[Machine] Abu Tufayl said: There was a dispute between Hudayfah and a man from the people of al-Aqabah, which was something between the people. He said, "I swear by Allah, tell me about the people of al-Aqabah." So the people said to him, "Inform him," when he asked. He said, "We were informed that they were fourteen." Abu Nu'aym said, "The man said, 'We were informed that they were fourteen.'" He said, "If you are one of them," and Abu Nu'aym mentioned them, "then the people were fifteen." And I bear witness by Allah that twelve of them were warriors for the sake of Allah and His Messenger in this worldly life, and on the Day of Resurrection, the witnesses will stand. Abu Ahmad said, "The witnesses and our excuse are three." They said, "We did not hear the caller of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and we did not know what the people intended." Abu Ahmad said in his narration, "And he was in Harrah, so he left and said to the people, 'Indeed, the water is scarce, so let no one surpass me to it.' And he found a group who had surpassed him, so he cursed them that day."  

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الطُّفَيْلِ قَالَكَانَ بَيْنَ حُذَيْفَةَ وَبَيْنَ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعَقَبَةِ مَا يَكُونُ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ فَقَالَ أَنْشُدُكَ اللهَ كَمْ كَانَ أَصْحَابُ الْعَقَبَةِ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْقَوْمُ أَخْبِرْهُ إِذْ سَأَلَكَ قَالَ إِنْ كُنَّا نُخْبَرُ أَنَّهُمْ أَرْبَعَةَ عَشَرَ وَقَالَ أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ كُنَّا نُخْبَرُ أَنَّهُمْ أَرْبَعَةَ عَشَرَ قَالَ فَإِنْ كُنْتَ مِنْهُمْ وَقَالَ أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ فِيهِمْ فَقَدْ كَانَ الْقَوْمُ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ وَأَشْهَدُ بِاللهِ أَنَّ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ مِنْهُمْ حَرْبٌ لِلَّهِ وَلِرَسُولِهِ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَيَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْأَشْهَادُ قَالَ أَبُو أَحْمَدَ الْأَشْهَادُ وَعَذَرْنَا ثَلَاثَةً قَالُوا مَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِيَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَمَا عَلِمْنَا مَا أَرَادَ الْقَوْمُ قَالَ أَبُو أَحْمَدَ فِي حَدِيثِهِ وَقَدْ كَانَ فِي حَرَّةٍ فَمَشَى فَقَالَ لِلنَّاسِ إِنَّ الْمَاءَ قَلِيلٌ فَلَا يَسْبِقْنِي إِلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ فَوَجَدَ قَوْمًا قَدْ سَبَقُوهُ فَلَعَنَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ  

[Machine] There was a conversation between a man from Al-'Aqaba and Hudhayfah about some matters of the people. The man said, "I beseech you by Allah, how many were the companions of Al-'Aqaba?" The people said to him, "Inform him," so he said, "We were told that they were fourteen. But if you are among them, then the people were fifteen. And I bear witness by Allah that twelve of them fought for the sake of Allah and His Messenger in this worldly life, and they will give their testimonies on the Day of Resurrection. And there will be three who will make excuses, saying, 'We did not hear the caller of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , nor did we know what the people intended.' And he was in a state of ritual impurity (Junub), so he performed ablution and said, 'The water is scarce, so let no one get ahead of me to it.' But he found a group had already rushed to it, so he cursed them.  

كَانَ بَيْنَ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعَقَبَةِ وَبَيْنَ حُذَيْفَةَ بَعْضُ مَا يَكُونُ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ فَقَالَ أَنْشُدُكَ بِاللهِ كَمْ كَانَ أَصْحَابُ الْعَقَبَةِ؟ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْقَوْمُ أَخْبِرْهُ إِذْ سَأَلَكَ قَالَ كُنَّا نُخْبَرُ أَنَّهُمْ أَرْبَعَةَ عَشَرَ فَإِنْ كُنْتَ فِيهِمْ فَقَدْ كَانَ الْقَوْمُ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ وَأَشْهَدُ بِاللهِ أَنَّ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ مِنْهُمْ حَرْبٌ لِلَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَيَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْأَشْهَادُ وَعُذِرَ ثَلَاثَةٌ قَالُوا مَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِيَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَا عَلِمْنَا مَا أَرَادَ الْقَوْمُ وَقَدْ كَانَ فِي حَرَّةٍ فَمَشَى فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْمَاءَ قَلِيلٌ فَلَا يَسْبِقْنِي إِلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ فَوَجَدَ قَوْمًا قَدْ سَبَقُوهُ فَلَعَنَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ  

"عن أبى الطّفَيل قال: كانَ بينَ حُذَيفَةَ وبين رَجُلٍ من أهلِ العَقَبة بَعْضُ ما يَكُونُ بينَ النَّاسِ قَالَ: أَنْشُدكَ الله! كَمْ كَانَ أَصْحَابُ العقبةِ؟ فقالَ أبو مُوسى الأشْعَرىُّ: قدْ كُنَّا نُخْبَرُ أَنهُمْ كانُوا أَربَعةَ عَشَر. فَقالَ حُذيفةُ: وإِنْ كُنْتَ فيهِم فقدْ كانوا خمْسَةَ عَشَر، أشْهَد بالله انَّ اثْنَى عَشَر مِنْهُمْ حِزْبُ الله ورسُولِهِ في الحَياةِ الدُّنيا ويَوْمَ يَقومُ الأَشْهَادُ".