Abu Dharr said, "The Prophet ﷺ went towards al-Baqi' and I began to follow him. He turned and saw me and said, 'Abu Dharr!' I said, 'At your service, Messenger of Allah. May I be your ransom.' He said, 'Those who are rich will be poor on the Day of Rising except those who say, "Such-and-such and such-and-such is for a right (which was performed)."' I said, 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said, 'That is how it is' three times. Then we came to Uhud. He said, 'Abu Dharr!' I replied, 'At your service, Messenger of Allah. May I be your ransom.' He said, 'It would not delight me if Uhud were to become gold for the family of Muhammad and then have them spend a night with a dinar - or he said a mithqal.' Then we were at a wadi and he went ahead, so I thought that he felt a call of nature, and so I sat down at the edge of the wadi. He was gone a long time and I feared for him. Then I heard him and it seemed as if he were talking to a man. Then he came out to me my himself. I said, 'Messenger of Allah, who was the man you were talking to?' 'Did you hear him?' he asked. I said, 'Yes.' He said, 'That was Jibril. He came to me and gave me the good news that whoever of my community dies without associating anything with Allah will enter the Garden.' I said, 'Even if he commits adultery or steals?' He said, 'Yes.'"

عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ نَحْوَ الْبَقِيعِ وَانْطَلَقْتُ أَتْلُوهُ فَالْتَفَتَ فَرَآنِي فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ فَقُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَسَعْدَيْكَ وَأَنَا فِدَاؤُكَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْمُكْثِرِينَ هُمُ الْمُقِلُّونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلاَّ مَنْ قَالَ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا فِي حَقٍّ قُلْتُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ فَقَالَ هَكَذَا ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ عَرَضَ لَنَا أُحُدٌ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ فَقُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ رَسُولَ اللهِ وَسَعْدَيْكَ وَأَنَا فِدَاؤُكَ قَالَ مَا يَسُرُّنِي أَنَّ أُحُدًا لِآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ذَهَبًا فَيُمْسِي عِنْدَهُمْ دِينَارٌ أَوْ قَالَ مِثْقَالٌ ثُمَّ عَرَضَ لَنَا وَادٍ فَاسْتَنْتَلَ فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّ لَهُ حَاجَةً فَجَلَسْتُ عَلَى شَفِيرٍ وَأَبْطَأَ عَلَيَّ قَالَ فَخَشِيتُ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ سَمِعْتُهُ كَأَنَّهُ يُنَاجِي رَجُلاً ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَيَّ وَحْدَهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَنِ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي كُنْتَ تُنَاجِي؟ فَقَالَ أَوَ سَمِعْتَهُ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَإِنَّهُ جِبْرِيلُ أَتَانِي فَبَشَّرَنِي أَنَّهُ مَنْ مَاتَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي لاَ يُشْرِكُ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ قُلْتُ وَإِنْ زَنَى وَإِنْ سَرَقَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ

While I was sitting with some people from Quraish, a man with very rough hair, clothes, and appearance came and stood in front of us, greeted us and said, "Inform those who hoard wealth, that a stone will be heated in the Hell-fire and will be put on the nipples of their breasts till it comes out from the bones of their shoulders and then put on the bones of their shoulders till it comes through the nipples of their breasts the stone will be moving and hitting." After saying that, the person retreated and sat by the side of the pillar, I followed him and sat beside him, and I did not know who he was. I said to him, "I think the people disliked what you had said." He said, "These people do not understand anything, although my friend told me." I asked, "Who is your friend?" He said, "The Prophet ﷺ said (to me), 'O Abu Dhar! Do you see the mountain of Uhud?' And on that I (Abu Dhar) started looking towards the sun to judge how much remained of the day as I thought that Messenger of Allah ﷺ wanted to send me to do something for him and I said, 'Yes!' He said, 'I do not love to have gold equal to the mountain of Uhud unless I spend it all (in Allah's cause) except three Dinars (pounds). These people do not understand and collect worldly wealth. No, by Allah, Neither I ask them for worldly benefits nor am I in need of their religious advice till I meet Allah, The Honorable, The Majestic." '

جَلَسْتُ إِلَى مَلإٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ خَشِنُ الشَّعَرِ وَالثِّيَابِ وَالْهَيْئَةِ حَتَّى قَامَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ قَالَ بَشِّرِ الْكَانِزِينَ بِرَضْفٍ يُحْمَى عَلَيْهِ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ ثُمَّ يُوضَعُ عَلَى حَلَمَةِ ثَدْىِ أَحَدِهِمْ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ مِنْ نُغْضِ كَتِفِهِ وَيُوضَعُ عَلَى نُغْضِ كَتِفِهِ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ مِنْ حَلَمَةِ ثَدْيِهِ يَتَزَلْزَلُ ثُمَّ وَلَّى فَجَلَسَ إِلَى سَارِيَةٍ وَتَبِعْتُهُ وَجَلَسْتُ إِلَيْهِ وَأَنَا لاَ أَدْرِي مَنْ هُوَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ لاَ أُرَى الْقَوْمَ إِلاَّ قَدْ كَرِهُوا الَّذِي قُلْتَ قَالَ إِنَّهُمْ لاَ يَعْقِلُونَ شَيْئًا قَالَ لِي خَلِيلِي قَالَ قُلْتُ مَنْ خَلِيلُكَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ أَتُبْصِرُ أُحُدًا قَالَ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَى الشَّمْسِ مَا بَقِيَ مِنَ النَّهَارِ وَأَنَا أُرَى أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُرْسِلُنِي فِي حَاجَةٍ لَهُ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ مَا أُحِبُّ أَنَّ لِي مِثْلَ أُحُدٍ ذَهَبًا أُنْفِقُهُ كُلَّهُ إِلاَّ ثَلاَثَةَ دَنَانِيرَ وَإِنَّ هَؤُلاَءِ لاَ يَعْقِلُونَ إِنَّمَا يَجْمَعُونَ الدُّنْيَا لاَ وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَسْأَلُهُمْ دُنْيَا وَلاَ أَسْتَفْتِيهِمْ عَنْ دِينٍ حَتَّى أَلْقَى اللَّهَ

[AI] I was walking with the Prophet ﷺ in the Harrah of Madinah at night when Uhud came into view before us. He said: "O Abu Dharr, I would not like to have Uhud as gold for myself, and for a night or three to pass while I had a dinar of it with me—except one I would set aside for a debt—unless I distributed it among the servants of Allah like this, like this, and like this." He showed us with his hand, then said: "O Abu Dharr." I said: At your service and ready to obey, O Messenger of Allah. He said: "Those who have the most are those who have the least, except one who gives like this and like this."

Then he said to me: "Stay in your place. Do not leave, O Abu Dharr, until I return." He went off until he disappeared from me, and I heard a sound, so I feared that something had happened to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I wanted to go, but then I remembered the words of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: "Do not leave," so I stayed. I said: O Messenger of Allah, I heard a sound and feared that something had happened to you; then I remembered what you had said, so I stood still. The Prophet ﷺ said: "That was Jibril. He came to me and informed me that whoever dies from my ummah not associating anything with Allah will enter Paradise." I said: O Messenger of Allah, even if he commits zina and even if he steals? He said: "Even if he commits zina and even if he steals."

كُنْتُ أَمْشِي مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي حَرَّةِ الْمَدِينَةِ عِشَاءً، اسْتَقْبَلَنَا أُحُدٌ، فَقَالَ: «يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ، مَا أُحِبُّ أَنَّ أُحُدًا لِي ذَهَبًا، يَأْتِي عَلَىَّ لَيْلَةٌ أَوْ ثَلاَثٌ، عِنْدِي مِنْهُ دِينَارٌ، إِلاَّ أُرْصِدُهُ لِدَيْنٍ، إِلاَّ أَنْ أَقُولَ بِهِ فِي عِبَادِ اللَّهِ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا»، وَأَرَانَا بِيَدِهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ». قُلْتُ: لَبَّيْكَ وَسَعْدَيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. قَالَ: «الأَكْثَرُونَ هُمُ الأَقَلُّونَ، إِلاَّ مَنْ قَالَ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا».

ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي: «مَكَانَكَ، لاَ تَبْرَحْ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ حَتَّى أَرْجِعَ»، فَانْطَلَقَ حَتَّى غَابَ عَنِّي، فَسَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا، فَخَشِيتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عُرِضَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ، فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَذْهَبَ، ثُمَّ ذَكَرْتُ قَوْلَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «لاَ تَبْرَحْ»، فَمَكُثْتُ. قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، سَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا، خَشِيتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عُرِضَ لَكَ، ثُمَّ ذَكَرْتُ قَوْلَكَ فَقُمْتُ. فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: «ذَاكَ جِبْرِيلُ، أَتَانِي فَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ مَنْ مَاتَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي لاَ يُشْرِكُ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ». قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، وَإِنْ زَنَى وَإِنْ سَرَقَ؟ قَالَ: «وَإِنْ زَنَى وَإِنْ سَرَقَ».

Once I went out at night and found Messenger of Allah ﷺ walking all alone accompanied by nobody, and I thought that perhaps he disliked that someone should accompany him. So I walked in the shade, away from the moonlight, but the Prophet ﷺ looked behind and saw me and said, "Who is that?" I replied, "Abu Dhar, let Allah get me sacrificed for you!" He said, "O Abu Dhar, come here!" So I accompanied him for a while and then he said, "The rich are in fact the poor (little rewarded) on the Day of Resurrection except him whom Allah gives wealth which he gives (in charity) to his right, left, front and back, and does good deeds with it. I walked with him a little longer. Then he said to me, "Sit down here." So he made me sit in an open space surrounded by rocks, and said to me, "Sit here till I come back to you." He went towards Al-Harra till I could not see him, and he stayed away for a long period, and then I heard him saying, while he was coming, "Even if he had committed theft, and even if he had committed illegal sexual intercourse?" When he came, I could not remain patient and asked him, "O Allah's Prophet! Let Allah get me sacrificed for you! Whom were you speaking to by the side of Al-Harra? I did not hear anybody responding to your talk." He said, "It was Gabriel who appeared to me beside Al-Harra and said, 'Give the good news to your followers that whoever dies without having worshipped anything besides Allah, will enter Paradise.' I said, 'O Gabriel! Even if he had committed theft or committed illegal sexual intercourse?' He said, 'Yes.' I said, 'Even if he has committed theft or committed illegal sexual intercourse?' He said, 'Yes.' I said, 'Even if he has committed theft or committed illegal sexual intercourse?' He said, 'Yes.' "

خَرَجْتُ لَيْلَةً مِنَ اللَّيَالِي فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَمْشِي وَحْدَهُ وَلَيْسَ مَعَهُ إِنْسَانٌ قَالَ فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَمْشِيَ مَعَهُ أَحَدٌ قَالَ فَجَعَلْتُ أَمْشِي فِي ظِلِّ الْقَمَرِ فَالْتَفَتَ فَرَآنِي فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذَا قُلْتُ أَبُو ذَرٍّ جَعَلَنِي اللَّهُ فِدَاءَكَ قَالَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ تَعَالَهْ قَالَ فَمَشَيْتُ مَعَهُ سَاعَةً فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْمُكْثِرِينَ هُمُ الْمُقِلُّونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلاَّ مَنْ أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ خَيْرًا فَنَفَحَ فِيهِ يَمِينَهُ وَشِمَالَهُ وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَوَرَاءَهُ وَعَمِلَ فِيهِ خَيْرًا قَالَ فَمَشَيْتُ مَعَهُ سَاعَةً فَقَالَ لِي اجْلِسْ هَا هُنَا قَالَ فَأَجْلَسَنِي فِي قَاعٍ حَوْلَهُ حِجَارَةٌ فَقَالَ لِي اجْلِسْ هَا هُنَا حَتَّى أَرْجِعَ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ فِي الْحَرَّةِ حَتَّى لاَ أَرَاهُ فَلَبِثَ عَنِّي فَأَطَالَ اللُّبْثَ ثُمَّ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُهُ وَهْوَ مُقْبِلٌ وَهْوَ يَقُولُ وَإِنْ سَرَقَ وَإِنْ زَنَى قَالَ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ لَمْ أَصْبِرْ حَتَّى قُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ جَعَلَنِي اللَّهُ فِدَاءَكَ مَنْ تُكَلِّمُ فِي جَانِبِ الْحَرَّةِ مَا سَمِعْتُ أَحَدًا يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْكَ شَيْئًا قَالَ ذَلِكَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ عَرَضَ لِي فِي جَانِبِ الْحَرَّةِ قَالَ بَشِّرْ أُمَّتَكَ أَنَّهُ مَنْ مَاتَ لاَ يُشْرِكُ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ قُلْتُ يَا جِبْرِيلُ وَإِنْ سَرَقَ وَإِنْ زَنَى قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَإِنْ سَرَقَ وَإِنْ زَنَى قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنْ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ قَالَ النَّضْرُ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ وَحَدَّثَنَا حَبِيبُ بْنُ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ وَالأَعْمَشُ وَعَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ رُفَيْعٍ حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ وَهْبٍ بِهَذَا قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدِيثُ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ مُرْسَلٌ لاَ يَصِحُّ إِنَّمَا أَرَدْنَا لِلْمَعْرِفَةِ وَالصَّحِيحُ حَدِيثُ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قِيلَ لأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدِيثُ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ قَالَ مُرْسَلٌ أَيْضًا لاَ يَصِحُّ وَالصَّحِيحُ حَدِيثُ أَبِي ذَرٍّ وَقَالَ اضْرِبُوا عَلَى حَدِيثِ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ هَذَا إِذَا مَاتَ قَالَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ

While I was walking with the Prophet ﷺ in the Harra of Medina, Uhud came in sight. The Prophet ﷺ said, "O Abu Dhar!" I said, "Labbaik, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ!" He said, "I would not like to have gold equal to this mountain of Uhud, unless nothing of it, not even a single Dinar of it remains with me for more than three days, except something which I will keep for repaying debts. I would have spent all of it (distributed it) amongst Allah's Slaves like this, and like this, and like this." The Prophet ﷺ pointed out with his hand towards his right, his left and his back (while illustrating it). He proceeded with his walk and said, "The rich are in fact the poor (little rewarded) on the Day of Resurrection except those who spend their wealth like this, and like this, and like this, to their right, left and back, but such people are few in number." Then he said to me, "Stay at your place and do not leave it till I come back." Then he proceeded in the darkness of the night till he went out of sight, and then I heard a loud voice, and was afraid that something might have happened to the Prophet ﷺ .1 intended to go to him, but I remembered what he had said to me, i.e. 'Don't leave your place till I come back to you,' so I remained at my place till he came back to me. I said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! I heard a voice and I was afraid." So I mentioned the whole story to him. He said, "Did you hear it?" I replied, "Yes." He said, "It was Gabriel who came to me and said, 'Whoever died without joining others in worship with Allah, will enter Paradise.' I asked (Gabriel), 'Even if he had committed theft or committed illegal sexual intercourse? Gabriel said, 'Yes, even if he had committed theft or committed illegal sexual intercourse."

أَبُو ذَرٍّ كُنْتُ أَمْشِي مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي حَرَّةِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَاسْتَقْبَلَنَا أُحُدٌ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ مَا يَسُرُّنِي أَنَّ عِنْدِي مِثْلَ أُحُدٍ هَذَا ذَهَبًا تَمْضِي عَلَىَّ ثَالِثَةٌ وَعِنْدِي مِنْهُ دِينَارٌ إِلاَّ شَيْئًا أُرْصِدُهُ لِدَيْنٍ إِلاَّ أَنْ أَقُولَ بِهِ فِي عِبَادِ اللَّهِ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ ثُمَّ مَشَى فَقَالَ إِنَّ الأَكْثَرِينَ هُمُ الأَقَلُّونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلاَّ مَنْ قَالَ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ وَقَلِيلٌ مَا هُمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي مَكَانَكَ لاَ تَبْرَحْ حَتَّى آتِيَكَ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ فِي سَوَادِ اللَّيْلِ حَتَّى تَوَارَى فَسَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا قَدِ ارْتَفَعَ فَتَخَوَّفْتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ قَدْ عَرَضَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ آتِيَهُ فَذَكَرْتُ قَوْلَهُ لِي لاَ تَبْرَحْ حَتَّى آتِيَكَ فَلَمْ أَبْرَحْ حَتَّى أَتَانِي قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا تَخَوَّفْتُ فَذَكَرْتُ لَهُ فَقَالَ وَهَلْ سَمِعْتَهُ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ ذَاكَ جِبْرِيلُ أَتَانِي فَقَالَ مَنْ مَاتَ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ لاَ يُشْرِكُ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ قُلْتُ وَإِنْ زَنَى وَإِنْ سَرَقَ قَالَ وَإِنْ زَنَى وَإِنْ سَرَقَ

I walked with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the stony ground of Medina in the afternoon and we were looking at Uhud. The Messenger of Allah (way peace by upon him) said: Abu Dharr! I said: Messenger of Allah, I am here at thy beck and call. He said: What I desire is that Uhud be gold with me and three nights should pass and there is left with me any dinar but one coin which I would keep to pay debt. (I love) to spend it among the servants of Allah like this and he pointed in front of him, and on his right side and on his left side. We then proceeded on and he said: Abu Dharr. I said: At thy beck and call, Messenger of Allah. He (the Holy Prophet) said: The rich would be poor on the Day of Resurrection, but he who spent like this and like this and like this, and he pointed as at the first time. We again went on when he said. Abu Dharr, stay where you are till I come back to you. He (the Holy Prophet) then moved on till he disappeared from my sight He (Abu Dharr) said: I heard a sound and I heard a noise. I said (to myself): The Messenger of Allah ﷺ might have met (mishap or an enemy). I wished to follow him but I remembered his command for not departing till he would come back. So I waited for him, and when he came I made a mention of what I heard. He said: it was Gabriel, who came to me and said:" He who dies among your Ummah without associating Anything with Allah would enter Paradise. I said: Even if he committed fornication or theft? He said: Even if he committed fornication or theft.

كُنْتُ أَمْشِي مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي حَرَّةِ الْمَدِينَةِ عِشَاءً وَنَحْنُ نَنْظُرُ إِلَى أُحُدٍ فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ مَا أُحِبُّ أَنَّ أُحُدًا ذَاكَ عِنْدِي ذَهَبٌ أَمْسَى ثَالِثَةً عِنْدِي مِنْهُ دِينَارٌ إِلاَّ دِينَارًا أُرْصِدُهُ لِدَيْنٍ إِلاَّ أَنْ أَقُولَ بِهِ فِي عِبَادِ اللَّهِ هَكَذَا حَثَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَهَكَذَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَهَكَذَا عَنْ شِمَالِهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَشَيْنَا فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ إِنَّ الأَكْثَرِينَ هُمُ الأَقَلُّونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلاَّ مَنْ قَالَ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا مِثْلَ مَا صَنَعَ فِي الْمَرَّةِ الأُولَى قَالَ ثُمَّ مَشَيْنَا قَالَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ كَمَا أَنْتَ حَتَّى آتِيَكَ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ حَتَّى تَوَارَى عَنِّي قَالَ سَمِعْتُ لَغَطًا وَسَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَعَلَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عُرِضَ لَهُ قَالَ فَهَمَمْتُ أَنْ أَتَّبِعَهُ قَالَ ثُمَّ ذَكَرْتُ قَوْلَهُ لاَ تَبْرَحْ حَتَّى آتِيَكَ قَالَ فَانْتَظَرْتُهُ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ ذَكَرْتُ لَهُ الَّذِي سَمِعْتُ قَالَ فَقَالَ ذَاكَ جِبْرِيلُ أَتَانِي فَقَالَ مَنْ مَاتَ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ لاَ يُشْرِكُ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَإِنْ زَنَى وَإِنْ سَرَقَ قَالَ وَإِنْ زَنَى وَإِنْ سَرَقَ

Send your son to my residence (to carry this haudaj), and my father said to me: Carry it (for him). So I carried it and there went along with him (with Abu Bakr) my father in order to fetch its price and he ('Azib) said to Abu Bakr: Abu Bakr, narrate to me what you both did on the night when you set out on a journey along with Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said: We set out during the night and went on walking until it was noon, and the path was vacant and so none passed by that (until) there appeared prominently before us a large rock. It had its shade and the rays of the sun did not reach that place. So we got down at that place. I then went to the rock and levelled the ground with my hands at the place where the Prophet ﷺ would take rest under its shade. I then set the bedding and said: Messenger of Allah, go to sleep and I shall keep a watch around you. I went out and watched around him. There we saw a shepherd moving towards that rock with his flock and he intended what we intended (i. e. taking rest). I met him and said to him: Young boy, to which place do you belong? He said: I am a person from Medina. I said, is there any milk in the udders of your sheep and goats? He said: Yes. He took hold of a goat, and I said to him: Clean the udder well so that it should be free from hair, dust and impurity. I saw al-Bara' striking his hand upon the other (to give an indication) how he did that. He milked the goat for me in a wooden cup which he had with him and I had with me a bucket in which I kept water for drinking and for performing ablution. I came to Allah's Apostle ﷺ and did not like to awaken him from sleep but he was accidentally startled from the sleep. I poured water upon the milk (till It was cold) and I said: Messenger of Allah, take this milk. He then took It and I was delighted and he (the Holy Prophet) said: Is now not the time to march on? I said: Of course. So he marched on after the sun had passed the meridian and Suraqa b. Malik pursued us and we had been walking on soft, level ground. I said: Messenger of Allah, we are about to be overtaken by them. Thereupon he said: Be not grieved. Verily, Allah is with us. Then Messenger of Allah ﷺ cursed him and his horse sank into the earth. I think he also said: I know you have hurled curse upon me. So supplicate Allah for me and I take an oath that I shall turn everyone away who would come in search of you. So he (Messenger of Allah) supplicated Allah and he was rescued and he came back and to everyone he met, he said: I have combed all this side. In short, he diverted everyone whom he met and he in fact fulfilled his promise.

لِعَازِبٍ ابْعَثْ مَعِيَ ابْنَكَ يَحْمِلْهُ مَعِي إِلَى مَنْزِلِي فَقَالَ لِي أَبِي احْمِلْهُ فَحَمَلْتُهُ وَخَرَجَ أَبِي مَعَهُ يَنْتَقِدُ ثَمَنَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبِي يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ حَدِّثْنِي كَيْفَ صَنَعْتُمَا لَيْلَةَ سَرَيْتَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ نَعَمْ أَسْرَيْنَا لَيْلَتَنَا كُلَّهَا حَتَّى قَامَ قَائِمُ الظَّهِيرَةِ وَخَلاَ الطَّرِيقُ فَلاَ يَمُرُّ فِيهِ أَحَدٌ حَتَّى رُفِعَتْ لَنَا صَخْرَةٌ طَوِيلَةٌ لَهَا ظِلٌّ لَمْ تَأْتِ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمْسُ بَعْدُ فَنَزَلْنَا عِنْدَهَا فَأَتَيْتُ الصَّخْرَةَ فَسَوَّيْتُ بِيَدِي مَكَانًا يَنَامُ فِيهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي ظِلِّهَا ثُمَّ بَسَطْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرْوَةً ثُمَّ قُلْتُ نَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَأَنَا أَنْفُضُ لَكَ مَا حَوْلَكَ فَنَامَ وَخَرَجْتُ أَنْفُضُ مَا حَوْلَهُ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِرَاعِي غَنَمٍ مُقْبِلٍ بِغَنَمِهِ إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ يُرِيدُ مِنْهَا الَّذِي أَرَدْنَا فَلَقِيتُهُ فَقُلْتُ لِمَنْ أَنْتَ يَا غُلاَمُ فَقَالَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ قُلْتُ أَفِي غَنَمِكَ لَبَنٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ أَفَتَحْلُبُ لِي قَالَ نَعَمْ فَأَخَذَ شَاةً فَقُلْتُ لَهُ انْفُضِ الضَّرْعَ مِنَ الشَّعَرِ وَالتُّرَابِ وَالْقَذَى قَالَ فَرَأَيْتُ الْبَرَاءَ يَضْرِبُ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى الأُخْرَى يَنْفُضُ فَحَلَبَ لِي فِي قَعْبٍ مَعَهُ كُثْبَةً مِنْ لَبَنٍ قَالَ وَمَعِي إِدَاوَةٌ أَرْتَوِي فِيهَا لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ لِيَشْرَبَ مِنْهَا وَيَتَوَضَّأَ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُوقِظَهُ مِنْ نَوْمِهِ فَوَافَقْتُهُ اسْتَيْقَظَ فَصَبَبْتُ عَلَى اللَّبَنِ مِنَ الْمَاءِ حَتَّى بَرَدَ أَسْفَلُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اشْرَبْ مِنْ هَذَا اللَّبَنِ قَالَ فَشَرِبَ حَتَّى رَضِيتُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَلَمْ يَأْنِ لِلرَّحِيلِ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ فَارْتَحَلْنَا بَعْدَ مَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَاتَّبَعَنَا سُرَاقَةُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ قَالَ وَنَحْنُ فِي جَلَدٍ مِنَ الأَرْضِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُتِينَا فَقَالَ لاَ تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَنَا فَدَعَا عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَارْتَطَمَتْ فَرَسُهُ إِلَى بَطْنِهَا أُرَى فَقَالَ إِنِّي قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّكُمَا قَدْ دَعَوْتُمَا عَلَىَّ فَادْعُوَا لِي فَاللَّهُ لَكُمَا أَنْ أَرُدَّ عَنْكُمَا الطَّلَبَ فَدَعَا اللَّهَ فَنَجَى فَرَجَعَ لاَ يَلْقَى أَحَدًا إِلاَّ قَالَ قَدْ كَفَيْتُكُمْ مَا هَا هُنَا فَلاَ يَلْقَى أَحَدًا إِلاَّ رَدَّهُ قَالَ وَوَفَى لَنَا

قَالَ خَرَجْتُ لَيْلَةً مِنَ اللَّيَالِي فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَحْدَهُ لَيْسَ مَعَهُ إِنْسَانٌ فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ مَعَهُ أَحَدٌ فَجَعَلْتُ أَمْشِي فِي ظِلِّ الْقَمَرِ فَالْتَفْتُ فَرَآنِي فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذَا ؟ قُلْتُ أَبُو ذَرٍّ جَعَلَنِي اللَّهُ فِدَاكَ قَالَ فَمَشَيْتُ مَعَهُ سَاعَةً فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْمُكْثِرِينَ هُمُ الْأَقَلُّونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَعْطَى يَعْنِي عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ يَسَارِهِ وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَوَرَاءَهُ فَمَشَيْتُ مَعَهُ سَاعَةً فَقَالَ اجْلِسْ هَا هُنَا وَلَبِثَ عَنِّي فَأَطَالَ فَسَمِعْتُهُ وَهُوَ مُقْبِلٌ وَإِنْ سَرَقَ فَقُلْتُ جَعَلَنِي اللَّهُ فِدَاكَ مَنْ كُنْتَ تَكَلَّمُ فِي جَانِبِ الْحَرَّةِ وَمَا سَمِعْتُ أَحَدًا رَجَّعَ إِلَيْكَ شَيْئًا ؟ قَالَ ذَاكَ جِبْرِيلُ عَرَضَ لِي فِي جَانِبِ الْحَرَّةِ فَقَالَ بَشِّرْ أُمَّتَكَ أَنَّهُ مَنْ مَاتَ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَقُلْتُ وَإِنْ زَنَى وَإِنْ سَرَقَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ وَإِنْ زَنَى وَإِنْ سَرَقَ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنْ رَغِمَ وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ قَدْ رَوَاهُ الْأَعْمَشُ وَغَيْرُهُ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ وَزَادَ فِيهِ عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ رُفَيْعٍ كَلَامًا فَذَكَرْنَاهُ مِنْ أَجْلِ زِيَادَتِهِ

[AI] I was walking with the Prophet ﷺ in the outskirts of the city at night when we came across a trench. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Abu Dharr, I do not want that this trench be made of gold and a night comes upon me possessing only a dinar that I am not free from debt except that I would say to it in the servants of Allah, 'This way and that way,' and he pointed with his hand. Then he said, 'O Abu Dharr, I said, 'Labbayka' (at your service) and 'Saddayk' (I obey and agree with you), O Messenger of Allah.' He said, 'Indeed, the majority of the people are those who have the least (in terms of faith and piety), except for those who say this way and that way and this way.' Then he said to me, 'Stay where you are, O Abu Dharr, until I return to you.' He then left until he was out of my sight, and I heard a sound, so I feared that it might be a danger for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I intended to go to him, but then I remembered his statement, 'Do not move from here,' so I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I heard a sound and I feared that it might be a danger for you.' Then I remembered your statement, so I stayed there.' The Prophet ﷺ said, 'That was Jibril who came to me and informed me that whoever dies from my Ummah without associating anything with Allah will enter Paradise.' I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, even if he commits adultery or theft?' He said, 'Even if he commits adultery or theft.'"

كُنْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَمْشِي فِي حَرَّةِ الْمَدِينَةِ عِشَاءً فَاسْتَقْبَلْنَا أُحُدًا فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ مَا أُحِبُّ أَنَّ أُحُدًا ذَاكَ لِي ذَهَبًا تَأْتِي عَلَيْهِ لَيْلَةٌ وَعِنْدِي مِنْهُ دِينَارٌ إِلَّا دِينَارًا أَرْصُدُهُ لِدَيْنٍ إِلَّا أَنْ أَقُولَ بِهِ فِي عِبَادِ اللهِ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا وَأَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ وَسَعْدَيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ أَلَا إِنَّ الْأَكْثَرِينَ هُمُ الْأَقَلُّونَ إِلَّا مَنْ قَالَ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي مَكَانَكَ لَا تَبْرَحْ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ حَتَّى أَرْجِعَ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ وَانْطَلَقَ حَتَّى غَابَ عَنِّي فَسَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا فَتَخَوَّفْتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَرَضَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ آتِيَهُ ثُمَّ ذَكَرْتُ قَوْلَهُ لَا تَبْرَحْ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ سَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا خَشِيتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَرَضَ لَكَ ذَاكَ ثُمَّ ذَكَرْتُ قَوْلَكَ فَأَقَمْتُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ذَاكَ جِبْرَائِيلُ أَتَانِي فَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ مَنْ مَاتَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي لَا يُشْرِكُ بِاللهِ شَيْئًا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَإِنْ زَنَا وَإِنْ سَرَقَ؟ قَالَ وَإِنْ زَنَا وَإِنْ سَرَقَ

"عَنْ حَرْبِ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ بلعدوية حَدَّثَنِي جَدِّي قَالَ: انْطَلَقْتُ إِلى المدِينَة فَنَزَلْتُ إلى الوَادِي وَإِذَا رَجُلَانِ بَيْنَهُمَا وَاحِدٌ، وَإِذَا المُشْتَرِي يَقُولُ لِلْبَائِع: أَحْسِنْ مُبَايَعتِي، فَقُلْت فِي نَفْسِي: هَذَا الهَاشِميُّ الذي أَضَلَّ النَّاسَ أَهُوَ هُوَ فَنَظَرْتُ فَإذَا رَجُلٌ حَسَنُ الوجْهِ، عَظيمُ الجَبْهَةِ دَقِيقُ الأَنْفِ، دَقِيقُ الحَاجِبَيْنِ، وَإِذَا من ثُغرة نحره إِلى سُرَّتِهِ مِثْلُ الخَيْطِ الأَسْوَدِ، وَإِذَا هُوَ بَيْنِ طِمْرَيْنِ ودنا منه فَقَالَ: السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ فَرَدُّوا عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ أَلْبَثْ إذْ دَعَا المُشْتَرِي فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ الله قُلْ لَهُ فَلْيُحْسِنْ مُبَايَعِتي، فَمَرَّ يده وَقَالَ: أَمْوَالكُمْ تَمِلكُون إِنِّي لا أَرجو أنْ أَلْقَى الله - تَعَالَى- يَوْمَ القِيَامَةِ لا يَطْلُبُني أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ بِشِيْءٍ ظَلَمْتُهُ فِي مَالٍ وَلا دَمٍ وَلَا عِرْضٍ، ولا لحَقِّهِ () رَحِمَ اللهُ - تَعَالَى- امْرَأ سَهْلَ البَيْعِ، سَهْلَ الشِّرَاءِ، سَهْلَ الأَخْذِ، سَهْلَ الإِعْطَاءِ، سَهْل القَضَاءِ، سَهْلَ التَّقَاضِي، ثُمَّ مَضَى فَقُلْتُ: واللهِ لأَقضي هذَا، فَإنَّهُ حَسَنُ القَوْلِ فَتَبِعْتهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا مُحَمَّد فالتفت إِلَي بِجَمِيعِهِ فَقَالَ مَا تَشَاءٌ، قَالَ: أنْتَ الَّذِي أَضْلَلْتَ النَّاسَ وَأَهْلَكْتَهُمْ وَصَدَدْتَهُمْ عَمَّا كَانَ يَعْبُد آبَاؤُهُمْ؟ قَالَ: ذَاكَ اللهُ، قُلْتُ: مَا تَدْعُو إلَيْهِ؟ قال: أدْعُو عِبَادَ اللهِ إلى اللهِ - تَعَالَى- قُلْتُ: مَا تَقُولُ؟ قَالَ: فَتَشْهَدُ أنْ لَا إله إلا اللهُ، وأَنَّ مُحَمّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ وَتُؤْمِنُ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللهُ - تَعَالَى- عَلَيَّ وَتَكْفُر باللاِت وَالعُزَّى، وَتُقِيمُ الصَّلَاةَ، وَتُؤْتِي الزكاة، قُلْتُ: وَمَا الزَّكَاةُ؟ قَالَ تعود غنيًا فقيرنا ( )، قُلْتُ نعم إنني ( * *) تدعو إليه، قَال: فَلَقْدَ كَانَ وَمَا عَلَى ظَهر الأرض أَحَدٌ يَتَنَفَّسُ أَبْغَضُ إلَيَّ مِنْهُ، فَمَا بَرِحَ حَتَّى كَانَ أَحَبَ إلَيَّ مِنْ وَلَدِي وَوَالدِي، وَمِنَ النَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ، قَالَ: قَدْ عَرَفْتَ، قُلْتُ: نَعمْ، قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إني أرد ماءً عليه كثير من الناس فادعوهم إلى ما تدعونني إليه، فإني أرجو أن يتبعوك، قال: نعم فادعهم، وأسلم أهل ذلك الماء رجالهم ونساؤهم، فمسح رسول الله ﷺ رأسه".