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ahmad:18068Muḥammad b. Bakr / al-Bursānī > Wuhayb b. Khālid > Ayyūb > Abū Qilābah > Abū al-Ashʿath

[Machine] If it weren't for a conversation I had heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , I would not have stood up to hear the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mention a calamity that will come close, and then a man passed by wearing fine clothes, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "On that day, he and his companions will be upon the truth and guidance." So I said, "Is this so, O Messenger of Allah?" And I turned my face towards him, so he said, "Indeed, it is Uthman."  

أحمد:١٨٠٦٨حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ يَعْنِي البُرْسَانِيَّ أَخْبَرَنَا وُهَيْبُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَشْعَثِ قَالَ قَامَتْ خُطَبَاءُ بِإِيلِيَاءَ فِي إِمَارَةِ مُعَاوِيَةَ فَتَكَلَّمُوا وَكَانَ آخِرَ مَنْ تَكَلَّمَ مُرَّةُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ فَقَالَ

لَوْلَا حَدِيثٌ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَا قُمْتُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَذْكُرُ فِتْنَةً فَقَرَّبَهَا فَمَرَّ رَجُلٌ مُتقَنَّعٌ فَقَالَ هَذَا يَوْمَئِذٍ وَأَصْحَابُهُ عَلَى الْحَقِّ وَالْهُدَى فَقُلْتُ هَذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ وَأَقْبَلْتُ بِوَجْهِهِ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ هَذَا فَإِذَا هُوَ عُثْمَانُ  


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ahmad:18060Ismāʿīl b. Ibrāhīm > Ayyūb > Abū Qilābah

[Machine] When Uthman was killed, the speechmakers in Iliya stood up. Then, a man from the companions of the Prophet Mohammed ﷺ , named Murra bin Ka'b, stood up and said, "If it weren't for a conversation that I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , I would not have stood up. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned a sedition, and I consider this to be it. Ismail then approached it with doubt." Then, a man passed by, appearing convinced, and he said, "This is the truth and his companions on that day. So, I went and held onto his shoulder and turned towards the face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, 'Is this it?' He said, 'Yes.' Then, it was Uthman."  

أحمد:١٨٠٦٠حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ قَالَ

لَمَّا قُتِلَ عُثْمَانُ قَامَ خُطَبَاءُ بِإِيلِيَاءَ فَقَامَ مِنْ آخِرِهِمْ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يُقَالُ لَهُ مُرَّةُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ فَقَالَ لَوْلَا حَدِيثٌ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَا قُمْتُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ ذَكَرَ فِتْنَةً وَأَحْسَبُهُ قَالَ فَقَرَّبَهَا شَكَّ إِسْمَاعِيلُ فَمَرَّ رَجُلٌمُتَقَنِّعٌ فَقَالَ هَذَا وَأَصْحَابُهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَى الْحَقِّ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَأَخَذْتُ بِمَنْكِبِهِ وَأَقْبَلْتُ بِوَجْهِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ هَذَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَإِذَا هُوَ عُثْمَانُ  

ahmad:18129Yazīd > Hishām > Muḥammad > Kaʿb b. ʿUjrah

[Machine] I was with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and he mentioned a trial and drew it near. Then a man passed by wearing a turban, and he said, "This person today is upon guidance." He (the Prophet) said, "So I followed him until I held onto his two fingers, and I turned his face towards me and revealed his head, and I said, 'Is this you, O Messenger of Allah?' He said, 'Yes, indeed, this is 'Uthman ibn 'Affan.'"  

أحمد:١٨١٢٩حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ قَالَ

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ فِتْنَةً فَقَرَّبَهَا فَمَرَّ رَجُلٌ مُتَقَنِّعٌ فَقَالَ هَذَا يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَى الْهُدَى قَالَ فَاتَّبَعْتُهُ حَتَّى أَخَذْتُ بِضَبْعَيْهِ فَحَوَّلْتُ وَجْهَهُ إِلَيْهِ وَكَشَفْتُ عَنْ رَأْسِهِ فَقُلْتُ هَذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَإِذَا هُوَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ  

hakim:4552Muḥammad b. Ṣāliḥ b. Hāniʾ > al-Ḥusayn b. al-Faḍl al-Bajalī > ʿAffān > Wuhayb > Ayyūb > Abū Qilābah > Abū al-Ashʿath > Murrah b. Kaʿb

[Machine] "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioning a trial that would cause poverty. Then, a masked man dressed in a garment passed by him. The Prophet ﷺ said, 'This person today is on the right guidance.' I approached him and behold, it was Uthman ibn Affan. I turned towards him and asked, 'Is it you?' He replied, 'Yes.'"  

الحاكم:٤٥٥٢حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ صَالِحِ بْنِ هَانِئٍ ثنا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْبَجَلِيُّ ثنا عَفَّانُ ثنا وُهَيْبٌ ثنا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَشْعَثِ عَنْ مُرَّةَ بْنِ كَعْبٍ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَذْكُرُ فِتْنَةً فَقَرَّ بِهَا فَمَرَّ بِهِ رَجُلٌ مُقَنَّعٌ فِي ثَوْبٍ فَقَالَ «هَذَا يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَى الْهُدَى» فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَإِذَا هُوَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ فَأَقْبَلْتُ إِلَيْهِ بِوَجْهِهِ فَقُلْتُ هُوَ هَذَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ»  

هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ الشَّيْخَيْنِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ على شرط البخاري ومسلم

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ

tabarani:16470Muḥammad b. al-Naḍr al-Azdī > Aḥmad b. Yūnus > Abū Shihāb > Hishām b. Ḥassān > Muḥammad b. Sīrīn > Kaʿb b. ʿUjrah

[Machine] I was with the Prophet ﷺ when he mentioned a trial, so he brought it closer. Then a masked man passed by and said, "This is the truth today." So, I stood up and held him by his two fingers, and I turned his face towards the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, is this him?" He said, "Yes." It was Uthman ibn Affan.  

الطبراني:١٦٤٧٠حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ الْأَزْدِيُّ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ ثنا أَبُو شِهَابٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ حَسَّانٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَة قَالَ

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ فِتْنَةً فَقَرَّبَهَا فَمَرَّ رَجُلٌ مُقَنَّعٌ فَقَالَ «هَذَا يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَى الْحَقِّ» فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَأَخَذْتُ بِضَبْعَيْهِ فَأَقْبَلْتُ بِوَجْهِهِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» فَإِذَا هُوَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ  

suyuti:564-2bAbiá Qilābah > Lammā Qutil ʿUthmān Qām Murrah b. Kaʿb
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"عَنْ أَبِى قِلَابَةَ قَالَ: لَمَّا قُتِلَ عُثْمَانُ قَامَ مُرَّةُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ فَقَالَ: لَوْلَا حَدِيثٌ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ مَا قُمْتُ، إِنَّ رَسُولَ الله ﷺ ذَكَرَ فِتْنَةً فقربها فَمَرَّ رَجُلٌ مُقَنَّعٌ بِرِدَائِهِ، فَقَاَل رَسُولُ الله ﷺ : هَذَا وَأَصْحَابُهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَى الْحَقِّ" فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَأَخذْتُ بِوَجْهِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ الله ﷺ فَقُلْتُ: هَذَا؟ قَالَ: "نَعَمْ فَإِذَا هُوَ عُثْمَانُ".  

[ش] ابن أبى شيبة