48. Virtues of the Companions
٤٨۔ كِتَابُ الْمَنَاقِبِ
The Prophet ﷺ said, "The Prophet ﷺ Abraham emigrated with Sarah and entered a village where there was a king or a tyrant. (The king) was told that Abraham had entered (the village) accompanied by a woman who was one of the most charming women. So, the king sent for Abraham and asked, 'O Abraham! Who is this lady accompanying you?' Abraham replied, 'She is my sister (i.e. in religion).' Then Abraham returned to her and said, 'Do not contradict my statement, for I have informed them that you are my sister. By Allah, there are no true believers on this land except you and 1.' Then Abraham sent her to the king. When the king got to her, she got up and performed ablution, prayed and said, 'O Allah! If I have believed in You and Your Apostle, and have saved my private parts from everybody except my husband, then please do not let this pagan overpower me.' On that the king fell in a mood of agitation and started moving his legs. Seeing the condition of the king, Sarah said, 'O Allah! If he should die, the people will say that I have killed him.' The king regained his power, and proceeded towards her but she got up again and performed ablution, prayed and said, 'O Allah! If I have believed in You and Your Apostle and have kept my private parts safe from all except my husband, then please do not let this pagan overpower me.' The king again fell in a mood of agitation and started moving his legs. On seeing that state of the king, Sarah said, 'O Allah! If he should die, the people will say that I have killed him.' The king got either two or three attacks, and after recovering from the last attack he said, 'By Allah! You have sent a satan to me. Take her to Abraham and give her Ajar.' So she came back to Abraham and said, 'Allah humiliated the pagan and gave us a slave-girl for service." (Using translation from Bukhārī 2217)
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «هَاجَرَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بِسَارَةَ فَدَخَلَ بِهَا قَرْيَةً فِيهَا مَلِكٌ مِنَ الْمُلُوكِ أَوْ جَبَّارٌ مِنَ الْجَبَابِرَةِ» فَقِيلَ دَخَلَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ اللَّيْلَةَ بِامْرَأَةٍ هِيَ أَحْسَنُ النِّسَاءِ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ مَنْ هَذِهِ الَّتِي مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ «أُخْتِي ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَيْهَا» فَقَالَ «لَا تُكَذِّبِينِي قَدْ أَخْبَرْتُهُمْ أَنَّكِ أُخْتِي فَوَاللهِ إِنْ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مُؤْمِنٌ غَيْرِي وَغَيْرَكِ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ أَرْسِلْ بِهَا فَأَرْسَلَ بِهَا إِلَيْهِ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهَا فَقَامَتْ تَوَضَّأُ وَتُصَلِّي» فَقَالَتْ «اللهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتُ آمَنْتُ بِكَ وَبِرَسُولِكَ وَأَحْصَنْتُ فَرْجِي إِلَّا عَلَى زَوْجِي فَلَا تُسَلِّطْ عَلَيَّ هَذَا الْكَافِرَ فَغُطَّ حَتَّى رَكَضَ بِرِجْلِهِ» قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ إِنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَتِ «اللهُمَّ إِنَّهُ إِنْ يَمُتْ يُقَلْ هِيَ قَتَلَتْهُ فَأُرْسِلَ ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَيْهَا فَقَامَتْ تَوَضَّأُ وَتُصَلِّي» وَتَقُولُ «اللهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ آمَنْتُ بِكَ وَبِرَسُولِكَ وَأَحْصَنْتُ فَرْجِي إِلَّا عَلَى زَوْجِي فَلَا تُسَلِّطْ عَلَيَّ هَذَا الْكَافِرَ فَغُطَّ حَتَّى رَكَضَ بِرِجْلِهِ» قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ إِنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَتِ «اللهُمَّ إِنْ يَمُتْ» يُقَالُ هِيَ قَتَلَتْهُ فَأُرْسِلَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ وَفِي الثَّالِثَةِ فَقَالَ «وَاللهِ مَا أَرْسَلْتُمْ إِلَيَّ إِلَّا شَيْطَانًا ارْجِعُوا إِلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَأَعْطُوهَا آجَرَ فَرَجَعَتْ إِلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ» فَقَالَتْ «أَشَعَرْتَ أَنَّ اللهَ كَبَتَ الْكَافِرَ وَأَخْدَمَ وَلِيدَةً»
[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that Ibrahim did not lie except in three instances, two of which were concerning the attributes of Allah. One was his statement, 'Indeed, I am ill' (Surah As-Saaffat, 37:89), and the other was his statement, 'Rather, this [largest of them] has done it'(Surah Al-Anbiya, 21:63). He says this when he was journeying through the land of the tyrants and oppressors, and he stopped at a certain place. A man from the tribe of the tyrants approached him and said, 'Indeed, a man has arrived here in your land, accompanied by a woman who is among the best of people. So send [a message] to him.' Ibrahim asked, 'Who is this woman?' The man replied, 'She is my sister.' Ibrahim said, 'Go and send her to me.' He then went to Sarah and said, 'This tyrant has asked me about you, so I informed him that you are my sister. Therefore, do not deny it when we come before him, for indeed you are my sister according to the Book of Allah ﷻ, and there is no Muslim on earth except for me and you.' He then took her with him and Ibrahim stood to pray. When she entered upon him, he inclined towards her and desired her. He grabbed her forcefully, and she said, 'Invoke Allah for me, and do not harm me.' So she supplicated for him and he released her. This happened twice, and on the third time, he grabbed her even harder. He then mentioned the two previous occurrences, and she said, 'Invoke Allah for me, and do not harm me.' So she supplicated for him and he released her. He then called her closer and said, 'Indeed, you have not brought me a human being, but you have brought me a shaytan. Get out and accept (her) hajj gift.' She left, and he accepted her hajj gift. When Ibrahim felt her presence, he stopped his prayer and said, 'O Satan!' She replied, 'Allah has sufficed your adversary, and Hajar has helped me.' Abdullah ibn Awf then narrated this story."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لَمْ يَكَذِبْ إِلَّا فِي ثَلَاثٍ ثِنْتَيْنِ فِي ذَاتِ اللهِ قَوْلُهُ {إِنِّي سَقِيمٌ} [الصافات 89] وَقَوْلُهُ {قَالَ بَلْ فَعَلَهُ كَبِيرُهُمْ} [الأنبياء 63] هَذَا قَالَ وَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ يَسِيرُ فِي أَرْضِ جَبَّارٍ مِنَ الْجَبَابِرَةِ إِذْ نَزَلَ مَنْزِلًا فَأَتَى الْجَبَّارَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ «إِنَّهُ قَدْ نَزَلَ هَاهُنَا فِي أَرْضِكَ رَجُلٌ مَعَهُ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ النَّاسِ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ» فَقَالَ مَا هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةُ مِنْكَ؟ قَالَ «هِيَ أُخْتِي» قَالَ اذْهَبْ فَأَرْسِلْ بِهَا قَالَ «فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى سَارَةَ» فَقَالَ لَهَا إِنَّ هَذَا الْجَبَّارَ سَأَلَنِي عَنْكِ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ أَنَّكِ أُخْتِي فَلَا تُكَذِّبِينِي عِنْدَهُ فَإِنَّكِ أُخْتِي فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ ﷻ وَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ فِي الْأَرْضِ مُسْلِمٌ غَيْرِي وَغَيْرَكِ فَانْطَلَقَ بِهَا وَقَامَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ يُصَلِّي فَلَمَّا دَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ فَرَآهَا أَهْوَى إِلَيْهَا فَتَنَاوَلَهَا فَأُخِذَ أَخْذًا شَدِيدًا فَقَالَ «ادْعِي اللهَ لِي وَلَا أَضُرُّكِ فَدَعَتْ لَهُ فَأُرْسِلَ فَأَهْوَى إِلَيْهَا فَتَنَاوَلَهَا فَأُخِذَ بِمِثْلِهَا أَوْ أَشَدَّ مِنْهَا ثُمَّ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ الثَّالِثَةَ فَأُخِذَ فَذَكَرَ مِثْلَ الْمَرَّتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ وَكَفَّ» فَقَالَ «ادْعِي اللهَ لِي وَلَا أَضُرُّكِ فَدَعَتْ لَهُ فَأُرْسِلَ ثُمَّ دَعَا أَدْنَى حِجَابَهُ» فَقَالَ «إِنَّكِ لَمْ تَأْتِنِي بِإِنْسَانٍ وَلَكِنَّكَ أَتَيْتَنِي بِشَيْطَانٍ أَخْرِجْهَا وَأَعْطِهَا هَاجَرَ» قَالَ فَخَرَجَتْ وَأُعْطِيَتْ هَاجَرَ فَأَقْبَلَتْ فَلَمَّا أَحَسَّ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بِمَجِيئِهَا انْفَتَلَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ فَقَالَ «مَهْيَمْ» فَقَالَتْ «قَدْ كَفَى اللهُ كَيْدَ الْكَافِرِ وَأَخْدَمَنِي هَاجَرَ» وَقَّفَهُ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَوْن
[Machine] Ibrahim ﷺ never lied except three times, two of which were about Allah Himself, when he looked at the stars and said, "I am sick" [Surah As-Saffat, verse 89], and when he said in Surah Al-Anbiya, "Rather, this one did it, their chief did" [Surah Al-Anbiya, verse 63]. He also came to a king, accompanied by a woman, and inquired about her. The king informed him that she was his sister, so Ibrahim told her, "Say to him that you are my sister, so that he may treat me better or drive you away." When Ibrahim met her, he said, "This man has asked me about you, and I have told him that you are my sister and indeed you are my sister in the Book of Allah, but there is no believer on the earth except me and you and neither me nor you other than that and that he has commanded you to come to him." She replied, "Then I will come to him." When the king looked at her, he was struck by her beauty and said, "Pray for me and for you that I do not come back to you." Ibrahim responded, "Leave him." The king tried again, but Ibrahim told her to continue refusing. The king then ordered her to be given food and provided with a maidservant named Hajar. When Ibrahim saw her, he said, "It's okay." The woman said, "May Allah protect me from the deceit of the disbelieving oppressor" and continued to serve Ibrahim. Abu Hurairah said, "That woman was your mother, O children of the people of the sky's water, and her voice made the son of 'Uwn humble."
لَمْ يَكْذِبْ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَطُّ إِلَّا ثَلَاثَ كَذَبَاتٍ ثِنْتَانِ فِي ذَاتِ اللهِ {فَنَظَرَ نَظْرَةً فِي النُّجُومِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَقِيمٌ} [الصافات 89] وَقَوْلُهُ فِي سُورَةِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ {قَالَ بَلْ فَعَلَهُ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَذَا} [الأنبياء 63] قَالَ وَأَتَى عَلَى مَلِكٍ مِنْ بَعْضِ الْمُلُوكِ وَمَعَهُ امْرَأَةٌ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْهَا فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهَا أُخْتُهُ قَالَ قُلْ لَهَا «تَأْتِيَنِي أَوْ مُرْهَا أَنْ تَأْتِيَنِي فَأَتَاهَا» فَقَالَ لَهَا إِنَّ هَذَا قَدْ سَأَلَنِي عَنْكِ وَإِنِّي أَخْبَرْتُهُ أَنَّكِ أُخْتِي وَإِنَّكِ أُخْتِي فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ ﷻ وَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مُؤْمِنٌ وَلَا مُؤْمِنَةٌ غَيْرِي وَغَيْرَكِ وَإِنَّهُ قَدْ أَمَرَكِ أَنْ تَأْتِيَهُ قَالَ «فَأَتَتْ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا فَضُغِطَ» فَقَالَ ادْعِي لِي وَلَكِ أَنْ لَا أَعُودَ قَالَ «فَخُلِّيَ عَنْهُ فَعَادَ» قَالَ فَضُغِطَ مِثْلَهَا أَوْ أَشَدَّ قَالَ «ادْعِي لِي وَلَكِ أَلَّا أَعُودَ» قَالَ فَخُلِّيَ عَنْهُ فَأَمَرَ لَهَا بِطَعَامٍ وَأَخْدَمَهَا جَارِيَةً يُقَالُ لَهَا هَاجَرُ فَلَمَّا أَتَتْ إِبْرَاهِيمُ قَالَ «مَهْيَمْ» فَقَالَتْ كَفَى اللهُ كَيْدَ الْكَافِرِ الْفَاجِرِ وَأَخْدَمَ جَارِيَةً قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ «تِلْكَ أُمُّكُمْ يَا بَنِي مَاءِ السَّمَاءِ وَمَدَّ بِهَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ صَوْتَهُ»