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muslim:426aAbū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah And ʿAlī b. Ḥujr Wa-al-Lafẓ Lʾabī Bakr > Ibn Ḥujr > Abū Bakr > ʿAlī b. Mushir > al-Mukhtār b. Fulful > Anas

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ one day led us in the prayer. and when he completed the Prayer he turned his face towards us and said: 0 People, I am your Imam, so do not precede me in bowing and prostration and in standing and turning (faces, i. e. In pronouncing salutation), for I see you in front of me and behind me, and then said: By Him in Whose hand Is the life of Muhammad, if you could see what I see, you would have laughed little and wept much more. They said: What did you see, Messenger of Allah? He replied: (I saw) Paradise and Hell.  

مسلم:٤٢٦aحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ وَاللَّفْظُ لأَبِي بَكْرٍ قَالَ ابْنُ حُجْرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ عَنِ الْمُخْتَارِ بْنِ فُلْفُلٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَلَمَّا قَضَى الصَّلاَةَ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي إِمَامُكُمْ فَلاَ تَسْبِقُونِي بِالرُّكُوعِ وَلاَ بِالسُّجُودِ وَلاَ بِالْقِيَامِ وَلاَ بِالاِنْصِرَافِ فَإِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ أَمَامِي وَمِنْ خَلْفِي ثُمَّ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَوْ رَأَيْتُمْ مَا رَأَيْتُ لَضَحِكْتُمْ قَلِيلاً وَلَبَكَيْتُمْ كَثِيرًا قَالُوا وَمَا رَأَيْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ  


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nasai:1363ʿAlī b. Ḥujr > ʿAlī b. Mushir > al-Mukhtār b. Fulful > Anas b. Mālik

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in prayer one day, then he turned to face us and said: 'I am now your imam, so do not hasten to bow or prostrate or stand or leave before I do. I can see you in front of me and behind me.' Then he said: 'By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, if you had seen what I have seen, you would laugh little and weep much.' We said: 'What have you seen, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ?' He said: 'Paradise and Hell.'"  

النسائي:١٣٦٣أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ عَنِ الْمُخْتَارِ بْنِ فُلْفُلٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي إِمَامُكُمْ فَلاَ تُبَادِرُونِي بِالرُّكُوعِ وَلاَ بِالسُّجُودِ وَلاَ بِالْقِيَامِ وَلاَ بِالاِنْصِرَافِ فَإِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ أَمَامِي وَمِنْ خَلْفِي ثُمَّ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْ رَأَيْتُمْ مَا رَأَيْتُ لَضَحِكْتُمْ قَلِيلاً وَلَبَكَيْتُمْ كَثِيرًا قُلْنَا مَا رَأَيْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ  

ahmad:13527Abū Saʿīd > Zāʾidah > al-Mukhtār b. Fulfulʿan Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said: "By the One in whose hand is my soul, if you saw what I saw, you would laugh little and weep much." They said, "And what did you see, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "I saw Paradise and Hell, and they were urging people to perform the prayer, and forbidding them from preceding the Imam in bowing and prostration, and forbidding them from leaving before the Imam finishes the prayer. And he said, 'Verily I see you from behind and from the front.'"  

أحمد:١٣٥٢٧حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُخْتَارُ بْنُ فُلْفُلٍعَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْ رَأَيْتُمْ مَا رَأَيْتُ لَضَحِكْتُمْ قَلِيلًا وَلَبَكَيْتُمْ كَثِيرًا قَالُوا وَمَا رَأَيْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ وَحَضَّهُمْ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ وَنَهَاهُمْ أَنْ يَسْبِقُوهُ بِالرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ وَنَهَاهُمْ أَنْ يَنْصَرِفُوا قَبْلَ انْصِرَافِهِ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ وَقَالَ إِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ خَلْفِي وَمِنْ أَمَامِي  

ahmad:13571ʿAffān > ʿAbd al-Wāḥid > al-Mukhtār b. Fulful > Anas b. Mālik

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in prayer one day, then he turned to face us and said: 'I am now your imam, so do not hasten to bow or prostrate or stand or leave before I do. I can see you in front of me and behind me.' Then he said: 'By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, if you had seen what I have seen, you would laugh little and weep much.' We said: 'What have you seen, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ?' He said: 'Paradise and Hell.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1363)   

أحمد:١٣٥٧١حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُخْتَارُ بْنُ فُلْفُلٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاةً فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي إِمَامُكُمْ فَلَا تَسْبِقُونِي بِالرُّكُوعِ وَلَا بِالسُّجُودِ وَلَا بِالْقِيَامِ فَإِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيَّ وَمِنْ خَلْفِي ثُمَّ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْ رَأَيْتُمْ مَا رَأَيْتُ لَضَحِكْتُمْ قَلِيلًا وَلَبَكَيْتُمْ كَثِيرًا قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَمَا رَأَيْتَ؟ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ  

ahmad:14087ʿAffān > ʿAbd al-Wāḥid > al-Mukhtār b. Fulful > Anas b. Mālik

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in prayer one day, then he turned to face us and said: 'I am now your imam, so do not hasten to bow or prostrate or stand or leave before I do. I can see you in front of me and behind me.' Then he said: 'By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, if you had seen what I have seen, you would laugh little and weep much.' We said: 'What have you seen, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ?' He said: 'Paradise and Hell.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1363)   

أحمد:١٤٠٨٧حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُخْتَارُ بْنُ فُلْفُلٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاةً فَأَقْبَلَعَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي إِمَامُكُمْ فَلَا تَسْبِقُونِي بِالرُّكُوعِ وَلَا بِالسُّجُودِ وَلَا بِالْقِيَامِ فَإِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيَّ وَمِنْ خَلْفِي قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْ رَأَيْتُمْ مَا رَأَيْتُ لَضَحِكْتُمْ قَلِيلًا وَلَبَكَيْتُمْ كَثِيرًا قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَمَا رَأَيْتَ؟ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ  

ahmad:13278ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Mahdī > Zāʾidah > al-Mukhtār b. Fulful > Anas

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, if you saw what I saw, you would weep a lot and laugh a little." They said, "What did you see, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "I saw Paradise and Hell, and I was prevented from going ahead of them when leading them in prayer. And I saw that they were not allowed to leave before I did." He said, "Indeed, I see you from in front of me and from behind me."  

أحمد:١٣٢٧٨حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ عَنِ الْمُخْتَارِ بْنِ فُلْفُلٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَوْ رَأَيْتُمْ مَا رَأَيْتُ لَبَكَيْتُمْ كَثِيرًا وَلَضَحِكْتُمْ قَلِيلًا قَالُوا مَا رَأَيْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ وَنَهَاهُمْ أَنْ يَسْبِقُوهُ إِذَا كَانَ يَؤُمُّهُمْ بِالرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ وَأَنْ يَنْصَرِفُوا قَبْلَ انْصِرَافِهِ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ قَالَ إِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ أَمَامِي وَمِنْ خَلْفِي  

ahmad:12569Aswad b. ʿĀmir > Zuhayr > al-Mukhtār b. Fulful > Anas b. Mālik

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in prayer one day, then he turned to face us and said: 'I am now your imam, so do not hasten to bow or prostrate or stand or leave before I do. I can see you in front of me and behind me.' Then he said: 'By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, if you had seen what I have seen, you would laugh little and weep much.' We said: 'What have you seen, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ?' He said: 'Paradise and Hell.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1363)   

أحمد:١٢٥٦٩حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ عَنِ الْمُخْتَارِ بْنِ فُلْفُلٍ أَنَّ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ حَدَّثَهُمْ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنِّي لَكُمْ إِمَامٌ فَلَا تَسْبِقُونِي بِالرُّكُوعِ وَلَا بِالسُّجُودِ وَلَا بِالْقِيَامِ فَإِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ أَمَامِي وَمِنْ خَلْفِي وَايْمُ الَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَوْ رَأَيْتُمْ مَا رَأَيْتُ لَضَحِكْتُمْ قَلِيلًا وَلَبَكَيْتُمْ كَثِيرًا قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ مَا رَأَيْتَ؟ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ  

ahmad:11997Muḥammad b. Fuḍayl > al-Mukhtār b. Fulful > Anas b. Mālik

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in prayer one day, then he turned to face us and said: 'I am now your imam, so do not hasten to bow or prostrate or stand or leave before I do. I can see you in front of me and behind me.' Then he said: 'By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, if you had seen what I have seen, you would laugh little and weep much.' We said: 'What have you seen, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ?' He said: 'Paradise and Hell.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1363)   

أحمد:١١٩٩٧حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُخْتَارُ بْنُ فُلْفُلٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَقَدِ انْصَرَفَ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ فَأَقْبَلَ إِلَيْنَا فَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي إِمَامُكُمْ فَلَا تَسْبِقُونِي بِالرُّكُوعِ وَلَا بِالسُّجُودِ وَلَا بِالْقِيَامِ وَلَا بِالْقُعُودِ وَلَا بِالِانْصِرَافِ فَإِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ أَمَامِي وَمِنْ خَلْفِي وَايْمُ الَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْ رَأَيْتُمْ مَا رَأَيْتُ لَضَحِكْتُمْ قَلِيلًا وَلَبَكَيْتُمْ كَثِيرًا قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَمَا رَأَيْتَ؟ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ  

ahmad:12276ʿAbd al-Ṣamad b. ʿAbd al-Wārith > Zāʾidah > al-Mukhtār b. Fulfulʿan Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, if you saw what I saw, you would laugh a little and cry a lot." They asked, "What did you see?" He said, "I saw Paradise and Hell, and I was urged to command them to pray and to prohibit them from rushing ahead of the imam during bowing and prostrating, and to leave before he leaves from the prayer. And I told them that I see you from the front and from behind." I asked Anas about the prayer of a sick person, and he said, "He should bow and prostrate while sitting if he is able to do so."  

أحمد:١٢٢٧٦حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُخْتَارُ بْنُ فُلْفُلٍعَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَوْ رَأَيْتُمْ مَا رَأَيْتُ لَضَحِكْتُمْ قَلِيلًا وَلَبَكَيْتُمْ كَثِيرًا قَالُوا مَا رَأَيْتَ؟ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ وَحَضَّهُمْ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ وَنَهَاهُمْ أَنْ يَسْبِقُوهُ إِذَا كَانَ إِمَامَهُمْ فِي الرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ وَأَنْ يَنْصَرِفُوا قَبْلَ انْصِرَافِهِ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ إِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ أَمَامِي وَمِنْ خَلْفِي وَسَأَلْتُ أَنَسًا عَنْ صَلَاةِ الْمَرِيضِ فَقَالَ يَرْكَعُ وَيَسْجُدُ قَاعِدًا فِي الْمَكْتُوبَةِ  

nasai-kubra:1288ʿAlī b. Ḥujr > ʿAlī b. Mushir > al-Mukhtār b. Fulful > Anas b. Mālik

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in prayer one day, then he turned to face us and said: 'I am now your imam, so do not hasten to bow or prostrate or stand or leave before I do. I can see you in front of me and behind me.' Then he said: 'By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, if you had seen what I have seen, you would laugh little and weep much.' We said: 'What have you seen, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ?' He said: 'Paradise and Hell.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1363)  

الكبرى للنسائي:١٢٨٨أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ عَنِ الْمُخْتَارِ بْنِ فُلْفُلٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ أَمَا إِنِّي إِمَامُكُمْ فَلَا تُبَادِرُونِي بِالرُّكُوعِ وَلَا بِالسُّجُودِ وَلَا بِالْقِيَامِ وَلَا بِالِانْصِرَافِ فَإِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ أَمَامِي وَمِنْ خَلْفِي ثُمَّ قَالَ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْ رَأَيْتُمْ مَا رَأَيْتُ لَضَحِكْتُمْ قَلِيلًا وَلَبَكَيْتُمْ كَثِيرًا» قُلْنَا مَا رَأَيْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ «الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ»  

bayhaqi:2592Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū Bakr b. ʿAbdullāh > al-Ḥasan b. Sufyān > Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > ʿAlī b. Mushir > al-Mukhtār b. Fulful > Anas b. Mālik

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ one day led us in the prayer. and when he completed the Prayer he turned his face towards us and said: 0 People, I am your Imam, so do not precede me in bowing and prostration and in standing and turning (faces, i. e. In pronouncing salutation), for I see you in front of me and behind me, and then said: By Him in Whose hand Is the life of Muhammad, if you could see what I see, you would have laughed little and wept much more. They said: What did you see, Messenger of Allah? He replied: (I saw) Paradise and Hell. (Using translation from Muslim 426a)   

البيهقي:٢٥٩٢أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ ثنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ عَنِ الْمُخْتَارِ بْنِ فُلْفُلٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَلَمَّا قَضَى الصَّلَاةَ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي إِمَامُكُمْ فَلَا تَسْبِقُونِي بِالرُّكُوعِ وَلَا بِالسُّجُودِ وَلَا بِالْقِيَامِ وَلَا بِالِانْصِرَافِ فَإِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ أَمَامِي وَمِنْ خَلْفِي ثُمَّ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَوْ رَأَيْتُمْ مَا رَأَيْتُ لَضَحِكْتُمْ قَلِيلًا وَلَبَكَيْتُمْ كَثِيرًا قَالُوا وَمَا رَأَيْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ  

رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ
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السيوطي:٨٥-٥٧١b

" عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ : وَالَّذىِ نَفْسُ مُحمَّد بيَدِهِ، لَوْ رَأَيْتُمْ مَا رَأَيتُ لَضَحِكْتُمْ قَلَيلًا وَلَبَكَيْتُمْ كَثِيرًا، قَالُوا: مَا رَأَيْتَ يَارَسُولَ الله؟ قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ وَحَرَّضَهُمْ عَلَى الصَّلاَة، وَنَهَاهُمْ أَنْ يَسْبِقُوهُ إِذَا أَمَّهُم بِالرُّكُوُعِ وَالسُّجُودِ، وَأَنْ يَتَفَرَّقُوا قَبْلَ انْصَرَافِهِ مِنَ الصَّلاَةِ، ثُمًّ قَالَ لَهُمْ: إِنِّى أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ أَمَامِى وَمِنْ خَلْفِى ".  

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السيوطي:٢٦٩٢٦a

"يَا أيُّهَا النَّاسُ: إِنّى إِمَامُكُم، فَلا تَسْبِقُونِى بالرُّكُوع، وَلا بِالسُّجُودِ، وَلا بِالقِيَام، وَلا بِالقُعُودِ، وَلا بِالانْصِرَافِ، فَإِنِّى أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ أَمَامى وَمِنْ خَلفِى، وَايْمُ الَّذِى نَفْسِى بِيَدِه لَو رَأيْتُمْ مَا رَأَيْتُ لَضَحِكْتُمْ قَلِيلًا، وَلَبَكَيْتُم كثِيرًا؛ قَالُوا: وَمَا رَأيْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ الجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ".  

[حم] أحمد [م] مسلم [ن] النسائي والدرامى، وابن خزيمة، [ك] الحاكم في المستدرك عن أنس