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hakim:2654Abū al-Ḥusayn b. Mūsá al-Ḥunaynī > Abū Ḥudhayfah al-Nahdī > ʿIkrimah b. ʿAmmār > Shaddād b. ʿAbdullāh Abū ʿAmmār

[Machine] I witnessed Abu Umamah al-Bahili standing at the gate of Damascus, on top of the Haruriyah (a hill), saying, "The dogs of the people of Hellfire are those who say it (the phrase "Kilabu Ahli-Nar") three times. It is better for those who kill them." Tears came from his eyes, and a man said to him, "Abu Umamah, did you hear this from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ or is it your opinion?" He replied, "If I had not heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ except once or twice or three times, then I would have been brave to say so. But he repeated it seven times. This is what I have informed you." The man said, "I see that your eyes have teared up." Abu Umamah replied, "When they were believers and then disbelieved after their faith." Then he recited the verse, "And do not be like those who became divided and differed after clear proofs had come to them." (Surah Al-Imran, 3:105) It happened to them twice."  

الحاكم:٢٦٥٤أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ مُوسَى الْحُنَيْنِيُّ ثنا أَبُو حُذَيْفَةَ النَّهْدِيُّ ثنا عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ شَدَّادِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَبِي عَمَّارٍ قَالَ

شَهِدْتُ أَبَا أُمَامَةَ الْبَاهِلِيَّ وَهُوَ وَاقِفٌ عَلَى رَأْسِ الْحَرُورِيَّةِ عِنْدَ بَابِ دِمَشْقَ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ «كِلَابُ أَهْلِ النَّارِ قَالَهَا ثَلَاثًا خَيْرُ قَتْلَى مَنْ قَتَلُوهُ» وَدَمَعَتْ عَيْنَاهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ أَرَأَيْتَ قَوْلَكَ هَؤُلَاءِ كِلَابُ النَّارِ أَشَيْءٌ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَوْ مِنْ رَأْيِكَ؟ قَالَ إِنِّي إِذًا لَجَرِيءٌ لَوْ لَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَّا مَرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا وَعَدَّ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ مَا حَدَّثْتُكُمُوهُ قَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُكَ قَدْ دَمَعَتْ عَيْنَاكَ قَالَ إِنَّهُمْ لَمَّا كَانُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ وَكَفَرُوا بَعْدَ إِيمَانِهِمْ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ {وَلَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ تَفَرَّقُوا وَاخْتَلَفُوا مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَهُمُ الْبَيِّنَاتُ} [آل عمران 105] الْآيَةُ فَهِيَ لَهُمْ مَرَّتَيْنِ  


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tabarani:8033Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm al-Dabarī > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > Abū Ghālib

[Machine] When the heads of the Azariqah were brought and placed on the steps of Damascus, Abu Umamah came. When he saw them, his eyes filled with tears and he said, "Dogs of Hellfire, dogs of Hellfire! These are the worst killers under the heavens, and the best of those killed under the heavens are those whom they killed." I asked him, "Why are your eyes filled with tears?" He said, "Out of mercy for them, as they were of the people of Islam." I said, "I ask your opinion, did you say dogs of Hellfire or is it something you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" He said, "If so, then I am bold. Rather, it is something I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ not once, not twice, but many times." Then he recited repeatedly, "On the Day when some faces will turn white and some faces will turn black," until he reached, "In which they will abide eternally," and recited, "It is He who has sent down to you the Book, from which are verses that are precise," until he reached, "Those of understanding." Then he took my hand and said, "Indeed, they are many in your land. May Allah protect you from them."  

الطبراني:٨٠٣٣حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّبَرِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنْ أَبِي غَالِبٍ قَالَ

لَمَّا أُتِيَ بِرُءُوسِ الْأَزَارِقَةِ فَنُصِبَتْ عَلَى دَرَجِ دِمَشْقَ جَاءَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ فَلَمَّا رَآهُمْ دَمِعَتْ عَيْنَاهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ «كِلَابُ النَّارِ كِلَابُ النَّارِ هَؤُلَاءِ شَرُّ قَتْلَى تَحْتَ أَدِيمِ السَّمَاءِ وَخَيْرُ قَتْلَى تَحْتَ أَدِيمِ السَّمَاءِ الَّذِينَ قَتَلَهُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ» قُلْتُ فَمَا شَأْنُكَ دَمِعَتْ عَيْنَاكَ؟ قَالَ «رَحْمَةً لَهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْإِسْلَامِ» قَالَ قُلْتُ أَبِرَأْيِكَ قُلْتَ كِلَابَ النَّارِ أَمْ شَيْئًا سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ «إِنِّي إِذًا لَجَرِيءٌ بَلْ شَيْئًا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ وَلَا ثِنْتَيْنِ وَلَا ثَلَاثٍ» فَعَدَّدَ مِرَارًا ثُمَّ تَلَا {يَوْمَ تَبْيَضُّ وُجُوهٌ وَتَسْوَدُّ وُجُوهٌ} حَتَّى بَلَغَ {فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ} وَتَلَا {هُوَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُحْكَمَاتٌ} حَتَّى بَلَغَ {أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ} ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَقَالَ «أَمَا إِنَّهُمْ بِأَرْضِكَ كَثِيرٌ فَأَعَاذَكَ اللهُ مِنْهُمْ»