Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "While I was at Mecca the roof of my house was opened and Gabriel descended, opened my chest, and washed it with Zamzam water. Then he brought a golden tray full of wisdom and faith and having poured its contents into my chest, he closed it. Then he took my hand and ascended with me to the nearest heaven."

"When I reached the nearest heaven, Gabriel said to the gatekeeper of the heaven, 'Open (the gate).' The gatekeeper asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel answered: 'Gabriel.' He asked, 'Is there anyone with you?' Gabriel replied, 'Yes, Muhammad I is with me.' He asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel said, 'Yes.' So the gate was opened and we went over the nearest heaven and there we saw a man sitting with some people on his right and some on his left. When he looked towards his right, he laughed and when he looked toward his left he wept. Then he said, 'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious son.' I asked Gabriel, 'Who is he?' He replied, 'He is Adam and the people on his right and left are the souls of his offspring. Those on his right are the people of Paradise and those on his left are the people of Hell and when he looks towards his right he laughs and when he looks towards his left he weeps.'"

"Then he ascended with me till he reached the second heaven and he (Gabriel) said to its gatekeeper, 'Open (the gate).' The gatekeeper said to him the same as the gatekeeper of the first heaven had said and he opened the gate."

Anas said: Abu Dhar added that the Prophet ﷺ met Adam, Idris, Moses, Jesus and Abraham, he (Abu Dhar) did not mention on which heaven they were but he mentioned that he (the Prophet ﷺ ) met Adam on the nearest heaven and Abraham on the sixth heaven.

Anas said, When Gabriel along with the Prophet ﷺ passed by Idris, "he said said, 'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious brother.' I asked, 'Who is he?' Gabriel replied, 'He is Idris."

"Then I passed by Moses and he said, 'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious brother.' I asked Gabriel, 'Who is he?' Gabriel replied, 'He is Moses.'"

"Then I passed by Jesus and he said, 'Welcome! O pious brother and pious Prophet.' I asked, 'Who is he?' Gabriel replied, 'He is Jesus."

"Then I passed by Abraham and he said, 'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious son.' I asked Gabriel, 'Who is he?' Gabriel replied, 'He is Abraham.'"

The Prophet ﷺ added, 'Then Gabriel ascended with me to a place where I heard the creaking of the pens."

Ibn Hazm and Anas bin Malik said: The Prophet ﷺ said, "Then Allah enjoined fifty prayers on my followers when I returned with this order of Allah, I passed by Moses who asked me, 'What has Allah enjoined on your followers?' I replied, 'He has enjoined fifty prayers on them.' Moses said, 'Go back to your Lord (and appeal for reduction) for your followers will not be able to bear it.' (So I went back to Allah and requested for reduction) and He reduced it to half. When I passed by Moses again and informed him about it, he said, 'Go back to your Lord as your followers will not be able to bear it.' So I returned to Allah and requested for further reduction and half of it was reduced. I again passed by Moses and he said to me: 'Return to your Lord, for your followers will not be able to bear it. So I returned to Allah and He said, 'These are five prayers and they are all (equal to) fifty (in reward) for My Word does not change.' I returned to Moses and he told me to go back once again. I replied, 'Now I feel shy of asking my Lord again.'"

"Then Gabriel took me till we '' reached Sidrat al-Muntahá (a lote tree of the utmost boundary) which was shrouded in colors, indescribable. Then I was admitted into Paradise where I found small (tents or) walls (made) of pearls and its earth was of musk."

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ: «فُرِجَ عَنْ سَقْفِ بَيْتِي وَأَنَا بِمَكَّةَ، فَنَزَلَ جِبْرِيلُ فَفَرَجَ صَدْرِي ثُمَّ غَسَلَهُ بِمَاءِ زَمْزَمَ، ثُمَّ جَاءَ بِطَسْتٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مُمْتَلِئٍ حِكْمَةً وَإِيمَانًا فَأَفْرَغَهُ فِي صَدْرِي، ثُمَّ أَطْبَقَهُ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَعَرَجَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا،»

«فَلَمَّا جِئْتُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ لِخَازِنِ السَّمَاءِ: افْتَحْ۔ قَالَ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ: هَذَا جِبْرِيلُ۔ قَالَ: هَلْ مَعَكَ أَحَدٌ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ مَعِي مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ۔ فَقَالَ: أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ۔ فَلَمَّا فَتَحَ عَلَوْنَا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا، فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ قَاعِدٌ عَلَى يَمِينِهِ أَسْوِدَةٌ وَعَلَى يَسَارِهِ أَسْوِدَةٌ، إِذَا نَظَرَ قِبَلَ يَمِينِهِ ضَحِكَ وَإِذَا نَظَرَ قِبَلَ يَسَارِهِ بَكَى۔ فَقَالَ: مَرْحَبًا بِالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ وَالاِبْنِ الصَّالِحِ! قُلْتُ لِجِبْرِيلَ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ: هَذَا آدَمُ وَهَذِهِ الأَسْوِدَةُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَشِمَالِهِ نَسَمُ بَنِيهِ، فَأَهْلُ الْيَمِينِ مِنْهُمْ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ وَالأَسْوِدَةُ الَّتِي عَنْ شِمَالِهِ أَهْلُ النَّارِ، فَإِذَا نَظَرَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ ضَحِكَ وَإِذَا نَظَرَ قِبَلَ شِمَالِهِ بَكَى۔»

«حَتَّى عَرَجَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الثَّانِيَةِ فَقَالَ لِخَازِنِهَا: افْتَحْ۔ فَقَالَ لَهُ خَازِنُهَا مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ الأَوَّلُ، فَفَتَحَ۔» قَالَ أَنَسٌ: فَذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ وَجَدَ فِي السَّمَوَاتِ آدَمَ وَإِدْرِيسَ وَمُوسَى وَعِيسَى وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ، وَلَمْ يُثْبِتْ كَيْفَ مَنَازِلُهُمْ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ وَجَدَ آدَمَ فِي السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا، وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ فِي السَّمَاءِ السَّادِسَةِ۔

قَالَ أَنَسٌ: فَلَمَّا مَرَّ جِبْرِيلُ بِالنَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِإِدْرِيسَ، قَالَ: «مَرْحَبًا بِالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ وَالأَخِ الصَّالِحِ! فَقُلْتُ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ: هَذَا إِدْرِيسُ۔»

«ثُمَّ مَرَرْتُ بِمُوسَى، فَقَالَ: مَرْحَبًا بِالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ وَالأَخِ الصَّالِحِ! قُلْتُ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ: هَذَا مُوسَى۔»

«ثُمَّ مَرَرْتُ بِعِيسَى، فَقَالَ: مَرْحَبًا بِالأَخِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ! قُلْتُ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ: هَذَا عِيسَى۔»

«ثُمَّ مَرَرْتُ بِإِبْرَاهِيمَ، فَقَالَ: مَرْحَبًا بِالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ وَالاِبْنِ الصَّالِحِ! قُلْتُ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ: هَذَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ ﷺ۔»

قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ فَأَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ حَزْمٍ أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ وَأَبَا حَبَّةَ الأَنْصَارِيَّ كَانَا يَقُولاَنِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: «ثُمَّ عُرِجَ بِي، حَتَّى ظَهَرْتُ لِمُسْتَوًى أَسْمَعُ فِيهِ صَرِيفَ الأَقْلاَمِ۔»

قَالَ ابْنُ حَزْمٍ وَأَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: «فَفَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَلَى أُمَّتِي خَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً، فَرَجَعْتُ بِذَلِكَ حَتَّى مَرَرْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى، فَقَالَ: مَا فَرَضَ اللَّهُ لَكَ عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ؟ قُلْتُ: فَرَضَ خَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً۔ قَالَ: فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لاَ تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ۔ فَرَاجَعْتُ فَوَضَعَ شَطْرَهَا۔ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى قُلْتُ: وَضَعَ شَطْرَهَا۔ فَقَالَ: رَاجِعْ رَبَّكَ فَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لاَ تُطِيقُ۔ فَرَاجَعْتُ فَوَضَعَ شَطْرَهَا۔ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ: ارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لاَ تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ۔ فَرَاجَعْتُهُ فَقَالَ: هِيَ خَمْسٌ وَهْىَ خَمْسُونَ، لاَ يُبَدَّلُ الْقَوْلُ لَدَىَّ۔ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ: رَاجِعْ رَبَّكَ۔ فَقُلْتُ اسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْ رَبِّي۔»

«ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ بِي حَتَّى انْتَهَى بِي إِلَى سِدْرَةِ الْمُنْتَهَى، وَغَشِيَهَا أَلْوَانٌ لاَ أَدْرِي مَا هِيَ، ثُمَّ أُدْخِلْتُ الْجَنَّةَ فَإِذَا فِيهَا حَبَايِلُ اللُّؤْلُؤِ وَإِذَا تُرَابُهَا الْمِسْكُ۔»

(the wife of the Prophet) "Whenever Messenger of Allah ﷺ intended to go on a journey, he would draw lots amongst his wives and would take with him the one upon whom the lot fell. During a Ghazwa of his, he drew lots amongst us and the lot fell upon me, and I proceeded with him after Allah had decreed the use of the veil by women. I was carried in a Howdah (on the camel) and dismounted while still in it. When Messenger of Allah ﷺ was through with his Ghazwa and returned home, and we approached the city of Medina, Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered us to proceed at night. When the order of setting off was given, I walked till I was past the army to answer the call of nature. After finishing I returned (to the camp) to depart (with the others) and suddenly realized that my necklace over my chest was missing. So, I returned to look for it and was delayed because of that. The people who used to carry me on the camel, came to my Howdah and put it on the back of the camel, thinking that I was in it, as, at that time, women were light in weight, and thin and lean, and did not use to eat much. So, those people did not feel the difference in the heaviness of the Howdah while lifting it, and they put it over the camel. At that time I was a young lady. They set the camel moving and proceeded on. I found my necklace after the army had gone, and came to their camp to find nobody. So, I went to the place where I used to stay, thinking that they would discover my absence and come back in my search. While in that state, I felt sleepy and slept. Safwan bin Mu'attal As-Sulami Adh-Dhakwani was behind the army and reached my abode in the morning. When he saw a sleeping person, he came to me, and he used to see me before veiling. So, I got up when I heard him saying, "Inna lil-lah-wa inn a ilaihi rajiun (We are for Allah, and we will return to Him)." He made his camel knell down. He got down from his camel, and put his leg on the front legs of the camel and then I rode and sat over it. Safwan set out walking, leading the camel by the rope till we reached the army who had halted to take rest at midday. Then whoever was meant for destruction, fell into destruction, (some people accused me falsely) and the leader of the false accusers was ʿAbdullah bin Ubai bin Salul. After that we returned to Medina, and I became ill for one month while the people were spreading the forged statements of the false accusers. I was feeling during my ailment as if I were not receiving the usual kindness from the Prophet ﷺ which I used to receive from him when I got sick. But he would come, greet and say, 'How is that (girl)?' I did not know anything of what was going on till I recovered from my ailment and went out with Um Mistah to the Manasi where we used to answer the call of nature, and we used not to go to answer the call of nature except from night to night and that was before we had lavatories near to our houses. And this habit of ours was similar to the habit of the old 'Arabs in the open country (or away from houses). So. I and Um Mistah bint Ruhm went out walking. Um Mistah stumbled because of her long dress and on that she said, 'Let Mistah be ruined.' I said, 'You are saying a bad word. Why are you abusing a man who took part in (the battle of) Badr?' She said, 'O Hanata (you there) didn't you hear what they said?' Then she told me the rumors of the false accusers. My sickness was aggravated, and when I returned home, Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to me, and after greeting he said, 'How is that (girl)?' I requested him to allow me to go to my parents. I wanted then to be sure of the news through them I Messenger of Allah ﷺ allowed me, and I went to my parents and asked my mother, 'What are the people talking about?' She said, 'O my daughter! Don't worry much about this matter. By Allah, never is there a charming woman loved by her husband who has other wives, but the women would forge false news about her.' I said, 'Glorified be Allah! Are the people really taking of this matter?' That night I kept on weeping and could not sleep till morning. In the morning Messenger of Allah ﷺ called ʿAli bin Abu Talib and Usama bin Zaid when he saw the Divine Inspiration delayed, to consul them about divorcing his wife (i.e. ʿAisha). Usama bin Zaid said what he knew of the good reputation of his wives and added, 'O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Keep you wife, for, by Allah, we know nothing about her but good.' ʿAli bin Abu Talib said, 'O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Allah has no imposed restrictions on you, and there are many women other than she, yet you may ask the woman-servant who will tell you the truth.' On that Messenger of Allah ﷺ called Barirah and said, 'O Barirah. Did you ever see anything which roused your suspicions about her?' Barirah said, 'No, by Allah Who has sent you with the Truth, I have never seen in her anything faulty except that she is a girl of immature age, who sometimes sleeps and leaves the dough for the goats to eat.' On that day Messenger of Allah ﷺ ascended the pulpit and requested that somebody support him in punishing ʿAbdullah bin Ubai bin Salul. Allah's Apostle said, 'Who will support me to punish that person (ʿAbdullah bin Ubai bin Salul) who has hurt me by slandering the reputation of my family? By Allah, I know nothing about my family but good, and they have accused a person about whom I know nothing except good, and he never entered my house except in my company.' Saʿd bin Muʿadh got up and said, 'O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! by Allah, I will relieve you from him. If that man is from the tribe of the Aus, then we will chop his head off, and if he is from our brothers, the Khazraj, then order us, and we will fulfill your order.' On that Saʿd bin 'Ubada, the chief of the Khazraj and before this incident, he had been a pious man, got up, motivated by his zeal for his tribe and said, 'By Allah, you have told a lie; you cannot kill him, and you will never be able to kill him.' On that Usaid bin Al-Hadir got up and said (to Saʿd bin 'Ubada), 'By Allah! you are a liar. By Allah, we will kill him; and you are a hypocrite, defending the hypocrites.' On this the two tribes of Aus and Khazraj got excited and were about to fight each other, while Messenger of Allah ﷺ was standing on the pulpit. He got down and quieted them till they became silent and he kept quiet. On that day I kept on weeping so much so that neither did my tears stop, nor could I sleep. In the morning my parents were with me and I had wept for two nights and a day, till I thought my liver would burst from weeping. While they were sitting with me and I was weeping, an Ansari woman asked my permission to enter, and I allowed her to come in. She sat down and started weeping with me. While we were in this state, Messenger of Allah ﷺ came and sat down and he had never sat with me since the day they forged the accusation. No revelation regarding my case came to him for a month. He recited Tashah-hud (i.e. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is His Apostle) and then said, 'O ʿAisha! I have been informed such-and-such about you; if you are innocent, then Allah will soon reveal your innocence, and if you have committed a sin, then repent to Allah and ask Him to forgive you, for when a person confesses his sin and asks Allah for forgiveness, Allah accepts his repentance.' When Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished his speech my tears ceased completely and there remained not even a single drop of it. I requested my father to reply to Messenger of Allah ﷺ on my behalf. My father said, By Allah, I do not know what to say to Messenger of Allah ﷺ.' I said to my mother, 'Talk to Messenger of Allah ﷺ on my behalf.' She said, 'By Allah, I do not know what to say to Allah's Apostle. I was a young girl and did not have much knowledge of the Qur'an. I said. 'I know, by Allah, that you have listened to what people are saying and that has been planted in your minds and you have taken it as a truth. Now, if I told you that I am innocent and Allah knows that I am innocent, you would not believe me and if I confessed to you falsely that I am guilty, and Allah knows that I am innocent you would believe me. By Allah, I don't compare my situation with you except to the situation of Joseph's father (i.e. Jacob) who said, 'So (for me) patience is most fitting against that which you assert and it is Allah (Alone) whose help can be sought.' Then I turned to the other side of my bed hoping that Allah would prove my innocence. By Allah I never thought that Allah would reveal Divine Inspiration in my case, as I considered myself too inferior to be talked of in the Holy Qur'an. I had hoped that Messenger of Allah ﷺ might have a dream in which Allah would prove my innocence. By Allah, Allah's Apostle had not got up and nobody had left the house before the Divine Inspiration came to Allah's Apostle. So, there overtook him the same state which used to overtake him, (when he used to have, on being inspired divinely). He was sweating so much so that the drops of the sweat were dropping like pearls though it was a (cold) wintry day. When that state of Messenger of Allah ﷺ was over, he was smiling and the first word he said, ʿAisha! Thank Allah, for Allah has declared your innocence.' My mother told me to go to Messenger of Allah ﷺ . I replied, 'By Allah I will not go to him and will not thank but Allah.' So Allah revealed: "Verily! They who spread the slander are a gang among you . . ." (24.11) When Allah gave the declaration of my Innocence, Abu Bakr, who used to provide for Mistah bin Uthatha for he was his relative, said, 'By Allah, I will never provide Mistah with anything because of what he said about Aisha.' But Allah later revealed: -- "And let not those who are good and wealthy among you swear not to help their kinsmen, those in need and those who left their homes in Allah's Cause. Let them forgive and overlook. Do you not wish that Allah should forgive you? Verily! Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful." (24.22) After that Abu Bakr said, 'Yes ! By Allah! I like that Allah should forgive me,' and resumed helping Mistah whom he used to help before. Messenger of Allah ﷺ also asked Zainab bint Jahsh (i.e. the Prophet's wife about me saying, 'What do you know and what did you see?' She replied, 'O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! I refrain to claim hearing or seeing what I have not heard or seen. By Allah, I know nothing except goodness about Aisha." Aisha further added "Zainab was competing with me (in her beauty and the Prophet's love), yet Allah protected her (from being malicious), for she had piety."

حِينَ قَالَ لَهَا أَهْلُ الإِفْكِ مَا قَالُوا فَبَرَّأَهَا اللَّهُ مِنْهُ قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ وَكُلُّهُمْ حَدَّثَنِي طَائِفَةً مِنْ حَدِيثِهَا وَبَعْضُهُمْ أَوْعَى مِنْ بَعْضٍ وَأَثْبَتُ لَهُ اقْتِصَاصًا وَقَدْ وَعَيْتُ عَنْ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمُ الْحَدِيثَ الَّذِي حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَبَعْضُ حَدِيثِهِمْ يُصَدِّقُ بَعْضًا زَعَمُوا أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ سَفَرًا أَقْرَعَ بَيْنَ أَزْوَاجِهِ فَأَيَّتُهُنَّ خَرَجَ سَهْمُهَا خَرَجَ بِهَا مَعَهُ فَأَقْرَعَ بَيْنَنَا فِي غَزَاةٍ غَزَاهَا فَخَرَجَ سَهْمِي فَخَرَجْتُ مَعَهُ بَعْدَ مَا أُنْزِلَ الْحِجَابُ فَأَنَا أُحْمَلُ فِي هَوْدَجٍ وَأُنْزَلُ فِيهِ فَسِرْنَا حَتَّى إِذَا فَرَغَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ غَزْوَتِهِ تِلْكَ وَقَفَلَ وَدَنَوْنَا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ آذَنَ لَيْلَةً بِالرَّحِيلِ فَقُمْتُ حِينَ آذَنُوا بِالرَّحِيلِ فَمَشَيْتُ حَتَّى جَاوَزْتُ الْجَيْشَ فَلَمَّا قَضَيْتُ شَأْنِي أَقْبَلْتُ إِلَى الرَّحْلِ فَلَمَسْتُ صَدْرِي فَإِذَا عِقْدٌ لِي مِنْ جَزْعِ أَظْفَارٍ قَدِ انْقَطَعَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَالْتَمَسْتُ عِقْدِي فَحَبَسَنِي ابْتِغَاؤُهُ فَأَقْبَلَ الَّذِينَ يَرْحَلُونَ لِي فَاحْتَمَلُوا هَوْدَجِي فَرَحَلُوهُ عَلَى بَعِيرِي الَّذِي كُنْتُ أَرْكَبُ وَهُمْ يَحْسِبُونَ أَنِّي فِيهِ وَكَانَ النِّسَاءُ إِذْ ذَاكَ خِفَافًا لَمْ يَثْقُلْنَ وَلَمْ يَغْشَهُنَّ اللَّحْمُ وَإِنَّمَا يَأْكُلْنَ الْعُلْقَةَ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ فَلَمْ يَسْتَنْكِرِ الْقَوْمُ حِينَ رَفَعُوهُ ثِقَلَ الْهَوْدَجِ فَاحْتَمَلُوهُ وَكُنْتُ جَارِيَةً حَدِيثَةَ السِّنِّ فَبَعَثُوا الْجَمَلَ وَسَارُوا فَوَجَدْتُ عِقْدِي بَعْدَ مَا اسْتَمَرَّ الْجَيْشُ فَجِئْتُ مَنْزِلَهُمْ وَلَيْسَ فِيهِ أَحَدٌ فَأَمَمْتُ مَنْزِلِي الَّذِي كُنْتُ بِهِ فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُمْ سَيَفْقِدُونِي فَيَرْجِعُونَ إِلَىَّ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا جَالِسَةٌ غَلَبَتْنِي عَيْنَاىَ فَنِمْتُ وَكَانَ صَفْوَانُ بْنُ الْمُعَطَّلِ السُّلَمِيُّ ثُمَّ الذَّكْوَانِيُّ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْجَيْشِ فَأَصْبَحَ عِنْدَ مَنْزِلِي فَرَأَى سَوَادَ إِنْسَانٍ نَائِمٍ فَأَتَانِي وَكَانَ يَرَانِي قَبْلَ الْحِجَابِ فَاسْتَيْقَظْتُ بِاسْتِرْجَاعِهِ حِينَ أَنَاخَ رَاحِلَتَهُ فَوَطِئَ يَدَهَا فَرَكِبْتُهَا فَانْطَلَقَ يَقُودُ بِي الرَّاحِلَةَ حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا الْجَيْشَ بَعْدَ مَا نَزَلُوا مُعَرِّسِينَ فِي نَحْرِ الظَّهِيرَةِ فَهَلَكَ مَنْ هَلَكَ وَكَانَ الَّذِي تَوَلَّى الإِفْكَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَىٍّ ابْنُ سَلُولَ فَقَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ فَاشْتَكَيْتُ بِهَا شَهْرًا يُفِيضُونَ مِنْ قَوْلِ أَصْحَابِ الإِفْكِ وَيَرِيبُنِي فِي وَجَعِي أَنِّي لاَ أَرَى مِنَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ اللُّطْفَ الَّذِي كُنْتُ أَرَى مِنْهُ حِينَ أَمْرَضُ إِنَّمَا يَدْخُلُ فَيُسَلِّمُ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ كَيْفَ تِيكُمْ لاَ أَشْعُرُ بِشَىْءٍ مِنْ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى نَقَهْتُ فَخَرَجْتُ أَنَا وَأُمُّ مِسْطَحٍ قِبَلَ الْمَنَاصِعِ مُتَبَرَّزُنَا لاَ نَخْرُجُ إِلاَّ لَيْلاً إِلَى لَيْلٍ وَذَلِكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ نَتَّخِذَ الْكُنُفَ قَرِيبًا مِنْ بُيُوتِنَا وَأَمْرُنَا أَمْرُ الْعَرَبِ الأُوَلِ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ أَوْ فِي التَّنَزُّهِ فَأَقْبَلْتُ أَنَا وَأُمُّ مِسْطَحٍ بِنْتُ أَبِي رُهْمٍ نَمْشِي فَعَثُرَتْ فِي مِرْطِهَا فَقَالَتْ تَعِسَ مِسْطَحٌ فَقُلْتُ لَهَا بِئْسَ مَا قُلْتِ أَتَسُبِّينَ رَجُلاً شَهِدَ بَدْرًا فَقَالَتْ يَا هَنْتَاهْ أَلَمْ تَسْمَعِي مَا قَالُوا فَأَخْبَرَتْنِي بِقَوْلِ أَهْلِ الإِفْكِ فَازْدَدْتُ مَرَضًا إِلَى مَرَضِي فَلَمَّا رَجَعْتُ إِلَى بَيْتِي دَخَلَ عَلَىَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ تِيكُمْ فَقُلْتُ ائْذَنْ لِي إِلَى أَبَوَىَّ قَالَتْ وَأَنَا حِينَئِذٍ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْتَيْقِنَ الْخَبَرَ مِنْ قِبَلِهِمَا فَأَذِنَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَتَيْتُ أَبَوَىَّ فَقُلْتُ لأُمِّي مَا يَتَحَدَّثُ بِهِ النَّاسُ فَقَالَتْ يَا بُنَيَّةُ هَوِّنِي عَلَى نَفْسِكِ الشَّأْنَ فَوَاللَّهِ لَقَلَّمَا كَانَتِ امْرَأَةٌ قَطُّ وَضِيئَةٌ عِنْدَ رَجُلٍ يُحِبُّهَا وَلَهَا ضَرَائِرُ إِلاَّ أَكْثَرْنَ عَلَيْهَا فَقُلْتُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَلَقَدْ يَتَحَدَّثُ النَّاسُ بِهَذَا قَالَتْ فَبِتُّ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ حَتَّى أَصْبَحْتُ لاَ يَرْقَأُ لِي دَمْعٌ وَلاَ أَكْتَحِلُ بِنَوْمٍ ثُمَّ أَصْبَحْتُ فَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَأُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ حِينَ اسْتَلْبَثَ الْوَحْىُ يَسْتَشِيرُهُمَا فِي فِرَاقِ أَهْلِهِ فَأَمَّا أُسَامَةُ فَأَشَارَ عَلَيْهِ بِالَّذِي يَعْلَمُ فِي نَفْسِهِ مِنَ الْوُدِّ لَهُمْ فَقَالَ أُسَامَةُ أَهْلُكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَلاَ نَعْلَمُ وَاللَّهِ إِلاَّ خَيْرًا وَأَمَّا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَمْ يُضَيِّقِ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ وَالنِّسَاءُ سِوَاهَا كَثِيرٌ وَسَلِ الْجَارِيَةَ تَصْدُقْكَ فَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَرِيرَةَ فَقَالَ يَا بَرِيرَةُ هَلْ رَأَيْتِ فِيهَا شَيْئًا يَرِيبُكِ فَقَالَتْ بَرِيرَةُ لاَ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ إِنْ رَأَيْتُ مِنْهَا أَمْرًا أَغْمِصُهُ عَلَيْهَا أَكْثَرَ مِنْ أَنَّهَا جَارِيَةٌ حَدِيثَةُ السِّنِّ تَنَامُ عَنِ الْعَجِينَ فَتَأْتِي الدَّاجِنُ فَتَأْكُلُهُ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ يَوْمِهِ فَاسْتَعْذَرَ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُبَىٍّ ابْنِ سَلُولَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ يَعْذِرُنِي مِنْ رَجُلٍ بَلَغَنِي أَذَاهُ فِي أَهْلِي فَوَاللَّهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ عَلَى أَهْلِي إِلاَّ خَيْرًا وَقَدْ ذَكَرُوا رَجُلاً مَا عَلِمْتُ عَلَيْهِ إِلاَّ خَيْرًا وَمَا كَانَ يَدْخُلُ عَلَى أَهْلِي إِلاَّ مَعِي فَقَامَ سَعْدُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَا وَاللَّهِ أَعْذِرُكَ مِنْهُ إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الأَوْسِ ضَرَبْنَا عُنُقَهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ مِنْ إِخْوَانِنَا مِنَ الْخَزْرَجِ أَمَرْتَنَا فَفَعَلْنَا فِيهِ أَمْرَكَ فَقَامَ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ وَهُوَ سَيِّدُ الْخَزْرَجِ وَكَانَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ رَجُلاً صَالِحًا وَلَكِنِ احْتَمَلَتْهُ الْحَمِيَّةُ فَقَالَ كَذَبْتَ لَعَمْرُ اللَّهِ لاَ تَقْتُلُهُ وَلاَ تَقْدِرُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ فَقَامَ أُسَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُضَيْرِ فَقَالَ كَذَبْتَ لَعَمْرُ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهِ لَنَقْتُلَنَّهُ فَإِنَّكَ مُنَافِقٌ تُجَادِلُ عَنِ الْمُنَافِقِينَ فَثَارَ الْحَيَّانِ الأَوْسُ وَالْخَزْرَجُ حَتَّى هَمُّوا وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَنَزَلَ فَخَفَّضَهُمْ حَتَّى سَكَتُوا وَسَكَتَ وَبَكَيْتُ يَوْمِي لاَ يَرْقَأُ لِي دَمْعٌ وَلاَ أَكْتَحِلُ بِنَوْمٍ فَأَصْبَحَ عِنْدِي أَبَوَاىَ قَدْ بَكَيْتُ لَيْلَتَيْنِ وَيَوْمًا حَتَّى أَظُنُّ أَنَّ الْبُكَاءَ فَالِقٌ كَبِدِي قَالَتْ فَبَيْنَا هُمَا جَالِسَانِ عِنْدِي وَأَنَا أَبْكِي إِذِ اسْتَأْذَنَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ فَأَذِنْتُ لَهَا فَجَلَسَتْ تَبْكِي مَعِي فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَجَلَسَ وَلَمْ يَجْلِسْ عِنْدِي مِنْ يَوْمِ قِيلَ فِيَّ مَا قِيلَ قَبْلَهَا وَقَدْ مَكُثَ شَهْرًا لاَ يُوحَى إِلَيْهِ فِي شَأْنِي شَىْءٌ قَالَتْ فَتَشَهَّدَ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا عَائِشَةُ فَإِنَّهُ بَلَغَنِي عَنْكِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَإِنْ كُنْتِ بَرِيئَةً فَسَيُبَرِّئُكِ اللَّهُ وَإِنْ كُنْتِ أَلْمَمْتِ فَاسْتَغْفِرِي اللَّهَ وَتُوبِي إِلَيْهِ فَإِنَّ الْعَبْدَ إِذَا اعْتَرَفَ بِذَنْبِهِ ثُمَّ تَابَ تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا قَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَقَالَتَهُ قَلَصَ دَمْعِي حَتَّى مَا أُحِسُّ مِنْهُ قَطْرَةً وَقُلْتُ لأَبِي أَجِبْ عَنِّي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا أَدْرِي مَا أَقُولُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ لأُمِّي أَجِيبِي عَنِّي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِيمَا قَالَ قَالَتْ وَاللَّهِ مَا أَدْرِي مَا أَقُولُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ وَأَنَا جَارِيَةٌ حَدِيثَةُ السِّنِّ لاَ أَقْرَأُ كَثِيرًا مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّكُمْ سَمِعْتُمْ مَا يَتَحَدَّثُ بِهِ النَّاسُ وَوَقَرَ فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ وَصَدَّقْتُمْ بِهِ وَلَئِنْ قُلْتُ لَكُمْ إِنِّي بَرِيئَةٌ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِنِّي لَبَرِيئَةٌ لاَ تُصَدِّقُونِي بِذَلِكَ وَلَئِنِ اعْتَرَفْتُ لَكُمْ بِأَمْرٍ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ أَنِّي بَرِيئَةٌ لَتُصَدِّقُنِّي وَاللَّهِ مَا أَجِدُ لِي وَلَكُمْ مَثَلاً إِلاَّ أَبَا يُوسُفَ إِذْ قَالَ {فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيلٌ وَاللَّهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَى مَا تَصِفُونَ} ثُمَّ تَحَوَّلْتُ عَلَى فِرَاشِي وَأَنَا أَرْجُو أَنْ يُبَرِّئَنِي اللَّهُ وَلَكِنْ وَاللَّهِ مَا ظَنَنْتُ أَنْ يُنْزِلَ فِي شَأْنِي وَحْيًا وَلأَنَا أَحْقَرُ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْ أَنْ يُتَكَلَّمَ بِالْقُرْآنِ فِي أَمْرِي وَلَكِنِّي كُنْتُ أَرْجُو أَنْ يَرَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي النَّوْمِ رُؤْيَا يُبَرِّئُنِي اللَّهُ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا رَامَ مَجْلِسَهُ وَلاَ خَرَجَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَيْتِ حَتَّى أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ فَأَخَذَهُ مَا كَانَ يَأْخُذُهُ مِنَ الْبُرَحَاءِ حَتَّى إِنَّهُ لَيَتَحَدَّرُ مِنْهُ مِثْلُ الْجُمَانِ مِنَ الْعَرَقِ فِي يَوْمٍ شَاتٍ فَلَمَّا سُرِّيَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَضْحَكُ فَكَانَ أَوَّلَ كَلِمَةٍ تَكَلَّمَ بِهَا أَنْ قَالَ لِي يَا عَائِشَةُ احْمَدِي اللَّهَ فَقَدْ بَرَّأَكِ اللَّهُ فَقَالَتْ لِي أُمِّي قُومِي إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ لاَ وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَقُومُ إِلَيْهِ وَلاَ أَحْمَدُ إِلاَّ اللَّهَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى {إِنَّ الَّذِينَ جَاءُوا بِالإِفْكِ عُصْبَةٌ مِنْكُمْ} الآيَاتِ فَلَمَّا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ هَذَا فِي بَرَاءَتِي قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ ؓ وَكَانَ يُنْفِقُ عَلَى مِسْطَحِ بْنِ أُثَاثَةَ لِقَرَابَتِهِ مِنْهُ وَاللَّهِ لاَ أُنْفِقُ عَلَى مِسْطَحٍ شَيْئًا أَبَدًا بَعْدَ مَا قَالَ لِعَائِشَةَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى {وَلاَ يَأْتَلِ أُولُو الْفَضْلِ مِنْكُمْ وَالسَّعَةِ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ} فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بَلَى وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأُحِبُّ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لِي فَرَجَعَ إِلَى مِسْطَحٍ الَّذِي كَانَ يُجْرِي عَلَيْهِ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَسْأَلُ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتَ جَحْشٍ عَنْ أَمْرِي فَقَالَ يَا زَيْنَبُ مَا عَلِمْتِ مَا رَأَيْتِ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَحْمِي سَمْعِي وَبَصَرِي وَاللَّهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ عَلَيْهَا إِلاَّ خَيْرًا قَالَتْ وَهْىَ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تُسَامِينِي فَعَصَمَهَا اللَّهُ بِالْوَرَعِ قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحٌ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ مِثْلَهُ قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحٌ عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَيَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ مِثْلَهُ

The Prophet ﷺ said: "While I was at the House, between sleep and wakefulness—and he mentioned: between two men—I was brought a basin of gold filled with wisdom and faith. Then I was split from the throat to the lower part of the abdomen; then the abdomen was washed with Zamzam water; then it was filled with wisdom and faith. I was brought a white animal, smaller than a mule and larger than a donkey: al-Buraq."

"Then I set out with Gabriel until we came to the lowest heaven. It was said: Who is this? He said: Gabriel. It was said: Who is with you? It was said: Muhammad. It was said: Has he already been sent for? He said: Yes. It was said: Welcome to him, and what an excellent arrival he has made. Then I came to Adam and greeted him with salam, and he said: Welcome to you, a son and a prophet!"

"Then we came to the second heaven. It was said: Who is this? He said: Gabriel. It was said: Who is with you? He said: Muhammad ﷺ. It was said: Has he been sent for? He said: Yes. It was said: Welcome to him, and what an excellent arrival he has made. Then I came to Jesus and John, and they both said: Welcome to you, a brother and a prophet!"

"Then we came to the third heaven. It was said: Who is this? It was said: Gabriel. It was said: Who is with you? It was said: Muhammad. It was said: Has he already been sent for? He said: Yes. It was said: Welcome to him, and what an excellent arrival he has made. Then I came to Joseph and greeted him with salam, and he said: Welcome to you, a brother and a prophet!"

"Then we came to the fourth heaven. It was said: Who is this? It was said: Gabriel. It was said: Who is with you? It was said: Muhammad ﷺ. It was said: Has he already been sent for? It was said: Yes. It was said: Welcome to him, and what an excellent arrival he has made. Then I came to Idris and greeted him with salam, and he said: Welcome, a brother and a prophet!"

"Then we came to the fifth heaven. It was said: Who is this? He said: Gabriel. It was said: And who is with you? It was said: Muhammad. It was said: Has he already been sent for? He said: Yes. It was said: Welcome to him, and what an excellent arrival he has made. Then we came to Aaron, and I greeted him with salam, and he said: Welcome to you, a brother and a prophet!"

"Then we came to the sixth heaven. It was said: Who is this? It was said: Gabriel. It was said: Who is with you? He said: Muhammad ﷺ. It was said: Has he already been sent for? Welcome to him, and what an excellent arrival he has made. Then I came to Moses and greeted him with salam, and he said: Welcome to you, a brother and a prophet. When I had passed beyond him, he wept. It was said: What has made you weep? He said: My Lord, this young man who was sent after me—a better share of his community will enter Paradise than the share that enters from my community."

"Then we came to the seventh heaven. It was said: Who is this? It was said: Gabriel. It was said: Who is with you? It was said: Muhammad. It was said: Has he already been sent for? Welcome to him, and what an excellent arrival he has made. Then I came to Abraham and greeted him with salam, and he said: Welcome to you, a son and a prophet!"

"Then al-Bayt al-Ma'mur was raised up for me, and I asked Gabriel about it. He said: This is al-Bayt al-Ma'mur; every day seventy thousand angels pray in it. When they leave, they do not return to it; that is the last of what they have there."

"Then Sidrat al-Muntaha was raised up for me, and its lote-fruits were like the jars of Hajar, and its leaves were like the ears of elephants. At its base were four rivers: two hidden rivers and two visible rivers. I asked Gabriel, and he said: As for the two hidden rivers, they are in Paradise; and as for the two visible rivers, they are the Nile and the Euphrates."

"Then fifty prayers were prescribed for me, and I turned back until I came to Moses. He said: What did you do? I said: Fifty prayers have been prescribed for me. He said: I know people better than you do; I dealt with the Children of Israel with the severest dealing, and your community will not be able to bear it, so return to your Lord and ask Him. So I returned and asked Him, and He made them forty. Then the same happened, then thirty; then the same happened, and He made them twenty; then the same happened, and He made them ten. I came to Moses, and he said the same thing, so He made them five. I came to Moses, and he said: What did you do? I said: He made them five. Then he said the same thing. I said: I have accepted what is good. Then it was proclaimed: I have confirmed My obligation, lightened it for My servants, and I will reward a good deed tenfold."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Abu Dhar (ra) used to say that Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "While I was at Makkah, the roof of my house was opened and Jibril descended, opened my chest, and washed it with Zamzam water. Then he brought a golden tray full of wisdom and faith, and having poured its contents into my chest, he closed it. Then he took my hand and ascended with me to the heaven. When Jibril reached the nearest heaven, he said to the gatekeeper of the heaven, 'Open (the gate).' The gatekeeper asked, 'who is it?' Jibril answered, 'Jibril'. He asked, 'Is there anyone with you?' Jibril replied, 'Muhammad ﷺ is with me.' He asked, 'Has he been called?', Jibril said, 'Yes'. So, the gate was opened and we went over the nearest heaven, and there we saw a man sitting with Aswida (a large number of people) of his right and Aswida on his left. When he looked towards his right, he laughed and when he looked towards his left he wept. He said (to me), 'Welcome, O pious Prophet and pious son'. I said, 'Who is this man O Jibril?' Jibril replied, 'He is Adam, and the people on his right and left are the souls of his offspring. Those on the right are the people of Paradise, and those on the left are the people of the (Hell) Fire. So, when he looks to the right, he laughs, and when he looks to the left he weeps.' Then Jibril ascended with me till he reached the second heaven and said to the gatekeeper, 'Open (the gate).' The gatekeeper said to him the same as the gatekeeper of the first heaven has said, and he opened the gate." Anas added: Abu Dhar mentioned that Prophet ﷺ met Idris, Musa (Moses), 'Isa (Jesus) and Ibrahim (Abraham) over the heavens, but he did not specify their places (i.e., on which heavens each of them was), but he mentioned that he (the Prophet ﷺ) had met Adam on the nearest heaven, and Ibrahim on the sixth. Anas said, "When Jibril and the Prophet ﷺ passed by Idris, the latter said, 'Welcome, O pious Prophet and pious brother!' the Prophet ﷺ asked, 'Who is he?' Jibril said, 'He is Idris.' " The Prophet ﷺ added, "Then I passed by Musa who said, 'Welcome, O pious Prophet and pious brother!' I said, 'Who is he?' Jibril said, 'He is Musa.' Then I passed by 'Isa who said, 'Welcome, O pious Prophet and pious brother!' I said, 'Who is he?' He replied, 'He is 'Isa.' Then I passed by the Prophet ﷺ Ibrahim who said, 'Welcome, O pious Prophet and pious son!' I said, 'Who is he?' Jibril replied, 'He is Ibrahim'." Narrated Ibn 'Abbas and Abu Haiyya Al-Ansari: The Prophet ﷺ said, "Then Jibril ascended with me to a place where I heard the creaking of pens." Ibn Hazm and Anas bin Malik state the Prophet ﷺ said, "Allah enjoined fifty Salat (prayers) on me. When I returned with this order of Allah, I passed by Musa who asked me, 'What has Allah enjoined on your followers?' I replied, 'He has enjoined fifty Salat (prayers) on them.' On the Musa said to me, 'Go back to your Lord (and appeal for reduction), for your followers will not be able to bear it.' So, I returned to my Lord and asked for some reduction, and He reduced it to half. When I passed by Musa again and informed him about it, he once more said to me, 'Go back to your Lord, for your followers will not be able to bear it.' So, I returned to my Lord similarly as before, and half of it was reduced. I again passed by Musa and he said to me, 'Go back to your Lord, for your followers will not be able to bear it.' I again returned to my Lord and He said, 'These are five (Salat-prayers) and they are all (equal to) fifty (in reward), for My Word does not change.' I returned to Musa, he again told me to return to my Lord (for further reduction) but I said to him 'I feel shy of asking my Lord now.' Then Jibril took me till we reached Sidrat-ul-Muntaha (i.e., lote tree of utmost boundary) which was shrouded in colors indescribable. Then I was admitted into Paradise where I found small tents (made) of pearls and its earth was musk (a kind of perfume)."

أَنَسٌ كَانَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ ؓ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ فُرِجَ سَقْفُ بَيْتِي وَأَنَا بِمَكَّةَ فَنَزَلَ جِبْرِيلُ فَفَرَجَ صَدْرِي ثُمَّ غَسَلَهُ بِمَاءِ زَمْزَمَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ بِطَسْتٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مُمْتَلِئٍ حِكْمَةً وَإِيمَانًا فَأَفْرَغَهَا فِي صَدْرِي ثُمَّ أَطْبَقَهُ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَعَرَجَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ لِخَازِنِ السَّمَاءِ افْتَحْ قَالَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ هَذَا جِبْرِيلُ قَالَ مَعَكَ أَحَدٌ قَالَ مَعِيَ مُحَمَّدٌ قَالَ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَافْتَحْ فَلَمَّا عَلَوْنَا السَّمَاءَ إِذَا رَجُلٌ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ أَسْوِدَةٌ وَعَنْ يَسَارِهِ أَسْوِدَةٌ فَإِذَا نَظَرَ قِبَلَ يَمِينِهِ ضَحِكَ وَإِذَا نَظَرَ قِبَلَ شِمَالِهِ بَكَى فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ وَالاِبْنِ الصَّالِحِ قُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا يَا جِبْرِيلُ قَالَ هَذَا آدَمُ وَهَذِهِ الأَسْوِدَةُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ نَسَمُ بَنِيهِ فَأَهْلُ الْيَمِينِ مِنْهُمْ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ وَالأَسْوِدَةُ الَّتِي عَنْ شِمَالِهِ أَهْلُ النَّارِ فَإِذَا نَظَرَ قِبَلَ يَمِينِهِ ضَحِكَ وَإِذَا نَظَرَ قِبَلَ شِمَالِهِ بَكَى ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِي جِبْرِيلُ حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاءَ الثَّانِيَةَ فَقَالَ لِخَازِنِهَا افْتَحْ فَقَالَ لَهُ خَازِنُهَا مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ الأَوَّلُ فَفَتَحَ قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ وَجَدَ فِي السَّمَوَاتِ إِدْرِيسَ وَمُوسَى وَعِيسَى وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ وَلَمْ يُثْبِتْ لِي كَيْفَ مَنَازِلُهُمْ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ ذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ وَجَدَ آدَمَ فِي السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ فِي السَّادِسَةِ وَقَالَ أَنَسٌ فَلَمَّا مَرَّ جِبْرِيلُ بِإِدْرِيسَ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ وَالأَخِ الصَّالِحِ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ هَذَا إِدْرِيسُ ثُمَّ مَرَرْتُ بِمُوسَى فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ وَالأَخِ الصَّالِحِ قُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ هَذَا مُوسَى ثُمَّ مَرَرْتُ بِعِيسَى فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ وَالأَخِ الصَّالِحِ قُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ عِيسَى ثُمَّ مَرَرْتُ بِإِبْرَاهِيمَ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ وَالاِبْنِ الصَّالِحِ قُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ هَذَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ قَالَ وَأَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ حَزْمٍ أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ وَأَبَا حَبَّةَ الأَنْصَارِيَّ كَانَا يَقُولاَنِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ثُمَّ عُرِجَ بِي حَتَّى ظَهَرْتُ لِمُسْتَوًى أَسْمَعُ صَرِيفَ الأَقْلاَمِ قَالَ ابْنُ حَزْمٍ وَأَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ ؓ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَفَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَلَىَّ خَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً فَرَجَعْتُ بِذَلِكَ حَتَّى أَمُرَّ بِمُوسَى فَقَالَ مُوسَى مَا الَّذِي فُرِضَ عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ قُلْتُ فَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ خَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً قَالَ فَرَاجِعْ رَبَّكَ فَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لاَ تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَرَاجَعْتُ رَبِّي فَوَضَعَ شَطْرَهَا فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ رَاجِعْ رَبَّكَ فَذَكَرَ مِثْلَهُ فَوَضَعَ شَطْرَهَا فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ رَاجِعْ رَبَّكَ فَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لاَ تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَرَاجَعْتُ رَبِّي فَقَالَ هِيَ خَمْسٌ وَهْىَ خَمْسُونَ لاَ يُبَدَّلُ الْقَوْلُ لَدَىَّ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ رَاجِعْ رَبَّكَ فَقُلْتُ قَدِ اسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْ رَبِّي ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ حَتَّى أَتَى السِّدْرَةَ الْمُنْتَهَى فَغَشِيَهَا أَلْوَانٌ لاَ أَدْرِي مَا هِيَ ثُمَّ أُدْخِلْتُ {الْجَنَّةَ} فَإِذَا فِيهَا جَنَابِذُ اللُّؤْلُؤِ وَإِذَا تُرَابُهَا الْمِسْكُ

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

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

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

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

The night Messenger of Allah ﷺ was taken for a journey from the sacred mosque (of Mecca) Al-Kaʿba: Three persons came to him (in a dreamy while he was sleeping in the Sacred Mosque before the Divine Inspiration was revealed to Him. One of them said, "Which of them is he?" The middle (second) angel said, "He is the best of them." The last (third) angle said, "Take the best of them." Only that much happened on that night and he did not see them till they came on another night, i.e. after The Divine Inspiration was revealed to him. (Fath-ul-Bari Page 258, Vol. 17) and he saw them, his eyes were asleep but his heart was not----and so is the case with the prophets: their eyes sleep while their hearts do not sleep. So those angels did not talk to him till they carried him and placed him beside the well of Zamzam. From among them Gabriel took charge of him. Gabriel cut open (the part of his body) between his throat and the middle of his chest (heart) and took all the material out of his chest and ʿAbdomen and then washed it with Zamzam water with his own hands till he cleansed the inside of his body, and then a gold tray containing a gold bowl full of belief and wisdom was brought and then Gabriel stuffed his chest and throat blood vessels with it and then closed it (the chest). He then ascended with him to the heaven of the world and knocked on one of its doors. The dwellers of the Heaven asked, 'Who is it?' He said, "Gabriel." They said, "Who is accompanying you?" He said, "Muhammad." They said, "Has he been called?" He said, "Yes" They said, "He is welcomed." So the dwellers of the Heaven became pleased with his arrival, and they did not know what Allah would do to the Prophet ﷺ on earth unless Allah informed them. The Prophet ﷺ met Adam over the nearest Heaven. Gabriel said to the Prophet, "He is your father; greet him." The Prophet ﷺ greeted him and Adam returned his greeting and said, "Welcome, O my Son! O what a good son you are!" Behold, he saw two flowing rivers, while he was in the nearest sky. He asked, "What are these two rivers, O Gabriel?" Gabriel said, "These are the sources of the Nile and the Euphrates." Then Gabriel took him around that Heaven and behold, he saw another river at the bank of which there was a palace built of pearls and emerald. He put his hand into the river and found its mud like musk Adhfar. He asked, "What is this, O Gabriel?" Gabriel said, "This is the Kauthar which your Lord has kept for you." Then Gabriel ascended (with him) to the second Heaven and the angels asked the same questions as those on the first Heaven, i.e., "Who is it?" Gabriel replied, "Gabriel". They asked, "Who is accompanying you?" He said, "Muhammad." They asked, "Has he been sent for?" He said, "Yes." Then they said, "He is welcomed.'' Then he (Gabriel) ascended with the Prophet ﷺ to the third Heaven, and the angels said the same as the angels of the first and the second Heavens had said. Then he ascended with him to the fourth Heaven and they said the same; and then he ascended with him to the fifth Heaven and they said the same; and then he ascended with him to the sixth Heaven and they said the same; then he ascended with him to the seventh Heaven and they said the same. On each Heaven there were prophets whose names he had mentioned and of whom I remember Idris on the second Heaven, Aaron on the fourth Heavens another prophet whose name I don't remember, on the fifth Heaven, Abraham on the sixth Heaven, and Moses on the seventh Heaven because of his privilege of talking to Allah directly. Moses said (to Allah), "O Lord! I thought that none would be raised up above me." But Gabriel ascended with him (the Prophet) for a distance above that, the distance of which only Allah knows, till he reached the Lote Tree (beyond which none may pass) and then the Irresistible, the Lord of Honor and Majesty approached and came closer till he (Gabriel) was about two bow lengths or (even) nearer. (It is said that it was Gabriel who approached and came closer to the Prophet. (Fate Al-Bari Page 263, 264, Vol. 17). Among the things which Allah revealed to him then, was: "Fifty prayers were enjoined on his followers in a day and a night." Then the Prophet ﷺ descended till he met Moses, and then Moses stopped him and asked, "O Muhammad ! What did your Lord en join upon you?" The Prophet ﷺ replied," He enjoined upon me to perform fifty prayers in a day and a night." Moses said, "Your followers cannot do that; Go back so that your Lord may reduce it for you and for them." So the Prophet ﷺ turned to Gabriel as if he wanted to consult him about that issue. Gabriel told him of his opinion, saying, "Yes, if you wish." So Gabriel ascended with him to the Irresistible and said while he was in his place, "O Lord, please lighten our burden as my followers cannot do that." So Allah deducted for him ten prayers where upon he returned to Moses who stopped him again and kept on sending him back to his Lord till the enjoined prayers were reduced to only five prayers. Then Moses stopped him when the prayers had been reduced to five and said, "O Muhammad! By Allah, I tried to persuade my nation, Bani Israel to do less than this, but they could not do it and gave it up. However, your followers are weaker in body, heart, sight and hearing, so return to your Lord so that He may lighten your burden." The Prophet ﷺ turned towards Gabriel for advice and Gabriel did not disapprove of that. So he ascended with him for the fifth time. The Prophet ﷺ said, "O Lord, my followers are weak in their bodies, hearts, hearing and constitution, so lighten our burden." On that the Irresistible said, "O Muhammad!" the Prophet replied, "Labbaik and Saʿdaik." Allah said, "The Word that comes from Me does not change, so it will be as I enjoined on you in the Mother of the Book." Allah added, "Every good deed will be rewarded as ten times so it is fifty (prayers) in the Mother of the Book (in reward) but you are to perform only five (in practice)." The Prophet ﷺ returned to Moses who asked, "What have you done?" He said, "He has lightened our burden: He has given us for every good deed a tenfold reward." Moses said, "By Allah! I tried to make Bani Israel observe less than that, but they gave it up. So go back to your Lord that He may lighten your burden further." Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O Moses! By Allah, I feel shy of returning too many times to my Lord." On that Gabriel said, "Descend in Allah's Name." The Prophet ﷺ then woke while he was in the Sacred Mosque (at Mecca).

لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ مَسْجِدِ الْكَعْبَةِ أَنَّهُ جَاءَهُ ثَلاَثَةُ نَفَرٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُوحَى إِلَيْهِ وَهْوَ نَائِمٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ فَقَالَ أَوَّلُهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ هُوَ فَقَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ هُوَ خَيْرُهُمْ فَقَالَ آخِرُهُمْ خُذُوا خَيْرَهُمْ فَكَانَتْ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ فَلَمْ يَرَهُمْ حَتَّى أَتَوْهُ لَيْلَةً أُخْرَى فِيمَا يَرَى قَلْبُهُ وَتَنَامُ عَيْنُهُ وَلاَ يَنَامُ قَلْبُهُ وَكَذَلِكَ الأَنْبِيَاءُ تَنَامُ أَعْيُنُهُمْ وَلاَ تَنَامُ قُلُوبُهُمْ فَلَمْ يُكَلِّمُوهُ حَتَّى احْتَمَلُوهُ فَوَضَعُوهُ عِنْدَ بِئْرِ زَمْزَمَ فَتَوَلاَّهُ مِنْهُمْ جِبْرِيلُ فَشَقَّ جِبْرِيلُ مَا بَيْنَ نَحْرِهِ إِلَى لَبَّتِهِ حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنْ صَدْرِهِ وَجَوْفِهِ فَغَسَلَهُ مِنْ مَاءِ زَمْزَمَ بِيَدِهِ حَتَّى أَنْقَى جَوْفَهُ ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِطَسْتٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فِيهِ تَوْرٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مَحْشُوًّا إِيمَانًا وَحِكْمَةً فَحَشَا بِهِ صَدْرَهُ وَلَغَادِيدَهُ يَعْنِي عُرُوقَ حَلْقِهِ ثُمَّ أَطْبَقَهُ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَضَرَبَ بَابًا مِنْ أَبْوَابِهَا فَنَادَاهُ أَهْلُ السَّمَاءِ مَنْ هَذَا فَقَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قَالُوا وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مَعِي مُحَمَّدٌ قَالَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالُوا فَمَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَأَهْلاً فَيَسْتَبْشِرُ بِهِ أَهْلُ السَّمَاءِ لاَ يَعْلَمُ أَهْلُ السَّمَاءِ بِمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ بِهِ فِي الأَرْضِ حَتَّى يُعْلِمَهُمْ فَوَجَدَ فِي السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا آدَمَ فَقَالَ لَهُ جِبْرِيلُ هَذَا أَبُوكَ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ وَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ آدَمُ وَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا وَأَهْلاً بِابْنِي نِعْمَ الاِبْنُ أَنْتَ فَإِذَا هُوَ فِي السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا بِنَهَرَيْنِ يَطَّرِدَانِ فَقَالَ مَا هَذَانِ النَّهَرَانِ يَا جِبْرِيلُ قَالَ هَذَا النِّيلُ وَالْفُرَاتُ عُنْصُرُهُمَا ثُمَّ مَضَى بِهِ فِي السَّمَاءِ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِنَهَرٍ آخَرَ عَلَيْهِ قَصْرٌ مِنْ لُؤْلُؤٍ وَزَبَرْجَدٍ فَضَرَبَ يَدَهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ مِسْكٌ قَالَ مَا هَذَا يَا جِبْرِيلُ قَالَ هَذَا الْكَوْثَرُ الَّذِي خَبَأَ لَكَ رَبُّكَ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الثَّانِيَةِ فَقَالَتِ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ لَهُ مِثْلَ مَا قَالَتْ لَهُ الأُولَى مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قَالُوا وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ قَالُوا وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالُوا مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَأَهْلاً ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الثَّالِثَةِ وَقَالُوا لَهُ مِثْلَ مَا قَالَتِ الأُولَى وَالثَّانِيَةُ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِهِ إِلَى الرَّابِعَةِ فَقَالُوا لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الْخَامِسَةِ فَقَالُوا مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ السَّادِسَةِ فَقَالُوا لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ السَّابِعَةِ فَقَالُوا لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ كُلُّ سَمَاءٍ فِيهَا أَنْبِيَاءُ قَدْ سَمَّاهُمْ فَأَوْعَيْتُ مِنْهُمْ إِدْرِيسَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ وَهَارُونَ فِي الرَّابِعَةِ وَآخَرَ فِي الْخَامِسَةِ لَمْ أَحْفَظِ اسْمَهُ وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ فِي السَّادِسَةِ وَمُوسَى فِي السَّابِعَةِ بِتَفْضِيلِ كَلاَمِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ مُوسَى رَبِّ لَمْ أَظُنَّ أَنْ يُرْفَعَ عَلَىَّ أَحَدٌ ثُمَّ عَلاَ بِهِ فَوْقَ ذَلِكَ بِمَا لاَ يَعْلَمُهُ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ حَتَّى جَاءَ سِدْرَةَ الْمُنْتَهَى وَدَنَا الْجَبَّارُ رَبُّ الْعِزَّةِ فَتَدَلَّى حَتَّى كَانَ مِنْهُ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَى فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ فِيمَا أَوْحَى إِلَيْهِ خَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ ثُمَّ هَبَطَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ مُوسَى فَاحْتَبَسَهُ مُوسَى فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ مَاذَا عَهِدَ إِلَيْكَ رَبُّكَ قَالَ عَهِدَ إِلَىَّ خَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ قَالَ إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لاَ تَسْتَطِيعُ ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ فَلْيُخَفِّفْ عَنْكَ رَبُّكَ وَعَنْهُمْ فَالْتَفَتَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِلَى جِبْرِيلَ كَأَنَّهُ يَسْتَشِيرُهُ فِي ذَلِكَ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهِ جِبْرِيلُ أَنْ نَعَمْ إِنْ شِئْتَ فَعَلاَ بِهِ إِلَى الْجَبَّارِ فَقَالَ وَهْوَ مَكَانَهُ يَا رَبِّ خَفِّفْ عَنَّا فَإِنَّ أُمَّتِي لاَ تَسْتَطِيعُ هَذَا فَوَضَعَ عَنْهُ عَشْرَ صَلَوَاتٍ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى مُوسَى فَاحْتَبَسَهُ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يُرَدِّدُهُ مُوسَى إِلَى رَبِّهِ حَتَّى صَارَتْ إِلَى خَمْسِ صَلَوَاتٍ ثُمَّ احْتَبَسَهُ مُوسَى عِنْدَ الْخَمْسِ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ رَاوَدْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ قَوْمِي عَلَى أَدْنَى مِنْ هَذَا فَضَعُفُوا فَتَرَكُوهُ فَأُمَّتُكَ أَضْعَفُ أَجْسَادًا وَقُلُوبًا وَأَبْدَانًا وَأَبْصَارًا وَأَسْمَاعًا فَارْجِعْ فَلْيُخَفِّفْ عَنْكَ رَبُّكَ كُلَّ ذَلِكَ يَلْتَفِتُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِلَى جِبْرِيلَ لِيُشِيرَ عَلَيْهِ وَلاَ يَكْرَهُ ذَلِكَ جِبْرِيلُ فَرَفَعَهُ عِنْدَ الْخَامِسَةِ فَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ أُمَّتِي ضُعَفَاءُ أَجْسَادُهُمْ وَقُلُوبُهُمْ وَأَسْمَاعُهُمْ وَأَبْدَانُهُمْ فَخَفِّفْ عَنَّا فَقَالَ الْجَبَّارُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قَالَ لَبَّيْكَ وَسَعْدَيْكَ قَالَ إِنَّهُ لاَ يُبَدَّلُ الْقَوْلُ لَدَىَّ كَمَا فَرَضْتُ عَلَيْكَ فِي أُمِّ الْكِتَابِ قَالَ فَكُلُّ حَسَنَةٍ بِعَشْرِ أَمْثَالِهَا فَهْىَ خَمْسُونَ فِي أُمِّ الْكِتَابِ وَهْىَ خَمْسٌ عَلَيْكَ فَرَجَعَ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ كَيْفَ فَعَلْتَ فَقَالَ خَفَّفَ عَنَّا أَعْطَانَا بِكُلِّ حَسَنَةٍ عَشْرَ أَمْثَالِهَا قَالَ مُوسَى قَدْ وَاللَّهِ رَاوَدْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى أَدْنَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَتَرَكُوهُ ارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَلْيُخَفِّفْ عَنْكَ أَيْضًا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَا مُوسَى قَدْ وَاللَّهِ اسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْ رَبِّي مِمَّا اخْتَلَفْتُ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ فَاهْبِطْ بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ قَالَ وَاسْتَيْقَظَ وَهْوَ فِي مَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ

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

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

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The roof of my house was opened while I was in Makkah, and Jibril ﷺ descended and opened my chest, then washed it with the water of Zamzam. Then he brought a basin of gold filled with wisdom and faith, poured it into my chest, then closed it. Then he took me by the hand and ascended with me to heaven.

When we came to the lowest heaven, Jibril ﷺ said to the keeper of the lowest heaven, 'Open.' He said, 'Who is this?' He said, 'This is Jibril.' He said, 'Is anyone with you?' He said, 'Yes, Muhammad ﷺ is with me.' He said, 'Was he sent for?' He said, 'Yes,' and he opened. He said: When we rose to the lowest heaven, there was a man with dark multitudes on his right and dark multitudes on his left. He said: When he looked toward his right, he laughed, and when he looked toward his left, he wept. He said: He said, 'Welcome to the righteous Prophet and the righteous son.' He said: I said, 'O Jibril, who is this?' He said, 'This is Adam ᴬˢ, and these dark multitudes on his right and on his left are the souls of his children. The people on the right are the people of Paradise, and the dark multitudes on his left are the people of the Fire. When he looks toward his right, he laughs, and when he looks toward his left, he weeps.'

He said: Then Jibril ascended with me until he came to the second heaven, and he said to its keeper, 'Open.' He said: Its keeper said to him the like of what the keeper of the lowest heaven had said, and he opened."

Anas ibn Malik said: He mentioned that he found in the heavens Adam, Idris, Jesus, Musa, and Ibrahim—may Allah's blessings be upon them all—but he did not specify the exact nature of their stations, except that he mentioned that he found Adam ᴬˢ in the lowest heaven and Ibrahim in the sixth heaven. He said: "When Jibril and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by Idris ᴬˢ he said, 'Welcome to the righteous Prophet and the righteous brother.' He said: Then he passed on, and I said, 'Who is this?' He said, 'This is Idris.' He said: Then I passed by Musa ᴬˢ, upon him be peace, and he said, 'Welcome to the righteous Prophet and the righteous brother.' He said: I said, 'Who is this?' He said, 'This is Musa.' He said: Then I passed by Jesus ᴬˢ, and he said, 'Welcome to the righteous Prophet and the righteous brother.' I said, 'Who is this?' He said, 'Jesus, the son of Mary.' He said: Then I passed by Ibrahim ᴬˢ, and he said, 'Welcome to the righteous Prophet and the righteous son.' He said: I said, 'Who is this?' He said, 'This is Ibrahim.'"

Ibn Shihab said: Ibn Hazm informed me that Ibn Abbas and Abu Habbah al-Ansari used to say: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Then I was taken up until I reached a level where I could hear the scratching of the pens."

Ibn Hazm and Anas ibn Malik said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Then Allah prescribed fifty prayers for my community. He said: I returned with that until I passed by Musa, and Musa ᴬˢ said, 'What has your Lord prescribed for your community?' He said: I said, 'He has prescribed fifty prayers for them.' Musa ᴬˢ said to me, 'Go back to your Lord, for your community will not be able to bear that.' He said: So I went back to my Lord, and He reduced half of them. He said: Then I returned to Musa ᴬˢ and informed him. He said, 'Go back to your Lord, for your community will not be able to bear that.' He said: So I went back to my Lord, and He said, 'They are five, and they are fifty; the word is not changed with Me.' He said: I returned to Musa, and he said, 'Go back to your Lord.' I said, 'I have become shy before my Lord.' He said: Then Jibril took me along until we came to Sidrat al-Muntaha (the Lote Tree at the absolute end), and colors covered it, I do not know what they were. He said: Then I was admitted into Paradise, and there were domes of pearls in it, and its soil was musk."

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ: «فُرِجَ سَقْفُ بَيْتِي وَأَنَا بِمَكَّةَ، فَنَزَلَ جِبْرِيلُ ﷺ فَفَرَجَ صَدْرِي، ثُمَّ غَسَلَهُ مِنْ مَاءِ زَمْزَمَ، ثُمَّ جَاءَ بِطَسْتٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مُمْتَلِئٍ حِكْمَةً وَإِيمَانًا، فَأَفْرَغَهَا فِي صَدْرِي، ثُمَّ أَطْبَقَهُ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَعَرَجَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ.

فَلَمَّا جِئْنَا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ لِخَازِنِ السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا: افْتَحْ، قَالَ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ: هَذَا جِبْرِيلُ، قَالَ: هَلْ مَعَكَ أَحَدٌ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، مَعِيَ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ، قَالَ: فَأُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، فَفَتَحَ. قَالَ: فَلَمَّا عَلَوْنَا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ أَسْوِدَةٌ وَعَنْ يَسَارِهِ أَسْوِدَةٌ، قَالَ: فَإِذَا نَظَرَ قِبَلَ يَمِينِهِ ضَحِكَ، وَإِذَا نَظَرَ قِبَلَ شِمَالِهِ بَكَى. قَالَ: فَقَالَ: مَرْحَبًا بِالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ وَالاِبْنِ الصَّالِحِ. قَالَ: قُلْتُ: يَا جِبْرِيلُ، مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ: هَذَا آدَمُ ﷺ، وَهَذِهِ الأَسْوِدَةُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ نَسَمُ بَنِيهِ، فَأَهْلُ الْيَمِينِ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ، وَالأَسْوِدَةُ الَّتِي عَنْ شِمَالِهِ أَهْلُ النَّارِ، فَإِذَا نَظَرَ قِبَلَ يَمِينِهِ ضَحِكَ، وَإِذَا نَظَرَ قِبَلَ شِمَالِهِ بَكَى.

قَالَ: ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِي جِبْرِيلُ حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاءَ الثَّانِيَةَ، فَقَالَ لِخَازِنِهَا: افْتَحْ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ لَهُ خَازِنُهَا مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ خَازِنُ السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا، فَفَتَحَ».

قَالَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ: فَذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ وَجَدَ فِي السَّمَوَاتِ آدَمَ وَإِدْرِيسَ وَعِيسَى وَمُوسَى وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ أَجْمَعِينَ، وَلَمْ يُثْبِتْ كَيْفَ مَنَازِلُهُمْ، غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ وَجَدَ آدَمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فِي السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا، وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ فِي السَّمَاءِ السَّادِسَةِ. قَالَ: «فَلَمَّا مَرَّ جِبْرِيلُ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِإِدْرِيسَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ: مَرْحَبًا بِالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ وَالأَخِ الصَّالِحِ. قَالَ: ثُمَّ مَرَّ، فَقُلْتُ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ فَقَالَ: هَذَا إِدْرِيسُ. قَالَ: ثُمَّ مَرَرْتُ بِمُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ، فَقَالَ: مَرْحَبًا بِالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ وَالأَخِ الصَّالِحِ. قَالَ: قُلْتُ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ: هَذَا مُوسَى. قَالَ: ثُمَّ مَرَرْتُ بِعِيسَى، فَقَالَ: مَرْحَبًا بِالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ وَالأَخِ الصَّالِحِ. قُلْتُ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ: عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ. قَالَ: ثُمَّ مَرَرْتُ بِإِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ، فَقَالَ: مَرْحَبًا بِالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ وَالاِبْنِ الصَّالِحِ. قَالَ: قُلْتُ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ: هَذَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ».

قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ: وَأَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ حَزْمٍ أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ وَأَبَا حَبَّةَ الأَنْصَارِيَّ كَانَا يَقُولاَنِ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِي حَتَّى ظَهَرْتُ لِمُسْتَوًى أَسْمَعُ فِيهِ صَرِيفَ الأَقْلاَمِ».

قَالَ ابْنُ حَزْمٍ وَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «فَفَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَلَى أُمَّتِي خَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً. قَالَ: فَرَجَعْتُ بِذَلِكَ حَتَّى أَمُرَّ بِمُوسَى، فَقَالَ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ: مَاذَا فَرَضَ رَبُّكَ عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ؟ قَالَ: قُلْتُ: فَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ خَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً. قَالَ لِي مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ: فَرَاجِعْ رَبَّكَ، فَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لاَ تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ. قَالَ: فَرَاجَعْتُ رَبِّي فَوَضَعَ شَطْرَهَا. قَالَ: فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ، قَالَ: رَاجِعْ رَبَّكَ، فَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لاَ تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ. قَالَ: فَرَاجَعْتُ رَبِّي، فَقَالَ: هِيَ خَمْسٌ وَهْىَ خَمْسُونَ، لاَ يُبَدَّلُ الْقَوْلُ لَدَىَّ. قَالَ: فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى، فَقَالَ: رَاجِعْ رَبَّكَ، فَقُلْتُ: قَدِ اسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْ رَبِّي. قَالَ: ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ بِي جِبْرِيلُ حَتَّى نَأْتِيَ سِدْرَةَ الْمُنْتَهَى، فَغَشِيَهَا أَلْوَانٌ لاَ أَدْرِي مَا هِيَ. قَالَ: ثُمَّ أُدْخِلْتُ الْجَنَّةَ، فَإِذَا فِيهَا جَنَابِذُ اللُّؤْلُؤِ، وَإِذَا تُرَابُهَا الْمِسْكُ».

I was near the House (i. e. Ka'bah) in a state between sleep and wakefulness when I heard someone say: He is the third among the two persons. Then he came to me and took me with him. Then a golden basin containing the water of Zamzam was brought to me and my heart was opened up to such and such (part). Qatada said: I asked him who was with me (i e. the narrator) and what he meant by such and such (part). He replied: (It means that it was opened) up to the lower part of his abdomen (Then the hadith continues): My heart was extracted and it was washed with the water of Zamzam and then it was restored in its original position, after which it was filled with faith and wisdom. I was then brought a white beast which is called al-Buraq, bigger than a donkey and smaller than a mule. Its stride was as long as the eye could reach. I was mounted on it, and then we went forth till we reached the lowest heaven. Gabriel asked for the (gate) to be opened, and it was said: Who is he? He replied: Gabriel. It was again said: Who is with thee? He replied: Muhammad ﷺ. It was said: Has he been sent for? He (Gabriel) said: Yes. He (the Prophet) said: Then (the gate) was opened for us (and it was said): Welcome unto him! His is a blessed arrival. Then we came to Adam (peace be upon him). And he (the narrator) narrated the whole account of the hadith. (The Holy Prophet) observed that he met Jesus in the second heaven, Yahya (peace be on both of them) in the third heaven, Yusuf in the third, Idris in the fourth, Harun in the fifth (peace and blessings of Allah be upon them). Then we travelled on till we reached the sixth heaven and came to Moses (peace be upon him) and I greeted him and he said: Welcome unto righteous brother and righteous prophet. And when I passed (by him) he wept, and a voice was heard saying: What makes thee weep? He said: My Lord, he is a young man whom Thou hast sent after me (as a prophet) and his followers will enter Paradise in greater numbers than my followers. Then we travelled on till we reached the seventh heaven and I came to Ibrahim. He (the narrator) narrat- ed in this hadith that the Prophet of Allah ﷺ told that he saw four rivers which flowed from (the root of the lote-tree of the farthest limits): two manifest rivers and two hidden rivers. I said: ' Gabriel! what are these rivers? He replied: The two hidden rivers are the rivers of Paradise, and as regards the two manifest ones, they are the Nile and the Euphrates. Then the Bait-ul-Ma'mur was raised up to me. I said: O Gabriel! what is this? He replied: It is the Bait-ul-Ma'mur. Seventy thousand angels enter into it daily and, after they come out, they never return again. Two vessels were then brought to me. The first one contained wine and the second one contained milk, and both of them were placed before me. I chose milk. It was said: You did right. Allah will guide rightly through you your Ummah on the natural course. Then fifty prayers daily were made obligatory for me. And then he narrated the rest of the hadith to the end.

نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَيْنَا أَنَا عِنْدَ الْبَيْتِ بَيْنَ النَّائِمِ وَالْيَقْظَانِ إِذْ سَمِعْتُ قَائِلاً يَقُولُ أَحَدُ الثَّلاَثَةِ بَيْنَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ فَأُتِيتُ فَانْطُلِقَ بِي فَأُتِيتُ بِطَسْتٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فِيهَا مِنْ مَاءِ زَمْزَمَ فَشُرِحَ صَدْرِي إِلَى كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ قَتَادَةُ فَقُلْتُ لِلَّذِي مَعِي مَا يَعْنِي قَالَ إِلَى أَسْفَلِ بَطْنِهِ فَاسْتُخْرِجَ قَلْبِي فَغُسِلَ بِمَاءِ زَمْزَمَ ثُمَّ أُعِيدَ مَكَانَهُ ثُمَّ حُشِيَ إِيمَانًا وَحِكْمَةً ثُمَّ أُتِيتُ بِدَابَّةٍ أَبْيَضَ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْبُرَاقُ فَوْقَ الْحِمَارِ وَدُونَ الْبَغْلِ يَقَعُ خَطْوُهُ عِنْدَ أَقْصَى طَرْفِهِ فَحُمِلْتُ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ ﷺ فَقِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ قِيلَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَفَتَحَ لَنَا وَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَلَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ قَالَ فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى آدَمَ ﷺ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ بِقِصَّتِهِ وَذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ لَقِيَ فِي السَّمَاءِ الثَّانِيَةِ عِيسَى وَيَحْيَى عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ وَفِي الثَّالِثَةِ يُوسُفَ وَفِي الرَّابِعَةِ إِدْرِيسَ وَفِي الْخَامِسَةِ هَارُونَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ السَّادِسَةِ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالأَخِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ فَلَمَّا جَاوَزْتُهُ بَكَى فَنُودِيَ مَا يُبْكِيكَ قَالَ رَبِّ هَذَا غُلاَمٌ بَعَثْتَهُ بَعْدِي يَدْخُلُ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ الْجَنَّةَ أَكْثَرُ مِمَّا يَدْخُلُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي قَالَ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ السَّابِعَةِ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَقَالَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ وَحَدَّثَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ رَأَى أَرْبَعَةَ أَنْهَارٍ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ أَصْلِهَا نَهْرَانِ ظَاهِرَانِ وَنَهْرَانِ بَاطِنَانِ فَقُلْتُ يَا جِبْرِيلُ مَا هَذِهِ الأَنْهَارُ قَالَ أَمَّا النَّهْرَانِ الْبَاطِنَانِ فَنَهْرَانِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَأَمَّا الظَّاهِرَانِ فَالنِّيلُ وَالْفُرَاتُ ثُمَّ رُفِعَ لِيَ الْبَيْتُ الْمَعْمُورُ فَقُلْتُ يَا جِبْرِيلُ مَا هَذَا قَالَ هَذَا الْبَيْتُ الْمَعْمُورُ يَدْخُلُهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ إِذَا خَرَجُوا مِنْهُ لَمْ يَعُودُوا فِيهِ آخِرُ مَا عَلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ أُتِيتُ بِإِنَاءَيْنِ أَحَدُهُمَا خَمْرٌ وَالآخَرُ لَبَنٌ فَعُرِضَا عَلَىَّ فَاخْتَرْتُ اللَّبَنَ فَقِيلَ أَصَبْتَ أَصَابَ اللَّهُ بِكَ أُمَّتُكَ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ ثُمَّ فُرِضَتْ عَلَىَّ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ خَمْسُونَ صَلاَةً ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ قِصَّتَهَا إِلَى آخِرِ الْحَدِيثِ

Moses had been delivering sermons to his people. And he made this remark: No person upon the earth has better knowledge than I or nothing better than mine. Thereupon Allah revealed to him: I know one who is better than you (in knowledge) or there is a person on the earth having more knowledge than you. Thereupon he said: My Lord, direct me to him. It was said to him: Keep a salted fish as a provision for journey. The place where that fish would be lost (there you will find that man). So he set forth and a young slave along with him until they came to a place Sakhra. but he did not find any clue. So he proceeded on and left that young man there. The fish began to stir in water and the water assumed the form of an ark over the fish. The young man said: I should meet Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) and inform him, but he was made to forget and when they had gone beyond that place, he (Moses) said to the young man: Bring breakfast. We have been exhausted because of the journey, and he (Moses) was not exhausted until he had crossed that (particular) place (where he had) to meet Khadir, and the youth was reminded and said: Did you not see that as we reached Sakhra I forgot the fish and it is satan alone who has made me forgetful of it'? It is strange that he has been able to find way in the ocean too. He said: This is what we sought for us. They returned retracing their steps, and he (his companion) pointed to him the location (where) the fish (had been lost). Moses began to search him there. He suddenly saw Khadir wrapped in a cloth and lying on his back. He said to him: As-Salamu-'Alaikum. He removed the cloth from his face and said: Wa 'Alaikum-us-Salam! Who are you? He said: I am Moses. He said: Who Moses? He said: Moses Of Bani Isra'il. He said: What brought you here? He said: I have come so that you may teach me what you have been taught of righteousness. He said: You shall have to bear with me, and how can you have patience about a thing of which you have no comprehensive knowledge? You will not have patience when you see me doing a thing I have been ordered to do. He said: If Allah pleases, you will find me patient, nor shall I disobey you in aught. Khadir said: If you follow me, don't ask me about anything until I explain it to you. So they went on until they embarked upon a boat. He (Khadir) made a hole in that. Thereupon he (Moses) said: You have done this so that you may drown the persons sitting in the boat. You have done something grievous. Thereupon he said: Did I not tell you that you will not be able to bear with me? Thereupon he (Moses) said: Blame me not for what I forgot and be not hard upon me for what I did. (Khadir gave him another chance.) So they went on until they reached a place where boys were playing. He went to one of them and caught hold'of one (apparently) at random and killed him. Moses (peace be upon him) felt agitated and said: You have killed an innocent person not guilty of slaying another. You have done something aboininable. Thereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: May Allah have mercy upon us and Moses. Had he shown patience he would have seen wonderful things, but fear of blame, with respect to his companion, seized him and he said: If I ask anything after this, keep not company with me. You will then have a valid excuse in my case, and had he (Moses) shown patience he would have seen many wonderful things. He (the narrator) said: Whenever he (the Holy Prophet) made mention of any Prophet, he always said: May there be mercy of Allah upon us and upon my brother so and so. They, however, proceeded on until they came to the inhabitants of a village who were very miserly. They went to the meeting places and asked for hospitality but they refused to show any hospitality to them. They both found in that village a wall which was about to fall. He (Khadir) set it right. Thereupon he (Moses) said: If you so liked. you could get wages for it. Thereupon he said: This is the partince, of ways between me and you, and, taking hold of his cloth, he said: Now I will explain to you the real significance (of all these acts) for which you could not show patience. As for the boat, it belonged to the poor people working on the river and I intended to damage it for there was ahead of them (a king) who seized boats by force. (When he came) to catch hold of it he found it a damaged boat, so he spared it (and later on) it was set right with wood. So far as the boy is concerned, he has been, by very nature, an unbeliever, whereas his parents loved him very much. Had he grown up he would have involved them in wrongdoing and unbelief, so we wished that their Lord should give them in its place one better in purity and close to mercy. And as for the wall it belonged to two orphan boys in the city and there was beneath it a (treasure) belongin to them,... up to the last verse.

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّهُ بَيْنَمَا مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فِي قَوْمِهِ يُذَكِّرُهُمْ بِأَيَّامِ اللَّهِ وَأَيَّامُ اللَّهِ نَعْمَاؤُهُ وَبَلاَؤُهُ إِذْ قَالَ مَا أَعْلَمُ فِي الأَرْضِ رَجُلاً خَيْرًا أَوْ أَعْلَمَ مِنِّي قَالَ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ بِالْخَيْرِ مِنْهُ أَوْ عِنْدَ مَنْ هُوَ إِنَّ فِي الأَرْضِ رَجُلاً هُوَ أَعْلَمُ مِنْكَ قَالَ يَا رَبِّ فَدُلَّنِي عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ تَزَوَّدْ حُوتًا مَالِحًا فَإِنَّهُ حَيْثُ تَفْقِدُ الْحُوتَ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ هُوَ وَفَتَاهُ حَتَّى انْتَهَيَا إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَعُمِّيَ عَلَيْهِ فَانْطَلَقَ وَتَرَكَ فَتَاهُ فَاضْطَرَبَ الْحُوتُ فِي الْمَاءِ فَجَعَلَ لاَ يَلْتَئِمُ عَلَيْهِ صَارَ مِثْلَ الْكُوَّةِ قَالَ فَقَالَ فَتَاهُ أَلاَ أَلْحَقُ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ فَأُخْبِرَهُ قَالَ فَنُسِّيَ فَلَمَّا تَجَاوَزَا قَالَ لِفَتَاهُ آتِنَا غَدَاءَنَا لَقَدْ لَقِينَا مِنْ سَفَرِنَا هَذَا نَصَبًا قَالَ وَلَمْ يُصِبْهُمْ نَصَبٌ حَتَّى تَجَاوَزَا قَالَ فَتَذَكَّرَ قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ إِذْ أَوَيْنَا إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَإِنِّي نَسِيتُ الْحُوتَ وَمَا أَنْسَانِيهُ إِلاَّ الشَّيْطَانُ أَنْ أَذْكُرَهُ وَاتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُ فِي الْبَحْرِ عَجَبًا قَالَ ذَلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِي فَارْتَدَّا عَلَى آثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًا فَأَرَاهُ مَكَانَ الْحُوتِ قَالَ هَا هُنَا وُصِفَ لِي قَالَ فَذَهَبَ يَلْتَمِسُ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِالْخَضِرِ مُسَجًّى ثَوْبًا مُسْتَلْقِيًا عَلَى الْقَفَا أَوْ قَالَ عَلَى حَلاَوَةِ الْقَفَا قَالَ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَكَشَفَ الثَّوْبَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ قَالَ وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلاَمُ مَنْ أَنْتَ قَالَ أَنَا مُوسَى قَالَ وَمَنْ مُوسَى قَالَ مُوسَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ قَالَ مَجِيءٌ مَا جَاءَ بِكَ قَالَ جِئْتُ لِتُعَلِّمَنِي مِمَّا عُلِّمْتَ رُشْدًا قَالَ إِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبْرًا وَكَيْفَ تَصْبِرُ عَلَى مَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِ خُبْرًا شَىْءٌ أُمِرْتُ بِهِ أَنْ أَفْعَلَهُ إِذَا رَأَيْتَهُ لَمْ تَصْبِرْ قَالَ سَتَجِدُنِي إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ صَابِرًا وَلاَ أَعْصِي لَكَ أَمْرًا قَالَ فَإِنِ اتَّبَعْتَنِي فَلاَ تَسْأَلْنِي عَنْ شَىْءٍ حَتَّى أُحْدِثَ لَكَ مِنْهُ ذِكْرًا فَانْطَلَقَا حَتَّى إِذَا رَكِبَا فِي السَّفِينَةِ خَرَقَهَا قَالَ انْتَحَى عَلَيْهَا قَالَ لَهُ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ أَخَرَقْتَهَا لِتُغْرِقَ أَهْلَهَا لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْئًا إِمْرًا قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُلْ إِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبْرًا قَالَ لاَ تُؤَاخِذْنِي بِمَا نَسِيتُ وَلاَ تُرْهِقْنِي مِنْ أَمْرِي عُسْرًا فَانْطَلَقَا حَتَّى إِذَا لَقِيَا غِلْمَانًا يَلْعَبُونَ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى أَحَدِهِمْ بَادِيَ الرَّأْىِ فَقَتَلَهُ فَذُعِرَ عِنْدَهَا مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ ذَعْرَةً مُنْكَرَةً قَالَ أَقَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا زَاكِيَةً بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْئًا نُكْرًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عِنْدَ هَذَا الْمَكَانِ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى مُوسَى لَوْلاَ أَنَّهُ عَجَّلَ لَرَأَى الْعَجَبَ وَلَكِنَّهُ أَخَذَتْهُ مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ ذَمَامَةٌ قَالَ إِنْ سَأَلْتُكَ عَنْ شَىْءٍ بَعْدَهَا فَلاَ تُصَاحِبْنِي قَدْ بَلَغْتَ مِنْ لَدُنِّي عُذْرًا وَلَوْ صَبَرَ لَرَأَى الْعَجَبَ قَالَ وَكَانَ إِذَا ذَكَرَ أَحَدًا مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ بَدَأَ بِنَفْسِهِ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى أَخِي كَذَا رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا فَانْطَلَقَا حَتَّى إِذَا أَتَيَا أَهْلَ قَرْيَةٍ لِئَامًا فَطَافَا فِي الْمَجَالِسِ فَاسْتَطْعَمَا أَهْلَهَا فَأَبَوْا أَنْ يُضَيِّفُوهُمَا فَوَجَدَا فِيهَا جِدَارًا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَنْقَضَّ فَأَقَامَهُ قَالَ لَوْ شِئْتَ لاَتَّخَذْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا قَالَ هَذَا فِرَاقُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنِكَ وَأَخَذَ بِثَوْبِهِ قَالَ سَأُنَبِّئُكَ بِتَأْوِيلِ مَا لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ عَلَيْهِ صَبْرًا أَمَّا السَّفِينَةُ فَكَانَتْ لِمَسَاكِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ فِي الْبَحْرِ إِلَى آخِرِ الآيَةِ فَإِذَا جَاءَ الَّذِي يُسَخِّرُهَا وَجَدَهَا مُنْخَرِقَةً فَتَجَاوَزَهَا فَأَصْلَحُوهَا بِخَشَبَةٍ وَأَمَّا الْغُلاَمُ فَطُبِعَ يَوْمَ طُبِعَ كَافِرًا وَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ قَدْ عَطَفَا عَلَيْهِ فَلَوْ أَنَّهُ أَدْرَكَ أَرْهَقَهُمَا طُغْيَانًا وَكُفْرًا فَأَرَدْنَا أَنْ يُبَدِّلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيْرًا مِنْهُ زَكَاةً وَأَقْرَبَ رُحْمًا وَأَمَّا الْجِدَارُ فَكَانَ لِغُلاَمَيْنِ يَتِيمَيْنِ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ وَكَانَ تَحْتَهُ إِلَى آخِرِ الآيَةِ

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

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

"What was said about me had been said, and I myself was unaware of it, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ got up and addressed the people. He recited the Tashahhud and after praising and expressing gratitude to Allah, as He deserved, he said: 'To proceed: O people! Give me your opinion regarding those people who made a forged story against my wife. By Allah, I do not know anything bad about her at all. By Allah, they accused her of being with a man about whom I have never known anything bad, and he never entered my house unless I was present there, and whenever I went on a journey, he went with me.' Sa'd bin Mu'adh [may Allah be pleased with him] got up and said: 'O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Allow me to chop their heads off!' Then a man from Al-Khazraj, to whom the mother of Hassan bin Thabit was a relative, got up and said (to Sa'd): 'You have told a lie! By Allah, if those persons were from Al-Aws, you would not like to chop their heads.' It was probable that some evil would take place between Aws and Khazraj in the Masjid while I was unaware of that. In the evening of that day, I went out for some of my needs, and Umm Mistah was accompanying me. On our return, Umm Mistah stumbled and said: 'Let Mistah be ruined!' I said to her, 'O mother! Why do you abuse your son?' On that Umm Mistah became silent for a while, and stumbling again, she said: 'Let Mistah be ruined!' I said to her: 'O mother! Why do you abuse your son?' She stumbled for the third time and said: 'Let Mistah be ruined!' I said to her: 'O mother! Why do you abuse your son?' Upon that she said: 'By Allah! I do not abuse him except because of you.' I asked her: 'Concerning what of my affairs?' So she disclosed the whole story to me. I said: 'Has this really happened?' She replied: 'Yes, by Allah!' I returned to my house, so astonished, that I did not know for what purpose I had gone out. Then I became sick and said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ 'Send me to my father's house.' So he sent a servant with me, and when I entered the house, I found Umm Ruman downstairs, while Abu Bakr was reciting something upstairs. My mother asked: 'What has brought you, O daughter?' She said: "I informed her and mentioned the whole story to her, but she did not feel as I did about it. She said: 'O my daughter! Do not worry much about this matter, for there is never a charming lady loved by her husband who has other wives, but that they feel jealous of her and speak badly of her.' But she did not feel the same about it as I did. I asked her: 'Does my father know about it?' She said 'Yes.' I asked: 'Does the Messenger of Allah ﷺ know about it too?' She said 'Yes, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ also knows about it.' Tears filled my eyes and I wept. Abu Bakr, who was reading upstairs, heard my voice, and came down asking my mother: 'What is the matter with her?' She said: 'She has heard what has been said about her.' On that Abu Bakr wept and said: 'I beseech you, by Allah, O my daughter, to go back to your home.' I went back to my home, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had come to my house asking my maid-servant about me. The maid-servant said: 'By Allah! I do not know of any fault or defect in her character except that she sleeps and lets the sheep enter and eat her dough.' On that, some of the Prophet's Companions spoke harshly to her and said: 'Tell the truth to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.' Finally, they told her of the slander and she said: 'Subhan Allah! By Allah, I know nothing against her except what a goldsmith knows about a piece of pure gold.' Then this news reached the man who was accused, and he said: 'Subhan Allah! By Allah, I have never uncovered the private parts of any woman.' Later, that man was martyred in Allah's Cause. Then the next morning, my parents came to pay me a visit and they stayed with me until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to me, after he performed the 'Asr prayer. He came to me and while my parents were sitting around me on my right and my left. The Prophet ﷺ said the Tashahhud, praised and glorified Allah and said: 'Now then, O 'Aishah! If you have committed a bad deed, or you have wronged (yourself), then repent to Allah, as Allah accepts the repentance from His worshipers.' An Ansari woman had come and was sitting near the gate. I said to the Prophet ﷺ: 'Isn't it improper that you speak in such a way in the presence of this lady?' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then gave a piece of advice and I turned to my father and requested him to reply to him. My father said: 'What should I say?' Then I turned to my mother and asked her to answer him. She said: 'What should I say?' When my parents did not reply to the Prophet ﷺ, I said the Tashahhud, praised and glorified Allah as His due, and I said: 'Then, by Allah! If I were to tell you that I have not done (this) and Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, is witness that I am telling the truth, that would not be of any use to me on your part, because you (people) have spoken about it and your hearts have absorbed it (as truth); and if I were to tell you that I have done this sin, and Allah knows that I have not done it, then you will say: 'She has confessed her guilt.' By Allah! I do not see a suitable example for me and you except the example of - and I could not remember Ya'qbus name - Yusuf's father when he said: So patience is most fitting. And it is Allah Whose help can be sought against that which you describe (12:18). She said: "It was at that time that Revelation came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and we remained silent. Then the Revelation was over, and I noticed the signs of happiness on his face while he was wiping (the sweat) from his forehead, and saying: 'Have the good tidings O 'Aishah! Allah has revealed your innocence.' At that time I was extremely angry. My parents said to me: 'Get up and go to him.' I said: 'By Allah, I will not do it,and will not thank him nor either of you, but I will thank Allah, Who has revealed my innocence. You have heard (this story) but neither of you have denied it, nor have you changed it (to defend me).'" 'Aishah used to say: "But as regards to Zainab bint Jahsh, Allah protected her because of her piety. She did not say anything except good (about me). But her sister, Hamnah was ruined among those who were ruined. Those who used to speak evil about me were Mistah, Hassan bin Thabit, and the hypocrite 'Abdullah bin Ubayy [bin Salul] and [it is he who] used to spread that news and tempt others to speak of it, and it was he and Hamnah who had the greater share therein. Abu Bakr took an oath that he would never do any favor for Mistah at all. Then Allah, Most High, revealed this Ayah: 'Let not those among you who are blessed with graces and wealth' [until the end of the Ayah] referring to Abu Bakr: 'to give their kinsmen, the poor, and those who left their homes for Allah's Cause.' - meaning Mistah - up to His saying: Do you not love that Allah should forgive you? And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful (24:22).' On that, Abu Bakr said: 'Yes, by Allah! O our Lord! We wish that You forgive us.' So he returned to what he had been doing."

لَمَّا ذُكِرَ مِنْ شَأْنِي الَّذِي ذُكِرَ وَمَا عَلِمْتُ بِهِ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِيَّ خَطِيبًا فَتَشَهَّدَ وَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ أَشِيرُوا عَلَىَّ فِي أُنَاسٍ أَبَنُوا أَهْلِي وَاللَّهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ عَلَى أَهْلِي مِنْ سُوءٍ قَطُّ وَأَبَنُوا بِمَنْ وَاللَّهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ سُوءٍ قَطُّ وَلاَ دَخَلَ بَيْتِي قَطُّ إِلاَّ وَأَنَا حَاضِرٌ وَلاَ غِبْتُ فِي سَفَرٍ إِلاَّ غَابَ مَعِي فَقَامَ سَعْدُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ ؓ فَقَالَ ائْذَنْ لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنْ أَضْرِبَ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ وَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْخَزْرَجِ وَكَانَتْ أُمُّ حَسَّانَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ مِنْ رَهْطِ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلِ فَقَالَ كَذَبْتَ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ أَنْ لَوْ كَانُوا مِنَ الأَوْسِ مَا أَحْبَبْتَ أَنْ تُضْرَبَ أَعْنَاقُهُمْ حَتَّى كَادَ أَنْ يَكُونَ بَيْنَ الأَوْسِ وَالْخَزْرَجِ شَرٌّ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَمَا عَلِمْتُ بِهِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مَسَاءُ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ خَرَجْتُ لِبَعْضِ حَاجَتِي وَمَعِي أُمُّ مِسْطَحٍ فَعَثَرَتْ فَقَالَتْ تَعِسَ مِسْطَحٌ فَقُلْتُ لَهَا أَىْ أَمَّ تَسُبِّينَ ابْنَكِ فَسَكَتَتْ ثُمَّ عَثَرَتِ الثَّانِيَةَ فَقَالَتْ تَعِسَ مِسْطَحٌ فَقُلْتُ لَهَا أَىْ أَمَّ تَسُبِّينَ ابْنَكِ فَسَكَتَتْ ثُمَّ عَثَرَتِ الثَّالِثَةَ فَقَالَتْ تَعِسَ مِسْطَحٌ فَانْتَهَرْتُهَا فَقُلْتُ لَهَا أَىْ أُمَّ تَسُبِّينَ ابْنَكِ فَقَالَتْ وَاللَّهِ مَا أَسُبُّهُ إِلاَّ فِيكِ فَقُلْتُ فِي أَىِّ شَيْءٍ قَالَتْ فَبَقَرَتْ إِلَىَّ الْحَدِيثَ قُلْتُ وَقَدْ كَانَ هَذَا قَالَتْ نَعَمْ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ رَجَعْتُ إِلَى بَيْتِي وَكَأَنَّ الَّذِي خَرَجْتُ لَهُ لَمْ أَخْرُجْ لاَ أَجِدُ مِنْهُ قَلِيلاً وَلاَ كَثِيرًا وَوُعِكْتُ فَقُلْتُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَرْسِلْنِي إِلَى بَيْتِ أَبِي فَأَرْسَلَ مَعِي الْغُلاَمَ فَدَخَلْتُ الدَّارَ فَوَجَدْتُ أُمَّ رُومَانَ فِي السُّفْلِ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ فَوْقَ الْبَيْتِ يَقْرَأُ فَقَالَتْ أُمِّي مَا جَاءَ بِكِ يَا بُنَيَّةُ قَالَتْ فَأَخْبَرْتُهَا وَذَكَرْتُ لَهَا الْحَدِيثَ فَإِذَا هُوَ لَمْ يَبْلُغْ مِنْهَا مَا بَلَغَ مِنِّي قَالَتْ يَا بُنَيَّةُ خَفِّفِي عَلَيْكِ الشَّأْنَ فَإِنَّهُ وَاللَّهِ لَقَلَّمَا كَانَتِ امْرَأَةٌ حَسْنَاءُ عِنْدَ رَجُلٍ يُحِبُّهَا لَهَا ضَرَائِرُ إِلاَّ حَسَدْنَهَا وَقِيلَ فِيهَا فَإِذَا هِيَ لَمْ يَبْلُغْ مِنْهَا مَا بَلَغَ مِنِّي قَالَتْ قُلْتُ وَقَدْ عَلِمَ بِهِ أَبِي قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ وَاسْتَعْبَرْتُ وَبَكَيْتُ فَسَمِعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ صَوْتِي وَهُوَ فَوْقَ الْبَيْتِ يَقْرَأُ فَنَزَلَ فَقَالَ لأُمِّي مَا شَأْنُهَا قَالَتْ بَلَغَهَا الَّذِي ذُكِرَ مِنْ شَأْنِهَا فَفَاضَتْ عَيْنَاهُ فَقَالَ أَقْسَمْتُ عَلَيْكِ يَا بُنَيَّةُ إِلاَّ رَجَعْتِ إِلَى بَيْتِكِ فَرَجَعْتُ وَلَقَدْ جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَيْتِي فَسَأَلَ عَنِّي خَادِمَتِي فَقَالَتْ لاَ وَاللَّهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ عَلَيْهَا عَيْبًا إِلاَّ أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَرْقُدُ حَتَّى تَدْخُلَ الشَّاةُ فَتَأْكُلَ خَمِيرَتَهَا أَوْ عَجِينَتَهَا وَانْتَهَرَهَا بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ أَصْدِقِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى أَسْقَطُوا لَهَا بِهِ فَقَالَتْ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ عَلَيْهَا إِلاَّ مَا يَعْلَمُ الصَّائِغُ عَلَى تِبْرِ الذَّهَبِ الأَحْمَرِ فَبَلَغَ الأَمْرُ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي قِيلَ لَهُ فَقَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهِ مَا كَشَفْتُ كَنَفَ أُنْثَى قَطُّ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَقُتِلَ شَهِيدًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ قَالَتْ وَأَصْبَحَ أَبَوَاىَ عِنْدِي فَلَمْ يَزَالاَ عِنْدِي حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَىَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقَدْ صَلَّى الْعَصْرَ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ وَقَدِ اكْتَنَفَنِي أَبَوَاىَ عَنْ يَمِينِي وَعَنْ شِمَالِي فَتَشَهَّدَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ يَا عَائِشَةُ إِنْ كُنْتِ قَارَفْتِ سُوءًا أَوْ ظَلَمْتِ فَتُوبِي إِلَى اللَّهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقْبَلُ التَّوْبَةَ عَنْ عِبَادِهِ قَالَتْ وَقَدْ جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ وَهِيَ جَالِسَةٌ بِالْبَابِ فَقُلْتُ أَلاَ تَسْتَحِي مِنْ هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةِ أَنْ تَذْكُرَ شَيْئًا فَوَعَظَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَالْتَفَتُّ إِلَى أَبِي فَقُلْتُ أَجِبْهُ قَالَ فَمَاذَا أَقُولُ فَالْتَفَتُّ إِلَى أُمِّي فَقُلْتُ أَجِيبِيهِ قَالَتْ أَقُولُ مَاذَا قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا لَمْ يُجِيبَا تَشَهَّدْتُ فَحَمِدْتُ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَيْتُ عَلَيْهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ قُلْتُ لَكُمْ إِنِّي لَمْ أَفْعَلْ وَاللَّهُ يَشْهَدُ إِنِّي لَصَادِقَةٌ مَا ذَاكَ بِنَافِعِي عِنْدَكُمْ لِي لَقَدْ تَكَلَّمْتُمْ وَأُشْرِبَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ وَلَئِنْ قُلْتُ إِنِّي قَدْ فَعَلْتُ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ أَنِّي لَمْ أَفْعَلْ لَتَقُولُنَّ إِنَّهَا قَدْ بَاءَتْ بِهِ عَلَى نَفْسِهَا وَإِنِّي وَاللَّهِ مَا أَجِدُ لِي وَلَكُمْ مَثَلاً قَالَتْ وَالْتَمَسْتُ اسْمَ يَعْقُوبَ فَلَمْ أَقْدِرْ عَلَيْهِ إِلاَّ أَبَا يُوسُفَ حِينَ قَالََ (فصبْرٌ جَمِيلٌ وَاللَّهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَى مَا تَصِفُونَ ) قَالَتْ وَأُنْزِلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ سَاعَتِهِ فَسَكَتْنَا فَرُفِعَ عَنْهُ وَإِنِّي لأَتَبَيَّنُ السُّرُورَ فِي وَجْهِهِ وَهُوَ يَمْسَحُ جَبِينَهُ وَيَقُولُ الْبُشْرَى يَا عَائِشَةُ فَقَدْ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ بَرَاءَتَكِ قَالَتْ وَكُنْتُ أَشَدَّ مَا كُنْتُ غَضَبًا فَقَالَ لِي أَبَوَاىَ قُومِي إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ لاَ وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَقُومُ إِلَيْهِ وَلاَ أَحْمَدُهُ وَلاَ أَحْمَدُكُمَا وَلَكِنْ أَحْمَدُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ بَرَاءَتِي لَقَدْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ فَمَا أَنْكَرْتُمُوهُ وَلاَ غَيَّرْتُمُوهُ وَكَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ تَقُولُ أَمَّا زَيْنَبُ بِنْتُ جَحْشٍ فَعَصَمَهَا اللَّهُ بِدِينِهَا فَلَمْ تَقُلْ إِلاَّ خَيْرًا وَأَمَّا أُخْتُهَا حَمْنَةُ فَهَلَكَتْ فِيمَنْ هَلَكَ وَكَانَ الَّذِي يَتَكَلَّمُ فِيهِ مِسْطَحٌ وَحَسَّانُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ وَالْمُنَافِقُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَىٍّ ابْنُ سَلُولَ وَهُوَ الَّذِي كَانَ يَسُوسُهُ وَيَجْمَعُهُ وَهُوَ الَّذِي تَوَلَّى كِبْرَهُ مِنْهُمْ هُوَ وَحَمْنَةُ قَالَتْ فَحَلَفَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنْ لاَ يَنْفَعَ مِسْطَحًا بِنَافِعَةٍ أَبَدًا فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى هَذِهِ الآيَةَ (ولاَ يَأْتَلِ أُولُو الْفَضْلِ مِنْكُمْ وَالسَّعَةِ ) إِلَى آخِرِ الآيَةِ يَعْنِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ (أنْ يُؤْتُوا أُولِي الْقُرْبَى وَالْمَسَاكِينَ وَالْمُهَاجِرِينَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ) يَعْنِي مِسْطَحًا إِلَى قَوْلِهِ (ألاَ تُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ ) قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بَلَى وَاللَّهِ يَا رَبَّنَا إِنَّا لَنُحِبُّ أَنْ تَغْفِرَ لَنَا وَعَادَ لَهُ بِمَا كَانَ يَصْنَعُ

"While I was at the Ka'bah, in a state between sleep and wakefulness, three men came, and one of them who was in the middle came toward me. I was brought a basin of gold, filled with wisdom and faith, and he slit open from the throat to the lower abdomen, and washed the heart with Zamzam water, then - "it was filled with wisdom and faith. Then I was brought a riding-beast, smaller than a mule and bigger than a donkey. I set off with Jibril, peace be upon him, and we came to the lowest heaven. It was said: 'Who is with you?' He said: 'Muhammad.' It was said: 'Has (revelation) been sent to him? Welcome to him, what an excellent visit his is.' I came to Adam, peace be upon him, and greeted him, and he said: 'Welcome to you! What an excellent son and Prophet.' Then we came to the second heaven and it was said: 'Who is this?' He said: 'Jibra'il.' [1] It was said: 'Who is with you?' he said: 'Muhammad.' And the same exchange took place. I came to Yahya and 'Eisa, peace be upon them both, and greeted them, and they said: 'Welcome to you! What an excellent brother and Prophet.' Then we came to the third heaven and it was said: 'Who is this?' He said: 'Jibra'il.' It was said: 'Who is with you?' He said: 'Muhammad.' And the same exchange took place. I came to Yusuf, peace be upon him, and greeted him, and he said: 'Welcome to you! What an excellent brother and Prophet.' Then we came to the fourth heaven and the same exchange took place. I came to Idris, peace be upon him, and greeted him, and he said: 'Welcome to you! What an excellent brother and Prophet.' Then we came to the fifth heaven and the same exchange took place. I came to Harun, peace be upon him, and greeted him, and he said: 'Welcome to you! What an excellent brother and Prophet.' Then we came to the sixth heaven and the same exchange took place. I came to Musa, peace be upon him, and greeted him, and he said: 'Welcome to you! What an excellent brother and Prophet.' What I passed him, he wept, and it was said: 'Why are you weeping?' He said: 'O Lord, this young man whom You have sent after me, more of his Ummah will enter Paradise than from my nation, and they will be more virtuous than them.' Then we came to the seventh heaven and a similar exchange took place. I came to Ibrahim, peace be upon him, and greeted him, and he said: 'Welcome to you! What an excellent son and Prophet.' Then I was taken up to the Oft-Frequented House (Al-Bait al-Ma'mur) and I asked Jibra'il about it, and he said: 'This is Al-Bait al-Ma'mur in which seventy thousand angels pray everyday, and when they leave it they never come back.' Then I was taken up to Sidrah Al-Muntaha (the Lote-Tree of the Utmost Boundary). Its fruits were like Qilal [2] of Hajar and its leaves were like the ears of elephants. At its base were four rivers: Two hidden rivers and two manifest rivers. I asked Jibril (About them) and he said: 'The two hidden ones are in paradise, and the two manifest ones are the Euphrates and the Nile.' Then fifty prayers were enjoined upon me. I came to Musa and he said: 'What happened?' I said: 'Fifty prayers have been enjoined upon me.' He said: 'I know more about the people than you. I tried hard with the Children of Israel. Your Ummah will never be able to bear that. Go back to your Lord and ask Him to reduce it for you.' So I went back to my Lord and asked Him to reduce it, and He made it forty. Then I went back to Musa, peace be upon him, and he said: 'What happened?' I said: 'He made it forty.' He said to me something similar to what he said the first time, so I went back to my Lord and He made it thirty. I came to Musa, peace be upon him, and told him, and he said to me something similar to what he said the first time, so I went back to my Lord and he made it twenty, then ten, then five. I came to Musa, peace be upon him, and he said to me something like he had said the first time, but I said: 'I feel too shy before my Lord to go back to Him.' Then it was called out: 'I have decreed (the reward for) My obligation, and I have reduced the burden for My slaves and I will give a ten-fold reward for each good deed.'" [1] It is like this here, while it is Jibra'il the first time it appears in this narration, and Jibra'il is often used in the Hadith literature. [2] Plural of Qullah

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ بَيْنَا أَنَا عِنْدَ الْبَيْتِ بَيْنَ النَّائِمِ وَالْيَقْظَانِ إِذْ أَقْبَلَ أَحَدُ الثَّلاَثَةِ بَيْنَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ فَأُتِيتُ بِطَسْتٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مَلآنَ حِكْمَةً وَإِيمَانًا فَشَقَّ مِنَ النَّحْرِ إِلَى مَرَاقِّ الْبَطْنِ فَغَسَلَ الْقَلْبَ بِمَاءِ زَمْزَمَ ثُمَّ مُلِئَ حِكْمَةً وَإِيمَانًا ثُمَّ أُتِيتُ بِدَابَّةٍ دُونَ الْبَغْلِ وَفَوْقَ الْحِمَارِ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقْتُ مَعَ جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَأَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا فَقِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى آدَمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنِ ابْنٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الثَّانِيَةَ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى يَحْيَى وَعِيسَى فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِمَا فَقَالاَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الثَّالِثَةَ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى يُوسُفَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الرَّابِعَةَ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى إِدْرِيسَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الْخَامِسَةَ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى هَارُونَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ السَّادِسَةَ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ فَلَمَّا جَاوَزْتُهُ بَكَى قِيلَ مَا يُبْكِيكَ قَالَ يَا رَبِّ هَذَا الْغُلاَمُ الَّذِي بَعَثْتَهُ بَعْدِي يَدْخُلُ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ الْجَنَّةَ أَكْثَرُ وَأَفْضَلُ مِمَّا يَدْخُلُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ السَّابِعَةَ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنِ ابْنٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ رُفِعَ لِيَ الْبَيْتُ الْمَعْمُورُ فَسَأَلْتُ جِبْرِيلَ فَقَالَ هَذَا الْبَيْتُ الْمَعْمُورُ يُصَلِّي فِيهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ فَإِذَا خَرَجُوا مِنْهُ لَمْ يَعُودُوا فِيهِ آخِرَ مَا عَلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ رُفِعَتْ لِي سِدْرَةُ الْمُنْتَهَى فَإِذَا نَبِقُهَا مِثْلُ قِلاَلِ هَجَرٍ وَإِذَا وَرَقُهَا مِثْلُ آذَانِ الْفِيَلَةِ وَإِذَا فِي أَصْلِهَا أَرْبَعَةُ أَنْهَارٍ نَهْرَانِ بَاطِنَانِ وَنَهْرَانِ ظَاهِرَانِ فَسَأَلْتُ جِبْرِيلَ فَقَالَ أَمَّا الْبَاطِنَانِ فَفِي الْجَنَّةِ وَأَمَّا الظَّاهِرَانِ فَالْفُرَاتُ وَالنِّيلُ ثُمَّ فُرِضَتْ عَلَىَّ خَمْسُونَ صَلاَةً فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ قُلْتُ فُرِضَتْ عَلَىَّ خَمْسُونَ صَلاَةً قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ بِالنَّاسِ مِنْكَ إِنِّي عَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَنْ يُطِيقُوا ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنْكَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنِّي فَجَعَلَهَا أَرْبَعِينَ ثُمَّ رَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ قُلْتُ جَعَلَهَا أَرْبَعِينَ فَقَالَ لِي مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ الأُولَى فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي ﷻ فَجَعَلَهَا ثَلاَثِينَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ لِي مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ الأُولَى فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَجَعَلَهَا عِشْرِينَ ثُمَّ عَشْرَةً ثُمَّ خَمْسَةً فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَقَالَ لِي مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ الأُولَى فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي أَسْتَحِي مِنْ رَبِّي ﷻ أَنْ أَرْجِعَ إِلَيْهِ فَنُودِيَ أَنْ قَدْ أَمْضَيْتُ فَرِيضَتِي وَخَفَّفْتُ عَنْ عِبَادِي وَأَجْزِي بِالْحَسَنَةِ عَشْرَ أَمْثَالِهَا

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

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

Abu Bakr bought a saddle from ‘Azib for thirteen dirhams, then Abu Bakr said to 'Azib. Tell al-Bara to carry it to my house. He said: No, not until you tell us what happened when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out and you were with him. Abu Bakr said: We started our journey at the beginning of the night and we hastened for one day and one night, until it was midday. I looked into the distance to see whether there was anywhere to seek shade, and I saw a rock, so I went to it and it had a little shade. I smoothed the ground for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and spread a garment of camel hair for him, and said: Lie down and rest, O Messenger of Allah. So he lay down, and I went out to see if I could spot anyone looking for us. Then I saw a shepherd and I said: Who do you belong to, O boy? He said: To a man of Quraish. He mentioned his name and I recognised it. I said: Is there any milk in your sheep? He said: Yes | said: Will you milk some for me? He said: Yes. I told him to do that, so he caught a sheep, then I told him to brush the dust from its teat, then to brush the dust off his hands. I had a small vessel with me on the neck of which was a cloth. He milked a little bit of milk for me and I poured it into the vessel until it cooled down. Then I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. When I reached him, he had already woken up. I said: Drink, O Messenger of Allah. He drank until I was pleased, then I said: Is it time to move on? So we moved on and the people were coming after us but none of them caught up with us except Suraqah bin Malik bin Ju'shum, who was riding a horse of his, I said: O Messenger of Allah, someone has caught up with us. He said: ʿDo not be afraid, for Allah is with us.ʿ When he got close to us, and there was no more between us and him then the length of a spear or two or three spears, I said: O Messenger of Allah, this pursuer has caught up with us, and I wept. He said: ʿWhy are you weeping?ʿ I said: I am not weeping for myself; rather I am weeping for you. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed against him [the pursuer] and said: “O Allah, protect us from him by whatever means You will.” Then his horse's legs sank into the solid ground up to its belly, and he fell off it. He said: O Muhammad, I know that this is because of you; pray to Allah to save me from my predicament, and by Allah I shall divert away from you any one who is behind me of those who are seeking you. Here is my quiver, take one arrow. You are going to pass by some camels and sheep of mine in such and such a place, take whatever you need from thern. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿI have no need of it.“ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed for him and he was released, and he went back to his companions. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I continued on our way until we came to Madinah, where the people met him. They came out on the road and on the roofs, and a lot of servants and children crowded the road saying: Allahu Akbar, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has come, Muhammad has come. The people disputed as to who he would stay with. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿTonight I will stay with Banun-Najjar, the maternal uncles of 'Abdul-Muttalib, to honour them thereby.” The next morning, he went where he was instructed. Al-Bara' bin 'Azib said: The first of the Muhajireen to come to us was Mus'ab bin 'Umair, the brother of Banu 'Abdud-Dar. Then Ibn Umm Maktoom, the blind man and brother of Banu Fihr, came to us. Then 'Umar bin al-Khattab, came to us with twenty riders and we said: What happened to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? He said: He is behind me. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came and Abu Bakr was with him. Al-Bara said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not come until I had read some soorahs from al-Mufassal [Al-Mufassal is that portion of the Qur'an which goes from Qaf to an-Nas]. Isra'eel said: al-Bara' was one of the Ansar from Banu Harithah.

اشْتَرَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ مِنْ عَازِبٍ سَرْجًا بِثَلاثَةَ عَشَرَ دِرْهَمًا قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لِعَازِبٍ مُرِ الْبَرَاءَ فَلْيَحْمِلْهُ إِلَى مَنْزِلِي فَقَالَ لَا حَتَّى تُحَدِّثَنَا كَيْفَ صَنَعْتَ حِينَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنْتَ مَعَهُ؟قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ خَرَجْنَا فَأَدْلَجْنَا فَأَحْثَثْنَا يَوْمَنَا وَلَيْلَتَنَا حَتَّى أَظْهَرْنَا وَقَامَ قَائِمُ الظَّهِيرَةِ فَضَرَبْتُ بِبَصَرِي هَلْ أَرَى ظِلًّا نَأْوِي إِلَيْهِ؟ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِصَخْرَةٍ فَأَهْوَيْتُ إِلَيْهَا فَإِذَا بَقِيَّةُ ظِلِّهَا فَسَوَّيْتُهُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَفَرَشْتُ لَهُ فَرْوَةً وَقُلْتُ اضْطَجِعْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَاضْطَجَعَ ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ أَنْظُرُ هَلْ أَرَى أَحَدًا مِنَ الطَّلَبِ؟ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِرَاعِي غَنَمٍ فَقُلْتُ لِمَنْ أَنْتَ يَا غُلامُ؟ فَقَالَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَسَمَّاهُ فَعَرَفْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ هَلْ فِي غَنَمِكَ مِنْ لَبَنٍ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ قُلْتُ هَلْ أَنْتَ حَالِبٌ لِي؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَمَرْتُهُ فَاعْتَقَلَ شَاةً مِنْهَا ثُمَّ أَمَرْتُهُ فَنَفَضَ ضَرْعَهَا مِنَ الْغُبَارِ ثُمَّ أَمَرْتُهُ فَنَفَضَ كَفَّيْهِ مِنَ الْغُبَارِ وَمَعِي إِدَاوَةٌ عَلَى فَمِهَا خِرْقَةٌ فَحَلَبَ لِي كُثْبَةً مِنَ اللَّبَنِ فَصَبَبْتُ عَلَى الْقَدَحِ حَتَّى بَرَدَ أَسْفَلُهُ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺفَوَافَيْتُهُ وَقَدِ اسْتَيْقَظَ فَقُلْتُ اشْرَبْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَشَرِبَ حَتَّى رَضِيتُ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ هَلْ أَنَى الرَّحِيلُ قَالَ فَارْتَحَلْنَا وَالْقَوْمُ يَطْلُبُونَا فَلَمْ يُدْرِكْنَا أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا سُرَاقَةُ بْنُ مَالِكِ بْنِ جُعْشُمٍ عَلَى فَرَسٍ لَهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذَا الطَّلَبُ قَدْ لَحِقَنَا فَقَالَ لَا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللهَ مَعَنَا حَتَّى إِذَا دَنَا مِنَّا فَكَانَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُ قَدْرُ رُمْحٍ أَوْ رُمْحَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاثَةٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذَا الطَّلَبُ قَدْ لَحِقَنَا وَبَكَيْتُ قَالَ لِمَ تَبْكِي؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَمَا وَاللهِ مَا عَلَى نَفْسِي أَبْكِي وَلَكِنْ أَبْكِي عَلَيْكَ قَالَ فَدَعَا عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ اللهُمَّ اكْفِنَاهُ بِمَا شِئْتَ فَسَاخَتْ قَوَائِمُ فَرَسِهِ إِلَى بَطْنِهَا فِي أَرْضٍ صَلْدٍ وَوَثَبَ عَنْهَا وَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ هَذَا عَمَلُكَ فَادْعُ اللهَ أَنْ يُنْجِّيَنِي مِمَّا أَنَا فِيهِ فَوَاللهِ لَأُعَمِّيَنَّ عَلَى مَنْ وَرَائِي مِنَ الطَّلَبِ وَهَذِهِ كِنَانَتِي فَخُذْ مِنْهَا سَهْمًا فَإِنَّكَ سَتَمُرُّ بِإِبِلِي وَغَنَمِي فِي مَوْضِعِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَخُذْ مِنْهَا حَاجَتَكَ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا حَاجَةَ لِي فِيهَا قَالَ وَدَعَا لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَأُطْلِقَ فَرَجَعَ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِوَمَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا مَعَهُ حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ فَتَلَقَّاهُ النَّاسُ فَخَرَجُوا فِي الطَّرِيقِ وَعَلَى الْأَجَاجِيرِ فَاشْتَدَّ الْخَدَمُ وَالصِّبْيَانُ فِي الطَّرِيقِ يَقُولُونَ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ جَاءَ مُحَمَّدٌ قَالَ وَتَنَازَعَالْقَوْمُ أَيُّهُمْ يَنْزِلُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْزِلُ اللَّيْلَةَ عَلَى بَنِي النَّجَّارِ أَخْوَالِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ لِأُكْرِمَهُمْ بِذَلِكَ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ غَدَا حَيْثُ أُمِرَقَالَ الْبَرَاءُ بْنُ عَازِبٍ أَوَّلُ مَنْ كَانَ قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ مُصْعَبُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ أَخُو بَنِي عَبْدِ الدَّارِ ثُمَّ قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا ابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ الْأَعْمَى أَخُو بَنِي فِهْرٍ ثُمَّ قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فِي عِشْرِينَ رَاكِبًا فَقُلْنَا مَا فَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَ هُوَ عَلَى أَثَرِي ثُمَّ قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ مَعَهُقَالَ الْبَرَاءُ وَلَمْ يَقْدَمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى قَرَأْتُ سُوَرًا مِنَ الْمُفَصَّلِ قَالَ إِسْرَائِيلُ وَكَانَ الْبَرَاءُ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ مِنْ بَنِي حَارِثَةَ

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

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

عَنْ نُبَيْحٍ الْعَنَزِيِّ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ إِلَى الْمُشْرِكِينَ لِيُقَاتِلَهُمْ وَقَالَ لِي أَبِي عَبْدُ اللهِ يَا جَابِرُ لَا عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَكُونَ فِي نَظَّارِي أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ حَتَّى تَعْلَمَ إِلَى مَا يَصِيرُ أَمْرُنَا فَإِنِّي وَاللهِ لَوْلَا أَنِّي أَتْرُكُ بَنَاتٍ لِي بَعْدِي لَأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ تُقْتَلَ بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ قَالَ فَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا فِي النَّظَّارِينَ إِذْ جَاءَتْ عَمَّتِي بِأَبِي وَخَالِي عَادِلَتَهُمَا عَلَى نَاضِحٍ فَدَخَلَتْ بِهِمَا الْمَدِينَةَ لِتَدْفِنَهُمَا فِي مَقَابِرِنَا إِذْ لَحِقَ رَجُلٌ يُنَادِي أَلَا إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تَرْجِعُوابِالْقَتْلَى فَتَدْفِنُوهَا فِي مَصَارِعِهَا حَيْثُ قُتِلَتْ فَرَجَعْنَا بِهِمَا فَدَفَنَّاهُمَا حَيْثُ قُتِلَا فَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا فِي خِلَافَةِ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ إِذْ جَاءَنِي رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا جَابِرُ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ وَاللهِ لَقَدْ أَثَارَ أَبَاكَ عُمَّالَ مُعَاوِيَةَ فَبَدَا فَخَرَجَ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَوَجَدْتُهُ عَلَى النَّحْوِ الَّذِي دَفَنْتُهُ لَمْ يَتَغَيَّرْ إِلَّا مَا لَمْ يَدَعِ الْقَتْلُ أَوِ الْقَتِيلُ فَوَارَيْتُهُقَالَ وَتَرَكَ عَلَيْهِ دَيْنًا مِنَ التَّمْرِ فَاشْتَدَّ عَلَيَّ بَعْضُ غُرَمَائِهِ فِي التَّقَاضِي فَأَتَيْتُ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ إِنَّ أَبِي أُصِيبَ يَوْمَ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَتَرَكَ عَلَيْهِ دَيْنًا مِنَ التَّمْرِ وَقدِ اشْتَدَّ عَلَيَّ بَعْضُ غُرَمَائِهِ فِي التَّقَاضِي فَأُحِبُّ أَنْ تُعِينَنِي عَلَيْهِ لَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يُنَظِّرَنِي طَائِفَةً مِنْ تَمْرِهِ إِلَى هَذَا الصِّرَامِ الْمُقْبِلِ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ آتِيكَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ قَرِيبًا مِنْ وَسَطِ النَّهَارِ وَجَاءَ مَعَهُ حَوَارِيُّوهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنَ فَدَخَلَ وَقَدْ قُلْتُ لِامْرَأَتِي إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ جَاءَنِي الْيَوْمَ وَسَطَ النَّهَارِ فَلَا أَرَيَنَّكِ وَلَا تُؤْذِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي بَيْتِي بِشَيْءٍ وَلَا تُكَلِّمِيهِ فَدَخَلَ فَفَرَشَتْ لَهُ فِرَاشًا وَوِسَادَةً فَوَضَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَنَامَ قَالَ وَقُلْتُ لِمَوْلًى لِيَ اذْبَحْ هَذِهِ الْعَنَاقَ وَهِيَدَاجِنٌ سَمِينَةٌ وَالْوَحَى وَالْعَجَلَ افْرُغْ مِنْهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَسْتَيْقِظَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا مَعَكَ فَلَمْ نَزَلْ فِيهَا حَتَّى فَرَغْنَا مِنْهَا وَهُوَ نَائِمٌ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا اسْتَيْقَظَ يَدْعُو بِالطَّهُورِ وَإِنِّي أَخَافُ إِذَا فَرَغَ أَنْ يَقُومَ فَلَا يَفْرَغَنَّ مِنْ وُضُوئِهِ حَتَّى تَضَعَ الْعَنَاقَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَلَمَّا قَامَ قَالَ يَا جَابِرُ ائْتِنِي بِطَهُورٍ فَلَمْ يَفْرُغْ مِنْ طُهُورِهِ حَتَّى وَضَعْتُ الْعَنَاقَ عِنْدَهُ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيَّ فَقَالَ كَأَنَّكَ قَدْ عَلِمْتَ حُبَّنَا لِلَّحْمِ ادْعُ لِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ قَالَ ثُمَّ دَعَا حَوَارِيَّيْهِ الَّذِيْنَ مَعَهُ فَدَخَلُوا فَضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِيَدَيْهِ وَقَالَ بِسْمِ اللهِ كُلُوا فَأَكَلُوا حَتَّى شَبِعُوا وَفَضَلَ لَحْمٌ مِنْهَا كَثِيرٌ قَالَ وَاللهِ إِنَّ مَجْلِسَ بَنِي سَلِمَةَ لَيَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهِ وَهُوَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِمْ مِنْ أَعْيُنِهِمْ مَا يَقْرُبُهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يُؤْذُوهُ فَلَمَّا فَرَغُوا قَامَ وَقَامَ أَصْحَابُهُ فَخَرَجُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ خَلُّوا ظَهْرِي لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ وَاتَّبَعْتُهُمْ حَتَّى بَلَغُوا أُسْكُفَّةَ الْبَابِ قَالَ وَأَخْرَجَتْ امْرَأَتِي صَدْرَهَا وَكَانَتْ مُسْتَتِرَةً بِسَفِيفٍ فِي الْبَيْتِ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلِّ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَى زَوْجِي صَلَّى الله عَلَيْكَ فَقَالَ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْكِ وَعَلَى زَوْجِكِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ادْعُ لِي فُلَانًا لِغَرِيمِي الَّذِي اشْتَدَّ عَلَيَّ فِي الطَّلَبِقَالَ فَجَاءَ فَقَالَ أَيْسِرْ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ يَعْنِي إِلَى الْمَيْسَرَةِ طَائِفَةً مِنْ دَيْنِكَ الَّذِي عَلَى أَبِيهِ إِلَى هَذَا الصِّرَامِ الْمُقْبِلِ قَالَ مَا أَنَا بِفَاعِلٍ وَاعْتَلَّ وَقَالَ إِنَّمَا هُوَ مَالُ يَتَامَى فَقَالَ أَيْنَ جَابِرٌ؟ فَقَالَ أَنَا ذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ كِلْ لَهُ فَإِنَّ اللهَ سَوْفَ يُوَفِّيهِ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَإِذَا الشَّمْسُ قَدْ دَلَكَتْ قَالَ الصَّلَاةَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَانْدَفَعُوا إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَقُلْتُ قَرِّبْ أَوْعِيَتَكَ فَكِلْتُ لَهُ مِنَ الْعَجْوَةِ فَوَفَّاهُ اللهُ وَفَضَلَ لَنَا مِنَ التَّمْرِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَجِئْتُ أَسْعَى إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي مَسْجِدِهِ كَأَنِّي شَرَارَةٌ فَوَجَدْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ صَلَّى فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنِّي كِلْتُ لِغَرِيمِي تَمْرَهُ فَوَفَّاهُ اللهُ وَفَضَلَ لَنَا مِنَ التَّمْرِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَقَالَ أَيْنَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ؟ فَجَاءَ يُهَرْوِلُ فَقَالَ سَلْ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنْ غَرِيمِهِ وَتَمْرِهِ فَقَالَ مَا أَنَا بِسَائِلِهِ قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ اللهَ سَوْفَ يُوَفِّيهِ إِذْ أَخْبَرْتَ أَنَّ اللهَ سَوْفَ يُوَفِّيهِ فَكَرَّرَ عَلَيْهِ هَذِهِ الْكَلِمَةَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ كُلُّ ذَلِكَ يَقُولُ مَا أَنَا بِسَائِلِهِ وَكَانَ لَا يُرَاجِعُ بَعْدَ الْمَرَّةِ الثَّالِثَةِ فَقَالَ يَا جَابِرُ مَا فَعَلَ غَرِيمُكَ وَتَمْرُكَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَفَّاهُ اللهُ وَفَضَلَ لَنَا مِنَ التَّمْرِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَرَجَعَ إِلَى امْرَأَتِهِ فَقَالَ أَلَمْ أَكُنْ نَهَيْتُكِ أَنْ تُكَلِّمِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَتْ أَكُنْتَ تَظُنُّ أَنَّ اللهَ يُورِدُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْتِي ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ وَلَا أَسْأَلُهُ الصَّلَاةَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَى زَوْجِي قَبْلَ أَنْيَخْرُجَ

"While I was at the Ka'bah, in a state between sleep and wakefulness, three men came, and one of them who was in the middle came toward me. I was brought a basin of gold, filled with wisdom and faith, and he slit open from the throat to the lower abdomen, and washed the heart with Zamzam water, then - "it was filled with wisdom and faith. Then I was brought a riding-beast, smaller than a mule and bigger than a donkey. I set off with Jibril, peace be upon him, and we came to the lowest heaven. It was said: 'Who is with you?' He said: 'Muhammad.' It was said: 'Has (revelation) been sent to him? Welcome to him, what an excellent visit his is.' I came to Adam, peace be upon him, and greeted him, and he said: 'Welcome to you! What an excellent son and Prophet.' Then we came to the second heaven and it was said: 'Who is this?' He said: 'Jibra'il.' [1] It was said: 'Who is with you?' he said: 'Muhammad.' And the same exchange took place. I came to Yahya and 'Eisa, peace be upon them both, and greeted them, and they said: 'Welcome to you! What an excellent brother and Prophet.' Then we came to the third heaven and it was said: 'Who is this?' He said: 'Jibra'il.' It was said: 'Who is with you?' He said: 'Muhammad.' And the same exchange took place. I came to Yusuf, peace be upon him, and greeted him, and he said: 'Welcome to you! What an excellent brother and Prophet.' Then we came to the fourth heaven and the same exchange took place. I came to Idris, peace be upon him, and greeted him, and he said: 'Welcome to you! What an excellent brother and Prophet.' Then we came to the fifth heaven and the same exchange took place. I came to Harun, peace be upon him, and greeted him, and he said: 'Welcome to you! What an excellent brother and Prophet.' Then we came to the sixth heaven and the same exchange took place. I came to Musa, peace be upon him, and greeted him, and he said: 'Welcome to you! What an excellent brother and Prophet.' What I passed him, he wept, and it was said: 'Why are you weeping?' He said: 'O Lord, this young man whom You have sent after me, more of his Ummah will enter Paradise than from my nation, and they will be more virtuous than them.' Then we came to the seventh heaven and a similar exchange took place. I came to Ibrahim, peace be upon him, and greeted him, and he said: 'Welcome to you! What an excellent son and Prophet.' Then I was taken up to the Oft-Frequented House (Al-Bait al-Ma'mur) and I asked Jibra'il about it, and he said: 'This is Al-Bait al-Ma'mur in which seventy thousand angels pray everyday, and when they leave it they never come back.' Then I was taken up to Sidrah Al-Muntaha (the Lote-Tree of the Utmost Boundary). Its fruits were like Qilal [2] of Hajar and its leaves were like the ears of elephants. At its base were four rivers: Two hidden rivers and two manifest rivers. I asked Jibril (About them) and he said: 'The two hidden ones are in paradise, and the two manifest ones are the Euphrates and the Nile.' Then fifty prayers were enjoined upon me. I came to Musa and he said: 'What happened?' I said: 'Fifty prayers have been enjoined upon me.' He said: 'I know more about the people than you. I tried hard with the Children of Israel. Your Ummah will never be able to bear that. Go back to your Lord and ask Him to reduce it for you.' So I went back to my Lord and asked Him to reduce it, and He made it forty. Then I went back to Musa, peace be upon him, and he said: 'What happened?' I said: 'He made it forty.' He said to me something similar to what he said the first time, so I went back to my Lord and He made it thirty. I came to Musa, peace be upon him, and told him, and he said to me something similar to what he said the first time, so I went back to my Lord and he made it twenty, then ten, then five. I came to Musa, peace be upon him, and he said to me something like he had said the first time, but I said: 'I feel too shy before my Lord to go back to Him.' Then it was called out: 'I have decreed (the reward for) My obligation, and I have reduced the burden for My slaves and I will give a ten-fold reward for each good deed.'" [1] It is like this here, while it is Jibra'il the first time it appears in this narration, and Jibra'il is often used in the Hadith literature. [2] Plural of Qullah (Using translation from Nasāʾī 448)

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ بَيْنَا أَنَا عِنْدَ الْبَيْتِ بَيْنَ النَّائِمِ وَالْيَقْظَانِ إِذْ أَقْبَلَ أَحَدُ الثَّلَاثَةِ بَيْنَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ فَأُتِيتُ بِطَسْتٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مَلْأن حِكْمَةً وَإِيمَانًا فَشُقَّ مِنَ النَّحْرِ إِلَى مَرَاقٍِ الْبَطْنِ فَغُسِلَ الْقَلْبُ بِمَاءِ زَمْزَمَ ثُمَّ مُلِئَ حِكْمَةً وَإِيمَانًا ثُمَّ أُتِيتُ بِدَابَّةٍ دُونَ الْبَغْلِ وَفَوْقَ الْحِمَارِ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقْتُ مَعَ جِبْرِيلَ فَأَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قِيلَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى آدَمَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ ابْنٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الثَّانِيَةَ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قِيلَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى يَحْيَى وَعِيسَى فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِمَا فَقَالَا مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الثَّالِثَةَ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى يُوسُفَفَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الرَّابِعَةَ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى إِدْرِيسَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الْخَامِسَةَ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى هَارُونَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ السَّادِسَةَ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ فَلَمَّا جَاوَزْتُهُ بَكَى قِيلَ مَا أَبْكَاكَ؟ قَالَ يَا رَبِّ هَذَا الْغُلَامُ الَّذِي بَعَثْتَهُ بَعْدِي يَدْخُلُ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ الْجَنَّةَ أَكْثَرُ وَأَفْضَلُ مِمَّا يَدْخُلُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ السَّابِعَةَ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ ابْنٍ وَنَبِيٍّ قَالَ ثُمَّ رُفِعَ لِيَ الْبَيْتُ الْمَعْمُورُ فَسَأَلْتُ جِبْرِيلَ فَقَالَ هَذَا الْبَيْتُ الْمَعْمُورُ يُصَلِّي فِيهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ إِذَا خَرَجُوا مِنْهُ لَمْ يَعُودُوا فِيهِ آخِرَ مَا عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَ ثُمَّ رُفِعَتْ إِلَيَّ سِدْرَةُ الْمُنْتَهَى فَإِذَا نَبْقُهَا مِثْلُ قِلَالِ هَجَرَ وَإِذَا وَرَقُهَا مِثْلُ آذَانِ الْفِيَلَةِ وَإِذَا فِي أَصْلِهَا أَرْبَعَةُ أَنْهَارٍ نَهَرَانِ بَاطِنَانِ وَنَهَرَانِ ظَاهِرَانِ فَسَأَلْتُ جِبْرِيلَ فَقَالَ أَمَّا الْبَاطِنَانِ فَفِي الْجَنَّةِ وَأَمَّا الظَّاهِرَانِ فَالْفُرَاتُ وَالنِّيلُقَالَ ثُمَّ فُرِضَتْ عَلَيَّ خَمْسُونَ صَلَاةً فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قُلْتُ فُرِضَتْ عَلَيَّ خَمْسُونَ صَلَاةً فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ بِالنَّاسِ مِنْكَ إِنِّي عَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَنْ يُطِيقُوا ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنْكَ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنِّي فَجَعَلَهَا أَرْبَعِينَ ثُمَّ رَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قُلْتُ جَعَلَهَا أَرْبَعِينَ فَقَالَ لِي مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ الْأُولَى فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَجَعَلَهَا ثَلَاثِينَ فَأَتَيْتُ مُوسَى فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ لِي مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ الْأُولَى فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَجَعَلَهَا عِشْرِينَ ثُمَّ عَشْرَةً ثُمَّ خَمْسَةً فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ لِي مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ الْأُولَى فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي أَسْتَحِي مِنْ رَبِّي مِنْ كَمْ أَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِ فَنُودِيَ أَنْ قَدْ أَمْضَيْتُ فَرِيضَتِي وَخَفَّفْتُ عَنْ عِبَادِي وَأَجْزِي بِالْحَسَنَةِ عَشْرَ أَمْثَالِهَا

أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ حَدَّثَهُمْ عَنْ لَيْلَةِ أُسْرِيَ بِهِ قَالَ بَيْنَا أَنَا فِي الْحَطِيمِ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ قَتَادَةُ فِي الْحِجْرِ مُضْطَجِعٌ إِذْ أَتَانِي آتٍ فَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ لِصَاحِبِهِ الْأَوْسَطِ بَيْنَ الثَّلَاثَةِ قَالَ فَأَتَانِي فَقَدَّ وَسَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ يَقُولُ فَشَقَّ مَابَيْنَ هَذِهِ إِلَى هَذِهِ قَالَ قَتَادَةُ فَقُلْتُ لِلْجَارُودِ وَهُوَ إِلَى جَنْبِي مَا يَعْنِي قَالَ مِنْ ثُغْرَةِ نَحْرِهِ إِلَى شِعْرَتِهِ وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ مِنْ قَصَّهِ إِلَى شِعْرَتِهِ قَالَ فَاسْتُخْرِجَ قَلْبِي فَأُتِيتُ بِطَسْتٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مَمْلُوءَةٍ إِيمَانًا وَحِكْمَةً فَغُسِلَ قَلْبِي ثُمَّ حُشِيَ ثُمَّ أُعِيدَ ثُمَّ أُتِيتُ بِدَابَّةٍ دُونَ الْبَغْلِ وَفَوْقَ الْحِمَارِ أَبْيَضَ قَالَ فَقَالَ الْجَارُودُ هُوَ الْبُرَاقُ يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ يَقَعُ خَطْوُهُ عِنْدَ أَقْصَى طَرْفِهِ قَالَ فَحُمِلْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَانْطَلَقَ بِي جِبْرِيلُ حَتَّى أَتَى بِيَ السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا فَاسْتَفْتَحَ فَقِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ أَوَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ قَالَ فَفُتِحَ فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ فَإِذَا فِيهَا آدَمُ فَقَالَ هَذَا أَبُوكَ آدَمُ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ السَّلَامَ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالِابْنِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِقَالَ ثُمَّ صَعِدَ حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاءَ الثَّانِيَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ فَقِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ أَوَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ قَالَفَفُتِحَ فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ فَإِذَا يَحْيَى وَعِيسَى وَهُمَا ابْنَا الْخَالَةِ فَقَالَ هَذَا يَحْيَى وَعِيسَى فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِمَا قَالَ فَسَلَّمْتُ فَرَدَّا السَّلَامَ ثُمَّ قَالَا مَرْحَبًا بِالْأَخِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ قَالَ ثُمَّ صَعِدَ حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاءَ الثَّالِثَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ فَقِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ أَوَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ قَالَ فَفُتِحَ فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ فَإِذَا يُوسُفُ قَالَ هَذَا يُوسُفُ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ السَّلَامَ وَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالْأَخِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ ثُمَّ صَعِدَ حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاءَ الرَّابِعَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ فَقِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ مَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ قَالَ فَفُتِحَ فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ فَإِذَا إِدْرِيسُ قَالَ هَذَا إِدْرِيسُ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ السَّلَامَ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالْأَخِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ قَالَ ثُمَّ صَعِدَ حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاءَ الْخَامِسَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ فَقِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ أَوَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ قَالَ فَفُتِحَ فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ فَإِذَا هَارُونُ قَالَ هَذَا هَارُونُ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَرَدَّ السَّلَامَ ثُمَّقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالْأَخِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ قَالَ ثُمَّ صَعِدَ حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاءَ السَّادِسَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ أَوَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَفُتِحَ فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِمُوسَى قَالَ هَذَا مُوسَى فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ السَّلَامَ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالْأَخِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا تَجَاوَزْتُ بَكَى قِيلَ لَهُ مَا يُبْكِيكَ؟ قَالَ أَبْكِي لِأَنَّ غُلَامًا بُعِثَ بَعْدِي يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ أَكْثَرُ مِمَّا يَدْخُلُهَا مِنْ أُمَّتِي قَالَ ثُمَّ صَعِدَ حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاءَ السَّابِعَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ أَوَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ قَالَ فَفُتِحَ فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ فَإِذَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ فَقَالَ هَذَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ السَّلَامَ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالِابْنِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِقَالَ ثُمَّ رُفِعَتْ إِلَيَّ سِدْرَةُ الْمُنْتَهَى فَإِذَا نَبْقُهَا مِثْلُ قِلَالِ هَجَرَ وَإِذَا وَرَقُهَا مِثْلُ آذَانِ الْفِيَلَةِ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ سِدْرَةُ الْمُنْتَهَى قَالَ وَإِذَا أَرْبَعَةُ أَنْهَارٍ نَهَرَانِ بَاطِنَانِ وَنَهَرَانِ ظَاهِرَانِ فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَا يَا جِبْرِيلُ؟ قَالَ أَمَّا الْبَاطِنَانِ فَنَهَرَانِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَأَمَّا الظَّاهِرَانِفَالنِّيلُ وَالْفُرَاتُ قَالَ ثُمَّ رُفِعَ لِيَ الْبَيْتُ الْمَعْمُورُ قَالَ قَتَادَةُ وَحَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ رَأَى الْبَيْتَ الْمَعْمُورَ يَدْخُلُهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ ثُمَّ لَا يَعُودُونَ فِيهِ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى حَدِيثِ أَنَسٍ قَالَ ثُمَّ أُتِيتُ بِإِنَاءٍ مِنْ خَمْرٍ وَإِنَاءٍ مِنْ لَبَنٍ وَإِنَاءٍ مِنْ عَسَلٍ قَالَ فَأَخَذْتُ اللَّبَنَ قَالَ هَذِهِ الْفِطْرَةُ أَنْتَ عَلَيْهَا وَأُمَّتُكَ قَالَ ثُمَّ فُرِضَتِ الصَّلَاةُ خَمْسِينَ صَلَاةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَمَرَرْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ بِمَ أُمِرْتَ؟ قَالَ أُمِرْتُ بِخَمْسِينَ صَلَاةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قَالَ إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تَسْتَطِيعُ لِخَمْسِينَ صَلَاةً وَإِنِّي قَدْ خَبَرْتُ النَّاسَ قَبْلَكَ وَعَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ لِأُمَّتِكَ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَوَضَعَ عَنِّي عَشْرًا قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ بِمَا أُمِرْتَ؟ قُلْتُ بِأَرْبَعِينَ صَلَاةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قَالَ إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تَسْتَطِيعُ أَرْبَعِينَ صَلَاةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ وَإِنِّي قَدْ خَبَرْتُ النَّاسَ قَبْلَكَ وَعَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ لِأُمَّتِكَ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَوَضَعَ عَنِّي عَشْرًا أُخْرَى فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ لِي بِمَأُمِرْتَ؟ قُلْتُ أُمِرْتُ بِثَلَاثِينَ صَلَاةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قَالَ إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تَسْتَطِيعُ لِثَلَاثِينَ صَلَاةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ وَإِنِّي قَدْ خَبَرْتُ النَّاسَ قَبْلَكَ وَعَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ لِأُمَّتِكَ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَوَضَعَ عَنِّي عَشْرًا أُخَرَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ بِمَا أُمِرْتَ؟ قُلْتُ بِعِشْرِينَ صَلَاةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تَسْتَطِيعُ لِعِشْرِينَ صَلَاةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ وَإِنِّي قَدْ خَبَرْتُ النَّاسَ قَبْلَكَ وَعَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ لِأُمَّتِكَ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَأُمِرْتُ بِعَشْرِ صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ بِمَا أُمِرْتَ؟ قُلْتُ بِعَشْرِ صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تَسْتَطِيعُ لِعَشْرِ صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ فَإِنِّي قَدْ خَبَرْتُ النَّاسَ قَبْلَكَ وَعَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ لِأُمَّتِكَ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَأُمِرْتُ بِخَمْسِ صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ بِمَا أُمِرْتَ؟ قُلْتُ أُمِرْتُ بِخَمْسِ صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تَسْتَطِيعُ لِخَمْسِ صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ وَإِنِّي قَدْ خَبَرْتُ النَّاسَ قَبْلَكَ وَعَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ لِأُمَّتِكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ قَدْ سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي حَتَّى اسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْهُ وَلَكِنْ أَرْضَى وَأُسَلِّمُ فَلَمَّا نَفَذْتُ نَادَى مُنَادٍ قَدْ أَمْضَيْتُ فَرِيضَتِي وَخَفَّفْتُ عَنْ عِبَادِي

Once we were traveling with the Prophet ﷺ and we carried on traveling till the last part of the night and then we (halted at a place) and slept (deeply). There is nothing sweeter than sleep for a traveler in the last part of the night. So it was only the heat of the sun that made us to wake up and the first to wake up was so and so, then so and so and then so and so (the narrator ʿAuf said that Abu Raja' had told him their names but he had forgotten them) and the fourth person to wake up was ʿUmar bin Al- Khattab. And whenever the Prophet ﷺ used to sleep, nobody would wake up him till he himself used to get up as we did not know what was happening (being revealed) to him in his sleep. So, ʿUmar got up and saw the condition of the people, and he was a strict man, so he said, "Allahu Akbar" and raised his voice with Takbir, and kept on saying loudly till the Prophet ﷺ got up because of it. When he got up, the people informed him about what had happened to them. He said, "There is no harm (or it will not be harmful). Depart!" So they departed from that place, and after covering some distance the Prophet ﷺ stopped and asked for some water to perform the ablution. So he performed the ablution and the call for the prayer was pronounced and he led the people in prayer. After he finished from the prayer, he saw a man sitting aloof who had not prayed with the people. He asked, "O so and so! What has prevented you from praying with us?" He replied, "I am Junub and there is no water. " The Prophet ﷺ said, "Perform Tayammum with (clean) earth and that is sufficient for you." Then the Prophet ﷺ proceeded on and the people complained to him of thirst. Thereupon he got down and called a person (the narrator ʿAuf added that Abu Raja' had named him but he had forgotten) and ʿAli, and ordered them to go and bring water. So they went in search of water and met a woman who was sitting on her camel between two bags of water. They asked, "Where can we find water?" She replied, "I was there (at the place of water) this hour yesterday and my people are behind me." They requested her to accompany them. She asked, "Where?" They said, "To Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." She said, "Do you mean the man who is called the Sabi, (with a new religion)?" They replied, "Yes, the same person. So come along." They brought her to the Prophet ﷺ and narrated the whole story. He said, "Help her to dismount." The Prophet ﷺ asked for a pot, then he opened the mouths of the bags and poured some water into the pot. Then he closed the big openings of the bags and opened the small ones and the people were called upon to drink and water their animals. So they all watered their animals and they (too) all quenched their thirst and also gave water to others and last of all the Prophet ﷺ gave a pot full of water to the person who was Junub and told him to pour it over his body. The woman was standing and watching all that which they were doing with her water. By Allah, when her water bags were returned the looked like as if they were more full (of water) than they had been before (Miracle of Messenger of Allah ﷺ) Then the Prophet ﷺ ordered us to collect something for her; so dates, flour and Sawiq were collected which amounted to a good meal that was put in a piece of cloth. She was helped to ride on her camel and that cloth full of foodstuff was also placed in front of her and then the Prophet ﷺ said to her, "We have not taken your water but Allah has given water to us." She returned home late. Her relatives asked her: "O so and so what has delayed you?" She said, "A strange thing! Two men met me and took me to the man who is called the Sabi' and he did such and such a thing. By Allah, he is either the greatest magician between this and this (gesturing with her index and middle fingers raising them towards the sky indicating the heaven and the earth) or he is Allah's true Apostle." Afterwards the Muslims used to attack the pagans around her abode but never touched her village. One day she said to her people, "I think that these people leave you purposely. Have you got any inclination to Islam?" They obeyed her and all of them embraced Islam. Abu ʿAbdullah said: The word Saba'a means "The one who has deserted his old religion and embraced a new religion." Abul 'Ailya [??] said, "The SʿAbis are a sect of people of the Scripture who recite the Book of Psalms." (Using translation from Bukhārī 344)

كُنَّا فِي سَفَرٍ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَإِنَّا أَسْرَيْنَا حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا فِي آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ وَقَعْنَا تِلْكَ الْوَقْعَةَ فَلَا وَقْعَةَ أَحْلَى عِنْدَ الْمُسَافِرِ مِنْهَا قَالَ فَمَا أَيْقَظَنَا إِلَّا حَرُّ الشَّمْسِ وَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ اسْتَيْقَظَ فُلَانٌ ثُمَّ فُلَانٌ كَانَ يُسَمِّيهِمْ أَبُو رَجَاءٍ وَنَسِيَهُمْ عَوْفٌ ثُمَّ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ الرَّابِعُ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا نَامَ لَمْ نُوقِظْهُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ هُوَ يَسْتَيْقِظُ؛ لِأَنَّا لَا نَدْرِي مَا يَحْدُثُ لَهُ فِي نَوْمِهِ فَلَمَّا اسْتَيْقَظَ عُمَرُ وَرَأَى مَا أَصَابَ النَّاسَ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا أَجْوَفَ جَلِيدًا قَالَ فَكَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ فَمَا زَالَ يُكَبِّرُ وَيَرْفَعُ صَوْتَهُ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ حَتَّى اسْتَيْقَظَ لِصَوْتِهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا اسْتَيْقَظَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ شَكَوْا الَّذِي أَصَابَهُمْ فَقَالَ لَا ضَيْرَ أَوْ لَا يَضِيرُ ارْتَحِلُوا فَارْتَحَلَ فَسَارَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ فَدَعَا بِالْوَضُوءِ فَتَوَضَّأَ وَنُودِيَ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ فَلَمَّا انْفَتَلَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ إِذَا هُوَ بِرَجُلٍ مُعْتَزِلٍ لَمْ يُصَلِّ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ يَا فُلَانُ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ؟ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَصَابَتْنِي جَنَابَةٌ وَلَا مَاءَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَيْكَ بِالصَّعِيدِ؛ فَإِنَّهُ يَكْفِيكَ ثُمَّ سَارَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَاشْتَكَى إِلَيْهِ النَّاسُ الْعَطَشَ فَنَزَلَ فَدَعَا فُلَانًا كَانَ يُسَمِّيهِ أَبُو رَجَاءٍ وَنَسِيَهُ عَوْفٌ وَدَعَا عَلِيًّافَقَالَ اذْهَبَا فَابْغِيَا لَنَا الْمَاءَ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَا فَيَلْقَيَانِ امْرَأَةً بَيْنَ مَزَادَتَيْنِ أَوْ سَطِيحَتَيْنِ مِنْ مَاءٍ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ لَهَا فَقَالَا لَهَا أَيْنَ الْمَاءُ؟ فَقَالَتْ عَهْدِي بِالْمَاءِ أَمْسِ هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ وَنَفَرُنَا خُلُوفٌ قَالَ فَقَالَا لَهَا انْطَلِقِي إِذًا قَالَتْ إِلَى أَيْنَ؟ قَالَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ قَالَتْ هَذَا الَّذِي يُقَالُ لَهُ الصَّابِئُ؟ قَالَا هُوَ الَّذِي تَعْنِينَ فَانْطَلِقِي إِذًا فَجَاءَا بِهَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَحَدَّثَاهُ الْحَدِيثَ فَاسْتَنْزَلُوهَا عَنْ بَعِيرِهَا وَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِإِنَاءٍ فَأَفْرَغَ فِيهِ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِ الْمَزَادَتَيْنِ أَوِ السَّطِيحَتَيْنِ وَأَوْكَى أَفْوَاهَهُمَا فَأَطْلَقَ الْعَزَالِي وَنُودِيَ فِي النَّاسِ أَنْ اسْقُوا وَاسْتَقُوا فَسَقَى مَنْ شَاءَ وَاسْتَقَى مَنْ شَاءَ وَكَانَ آخِرُ ذَلِكَ أَنْ أَعْطَى الَّذِي أَصَابَتْهُ الْجَنَابَةُ إِنَاءً مِنْ مَاءٍ فَقَالَ اذْهَبْ فَأَفْرِغْهُ عَلَيْكَ قَالَ وَهِيَ قَائِمَةٌ تَنْظُرُ مَا يُفْعَلُ بِمَائِهَا قَالَ وَايْمُ اللهِ لَقَدْ أَقْلَعَ عَنْهَا وَإِنَّهُ لَيُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْنَا أَنَّهَا أَشَدُّ مِلْأَةً مِنْهَا حِينَ ابْتَدَأَ فِيهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اجْمَعُوا لَهَا فَجَمَعُوا لَهَا مِنْ بَيْنِ عَجْوَةٍ وَدَقِيقَةٍ وَسُوَيْقَةٍ حَتَّى جَمَعُوا لَهَا طَعَامًا كَثِيرًا وَجَعَلُوهُ فِي ثَوْبٍ وَحَمَلُوهَا عَلَى بَعِيرِهَا وَوَضَعُوا الثَّوْبَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ تَعْلَمِينَ وَاللهِ مَا رَزِئْنَاكِ مِنْ مَائِكِ شَيْئًا وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ هُوَ سَقَانَا قَالَ فَأَتَتْ أَهْلَهَا وَقَدِ احْتَبَسَتْ عَنْهُمْ فَقَالُوامَا حَبَسَكِ يَا فُلَانَةُ؟ فَقَالَتْ الْعَجَبُ لَقِيَنِي رَجُلَانِ فَذَهَبَا بِي إِلَى هَذَا الَّذِي يُقَالُ لَهُ الصَّابِئُ فَفَعَلَ بِمَائِي كَذَا وَكَذَا لِلَّذِي قَدْ كَانَ فَوَاللهِ إِنَّهُ لَأَسْحَرُ مَنْ بَيْنَ هَذِهِ وَهَذِهِ وَقَالَتْ بِأُصْبُعَيْهَا الْوُسْطَى وَالسَّبَّابَةِ فَرَفَعَتْهُمَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ تَعْنِي السَّمَاءَ وَالْأَرْضَ أَوْ إِنَّهُ لَرَسُولُ اللهِ حَقًّا قَالَ وَكَانَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ بَعْدُ يُغِيرُونَ عَلَى مَا حَوْلَهَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَا يُصِيبُونَ الصِّرْمَ الَّذِي هِيَ مِنْهُ فَقَالَتْ يَوْمًا لِقَوْمِهَا مَا أَرَى أَنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمَ يَدَعُونَكُمْ عَمْدًا ؟ فَهَلْ لَكُمْ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ؟ فَأَطَاعُوهَا فَدَخَلُوا فِي الْإِسْلَامِ

Abu Dhar (ra) used to say that Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "While I was at Makkah, the roof of my house was opened and Jibril descended, opened my chest, and washed it with Zamzam water. Then he brought a golden tray full of wisdom and faith, and having poured its contents into my chest, he closed it. Then he took my hand and ascended with me to the heaven. When Jibril reached the nearest heaven, he said to the gatekeeper of the heaven, 'Open (the gate).' The gatekeeper asked, 'who is it?' Jibril answered, 'Jibril'. He asked, 'Is there anyone with you?' Jibril replied, 'Muhammad ﷺ is with me.' He asked, 'Has he been called?', Jibril said, 'Yes'. So, the gate was opened and we went over the nearest heaven, and there we saw a man sitting with Aswida (a large number of people) of his right and Aswida on his left. When he looked towards his right, he laughed and when he looked towards his left he wept. He said (to me), 'Welcome, O pious Prophet and pious son'. I said, 'Who is this man O Jibril?' Jibril replied, 'He is Adam, and the people on his right and left are the souls of his offspring. Those on the right are the people of Paradise, and those on the left are the people of the (Hell) Fire. So, when he looks to the right, he laughs, and when he looks to the left he weeps.' Then Jibril ascended with me till he reached the second heaven and said to the gatekeeper, 'Open (the gate).' The gatekeeper said to him the same as the gatekeeper of the first heaven has said, and he opened the gate." Anas added: Abu Dhar mentioned that Prophet ﷺ met Idris, Musa (Moses), 'Isa (Jesus) and Ibrahim (Abraham) over the heavens, but he did not specify their places (i.e., on which heavens each of them was), but he mentioned that he (the Prophet ﷺ) had met Adam on the nearest heaven, and Ibrahim on the sixth. Anas said, "When Jibril and the Prophet ﷺ passed by Idris, the latter said, 'Welcome, O pious Prophet and pious brother!' the Prophet ﷺ asked, 'Who is he?' Jibril said, 'He is Idris.' " The Prophet ﷺ added, "Then I passed by Musa who said, 'Welcome, O pious Prophet and pious brother!' I said, 'Who is he?' Jibril said, 'He is Musa.' Then I passed by 'Isa who said, 'Welcome, O pious Prophet and pious brother!' I said, 'Who is he?' He replied, 'He is 'Isa.' Then I passed by the Prophet ﷺ Ibrahim who said, 'Welcome, O pious Prophet and pious son!' I said, 'Who is he?' Jibril replied, 'He is Ibrahim'." Narrated Ibn 'Abbas and Abu Haiyya Al-Ansari: The Prophet ﷺ said, "Then Jibril ascended with me to a place where I heard the creaking of pens." Ibn Hazm and Anas bin Malik state the Prophet ﷺ said, "Allah enjoined fifty Salat (prayers) on me. When I returned with this order of Allah, I passed by Musa who asked me, 'What has Allah enjoined on your followers?' I replied, 'He has enjoined fifty Salat (prayers) on them.' On the Musa said to me, 'Go back to your Lord (and appeal for reduction), for your followers will not be able to bear it.' So, I returned to my Lord and asked for some reduction, and He reduced it to half. When I passed by Musa again and informed him about it, he once more said to me, 'Go back to your Lord, for your followers will not be able to bear it.' So, I returned to my Lord similarly as before, and half of it was reduced. I again passed by Musa and he said to me, 'Go back to your Lord, for your followers will not be able to bear it.' I again returned to my Lord and He said, 'These are five (Salat-prayers) and they are all (equal to) fifty (in reward), for My Word does not change.' I returned to Musa, he again told me to return to my Lord (for further reduction) but I said to him 'I feel shy of asking my Lord now.' Then Jibril took me till we reached Sidrat-ul-Muntaha (i.e., lote tree of utmost boundary) which was shrouded in colors indescribable. Then I was admitted into Paradise where I found small tents (made) of pearls and its earth was musk (a kind of perfume)." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3342)

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فُرِجَ سَقْفُ بَيْتِي وَأَنَا بِمَكَّةَ فَنَزَلَ جِبْرِيلُ فَفَرَجَ صَدْرِي ثُمَّ غَسَلَهُ مِنْ مَاءِ زَمْزَمَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ بِطَسْتٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مُمْتَلِئٍ حِكْمَةً وَإِيمَانًا فَأَفْرَغَهَا فِي صَدْرِي ثُمَّ أَطْبَقَهُ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَعَرَجَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا فَافْتَتَحَ فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قَالَ هَلْ مَعَكَ أَحَدٌ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ مَعِي مُحَمَّدٌ قَالَ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَافْتَحْ فَلَمَّا عَلَوْنَا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا إِذَا رَجُلٌ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ أَسْوِدَةٌ وَعَنْ يَسَارِهِ أَسْوِدَةٌ وَإِذَا نَظَرَ قِبَلَ يَمِينِهِ تَبَسَّمَ وَإِذَا نَظَرَ قِبَلَ يَسَارِهِ بَكَى قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ وَالِابْنِ الصَّالِحِ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِجِبْرِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ هَذَا آدَمُ وَهَذِهِ الْأَسْوِدَةُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَشِمَالِهِ نَسَمُ بَنِيهِ فَأَهْلُ الْيَمِينِ هُمْ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ وَالْأَسْوِدَةُ الَّتِي عَنْ شِمَالِهِ أَهْلُ النَّارِ فَإِذَا نَظَرَ قِبَلَ يَمِينِهِ ضَحِكَ وَإِذَا نَظَرَ قِبَلَ شِمَالِهِ بَكَى قَالَ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِي جِبْرِيلُ حَتَّى جَاءَ السَّمَاءَ الثَّانِيَةَ فَقَالَ لِخَازِنِهَا افْتَحْ فَقَالَ لَهُ خَازِنُهَا مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ خَازِنُ السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَفَتَحَ لَهُ قَالَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ فَذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ وَجَدَ فِي السَّمَوَاتِ آدَمَ وَإِدْرِيسَ وَمُوسَى وَعِيسَى وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ وَلَمْ يُثْبِتْ لِي كَيْفَ مَنَازِلُهُمْ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ وَجَدَ آدَمَ فِي السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ فِي السَّمَاءِالسَّادِسَةِ قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَلَمَّا مَرَّ جِبْرِيلُ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِإِدْرِيسَ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ وَالْأَخِ الصَّالِحِ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ هَذَا إِدْرِيسُ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَرَرْتُ بِمُوسَى فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ وَالْأَخِ الصَّالِحِ قُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ هَذَا مُوسَى ثُمَّ مَرَرْتُ بِعِيسَى فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ وَالْأَخِ الصَّالِحِ قُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ هَذَا عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَرَرْتُ بِإِبْرَاهِيمَ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ وَالِابْنِ الصَّالِحِ قُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ هَذَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ وَأَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ حَزْمٍ أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ وَأَبَا حَبَّةَ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ يَقُولَانِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ عُرِجَ بِي حَتَّى ظَهَرْتُ بِمُسْتَوًى أَسْمَعُ صَرِيفَ الْأَقْلَامِ قَالَ ابْنُ حَزْمٍ وَأَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَرَضَ اللهُ عَلَى أُمَّتِي خَمْسِينَ صَلَاةً قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ بِذَلِكَ حَتَّى أَمُرَّ عَلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مَاذَا فَرَضَ رَبُّكَ عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ؟ قُلْتُ فَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ خَمْسِينَ صَلَاةً فَقَالَ لِي مُوسَى رَاجِعْ رَبَّكَ فَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَرَاجَعْتُ رَبِّي فَوَضَعَ شَطْرَهَا فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَىفَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ رَاجِعْ رَبَّكَ فَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَرَاجَعْتُ رَبِّي ﷻ فَقَالَ هِيَ خَمْسٌ وَهِيَ خَمْسُونَ لَا يُبَدَّلُ الْقَوْلُ لَدَيَّ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ رَاجِعْ رَبَّكَ فَقُلْتُ قَدْ اسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْ رَبِّي قَالَ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ بِي حَتَّى أَتَى بِي سِدْرَةَ الْمُنْتَهَى قَالَ فَغَشِيَهَا أَلْوَانٌ مَا أَدْرِي مَا هِيَ قَالَ ثُمَّ أُدْخِلْتُ الْجَنَّةَ فَإِذَا فِيهَا جَنَابِذُ اللُّؤْلُؤِ وَإِذَا تُرَابُهَا الْمِسْكُ

[AI] As the people of Yemen approached, Umar began to gather companions and asked them, "Is there anyone among you from Qaran?" Until a man from Qaran came to him and Umar asked, "Who are you?" They replied, "I am Qaran." Umar then held him by the collar and recognized him by his distinctive appearance. Umar asked him, "What is your name?" He replied, "My name is Uwais." Umar asked him, "Do you have a mother?" He said, "Yes." Umar asked, "Do you have any white spots on your body?" He replied, "Yes, I prayed to Allah to remove it from my body except for the size of a dirham, so that I may remember my Lord with it." Umar said to him, "Ask forgiveness for me." He replied, "You are more deserving to ask forgiveness for me. You are the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." Umar said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'The best follower is a man named Uwais Al-Qarni. He has a mother and he has white spots on his body. He supplicated to his Lord, and he was cured except for the size of a dirham on his shin, which he uses to remember his Lord with.'" Umar then requested forgiveness from him. Uwais went among the people, but Umar did not know where he went. Uwais arrived in Kufa and we used to gather in a circle to remember Allah, and he would sit among us. When he mentioned something, it remained fixed in our hearts, and no other speech could take its place. One day, I lost him, so I asked my companion, "What happened to the man who used to join us?" He said, "Who are you referring to?" I asked, "Who is that?" He said, "That is Uwais Al-Qarni." I then found out where he was staying and I went to see him. I said to him, "May Allah have mercy on you, where have you been and why did you leave us?" He replied, "I did not have a garment, so it prevented me from coming to you." I then took off my own garment and threw it to him. He threw it back to me saying, "I delayed wearing it for an hour." Then he said, "If I had taken this garment from you and worn it, my people would have seen me in it, and they would have thought, 'This is the one they accuse of being a self-indulgent.' So I took off my own garment and threw it back to him and said, "Leave until I hear what they say." So he wore the garment and we left together. When he passed by his people's gathering, they said, "Look at this self-indulgent one, he has not stopped with anyone until he deceived him and took his garment." I said to him, "Are you not ashamed? Why did you harm him?" By Allah, I presented it to him and he refused to accept it." Uwais replied, "Delegations from various Arab tribes came to Umar and their leader said to him, 'O Umar bin Khattab, is there anyone among you from Qaran?' Umar asked him, 'Are you their leader?' He replied, 'Yes, I am.' Umar then asked him, 'Do you know a man from Qaran named Uwais who has such and such characteristics?' The leader of the delegation said, 'O Amir-ul-Mu'minin, why do you mention this person and his matters?' Umar said to him, 'May your mother be bereaved of you! I encountered him two or three times.' Then Umar said, 'When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned him to us, he said, 'A man named Uwais bin 'Amir from Qaran will come to you, and he has such and such characteristics.' When the man came, he did not start with anyone before Umar, so he went to him and asked for forgiveness. Umar asked him, 'What prayer have you made for me?' He replied, 'Umar said such and such to me.' Umar said, 'I am not asking for forgiveness for you until you make three promises.' Uwais asked, 'What are they?' Umar said, 'Do not afflict me with what remains for you, and do not inform anyone about what Umar said to you, and forget the third one.'"

لَمَّا أَقْبَلَ أَهْلُ الْيَمَنِ جَعَلَ عُمَرُ يَسْتَقْرِي الرِّفَاقَ فَيَقُولُ هَلْ فِيكُمْ أَحَدٌ مِنْ قَرَنٍ؟ حَتَّى أَتَى عَلَيْهِ قَرَنٌ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَنْتُمْ؟ قَالُوا قَرَنٌ فَرَفَعَ عُمَرُ بِزِمَامٍ أَوْ زِمَامِ أُوَيْسٍ فَنَاوَلَهُ عُمَرُ فَعَرَفَهُ بِالنَّعْتِ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ مَا اسْمُكَ؟ قَالَ أَنَا أُوَيْسٌ قَالَ هَلْ كَانَ لَكَ وَالِدَةٌ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ هَلْ بِكَ مِنَ الْبَيَاضِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ دَعَوْتُ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى فَأَذْهَبَهُ عَنِّي إِلَّا مَوْضِعَ الدِّرْهَمِ مِنْ سُرَّتِي لِأَذْكُرَ بِهِ رَبِّي فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ اسْتَغْفِرْ لِي قَالَ أَنْتَ أَحَقُّ أَنْ تَسْتَغْفِرَ لِي أَنْتَ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ خَيْرَ التَّابِعِينَ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ أُوَيْسٌ الْقَرَنِيُّ وَلَهُ وَالِدَةٌ وَكَانَ بِهِ بَيَاضٌ فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ فَأَذْهَبَهُ عَنْهُ إِلَّا مَوْضِعَ الدِّرْهَمِ فِي سُرَّتِهِ» قَالَ فَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُ قَالَ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ فِي أَغْمَارِ النَّاسِ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ أَيْنَ وَقَعَ؟ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَدِمَ الْكُوفَةَ فَكُنَّا نَجْتَمِعُ فِي حَلْقَةٍ فَنَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ وَكَانَ يَجْلِسُ مَعَنَا فَكَانَ إِذْ ذَكَّرَهُمْ وَقَعَ حَدِيثُهُ مِنْ قُلُوبِنَا مَوْقِعًا لَا يَقَعُ حَدِيثٌ غَيْرُهُ فَفَقَدْتُهُ يَوْمًا فَقُلْتُ لِجَلِيسٍ لَنَا مَا فَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي كَانَ يَقْعُدُ إِلَيْنَا؟ لَعَلَّهُ اشْتَكَى فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مَنْ هُوَ؟ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هُوَ؟ قَالَ ذَاكَ أُوَيْسٌ الْقَرَنِيُّ فَدَلَّلْتُ عَلَى مَنْزِلِهِ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ أَيْنَ كُنْتَ؟ وَلِمَ تَرَكْتَنَا؟ فَقَالَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِي رِدَاءٌ فَهُوَ الَّذِي مَنَعَنِي مِنْ إِتْيَانِكُمْ قَالَ فَأَلْقَيْتُ إِلَيْهِ رِدَائِي فَقَذَفَهُ إِلَيَّ قَالَ فَتَخَالَيْتُهُ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ لَوْ أَنِّي أَخَذْتُ رِدَاءَكَ هَذَا فَلَبِسْتُهُ فَرَآهُ عَلَيَّ قَوْمِي قَالُوا انْظُرُوا إِلَى هَذَا الْمُرَائِي لَمْ يَزَلْ فِي الرَّجُلِ حَتَّى خَدَعَهُ وَأَخَذَ رِدَاءَهُ فَلَمْ أَزَلْ بِهِ حَتَّى أَخَذَهُ فَقُلْتُ انْطَلِقْ حَتَّى أَسْمَعَ مَا يَقُولُونَ فَلَبِسَهُ فَخَرَجْنَا فَمَرَّ بِمَجْلِسِ قَوْمِهِ فَقَالُوا انْظُرُوا إِلَى هَذَا الْمُرَائِيِّ لَمْ يَزَلْ بِالرَّجُلِ حَتَّى خَدَعَهُ وَأَخَذَ رِدَاءَهُ فَأَقْبَلْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقُلْتُ أَلَا تَسْتَحْيُونَ لِمَ تَؤْذُونَهُ؟ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ عَرَضْتُهُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَبَى أَنْ يَقْبَلَهُ قَالَ فَوَفَدَتْ وُفُودٌ مِنْ قَبَائِلِ الْعَرَبِ إِلَى عُمَرَ فَوَفَدَ فِيهِمْ سَيِّدُ قَوْمِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ أَفِيكُمْ أَحَدٌ مِنْ قَرَنٍ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ سَيِّدُهُمْ نَعَمْ أَنَا فَقَالَ لَهُ هَلْ تَعْرِفُ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَهْلِ قَرَنٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ أُوَيْسٌ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ كَذَا وَمِنْ أَمْرِهِ كَذَا؟ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَا تَذْكُرُ مِنْ شَأْنِ ذَاكَ وَمِنْ ذَاكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ ثَكِلَتْكَ أُمُّكَ أَدْرِكْهُ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَنَا «إِنَّ رَجُلًا يُقَالُ لَهُ أُوَيْسٌ مِنْ قَرَنٍ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ كَذَا وَمِنْ أَمْرِهِ كَذَا» فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ الرَّجُلُ لَمْ يَبْدَأْ بِأَحَدٍ قَبْلَهُ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ اسْتَغْفِرْ لِي فَقَالَ مَا بَدَا لَكَ؟ قَالَ إِنَّ عُمَرَ قَالَ لِي كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ مَا أَنَا بِمُسْتَغْفِرٍ لَكَ حَتَّى تَجْعَلَ لِي ثَلَاثًا قَالَ وَمَا هُنَّ؟ قَالَ لَا تُؤْذِينِي فِيمَا بَقِيَ وَلَا تُخْبِرْ بِمَا قَالَ لَكَ عُمَرُ أَحَدًا مِنَ النَّاسِ وَنَسِيَ الثَّالِثَةَ

«لَمْ أَتَخَلَّفْ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةٍ غَزَاهَا حَتَّى كَانَتْ غَزْوَةَ تَبُوكَ إِلَّا بَدْرٍ وَلَمْ يُعَاتِبِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَحَدًا تَخَلَّفَ عَنْ بَدْرٍ إِنَّمَا خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُرِيدُ الْعِيرَ وَخَرَجَتْ قُرَيْشٌ مُغِيثِينَ لِعِيرِهِمْ فَالْتَقَوْا عَلَى غَيْرِ مَوْعِدٍ كَمَا قَالَ اللَّهُ وَلَعَمْرِي إِنَّ أَشْرَفَ مَشَاهِدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي النَّاسِ لَبَدْرٌ وَمَا أُحِبُّ أَنِّي كُنْتُ شَهِدْتُهَا مَكَانَ بَيْعَتِي لَيْلَةَ الْعَقَبَةِ حِينَ تَوَاثَقْنَا عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ وَلَمْ أَتَخَلَّفْ بَعْدُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةٍ غَزَاهَا حَتَّى كَانَتْ غَزْوَةُ تَبُوكَ وَهِيَ آخِرُ غَزْوَةٍ غَزَاهَا آذَنَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ النَّاسَ بِالرَّحِيلِ وَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَتَأَهَّبُوا أُهْبَةَ غَزْوِهِمْ وَذَلِكَ حِينَ طَابَ الظِّلَالُ وَطَابَتِ الثِّمَارُ وَكَانَ قَلَّمَا أَرَادَ غَزْوَةً إِلَّا وَرَّى غَيْرَهَا وَكَانَ يَقُولُ » الْحَرْبُ خُدْعَةٌ « فَأَرَادَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ أَنْ يَتَأَهَّبَ النَّاسُ أُهْبَتَهُ وَأَنَا أَيْسَرُ مَا كُنْتُ قَدْ جَمَعْتُ رَاحِلَتَيْنِ لِي فَلَمْ أَزَلْ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى قَامَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ غَادِيًا بِالْغَدَاةِ وَذَلِكَ يَوْمُ الْخَمِيسِ وَكَانَ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ فَأَصْبَحَ غَادِيًا فَقُلْتُ أَنْطَلِقُ إِلَى السُّوقِ وَأَشْتَرِي جِهَازِي ثُمَّ أَلْحَقُ بِهَا فَانْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى السُّوقِ مِنَ الْغَدِ فَعَسُرَ عَلَيَّ بَعْضُ شَأْنِي فَرَجَعْتُ فَقُلْتُ » أَرْجِعُ غَدًا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَأَلْحَقُ بِهِمْ فَعَسُرَ عَلَيَّ بَعْضُ شَأْنِي أَيْضًا فَلَمْ أَزَلْ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى لَبَّسَ بِيَ الذَّنْبُ وَتَخَلَّفْتُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَجَعَلْتُ أَمْشِي فِي الْأَسْوَاقِ وَأَطْرَافِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَيُحْزِنُنِي أَنْ لَا أَرَى أَحَدًا تَخَلَّفَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَّا رَجُلًا مَغْمُوصًا عَلَيْهِ فِي النِّفَاقِ وَكَانَ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ تَخَلَّفَ إِلَّا أَرَى ذَلِكَ سَيَخْفَى لَهُ وَكَانَ النَّاسُ كَثِيرًا لَا يَجْمَعُهُمْ دِيوَانٌ وَكَانَ جَمِيعُ مَنْ تَخَلَّفَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بَضْعَةً وَثَمَانِينَ رَجُلًا وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْنِي النَّبِيُّ ﷺ حَتَّى بَلَغَ تَبُوكَ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ تَبُوكَ قَالَ «مَا فَعَلَ كَعْبُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ»؟ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قَوْمِي خَلَّفَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بُرْدَاهُ وَالنَّظَرُ فِي عِطْفَيْهِ فَقَالَ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ بِئْسَ مَا قُلْتَ وَاللَّهِ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ مَا نَعْلَمُ إِلَّا خَيْرًا قَالَ فَبَيْنَا هُمْ كَذَلِكَ إِذَا رَجُلٌ يَزُولُ بِهِ السَّرَابُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «كُنَّ أَبَا خَيْثَمَةَ» فَإِذَا هُوَ أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ فَلَمَّا قَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ غَزْوَةَ تَبُوكَ وَقَفَلَ وَدَنَا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ جَعَلْتُ أَتَذَكَّرُ مَاذَا أَخْرُجُ بِهِ مِنْ سَخَطِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَأَسْتَعِينُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ بِكُلِّ ذِي رَأْيٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي حَتَّى إِذَا قِيلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مُصَبِّحُكُمْ بِالْغَدَاةِ رَاحَ عَنِّي الْبَاطِلُ وَعَرَفْتُ أَنِّي لَا أَنْجُو إِلَّا بِالصِّدْقِ فَدَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ضَحًى فَصَلَّى فِي الْمَسْجِدِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَكَانَ إِذَا قَدِمَ مِنْ سَفَرٍ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَصَلَّى فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ فَجَعَلَ يَأْتِيهِ مَنْ تَخَلَّفَ فَيَحْلِفُونَ لَهُ وَيَعْتَذِرُونَ إِلَيْهِ فَيَسْتَغْفِرُ لَهُمْ وَيَقْبَلُ عَلَانِيَتَهُمْ وَيَكِلُ سَرَائِرَهُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ فَدَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا هُوَ جَالِسٌ فَلَمَّا رَآنِي تَبَسَّمَ تَبَسُّمَ الْمُغْضَبِ فَجِئْتُ فَجَلَسْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَلَمْ تَكُنِ ابْتَعْتَ ظَهْرًا» قُلْتُ بَلَى يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ «مَا خَلَّفَكَ عَنِّي»؟ فَقُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ لَوْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ أَحَدٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ غَيْرِكَ جَلَسْتُ لَخَرَجْتُ مِنْ سَخَطِهِ عَلَيَّ بِعُذْرٍ وَلَقَدْ أُوتِيتُ جَدَلًا وَلَكِنِّي قَدْ عَلِمْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ أَنِّي إِنْ حَدَّثْتُكَ الْيَوْمَ بِقَوْلٍ تَجِدُ عَلَيَّ فِيهِ وَهُوَ حَقٌّ فَإِنِّي أَرْجُو فِيهِ عُقْبَى اللَّهِ وَإِنْ حَدَّثْتُكَ الْيَوْمَ بِحَدِيثٍ تَرْضَى عَنِّي فِيهِ وَهُوَ كَذِبٌ أَوْشَكَ أَنْ يُطْلِعَكَ اللَّهُ عَلَيَّ وَاللَّهِ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ مَا كُنْتُ قَطُّ أَيْسَرَ وَلَا أَخَفَّ حَاذًا مِنِّي حَيْثُ تَخَلَّفْتُ عَلَيْكَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَمَّا هَذَا فَقَدْ صَدَقَكُمُ الْحَدِيثَ قُمْ حَتَّى يَقْضِيَ اللَّهُ فِيكَ» فَقُمْتُ فَثَارَ عَلَى أَثَرِي نَاسٌ مِنْ قَوْمِي يُؤَنِّبُونَنِي فَقَالُوا وَاللَّهِ مَا نَعْلَمُكَ أَذْنَبْتَ ذَنْبًا قَطُّ قَبْلَ هَذَا فَهَلَّا اعْتَذَرْتَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِعُذْرٍ يَرْضَاهُ عَنْكَ فِيهِ وَكَانَ اسْتِغْفَارُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَيَأْتِي مِنْ وَرَاءِ ذَلِكَ وَلَمْ تَقِفْ مَوْقِفًا لَا نَدْرِي مَاذَا يُقْضَى لَكَ فِيهِ فَلَمْ يَزَالُوا يُؤَنِّبُونَنِي حَتَّى هَمَمْتُ أَنْ أَرْجِعَ فَأُكَذِّبَ نَفْسِي فَقُلْتُ هَلْ قَالَ هَذَا الْقَوْلَ أَحَدٌ غَيْرِي قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَهُ هِلَالُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ وَمُرَارَةُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ فَذَكَرُوا رَجُلَيْنِ صَالِحَيْنِ شَهِدَا بَدْرًا لِيَ فِيهِمَا أُسْوَةٌ فَقُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ لَا أَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِ فِي هَذَا أَبَدًا وَلَا أُكَذِّبُ نَفْسِي وَنَهَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَنْ كَلَامِنَا أَيُّهَا الثَّلَاثَةُ فَجَعَلْتُ أَخْرُجُ إِلَى السُّوقِ وَلَا يُكَلِّمُنِي أَحَدٌ وَتَنَكَّرَ لَنَا النَّاسُ حَتَّى مَا هُمْ بِالَّذِينَ نَعْرِفُ وَتَنَكَّرَ لَنَا الْحِيطَانُ حَتَّى مَا هِيَ بِالْحِيطَانِ الَّتِي نَعْرِفُ وَتَنَكَّرَتْ لَنَا الْأَرْضُ حَتَّى مَا هِيَ بِالْأَرْضِ الَّتِي نَعْرِفُ وَكُنْتُ أَقْوَى أَصْحَابِي فَكُنْتُ أَخْرُجُ فَأَطُوفُ فِي الْأَسْوَاقِ فَآتِي الْمَسْجِدَ وَآتِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَقُولُ هَلْ حَرَّكَ شَفَتَيْهِ بِالسَّلَامِ فَإِذَا قُمْتُ أُصَلِّي إِلَى سَارِيَةٍ وَأَقْبَلْتُ عَلَى صَلَاتِي نَظَرَ إِلَيَّ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِمُؤَخَّرِ عَيْنَيْهِ وَإِذَا نَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهِ أَعْرَضَ عَنِّي وَاشْتَكَى صَاحِبَايَ فَجَعَلَا يَبْكِيَانِ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ وَلَا يُطْلِعَانِ رُءُوسَهُمَا قَالَ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا أَطُوفُ فِي الْأَسْوَاقِ إِذَا رَجُلٌ نَصْرَانِيٌّ قَدْ جَاءَ بِطَعَامٍ لَهُ يَبِيعُهُ يَقُولُ مَنْ يَدُلُّ عَلَى كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ فَطَفِقَ النَّاسُ يُشِيرُونَ لَهُ إِلَيَّ فَأَتَانِي بِصَحِيفَةٍ مِنْ مَلِكِ غَسَّانَ فَإِذَا فِيهَا أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّهُ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ صَاحِبَكَ قَدْ جَفَاكَ وَأَقْصَاكَ وَلَسْتَ بِدَارِ هَوَانٍ وَلَا مَضْيَعَةٍ فَالْحَقْ بِنَا نُوَاسِكَ فَقُلْتُ هَذَا أَيْضًا مِنَ الْبَلَاءِ فَسَجَرْتُ لَهَا التَّنُّورَ فَأَحْرَقْتُهَا فِيهِ فَلَمَّا مَضَتْ أَرْبَعُونَ لَيْلَةً إِذَا رَسُولٌ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَدْ أَتَانِي فَقَالَ اعْتَزَلِ امْرَأَتَكَ فَقُلْتُ أُطَلِّقُهَا قَالَ لَا وَلَكِنْ لَا تَقْرَبْهَا فَجَاءَتِ امْرَأَةُ هِلَالِ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ فَقَالَتْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ إِنَّ هِلَالَ بْنَ أُمَيَّةَ شَيْخٌ ضَعِيفٌ فَهَلْ تَأْذَنْ لِي أَنْ أَخْدُمَهُ قَالَ «نَعَمْ وَلَكِنْ لَا يَقْرَبَنَّكِ» قَالَتْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ مَا بِهِ حَرَكَةٌ لِشَيْءٍ مَا زَالَ مُتَّكِئًا يَبْكِي اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ مُذْ كَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ مَا كَانَ قَالَ كَعْبٌ فَلَمَّا طَالَ عَلَيَّ الْبَلَاءُ اقْتَحَمْتُ عَلَى أَبِي قَتَادَةَ حَائِطَهُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ عَمِّي فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ فَقُلْتُ أَنْشُدُكَ اللَّهَ يَا أَبَا قَتَادَةَ أَتَعْلَمُ أَنِّي أُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَسَكَتَ فَقُلْتُ أَنْشُدُكَ اللَّهَ يَا أَبَا قَتَادَةَ أَتَعْلَمُ أَنِّي أُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ؟ فَسَكَتَ فَقُلْتُ أَنْشُدُكَ اللَّهَ يَا أَبَا قَتَادَةَ أَتَعْلَمُ أَنِّي أُحَبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ فَلَمْ أَمْلِكْ نَفْسِي أَنْ بَكَيْتُ ثُمَّ اقْتَحَمْتُ الْحَائِطَ خَارِجًا حَتَّى إِذَا مَضَتْ خَمْسُونَ لَيْلَةً مِنْ حِينَ نَهَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَنْ كَلَامِنَا صَلَّيْتُ عَلَى ظَهْرِ بَيْتٍ لَنَا صَلَاةَ الْفَجْرِ وَأَنَا فِي الْمَنْزِلَةِ الَّتِي قَالَ اللَّهُ قَدْ ضَاقَتْ عَلَيْنَا الْأَرْضُ بِمَا رَحُبَتْ وَضَاقَتْ عَلَيْنَا أَنْفُسُنَا إِذْ سَمِعْتُ نِدَاءً مِنْ ذِرْوَةِ سَلْعٍ أَنْ أَبْشِرْ يَا كَعْبَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ فَخَرَرْتُ سَاجِدًا وَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ جَاءَنَا بِالْفَرَجِ ثُمَّ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ يَرْكُضُ عَلَى فَرَسٍ يُبَشِّرُنِي فَكَانَ الصَّوْتُ أَسْرَعَ مِنْ فَرَسِهِ فَأَعْطَيْتُهُ ثَوْبِي بِشَارَةً وَلَبِسَتْ ثَوْبَيْنِ آخَرِينَ وَكَانَتْ تَوْبَتُنَا نَزَلَتْ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ثُلُثَ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ أَلَا نُبَشِّرُ كَعْبَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ فَقَالَ «إِذًا يَحْطِمُكُمُ النَّاسُ وَيَمْنَعُونَكُمُ النَّوْمَ سَائِرَ اللَّيْلَةِ» قَالَ وَكَانَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ مُحْسِنَةً فِي شَأْنِي تُخْبِرُنِي بِأَمْرِي فَانْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَإِذَا هُوَ جَالِسٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَحَوْلَهُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ وَهُوَ يَسْتَنِيرُ كَاسْتِنَارِ الْقَمَرِ وَكَانَ إِذَا سُرَّ بِالْأَمْرِ اسْتَنَارَ فَجِئْتُ فَجَلَسْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ «يَا كَعْبُ بْنَ مَالِكٍ أَبْشِرْ بِخَيْرِ يَوْمٍ أَتَى عَلَيْكَ مُنْذُ وَلَدَتْكَ أُمُّكَ» قَالَ فَقُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ أَمِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ أُمْ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ؟ قَالَ «بَلْ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ» ثُمَّ تَلَا عَلَيْهِمْ {لَقَدْ تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وَالْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارِ} حَتَّى بَلَغَ {هُوَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ} قَالَ وَفِينَا نَزَلَتِ {اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَكُونُوا مَعَ الصَّادِقِينَ} قَالَ فَقُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ إِنَّ مِنْ تَوْبَتِي أَنِّي لَا أُحَدِّثُ إِلَّا صِدْقًا وَأَنْ أَنْخَلِعَ مِنْ مَالِي كُلِّهِ صَدَقَةً إِلَى اللَّهِ وَإِلَى رَسُولِهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «أَمْسِكْ عَلَيْكَ بَعْضَ مَالِكَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ» قَالَ فَقُلْتُ فَإِنِّي أُمْسِكُ سَهْمِيَ الَّذِي بِخَيْبَرَ قَالَ فَمَا أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيَّ مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ بَعْدَ الْإِسْلَامِ أَعْظَمَ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْ صِدْقِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ صَدَقْتُهُ أَنَا وَصَاحِبَايَ أَنْ لَا نَكُونَ كَذَبْنَا فَهَلَكْنَا كَمَا هَلَكُوا وَمَا تَعَمَّدْتُ لِكَذْبَةٍ بَعْدُ وَإِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ يَحْفَظَنِيَ اللَّهُ فِيمَا بَقِيَ قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ فَهَذَا مَا انْتَهَى إِلَيْنَا مِنْ حَدِيثِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

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

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

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The roof of my house was opened while I was in Makkah, and Jibril came down and opened my chest and washed it with Zamzam water. Then he brought a golden platter filled with wisdom and faith, and poured it into my chest and closed it. Then he took my hand and ascended with me to the sky. When we reached the first sky, Jibril said to the gatekeeper, 'Open up.' The gatekeeper asked, 'Who is this?' Jibril replied, 'Jibril.' The gatekeeper asked, 'Does he have anyone with him?' Jibril said, 'Yes, he is with me, Muhammad, ﷺ .' The gatekeeper asked, 'Has he been sent for?' Jibril replied, 'Yes, he has been sent for.' So the gate was opened. When we ascended higher to the second sky, Jibril said to the gatekeeper, 'Open up.' The gatekeeper responded the same way as the gatekeeper of the first sky. Anas bin Malik mentioned, "I found Adam, Idris, Jesus, Moses, and Ibrahim in the heavens, and I could not ascertain their positions, except that I found Adam in the nearest heaven and Ibrahim in the sixth heaven." Ibn Shihab and Ibn Hazm narrated that Ibn Abbas and Abu Habibah al-Ansari used to say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Then I was taken up until I reached a place where I could hear the scratch of pens." Ibn Hazm and Anas bin Malik mentioned that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah obligated fifty prayers on my Ummah, but I kept requesting Him to reduce it until He made it five prayers. However, I felt shy to do more and returned to Allah, so He decreed them as fifty, which would not be changed." Then I returned to Moses, who said, 'Go back to your Lord and ask Him to reduce it further, as your Ummah will not be able to bear it.' I felt ashamed to do so and returned to my Lord. Then Moses asked me again to go back, but I felt too shy to ask Allah for more reduction. I then returned to my Lord and He said, 'It is five and it is still fifty; the words of Allah do not change.' So I returned, and when I mentioned it to Moses, he instructed me to go back again. But I said, 'I have felt too shy from my Lord,' and it was at that time that Allah revealed, 'O Muhammad! There never has been and never will be a change in My Words.'" Then Jibril took me until we reached the Sidrat al-Muntaha (the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary), and its leaves covered it with colors I cannot describe. Then I was admitted into Paradise, and I saw houses made of pearls and its soil was musk."

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «فُرِجَ سَقْفُ بَيْتِي وَأَنَا بِمَكَّةَ فَنَزَلَ جِبْرِيلُ فَفَرَجَ صَدْرِي ثُمَّ غَسْلَهُ مِنْ مَاءِ زَمْزَمَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ بِطَسْتٍ مُمْتَلِئٍ حِكْمَةً وَإِيمَانًا فَأَفْرَغَهَا فِي صَدْرِي ثُمَّ أَطْبَقَهُ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَعَرَجَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَلَمَّا جِئْنَا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ لِخَازِنِ سَمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا افْتَحْ قَالَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ هَذَا جِبْرِيلُ قَالَ هَلْ مَعَكَ أَحَدٌ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ مَعِي مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ قَالَ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَفُتِحَ فَلَمَّا عَلَوْنَا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا إِذَا رَجُلٌ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ أَسْوِدَةٌ وَعَنْ يَسَارِهِ أَسْوِدَةٌ فَإِذَا نَظَرَ قِبَلَ يَمِينِهِ ضَحِكَ وَإِذَا نَظَرَ قِبَلَ شِمَالِهِ بَكَى قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ وَالِابْنِ الصَّالِحِ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا جِبْرِيلُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ هَذَا آدَمُ وَهَذِهِ الْأَسْوِدَةُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ نَسَمُ بَنِيهِ فَأَهْلُ الْيَمِينِ مِنْهُمْ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ وَالْأَسْوِدَةُ الَّتِي عَنْ شِمَالِهِ أَهْلُ النَّارِ فَإِذَا نَظَرَ قِبَلَ يَمِينِهِ ضَحِكَ وَإِذَا نَظَرَ قِبَلَ شِمَالِهِ بَكَى ثُمَّ قَالَ خَرَجَ بِي جِبْرِيلُ حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاءَ الثَّانِيَةَ فَقَالَ لِخَازِنِهَا افْتَحْ فَقَالَ لَهُ خَازِنُهَا مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ خَازِنُ السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَفَتَحَ» قَالَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ فَذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ وَجَدَ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ آدَمَ وَإِدْرِيسَ وَعِيسَى وَمُوسَى وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَيْهِمْ وَلَمْ يُثْبِتْ كَيْفَ مَنَازِلُهُمْ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ وَجَدَ آدَمَ فِي السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ فِي السَّمَاءِ السَّادِسَةِ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ وَأَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ حَزْمٍ أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ وَأَبَا حَبَّةَ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ كَانَا يَقُولَانِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِي حَتَّى ظَهَرْتُ لِمُسْتَوًى أَسْمَعُ فِيهِ صَرِيفَ الْأَقْلَامِ» قَالَ ابْنُ حَزْمٍ وَأَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «فَفَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَلَى أُمَّتِي خَمْسِينَ صَلَاةً فَرَجَعْتُ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى مَرَرْتُ بِمُوسَى فَقَالَ مُوسَى مَا فَرَضَ رَبُّكَ عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ خَمْسِينَ صَلَاةً فَقَالَ لِي مُوسَى فَرَاجِعْ رَبَّكَ فَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَرَاجَعْتُ رَبِّي فَوَضَعَ شَطْرَهَا فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ رَاجِعْ رَبَّكَ فَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَرَاجَعْتُ رَبِّي فَقَالَ هِيَ خَمْسٌ وَهِيَ خَمْسُونَ لَا يُبَدَّلُ الْقَوْلُ لَدَيَّ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ رَاجِعْ رَبَّكَ فَقُلْتُ قَدِ اسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْ رَبِّي قَالَ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ بِي حَتَّى أَتَى بِي سِدْرَةَ الْمُنْتَهَى فَغَشِيَهَا أَلْوَانٌ لَا أَدْرِي مَا هِيَ ثُمَّ أُدْخِلْتُ الْجَنَّةَ فَإِذَا فِيهَا جَنَابِذُ اللُّؤْلُؤِ وَإِذَا تُرَابُهَا الْمِسْكُ»

قَالَ أَصْبَحَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَوْمًا فَصَلَّى الْغَدَاةَ فَجَلَسَ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ مِنَ الضُّحَى ضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ مَكَانَهُ حَتَّى إِذَا صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ أَوْ قَالَ الْأُولَى وَالْعَصْرَ وَالْمَغْرِبَ كَانَ كَذَلِكَ لَا يَتَكَلَّمُ حَتَّى صَلَّى الْعِشَاءَ الْآخِرَةَ ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَقَالَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ سَلْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا شَأْنُهُ صَنَعَ الْيَوْمَ شَيْئًا لَمْ يَصْنَعْهُ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ أَوْ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ عُرِضَ عَلَيَّ مَا هُوَ كَائِنٌ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ مِنْ أَمْرِ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ فَجُمِعَ الْأَوَّلُونَ وَالْآخَرُونَ فِي صَعِيدٍ وَاحِدٍ فَفَظِعَ النَّاسُ لِذَلِكَ حَتَّى انْطَلَقُوا إِلَى آدَمَ ﷺ وَالْعَرَقُ يَكَادُ يُلْجِمُهُمْ قَالُوا يَا آدَمُ أَنْتَ أَبُو الْبَشَرِ وَأَنْتَ اصْطَفَاكَ اللَّهُ اشْفَعْ لَنَا إِلَى رَبِّكَ قَالَ قَدْ لَقِيتُ مِثْلَ الَّذِي لَقِيتُمُ انْطَلِقُوا إِلَى أَبِيكُمُ انْطَلِقُوا إِلَى نُوحٍ { إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفَى آدَمَ وَنُوحًا وَآلَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ } قَالَ فَيَنْطَلِقُونَ إِلَى نُوحٍ فَيَقُولُونَ اشْفَعْ لَنَا إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّكَ قَدِ اصْطَفَاكَ اللَّهُ وَاسْتَجَابَ لَكَ فِي دُعَائِكَ وَلَمْ يَدَعْ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ دَيَّارًا فَيَقُولُ لَيْسَ ذَاكُمْ عِنْدِي انْطَلِقُوا إِلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَيَنْطَلِقُونَ إِلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَيَقُولُونَ لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَيَقُولُ لَيْسَ ذَاكُمْ عِنْدِي انْطَلِقُوا إِلَى مُوسَى فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى كَلَّمَهُ تَكْلِيمًا فَيَقُولُ مُوسَى لَيْسَ ذَاكُمْ عِنْدِي انْطَلِقُوا إِلَى عِيسَى فَإِنَّهُ يُبْرِئُ الْأَكَمَهَ وَالْأَبْرَصَ وَيُحِيى الْمَوْتَى بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ فَيَقُولُ عِيسَى لَيْسَ ذَاكُمْ عِنْدِي وَلَكِنِ انْطَلِقُوا إِلَى سَيِّدِ وَلَدِ آدَمَ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ فَإِنَّهُ أَوَّلُ مَنْ تَنْشَقُّ عَنْهُ الْأَرْضُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ انْطَلِقُوا إِلَى مُحَمَّدٍ فَلْيَشْفَعْ لَكُمْ إِلَى رَبِّكُمْ فَيَأْتِي جِبْرِيلُ ﷺ رَبَّهُ فَيَقُولُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى ائْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ أَحْسَبُهُ قَالَ فَيَأْتِي بِهِ جِبْرِيلُ قَالَ فَيَخِرُّ سَاجِدًا قَدْرَ جُمُعَةٍ قَالَ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ وَقُلْ تُسْمَعْ وَاشْفَعْ تُشَفَّعْ قَالَ فَيَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ فَإِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَى رَبِّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى خَرَّ سَاجِدًا قَدْرَ جُمُعَةٍ أُخْرَى فَيَقُولُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى يَا مُحَمَّدُ ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ وَاشْفَعْ تُشَفَّعْ وَسَلْ تُعْطَ فَيَذْهَبُ فَيَقَعُ سَاجِدًا فَيَأْخُذُ جِبْرِيلُ بِضَبْعَيْهِ فَيَفْتَحُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ مَا لَمْ يَفْتَحْهُ عَلَى أَحَدٍ قَطُّ فَيَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ جَعَلْتَنِي سَيِّدَ وَلَدِ آدَمَ وَأَوَّلَ مَنْ تَنْشَقُّ عَنْهُ الْأَرْضُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَلَا فَخْرَ وَذَكَرَ الْحَوْضَ فَقَالَ عَرْضُهُ أَحْسَبُهُ قَالَ مَا بَيْنَ صَنْعَاءَ وَأَيْلَةَ ثُمَّ يُقَالُ ادْعُوا الصِّدِّيقِينَ قَالَ فَيَشْفَعُونَ قَالَ ثُمَّ يُقَالُ ادْعُوا الْأَنْبِيَاءَ قَالَ فَيَجِيءُ النَّبِيُّ وَمَعَهُ الْعِصَابَةُ وَالنَّبِيُّ مَعَهُ الْخَمْسَةُ وَالسِّتَّةُ وَالنَّبِيُّ وَلَيْسَ مَعَهُ أَحَدٌ ثُمَّ يُقَالُ ادْعُوا الشُّهَدَاءَ قَالَ فَيَشْفَعُونَ لِمَنْ أَرَادَ فَإِذَا فَعَلَتِ الشُّهَدَاءُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى أَنَا أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ أَدْخِلُوا يَعْنِي الْجَنَّةَ مَنْ كَانَ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا قَالَ فَيَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ وَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى انْظُرُوا مَنْ فِي النَّارِ هَلْ بَقِيَ مِنْ أَحَدٍ عَمِلَ خَيْرًا قَطُّ ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ لَا أَحْسَبُهُ قَالَ فَيُؤْتَى بِرَجُلٍ فَيَقُولُ هَلْ عَمِلْتَ خَيْرًا قَطُّ ؟ فَيَقُولُ لَا غَيْرَ أَنِّي كُنْتُ أُسَامِحُ النَّاسَ فِي الْبَيْعِ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى اسْمَحُوا لِعَبْدِي كَإِسْمَاحِهِ إِلَى عَبِيدِي ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُونَ مِنَ النَّارِ رَجُلًا آخَرَ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى هَلْ عَمِلْتَ خَيْرًا قَطُّ ؟ فَيَقُولُ لَا غَيْرَ أَنِّي قَدْ أَمَرْتُ وَلَدِي إِذَا أَنَا مُتُّ فَأَحْرِقُونِي بِالنَّارِ ثُمَّ اطْحَنُونِي حَتَّى إِذَا كُنْتُ مِثْلَ الْكُحْلِ اذْهَبُوا بِي إِلَى الْبَحْرِ فَاذْرُونِي فِي الرِّيحِ قَالَ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى لِمَ فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ ؟ قَالَ مِنْ مَخَافَتِكَ قَالَ يَقُولُ انْظُرْ إِلَى مُلْكِ أَعْظَمِ مُلْكٍ كَانَ لَكَ مِثْلَهُ أَوْ فَإِنَّ لَكَ مِثْلَهُ قَالَ فَذَاكَ الَّذِي ضَحِكْتُ مِنْهُ مِنَ الضُّحَى وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ حَدِيثٌ فِيهِ رَجُلَانِ لَا نَعْلَمُهُمَا رَوَيَا إِلَّا هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ أَبُو هُنَيْدَةَ الْبَرَاءُ بْنُ نَوْفَلٍ فَإِنَّا لَا نَعْلَمُ رَوَى حَدِيثًا غَيْرَ هَذَا وَكَذَلِكَ وَالْآنَ لَا نَعْلَمُ رَوَى إِلَّا هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَلَى أَنَّ هَذَا الْإِسْنَادَ مَعَ مَا فِيهِ مِنَ الْإِسْنَادِ الَّذِي ذَكَرْنَا فَقَدْ رَوَاهُ جَمَاعَةٌ مِنْ جُلَّةِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ بِالنَّقْلِ وَاحْتَمَلُوهُ

فَقَالَ لَوْ شَهِدْتَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الْيَوْمَ وَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ فُلَانًا يَقُولُ لَوْ مَاتَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَبَايَعْنَا فُلَانًا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لَأَقُومَنَّ الْعَشِيَّةَ فِي النَّاسِ فَلَأُحَذِّرَنَّهُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ الرَّهْطَ الَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يَغْتَصِبُوا النَّاسَ أُمُورَهُمْ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّ الْمَوْسِمَ يَجْمَعُ رَعَاعَ النَّاسِ وَهُمُ الَّذِينَ يَغْلِبُونَ عَلَى مَجْلِسِكَ فَلَوْ أَخَّرْتَ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى تَقْدَمَ الْمَدِينَةَ فَتَقُولَ مَا تَقُولُ وَأَنْتَ مُتَمَكِّنًا فَيَعُونَهَا عَنْكَ وَيَضَعُونَهَا مَوْضِعَهَا قَالَ فَقَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ وَجَاءَتِ الْجُمُعَةُ وَذَكَرْتُ مَا حَدَّثَنِي بِهِ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ فَهَجَرْتُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَوَجَدْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ زَيْدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ نُفَيْلٍ قَدْ سَبَقَنِي بِالتَّهْجِيرِ فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ تَمَسُّ رُكْبَتِي رُكْبَتَهُ فَلَمَّا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَدَخَلَ عُمَرُ قُلْتُ لِسَعِيدِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ لَيَقُولَنَّ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الْيَوْمَ مَقَالَةً لَمْ تُقَلْ قَبْلَهُ فَغَضِبَ سَعِيدٌ وَقَالَ وَأَيُّ مَقَالَةٍ يَقُولُهَا لَمْ تُقَلْ قَبْلَهُ ؟ فَلَمَّا صَعِدَ عُمَرُ الْمِنْبَرَ أَخَذَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ فِي أَذَانِهِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قَامَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَصَلَّى عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَقُولَ مَقَالَةً قَدْ قُدِّرَ لِي أَنْ أَقُولَهَا وَلَا أَدْرِي لَعَلَّهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ أَجَلِي فَمَنْ حَفِظَهَا وَوَعَاهَا فَلْيَتَحَدَّثْ بِهَا حَيْثُ انْتَهَتْ بِهِ رَاحِلَتُهُ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَحْفَظْهَا وَلَمْ يَعِهَا فَإِنِّي لَا أُحِلُّ لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَكْذِبَ عَلَيَّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى بَعَثَ مُحَمَّدًا وَأَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابَ وَأَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ أَلَا وَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَدْ رَجَمَ وَرَجَمْنَا بَعْدَهُ أَلَا وَإِنِّي قَدْ خَشِيتُ أَنْ يَطُولَ بِالنَّاسِ الزَّمَانُ فَيَقُولُونَ لَا نَعْرِفُ آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ فَيَضِلُّونَ بِتَرْكِ فَرِيضَةٍ أَنْزَلَهَا اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَلَا وَإِنَّ الرَّجْمَ حَقٌّ عَلَى مَنْ زَنَى وَكَانَ مُحْصَنًا وقَامَتْ بَيِّنَةٌ أَوْ كَانَ حَمْلًا أَوِ اعْتِرَافًا أَلَا وَإِنَّا كُنَّا نَقْرَأُ لَا تَرْغَبُوا عَنْ آبَائِكُمْ فَإِنَّهُ كُفْرٌ بِكُمْ أَنْ تَرْغَبُوا عَنْ آبَائِكُمْ وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَا تُطْرُونِي كَمَا أَطْرَتِ النَّصَارَى عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ فَإِنَّمَا أَنَا عَبْدُهُ وَلَكِنْ قُولُوا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَلَا وَإِنَّهُ قَدْ كَانَ مِنْ خَبَرِنَا لَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَخَلَّفَ عَنَّا عَلِيٌّ وَالْعَبَّاسُ وَمَنْ مَعَهُمْ فِي بَيْتِ فَاطِمَةَ فَاجْتَمَعَتِ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَاجْتَمَعَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ فِي سَقِيفَةِ بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ انْطَلِقْ بِنَا إِلَى إِخْوَانِنَا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَخَرَجْنَا فَلَقِيَنَا مِنْهُمْ رَجُلَيْنِ صَالِحَيْنِ قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ هُمَا عُوَيْمُ بْنُ سَاعِدَةَ وَمَعْنُ بْنُ عَدِيٍّ فَقَالَا أَيْنَ تُرِيدُونَ يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ ؟ فَقُلْنَا نُرِيدُ إِخْوَانَنَا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ أَمْهِلُوا حَتَّى تَقْضُوا أَمَرَكُمْ بَيْنَكُمْ فَقُلْنَا لَنَأْتِيَنَّهُمْ فَأَتَيْنَاهُمْ وَإِذَا هُمْ مُجْتَمِعُونَ فِي سَقِيفَةِ بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ وَإِذَا رَجُلٌ مُزَمَّلٌ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا ؟ قَالُوا هَذَا سَعْدٌ قُلْتُ وَمَا شَأْنُهُ ؟ قَالُوا وُعِكَ وَقَامَ خَطِيبًا لِلْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ قَدْ دَفَّ إِلَيْنَا مِنْكُمْ دَافَّةٌ يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ وَأَنْتُمْ إِخْوَانُنَا وَنَحْنُ كَتِيبَةُ الْإِسْلَامِ تُرِيدُونَ أَنْ تَخْتَزِلُونَا وَتَخْتَصِمُونَ بِالْأَمْرِ أَوْ تَسْتَأْثِرُونَ بِالْأَمْرِ دُونَنَا وَقَدْ كُنْتُ رُوِّيتُ مَقَالَةً أَقُولُهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ كَلَامِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَلَمَّا ذَهَبْتُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ بِهَا قَالَ لِي عَلَى رِسْلِكَ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا تَرَكَ شَيْئًا مِمَّا أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ بِهِ إِلَّا جَاءَ بِهِ وَبِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ مَهْمَا قُلْتُمْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فِيكُمْ فَأَنْتُمْ لَهُ أَهْلٌ وَلَكِنَّ الْعَرَبَ لَا تَعْرِفُ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ إِلَّا لِهَذَا الْحَيِّ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ وَقَدْ رَضِيتُ لَكُمْ أَحَدَ هَذَيْنِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ فَبَايِعُوا أَيَّهُمَا شِئْتُمْ وَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي وَبِيَدِ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ الْجَرَّاحِ فَكُنْتُ لَأَنْ أُقَدَّمَ فَتُضْرَبَ عُنُقِي لَا يُقَرِّبُنِي ذَلِكَ مِنْ إِثْمٍ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَتَأَمَّرَ أَوْ أَتَوَلَّى عَلَى قَوْمٍ فِيهِمْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقَامَ حُبَابُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ فَقَالَ أَنَا جُذَيْلُهَا الْمُحَكَّكُ وَعُذَيْقُهَا الْمُرَجَّبُ مِنَّا أَمِيرٌ وَمِنْكُمْ أَمِيرٌ وَإِلَّا أَعَدْنَا الْحَرْبَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ جَذَعَةً فَقُلْتُ إِنَّهُ لَا يَصْلُحُ سَيْفَانِ فِي غِمْدٍ وَاحِدٍ وَلَكِنْ مِنَّا الْأُمَرَاءُ وَمِنْكُمُ الْوُزَرَاءُ ابْسُطْ يَدَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ أُبَايِعْكَ فَبَسَطَ يَدَهُ فَبَايَعْتُهُ وَبَايَعَهُ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ وَالْأَنْصَارُ وَارْتَفَعَتِ الْأَصْوَاتُ وَكَثُرَ اللَّغَطُ وَنَزَوْا عَلَى سَعْدٍ فَقَالُوا قَتَلْتُمْ سَعْدًا فَقُلْتُ قَتَلَ اللَّهُ سَعْدًا فَمَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّ بَيْعَةَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ كَانَتْ فَلْتَةً فَقَدْ كَانَتْ فَلْتَةً وَلَكِنْ وَقَى اللَّهُ شَرَّهَا فَمَنْ كَانَ فِيكُمْ تُمَدُّ الْأَعْنَاقُ إِلَيْهِ مِثْلُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ؓ إِلَّا مَنْ بَايَعَ رَجُلًا مِنْ غَيْرِ مَشُورَةٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يُبَايَعُ لَا هُوَ وَلَا مَنْ بُويِعَ لَهُ تَغِرَّةَ أَنْ يُقْتَلَ وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ لَا نَعْلَمُهُ يُرْوَى عَنْ عُمَرَ بِهَذَا اللَّفْظِ إِلَّا مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ وَرَوَاهُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ وَابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ حَسَنُ السِّيَاقِ لَهُ

قَالَ كُنْتُ أَشَدَّ النَّاسِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا فِي يَوْمٍ شَدِيدِ الْحَرِّ فِي بَعْضِ طُرُقِ مَكَّةَ إِذْ رَآنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَقَالَ أَيْنَ تَذْهَبُ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ؟ قُلْتُ أُرِيدُ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ قَدْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْكَ هَذَا الْأَمْرُ فِي مَنْزِلِكَ وَأَنْتَ تَقُولُ هَكَذَا فَقُلْتُ وَمَا ذَاكَ ؟ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أُخْتَكَ قَدْ ذَهَبَتْ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ مُغْتَضِبًا حَتَّى قَرَعْتُ عَلَيْهَا الْبَابَ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَسْلَمَ بَعْضُ مَنْ لَا شَيْءَ لَهُ ضَمَّ الرَّجُلَ وَالرَّجُلَيْنِ إِلَى الرَّجُلِ يُنْفِقُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ وَكَانَ ضَمَّ رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ إِلَى زَوْجِ أُخْتِي قَالَ فَقَرَعْتُ الْبَابَ فَقِيلَ لِي مَنْ هَذَا ؟ قُلْتُ أَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ وَقَدْ كَانُوا يَقْرَءُونَ كِتَابًا فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ فَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا صَوْتِي قَامُوا حَتَّى اخْتَبَئُوا فِي مَكَانٍ وَتَرَكُوا الْكِتَابَ فَلَمَّا فَتَحَتْ لِي أُخْتِيَ الْبَابَ قُلْتُ أَيَا عَدُوَّةَ نَفْسِهَا أَصَبَوْتِ ؟ قَالَ وَأَرْفَعُ شَيْئًا فَأَضْرِبُ بِهِ عَلَى رَأْسِهَا فَبَكَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ وَقَالَتْ لِي يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ اصْنَعْ مَا كُنْتَ صَانِعًا فَقَدْ أَسْلَمْتُ فَذَهَبْتُ فَجَلَسْتُ عَلَى السَّرِيرِ فَإِذَا بِصَحِيفَةٍ وَسَطَ الْبَابِ فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذِهِ الصَّحِيفَةُ هَا هُنَا ؟ فَقَالَتْ لِي دَعْنَا عَنْكَ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ فَإِنَّكَ لَا تَغْتَسِلُ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ وَلَا تَتَطَهَّرُ وَهَذَا لَا يَمَسُّهُ إِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُونَ فَمَا زِلْتُ بِهَا حَتَّى أَعْطَتْنِيهَا فَإِذَا فِيهَا { بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ } فَلَمَّا قَرَأْتُ { الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ } تَذَكَّرْتُ مِنْ أَيْنَ اشْتُقَ ثُمَّ رَجَعْتُ إِلَى نَفْسِي فَقَرَأْتُ فِي الصَّحِيفَةِ { سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ } فَكُلَّمَا مَرَرْتُ بِاسْمٍ مِنْ أَسْمَاءِ اللَّهِ ذَكَرْتُ اللَّهَ فَأَلْقَيْتُ الصَّحِيفَةَ مِنْ يَدِي قَالَ ثُمَّ أَرْجِعُ إِلَى نَفْسِي فَأَقْرَأُ فِيهَا { سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ } حَتَّى بَلَغَ { آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولُهُ وَأَنْفِقُوا مِمَّا جَعَلَكُمْ مُسْتَخْلَفِينَ فِيهِ } قَالَ قُلْتُ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَخَرَجَ الْقَوْمُ مُبَادِرِينَ فَكَبَّرُوا اسْتَبْشَارًا بِذَلِكَ ثُمَّ قَالُوا لِي أَبْشِرْ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ دَعَا يَوْمَ الِاثْنَيْنِ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ أَعِزَّ الدِّينَ بِأَحَبِّ هَذَيْنِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ إِلَيْكَ إِمَّا عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ وَإِمَّا أَبُو جَهْلِ بْنُ هِشَامٍ وَأَنَا أَرْجُو أَنْ تَكُونَ دَعْوَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَكَ فَقُلْتُ دُلُّونِي عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَيْنَ هُوَ ؟ فَلَمَّا عَرَفُوا الصِّدْقَ مِنِّي دَلُّونِي عَلَيْهِ فِي الْمَنْزِلِ الَّذِي هُوَ فِيهِ فَجِئْتُ حَتَّى قَرَعْتُ الْبَابَ فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذَا ؟ فَقُلْتُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ وَقَدْ عَلِمُوا شِدَّتِي عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَلَمْ يَعْلَمُوا بِإِسْلَامِي فَمَا اجْتَرَأَ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ أَنْ يَفْتَحَ لِي حَتَّى قَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ افْتَحُوا لَهُ فَإِنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا يَهْدِهِ قَالَ فَفُتِحَ لِي الْبَابُ فَأَخَذَ رَجُلَانِ بِعَضُدِي حَتَّى دَنَوْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَرْسِلُوهُ فَأَرْسَلُونِي فَجَلَسْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَأَخَذَ بِمَجَامِعِ قَمِيصِي ثُمَّ قَالَ أَسْلِمْ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِهِ فَقُلْتُ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَكَبَّرَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ تَكْبِيرَةً سُمِعَتْ فِيَ طُرُقِ مَكَّةَ قَالَ وَقَدْ كَانُوا سَبْعِينَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ وَكَانَ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا أَسْلَمَ فَعَلِمَ بِهِ النَّاسُ يَضْرِبُونَهُ وَيَضْرِبُهُمْ قَالَ فَجِئْتُ إِلَى رَجُلٍ فَقَرَعْتُ عَلَيْهِ الْبَابَ فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذَا ؟ قُلْتُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيَّ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَعَلِمْتَ أَنِّي قَدْ صَبَوْتُ ؟ قَالَ أَوَ فَعَلْتَ ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ لَا تَفْعَلْ قَالَ وَدَخَلَ الْبَيْتَ فَأَجَافَ الْبَابَ دُونِي قَالَ فَذَهَبْتُ إِلَى رَجُلٍ آخَرَ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَنَادَيْتُهُ فَخَرَجَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَعَلِمْتَ أَنِّي قَدْ صَبَوْتُ فَقَالَ أَوَ فَعَلْتَ ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ لَا تَفْعَلْ وَدَخَلَ الْبَيْتَ وَأَجَافَ الْبَابَ دُونِي فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَا بِشَيْءٍ قَالَ فَإِذَا أَنَا لَا أُضْرَبُ وَلَا يُقَالُ لِي شَيْءٌ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَتُحِبُّ أَنْ يُعْلَمَ إِسْلَامُكَ ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ إِذَا جَلَسَ النَّاسُ فِي الْحِجْرِ فَأْتِ فُلَانًا فَقُلْ لَهُ فِيمَا بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ أَشَعَرْتَ أَنِّي قَدْ صَبَوْتُ فَإِنَّهُ قَلَّ مَا يَكْتُمُ الشَّيْءَ فَجِئْتُ إِلَيْهِ وَقَدِ اجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ فِي الْحِجْرِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ فِيمَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ أَشَعَرْتَ أَنِّي قَدْ صَبَوْتُ ؟ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَفَعَلْتَ ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَنَادَى بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِ أَلَا إِنَّ عُمَرَ قَدْ صَبَا قَالَ فَثَارَ إِلَيَّ أُولَئِكَ النَّاسُ فَمَا زَالُوا يَضْرِبُونِي وَأَضْرِبُهُمْ حَتَّى أَتَى خَالِي فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّ عُمَرَ قَدْ صَبَا فَقَامَ عَلَى الْحِجْرِ فَنَادَى بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِ أَلَا إِنِّي قَدْ أَجَرْتُ ابْنَ أُخْتِي فَلَا يَمَسُّهُ أَحَدٌ قَالَ فَانْكَشَفُوا عَنِّي فَكُنْتُ لَا أَشَاءُ أَنْ أَرَى أَحَدًا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يُضْرَبُ إِلَّا رَأَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَا بِشَيْءٍ إِنَّ النَّاسَ يُضْرَبُونَ وَأَنَا لَا أُضْرَبُ وَلَا يُقَالُ لِي شَيْءٌ فَلَمَّا جَلَسَ النَّاسُ فِي الْحِجْرِ جِئْتُ إِلَى خَالِي فَقُلْتُ اسْمَعْ جِوَارُكَ عَلَيْكَ رَدٌّ قَالَ لَا تَفْعَلْ قَالَ فَأَبَيْتُ فَمَا زِلْتُ أُضْرَبُ وَأَضْرِبُ حَتَّى أَظْهَرَ اللَّهُ الْإِسْلَامَ وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ لَا نَعْلَمُ رَوَاهُ عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَنْ عُمَرَ إِلَّا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحُنَيْنِيُّ وَلَا نَعْلَمُ يُرْوَى فِي قِصَّةِ إِسْلَامِ عُمَرَ إِسْنَادٌ أَحْسَنُ مِنْ هَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ عَلَى أَنَّ الْحُنَيْنِيَّ قَدْ ذَكَرْنَا أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ عَنِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَكَفَّ وَاضْطَرَبَ حَدِيثُهُ

فَقَالَ مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ عِدَةٌ فَلْيَأْتِ فَلْيَأْخُذْهُ قَالَ فَجَاءَ جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ قَدْ وَعَدَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِذَا جَاءَنِي مِنَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ مَالٌ أَعْطَيْتُكَ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ مِلْءَ كَفَّيْهِ قَالَ خُذْ بِيَدَيْكَ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدَيْهِ فَوَجَدَهُ خَمْسَمِائَةٍ قَالَ عُدْ إِلَيْهَا ثُمَّ أَعْطَاهُ مِثْلَهَا ثُمَّ قَسَمَ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ مَا بَقِيَ فَأَصَابَ عَشْرَةَ الدَّرَاهِمِ يَعْنِي لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْعَامُ الْمُقْبِلُ جَاءَهُ مَالٌ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَسَمَ بَيْنَهُمْ فَأَصَابَ كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ عِشْرِينَ دِرْهَمًا وَفَضَلَ مِنَ الْمَالِ فَضْلٌ فَقَالَ لِلنَّاسِ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ فَضَلَ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَالِ فَضْلٌ وَلَكُمْ خَدَمٌ يُعَالِجُونَ لَكُمْ وَيَعْمَلُونَ لَكُمْ إِنْ شِئْتُمْ رَضَخْنَا لَهُمْ فَرَضَخَ لَهُمْ خَمْسَةَ الدَّرَاهِمِ خَمْسَةَ الدَّرَاهِمِ فَقَالُوا يَا خَلِيفَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ لَوْ فَضَّلْتَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ قَالَ أَجْرُ أُولَئِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ إِنَّمَا هَذِهِ مَعَايشُ الْأُسْوَةُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْأَثَرَةِ فَلَمَّا مَاتَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ اسْتُخْلِفَ عُمَرُ ؓ فَفَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ الْفُتُوحَ فَجَاءَهُ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْمَالِ فَقَالَ قَدْ كَانَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ فِي هَذَا الْمَالِ رَأْيٌ وَلِي رَأْيٌ آخَرُ لَا أَجْعَلُ مَنْ قَاتَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَمَنْ قَاتَلَ مَعَهُ فَفَضَّلَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارَ فَفَرَضَ لِمَنْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا مِنْهُمْ خَمْسَةَ آلَافٍ خَمْسَةَ آلَافٍ وَمَنْ كَانَ إِسْلَامُهُ قَبْلَ إِسْلَامِ أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ فَرَضَ لَهُ أَرْبَعَةَ آلَافٍ أَرْبَعَةَ آلَافٍ وَفَرَضَ لِأَزْوَاجِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ أَلْفًا لِكُلِّ امْرَأَةٍ إِلَّا صَفِيَّةَ وَجُوَيْرِيَةَ فَرَضَ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدَةٍ سِتَّةَ آلَافٍ سِتَّةَ آلَافٍ فَأَبَيْنَ أَنْ يَأْخُذْنَهَا فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا فُرِضَتْ لَهُنَّ بِالْهِجْرَةِ قُلْنَ مَا فُرِضَتْ لَهُنَّ مِنْ أَجْلِ الْهِجْرَةِ إِنَّمَا فُرِضَتْ لَهُنَّ مِنْ مَكَانِهِنَّ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَلَنَا مِثْلُ مَكَانِهِنَّ فَأَبْصَرَ ذَلِكَ فَجَعَلَهُنَّ سَوَاءً مِثْلَهُنَّ وَفَرَضَ لِلْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ أَلْفًا لِقَرَابَتِهِ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَفَرَضَ لِأُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ أَرْبَعَةَ آلَافٍ وَفَرَضَ لِلْحَسَنِ وَالْحُسَيْنِ خَمْسَةَ آلَافٍ خَمْسَةَ آلَافٍ فَأَلْحَقَهُمَا بِأَبِيهِمَا لِقَرَابَتِهِمَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَفَرَضَ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ثَلَاثَةَ آلَافٍ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَةِ فَرَضْتَ لِأُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ أَرْبَعَةَ آلَافٍ وَفَرَضْتَ لِي ثَلَاثَةَ آلَافٍ ؟ فَمَا كَانَ لِأَبِيهِ مِنَ الْفَضْلِ مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ لَكَ وَمَا كَانَ لَهُ مِنَ الْفَضْلِ مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ لِي فَقَالَ إِنَّ أَبَاهُ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ أَبِيكَ وَهُوَ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ مِنْكَ وَفَرَضَ لِأَبْنَاءِ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارِ مِمَّنْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا أَلْفَيْنِ أَلْفَيْنِ فَمَرَّ بِهِ عُمَرُ بْنُ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ فَقَالَ زِيدُوهُ أَلْفًا أَوْ قَالَ زِدْهُ أَلْفًا يَا غُلَامُ فَقَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَحْشٍ لِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ تَزِيدُهُ عَلَيْنَا ؟ مَا كَانَ لِأَبِيهِ مِنَ الْفَضْلِ مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ لِآبَائِنَا قَالَ فَرَضْتُ لَهُ بِأَبِي سَلَمَةَ أَلْفَيْنِ وَزِدْتُهُ بِأُمِّ سَلَمَةَ أَلْفًا فَإِنْ كَانَتْ لَكَ أُمٌّ مِثْلُ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ زِدْتُكَ أَلْفًا وَفَرَضَ لِأَهْلِ مَكَّةَ ثَمَانِمِائَةٍ وَفَرَضَ لِعُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَخِي طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ يَعْنِي عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ثَمَانِمِائَةٍ وَفَرَضَ لِابْنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ أَلْفَيْ دِرْهَمَ فَقَالَ لَهُ طَلْحَةُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ جَاءَكَ ابْنُ عُثْمَانَ مِثْلَهُ فَفَرَضْتَ لَهُ ثَمَانِمِائَةٍ وَجَاءَكَ غُلَامٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَفَرَضْتَ لَهُ فِي أَلْفَيْنِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَقِيتُ أَبَا هَذَا يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ فَسَأَلَنِي عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ مَا أُرَاهُ إِلَّا قَدْ قُتِلَ فَسَلَّ سَيْفَهُ وَكَشَّرَ زَنْدَهُ وَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَدْ قُتِلَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ حَيٌّ لَا يَمُوتُ فَقَاتَلَ حَتَّى قُتِلَ وَهَذَا يَرْعَى الْغَنَمَ فَتُرِيدُونَ أَجْعَلَهُمَا سَوَاءً ؟ فَعَمِلَ عُمَرُ عُمْرَهُ بِهَذَا حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ مِنْ آخِرِ السَّنَةِ الَّتِي حَجَّ فِيهَا قَالَ نَاسٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ لَوْ قَدْ مَاتَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَقَمْنَا فُلَانًا يَعْنُونَ طَلْحَةَ بْنَ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ وَقَالُوا كَانَتْ بَيْعَةُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَلْتَةً فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ فِي أَوْسَطِ أَيَّامِ التَّشْرِيقِ بِمِنًى فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّ هَذَا الْمَجْلِسَ يَغْلِبُ عَلَيْهِ غَوْغَاءُ النَّاسِ وَهُمْ لَا يَحْتَمِلُونَ كَلَامَكَ فَأَمْهِلْ أَوْ أَخِّرْ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَ أَرْضَ الْهِجْرَةِ حَيْثُ أَصْحَابُكَ وَدَارُ الْإِيمَانِ وَالْمُهَاجِرُونَ وَالْأَنْصَارُ فَتَكَلَّمْ بِكَلَامِكَ أَوْ فَتَتَكَلَّمُ فَيُحْتَمَلَ كَلَامُكَ قَالَ فَأَسْرَعَ السَّيْرَ حَتَّى قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ فَخَرَجَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ قَدْ بَلَغَنِي مَقَالَةَ قَائِلِكُمْ لَوْ قَدْ مَاتَ عُمَرُ أَوْ لَوْ قَدْ مَاتَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَقَمْنَا فُلَانًا فَبَايَعْنَاهُ وَكَانَتْ إِمَارَةُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَلْتَةً أَجَلْ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ كَانَتْ فَلْتَةً وَمِنْ أَيْنَ لَنَا مِثْلُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ نَمُدُّ أَعْنَاقَنَا إِلَيْهِ كَمَا نَمُدُّ أَعْنَاقِنَا إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَإِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَأَى رَأَيًا فَرَأَيْتُ أَنَا رَأَيًا وَرَأَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنْ يَقْسِمَ بِالسَّوِيَّةِ وَرَأَيْتُ أَنَا أَنْ أُفَضِّلَ فَإِنْ أَعِشْ إِلَى هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ فَسَأَرْجِعُ إِلَى رَأْيِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَرَأْيُهُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ رَأْيِي إِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ رُؤْيَا وَمَا أَرَى ذَاكَ إِلَّا عِنْدَ اقْتِرَابِ أَجَلِي رَأَيْتُ كَأَنَّ دِيكًا أَحْمَرَ نَقَرَنِي ثَلَاثَ نَقَرَاتٍ فَاسْتَعْبَرَتْ أَسْمَاءُ فَقَالَتْ يَقْتُلَكَ عَبْدٌ أَعْجَمِيٌّ فَإِنْ أَهْلِكَ فَإِنَّ أَمْرَكُمْ إِلَى هَؤُلَاءِ السِّتَّةِ الَّذِي تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ عَنْهُمْ رَاضٍ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ وَعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ وَالزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ الْعَوَّامِ وَطَلْحَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ وَسَعْدِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ وَإِنْ عِشْتُ فَسَأَعْهَدُ عَهْدًا لَا تَهْلِكُوا أَلَا ثُمَّ إِنَّ الرَّجْمَ قَدْ رَجَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَرَجَمْنَا بَعْدَهُ وَلَوْلَا أَنْ تَقُولُوا كَتَبَ عُمَرُ مَا لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ لَكَتَبْتُهُ قَدْ قَرَأْنَا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ الشَّيْخُ وَالشَّيْخَةُ إِذَا زَنَيَا فَارْجُمُوهُمَا الْبَتَّةَ نَكَالًا مِنَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ ثُمَّ نَظَرْتُ إِلَى الْعَمَّةِ وَابْنَةِ الْأَخِ فَمَا جَعَلْتُهُمَا وَارِثَينِ وَلَا يَرِثَا وَإِنْ أَعِشْ فَسَأَفْتَحُ لَكُمْ مِنْهُ طَرِيقًا تَعْرِفُونَهُ وَإِنْ أَهْلِكْ فَاللَّهُ خَلِيفَتِي وَتَخْتَارُونَ رَأْيَكُمْ إِنِّي قَدْ دَوَّنْتُ الدِّيوَانَ وَمَصَّرْتُ الْأَمْصَارَ وَإِنَّمَا أَتَخَوَّفُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَحَدَ رَجُلَيْنِ رَجُلٌ تَأَوَّلَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى غَيْرِ تَأْوِيلِهِ فَيُقَاتِلْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَجُلٌ يَرَى أَنَّهُ أَحَقُّ بِالْمُلْكِ مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ فَيُقَاتِلْ عَلَيْهِ تَكَلَّمَ بِهَذَا الْكَلَامِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَمَاتَ ؓ يَوْمَ الْأَرْبِعَاءِ وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ قَدْ رُوِيَ نَحْوَ كَلَامِهِ عَنْ عُمَرَ فِي صِفَةِ مَقْتَلِهِ مِنْ وُجُوهٍ وَلَا رُوِيَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ بِهَذَا التَّمَامِ إِلَّا مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي مَعْشَرٍ عَنْ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّ وَفْدَ أَهْلِ مِصْرَ قَدْ أَقْبَلُوا فَتَلَقَّاهُمْ فِي قَرْيَةٍ لَهُ خَارِجًا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَكَرِهَ أَنْ يَدْخُلُوا عَلَيْهِ أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ فَلَمَّا عَلِمُوا بِمَكَانِهِ أَقْبَلُوا إِلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا ادْعُ لَنَا بِالْمُصْحَفِ فَدَعَى يَعْنِي بِهِ فَقَالَ افْتَحْ فَقَرَأَ حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ { قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ مِنْ رِزْقٍ فَجَعَلْتُمْ مِنْهُ حَرَامًا وَحَلَالًا قُلْ آللَّهُ أَذِنَ لَكُمْ أَمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ تَفْتَرُونَ } فَقَالُوا أَحِمَى اللَّهِ أَذِنَ لَكَ بِهِ أَمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ تَفْتَرِي ؟ فَقَالَ امْضِ نَزَلَتْ فِي كَذَا وَكَذَا وَأَمَّا الْحِمَى فَإِنَّ عُمَرَ حَمَى الْحِمَى لِإِبِلِ الصَّدَقَةِ فَلَمَّا وُلِّيتُ فَعَلْتُ الَّذِي فَعَلَ وَمَا زِدْتُ عَلَى مَا زَادَ قَالَ وَلَا أُرَاهُ إِلَّا قَالَ وَأَنَا يَوْمَئِذٍ ابْنُ كَذَا سَنَةٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ سَأَلُوهُ عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ جَعَلَ يَقُولُ امْضِهْ نَزَلَتْ فِي كَذَا وَكَذَا ثُمَّ سَأَلُوهُ عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ عَرَفَهَا لَمْ يَكُنْ عِنْدَهُ فِيهَا مَخْرَجٌ فَقَالَ اسْتَغْفِرِ اللَّهَ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا تُرِيدُونَ ؟ قَالُوا نُرِيدُ أَلَّا يَأْخُذَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ الْعَطَاءَ فَإِنَّ هَذَا الْمَالَ لِلَّذِي قَاتَلَ عَلَيْهِ وَلِهَذِهِ الشُّيُوخِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ قَالَ فَرَضِيَ وَرَضُوا قَالَ وَأَخَذُوا عَلَيْهِ قَالَ وَأُرَاهُ كَتَبُوا عَلَيْهِ كِتَابًا وَأَخَذَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَلَا يَشُقُّوا عَصًى وَلَا يُفَارِقُوا جَمَاعَةً قَالَ فَرَضِيَ وَرَضُوا وَأَقْبَلُوا مَعَهُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَصَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنِّي وَاللَّهِ مَا رَأَيْتُ وَفْدًا هُمْ خَيْرٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَفْدِ أَلَا مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ زَرْعٌ فَلْيَلْحَقْ بِزَرْعِهِ وَمَنْ كَانَ لَهُ ضَرْعٌ فَلْيَحْتَلِبْهُ أَلَا إِنَّهُ لَا مَالَ لَكُمْ عِنْدَنَا إِنَّمَا هَذَا الْمَالُ لِمَنْ قَاتَلَ عَلَيْهِ وَلِهَذِهِ الشُّيُوخِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ قَالَ فَغَضِبَ النَّاسُ وَقَالُوا هَذَا مَكَرُ بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ وَرَجَعَ الْوَفْدُ رَاضِينَ فَلَمَّا كَانُوا بِبَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ إِذَا رَاكِبٌ يَتَعَرَّضُ لَهُمْ ثُمَّ يُفَارِقُهُمْ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ إِلَيْهِمْ وَيَسُبُّهُمْ فَأَخَذُوهُ فَقَالُوا لَهُ مَا شَأْنُكَ ؟ إِنَّ لَكَ لَشَأْنًا فَقَالَ أَنَا رَسُولُ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِلَى عَامِلِهِ بِمِصْرِ فَفَتَّشُوهُ فَإِذَا مَعَهُ كِتَابٌ عَلَى لِسَانِ عُثْمَانَ عَلَيْهِ خَاتَمُهُ أَنْ يَصْلُبَهُمْ أَوْ يَضْرِبَ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ أَوْ يَقْطَعَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ وَأَرْجُلَهُمْ قَالَ فَرَجَعُوا وَقَالُوا قَدْ نَقَضَ الْعَهْدَ وَأَحَلَّ اللَّهُ دَمَهُ فَقَدِمُوا الْمَدِينَةَ فَأَتَوْا عَلِيًّا فَقَالُوا أَلَمْ تَرَ عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ كَتَبَ فِينَا بِكَذَا وَكَذَا قُمْ مَعَنَا إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَا أَقُومُ مَعَكُمْ قَالُوا فَلِمَ كَتَبْتَ إِلَيْنَا ؟ قَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا كَتَبْتُ إِلَيْكُمْ كِتَابًا قَطُّ فَنَظَرَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَلِهَذَا تُقَاتِلُونَ أَمْ لِهَذَا تَغْضَبُونَ وَخَرَجَ عَلِيٌّ فَنَزَلَ قَرْيَةً خَارِجًا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَأَتَوْا عُثْمَانَ فَقَالُوا أَكَتَبْتَ فِينَا بِكَذَا وَكَذَا ؟ قَالَ إِنَّمَا هُمَا اثْنَتَانِ أَنْ تُقِيمُوا شَاهِدَيْنِ أَوْ يَمِينَ اللَّهِ مَا كَتَبْتُ وَلَا أَمْلَيْتُ وَلَا عَلِمْتُ وَقَدْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ الْكِتَابَ يُكْتَبُ عَلَى لِسَانِ الرَّجُلِ وَقَدْ يُنْقَشُ الْخَاتَمُ عَلَى الْخَاتَمِ قَالَ فَحَصَرُوهُ فَأَشْرَفَ عَلَيْهِمْ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ قَالَ فَمَا أَسْمَعُ أَحَدًا رَدَّ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَرُدَّ رَجُلٌ فِي نَفْسِهِ فَقَالَ أَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ أَعَلِمْتُمْ أَنِّي اشْتَرَيْتُ بِئْرَ رُومَةَ مِنْ مَالِي أَسْتَعْذِبُ بِهَا فَجَعَلْتُ رِشَائِي كَرِشَاءِ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ؟ قِيلَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَعَلَامَ تَمْنَعُونِي أَنْ أَشْرَبَ مِنْ مَائِهَا حَتَّى أُضْطَرَّ عَلَى مَاءِ الْبَحْرِ قَالَ أَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ أَعَلِمْتُمْ أَنِّي اشْتَرَيْتُ كَذَا وَكَذَا مِنْ مَالِي فَزَدْتُهُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَهَلْ عَلِمْتُمْ أَحَدًا مُنِعَ فِيهِ الصَّلَاةَ قِبَلِي ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ أَشْيَاءَ قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأُرَاهُ ذَكَرَ كِتَابَتَهُ الْمُفَصَّلَ بِيَدِهِ قَالَ فَفَشَى النَّهْيُ وَقِيلَ مَهْلًا عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ لَا نَعْلَمُهُ رَوَاهُ إِلَّا الْمُعْتَمِرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

عَنْ أُسَيْرِ بْنِ صَفْوَانَ صَاحِبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ سَجَوْهُ بِثَوْبٍ فَارْتَجَّتِ الْمَدِينَةُ بِالْبُكَاءِ وَدُهِشَ النَّاسُ كَيَوْمِ قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَجَاءَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ مُسْرِعًا مُسْتَرْجِعًا وَهُوَ يَقُولُ الْيَوْمَ انْقَطَعَتْ خِلَافَةُ النُّبُوَّةِ حَتَّى وَقَفَ عَلَى بَابِ الْبَيْتِ الَّذِي فِيهِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ كُنْتَ أَوَّلَ الْقَوْمِ إِسْلَامًا وَأَخْلَصَهُمْ إِيمَانًا وَأَشَدَّهُمْ يَقِينًا وَأَخْوَفَهُمْ لِلَّهِ وَأَعْظَمَهُمْ غِنَاءً وَأَحْوَطَهُمْ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ وَأَحْدَبَهُمْ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ وَآمَنَهُمْ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ وَأَحْسَنَهُمْ صُحْبَةً وَأَفْضَلَهُمْ مَنَاقِبَ وَأَكْثَرَهُمْ سَوَابِقَ وَأَرْفَعَهُمْ دَرَجَةً وَأَقْرَبَهُمْ مِنْ رَسُولِهِ وَأَشْبَهَهُمْ بِهِ هَدْيًا وَخُلُقًا وَسَمْتًا وَأَوْثَقَهُمْ عِنْدَهُ وَأَشْرَفَهُمْ مَنْزِلَةً وَأَكْرَمَهُمْ عَلَيْهِ فَجَزَاكَ اللَّهُ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَعَنْ رَسُولِهِ وَعَنِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ خَيْرًا صَدَّقْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ حِينَ كَذَّبَهُ النَّاسُ فَسَمَّاكَ فِي كِتَابِهِ صَدِيقًا فَقَالَ { وَالَّذِي جَاءَ بِالصِّدْقِ } مُحَمَّدٌ وَصَدَّقَ بِهِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَآسَيْتَهُ حِينَ بَخِلُوا وَقُمْتَ مَعَهُ حِينَ عَنْهُ قَعَدُوا وَصَحِبْتَهُ فِي الشِّدَّةِ أَكْرَمَ الصُّحْبَةِ وَالْمُنَزِّلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّكِينَةَ رَفِيقُهُ فِي الْهِجْرَةِ وَمَوَاطِنِ الْكُرْبَةِ خَلَفْتَهُ فِي أُمَّتِهِ بِأَحْسَنِ الْخِلَافَةِ حِينَ ارْتَدَّ النَّاسُ وَقُمْتَ بِدِينِ اللَّهِ قِيَامًا لَمْ يَقُمْهُ خَلِيفَةُ نَبِيٍّ قَطُّ قَوَيْتَ حِينَ ضَعُفَ أَصْحَابُكَ وَنَهَضْتَ حِينَ وَهَنُوا وَلَزِمْتَ مَنَاهِجَ رَسُولِهِ بِرَغْمِ الْمُنَافِقِينَ وَغَيْظِ الْكَافِرِينَ وَقُمْتَ بِالْأَمْرِ حِينَ فَشَلُوا بِنُورِ اللَّهِ إِذْ وَقَفُوا كُنْتَ أَعْلَاهُمْ فَوْقًا وَأَقَلَّهُمْ كَلَامًا وَأَصْوَبَهُمْ مَنْطِقًا وَأَطْوَلَهُمْ صَمْتًا وَأَبْلَغَهُمْ قَوْلًا وَكُنْتَ أَكْبَرَهُمْ رَأْيًا وَأَشْجَعَهُمْ قَلْبًا وَأَشَدَّهُمْ يَقِينَّا وَأَحْسَنَهُمْ عَمَلًا وَأَعْرَفَهُمْ بِالْأُمُورِ كُنْتَ لِلدِّينِ يَعْسُوبًا وَكُنْتَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَبًا رَحِيمًا إِذَا صَارُوا عَلَيْكَ عِيَالًا فَحَمَلْتَ أَثْقَالَ مَا عَنْهُ ضَعُفُوا وَحَفِظْتَ مَا أَضَاعُوا وَرَعَيْتَ مَا أَهْمَلُوا وَصَبَرْتَ إِذْ جَزَعُوا فَأَدْرَكْتَ آثَارَ مَا طَلَبُوا ونَالُوا بِكَ مَا لَمْ يَحْتَسِبُوا كُنْتَ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ عَذَابًا صَبًّا وَلِلْمُسْلِمِينَ غَيْثًا وَخَصْبًا فُطِرْتَ بِغِنَاهَا وَقِرْتَ بِحِمَاهَا وَذَهَبْتَ بِفَضَائِلِهَا وَأَحْرَزْتَ سَوَابِقَهَا لَمْ تَقْلُلْ حُجَّتُكَ وَلَمْ يَزِغْ قَلْبُكَ وَلَمْ تَضْعُفْ بَصِيرَتُكَ وَلَمْ تَجْبُنْ نَفْسُكَ كُنْتَ كَالْجَبَلِ لَا تُحَرِّكُهُ الْعَوَاصِفُ وَلَا تُزِيلُهُ الْقَوَاصِفُ كُنْتَ كَمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَمِنَ النَّاسُ عَلَيْهِ فِي صُحْبَتِكَ وَذَاتِ يَدِكَ وَكَمَا قَالَ ضَعِيفًا فِي بَدَنِكَ قَوِيًّا فِي أَمْرِ اللَّهِ مُتَوَاضِعًا عَظِيمًا عِنْدَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ جَلِيلًا فِي الْأَرْضِ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِأَحَدٍ فِيكَ مَهْمَزٌ وَلَا لِقَائِلٍ فِيكَ مَغْمَزٌ وَلَا فِيكَ مَطْمَعٌ وَلَا عِنْدَكَ هَوَادَةٌ لِأَحَدٍ الضَّعِيفُ الذَّلِيلُ عِنْدَكَ قَوِيٌّ حَتَّى تَأْخُذَ لَهُ بِحَقِّهِ الْقَوِيُّ الْعَزِيزُ عِنْدَكَ ذَلِيلٌ ضَعِيفٌ حَتَّى يُؤْخَذَ مِنْهُ الْحَقُّ وَالْقَرِيبُ وَالْبَعِيدُ عِنْدَكَ فِي ذَلِكَ سَوَاءٌ شَأْنُكَ الْحَقُّ وَالصِّدْقُ وَالرِّفْقُ قَوْلُكَ فَأَقْلَعْتَ وَقَدْ نُهِجَ السَّبِيلُ وَاعْتَدَلَ بِكَ الدِّينُ وَقَوِيَ الْإِيمَانُ وَظَهَرَ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُونَ فَسَبَقْتَ وَاللَّهِ سَبْقًا بَعِيدًا وَأَتْعَبْتَ مَنْ بَعْدَكَ إِتْعَابًا شَدِيدًا وَفُزْتَ بِالْجَنَّةِ وَعَظُمَتْ رَزِيَّتُكَ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهَزَّتْ مُصِيبَتُكَ الْأَنَامَ فَإِنَّا لِلَّهَ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ رَضِينَا عَنِ اللَّهِ قَضَاءَهُ وَسَلَّمْنَا لِلَّهِ أَمْرَهُ فَلَنْ يُصَابَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِمِثْلِكَ أَبَدًا كُنْتَ لِلدِّينِ عُدَّةً وَكَهْفًا وَلِلْمُسْلِمِينَ حِصْنًا وَفِئَةً وَأُنْسًا وَعَلَى الْمُنَافِقِينَ غِلْظَةً وَغَيْظًا فَأَلْحَقَكَ اللَّهُ بِنَبِيِّكَ وَلَا حَرَمَنَا اللَّهُ أَجْرَكَ وَلَا أَضَلَّنَا بَعْدَكَ قَالَ وَسَكَتَ النَّاسُ حَتَّى قَضَى كَلَامَهُ ثُمَّ بَكَى أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقَالُوا صَدَقْتَ يَا ابْنَ عَمِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ

قَالَ لَمَّا رَأَيْتُ جَعْفَرًا وَأَصْحَابَهُ آمِنِينَ بِأَرْضِ الْحَبَشَةِ قُلْتُ لَأَقَعَنَّ بِهَذَا وَأَصْحَابِهِ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّجَاشِيَّ فَقُلْتُ ائْذَنْ لِعَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ فَأَذِنَ لِي فَدَخَلْتُ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ بِأَرْضِنَا ابْنَ عَمٍّ لِهَذَا يَزْعُمُ أَنْ لَيْسَ لِلنَّاسِ إِلَّا إِلَهٌ وَاحِدٌ وَأَنَا وَاللَّهِ إِنْ لَمْ تُرِحْنَا مِنْهُ وَأَصْحَابِهِ لَا أَقْطَعُ إِلَيْكَ هَذِهِ النُّطْفَةَ أَبَدًا وَلَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِي فَقَالَ أَيْنَ هُوَ ؟ قَالَ إِنَّهُ يَجِيءُ مَعَ رَسُولِكَ إِنَّهُ لَا يَجِيءُ مَعِي فَأَرْسَلَ مَعِي رَسُولًا فَوَجَدْناهُ قَاعِدًا بَيْنَ أَصْحَابِهِ فَدَعَاهُ فَجَاءَ فَلَمَّا أَتَيْنَا الْبَابَ نادَيْتُ ائْذَنْ لِعَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ وَنَادَى خَلْفِي ائْذَنْ لِحِزْبِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَسَمِعَ صَوْتَهُ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ فَدَخَلَ وَدَخَلْتُ فَإِذَا النَّجَاشِيُّ عَلَى السَّرِيرِ وَإِذَا جَعْفَرٌ قَاعِدٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَحَوْلَهُ أَصْحَابُهُ عَلَى الْوَسَائِدِ وَوَصَفَ عُمَيْرٌ السَّرِيرَ قَالَ عَمْرٌو فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ مَقْعَدَهُ جِئْتُ حَتَّى قَعَدْتُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ السَّرِيرِ وَجَعَلْتُهُ خَلْفَ ظَهْرِي وَأَقْعَدْتُ بَيْنَ كُلِّ رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِي قَالَ فَسَكَتَ وَسَكَتْنَا وَسَكَتَ وَسَكَتْنَا حَتَّى قُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي لُعِنَ هَذَا الْعَبْدُ الْحَبَشِيُّ أَلَا يَتَكَلَّمُ ثُمَّ تَكَلَّمَ فَقَالَ نَخِّرُوا قَالَ عَمْرٌو أَيْ تَكَلَّمُوا فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ ابْنَ عَمِّ هَذَا يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ لِلنَّاسِ إِلَّا إِلَهٌ وَاحِدٌ وَأَنَّكَ وَاللَّهِ إِنْ لَمْ تَقْتُلْهُ لَا أَقْطَعُ إِلَيْكَ هَذِهِ النُّطْفَةَ أَبَدًا أَنَا وَلَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِي فَقَالَ يَا أَصْحَابَ عَمْرٍو مَا تَقُولُونَ قَالُوا نَحْنُ عَلَى مَا قَالَ عَمْرٌو فَقَالَ يَا حِزْبَ اللَّهِ نَخِّرْ قَالَ فَتَشَهَّدَ جَعْفَرٌ فَقَالَ عَمْرٌو فَوَاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَأَوَّلُ يَوْمٍ سَمِعْتُ فِيهِ التَّشَهُّدَ لَيَومَئِذٍ فَقَالَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ قَالَ فَأَنْتَ فَمَا تَقُولُ ؟ قَالَ فَأَنَا عَلَى دِينِهِ قَالَ فَرَفَعَ يَدَهُ فَوَضَعَهَا عَلَى جَبِينِهِ فِيمَا وَصَفَ ابْنُ عَوْنٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَنَامُوسٌ كَنَامُوسِ مُوسَى ؟ مَا يَقُولُ فِي عِيسَى ؟ قَالَ يَقُولُ رُوحُ اللَّهِ وَكَلِمَتُهُ قَالَ فَأَخَذَ شَيْئًا مِنَ الْأَرْضِ مَا أَخْطَأَ فِيهِ مِثْلُ هَذِهِ وَقَالَ لَوْلَا مُلْكِي لَاتَّبَعْتُكُمْ اذْهَبْ أَنْتَ يَا عَمْرُو فَوَاللَّهِ مَا أُبَالِي أَلَّا تَأْتِيَنِي أَنْتَ وَلَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِكَ أَبَدًا وَاذْهَبْ أَنْتَ يَا حِزْبَ اللَّهِ فَأَنْتَ آمَنٌ مَنْ قَاتَلَكَ قَتَلْتُهُ وَمَنْ سَلَبَكَ غَرِمْتُهُ وَقَالَ لِآذِنِهِ انْظُرْ هَذَا فَلَا تَحْجِبْهُ عَنِّي إِلَّا أَنْ أَكُونَ مَعَ أَهْلِي فَإِنْ كُنْتُ مَعَ أَهْلِي فَأَخْبِرْهُ فَإِنْ أَبَى إِلَّا أَنْ تَأْذَنَ لَهُ فَأْذَنْ لَهُ قَالَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ ذَاتَ عَشِيَّةٍ لَقِيتُهُ فِي السِّكَّةِ فَنَظَرْتُ خَلْفَهُ فَلَمْ أَرَ خَلْفَهُ أَحَدًا فَأَخَذْتُ بِيَدِهِ فَقُلْتُ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ؟ قَالَ فَغَمَزَنِي وَقَالَ أَنْتَ عَلَى هَذَا وَتَفَرَّقْنَا فَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا أَنْ أَتَيْتُ أَصْحَابِي فَكَأَنَّمَا شَهِدُونِي وَإِيَّاهُ فَمَا سَأَلُونِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى أَخَذُونِي وَطَرَحُونِي فَجَعَلُوا عَلَى وَجْهِي قَطِيفَةً وَجَعَلُوا يَغْمِزُونِي وَجَعَلْتُ أُخْرِجُ رَأْسِي أَحْيَانَا حَتَّى انْفَلَتُّ عُرْيَانًا مَا عَلَيَّ قِشْرَةٌ وَلَمْ يَدَعُوا لِي شَيْئًا إِلَّا ذَهَبُوا بِهِ فَأَخَذْتُ قِنَاعَ امْرَأَةٍ عَنْ رَأْسِهَا فَوَضَعْتُهُ عَلَى فَرْجِي فَقَالَتْ لِي كَذَا وَقُلْتُ كَذَا كَأَنَّهَا تَعْجَبُ مِنِّي قَالَ وَأَتَيْتُ جَعْفَرًا فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ بَيْتَهُ فَلَمَّا رَآنِي قَالَ مَا شَأْنُكَ ؟ قُلْتُ مَا هُوَ إِلَّا أَتَيْتُ أَصْحَابِي فَكَأَنَّمَا شَهِدُونِي وَإِيَّاكَ فَمَا سَأَلُونِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى طَرَحُوا عَلَى وَجْهِي قَطِيفَةً غَمَّوْنِي بِهَا أَوْ غَمَرُونِي وَذَهَبُوا بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا هُوَ لِي وَمَا تَرَى عَلَيَّ إِلَّا قِنَاعَ حَبَشِيَّةٍ أَخَذْتُهُ مِنْ رَأْسِهَا فَقَالَ انْطَلِقْ فَمَا انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى بَابِ النَّجَاشِيِّ نَادَى ائْذَنْ بِحِزْبِ اللَّهِ وَجَاءَ آذِنُهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ مَعَ أَهْلِهِ فَقَالَ اسْتَأْذِنْ لِي عَلَيْهِ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ قَالَ إِنَّ عَمْرًا قَدْ تَرَكَ دِينَهُ وَاتَّبَعَ دِينِي قَالَ كَلَّا قَالَ بَلَى فَدَعَا آذِنَهُ فَقَالَ اذْهَبْ إِلَى عَمْرٍو فَقُلْ لَهُ إِنَّ هَذَا يَزْعُمُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ تَرَكْتَ دِينَكَ وَاتَّبَعْتَ دِينَهُ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَجَاءَ إِلَيَّ أَصْحَابِي حَتَّى قُمْنَا عَلَى بَابِ الْبَيْتِ وَكَتَبْتُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى كَتَبْتُ الْمِنْدِيلَ فَلَمْ أَدَعْ شَيْئًا ذَهَبَ إِلَّا أَخَذْتُهُ وَلَوْ أَشَاءُ أَنْ آخُذَ مِنْ مَالِهِمْ لَفَعَلْتُ قَالَ ثُمَّ كُنْتُ بَعْدُ فِي الَّذِينَ أَقْبَلُوا فِي السُّفُنِ مُسْلِمَيْنَ وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ لَا نَعْلَمُهُ يُرْوَى عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِهَذَا اللَّفْظِ إِلَّا مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ بِهَذَا السَّنَدِ

[AI] that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

*"There was a king among those who came before you. He handed over a boy of his to a sorcerer, who taught him sorcery. Between the sorcerer and the king there was a monk, and the boy came upon the monk, heard some of his words, and was pleased by his manner and his speech. Whenever he came to the sorcerer, the sorcerer would say: What delayed you? He would say: My family detained me. Then when he went to his family, he would sit with the monk and be late, and when he came to his family, they would beat him. He complained to the monk, who said: When the sorcerer wants to beat you, say: My family detained me; and when your family wants to beat you, say: The sorcerer detained me. While he was like that, one day he came upon a hideous, huge beast that had blocked the people so that they could not pass. He said: Today I will know whether the monk is more beloved to Allah or the sorcerer. He said: O Allah, if the affair of the monk is more beloved to You, more pleasing than the affair of the sorcerer, then kill this beast so that the people may pass. He threw at it, killed it, and the people went on. The monk was informed of that, and he said: You are better than I am, and you will be tested; if you are tested, do not point to me. The boy used to heal the one born blind and the leper.

He said: There was a companion of the king—meaning a man who used to sit with him—who became blind. He heard of him, meaning he heard of the boy, and came to him with many gifts. He said to him: Heal me. He said: I do not heal anyone. If you believe in Allah, I will supplicate Allah, and He will heal you. So he believed, and he supplicated Allah, and He healed him. Then he came to the king—meaning the man whom he used to visit—and sat as he used to sit. So so-and-so said to him: Who restored your sight to you? He said: My Lord. He said: I am your lord. He said: No, rather my Lord is Allah. He said: Do you have a lord besides me? He said: Yes. He continued torturing him until he pointed to the boy. He sent for him and said: Your sorcery has reached the point that you heal the one born blind and the leper. He said: I do not heal anyone; none heals except Allah. He said: Do you have a lord besides me? He said: Yes, my Lord and your Lord is Allah. He also seized him for torture and continued with him until he pointed to the monk. The monk was brought, and he said: Turn back from your religion. He refused, so the saw was placed at the parting of his head until his two halves fell to the ground. He said to the blind man: Turn back from your religion. He refused. He said: So the saw was placed at the parting of his head until his two halves fell to the ground.

Then he said to the boy: Turn back from your religion. He refused. So he sent him with a group to such-and-such mountain and said: When you reach it with him, if he turns back from his religion, otherwise roll him down from its top. They went with him, and when they had ascended the mountain with him, he said: O Allah, suffice me against them however You will. The mountain shook beneath them, and the boy came walking to the king. He said: What happened to your companions? He said: Allah sufficed me against them. Then he sent him with others to the sea and said: If he turns back from his religion—and if not, drown him. They took him out into the deep, and the boy said: O Allah, suffice me against them however You will. They all drowned, and the boy came walking until he entered upon the king. He said: What happened to your companions? He said: Allah sufficed me against them. Then he said to the king: You will not be able to kill me until you do what I command you. If you do what I command you, you will kill me; otherwise, you will not be able to kill me. He said: What is it? He said: Gather the people on one open plain, then crucify me on a trunk, take an arrow from my quiver, and then say: In the name of Allah, the Lord of the boy. If you do that, you will kill me.

He said: So he placed the arrow in the middle of his bow, then shot it, then said: In the name of Allah, the Lord of the boy. The arrow struck his temple, and the boy placed his hand on the place of the arrow and died. The people said: We believe in the Lord of the boy. It was said to the king: Do you see what you feared? By Allah, it has come down upon you; all the people have believed. So he ordered trenches to be dug at the mouths of the streets, and fires were kindled in them. He said: Whoever turns back from his religion, leave him; otherwise, throw him into them. They began plunging into them. Then a woman came with a son of hers whom she was nursing, and it was as if she hesitated to fall into it. The infant said to her: O my mother, be patient, for you are upon the truth."*

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ كَانَ مَلِكٌ مِمَّنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ فَدَفَعَ غُلَامًا لَهُ إِلَى سَاحِرٍ فَعَلَّمَهُ السَّحَرَ وَكَانَ بَيْنَ السَّاحِرِ وَالْمَلِكِ رَاهِبٌ فَأَتَى الْغُلَامُ عَلَى الرَّاهِبِ فَسَمِعَ مِنْ كَلَامِهِ فَأَعْجَبَهُ نَحْوُهُ وَكَلَامُهُ فَكَانَ إِذَا أَتَى السَّاحِرَ قَالَ مَا حَبَسَكَ ؟ قَالَ حَبَسَنِي أَهْلِي فَإِذَا أَتَى أَهْلَهُ جَلَسَ عِنْدَ الرَّاهِبِ فَيُبْطِئُ فَإِذَا أَتَى أَهْلَهُ ضَرَبُوهُ فَشَكَى إِلَى الرَّاهِبِ فَقَالَ إِذَا أَرَادَ السَّاحِرُ أَنْ يَضْرِبَكَ فَقُلْ حَبَسَنِي أَهْلِي وَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَهْلُكَ أَنْ يَضْرِبُوكَ فَقُلْ حَبَسَنِي السَّاحِرُ فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ أَتَى ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ عَلَى دَابَّةٍ فَظِيعَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ قَدْ حَبَسَتِ النَّاسَ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ أَنْ يُجَاوِزُوا فَقَالَ الْيَوْمَ أَعْلَمُ الرَّاهِبُ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ أَمِ السَّاحِرُ ؟ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كَانَ أَمْرُ الرَّاهِبِ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْكَ أَرْضَى مِنْ أَمْرِ السَّاحِرِ فَاقْتُلْ هَذِهِ الدَّابَّةَ حَتَّى يَجُوزَ النَّاسُ فَرَمَاهَا فَقَتَلَهَا وَمَضَى النَّاسُ فَأُخْبِرَ الرَّاهِبُ بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ إِنَّكَ أَفْضَلُ مِنِّي وَإِنَّكَ سَتُبْتَلَى فَإِنِ ابْتُلِيتَ فَلَا تَدُلَّ عَلَيَّ فَكَانَ الْغُلَامُ يُبْرِئُ الْأَكَمَهَ وَالْأَبْرَصَ قَالَ وَكَانَ جَلِيسٌ لِلْمَلِكِ يَعْنِي رَجُلًا كَانَ يُجَالِسُهُ فَعَمِيَ فَسَمِعَ بِهِ يَعْنِي فَسَمِعَ بِالْغُلَامِ وَأَتَاهُ بِهَدَايَا كَثِيرَةٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ اشْفِنِي فَقَالَ مَا أَشْفِي أَنَا أَحَدًا فَإِنْ آمَنْتَ بِاللَّهِ دَعَوْتُ اللَّهَ فَشَفَاكَ فَآمَنَ فَدَعَا اللَّهَ فَشَفَاهُ ثُمَّ أَتَى الْمَلِكَ يَعْنِي الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي كَانَ يَأْتِيهِ فَجَلَسَ كَمَا كَانَ يَجْلِسُ فَقَالَ لَهُ فُلَانُ مَنْ رَدَّ عَلَيْكَ بَصَرَكَ ؟ قَالَ رَبِّي قَالَ أَنَا رَبُّكَ قَالَ لَا وَلَكِنْ رَبِّيَ اللَّهُ قَالَ وَلَكَ رَبٌّ غَيْرِي ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يُعَذِّبُهُ حَتَّى دَلَّ عَلَى الْغُلَامِ فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ قَدْ بَلَغَ مِنْ سِحْرِكَ أَنْ تُبْرِئَ الْأَكَمَهَ وَالْأَبْرَصَ قَالَ مَا أَشْفِي أَحَدًا مَا يَشْفِي غَيْرُ اللَّهِ قَالَ وَلَكَ رَبٌّ غَيْرِي ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ رَبِّي وَرَبُّكَ اللَّهُ فَأَخَذَهُ أَيْضًا بِالْعَذَابِ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ بِهِ حَتَّى دَلَّ عَلَى الرَّاهِبِ فَأُتِيَ بِالرَّاهِبِ فَقَالَ ارْجِعْ عَنْ دِينِكِ فَأَبَى فَوُضِعَ الْمِنْشَارُ فِي مَفْرِقِ رَأْسِهِ حَتَّى وَقَعَ شِقَّاهُ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ وَقَالَ لِلْأَعْمَى ارْجِعْ عَنْ دِينِكَ فَأَبَى قَالَ فَوُضِعَ الْمِنْشَارُ فِي مَفْرِقِ رَأْسِهِ حَتَّى وَقَعَ شِقَّاهُ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ وَقَالَ لِلْغُلَامِ ارْجِعْ عَنْ دِينِكَ فَأَبَى فَبَعَثَ بِهِ مَعَ نَفَرٍ إِلَى جَبَلِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَقَالَ إِذَا بَلَغْتُمْ بِهِ فَإِنْ رَجَعَ عَنْ دِينِهِ وَإِلَّا فَدَهْدِهُوهُ مِنْ فَوْقِهِ فَذَهَبُوا بِهِ فَلَمَّا عَلَوْا بِهِ الْجَبَلَ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ اكْفِنِيهِمْ بِمَا شِئْتَ فَرَجَفَ بِهِمُ الْجَبَلُ وَجَاءَ الْغُلَامُ يَمْشِي إِلَى الْمَلِكِ فَقَالَ مَا فَعَلَ أَصْحَابُكَ ؟ قَالَ كَفَانِيهِمُ اللَّهُ فَبَعَثَ بِهِ مَعَ آخَرِينَ إِلَى الْبَحْرِ وَقَالَ إِنْ رَجَعَ عَنْ دِينِهِ وَلَا فَغَرِّقُوهُ فَلَحَجُوا بِهِ فَقَالَ الْغُلَامُ اللَّهُمَّ اكْفِنِيهِمْ بِمَا شِئْتَ فَغَرِقُوا أَجْمَعُونَ وَجَاءَ الْغُلَامُ يَمْشِي حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَى الْمَلِكِ فَقَالَ مَا فَعَلَ أَصْحَابُكَ ؟ فَقَالَ كَفَانِيهِمُ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلْمَلِكِ إِنَّكَ لَا تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تَقْتُلْنِي حَتَّى تَفْعَلَ مَا آمُرُكَ بِهِ فَإِنْ أَنْتَ فَعَلْتَ مَا آمُرُكَ بِهِ قَتَلْتَنِي وَإِلَّا فَإِنَّكَ لَا تَسْتَطِيعَ قَتْلِي قَالَ وَمَا هُوَ ؟ قَالَ تَجْمَعُ النَّاسَ فِي صَعِيدٍ وَاحِدٍ ثُمَّ تَصْلِبُنِي عَلَى جِذْعٍ فَتَأْخُذُ سَهْمًا مِنْ كِنَانَتِي ثُمَّ تَقُولُ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْغُلَامِ فَإِنَّكَ إِذَا فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ قَتَلْتَنِي قَالَ فَوَضَعَ السَّهْمَ فِي كَبِدِ قَوْسِهِ ثُمَّ رَمَاهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْغُلَامِ فَوَقَعَ السَّهْمُ فِي صُدْغِهِ فَوَضَعَ الْغُلَامُ يَدَهُ عَلَى مَوْضِعِ السَّهْمِ فَمَاتَ فَقَالَ النَّاسُ آمَنَّا بِرَبِّ الْغُلَامِ فَقِيلَ لِلْمَلِكِ أَرَأَيْتُ مَا كُنْتَ تَحْذَرُ فَقَدْ وَاللَّهِ نَزَلَ بِكَ قَدْ آمَنَ النَّاسُ كُلُّهُمْ فَأَمَرَ بِأَفْوَاهِ السِّكَكِ فَخُدَّتْ فِيهَا الْأُخْدُودُ وَأُضْرِمَتْ فِيهَا النِّيرَانُ وَقَالَ مَنْ رَجَعَ عَنْ دِينِهِ فَدَعُوهُ وَإِلَّا فَأَقْحِمُوهُ فِيهَا فَكَانُوا يَتَقَادَعُونَ فِيهَا فَجَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ بِابْنٍ لَهَا تُرْضِعُهُ فَكَأَنَّهَا تَقَاعَسَتْ أَنْ تَقَعَ فِيهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا الصَّبِيُّ يَا أُمَّهِ اصْبِرِي فَإِنَّكِ عَلَى الْحَقِّ وناه مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى الصَّنْعَانِيُّ قَالَ نا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ أنا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى عَنْ صُهَيْبٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِنَحْوِهِ وَهَذَا الْكَلَامُ لَا نَعْلَمُ يَرْوِيهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِلَّا صُهَيْبٌ وَلَا نَعْلَمُ رَوَاهُ إِلَّا ثَابِتٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى عَنْ صُهَيْبٍ

قَالَ كُنْتُ رَجُلًا فَارِسِيًّا مِنْ أَهْلِ أَصْفَهَانَ مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ مِنْهَا يُقَالُ حَيىٌّ وَكَانَ أَبِي دِهْقَانَ قَرْيَتِهِ وَكُنْتُ أَحَبَّ خَلْقِ اللَّهِ إِلَيْهِ لَمْ يَزَلْ بِهِ حُبُّهُ إِيَّايَ حَتَّى حَبَسَنِي فِي بَيْتِهِ كَمَا تُحْبَسُ الْجَارِيَةُ فَاجْتَهَدْتُ فِي الْمَجُوسِيَّةِ حَتَّى كُنْتُ قَاطِنَ النَّارِ أُوقِدُهَا لَا أَتْرُكُهَا تَخْبُو سَاعَةً وَكَانَتْ لِأَبِي ضَيْعَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ فَشُغِلَ يَوْمًا فَقَالَ لِي يَا بُنَيَّ إِنِّي قَدْ شُغِلْتُ هَذَا الْيَوْمَ عَنْ ضَيْعَتِي اذْهَبْ إِلَيْهَا فَطَالِعْهَا وَأَمَرَنِي فِيهَا بِبَعْضِ مَا يُرِيدُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي لَا تُحْبَسْ عَلَيَّ فَإِنَّكَ إِنِ احْتَبَسَتْ عَلَيَّ كُنْتَ أَهَمَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ ضَيْعَتِي وَشَغَلْتَنِي عَنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ فَخَرَجْتُ أُرِيدُ ضَيْعَتَهُ أَسِيرُ إِلَيْهَا فَمَرَرْتُ بِكَنِيسَةٍ مِنْ كَنَائِسِ النَّصَارَى فَسَمِعْتُ أَصْوَاتَهُمُ فِيهَا وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ وَكُنْتُ لَا أَدْرِي مَا أَمْرُ النَّاسِ لِحَبْسِ أَبِي إِيَّايَ فِي بَيْتِهِ فَلَمَّا سَمِعْتُ أَصْوَاتَهُمُ دَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْظُرُ مَا يَصْنَعُونَ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُهُمْ أَعْجَبَتْنِي صَلَاتُهُمْ وَرَغِبْتُ فِي أَمْرِهِمْ وَقُلْتُ هَذَا وَاللَّهِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الدِّينِ الَّذِي نَحْنُ عَلَيْهِ فَمَا بَرِحْتُ مِنْ عِنْدِهِمْ حَتَّى غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَتَرَكْتُ ضَيْعَةَ أَبِي ثُمَّ قُلْتُ لَهُمْ أَيْنَ أَصْلُ هَذَا الدِّينِ ؟ قَالُوا رَجُلٌ بِالشَّامِ ثُمَّ رَجَعْتُ إِلَى أَبِي وَقَدْ بَعَثَ فِي طَلَبِي وَقَدْ شَغَلْتُهُ عَنْ عَمَلِهِ فَقَالَ أَيْ بُنَيَّ أَيْنَ كُنْتَ ؟ أَلَمْ أَكُنْ عَهِدْتُ إِلَيْكَ مَا عَهِدْتُ ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ إِنِّي مَرَرْتُ بِنَاسٍ يُصَلُّونَ فِي كَنِيسَةٍ لَهُمْ فَدَخَلْتُ إِلَيْهِمْ فَمَا زِلْتُ عِنْدَهُمْ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ حَتَّى غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَقَالَ أَيْ بُنَيَّ لَيْسَ فِي ذَلِكَ الدِّينِ خَيْرٌ دِينُكَ وَدِينُ آبَائِكَ خَيْرٌ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ حَبَسَنِي فِي بَيْتِهِ وَبَعَثَتْ إِلَيَّ النَّصَارَى فَقُلْتُ إِذَا قَدِمَ عَلَيْكُمْ رَكْبٌ مِنَ الشَّامِ فَأَخْبِرُونِي بِهِمْ فَقَدِمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَكْبٌ مِنَ الشَّامِ تُجَّارٌ مِنَ النَّصَارَى فَأَخْبَرُونِي بِهِمْ فَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ إِذَا قَضَوْا حَوَائِجَهُمْ وَأَرَادُوا الرَّجْعَةَ إِلَى بِلَادِهِمْ فَآذِنُونِي بِهِمْ فَلَمَّا أَرَادُوا الرَّجْعَةَ إِلَى بِلَادِهِمْ أَخْبِرُونِي بِهِمْ فَأَلْقَيْتُ الْحَدِيدَ مِنْ رِجْلِي ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ مَعَهُمْ حَتَّى قَدِمْتُ الشَّامَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْتُهَا قُلْتُ مَنْ أَفْضَلُ هَذَا الدِّينِ عِلْمًا ؟ قَالُوا الْأُسْقُفُّ فِي الْكَنِيسَةِ فَجِئْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنِّي قَدْ رَغِبْتُ فِي هَذَا الدِّينِ فَأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ مَعَكَ أَخْدُمُكَ فِي كَنِيسَتِكَ وَأَتَعَلَّمُ مِنْكَ وَأُصَلِّي مَعَكَ قَالَ فَادْخُلْ فَدَخَلْتُ مَعَهُ وَكَانَ رَجُلَ سُوءٍ يَأْمُرُ بِالصَّدَقَةِ وَيُرَغِّبُهُمْ فَإِذَا جَمَعُوا إِلَيْهِ شَيْئًا مِنْهَا اكْتَنَزَهُ لِنَفْسِهِ فَلَمْ يُعْطِ إِنْسَانًا مِنْهَا شَيْئًا حَتَّى جَمَعَ قِلَالًا مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَوَرِقٍ وَأَبْغَضْتُهُ بُغْضًا شَدِيدًا لِمَا رَأَيْتُهُ يَصْنَعُ ثُمَّ مَاتَ فَاجْتَمَعَتْ إِلَيْهِ النَّصَارَى لِيَدْفِنُوهُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ إِنَّ هَذَا كَانَ رَجُلَ سُوءٍ يَأْمُرُكُمْ بِالصَّدَقَةِ وَيُرَغِّبُكُمْ فِيهَا فَإِذَا جِئْتُمُوهُ بِهَا اكْتَنَزَهَا لِنَفْسِهِ فَلَمْ يُعْطِ إِنْسَانًا أَوْ لَمْ يُعْطِ الْمَسَاكِينَ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا قَالُوا وَمَا عِلْمُكَ بِذَاكَ ؟ قُلْتُ لَهُمْ فَأَنَا أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى كَنْزِهِ قَالُوا فَدُلَّنَا عَلَيْهِ فَدَلَلْتُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ فَاسْتَخْرَجُوا ذَهَبًا وَوَرِقًا فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوا وَاللَّهِ لَا تَدْفِنُوهُ أَبَدًا فَصَلَبُوهُ ثُمَّ رَجَمُوهُ بِالْحِجَارَةِ وَكَانَ ثَمَّ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ فَجَعَلُوهُ مَكَانَهُ قَالَ يَقُولُ سَلْمَانُ فَمَا رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا لَا يُصَلِّي الْخَمْسَ أَفْضَلَ مِنْهُ أَزْهَدَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَلَا أَرْغَبَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ وَلَا أَدْأَبَ لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا مِنْهُ فَأَحْبَبْتُهُ حُبًّا لَمْ أُحِبَّهُ شَيْئًا قَطُّ فَمَا زِلْتُ مَعَهُ زَمَانًا ثُمَّ حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا فُلَانُ إِنِّي قَدْ كُنْتُ مَعَكَ فَأَحْبَبْتُكَ حُبًّا لَمْ أُحِبَّهُ شَيْئًا قَبْلَكَ وَقَدْ حَضَرَكَ مَا تَرَى مِنْ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ فَإِلَى مَنْ تُوصِي بِي وَمَا تَأْمُرُنِي ؟ قَالَ أَيْ بُنَيَّ وَاللَّهِ مَا أَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا عَلَى مَا كُنْتُ عَلَيْهِ لَقَدْ هَلَكَ النَّاسُ وَبَدَّلُوا وَتَرَكُوا كَثِيرًا مِمَّا كَانُوا عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ بِالْمَوْصِلِ وَهُوَ فُلَانٌ وَهُوَ عَلَى مَا كُنْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَالْحَقْ بِهِ فَلَمَّا مَاتَ وَغُيِّبَ لَحِقْتُ بِصَاحِبِ الْمَوْصِلِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا فُلَانُ إِنَّ فُلَانًا أَوْصَانِي عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ أَنْ أَلْحَقَ بِكَ وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّكَ عَلَى أَمْرِهِ فَقَالَ فَأَقِمْ عِنْدِي فَأَقَمْتُ عِنْدَهُ فَوَجَدْتُهُ خَيْرَ رَجُلٍ عَلَى أَمْرِ صَاحِبِهِ فَلَمْ أَلْبَثْ أَنْ مَاتَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ قُلْتُ لَهُ يَا فُلَانُ إِنَّ فُلَانًا أَوْصَانِي إِلَيْكَ وَأَمَرَنِي فَأَلْحَقُ بِكَ وَقَدْ حَضَرَ مِنْ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ مَا تَرَى فَإِلَى مَنْ تُوصِي بِي ؟ وَمَا تَأْمُرُنِي ؟ قَالَ أَيْ بُنَيَّ وَاللَّهِ مَا أَعْلَمُ رَجُلًا عَلَى مِثْلِ مَا كُنَّا عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ بِنَصِيبِينَ وَهُوَ فُلَانٌ فَالْحَقْ بِهِ فَلَمَّا مَاتَ وَغُيِّبَ لَحِقْتُ بِصَاحِبِ نَصِيبِينَ فَجِئْتُهُ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِمَا أَمَرَنِي بِهِ صَاحِبُهُ فَقَالَ أَقِمْ عِنْدِي فَأَقَمْتُ عِنْدَهُ فَوَجَدْتُهُ عَلَى أَمْرِ صَاحِبَيْهِ فَأَقَمْتُ مَعَ خَيْرِ رَجُلٍ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا لَبِثَ أَنْ نَزَلَ بِهِ الْمَوْتُ فَلَمَّا حُضِرَ قُلْتُ لَهُ يَا فُلَانُ إِنَّ فُلَانًا أَوْصَى بِي إِلَى فُلَانٍ وَأَوْصَى بِي فُلَانٌ إِلَيْكَ فَإِلَى مَنْ تُوصِي بِي وَمَا تَأْمُرُنِي ؟ قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ مَا أَعْلَمُ بَقِيَ أَحَدٌ عَلَى مَا آمُرُكَ أَنْ تَأْتِيَهُ إِلَّا رَجُلًا بِعَمُّورِيَّةَ مِنْ أَرْضِ الرُّومِ عَلَى مِثْلِ مَا نَحْنُ عَلَيْهِ فَإِنَّهُ عَلَى أَمْرِنَا فَلَمَّا مَاتَ وَغُيِّبَ لَحِقْتُ بِصَاحِبِ عَمُّورِيَّةَ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ خَبَرِي فَقَالَ أَقِمْ عِنْدِي فَأَقَمْتُ عِنْدَ خَيْرِ رَجُلٍ عَلَى هَدْيِ أَصْحَابِهِ وَأَمْرِهِمْ وَاكْتَسَبْتُ حَتَّى كَانَتْ لِي بُقَيْرَاتٌ وَغُنَيْمَةٌ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ بِهِ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ فَلَمَّا حُضِرَ قُلْتُ لَهُ يَا فُلَانُ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مَعَ فُلَانٍ فَأَوْصَى بِي إِلَى فُلَانٍ ثُمَّ أَوْصَى فُلَانٌ إِلَى فُلَانٍ ثُمَّ أَوْصَانِي فُلَانٌ إِلَى فُلَانٍ ثُمَّ أَوْصَى بِي فُلَانٌ إِلَيْكَ فَإِلَى مَنْ تُوصِي بِي وَمَا تَأْمُرُنِي ؟ قَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا أَعْلَمُ أَصْلِحَ لَكَ عَلَى مَا كُنَّا عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ آمُرُكَ أَنْ تَأْتِيَهَ وَلَكِنْ قَدْ أَظَلَّكَ زَمَانُ نَبِيٍّ هُوَ مَبْعُوثٌ بِدِينِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ﷺ يَخْرُجُ بِأَرْضِ الْعَرَبِ مُهَاجِرًا إِلَى أَرْضٍ بَيْنَ حَرَّتَيْنِ بِهِ عَلَامَاتٌ لَا تَخْفَى يَأْكُلُ الْهَدِيَّةَ وَلَا يَأْكُلُ الصَّدَقَةَ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ ﷺ خَاتَمُ النُّبُوَّةِ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ تَلْحَقَ بِتِلْكَ الْبِلَادِ فَافْعَلْ ثُمَّ مَاتَ وَغُيِّبَ فَمَكَثْتُ بِعَمُّورِيَّةَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ أَمْكُثَ ثُمَّ مَرَّ بِي نَفَرٌ مِنْ كَلْبٍ تُجَّارٌ فَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ تَحْمِلُونِي إِلَى أَرْضِ الْعَرَبِ وَأُعْطِيكُمْ بَقَرَاتِي هَذِهِ وَغُنَيْمَتِي ؟ هَذِهِ قَالُوا نَعَمْ فَأَعْطَيْتُهُمْ وَحَمَلُونِي مَعَهُمْ حَتَّى إِذَا قَدِمُوا بِي وَادِي الْقُرَى ظَلَمُونِي فَبَاعُونِي مِنْ رَجُلٍ يَهُودِيٍّ كُنْتُ عِنْدَهُ فَرَأَيْتُ النَّخْلَ فَرَجَوْتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْبَلَدَ الَّذِي وَصَفَ لِي صَاحِبِي وَلَمْ يَحِقَّ فِي نَفْسِي فَبَيْنَا أَنَا عِنْدَهُ قَدِمَ عَلَيْهِ ابْنُ عَمٍّ لَهُ مِنْ بَنِي قُرَيْظَةَ فَابْتَاعَنِي مِنْهُ فَحَمَلَنِي إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا هُوَ إِلَّا رَأَيْتُهَا عَرَفْتُهَا بِصِفَةِ صَاحِبِي لِي فَأَقَمْتُ بِهَا فَبَعَثَ اللَّهُ رَسُولَهُ ﷺ وَأَقَامَ بِمَكَّةَ مَا أَقَامَ مَا أَسْمَعُ لَهُ بِذِكْرٍ مَعَ مَا أَنَا فِيهُ مِنْ شُغْلِ الرِّقِّ ثُمَّ هَاجَرَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَوَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَفِي رَأْسِ عِذْقٍ لِسَيِّدِي أَعْمَلُ لَهُ فِيهِ بَعْضَ الْعَمَلِ وَسَيِّدِي جَالِسٌ تَحْتِي إِذْ أَقْبَلَ ابْنُ عَمٍّ لَهُ حَتَّى وَقَفَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ قَاتَلَ اللَّهُ بَنِي قَيْلَةَ وَاللَّهِ إِنَّهُمُ الْآنَ لَمُجْتَمِعُونَ عِنْدَ رَجُلٍ قَدِمَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ مَكَّةَ الْيَوْمَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُ نَبِيُّ فَلَمَّا سَمِعْتُهَا أَخَذَنِي يَعْنِي الْفَرَحُ حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُ أَنِّي سَأَسْقُطُ عَلَى سَيِّدِي وَنَزَلَتْ عَنِ النَّخْلَةِ وَجَعَلْتُ أَقُولُ لِابْنِ عَمِّهِ ذَلِكَ مَاذَا تَقُولُ ؟ مَاذَا تَقُولُ ؟ فَغَضِبَ سَيِّدِي فَلَكَمَنِي لَكْمَةً شَدِيدَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي مَا لَكَ وَلِهَذَا ؟ أَقْبِلْ عَلَى عَمَلِكَ قُلْتُ لَا شَيْءَ إِنَّمَا أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَسْتَفْتِيَهُ عَمَّا قَالَ وَقَدْ كَانَ عِنْدِي شَيْءٌ قَدْ جَمَعْتُهُ فَلَمَّا أَمْسَيْتُ أَخَذْتُهُ ثُمَّ ذَهَبْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ بِقُبَاءَ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّهُ قَدْ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّكَ رَجُلٌ صَالِحٌ وَمَعَكَ أَصْحَابٌ لَكَ غُرَبَاءُ ذَوُو حَاجَةٍ وَهَذَا شَيْءٌ كَانَ عِنْدِي صَدَقَةً فَرَأَيْتُكُمْ أَحَقَّ بِهِ مِنْ غَيْرِكِمْ قَالَ وَقَرَّبْتُهُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِأَصْحَابِهِ كُلُوا وَأَمْسَكَ هُوَ فَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ مِنْهُ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي هَذِهِ وَاحِدَةٌ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفْتُ عَنْهُ فَجَمَعْتُ شَيْئًا فَتَحَوَّلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ ثُمَّ جِئْتُ بِهِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُكَ لَا تَأْكُلُ الصَّدَقَةَ وَهَذِهِ هَدْيَةٌ أَكْرَمْتُكَ بِهَا فَأَكَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْهَا وَأَمَرَ أَصْحَابَهُ فَأَكَلُوا وَقَالَ قُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي هَاتَانِ ثِنْتَانِ ثُمَّ جِئْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ بِبَقِيعِ الْغَرْقَدِ قَدِ اتَّبَعَ جَنَازَةَ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ اسْتَدْبَرْتُ أَنْظُرُ إِلَى ظَهْرِهِ هَلْ أَرَى الْخَاتَمَ الَّذِي وَصَفَ لِي صَاحِبِي فَلَمَّا رَآنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ اسْتَدْبَرَتْهُ عَرَفَ أَنِّي أسْتَثْبِتُ فِي شَيْءٍ وُصِفَ لِي فَأَلْقَى رِدَاءَهُ عَنْ ظَهْرِهِ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَى الْخَاتَمِ فَعَرَفْتُهُ فَأَكْبَبْتُ عَلَيْهِ أُقَبِّلُهُ وَأَبْكِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَحَوَّلْ فَتَحَوَّلْتُ فَجَلَسْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَصَصْتُ عَلَيْهِ حَدِيثِي كَمَا حَدَّثْتُكَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَأَعْجَبَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَسْمَعَ ذَلِكَ أَصْحَابُهُ ثُمَّ شَغَلَ سَلْمَانَ الرِّقُّ حَتَّى فَاتَهُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَدْرٌ وَأُحُدٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَاتِبْ يَا سَلْمَانُ فَكَاتَبْتُ صَاحِبِي عَلَى ثَلَاثِ مِائَةِ نَخْلَةٍ أُحْيِيهَا لَهُ وَبِأَرْبَعِينَ أُوقِيَّةٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِأَصْحَابِهِ أَعِينُوا أَخَاكُمْ فَأَعَانُونِي فِي النَّخْلِ الرَّجُلُ بِثَلَاثِينَ وَالرَّجُلُ بِعِشْرِينَ وَالرَّجُلُ بِخَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ وَالرَّجُلُ بِعَشْرٍ وَالرَّجُلُ بِقَدْرِ مَا عِنْدَهُ حَتَّى اجْتَمَعَتْ لِي ثَلَاثُ مِائَةٍ فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ اذْهَبْ يَا سَلْمَانُ فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَآذِنِّي أَكُونُ مَعَكَ أَنَا أَضَعُهَا بِيَدِي فَفَقَّرْتُ لَهَا وَأَعَانَنِي أَصْحَابِي حَتَّى إِذَا فَرَغْتُ جِئْتُهُ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَعِي إِلَيْهَا فَجَعَلْنَا نُقَرِّبُ لَهُ الْوَدِّيَّ وَيَضَعُهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِيَدِهِ حَتَّى فَرَغْنَا فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسُ سَلْمَانَ بِيَدِهِ مَا مَاتَ مِنْهَا نَخْلَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَأَدَّيْتُ النَّخْلَ وَبَقِيَ عَلَيَّ الْمَالُ فَأُتِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِمِثْلِ بَيْضَةِ الدَّجَاجَةِ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مِنْ بَعْضِ الْمَعَادِنِ قَالَ مَا فَعَلَ الْفَارِسِيُّ الْمُكَاتَبُ فَدُعِيتُ لَهُ فَقَالَ خُذْ هَذِهِ فَأَدِّ بِهَا مَا عَلَيْكَ يَا سَلْمَانُ فَقُلْتُ وَأَيْنَ تَقَعُ هَذِهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مِمَّا عَلَيَّ ؟ قَالَ خُذْهَا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ سَيُؤَدِّي بِهَا عَنْكَ فَوَزَنْتُ لَهُ مِنْهَا فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسُ سَلْمَانَ بِيَدِهِ أَرْبَعِينَ أُوقِيَّةً فَأَوْفَيْتُهُمْ حَقَّهُمْ وَعُتِقَ سَلْمَانُ وَشَهِدْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْخَنْدَقَ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَفُتْنِي مَعَهُ مَشْهَدٌ

قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ صَلَّى مِنْكُمْ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَلْيَجْهَرْ بِقِرَاءَتِهِ ؛ فَإِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تُصَلِّي بِصَلَاتِهِ وَتَسْمَعُ لِقِرَاءَتِهِ وَإِنَّ مُؤْمِنِي الْجِنِّ الَّذِينَ يَكُونُونَ فِي الْهَوَاءِ وَجِيرَانَهُ مَعَهُ فِي مَسْكَنِهِ يُصَلُّونَ بِصَلَاتِهِ وَيَسْتَمِعُونَ قِرَاءَتَهُ وَإِنَّهُ لَيَطْرُدُ بِجِهْرِ قِرَاءَتِهِ عَنْ دَارِهِ وَعَنِ الدُّورِ الَّتِي حَوْلَهُ فُسَّاقَ الْجِنِّ وَمَرَدَةَ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَإِنَّ الْبَيْتَ الَّذِي يُقْرَأُ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَيْهِ خَيْمَةٌ مِنْ نُورٍ يَقْتَدِي بِهَا أَهْلُ السَّمَاءِ كَمَا يَقْتَدُونَ بِالْكَوْكَبِ الدُّرِّيِّ فِي لُجَجِ الْبِحَارِ وَفِي الْأَرْضِ الْقَفْرِ فَإِذَا مَاتَ صَاحِبُ الْقُرْآنِ رُفِعَتْ تِلْكَ الْخَيْمَةُ فَيَنْظُرُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَلَا يَرَوْنَ ذَلِكَ النُّورَ فَتَنْعَاهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ مِنْ سَمَاءٍ إِلَى سَمَاءٍ فَتُصَلِّي الْمَلَائِكَةُ عَلَى رُوحِهِ فِي الْأَرْوَاحِ ثُمَّ تَسْتَقْبِلُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ الْحَافِظَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ كَانَا مَعَهُ ثُمَّ تَسْتَغْفِرُ لَهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ إِلَى يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُ وَمَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ تَعَلَّمَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى سَاعَةً مِنَ اللَّيْلِ إِلَّا أَوْصَتْ بِهِ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةُ الْمَاضِيَةُ اللَّيْلَةَ الْمُسْتَقْبَلَةَ أَنْ تُنَبِّهَهُ لِسَاعَتِهِ وَأَنْ تَكُونَ عَلَيْهِ خَفِيفَةً وَإِذَا مَاتَ وَكَانَ أَهْلُهُ فِي جِهَازِهِ يَجِيءُ الْقُرْآنُ فِي صُورَةٍ حَسَنَةٍ جَمِيلَةٍ وَاقِفًا عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ حَتَّى يُدْرَجَ فِي أَكْفَانِهِ فَيَكُونَ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَى صَدْرِهِ دُونَ الْكَفَنِ فَإِذَا وُضِعَ فِي قَبْرِهِ وَسُوِّيَ عَلَيْهِ وَتَفَرَّقَ عَنْهُ أَصْحَابُهُ أَتَاهُ مُنْكَرٌ وَنَكِيرٌ فَيُجْلِسَانِهِ فِي قَبْرِهِ يَجِيءُ الْقُرْآنُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهُمَا فَيَقُولَانِ لَهُ إِلَيْكَ حَتَّى نَسْأَلَهُ فَيَقُولُ لَا وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ إِنَّهُ لَصَاحِبِي وَخَلِيلِي وَلَسْتُ أَخْذُلُهُ عَلَى حَالٍ فَإِنْ كُنْتُمَا أُمِرْتُمَا بِشَيْءٍ فَامْضِيَا لِمَا أُمِرْتُمَا وَدَعَانِي مَكَانِي فَإِنِّي لَسْتُ أُفَارِقُهُ حَتَّى أُدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ يَنْظُرُ الْقُرْآنُ إِلَى صَاحِبِهِ فَيَقُولُ لَهُ اسْكُنْ فَإِنَّكَ سَتَجِدُنِي مِنَ الْجِيرَانِ جَارَ صَدْقٍ وَمِنَ الْأَخِلَّاءِ خَلِيلَ صَدْقٍ وَمِنَ الْأَصْحَابِ صَاحِبَ صَدْقٍ فَيَقُولُ لَهُ مَنْ أَنْتَ ؟ فَيَقُولُ أَنَا الْقُرْآنُ الَّذِي كُنْتَ تَجْهَرُ بِي وَتُخْفِينِي وَكُنْتَ تُحِبُّنِي فَأَنَا حَبِيبُكَ فَمَنْ أَحْبَبْتُهُ أَحَبَّهُ اللَّهُ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ بَعْدَ مَسْأَلَةِ مُنْكَرٍ وَنَكِيرٍ مِنْ غَمٍّ وَلَا هَمٍّ وَلَا حَزَنٍ فَيَسْأَلَهُ مُنْكَرٌ وَنَكِيرٌ وَيَصْعَدَانِ وَيَبْقَى هُوَ وَالْقُرْآنُ فَيَقُولُ لَأُفْرِشَنَّكَ فِرَاشًا لَيِّنًا وَلَأُدَثِّرَنَّكَ دِثَارًا حَسَنًا جَمِيلًا جَزَاءً لَكَ بِمَا أَسْهَرْتَ لَيْلَكَ وَأَنْصَبْتَ نَهَارَكَ قَالَ فَيَصْعَدُ الْقُرْآنُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ أَسْرَعَ مِنَ الطَّرْفِ فَيَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَيُعْطِيهِ اللَّهُ ذَلِكَ فَيَنْزِلُ بِهِ أَلْفُ أَلْفٍ مِنْ مُقَرَّبِي السَّمَاءِ السَّادِسَةِ فَيَجِيئُهُ الْقُرْآنُ وَيَقُولُ هَلِ اسْتَوْحَشْتَ ؟ مَا زِلْتُ مُذْ فَارَقْتُكَ أَنْ كَلَّمْتُ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى حَتَّى أَخْرَجْتُ لَكَ مِنْهُ فِرَاشًا وَدِثَارًا وَمِصْبَاحًا وَقَدْ جِئْتُكَ بِهِ فَقُمْ حَتَّى تُفْرِشَكَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ قَالَ فَتُنْهِضُهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ إِنْهَاضًا لَطِيفًا ثُمَّ يُفْسَحُ لَهُ فِي قَبْرِهِ مَسِيرَةَ أَرْبَعِ مِائَةِ عَامٍ ثُمَّ يُوضَعُ لَهُ فِرَاشٌ بِطَانَتُهُ مِنْ حَرِيرٍ أَخْضَرَ حَشْوُهُ الْمِسْكُ الْأَذْخَرُ وَيُوضَعُ لَهُ مُرَافَقٌ عِنْدَ رِجْلَيْهِ وَرَأْسِهِ مِنَ السُّنْدُسِ وَالْإِسْتَبْرَقِ وُيُسْرَجُ لَهُ سِرَاجَانِ مِنْ نُورِ الْجَنَّةِ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ يُزْهِرَانِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ثُمَّ تُضْجِعُهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ عَلَى شِقِّهِ الْأَيْمَنِ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ ثُمَّ يُؤْتَى بِيَاسَمِينَ مِنْ يَاسَمِينِ الْجَنَّةِ وَيُصْعَدُ عَنْهُ وَيَبْقَى هُوَ وَالْقُرْآنُ فَيَأْخُذُ الْقُرْآنُ الْيَاسَمِينَ فَيَضَعُهُ عَلَى أَنْفِهِ غَضًّا فَيَسْتَنْشِقُهُ حَتَّى يُبْعَثَ وَيَرْجِعُ الْقُرْآنُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَيُخْبِرُهُ بِخَبَرِهِمْ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ وَيَتَعَاهَدُهُ كَمَا يَتَعَاهَدُ الْوَالِدُ الشَّفِيقُ وَلَدَهُ بِالْخَبَرِ فَإِنْ تَعَلَّمَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ وَلَدِهِ الْقُرْآنَ بَشَّرَهُ بِذَلِكَ وَإِنْ كَانَ عَقِبُهُ عَقِبَ السُّوءِ دَعَا لَهُمْ بِالصَّلَاحِ وَالْإِقْبَالِ أَوْ كَمَا ذُكِرَ وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ لَا نَعْلَمُهُ يُرْوَى عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِهَذَا اللَّفْظِ إِلَّا مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ وَلَمْ يَسْمَعْ خَالِدُ بْنُ مَعْدَانَ مِنْ مُعَاذٍ وَإِنَّمَا ذَكَرْنَاهُ لَأَنَّا لَمْ نَحْفَظْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِلَّا مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ فَلِذَلِكَ ذَكَرْنَاهُ وَإِنَّمَا يَجِيءُ ثَوَابُ الْقُرْآنِ وَالدَّلِيلُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ يُرْوَى عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّ اللُّقْمَةَ أَوِ الْكِسْرَةَ تَجِيءُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مِثْلَ أُحُدٍ وَإِنَّمَا يَجِيءُ ثَوَابُهَا فَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْ ذَلِكَ يُرْوَى عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مِمَّا يَكُونُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ الثَّوَابُ

أَنَّهُ قَدِمَ مَعَ مُعَاذٍ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ فَمَكَثَ مَعَهُ فِي دَارِهِ وَفِي مَنْزِلِهِ فَأَصَابَهُمُ الطَّاعُونُ فَطُعِنَ مُعَاذٌ وَأَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ وَشُرَحْبِيلُ بْنُ حَسَنَةَ وَأَبُو مَالِكٍ جَمِيعًا فِي يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ وَكَانَ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْعَاصِ حِينَ حَسَّ بِالطَّاعُونِ فَرَّ وَفَرِقَ فَرَقًا شَدِيدًا وَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ تَفَرَّقُوا فِي هَذِهِ الشِّعَابِ فَقَدْ نَزَلَ بِكُمْ أَمْرٌ مِنْ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ لَا أَرَاهُ إِلَّا رِجْزًا وَطَاعُونًا فَقَالَ لَهُ شُرَحْبِيلُ بْنُ حَسَنَةَ كَذَبْتَ قَدْ صَحِبْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَنْتَ أَضَلُّ مِنْ حِمَارِ أَهْلِكِ فَقَالَ عَمْرٌو صَدَقْتَ فَقَالَ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ لِعَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ كَذَبْتَ لَيْسَ بِالطَّاعُونِ وَلَا الرِّجْزِ وَلَكِنَّهَا رَحْمَةُ رَبِّكُمْ وَدَعْوَةُ نَبِيِّكُمْ وَقَبْضُ الصَّالِحِينَ اللَّهُمَّ فَأْتِ آلَ مُعَاذٍ النَّصِيبَ الْأَوْفَرَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الرَّحْمَةِ قَالَ فَمَا أَمْسَى حَتَّى طُعِنَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ ابْنُهُ وَأَحَبُّ الْخَلْقِ إِلَيْهِ الَّذِي كَانَ يُكَنَّى بِهِ فَرَجَعَ مُعَاذٌ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ فَوَجَدَهُ مَكْرُوبًا فَقَالَ يَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ كَيْفَ أَنْتَ ؟ فَاسْتَجَابَ لَهُ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَةِ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَبِّكِ فَلَا تَكُنْ مِنَ الْمُمْتَرِينَ فَقَالَ مُعَاذٌ وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ سَتَجِدُنِي مِنَ الصَّابِرِينَ فَمَاتَ مِنْ لَيْلَتِهِ وَدَفَنَهُ مِنَ الْغَدِ فَجَعَلَ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ يُرْسِلُ الْحَارِثَ بْنَ عَمِيرَةَ إِلَى أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ الْجَرَّاحِ يَسْأَلُهُ كَيْفَ هُوَ ؟ فَأَرَاهُ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ طَعْنَهُ بِكَفِّهِ ؛ فَبَكَى الْحَارِثُ بْنُ عَمِيرَةَ وَفَرِقَ مِنْهَا حِينَ رَآهَا ؛ فَأَقْسَمَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بِاللَّهِ مَا يُحِبُّ أَنَّ لَهُ مَكَانَهَا حُمْرَ النَّعَمِ قَالَ فَرَجَعَ الْحَارِثُ إِلَى مُعَاذٍ فَوَجَدَهُ مَغْشِيًّا عَلَيْهِ فَبَكَى الْحَارِثُ وَاسْتَبْكَى ثُمَّ إِنَّ مُعَاذًا أَفَاقَ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ الْحُمَيْرِيَّةِ لِمَ تَبْكِ عَلَيَّ ؟ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْكَ فَقَالَ الْحَارِثُ وَاللَّهِ مَا عَلَيْكَ أَبْكِي فَقَالَ مُعَاذٌ فَعَلَامَ تَبْكِي ؟ قَالَ أَبْكِي عَلَى مَا فَاتَنِي مِنْكَ الْعَصْرَيْنِ الْغُدُوِّ وَالرَّوَاحِ قَالَ مُعَاذٌ أَجْلِسْنِي فَأَجْلَسَهُ فِي حِجْرِهِ فَقَالَ اسْمَعْ مِنِّي فَإِنِّي أُوصِيكَ بِوَصِيَّةٍ إِنَّ الَّذِي تَبْكِي عَلَيَّ مِنْ غُدُوِّكَ وَرَوَاحِكَ فَإِنَّ الْعِلْمَ مَكَانَهُ بَيْنَ لَوْحَيِ الْمُصْحَفِ فَإِنْ أَعْيَا عَلَيْكَ تَفْسِيرُهُ فَاطْلُبْهُ بَعْدِي عَنْ ثَلَاثٍ عُوَيْمِرٍ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ أَوْ عِنْدَ سَلْمَانَ الْفَارِسِيِّ أَوْ عِنْدَ ابْنِ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ وَأُحَذِّرُكُ زَلَّةَ الْعَالِمِ وَجِدَالَ الْمُنَافِقِ ثُمَّ إِنَّ مُعَاذًا اشْتَدَّ بِهِ النَّزْعُ نَزْعُ الْمَوْتِ فَنَزَعَ نَزْعًا لَمْ يَنْزِعْهُ أَحَدٌ فَكَانَ كُلَّمَا أَفَاقَ مِنْ غَمْرَةٍ فَتَحَ طَرْفَهُ فَقَالَ اخْنُقْنِي خَنْقَكَ فَوَعِزَّتِكَ إِنَّكَ لَتَعْلَمُ أَنِّي أُحِبُّكُ قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَضَى نَحْبَهُ انْطَلَقَ الْحَارِثُ حَتَّى أَتَى أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ بِحِمْصَ فَمَكَثَ عِنْدَهُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَمْكُثَ ثُمَّ قَالَ الْحَارِثُ إِنَّ أَخِي مُعَاذًا أَوْصَانِي بِكَ وَبِسَلْمَانَ الْفَارِسِيِّ وَبِابْنِ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ وَلَا أَرَانِي إِلَّا مُنْطَلِقًا إِلَى الْعِرَاقِ فَقَدِمَ الْكُوفَةَ فَجَعَلَ يَحْضُرُ مَجْلِسَ ابْنِ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ بُكْرَةً وَعَشِيَّةً فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ كَذَلِكَ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ قَالَ ابْنُ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ فَمَنْ أَنْتَ ؟ قُلْتُ امْرُؤٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ قَالَ ابْنُ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ نِعْمَ الْحَيُّ أَهْلُ الشَّامِ لَوْلَا وَاحِدَةٌ قَالَ الْحَارِثٌ وَمَا تِلْكَ الْوَاحِدَةُ ؟ قَالَ لَوْلَا أَنَّهُمْ يَشْهَدُونَ عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ أَنَّهُمْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ قَالَ فَاسْتَرْجَعَ الْحَارِثُ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا وَقَالَ صَدَقَ مُعَاذٌ عِنْدَمَا قَالَ لِي فَقَالَ ابْنُ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ وَمَا قَالَ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي ؟ قَالَ حَذَّرَنِي زَلَّةَ الْعَالِمِ وَاللَّهِ مَا أَنْتَ يَا ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ إِلَّا أَحَدَ رَجُلَيْنِ إِمَّا رَجُلٌ أَصْبَحَ عَلَى يَقِينٍ وَيَشْهَدُ أَنَّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فَأَنْتَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ أَوْ رَجُلٌ مُرْتَابٌ لَا تَدْرِي أَيْنَ مَنْزِلَتُكَ قَالَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ صَدَقَ أَخِي إِنَّهَا زَلَّةٌ فَلَا تُؤَاخِذْنِي بِهَا فَأَخَذَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ بِيَدِ الْحَارِثِ فَانْطَلَقَ بِهِ إِلَى رَحْلِهِ فَمَكَثَ عِنْدَهُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ الْحَارِثُ لَا بُدَّ لِي أَنْ أُطَالِعَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ سَلْمَانَ الْفَارِسِيَّ بِالْمَدَائِنِ فَانْطَلَقَ الْحَارِثُ حَتَّى قَدِمَ عَلَى سَلْمَانَ بِالْمَدَائِنِ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ مَكَانَكَ حَتَّى أَخْرُجَ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ الْحَارِثُ وَاللَّهِ مَا أَرَاكَ تَعْرِفُنِي يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ بَلَى عَرَفَتْ رُوحِي رُوحَكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَعْرِفَكَ إِنَّ الْأَرْوَاحَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ جُنُودٌ مُجَنَّدَةٌ فَمَا تَعَارَفَ مِنْهَا ائْتَلَفَ وَمَا تَنَاكَرَ مِنْهَا فِي غَيْرِ اللَّهِ اخْتَلَفَ فَمَكَثَ عِنْدَهُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَمْكُثَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى الشَّامِ فَأُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَتَعَارَفُونَ فِي اللَّهِ وَيَتَزَاوَرُونَ فِي اللَّهَ

قَالَ خَرَجْنَا مَعَ قَوْمِنَا غِفَارٍ وَكَانُوا يُحِلُّونَ الشَّهْرَ الْحَرَامَ فَخَرَجْتُ أَنَا وَأَخِي أُنَيْسٌ وَأُمُّنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا خَالًا لَنَا ذَا مَالٍ وَهَيْئَةٍ فَأَحْسَنَ إِلَيْنَا خَالُنَا فَحَسَدَنَا قَوْمُهُ وَقَالُوا إِنَّ أُنَيْسًا إِذَا خَرَجْتَ خَالَفَكَ إِلَى أَهْلِكَ فَجَاءَ خَالُنَا فَنَثَا عَلَيْنَا الَّذِي قِيلَ لَهُ فَقُلْنَا لَهُ أَمَا أَنْتَ فَقَدْ كَدَّرْتَ مَعْرُوفَكَ فِيمَا مَضَى وَلَا اجْتِمَاعَ لَنَا فِيمَا بَعْدُ فَقَدَّمَتْنَا صِرْمَتَنَا وَتَغَطَّى خَالُنَا بِرِدَائِهِ يَبْكِي فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا بِوَادٍ بِحَضْرَةِ مَكَّةَ نَافَرَ أُنَيْسٌ عَنْ صِرْمَتِنَا فَأَتَى كَاهِنًا فَأَتَانَا بِصِرْمَتِنَا وَمِثْلِهَا مَعَهَا وَقَدْ صَلَّيْتُ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي قَبْلَ أَنْ أَلْقَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثَلَاثَ سِنِينَ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِمَنْ ؟ قَالَ للَّهِ قُلْتُ أَيْنَ كُنْتَ تَوَجَّهُ ؟ قَالَ حَيْثُ وَجَّهَنِي اللَّهُ أُصَلِّي عِشَاءً حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ مِنَ السَّحَرِ أَلَقَيْتُ نَفْسِي كَأَنِّي خِفَاءٌ حَتَّى تَعْلُوَنِي الشَّمْسُ فَقَالَ لِي أُنَيْسٌ إِنِّي مُنْطَلِقٌ مَكَّةَ فَاكْفِنِي حَتَّى آتِيَكَ فَانْطَلَقَ فَرَاثَ عَلَيَّ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقُلْتُ مَا حَبَسَكَ قَالَ لَقِيتُ بِمَكَّةَ رَجُلًا عَلَى دِينِكَ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَرْسَلَهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَمَا يَقُولُ فِيهِ النَّاسُ قَالَ يَقُولُونَ شَاعِرٌ كَاهِنٌ وَلَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ قَوْلَ الْكَهَنَةَ فَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِهِمْ وَلَقَدْ وَضَعْتُ قَوْلَهُ عَلَى أَقْرَاءِ الشِّعْرِ فَمَا يَلْتَئِمُ عَلَى لِسَانِ أَحَدٍ قَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي وَكَانَ أُنَيْسُ أَحَدَ الشُّعَرَاءِ قَالَ فَوَاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَصَادِقٌ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَاكْفِنِي حَتَّى أُطَالِعَ مَكَّةَ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَلَكِنْ كُنْ مِنْ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ عَلَى حَذَرٍ فَإِنَّهُمْ شَنِفُوا لَهُ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَتَصَفَّحْتُ رَجُلًا مِنْهُمْ فَقُلْتُ أَيْنَ الَّذِينَ يَدَعُونَهُ الصَّابِئَ قَالَ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيَّ فَقَالَ الصَّابِئُ الصَّابِئُ قَالَ فَأَمَالَ عَلَيَّ أَهْلُ الْوَادِي بِكُلِّ حَجَرٍ وَعَظْمٍ فَخَرَرْتُ مَغْشِيًّا عَلَيَّ فَارْتَفَعْتُ حِينَ ارْتَفَعْتُ وَكَأَنِّي نُصْبٌ فَأَتَيْتُ زَمْزَمَ فَغَسَلْتُ عَنِّي الدِّمَاءَ وَشَرِبْتُ مِنْ مَائِهَا وَمَكَثْتُ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي ثَلَاثِينَ يَوْمًا وَلَيْلَةً مَالِي طَعَامٌ وَلَا شَرَابٌ إِلَّا زَمْزَمَ وَلَقَدْ سَمِنْتُ حَتَّى تَكَسَّرَتْ عُكَنُ بَطْنِي وَمَا أَجِدُ عَلَى كَبِدِي سُخْفَةَ جُوعٍ قَالَ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فِي لَيْلَةٍ قَمْرَاءَ أَضْحِيَانَ إِذْ ضَرَبَ اللَّهُ عَلَى أَصْمِخَةِ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ فَمَا يَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا امْرَأَتَانِ تَدْعُوَانِ يَسَافًا وَنَائِلَةَ فَأَخْرَجْتُ رَأْسِي فَقُلْتُ زَوِّجُوا إِحْدَاهُمَا بِالْأُخْرَى فَوَاللَّهِ مَا تَنَاهُمَا ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ أَتَتَا عَلَيَّ وَهُمَا تُدْعَوَانِ يَسَافًا وَنَائِلَةَ فَقُلْتُ هُنَّ مِثْلُ الْخَشَبَةِ غَيْرَ أَنِّي لَا أُكَنَّى فَانْطَلَقَتَا تُوَلْوِلَانِ وَتَقُولَانِ لَوْ كَانَ هَا هُنَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَنْصَارِنَا فَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ لَقِيَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَهُمَا هَابِطَانِ مِنَ الْجَبَلِ فَقَالَتَا الصَّابِئُ بَيْنَ الْكَعْبَةِ وَأَسْتَارِهَا قَالَ مَا قَالَ لَكُمَا ؟ قَالَتَا قَالَ لَنَا كَلِمَةً تَمْلَأُ الْفَمَ قَالَ فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَبَدَأَ بِالْحَجَرِ فَاسْتَلَمَهُ ثُمَّ طَافَ بِالْبَيْتِ سَبْعًا فَانْتَهَيْتُ إِلَيْهِ وَقَدْ وَصَاحِبِهِ فَكُنْتُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ حَيَّاهُ بِتَحِيَّةِ الْإِسْلَامِ فَقَالَ وَعَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ مَنْ أَنْتَ ؟ قُلْتُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي غِفَارٍ قَالَ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى جَبْهَتِهِ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي كَرِهَ أَنِ انْتَمَيْتُ إِلَى غِفَارٍ فَذَهَبْتُ لِأَرْفَعَ يَدَهُ عَنْ جَبْهَتِهِ فَمَنَعَنِي صَاحِبُهُ وَكَانَ أَعْلَمَ بِهِ مِنِّي فَقَالَ مُنْذُ كَمْ أَنْتَ هَا هُنَا ؟ قُلْتُ مُنْذُ ثَلَاثِينَ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ قَالَ مَا قَالَ لَكُمَا ؟ قَالَتَا قَالَ لَنَا كَلِمَةً تَمْلَأُ الْفَمَ قَالَ فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَبَدَأَ بِالْحَجَرِ فَاسْتَلَمَهُ ثُمَّ طَافَ بِالْبَيْتِ سَبْعًا فَانْتَهَيْتُ إِلَيْهِ وَقَدْ وَصَاحِبِهِ فَكُنْتُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ حَيَّاهُ بِتَحِيَّةِ الْإِسْلَامِ فَقَالَ وَعَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ مَنْ أَنْتَ ؟ قُلْتُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي غِفَارٍ قَالَ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى جَبْهَتِهِ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي كَرِهَ أَنِ انْتَمَيْتُ إِلَى غِفَارٍ فَذَهَبْتُ لِأَرْفَعَ يَدَهُ عَنْ جَبْهَتِهِ فَمَنَعَنِي صَاحِبُهُ وَكَانَ أَعْلَمَ بِهِ مِنِّي فَقَالَ مُنْذُ كَمْ أَنْتَ هَا هُنَا ؟ قُلْتُ مُنْذُ ثَلَاثِينَ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ قَالَ مَا كَانَ طَعَامُكَ ؟ قُلْتُ مَا كَانَ لِي طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مَاءَ زَمْزَمَ وَلَقَدْ سَمِنْتُ حَتَّى تَكَسَّرَتْ عُكَنُ بَطْنِي وَمَا أَجِدُ عَلَى كَبِدِي سُخْفَةَ جُوعْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّهَا مُبَارَكَةٌ وَهِيَ طَعَامُ طُعْمٍ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَتْحِفْنِي بِطَعَامِهِ اللَّيْلَةَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَانْطَلَقَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا فَفَتَحَ لَنَا بَابًا فَقَبَضَ لَنَا مِنْ زَبِيبِ الطَّائِفِ أَحْسَبُهُ قَالَ قَبْضَةً فَذَاكَ أَوَّلُ طَعَامٍ أَكَلْتُهُ بِهَا قَالَ فَ غَبَرْتُ مَا غَبَرْتُ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَدْ وُجِّهْتُ إِلَى أَرْضٍ ذَاتِ نَخْلٍ لَا أَحْسَبُهَا إِلَّا يَثْرِبَ فَهَلْ أَنْتَ مُبَلِّغٌ عَنِّي قَوْمَكَ يَنْفَعُهُمُ اللَّهُ بِكَ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ أَخِي أُنَيْسًا فَقَالَ لِي مَا صَنَعْتَ قَالَ قَدِ أَسْلَمْتُ وَصَدَّقْتُ فَقَالَ لِي مَا بِي رَغْبَةٌ عَنْ دِينِكَ فَقَدْ أسْلَمْتُ وَصَدَّقْتُ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا أُمَّنَا فَعَرَضْنَا عَلَيْهَا الْإِسْلَامَ فَقَالَتْ مَا بِي رَغْبَةٌ عَنْ دِينِكُمَا فَقَدْ أسْلَمْتُ وَصَدَّقْتُ ثُمَّ احْتَمَلْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا قَوْمَنَا غِفَارًا فَعَرَضْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ الْإِسْلَامَ فَأَسْلَمَ نِصْفُهُمْ وَقَالَ النِّصْفُ الْبَاقُونَ إِذَا قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ أَسْلَمْنَا فَكَانَ يَؤُمُّهُمْ إِيمَاءً يَعْنِي ابْنَ رَحَضَةَ الْغِفَارِيَّ وَكَانَ سَيِّدَهُمْ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ أَسْلَمَ بَقِيَّتُهُمْ فَجَاءَ إِخْوَانُنَا مِنْ أَسْلَمَ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ نُسْلِمُ عَلَى الَّذِي أَسْلَمُوا عَلَيْهِ غِفَارٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ غِفَارٌ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهَا وَأَسْلَمُ سَالَمَهَا اللَّهُ وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مَنْصُورٍ قَالَ وَجَدْتُ فِي كِتَابِ أَبِي بِخَطِّهِ وَأَخْرَجَ إِلَيَّ كِتَابًا ذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ كِتَابُ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَثَّامِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ نَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ أَبِي النصر يَعْنِي حُمَيْدَ بْنَ هِلَالٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ بِنَحْو مِنْ حَدِيثِ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ فِي ذِكْرِ إِسْلَامِهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَذَكَرَ الْقِصَّةَ بِطُولِهَا وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ الْأَعْمَشِ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ لَمْ نَسْمَعْهُ إِلَّا مِنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ مُعَلَّى عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَثَّامٍ

قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِمَّا يَقُولُ لأَصْحَابِهِ هَلْ رَأَى أحد مِنْكُمْ مِنْ رُؤْيَا فَيَقُصُّ عَلَيْهِ مَنْ شَاءَ الله من يَقُصَّ قَالَ وَإِنَّهُ قَالَ لَنَا ذَاتَ غَدَاةٍ إ نه أَتَانِي آتِيَانِ وَإِنَّهُمَا ابْتَعَثَانِي وَإِنَّهُمَا قَالا لِي انْطَلِقْ وَإِنِّي انْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا وَقال الْمُعْتَمِرُ فِي حديثه أتاني الليلة فَقالاَ لِي انْطَلِقْ وَإِنِّي انْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا فَأَتَيَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُضْطَجِعٍ وَإِذَا آخَرُ قَائِمٌ عَلَيْهِ بِصَخْرَةٍ وَإِذَا هُوَ يَهْوِي بِالصَّخْرَةِ لِرَأْسِهِ فَيَثْلَغُ بِهَا رَأْسَهُ فَيَذْهَبُ الْحَجَرُ هَكَذَا فَيَتْبَعُ الْحَجَرَ فَيَأْخُذُهُ فَمَا يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى يَصِحَّ رَأْسُهُ كَمَا كَانَ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ عَلَيْهِ فَيَفْعَلُ بِهِ كَمَا فَعَلَ الْمَرَّةَ الأُولَى قَالَ قُلْتُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مَا هَذَا قَالَ قَالا لِي انْطَلِقْ انْطَلِقْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُسْتَلْقِيًا لِقَفَاهُ وَإِذَا آخَرُ قَائِمٌ عَلَيْهِ بِكَلُّوبٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَإِذْ هُوَ يَأْتِي أَحَدٌ شَقِيٌّ وَجْهُهُ فَيُشَرْشِرُ شَدَقَهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَمِنْخَرَهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَعَيْنَهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ ثُمَّ يَتَحَوَّلُ إِلَى الْجَانِبِ الآخَرِ فَيَفْعَلُ بِهِ كَمَا فَعَلَ بِالْجَانِبِ الأَوَّلِ فَمَا يَفْرَغُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْجَانِبِ حَتَّى يَصِحَّ الأَوَّلُ كَمَا كَانَ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ فَيَفْعَلُ بِهِ كَمَا فَعَلَ الْمَرَّةَ الأُولَى قَالَ قُلتُ ياسبحان الله ما هذا قالا انْطَلِقْ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى مِثْلِ بِنَاءِ التَّنُّورِ قَالَ عَوْفٌ وَأَحْسَبُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِيهِ لَغَطٌ وَأَصْوَاتُ رِجَالٍ وَنِسَاءٍ وَإِذَا هُمْ يَأْتِيهِمْ لهب أَسْفَلَ مِنْهُمْ فَإِذَا أَتَاهُمْ ذَلِكَ اللَّهَبُ ضَوْضَوْا قَالَ قُلتُ مَا هَؤُلاءِ قَالَ قَالا لِي انْطَلِقْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى نَهْرٍ حَسِبْتُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَحْمَرَ مِثْلِ الدَّمِ وَإِذَا فِي النَّهْرِ رَجُلٌ يَسْبَحُ وَإِذَا عَلَى شَطِّ النَّهْرِ رَجُلٌ قَدْ جَمَعَ عِنْدَهُ حِجَارَةً كَثِيرَةً وَإِذَا ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ السَّابِحُ يَسْبَحُ مَا يَسْبَحُ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي ذَلِكَ الَّذِي جَمَعَ الْحِجَارَةَ فَيَفْغَرُ فَاهُ فيلقمه حجرا قال فينطلق يسبح ما يسبح ثُمَّ يرجع إليه كما رجع إليه فيفغر له فَاهُ فَيُلْقِمُهُ حَجَرًا قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا هَذَا قَالا لِي انْطَلِقْ انْطَلِقْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ كَرِيهِ الْمَرْآةِ وَإِذَا هُوَ عِنْدَ نَارٍ لَهُ يَحُشُّهَا وَيَسْعَى حَوْلَهَا قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا مَا هَذَا قَالا لِي انْطَلِقْ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَوْضَةٍ مُعْشِبَةٍ فِيهَا مِنْ كُلِّ نُورِ الرَّبِيعِ وَإِذَا بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيِ الرَّوْضَةِ رَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ طَوِيلٌ وَإِذَا حَوْلَ الرَّجُلِ مِنْ أَكْثَرِ وِلْدَانٍ رَأَيْتُهُمْ قَطُّ وَأَحْسَبُهُ قَالَ قُلتُ لَهُمَا مَا هَذَا أَوْ مَا هَؤُلاءِ قَالَ فَقالاَ لِي انْطَلِقْ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا إِلَى دَرَجَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ لَمْ أَرَ دَرَجَةً قَطُّ أَعْظَمَ مِنْهَا ولاَ أَحْسَنَ قَالَ قَالا لِي ارْقَ فِيهَا قَالَ فَارْتَقَيْتُ فَأَتَيْنَا إِلَى مَدِينَةٍ مَبْنِيَّةٍ بِلَبِنٍ ذَهَبٍ وَلَبِنٍ فِضَّةٍ فَأَتَيْنَا بَابَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحْنَا فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَدَخَلْنَا فَتَلَقَّانَا فِيهَا رِجَالٌ شَطْرٌ مِنْ خَلْقِهِمْ كَأَحْسَنِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ وَشَطْرٌ مِنْ خَلْقِهِمْ كَأَقْبَحِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ قَالَ قَالا لَهُمْ اذهبوا فقعوا أو فقعوا في ذلك النهر فَإِذَا نَهْرٌ مَعْتَرِضٌ يَجْرِي كَأَنَّ مَاءَهُ الْمَحْضُ فِي الْبَيَاضِ فَذَهَبُوا فَوَقَعُوا فِيهِ ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا إِلَيْنَا وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ ذَلِكَ السُّوءُ عَنْهُمْ وَصَارُوا فِي أَحْسَنِ صُورَةٍ قَال فَقالاَ لِي هَذِهِ جَنَّةُ عَدْنٍ وَهَذَاكَ مَنْزِلُكَ قَالَ فَسَمَا بَصَرِي صُعُدًا فَإِذَا قَصْرٌ مِثْلُ الرَّبَابَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ قَالَ قَالا لِي هَذَا مَنْزِلُكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ بَارَكَ اللَّهُ فِيكُمَا ذَرَانِي فَأَدْخُلَهُ قَالَ قَالا لِي أَمَّا الآنَ فَلا وَأَنْتَ دَاخِلُهُ قَالَ قُلتُ فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ مُنْذُ اللَّيْلَةِ عَجَبًا فَمَا هَذَا الَّذِي رَأَيْتُ قَالا لِي أَمَا إِنَّا سَنُخْبِرُكَ أما الرجل الأول الذي أتيت عليه يثلغ رَأْسَهُ بِالْحَجَرِ فَإِنَّهُ رَجَلٌ يَأْخُذُ الْقُرْآنَ فَيَرْفُضُهُ وينام عن الصلاة المكتوبة وأما الرجل الذي أتيت عليه يشر شر شَدْقَهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَعَيْنَهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَمِنْخَرُهُ إلى قفاه فالرجل الذي يغدوا مِنْ بَيْتِهِ فَيَكْذِبُ الْكِذْبَةَ تَبْلُغُ الآفَاقَ وَأَمَّا الرجال والنساء العراة الذي فِي مِثْلِ بِنَاءِ التَّنُّورِ فَإِنَّهُمُ الزُّنَاةُ وَالزَّوَانِي وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يَسْبَحُ فِي النَّهْرِ وَيُلْقِمُ الْحِجَارَةَ فَإِنَّهُ آكِلُ الرِّبَا وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الْكَرِيهُ الْمَرْآةِ الَّذِي عِنْدَ النَّارِ فَإِنَّهُ مَالِكٌ خَازِنُ جَهَنَّمَ وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الطَّوِيلُ الَّذِي فِي الرَّوْضَةِ فإنه إبراهيم ﷺ وأما الْوِلْدَانُ الَّذِينَ حَوْلَهُ فَكُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ مَاتَ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ وَأَمَّا الْقَوْمُ الَّذِينَ شَطْرٌ مِنْهُمْ حَسَنٌ وَشَطْرٌ مِنْهُمْ قَبِيحٌ فَهُمْ قَوْمٌ خَلَطُوا عَمَلا صَالِحًا وَآخَرَ سَيِّئًا فَتَجَاوَزَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ تَبَارَكَ وتعالى

أن الناس قالوا يا رَسولَ اللهِ هل نرى ربنا يوم القيامة؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ هل تمارون في القمر ليلة البدر ليس دونه سحاب؟ قالوا لا فقال هل تمارون في الشمس ليس دونها سحاب قالوا لا قال فإنكم ترونه كذلك يحبس الناس يوم القيامة ثُمَّ يقال من كان يعبد شيئا فليتبعه فمنهم من يتبع الشمس ومنهم من يتبع القمر ومنهم من يتبع الطواغيت وتبقى هذه الأمة فيها منافقوها فيأتيهم تبارك وتعالى فيقول أنا ربكم فيقولون أنت ربنا فيضرب الصراط بين ظهراني جهنم فأكون أول من أجوز من الرسل بأمتي ولاَ يتكلم يومئذ إلاَّ الرسل ودعوة الرسل يومئذ اللهم سلم سلم وفي جهنم كلاليب مثل سوك السعدان هل رأيتم شوك السعدان؟ قالوا نعم يا رَسولَ اللهِ قال فإنها مثل شوك السعدان تخطف الناس بأعمالهم فمنهم من يخردل أو قال يخرذل ومنهم من ينجو حتى إذا أراد الله تبارك وتعالى الرحمة بمن أراد من أهل النار أمر الله تبارك وتعالى الملائكة أن يخرجوا من كان يعبد الله فيخرجونهم يعرفونهم بآثار السجود حرم الله على النار أن تأكل أثر السجود فيخرجون من النار قد امتحشوا فيصب عليهم من ماء الحياة فينبتون كما تنبت الحبة في حميل السيل ثم يفرغ الله تبارك وتعالى من القضاء بين العباد وبينا رجل بين الجنة والنار هو آخر أهل الجنة دخولا الجنة مقبل بوجهه على النار فيقول يا رب اصرف وجهي عن النار فإنه قد قشبني ريحها وأحرقني ذكاؤها فيقول تبارك وتعالى فهل عسيت إن أنا فعلت ذلك بك أن تسألني غير ذلك فيقول لا وعزتك فيعطي ربه ما شاء من عهد وميثاق فيصرف الله وجهه عن النار فإذا أقبل على الجنة فرأى بهجتها سكت ماشاء الله أن يسكت ثُمَّ قال يا رب قدمني عند باب الجنة فيقول الله تبارك وتعالى أوليس قد أعطيت العهود والمواثيق ألا تسأل غير الذي كنت سألت؟ فيقول يا رب لا أكون أشقى خلقك فيقول هل عسيت أن أعطيتك أن تسألني غيره؟ فيقول لا وعزتك لا أسألك غير ذلك فيعطي ربه ما شاء من عهد وميثاق فيقدمه الله تبارك وتعالى إلى باب الجنة فإذا بلغ بابها انفهقت له فرأى زهرتها وما فيها مثل النضرة والسرور وسكت ما شاء الله له أن يسكت ثُمَّ قال يا رب أدخلني الجنة فيقول تبارك وتعالى يا ابن آدم ما أغدرك قد أعطيت العهود والمواثيق ألا تسأل غير الذي أعطيت فيقول يا رب لا تجعلني أشقى خلقك فيضحك تبارك وتعالى منه ثُمَّ يأذن له في دخول الجنة ثُمَّ يقول تمن فيتمنى حتى إذا قطعت به الأماني قال الله تبارك وتعالى كذا يذكره ربه حتى إذا انتهت به الأماني قال الله تعالى لك ذلك ومثله معه قال أَبُو سَعِيد الخدري أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قال ذلك وعشرة أمثاله قال أَبُو هُرَيرة لم أحفظ من رسول الله إلاَّ أنه قال لك ذلك ومثله معه قال أَبُو سَعِيد أشهد لسمعته يقول لك ذلك وعشرة أمثاله وهذ الحديث رواه مَعْمَر وإبراهيم بن سَعْد وغيرهما عَن الزُّهْرِيّ عَن عَطاء بن يزيد عَن أبي هُرَيرة وأبي سَعِيد ولاَ نعلمُ أحدًا جمع بين عطاء بن يزيد وسعيد بن الْمُسَيَّب إلاَّ شعيب بن أبي حمزة ومعاوية بن يحيى الصدفي اتفقا على سَعِيد بن الْمُسَيَّب وعطاء بن يزيد وشعيب أثبت

أَنَّ النَّاسَ قَالُوا لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ هَلْ نَرَى رَبَّنَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ هَلْ تُمَارونَ فِي الْقَمَرِ لَيْلَةَ الْبَدْرِ لَيْسَ دُونَهُ سَحَابُ؟ قَالُوا لاَ قَالَ فَهَلْ تُمَارونَ فِي رُؤْيَةِ الشَّمْسِ لَيْسَ دُونَهَا سَحَابٌ؟ قَالُوا لاَ قَالَ فَإِنَّكُمْ تَرَوْنَهُ كَذَلِكَ يَحْبِسُ النَّاسَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ثُمَّ يُقَالُ مَنْ كَانَ يَعْبُدُ شَيْئًا فَلْيَتْبَعْهُ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَتَّبِعُ الشَّمْسَ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَتَّبِعُ الْقَمَرَ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَتَّبِعُ الطَّوَاغِيتَ وتبقى هذه الأمة فيها منافقوها حتى يأتيهم تبارك وتعالى فيقول أنا ربكم فيقولون أنت ربنا فيضرب الله بين ظهراني جهنم فأكون أول من أجوز من الرسل بأمتي ولاَ يتكلم يومئذ إلاَّ الرسل ودعوة الرسل يومئذ اللهم سلم سلم وفي جهنم كلاليب مثل شوك السعدان هل رأيتم شوك السعدان؟ قالوا نعم يا رَسولَ اللهِ قال فإنها مثل شوك السعدان تخطف الناس بأعمالهم فمنهم من يخردل أو قال يخردل ومنهم من ينجو حتى إذا أراد الله تبارك وتعالى الرحمة بمن أراد من أهل النار أمر الله تبارك وتعالى أن يخرجوا من كان يعبد الله فيخرجون يعرفونهم بأثر السجود حرم الله على النار أن تأكل أثر السجود فيخرجون من النار قد امتحشوا فيصب عليهم من ماء الحياة فينبتون فيه كما تنبت الحبة في حميل السيل ثم يفرغ الله تبارك وتعالى من القضاء بين العباد ويبقى رجل بين الجنة والنار هو آخر أهل الجنة دخولا الجنة مقبلا على النار فيقول يا رب اصرف وجهي عن النار فإنه قد قشبني ريحها وأحرقني ذكاءها فيقول الله تبارك وتعالى هل عسيت إن فعلت ذلك بك أن تسألني غير ذلك فيقول لا وعزتك فيعطي ربه ما شاء من عهد وميثاق فيصرف الله وجهه عن النار فإذا أقبل على الجنة فرأى بهجتها سكت ما شاء الله أن يسكت ثُمَّ قال يا رب قدمني عند باب الجنة فيقول الله تبارك وتعالى أوليس قد أعطيت العهود والمواثيق أن لا تسأل غير الذي كنت سألت فيقول يا رب لا أكون أشقى خلقك فيقول هل عسيت إن أعطيتك أن تسألني غيره فيقول لا وعزتك لا أسألك غير ذلك قال فيعطي ربه ما شاء من عهد وميثاق فيقدمه إلى باب الجنة فإذا بلغ بابها انفتحت له فرأى زهرتها وما فيها من النضرة والسرور سكت ما شاء الله أن يسكت ثُمَّ قال يا رب أدخلني الجنة فيقول تبارك وتعالى ما أغدرك ما أغدرك قد أعطيت العهود والمواثيق أن لا تسأل غير الذي أعطيت فيقول يا رب لا تجعلني أشقى خلقك فيضحك الله تبارك وتعالى منه ثُمَّ يأذن له في دخول الجنة ثُمَّ يقول تمن حتى إذا انقطعت به الأماني قال الله تبارك وتعالى وكذا يذكره ربه تبارك وتعالى حتى إذا انتهت به الأماني قال الله تبارك وتعالى لك ذلك ومثله ومعه قال أَبُو سَعِيد الخدري أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قال لك ذلك وعشرة أمثاله قال أَبُو هُرَيرة لم أحفظ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إلاَّ أنه قال لك ذلك ومثله معه قال أَبُو سَعِيد أشهد لسمعته يقول لك ذلك وعشرة أمثاله وهذا الحديث رواه شعيب ومعاوية بن يحيى عَن الزُّهْرِيّ عَن سَعِيد بن الْمُسَيَّب وعطاء بن يزيد عَن أبي هُرَيرة وأبي سَعِيد

[AI] I heard the caller of the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , calling for the congregational prayer. I left with a group of Ansar women until we reached the mosque. The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , prayed the Dhuhr prayer with us, then he ascended the pulpit and faced us with a smiling face. Then he said, "By Allah, I did not gather you out of desire or fear except for a story that Tamim ad-Dari told me. He came to me, embraced Islam, and pledged his allegiance. He informed me that he rode with thirty men from Lakhm and Juzam, who were two tribes from the Arab tribes of Yemen. They encountered the sea and were captured by the waves for a month. Then the waves cast them near the sunset to an island from the islands of the sea. There they encountered a creature that resembled neither its face nor its back. We asked, "What are you, O creature?" It spoke to us by the permission of Allah with a swift and fluent tongue, saying, "I am Al-Jassasah." We asked, "And what is Al-Jassasah?" It said, "You should go to that monastery in the farthest part of the island. There is a man who is eagerly awaiting news from you." So we went to the monastery and found the greatest man we had ever seen, with a beautiful physique. His eyes were wiped as if they had kohl on them, and his hands were tied to his neck. His feet were tied with shackles. We said to him, "Who are you, O man?" He replied, "You should know that I am Al-Masih ad-Dajjal (the Anti-Christ). It will soon be announced for me to emerge, and as soon as I exit, I will step on every land of Arabia except Makkah and Madinah. Whenever I intend to approach them, an angel with a drawn sword prevents me from doing so." Abu Al-Ashhab said, "Amir said, Fatimah said: I saw the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , raising his hands until his armpits were visible. Then he said, 'Shall I not inform you of the mystery of this matter?' He repeated it three times. Then he said, 'Shall I not inform you of its location?' He repeated it three times. Then he said, 'Rather, it is in Yemen.' He repeated it three times. Then he said, 'Rather, it is towards ash-Sham (Syria).' Then he fell unconscious for a while. Then he woke up and said, 'Rather, it is in Iraq. Rather, it is in Iraq. Rather, it is in Iraq.' He will emerge from a village called Asbahān, from a village named Rastqabath. He will emerge with seventy thousand people, and they will have banners with them, and there will be two

سَمِعْتُ مُنَادِيَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يُنَادِي «الصَّلَاةَ جَامِعَةً» فَخَرَجْتُ فِي نِسْوَةٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا الْمَسْجِدَ فَصَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاةَ الظُّهْرِ ثُمَّ صَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَنَا بِوَجْهِهِ ضَاحِكًا ثُمَّ قَالَ أَيْ وَاللهِ مَا جَمَعْتُكُمْ لِرَغْبَةٍ حَدَثَتْ وَلَا لِرَهْبَةٍ إِلَّا لِحَدِيثٍ حَدَّثَنِي بِهِ تَمِيمٌ الدَّارِيُّ أَتَانِي فَأَسْلَمَ وَبَايَعَ فَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ رَكِبَ فِي ثَلَاثِينَ رَجُلًا مِنْ لَخْمٍ وَجُذَامٍ وَهُمَا حَيَّانِ مِنْ أَحْيَاءِ الْعَرَبِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ صَادَفُوا الْبَحْرَ حِينَ اغْتَلَمَ فَلَعِبَ بِهِمُ الْمَوْجُ شَهْرًا ثُمَّ قَذَفَهُمْ قَرِيبًا مِنْ غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ إِلَى جَزِيرَةٍ مِنْ جَزَائِرِ الْبَحْرِ فَإِذَا نَحْنُ بِدَابَّةٍ أَهْلَبَ لَا يُعْرَفُ قُبُلُهَا مِنْ دُبُرِهَا قُلْنَا مَا أَنْتِ أَيَّتُهَا الدَّابَّةِ؟ فَكَلَّمَتْنَا بِإِذْنِ اللهِ بِلِسَانٍ ذَلْقٍ طَلْقٍ فَقَالَتْ أَنَا الْجَسَّاسَةُ قُلْنَا وَمَا الْجَسَّاسَةُ؟ قَالَتْ إِلَيْكُمْ عَنِّي عَلَيْكُمْ بِذَاكَ الدَّيْرِ فِي أَقْصَى الْجَزِيرَةِ فَإِنَّ فِيهِ رَجُلًا هُوَ إِلَى خَبَرِكُمْ بِالْأَشْوَاقِ فَأَتَيْنَا الدَّيْرَ فَإِذَا نَحْنُ بِرَجُلٍ أَعْظَمَ رَجُلٍ رَأَيْتُهُ قَطُّ خَلْقًا وأَجْسَمَهُ جِسْمًا وَإِذَا هُوَ مَمْسُوحُ الْعَيْنِ الْيُمْنَى كَأَنَّ عَيْنَهُ نُخَامَةٌ فِي جِدَارٍ مُجَصَّصٍ وَإِذَا يَدَاهُ مَغْلُولتانِ إِلَى عُنُقِهِ وَإِذَا رِجْلَاهُ مَشْدُودَتَانِ بِالْكُبُولِ مِنْ رُكْبَتَيْهِ إِلَى قَدَمَيْهِ فَقُلْنَا لَهُ مَا أَنْتَ أَيُّهَا الرَّجُلُ؟ قَالَ أَمَّا خَبَرِي فَقَدْ قَدَرْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَلَكِنْ أَخْبِرُونِي عَنْ خَبَرِكُمْ مَا أَوْقَعَكُمْ هَذِهِ الْجَزِيرَةَ؟ وَهَذِهِ الْجَزِيرَةُ لَمْ يَصِلْ إِلَيْهَا آدَمِيٌّ مُنْذُ صِرْتُ إِلَيْهَا فَقَالَ لَنَا أَخْبِرُونِي عَنْ بُحَيْرَةِ الطَّبَرِيَّةِ مَا فَعَلَتْ؟ قُلْنَا لَهُ عَنْ أَيِّ أَمْرِهَا تَسْأَلُ؟ قَالَ هَلْ نَضَبَ مَاؤُهَا؟ وَهَلْ بَدَأَ فِيهَا مِنَ الْعَجَائِبِ؟ قُلْنَا لَهُ لَا قَالَ إِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ ثُمَّ سَكَتَ مَلِيًّا ثُمَّ قَالَ أَخْبِرُونِي عَنْ عَيْنِ زُغَرَ مَا فَعَلَتْ؟ قُلْنَا لَهُ عَنْ أَيِّ أَمْرِهَا؟ قَالَ هَلْ يَحْتَرِثُ عَلَيْهَا أَهْلُهَا؟ قُلْنَا لَهُ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهُ سَوْفَ يَغُورُ عَلَيْهَا مَاؤُهَا وَلَا يَحْتَرِثُ عَلَيْهَا أَهْلُهَا ثُمَّ سَكَتَ مَلِيًّا ثُمَّ قَالَ أَخْبِرُونِي عَنْ نَخْلِ بَيْسَانَ مَا فَعَلَ؟ قُلْنَا لَهُ عَنْ أَيِّ أَمْرِهِ تَسْأَلُ؟ قَالَ هَلْ يُثْمِرُ؟ قُلْنَا لَهُ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَا يُثْمِرُ ثُمَّ سَكَتَ مَلِيًّا فَقَالَ أَخْبِرُونِي عَنِ النَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ مَا فَعَلَ؟ قُلْنَا لَهُ عَنْ أَيِّ أَمْرِهِ تَسْأَلُ؟ قَالَ هَلْ ظَهَرَ بَعْدُ؟ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَمَا صَنَعَتْ مَعَهُ الْعَرَبُ؟ قُلْنَا مِنْهُمْ مَنْ قَاتَلَهُ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ صَدَّقَهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ مَنْ صَدَّقَهُ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَهُ ثَلَاثًا فَقُلْنَا أَخْبِرْنَا خَبَرَكَ أَيُّهَا الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ أَمَا تَعْرِفُونِي؟ قُلْنَا لَوْ عَرَفْنَاكَ مَا سَأَلْنَاكَ قَالَ أَنَا الدَّجَّالُ يُوشِكُ أَنْ يُؤْذَنَ لِي فِي الْخُرُوجِ فَإِذَا خَرَجْتُ وَطِئْتُ جَزَائِرَ الْعَرَبِ كُلِّهَا غَيْرَ مَكَّةَ وَطَيْبَةَ كُلَّمَا أَرَدْتُهما اسْتَقْبَلَنِي مَلَكٌ مَعَهُ السَّيْفُ صَلْتًا فَرَدَّنِي عَنْهَا قَالَ أَبُو الْأَشْهَبِ قَالَ عَامِرٌ قَالَتْ فَاطِمَةُ فَرَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ رَافِعًا يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ بَيَاضَ إِبْطَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ إِنَّ هَذِهِ طَيْبَةُ» ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ إِنَّهُ فِي نَحْوِ الشَّامِ» ثُمَّ أُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ ارْتَجَّ ثُمَّ سُرِّيَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ «بَلْ هُوَ فِي الْيَمَنِ» ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ أُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ سَاعَةً وَارْتَجَّ ثُمَّ سُرِّيَ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ بَلْ هُوَ فِي نَحْوِ الْعِرَاقِ بَلْ هُوَ فِي نَحْوِ الْعِرَاقِ بَلْ هُوَ فِي نَحْوِ الْعِرَاقِ يَخْرُجُ حِينَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَلْدَةٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا أَصْبَهَانُ مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ مِنْ قُرَاهَا يُقَالُ لَهَا رَسْتَقْبَاذُ يَخْرُجُ حِينَ يَخْرُجُ عَلَى مُقَدِّمَتِهِ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفًا عَلَيْهِمُ السِّيجَانُ مَعَهُ نَهْرَانِ نَهَرٌ مِنْ مَاءٍ وَنَهَرٌ مِنْ نَارٍ فَمَنْ أَدْرَكَ ذَلِكَ مِنْكُمْ فَقِيلَ لَهُ ادْخُلِ الْمَاءَ فَلَا يَدْخُلْهُ فَإِنَّهُ نَارٌ وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُ ادْخُلِ النَّارَ فَلْيَدْخُلْها فَإِنَّهُ مَاءٌ

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

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

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

[AI] I heard the Caller of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ calling for the congregational prayer, so I went out with a group of Ansari women until we reached the mosque. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed the Dhuhr prayer with us, then he ascended the pulpit and faced us with a smiling face. Then he said, "I swear by Allah, I did not gather you out of desire or fear, but for a matter that Tamim ad-Dari narrated to me. He came to me and embraced Islam and pledged allegiance, and he informed me that he rode with thirty men from Lakhm and Juzam, who were two tribes from the Arabians of Yemen. They embarked upon the sea and it tossed them about for a month, then it cast them near the sunset, close to an island from the islands of the sea. We saw it as the beginning of Ahlab (people of destruction) and its front is not distinguishable from its back. We said, 'What are you, O creature?' So Allah allowed it to speak and it spoke to us with a harsh, distasteful tongue, saying, 'I am the "Jassasah." We said, 'And what is the "Jassasah"?' It said, 'You will soon find out about me. Go to this monastery in the furthest part of the island, for there is a man who is eagerly awaiting your arrival and has been informing the people about you.' So we went to the monastery and found the greatest man we had ever seen, with his hands tied to his neck and his legs tied up with iron chains fastened to his ankles. We said to him, 'What are you, O man?' He replied, 'You will soon find out about me. Tell me about yourselves. How has the Arab been?' So we told him everything we had experienced. He said, 'Tell me about the spring of Tabariyah. Has it dried up?' We said, 'No.' He asked, 'Has anything strange happened there?' We said, 'No.' He said, 'Tell me about the spring of Zughar. Has it dried up?' We said, 'No.' He asked, 'Has anything strange happened there?' We said, 'No.' He said, 'Tell me about the palm trees of Bayzaan. Are they bearing fruits?' We said, 'Yes.' He asked, 'Have anything strange happened to them?' We said, 'No.' He said, 'Tell me about the unlettered Prophet. What has he done?' We said, 'He has come out and fought against those who opposed him, and those who believed in him have supported him.' He asked, 'Has he still appeared among the Arabs?' We said, 'Yes.' He asked, 'What have the Arabs done to him?' So we told him everything. He said, 'If that is the case, then he will certainly appear in the Haram.' And he repeated this thrice. Then he said, 'But I am going to tell you about his dwelling in the sacred land. There is no city on Earth which is not afraid of him facing it, except for Makkah and Madinah. Whenever he intends to enter either of them, an angel with drawn sword in hand prevents him.' Abu Al-Ash'hab said, 'Amir (Jabir) said, 'Fatimah bint Qays narrated, 'I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raising his hands until we saw the whiteness of his armpits, and he said, 'Shall I not tell you about this city?'" And he mentioned it three times. Then he said, 'Shall I not tell you about this sea?'

سَمِعْتُ مُنَادِي رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يُنَادِي الصَّلَاةَ جَامِعَةٌ فَخَرَجْتُ فِي نِسْوَةٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا الْمَسْجِدَ فَصَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاةَ الظُّهْرِ ثُمَّ صَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَنَا بِوَجْهِهِ ضَاحِكًا ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنِّي وَاللهِ مَا جَمَعْتُكُمْ لِرَغْبَةٍ وَلَا لِرَهْبَةٍ إِلَّا لِحَدِيثٍ حَدَّثَنِي بِهِ تَمِيمٌ الدَّارِيُّ أَتَانِي فَأَسْلَمَ وَبَايَعَ وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ رَكِبَ فِي ثَلَاثِينَ رَجُلًا مِنْ لَخْمٍ وَجُذَامٍ وَهُمَا حَيَّانِ مِنْ أَحْيَاءِ الْعَرَبِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ فَصادَفُوا الْبَحْرَ حِينَ اغْتَلَمَ فَلَعِبَ بِهِمُ الْمَوْجُ شَهْرًا ثُمَّ قَذَفَهُمْ قَرِيبًا مِنْ غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ إِلَى جَزِيرَةٍ مِنْ جَزَائِرِ الْبَحْرِ فَإِذَا نَحْنُ بِدايَةُ أَهْلَبٍ لَا يُعْرَفُ قُبُلُهَا مِنْ دُبُرِهَا قُلْنَا مَا أَنْتِ أَيُّهَا الدَّابَّةُ؟ فَأَذِنَ اللهُ فَكَلَّمَتْنا بِلِسَانٍ ذَلْقٍ طَلْقٍ فَقَالَتْ أَنَا الْجَسَّاسَةُ قُلْنَا وَمَا الْجَسَّاسَةُ؟ قَالَتْ إِلَيْكُمْ عَنِّي عَلَيْكُمْ بِذَاكَ الدَّيْرِ فِي أَقْصَى الْجَزِيرَةِ فَإِنَّ فِيهِ رَجُلًا هُوَ إِلَى خَبَرِكُمْ بِالْأَشْوَاقِ قَالَ فَأَتَيْنَا الدَّيْرَ فَإِذَا نَحْنُ بِرَجُلٍ أَعْظَمَ رَجُلٍ رَأَيْتُهُ قَطُّ وَأَحْسَنَهُ جِسْمًا فَإِذَا هُوَ مَمْسُوحُ الْعَيْنِ الْيُمْنَى كَأَنَّ عَيْنَهُ نُخَامَةٌ فِي جِدَارٍ مُجَصَّصٍ وَإِذْ يَدَاهُ مَغْلُولَتانِ إِلَى عُنُقَهِ وَإِذْ رِجْلَاهُ مَشْدُودَتانِ بِالْكُبُولِ مِنْ رُكْبَتَيْهِ إِلَى قَدَمَيْهِ فَقُلْنَا لَهُ مَا أَنْتَ أَيُّهَا الرَّجُلُ؟ فَقَالَ أَمَّا خَبَرِي فَقَدْ قَدَرْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَلَكِنْ أَخْبِرُونِي عَنْ خَبَرِكُمْ مَا أَوْقَعَكُمْ هَذِهِ الْجَزِيرَةَ؟ وَهَذِهِ الْجَزِيرَةُ لَمْ يَصِلُ إِلَيْهَا آدَمِيٌّ مُذْ خَرَجْتُ إِلَيْهَا فَأَخْبَرْنَاهُ فَقَالَ أَخْبِرُونِي عَنْ بُحَيْرَةِ الطَّبَرِيَّةِ مَا فَعَلَتْ؟ قُلْنَا عَنْ أَيِّ أَمْرِهَا تَسْأَلُ؟ قَالَ هَلْ نَضَبَ مَاؤُهَا؟ وَهَلْ بَدَا فِيهَا مِنَ الْعَجَائِبِ؟ قُلْنَا لَا قَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ ثُمَّ سَكَتَ مَلِيًّا ثُمَّ قَالَ أَخْبِرُونِي عَنْ عَيْنِ زُغَرٍ مَا فَعَلَتْ؟ قُلْنَا عَنْ أَيِّ أَمْرِهَا تَسْأَلُ؟ قَالَ هَلْ يَحْتَرِثُ عَلَيْهَا أَهْلُهَا؟ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ قَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهُ سَيَغُورُ عَنْهَا مَاؤُهَا ثُمَّ سَكَتَ مَلِيًّا فَقَالَ أَخْبِرُونِي عَنْ نَخِيلِ بَيْسَانَ مَا فَعَلَ؟ قُلْنَا لَهُ عَنْ أَيِّ أَمْرِهَا تَسْأَلُ؟ قَالَ هَلْ يُثْمِرُ؟ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ قَالَ أَمَا أَنَّهُ لَا يُثْمِرُ ثُمَّ سَكَتَ مَلِيًّا فَقَالَ أَخْبِرُونِي عَنِ النَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ مَا فَعَلَ؟ قُلْنَا عَنْ أَيِّ أَمْرِهِ تَسْأَلُ؟ قَالَ هَلْ ظَهَرَ بَعْدُ؟ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَمَا صَنَعَتْ مَعَهُ الْعَرَبُ؟ فَقُلْنَا لَهُ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ قَاتَلَهُ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ صَدَّقَهُ قَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهُ مَنْ صَدَّقَهُ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَهُ فَقُلْنَا أَخْبِرْنَا خَبَرَكَ أَيُّهَا الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ أَمَا تَعْرِفُونَنِي؟ قُلْنَا لَوْ عَرَفْنَاكَ مَا سَأَلْنَاكَ قَالَ أَنَا الدَّجَّالُ يُوشِكُ أَنْ يُؤْذَنَ لِي فِي الْخُرُوجِ فَإِذَا خَرَجْتُ وَطْأَةُ جَزَائِرَ الْعَرَبِ كُلَّهَا غَيْرَ مَكَّةَ وَطَيْبَةَ كُلَّمَا أَرَدْتُهُما اسْتَقْبَلَنِي مَلَكٌ بِيَدِهِ السَّيْفُ مُصْلِتًا فَرَدَّنِي عَنْهُمَا قَالَ أَبُو الْأَشْهَبِ قَالَ عَامِرٌ قَالَتْ فَاطِمَةُ بِنْتُ قَيْسٍ فَرَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ رَافِعًا يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى رَأَيْنَا بَيَاضَ إِبْطَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ أَنَّ هَذِهِ طَيْبَةَ» ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ أَنَّهُ فِي بَحْرِ الشَّامِ» ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ أُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ اسْتَراحَ ثُمَّ سُرِّيَ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ بَلْ هُوَ فِي بَحْرِ الْعِرَاقِ إِنْ يَخْرُجُ حِينَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَلْدَةٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا أَصْبَهَانُ مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ مِنْ قُرَاهَا يُقَالُ لَهَا رِسْتَقَابَادُ وَيَخْرُجُ مَنْ يَخْرُجُ عَلَى مُقَدِّمَتِهِ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفًا عَلَيْهِمُ السِّيجَانُ مَعَهُ نَهْرَانِ نَهَرٌ مِنْ مَاءٍ وَنَهَرٌ مِنْ نَارٍ فَمَنْ أَدْرَكَ ذَلِكَ مِنْكُمْ فَقِيلَ لَهُ ادْخُلِ الْمَاءَ فَلَا يَدْخُلُهُ فَإِنَّهُ نَارٌ وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُ ادْخُلِ النَّارَ فَلْيَدْخُلُهَا فَإِنَّهُ مَاءٌ

Moses had been delivering sermons to his people. And he made this remark: No person upon the earth has better knowledge than I or nothing better than mine. Thereupon Allah revealed to him: I know one who is better than you (in knowledge) or there is a person on the earth having more knowledge than you. Thereupon he said: My Lord, direct me to him. It was said to him: Keep a salted fish as a provision for journey. The place where that fish would be lost (there you will find that man). So he set forth and a young slave along with him until they came to a place Sakhra. but he did not find any clue. So he proceeded on and left that young man there. The fish began to stir in water and the water assumed the form of an ark over the fish. The young man said: I should meet Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) and inform him, but he was made to forget and when they had gone beyond that place, he (Moses) said to the young man: Bring breakfast. We have been exhausted because of the journey, and he (Moses) was not exhausted until he had crossed that (particular) place (where he had) to meet Khadir, and the youth was reminded and said: Did you not see that as we reached Sakhra I forgot the fish and it is satan alone who has made me forgetful of it'? It is strange that he has been able to find way in the ocean too. He said: This is what we sought for us. They returned retracing their steps, and he (his companion) pointed to him the location (where) the fish (had been lost). Moses began to search him there. He suddenly saw Khadir wrapped in a cloth and lying on his back. He said to him: As-Salamu-'Alaikum. He removed the cloth from his face and said: Wa 'Alaikum-us-Salam! Who are you? He said: I am Moses. He said: Who Moses? He said: Moses Of Bani Isra'il. He said: What brought you here? He said: I have come so that you may teach me what you have been taught of righteousness. He said: You shall have to bear with me, and how can you have patience about a thing of which you have no comprehensive knowledge? You will not have patience when you see me doing a thing I have been ordered to do. He said: If Allah pleases, you will find me patient, nor shall I disobey you in aught. Khadir said: If you follow me, don't ask me about anything until I explain it to you. So they went on until they embarked upon a boat. He (Khadir) made a hole in that. Thereupon he (Moses) said: You have done this so that you may drown the persons sitting in the boat. You have done something grievous. Thereupon he said: Did I not tell you that you will not be able to bear with me? Thereupon he (Moses) said: Blame me not for what I forgot and be not hard upon me for what I did. (Khadir gave him another chance.) So they went on until they reached a place where boys were playing. He went to one of them and caught hold'of one (apparently) at random and killed him. Moses (peace be upon him) felt agitated and said: You have killed an innocent person not guilty of slaying another. You have done something aboininable. Thereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: May Allah have mercy upon us and Moses. Had he shown patience he would have seen wonderful things, but fear of blame, with respect to his companion, seized him and he said: If I ask anything after this, keep not company with me. You will then have a valid excuse in my case, and had he (Moses) shown patience he would have seen many wonderful things. He (the narrator) said: Whenever he (the Holy Prophet) made mention of any Prophet, he always said: May there be mercy of Allah upon us and upon my brother so and so. They, however, proceeded on until they came to the inhabitants of a village who were very miserly. They went to the meeting places and asked for hospitality but they refused to show any hospitality to them. They both found in that village a wall which was about to fall. He (Khadir) set it right. Thereupon he (Moses) said: If you so liked. you could get wages for it. Thereupon he said: This is the partince, of ways between me and you, and, taking hold of his cloth, he said: Now I will explain to you the real significance (of all these acts) for which you could not show patience. As for the boat, it belonged to the poor people working on the river and I intended to damage it for there was ahead of them (a king) who seized boats by force. (When he came) to catch hold of it he found it a damaged boat, so he spared it (and later on) it was set right with wood. So far as the boy is concerned, he has been, by very nature, an unbeliever, whereas his parents loved him very much. Had he grown up he would have involved them in wrongdoing and unbelief, so we wished that their Lord should give them in its place one better in purity and close to mercy. And as for the wall it belonged to two orphan boys in the city and there was beneath it a (treasure) belongin to them,... up to the last verse. (Using translation from Muslim 2380c)

أَنَّ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ الَّذِي ذَهَبَ يَلْتَمِسُ الْعِلْمَ لَيْسَ بِمُوسَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ قَالَ أَسَمِعْتَهُ يَا سَعِيدُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ كَذَبَ نَوْفٌ حَدَّثَنَا أُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّهُ بَيْنَا مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي قَوْمِهِ يُذَكِّرُهُمْ بِأَيَّامِ اللهِ وَأَيَّامُ اللهِ نَعْمَاؤُهُ وَبَلَاؤُهُ قَالَ مَا أَعْلَمُ فِي الْأَرْضِ رَجُلًا خَيْرًا مِنِّي وَأَعْلَمَ مِنِّي قَالَ فَأَوْحَى اللهُ إِلَيْهِ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ بِالْخَيْرِ مِنْ هُوَ أَوْ عِنْدَ مَنْ هُوَ؟ إِنَّ فِي الْأَرْضِ رَجُلًا هُوَ أَعْلَمُ مِنْكَ قَالَ يَا رَبِّ فَدُلَّنِي عَلَيْهِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ تَزَوَّدْ حُوتًا مَالِحًا فَإِنَّهُ حَيْثُ تَفْقِدُ الْحُوتَ قَالَ «فَانْطَلَقَ هُوَ وَفَتَاهُ حَتَّى انْتَهَيَا إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَعُمِّيَ فَانْطَلَقَ وَتَرَكَ فَتَاهُ فَاضْطَرَبَ الْحُوتُ فِي الْمَاءِ فَجَعَلَ لَا يَلْتَمِمُ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا صَارَ مِثْلَ الْكُوَّةِ» قَالَ فَقَالَ فَتَاهُ أَلَا أَلْحَقُ بِنَبِيِّ اللهِ ﷺ فَأُخْبِرُهُ؟ قَالَ فَنَسِيَ فَلَمَّا تَجَاوَزَا قَالَ لِفَتَاهُ {آتِنَا غَدَاءَنَا لَقَدْ لَقِينَا مِنْ سَفَرِنَا هَذَا نَصَبًا} [الكهف 62] قَالَ «وَلَمْ يُصِبْهُمْ نَصَبٌ حَتَّى تَجَاوَزَا» قَالَ فَتَذَكِّرَ فَقَالَ {أَرَأَيْتَ إِذْ أَوَيْنَا إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَإِنِّي نَسِيتُ الْحُوتَ وَمَا أَنْسَانِيهُ إِلَّا الشَّيْطَانُ أَنْ أَذْكُرَهُ وَاتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُ فِي الْبَحْرِ عَجَبًا قَالَ ذَلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِ فَارْتَدَّا عَلَى آثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًا} [الكهف 64] فَأُرَاهُ مَكَانَ الْحُوتِ فَقَالَ هَاهُنَا وُصِفَ لِي قَالَ فَذَهَبَ يَلْتَمِسُ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِالْخَضِرِ مُسَجًّى ثَوْبًا مُسْتَلْقِيًا عَلَى الْقَفَا فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَكَشَفَ الثَّوْبَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامُ مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ أَنَا مُوسَى قَالَ وَمَنْ مُوسَى؟ قَالَ مُوسَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ قَالَ مَا جَاءَ بِكَ؟ قَالَ جِئْتُ لِتُعَلِّمَنِي {مِمَّا عُلِّمْتَ رُشْدًا قَالَ إِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبْرًا وَكَيْفَ تَصْبِرُ عَلَى مَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِ خُبْرًا} [الكهف 66] شَيْءٌ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَفْعَلَهُ إِذَا رَأَيْتَنِي لَمْ تَصْبِرْ {قَالَ سَتَجِدُنِي إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ صَابِرًا وَلَا أَعْصِي لَكَ أَمْرًا [162] قَالَ فَإِنِ اتَّبَعْتَنِي فَلَا تَسْأَلْنِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى أُحْدِثَ لَكَ مِنْهُ ذِكْرًا فَانْطَلَقَا حَتَّى إِذَا رَكِبَا فِي السَّفِينَةِ خَرَقَهَا} [الكهف 69] قَالَ انْتَحَى عَلَيْهَا قَالَ لَهُ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ {أَخَرَقْتَهَا لِتُغْرِقَ أَهْلَهَا لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْئًا إِمْرًا قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُلْ إِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبْرًا قَالَ لَا تُؤَاخِذْنِي بِمَا نَسِيتُ وَلَا تُرْهِقْنِي مِنْ أَمْرِي عُسْرًا فَانْطَلَقَا حَتَّى إِذَا لَقِيَا} [الكهف 71] غِلْمَانًا يَلْعَبُونَ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى أَحَدِهِمْ بَادِيَ الرَّأْيِ فَقَتَلَهُ قَالَ فَذُعِرَ عِنْدَهَا مُوسَى ذَعْرَةً مُنْكَرَةً {قَالَ أَقَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا زَكِيَّةً بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْئًا نُكْرًا} [الكهف 74] فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «عِنْدَ هَذَا الْمَكَانِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى مُوسَى لَوْلَا عَجَّلَ لَرَأَى الْعَجَبَ وَلَكِنَّهُ أَخَذَتْهُ مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ ذَمَامَةٌ» قَالَ {قَالَ إِنْ سَأَلْتُكَ عَنْ شَيْءٍ بَعْدَهَا فَلَا تُصَاحِبْنِي قَدْ بَلَغْتَ مِنْ لَدُنِّي عُذْرًا} [الكهف 76] وَلَوْ صَبَرَ لَرَأَى الْعَجَبَ قَالَ وَكَانَ إِذَا ذَكَرَ أَحَدًا مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ بَدَأَ بِنَفْسِهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى أَخِي هَذَا رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْنَا قَالَ {فَانْطَلَقَا حَتَّى إِذَا أَتَيَا أَهْلَ قَرْيَةٍ} [الكهف 77] لِئَامًا فَطَافَا فِي الْمَجَالِسِ فَ {اسْتَطْعَمَا أَهْلَهَا فَأَبَوْا أَنْ يُضَيِّفُوهُمَا فَوَجَدَا فِيهَا جِدَارًا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَنْقَضَّ فَأَقَامَهُ قَالَ لَوْ شِئْتَ لَاتَّخَذْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا قَالَ هَذَا فِرَاقُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنِكَ سَأُنَبِّئُكَ بِتَأْوِيلِ مَا لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ عَلَيْهِ صَبْرًا أَمَّا السَّفِينَةُ فَكَانَتْ لِمَسَاكِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ فِي الْبَحْرِ} [الكهف 77] إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ فَإِذَا جَاءَ الَّذِي يَتَخَيَّرُهَا وَجَدَهَا مُنْخَرِقَةً فَيُجَاوِزُهَا وَأَصْلَحُوهَا بِخَشَبَةٍ وَأَمَّا الْغُلَامُ فَطُبِعَ يَوْمَ طُبِعَ كَافِرًا كَانَ أَبَوَاهُ قَدْ عَطَفَا عَلَيْهِ فَلَوْ أَنَّهُ أَدْرَكَ أَرْهَقَهُمَا {طُغْيَانًا وَكُفْرًا فَأَرَدْنَا أَنْ يُبْدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيْرًا مِنْهُ زَكَاةً وَأَقْرَبَ رُحْمًا وَأَمَّا الْجِدَارُ فَكَانَ لِغُلَامَيْنِ يَتِيمَيْنِ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ} [الكهف 80] الْآيَةَ

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

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

I was eager to ask 'Umar about the two wives of the Prophet ﷺ concerning whom Allah said, “If you two (wives of the Prophet ﷺ turn in repentance to Allah, (it will be better for you), your hearts are indeed so inclined (to oppose what the Prophet ﷺ likes)” [at-Tahreem 66:4], until 'Umar went for Hajj and I went with him. When we were partway there, 'Umar turned aside and I turned aside with him, bringing the jug. He relieved himself, then he came to me and I poured water onto his hands, and he did wudoo’. I said: “O Ameer al -Mu'mineen, who are the two wives of the Prophet ﷺ of whom Allah said: ‘If you two (wives of the Prophet ﷺ) turn in repentance to Allah, (it will be better for you), your hearts are indeed so inclined (to oppose what the Prophet ﷺ likes)’?” [at-Tahreem 66:4] 'Umar said, “How strange of you, O Ibn 'Abbas”, (az-Zuhri said: By Allah, he did not like the question, but he did not conceal anything.) He said, “They were Hafsah and 'A'ishah.” Then he started to narrate the hadeeth and said: We people of Quraish were a people who dominated women, but when we came to Madinah we found a people who were dominated by their women, and our women started to learn from their women. My house was among Banu Umayyah bin Zaid in al-'Awali. One day I got angry with my wife, and she argued with me. I did not like her to argue with me, but she said: Do you not like me to argue with you? By Allah, the wives of the Prophet ﷺ argue with him, and one of them will forsake him all day until night comes, I went and entered upon Hafsah, and I said: Do you argue with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? She said: Yes. I said: Does one of you forsake him all day until night comes? She said: Yes. I said: Any one of you who does that is doomed and lost. Does any one of you feel assured that Allah will not be angry with her because of the anger of His Messenger ﷺ, for then she will be doomed? Do not argue with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and do not ask him for anything. Ask me for whatever you want. And do not be misled by the fact that your neighbour is more beautiful than you and more beloved to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ than you – referring to 'A'ishah. And ‘Umar said: I had a neighbour among the Ansar. We used to take turns to go down to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He would go down one day and I would go down the next. He would bring me the news of the Revelation and other things, and I would do likewise. We were saying that Ghassan were shoeing their horses to attack us. My friend went down, then he came to me at night and knocked on my door, then he called out to me. I went out to him and he said: Something terrible has happened! I said: What? Have Ghassan come? He said: No, it is more terrible than that and worse. The Prophet ﷺ has divorced his wives! I said: Hafsah is doomed and lost! I thought that this would happen. Then when I had prayed Fajr, I got dressed, then I went down and entered upon Hafsah, who was weeping. I said: Has the Messenger of Allah ﷺdivorced you? She said: I do not know. He has secluded himself in this loft. I went to a black slave of his and said: Ask for permission for ‘Umar to enter. He went in, then he came out to me and said: I mentioned you to him but he did not say anything, I went away and came to the minbar, where I sat down. By it was a group of people, some of whom were weeping. I sat for a little while, then I could not bear it any longer, so I went to the slave and said: Ask for permission for ‘Umar to enter. He went in, then he came out to me and said: I mentioned you to him but he did not say anything. I turned to leave, then the slave called me and said: Go in, he has given you permission. So I went in and greeted the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with salam. He was resting on a reed mat that had left marks on his side. I said: O Messenger of Allah, have you divorced your wives? He looked up at me and said, “No.” I said: Allah Akbar! if you had seen us, O Messenger of Allah, we Quraish were a people who dominated women, but when we came to Madinah we found a people who were dominated by their women, and our women started to learn from their women. I got angry with my wife one day, and she started to argue with me. I did not like her to argue with me, but she said: Do you not like me to argue with you? By Allah, the wives of the Prophet ﷺ argue with him, and one of them will forsake him all day until night comes. I said: Any one of them who does that is doomed and lost. Does one of them feel assured that Allah will not be angry with her because of the anger of His Messenger ﷺ,then she will be doomed? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ smiled. I said: O Messenger of Allah, I entered upon Hafsah and I said: Do not be misled by the fact that your neighbour (i.e. ‘Aa'ishah) is more beautiful than you and more beloved to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ than you. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ smiled again. I said: O Messenger of Allah, may I speak to you freely? He said: “Yes.” So I sat down and looked around the room, and by Allah, I did not see anything in it to please the eye except three hides. I said: Pray to Allah, O Messenger of Allah, to make life prosperous for your ummah, for He has made life prosperous for the Persians and Romans, but they do not worship Allah, may He be glorified and exalted. He sat up straight and said: “Are you doubting. O son of al-Khattab? They are people whose good things have been hastened for them in this world.” I said: Pray for forgiveness for me, O Messenger of Allah. He had sworn that he would not enter upon them for a month, because he was so annoyed with them until Allah rebuked him. (Using translation from Aḥmad 222)

لَمْ أَزَلْ حَرِيصًا أَنْ أَسْأَلَ عُمَرَ ؓ عَنِ الْمَرْأَتَيْنِ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ اللَّتَيْنِ قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى {إِنْ تَتُوبَا إِلَى اللهِ فَقَدْ صَغَتْ قُلُوبُكُمَا} [التحريم 4] حَتَّى حَجَّ عُمَرُ ؓ وَحَجَجْتُ مَعَهُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ بِبَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ عَدَلَ عُمَرُ ؓ لِحَاجَتِهِ وَعَدَلْتُ مَعَهُ بِالْإِدَاوَةِ فَتَبَرَّزَ ثُمَّ أَتَى فَسَكَبْتُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ فَتَوَضَّأَ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَنِ الْمَرْأَتَانِ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ اللَّتَانِ قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى {إِنْ تَتُوبَا إِلَى اللهِ فَقَدْ صَغَتْ قُلُوبُكُمَا} [التحريم 4]؟ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ وَاعَجَبًا لَكَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى كَرِهَ وَاللهِ مَا سَأَلَهُ عَنْهُ وَلَمْ يَكْتُمْهُ قَالَ هِيَ حَفْصَةُ وَعَائِشَةُ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ يَسُوقُ الْحَدِيثَ فَقَالَ كُنَّا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ قَوْمًا نَغْلِبُ النِّسَاءَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ وَجَدْنَا قَوْمًا تَغْلِبُهُمْ نِسَاؤُهُمْ فَطَفِقَ نِسَاؤُنَا يَتَعَلَّمْنَ مِنْ نِسَائِهِمْ قَالَ وَكَانَ مَنْزِلِي فِي بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ بِالْعَوَالِي فَتَغَضَّبْتُ يَوْمًا عَلَى امْرَأَتِي فَإِذَا هِيَ تُرَاجِعُنِي فَأَنْكَرْتُ أَنْ تُرَاجِعَنِي فَقَالَتْ مَا تُنْكِرُ أَنْ أُرَاجِعَكَ فَوَاللهِ إِنَّ أَزْوَاجَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يُرَاجِعْنَهُ وَتَهْجُرُهُ إِحْدَاهُنَّ الْيَوْمَ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ فَقُلْتُ أَتُرَاجِعِينَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَتْ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ وَتَهْجُرُهُ إِحْدَاكُنَّ الْيَوْمَ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ؟ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ قَدْ خَابَ مَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ مِنْكُنَّ وَخَسِرَ أَفَتَأْمَنُ إِحْدَاكُنَّ أَنْ يَغْضَبَ اللهُ عَلَيْهَا لِغَضَبِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا هِيَ قَدْ هَلَكَتْ؟ لَا تُرَاجِعِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَا تَسْأَلِيهِ شَيْئًا وَسَلِينِي مَا بَدَا لَكِ وَلَا يَغُرَّنَّكِ إِنْ كَانَتْ جَارَتُكِ هِيَ أَوْسَمُ وَأَحَبُّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْكِ يُرِيدُ عَائِشَةَ قَالَ وَكَانَ لِي جَارٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَكُنَّا نَتَنَاوَبُ النُّزُولَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَيَنْزِلُ يَوْمًا وَأَنْزِلُ يَوْمًا فَيَأْتِينِي بِخَبَرِ الْوَحْيِ وَغَيْرِهِ وَآتِيهِ بِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ قَالَ وَكُنَّا نَتَحَدَّثُ أَنَّ غَسَّانَ تَنَعَّلَ الْخَيْلَ لِغَزْوِنَا فَنَزَلَ صَاحِبِي يَوْمًا ثُمَّ أَتَانِي عِشَاءً فَضَرَبَ بَابِي ثُمَّ نَادَانِي فَخَرَجْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ حَدَثَ أَمْرٌ عَظِيمٌ قَالَ قُلْتُ مَاذَا أَجَاءَتْ غَسَّانُ؟ قَالَ بَلْ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَأَطْوَلُ طَلَّقَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ نِسَاءَهُ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ قَدْ خَابَتْ وَخَسِرَتْ قَدْ كُنْتُ أَظُنُّ هَذَا كَائِنًا حَتَّى إِذَا صَلَّيْتُ الصُّبْحَ شَدَدْتُ عَلَيَّ ثِيَابِي ثُمَّ نَزَلْتُ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ وَهِيَ تَبْكِي فَقُلْتُ أَطَلَّقَكُنَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَتْ لَا أَدْرِي هُوَ هَذَا مُعْتَزِلًا فِي هَذِهِ الْمَشْرُبَةِ فَأَتَيْتُ غُلَامًا لَهُ أَسْوَدُ فَقُلْتُ اسْتَأْذِنْ لِعُمَرَ فَدَخَلَ الْغُلَامُ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلِيَّ فَقَالَ قَدْ ذَكَرْتُكَ لَهُ فَصَمَتَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا قَوْمٌ حَوْلَ الْمِنْبَرِ جُلُوسٌ يَبْكِي بَعْضُهُمْ فَجَلَسْتُ قَلِيلًا حَتَّى غَلَبَنِي مَا أَجِدُ فَأَتَيْتُ الْغُلَامَ فَقُلْتُ اسْتَأْذِنْ لِعُمَرَ فَدَخَلَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلِيَّ فَقَالَ قَدْ ذَكَرْتُكَ لَهُ فَصَمَتَ فَخَرَجْتُ فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَى الْمِنْبَرِ ثُمَّ غَلَبَنِي مَا أَجِدُ فَأَتَيْتُ الْغُلَامَ فَقُلْتُ اسْتَأْذِنْ لِعُمَرَ فَدَخَلَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلِيَّ فَقَالَ قَدْ ذَكَرْتُكَ لَهُ فَصَمَتَ قَالَ فَوَلَّيْتُ مُدْبِرًا فَإِذَا الْغُلَامُ يَدْعُونِي فَقَالَ ادْخُلْ قَدْ أَذِنَ لَكَ فَدَخَلْتُ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا هُوَ مُتَّكِئٌ عَلَى رِمَالِ حَصِيرٍ قَدْ أَثَّرَ فِي جَنْبِهِ فَقُلْتُ أَطَلَّقْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ نِسَاءَكَ؟ قَالَ فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلِيَّ وَقَالَ لَا فَقُلْتُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ لَوْ رَأَيْتَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَكُنَّا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ قَوْمًا نَغْلِبُ النِّسَاءَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ وَجَدْنَا قَوْمًا تَغْلِبُهُمْ نِسَاؤُهُمْ فَطَفِقَ نِسَاؤُنَا يَتَعَلَّمْنَ فَتَغَضَّبْتُ عَلَى امْرَأَتِي يَوْمًا وَإِذَا هِيَ تُرَاجِعُنِي يَعْنِي فَأَنْكَرْتُ فَقَالَتْ مَا تُنْكِرُ أَنْ أُرَاجِعَكَ فَوَاللهِ إِنَّ أَزْوَاجَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لَيُرَاجِعْنَهُ وَتَهْجُرُهُ إِحْدَاهُنَّ الْيَوْمَ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ فَقُلْتُ قَدْ خَابَ مَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُنَّ وَخَسِرَ أَفَتَأْمَنُ إِحْدَاهُنَّ أَنْ يَغْضَبَ اللهُ عَلَيْهَا لِغَضَبِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَإِذَا هِيَ قَدْ هَلَكَتْ فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَعْنِي قَدْ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ فَقُلْتُ لَا يَغُرَّنَّكِ إِنْ كَانَتْ جَارَتُكِ هِيَ أَوْسَمُ مِنْكِ وَأَحَبُّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْكِ فَتَبَسَّمَ أُخْرَى فَقُلْتُ اسْتَأْنِسْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَجَلَسْتُ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فِي الْبَيْتِ فَوَاللهِ مَا رَأَيْتُ فِيهِ شَيْئًا يَرُدُّ الْبَصَرَ إِلَّا أُهُبًا ثَلَاثَةً فَقُلْتُ ادْعُ اللهَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنْ يُوَسِّعَ عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ فَقَدْ وَسَّعَ عَلَى فَارِسَ وَالرُّومِ وَهُمْ لَا يَعْبُدُونَ اللهَ فَاسْتَوَى جَالِسًا فَقَالَ أَفِي شَكٍّ أَنْتَ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ؟ أُولَئِكَ قَوْمٌ قَدْ عُجِّلَتْ لَهُمْ طَيِّبَاتُهُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا فَقُلْتُ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَكَانَ أَقْسَمَ أَنْ لَا يَدْخُلَ عَلَيْهِنَّ شَهْرًا مِنْ شِدَّةِ مَوْجِدَتِهِ عَلَيْهِمْ حَتَّى عَاتَبَهُ اللهُ ﷻ قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ فَأَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ؓ قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا مَضَتْ تِسْعٌ وَعِشْرُونَ لَيْلَةً دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَدَأَ بِي فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَقْسَمْتَ أَنْ لَا تَدْخُلَ عَلَيْنَا تَعْنِي شَهْرًا إِنَّكَ دَخَلْتَ عَلَيَّ مِنْ تِسْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ أَعُدُّهُنَّ قَالَ إِنَّ الشَّهْرَ تِسْعٌ وَعِشْرُونَ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا عَائِشَةُ إِنِّي ذَاكِرٌ لَكِ أَمْرًا فَلَا عَلَيْكِ أَنْ لَا تَعْجَلِي فِيهِ حَتَّى تَسْتَأْمِرِي أَبَوَيْكِ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ عَلَيَّ {يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِي قُلْ لِأَزْوَاجِكَ إِنْ كُنْتُنَّ تُرِدْنَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا} [الأحزاب 28] الْآيَةَ قَالَتْ قَدْ عَلِمَ وَاللهِ أَنَّ أَبَوِيَّ لَمْ يَكُونَا يَأْمُرَانِي بِفِرَاقِهِ قَالَتْ قُلْتُ أَفِي هَذَا أَسْتَأْمِرُ أَبَوِيَّ فَإِنِّي أُرِيدُ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ قَالَ مَعْمَرٌ وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَيُّوبُ قَالَ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ عَائِشَةُ لَا تَقُلْ إِنِّي اخْتَرْتُكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّمَا بُعِثْتُ مُبَلِّغًا وَلَمْ أُبْعَثْ مُتَعَنِّتًا

[AI] 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

Once ʿUmar bin ʿAbdul ʿAziz sat on his throne in the courtyard of his house so that the people might gather before him. Then he admitted them and (when they came in), he said, "What do you think of Al-Qasama?" They said, "We say that it is lawful to depend on Al-Qasama in Qisas, as the previous Muslim Caliphs carried out Qisas depending on it." Then he said to me, "O Abu Qilaba! What do you say about it?" He let me appear before the people and I said, "O Chief of the Believers! You have the chiefs of the army staff and the nobles of the Arabs. If fifty of them testified that a married man had committed illegal sexual intercourse in Damascus but they had not seen him (doing so), would you stone him?" He said, "No." I said, "If fifty of them testified that a man had committed theft in Hums, would you cut off his hand though they did not see him?" He replied, "No." I said, "By Allah, Messenger of Allah ﷺ never killed anyone except in one of the following three situations: (1) A person who killed somebody unjustly, was killed (in Qisas,) (2) a married person who committed illegal sexual intercourse and (3) a man who fought against Allah and His Apostle and deserted Islam and became an apostate." Then the people said, "Didn't Anas bin Malik narrate that Messenger of Allah ﷺ cut off the hands of the thieves, branded their eyes and then, threw them in the sun?" I said, "I shall tell you the narration of Anas. Anas said: "Eight persons from the tribe of ʿUkl came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and gave the Pledge of allegiance for Islam (became Muslim). The climate of the place (Medina) did not suit them, so they became sick and complained about that to Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said (to them ), "Won't you go out with the shepherd of our camels and drink of the camels' milk and urine (as medicine)?" They said, "Yes." So they went out and drank the camels' milk and urine, and after they became healthy, they killed the shepherd of Messenger of Allah ﷺ and took away all the camels. This news reached Messenger of Allah ﷺ , so he sent (men) to follow their traces and they were captured and brought (to the Prophet). He then ordered to cut their hands and feet, and their eyes were branded with heated pieces of iron, and then he threw them in the sun till they died." I said, "What can be worse than what those people did? They deserted Islam, committed murder and theft." Then 'Anbasa bin Saʿid said, "By Allah, I never heard a narration like this of today." I said, "O 'Anbasa! You deny my narration?" 'Anbasa said, "No, but you have related the narration in the way it should be related. By Allah, these people are in welfare as long as this Sheikh (Abu Qilaba) is among them." I added, "Indeed in this event there has been a tradition set by Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The narrator added: Some Ansari people came to the Prophet ﷺ and discussed some matters with him, a man from amongst them went out and was murdered. Those people went out after him, and behold, their companion was swimming in blood. They returned to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said to him, "O Allah's Apostle, we have found our companion who had talked with us and gone out before us, swimming in blood (killed)." Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out and asked them, "Whom do you suspect or whom do you think has killed him?" They said, "We think that the Jews have killed him." The Prophet ﷺ sent for the Jews and asked them, "Did you kill this (person)?" They replied, "No." He asked the Al-Ansars, "Do you agree that I let fifty Jews take an oath that they have not killed him?" They said, "It matters little for the Jews to kill us all and then take false oaths." He said, "Then would you like to receive the Diya after fifty of you have taken an oath (that the Jews have killed your man)?" They said, "We will not take the oath." Then the Prophet ﷺ himself paid them the Diya (Blood-money)." The narrator added, "The tribe of Hudhail repudiated one of their men (for his evil conduct) in the Pre-lslamic period of Ignorance. Then, at a place called Al-Batha' (near Mecca), the man attacked a Yemenite family at night to steal from them, but a. man from the family noticed him and struck him with his sword and killed him. The tribe of Hudhail came and captured the Yemenite and brought him to ʿUmar during the Hajj season and said, "He has killed our companion." The Yemenite said, "But these people had repudiated him (i.e., their companion)." ʿUmar said, "Let fifty persons of Hudhail swear that they had not repudiated him." So forty-nine of them took the oath and then a person belonging to them, came from Sham and they requested him to swear similarly, but he paid one-thousand Dirhams instead of taking the oath. They called another man instead of him and the new man shook hands with the brother of the deceased. Some people said, "We and those fifty men who had taken false oaths (Al-Qasama) set out, and when they reached a place called Nakhlah, it started raining so they entered a cave in the mountain, and the cave collapsed on those fifty men who took the false oath, and all of them died except the two persons who had shaken hands with each other. They escaped death but a stone fell on the leg of the brother of the deceased and broke it, whereupon he survived for one year and then died." I further said, "ʿAbdul Malik bin Marwan sentenced a man to death in Qisas (equality in punishment) for murder, basing his judgment on Al-Qasama, but later on he regretted that judgment and ordered that the names of the fifty persons who had taken the oath (Al-Qasama), be erased from the register, and he exiled them in Sham." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6899)

مَا تَقُولُ يَا أَبَا قِلَابَةَ؟ وَنَصَبَنِي لِلنَّاسِ قُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عِنْدَكَ رُءُوسُ الْأَجْنَادِ وَأَشْرَافُ الْعَرَبِ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ أَنَّ خَمْسِينَ مِنْهُمْ شَهِدُوا عَلَى رَجُلٍ بِدِمَشْقَ مُحْصَنٍ أَنَّهُ قَدْ زَنَى لَمْ يَرَوْهُ أَكُنْتَ تَرْجُمُهُ؟ قَالَ لَا قُلْتُ أفَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ أَنَّ خَمْسِينَ مِنْهُمْ شَهِدُوا عَلَى رَجُلٍ بِحِمْصَ أَنَّهُ سَرَقَ لَمْ يَرَوْهُ أَكُنْتَ تَقْطَعُهُ؟ قَالَ لَا قُلْتُ فَوَاللهِ مَا قَتَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَحَدًا قَطُّ إِلَّا فِي إِحْدَى ثَلَاثِ خِصَالٍ رَجُلٌ قَتَلَ بِجَرِيرَةِ نَفْسِهِ يُقْتَلُ أَوْ رَجُلٌ زَنَى بَعْدَ إِحْصَانٍ أَوْ رَجُلٌ حَارَبَ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَارْتَدَّ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ قَالَ فَقَالَ الْقَوْمُ أَوَلَيْسَ قَدْ حَدَّثَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَطَعَ فِي السَّرَقِ وَسَمَرَ الْأَعْيُنَ وَنَبَذَهُمْ فِي الشَّمْسِ حَتَّى مَاتُوا؟ فَقُلْتُ أَنَا أُحَدِّثُكُمْ حَدِيثَ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ إِيَّايَ حَدَّثَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ نَفَرًا مِنْ عُكْلٍ ثَمَانِيَةً قَدِمُوا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَبَايَعُوهُ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ وَاسْتَوْخَمُوا الْأَرْضَ وَسَقَمَتْ أَجْسَادُهُمْ فَشَكَوْا ذَلِكَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَخْرُجُونَ مَعَ رَاعِينَا فِي إِبِلِهِ فَتُصِيبُونَ مِنْ أَبْوَالِهَا وَأَلْبَانِهَا؟ قَالُوا بَلَى فَخَرَجُوا فَشَرِبُوا مِنْ أَبْوَالِهَا وَأَلْبَانِهَا فَصَحُّوا وَقَتَلُوا الرَّاعِيَ وَاطَّرَدُوا النَّعَمَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَبَعَثَ فِي آثَارِهِمْ فَأُدْرِكُوا فَجِيءَ بِهِمْ فَأَمَرَ بِهِمْ فَقُطِعَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَأَرْجُلُهُمْ وَسُمِرَتْ أَعْيُنُهُمْ وَنُبِذُوا فِي الشَّمْسِ حَتَّى مَاتُوا قُلْتُ وَأِيُّ شَيْءٍ أَشَدُّ مِمَّا صَنَعَ هَؤُلَاءِ ارْتَدُّوا عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَقَتَلُوا وَسَرَقُوا فَقَالَ عَنْبَسَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَاللهِ إِنْ سَمِعْتُ كَالْيَوْمِ قَطُّ قُلْتُ تَرُدُّ عَلَيَّ حَدِيثِي يَا عَنْبَسَةُ؟ فَقَالَ لَا وَلَكِنْ جِئْتَ بِالْحَدِيثِ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ وَاللهِ لَا يَزَالُ هَذَا الْجُنْدُ بِخَيْرٍ مَا عَاشَ هَذَا الشَّيْخُ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِهِمْ قُلْتُ وَقَدْ كَانَ فِي هَذَا سُنَّةٌ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ نَفَرٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَتَحَدَّثُوا عِنْدَهُ فَخَرَجَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ فَقُتِلَ فَخَرَجُوا بَعْدَهُ فَإِذَا هُمْ بِصَاحِبِهِمْ يَتَشَحَّطُ فِي الدَّمِ فَرَجَعُوا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ صَاحِبُنَا كَانَ يَتَحَدَّثُ مَعَنَا فَخَرَجَ بَيْنَ أَيْدِينَا فَإِذَا نَحْنُ بِهِ يَتَشَحَّطُ فِي الدَّمِ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ بِمَنْ تَظُنُّونَ أَوْ مَنْ تَرَوْنَ قَتَلَهُ؟ قَالُوا نَرَى أَنَّ الْيَهُودَ قَتَلَتْهُ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى الْيَهُودِ فَدَعَاهُمْ فَقَالَ أَنْتُمْ قَتَلْتُمْ هَذَا؟ قَالُوا لَا قَالَ أَتَرْضَوْنَ نَفْلَ خَمْسِينَ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ مَا قَتَلُوهُ؟ فَقَالُوا مَا يُبَالُونَ أَنْ يَقْتُلُونَا أَجْمَعِينَ ثُمَّ يَنْفُلُونَ قَالَ أَفَتَسْتَحِقُّونَ الدِّيَةِ بِأَيْمَانِ خَمْسِينَ مِنْكُمْ؟ قَالُوا مَا كُنَّا لِنَحْلِفَ فَوَدَاهُ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ قُلْتُ وَقَدْ كَانَتْ هُذَيْلٌ خَلَعُوا خَلِيعًا لَهُمْ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَطَرَقَ أَهْلَ بَيْتٍ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ بِالْبَطْحَاءِ فَانْتَبَهَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ فَحَذَفَهُ بِالسَّيْفِ فَقَتَلَهُ فَجَاءَتْ هُذَيْلٌ فَأَخَذُوا الْيَمَانِيَّ فَرَفَعُوهُ إِلَى عُمَرَ ؓ بِالْمَوْسِمِ وَقَالُوا قَتَلَ صَاحِبَنَا فَقَالَ إِنَّهُمْ قَدْ خَلَعُوهُ فَقَالَ يُقْسِمُ خَمْسُونَ مِنْ هُذَيْلٍ مَا خَلَعُوا قَالَ فَأَقْسَمَ مِنْهُمْ تِسْعَةٌ وَأَرْبَعُونَ رَجُلًا وَقَدِمَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ مِنَ الشَّامِ فَسَأَلُوهُ أَنْ يُقْسِمَ فَافْتَدَى يَمِينَهُ مِنْهُمْ بِأَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ فَأَدْخَلُوا مَكَانَهُ رَجُلًا آخَرَ فَدَفَعَهُ إِلَى أَخِي الْمَقْتُولِ فَقُرِنَتْ يَدُهُ بِيَدِهِ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَا وَالْخَمْسُونَ الَّذِينَ أَقْسَمُوا حَتَّى إِذَا كَانُوا بِنَخْلَةٍ أَخَذَتْهُمُ السَّمَاءُ فَدَخَلُوا فِي غَارٍ فِي الْجَبَلِ فَانْهَجَمَ الْغَارُ عَلَى الْخَمْسِينَ الَّذِينَ أَقْسَمُوا فَمَاتُوا جَمِيعًا وَأَفْلَتَ الْقَرِينَانِ وَاتَّبَعَهُمَا حَجَرٌ فَكَسَرَ رِجْلَ أَخِي الْمَقْتُولِ فَعَاشَ حَوْلًا ثُمَّ مَاتَ قُلْتُ وَقَدْ كَانَ عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ مَرْوَانَ أَقَادَ رَجُلًا بِالْقَسَامَةِ ثُمَّ نَدِمَ بَعْدَمَا صَنَعَ فَأَمَرَ بِالْخَمْسِينَ الَّذِينَ أَقْسَمُوا فَمُحُوا مِنَ الدِّيوَانِ وَسَيَّرَهُمْ إِلَى الشَّامِ