ذِكْرُ سُؤَالِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ الصَّبْرَ عَلَى مَا أُوعِدَ مِنَ الْبَلَوِي الَّتِي تُصِيبُهُ

While I was with the Prophet ﷺ in one of the gardens of Medina, a man came and asked me to open the gate. The Prophet ﷺ said to me, "Open the gate for him and give him the glad tidings that he will enter Paradise." I opened (the gate) for him, and behold! It was Abu Bakr. I informed him of the glad tidings the Prophet ﷺ had said, and he praised Allah. Then another man came and asked me to open the gate. The Prophet ﷺ said to me "Open (the gate) and give him the glad tidings of entering Paradise." I opened (the gate) for him, and behold! It was ʿUmar. I informed him of what the Prophet ﷺ had said, and he praised Allah. Then another man came and asked me to open the gate. The Prophet ﷺ said to me. "Open (the gate) for him and inform him of the glad tidings, of entering Paradise with a calamity which will befall him. " Behold ! It was ʿUthman, I informed him of what Messenger of Allah ﷺ had said. He praised Allah and said, "I seek Allah's Aid."  

كُنْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي حَائِطٍ مِنْ حِيطَانِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ افْتَحْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ فَفَتَحْتُ لَهُ فَإِذَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَبَشَّرْتُهُ بِمَا قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ افْتَحْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ فَفَتَحْتُ لَهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ عُمَرُ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِمَا قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ ثُمَّ اسْتَفْتَحَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ لِي افْتَحْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ عَلَى بَلْوَى تُصِيبُهُ فَإِذَا عُثْمَانُ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ ثُمَّ قَالَ اللَّهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ  

That he was in the company of the Prophet ﷺ in one of the gardens of Medina and in the hand of the Prophet there was a stick, and he was striking (slowly) the water and the mud with it. A man came (at the gate of the garden) and asked permission to enter. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Open the gate for him and give him the glad tidings of entering Paradise. "I went, and behold! It was Abu Bakr. So I opened the gate for him and informed him of the glad tidings of entering Paradise. Then another man came and asked permission to enter. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Open the gate for him and give him the glad tidings of entering Paradise." Behold! It was ʿUmar. So I opened the gate for him and gave him the glad tidings of entering Paradise. Then another man came and asked permission to enter. The Prophet ﷺ was sitting in a leaning posture, so he sat up and said, "Open the gate for him and give him the glad tidings of entering Paradise with a calamity which will befall him or which will take place." I went, and behold ! It was ʿUthman. So I opened the gate for him and gave him the glad tidings of entering Paradise and also informed him of what the Prophet ﷺ had said (about a calamity). ʿUthman said, "Allah Alone Whose Help I seek (against that calamity).  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي حَائِطٍ مِنْ حِيطَانِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَفِي يَدِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ عُودٌ يَضْرِبُ بِهِ بَيْنَ الْمَاءِ وَالطِّينِ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ يَسْتَفْتِحُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ افْتَحْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ فَذَهَبْتُ فَإِذَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَفَتَحْتُ لَهُ وَبَشَّرْتُهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ ثُمَّ اسْتَفْتَحَ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ فَقَالَ افْتَحْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ فَإِذَا عُمَرُ فَفَتَحْتُ لَهُ وَبَشَّرْتُهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ ثُمَّ اسْتَفْتَحَ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ وَكَانَ مُتَّكِئًا فَجَلَسَ فَقَالَ افْتَحْ {لَهُ} وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ عَلَى بَلْوَى تُصِيبُهُ أَوْ تَكُونُ فَذَهَبْتُ فَإِذَا عُثْمَانُ فَفَتَحْتُ لَهُ وَبَشَّرْتُهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِالَّذِي قَالَ قَالَ اللَّهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ  

Open it for him and give him glad tidings of Paradise and, lo, it was Abu Bakr. I opened (the gate) for him and gave him the glad tidings of Paradise. Then another person asked for the door to be opened, whereupon he said: Open it and give him the glad tidings of Piradise. He said: I went away and, lo, it was 'Umar. I opened it for him and gave him the glad tidings of Paradise. Then still another man asked for the door to be opened, and thereupon Allah's Apostle ﷺ said: Open it and give him the glad tidings of Paradise after a trial would afflict him. I went and, lo, it was 'Uthman b. 'Affan. 1 opened the door and gave him the glad tidings of Paradise and informed him (what the Prophet had said). Thereupon he said: O Allah, grant me steadfastness. Allah is one Whose help is to be sought.  

بَيْنَمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي حَائِطٍ مِنْ حَائِطِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَهُوَ مُتَّكِئٌ يَرْكُزُ بِعُودٍ مَعَهُ بَيْنَ الْمَاءِ وَالطِّينِ إِذَا اسْتَفْتَحَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ افْتَحْ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ قَالَ فَإِذَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَفَتَحْتُ لَهُ وَبَشَّرْتُهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ قَالَ ثُمَّ اسْتَفْتَحَ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ فَقَالَ افْتَحْ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ قَالَ فَذَهَبْتُ فَإِذَا هُوَ عُمَرُ فَفَتَحْتُ لَهُ وَبَشَّرْتُهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ ثُمَّ اسْتَفْتَحَ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ قَالَ فَجَلَسَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ افْتَحْ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ عَلَى بَلْوَى تَكُونُ قَالَ فَذَهَبْتُ فَإِذَا هُوَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ قَالَ فَفَتَحْتُ وَبَشَّرْتُهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ قَالَ وَقُلْتُ الَّذِي قَالَ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ صَبْرًا أَوِ اللَّهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ  

[Machine] "He (the Prophet ﷺ) was once with the Prophet ﷺ in a garden, and in the hand of the Prophet ﷺ was a stick with which he hit between water and clay. Then a man came seeking permission (to enter), so he said, 'Give him permission and give him glad tidings of Paradise.' It was Abu Bakr. So I let him in and gave him glad tidings of Paradise. Then another man came seeking permission, so he said, 'Give him permission and give him glad tidings of Paradise.' It was Umar. So I let him in and gave him glad tidings of Paradise. Then another man came and sought permission. So he said, 'Give him permission and give him glad tidings of Paradise regarding a calamity that will befall him or a calamity that will occur.' It was Uthman. So I let him in and gave him glad tidings of Paradise and informed him. So he said, 'Allah is the Helper.'"  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي حَائِطٍ وَبِيَدِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ عُودٌ يَضْرِبُ بِهِ بَيْنَ الْمَاءِ وَالطِّينِ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ يَسْتَفْتِحُ فَقَالَ افْتَحْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ فَإِذَا هُوَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ قَالَ فَفَتَحْتُ لَهُ وَبَشَّرْتُهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ ثُمَّ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ يَسْتَفْتِحُ فَقَالَ افْتَحْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ فَإِذَا هُوَ عُمَرُ فَفَتَحْتُ لَهُ وَبَشَّرْتُهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ ثُمَّ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ فَقَالَ افْتَحْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ عَلَى بَلْوَى تُصِيبُهُ أَوْ بَلْوَى تَكُونُ قَالَ فَإِذَا هُوَ عُثْمَانُ فَفَتَحْتُ لَهُ وَبَشَّرْتُهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ وَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ اللهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ was in a wall when a man sought permission and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Grant him permission and give him glad tidings of Paradise". So I granted him permission and gave him glad tidings of Paradise. Then Abu Bakr sought permission and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Grant him permission and give him glad tidings of Paradise". Then Umar sought permission and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Grant him permission and give him glad tidings of Paradise in the face of affliction". So I granted him permission and gave him glad tidings of Paradise and informed him of what he said. He said, "Allah is the One sought for help". [306] 8079 Ubaidullah ibn Sa'id informed us that Yahya informed us that Ibn Abi 'Aruba told us.  

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي حَائِطٍ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «افْتَحْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ» فَفَتَحْتُ لَهُ وَبَشَّرْتُهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ فَإِذَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَفْتَحَ آخَرُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «افْتَحْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ» فَإِذَا عُمَرُ ثُمَّ اسْتَفْتَحَ آخَرُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «افْتَحْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ عَلَى بَلْوَى» فَفَتَحْتُ وَبَشَّرْتُهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ وَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِالَّذِي قَالَ قَالَ «اللهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ» [306] 8079 أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ