطِئُوا الأَرْضَ قَبْلَ يَوْمِئِذٍ، قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ: فَأَخْبَرَنِي أبي عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: مَا كَانَ أَحَدٌ أَشَدَّ فَقْدًا عَلَى المُسْلِمِينَ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَصَاحِبَيْهِ مِنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ، قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ: وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ المُنْكَدِرِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ شُرَحْبِيلَ: أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَخَذَ قَبْضَةً مِنْ تُرَابِ قَبْرِ سَعْدٍ

يَوْمَئِذٍ فَفَتَحَهَا بَعْدُ فَإِذَا هُوَ مِسْكٌ. قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ: وَحَدَّثَنِي وَاقِدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعْدٍ، وَكَانَ وَاقِدٌ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ النَّاسِ وَأَطْوَلِهِمْ، قَالَ: دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ فَقَالَ لِي: مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ: أَنَا وَاقِدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ، قَالَ يَرْحَمُ اللهُ - تَعَالَى- سَعْدًا إِنَّكَ بِسَعْدٍ لَشَبِيهٌ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: يَرْحَمُ اللهُ سَعْدًا: كَانَ مِنْ أَجْمَلِ النَّاسِ وَأَطْوَلِهِمْ، قَالَ: بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إلى أَكَيْدِرَ دَوْمَةَ فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ بِجُبَّة دِيبَاجٍ مَنْسُوج فِيهَا ذَهَبٌ، فَلَبِسَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَامَ عَلَى المِنْبَرِ فَجَلَسَ فَلَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ فَجَعَلَ النَّاسُ يَلْمَسُونَ الجُبَّةَ وَيَتَعَجَّبُونَ مِنْهَا، فَقَالَ: أَتَعْجَبُونَ مِنْهَا؟ قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ! مَا رَأَيْنَا ثَوْبًا أَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا، قَالَ: فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِ محمد بِيَدِهِ لَمَنَادِيلُ سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ فِي الجَنَّةِ أَحْسَنُ مِمَّا تَرَوْنَ".