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muslim:2410b – [Chain 1] Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > Layth [Chain 2] Muḥammad b. Rumḥ > al-Layth > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿĀmir b. Rabīʿah > ʿĀʾishah

Were there a pious person from amongst my Companions who should keep a watch for me durin. the night? She (A'isha) reported: We were in this state that we heard the clanging noise of arms. lie (the Holy Prophet) said: Who is it? He said: This is Sa'd b. Abi Waqqas. Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him: What brings you here? Thereupon he said: I harboured fear (lest any harm should come to) Messenger of Allah ﷺ, so I came to serve as your sentinel. Messenger of Allah ﷺ invoked blessings upon him. He then slept. This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Ibn Rumh with a slight variation of wording.  

مسلم:٢٤١٠b – حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَامِرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

سَهِرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَقْدَمَهُ الْمَدِينَةَ لَيْلَةً فَقَالَ لَيْتَ رَجُلاً صَالِحًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِي يَحْرُسُنِي اللَّيْلَةَ قَالَتْ فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ كَذَلِكَ سَمِعْنَا خَشْخَشَةَ سِلاَحٍ فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ سَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا جَاءَ بِكَ قَالَ وَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي خَوْفٌ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَجِئْتُ أَحْرُسُهُ فَدَعَا لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ نَامَ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ ابْنِ رُمْحٍ فَقُلْنَا مَنْ هَذَا  

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muslim:2410a – ʿAbdullāh b. Maslamah b. Qaʿnab > Sulaymān b. Bilāl > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿĀmir b. Rabīʿah > ʿĀʾishah

Were there a pious person from amongst my companions who should keep a watch for me during the nightt? She said: We heard the noise of arms, whereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Who is it? And Sa'd b. Abi Waqqas said: Allah's MesseDger. I have come to serve as your sentinel. 'A'isha said: Allah' s Messenger ﷺ slept (such a sound sleep) that I heard the noise of his snoring.  

مسلم:٢٤١٠a – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ بْنِ قَعْنَبٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلاَلٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَامِرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

أَرِقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَقَالَ لَيْتَ رَجُلاً صَالِحًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِي يَحْرُسُنِي اللَّيْلَةَ قَالَتْ وَسَمِعْنَا صَوْتَ السِّلاَحِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ سَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ جِئْتُ أَحْرُسُكَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَنَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى سَمِعْتُ غَطِيطَهُ  

tirmidhi:3756 – Qutaybah > al-Layth > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿĀmir b. Rabīʿah > ʿĀʾishah

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not sleep one night upon arriving in Al-Madinah. So he said: 'If only a righteous man would guard me tonight.'" She said: "So we were like that, when we heard the clanging of weapons. He said: 'Who is this?' So he said: 'Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas.' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'What has brought you?' Sa'd said: 'Fear for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came upon me, so I came to protect him.' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ supplicated for him, then slept."  

الترمذي:٣٧٥٦ – حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَامِرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

سَهِرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَقْدَمَهُ الْمَدِينَةَ لَيْلَةً قَالَ لَيْتَ رَجُلاً صَالِحًا يَحْرُسُنِي اللَّيْلَةَ قَالَتْ فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ سَمِعْنَا خَشْخَشَةَ السِّلاَحِ فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذَا فَقَالَ سَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا جَاءَ بِكَ فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ وَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي خَوْفٌ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَجِئْتُ أَحْرُسُهُ فَدَعَا لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ نَامَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ  

ذِكْرُ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ الزُّهْرِيِّ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَقَدْ فَعَلَ

ibnhibban:6986 – ʿImrān b. Mūsá b. Mujāshiʿ > ʿUthmān b. Abū Shaybah > Yazīd b. Hārūn > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿĀmir b. Rabīʿah > ʿĀʾishah Kānat Tuḥaddith

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stayed awake one night, and I was lying next to him. I said, "What is the matter, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "I wish a righteous man from my companions would guard me tonight." While we were in this state, I heard the sound of a weapon, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Who is this?" Sa'd ibn Malik said, "What happened to you?" He replied, "I came to guard you, O Messenger of Allah." Then, I heard the snoring of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in his sleep.  

ابن حبّان:٦٩٨٦ – أَخْبَرَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى بْنِ مُجَاشِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَامِرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ كَانَتْ تُحَدِّثُ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَهِرَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ وَهِيَ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ مَا شَأْنُكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «لَيْتَ رَجُلًا صَالِحًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِي يَحْرُسُنِي اللَّيْلَةَ» قَالَتْ فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ سَمِعْتُ صَوْتَ السِّلَاحِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ هَذَا؟ » قَالَ سَعْدُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ قَالَ «مَا جَاءَ بِكَ؟ » قَالَ جِئْتُ لِأَحْرُسَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَسَمِعْتُ غَطِيطَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي نَوْمِهِ  

nasai-kubra:8160 – ʿAmr b. Yaḥyá b. al-Ḥārith > Abū Ṣāliḥ > Abū Isḥāq > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿĀmir > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to stay up at night when he first arrived in Medina and said, "I wish a righteous man from my companions would guard me tonight." While we were in that state, we heard the sound of weapons. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Who is this?" Saad said, "It is I, Saad. I have come to guard you." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Let the Messenger of Allah rest."  

الكبرى للنسائي:٨١٦٠ – أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنُ الْحَارِثِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو صَالِحٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَامِرٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي أَوَّلِ مَا قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ يَسْهَرُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ «لَيْتَ رَجُلًا صَالِحًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِي يَحْرُسُنِي اللَّيْلَةَ» فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ سَمِعْنَا صَوْتَ السِّلَاحِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ هَذَا؟» قَالَ أَنَا سَعْدٌ جِئْتُ أَحْرُسُكَ قَالَتْ «وَنَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ»  

nasai-kubra:8816 – Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > al-Layth > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿĀmir b. Rabīʿah > ʿĀʾishah

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not sleep one night upon arriving in Al-Madinah. So he said: 'If only a righteous man would guard me tonight.'" She said: "So we were like that, when we heard the clanging of weapons. He said: 'Who is this?' So he said: 'Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas.' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'What has brought you?' Sa'd said: 'Fear for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came upon me, so I came to protect him.' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ supplicated for him, then slept." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3756)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٨٨١٦ – أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَامِرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

سَهِرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَقْدِمَهُ الْمَدِينَةَ لَيْلَةً قَالَ «لَيْتَ رَجُلًا صَالِحًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِي يَحْرُسُنِي اللَّيْلَةَ» قَالَ «فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ سَمِعْنَا خَشْخَشَةَ سِلَاحٍ» فَقَالَ «مَنْ هَذَا؟» قَالَ سَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَا جَاءَ بِكَ؟» قَالَ سَعْدٌ «وَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي خَوْفٌ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَجِئْتُ أَحْرُسُهُ فَدَعَا لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ نَامَ»