[Machine] Abu Tufayl said: There was a dispute between Hudayfah and a man from the people of al-Aqabah, which was something between the people. He said, "I swear by Allah, tell me about the people of al-Aqabah." So the people said to him, "Inform him," when he asked. He said, "We were informed that they were fourteen." Abu Nu'aym said, "The man said, 'We were informed that they were fourteen.'" He said, "If you are one of them," and Abu Nu'aym mentioned them, "then the people were fifteen." And I bear witness by Allah that twelve of them were warriors for the sake of Allah and His Messenger in this worldly life, and on the Day of Resurrection, the witnesses will stand. Abu Ahmad said, "The witnesses and our excuse are three." They said, "We did not hear the caller of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and we did not know what the people intended." Abu Ahmad said in his narration, "And he was in Harrah, so he left and said to the people, 'Indeed, the water is scarce, so let no one surpass me to it.' And he found a group who had surpassed him, so he cursed them that day."
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الطُّفَيْلِ قَالَكَانَ بَيْنَ حُذَيْفَةَ وَبَيْنَ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعَقَبَةِ مَا يَكُونُ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ فَقَالَ أَنْشُدُكَ اللهَ كَمْ كَانَ أَصْحَابُ الْعَقَبَةِ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْقَوْمُ أَخْبِرْهُ إِذْ سَأَلَكَ قَالَ إِنْ كُنَّا نُخْبَرُ أَنَّهُمْ أَرْبَعَةَ عَشَرَ وَقَالَ أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ كُنَّا نُخْبَرُ أَنَّهُمْ أَرْبَعَةَ عَشَرَ قَالَ فَإِنْ كُنْتَ مِنْهُمْ وَقَالَ أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ فِيهِمْ فَقَدْ كَانَ الْقَوْمُ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ وَأَشْهَدُ بِاللهِ أَنَّ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ مِنْهُمْ حَرْبٌ لِلَّهِ وَلِرَسُولِهِ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَيَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْأَشْهَادُ قَالَ أَبُو أَحْمَدَ الْأَشْهَادُ وَعَذَرْنَا ثَلَاثَةً قَالُوا مَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِيَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَمَا عَلِمْنَا مَا أَرَادَ الْقَوْمُ قَالَ أَبُو أَحْمَدَ فِي حَدِيثِهِ وَقَدْ كَانَ فِي حَرَّةٍ فَمَشَى فَقَالَ لِلنَّاسِ إِنَّ الْمَاءَ قَلِيلٌ فَلَا يَسْبِقْنِي إِلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ فَوَجَدَ قَوْمًا قَدْ سَبَقُوهُ فَلَعَنَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ