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ذِكْرُ شَهَادَةِ الشَّجَرِ لِلْمُصْطَفَى ﷺ بِالرِّسَالَةِ

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[Machine] We were with the Prophet ﷺ on a journey when a Bedouin approached. When he got close, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Where do you intend to go?" He replied, "To my family." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "Do you have any good with you?" He asked, "What is it?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, with no partners, and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger." The Bedouin asked, "Is there anyone who can testify to what you are saying?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "This camel." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called the camel, and it came to him crawling on its knees until it was in front of him. He then made it testify three times that what he said was true. Afterward, the camel returned to its place, and the Bedouin returned to his people saying, "If they follow me, I have brought them; otherwise, I will return to you, and I was with you."  

ابن حبّان:٦٥٠٥أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْجُعْفِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَيَّانَ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي سَفَرٍ فَأَقْبَلَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَلَمَّا دَنَا مِنْهُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَيْنَ تُرِيدُ؟ » قَالَ إِلَى أَهْلِي قَالَ «هَلْ لَكَ إِلَى خَيْرٍ؟ » قَالَ مَا هُوَ؟ قَالَ «تَشَهَّدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ» قَالَ هَلْ مِنْ شَاهِدٍ عَلَى مَا تَقُولُ؟ قَالَ ﷺ «هَذِهِ السَّمُرَةُ» فَدَعَاهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهِيَ بِشَاطِئِ الْوَادِي فَأَقْبَلَتْ تَخُدُّ الْأَرْضَ خَدًّا حَتَّى كَانَتْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَاسْتَشْهَدَهَا ثَلَاثًا فَشَهِدَتْ أَنَّهُ كَمَا قَالَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَتْ إِلَى مَنْبَتِهَا وَرَجَعَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ إِلَى قَوْمِهِ وَقَالَ إِنْ يَتَّبِعُونِي أَتَيْتُكَ بِهِمْ وَإِلَّا رَجَعْتُ إِلَيْكَ فَكُنْتُ مَعَكَ  


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darimi:16Muḥammad b. Ṭarīf > Muḥammad b. Fuḍayl > Abū Ḥayyān > ʿAṭāʾ > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a journey, and a Bedouin approached. When he came closer, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "Where do you intend to go?" He replied, "To my family." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked him, "Do you have any good? " He asked, "What is it?" He said, "Testify that there is no god but Allah alone, with no partner, and that Muhammad is His slave and messenger." Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "Who will testify to what you say?" He replied, "This staff will testify." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called the staff while it was at the edge of the valley, and it approached, taking steps on the ground until it stood before him. Then he asked it to testify three times, and it witnessed three times that what he said was true. After that, it returned to its original place, and the Bedouin returned to his people and said, "If you follow me, I have brought them to you. Otherwise, I will come back and be with you."  

الدارمي:١٦أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ طَرِيفٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَيَّانَ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي سَفَرٍ فَأَقْبَلَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَلَمَّا دَنَا مِنْهُ قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَيْنَ تُرِيدُ؟» قَالَ إِلى أَهْلِي قَالَ «هَلْ لَكَ فِي خَيْرٍ؟» قَالَ وَمَا هُوَ؟ قَالَ «تَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ» فَقَالَ وَمَنْ يَشْهَدُ عَلَى مَا تَقُولُ؟ قَالَ «هَذِهِ السَّلَمَةُ» فَدَعَاهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهِيَ بِشَاطِئِ الْوَادِي فَأَقْبَلَتْ تَخُدُّ الْأَرْضَ خَدًّا حَتَّى قَامَتْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَاسْتَشْهَدَهَا ثَلَاثًا فَشَهِدَتْ ثَلَاثًا أَنَّهُ كَمَا قَالَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَتْ إِلَى مَنْبَتِهَا وَرَجَعَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ إِلَى قَوْمِهِ وَقَالَ إِنِ اتَّبَعُونِي أَتَيْتُكَ بِهِمْ وَإِلَّا رَجَعْتُ فَكُنْتُ مَعَكَ  

tabarani:13582al-Faḍl b. Abū Rawḥ al-Baṣrī > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUmar b. Abān > Muḥammad b. Fuḍayl b. Ghazwān > Abū Ḥayyān al-Taymī > ʿAṭāʾ > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a journey when a Bedouin approached. When he came closer, the Prophet ﷺ asked him, "Where do you intend to go?" He replied, "To my family." The Prophet ﷺ asked him, "Do you have any goodness?" He replied, "What is it?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, without any partners, and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger." The Bedouin asked, "Who will testify to what you say?" The Prophet ﷺ pointed to a tree by the valley and called it. The tree came, uprooted itself from the ground, and stood in front of him. The Prophet ﷺ made it bear witness three times that what he had said was true. Then, the tree returned to its place, and the Bedouin returned to his people and said, "If you follow me, I will bring them to you. Otherwise, I will come back to you." And thus, I remained with you.  

الطبراني:١٣٥٨٢حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ أَبِي رَوْحٍ الْبَصْرِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَبَانَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلِ بْنِ غَزْوَانَ عَنْ أَبِي حَيَّانَ التَّيْمِيِّ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي سَفَرٍ فَأَقْبَلَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَلَمَّا دَنَا قَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَيْنَ تُرِيدُ؟» قَالَ إِلَى أَهْلِي قَالَ «هَلْ لَكَ فِي خَيْرٍ؟» قَالَ مَا هُوَ؟ قَالَ «تَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ» قَالَ مَنْ شَاهِدٌ عَلَى مَا تَقُولُ؟ قَالَ «هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةُ» فَدَعَاهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَهِيَ بِشَاطِئِ الْوَادِي فَأَقْبَلَتْ تَخُدُّ الْأَرْضَ خَدًّا حَتَّى قَامَتْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَاسْتَشْهَدَهَا ثَلَاثًا فَشَهِدَتْ أَنَّهُ كَمَا قَالَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَتْ إِلَى مَنْبَتِهَا وَرَجَعَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ إِلَى قَوْمِهِ فَقَالَ إِنْ يَتْبَعُونِي آتِيكَ بِهِمْ وَإِلَّا رَجَعْتُ إِلَيْكَ فَكُنْتُ مَعَكَ