When it was the day on which the Battle of Badr was fought, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ cast a glance at the infidels, and they were one thousand while his own Companions were three hundred and nineteen. The Prophet ﷺ turned (his face) towards the Qibla. Then he stretched his hands and began his supplication to his Lord: "O Allah, accomplish for me what Thou hast promised to me. O Allah, bring about what Thou hast promised to me. O Allah, if this small band of Muslims is destroyed. Thou will not be worshipped on this earth." He continued his supplication to his Lord, stretching his hands, facing the Qibla, until his mantle slipped down from his shoulders. So Abu Bakr came to him, picked up his mantle and put it on his shoulders. Then he embraced him from behind and said: Prophet of Allah, this prayer of yours to your Lord will suffice you, and He will fulfill for you what He has promised you. So Allah, the Glorious and Exalted, revealed (the Qur'anic verse): "When ye appealed to your Lord for help, He responded to your call (saying): I will help you with one thousand angels coming in succession." So Allah helped him with angels. Abu Zumail said that the hadith was narrated to him by Ibn ʿAbbas who said: While on that day a Muslim was chasing a disbeliever who was going ahead of him, he heard over him the swishing of the whip and the voice of the rider saying: Go ahead, Haizum! He glanced at the polytheist who had (now) fallen down on his back. When he looked at him (carefully he found that) there was a scar on his nose and his face was torn as if it had been lashed with a whip, and had turned green with its poison. An Ansari came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and related this (event) to him. He said: You have told the truth. This was the help from the third heaven. The Muslims that day (i.e. the day of the Battle of Badr) killed seventy persons and captured seventy. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Abu Bakr and ʿUmar (Allah be pleased with them): What is your opinion about these captives? Abu Bakr said: They are our kith and kin. I think you should release them after getting from them a ransom. This will be a source of strength to us against the infidels. It is quite possible that Allah may guide them to Islam. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: What is your opinion, Ibn Khattab? He said: Messenger of Allah, I do not hold the same opinion as Abu Bakr. I am of the opinion that you should hand them over to us so that we may cut off their heads. Hand over ʿAqil to ʿAli that he may cut off his head, and hand over such and such relative to me that I may cut off his head. They are leaders of the disbelievers and veterans among them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ approved the opinion of Abu Bakr and did not approve what I said. The next day when I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I found that both he and Abu Bakr were sitting shedding tears. I said: Messenger of Allah, why are you and your Companion shedding tears? Tell me the reason. For I will weep, or I will at least pretend to weep in sympathy with you. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: I weep for what has happened to your companions for taking ransom (from the prisoners). I was shown the torture to which they were subjected. It was brought to me as close as this tree. (He pointed to a tree close to him.) Then God revealed the verse: "It is not befitting for a prophet that he should take prisoners until the force of the disbelievers has been crushed..." to the end of the verse: "so eat ye the spoils of war, (it is) lawful and pure. So Allah made booty lawful for them."  

لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ بَدْرٍ نَظَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَهُمْ أَلْفٌ وَأَصْحَابُهُ ثَلاَثُمِائَةٍ وَتِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلاً فَاسْتَقْبَلَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْقِبْلَةَ ثُمَّ مَدَّ يَدَيْهِ فَجَعَلَ يَهْتِفُ بِرَبِّهِ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْجِزْ لِي مَا وَعَدْتَنِي اللَّهُمَّ آتِ مَا وَعَدْتَنِي اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ تَهْلِكْ هَذِهِ الْعِصَابَةُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الإِسْلاَمِ لاَ تُعْبَدْ فِي الأَرْضِ فَمَازَالَ يَهْتِفُ بِرَبِّهِ مَادًّا يَدَيْهِ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ حَتَّى سَقَطَ رِدَاؤُهُ عَنْ مَنْكِبَيْهِ فَأَتَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَأَخَذَ رِدَاءَهُ فَأَلْقَاهُ عَلَى مَنْكِبَيْهِ ثُمَّ الْتَزَمَهُ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ وَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ كَذَاكَ مُنَاشَدَتُكَ رَبَّكَ فَإِنَّهُ سَيُنْجِزُ لَكَ مَا وَعَدَكَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ ﷻ { إِذْ تَسْتَغِيثُونَ رَبَّكُمْ فَاسْتَجَابَ لَكُمْ أَنِّي مُمِدُّكُمْ بِأَلْفٍ مِنَ الْمَلاَئِكَةِ مُرْدِفِينَ} فَأَمَدَّهُ اللَّهُ بِالْمَلاَئِكَةِ قَالَ أَبُو زُمَيْلٍ فَحَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَشْتَدُّ فِي أَثَرِ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ أَمَامَهُ إِذْ سَمِعَ ضَرْبَةً بِالسَّوْطِ فَوْقَهُ وَصَوْتَ الْفَارِسِ يَقُولُ أَقْدِمْ حَيْزُومُ فَنَظَرَ إِلَى الْمُشْرِكِ أَمَامَهُ فَخَرَّ مُسْتَلْقِيًا فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ فَإِذَا هُوَ قَدْ خُطِمَ أَنْفُهُ وَشُقَّ وَجْهُهُ كَضَرْبَةِ السَّوْطِ فَاخْضَرَّ ذَلِكَ أَجْمَعُ فَجَاءَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ فَحَدَّثَ بِذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ صَدَقْتَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ مَدَدِ السَّمَاءِ الثَّالِثَةِ فَقَتَلُوا يَوْمَئِذٍ سَبْعِينَ وَأَسَرُوا سَبْعِينَ قَالَ أَبُو زُمَيْلٍ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَلَمَّا أَسَرُوا الأُسَارَى قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ مَا تَرَوْنَ فِي هَؤُلاَءِ الأُسَارَى فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ هُمْ بَنُو الْعَمِّ وَالْعَشِيرَةِ أَرَى أَنْ تَأْخُذَ مِنْهُمْ فِدْيَةً فَتَكُونُ لَنَا قُوَّةً عَلَى الْكُفَّارِ فَعَسَى اللَّهُ أَنْ يَهْدِيَهُمْ لِلإِسْلاَمِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا تَرَى يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ قُلْتُ لاَ وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا أَرَى الَّذِي رَأَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَلَكِنِّي أَرَى أَنْ تُمَكِّنَّا فَنَضْرِبَ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ فَتُمَكِّنَ عَلِيًّا مِنْ عَقِيلٍ فَيَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ وَتُمَكِّنِّي مِنْ فُلاَنٍ نَسِيبًا لِعُمَرَ فَأَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ فَإِنَّ هَؤُلاَءِ أَئِمَّةُ الْكُفْرِ وَصَنَادِيدُهَا فَهَوِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَلَمْ يَهْوَ مَا قُلْتُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ جِئْتُ فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ قَاعِدَيْنِ يَبْكِيَانِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنِي مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ تَبْكِي أَنْتَ وَصَاحِبُكَ فَإِنْ وَجَدْتُ بُكَاءً بَكَيْتُ وَإِنْ لَمْ أَجِدْ بُكَاءً تَبَاكَيْتُ لِبُكَائِكُمَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَبْكِي لِلَّذِي عَرَضَ عَلَىَّ أَصْحَابُكَ مِنْ أَخْذِهِمُ الْفِدَاءَ لَقَدْ عُرِضَ عَلَىَّ عَذَابُهُمْ أَدْنَى مِنْ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ شَجَرَةٍ قَرِيبَةٍ مِنْ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ ﷻ { مَا كَانَ لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ أَسْرَى حَتَّى يُثْخِنَ فِي الأَرْضِ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ { فَكُلُوا مِمَّا غَنِمْتُمْ حَلاَلاً طَيِّبًا} فَأَحَلَّ اللَّهُ الْغَنِيمَةَ لَهُمْ  

[Machine] Abu Dharr was on his deathbed while wearing a simple garment. His wife cried, and he asked her why she was crying. She said, "I cry because I have no life without you, and I have no shroud that will fit you as a burial cloth." He comforted her, saying, "Do not cry, for I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say one day when I was with him, 'A man will die among you with just a piece of land as his witness, accompanied by a group of believers.' He continued, 'Everyone who was with me in that gathering has passed away, divided into different groups, and I am the only one left. I am going to die in this piece of land. Watch the road, for you will witness what I say. I swear by Allah, I have not lied or will ever lie.' She asked, 'How is that possible when the journey has been cut off?' He said, 'Watch the road.' While they were talking, a group of people approached, dragging their garments behind them as if they were flags. They asked, 'What is wrong with you?' She replied, 'There is a Muslim man who needs to be shrouded and buried, and whoever does so will be rewarded.' They asked, 'Who is he?' She said, 'Abu Dharr.' They paid the ransom with their fathers and mothers and put their belts on her back so she could find them. Abu Dharr said, 'Rejoice, for you are the people that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ spoke about. Rejoice, for I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'No two Muslim women lose two of their children or three and then seek reward and patience, except they will never see Hell.' Today, I have reached the place where you can see, and if I had a garment that would fit me, I would not be shrouded but in that. I swear by Allah, let no man among you shroud me, whether he be a prince, a servant, or a soldier.' No one in the gathering received anything except a young man from the Ansar who was with the group. He said, 'I am your companion. I have two garments from my mother's dowry spin and I have these two garments on me.' Abu Dharr said, 'You are my companion. Shroud me with them.'"  

أَنَّ أَبَا ذَرٍّ حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ وَهُوَ بِالرَّبَذَةِ فَبَكَتْ امْرَأَتُهُ فَقَالَ مَا يُبْكِيكِ؟ قَالَتْ أَبْكِي أَنَّهُ لَا يَدَ لِي بِنَفْسِكَ وَلَيْسَ عِنْدِي ثَوْبٌ يَسَعُكَ كَفَنًا فَقَالَ لَا تَبْكِي فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَأَنَا عِنْدَهُ فِي نَفَرٍ يَقُولُ لَيَمُوتَنَّ رَجُلٌ مِنْكُمْ بِفَلَاةٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ يَشْهَدُهُ عِصَابَةٌ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَالَ فَكُلُّ مَنْ كَانَ مَعِي فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَجْلِسِ مَاتَ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ وَفُرْقَةٍ فَلَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْهُمْ غَيْرِي وَقَدْ أَصْبَحْتُ بِالْفَلَاةِ أَمُوتُ فَرَاقِبِي الطَّرِيقَ فَإِنَّكِ سَوْفَ تَرَيْنَ مَا أَقُولُ فَإِنِّي وَاللهِ مَا كَذَبْتُ وَلَا كُذِبْتُ قَالَتْ وَأَنَّى ذَلِكَ وَقَدْ انْقَطَعَ الْحَاجُّ؟ قَالَ رَاقِبِي الطَّرِيقَ قَالَ فَبَيْنَا هِيَ كَذَلِكَ إِذَا هِيَ بِالْقَوْمِ تَخُدُّ بِهِمْ رَوَاحِلُهُمْ كَأَنَّهُمُ الرَّخَمُ فَأَقْبَلَ الْقَوْمُ حَتَّى وَقَفُوا عَلَيْهَا فَقَالُوا مَا لَكِ؟ قَالَتْ امْرُؤٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ تُكَفِّنُونَهُ وَتُؤْجَرُونَ فِيهِ قَالُوا وَمَنْ هُوَ؟ قَالَتْأَبُو ذَرٍّ فَفَدَوْهُ بِآبَائِهِمْ وَأُمَّهَاتِهِمْ وَوَضَعُوا سِيَاطَهُمْ فِي نُحُورِهَا يَبْتَدِرُونَهُ فَقَالَ أَبْشِرُوا أَنْتُمُ النَّفَرُ الَّذِينَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِيكُمْ مَا قَالَ أَبْشِرُوا سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَا مِنَ امْرَأَيْنِ مُسْلِمَيْنِ هَلَكَ بَيْنَهُمَا وَلَدَانِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةٌ فَاحْتَسَبَا وَصَبَرَا فَيَرَيَانِ النَّارَ أَبَدًا ثُمَّ قَدْ أَصْبَحْتُ الْيَوْمَ حَيْثُ تَرَوْنَ وَلَوْ أَنَّ ثَوْبًا مِنْ ثِيَابِي يَسَعُنِي لَمْ أُكَفَّنْ إِلَّا فِيهِ فَأَنْشُدُكُمُ اللهَ أَنْ لَا يُكَفِّنَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْكُمْ كَانَ أَمِيرًا أَوْ عَرِيفًا أَوْ بَرِيدًا فَكُلُّ الْقَوْمِ كَانَ قَدْ نَالَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا إِلَّا فَتًى مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ كَانَ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ قَالَ أَنَا صَاحِبُكَ ثَوْبَانِ فِي عَيْبَتِي مِنْ غَزْلِ أُمِّي وَأَجِدُ ثَوْبَيَّ هَذَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ عَلَيَّ قَالَ أَنْتَ صَاحِبِي فَكَفِّنِّي  

[Machine] When Aba Dhar was approaching death, I cried. He asked me, "What makes you cry?" I said, "Why shouldn't I cry when you are about to die on a patch of land? I don't have a shroud big enough to cover you, nor do I have hands to bury you." He said, "Rejoice and do not cry, for I have heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'No two Muslim parents lose two children or more and show patience and seek reward, except that they will see Paradise forever.' And I have heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say to a group of people that I am among them, 'One of you will die on a patch of land witnessed by a group of believers.' None of those people left except that they died in a village and community, except for me. By Allah, I am not lying. So, look for the way." I said, "How can I find the way when the pilgrims have already left and the roads are cut off?" He said, "Go and look for it." So, I sought it with great difficulty until I reached a sandy area, then I returned and made him sick. While he was in that condition, suddenly I saw men on their camels as if they were specks of sand in the wind. I said, "Hurry up and come to me!" When they stood in front of me, they said, "O servant of Allah, what is wrong with you?" I said, "A Muslim man has died, so won't you shroud him?" They asked, "Who is he?" I said, "Abu Dhar." They said, "The companion of the Messenger of Allah?" I said, "Yes." So, they sacrificed their fathers and mothers for him and hurried towards him until they entered upon him. He said to them, "Rejoice, for I have heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say to a group of people that I am among them, 'One of you will die on a patch of land witnessed by a group of believers.' None of those people died except in a group." I swear by Allah that I did not lie and he did not lie. If I had a shroud that would fit either me or my wife, I would not have shrouded him except in that shroud. I implore you by Allah that no one among you, whether a leader, a dignitary, a messenger, or a captain, shrouds me. None of those people died except that they committed some of what he (the Prophet) mentioned, except for one young boy from the Ansar. He said, "I will shroud you, O uncle. I will shroud you in my garment and in two robes from my mother's yarn." He said, "You, then shroud me." So, the Ansari among the group who were present and stood over him shrouded him and buried him in a group, all of whom were from Yemen.  

لَمَّا حَضَرَتْ أَبَا ذَرٍّ الْوَفَاةُ بَكَيْتُ فَقَالَ مَا يُبْكِيكِ؟ فَقُلْتُ وَمَا لِيَ لَا أَبْكِي وَأَنْتَ تَمُوتُ بِفَلَاةٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ وَلَيْسَ عِنْدِي ثَوْبٌ يَسَعُكَ كَفَنًا وَلَا يَدَانِ لِي فِي تَغْيِيبِكَ قَالَ أَبْشِرِي وَلَا تَبْكِي فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَا يَمُوتُ بَيْنَ امْرَأَيْنِ مُسْلِمَيْنِ وَلَدَانِ أَوْ ثَلَاثٌ فَيَصْبِرَانِ وَيَحْتَسِبَانِ فَيَرَيَانِ النَّارَ أَبَدًا» وَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لِنَفَرٍ أَنَا فِيهِمْ «لَيَمُوتَنَّ رَجُلٌ مِنْكُمْ بِفَلَاةٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ يَشْهَدُهُ عِصَابَةٌ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ» وَلَيْسَ مِنْ أُولَئِكَ النَّفْرِ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا وَقَدْ مَاتَ فِي قَرْيَةٍ وَجَمَاعَةٍ فَأَنَا ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ وَاللَّهِ مَا كَذَبْتُ وَلَا كُذِبْتُ فَأَبْصِرِي الطَّرِيقَ فَقُلْتُ أَنَّى وَقَدْ ذَهَبَتِ الْحَاجُّ وَتَقَطَّعَتِ الطُّرُقُ فَقَالَ اذْهَبِي فَتَبَصَّرِي قَالَتْ فَكُنْتُ أَشْتَدُّ إِلَى الْكَثِيبِ أَتَبَصَّرُ ثُمَّ أَرْجِعُ فَأُمَرِّضُهُ فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ وَأَنَا كَذَلِكَ إِذَا أَنَا بِرِجَالٍ عَلَى رَحْلِهِمْ كَأَنَّهُمُ الرَّخَمُ تَخُبُّ بِهِمْ رَوَاحِلُهُمْ قَالَتْ فَأَسْرَعُوا إِلَيَّ حِينَ وَقَفُوا عَلَيَّ فَقَالُوا يَا أَمَةَ اللَّهِ مَا لَكِ؟ قُلْتُ امْرُؤٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَمُوتُ فَتُكَفِّنُونَهُ؟ قَالُوا وَمَنْ هُوَ؟ قَالَتْ أَبُو ذَرٍّ قَالُوا صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَفَدَّوْهُ بِآبَائِهِمْ وَأُمَّهَاتِهِمْ وَأَسْرَعُوا إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى دَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ أَبْشِرُوا فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لِنَفَرٍ أَنَا فِيهِمْ «لَيَمُوتَنَّ رَجُلٌ مِنْكُمْ بِفَلَاةٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ يَشْهَدُهُ عِصَابَةٌ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ» وَلَيْسَ مِنْ أُولَئِكَ النَّفْرِ رَجُلٌ إِلَّا وَقَدْ هَلَكَ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا كَذَبْتُ وَلَا كُذِبْتُ إِنَّهُ لَوْ كَانَ عِنْدِي ثَوْبٌ يَسَعُنِي كَفَنًا لِي أَوْ لِامْرَأَتِي لَمْ أُكَفَّنْ إِلَّا فِي ثَوْبٍ هُوَ لِي أَوْ لَهَا إِنِّي أُنْشِدُكُمُ اللَّهَ أَنْ لَا يُكَفِّنَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْكُمْ كَانَ أَمِيرًا أَوْ عَرِيفًا أَوْ بَرِيدًا أَوْ نَقِيبًا فَلَيْسَ مِنْ أُولَئِكَ النَّفْرِ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا وَقَدْ قَارَفَ بَعْضَ مَا قَالَ إِلَّا فَتًى مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ قَالَ أَنَا أُكَفِّنُكَ يَا عَمِّ أُكَفِّنُكَ فِي رِدَائِي هَذَا وَفِي ثَوْبَيْنِ فِي عَيْبَتِي مِنْ غَزْلِ أُمِّي قَالَ أَنْتَ فَكَفِّنْنِي فَكَفَّنَهُ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ فِي النَّفَرِ الَّذِينَ حَضَرُوا وَقَامُوا عَلَيْهِ وَدَفَنُوهُ فِي نَفَرٍ كُلُّهُمْ يَمَانٍ  

[Machine] It is reported that the Ansar went against us and gathered with their families in the Saqifah of Bani Sa'ida. Ali and Zubair also went against us and those who were with them. The Muhajireen gathered with Abu Bakr. So I said to Abu Bakr, "O Abu Bakr, come with us to our brothers from the Ansar." So we departed with the intention of meeting them. When we approached them, we met two righteous men from among them. They mentioned what the people had been saying about them. We told them that we wanted our brothers from the Ansar. They said to us, "It is not upon you to come near them. Deal with your own affairs." So I said, "By Allah, we will approach them." So we went until we reached them in the Saqifah of Bani Sa'ida. There, we saw a man wrapped in a garment between them. I asked, "Who is this?" They said, "This is Sa'ad bin Ubadah." I asked, "What is wrong with him?" They said, "He is sick." When we sat for a while, their speaker praised Allah and then mentioned their status. He said, "We are the Ansar of Allah and the battalion of Islam, and you are the Muhajireen. We are a group from us and there is a remnant from your people who have opposed us, trying to diminish our status and take the authority from us." Then when he remained silent, I intended to speak and I had prepared a speech that I found impressive, which I wanted to present to Abu Bakr. I even faked my speech in front of him, but I avoided mentioning the matter. Then Abu Bakr said, "Speak upon your mission." I hated that he said that and I feared becoming angry and that he would speak before me. Abu Bakr was more patient and respectful. By Allah, he did not leave any word that I found impressive in my false speech except that he said something similar or better than it. Until he remained silent. I said, "You have mentioned nothing but good, and you are deserving of it. We would not have known of this matter if it were not for this noble person from the Quraysh, who are the middle of the Arabs in lineage, wealth, and status. I am pleased with one of these two men, so pledge to either of them as you wish." I extended my hand, and Abu Bakr extended his hand, as did Abu Ubaydah bin Jarrah, who was sitting between us. I would not have disliked anything he said except that it was not in favor of me, apart from this, by Allah, even if he had slapped my neck, I would not have been closer to committing a sin than I am now. I prefer it to commanding a people in whom Abu Bakr is not their leader, O Allah, unless you make my soul understand at the time of my death something that I do not understand now." Then a speaker among the Ansar said, "I am their representative, Al-Muhakkak, and their spokesperson, Al-Murajjab. From us is an Amir and from you is an Amir, O people of Quraish." The noise increased and the voices raised until I feared disagreement. So I said, "Extend your hand, O Abu Bakr." So Abu Bakr extended his hand and I pledged allegiance to him. The Muhajireen pledged allegiance to him, and then the Ansar pledged allegiance to him.  

أَنَّ الْأَنْصَارَ خَالَفُونَا وَاجْتَمَعُوا بِأَسْرِهِمْ فِي سَقِيفَةِ بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ وَخَالَفَ عَنَّا عَلِيٌّ وَالزُّبَيْرُ وَمَن مَعَهُمَا وَاجْتَمَعَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ ؓ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ انْطَلِقْ بِنَا إِلَى إِخْوَانِنَا هَؤُلَاءِ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَانْطَلَقْنَا نُرِيدُهُمْ فَلَمَّا دَنَوْنَا مِنْهُمْ لَقِيَنَا مِنْهُمْ رَجُلَانِ صَالِحَانِ فَذَكَرَا مَا تَمَالَأَ عَلَيْهِ الْقَوْمُ فَقَالَا أَيْنَ تُرِيدُونَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ؟ فَقُلْنَا نُرِيدُ إِخْوَانَنَا هَؤُلَاءِ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَا لَا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ لَا تَقْرَبُوهُمُ اقْضُوا أَمَرَكُمْ فقُلْتُ وَاللهِ لَنَأْتِيَنَّهُمْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَاهُمْ فِي سَقِيفَةِ بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ مُزَمَّلٌ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيْهِمْ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالُوا سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ فَقُلْتُ مَا لَهُ؟ قَالُوا يُوعَكُ فَلَمَّا جَلَسْنَا قَلِيلًا تَشَهَّدَ خَطِيبُهُمْ فَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَنَحْنُ أَنْصَارُ اللهِ وَكَتِيبَةُ الْإِسْلَامِ وَأَنْتُمْ مَعْشَرَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ رَهْطٌ مِنَّا وَقَدْ دَفَّتْ دَافَّةٌ مِنْ قَوْمِكُمْ فَإِذَا هُمْ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يَخْتَزِلُونَا مِنْ أَصْلِنَا وَأَن يَحْضُنُونَا مِنَ الْأَمْرِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا سَكَتَ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ وَكُنْتُ زَوَّرْتُ مَقَالَةً أَعْجَبَتْنِي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُقَدِّمَهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ؓ وَكُنْتُ أُدَارِئُ عَنْهُ بَعْضَ الْحَدِّ فَلَمَّا أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ عَلَى رِسْلِكَ فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُغْضِبَهُ فَتَكَلَّمَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ فَكَانَ هُوَ أَحْلَمَ مِنِّي وَأَوْقَرَ وَاللهِ مَا تَرَكَ مِنْ كَلِمَةٍ أَعْجَبَتْنِي فِي تَزْوِيرِي إِلَّا قَالَ فِي بَدِيهَتِهِ مِثْلَهَا أَوْ أَفْضَلَ مِنْهَا حَتَّى سَكَتَ قَالَ مَا ذَكَرْتُمْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَأَنْتُمْ لَهُ أَهْلٌ وَلَنْ نَعْرِفَ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ إِلَّا لِهَذَا الْحَيِّ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ هُمْ أَوْسَطُ الْعَرَبِ نَسَبًا وَدَارًا وَقَدْرًا وَقَدْ رَضِيتُ لَكُمْ أَحَدَ هَذَيْنِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ فَبَايِعُوا أَيَّهُمَا شِئْتُمْ وَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي وَبِيَدِ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ الْجَرَّاحِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ بَيْنَنَا فَلَمْ أَكْرَهْ مِمَّا قَالَ غَيْرَهَا كَانَ وَاللهِ أَنْ أُقَدَّمَ فَتُضْرَبَ عُنُقِي لَا يُقَرِّبُنِي ذَلِكَ مِنْ إِثْمٍ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَتَأَمَّرَ عَلَى قَوْمٍ فِيهِمْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ اللهُمَّ إِلَّا أَنْ تُسَوِّلَ لِي نَفْسِي عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ شَيْئًا لَا أَجِدُهُ الْآنَ فَقَالَ قَائِلُ الْأَنْصَارِ أَنَا جُذَيْلُهَا الْمُحَكَّكُ وَعُذَيْقُهَا الْمُرَجَّبُ مِنَّا أَمِيرٌ وَمِنْكُمْ أَمِيرٌ يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ وَكَثُرَ اللَّغَطُ وَارْتَفَعَتِ الْأَصْوَاتُ حَتَّى فَرِقْتُ مِنْ أَنْ يَقَعَ اخْتِلَافٌ فَقُلْتُ ابْسُطْ يَدَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَبَسَطَ يَدَهُ فَبَايَعْتُهُ وَبَايَعَهُ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ ثُمَّ بَايَعَتْهُ الْأَنْصَارُ  

"عن إسحاق بن بشر القرشى قال: أنبأنا ابن إسحاق وأبو إسحاق قال: جاء رجلٌ إلى عمر بن الخطاب فقال: يا أمير المؤمنين! ما {النَّازِعَاتِ غَرْقًا} (*) فقال عمر: مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قال: امْرُؤٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ، مِنْ بَنِى تَمِيمٍ، ثُمَّ أَحدُ بَنِى سَعْدٍ، قال: مِنْ قَوْمٍ جُفاةٍ، أَمَّا إِنَّكَ لَتَحْمِلَنَّ إِلَى عَامِلِكَ مَا يَسُوءُكَ، ولهزهُ (* *) حتى فَرَّتْ قَلَنْسُوَتُهُ، فإِذَا هُوَ وَافِرُ الشَّعَرِ، فقال: أَمَّا إِنِّى لَوْ وَجَدْتُكَ مَحلُوقًا مَا سَأَلْتُ عَنْكَ، ثم كتب إلى أبى موسى: أما بعد: فَإِنَّ الأَصْبَغَ بن عَلِيمٍ التَّمِيمِىَّ تَكَلَّفَ مَا كُفِىَ وَضَيَّعَ مَا وَلِىَ، فَإِذَا جَاءَكَ كِتَابِى هَذَا فَلاَ تُبَايِعُوهُ، وَإِنْ مَرِضَ فَلاَ تَعُودُوهُ، وإِنْ مَاتَ فَلا تَشْهدُوهُ، ثمَّ التْفْتَ إِلَى الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ الله - ﷻ - خَلَقَكُمْ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِضَعْفِكُمْ، فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْكُمْ رَسُولًا مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ، وَأَنْزَلَ عليكم كتَابًا وَحَدَّ لَكُمْ فِيه حُدُودًا أَمَرَكُمْ أَن لَّا تَعْتَدُوهَا، وفَرَضَ فَرَائِضَ أَمرَكم أن تتبعوها، وَحَرَّمَ حُرَمًا نَهَاكُمْ أَن تَنْتَهِكُوهَا، وَتَركَ أَشْياءَ لَمْ يَدَعْهَا نِسيَانًا، فَلاَ تَتَكَلَّفُوهَا وِإنَّما تَركها رَحْمَةً لَكُمْ، قال: فَكَان الأصبغُ بنُ عَلِيمٍ يَقُولُ: قد قَدِمتُ الْبَصْرَةَ فَأَقَمْتُ بِهَا

خَمْسَةً وَعِشْرِينَ يَوْمًا وَمَا مِنْ غَائِبٍ أَحَبَّ إِلَىَّ أَنْ أَلْقَاهُ مِنَ الْمَوْت، ثم إن الله أَلْهَمَهُ التَّوْبَةَ وَقَذَفَهَا في قَلْبِهِ، فَأَتْيْتُ أَبَا مُوسَى وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمنْبَرِ، فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيه، فَأَعْرَضَ عَنِّى، فَقُلتُ: أَيُّهَا المُعْرِضُ! إِنَّهُ قَدْ قَبِل التَّوبَةَ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ منْكَ وَمِنْ عُمَرَ، وإنِّى أَتُوبُ إلى اللهِ - ﷻ - مِمَّا أَسْخَطَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَعَامَّةَ الْمُسْلِمِيَنَ، فَكَتبَ بِذَلِك إِلَى عُمَر، فَقَالَ: صَدقَ، اقْبلَوا مِنْ أَخِيكُمْ".  

"عَنْ أُمِّ ذَرٍّ قَالَتْ: لَمَّا حَضَر أَبَا ذَرٍّ الْوَفَاةُ بَكَيْتُ، فَقَالَ مَا يبكِيك؟ فَقَالَت: مَا لِى لَا أَبكِى وَأَنْتَ تَمُوت بِفَلَاةٍ مِنَ الأَرْضِ، وَلَيْسَ عِنْدِى ثَوْبٌ يَسَعكَ كَفَنًا،

قَالَ: فَلَا تَبكِى فَإِنِّى سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ الله ﷺ يَقُولُ لنفرٍ أنَا فيهِم: لَيَمُوتَنَّ رَجُلٌ مِنكُم بِفَلَاةٍ مِنَ الأَرْضِ يَشْهَده عِصَابَةٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِين، وَلَيْسَ مِنْ أُولئكَ النَّفَر أَحَد إِلَّا وَقَدْ هَلَكَ في قَرية وجَمَاعَة، وَأَنَا الَّذِى أَمُوتُ بِفَلَاةٍ، وَالله مَا كَذَبْتُ وَلَا كُذِّبْتُ فَأَبِصرى الطَّريق، قَالَتْ: فَقُلْت وأَنَّى وَقَد ذَهَبَ الْحَاجُّ، وانْقَطَعتِ الطَّريق، قَالَ: اذْهَبِى فَتَبَصرى، قَالَت: فَكُنْتُ أَجِئ إلى كثيبٍ فَأَتَبَصَّر ثُمَّ أَرْجِعُ إلَيْه فَأمَرِّضهُ، فَبَيْنَا أَنا كذَلِكَ إِذا أَنَا بِرَجالٍ عَلَى رِحَالِهِم كَأَنَّهُم الرخمُ فَأَلَحْتُ بِثَوْبِى فَأَقْبَلُوا حَتَّى وَقَفُوا عَلِىَّ وَقَالوا: مَا لَكِ يَا أَمَةَ الله، قلْتُ امرؤ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمين يَمُوتُ فَكَفِّنُوه، قَالُوا: وَمَنْ هُوَ؟ قُلتُ: أَبُو ذَرٍّ، قَالُوا: صَاحِب رسُولِ الله ﷺ ؟ قلْتُ: نَعَمْ، قَالَتْ: فَفدوُهُ بِآبائهم وَأمَّهاتِهِم وَأَسْرعُوا إِلَيه فَدَخَلُوا عَلَيْه فَرحَّبَ بِهِم وَقَالَ: إِنِّى سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ الله ﷺ يَقُولُ لِنَفَر أَنَا فِيهم: لَيَمُوتنَّ رَجُلٌ بِفَلَاةٍ مِنَ الأَرْضِ فَتَشْهَده عِصَابَة مِنَ الْمؤْمِنينَ، وَلَيْسَ فِى أُولئكَ النَّفر أَحد إِلَّا وَقَدْ هَلَكَ في قَريَةٍ وَجَمَاعَةٍ وَأَنَا الَّذِى أمُوتُ بِالْفَلَاة، أَنْتُم تَسْمَعُون أَنَّه لَوْ كَانَ عِنْدِى ثَوْبٌ يَسَعنِى كَفَنًا لم أكَفَّن إِلَّا فِيهِ أَنْتُم تَسْمَعُون أَنى أشْهِدكُم أَن (*) يكفننى رَجُلٌ مِنكُم كَانَ أَمَيرًا، أَوْ عَريفًا، أَوْ بريدًا، أَوْ نَقِيبًا، فَلَيْسَ مَنِ الْقَومِ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا قَارَفَ بَعْض مَا قال إلَّا فَتًى مِنْ الأَنْصَارِ، قَالَ: يَا عَمّ أَنَا أكفنكَ وَلَم أصِبْ مِمَّا ذَكَرت شَيْئا، أكفّنكَ في ردائى هَذا أَو بَين ثوبين "وفى ثوبين في عيبتى" قَسٍ مِنْ غَزْلِ أُمِّى حاكتهما لِى فَكَفَّنَهُ الأَنْصَارِى في النَّفَر الَّذِى شَهِدُوهُ".