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ذِكْرُ إِبَاحَةِ تَعَاقُبِ الْجَمَاعَةِ، الْبَعِيرَ الْوَاحِدَ فِي الْغَزْوِ، عِنْدَ عَدَمِ الْقُدْرَةِ عَلَى غَيْرِهِ

ibnhibban:4733ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad al-Azdī > Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > Abū al-Walīd > Ḥammād b. Salamah > ʿĀṣim > Zir

[Machine] From Abdullah, it is narrated that on the day of Badr, there was a camel between every three companions. The two companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ were Ali and Abu Lubaba. When the Prophet ﷺ reached a place called Uqbah, they said, "Mount and we will walk." And the Prophet ﷺ said, "You two are not stronger than me, nor am I more independent of reward than you."  

ابن حبّان:٤٧٣٣أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَزْدِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ زِرٍّ

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ بَيْنَ كُلِّ ثَلَاثَةٍ بَعِيرٌ وَكَانَ زَمِيلَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلِيٌّ وَأَبُو لُبَابَةَ فَإِذَا حَانَتْ عُقْبَةُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَا ارْكَبْ وَنَحْنُ نَمْشِي فَيَقُولُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «مَا أَنْتُمَا بِأَقْوَى مِنِّي وَمَا أَنَا بِأَغْنَى عَنِ الْأَجْرِ مِنْكُمَا»  


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ahmad:3965ʿAbd al-Ṣamad > Ḥammād > ʿĀṣim > Zir > Ibn Masʿūd

[Machine] They were on the day of Badr, among every group of three, a camel, and the Prophet's companions were Ali and Abu Lubabah. When the Prophet's camel stumbled, both of them said to him, "Ride until we walk for you." He would say, "What makes you both stronger than me, and I am not richer in reward than both of you."  

أحمد:٣٩٦٥حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ زِرٍّ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

كَانُوا يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ بَيْنَ كُلِّ ثَلَاثَةِ نَفَرٍ بَعِيرٌ وَكَانَ زَمِيلَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ عَلِيٌّ وَأَبُو لُبَابَةَ قَالَ وَكَانَ إِذَا كَانَتْ عُقْبَةُالنَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَا لَهُ ارْكَبْ حَتَّى نَمْشِيَ عَنْكَ فَيَقُولُ مَا أَنْتُمَا بِأَقْوَى مِنِّي وَمَا أَنَا بِأَغْنَى عَنِ الْأَجْرِ مِنْكُمَا  

ahmad:4009Isḥāq b. ʿĪsá And Ḥasan b. Mūsá > Ḥammād b. Salamah > ʿĀṣim b. Bahdalah > Zir b. Ḥubaysh > ʿAbdullāh b. Masʿūd

[Machine] "We were in the Battle of Badr, every three of us on a camel. Ali and Abu Lubabah, companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , were with me. When we reached a hill, they said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , 'Mount, O Messenger of Allah, so that we can walk in your place.' He responded, 'Are you both stronger in walking than me? And I am not in need of reward more than you both.'  

أحمد:٤٠٠٩حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عِيسَى وَحَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ بَهْدَلَةَ عَنْ زِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

كُنَّا فِي غَزْوَةِ بَدْرٍ كُلُّ ثَلَاثَةٍمِنَّا عَلَى بَعِيرٍ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ وَأَبُو لُبَابَةَ زَمِيلَيْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا كَانَ عُقْبَةُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَا ارْكَبْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ حَتَّى نَمْشِيَ عَنْكَ فَيَقُولُ مَا أَنْتُمَا بِأَقْوَى عَلَى الْمَشْيِ مِنِّي وَمَا أَنَا بِأَغْنَى عَنِ الْأَجْرِ مِنْكُمَا  

ahmad:4029Abū Kāmil > Ḥammād > ʿĀṣim b. Bahdalah > Zir b. Ḥubaysh > Ibn Masʿūd

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ had 'Ali and Abu Lubaba as his companions on the day of Badr. When the time of 'Uqbah (a place) came, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Both of you ride, O Messenger of Allah, so that we may walk instead of you." He replied, "Are you both stronger than me or more independent of reward than me?"  

أحمد:٤٠٢٩حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ بَهْدَلَةَ عَنْزِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ زَمِيلَهُ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ عَلِيٌّ وَأَبُو لُبَابَةَ فَإِذَا حَانَتْ عُقْبَةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَا ارْكَبْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ حَتَّى نَمْشِيَ عَنْكَ فَيَقُولُ مَا أَنْتُمَا بِأَقْوَى مِنِّي وَلَا أَنَا بِأَغْنَى عَنِ الْأَجْرِ مِنْكُمَا  

ahmad:3901ʿAffān > Ḥammād b. Salamah > ʿĀṣim Ibn Bahdalah > Zir b. Ḥubaysh > ʿAbdullāh b. Masʿūd

[Machine] We used to go to Badr every three, riding on a camel. Abu Lubaba and Ali bin Abi Talib were both companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. They said, "We are walking in front of you." He said, "Are you both stronger than me? And am I more wealthy in reward than both of you?"  

أحمد:٣٩٠١حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَاصِمٌ ابْنُ بَهْدَلَةَ عَنْ زِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

كُنَّا يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ كُلُّ ثَلَاثَةٍ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ كَانَ أَبُو لُبَابَةَ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ زَمِيلَيْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ وَكَانَتْ عُقْبَةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَقَالَا نَحْنُ نَمْشِي عَنْكَ فَقَالَ مَا أَنْتُمَا بِأَقْوَى مِنِّي وَلَا أَنَا بِأَغْنَى عَنِ الْأَجْرِ مِنْكُمَا  

hakim:4299Abū Bakr b. Isḥāq > Abū al-Muthanná Muʿādh b. al-Muthanná > Abū al-Walīd al-Ṭayālisī > Ḥammād b. Salamah > ʿĀṣim > Zir > ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] We used to go on a camel every three days to Badr. Ali and Abu Lubabah, the acquaintances of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , were with us. When it was the turn of someone else to ride the camel, we would say, "Ride so that we may walk." And he would respond, "You are not stronger than me, and I am not more in need of the reward than you."  

الحاكم:٤٢٩٩حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ثنا أَبُو الْمُثَنَّى مُعَاذُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ثنا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ زِرٍّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ

كُنَّا يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ كُلَّ ثَلَاثَةٍ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ قَالَ وَكَانَ عَلِيٌّ وَأَبُو لُبَابَةَ زَمِيلَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ وَكَانَ إِذَا كَانَتْ عَقَبَتُهُ قُلْنَا ارْكَبْ حَتَّى نَمْشِيَ فَيَقُولُ «مَا أَنْتُمَا بِأَقْوَى مِنِّي وَمَا أَنَا بِأَغْنَى عَنِ الْأَجْرِ مِنْكُمْ»  

هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ مُسْلِمٍ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ
hakim:2453ʿAbdullāh b. Isḥāq al-Khurāsānī al-ʿAdl> al-Ḥasan b. Mukram al-Bazzāz > Rawḥ b. ʿUbādah > Ḥammād b. Salamah > ʿĀṣim b. Bahdalah > Zir > ʿAbdullāh b. Masʿūd

[Machine] We were, on the day of Badr, three people taking turns riding on a camel. Ali and Abu Lubabah were companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . So, when the turn of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came, they would say to him, "Ride so that we can walk." He would respond, "I am not richer than you both, nor are you stronger in walking than me."  

الحاكم:٢٤٥٣أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْخُرَاسَانِيُّ الْعَدْلُ بِبَغْدَادَ ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُكْرَمٍ الْبَزَّازُ ثنا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ بَهْدَلَةَ عَنْ زِرٍّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

كُنَّا يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ نَتَعَاقَبُ ثَلَاثَةٌ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ فَكَانَ عَلِيٌّ وَأَبُو لُبَابَةَ زَمِيلَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَكَانَ إِذَا كَانَتْ عُقْبَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولَانِ لَهُ ارْكَبْ حَتَّى نَمْشِيَ فَيَقُولُ «إِنِّي لَسْتُ بِأَغْنَى عَنِ الْأَجْرِ مِنْكُمَا وَلَا أَنْتُمَا بِأَقْوَى عَلَى الْمَشْيِ مِنِّي»  

هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحُ الْإِسْنَادِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ صحيح
nasai-kubra:8756ʿAmr b. ʿAlī > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Mahdī > Ḥammād b. Salamah > ʿĀṣim > Zir > Ibn Masʿūd

[Machine] They were three on a camel on the day of Badr, Ali ibn Abi Talib and Abu Lubabah. Whenever they reached their destination, they would say, "Get down so that we may walk." He (the Prophet) would say, "Are you both stronger than me? And I am not more in need of the reward than you both are."  

الكبرى للنسائي:٨٧٥٦أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ زِرٍّ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

كَانُوا يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ ثَلَاثَةً عَلَى بَعِيرٍ وَكَانَ زَمِيلَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَأَبُو لُبَابَةَ فَكَانَ إِذَا كَانَ عُقْبَتُهُ قَالَا ارْكَبْ حَتَّى نَمْشِيَ فَيَقُولَ «مَا أَنْتُمَا بِأَقْوَى مِنِّي وَمَا أَنَا بِأَغْنَى عَنِ الْأَجْرِ مِنْكُمَا»