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] "And about some of the companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, it is narrated: When the angels came out from Ibrahim, peace be upon him, towards the city of Lut and reached the river of Sodom, they met the daughter of Lut, who was fetching water for her family. Lut's daughters were two in number. They said to her, 'O girl, is there any house nearby? She replied, 'Yes, your place is not far, but do not enter until I bring you what you need.' Then she went to her father and said, 'O my father, there are young men standing at the gate of the city. I have never seen such beautiful faces before. Your people should not see them, as they may harm them. Your people have been forbidden from hosting anyone until they said, 'Give us your guests so that we can harass them.' Nobody here, except the household of Lut, knows where they are. His wife went out and informed her people, saying, 'Indeed, there are men inside Lut's house whose faces I have never seen before.' So, Lut's people hurried towards him. When they came to him, he said, 'O my people, fear Allah and do not disgrace me concerning my guests. Is there not among you a single reasonable man? These are my daughters, they are purer for you. So, fear Allah and do not humiliate me in front of my guests.' They said, 'You know that we have no right in your daughters, and indeed, you know what we want.' When they failed to persuade him, he said, 'If only I had power against you or could take refuge in a strong support.' Then Jibril extended his wings, covering the sight of their eyes, and they went out stumbling, unable to see one another. They were saying, 'This is their plan. Verily, in the house of Lut, there is magic.' This is the saying of Allah, the Almighty, 'And indeed, they sought to tempt him away from his guests, but We blinded their eyes.' And they said, 'O Lut, indeed, we are messengers of your Lord. They will never reach you, so travel with your family in the cover of the night, and let not any among you look back except your wife. Indeed, she will be struck by what strikes them. So, proceed as you are commanded.' Then Allah led them to safety towards the land of Shaam. Lut said, 'Destroying them will take only a moment.' They replied, 'We have not been commanded to destroy them except at the break of dawn. Is not the morning near?' When morning came, Lut and his family left, except for his wife. This is the saying of Allah, the Almighty, 'Except the family of Lut; We will save them all, except his wife, who will be among those who remain.'  

وَعَنْ أُنَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مَرْفُوعًا قَالَ لَمَّا خَرَجَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ مِنْ عِنْدِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ نَحْوَ قَرْيَةِ لُوطٍ وَأَتَوْهَا نِصْفَ النَّهَارِ فَلَمَّا بَلَغُوا نَهَرَ سَدُومٍ لَقَوُا ابْنَةَ لُوطٍ تَسْتَقِي مِنَ الْمَاءِ لِأَهْلِهَا وَكَانَ لَهُ ابْنَتَانِ فَقَالُوا لَهَا يَا جَارِيَةُ هَلْ مِنْ مَنْزِلٍ؟ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ مَكَانَكُمْ لَا تَدْخُلُوا حَتَّى آتِيَكُمْ فَأَتَتْ أَبَاهَا فَقَالَتْ يَا أَبَتَاهُ أَدْرِكْ فِتْيَانًا عَلَى بَابِ الْمَدِينَةِ مَا رَأَيْتُ وُجُوهَ قَوْمٍ هِيَ أَحْسَنُ مِنْهُمْ لَا يَأْخُذُهُمْ قَوْمُكَ فَيَفْضَحُوهُمْ وَقَدْ كَانَ قَوْمُهُ نَهَوْهُ أَنْ يُضِيفَ رَجُلًا حَتَّى قَالُوا حَلَّ عَلَيْنَا فَلْيُضَيِّفِ الرِّجَالَ فَجَاءَهُمْ وَلَمْ يُعْلِمْ أَحَدًا إِلَّا بَيْتَ أَهْلِ لُوطٍ فَخَرَجَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ فَأَخْبَرَتْ قَوْمَهُ قَالَتْ إِنَّ فِي بَيْتِ لُوطٍ رِجَالًا مَا رَأَيْتُ مِثْلَ وُجُوهِهِمْ قَطُّ فَجَاءَهُ قَوْمُهُ يُهْرَعُونَ إِلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا أَتَوْهُ قَالَ لَهُمْ لُوطٌ «يَا قَوْمِ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَلَا تُخْزُونِ فِي ضَيْفِي أَلَيْسَ مِنْكُمْ رَجُلٌ رُشَيْدٌ هَؤُلَاءِ بَنَاتِي هُنَّ أَطْهُرُ لَكُمْ مِمَّا تُرِيدُونَ» قَالُوا لَهُ أَوَ لَمْ نَنْهَكَ إِنْ تُضَيِّفَ الرِّجَالَ قَدْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ مَا لَنَا فِي بَنَاتِكَ مِنْ حَقٍّ وَإِنَّكَ لَتَعْلَمُ مَا نُرِيدُ فَلَمَّا لَمْ يَقْبَلُوا مِنْهُ مَا عَرَضَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَ «لَوْ أَنَّ لِيَ بِكُمْ قُوَّةً أَوْ آوِي إِلَى رُكْنٍ شَدِيدٍ» يَقُولُ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ «لَوْ أَنَّ لِي أَنْصَارًا يَنْصُرُونِي عَلَيْكُمْ أَوْ عَشِيرَةً تَمْنَعُنِي مِنْكُمْ لَحَالَتْ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَ مَا جِئْتُمْ تُرِيدُونَهُ مِنْ أَضْيَافِي» وَلَمَّا قَالَ لُوطٌ لَوْ أَنَّ لِيَ بِكُمْ قُوَّةً أَوْ آوِي إِلَى رُكْنٍ شَدِيدٍ بَسَطَ حِينَئِذٍ جِبْرِيلُ جَنَاحَيْهِ فَفَقَأَ أَعْيُنَهُمْ وَخَرَجُوا يَدُوسُ بَعْضُهُمْ فِي آثَارِ بَعْضٍ عُمْيَانًا يَقُولُونَ النَّجَا النَّجَا فَإِنَّ فِي بَيْتِ لُوطٍ أَسْحَرَ قَوْمٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَذَلِكَ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ ﷻ {وَلَقَدْ رَاوَدُوهُ عَنْ ضَيْفِهِ فَطَمَسْنَا أَعْيُنَهُمْ} [القمر 37] وَقَالُوا يَا لُوطُ إِنَّا رُسُلُ رَبِّكَ لَنْ يَصِلُوا إِلَيْكَ فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطِعٍ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنْكُمْ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا امْرَأَتُكَ فَاتَّبِعْ آثَارَ أَهْلِكَ يَقُولُ «وَامْضُوا حَيْثُ تُؤْمَرُونَ فَأَخْرَجَهُمُ اللَّهُ إِلَى الشَّامِ» وَقَالَ لُوطٌ أَهْلِكُوهُمُ السَّاعَةَ فَقَالُوا إِنَّا لَمْ نُؤْمَرْ إِلَّا بِالصُّبْحِ أَلَيْسَ الصُّبْحُ بِقَرِيبٍ فَلَمَّا أَنْ كَانَ السَّحَرُ خَرَجَ لُوطٌ وَأَهْلُهُ عَدَا امْرَأَتِهِ فَذَلِكَ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ ﷻ {إِلَّا آلَ لُوطٍ نَجَّيْنَاهُمْ بِسَحَرٍ} [القمر 34]  

[Machine] From his father Rifaa'ah ibn Rafee', who witnessed the Battle of Badr with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ : He (the Prophet) and his cousin Mu'adh ibn 'Afra'ah went out until they reached Makkah. When they descended from Thaniyyah, they saw a man under a tree. The Prophet said, "Let us approach this man, so that we may entrust him with our belongings and make Tawaf around the Kaaba." We greeted him with the pre-Islamic form of greeting and he responded to us with the Islamic greeting. We had heard of the Prophet ﷺ , so we denied it and asked him, "Who are you?" He said, "Come down." We descended and said, "Where is the man who claims and says what he says?" He said, "I am him." So I said, "Present yourself to me." He presented Islam to us and said, "Who created the heavens, the earth, and the mountains?" We said, "Allah created them." He said, "Then who created you?" We said, "Allah created us." He said, "Then who created these idols that you worship?" We said, "We made them ourselves." He said, "The Creator is more deserving of worship than the created. You are more deserving of being worshiped, as you made them, but Allah is more deserving of being worshiped than something you made." I invite you to worship Allah alone, testify that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, and I am the Messenger of Allah. I also invite you to maintain kinship ties and refrain from oppression and transgression." We said, "By Allah, if what you are calling us to is false, then it would be among the noblest of matters and the best of characters." So we entrusted him with our belongings until we could go to the Kaaba. Mu'adh ibn 'Afra'ah sat with him and said, "I went to the Kaaba, performed Tawaf, and came out with seven cups. I gave him one of them and said, 'O Allah, if what Muhammad is calling to is true, then remove his cup seven times.'" He struck it seven times and each time, it emitted a sound. So I shouted, 'I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.' People gathered around me saying, 'This man is insane, he struck the cup seven times and it still made a sound.' I said, 'No, by Allah, he is a believer.' Then I went up to a high place in Makkah, and when Mu'adh saw me, he said, 'Indeed, Rifaa'ah has come with a face that nothing has ever harmed before.' So I came to him, believed in him, and Allah's Messenger ﷺ taught us Surah Yusuf. We recited, "In the name of your Lord who created" until we reached the verse, "We will return to our family." When we were in 'Aqiq, Mu'adh said, 'I have never spent a night away from my family before, so let me stay here until morning.' So I spent the night with him and I had never done what I did before. Rifaa'ah would always present himself to his people after returning from a journey.  

عَنْ أَبِيهِ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعٍ وَكَانَ قَدْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ وَابْنُ خَالَتِهِ مُعَاذُ بْنُ عَفْرَاءَ حَتَّى قَدِمَا مَكَّةَ فَلَمَّا هَبِطَا مِنَ الثَّنِيَّةِ رَأَيَا رَجُلًا تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ قَالَ وَهَذَا قَبْلَ خُرُوجِ السِّتَّةِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّينَ قَالَ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْنَاهُ كَلَّمْنَاهُ فَقُلْنَا نَأْتِي هَذَا الرَّجُلَ نَسْتَوْدِعُهُ حَتَّى نَطُوفَ بِالْبَيْتِ فَسَلَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ تَسْلِيمَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْنَا بِسَلَامٍ أَهْلِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَقَدْ سَمِعْنَا بِالنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأَنْكَرْنَا فَقُلْنَا مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ «انْزِلُوا» فَنَزَلْنَا فَقُلْنَا أَيْنَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يَدَّعِي وَيَقُولُ مَا يَقُولُ؟ فَقَالَ «أَنَا» فَقُلْتُ فَاعْرِضْ عَلَيَّ فَعَرَضَ عَلَيْنَا الْإِسْلَامَ وَقَالَ «مَنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَالْجِبَالَ؟» قُلْنَا خَلَقَهُنَّ اللَّهُ قَالَ «فَمَنْ خَلَقَكُمْ؟» قُلْنَا اللَّهُ قَالَ «فَمَنَ عَمِلَ هَذِهِ الْأَصْنَامَ الَّتِي تَعْبُدُونَهَا؟» قُلْنَا نَحْنُ قَالَ «فَالْخَالِقُ أَحَقُّ بِالْعِبَادَةِ أَمِ الْمَخْلُوقِ فَأَنْتُمْ أَحَقُّ أَنْ تَعْبُدَكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ عَمِلْتُمُوهَا وَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَنْ تَعْبُدُوهُ مِنْ شَيْءٍ عَمِلْتُمُوهُ وَأَنَا أَدْعُو إِلَى عِبَادَةِ اللَّهِ وَشَهَادَةِ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَصِلَةِ الرَّحِمِ وَتَرْكِ الْعُدْوَانِ بِغَصْبِ النَّاسِ» قُلْنَا لَا وَاللَّهِ لَوْ كَانَ الَّذِي تَدْعُو إِلَيْهِ بَاطِلًا لَكَانَ مِنْ مَعَالِي الْأُمُورِ وَمَحَاسِنِ الْأَخْلَاقِ فَأَمْسِكْ رَاحِلَتَنَا حَتَّى نَأْتِيَ بِالْبَيْتِ فَجَلَسَ عِنْدَهُ مُعَاذُ بْنُ عَفْرَاءَ قَالَ فَجِئْتُ الْبَيْتَ فَطُفْتُ وَأَخْرَجْتُ سَبْعَةَ أَقْدَاحٍ فَجَعَلْتُ لَهُ مِنْهَا قَدَحًا فَاسْتَقْبَلْتُ الْبَيْتَ فَقُلْتُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كَانَ مَا يَدْعُو إِلَيْهِ مُحَمَّدٌ حَقًّا فَأَخْرِجْ قَدَحَهُ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ فَضَرَبْتُ بِهَا فَخَرَجَ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ فَصَحَّتْ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَاجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ عَلَيَّ وَقَالُوا مَجْنُونٌ رَجُلٌ صَبَأَ قُلْتُ بَلْ رَجُلٌ مُؤْمِنٌ ثُمَّ جِئْتُ إِلَى أَعْلَى مَكَّةَ فَلَمَّا رَآنِي مُعَاذٌ قَالَ لَقَدْ جَاءَ رِفَاعَةُ بِوَجْهٍ مَا ذَهَبَ بِمِثْلِهِ فَجِئْتُ وَآمَنْتُ وَعَلَّمَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ سُورَةَ يُوسُفَ وَاقْرَأْ بِسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ ثُمَّ خَرَجْنَا رَاجِعِينَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَلَمَّا كُنَّا بِالْعَقِيقِ قَالَ مُعَاذُ إِنِّي لَمْ أَطْرُقْ أَهْلِي لَيْلًا قَطُّ فَبِتْ بِنَا حَتَّى نُصْبِحَ فَقُلْتُ أَبِيتُ وَمَعِي مَا مَعِي مِنَ الْخَبَرِ مَا كُنْتُ لِأَفْعَلَ وَكَانَ رِفَاعَةُ إِذَا خَرَجَ سَفَرًا ثُمَّ قَدِمَ عَرَضَ قَوْمُهُ  

[Machine] When Abu Dharr was about to die, I cried and he asked, "Why are you crying?" I said, "Why shouldn't I cry when you are about to die on a piece of land and I don't have a shroud that will fit you?" He said, "Don't cry and rejoice, for I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'A man among you will die on a piece of land witnessed by a group of believers.' None of those who heard this hadith are alive except me, and I am the one who will die on a piece of land." I continued to watch the road. She said, "What can I do, as the traveler has already left and the roads are blocked?" He said, "Go and look." She said, "I went to Kazeep, watched, then returned to him and told him." She said, "As I was doing this, I saw a group of men on their camels, which made it look like they were ants. They approached until they stood in front of me and said, "What is wrong with you, servant of Allah?" I said to them, "A Muslim man is dying and you are not burying him?" They asked, "Who is he?" I said, "Abu Dharr." They said, "The companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" I said, "Yes." She said, "They swore by their fathers and mothers and hurried towards him. They entered his house and he welcomed them. He said, 'I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say to a group of people, 'Among you, a man will die on a piece of land witnessed by a group of believers.' No one from among those people is alive except the Ansari youth, who said, 'O uncle, I will shroud you.' I did not suffer any loss from what you mentioned, so I will shroud you in my cloak and the two garments that my mother wove for me.' The Ansaris shrouded him, including Hujr ibn Adi and Malik ibn al-Ashhtar, in the presence of all who witnessed his death, all of whom were Yemenis."  

لَمَّا حَضَرَتْ أَبَا ذَرٍّ الْوَفَاةُ بَكَيْتُ فَقَالَ مَا يُبْكِيكِ؟ فَقُلْتُ مَا لِي لَا أَبْكِي وَأَنْتَ تَمُوتُ بِفَلَاةٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ وَلَيْسَ عِنْدِي ثَوْبٌ يَسَعُكَ كَفَنًا قَالَ فَلَا تَبْكِي وَأَبْشِرِي فَإِنِّي 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 هَلَكَ فِي قَرْيَةِ جَمَاعَةٍ وَأَنَا الَّذِي أَمُوتُ بِفَلَاةٍ وَاللَّهِ مَا كَذَبْتُ وَلَا كُذِبْتُ فَأَبْصِرِي الطَّرِيقَ قَالَتْ وَأَنَّى وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ الْحَاجُّ وَانْقَطَعَتِ الطُّرُقُ قَالَ اذْهَبِي فَتَبَصَّرِي قَالَتْ فَكُنْتُ أَجِيءُ إِلَى كَثِيبٍ فَأَتَبَصَّرُ ثُمَّ أَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِ فَأُمَرِّضُهُ فَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا كَذَلِكَ إِذَا أَنَا بِرِجَالٍ عَلَى رِحَالِهِمْ كَأَنَّهُمُ الرَّخَمُ فَأَقْبَلُوا حَتَّى وَقَفُوا عَلَيَّ وَقَالُوا مَا لَكِ أَمَةَ اللَّهِ؟ قُلْتُ لَهُمُ امْرُؤٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَمُوتُ تُكَفِّنُونَهُ؟ قَالُوا مَنْ هُوَ؟ فَقُلْتُ أَبُو ذَرٍّ قَالُوا صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَتْ فَفَدَّوْهُ بِآبَائِهِمْ وَأُمَّهَاتِهِمْ وَأَسْرَعُوا إِلَيْهِ فَدَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَرَحَّبَ بِهِمْ وَقَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لِنَفَرٍ أَنَا فِيهِمْ «لَيَمُوتَنَّ مِنْكُمْ رَجُلٌ بِفَلَاةٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ يَشْهَدُهُ عِصَابَةٌ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ» وَلَيْسَ مِنْ أُولَئِكَ النَّفْرِ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا هَلَكَ فِي قَرْيَةٍ وَجَمَاعَةٍ وَأَنَا الَّذِي أَمُوتُ بِفَلَاةٍ أَنْتُمْ تَسْمَعُونَ إِنَّهُ لَوْ كَانَ عِنْدِي ثَوْبٌ يَسَعُنِي كَفَنًا لِي أَوْ لِامْرَأَتِي لَمْ أُكَفَّنْ إِلَّا فِي ثَوْبٍ لِي أَوْ لَهَا أَنْتُمْ تَسْمَعُونَ إِنِّي أُشْهِدُكُمْ أَنْ يُكَفِّنَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْكُمْ كَانَ أَمِيرًا أَوْ عَرِيفًا أَوْ بَرِيدًا أَوْ نَقِيبًا فَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ إِلَّا قَارَفَ بَعْضَ ذَلِكَ إِلَّا فَتًى مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ يَا عَمِّ أَنَا أُكَفِّنُكَ لَمْ أُصِبْ مِمَّا ذَكَرْتَ شَيْئًا أُكَفِّنُكَ فِي رِدَائِي هَذَا وَفِي ثَوْبَيْنِ فِي عَيْبَتِي مِنْ غَزْلِ أُمِّي حَاكَتْهُمَا لِي فَكَفَّنَهُ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ فِي النَّفَرِ الَّذِينَ شَهِدُوهُ مِنْهُمْ حُجْرُ بْنُ الْأَدْبَرِ وَمَالِكُ بْنُ الْأَشْتَرِ فِي نَفَرٍ كُلُّهُمْ يَمَانٍ  

[Machine] And he said to her, "Who is this who was with you?" She said, "I had no one with me, and I did not notice until you pointed it out to me." He said, "May Allah protect your family, and people have been talking about it." Her father said to her, "O my daughter, the people have spoken a lot about you, so tell me your story. If the man is truthful, you have committed a great sin, and if he is lying, I will take him to some of the prophets of Yemen and swear to him what they used to swear by, that he is lying on you." The man said to the fruit seller, "Hey you, you have implicated my daughter in a grave matter. Take me to some of the prophets of Yemen, and Uthbah will go in a group of the sons of Abdi Manaf, and the fruit seller will go in a group of the sons of Makhzum, and Hind will go with them along with some women. When they approach the land, they will say, 'We will return to the priest.'" Hind's appearance changed and her face transformed. So her father said to her, "I can see the change in your appearance, and it is not something you desire. Why did this not happen before the people witnessed our journey?" She said, "No, by Allah, O my father. It is not something I desired, but I know that you bring people who make mistakes and cause harm, and I do not trust that they will not give me a derogatory nickname among the Arabs." He said, "I will test him before I look into your matter." He gave a whistle with his horse until it reached far, then he took a piece of barley and put it in his saddlebag and rode over it. In the morning, he was kind to them and slaughtered for them. When they sat down, Uthbah said to him, "We have come to you regarding a matter, and I have kept something hidden for you to test you. So, see what it is." He said, "A leopard in a box." He said, "I wanted something more clear than this." He said, "A piece of barley in a bridal dowry." He said, "You spoke the truth. Look into the matter of these women." He approached one of them, hit her shoulder, and said, "Get up until he approached Hind and hit her shoulder and said, 'My nation, not an adulteress, nor a fornicator. Give birth to a boy named Mu'awiyah.'" So the fruit seller got up and took her hand, and her hand slipped from his hand. She said to him, "By Allah, I am more eager for this to be done by someone other than you." So Abu Sufyan married her, and she gave birth to Mu'awiyah.  

وَقَالَ لَهَا مَنْ هَذَا الَّذِي كَانَ عِنْدَكِ؟ قَالَتْ مَا كَانَ عِنْدِي أَحَدٌ وَمَا انْتَبَهْتُ حَتَّى أَنْبَهْتَنِي قَالَ الْحَقِي بِأَهْلِكِ وَتَكَلَّمَ فِيهَا النَّاسُ فَقَالَ لَهَا أَبُوهَا يَا بُنَيَّةُ إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ أَكْثَرُوا فِيكِ؛ فَنَبِّئِينِي نَبَأَكِ فَإِنْ يَكُنِ الرَّجُلُ عَلَيْكِ صَادِقًا دَسَسْتَ إِلَيْهِ مَنْ يَقْتُلُهُ فتنقطعَ عَنْكِ الْقَالَةُ وَإِنْ كَانَ كَاذِبًا حَاكَمْتَهُ إِلَى بَعْضِ كُهَّانِ الْيَمَنِ فَحَلَفْتُ لَهُ بِمَا كَانُوا يَحْلِفُونَ بِهِ إِنَّهُ لَكَاذِبٌ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَ لِلْفَاكِهِ يَا هَذَا إِنَّكَ قَدْ رَمَيْتَ ابْنَتِي بِأَمْرٍ عَظِيمٍ فَحَاكَمَنِي إِلَى بَعْضِ كُهَّانِ الْيَمَنِ فَخَرَجَ عُتْبَةُ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ مِنْ بَنِي عَبْدِ مَنَافٍ وَخَرَجَ الْفَاكِهُ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ مِنْ بَنِي مَخْزُومٍ وَخَرَجَتْ مَعَهُمْ هِنْدٌ وَنِسْوَةٌ مَعَهَا فَلَمَّا شَارَفُوا الْبِلَادَ وَقَالُوا نَرُدُّ عَلَى الْكَاهِنِ تَنَكَّرَ حَالُ هِنْدَ وَتَغَيَّرَ وَجْهُهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا أَبُوهَا إِنِّي قَدْ أَرَى مَا بِكِ مِنْ تَنَكُّرِ الْحَالِ وَمَا ذَاكَ إِلَّا لِمَكْرُوهٍ عِنْدَكِ أَفَلَا كَانَ هَذَا مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَشْهَدَ النَّاسُ مَسِيرَنَا؟ فَقَالَتْ لَا وَاللهِ يَا أَبَتَاهُ مَا ذَاكَ لِمَكْرُوهٍ وَلَكِنِّي أَعْرِفُ أَنَّكُمْ تَأْتُونَ بَشَرًا يُخْطِئُ وَيُصِيبُ وَلَا آمَنُ أَنْ يُسْمِيَنِي بِسِمَةٍ تَكُونُ عَلَيَّ سُبَّةً فِي الْعَرَبِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَخْتَبِرُهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ فِي أَمْرَكِ فَصَفَّرَ بِفَرَسِهِ حَتَّى أَدْلَى ثُمَّ أَخَذَ حَبَّةً مِنْ بُرٍّ فَأَدْخَلَهَا فِي إِحْلِيلِهِ وَأَوْكَأَ عَلَيْهَا بِسَيْرٍ فَلَمَّا صَبَحُوا أَكْرَمُهُمْ وَنَحَرَ لَهُمْ فَلَمَّا قَعَدُوا قَالَ لَهُ عُتْبَةُ إِنَّا قَدْ جِئْنَاكَ فِي أَمْرٍ وَإِنِّي قَدِ اخْتَبَأْتُ لَكَ خَبَّأً اخْتَبِرُكَ بِهِ فَانْظُرْ مَا هُوَ؟ قَالَ نَمِرَةٌ فِي كمرةٍ قَالَ أُرِيدُ أَبْيَنَ مِنْ هَذَا قَالَ حَبَّةٌ مِنْ بُرٍّ فِي إِحْلِيلِ مَهْرٍ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ انْظُرْ فِي أَمْرِ هَؤُلَاءِ النِّسْوَةِ فَجَعَلَ يَدْنُو مِنْ إِحْدَاهُنَّ فَيَضْرِبُ كَتِفَهَا وَيَقُولُ انْهَضِي حَتَّى دَنَا مِنْ هِنْدَ فَضَرَبَ كَتِفَهَا وَقَالَ قَوْمِي غَيْرَ وَحْشَاءَ وَلَا زَانِيَةً وَلْتَلِدْنَ غُلَامًا يُقَالُ لَهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ فَنَهَضَ لَهَا الْفَاكِهُ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهَا فَنَتَرَتْ يَدَهَا مِنْ يَدِهِ وَقَالَتْ إِلَيْكَ فَوَاللهِ لَأَحْرُصَنَّ عَلَى أَنْ يَكُونَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ غَيْرِكَ فَتَزَوَّجَهَا أَبُو سُفْيَانَ فَجَاءَتْ بِمُعَاوِيَةَ  

[Machine] The horses of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ or the messengers of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came with a scorpion, so they took my aunt and some people. When they came to him (the Prophet) ﷺ , they made way for him. She said, "O Messenger of Allah, the one who has come has left, the child has been severed, and I am an old woman and I have no one to serve me. So may Allah bless whoever helps me." He said, "Who is your guest?" She said, "Adi ibn Hatim." He said, "Which one fled from Allah and His Messenger?" She said, "So may Allah bless whoever helps me." So when Adi returned, there was a man with him who seemed to be Ali. He said, "Salih, carry her loads." She said, "So I asked him and he ordered a donkey. I said, 'You have done what your father used to do.'" She said, "Go to him as a person in need or as a monk, for so and so came to him and he was affected by him, and so and so came to him and he was affected by him. So I went to him, and there was a woman and children or a child with him. He mentioned their relation to the Prophet ﷺ , so I knew that he was not a king like Khosrau and Caesar. He said, "O Adi, what prevents you from saying 'La ilaha illallah' (there is no god but Allah)? Is there any god other than Allah?" He said, "What prevents you from saying 'Allahu Akbar' (Allah is the greatest)? Is there anything greater than Allah?" So I embraced Islam, and I saw his face light up and he said, "Indeed, the Jews are those who are cursed, and indeed, the Christians are those who are astray." Then some people came to him and praised Allah, and he praised Him. Then he said, "Now, O people, it is for you to be humble before His grace, as a person humbles himself before a measure of food with a measured handful." Shu'bah said, "And most of what I know is that he said with a date, splitting a date. Indeed, one of you will meet Allah and He will say, 'Did I not make you hearing and seeing? Did I not grant you wealth and children? So what have you brought?' So he will look to his right, left, front, and behind him, but he will not find anything. So he will not fear the Fire except by Allah's face. So fear the Fire, even if it is with half a date. And if you do not find that, then with a good word. Indeed, I do not fear poverty for you, for Allah will help you and give you victory, or He will open up for you until the she-camel enters between two mountains, the fear of which is greater, that Thamud feared."  

جَاءَتْ خَيْلُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَو رُسُلُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِعَقْرَبٍ فَأَخَذُوا عَمَّتِي وَنَاسًا فَلَمَّا أَتَوْا بِهِمُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ صَفُّوا لَهُ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ نَأَى الْوَافِدُ وَانْقَطَعَ الْوَلَدُ وَأَنَا عَجُوزٌ كَبِيرٌ وَمَا بِي مِنْ خِدْمَةٍ فَمُنَّ عَلَيَّ مَنَّ اللهُ ﷻ عَلَيْكَ قَالَ وَمَنْ وَافِدُكِ؟ قَالَتْ عَدِيُّ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ قَالَ أَيِ الَّذِي فَرَّ مِنَ اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ قَالَتْ فَمُنَّ عَلَيَّ فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ وَرَجُلٌ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ تَرَى أَنَّهُ عَلِيٌّ فَقَالَ سَلِيهِ حِمْلَانًا قَالَتْ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَأَمَرَ بِأَتَانٍ فَقُلْتُ لَقَدْ فَعَلْتَ فَعْلَةً مَا كَانَ أَبُوكَ يَفْعَلُهَا فَقَالَتْ ائْتِهِ رَاغِبًا أَو رَاهِبًا فَقَدْ أَتَاهُ فُلَانٌ فَأَصَابَ مِنْهُ وَأَتَاهُ فُلَانٌ فَأَصَابَ مِنْهُ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَإِذَا عِنْدَهُ امْرَأَةٌ وَصِبْيَانٌ أَو صَبِيٌّ فَذَكَرَ قُرْبَهُمْ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ مَلِكَ كِسْرَى وَقَيْصَرَ فَقَالَ يَا عَدِيُّ مَا أَفَرَّكَ أَنْ يُقَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إلَّا اللهُ فَهَلْ مِنْ إِلَهٍ إلَّا اللهُ؟ مَا أَفَرَّكَ أَنْ يُقَالَ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ فَهَلْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ أَكْبَرُ مِنَ اللهِ؟ فَأَسْلَمْتُ فَرَأَيْتُ وَجْهَهُ اسْتَبْشَرَ وَقَالَ «إِنَّ الْمَغْضُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ الْيَهُودُ وإنَّ الضَّالِّينَ النَّصَارَى» ثُمَّ جَاءَهُ نَاسٌ فَسَأَلُوهُ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَلَكُمْ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَنْ تَرْضَخُوا مِنَ الْفَضْلِ ارْتَضَخَ امْرُؤٌ بِصَاعٍ بِبَعْضِ صَاعٍ بِقَبْضَةٍ» قَالَ شُعْبَةُ وَأَكْثَرُ عِلْمِي أَنَّهُ قَالَ بِتَمْرَةٍ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لَاقِي اللهَ فَقَائِلٌ أَلَمْ أَجْعَلْكَ سَمِيعًا بَصِيرًا أَلَمْ أَجْعَلْ لَكَ مَالًا وَوَلَدًا فَمَاذَا قَدَّمْتَ؟ فَيَنْظُرُ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ وَعَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ فَلَا يَجِدُ شَيْئًا فَلَا يَتَّقِي النَّارَ إلَّا بِوَجْهِهِ فَاتَّقُوا النَّارَ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا فَبِكَلِمَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ إِنِّي لَا أَخْشَى عَلَيْكُمُ الْفَاقَةَ لَيَنْصُرَنَّكُمُ اللهُ وَلَيُعْطِيَنَّكُمْ أَوْ لَيَفْتَحَنَّ لَكُمْ حَتَّى تَسِيرَ الظَّعِينَةُ بَيْنَ الْحِيرَةِ ويَثْرِبَ أَخْوَفُ مَا تَخَافُ عَلَى ظَعِينَتِهَا السَّرَقَ  

[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  

"عَنِ الأَحَنف بنِ قَيْسٍ قالَ: مَا كذَبتُ قَطُّ إلَّا مَرَّة، قَالُوا: وَكيْف يا أبا بَحْرٍ؟ قَالَ: وَفَدْنَا عَلى عُمَرَ بِفَتْح عَظيمٍ، فَلمَّا دَنوْنَا مِن المَدينةِ قالَ بَعْضُنَا لِبَعْضٍ: لَوْ أَلْقَيْنَا ثيابَ سَفَرِنَا وَلَبِسْنَا ثيابَ صُوفنَا فَدَخْلنَا عَلى أمير المُؤْمنين والمُسلمين فِى هَيئةٍ حَسنَةٍ وشارَة (* * * *) حَسَنَةٍ كان أَمْثَلَ، فَلَبسْنَا ثِيابَ صُوفنَا وألقَيْنَا ثِيابَ سَفَرِنا حَتَّى إِذَا طَلَعْنَا فِى أوائِلِ المَدينةِ لَقِيَنَا رَجُل فَقَالَ: انْظُروا إلَى هؤُلاء، أَصْحابُ دنيا وربِّ الكَعْبَة قَال: فَكُنْتُ رَجُلًا يَنْفعنى رَأْيِى، فَعلِمْتُ أَنَّ من ذَلِك لَيْس بمُرِافقٍ للقَوم فَعَدلْتُ فَلَبَسْتُها وَأَدْخَلتُ ثيابَ صُوفى العَيْبةَ وأَشرَجْتُهَا (* * * * *) وأَغْلَقْتُ طَرَفَ الرِّدَاءِ ثم رَكِبْتُ رَاحِلَتِى وَلِحقْتُ

أَصْحَابى، فلمَّا دَفَعْنَا إلَى عُمرَ نَبَت (*) عَيْنَاه عَنهم ووَقَعَتْ عَيْنَاه عَلَىَّ، فأَشَارَ إلىَّ بِيده فَقَالَ: أَيْن نَزَلتُم؟ قُلْتُ: في مَكانِ كَذا وكَذا، فقالَ: أرِنِى يَدَكَ، فَقَامَ مَعَنَا إلَى مَناخِ رِكَابِنَا فَجَعل يتَخللهَا ببَصره ثُمَّ قال: أَلَا اتقيتُم اللَّه فِى ركابكم هَذِه؟ أَمَا عَلِمْتُم أَنَّ لَهَا عَلَيكُم حَقًّا؟ أَلا تَقَصَّدْتم بها في السَّيرِ؟ أَلَا حَلَلْتُم عَنْهَا فأَكَلتْ مِن نَبْت الأَرْضِ؟ فَقُلْنا: يَا أمير المؤَمنين: إنَّا قَدِمنَا بَفَتْح عَظِيم، فَأَحَبَبْنَا أَنْ نُسْرعَ إلَى أَميرِ المؤمنين وإلَى المُسلِمين بالَّذى يَسُرُّهَم، فَحَانتْ منُه إلتفاتَه فَرأى عَيْبَتِى، فقَالَ هَذِهِ العَيبْةُ؟ قُلتُ: لِى يا أَميرَ المؤمنين. قَال: فَما هَذَا الثَّوبُ؟ قُلتُ: رِدَائِى، قال: بِكم ابتَعْتَهُ؟ فَألقَيتُ ثُلُثَى ثَمَنِهِ، فَقَال: إِنَّ ردَاءكَ هَذَا لحَسَنٌ لَوْلا كثْرةُ ثَمنِه، ثُمَّ انصرَفَ رَاجعًا وَنَحن مَعَه، فَلَقِيهُ رَجلٌ فقَالَ: يا أَميرَ المؤمنين انطلِق معى فَاعْدُنِى علَى فَلان؛ فَإنَّه قَد ظَلَمَنِى فَرفَعَ الدِّرَّة فَخَفَق (* *) بِها عَلى رَأسِه وقَالَ: تَدَعُون أَميرَ المؤمنين وَهُو مُعرِضٌ لكم حَتى إذا شُغِلَ فِى أَمرٍ من أمرِ المُسلمين أتيتموه: أعدُنِى اعْدُنِى! ! فَانَصرف الرَّجُلُ وَهُوَ يَتَذَمَّرُ (* * *) قال: عَلَى الرَّجُل، فألْقى إليه المخْفَقَةَ (* * * *) فَقَال: امْتَثلْ، فَقَال: لَا وَاللَّه وَلَكَن ادَعُها للَّه وَلَك، قَالَ: لَيَس هَكَذا، إِمَّا أَنْ تَدَعَهَا للَّه إرادةَ مَا عِنْدَه أَو تَدَعَها لِى فَأَعْلَم ذَلِك، قال: (أَدعها؟ )، قَال: [فانصرف ثم مضى حتى دخل منزلا ونحن معه فافتتح الصلاة فصلى] ركعتين وَجَلس، فَقَالَ: يَا بْنَ الخطَّابِ كُنْتَ وَضِيعًا فَرفَعَك اللَّه، وَكنْتَ ضَالّا [فهداك اللَّه، وكنت ذليلا

فأعزك اللَّه، ثم حملك على رقاب المسلمين، فجاءك رجل يستعيذبك فضربته ما تقول لربك غدًا إذا أتيته؟ قال] فَجعَلَ يُعَاتِبُ نَفْسَه فِى ذَلِكِ مُعَاتَبَةً ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ مِن خَيرِ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ".  

"عَنِ ابن عباس، قال: قال عمرُ بن الخطاب: إنه كان مِنْ خَبرِنَا حيث تَوفَّى اللَّه نبيه ﷺ أن الأنصار خالفونا، واجتمعوا بأسْرِهم في سَقيفةِ بنى ساعدة، وخالف عنا علىٌّ والزبيرُ ومن مَعَهُما، واجتمعَ المهاجرون إلى أَبى بكرٍ، فقلت لأبى بكر: يا أبا بكر: انطلق بنا إلى إخواننا هؤلاء من الأنصار، فانطلقنا نريدهم، فلما دَنَوْنَا منهم لَقِينَا منهم رجلان صالحان فذكرا ما تمالأ عليه القوم، فقال: أين تريدونَ يا معشر المهاجرين؟ فقلنا: نرجو إخواننا من الأنصار، فقالا: لا عليكم أن لا تقربوهم، اقْضُوا أمركم، فقلت: واللَّه لنأتينهم، فانطلقنا حتى أتيناهم في سقيفة بنى ساعدة فإذا رَجُلٌ مُزَمَّل (*) بين ظهرانيهم، فَقُلْتُ: من هذا؟ قالوا: سعدُ بن عبادة، فقلت: ما له؟ قالوا: يَوْعَكُ، فلما جلسنا قليلًا تَشهَّدَ خطيبهم فأثنى على اللَّهِ بِما هُو أَهْلُهُ، ثم قال: أما بعدُ، فنحن أنصارُ اللَّهِ وَكَتِيبَةُ الإسلام، وأنتم مَعْشَرَ المهاجرين رهطٌ مِنَّا وقد دَفَّتْ دَافَّةٌ من قوْمِكم فإذا هم يريدون أن يختزلونا مِنْ أَصْلِنَا وأنْ يَخضُنُونا من هذا الأمر، فلما سكت أردت أن أتكلم، وكلنتُ زَوَرْتُ مقالةً أعجبتنى أريدُ أن أقدمَها بين يدى أَبى بكر، وكنت أدارى منه بعض الحِدَّة، فلما أردت أن أتكلم، قال أبو بكر: على رسلك فكرهت أن أغضبه، فتكلم فكان هوَ أعْلَمَ مِنِّى وَأَوْفَرَ، واللَّه ما ترك من كلمة أعجبتنى في تزويرى إلا قال في بديهته مِثْلَهَا وأفضل منها حتى سكت، قال: ما ذكرتم من خيرٍ فأنتم لَهُ أَهْلٌ، ولَنْ نَعْرفَ هذا الأمر إلا لهذا الحى من قريش، هُمْ أوسطُ العرب نَسَبًا وَدَارًا، وقد رَضِيتُ لكم أحدَ هذين الرجلين، فَبَايعُوا أَيَّهُمَا شِئْتُم، وأخذ بيدى وبيد أَبى عبيدة بن الجراح وهو جالس بيننا، فلم أكره مما قال غيرها، كان واللَّه أُقَدَّمَ فَيَضْرِبَ عُنُقى يقرينى ذَلِكَ مِنْ إِثْمٍ أحبَّ إلىّ من أن أَتَامَّرَ على قوم فيهم أبو بكر، اللهم إلا أن تُسَوِّلَ لِى نفسى عند الموت شَيْئًا لا أَجِدُهُ الآن، فقال قائل الأنصار: أَنَا جُذَيْلُها المُحَكَّكُ، وعُذَيْقُهَا المرجَّبُ، منا أمير ومنكم أمير يا معشرَ قريش، وكثر اللغط، وارتفعت الأصواتُ حتَّى فَرِقْتُ من أن يقع اختلافٌ، فقلت: ابسطْ يدَكَ يا أبا بكرٍ، فبسط يَدَهُ فبايَعْتُهُ وبايعه المهاجرون، ثُمَّ بايَعَهُ الأنصار وَنَزَوْنَا على سعد بن عبادةَ، فقال قائل منهم: قَتَلْتُم سَعْدًا فَقُلْتُ: قَتَلَ اللَّه سَعْدًا أمَا واللَّه ما وجدنا فيما حضرنا أمرا هو أوفَقُ من مبايعة أَبى بكر، خَشِينا إِنْ فارقنا القوم ولَمْ تَكُنْ بَيْعَةٌ أن يُحْدِثُوا بَعْدَنا بيعةً، فإما أن نُتَابعَهم على ما لا نرضى، وإما أن نخالفهمْ فَيكُونَ فِيهِ فسادٌ، فمن بايع أَميرًا من غير مشورة المسلمين فلا بيعةَ لَهُ، ولا بيعةَ لِلَّذِى بَايعَهُ تَغِرَّةَ أن يُقْتَلا".

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"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".