The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out in the year of al-Hudaibbiyyah with over ten hundreds of Companions and when he came to Dhu al Hulaifah. He garlanded and marked the sacrificial animals, and entered the sacred state of Umrah. He then went on with the tradition. The Prophet moved on and when he came to the mountain, pass by which one descends (to Mecca) to them, his riding-beast knelt down, and the people said twice: Go on, go on, al-Qaswa has become jaded. The Prophet (May peace be upon him) said: She has not become jaded and that is not a characteristic of hers, but He Who restrained the elephant has restrained her. He then said: By Him in Whose hand my soul is, they will not ask any me good thing by which they honor which God has made sacred without my giving them it. He then urged her and she leaped up and he turned aside from them, and stopped at the farthest side of al-Hudaibiyyah at a pool with little water. Meanwhile Budail bin Warqa al-Khuza’I came, and ‘Urwah bin Mas’ud joined him. He began to speak to the Prophet ﷺ. Whenever he spoke to the Prophet ﷺ, he caught his beard. Al Mughriah bin Shu’bah was standing beside the Prophet ﷺ.He had a sword with him, wearing a helmet. He (Al Mughriah) struck his (‘Urwah’s) hand with the lower end of his sheath, and said: Keep away your hand from his beard. ‘Urwah then raised his hand and asked: Who is this? They replied: Al-Mughirah bin Shu’bah. He said: O treacherous one! Did I not use my offices in your treachery? In pre-Islamic days Al-Mughirah bin Shu’bah accompanied some people and murdered them, and took their property. He then came (to the Prophet) and embraced Islam. The Prophet ﷺ said: As for Islam we accepted it, but as to the property, as it has been taken by treachery, we have no need of it. He went on with the tradition the Prophet ﷺ said: Write down: This is what Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, has decided. He then narrated the tradition. Suhail then said: And that a man will not come to you from us, even if he follows your religion, without you sending him back to us. When he finished drawing up the document, the Prophet ﷺ said to his Companions: Get up and sacrifice and then shave. Thereafter some believing women who were immigrants came. (Allah sent down: O yea who believe, when believing women come to you as emigrants). Allah most high forbade them to send them back, but ordered them to restore the dower. He then returned to Medina. Abu Basir a man from the Quraish (who was a Muslim), came to him. And they sent (two men) to look for him; so he handed him over to the two men. They took him away, and when they reached Dhu Al Hulaifah and alighted to eat some dates which they had, Abu Basir said to one of the men : I swear by Allah so-and-so, that I think this sword of yours is a fine one; the other drew the sword and said : Yes I have tried it. Abu Basir said: Let me look at it. He let him have it and he struck him till he died, whereupon the other fled and came to Medina, and running entered the mosque. The Prophet ( may peace be upon him) said: This man has seen something frightful. He said: I swear by Allah that my Companion has been killed, and im as good as dead. Abu Basir then arrived and said: Allah has fulfilled your covenant. You returned me to them, but Allah saved me from them. The Prophet ﷺ said: Woe to his mother, stirrer up of war! Would that he had someone (i.e. some kinsfolk). When he heard that he knew that he would send him back to them, so he went out and came to the seashore. Abu Jandal escaped and joined Abu Basir till a band of them collected.

خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ زَمَنَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ فِي بِضْعَ عَشَرَةَ مِائَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانُوا بِذِي الْحُلَيْفَةِ قَلَّدَ الْهَدْىَ وَأَشْعَرَهُ وَأَحْرَمَ بِالْعُمْرَةِ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ وَسَارَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ بِالثَّنِيَّةِ الَّتِي يُهْبَطُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْهَا بَرَكَتْ بِهِ رَاحِلَتُهُ فَقَالَ النَّاسُ حَلْ حَلْ خَلأَتِ الْقَصْوَاءُ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَا خَلأَتْ وَمَا ذَلِكَ لَهَا بِخُلُقٍ وَلَكِنْ حَبَسَهَا حَابِسُ الْفِيلِ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لاَ يَسْأَلُونِي الْيَوْمَ خُطَّةً يُعَظِّمُونَ بِهَا حُرُمَاتِ اللَّهِ إِلاَّ أَعْطَيْتُهُمْ إِيَّاهَا ثُمَّ زَجَرَهَا فَوَثَبَتْ فَعَدَلَ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّى نَزَلَ بِأَقْصَى الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ عَلَى ثَمَدٍ قَلِيلِ الْمَاءِ فَجَاءَهُ بُدَيْلُ بْنُ وَرْقَاءَ الْخُزَاعِيُّ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ يَعْنِي عُرْوَةَ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ فَجَعَلَ يُكَلِّمُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَكُلَّمَا كَلَّمَهُ أَخَذَ بِلِحْيَتِهِ وَالْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ شُعْبَةَ قَائِمٌ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَمَعَهُ السَّيْفُ وَعَلَيْهِ الْمِغْفَرُ فَضَرَبَ يَدَهُ بِنَعْلِ السَّيْفِ وَقَالَ أَخِّرْ يَدَكَ عَنْ لِحْيَتِهِ فَرَفَعَ عُرْوَةُ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالُوا الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ شُعْبَةَ فَقَالَ أَىْ غُدَرُ أَوَلَسْتُ أَسْعَى فِي غَدْرَتِكَ وَكَانَ الْمُغِيرَةُ صَحِبَ قَوْمًا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَقَتَلَهُمْ وَأَخَذَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَأَسْلَمَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَمَّا الإِسْلاَمُ فَقَدْ قَبِلْنَا وَأَمَّا الْمَالُ فَإِنَّهُ مَالُ غَدْرٍ لاَ حَاجَةَ لَنَا فِيهِ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اكْتُبْ هَذَا مَا قَاضَى عَلَيْهِ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَقَصَّ الْخَبَرَ فَقَالَ سُهَيْلٌ وَعَلَى أَنَّهُ لاَ يَأْتِيكَ مِنَّا رَجُلٌ وَإِنْ كَانَ عَلَى دِينِكَ إِلاَّ رَدَدْتَهُ إِلَيْنَا فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنْ قَضِيَّةِ الْكِتَابِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لأَصْحَابِهِ قُومُوا فَانْحَرُوا ثُمَّ احْلِقُوا ثُمَّ جَاءَ نِسْوَةٌ مُؤْمِنَاتٌ مُهَاجِرَاتٌ الآيَةَ فَنَهَاهُمُ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَرُدُّوهُنَّ وَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يَرُدُّوا الصَّدَاقَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَجَاءَهُ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ يَعْنِي فَأَرْسَلُوا فِي طَلَبِهِ فَدَفَعَهُ إِلَى الرَّجُلَيْنِ فَخَرَجَا بِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَا ذَا الْحُلَيْفَةِ نَزَلُوا يَأْكُلُونَ مِنْ تَمْرٍ لَهُمْ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ لأَحَدِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَرَى سَيْفَكَ هَذَا يَا فُلاَنُ جَيِّدًا فَاسْتَلَّهُ الآخَرُ فَقَالَ أَجَلْ قَدْ جَرَّبْتُ بِهِ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ أَرِنِي أَنْظُرْ إِلَيْهِ فَأَمْكَنَهُ مِنْهُ فَضَرَبَهُ حَتَّى بَرَدَ وَفَرَّ الآخَرُ حَتَّى أَتَى الْمَدِينَةَ فَدَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ يَعْدُو فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَقَدْ رَأَى هَذَا ذُعْرًا فَقَالَ قَدْ قُتِلَ وَاللَّهِ صَاحِبِي وَإِنِّي لَمَقْتُولٌ فَجَاءَ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ فَقَالَ قَدْ أَوْفَى اللَّهُ ذِمَّتَكَ فَقَدْ رَدَدْتَنِي إِلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ نَجَّانِي اللَّهُ مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَيْلَ أُمِّهِ مِسْعَرَ حَرْبٍ لَوْ كَانَ لَهُ أَحَدٌ فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ عَرَفَ أَنَّهُ سَيَرُدُّهُ إِلَيْهِمْ فَخَرَجَ حَتَّى أَتَى سِيفَ الْبَحْرِ وَيَنْفَلِتُ أَبُو جَنْدَلٍ فَلَحِقَ بِأَبِي بَصِيرٍ حَتَّى اجْتَمَعَتْ مِنْهُمْ عِصَابَةٌ

“And turn not away those who invoke their Lord, morning and afternoon...” up to His saying: “...and thus become of the unjust.” [6:52] He said: “Aqra’ bin Habis At-Tamimi and ‘Uyainah bin Hisn Al-Fazri came and found the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with Suhaib, Bilal, ‘Ammar and Khabbab, sitting with some of the believers who were weak (i.e., socially). When they saw them around the Prophet ﷺ they looked down on them. They took him aside and said: ‘We want you to sit with us along, so that the ‘Arabs will recognize our superiority. If the delegations of the Arabs come to you we will feel ashamed if the Arabs see us with these slaves. So, when we come to you, make them get up from your presence, then when we have finished, sit with them if you wish.’ He said: ‘Yes.’ They said: ‘Write a document for us (binding you to that).’ So he called for a piece of paper and he called ‘Ali to write, and we were sitting in a corner. Then Jibra’il (as), came down and said: “And turn not away those who invoke their Lord, morning and afternoon seeking His Face. You are accountable for them in nothing, and they are accountable for you in nothing, that you may turn them away, and thus become of the unjust.” [6:52] Then he mentioned Aqra’ bin Habis and ‘Uyaynah bin Hisn, then he said: “Thus We have tried some of them with others, that they might say: ‘Is it these (poor believers) whom Allah has favored from amongst us?’ Does not Allah know best those who are grateful.” [6:53] Then he said: “When those who believe in Our Ayat come to you, say: Salamun ‘Alaykum (peace be on you); your Lord has written (prescribed) mercy for Himself”.” [6:54] He said: “Then we got so close to him that our knees were touching his, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting with us. When he wanted to get up, he stood up and left us. Then Allah revealed: “And keep yourself patiently with those who call on their Lord morning and afternoon, seeking His Face; and let not your eyes overlook them,” – and do not sit with the nobles – “desiring the pomp and glitter of the life of the world; and obey not him whose heart We have made heedless of Our remembrance,” – meaning ‘Uyainah and Aqra’ – “and who follows his own lusts, and those affair (deeds) has been lost” [18:28] He said: ‘May they be doomed.’ He said: ‘May ‘Uyainah and Aqra’ be doomed.’ Then he made the parable for them of two men and the parable of this world. Khabbab said: “We used to sit with the Prophet ﷺ and if the time came for him to leave, we would get up and leave him, then he would leave.”

عَنْ أَبِي سَعْدٍ الأَزْدِيِّ وَكَانَ قَارِئَ الأَزْدِ عَنْ أَبِي الْكَنُودِ عَنْ خَبَّابٍ فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى {وَلاَ تَطْرُدِ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ بِالْغَدَاةِ وَالْعَشِيِّ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {فَتَكُونَ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ} قَالَ جَاءَ الأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ التَّمِيمِيُّ وَعُيَيْنَةُ بْنُ حِصْنٍ الْفَزَارِيُّ فَوَجَدُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَعَ صُهَيْبٍ وَبِلاَلٍ وَعَمَّارٍ وَخَبَّابٍ قَاعِدًا فِي نَاسٍ مِنَ الضُّعَفَاءِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُمْ حَوْلَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ حَقَرُوهُمْ فَأَتَوْهُ فَخَلَوْا بِهِ وَقَالُوا إِنَّا نُرِيدُ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ لَنَا مِنْكَ مَجْلِسًا تَعْرِفُ لَنَا بِهِ الْعَرَبُ فَضْلَنَا فَإِنَّ وُفُودَ الْعَرَبِ تَأْتِيكَ فَنَسْتَحْيِي أَنْ تَرَانَا الْعَرَبُ مَعَ هَذِهِ الأَعْبُدِ فَإِذَا نَحْنُ جِئْنَاكَ فَأَقِمْهُمْ عَنْكَ فَإِذَا نَحْنُ فَرَغْنَا فَاقْعُدْ مَعَهُمْ إِنْ شِئْتَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالُوا فَاكْتُبْ لَنَا عَلَيْكَ كِتَابًا قَالَ فَدَعَا بِصَحِيفَةٍ وَدَعَا عَلِيًّا لِيَكْتُبَ وَنَحْنُ قُعُودٌ فِي نَاحِيَةٍ فَنَزَلَ جِبْرَائِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَقَالَ {وَلاَ تَطْرُدِ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ بِالْغَدَاةِ وَالْعَشِيِّ يُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَهُ مَا عَلَيْكَ مِنْ حِسَابِهِمْ مِنْ شَىْءٍ وَمَا مِنْ حِسَابِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ شَىْءٍ فَتَطْرُدَهُمْ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ} ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الأَقْرَعَ بْنَ حَابِسٍ وَعُيَيْنَةَ بْنَ حِصْنٍ فَقَالَ {وَكَذَلِكَ فَتَنَّا بَعْضَهُمْ بِبَعْضٍ لِيَقُولُوا أَهَؤُلاَءِ مَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ بَيْنِنَا أَلَيْسَ اللَّهُ بِأَعْلَمَ بِالشَّاكِرِينَ} ثُمَّ قَالَ {وَإِذَا جَاءَكَ الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِآيَاتِنَا فَقُلْ سَلاَمٌ عَلَيْكُمْ كَتَبَ رَبُّكُمْ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ الرَّحْمَةَ } قَالَ فَدَنَوْنَا مِنْهُ حَتَّى وَضَعْنَا رُكَبَنَا عَلَى رُكْبَتِهِ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَجْلِسُ مَعَنَا فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَقُومُ قَامَ وَتَرَكَنَا فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ {وَاصْبِرْ نَفْسَكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ بِالْغَدَاةِ وَالْعَشِيِّ يُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَهُ وَلاَ تَعْدُ عَيْنَاكَ عَنْهُمْ} وَلاَ تُجَالِسِ الأَشْرَافَ {تُرِيدُ زِينَةَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَلاَ تُطِعْ مَنْ أَغْفَلْنَا قَلْبَهُ عَنْ ذِكْرِنَا} يَعْنِي عُيَيْنَةَ وَالأَقْرَعَ {وَاتَّبَعَ هَوَاهُ وَكَانَ أَمْرُهُ فُرُطًا } قَالَ هَلاَكًا قَالَ أَمْرُ عُيَيْنَةَ وَالأَقْرَعِ ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ لَهُمْ مَثَلَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ وَمَثَلَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا قَالَ خَبَّابٌ فَكُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَإِذَا بَلَغْنَا السَّاعَةَ الَّتِي يَقُومُ فِيهَا قُمْنَا وَتَرَكْنَاهُ حَتَّى يَقُومَ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ spent ten years following the pilgrims in their dwellings during the pilgrimage season, at Majannah, at 'Ukaz, and in their dwellings in Mina. He would say, "Who will give me shelter? Who will assist me until I deliver the messages of my Lord, and paradise will be theirs?" He did not find anyone who would assist and shelter him. Even when a man would leave Muzdalifah or Yemen and come to their people, they would say, "Beware of the youth from Quraysh, he will lead you astray," while he walked among them and called them to Allah, pointing at them with his fingers. Until Allah sent us to him from Yathrib, a man came to him and believed in him, and he recited the Quran to him, then he returned to his family and they accepted Islam. Soon, there was no house in the dwellings of Yathrib except that it had a group of Muslims who openly displayed Islam. Then Allah completed His favor upon us, and we gathered together, seventy men from our community, and we said, "How long will the Messenger of Allah ﷺ be expelled in the mountains of Makkah and live in fear?" So we set out until we reached him during the pilgrimage season, and we made an appointment with the people of Aqabah. His uncle, Al-Abbas, said to him, "O nephew, I do not know who these people are who have come to you. I am familiar with the people of Yathrib, so we gathered with them, one man and two men. When Al-Abbas saw our faces, he said, 'These are unknown people, they are young.' We said, 'O Messenger of Allah, why should we swear allegiance to you?' He said, 'Swear allegiance to me on hearing and obeying, in times of both energy and laziness, in easy and difficult times, in promoting what is good and forbidding what is evil, and in defending me if I come to Yathrib, even if it means denying yourselves, your wives, and your children. Paradise will be yours.' So we gave him our pledge, and As'ad bin Zurarah, who was the youngest of the seventy, took his hand and said, 'By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, remove your hand from us. We will not abandon this pledge, nor will we revoke it.' So we went to him one by one, and each of us pledged allegiance to him on the terms of al-Abbas, and in return, he bestowed paradise upon us."

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ لَبِثَ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ يَتَّبِعُ الْحَاجَّ فِي مَنَازِلِهِمْ فِي الْمَوْسِمِ وَبِمَجَنَّةٍ وَبِعُكَاظٍ وَبِمَنَازِلِهِمْ بِمِنًى يَقُولُ مَنْ يُؤْوِينِي مَنْ يَنْصُرُنِي حَتَّى أُبَلِّغَ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّي وَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ؟ فَلَا يَجِدُ أَحَدًا يَنْصُرُهُ وَيُؤْوِيهِ حَتَّى إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ يَرْحَلُ مِنْ مُضَرَ أَوْ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ إِلَى ذِي رَحِمِهِ فَيَأْتِيهِ قَوْمُهُ فَيَقُولُونَ احْذَرْ غُلَامَ قُرَيْشٍ لَا يَفْتِنُكَ وَيَمْشِي بَيْنَ رِحَالِهِمْ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى اللهِ ﷻ يُشِيرُونَ إِلَيْهِ بِالْأَصَابِعِ حَتَّى بَعَثَنَا اللهُ ﷻ لَهُ مِنْ يَثْرِبَ فَيَأْتِيهِ الرَّجُلُ فَيُؤْمِنُ بِهِ فَيُقْرِئُهُ الْقُرْآنَ فَيَنْقَلِبُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَيُسْلِمُونَ بِإِسْلَامِهِ حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ دَارٌ مِنْ دُورِ يَثْرِبَ إِلَّا فِيهَا رَهْطٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يُظْهِرُونَ الْإِسْلَامَثُمَّ بَعَثَنَا اللهُ ﷻ فَأْتَمَرْنَا وَاجْتَمَعْنَا سَبْعُونَ رَجُلًا مِنَّا فَقُلْنَا حَتَّى مَتَى نَذَرُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُطْرَدُ فِي جِبَالِ مَكَّةَ وَيَخَافُ فَرَحَلْنَا حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي الْمَوْسِمِ فَوَاعَدْنَاهُ شِعْبَ الْعَقَبَةِ فَقَالَ عَمُّهُ الْعَبَّاسُ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي إِنِّي لَا أَدْرِي مَا هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمُ الَّذِينَ جَاءُوكَ؟ إِنِّي ذُو مَعْرِفَةٍ بِأَهْلِ يَثْرِبَ فَاجْتَمَعْنَا عِنْدَهُ مِنْ رَجُلٍ وَرَجُلَيْنِ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ الْعَبَّاسُ فِي وُجُوهِنَا قَالَ هَؤُلَاءِ قَوْمٌ لَا أَعْرِفُهُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ أَحْدَاثٌ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ عَلَامَ نُبَايِعُكَ؟ قَالَ تُبَايِعُونِي عَلَى السَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ فِي النَّشَاطِ وَالْكَسَلِ وَعَلَى النَّفَقَةِ فِي الْعُسْرِ وَالْيُسْرِ وَعَلَى الْأَمْرِ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَالنَّهْيِ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَعَلَى أَنْ تَقُولُوا فِي اللهِ لَا تَأْخُذُكُمْ فِيهِ لَوْمَةُ لَائِمٍ وَعَلَى أَنْ تَنْصُرُونِي إِذَا قَدِمْتُ يَثْرِبَ فَتَمْنَعُونِي مِمَّا تَمْنَعُونَ مِنْهُ أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَأَزْوَاجَكُمْ وَأَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَلَكُمُ الْجَنَّةُ فَقُمْنَا نُبَايِعُهُ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ وَهُوَ أَصْغَرُ السَّبْعِينَ فَقَالَ رُوَيْدًا يَا أَهْلَ يَثْرِبَ إِنَّا لَمْ نَضْرِبْ إِلَيْهِ أَكْبَادَ الْمَطِيِّ إِلَّا وَنَحْنُ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ إِنَّ إِخْرَاجَهُ الْيَوْمَ مُفَارَقَةُ الْعَرَبِ كَافَّةً وَقَتْلُ خِيَارِكُمْ وَأَنْ تَعَضَّكُمُ السُّيُوفُ فَإِمَّا أَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ تَصْبِرُونَ عَلَى السُّيُوفِ إِذَا مَسَّتْكُمْ وَعَلَى قَتْلِ خِيَارِكُمْ وَعَلَى مُفَارَقَةِ الْعَرَبِ كَافَّةً فَخُذُوهُ وَأَجْرُكُمْ عَلَى اللهِ وَإِمَّا أَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ تَخَافُونَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ خِيفَةً فَذَرُوهُ فَهُوَ أَعْذَرُ عِنْدَ اللهِقَالَوا يَا أَسْعَدُ بْنَ زُرَارَةَ أَمِطْ عَنَّا يَدَكَ فَوَاللهِ لَا نَذَرُ هَذِهِ الْبَيْعَةَ وَلَا نَسْتَقِيلُهَا فَقُمْنَا إِلَيْهِ رَجُلًا رَجُلًا يَأْخُذُ عَلَيْنَا بِشُرْطَةِ الْعَبَّاسِ وَيُعْطِينَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ الْجَنَّةَ

[Machine] That Ibrahim, when he migrated to the land of Sham and they expelled him from there, he departed and with him was Sarah. She said to him, "Indeed, I have gifted myself to you." Then Allah inspired to him to marry her, and it was the first revelation that was sent to him, and Lot believed in it, as did his people in his lineage. He said, "Indeed, I am migrating to my Lord. Indeed, He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise." So they expelled him from Babylonia to the sacred land until he reached Harran, and they expelled him from there until they brought him to the Jordan River, which contained a strong giant among the giants, but Allah destroyed him. Then Ibrahim returned to Sham, and with him was Lot. Allah informed Lot and sent him as a messenger and a caller to Allah in the cities known as the "mou'tafaqat", with Sodom being the greatest among them, followed by Amoud, Aram, Sa'our, and Sabour. The people of these cities numbered four thousand thousand men. Lot stayed in Sodom for twenty-five years, commanding them, forbidding them, and inviting them to Allah and to worship Him, and he left what they were engaged in of immorality and abominations. It was obligatory on Lot to offer hospitality to his guests, just as it was obligatory on Ibrahim and Ismael. But his people did not host anyone, rather, they only approached the men from the worlds and called the women. Allah denounced them for this through the tongue of their Prophet in the Quran, saying, "Do you approach men among the worlds and leave what your Lord has created for you as wives?" Then Wahb and Abdullah bin Abbas mentioned that which led them to have relations with men without women. They had gardens and fruits in their homes, as well as gardens and fruits on the outskirts of the road. Then they were afflicted with severe drought and hunger. So some of them said to others, "If you refrain from giving away your fruits to the travelers, you will have provisions for yourselves." They asked how they could do that, so some of them suggested to abduct any stranger they found in their land and marry him, claiming him as their own. They would take him and grab him. Thus, whenever people came upon them, they did this to them. This became their practice until Iblis went to those mountains in the form of a beautiful and radiant young boy. The people saw him and admired him, so they adored him, married him, took him, and grabbed him. Then he left. People would not come to them except that they would do the same to them. This became their practice until Allah sent Lot to them, forbidding them from doing this and warning them of punishment. They sought his forgiveness, and he said, "O my people, you have committed the obscenity that no one in the worlds has committed before you." Then the rest of the narration continues as narrated by Ibn Abbas, but it was not mentioned by Al-Dhahabi in his summary.

أَنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لَمَّا هَاجَرَ إِلَى أَرْضِ الشَّامِ وَأَخْرَجُوهُ مِنْهَا طَرِيدًا فَانْطَلَقَ وَمَعَهُ سَارَةُ وَقَالَتْ لَهُ إِنِّي قَدْ وَهَبَتْ نَفْسِي فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ تَتَزَوَّجَهَا فَكَانَ أَوَّلَ وَحْيٍ أَنْزَلَهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآمَنَ بِهِ لُوطٌ فِي رَهْطٍ مَعَهُ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ وَقَالَ إِنِّي مُهَاجِرٌ إِلَى رَبِّي إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ فَأَخْرَجُوهُ مِنْ أَرْضِ بَابِلَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ الْمُقَدَّسَةِ حَتَّى وَرَدَ حَرَّانَ فَأَخْرَجُوهُ مِنْهَا حَتَّى دَفَعُوا إِلَى الْأُرْدُنِّ وَفِيهَا جَبَّارٌ مِنَ الْجَبَّارِينَ حَتَّى قَصَمَهُ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ رَجَعَ إِلَى الشَّامِ وَمَعَهُ لُوطٌ فَنَبَأَ اللَّهُ لُوطًا وَبَعْثَهُ إِلَى الْمُؤْتَفِكَاتِ رَسُولًا وَدَاعِيًا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَهِيَ خَمْسَةُ مَدَائِنَ أَعْظَمُهَا سَدُومُ ثُمَّ عَمُودُ ثُمَّ أَرُومُ ثُمَّ صَعُورُ ثُمَّ صَابُورُ وَكَانَ أَهْلُ هَذِهِ الْمَدَائِنِ أَرْبَعَةَ آلَافِ أَلْفَ إِنْسَانٍ فَنَزَلَ لُوطٌ سَدُومًا فَلَبِثَ فِيهِمْ بِضْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً يَأْمُرُهُمْ وَيَنْهَاهُمْ وَيَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَإِلَى عِبَادَتِهِ وَتَرَكَ مَا هُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْفَوَاحِشِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ وَكَانَتِ الضِّيَافَةُ مُفْتَرَضَةً عَلَى لُوطٍ كَمَا افْتُرِضَتْ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ فَكَانَ قَوْمُهُ لَا يُضِيفُونَ أَحَدًا وَكَانُوا يَأْتُونَ الذُّكْرَانَ مِنَ الْعَالَمِينَ وَيَدْعُونَ النِّسَاءَ فَعَيَّرَهُمُ اللَّهُ بِذَلِكَ عَلَى لِسَانِ نَبِيِّهِمْ فِي الْقُرْآنِ فَقَالَ {أَتَأْتُونَ الذُّكْرَانَ مِنَ الْعَالَمِينَ وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِكُمْ} [الشعراء 166] قَالَ وَهْبٌ وَذَكَرَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ الَّذِي حَمَلَهُمْ عَلَى إِتْيَانِ الرِّجَالِ دُونَ النِّسَاءِ أَنَّهُمْ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ بَسَاتِينُ وَثِمَارٌ فِي مَنَازِلِهِمْ وَبَسَاتِينَ وَثِمَارٌ خَارِجَةً عَلَى ظَهْرِ الطَّرِيقِ وَأَنَّهُمْ أَصَابَهُمْ قَحْطٌ شَدِيدٌ وَجُوعٌ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ إِنْ مَنَعْتُمْ ثِمَارَكُمْ هَذِهِ الظَّاهِرَةَ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ السَّبِيلِ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِيهَا مَعَاشٌ فَقَالُوا كَيْفَ نَمْنَعُهَا فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ فَقَالُوا اجْعَلُوا سُنَّتُكُمْ فِيهَا مَنْ وَجَدْتُمُوهُ فِي بِلَادِكُمْ غَرِيبًا لَا تَعْرِفُوهُ فَاسْلُبُوهُ وَانْكِحُوهُ وَاسْحَبُوهُ فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ لَا يَطَئُونَ بِلَادَكُمْ إِذَا فَعَلْتُمْ ذَلِكَ فَجَاءَهُمْ إِبْلِيسُ عَلَى تِلْكَ الْجِبَالِ فِي هَيْئَةِ صَبِيٍّ وَضِيءٍ أَحْلَى صَبِيٍّ رَآهُ النَّاسُ وَأَوْسَمَهُ فَعَمَدُوهُ فَنَكَحُوهُ وَسَلَبُوهُ وَسَحَبُوهُ ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ فَكَانَ لَا يَأْتِيهِمْ مِنَ النَّاسِ إِلَّا فَعَلُوا بِهِ فَكَانَ تِلْكَ سُنَّتُهُمْ حَتَّى بَعَثَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِمْ لُوطًا فَنَهَاهُمْ لُوطٌ عَنْ ذَلِكَ وَحَذَّرَهُمُ الْعَذَابَ وَاعْتَذَرَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ يَا قَوْمِ إِنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ الْفَاحِشَةَ مَا سَبَقَكُمْ بِهَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِنَ الْعَالَمِينَ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ بَاقِي الْحَدِيثَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍسكت عنه الذهبي في التلخيص

[Machine] Indeed, the Prophet ﷺ spent ten years following people in their homes during the season of Manazil, Muzdalifah, and 'Ukaz. He would ask, "Who will shelter me? Who will support me until I convey the messages of my Lord, and for him is Paradise?" Yet, he would find no one to support him or shelter him. And there would be a man who would leave from Egypt or Yemen to bring him back to his people, and they would warn him, "Beware of the young Quraishi boy who will tempt you." He would walk among their tents, calling them to Allah Almighty, and they would point at him with their fingers. Then Allah sent us from Yathrib (Medina), and the man from among us would meet him, believe in him, and teach him the Quran. He would then return to his people, and they would embrace Islam until there was not a single house among the houses of the Ansar without Muslims in it. We sent a message to Allah, and He allowed us to gather and meet. We said, "How long will the Messenger of Allah ﷺ be expelled in the mountains of Makkah and live in fear?" So we set out until we reached him in Muzdalifah during the pilgrimage season. We made an agreement with him at 'Aqabah, and his uncle, al-'Abbas, said to him, "O son of my brother, I do not know who these people who have come to you are. I have knowledge of the people of Yathrib, so we gathered with a man, and when al-'Abbas looked at our faces, he said, 'These are people we do not know. They are young men.' So we said, 'O Messenger of Allah, what do we pledge allegiance to you on?' He said, 'Pledge allegiance to me on hearing and obeying, in times of energy and times of laziness, on spending in times of ease and times of hardship, on commanding good and forbidding evil, and on not blaming us for what we do in the name of Allah. Pledge allegiance to me on supporting me when I come to you, and withholding from what you withhold from yourselves, your wives, and your children. And for you is Paradise.' So we pledged allegiance to him, and Sa'd bin Zurarah, the youngest among the seventy, took his hand and said, 'O people of Yathrib, none of us withholds his hand from this pledge, and we will never quit it.' So we went to him, each man one by one, and he took our pledge to grant us Paradise."

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ لَبِثَ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ يَتْبَعُ النَّاسَ فِي مَنَازِلِهِمْ فِي الْمَوْسِمِ وَمَجَنَّةِ وَعُكَاظٍ وَمَنَازِلِهِمْ مِنْ مِنَىً «مَنْ يُؤْوِينِي مَنْ يَنْصُرُنِي حَتَّى أُبَلِّغَ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّي فَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ؟» فَلَا يَجِدُ أَحَدًا يَنْصُرُهُ وَلَا يُؤْوِيَهُ حَتَّى إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَرْحَلُ مِنْ مِصْرَ أَوْ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ إِلَى ذِي رَحِمِهِ فَيَأْتِيهِ قَوْمُهُ فَيَقُولُونَ لَهُ احْذَرْ غُلَامَ قُرَيْشٍ لَا يَفْتِنَّنَكَ وَيَمْشِي بَيْنَ رِحَالِهِمْ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ ﷻ يُشِيرُونَ إِلَيْهِ بِالْأَصَابِعِ حَتَّى بَعَثَنَا اللَّهُ مِنْ يَثْرِبَ فَيَأْتِيهِ الرَّجُلُ مِنَّا فَيُؤْمِنُ بِهِ وَيُقْرِئُهُ الْقُرْآنَ فَيَنْقَلِبُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَيُسْلِمُونَ بِإِسْلَامِهِ حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ دَارٌ مِنْ دُورِ الْأَنْصَارِ إِلَّا وَفِيهَا رَهْطٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يُظْهِرُونَ الْإِسْلَامَ وَبَعَثَنَا اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ فَائْتَمَرْنَا وَاجْتَمَعْنَا وَقُلْنَا حَتَّى مَتَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُطْرَدُ فِي جِبَالِ مَكَّةَ وَيَخَافُ فَرَحَلْنَا حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي الْمَوْسِمِ فَوَاعَدَنَا بَيْعَةَ الْعَقَبَةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَمُّهُ الْعَبَّاسُ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي لَا أَدْرِي مَا هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمُ الَّذِينَ جَاءُوكَ إِنِّي ذُو مَعْرِفَةٍ بِأَهْلِ يَثْرِبَ فَاجْتَمَعْنَا عِنْدَهُ مِنْ رَجُلٍ وَرَجُلَيْنِ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ الْعَبَّاسُ فِي وُجُوهِنَا قَالَ هَؤُلَاءِ قَوْمٌ لَا نَعْرِفُهُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ أَحْدَاثٌ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَلَى مَا نُبَايِعُكَ؟ قَالَ «تُبَايعُونِي عَلَى السَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ فِي النَّشَاطِ وَالْكَسَلِ وَعَلَى النَّفَقَةِ فِي الْعُسْرِ وَالْيُسْرِ وَعَلَى الْأَمْرِ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَالنَّهْيِ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَعَلَى أَنْ تَقُولُوا فِي اللَّهِ لَا تَأْخُذْكُمْ لَوْمَةُ لَائِمٍ وَعَلَى أَنْ تَنْصُرُونِيَ إِذَا قَدِمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَتَمْنَعُونِي مِمَّا تَمْنَعُونَ عَنْهُ أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَأَزْوَاجَكُمْ وَأَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَلَكُمُ الْجَنَّةُ» فَقُمْنَا نُبَايِعُهُ وَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ وَهُوَ أَصْغَرُ السَّبْعِينَ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ رُوَيْدًا يَا أَهْلَ يَثْرِبَ إِنَّا لَمْ نَضْرِبْ إِلَيْهِ أَكْبَادَ الْمَطِيِّ إِلَّا وَنَحْنُ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَأَنَّ إِخْرَاجَهُ الْيَوْمَ مُفَارَقَةُ الْعَرَبِ كَافَّةً وَقَتْلُ خِيَارِكُمْ وَأَنَّ يَعَضَّكُمُ السَّيْفُ فَإِمَّا أَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ تَصْبِرُونَ عَلَيْهَا إِذَا مَسَّتْكُمْ وَعَلَى قَتْلِ خِيَارِكُمْ وَمُفَارَقَةِ الْعَرَبِ كَافَّةً فَخُذُوهُ وَأَجْرُكُمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَإِمَّا أَنْتُمْ تَخَافُونَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ خِيفَةً فَذَرُوهُ فَهُوَ عُذْرٌ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ ﷻ فَقَالُوا يَا أَسْعَدُ أَمِطْ عَنَّا يَدَكَ فَوَاللَّهِ لَا نَذَرُ هَذِهِ الْبَيْعَةَ وَلَا نَسْتَقِيلُهَا قَالَ فَقُمْنَا إِلَيْهِ رَجُلًا رَجُلًا فَأَخَذَ عَلَيْنَا لِيُعْطِيَنَا بِذَلِكَ الْجَنَّةَ

[Machine] He gathered them all that day, and it was nothing but existence until the Day of Resurrection. Then He made them souls, then formed them and gave them the power of speech. And He took from them the covenant and the pledge, and He made them testify upon themselves, "Am I not your Lord?" They said, "Yes, we testify." [This] lest you should say on the Day of Resurrection, "Indeed, we were unaware of this." Or [lest] you say, "It was only that our fathers associated [others in worship] before, and we were but descendants after them. Then would You destroy us for what the falsifiers have done?" [Allah] said, "I swear by Myself, and I bear witness on you all the heavens and the earths, and I bear witness upon your father Adam, 'Am I not your Lord?' They said, 'Yes, we testify.' [This] lest you should say on the Day of Resurrection, 'Indeed, we were unaware of this.' Or lest you should say, 'It was only that our fathers associated [others in worship] before, and we were but descendants after them. Then would You destroy us for what the falsifiers have done?' He said, "Indeed, I bear witness over all of you that I am free from whatever you associate with Me. Indeed, the Messengers will come to you with My reminders and My covenant, and they will present My Books to you." They said, "We bear witness that You are our Lord and our God. You have no Lord besides You, and we have no god besides You." And their father Adam raised them, so He looked at them, and He saw richness and poverty, beauty and otherwise. He said, "My Lord, if You had balanced Your servants." He said, "I love to return the gratitude." And among them were seen prophets like bright lamps. They were given a separate covenant in regards to Prophet-hood and Messengership. This is the saying of Allah, the Exalted, "[And mention] when We took from the prophets their covenant and from you and from Noah." (33:7) And His saying, "So direct your face toward the religion, inclining to truth. [Adhere to] the fitrah of Allah upon which He has created [all] people. No change should there be in the creation of Allah." (30:30) And His saying, "This is a warner of the warners of old." (53:56) And His saying, "And We had not found for most of them any covenant, but indeed, We found most of them defiantly disobedient." (7:102) And His saying, "Then We sent following their footsteps Our messengers and followed [them] with Jesus, the son of Mary, and gave him the Gospel. And We placed in the hearts of those who followed him compassion and mercy and monasticism, which they innovated; We did not prescribe it for them except that they did so seeking the approval of Allah." So they did not observe it with due observance. (57:27) He knew in His knowledge those who would deny what He would affirm and those who would affirm what He would deny. So the soul of 'Isa was among those souls to which the covenant was taken in the time of Adam. And that soul was then sent to Maryam when He said, "Settle in a place of worship wherein the sun does not rise, and you take a veil from them." So We sent to her Our soul, and it manifested to her in the form of a well-built man. (19:17) Until His saying, "A determined appointment." (19:21) She conceived. He, who spoke to her, was the soul of 'Isa, peace be upon him. Abu Ja'far narrated to me that Ar-Rabi' bin Anas narrated to him from Abu Al-'Aliyah from Ubayy bin Ka'b who said, "He entered it."

فِي قَوْلِهِ ﷻ {وَإِذْ أَخَذَ رَبُّكَ مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ مِنْ ظُهُورِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّاتِهِمْ وَأَشْهَدَهُمْ عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى {أَفَتُهْلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ الْمُبْطِلُونَ} [الأعراف 173] قَالَ جَمَعَهُمْ لَهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ جَمِيعًا مَا هُوَ كَائِنٌ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ فَجَعَلَهُمْ أَرْوَاحًا ثُمَّ صَوَّرَهُمْ وَاسْتَنْطَقَهُمْ فَتَكَلَّمُوا وَأَخَذَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْعَهْدَ وَالْمِيثَاقَ وَأَشْهَدَهُمْ عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ أَلَسْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ؟ قَالُوا بَلَى شَهِدْنَا أَنْ تَقُولُوا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِنَّا كُنَّا عَنْ هَذَا غَافِلِينَ أَوْ تَقُولُوا إِنَّمَا أَشْرَكَ آبَاؤُنَا مِنْ قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا ذُرِّيَّةً مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ أَفَتُهْلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ الْمُبْطِلُونَ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أُشْهِدُ عَلَيْكُمُ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعَ وَالْأَرَضِينَ السَّبْعَ وَأُشْهِدُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَبَاكُمْ آدَمَ أَنْ تَقُولُوا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ لَمْ نَعْلَمْ أَوْ تَقُولُوا إِنَّا كُنَّا عَنْ هَذَا غَافِلِينَ فَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِي شَيْئًا فَإِنِّي أُرْسِلُ إِلَيْكُمْ رُسُلِي يُذَكِّرُونَكُمْ عَهْدِي وَمِيثَاقِي وَأُنْزِلُ عَلَيْكُمْ كُتُبِي فَقَالُوا نَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ رَبُّنَا وَإِلَهُنَا لَا رَبَّ لَنَا غَيْرُكَ وَلَا إِلَهَ لَنَا غَيْرُكَ وَرَفَعَ لَهُمْ أَبُوهُمْ آدَمَ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَرَأَى فِيهِمُ الْغَنِيَّ وَالْفَقِيرَ وَحَسَنَ الصُّورَةِ وَغَيْرَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ رَبِّ لَوْ سَوَّيْتَ بَيْنَ عِبَادِكَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أُحِبُّ أَنْ أُشْكَرَ وَرَأَى فِيهِمُ الْأَنْبِيَاءَ مِثْلَ السُّرُجِ وَخُصُّوا بِمِيثَاقٍ آخَرَ بِالرِّسَالَةِ وَالنُّبُوَّةِ فَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ ﷻ {وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِنَ النَّبِيِّينَ مِيثَاقَهُمْ وَمِنْكَ وَمِنْ نُوحٍ} [الأحزاب 7] الْآيَةُ وَهُوَ قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى {فَأَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّينِ حَنِيفًا فِطْرَةَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي فَطَرَ النَّاسَ عَلَيْهَا لَا تَبْدِيلَ لِخَلْقِ اللَّهِ} [الروم 30] وَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ {هَذَا نَذِيرٌ مِنَ النُّذُرِ الْأُولَى} [النجم 56] وَقَوْلُهُ {وَمَا وَجَدْنَا لِأَكْثَرِهِمْ مِنْ عَهْدٍ وَإِنْ وَجَدْنَا أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَفَاسِقِينَ} [الأعراف 102] وَهُوَ قَوْلُهُ {ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَا مِنْ بَعْدِهِ رُسُلًا إِلَى قَوْمِهِمْ فَجَاءُوهُمْ بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ فَمَا كَانُوا لِيُؤْمِنُوا بِمَا كَذَّبُوا بِهِ مِنْ قَبْلُ} كَانَ فِي عِلْمِهِ بِمَا أَقَرُّوا بِهِ مَنْ يُكَذِّبُ بِهِ وَمَنْ يُصَدِّقُ بِهِ فَكَانَ رُوحُ عِيسَى مِنْ تِلْكَ الْأَرْوَاحِ الَّتِي أُخِذَ عَلَيْهَا الْمِيثَاقُ فِي زَمَنِ آدَمَ فَأَرْسَلَ ذَلِكَ الرُّوحَ إِلَى مَرْيَمَ حِينَ {انْتَبَذَتْ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا مَكَانًا شَرْقِيًّا فَاتَّخَذَتْ مِنْ دُونِهِمْ حِجَابًا فَأَرْسَلْنَا إِلَيْهَا رُوحَنَا فَتَمَثَّلَ لَهَا بَشَرًا سَوِيًّا} [مريم 17] إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {مَقْضِيًّا} [مريم 21] فَحَمَلَتْهُ قَالَ حَمَلَتِ الَّذِي خَاطَبَهَا وَهُوَ رُوحُ عِيسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ فَحَدَّثَنِي الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ قَالَ دَخَلَ مِنْ فِيهَا

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ stayed for ten years, tracing people in their homes during the season, in Muhjanah, 'Ukaz, and in their homes in Mina. He would say, 'Who will shelter me and support me until I deliver the messages of my Lord, and Paradise will be his?' But he ﷺ did not find anyone to support or shelter him until a man would leave Egypt or Yemen and his people would come to him and say, 'Beware of the Quraysh boy who walks among their caravans, inviting them to Allah.' They would point him out until Allah sent to him someone from Yathrib (Madina). The man would come to him, believe in him, and recite the Qur'an to him. Then he would return to his people, and they would embrace Islam until there was not a single house in Yathrib without a group of Muslims openly practicing Islam. They (the Muslims) consulted with each other and said, 'How long will the Messenger of Allah ﷺ be expelled and in fear in the mountains of Makkah?' So we set off until we reached him during the season. The people of 'Aqabah promised him and 'Abbas, his uncle, addressed the people of Yathrib, saying, 'O people of Yathrib, we gathered with him by a man and two men. When he looked at our faces, he said, 'These are people I don't know, they are young people.' We said, 'O Messenger of Allah, what do you want us to pledge allegiance to you upon?' He said, 'Pledge allegiance to me upon hearing and obeying, in times of ease and difficulty, in matters of expenditure and hardship, and in commanding good and forbidding evil. And that you do not reproach me about Allah if you are not pleased with something, and that you support me when I come to you, denying me what you deny yourselves, your wives, and your children. Paradise will be yours.' So we pledged allegiance to him, and he took the hand of As'ad bin Zurarah, who was the youngest of the seventy except me. He said, 'O people of Yathrib, we never struck the liver of any animal except that we knew he was the Messenger of Allah, and his expulsion today is the separation of all the Arab tribes, and the killing of your best men. If you wish, you bear this burden and the reward will be with Allah, and if you fear for your own selves, leave him alone, for he is the most deserving to be excused before Allah.' They said, 'O As'ad, remove your hand from us. By Allah, we will not abandon this pledge nor break it.' So a man stood up and took the hand of 'Abbas, and guaranteed its fulfillment with Paradise.

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ لَبِثَ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ يَتَتَبَّعُ النَّاسَ فِي مَنَازِلِهِمْ فِي الْمَوْسِمِ وَمَجَنَّةَ وَعُكَاظٍ وَفِي مَنَازِلِهِمْ بِمِنًى يَقُولُ «مَنْ يُؤْوِينِي وَيَنْصُرُنِي حَتَّى أُبَلِّغَ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّي وَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ؟ » فَلَا يَجِدُ ﷺ أَحَدًا يَنْصُرُهُ وَلَا يُؤْوِيهِ حَتَّى إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَرْحَلُ مِنْ مِصْرَ أَوْ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ إِلَى ذِي رَحِمِهِ فَيَأْتِيهِ قَوْمُهُ فَيَقُولُونَ لَهُ احْذَرْ غُلَامَ قُرَيْشٍ لَا يَفْتِنْكَ وَيَمْشِي بَيْنَ رِحَالِهِمْ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ فَيُشِيرُونَ إِلَيْهِ بِالْأَصَابِعِ حَتَّى بَعَثَنَا اللَّهُ لَهُ مِنْ يَثْرِبَ فَيَأْتِيهِ الرَّجُلُ فَيُؤْمِنُ بِهِ وَيُقْرِئُهُ الْقُرْآنَ فَيَنْقَلِبُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَيُسْلِمُونَ بِإِسْلَامِهِ حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ دَارٌ مِنْ دُورِ يَثْرِبَ إِلَّا وَفِيهَا رَهْطٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يُظْهِرُونَ الْإِسْلَامَ فَائْتَمَرَنَا وَاجْتَمَعْنَا فَقُلْنَا حَتَّى مَتَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُطْرَدُ فِي جِبَالِ مَكَّةَ وَيَخَافُ؟ فَرَحَلْنَا حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي الْمَوْسِمِ فَوَاعَدَنَا شِعْبَ الْعَقَبَةِ فَقَالَ عَمُّهُ الْعَبَّاسُ يَا * أَهْلِ يَثْرِبَ فَاجْتَمَعْنَا عِنْدَهُ مِنْ رَجُلٍ وَرَجُلَيْنِ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ * فِي وجُوهِنَا قَالَ هَؤُلَاءِ قَوْمٌ لَا أَعْرِفُهُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ أَحْدَاثٌ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَلَى مَا نُبَايِعُكَ؟ قَالَ «تُبَايعُونِي عَلَى السَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ فِي النَّشَاطِ وَالْكَسَلِ وَعَلَى النَّفَقَةِ فِي الْعُسْرِ وَالْيُسْرِ وَعَلَى الْأَمْرِ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَالنَّهْيِ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَعَلَى أَنْ تَقُولُوا فِي اللَّهِ لَا يَأْخُذْكُمْ فِي اللَّهِ لَوْمَةُ لَائِمٍ وَعَلَى أَنْ تَنْصُرُونِي إِذَا قَدِمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَتَمْنَعُونِي مَا تَمْنَعُونَ مِنْهُ أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَأَزْوَاجَكُمْ وَأَبْنَاءَكُمْ فَلَكُمُ الْجَنَّةُ» فَقُمْنَا نُبَايِعُهُ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ وَهُوَ أَصْغَرُ السَّبْعِينَ إِلَّا أَنَا قَالَ رُوَيْدًا يَا أَهْلَ يَثْرِبَ إِنَّا لَمْ نَضْرِبْ إِلَيْهِ أَكْبَادَ الْمَطِيِّ إِلَّا وَنَحْنُ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَإِنَّ إِخْرَاجَهُ الْيَوْمَ مُفَارَقَةُ الْعَرَبِ كَافَّةً وَقَتْلَ خِيَارِكُمْ وَأَنْ تَعَضَّكُمُ السُّيُوفُ فَإِمَّا أَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ تَصْبِرُونَ عَلَيْهَا إِذَا مَسَّتْكُمْ وَعَلَى قَتْلِ خِيَارِكُمْ وَمُفَارَقَةِ الْعَرَبِ كَافَّةً فَخُذُوهُ وَأَجْرُكُمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَإِمَّا أَنْتُمْ تَخَافُونَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ خِيفَةً فَذَرُوهُ فَهُوَ أَعْذَرُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ قَالُوا يَا أَسْعَدُ أَمِطْ عَنَّا يَدَكَ فَوَاللَّهِ لَا نَذَرُ هَذِهِ الْبَيْعَةَ وَلَا نَسْتَقِيلُهَا قَالَ فَقُمْنَا إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ رَجُلٌ فَأَخَذَ عَلَيْنَا شَرِيطَةَ الْعَبَّاسِ وَضَمِنَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ الْجَنَّةَ

[Machine] We were a people of merchants, and war had besieged us between us and the Messenger of Allah until our wealth was destroyed. When a ceasefire was made between us and the Messenger of Allah, we did not feel safe with our wealth. So I went out with a group from Quraysh, heading towards Syria, where our trade was. I arrived there during the time when Heraclius appeared. He detained those who opposed him from Persia and confiscated their cross, which they had seized from him. When Heraclius heard this news from them and learned that his cross had been saved for him, he was overjoyed and thanked Allah. When Heraclius returned to him what he had returned for him to pray in the holy house, the path was extended for him with rugs and scented with musk. When he reached Jerusalem and completed his prayer, with him were his staff and the bishops of the Romans. The Messenger of Allah’s letter arrived for him, carried by Dhihya ibn Khalifa al-Kalbi, in the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. From Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, to Heraclius, the great leader of the Romans, peace be upon whoever follows guidance. To proceed, submit and you will be safe. Submit and Allah will give you twice your reward. But if you turn away, then the sin of the disbelievers will be upon you. Muhammad ibn Ishaq said that Ibn Shihab narrated to him that the bishops of the Christians said, "I met him (Heraclius) during the time of 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan and he claimed that he knew about the affair of the Messenger of Allah and Heraclius. His intellect mentioned that when he received the Messenger of Allah's letter. he placed it between his two thighs and waist. Then he wrote to a man in Rome who used to recite from the Hebrew what he recited, mentioning his affair and describing his state. With this news that had come to him, he wrote to the companion of the Roman asking him to inform Heraclius that this was the Prophet that they had been awaiting, with no doubt about him. So they followed him and believed in him, and Heraclius ordered the bishops of the Romans to bring him the crosses of the Romans. They gathered them for him in a pillowcase, which was carried on the gates, and then he inspected them from above and appreciated them, for they feared for their own selves. They said, 'O Romans, I have gathered you for news. This man has sent me a letter inviting me to his religion, and by Allah, this is the man that we have been anticipating, and we find mention of him in our scriptures. So come, let us follow him and believe in him, and he will grant us our worldly needs as well as the hereafter.' So they prostrated before him, and he ordered the opening of the gates, so they opened for them and they left.

كُنَّا قَوْمًا تُجَّارًا وَكَانَتِ الْحَرْبُ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ رَسُولِ اللهِ قَدْ حَصَرَتْنَا حَتَّى هَلَكَتْ أَمْوَالُنَا فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ الْهُدْنَةُ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَمْ نَأْمَنْ فِي أَمْوَالِنَا فَخَرَجْتُ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ آخِذًا إِلَى الشَّامِ وَكَانَ فِيهِ مَتْجَرُنَا فَقَدِمْتُهَا حِينَ ظَهَرَ هِرَقْلُ عَلَى مَنْ كَانَ عَارَضَهُ مِنْ فَارِسَ فَأَخَّرَهُمْ مِنْهَا وَانْتَزَعَ لَهُ صَلِيبَهُ الْأَعْظَمَ وَقَدْ كَانُوا سَلَبُوهُ إِيَّاهُ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَهُ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُمْ وَبَلَغَهُ أَنَّ صَلِيبَهُ اسْتَنْقَذَ لَهُ وَكَانَتْ حِمْصُ مَنْزِلَهُ فَخَرَجَ مِنْهَا عَلَى قَدَمَيْهِ مُتَشَكِّرًا لِلَّهِ حِينَ رَدَّ عَلَيْهِ مَا رَدَّ لِيُصَلِّيَ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ بُسِطَ لَهُ الطَّرِيقُ بِالْبُسُطِ وَيُلْقَى عَلَيْهَا الرَّيَاحِينُ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَى إِلَى إِيلِيَّا وَقَضَى فِيهَا صَلَاتَهُ وَمَعَهُ بَطَارِقَتُهُ وَأَسَاقِفُ الرُّومِ قَالَ وَقَدِمَ عَلَيْهِ كِتَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَعَ دِحْيَةَ بْنِ خَلِيفَةَ الْكَلْبِيِّ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللهِ إِلَى هِرَقْلَ عَظِيمِ الرُّومِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الْهُدَى أَمَا بَعْدُ فَأَسْلِمْ تَسْلَمْ وَأَسْلِمْ يُؤْتِكَ اللهُ أَجْرَكَ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَإِنْ تَتَوَلَّ فَإِنَّ إِثْمَ الْأَكَّارِينَ عَلَيْكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ فَحَدَّثَنِي أَسْقُفُ النَّصَارَى قَالَ أَدْرَكْتُهُ فِي زَمَانِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ مَرْوَانَ زَعَمَ لِي أَنَّهُ أَدْرَكَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَمْرِ هِرَقْلَ وَعَقْلِهِ قَالَ لَمَّا قَدِمَ عَلَيْهِ كِتَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَعَ دِحْيَةَ أَخَذَهُ فَجَعَلَهُ بَيْنَ فَخِذَيْهِ وَخَاصِرَتِهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ كَتَبَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ بِرُومِيَّةَ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ مِنَ الْعِبْرَانِيَّةِ مَا يَقْرَأُ فَذَكَرَ لَهُ أَمْرَهُ وَيَصِفُ لَهُ شَأْنَهُ وَبِخَبَرِ مَا جَاءَ بِهِ قَالَ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ صَاحِبُ رُومِيَّةَ أَنَّهُ النَّبِيُّ الَّذِي كُنَّا نَنْتَظِرُهُ لَا شَكَّ فِيهِ فَاتَّبَعَهُ وَصَدَّقَهُ فَأَمَرَ هِرَقْلُ بِبَطَارِقَةِ الرُّومِ فَجَمَعُوا لَهُ فِي دَسْكَرَةِ مُلْكِهِ وَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَأُسْرِجَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ بِأَبْوَابِهَا ثُمَّ اطَّلَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ عَلَيْةِ وَخَافَهُمْ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ وَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الرُّومِ إِنِّي قَدْ جَمَعْتُكُمْ لِخَبَرٍ إِنَّهُ قَدْ أَتَانِي كِتَابُ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ يَدْعُونِي إِلَى دِينِهِ وَأَنَّهُ وَاللهِ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي كُنَّا نَنْتَظِرُهُ وَنَجِدُ فِي كِتَابِنَا فَهَلُمَّ فَلْنَتَّبِعْهُ وَلْنُصَدِّقْهُ فَيُسَلِّمَ لَنَا دُنْيَانَا وَأُخْرَانَا فَنَخَرُوا نَخْرَةَ رَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ ثُمَّ ابْتَدَرُوا أَبْوَابَ الدَّسْكَرَةِ لِيَخْرُجُوا مِنْهَا فَوَجَدُوهَا قَدْ أُغْلِقَتْ دُونَهُمْ فَقَالَ كُرُّوهُمْ عَلَيَّ وَخَافَهُمْ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ فَكُرُّوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الرُّومِ إِنَّمَا قُلْتُ لَكُمْ هَذِهِ الْمَقَالَةَ الَّتِي قُلْتُ لَكُمْ لَأَنْظُرَ كَيْفَ صَلَابَتُكُمْ عَلَى دِينِكُمْ لِهَذَا الْأَمْرِ الَّذِي حَدَثَ فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ مِنْكُمُ الَّذِي أُسَرُّ بِهِ فَوَقَعُوا لَهُ سُجُودًا وَأَمَرَ بِأَبْوَابِ الدَّسْكَرَةِ فَفُتِحَتْ لَهُمْ فَانْطَلَقُوا

[Machine] In His saying, "And do not turn away those who call upon their Lord morning and afternoon, seeking His countenance". It was narrated that the Prophet ﷺ used to sit with Bilal, 'Ammaar bin Yaasir, Sohayb, and Khabbaab ibn Al-Aratt (may Allah be pleased with them), in the company of some weak believers. When they saw those around the Prophet ﷺ , they demeaned them, so they went to him and spoke in this manner, "We would like for you to establish a separate gathering for us, where the Arabs can recognize our importance. When Arab delegations come to visit you, we feel ashamed to be seen sitting with these slaves. Or when we come to you, have them leave, and when we leave, let them sit if you wish." He said, "Yes." They said, "Then write for us a treaty." He called for a parchment in order to write for them, and he called 'Ali to write. While we were sitting in a corner, with him, Angel Gabriel descended upon him, and he recited the verse, "And do not turn away those who call upon their Lord morning and afternoon". Then, he mentioned Al-Aqra' Ibn Habis and his companion and said, "And thus We made some of them as a trial for others to say, “Are these the ones upon whom Allahhas bestowed favor among us?” Is not Allah most knowing of the grateful?" Then, he mentioned him and said, "And when those come to you who believe in Our verses, say, 'Peace be upon you; your Lord has decreed upon Himself mercy'" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ threw the parchment, called us, and approached us while saying, "Peace be upon you," until we sat down with our knees touching his knees.

فِي قَوْلِهِ ﷻ {وَلَا تَطْرُدِ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ بِالْغَدَاةِ وَالْعَشِيِّ يُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَهُ} قَالَ جَاءَ يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ الْأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ التَّمِيمِيُّ وَعُيَيْنَةُ بْنُ حِصْنٍ الْفَزَارِيُّ فَوَجَدُوا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَاعِدًا مَعَ بِلَالٍ وَعَمَّارِ بْنِ يَاسِرٍ وَصُهَيْبٍ وَخَبَّابِ بْنِ الْأَرَتِّ ؓ فِي أُنَاسٍ مِنَ الضُّعَفَاءِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُمْ حَوْلَهُ حَقَرُوهُمْ فَأَتَوْهُ فَخَلَّوْا بِهِ فَقَالُوا إِنَّا نُحِبُّ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ لَنَا مِنْكَ مَجْلِسًا تَعْرِفُ بِهِ الْعَرَبُ فَضْلَنَا فَإِنَّ وُفُودَ الْعَرَبِ تَأْتِيكَ فَنَسْتَحِي أَنْ تَرَانَا الْعَرَبُ قُعُودًا مَعَ هَؤُلَاءِ الْعَبِيدِ أَوْ إِذَا نَحْنُ جِئْنَاكَ فَأَقِمْهُمْ عَنَّا وَإِذَا نَحْنُ فَرَغْنَا فَأَقْعِدْهُمْ إِنْ شِئْتَ فَقَالَ «نَعَمْ» فَقَالُوا فَاكْتُبْ لَنَا عَلَيْكَ كِتَابًا فَدَعَا بِالصَّحِيفَةِ لِيَكْتُبَ لَهُمْ وَدَعَا عَلِيًّا لِيَكْتُبَ فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ ذَلِكَ وَنَحْنُ قُعُودٌ فِي نَاحِيَةٍ إِذْ نَزَلَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ {وَلَا تَطْرُدِ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ بِالْغَدَاةِ وَالْعَشِيِّ} الْآيَةَ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الْأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ وَصَاحِبُهُ قَالَ {وَكَذَلِكَ فَتَنَّا بَعْضَهُمْ بِبَعْضٍ لِيَقُولُوا أَهَؤُلَاءِ مَنَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ بَيْنِنَا أَلَيْسَ اللهُ بِأَعْلَمَ بِالشَّاكِرِينَ} ثُمَّ ذَكَرَهُ فَقَالَ {وَإِذَا جَاءَكَ الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِآيَاتِنَا فَقُلْ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ كَتَبَ رَبُّكُمْ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ الرَّحْمَةَ} فَرَمَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِالصَّحِيفَةِ فَدَعَانَا فَأَتَيْنَاهُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ «سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ» فَدَنَوْنَا مِنْهُ حَتَّى وَضَعْنَا رُكَبَنَا عَلَى رُكْبَتِهِ

[Machine] In His saying ﷻ{And do not send away those who call upon their Lord morning and afternoon, continuing in devotion to Him.} It is narrated that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was sitting with Bilal, Ammar ibn Yasir, Suhaib, and Khabbab ibn al-Aratt, amongst a group of weak believers. When the Prophet saw them gathered around him, he honored them and allowed them to approach him. They said, "We would like you to reserve a position for us that the Arabs recognize as a mark of distinction. When the delegations of the Arabs come to you, we feel ashamed to be seen sitting with these slaves. Or at least, when we come to you, allow us to have them move aside, and once we have finished, allow them to sit if you wish." He said, "Yes." They then said, "Write a document for us." So he called for a paper to be written for them, and he called upon Ali to write it. While we were sitting in one corner, Gabriel descended upon him revealing the verse ﷻ{And do not send away those who call upon their Lord morning and afternoon.} Then he mentioned 'Aqra ibn Habis and his companion, stating ﷻ{And thus We have tried some of them through others that they might say, "Are these the ones Allah has favored among us?" Is not Allah most knowing of the grateful?"} He then mentioned him and said ﷻ{And when those come to you who believe in Our verses, say, "Peace be upon you. Your Lord has decreed upon Himself mercy.} Upon mentioning this, the Prophet threw the document and called us to approach him, saying "Peace be upon you." We approached him until we put our knees against his knees.

فِي قَوْلِهِ ﷻ {وَلَا تَطْرُدِ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ بِالْغَدَاةِ وَالْعَشِيِّ يُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَهُ} قَالَ جَاءَ يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ الْأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ التَّمِيمِيُّ وَعُيَيْنَةُ بْنُ حِصْنٍ الْفَزَارِيُّ فَوَجَدُوا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَاعِدًا مَعَ بِلَالٍ وَعَمَّارِ بْنِ يَاسِرٍ وَصُهَيْبٍ وَخَبَّابِ بْنِ الْأَرَتِّ ؓ فِي أُنَاسٍ مِنَ الضُّعَفَاءِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُمْ حَوْلَهُ حَقَرُوهُمْ فَأَتَوْهُ فَخَلَّوْا بِهِ فَقَالُوا إِنَّا نُحِبُّ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ لَنَا مِنْكَ مَجْلِسًا تَعْرِفُ بِهِ الْعَرَبُ فَضْلَنَا فَإِنَّ وُفُودَ الْعَرَبِ تَأْتِيكَ فَنَسْتَحِي أَنْ تَرَانَا الْعَرَبُ قُعُودًا مَعَ هَؤُلَاءِ الْعَبِيدِ أَوْ إِذَا نَحْنُ جِئْنَاكَ فَأَقِمْهُمْ عَنَّا وَإِذَا نَحْنُ فَرَغْنَا فَأَقْعِدْهُمْ إِنْ شِئْتَ فَقَالَ «نَعَمْ» فَقَالُوا فَاكْتُبْ لَنَا عَلَيْكَ كِتَابًا فَدَعَا بِالصَّحِيفَةِ لِيَكْتُبَ لَهُمْ وَدَعَا عَلِيًّا لِيَكْتُبَ فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ ذَلِكَ وَنَحْنُ قُعُودٌ فِي نَاحِيَةٍ إِذْ نَزَلَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ {وَلَا تَطْرُدِ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ بِالْغَدَاةِ وَالْعَشِيِّ} الْآيَةَ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الْأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ وَصَاحِبُهُ قَالَ {وَكَذَلِكَ فَتَنَّا بَعْضَهُمْ بِبَعْضٍ لِيَقُولُوا أَهَؤُلَاءِ مَنَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ بَيْنِنَا أَلَيْسَ اللهُ بِأَعْلَمَ بِالشَّاكِرِينَ} ثُمَّ ذَكَرَهُ فَقَالَ {وَإِذَا جَاءَكَ الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِآيَاتِنَا فَقُلْ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ كَتَبَ رَبُّكُمْ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ الرَّحْمَةَ} فَرَمَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِالصَّحِيفَةِ فَدَعَانَا فَأَتَيْنَاهُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ «سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ» فَدَنَوْنَا مِنْهُ حَتَّى وَضَعْنَا رُكَبَنَا عَلَى رُكْبَتِهِ

[Machine] That Ka'b bin Al-Ashraf, the Jewish poet, used to insult the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his companions and incite the polytheists of Quraysh against them in his poetry. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to Medina, there were Muslims among them who were united by the call of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and among them were the polytheists who worshiped idols, as well as Jews and members of the Halqah and Hushun tribes who were allies of the Banu Aus and Khazraj. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wanted to reconcile with them and establish good relations with them. There were men who were Muslims while their fathers were polytheists, and men who were Muslims while their brothers were polytheists. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to Medina, the polytheists and Jews of the city would haraass the Prophet ﷺ and his companions the most. Allah commanded His Prophet ﷺ and the Muslims to bear patience and forgive them. In them, Allah the Most High revealed: "[There are] indeed many among them who harass the Prophet and say, 'He is a one who listens [to every word].' [But] the people of faith who were given the Scripture(s) before your time did the same; and the polytheists as well. If you were to yield to their desires, after the knowledge that has come to you, you would be a transgressor. And there are among the People of the Book those who would indeed wish to bring you back to infidelity after faith. [But] out of their selfish envy, even after the truth has become clear to them. So, forgive and overlook until Allah brings about His command. Indeed, Allah has power over all things." When Ka'b bin Al-Ashraf refused to stop his harm towards the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the Muslims, the Prophet ﷺ ordered Sa'd bin Mu'adh, Muhammad bin Maslamah Al-Ansari, and Harith bin Aws bin Thabit Al-Ansari, as well as Abu 'Isa bin Habrah Al-Ansari and Harith bin Sa'd bin Mu'adh, to assassinate him. They went to him one evening in his assembly at Al-Awali and when Ka'b bin Al-Ashraf saw them, he sensed their intentions and asked them, "What brought you here?" They replied, "We came to discuss a matter with you." He said, "Then let one of you come closer to me and inform me about it." So, one of them approached him and said, "We came to negotiate selling you some armor, the proceeds of which we will use for charity." He said, "By Allah, if you do that, you would have exhausted yourselves. Since this man came to you, he has been challenging you to come to him for dinner when people have gone and it is a good opportunity. So, they went to him and one of them called out to him. When he stood up to go to them, his wife asked him, 'What are they asking of you at this time of the night? Is there something you desire from them?' He said, 'Yes, indeed they have told me something interesting.' Then, he went out to them. Muhammad bin Maslamah embraced him and said, 'Let none of you precede the others in slaying him. We will all kill him together, for if we allow him to speak a word, he will bewitch us.'" Then they stabbed him with their swords in his abdomen and killed him. When the Jews and the polytheists who were with them found out about it, they were alarmed and the next morning they went to the Prophet ﷺ and said, 'Our leader was killed last night and he was a nobleman among us.' So, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited to them some of his poetry in which he insulted and harmed them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then called them to write a document between him and them and the Muslims in general, which would include the agreement of the people. And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wrote it.

أَنَّ كَعْبَ بْنَ الْأَشْرَفِ الْيَهُودِيَّ كَانَ شَاعِرًا وَكَانَ يَهْجُو رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابَهُ وَيُحَرِّضُ عَلَيْهِمْ كُفَّارَ قُرَيْشٍ فِي شَعْرِهِ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ وَهِيَ أَخْلَاطٌ مِنْهُمُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ الَّذِينَ يَجْمَعُهُمْ دَعْوَةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَفِيهِمُ الْمُشْرِكُونَ الَّذِينَ يَعْبُدُونَ الْأَوْثَانَ وَمِنْهُمُ الْيَهُودُ وَمِنْهُمْ أَهْلُ الْحَلْقَةِ وَالْحُصُونِ وَهُمْ حُلَفَاءُ الْحَيَّيْنِ الْأَوْسِ وَالْخَزْرَجِ فَأَرَادَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ قَدِمَ اسْتِصْلَاحَهُمْ وَمُوَادَعَتَهُمْ وَكَانَ الرَّجُلُ يَكُونُ مُسْلِمًا وَأَبُوهُ مُشْرِكًا وَالرَّجُلُ يَكُونُ مُسْلِمًا وَأَخُوهُ مُشْرِكًا وَكَانَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ وَالْيَهُودُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ حِينَ قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُؤْذُونَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابَهُ أَشَدَّ الْأَذَى وَأَمَرَ اللهُ نَبِيَّهُ ﷺ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ بِالصَّبِرِ عَلَى ذَلِكَ وَالْعَفْوِ عَنْهُمْ فَفِيهِمْ أَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَعَالَى {وَلَتَسْمَعُنَّ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ مِنْ قَبْلَكُمْ وَمِنَ الَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا أَذًى كَثِيرًا} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {مِنْ عَزَمِ الْأُمُورِ} وَفِيهِمْ أَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَعَالَى {وَدَّ كَثِيرٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ لَوْ يَرُدُّونَكُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ إِيمَانِكُمْ كُفَّارًا} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ اللهُ بِأَمْرِهِ} فَلَمَّا أَبَى كَعْبُ بْنُ الْأَشْرَفِ أَنْ يَنْزِعَ عَنْ أَذَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَذَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سَعْدَ بْنَ مُعَاذٍ وَمُحَمَّدَ بْنَ مَسْلَمَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ ثُمَّ الْحَارِثِيَّ وَأَبَا عِيسَى بْنَ حَبْرٍ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ وَالْحَارِثَ ابْنَ أَخِي سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ فِي خَمْسَةِ رَهْطٍ فَأَتَوْهُ عَشِيَّةً فِي مَجْلِسِهِ بِالْعَوَالِي فَلَمَّا رَآهُمْ كَعْبُ بْنُ الْأَشْرَفِ أَنْكَرَ شَأْنَهُمْ وَكَانَ يَذْعَرُ مِنْهُمْ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ مَا جَاءَ بِكُمْ؟ قَالُوا جَاءَ بِنَا حَاجَةٌ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ فَلْيَدْنُ إِلَيَّ بَعْضُكُمْ لِيُحَدِّثَنِي بِهَا فَدَنَا إِلَيْهِ بَعْضُهُمْ فَقَالَ قَدْ جِئْنَاكَ لِنَبِيعَكَ أَدْرَاعًا لَنَا لِنَسْتَنْفِقَ أَثْمَانَهَا فَقَالَ وَاللهِ لَئِنْ فَعَلْتُمْ لَقَدْ جُهِدْتُمْ مُنْذُ نَزَلَ بِكُمْ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ فَوَاعَدَهُمْ أَنْ يَأْتُوهُ عِشَاءً حِينَ يَهْدِي عَنْهُ النَّاسَ فَجَاؤُوهُ فَنَادَاهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ فَقَامَ لِيَخْرُجَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ مَا طَرَقُوكَ سَاعَتَهُمْ هَذِهِ بِشَيْءٍ مِمَّا تُحِبُّ قَالَ بَلَى إِنَّهُمْ قَدْ حَدَّثُونِي حَدِيثَهُمْ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَاعْتَنَقَهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ وَقَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ لَا يَسْبِقْكُمْ وَإِنْ قَتَلْتُمُونِي وَإِيَّاهُ جَمِيعًا فَطَعَنَهُ بَعْضُهُمْ بِالسَّيْفِ فِي خَاصِرَتِهِ فَلَمَّا قَتَلُوهُ فَزِعْتِ الْيَهُودُ وَمَنْ كَانَ مَعَهُمْ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَغَدَوْا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ حِينَ أَصْبَحُوا فَقَالُوا قَدْ طُرِقَ صَاحِبُنَا اللَّيْلَةَ وَهُوَ سَيِّدٌ مِنْ سَادَاتِنَا فَقُتِلَ غِيلَةً فَذَكَرَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الَّذِي كَانَ يَقُولُ فِي أَشْعَارِهِ وَيُؤْذِيهِمْ بِهِ فَدَعَاهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ عَامَّةً صَحِيفَةً فِيهَا جَامِعُ أَمَرِ النَّاسِ فَكَتَبَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ

"There were kings after 'Isa bin Mariam who altered the Tawrah and the Injil, but there were among them believers who read the Tawrah. It was said to their kings: 'We have never heard of any slander worse than that of those (believers) who slander us and recite: "And whosoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed, such are the disbelievers." In these Verses, they are criticizing us for our deeds when they recite them.' So he called them together and gave them the choice between being put to death, or giving up reading the Tawrah and Injil, except for what had been altered. They said: 'Why do you want us to change? Leave us alone.' Some of them said: 'Build us a tower and let us go up there, and give us something to lift up our food and drink so we do not have to mix with you.' Others said: 'Let us go and wander throughout the land, and we will drink as the wild animals drink, and if you capture us in your land, you may kill us.' Others said: 'Build houses for us in the wilderness, and we will dig wells and grow vegetables, and we will not mix with you or pass by you, for there is no one of the tribes among whom we do not have close relatives.' So they did that, and Allah revealed the words: 'But the monasticism which they invented for themselves, We did not prescribe for them, but (they sought it) only to please Allah therewith, but that they did not observe it with the right observance.' Then others said: 'We will worship as so-and-so worshipped, and we will wander as so-and-so wandered, and we will adopt houses (in the wilderness) as so-and-so did.' But they were still following their Shirk with no knowledge of the faith of those whom they claimed to be following. When Allah sent the Prophet [SAW], and they were only a few of them left, a man came down from his cell, and a wanderer came from his travels, and a monk came from his monastery, and they believed in him. And Allah said: 'O you who believe! Fear Allah, and believe in His Messenger (Muhammad), He will give you a double portion of His mercy - meaning, two rewards, because of their having believed in 'Isa and in the Tawrah and Injil, and for having believing in Muhammad [SAW]; and He will give you a light by which you shall walk (straight), - meaning, the Qur'an, and their following the Prophet [SAW]; and He said: 'So that the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) may know that they have no power whatsoever over the Grace of Allah.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 5400)

كَانَتْ مُلُوكٌ بَعْدَ عِيسَى بَدَّلُوا التَّوْرَاةَ وَالْإِنْجِيلَ فَكَانَ فِيهِمْ مُؤْمِنُونَ يَقْرَءُونَ التَّوْرَاةَ فَقِيلَ لِمُلُوكِهِمْ مَا نَجْدُ شَتْمًا أَشَدَّ مِنْ شَتْمٍ يَشْتِمُونَنَا هَؤُلَاءِ أَنَّهُمْ يَقْرَءُونَ {وَمَنْ لَمْ يَحْكُمْ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللهُ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْكَافِرُونَ} [المائدة 44] هَؤُلَاءِ الْآيَاتُ مَعَ مَا يَعِيبُونَنَا بِهِ فِي أَعْمَالِنَا فِي قِرَاءَتِهِمْ فَادْعُهُمْ فَلْيَقْرَءُوا كَمَا نَقْرَأُ وَلْيُؤْمِنُوا كَمَا آمَنَّا فَدَعَاهُمْ فَجَمَعَهُمْ وَعَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقَتْلَ أَوْ يَتْرُكُوا قِرَاءَةَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَالْإِنْجِيلِ إِلَّا مَا بَدَّلُوا مِنْهَا فَقَالُوا مَا تُرِيدُونَ إِلَى ذَلِكَ؟ دَعُونَا فَقَالَتْ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ ابْنُوا لَنَا أُسْطُوَانَةً ثُمَّ ارْفَعُونَا إِلَيْهَا ثُمَّ أَعْطُونَا شَيْئًا نَرْفَعُ بِهِ طَعَامَنَا وَشَرَابَنَا فَلَا نَرُدُّ عَلَيْكُمْ وَقَالَتْ طَائِفَةٌ دَعُونَا نَسِيحُ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَنَهِيمُ وَنَشْرَبُ كَمَا يَشْرَبُ الْوَحْشُ فَإِنْ قَدَرْتُمْ عَلَيْنَا فِي أَرْضِكُمْ فَاقْتُلُونَا وَقَالَتْ طَائِفَةٌ ابْنُوا لَنَا دُورًا فِي الْفَيَافِي وَنَحْتَفِرُ الْآبَارَ وَنَحْتَرِثُ الْبُقُولَ فَلَا نَرِدُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَا نَقْرَبُكُمْ وَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْقَبَائِلِ إِلَّا ولَهُ حَمِيمٌ فِيهِمْ قَالَ فَفَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَعَالَى {وَرَهْبَانِيَّةً ابْتَدَعُوهَا مَا كَتَبْنَاهَا عَلَيْهِمْ إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ رِضْوَانِ اللهِ فَمَا رَعَوْهَا حَقَّ رِعَايَتِهَا} [الحديد 27] وَالْآخَرُونَ قَالُوا نَتَعَبَّدُ كَمَا تَعَبَّدَ فُلَانٌ وَنَسِيحُ كَمَا سَاحَ فُلَانٌ وَنَتَّخِذُ دُورًا كَمَا اتَّخَذَ فُلَانٌ عَلَى شِرْكِهِمْ لَا عِلْمَ لَهُمْ بِإِيمَانِ الَّذِينَ اقْتَدُوا بِهِ فَلَمَّا بَعَثَ اللهُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَلَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ انْحَطَّ رَجُلٌ مِنْ صَوْمَعَتِهِ وَجَاءَ سَائِحٌ مِنْ سِيَاحَتِهِ وَصَاحِبُ الدَّيْرِ مِنْ دَيْرِهِ فَآمَنُوا بِهِ وَصَدَّقُوهُ فَقَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللهَ وَآمِنُوا بِرَسُولِهِ يُؤْتِكُمْ كِفْلَيْنِ مِنْ رَحْمَتِهِ} [الحديد 28] أَجْرَيْنِ بِإِيمَانِهِمْ بِعِيسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَبِالتَّوْرَاةِ وَالْإِنْجِيلِ وَبِإِيمَانِهِمْ بِمُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ وَتَصْدِيقِهِمْ قَالَ {يَجْعَلْ لَكُمْ نُورًا تَمْشُونَ بِهِ} [الحديد 28] الْقُرْآنَ وَاتِّبَاعَهُمُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ {لِئَلَّا يَعْلَمَ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ} [الحديد 29] الَّذِينَ يَتَشَبَّهُونَ بِكُمْ {أَلَّا يَقْدِرُونَ عَلَى شَيْءٍ مِنْ فَضْلِ اللهِ وَأَنَّ الْفَضْلَ بِيَدِ اللهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَاللهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ} [الحديد 29] الْآيَةَ

"There were kings after 'Isa bin Mariam who altered the Tawrah and the Injil, but there were among them believers who read the Tawrah. It was said to their kings: 'We have never heard of any slander worse than that of those (believers) who slander us and recite: "And whosoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed, such are the disbelievers." In these Verses, they are criticizing us for our deeds when they recite them.' So he called them together and gave them the choice between being put to death, or giving up reading the Tawrah and Injil, except for what had been altered. They said: 'Why do you want us to change? Leave us alone.' Some of them said: 'Build us a tower and let us go up there, and give us something to lift up our food and drink so we do not have to mix with you.' Others said: 'Let us go and wander throughout the land, and we will drink as the wild animals drink, and if you capture us in your land, you may kill us.' Others said: 'Build houses for us in the wilderness, and we will dig wells and grow vegetables, and we will not mix with you or pass by you, for there is no one of the tribes among whom we do not have close relatives.' So they did that, and Allah revealed the words: 'But the monasticism which they invented for themselves, We did not prescribe for them, but (they sought it) only to please Allah therewith, but that they did not observe it with the right observance.' Then others said: 'We will worship as so-and-so worshipped, and we will wander as so-and-so wandered, and we will adopt houses (in the wilderness) as so-and-so did.' But they were still following their Shirk with no knowledge of the faith of those whom they claimed to be following. When Allah sent the Prophet [SAW], and they were only a few of them left, a man came down from his cell, and a wanderer came from his travels, and a monk came from his monastery, and they believed in him. And Allah said: 'O you who believe! Fear Allah, and believe in His Messenger (Muhammad), He will give you a double portion of His mercy - meaning, two rewards, because of their having believed in 'Isa and in the Tawrah and Injil, and for having believing in Muhammad [SAW]; and He will give you a light by which you shall walk (straight), - meaning, the Qur'an, and their following the Prophet [SAW]; and He said: 'So that the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) may know that they have no power whatsoever over the Grace of Allah.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 5400)

كَانَتْ مُلُوكٌ بَعْدَ عِيسَى بَدَّلُوا التَّوْرَاةَ وَالْإِنْجِيلَ فَكَانَ مِنْهُمْ مُؤْمِنُونَ يَقْرَءُونَ التَّوْرَاةَ وَالْإِنْجِيلَ فَقِيلَ لِمُلُوكِهِمْ مَا نَجِدُ شَتْمًا أَشَدَّ مِنْ شَتْمِ يَشْتِمُونَنَا هَؤُلَاءِ إِنَّهُمْ يَقْرَءُونَ {وَمَنْ لَمْ يَحْكُمْ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللهُ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْكَافِرُونَ} [المائدة 44] هَؤُلَاءِ الْآيَاتِ مَعَ مَا يَعِيبُونَّا بِهِ مِنْ أَعْمَالِنَا فِي قِرَاءَتِهِمْ فَادْعُهُمْ فَلْيَقْرَءُوا كَمَا نَقْرَأُ وَلْيُؤْمِنُوا كَمَا آمَنَّا فَدَعَاهُمْ فَجَمَعَهُمْ فَعَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقَتْلَ أَوْ يَتْرُكُوا قِرَاءَةَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَالْإِنْجِيلِ إِلَّا مَا بَدَّلُوا مِنْهَا فَقَالُوا مَا تُرِيدُونَ إِلَى ذَلِكَ دَعَوْنَا فَقَالَتْ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ ابْنُوا لَنَا أُسْطُوَانَةً ثُمَّ ارْفَعُونَا إِلَيْهَا ثُمَّ أَعْطُونَا شَيْئًا نَرْفَعُ بِهِ طَعَامَنَا وَشَرَابَنَا فَلَا نَرِدُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَقَالَتْ طَائِفَةٌ دَعُونَا نَسِيحُ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَنَهِيمُ وَنَشْرَبُ كَمَا يَشْرَبُ الْوَحْشُ فَإِنْ قَدَرْتُمْ عَلَيْنَا فِي أَرْضِكُمْ فَاقْتُلُونَا وَقَالَتْ طَائِفَةٌ ابْنُوا لَنَا دُورًا فِي الْفَيَافِي وَنَحْتَفِرُ الْآبَارَ وَنَحْرُثُ الْبُقُولَ فَلَا نَرِدُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَا نَمُرُّ بِكُمْ وَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْقَبَائِلِ إِلَّا وَلَهُ حَمِيمٌ فِيهِمْ فَفَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {وَرَهْبَانِيَّةً ابْتَدَعُوهَا مَا كَتَبْنَاهَا عَلَيْهِمْ إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ رِضْوَانِ اللهِ فَمَا رَعَوْهَا حَقَّ رِعَايَتِهَا} [الحديد 27] وَالْآخِرُونَ قَالُوا نَتَعَبَّدُ كَمَا تَعَبَّدَ فُلَانٌ وَنَسِيحُ كَمَا سَاحَ فُلَانٌ وَنَتَّخِذُ دُورًا كَمَا اتَّخَذَ فُلَانٌ وَهُمْ عَلَى شِرْكِهِمْ لَا عِلْمَ لَهُمْ بِإِيمَانِ الَّذِينَ اقْتَدَوْا بِهِ فَلَمَّا بُعِثَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَلَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا الْقَلِيلُ انْحَطَّ رَجُلٌ مِنْ صَوْمَعَتِهِ وَجَاءَ سَائِحٌ مِنْ سِيَاحَتِهِ وَصَاحِبُ الدَّيْرِ مِنْ دَيْرِهِ فَأَمَنُوا بِهِ وَصَدَّقُوهُ فَقَالَ اللهُ ﷻ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللهَ وَآمِنُوا بِرَسُولِهِ يُؤْتِكُمْ كِفْلَيْنِ مِنْ رَحْمَتِهِ} [الحديد 28] أَجْرَيْنِ بِإِيمَانِهِمْ بِعِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ وَتَصْدِيقِهِمْ بِالتَّوْرَاةِ وَالْإِنْجِيلِ وَبِإِيمَانِهِمْ بِمُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ وَتَصْدِيقِهِمْ قَالَ {وَيَجْعَلْ لَكُمْ نُورًا تَمْشُونَ بِهِ} [الحديد 28] الْقُرْآنُ وَاتِّبَاعُهُمُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ {لِئَلَّا يَعْلَمَ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ} [الحديد 29] الَّذِينَ يَتَشَبَّهُونَ بِكُمْ {أَلَّا يَقْدِرُونَ عَلَى شَيْءٍ مِنْ فَضْلِ اللهِ وَأَنَّ الْفَضْلَ بِيَدِ اللهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَاللهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ} [الحديد 29]

[Machine] I saw Umar ibn Al-Khattab before he was struck by the days in Medina. He stood with Hudhaifah ibn Al-Yaman and Uthman ibn Hunayf and said, "How have you two managed to bear the burden of the earth that it cannot bear?" They said, "We have carried it by a command that it can bear." Hudhaifah said, "If I were to carry it, it would be weakened." Uthman ibn Hunayf said, "I have carried it by a command that it can bear, without any great favor." Umar then said, "See that you have not carried the burden of the earth that it cannot bear." They said, "No." Umar said, "If Allah grants me safety, I will leave the widows of Iraq without needing any man after me." He said, "Only four things came upon him until he was struck." He said, "And between me and him, there is no one except Abdullah ibn Abbas in the morning." He said, "And he used to stand between the rows. If he saw any disorder among them, he would say, 'Stand still until there is no disorder among them.' Then he would proceed and say the takbir." He said, "And perhaps he would recite Surah Yusuf or An-Nahl or something similar in the first raka'a until the people gathered." He said, "And it was only that he would say the takbir." He said, "I heard him say, 'The dog has killed me or the dog has eaten me,' when he was stabbed. Then he flew out of the wound with a double-edged knife that would not pass by anyone to the right or left except that it would stab him, until he stabbed thirteen men and nine of them died. When he saw that, a Muslim man threw a cloak on him. When the assassin thought that he had taken hold of him, he slit his own throat." He said, "And Umar held the hand of Abdullah ibn Awf and brought him forward." He said, "Who will take care of Umar? He has seen what he has seen." He said, "Regarding the surroundings of the mosque, they did not know anything except that they had lost the voice of Umar while they were saying, 'Subhan Allah, Subhan Allah.' Abdul-Rahman ibn Awf led them in a light prayer. When they finished, Umar said, 'O Ibn Abbas, see who killed me.' He went for a while and then came back and said, 'The slave of Al-Mughirah killed him.' He said, 'Really?' After they all spoke with their tongues and prayed towards their qibla and performed the Hajj according to their rites, he was brought to his house. We then left with him." He said, "And it was as if the people had not been affected by any calamity before that day. Some were saying, 'There is no harm,' while others were saying, 'We fear for him.' So they brought some wine and he drank it, and it came out of his wound. Then they brought some milk and he drank it, and it came out of his wound. They recognized that he was dead, and he mentioned this incident in his will and in the command to consult each other."

رَأَيْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصَابَ بِأَيَّامٍ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَقَفَ عَلَى حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ وَعُثْمَانَ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ فَعَلْتُمَا تَخَافَانِ أَنْ تَكُونَا قَدْ حَمَّلْتُمَا الْأَرْضَ مَا لَا تُطِيقُ؟ قَالَا حَمَّلْنَاهَا أَمْرًا هِيَ لَهُ مُطِيقَةٌ وَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ لَوْ حَمَّلْتُ عَلَيْهَا أُضْعِفَتْ وَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ حُنَيْفٍ حَمَّلْتُهَا أَمْرًا هِيَ لَهُ مُطِيقَةٌ مَا فِيهَا كَبِيرُ فَضْلٍ قَالَ انْظُرْ أَلَّا تَكُونَا حَمَّلْتُمَا الْأَرْضَ مَا لَا تُطِيقُ قَالَا لَا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ لَئِنْ سَلَّمَنِي اللهُ لَأَدَعَنَّ أَرَامِلَ الْعِرَاقِ لَا يَحْتَجْنَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ بَعْدِي قَالَ فَمَا أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا أَرْبَعَةٌ حَتَّى أُصِيبَ قَالَ وَإِنِّي لَقَائِمٌ مَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ إِلَّا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ غَدَاةَ أُصِيبَ قَالَ وَكَانَ إِذَا مَرَّ بَيْنَ الصَّفَّيْنِ قَامَ فَإِنْ رَأَى خَلَلًا قَالَ اسْتَوُوا حَتَّى إِذَا لَمْ يَرَ فِيهِمْ خَلَلًا تَقَدَّمَ فَكَبَّرَ قَالَ وَرُبَّمَا قَرَأَ بِسُورَةِ يُوسُفَ أَوِ النَّحْلِ أَوْ نَحْوِ ذَلِكَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى حَتَّى يَجْتَمِعَ النَّاسُ قَالَ فَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا أَنْ كَبَّرَ قَالَ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ قَتَلَنِي الْكَلْبُ أَوْ أَكَلَنِي الْكَلْبُ حِينَ طَعَنَهُ فَطَارَ الْعِلْجُ بِالسِّكِّينِ ذَاتِ طَرَفَيْنِ لَا يَمُرُّ عَلَى أَحَدٍ يَمِينًا وَلَا شِمَالًا 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 قَالَ وَتَنَاوَلَ عُمَرُ يَدَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ ؓ ا فَقَدَّمَهُ قَالَ فَمَنْ يلِي عُمَرَ ؓ فَقَدْ رَأَى الَّذِي رَأَى وَأَمَّا نَوَاحِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَا يَدْرُونَ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُمْ فَقَدُوا صَوْتَ عُمَرَ ؓ وَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ قَالَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ ؓ صَلَاةً خَفِيفَةً فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفُوا قَالَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ انْظُرْ مَنْ قَتَلَنِي فَجَالَ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ غُلَامُ الْمُغِيرَةِ فَقَالَ الصَّنِعُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ قَاتَلَهُ اللهُ لَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَمَرْتُ بِهِ مَعْرُوفًا فَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَمْ يجْعَلْ مِيتَتِي بِيَدِ رَجُلٍ يَدَّعِي الْإِسْلَامَ وَقَالَ قَدْ كُنْتَ أَنْتَ وَأَبُوكَ تُحِبَّانِ أَنْ تَكْثُرَ الْعُلُوجُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ وَكَانَ الْعَبَّاسُ ؓ أَكْثَرَهُمْ رَقِيقًا فَقَالَ إِنْ شِئْتَ فَعَلْنَا أَيْ إِنْ شِئْتَ قَتَلْنَا قَالَ كَذَبْتَ بَعْدَمَا تَكَلَّمُوا بِلِسَانِكُمْ وَصَلَّوْا قِبْلَتَكُمْ وَحَجُّوا حَجَّكُمْ فَاحْتُمِلَ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ فَانْطَلَقْنَا مَعَهُ قَالَ وَكَأَنَّ النَّاسَ لَمْ تُصِبْهُمْ مُصِيبَةٌ قَبْلَ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَقَائِلٌ يَقُولُ لَا بَأْسَ وَقَائِلٌ يَقُولُ نَخَافُ عَلَيْهِ فَأُتِيَ بِنَبِيذٍ فَشَرِبَهُ فَخَرَجَ مِنْ جُرْحِهِ ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِلَبَنٍ فَشَرِبَهُ فَخَرَجَ مِنْ جُرْحِهِ فَعَرَفُوا أَنَّهُ مَيِّتٌ وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ فِي وَصَايَاهُ وَأَمْرِ الشُّورَى

[Machine] There were some Jews who were forbidden by Allah from capturing whales on the Sabbath. Their whales would come to them on their Sabbath, prepared like eggplants with fins, resembling the shape and appearance of their offspring. But on days other than the Sabbath, they would not find any whales unless they exerted great effort and struggled to catch them. So some of them said to each other, or someone among them said, "If we take them on a day other than the Sabbath and eat them, let us do it." So a certain group from among them did so, and they took and ate them. Then their neighbors noticed the smell of cooking from the whales and said, "By Allah, we do not see that the family of so-and-so has experienced anything." So others among them also took and ate them, until this became widespread among them and prevalent. They split into three groups: one group that would eat, one group that would forbid, and one group that would say, "Why do you warn a people whom Allah is going to destroy or punish with a severe punishment?" (Al-A'raf 164). The group that forbade said, "Indeed, we warn you of the wrath of Allah and His punishment, that Allah may strike you with a calamity, or smite you with one of the punishments He has for you." But we will not reveal our secrets to you when you are in this place." So they went out of the city and stayed there overnight. They returned the next day and knocked on the city gate, but no one answered them. So they brought a ladder and leaned it against the city gate. Then one of them climbed atop the gate and said, "O servants of Allah, it is a group of monkeys, and by Allah, they have tails." Then he came down from the gate, and they opened the gate and the people entered. The monkeys realized that they were descended from humans, but the humans did not realize that they were descended from monkeys. A human would come to his relative or close one among the monkeys, touch him, cling to him, and say, "You are so-and-so, aren't you?" The monkey would nod his head, meaning "yes," and the human would cry. The monkey would go to his relative or close one among the humans, and the human would say to her, "You are so-and-so, aren't you?" She would nod her head, meaning "yes," and she would cry. Then the humans said to them, "Indeed, we warned you of the wrath of Allah and His punishment, that Allah may strike you with a calamity, or smite you with one of the punishments He has for you." Ibn 'Abbas said, "Then Allah said, 'So We saved those who forbade evil, and We seized those who did wrong with a severe punishment because of their disobedience.' (Al-A'raf 165). So I do not know what happened to the third group." Ibn 'Abbas said, "How many times have we seen something forbidden and not prevented it?" 'Ikrimah said, "So I said, 'Do you not see that Allah has made me your intercessor, that they have denied and disliked when they said, 'Why do you warn a people whom Allah is going to destroy or punish with a severe punishment?' (Al-A'raf 164).' He was pleased with my words and ordered two heavy coats for me, and I wore them."

بِهَا نَاسٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ فَحَرَّمَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْحِيتَانَ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ فَكَانَتْ حِيتَانُهُمْ تَأْتِيهِمْ يَوْمَ سَبْتِهِمْ شُرَّعًا بِيضٌ سِمَانٌ كَأَمْثَالِ الْمَخَاضِ بِأَفْنِيَائِهِمْ وَأَبْنِيَاتِهِمْ فَإِذَا كَانَ غَيْرَ يَوْمِ السَّبْتِ لَمْ يَجِدُوهَا وَلَمْ يُدْرِكُوهَا إِلَّا فِي مَشَقَّةٍ وَمَؤوُنَةٍ شَدِيدَةٍ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ أَوْ مَنْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُمْ لَعَلَّنَا لَوْ أَخَذْنَاهَا يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ وَأَكَلْنَاهَا فِي غَيْرِ يَوْمِ السَّبْتِ فَفَعَلَ ذَلِكَ أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ مِنْهُمْ فَأَخَذُوا؛ فَشَوَوْا؛ فَوَجَدَ جِيرَانُهُمْ رِيحَ الشِّوَاءِ فَقَالُوا وَاللهِ مَا نَرَى أَصَابَ بَنِي فُلَانٍ شَيْءٌ فَأَخَذَهَا آخَرُونَ حَتَّى فَشَا ذَلِكَ فِيهِمْ وَكَثُرَ فَافْتَرَقُوا فِرَقًا ثَلَاثَةً فِرْقَةٌ أَكَلَتْ وَفِرْقَةٌ نَهَتْ وَفِرْقَةٌ قَالَتْ {لِمَ تَعِظُونَ قَوْمًا اللهُ مُهْلِكُهُمْ أَوْ مُعَذِّبُهُمْ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا} [الأعراف 164] فَقَالَتِ الْفُرْقَةُ الَّتِي نَهَتْ إِنَّا نُحَذِّرُكُمْ غَضَبَ اللهِ وَعِتَابَهُ أَنْ يُصِيبَكُمُ اللهُ بِخَسْفٍ أَوْ قَذْفٍ أَوْ بِبَعْضِ مَا عِنْدَهُ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ وَاللهِ لَا نُبَايِتُكُمْ فِي مَكَانٍ وَأَنْتُمْ فِيهِ قَالَ فَخَرَجُوا مِنَ السُّورِ فَغَدَوْا عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْغَدِ فَضَرَبُوا بَابَ السُّورِ فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُمْ أَحَدٌ فَأَتَوْا بِسُلَّمٍ فَأَسْنَدُوهُ إِلَى السُّورِ ثُمَّ رَقِيَ مِنْهُمْ رَاقٍ عَلَى السُّورِ فَقَالَ يَا عِبَادَ اللهِ قِرَدَةٌ وَاللهِ لَهَا أَذْنَابٌ تَعَادَى ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ مِنَ السُّورِ فَفَتَحَ السُّورَ فَدَخَلَ النَّاسُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَعَرَفَتِ الْقُرُودُ أَنْسَابَهَا مِنَ الْإِنْسِ وَلَمْ تَعْرِفِ الْإِنْسُ أَنْسَابَهَا مِنَ الْقُرُودِ قَالَ فَيَأْتِي الْقِرْدُ إِلَى نَسِيبِهِ وَقَرِيبِهِ مِنَ الْإِنْسِ فَيَحْتَكُّ بِهِ وَيَلْصَقُ بِهِ وَيَقُولُ الْإِنْسَانُ أَنْتَ فُلَانٌ؟ فَيُشِيرُ بِرَأْسِهِ أَيْ نَعَمْ وَيَبْكِي وَتَأْتِي الْقِرْدَةُ إِلَى نَسِيبِهَا وَقَرِيبِهَا مِنَ الْإِنْسِ فَيَقُولُ لَهَا الْإِنْسَانُ أَنْتِ فُلَانَةُ؟ فتشيرُ بِرَأْسِهَا أَيْ نَعَمْ وَتَبْكِي فَيَقُولُ لَهُمُ الْإِنْسُ إِنَّا حَذَّرْنَاكُمْ غَضَبَ اللهِ وَعِقَابَهُ أَنْ يُصِيبَكُمْ بِخَسْفٍ أَوْ مَسْخٍ أَوْ بِبَعْضِ مَا عِنْدَهُ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ فَأَسْمَعُ اللهَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ {فأَنْجَيْنَا الَّذِينَ يَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ السُّوءِ وَأَخَذْنَا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا بِعَذَابٍ بَئِيسٍ بِمَا كَانُوا يَفْسُقُونَ} فَلَا أَدْرِي مَا فَعَلْتِ الْفِرْقَةُ الثَّالِثَةُ؟ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ فَكَمْ قَدْ رَأَيْنَا مُنْكَرًا فَلَمْ نَنْهَ عَنْهُ قَالَ عِكْرِمَةُ فَقُلْتُ أَلَا تَرَى جَعَلَنِي اللهُ فِدَاءَكَ أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ أَنْكَرُوا وَكَرِهُوا حِينَ قَالُوا {لِمَ تَعِظُونَ قَوْمًا اللهُ مُهْلِكُهُمْ أَوْ مُعَذِّبُهُمْ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا} [الأعراف 164] فَأَعْجَبَهُ قُولِي ذَلِكَ وَأَمَرَ لِي بِبُرْدَيْنِ غَلِيظَينِ فَكَسَانِيهِمَا

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stayed with the pilgrims in their dwellings for ten years during the seasons of Mijannah, 'Ukaz, and their dwellings in Mina. He asked, "Who will provide refuge and support me until I deliver the messages of my Lord? For him is Paradise." However, he did not find anyone who would provide refuge and support him, until a man from Makkah or Yemen would enter his companion's dwelling, and his people or relatives would warn him, saying, "Beware of this young man from Quraysh, he will harm you. He walks among your bags and invites you to Allah, pointing at him with his finger." Then Allah sent a man from Yathrib who believed in him and recited the Quran to him. He returned to his people and they embraced Islam until there was no house left in Yathrib except that it had a group of Muslims who openly declared their faith. Then Allah sent for him and we met and gathered seventy of us and said, "How long will the Messenger of Allah be driven away in the mountains of Makkah and fear? So we traveled until we reached him during the season. We made an appointment with the people of 'Aqabah and gathered there one man, then two men, until we met him there. We said, "O Messenger of Allah, why should we pledge allegiance to you?" He replied, "Pledge allegiance to me in hearing and obedience, in times of ease and difficulty, in hardship and ease, in commanding the good and forbidding the evil, and that you will not blame me for the sake of Allah, regardless of what happens. And that you will support me if I come to you in Yathrib and will protect me from that which you protect yourselves, your wives, and your children. And for you is Paradise." So we said, "We pledge allegiance to you." He took the hand of As'ad bin Zurarah, the youngest of the seventy men except me, and said, "O people of Yathrib, we have not struck the liver of a camel except that we knew that he is the Messenger of Allah and that his leaving today means the separation of all the Arabs and the killing of your best men. And the swords will bite you. But as for you, you are a people who can bear the biting of swords, the killing of your best men, and the separation of all the Arabs. Take him, and your reward is with Allah. But as for you, you fear for yourselves and hesitate, so leave him. He is the most careful for your sake in the sight of Allah." So they said, "Hold your hand, O As'ad bin Zurarah. By Allah, we will not abandon this pledge nor will we resign from it." So we stood up and approached him, one by one, agreeing to his conditions and receiving the promise of Paradise in return.

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ لَبِثَ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ يَتْبَعُ الْحَاجَّ فِي مَنَازِلِهِمْ فِي الْمَوَاسِمِ بمَجَنَّةَ وَعُكَاظٍ وَمَنَازِلِهِمْ بِمِنًى؟ مَنْ يُؤْوِينِي وَيَنْصُرُنِي حَتَّى أُبَلِّغَ رِسَالِاتِ رَبِّي وَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ؟ فَلَمْ يَجِدْ أَحَدًا يُؤْوِيهِ وَيَنْصُرُهُ حَتَّى إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيُدْخِلُ صَاحِبَهُ مِنْ مِصْرَ وَالْيَمَنِ فَيَأْتِيهِ قَوْمُهُ أَوْ ذَوُو رَحِمِهِ فَيَقُولُونَ احْذَرْ فَتَى قُرَيْشٍ لَا يُصِيبُكَ يَمْشِي بَيْنَ رِحَالِهِمْ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى اللهِ يُشِيرُونَ إِلَيْهِ بِأَصَابِعِهِمْ حَتَّى يَبْعَثَ اللهُ مِنْ يَثْرِبَ فَيَأْتِيهِ الرَّجُلُ مِنَّا فَيُؤْمِنُ بِهِ ويُقْرِئُهُ الْقُرْآنَ فَيَنْقَلِبُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَيُسْلِمُونَ بِإِسْلَامِهِ حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ دَارٌ مِنْ دُورِ يَثْرِبَ إِلَّا فِيهَا رَهْطٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يُظْهِرُونَ الْإِسْلَامَ ثُمَّ يَبْعَثُ اللهُ فَائْتَمَرْنَا وَاجْتَمَعْنَا سَبْعِينَ رَجُلًا مِنَّا فَقُلْنَا حَتَّى مَتَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُطْرَدُ فِي جِبَالِ مَكَّةَ وَيَخَالُ أَوْ قَالَ وَيَخَافُ فَرَحَلْنَا حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا عَلَيْهِ الْمَوْسِمَ فَوَعَدَنَا شِعْبَ الْعَقَبَةِ فَاجْتَمَعْنَا فِيهِ مِنْ رَجُلٍ وَرَجُلَيْنِ حَتَّى تَوَافَيْنَا فِيهِ عِنْدَهُ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ عَلَامَ نُبَايِعُكَ؟ قَالَ تُبَايِعُونِي عَلَى السَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ فِي النَّشَاطِ وَالْكَسَلِ وَعَلَى النَّفَقَةِ فِي الْعُسْرِ وَالْيُسْرِ وَعَلَى الْأَمْرِ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَالنَّهْيِ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَأَنْ تَقُولُوا فِي اللهِ لَا يَأْخُذُكُمْ فِي اللهِ لَوْمَةُ لَائِمٍ وَعَلَى أَنْ تَنْصُرُونِي إِنْ قَدِمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَثْرِبَ وَتَمْنَعُونِي مِمَّا تَمْنَعُونَ مِنْهُ أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَأَزْوَاجَكُمْ وَأَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَلَكُمُ الْجَنَّةُ فَقُلْنَا نُبَايِعُكَ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ وَهُوَ أَصْغَرُ السَّبْعِينَ رَجُلًا إِلَّا أَنَا فَقَالَ رُوَيْدًا يَا أَهْلَ يَثْرِبَ إِنَّا لَمْ نَضْرِبْ إِلَيْهِ أَكْبَادَ الْمَطِيِّ إِلَّا وَنَحْنُ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ وَأَنَّ إِخْرَاجَهُ الْيَوْمَ مُفَارَقَةُ الْعَرَبِ كَافَّةً وَقَتْلُ خِيَارِكُمْ وَأَنْ تَعَضَّكُمُ السُّيُوفُ وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ تَصْبِرُونَ عَلَى عَضِّ السُّيُوفِ وَقَتْلِ خِيَارِكُمْ وَمُفَارَقَةِ الْعَرَبِ كَافَّةً فَخُذُوهُ وَأَجْرُكُمْ عَلَى اللهِ وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ تَخَافُونَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ خِيفَةً فَذَرُوهُ فَهُوَ أَعْذَرُ لَكُمْ عِنْدَ اللهِ فَقَالُوا أَخِّرْ عَنَّا يَدَكَ يَا أَسْعَدُ بْنَ زُرَارَةَ فَوَاللهِ لَا نَذَرُ هَذِهِ الْبَيْعَةَ وَلَا نَسْتَقِيلُهَا فَقُمْنَا إِلَيْهِ رَجُلًا رَجُلًا يَأْخُذُ عَلَيْنَا شَرْطَهُ وَيُعْطِينَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ الْجَنَّةَ

Messenger of Allah ﷺ rode a donkey, equipped with a thick cloth-covering made in Fadak and was riding behind him. He was going to pay visit to Saʿd bin Ubada in Banu Al-Harith bin Al-Khazraj; and this incident happened before the battle of Badr. The Prophet ﷺ passed by a gathering in which ʿAbdullah bin Ubai bin Salul was present, and that was before ʿAbdullah bin Ubai embraced Islam. Behold in that gathering there were people of different religions: there were Muslims, pagans, idol-worshippers and Jews, and in that gathering ʿAbdullah bin Rawaha was also present. When a cloud of dust raised by the donkey reached that gathering, ʿAbdullah bin Ubai covered his nose with his garment and then said, "Do not cover us with dust." Then Messenger of Allah ﷺ greeted them and stopped and dismounted and invited them to Allah (i.e. to embrace Islam) and recited to them the Holy Qur'an. On that, ʿAbdullah bin Ubai bin Saluil said, "O man ! There is nothing better than that what you say. If it is the truth, then do not trouble us with it in our gatherings. Return to your mount (or residence) and if somebody comes to you, relate (your tales) to him." On that ʿAbdullah bin Rawaha said, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle! Bring it (i.e. what you want to say) to us in our gathering, for we love that." So the Muslims, the pagans and the Jews started abusing one another till they were on the point of fighting with one another. The Prophet ﷺ kept on quietening them till they became quiet, whereupon the Prophet rode his animal (mount) and proceeded till he entered upon Saʿd bin Ubada. The Prophet ﷺ said to Saʿd, "Did you not hear what 'Abu Hub-b said?" He meant ʿAbdullah bin Ubai. "He said so-andso." On that Saʿd bin Ubada said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Excuse and forgive him, for by Him Who revealed the Book to you, Allah brought the Truth which was sent to you at the time when the people of this town (i.e. Medina) had decided unanimously to crown him and tie a turban on his head (electing him as chief). But when Allah opposed that (decision) through the Truth which Allah gave to you, he (i.e. ʿAbdullah bin Ubai) was grieved with jealously. and that caused him to do what you have seen." So Messenger of Allah ﷺ excused him, for the Prophet ﷺ and his companions used to forgive the pagans and the people of Scripture as Allah had ordered them, and they used to put up with their mischief with patience. Allah said: "And you shall certainly hear much that will grieve you from those who received the Scripture before you and from the pagans........'(3.186) And Allah also said:--"Many of the people of the Scripture wish if they could turn you away as disbelievers after you have believed, from selfish envy.." (2.109) So the Prophet ﷺ used to stick to the principle of forgiveness for them as long as Allah ordered him to do so till Allah permitted fighting them. So when Messenger of Allah ﷺ fought the battle of Badr and Allah killed the nobles of Quraish infidels through him, Ibn Ubai bin Salul and the pagans and idolaters who were with him, said, "This matter (i.e. Islam) has appeared (i.e. became victorious)." So they gave the pledge of allegiance (for embracing Islam) to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and became Muslims. (Using translation from Bukhārī 4566)

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ رَكِبَ عَلَى حِمَارٍ عَلَى إِكَافٍ عَلَى قَطِيفَةٍ فَدَكِيَّةٍ وَأَرْدَفَ أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ وَرَاءَهُ يَعُودُ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ فِي بَنِي الْحَارِثِ بْنِ الْخَزْرَجِ قَبْلَ وَقْعَةِ بَدْرٍ فَسَارَ حَتَّى مَرَّ بِمَجْلِسٍ فِيهِ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أُبَيٍّ ابْنُ سَلُولَ وَذَلِكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أُبَيٍّ فَإِذَا بِالْمَجْلِسِ رِجَالٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُشْرِكِينَ عَبْدَةِ الْأَوْثَانِ وَالْيَهُودِ وَفِي الْمُسْلِمِينَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ فَلَمَّا غَشِيَتِ الْمَجْلِسَ عَجَاجَةُ الدَّابَّةِ خَمَّرَ ابْنُ أُبَيٍّ أَنْفَهُ بِرِدَائِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَا تُغَبِّرُوا عَلَيْنَا فَسَلَّمَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ثُمَّ وَقَفَ فَنَزَلَ فَدَعَاهُمْ إِلَى اللهِ ﷻ وَقَرَأَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقُرْآنَ قَالَ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أُبَيٍّ ابْنُ سَلُولَ أَيُّهَا الْمَرْءُ إِنَّهُ لَا أَحْسَنَ مِمَّا تَقُولُ إِنْ كَانَ حَقًّا فَلَا تُؤْذِنَا بِهِ فِي مَجْلِسِنَا ارْجِعْ إِلَى رَحْلِكَ فَمَنْ جَاءَكَ فَاقْصُصْ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَاغْشَنَا بِهِ فِي مَجَالِسِنَا فَإِنَّا نُحِبُّ ذَلِكَ فَاسْتَبَّ الْمُسْلِمُونَ وَالْمُشْرِكُونَ وَالْيَهُودُ حَتَّى كَادُوا يَتَثَاوَرُونَ فَلَمْ يَزَلِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُخَفِّضُهُمْ حَتَّى سَكَتُوا ثُمَّ رَكِبَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ دَابَّتَهُ فَسَارَ حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَى سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ ؓ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَا سَعْدُ أَلَمْ تَسْمَعْ مَا قَالَ أَبُو حُبَابٍ يُرِيدُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ أُبَيٍّ قَالَ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَقَالَ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ اعْفُ عَنْهُ وَاصْفَحْ فَوَالَّذِي أَنْزَلَ الْكِتَابَ لَقَدْ جَاءَ اللهُ بِالْحَقِّ الَّذِي أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْكَ وَلَقَدِ اصْطَلَحَ أَهْلُ هَذِهِ الْبُحَيْرَةِ عَلَى أَنْ يُتَوِّجُوهُ فَيُعَصِّبُوهُ فَلَمَّا رَدَّ اللهُ ذَلِكَ بِالْحَقِّ الَّذِي أَعْطَاكَ شَرَّقَ بِذَلِكَ فَذَلِكَ فَعَلَ بِهِ مَا رَأَيْتَ فَعَفَا عَنْهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَكَانَ وَأَصْحَابُهُ يَعْفُونَ عَنِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَأَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ كَمَا أَمَرَهُمُ اللهُ ﷻ وَيَصْبِرُونَ عَلَى الْأَذَى قَالَ اللهُ ﷻ {وَلَتَسْمَعُنَّ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ وَمِنَ الَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا أَذًى كَثِيرًا وَإِنْ تَصْبِرُوا وَتَتَّقُوا فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ مِنْ عَزْمِ الْأُمُورِ} [آل عمران 186] وَقَالَ اللهُ {وَدَّ كَثِيرٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ لَوْ يَرُدُّونَكُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ إِيمَانِكُمْ كُفَّارًا حَسَدًا مِنْ عِنْدِ أَنْفُسِهِمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الْحَقُّ فَاعْفُوا وَاصْفَحُوا حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ اللهُ بِأَمْرِهِ إِنَّ اللهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ} [البقرة 109] وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَتَأَوَّلُ فِي الْعَفْوِ مَا أَمَرَ اللهُ بِهِ حَتَّى أُذِنَ لَهُمْ فِيهِمْ فَلَمَّا غَزَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بَدْرًا فَقَتَلَ اللهُ بِهِ مَنْ قَتَلَ مِنْ صَنَادِيدِ كُفَّارِ قُرَيْشٍ قَالَ ابْنُ أُبَيٍّ ابْنُ سَلُولَ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ مِنْ عَبْدَةِ الْأَوْثَانِ هَذَا أَمْرٌ قَدْ تَوَجَّهَ فَبَايَعُوا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ

"When it became clear to us that we should go to the Prophet ﷺ we travelled until we were in sight of our destination. We were met by a man on a young camel. He greeted is and we returned the greeting. Then he stopped and asked, 'Which tribe are you from?' We replied, 'We are the delegation of 'Abdu'l-Qays.' The man said, 'Welcome. I was looking for you. I came to give you good news. Yesterday the Prophet ﷺ looked towards the east and told us, "Tomorrow from that direction (i.e. the east) there will come the best delegation of the Arabs." I spent the night preparing to leave. This morning I rode long and hard on my camel until dawn rose. Then I thought of returning, but I caught sight of the heads of your mounts.'

أَنَّ بَعْضَ وَفْدِ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ سَمِعَهُ يَذْكُرُ قَالَ لَمَّا بَدَأْنَا فِي وِفَادَتِنَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ سِرْنَا حَتَّى إِذَا شَارَفْنَا الْقُدُومَ تَلَقَّانَا رَجُلٌ يُوضِعُ عَلَى قَعُودٍ لَهُ فَسَلَّمَ فَرَدَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ وَقَفَ فَقَالَ مِمَّنِ الْقَوْمُ؟ قُلْنَا وَفْدُ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكُمْ وَأَهْلاً إِيَّاكُمْ طَلَبْتُ جِئْتُ لِأُبَشِّرَكُمْ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِالأَمْسِ لَنَا إِنَّهُ نَظَرَ إِلَى الْمَشْرِقِ فَقَالَ لَيَأْتِيَنَّ غَدًا مَنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ يَعْنِي الْمَشْرِقَ خَيْرُ وَفْدِ الْعَرَبِ فَبَتُّ أَرُوغُ حَتَّى أَصْبَحْتُ فَشَدَدْتُ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِي فَأَمْعَنْتُ فِي الْمَسِيرِ حَتَّى ارْتَفَعَ النَّهَارُ وَهَمَمْتُ بِالرُّجُوعِ ثُمَّ رُفِعَتْ رُءُوسُ رَوَاحِلِكُمْ ثُمَّ ثَنَى رَاحِلَتَهُ بِزِمَامِهَا رَاجِعًا يُوضِعُ عَوْدَهُ عَلَى بَدْئِهِ حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابُهُ حَوْلَهُ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ بِأَبِيوَأُمِّي جِئْتُ أُبَشِّرُكَ بِوَفْدِ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ فَقَالَ أَنَّى لَكَ بِهِمْ يَا عُمَرُ؟ قَالَ هُمْ أُولاَءِ عَلَى أَثَرِي قَدْ أَظَلُّوا فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ بَشَّرَكَ اللَّهُ بِخَيْرٍ وَتَهَيَّأَ الْقَوْمُ فِي مَقَاعِدِهِمْ وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ قَاعِدًا فَأَلْقَى ذَيْلَ رِدَائِهِ تَحْتَ يَدِهِ فَاتَّكَأَ عَلَيْهِ وَبَسَطَ رِجْلَيْهِ فَقَدِمَ الْوَفْدُ فَفَرِحَ بِهِمُ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ وَالأَنْصَارُ فَلَمَّا رَأَوُا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابَهُ أَمْرَحُوا رِكَابَهُمْ فَرَحًا بِهِمْ وَأَقْبَلُوا سِرَاعًا فَأَوْسَعَ الْقَوْمُ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ مُتَّكِئٌ عَلَى حَالِهِ فَتَخَلَّفَ الأَشَجُّ وَهُوَ مُنْذِرُ بْنُ عَائِذِ بْنِ مُنْذِرِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ زِيَادِ بْنِ عَصَرَ فَجَمَعَ رِكَابَهُمْ ثُمَّ أَنَاخَهَا وَحَطَّ أَحْمَالَهَا وَجَمَعَ مَتَاعَهَا ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَ عَيْبَةً لَهُ وَأَلْقَى عَنْهُ ثِيَابَ السَّفَرِ وَلَبِسَ حُلَّةً ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ يَمْشِي مُتَرَسِّلاً فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَنْ سَيِّدُكُمْ وَزَعِيمُكُمْ وَصَاحِبُ أَمْرِكُمْ؟ فَأَشَارُوا بِأَجْمَعِهِمْ إِلَيْهِ وَقَالَ ابْنُ سَادَتِكُمْ هَذَا؟ قَالُوا كَانَ آبَاؤُهُ سَادَتَنَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَهُوَ قَائِدُنَا إِلَى الإِسْلاَمِ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَى الأَشَجُّ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَقْعُدَ مِنْ نَاحِيَةٍ اسْتَوَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ قَاعِدًا قَالَ هَا هُنَا يَا أَشَجُّ وَكَانَ أَوَّلَ يَوْمٍ سُمِّيَ الأَشَجَّ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ أَصَابَتْهُ حِمَارَةٌ بِحَافِرِهَا وَهُوَ فَطِيمٌ فَكَانَ فِي وَجْهِهِ مِثْلُ الْقَمَرِ فَأَقْعَدَهُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ وَأَلْطَفَهُ وَعَرَفَ فَضْلَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَأَقْبَلَ الْقَوْمُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَسْأَلُونَهُ وَيُخْبِرُهُمْ حَتَّى كَانَ بِعَقِبِ الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ هَلْ مَعَكُمْ مِنْ أَزْوِدَتِكُمْ شَيْءٌ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ فَقَامُوا سِرَاعًا كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ إِلَى ثِقَلِهِ فَجَاءُوا بِصُبَرِ التَّمْرِ فِي أَكُفِّهِمْ فَوُضِعَتْ عَلَى نِطَعٍ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ جَرِيدَةٌ دُونَ الذِّرَاعَيْنِ وَفَوْقَ الذِّرَاعِ فَكَانَ يَخْتَصِرُ بِهَا قَلَّمَا يُفَارِقُهَا فَأَوْمَأَ بِهَا إِلَى صُبْرَةٍ مِنْ ذَلِكَ التَّمْرِ فَقَالَ تُسَمُّونَ هَذَا التَّعْضُوضَ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ وَتُسَمُّونَ هَذَا الصَّرَفَانَ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ وَتُسَمُّونَ هَذَا الْبَرْنِيَّ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ هُوَ خَيْرُ تَمْرِكُمْ وَأَنْفَعُهُ لَكُمْ وَقَالَ بَعْضُ شُيُوخِ الْحَيِّ وَأَعْظَمُهُ بَرَكَةً وَإِنَّمَا كَانَتْ عِنْدَنَا خَصِبَةٌ نَعْلِفُهَا إِبِلَنَا وَحَمِيرَنَا فَلَمَّا رَجَعْنَا مِنْ وِفَادَتِنَا تِلْكَ عَظُمَتْ رَغْبَتُنَا فِيهَا وَفَسَلْنَاهَا حَتَّى تَحَوَّلَتْ ثِمَارُنَا مِنْهَا وَرَأَيْنَا الْبَرَكَةَ فِيهَا

الله عَلَيه وَسَلَّم وفي يده مرآة بيضاء فيها نكتة سوداء فقلت ما هذا يا جبريل قال هذه الجمعة يفرضها عليك ربك لتكون لك عيدا أو لقومك من بعدك تكون أنت الأول وتكون اليهود والنصارى من بعدك قال ما لنا فيها قال لكم فيها خير لكم فيها ساعة من دعا ربه فيها بخير هو له قسم إلاَّ أعطاه إياه أو ليس له بقسم إلاَّ دخر له ما هو أعظم منه أو تعوذ فيها من شر هو عليه مكتوب إلاَّ أعاذه من أعظم منه قال قلت ما هذه النكتة السوداء فيها قال هي الساعة تقوم يوم الجمعة وهُو سيد الأيام عندنا ونحن ندعوه في الآخرة يوم المزيد قال قلت لم تدعونه يوم المزيد قال إن ربك عز وجل اتخذ في الجنة واديا أفيح من مسك أبيض فإذا كان يوم الجمعة نزل تبارك وتعالى من عليين على كرسيه ثُمَّ حف الكرسي بمنابر من نور وجاء النبيون حتى يجلسون عليها ثم حف المنابر بكراسي من ذهب ثُمَّ جاء الصديقون والشهداء حتى يجلسون عليها ثُمَّ يجيء أهل الجنة حتى يجلسون على الكثيب فيتجلى لهم ربهم تبارك وتعالى حتى ينظرون إلى وجهه وهُو يقول أنا الذي صدقتكم وعدي وأتممت عليكم نعمتي هذا محل كرامتي فسلوني فيسألونه الرضا فيقول عز وجل رضاي أحلكم داري وأنالكم كرامتي فسلوني فيسألونه حتى تنتهي رغبتهم فيفتح لهم عند ذلك ما لا عين رأت ولاَ أذن سمعت ولاَ خطر على قلب بشر إلى مقدار منصرف الناس من يوم الجمعة ثم يصعد تبارك وتعالى على كرسيه فيصعد معه الشهداء والصديقون أَحسَبُهُ قال ويرجع أهل الغرف إلى غرفهم درة بيضاء لا قصم فيها ولاَ فصم أو ياقوته حمراء أو زبرجدة خضراء منها غرفها وأبوابها مطردة فيها أنهارها متدلية فيها ثمارها فيها أزواجها وخدمها فليسوا إلى شيء أحوج منهم إلى يوم الجمعة ليزادوا فيه كرامة وليزدادوا نظرا إلى وجهه تبارك وتعالى ولذلك دعي يوم المزيدوهذا الحديث قد رواه جماعة منهم إبراهيم بن طهمان ومُحَمد بن فضيل وغيرهما عن ليث عَن عثمان بن عمير عَن أَنَس عَن النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيه وَسَلَّم

"عَنْ عَلِى بنِ يَزِيدَ الهِلَالِىِّ، عَنَ أبِي القَاسم بنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحمنِ، عَنْ أبِي أُمَامَةَ قالَ: كَانَ مِنْ أَشَدِّ النَّاسِ تَكذِيبًا لِرسُولِ الله ﷺ وَأَكْثَرِهِمْ رَدّا عَلَيْهِ اليْهَودُ، وَأَنَّه أقْبَلَ إِلَيْه أُنَاسٌ مِنْ أحْبَارِهِم فَقَالُوا: يَا مُحمدُ إنَّكَ تَزعُمُ أنَّ الله بَعَثَكَ فَأَخْبرْنَا عن شَئٍ نَسْألُكَ عَنْه، فَإِنَّ مْوسَى لَمْ يَكُنْ يسأَلَه أَحَدٌ عَنَ شَىْء إلا حَدَّثهُ، فإنْ كنتَ نَبِيّا فَأَخبرْنَا بأمِر نَسْأَلُكَ عَنْهُ، فَقَالَ النَّبى ﷺ فالله عَلَيكُم كَفِيلٌ شَهِيدٌ، لَئنْ أخَبرْتكُم لَتُسْلِمنَّ؟ قَالُوا: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: فاسْأَلُونِى عَمَّ شِئْتُمْ، قَالُوا: أَيُّ البِقَاع شَرٌ؟ فَسَكَتَ وَقَالَ: أسْألُ صَاحِبى جِبْريلَ فَمَكَثَ ثَلاثَةً ثُمَّ جَاءَهُ جِبْريلُ فَأَخْبَرهُ وسَأَلَهُ، فَقَالَ: مَا المسْئُولُ بِأَعْلَمَ بِهِا مِنْ السَّائِل، وَلَكِنْ أسْأَلُ رَبْيِّ، فَسَأَلَ رَبَّهُ فَقَالَ: إِن شَرَّ البِلَاء أسَوْاقُهَا، وخَيْر البِقَاع مَسَاجِدُهَا، فَهَبَط جِبْريِلُ فَقَالَ: يَا مُحَمَّد لَقْد دَنَوْتُ مِنَ الله دُنُوّا مَا دَنَوّا مثْلَه قطُّ، فَكَانَ بَيْنِى وَبينَه سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ حجاب مِنْ نُورٍ، فَقَالَ: إنَّ شَرَّ البِقَاع أَسْوَاقُهَا وَخَير البِقَاع مَساجِدُهَا، ثُمَّ قَالَ جَبريلُ يا مُحمدُ إِنَّ لله ملائكة سيَّاحين في الأَرْضِ لَيْسُوا بَالحفَظَةِ الذَّينِ وُكِّلُوا بِأعْمَالِكُمْ يغْدُونَ بِلوَاءٍ وَرَايَاتٍ فَيَركزُونَهَا عَلى أبوابِ المسَاجِد، فيكتبُونَ النَّاسَ عَلَى مَنَازِلِهم أوَّل دَاخِلِ وآخِر خَارِج مِنَ المسْجِدِ، فَإِذِا كَانَ عَبْدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الدَّلْج وَأهْلِ المسَاجِد عرضَ لَهُ بلاءُ أَو مَرضٌ حَبَسَه تِلْك الَغَداة، تقولُ الملائكةُ: اللَّهْمَّ اغْفِرْ لِعَبدك فلَان، وَيسْتَغْفِرُونَ لِلذَّيَن آمَنُوا، ثُمَّ يُدْخلُون رَاياتِهم ولوائهم المسْجِدَ، فيمكثُونَ فِيهِ حتّى يُصلُّون صَلَاةَ العِشَاءِ، ثمَّ يَخَرجُون بِهَا مَعَ آخَرِ خَارِج مِنْهُم يَسيُرون بها بَيْنَ يديه حَتَّى يَدْخلَ بَيْتهُ فَيْدخُلُون بِها مَعَه في بَيْتِه حتَّى يكونَ مِن السِّحْرِ، ثُمَّ يَغْدُونَ بِهِا مَعَ أَوَّلِ غَادٍ إِلى المسْجِد بيَن يَدَيْه حتى يركزونَها عَلَى بَاب المسْجِدِ يَكْتبُون كَنَحْوِ مَا فَعَلُوا، قَالَ: ويَغْدو إِبليسُ بكْرَة فيصيحُ بِأعَلَى صَوْتِه يا ويْلَه يَا نُحُولَه، فيقرعُ لَه تراد ذُرِيته، فيقُولُونَ له: يا سيِّدنَا ما أفْزعك؟ فَيقولُ: انْطِلقُوا بِهذَا اللِّوَاءِ وَهذِه الَّراياتِ حَتَّى تَركزُونَها في الأسْواقِ ومَجامِع الطرُقِ ثم اليوا بين الناس وانزعوهم والقوا بينهم بالفواحش فينطلقون حتى يركزونها كذلك ويقولون ذلك حين

يمشون فلا ترى في الأسواق إلا المنكرات، ولا تسمع إلا الفواحش، ثم يروحون بها مع آخر منقلب من السوق يسيرون بها بين يديه حتى يركزونها في مجامع الطرق والأسواق فهم على ذلك".

"عَنْ أَبِى سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: يَأيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ بَعَضَكُمْ أُمَراءُ عَلَى بَعْضٍ، وَإِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يخَصُّوا بالأمْرِ دُونَكُم وَكلكُمْ رَاعٍ وَكلكُمْ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ يَوْمَ الْقيَامَةِ، حَتَّى إِنَّ الرَّجُل لَيُسْأَلُ عَنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِه هَلْ أَقَامَ فِيهِم أَمر الله، وَحَتَّى إِنَّ الْمَرأةَ لَتُسْأَلُ عَنْ بَيْتِ زَوْجِهَا هَلْ أقَامَتْ فِيهِ أَمْرَ الله -تَعَالَى- وَحَتَّى إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ والأَمَةَ لَيُسْأَلُ عَن سَائِمةِ مَوْلَاهُ يَوْمَ الْقيَامَةِ هَلْ أَقَامَ أَمْر الله -تَعَالَى-، إِنِّى كُنْتُ مَعَ خَلِيلِى أَبِى الْقَاسمِ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ في غَزْوَة فَاسْتَنْفَرْنَا فِيهَا، فَمِنَّا الرَّاكب، وَمِنَّا الْمَاشِى، فبَيْنَما نَحنُ نَسيرُ مِن الضُّحَى إِذَا رَجُلٌ يُقَرِّبُ فرسا في عراض القَوْمِ ثنيًا أوْ رُبَاعِيّا وَهُو يَجُولُ عَلَى مَتنِهِ فَبَصَر نبى الله ﷺ فَقَالَ: يَا أَبَا بُرْدَةَ أَعْطِهَا فَارِسَا يُلْحقُهَا بِالْقَوْمِ تَربِتْ يَمينُكَ، أَوْ قَالَ رَجُلًا، قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ الله

أَلَيْسَ فِىَّ فَارِسٌ؟ فَمَضى حَتَّى إِذَا رَكَدَت الشَّمْسُ واسْتَوتْ في السَّمَاءِ مَرَّ عَلَيْهِ النَّبِىُّ ﷺ وَنَحنُ مَعَهُ، فَوَقَفَ عَلَيْه رَسُول الله ﷺ وَهَوُ يَمْسَحُ التُّرَابَ عَنْ منْكبيْهِ، فَقَالَ رَسولُ الله ﷺ (مه! ! ) نَبى الله ﷺ وَاقِف؟ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ الله هَذِه يمينى دَعَوْتُ عَلَيْهَا أَنْ تَتْرَبَ فَتَربِتْ، فَقَال رَسُولُ الله ﷺ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ: أَما والَّذىِ نَفْسُ أَبِى الْقَاسِم بِيَدِهِ لَيخَرجَنَّ قَوْمٌ مِنْ أُمتَى مِنْ قِبَلِ الْمَشْرِقِ يَقْرأُون القرآنَ لَا يُجَاوز تَرَاقِيهَم تَحْقِرُونَ أَعْمَالَكُمْ مَعَ أَعْمَالِهِمْ، يَمْرُقُونَ مِن الدِّين كَمَا يَمْرُقُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّميَّةِ تَذْهَبُ الرمية هَكَذَا وَيَذْهَبُ السَّهْمُ هَكَذَا، خَالَفَ بَيْنَهمَا، فَيَنْظُرُ في النَّصْلِ فَلَا يَرَى شَيْئًا مِنْ الْفَرْثِ والدَّمِ، ثُمَ يَنْظُرُ في الْمِرصافِ فَلَا يَرَى شَيْئًا، ثُمَّ يَنْظُرُ في النضَّىِّ فَلَا يَرَى شَيْئًا -يَعْنِى الْقِدْح- حَتَّى يَنْظرَ في الرِّيِشِ فَلَا يَرَى شَيْئًا، ثُمَّ يَنْظرُ في الفُوق فيتمَارَى هَلْ يَرَى شَيْئًا أَمْ لَا؟ يَتركُونَ الصَّلَاة وَرَاءَ ظُهُورِهمْ، وَجَعَلَ يَدَيْهِ مِنْ وَرَاءِ ظَهْرِهِ يُؤْثِرُ الله -تَعَالَى- بِقَاتِلِهِمْ مَنْ يَلِيهمْ، ثُمَّ قَالَ نَبِىُّ الله ﷺ وَجَعَلَ يَضْرِبُ بِيَدِه عَلَى رُكْبَتيه وَيَقُولُ: لَوْ أَنِّى أَدْرَكْتُهُمْ؟ قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ فَحَاصَتْ بِى نَاقَتِى وَنَبِىُّ الله ﷺ يضرب بِيَدِه عَلَى رُكْبتَيِه وَيقُولُ: لَو أنِّى أَدْرَكتُهُمْ؟ فَرَجَعْتُ وقَدْ تَرَكْتُ نَبىَّ الله ﷺ ذَكَرَهُمْ، فَقُلْتُ لأَصْحَابِى مِنْ صَحَابَة رَسُولِ الله ﷺ مَا فَاتَنى مِنْ حديث نبى الله ﷺ شَيْئٌ في هَؤُلاِءِ الْقَوْمِ فَقالُوا: قَامَ رَجُلٌ بَعْدَكَ فَقَالَ: يَا نَبِىَّ الله هَلْ في هَؤُلاء القوم علامة؟ قَالَ: يَحْلقُونَ رُؤُسَهُمْ، فِيهِمْ ذُو ثُدِيَّةٍ أَوْ ذو يُديَّةٍ، قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ: فَحَدَّثَنِى عَشَرَةٌ مِنْ صَحَابَةِ النَّبِىِّ ﷺ مِمَّنْ أَرْتَضِى في بَيْتِى هَذَا أَنَّ عَلَيّا قَالَ: الْتمسوا إِلىَّ الْعَلَامَةَ الَّتى قَالَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ فَإِنِّى لَمْ أَكْذِبْ وَلَمْ أُكذَّبْ، فَجِئَ بِهِ، فَحَمِد الله -تَعَالَى- عَلى حِينِ عَرَفَ عَلَامَةَ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ ".

"عَنْ نَهْشَلِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ بْنِ مُزَاحِمٍ، عَن ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ (قال: مكث عمر) يَسْأَلُ عن أُوَيْسٍ الْقَرْنِى عَشْرَ سِنِينَ، فَذَكَر أَنَّهُ قَالَ: يَا أَهْلَ اليمَنِ! مَنْ كَانَ مِنْ مُرَادٍ فَلْيَقُمْ، فَقَامَ مَنْ كَانَ مِن مُرَادٍ وَقَعَدَ آخَرُونَ، فَقَالَ: أَفيكُمْ أُوَيْسٌ؟ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ: يا أَميرَ الْمؤمِنيِنَ! لَا نَعْرِفُ أُوَيْسًا وَلَكِنِ ابْنُ أَخٍ لِى يُقَالُ لَهُ أُوَيْسٌ هُوَ أَضْعَفُ وَأَمْهنُ مِن أَنْ يَسْأَلَ مِثْلُكَ عَن مَثْلِهِ، قال له: أَبِحَرَمِنَا هو؟ قَالَ: نَعَم هُوَ بالأَرَاكِ بِعَرَفةَ يَرْعَى إِبِلَ الْقَوْمِ فَرَكِبَ عُمَرُ وَعَلِىٌّ ؓ حِمَارَيْنِ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَا حَتَّى أَتَيَا الأَراكَ فَإِذا هُوَ قَائِمٌ يُصَلِّى، يَضْرِبُ ببَصَرِه نَحْوَ مَسْجِدِه وقَدْ دَخَلَ بَعْضُهُ فِى بَعْضٍ، فَلَمْا رَأَيَاهُ قَالَ أحَدُهُما لِصَاحِبه: إِنْ يَكُ أَحَدٌ الَّذِى نَطلُبُهُ فَهَذَا هُوَ، فَلَما سَمِع حديثهما خَفَّفَ وَانْصَرَفَ، فسلما عليه فرد عليهما، فلما رَدَّ عَلَيْهِما: وَعَلَيْكُمَا السَّلَام وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّه وبركاته، قَالَا لَه: مَا اسْمُكَ رَحِمَك اللَّه؟ قَالَ: أَنَا رَاعِى هَذِهِ الإِبِل، قَالَا: أَخْبِرْنَا بِاسْمكَ، قَالَ: أَنَا أَجِيرُ الْقَوْم، قَالَا: مَا اسْمكَ؟ قال: أَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّه، قَالَ لَهُ عَلِىٌّ: قَدْ عَلِمْنَا أَنَّ مَن فِى السَّمَواتِ وَالأَرْضِ عبيدُ اللَّه فَأَنْشُدُكَ برَبّ هَذِهِ الْكَعْبَةِ, رَبِّ هَذَا الْحَرَمِ مَا اسْمُكَ الَّذِى سَمَّتْكَ بِه أُمُّكَ؟ قَالَ: وَمَا تُريدَان إِلَى ذَلكَ؟ قال: أَنَا أُوَيْسُ بْنُ عامر، فَقَالَا لَه: اكْشِفْ لَنَا عَن شِقِّكَ الأَيْسَرِ فَكَشَفَ لهما، فإذا لمعة بيضاء قدر الدرهم من غير سوء) فابْتَدَرَا يُقَبِّلَانِ المَوْضِعَ، ثُمَّ قَالَا لَهُ: إِنَّ رسُولَ ﷺ أَمَرَنَا أن نُقْرِئَكَ السَّلَامَ وَأَنْ نَسْأَلَكَ أَنْ تَدْعُوَ لَنَا، فَقَالَ: إِنَّ دُعَائِى فِى شَرْقِ الأَرْضِ وَغَرْبِهَا لِجَمِيع المُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمنَاتِ، فَقَالَا: ادْع لنا! فَدَعَا لَهُمَا وَلِلمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمؤْمِنَاتِ، فَقَالَ له عمر: أُعطيك شيئًا من رزقى أو من عطائى تستعين به، فقال: ثَوْباىَ جَدِيدَانِ، وَنَعْلَاىَ مَخْصُوفَتَانِ، وَمَعِى أَرْبَعَةُ دَرَاهمَ، وَلِى فَضْلَةٌ عنْدَ الْقَوْمِ، فَمَتَى أُفْنِى هَذَا؟ إِنَّهُ مَن أَمَّلَ جُمُعَةً أَمَّل شَهْرًا، وَمَن أَمَّلَ شَهْرًا أَمَّل سَنَةً، ثُمَّ رَدَّ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ إِبِلَهُمْ، ثُمَّ فَارَقَهُم فَلَم يَرَهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ".