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ذِكْرُ تَفَضُّلِ اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَعَلَا، عَلَى الْقَاعِدِ الْمَعْذُورِ، بِإِعْطَائِهِ أَجْرَ الْغَازِي الْمُجْتَهِدِ فِي غَزَاتِهِ

ibnhibban:4731Abū Yaʿlá > Abū Khaythamah > Yazīd b. Hārūn > Ḥumayd > Anas

“When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was returning from the campaign of Tabuk, and had drawn close to Al-Madinah, he said: ‘In Al-Madinah there are people who, as you traveled and crossed valleys, were with you.’ They said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, even though they are in Al-Madinah?’ He said: ‘Even though they were in Al-Madinah. They were kept behind by (legitimate) excuses.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2764)   

ابن حبّان:٤٧٣١أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو يَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدٌ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

لَمَّا رَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ وَدَنَا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ «إِنَّ بِالْمَدِينَةِ أَقْوَامًا مَا سِرْتُمْ مِنْ مَسِيرٍ وَلَا قَطَعْتُمْ مِنْ وَادٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا مَعَكُمْ فِيهِ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَهُمْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ حَبَسَهُمُ الْعُذْرُ»  


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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Abū Dāwūd, Ibn Mājah, Aḥmad, Suyūṭī
bukhari:4423Aḥmad b. Muḥammad > ʿAbdullāh > Ḥumayd al-Ṭawīl > Anas b. Mālik

Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned from the Ghazwa of Tabuk, and when he approached Medina, he said, "There are some people in Medina who were with you all the time, you did not travel any portion of the journey nor crossed any valley, but they were with you they (i.e. the people) said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Even though they were at Medina?" He said, "Yes, because they were stopped by a genuine excuse."  

البخاري:٤٤٢٣حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدٌ الطَّوِيلُ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ؓ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَجَعَ مِنْ غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ فَدَنَا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ بِالْمَدِينَةِ أَقْوَامًا مَا سِرْتُمْ مَسِيرًا وَلاَ قَطَعْتُمْ وَادِيًا إِلاَّ كَانُوا مَعَكُمْ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَهُمْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ وَهُمْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ حَبَسَهُمُ الْعُذْرُ  

If one intends to do good but is unable, he is counted among the ones able to do it in spirit

muslim:1911aʿUthmān b. Abū Shaybah > Jarīr > al-Aʿmash > Abū Sufyān > Jābir

We were with the Prophet ﷺ on an expedition. He said: There are some people in Medina. They are with you whenever you cover a distance or cross a valley. They have been detained by illness.  

مسلم:١٩١١aحَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ

كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي غَزَاةٍ فَقَالَ: «إِنَّ بِالْمَدِينَةِ لَرِجَالاً مَا سِرْتُمْ مَسِيرًا وَلاَ قَطَعْتُمْ وَادِيًا إِلاَّ كَانُوا مَعَكُمْ۔ حَبَسَهُمُ الْمَرَضُ۔»  

abudawud:2508Mūsá b. Ismāʿīl > Ḥammād > Ḥumayd > Mūsá b. Anas b. Mālik from his father

Anas bin Malik reported on the authority of his father, The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ said “ You left behind some people in Madeenah who did not fail to be with you wherever you went and whatever you spent (of your goods) and whatever valley you crossed. They asked Apostle of Allaah ﷺ how can they be with us when they are still in Madeenah? He replied “They were declined by a valid excuse.”  

أبو داود:٢٥٠٨حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَقَدْ تَرَكْتُمْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ أَقْوَامًا مَا سِرْتُمْ مَسِيرًا وَلاَ أَنْفَقْتُمْ مِنْ نَفَقَةٍ وَلاَ قَطَعْتُمْ مِنْ وَادٍ إِلاَّ وَهُمْ مَعَكُمْ فِيهِ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَكَيْفَ يَكُونُونَ مَعَنَا وَهُمْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَقَالَ حَبَسَهُمُ الْعُذْرُ  

ibnmajah:2764Muḥammad b. al-Muthanná > Ibn Abū ʿAdī > Ḥumayd > Anas b. Mālik

“When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was returning from the campaign of Tabuk, and had drawn close to Al-Madinah, he said: ‘In Al-Madinah there are people who, as you traveled and crossed valleys, were with you.’ They said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, even though they are in Al-Madinah?’ He said: ‘Even though they were in Al-Madinah. They were kept behind by (legitimate) excuses.’”  

ابن ماجة:٢٧٦٤حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

لَمَّا رَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ فَدَنَا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ إِنَّ بِالْمَدِينَةِ لَقَوْمًا مَا سِرْتُمْ مِنْ مَسِيرٍ وَلاَ قَطَعْتُمْ وَادِيًا إِلاَّ كَانُوا مَعَكُمْ فِيهِ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَهُمْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ وَهُمْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ حَبَسَهُمُ الْعُذْرُ  

ahmad:12874Yaḥyá > Ḥumayd > Anas > Lammā Rajaʿnā from Ghazwah Tabūk

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Indeed, there are people in Al-Madina whom you have not crossed any valley or taken any path except that they have accompanied you in it." They said, "Even though they are in Al-Madina?" He said, "Their excuse has kept them back."  

أحمد:١٢٨٧٤حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ لَمَّا رَجَعْنَا مِنْ غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِنَّ بِالْمَدِينَةِ أَقْوَامًا مَا قَطَعْتُمْ وَادِيًا وَلَا سِرْتُمْ مَسِيرًا إِلَّا شَرَكُوكُمْ فِيهِ قَالُوا وَهُمْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ حَبَسَهُمْ الْعُذْرُ  

ahmad:13237ʿAffān > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Ḥumayd > Mūsá b. Anas b. Mālik > Anas

Anas bin Malik reported on the authority of his father, The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ said “ You left behind some people in Madeenah who did not fail to be with you wherever you went and whatever you spent (of your goods) and whatever valley you crossed. They asked Apostle of Allaah ﷺ how can they be with us when they are still in Madeenah? He replied “They were declined by a valid excuse.” (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2508)  

أحمد:١٣٢٣٧حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدٌ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَقَدْ تَرَكْتُمْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ رِجَالًا مَا سِرْتُمْ مِنْ مَسِيرٍ وَلَا أَنْفَقْتُمْ مِنْ نَفَقَةٍ وَلَا قَطَعْتُمْ مِنْ وَادٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا مَعَكُمْ فِيهِ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَكَيْفَ يَكُونُونَ مَعَنَا وَهُمْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ؟ قَالَ حَبَسَهُمُ الْعُذْرُ  

ahmad:12629Abū Kāmil And ʿAffān > Ḥammād > Mūsá b. Anas

Anas bin Malik reported on the authority of his father, The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ said “ You left behind some people in Madeenah who did not fail to be with you wherever you went and whatever you spent (of your goods) and whatever valley you crossed. They asked Apostle of Allaah ﷺ how can they be with us when they are still in Madeenah? He replied “They were declined by a valid excuse.” (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2508)  

أحمد:١٢٦٢٩حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ وَعَفَّانُ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ أَنَسٍ قَالَ عَفَّانُ فِي حَدِيثِهِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدٌ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَقَدْ تَرَكْتُمْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ رِجَالًا مَا سِرْتُمْ مِنْ مَسِيرٍ وَلَا أَنْفَقْتُمْ مِنْ نَفَقَةٍ وَلَا قَطَعْتُمْ مِنْ وَادٍ إِلَّا وَهُمْ مَعَكُمْ فِيهِ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَكَيْفَ يَكُونُونَ مَعَنَا وَهُمْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ؟ قَالَ حَبَسَهُمُ الْعُذْرُ  

ahmad:12009Ibn Abū ʿAdī > Ḥumayd > Anas

“When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was returning from the campaign of Tabuk, and had drawn close to Al-Madinah, he said: ‘In Al-Madinah there are people who, as you traveled and crossed valleys, were with you.’ They said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, even though they are in Al-Madinah?’ He said: ‘Even though they were in Al-Madinah. They were kept behind by (legitimate) excuses.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2764)  

أحمد:١٢٠٠٩حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

لَمَّا رَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ فَدَنَا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ إِنَّ بِالْمَدِينَةِ لَقَوْمًا مَا سِرْتُمْ مَسِيرًا وَلَا قَطَعْتُمْ وَادِيًا إِلَّا كَانُوا مَعَكُمْ فِيهِ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَهُمْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ؟ قَالَ وَهُمْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ حَبَسَهُمُ الْعُذْرُ  

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"إِنَّ بالْمدينة أقوامًا ما سرتُمْ مسِيرًا، ولا أنفقْتُم مِنْ نَفَقَةٍ، ولا قَطَعْتُمْ وَاديًا إِلَّا كانوا مَعَكُم فِيهِ، قالوَا: يا رسُولَ اللَّهِ وهُم بالمدينة؟ قال: وَهُم بالمدينة، حَبَسَهُم العُذْرَ".  

[حم] أحمد [ش] ابن أبى شيبة وعبد بن حميد، [خ] البخاري [د] أبو داود [هـ] ابن ماجة وأَبو عوانة، [حب] ابن حبّان عن أنس، عبد بن حميد، [م] مسلم [هـ] ابن ماجة عن جابر