Whenever the Prophet ﷺ finished the (morning) prayer, he would face us and ask, "Who amongst you had a dream last night?" So if anyone had seen a dream he would narrate it. The Prophet ﷺ would say: "Ma sha'a-llah" (An Arabic maxim meaning literally, 'What Allah wished,' and it indicates a good omen.) One day, he asked us whether anyone of us had seen a dream. We replied in the negative. The Prophet said, "But I had seen (a dream) last night that two men came to me, caught hold of my hands, and took me to the Sacred Land (Jerusalem). There, I saw a person sitting and another standing with an iron hook in his hand pushing it inside the mouth of the former till it reached the jawbone, and then tore off one side of his cheek, and then did the same with the other side; in the meantime the first side of his cheek became normal again and then he repeated the same operation again. I said, 'What is this?' They told me to proceed on and we went on till we came to a man Lying flat on his back, and another man standing at his head carrying a stone or a piece of rock, and crushing the head of the Lying man, with that stone. Whenever he struck him, the stone rolled away. The man went to pick it up and by the time he returned to him, the crushed head had returned to its normal state and the man came back and struck him again (and so on). I said, 'Who is this?' They told me to proceed on; so we proceeded on and passed by a hole like an oven; with a narrow top and wide bottom, and the fire was kindling underneath that hole. Whenever the fire-flame went up, the people were lifted up to such an extent that they about to get out of it, and whenever the fire got quieter, the people went down into it, and there were naked men and women in it. I said, 'Who is this?' They told me to proceed on. So we proceeded on till we reached a river of blood and a man was in it, and another man was standing at its bank with stones in front of him, facing the man standing in the river. Whenever the man in the river wanted to come out, the other one threw a stone in his mouth and caused him to retreat to his original position; and so whenever he wanted to come out the other would throw a stone in his mouth, and he would retreat to his original position. I asked, 'What is this?' They told me to proceed on and we did so till we reached a well-flourished green garden having a huge tree and near its root was sitting an old man with some children. (I saw) Another man near the tree with fire in front of him and he was kindling it up. Then they (i.e. my two companions) made me climb up the tree and made me enter a house, better than which I have ever seen. In it were some old men and young men, women and children. Then they took me out of this house and made me climb up the tree and made me enter another house that was better and superior (to the first) containing old and young people. I said to them (i.e. my two companions), 'You have made me ramble all the night. Tell me all about that I have seen.' They said, 'Yes. As for the one whose cheek you saw being torn away, he was a liar and he used to tell lies, and the people would report those lies on his authority till they spread all over the world. So, he will be punished like that till the Day of Resurrection. The one whose head you saw being crushed is the one whom Allah had given the knowledge of Qur'an (i.e. knowing it by heart) but he used to sleep at night (i.e. he did not recite it then) and did not use to act upon it (i.e. upon its orders etc.) by day; and so this punishment will go on till the Day of Resurrection. And those you saw in the hole (like oven) were adulterers (those men and women who commit illegal sexual intercourse). And those you saw in the river of blood were those dealing in Riba (usury). And the old man who was sitting at the base of the tree was Abraham and the little children around him were the offspring of the people. And the one who was kindling the fire was Malik, the gatekeeper of the Hell-fire. And the first house in which you have gone was the house of the common believers, and the second house was of the martyrs. I am Gabriel and this is Michael. Raise your head.' I raised my head and saw a thing like a cloud over me. They said, 'That is your place.' I said, 'Let me enter my place.' They said, 'You still have some life which you have not yet completed, and when you complete (that remaining portion of your life) you will then enter your place.' "  

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا صَلَّى صَلاَةً أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ مَنْ رَأَى مِنْكُمُ اللَّيْلَةَ رُؤْيَا قَالَ فَإِنْ رَأَى أَحَدٌ قَصَّهَا فَيَقُولُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَسَأَلَنَا يَوْمًا فَقَالَ هَلْ رَأَى أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ رُؤْيَا قُلْنَا لاَ قَالَ لَكِنِّي رَأَيْتُ اللَّيْلَةَ رَجُلَيْنِ أَتَيَانِي فَأَخَذَا بِيَدِي فَأَخْرَجَانِي إِلَى الأَرْضِ الْمُقَدَّسَةِ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ جَالِسٌ وَرَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ بِيَدِهِ كَلُّوبٌ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ قَالَ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ مُوسَى إِنَّهُ يُدْخِلُ ذَلِكَ الْكَلُّوبَ فِي شِدْقِهِ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ قَفَاهُ ثُمَّ يَفْعَلُ بِشِدْقِهِ الآخَرِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَيَلْتَئِمُ شِدْقُهُ هَذَا فَيَعُودُ فَيَصْنَعُ مِثْلَهُ قُلْتُ مَا هَذَا قَالاَ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُضْطَجِعٍ عَلَى قَفَاهُ وَرَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ بِفِهْرٍ أَوْ صَخْرَةٍ فَيَشْدَخُ بِهِ رَأْسَهُ فَإِذَا ضَرَبَهُ تَدَهْدَهَ الْحَجَرُ فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَيْهِ لِيَأْخُذَهُ فَلاَ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى هَذَا حَتَّى يَلْتَئِمَ رَأْسُهُ وَعَادَ رَأْسُهُ كَمَا هُوَ فَعَادَ إِلَيْهِ فَضَرَبَهُ قُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا قَالاَ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا إِلَى ثَقْبٍ مِثْلِ التَّنُّورِ أَعْلاَهُ ضَيِّقٌ وَأَسْفَلُهُ وَاسِعٌ يَتَوَقَّدُ تَحْتَهُ نَارًا فَإِذَا اقْتَرَبَ ارْتَفَعُوا حَتَّى كَادَ أَنْ يَخْرُجُوا فَإِذَا خَمَدَتْ رَجَعُوا فِيهَا وَفِيهَا رِجَالٌ وَنِسَاءٌ عُرَاةٌ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا قَالاَ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا عَلَى نَهَرٍ مِنْ دَمٍ فِيهِ رَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ عَلَى وَسَطِ النَّهَرِ رَجُلٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ حِجَارَةٌ فَأَقْبَلَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي فِي النَّهَرِ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ رَمَى الرَّجُلُ بِحَجَرٍ فِي فِيهِ فَرَدَّهُ حَيْثُ كَانَ فَجَعَلَ كُلَّمَا جَاءَ لِيَخْرُجَ رَمَى فِي فِيهِ بِحَجَرٍ فَيَرْجِعُ كَمَا كَانَ فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَا قَالاَ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى رَوْضَةٍ خَضْرَاءَ فِيهَا شَجَرَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ وَفِي أَصْلِهَا شَيْخٌ وَصِبْيَانٌ وَإِذَا رَجُلٌ قَرِيبٌ مِنَ الشَّجَرَةِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ نَارٌ يُوقِدُهَا فَصَعِدَا بِي فِي الشَّجَرَةِ وَأَدْخَلاَنِي دَارًا لَمْ أَرَ قَطُّ أَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا فِيهَا رِجَالٌ شُيُوخٌ وَشَبَابٌ وَنِسَاءٌ وَصِبْيَانٌ ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَانِي مِنْهَا فَصَعِدَا بِي الشَّجَرَةَ فَأَدْخَلاَنِي دَارًا هِيَ أَحْسَنُ وَأَفْضَلُ فِيهَا شُيُوخٌ وَشَبَابٌ قُلْتُ طَوَّفْتُمَانِي اللَّيْلَةَ فَأَخْبِرَانِي عَمَّا رَأَيْتُ قَالاَ نَعَمْ أَمَّا الَّذِي رَأَيْتَهُ يُشَقُّ شِدْقُهُ فَكَذَّابٌ يُحَدِّثُ بِالْكَذْبَةِ فَتُحْمَلُ عَنْهُ حَتَّى تَبْلُغَ الآفَاقَ فَيُصْنَعُ بِهِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَالَّذِي رَأَيْتَهُ يُشْدَخُ رَأْسُهُ فَرَجُلٌ عَلَّمَهُ اللَّهُ الْقُرْآنَ فَنَامَ عَنْهُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَلَمْ يَعْمَلْ فِيهِ بِالنَّهَارِ يُفْعَلُ بِهِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَالَّذِي رَأَيْتَهُ فِي الثَّقْبِ فَهُمُ الزُّنَاةُ وَالَّذِي رَأَيْتَهُ فِي النَّهَرِ آكِلُو الرِّبَا وَالشَّيْخُ فِي أَصْلِ الشَّجَرَةِ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ وَالصِّبْيَانُ حَوْلَهُ فَأَوْلاَدُ النَّاسِ وَالَّذِي يُوقِدُ النَّارَ مَالِكٌ خَازِنُ النَّارِ وَالدَّارُ الأُولَى الَّتِي دَخَلْتَ دَارُ عَامَّةِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَأَمَّا هَذِهِ الدَّارُ فَدَارُ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَأَنَا جِبْرِيلُ وَهَذَا مِيكَائِيلُ فَارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فَإِذَا فَوْقِي مِثْلُ السَّحَابِ قَالاَ ذَاكَ مَنْزِلُكَ قُلْتُ دَعَانِي أَدْخُلْ مَنْزِلِي قَالاَ إِنَّهُ بَقِيَ لَكَ عُمْرٌ لَمْ تَسْتَكْمِلْهُ فَلَوِ اسْتَكْمَلْتَ أَتَيْتَ مَنْزِلَكَ  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ very often used to ask his companions, "Did anyone of you see a dream?" So dreams would be narrated to him by those whom Allah wished to tell. One morning the Prophet ﷺ said, "Last night two persons came to me (in a dream) and woke me up and said to me, 'Proceed!' I set out with them and we came across a man lying down, and behold, another man was standing over his head, holding a big rock. Behold, he was throwing the rock at the man's head, injuring it. The rock rolled away and the thrower followed it and took it back. By the time he reached the man, his head returned to the normal state. The thrower then did the same as he had done before. I said to my two companions, 'Subhan Allah! Who are these two persons?' They said, 'Proceed!' So we proceeded and came to a man lying flat on his back and another man standing over his head with an iron hook, and behold, he would put the hook in one side of the man's mouth and tear off that side of his face to the back (of the neck) and similarly tear his nose from front to back and his eye from front to back. Then he turned to the other side of the man's face and did just as he had done with the other side. He hardly completed this side when the other side returned to its normal state. Then he returned to it to repeat what he had done before. I said to my two companions, 'Subhan Allah! Who are these two persons?' They said to me, 'Proceed!' So we proceeded and came across something like a Tannur (a kind of baking oven, a pit usually clay-lined for baking bread)." I think the Prophet ﷺ said, "In that oven there was much noise and voices." The Prophet ﷺ added, "We looked into it and found naked men and women, and behold, a flame of fire was reaching to them from underneath, and when it reached them, they cried loudly. I asked them, 'Who are these?' They said to me, 'Proceed!' And so we proceeded and came across a river." I think he said, ".... red like blood." The Prophet ﷺ added, "And behold, in the river there was a man swimming, and on the bank there was a man who had collected many stones. Behold, while the other man was swimming, he went near him. The former opened his mouth and the latter (on the bank) threw a stone into his mouth whereupon he went swimming again. He returned and every time the performance was repeated. I asked my two companions, 'Who are these (two) persons?' They replied, 'Proceed! Proceed!' And we proceeded till we came to a man with a repulsive appearance, the most repulsive appearance, you ever saw a man having! Beside him there was a fire and he was kindling it and running around it. I asked my companions, 'Who is this (man)?' They said to me, 'Proceed! Proceed!' So we proceeded till we reached a garden of deep green dense vegetation, having all sorts of spring colors. In the midst of the garden there was a very tall man and I could hardly see his head because of his great height, and around him there were children in such a large number as I have never seen. I said to my companions, 'Who is this?' They replied, 'Proceed! Proceed!' So we proceeded till we came to a majestic huge garden, greater and better than I have ever seen! My two companions said to me, 'Go up' and I went up. The Prophet ﷺ added, "So we ascended till we reached a city built of gold and silver bricks and we went to its gate and asked (the gatekeeper) to open the gate, and it was opened and we entered the city and found in it, men with one side of their bodies as handsome as the handsomest person you have ever seen, and the other side as ugly as the ugliest person you have ever seen. My two companions ordered those men to throw themselves into the river. Behold, there was a river flowing across (the city), and its water was like milk in whiteness. Those men went and threw themselves in it and then returned to us after the ugliness (of their bodies) had disappeared and they became in the best shape." The Prophet ﷺ further added, "My two companions (angels) said to me, 'This place is the Eden Paradise, and that is your place.' I raised up my sight, and behold, there I saw a palace like a white cloud! My two companions said to me, 'That (palace) is your place.' I said to them, 'May Allah bless you both! Let me enter it.' They replied, 'As for now, you will not enter it, but you shall enter it (one day). I said to them, 'I have seen many wonders tonight. What does all that mean which I have seen?' They replied, 'We will inform you: As for the first man you came upon whose head was being injured with the rock, he is the symbol of the one who studies the Qur'an and then neither recites it nor acts on its orders, and sleeps, neglecting the enjoined prayers. As for the man you came upon whose sides of mouth, nostrils and eyes were torn off from front to back, he is the symbol of the man who goes out of his house in the morning and tells so many lies that it spreads all over the world. And those naked men and women whom you saw in a construction resembling an oven, they are the adulterers and the adulteresses. And the man whom you saw swimming in the river and given a stone to swallow, is the eater of usury (Riba). And the bad looking man whom you saw near the fire kindling it and going round it, is Malik, the gatekeeper of Hell. And the tall man whom you saw in the garden, is Abraham and the children around him are those children who die with Al-Fitra (the Islamic Faith). The narrator added: Some Muslims asked the Prophet, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! What about the children of pagans?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "And also the children of pagans." The Prophet ﷺ added, "My two companions added, 'The men you saw half handsome and half ugly were those persons who had mixed an act that was good with another that was bad, but Allah forgave them.'"  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِمَّا يُكْثِرُ أَنْ يَقُولَ لأَصْحَابِهِ هَلْ رَأَى أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ مِنْ رُؤْيَا قَالَ فَيَقُصُّ عَلَيْهِ مَنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَقُصَّ وَإِنَّهُ قَالَ ذَاتَ غَدَاةٍ إِنَّهُ أَتَانِي اللَّيْلَةَ آتِيَانِ وَإِنَّهُمَا ابْتَعَثَانِي وَإِنَّهُمَا قَالاَ لِي انْطَلِقْ وَإِنِّي انْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا وَإِنَّا أَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُضْطَجِعٍ وَإِذَا آخَرُ قَائِمٌ عَلَيْهِ بِصَخْرَةٍ وَإِذَا هُوَ يَهْوِي بِالصَّخْرَةِ لِرَأْسِهِ فَيَثْلَغُ رَأْسَهُ فَيَتَهَدْهَدُ الْحَجَرُ هَا هُنَا فَيَتْبَعُ الْحَجَرَ فَيَأْخُذُهُ فَلاَ يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى يَصِحَّ رَأْسُهُ كَمَا كَانَ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ عَلَيْهِ فَيَفْعَلُ بِهِ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَ الْمَرَّةَ الأُولَى قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مَا هَذَانِ قَالَ قَالاَ لِي انْطَلِقْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُسْتَلْقٍ لِقَفَاهُ وَإِذَا آخَرُ قَائِمٌ عَلَيْهِ بِكَلُّوبٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَإِذَا هُوَ يَأْتِي أَحَدَ شِقَّىْ وَجْهِهِ فَيُشَرْشِرُ شِدْقَهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَمَنْخِرَهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَعَيْنَهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ قَالَ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ أَبُو رَجَاءٍ فَيَشُقُّ قَالَ ثُمَّ يَتَحَوَّلُ إِلَى الْجَانِبِ الآخَرِ فَيَفْعَلُ بِهِ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَ بِالْجَانِبِ الأَوَّلِ فَمَا يَفْرُغُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْجَانِبِ حَتَّى يَصِحَّ ذَلِكَ الْجَانِبُ كَمَا كَانَ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ عَلَيْهِ فَيَفْعَلُ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَ الْمَرَّةَ الأُولَى قَالَ قُلْتُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مَا هَذَانِ قَالَ قَالاَ لِي انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى مِثْلِ التَّنُّورِ قَالَ فَأَحْسِبُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ فَإِذَا فِيهِ لَغَطٌ وَأَصْوَاتٌ قَالَ فَاطَّلَعْنَا فِيهِ فَإِذَا فِيهِ رِجَالٌ وَنِسَاءٌ عُرَاةٌ وَإِذَا هُمْ يَأْتِيهِمْ لَهَبٌ مِنْ أَسْفَلَ مِنْهُمْ فَإِذَا أَتَاهُمْ ذَلِكَ اللَّهَبُ ضَوْضَوْا قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا مَا هَؤُلاَءِ قَالَ قَالاَ لِي انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى نَهَرٍ حَسِبْتُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ أَحْمَرَ مِثْلِ الدَّمِ وَإِذَا فِي النَّهَرِ رَجُلٌ سَابِحٌ يَسْبَحُ وَإِذَا عَلَى شَطِّ النَّهَرِ رَجُلٌ قَدْ جَمَعَ عِنْدَهُ حِجَارَةً كَثِيرَةً وَإِذَا ذَلِكَ السَّابِحُ يَسْبَحُ مَا يَسْبَحُ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي ذَلِكَ الَّذِي قَدْ جَمَعَ عِنْدَهُ الْحِجَارَةَ فَيَفْغَرُ لَهُ فَاهُ فَيُلْقِمُهُ حَجَرًا فَيَنْطَلِقُ يَسْبَحُ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِ كُلَّمَا رَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ فَغَرَ لَهُ فَاهُ فَأَلْقَمَهُ حَجَرًا قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا مَا هَذَانِ قَالَ قَالاَ لِي انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ كَرِيهِ الْمَرْآةِ كَأَكْرَهِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ رَجُلاً مَرْآةً وَإِذَا عِنْدَهُ نَارٌ يَحُشُّهَا وَيَسْعَى حَوْلَهَا قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا مَا هَذَا قَالَ قَالاَ لِي انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَوْضَةٍ مُعْتَمَّةٍ فِيهَا مِنْ كُلِّ نَوْرِ الرَّبِيعِ وَإِذَا بَيْنَ ظَهْرَىِ الرَّوْضَةِ رَجُلٌ طَوِيلٌ لاَ أَكَادُ أَرَى رَأْسَهُ طُولاً فِي السَّمَاءِ وَإِذَا حَوْلَ الرَّجُلِ مِنْ أَكْثَرِ وِلْدَانٍ رَأَيْتُهُمْ قَطُّ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا مَا هَذَا مَا هَؤُلاَءِ قَالَ قَالاَ لِي انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى رَوْضَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ لَمْ أَرَ رَوْضَةً قَطُّ أَعْظَمَ مِنْهَا وَلاَ أَحْسَنَ قَالَ قَالاَ لِي ارْقَ فِيهَا قَالَ فَارْتَقَيْنَا فِيهَا فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى مَدِينَةٍ مَبْنِيَّةٍ بِلَبِنِ ذَهَبٍ وَلَبِنِ فِضَّةٍ فَأَتَيْنَا باب الْمَدِينَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحْنَا فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَدَخَلْنَاهَا فَتَلَقَّانَا فِيهَا رِجَالٌ شَطْرٌ مِنْ خَلْقِهِمْ كَأَحْسَنِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ وَشَطْرٌ كَأَقْبَحِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ قَالَ قَالاَ لَهُمُ اذْهَبُوا فَقَعُوا فِي ذَلِكَ النَّهَرِ قَالَ وَإِذَا نَهَرٌ مُعْتَرِضٌ يَجْرِي كَأَنَّ مَاءَهُ الْمَحْضُ فِي الْبَيَاضِ فَذَهَبُوا فَوَقَعُوا فِيهِ ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا إِلَيْنَا قَدْ ذَهَبَ ذَلِكَ السُّوءُ عَنْهُمْ فَصَارُوا فِي أَحْسَنِ صُورَةٍ قَالَ قَالاَ لِي هَذِهِ جَنَّةُ عَدْنٍ وَهَذَاكَ مَنْزِلُكَ قَالَ فَسَمَا بَصَرِي صُعُدًا فَإِذَا قَصْرٌ مِثْلُ الرَّبَابَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ قَالَ قَالاَ هَذَاكَ مَنْزِلُكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا بَارَكَ اللَّهُ فِيكُمَا ذَرَانِي فَأَدْخُلَهُ قَالاَ أَمَّا الآنَ فَلاَ وَأَنْتَ دَاخِلُهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا فَإِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ مُنْذُ اللَّيْلَةِ عَجَبًا فَمَا هَذَا الَّذِي رَأَيْتُ قَالَ قَالاَ لِي أَمَا إِنَّا سَنُخْبِرُكَ أَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الأَوَّلُ الَّذِي أَتَيْتَ عَلَيْهِ يُثْلَغُ رَأْسُهُ بِالْحَجَرِ فَإِنَّهُ الرَّجُلُ يَأْخُذُ الْقُرْآنَ فَيَرْفُضُهُ وَيَنَامُ عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي أَتَيْتَ عَلَيْهِ يُشَرْشَرُ شِدْقُهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَمَنْخِرُهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَعَيْنُهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ فَإِنَّهُ الرَّجُلُ يَغْدُو مِنْ بَيْتِهِ فَيَكْذِبُ الْكَذْبَةَ تَبْلُغُ الآفَاقَ وَأَمَّا الرِّجَالُ وَالنِّسَاءُ الْعُرَاةُ الَّذِينَ فِي مِثْلِ بِنَاءِ التَّنُّورِ فَإِنَّهُمُ الزُّنَاةُ وَالزَّوَانِي وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي أَتَيْتَ عَلَيْهِ يَسْبَحُ فِي النَّهَرِ وَيُلْقَمُ الْحَجَرَ فَإِنَّهُ آكِلُ الرِّبَا وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الْكَرِيهُ الْمَرْآةِ الَّذِي عِنْدَ النَّارِ يَحُشُّهَا وَيَسْعَى حَوْلَهَا فَإِنَّهُ مَالِكٌ خَازِنُ جَهَنَّمَ وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الطَّوِيلُ الَّذِي فِي الرَّوْضَةِ فَإِنَّهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ﷺ وَأَمَّا الْوِلْدَانُ الَّذِينَ حَوْلَهُ فَكُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ مَاتَ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ قَالَ فَقَالَ بَعْضُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَأَوْلاَدُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَوْلاَدُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَأَمَّا الْقَوْمُ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا شَطْرٌ مِنْهُمْ حَسَنًا وَشَطَرٌ مِنْهُمْ قَبِيحًا فَإِنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ خَلَطُوا عَمَلاً صَالِحًا وَآخَرَ سَيِّئًا تَجَاوَزَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ  

Moses had been delivering sermons to his people. And he made this remark: No person upon the earth has better knowledge than I or nothing better than mine. Thereupon Allah revealed to him: I know one who is better than you (in knowledge) or there is a person on the earth having more knowledge than you. Thereupon he said: My Lord, direct me to him. It was said to him: Keep a salted fish as a provision for journey. The place where that fish would be lost (there you will find that man). So he set forth and a young slave along with him until they came to a place Sakhra. but he did not find any clue. So he proceeded on and left that young man there. The fish began to stir in water and the water assumed the form of an ark over the fish. The young man said: I should meet Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) and inform him, but he was made to forget and when they had gone beyond that place, he (Moses) said to the young man: Bring breakfast. We have been exhausted because of the journey, and he (Moses) was not exhausted until he had crossed that (particular) place (where he had) to meet Khadir, and the youth was reminded and said: Did you not see that as we reached Sakhra I forgot the fish and it is satan alone who has made me forgetful of it'? It is strange that he has been able to find way in the ocean too. He said: This is what we sought for us. They returned retracing their steps, and he (his companion) pointed to him the location (where) the fish (had been lost). Moses began to search him there. He suddenly saw Khadir wrapped in a cloth and lying on his back. He said to him: As-Salamu-'Alaikum. He removed the cloth from his face and said: Wa 'Alaikum-us-Salam! Who are you? He said: I am Moses. He said: Who Moses? He said: Moses Of Bani Isra'il. He said: What brought you here? He said: I have come so that you may teach me what you have been taught of righteousness. He said: You shall have to bear with me, and how can you have patience about a thing of which you have no comprehensive knowledge? You will not have patience when you see me doing a thing I have been ordered to do. He said: If Allah pleases, you will find me patient, nor shall I disobey you in aught. Khadir said: If you follow me, don't ask me about anything until I explain it to you. So they went on until they embarked upon a boat. He (Khadir) made a hole in that. Thereupon he (Moses) said: You have done this so that you may drown the persons sitting in the boat. You have done something grievous. Thereupon he said: Did I not tell you that you will not be able to bear with me? Thereupon he (Moses) said: Blame me not for what I forgot and be not hard upon me for what I did. (Khadir gave him another chance.) So they went on until they reached a place where boys were playing. He went to one of them and caught hold'of one (apparently) at random and killed him. Moses (peace be upon him) felt agitated and said: You have killed an innocent person not guilty of slaying another. You have done something aboininable. Thereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: May Allah have mercy upon us and Moses. Had he shown patience he would have seen wonderful things, but fear of blame, with respect to his companion, seized him and he said: If I ask anything after this, keep not company with me. You will then have a valid excuse in my case, and had he (Moses) shown patience he would have seen many wonderful things. He (the narrator) said: Whenever he (the Holy Prophet) made mention of any Prophet, he always said: May there be mercy of Allah upon us and upon my brother so and so. They, however, proceeded on until they came to the inhabitants of a village who were very miserly. They went to the meeting places and asked for hospitality but they refused to show any hospitality to them. They both found in that village a wall which was about to fall. He (Khadir) set it right. Thereupon he (Moses) said: If you so liked. you could get wages for it. Thereupon he said: This is the partince, of ways between me and you, and, taking hold of his cloth, he said: Now I will explain to you the real significance (of all these acts) for which you could not show patience. As for the boat, it belonged to the poor people working on the river and I intended to damage it for there was ahead of them (a king) who seized boats by force. (When he came) to catch hold of it he found it a damaged boat, so he spared it (and later on) it was set right with wood. So far as the boy is concerned, he has been, by very nature, an unbeliever, whereas his parents loved him very much. Had he grown up he would have involved them in wrongdoing and unbelief, so we wished that their Lord should give them in its place one better in purity and close to mercy. And as for the wall it belonged to two orphan boys in the city and there was beneath it a (treasure) belongin to them,... up to the last verse.  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّهُ بَيْنَمَا مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فِي قَوْمِهِ يُذَكِّرُهُمْ بِأَيَّامِ اللَّهِ وَأَيَّامُ اللَّهِ نَعْمَاؤُهُ وَبَلاَؤُهُ إِذْ قَالَ مَا أَعْلَمُ فِي الأَرْضِ رَجُلاً خَيْرًا أَوْ أَعْلَمَ مِنِّي قَالَ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ بِالْخَيْرِ مِنْهُ أَوْ عِنْدَ مَنْ هُوَ إِنَّ فِي الأَرْضِ رَجُلاً هُوَ أَعْلَمُ مِنْكَ قَالَ يَا رَبِّ فَدُلَّنِي عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ تَزَوَّدْ حُوتًا مَالِحًا فَإِنَّهُ حَيْثُ تَفْقِدُ الْحُوتَ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ هُوَ وَفَتَاهُ حَتَّى انْتَهَيَا إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَعُمِّيَ عَلَيْهِ فَانْطَلَقَ وَتَرَكَ فَتَاهُ فَاضْطَرَبَ الْحُوتُ فِي الْمَاءِ فَجَعَلَ لاَ يَلْتَئِمُ عَلَيْهِ صَارَ مِثْلَ الْكُوَّةِ قَالَ فَقَالَ فَتَاهُ أَلاَ أَلْحَقُ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ فَأُخْبِرَهُ قَالَ فَنُسِّيَ فَلَمَّا تَجَاوَزَا قَالَ لِفَتَاهُ آتِنَا غَدَاءَنَا لَقَدْ لَقِينَا مِنْ سَفَرِنَا هَذَا نَصَبًا قَالَ وَلَمْ يُصِبْهُمْ نَصَبٌ حَتَّى تَجَاوَزَا قَالَ فَتَذَكَّرَ قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ إِذْ أَوَيْنَا إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَإِنِّي نَسِيتُ الْحُوتَ وَمَا أَنْسَانِيهُ إِلاَّ الشَّيْطَانُ أَنْ أَذْكُرَهُ وَاتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُ فِي الْبَحْرِ عَجَبًا قَالَ ذَلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِي فَارْتَدَّا عَلَى آثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًا فَأَرَاهُ مَكَانَ الْحُوتِ قَالَ هَا هُنَا وُصِفَ لِي قَالَ فَذَهَبَ يَلْتَمِسُ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِالْخَضِرِ مُسَجًّى ثَوْبًا مُسْتَلْقِيًا عَلَى الْقَفَا أَوْ قَالَ عَلَى حَلاَوَةِ الْقَفَا قَالَ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَكَشَفَ الثَّوْبَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ قَالَ وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلاَمُ مَنْ أَنْتَ قَالَ أَنَا مُوسَى قَالَ وَمَنْ مُوسَى قَالَ مُوسَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ قَالَ مَجِيءٌ مَا جَاءَ بِكَ قَالَ جِئْتُ لِتُعَلِّمَنِي مِمَّا عُلِّمْتَ رُشْدًا قَالَ إِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبْرًا وَكَيْفَ تَصْبِرُ عَلَى مَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِ خُبْرًا شَىْءٌ أُمِرْتُ بِهِ أَنْ أَفْعَلَهُ إِذَا رَأَيْتَهُ لَمْ تَصْبِرْ قَالَ سَتَجِدُنِي إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ صَابِرًا وَلاَ أَعْصِي لَكَ أَمْرًا قَالَ فَإِنِ اتَّبَعْتَنِي فَلاَ تَسْأَلْنِي عَنْ شَىْءٍ حَتَّى أُحْدِثَ لَكَ مِنْهُ ذِكْرًا فَانْطَلَقَا حَتَّى إِذَا رَكِبَا فِي السَّفِينَةِ خَرَقَهَا قَالَ انْتَحَى عَلَيْهَا قَالَ لَهُ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ أَخَرَقْتَهَا لِتُغْرِقَ أَهْلَهَا لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْئًا إِمْرًا قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُلْ إِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبْرًا قَالَ لاَ تُؤَاخِذْنِي بِمَا نَسِيتُ وَلاَ تُرْهِقْنِي مِنْ أَمْرِي عُسْرًا فَانْطَلَقَا حَتَّى إِذَا لَقِيَا غِلْمَانًا يَلْعَبُونَ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى أَحَدِهِمْ بَادِيَ الرَّأْىِ فَقَتَلَهُ فَذُعِرَ عِنْدَهَا مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ ذَعْرَةً مُنْكَرَةً قَالَ أَقَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا زَاكِيَةً بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْئًا نُكْرًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عِنْدَ هَذَا الْمَكَانِ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى مُوسَى لَوْلاَ أَنَّهُ عَجَّلَ لَرَأَى الْعَجَبَ وَلَكِنَّهُ أَخَذَتْهُ مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ ذَمَامَةٌ قَالَ إِنْ سَأَلْتُكَ عَنْ شَىْءٍ بَعْدَهَا فَلاَ تُصَاحِبْنِي قَدْ بَلَغْتَ مِنْ لَدُنِّي عُذْرًا وَلَوْ صَبَرَ لَرَأَى الْعَجَبَ قَالَ وَكَانَ إِذَا ذَكَرَ أَحَدًا مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ بَدَأَ بِنَفْسِهِ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى أَخِي كَذَا رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا فَانْطَلَقَا حَتَّى إِذَا أَتَيَا أَهْلَ قَرْيَةٍ لِئَامًا فَطَافَا فِي الْمَجَالِسِ فَاسْتَطْعَمَا أَهْلَهَا فَأَبَوْا أَنْ يُضَيِّفُوهُمَا فَوَجَدَا فِيهَا جِدَارًا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَنْقَضَّ فَأَقَامَهُ قَالَ لَوْ شِئْتَ لاَتَّخَذْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا قَالَ هَذَا فِرَاقُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنِكَ وَأَخَذَ بِثَوْبِهِ قَالَ سَأُنَبِّئُكَ بِتَأْوِيلِ مَا لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ عَلَيْهِ صَبْرًا أَمَّا السَّفِينَةُ فَكَانَتْ لِمَسَاكِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ فِي الْبَحْرِ إِلَى آخِرِ الآيَةِ فَإِذَا جَاءَ الَّذِي يُسَخِّرُهَا وَجَدَهَا مُنْخَرِقَةً فَتَجَاوَزَهَا فَأَصْلَحُوهَا بِخَشَبَةٍ وَأَمَّا الْغُلاَمُ فَطُبِعَ يَوْمَ طُبِعَ كَافِرًا وَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ قَدْ عَطَفَا عَلَيْهِ فَلَوْ أَنَّهُ أَدْرَكَ أَرْهَقَهُمَا طُغْيَانًا وَكُفْرًا فَأَرَدْنَا أَنْ يُبَدِّلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيْرًا مِنْهُ زَكَاةً وَأَقْرَبَ رُحْمًا وَأَمَّا الْجِدَارُ فَكَانَ لِغُلاَمَيْنِ يَتِيمَيْنِ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ وَكَانَ تَحْتَهُ إِلَى آخِرِ الآيَةِ  

What is the matter with you? We said: Messenger of Allah, you made a mention of the Dajjal in the morning (sometimes describing him) to be insignificant and sometimes very important, until we began to think as if he were present in some (near) part of the cluster of the date-palm trees. Thereupon he ﷺ said: I harbor fear in regard to you in so many other things besides the Dajjal. If he comes forth while I am among you, I shall contend with him on your behalf, but if he comes forth while I am not amongst you, a man must contend on his own behalf and Allah would take care of every Muslim on my behalf (and safeguard him against his evil). He (Dajjal) would be a young man with twisted, contracted hair, and a blind eye. I compare him to ʿAbd-ul-ʿUzza b. Qatan. He who amongst you would survive to see him should recite over him the opening verses of Sura Kahf (xviii). He would appear on the way between Syria and Iraq and would spread mischief right and left. O servant of Allah! adhere (to the path of Truth). We said: Messenger of Allah, how long would he stay on the earth? He ﷺ said: For forty days, one day like a year and one day like a month and one day like a week and the rest of the days would be like your days. We said: Messenger of Allah, would one day's prayer suffice for the prayers of day equal to one year? Thereupon he ﷺ said: No, but you must make an estimate of time (and then observe prayer). We said: Messenger of Allah, how quickly would he walk upon the earth? Thereupon he ﷺ said: Like cloud driven by the wind. He would come to the people and invite them (to a wrong religion) and they would affirm their faith in him and respond to him. He would then give command to the sky and there would be rainfall upon the earth and it would grow crops. Then in the evening, their pasturing animals would come to them with their humps very high and their udders full of milk and their flanks stretched. He would then come to another people and invite them. But they would reject him and he would go away from them and there would be drought for them and nothing would be left with them in the form of wealth. He would then walk through the waste land and say to it: Bring forth your treasures, and the treasures would come out and collect (themselves) before him like the swarm of bees. He would then call a person brimming with youth and strike him with the sword and cut him into two pieces and (make these pieces lie at a distance which is generally) between the archer and his target. He would then call (that young man) and he will come forward laughing with his face gleaming (with happiness) and it would be at this very time that Allah would send Jesus, son of Mary, and he will descend at the white minaret in the eastern side of Damascus wearing two garments lightly dyed with saffron and placing his hands on the wings of two Angels. When he would lower his head, there would fall beads of perspiration from his head, and when he would raise it up, beads like pearls would scatter from it. Every non-believer who would smell the odor of his self would die and his breath would reach as far as he would be able to see. He would then search for him (Dajjal) until he would catch hold of him at the gate of Ludd and would kill him. Then a people whom Allah had protected would come to Jesus, son of Mary, and he would wipe their faces and would inform them of their ranks in Paradise and it would be under such conditions that Allah would reveal to Jesus these words: I have brought forth from amongst My servants such people against whom none would be able to fight; you take these people safely to Tur. And then Allah would send Gog and Magog and they would swarm down from every slope. The first of them would pass the lake of Tiberias and drink out of it. And when the last of them would pass, he would say: There was once water there. Jesus and his companions would then be besieged here (at Tur, and they would be so much hard pressed) that the head of the ox would be dearer to them than one hundred dinars and Allah's Apostle, Jesus, and his companions would supplicate Allah, Who would send to them insects (which would attack their necks) and in the morning they would perish like one single person. Allah's Apostle, Jesus, and his companions would then come down to the earth and they would not find in the earth as much space as a single span which is not filled with their putrefaction and stench. Allah's Apostle, Jesus, and his companions would then again beseech Allah, Who would send birds whose necks would be like those of Bactrian camels and they would carry them and throw them where God would will. Then Allah would send rain which no house of clay or (the tent of) camels' hairs would keep out and it would wash away the earth until it could appear to be a mirror. Then the earth would be told to bring forth its fruit and restore its blessing and, as a result thereof, there would grow (such a big) pomegranate that a group of persons would be able to eat that, and seek shelter under its skin and milch cow would give so much milk that a whole party would be able to drink it. And the milch camel would give such (a large quantity of) milk that the whole tribe would be able to drink out of that and the milch sheep would give so much milk that the whole family would be able to drink out of that and at that time Allah would send a pleasant wind which would soothe (people) even under their armpits, and would take the life of every Muslim and only the wicked would survive who would commit adultery like asses and the Last Hour would come to them.  

ذَكَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الدَّجَّالَ ذَاتَ غَدَاةٍ فَخَفَّضَ فِيهِ وَرَفَّعَ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّاهُ فِي طَائِفَةِ النَّخْلِ فَلَمَّا رُحْنَا إِلَيْهِ عَرَفَ ذَلِكَ فِينَا فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُكُمْ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ذَكَرْتَ الدَّجَّالَ غَدَاةً فَخَفَّضْتَ فِيهِ وَرَفَّعْتَ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّاهُ فِي طَائِفَةِ النَّخْلِ فَقَالَ غَيْرُ الدَّجَّالِ أَخْوَفُنِي عَلَيْكُمْ إِنْ يَخْرُجْ وَأَنَا فِيكُمْ فَأَنَا حَجِيجُهُ دُونَكُمْ وَإِنْ يَخْرُجْ وَلَسْتُ فِيكُمْ فَامْرُؤٌ حَجِيجُ نَفْسِهِ وَاللَّهُ خَلِيفَتِي عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ إِنَّهُ شَابٌّ قَطَطٌ عَيْنُهُ طَافِئَةٌ كَأَنِّي أُشَبِّهُهُ بِعَبْدِ الْعُزَّى بْنِ قَطَنٍ فَمَنْ أَدْرَكَهُ مِنْكُمْ فَلْيَقْرَأْ عَلَيْهِ فَوَاتِحَ سُورَةِ الْكَهْفِ إِنَّهُ خَارِجٌ خَلَّةً بَيْنَ الشَّأْمِ وَالْعِرَاقِ فَعَاثَ يَمِينًا وَعَاثَ شِمَالاً يَا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ فَاثْبُتُوا قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا لَبْثُهُ فِي الأَرْضِ قَالَ أَرْبَعُونَ يَوْمًا يَوْمٌ كَسَنَةٍ وَيَوْمٌ كَشَهْرٍ وَيَوْمٌ كَجُمُعَةٍ وَسَائِرُ أَيَّامِهِ كَأَيَّامِكُمْ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَذَلِكَ الْيَوْمُ الَّذِي كَسَنَةٍ أَتَكْفِينَا فِيهِ صَلاَةُ يَوْمٍ قَالَ لاَ اقْدُرُوا لَهُ قَدْرَهُ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا إِسْرَاعُهُ فِي الأَرْضِ قَالَ كَالْغَيْثِ اسْتَدْبَرَتْهُ الرِّيحُ فَيَأْتِي عَلَى الْقَوْمِ فَيَدْعُوهُمْ فَيُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ وَيَسْتَجِيبُونَ لَهُ فَيَأْمُرُ السَّمَاءَ فَتُمْطِرُ وَالأَرْضَ فَتُنْبِتُ فَتَرُوحُ عَلَيْهِمْ سَارِحَتُهُمْ أَطْوَلَ مَا كَانَتْ ذُرًا وَأَسْبَغَهُ ضُرُوعًا وَأَمَدَّهُ خَوَاصِرَ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي الْقَوْمَ فَيَدْعُوهُمْ فَيَرُدُّونَ عَلَيْهِ قَوْلَهُ فَيَنْصَرِفُ عَنْهُمْ فَيُصْبِحُونَ مُمْحِلِينَ لَيْسَ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ شَىْءٌ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ وَيَمُرُّ بِالْخَرِبَةِ فَيَقُولُ لَهَا أَخْرِجِي كُنُوزَكِ فَتَتْبَعُهُ كُنُوزُهَا كَيَعَاسِيبِ النَّحْلِ ثُمَّ يَدْعُو رَجُلاً مُمْتَلِئًا شَبَابًا فَيَضْرِبُهُ بِالسَّيْفِ فَيَقْطَعُهُ جَزْلَتَيْنِ رَمْيَةَ الْغَرَضِ ثُمَّ يَدْعُوهُ فَيُقْبِلُ وَيَتَهَلَّلُ وَجْهُهُ يَضْحَكُ فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ الْمَسِيحَ ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ فَيَنْزِلُ عِنْدَ الْمَنَارَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ شَرْقِيَّ دِمَشْقَ بَيْنَ مَهْرُودَتَيْنِ وَاضِعًا كَفَّيْهِ عَلَى أَجْنِحَةِ مَلَكَيْنِ إِذَا طَأْطَأَ رَأَسَهُ قَطَرَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَهُ تَحَدَّرَ مِنْهُ جُمَانٌ كَاللُّؤْلُؤِ فَلاَ يَحِلُّ لِكَافِرٍ يَجِدُ رِيحَ نَفَسِهِ إِلاَّ مَاتَ وَنَفَسُهُ يَنْتَهِي حَيْثُ يَنْتَهِي طَرْفُهُ فَيَطْلُبُهُ حَتَّى يُدْرِكَهُ بِبَابِ لُدٍّ فَيَقْتُلُهُ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ قَوْمٌ قَدْ عَصَمَهُمُ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ فَيَمْسَحُ عَنْ وُجُوهِهِمْ وَيُحَدِّثُهُمْ بِدَرَجَاتِهِمْ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ أَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَى عِيسَى إِنِّي قَدْ أَخْرَجْتُ عِبَادًا لِي لاَ يَدَانِ لأَحَدٍ بِقِتَالِهِمْ فَحَرِّزْ عِبَادِي إِلَى الطُّورِ وَيَبْعَثُ اللَّهُ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ وَهُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ حَدَبٍ يَنْسِلُونَ فَيَمُرُّ أَوَائِلُهُمْ عَلَى بُحَيْرَةِ طَبَرِيَّةَ فَيَشْرَبُونَ مَا فِيهَا وَيَمُرُّ آخِرُهُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ لَقَدْ كَانَ بِهَذِهِ مَرَّةً مَاءٌ وَيُحْصَرُ نَبِيُّ اللَّهُ عِيسَى وَأَصْحَابُهُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ رَأْسُ الثَّوْرِ لأَحَدِهِمْ خَيْرًا مِنْ مِائَةِ دِينَارٍ لأَحَدِكُمُ الْيَوْمَ فَيَرْغَبُ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ عِيسَى وَأَصْحَابُهُ فَيُرْسِلُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهُمُ النَّغَفَ فِي رِقَابِهِمْ فَيُصْبِحُونَ فَرْسَى كَمَوْتِ نَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ ثُمَّ يَهْبِطُ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ عِيسَى وَأَصْحَابُهُ إِلَى الأَرْضِ فَلاَ يَجِدُونَ فِي الأَرْضِ مَوْضِعَ شِبْرٍ إِلاَّ مَلأَهُ زَهَمُهُمْ وَنَتْنُهُمْ فَيَرْغَبُ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ عِيسَى وَأَصْحَابُهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ فَيُرْسِلُ اللَّهُ طَيْرًا كَأَعْنَاقِ الْبُخْتِ فَتَحْمِلُهُمْ فَتَطْرَحُهُمْ حَيْثُ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ يُرْسِلُ اللَّهُ مَطَرًا لاَ يَكُنُّ مِنْهُ بَيْتُ مَدَرٍ وَلاَ وَبَرٍ فَيَغْسِلُ الأَرْضَ حَتَّى يَتْرُكَهَا كَالزَّلَفَةِ ثُمَّ يُقَالُ لِلأَرْضِ أَنْبِتِي ثَمَرَتَكِ وَرُدِّي بَرَكَتَكِ فَيَوْمَئِذٍ تَأْكُلُ الْعِصَابَةُ مِنَ الرُّمَّانَةِ وَيَسْتَظِلُّونَ بِقِحْفِهَا وَيُبَارَكُ فِي الرِّسْلِ حَتَّى أَنَّ اللِّقْحَةَ مِنَ الإِبِلِ لَتَكْفِي الْفِئَامَ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَاللِّقْحَةَ مِنَ الْبَقَرِ لَتَكْفِي الْقَبِيلَةَ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَاللِّقْحَةَ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ لَتَكْفِي الْفَخِذَ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ رِيحًا طَيِّبَةً فَتَأْخُذُهُمْ تَحْتَ آبَاطِهِمْ فَتَقْبِضُ رُوحَ كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ وَكُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ وَيَبْقَى شِرَارُ النَّاسِ يَتَهَارَجُونَ فِيهَا تَهَارُجَ الْحُمُرِ فَعَلَيْهِمْ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ  

Is there not for you a model pattern in me? And when they narrated this to him (Sa'd b. Hisham), he returned to his wife, though he had divorced her and made (people) witness to his reconciliation. He then came to Ibn 'Abbas and asked him about the Witr of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Ibn 'Abbas said: Should I not lead you to one who knows best amongst the people of the world about the Witr of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? He said: Who is it? He (Ibn 'Abbas) said: It is 'A'isha. So go to her and ask her (about Witr) and then come to me and inform me about her answer that she would give you. So I came to Hakim b. Aflah and requested him to take me to her. He said: I would not go to her, for I forbade her to speak anything (about the conflict) between the two groupS, but she refused (to accept my advice) and went (to participate in that corflict). I (requested) him (Hakim) with an oath to lead me to her. So we went to 'A'isha and we begged permission to meet her. She granted us permission and we went in. She said: Are you Hakim? (She recognised him.) He replied: Yes. She said: Who is there with you? He said: He is Sa'd b. Hisham. She said: Which Hisham? He said: He is Hisham b. 'Amir. She blessed him ('Amir) with mercy from Allah and spoke good of him (Qatada said that he died as a martyr in Uhud). I said: Mother of the Faithful, tell me about the character of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said: Don't you read the Qur'an? I said: Yes. Upon this she said: The character of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was the Qur'an. He said: I felt inclined to get up and not ask anything (further) till death. But then I changed my mind and said: Inform me about the observance (of the night prayer) of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said: Did you not recite:" O thou wrapped up"? He said: Yes. She said: Allah, the Exalted and the Glorious, made the observance of the night prayer at the beginning of this Surah obligatory. So the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him and his Companions around him observed this (night prayer) for one year. Allah held back the concluding portion of this Surah for twelve months in the Heaven till (at the end of this period) Allah revealed the concluding verses of this Surah which lightened (the burden of this prayer), and the night prayer became a supererogatory prayer after being an obligatory one. I said: Mother of the Faithful, inform me about the Witr of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said: I used to prepare tooth stick for him and water for his ablution, and Allah would rouse him to the extent He wished during the night. He would use the tooth stick, and perform ablution, and would offer nine rak'ahs, and would not sit but in the eighth one and would remember Allah, and praise Him and supplicate Him, then he would get up without uttering the salutation and pray the ninth rak'ah. He would then sit, remember, praise Him and supplicate Him and then utter a salutation loud enough for us to hear. He would then pray two rak'ahs sitting after uttering the salutation, and that made eleven rak'ahs. O my son, but when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ grew old and put on flesh, he observed Witr of seven, doing in the two rak'ahs as he had done formerly, and that made nine. O my son, and when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ observed prayer, he liked to keep on observing it, and when sleep or pain overpowered him and made it impossible (for him) to observe prayer in the night, he prayed twelve rak'ahs daring the day. I am not aware of Allah's Prophet ﷺ having recited the whole Qur'an during one single night, or praying through the night till morning, or fasting a complete month, except Ramadan. He (the narrator) said: I then went to Ibn 'Abbas and narrated to him the hadith (transmitted from her), and he said: She says the truth If I went to her and got into her presence, I would have listened to it orally from her. He said: If I were to know that you do not go to her. I would not have transmitted this hadith to you narrated by her.  

أَنْ يَغْزُوَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَقَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَبِيعَ عَقَارًا لَهُ بِهَا فَيَجْعَلَهُ فِي السِّلاَحِ وَالْكُرَاعِ وَيُجَاهِدَ الرُّومَ حَتَّى يَمُوتَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ لَقِيَ أُنَاسًا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَنَهَوْهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ وَأَخْبَرُوهُ أَنَّ رَهْطًا سِتَّةً أَرَادُوا ذَلِكَ فِي حَيَاةِ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَنَهَاهُمْ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقَالَ أَلَيْسَ لَكُمْ فِيَّ أُسْوَةٌ فَلَمَّا حَدَّثُوهُ بِذَلِكَ رَاجَعَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَقَدْ كَانَ طَلَّقَهَا وَأَشْهَدَ عَلَى رَجْعَتِهَا فَأَتَى ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ وِتْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَلاَ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى أَعْلَمِ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ بِوِتْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ قَالَ عَائِشَةُ فَأْتِهَا فَاسْأَلْهَا ثُمَّ ائْتِنِي فَأَخْبِرْنِي بِرَدِّهَا عَلَيْكَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ إِلَيْهَا فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى حَكِيمِ بْنِ أَفْلَحَ فَاسْتَلْحَقْتُهُ إِلَيْهَا فَقَالَ مَا أَنَا بِقَارِبِهَا لأَنِّي نَهَيْتُهَا أَنْ تَقُولَ فِي هَاتَيْنِ الشِّيعَتَيْنِ شَيْئًا فَأَبَتْ فِيهِمَا إِلاَّ مُضِيًّا قَالَ فَأَقْسَمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَجَاءَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا إِلَى عَائِشَةَ فَاسْتَأْذَنَّا عَلَيْهَا فَأَذِنَتْ لَنَا فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَتْ أَحَكِيمٌ فَعَرَفَتْهُ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَتْ مَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ سَعْدُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ قَالَتْ مَنْ هِشَامٌ قَالَ ابْنُ عَامِرٍ فَتَرَحَّمَتْ عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَتْ خَيْرًا قَالَ قَتَادَةُ وَكَانَ أُصِيبَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ فَقُلْتُ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنْبِئِينِي عَنْ خُلُقِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ أَلَسْتَ تَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَتْ فَإِنَّ خُلُقَ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ الْقُرْآنَ قَالَ فَهَمَمْتُ أَنْ أَقُومَ وَلاَ أَسْأَلَ أَحَدًا عَنْ شَىْءٍ حَتَّى أَمُوتَ ثُمَّ بَدَا لِي فَقُلْتُ أَنْبِئِينِي عَنْ قِيَامِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ أَلَسْتَ تَقْرَأُ { يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ} قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَتْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ ﷻ افْتَرَضَ قِيَامَ اللَّيْلِ فِي أَوَّلِ هَذِهِ السُّورَةِ فَقَامَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابُهُ حَوْلاً وَأَمْسَكَ اللَّهُ خَاتِمَتَهَا اثْنَىْ عَشَرَ شَهْرًا فِي السَّمَاءِ حَتَّى أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ فِي آخِرِ هَذِهِ السُّورَةِ التَّخْفِيفَ فَصَارَ قِيَامُ اللَّيْلِ تَطَوُّعًا بَعْدَ فَرِيضَةٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنْبِئِينِي عَنْ وِتْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ كُنَّا نُعِدُّ لَهُ سِوَاكَهُ وَطَهُورَهُ فَيَبْعَثُهُ اللَّهُ مَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَبْعَثَهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَيَتَسَوَّكُ وَيَتَوَضَّأُ وَيُصَلِّي تِسْعَ رَكَعَاتٍ لاَ يَجْلِسُ فِيهَا إِلاَّ فِي الثَّامِنَةِ فَيَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ وَيَحْمَدُهُ وَيَدْعُوهُ ثُمَّ يَنْهَضُ وَلاَ يُسَلِّمُ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيُصَلِّي التَّاسِعَةَ ثُمَّ يَقْعُدُ فَيَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ وَيَحْمَدُهُ وَيَدْعُوهُ ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ تَسْلِيمًا يُسْمِعُنَا ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ مَا يُسَلِّمُ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ فَتِلْكَ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يَا بُنَىَّ فَلَمَّا أَسَنَّ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَخَذَ اللَّحْمَ أَوْتَرَ بِسَبْعٍ وَصَنَعَ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ مِثْلَ صَنِيعِهِ الأَوَّلِ فَتِلْكَ تِسْعٌ يَا بُنَىَّ وَكَانَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا صَلَّى صَلاَةً أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُدَاوِمَ عَلَيْهَا وَكَانَ إِذَا غَلَبَهُ نَوْمٌ أَوْ وَجَعٌ عَنْ قِيَامِ اللَّيْلِ صَلَّى مِنَ النَّهَارِ ثِنْتَىْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً وَلاَ أَعْلَمُ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ كُلَّهُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ وَلاَ صَلَّى لَيْلَةً إِلَى الصُّبْحِ وَلاَ صَامَ شَهْرًا كَامِلاً غَيْرَ رَمَضَانَ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسِ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ بِحَدِيثِهَا فَقَالَ صَدَقَتْ لَوْ كُنْتُ أَقْرَبُهَا أَوْ أَدْخُلُ عَلَيْهَا لأَتَيْتُهَا حَتَّى تُشَافِهَنِي بِهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَوْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّكَ لاَ تَدْخُلُ عَلَيْهَا مَا حَدَّثْتُكَ حَدِيثَهَا  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned the Dajjal one morning, he belittled him and mentioned his importance until we thought that he might be amidst a cluster of date-palms." He said: "We departed from the presence of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, then we returned to him, and he noticed that(concern) in us. So he said: 'What is wrong with you?'" We said: 'O Messenger of Allah! You mentioned the Dajjal this morning, belittling him, and mentioning his importance until we thought that he might be amidst a cluster of the date-palms.' He said: 'It is not the Dajjal that I fear for you. If he were to appear while I am among you, then I will be his adversary on your behalf. And if he appears and I am not among you, then each man will have to fend for himself. And Allah will take care of every Muslim after me. He is young, with curly hair, his eyes protruding, resembling someone from 'Abdul-Uzza bin Qatan. Whoever among you sees him, then let him recite the beginning of Surah Ashab Al-Kahf.'"He said: 'He will appear from what is between Ash-Sham and Al-'Iraq, causing devastation toward the right and toward the left. O worshippers of Allah! Hold fast!'" We said: 'O Messenger of Allah! How long will he linger on the earth?' He said: 'Forty days, a day like a year, a day like a month, a day like a week, and the remainder of his days are like your days.'" We said: 'O Messenger of Allah! Do you think that during the day that is like a year, the Salat of one day will be sufficient for us?' He said: 'No. You will have to estimate it.' We said: 'O Messenger of Allah! How fast will he move through the earth.' He said: 'Like a rain storm driven by the wind. He will come upon a people and call them, and they will deny him, and reject his claims. Then he will leave them, and their wealth will follow him. They will awaken in the morning with nothing left. Then he will come upon a people and call them, and they will respond to him, believing in him. So he will order the Heavens to bring rain, and it shall rain, and he will order the land to sprout, and it will sprout. Their cattle will return to them with their coats the longest, their udders the fullest and their stomachs the fattest.' He said: 'Then he will come upon some ruins, saying to it: "Bring me your treasures!" He will turn to leave it, and it will follow him, like drone bees. Then he will call a young man, full of youth, and he will strike him with the sword cutting him into two pieces. Then he will call him, and he will come forward with his face beaming and laughing. So while he is doing that, 'Eisa bin Mariam, peace be upon him, will descend in eastern Damascus at the white minaret, between two Mahrud, with his hands on the wings of two angels. When he lowers his head, drops fall, and when raises it, gems like pearls drop from him.' He said: 'His (the Dajjal's) breath does not reach anyone but he dies, and his breath reaches as far as his sight.' He said: 'So he pursues him(the Dajjal) and he catches up with him at the gate of Ludd where he kills him.' He said: 'So he remains there as long as Allah wills.' He said: 'Then Allah reveals to him: "Take my slaves to At-Tur, for I have sent down some creatures of Mine which no one shall be able to kill.'" He said: 'Allah dispatches Ya'juj and Ma'juj, and they are as Allah said: They swoop down from every mount.' "He said: 'The first of them pass by the lake of Tiberias, drinking what is in it. Then the last of them pass by it saying: "There was water here at one time." They travel until they reach a mountain at Bait Al-Maqdis. They will say: "We have killed whoever was in the earth. Come! Let us kill whoever is in the skies." They will shoot their arrows into the Heavens, so Allah will return their arrows to them red with blood. Eisa bin Mariam and his Companions be surrounded, until the head of a bull on that day would be better to them than a hundred Dinar to one of you today.' "He ﷺ said: "Eisa will beseech Allah, as will his companions.' He said: 'So Allah will send An-Naghaf down upon their necks. In the morning they will find that they have all died like the death of a single soul.' He said: " 'Eisa and his companions will come down, and no spot nor hand-span can be found, except that it is filled with their stench, decay and blood. So 'Eisa will beseech Allah, as will his companions.' So Allah will send upon them birds like the necks of Bukht(milch)camels.' They will carry them off and cast them into an abyss. The Muslims will burn their bows, arrows and quivers for seventy years.' "He ﷺ said: 'Allah will send upon them a rain which no house of hide nor mud will bear. The earth will be washed, leaving it like a mirror. Then it will be said to the earth: "bring forth your fruits and return your blessings." So on that day, a whole troop would eat a pomegranate and seek shade under its skin. Milk will be so blessed that a large group of people will be sufficed by one milking of a camel. And that a tribe will be sufficed by one milking of a cow, and that a group will be sufficed by the milking of sheep. While it is like that, Allah will send a wind which grabs the soul of every believer, leaving the remainder of the people copulating publicly like the copulation of donkeys. Upon them the Hour shall begin.'"  

ذَكَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الدَّجَّالَ ذَاتَ غَدَاةٍ فَخَفَّضَ فِيهِ وَرَفَّعَ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّاهُ فِي طَائِفَةِ النَّخْلِ قَالَ فَانْصَرَفْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ رَجَعْنَا إِلَيْهِ فَعَرَفَ ذَلِكَ فِينَا فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُكُمْ قَالَ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ذَكَرْتَ الدَّجَّالَ الْغَدَاةَ فَخَفَّضْتَ فِيهِ وَرَفَّعْتَ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّاهُ فِي طَائِفَةِ النَّخْلِ قَالَ غَيْرُ الدَّجَّالِ أَخْوَفُ لِي عَلَيْكُمْ إِنْ يَخْرُجْ وَأَنَا فِيكُمْ فَأَنَا حَجِيجُهُ دُونَكُمْ وَإِنْ يَخْرُجْ وَلَسْتُ فِيكُمْ فَامْرُؤٌ حَجِيجُ نَفْسِهِ وَاللَّهُ خَلِيفَتِي عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ إِنَّهُ شَابٌّ قَطَطٌ عَيْنُهُ قَائِمَةٌ شَبِيهٌ بِعَبْدِ الْعُزَّى بْنِ قَطَنٍ فَمَنْ رَآهُ مِنْكُمْ فَلْيَقْرَأْ فَوَاتِحَ سُورَةِ أَصْحَابِ الْكَهْفِ قَالَ يَخْرُجُ مَا بَيْنَ الشَّامِ وَالْعِرَاقِ فَعَاثَ يَمِينًا وَشِمَالاً يَا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ اثْبُتُوا قَالَ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا لُبْثُهُ فِي الأَرْضِ قَالَ أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْمًا يَوْمٌ كَسَنَةٍ وَيَوْمٌ كَشَهْرٍ وَيَوْمٌ كَجُمُعَةٍ وَسَائِرُ أَيَّامِهُ كَأَيَّامِكُمْ قَالَ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ الْيَوْمَ الَّذِي كَالسَّنَةِ أَتَكْفِينَا فِيهِ صَلاَةُ يَوْمٍ قَالَ لاَ وَلَكِنِ اقْدُرُوا لَهُ قَالَ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَمَا سُرْعَتُهُ فِي الأَرْضِ قَالَ كَالْغَيْثِ اسْتَدْبَرَتْهُ الرِّيحُ فَيَأْتِي الْقَوْمَ فَيَدْعُوهُمْ فَيُكَذِّبُونَهُ وَيَرُدُّونَ عَلَيْهِ قَوْلَهُ فَيَنْصَرِفُ عَنْهُمْ فَتَتْبَعُهُ أَمْوَالُهُمْ فَيُصْبِحُونَ لَيْسَ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ شَيْءٌ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي الْقَوْمَ فَيَدْعُوهُمْ فَيَسْتَجِيبُونَ لَهُ وَيُصَدِّقُونَهُ فَيَأْمُرُ السَّمَاءَ أَنْ تُمْطِرَ فَتُمْطِرَ وَيَأْمُرُ الأَرْضَ أَنْ تُنْبِتَ فَتُنْبِتَ فَتَرُوحُ عَلَيْهِمْ سَارِحَتُهُمْ كَأَطْوَلِ مَا كَانَتْ ذُرًى وَأَمَدِّهِ خَوَاصِرَ وَأَدَرِّهِ ضُرُوعًا قَالَ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي الْخَرِبَةَ فَيَقُولُ لَهَا أَخْرِجِي كُنُوزَكِ فَيَنْصَرِفُ مِنْهَا فَتَتْبَعُهُ كَيَعَاسِيبِ النَّحْلِ ثُمَّ يَدْعُو رَجُلاً شَابًّا مُمْتَلِئًا شَبَابًا فَيَضْرِبُهُ بِالسَّيْفِ فَيَقْطَعُهُ جِزْلَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَدْعُوهُ فَيُقْبِلُ يَتَهَلَّلُ وَجْهُهُ يَضْحَكُ فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ هَبَطَ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ بِشَرْقِيِّ دِمَشْقَ عِنْدَ الْمَنَارَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ بَيْنَ مَهْرُودَتَيْنِ وَاضِعًا يَدَيْهِ عَلَى أَجْنِحَةِ مَلَكَيْنِ إِذَا طَأْطَأَ رَأْسَهُ قَطَرَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَهُ تَحَدَّرَ مِنْهُ جُمَانٌ كَاللُّؤْلُؤِ قَالَ وَلاَ يَجِدُ رِيحَ نَفَسِهِ يَعْنِي أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ مَاتَ وَرِيحُ نَفَسِهِ مُنْتَهَى بَصَرِهِ قَالَ فَيَطْلُبُهُ حَتَّى يُدْرِكَهُ بِبَابِ لُدٍّ فَيَقْتُلَهُ قَالَ فَيَلْبَثُ كَذَلِكَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ قَالَ ثُمَّ يُوحِي اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ حَرِّزْ عِبَادِي إِلَى الطُّورِ فَإِنِّي قَدْ أَنْزَلْتُ عِبَادًا لِي لاَ يَدَانِ لأَحَدٍ بِقِتَالِهِمْ قَالَ وَيَبْعَثُ اللَّهُ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ وَهُمْ كَمَا قَالَ اللَّهُ ( مِنْ كُلِّ حَدَبٍ يَنْسِلُونَ ) قَالَ فَيَمُرُّ أَوَّلُهُمْ بِبُحَيْرَةِ الطَّبَرِيَّةِ فَيَشْرَبُ مَا فِيهَا ثُمَّ يَمُرُّ بِهَا آخِرُهُمْ فَيَقُولُ لَقَدْ كَانَ بِهَذِهِ مَرَّةً مَاءٌ ثُمَّ يَسِيرُونَ حَتَّى يَنْتَهُوا إِلَى جَبَلِ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ فَيَقُولُونَ لَقَدْ قَتَلْنَا مَنْ فِي الأَرْضِ هَلُمَّ فَلْنَقْتُلْ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاءِ فَيَرْمُونَ بِنُشَّابِهِمْ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَيَرُدُّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ نُشَّابَهُمْ مُحْمَرًّا دَمًا وَيُحَاصَرُ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ وَأَصْحَابُهُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ رَأْسُ الثَّوْرِ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَيْرًا لأَحَدِهِمْ مِنْ مِائَةِ دِينَارٍ لأَحَدِكُمُ الْيَوْمَ قَالَ فَيَرْغَبُ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَأَصْحَابُهُ قَالَ فَيُرْسِلُ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِمُ النَّغَفَ فِي رِقَابِهِمْ فَيُصْبِحُونَ فَرْسَى مَوْتَى كَمَوْتِ نَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ قَالَ وَيَهْبِطُ عِيسَى وَأَصْحَابُهُ فَلاَ يَجِدُ مَوْضِعَ شِبْرٍ إِلاَّ وَقَدْ مَلأَتْهُ زَهَمَتُهُمْ وَنَتَنُهُمْ وَدِمَاؤُهُمْ قَالَ فَيَرْغَبُ عِيسَى إِلَى اللَّهِ وَأَصْحَابُهُ قَالَ فَيُرْسِلُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا كَأَعْنَاقِ الْبُخْتِ قَالَ فَتَحْمِلُهُمْ فَتَطْرَحُهُمْ بِالْمَهْبِلِ وَيَسْتَوْقِدُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ قِسِيِّهِمْ وَنُشَّابِهِمْ وَجِعَابِهِمْ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ قَالَ وَيُرْسِلُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مَطَرًا لاَ يَكُنُّ مِنْهُ بَيْتُ وَبَرٍ وَلاَ مَدَرٍ قَالَ فَيَغْسِلُ الأَرْضَ فَيَتْرُكُهَا كَالزَّلَفَةِ قَالَ ثُمَّ يُقَالُ لِلأَرْضِ أَخْرِجِي ثَمَرَتَكِ وَرُدِّي بَرَكَتَكِ فَيَوْمَئِذٍ تَأْكُلُ الْعِصَابَةُ مِنَ الرُّمَّانَةِ وَيَسْتَظِلُّونَ بِقِحْفِهَا وَيُبَارَكُ فِي الرِّسْلِ حَتَّى إِنَّ الْفِئَامَ مِنَ النَّاسِ لَيَكْتَفُونَ بِاللَّقْحَةِ مِنَ الإِبِلِ وَإِنَّ الْقَبِيلَةَ لَيَكْتَفُونَ بِاللَّقْحَةِ مِنَ الْبَقَرِ وَإِنَّ الْفَخِذَ لَيَكْتَفُونَ بِاللَّقْحَةِ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ فَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ رِيحًا فَقَبَضَتْ رُوحَ كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ وَيَبْقَى سَائِرُ النَّاسِ يَتَهَارَجُونَ كَمَا تَتَهَارَجُ الْحُمُرُ فَعَلَيْهِمْ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ  

“When the Messenger of Allah had performed Asr, Hamasa (he began mumbling)” – and Al—Hams according to some of them, is moving the lips as if he is speaking – “It was said to him: ‘O Messenger of Allah! After you performed Asr, you were mumbling?’ He said: ‘There was a Prophet among the Prophets, he was amazed with his people, so he said: “Who can stand against these people?” Then Allah revealed to him, that they must choose between some of them suffering from wrath, and between enemies of theirs assaulting them. They chose the wrath. So death was inflicted upon them such that seventy-thousand of them died in one day.’”He said: And when he would narrated this Hadith, he would also narrated another: “There was a king among the kings, and that king had a fortune-teller (Kahin) who would see for him. The fortune teller said: ‘Search for a boy for me, he must be understanding” or he said: “clever and quick, so that I can teach him this knowledge of mine. For verily, I fear that I shall die, and this knowledge will be removed from you, and there will be no one among you who knows it.” He said: “They looked for a boy fitting his description. (After finding one) they ordered him to tend to that fortune teller, and to continue visiting him. So he began his frequent visits, and on the boy’s route, there was a monk at his hermitage.” – Ma’mar said: “I think that during that time, the people at the hermitage were Muslims.” – He said: “They boy began asking that monk questions each time he passed him, and he would not leave him until he informed him, so he said: ‘I only worship Allah.’” He said: “So the boy began spending more time with the monk and arriving late to the fortune-teller. The fortune-teller sent a message to the boy’s family saying: ‘He hardly ever attends me.’ The boy told that to the monk, so the monk said to him: ‘When the fortune-teller asks you where you’ve been, tell him: “I was with my family.” And when your family asks you where you’ve been, then tell them that you were with the fortune-teller.’” He said: “One day, the boy passed by a large group of people being held back by a beast.” Some of them said, it was a lion. He said: “So the boy took a rock and said: ‘O Allah, if what the monk says is true, then I ask you to kill it.’” [He said:] “Then he threw the rock, killing the beast. The people began asking who killed it and some of them replied: ‘It was the boy.’ They were terrified and said: ‘This boy has learned a knowledge that no one else has learned.’” He said: “A blind man heard about him so he said to him: ‘If you can return my sight, I shall give you this and that.’ He said to him: ‘I do not want this from you. However, if your sight is returned to you, would you believe in the One who gave it back to you?’ He said: ‘Yes.’” He said: “So he supplicated to Allah, and He returned his sight to him, and the blind man believed. His case was conveyed to the king, so he sent for him to be brought before him. He said: ‘I shall kill each of you in a manner different than his comrade was killed.’ He called for the monk and the man who used to be blind. He placed a saw upon the forehead of one of them and killed him. Then he killed the other one by a different means. Then he gave orders for the boy, he said: ‘Take him to this or that mountain, and throw him from its peak.’ They brought him to that mountain, and when they reached the place from where they intended to cast him off, they began tumbling off of that mountain, and all of them fell down until none of them remained except for the boy.” He said: “Then he returned and the king ordered that he be brought out to sea and cast into it. So he was brought out to sea, but Allah drowned those who were with him, and He saved him. Then the boy said to the king: ‘You will not kill me until you tie me to the trunk of a tree and shoot me, and when you shoot me, you said: “In the Name of Allah, the Lord of this boy.’” He said: “So he ordered that he be tied, then when he shot him, he said: ‘In the Name of Allah, the Lord of this boy.’ The boy placed his hand upon his temple where he was shot, then he died. The people said: “This boy had knowledge that no one else had! Verily we believe in the Lord of this boy!” He said: It was conveyed to the king “Your efforts have been thwarted by the opposition of these three, now all of these people have opposed you.” He said: “So he had ditches dug, then fire wood was filled into it and a fire was lit. Then he (the king) had all of the people gathered and he said: ‘Whoever leaves his religion, then we shall leave him. And whoever does not leave, we shall cast him into this fire.’ So he began casting them into that ditch.” He said: “Allah, Blessed is He and Most High, said about that: ‘Cursed were the People of the Ditch. Of fire fed with fuel…’ until he reached: ‘…The Almighty, Worthy of all praise!’” He said: “As for the boy, he was buried.” He said: “It has been mentioned, that he was excavated during the time of Umar bin Al-Khattab, and his finger was at his temple, just as he had placed it when he was killed.”  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا صَلَّى الْعَصْرَ هَمَسَ وَالْهَمْسُ فِي قَوْلِ بَعْضِهِمْ تَحَرُّكُ شَفَتَيْهِ كَأَنَّهُ يَتَكَلَّمُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ الْعَصْرَ هَمَسْتَ قَالَ إِنَّ نَبِيًّا مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ كَانَ أُعْجِبَ بِأُمَّتِهِ فَقَالَ مَنْ يَقُولُ لِهَؤُلاَءِ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ خَيِّرْهُمْ بَيْنَ أَنْ أَنْتَقِمَ مِنْهُمْ وَبَيْنَ أَنْ أُسَلِّطَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَدُوَّهُمْ فَاخْتَارَ النِّقْمَةَ فَسَلَّطَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَوْتَ فَمَاتَ مِنْهُمْ فِي يَوْمٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفًا قَالَ وَكَانَ إِذَا حَدَّثَ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ حَدَّثَ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ الآخَرِ قَالَ كَانَ مَلِكٌ مِنَ الْمُلُوكِ وَكَانَ لِذَلِكَ الْمَلِكِ كَاهِنٌ يَكْهَنُ لَهُ فَقَالَ الْكَاهِنُ انْظُرُوا لِيَ غُلاَمًا فَهِمًا أَوْ قَالَ فَطِنًا لَقِنًا فَأُعَلِّمُهُ عِلْمِي هَذَا فَإِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ أَمُوتَ فَيَنْقَطِعَ مِنْكُمْ هَذَا الْعِلْمُ وَلاَ يَكُونُ فِيكُمْ مَنْ يَعْلَمُهُ قَالَ فَنَظَرُوا لَهُ عَلَى مَا وَصَفَ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَحْضُرَ ذَلِكَ الْكَاهِنَ وَأَنْ يَخْتَلِفَ إِلَيْهِ فَجَعَلَ يَخْتَلِفُ إِلَيْهِ وَكَانَ عَلَى طَرِيقِ الْغُلاَمِ رَاهِبٌ فِي صَوْمَعَةٍ قَالَ مَعْمَرٌ أَحْسِبُ أَنَّ أَصْحَابَ الصَّوَامِعِ كَانُوا يَوْمَئِذٍ مُسْلِمِينَ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ الْغُلاَمُ يَسْأَلُ ذَلِكَ الرَّاهِبَ كُلَّمَا مَرَّ بِهِ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ بِهِ حَتَّى أَخْبَرَهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا أَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ الْغُلاَمُ يَمْكُثُ عِنْدَ الرَّاهِبِ وَيُبْطِئُ عَلَى الْكَاهِنِ فَأَرْسَلَ الْكَاهِنُ إِلَى أَهْلِ الْغُلاَمِ إِنَّهُ لاَ يَكَادُ يَحْضُرُنِي فَأَخْبَرَ الْغُلاَمُ الرَّاهِبَ بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّاهِبُ إِذَا قَالَ لَكَ الْكَاهِنُ أَيْنَ كُنْتَ فَقُلْ عِنْدَ أَهْلِي وَإِذَا قَالَ لَكَ أَهْلُكَ أَيْنَ كُنْتَ فَأَخِبِرْهُمْ أَنَّكَ كُنْتَ عِنْدَ الْكَاهِنِ قَالَ فَبَيْنَمَا الْغُلاَمُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ إِذْ مَرَّ بِجَمَاعَةٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ كَثِيرٍ قَدْ حَبَسَتْهُمْ دَابَّةٌ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِنَّ تِلْكَ الدَّابَّةَ كَانَتْ أَسَدًا قَالَ فَأَخَذَ الْغُلاَمُ حَجَرًا قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كَانَ مَا يَقُولُ الرَّاهِبُ حَقًّا فَأَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ أَقْتُلَهَا قَالَ ثُمَّ رَمَى فَقَتَلَ الدَّابَّةَ فَقَالَ النَّاسُ مَنْ قَتَلَهَا قَالُوا الْغُلاَمُ فَفَزِعَ النَّاسُ وَقَالُوا لَقَدْ عَلِمَ هَذَا الْغُلاَمُ عِلْمًا لَمْ يَعْلَمْهُ أَحَدٌ قَالَ فَسَمِعَ بِهِ أَعْمَى فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنْ أَنْتَ رَدَدْتَ بَصَرِي فَلَكَ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ لَهُ لاَ أُرِيدُ مِنْكَ هَذَا وَلَكِنْ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ رَجَعَ إِلَيْكَ بَصَرُكَ أَتُؤْمِنُ بِالَّذِي رَدَّهُ عَلَيْكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَدَعَا اللَّهَ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ بَصَرَهُ فَآمَنَ الأَعْمَى فَبَلَغَ الْمَلِكَ أَمْرُهُمْ فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَأُتِيَ بِهِمْ فَقَالَ لأَقْتُلَنَّ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ قِتْلَةً لاَ أَقْتُلُ بِهَا صَاحِبَهُ فَأَمَرَ بِالرَّاهِبِ وَالرَّجُلِ الَّذِي كَانَ أَعْمَى فَوَضَعَ الْمِنْشَارَ عَلَى مَفْرِقِ أَحَدِهِمَا فَقَتَلَهُ وَقَتَلَ الآخَرَ بِقِتْلَةٍ أُخْرَى ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِالْغُلاَمِ فَقَالَ انْطَلِقُوا بِهِ إِلَى جَبَلِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَأَلْقُوهُ مِنْ رَأْسِهِ فَانْطَلَقُوا بِهِ إِلَى ذَلِكَ الْجَبَلِ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَوْا بِهِ إِلَى ذَلِكَ الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي أَرَادُوا أَنْ يُلْقُوهُ مِنْهُ جَعَلُوا يَتَهَافَتُونَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْجَبَلِ وَيَتَرَدَّوْنَ حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْهُمْ إِلاَّ الْغُلاَمُ قَالَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ الْمَلِكُ أَنْ يَنْطَلِقُوا بِهِ إِلَى الْبَحْرِ فَيُلْقُونَهُ فِيهِ فَانْطُلِقَ بِهِ إِلَى الْبَحْرِ فَغَرَّقَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا مَعَهُ وَأَنْجَاهُ فَقَالَ الْغُلاَمُ لِلْمَلِكِ إِنَّكَ لاَ تَقْتُلُنِي حَتَّى تَصْلُبَنِي وَتَرْمِيَنِي وَتَقُولَ إِذَا رَمَيْتَنِي بِسْمِ اللَّهِ رَبِّ هَذَا الْغُلاَمِ قَالَ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَصُلِبَ ثُمَّ رَمَاهُ فَقَالَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ رَبِّ هَذَا الْغُلاَمِ قَالَ فَوَضَعَ الْغُلاَمُ يَدَهُ عَلَى صُدْغِهِ حِينَ رُمِيَ ثُمَّ مَاتَ فَقَالَ أُنَاسٌ لَقَدْ عَلِمَ هَذَا الْغُلاَمُ عِلْمًا مَا عَلِمَهُ أَحَدٌ فَإِنَّا نُؤْمِنُ بِرَبِّ هَذَا الْغُلاَمِ قَالَ فَقِيلَ لِلْمَلِكِ أَجَزِعْتَ أَنْ خَالَفَكَ ثَلاَثَةٌ فَهَذَا الْعَالَمُ كُلُّهُمْ قَدْ خَالَفُوكَ قَالَ فَخَدَّ أُخْدُودًا ثُمَّ أَلْقَى فِيهَا الْحَطَبَ وَالنَّارَ ثُمَّ جَمَعَ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ مَنْ رَجَعَ عَنْ دِينِهِ تَرَكْنَاهُ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَرْجِعْ أَلْقَيْنَاهُ فِي هَذِهِ النَّارِ فَجَعَلَ يُلْقِيهِمْ فِي تِلْكَ الأُخْدُودِ قَالَ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى (قتِلَ أَصْحَابُ الأُخْدُودِ * النَّارِ ذَاتِ الْوَقُودِ ) حَتَّى بَلَغَ (العَزِيزِ الْحَمِيدِ ) قَالَ فَأَمَّا الْغُلاَمُ فَإِنَّهُ دُفِنَ قَالَ فَيُذْكَرُ أَنَّهُ أُخْرِجَ فِي زَمَنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ وَأُصْبُعُهُ عَلَى صُدْغِهِ كَمَا وَضَعَهَا حِينَ قُتِلَ  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned Dajjal, one morning, as something despised but also alarming, until we thought that he was in the stand of date-palm trees. When we came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the evening, he saw that (fear) in us, and said: 'What is the matter with you?' We said: 'O Messenger of Allah, you mentioned Dajjal this morning, and you spoke of him as something despised but also alarming, until we thought that he was in the stand of date-palm trees.' He said: 'There are things that I fear more for you than the Dajjal. If he appears while I am among you, I will contend with him on your behalf, and if he appears when I am not among you, then each man must fend for himself, and Allah will take care of every Muslim on my behalf. He (Dajjal) will be a young man with curly hair and a protuberant eye; I liken him to 'Abdul-'Uzza bin Qatan. Whoever among you sees him, let him recite the first Verses of Surat Al-Kahf over him. He will emerge from Khallah, between Sham and Iraq, and will wreak havoc right and left. O slaves of Allah, remain steadfast.' We said: 'O Messenger of Allah, how long will he stay on earth?' He said: 'Forty days, one day like a year, one day like a month, one day like a week, and the rest of his days like your days.' We said: 'O Messenger of Allah, on that day which is like a year, will the prayers of one day suffice us?' He said: 'Make an estimate of time (and then observe prayer).' We said: 'How fast will he move through the earth?' He said: 'Like a rain cloud driving by the wind.' He said: 'He will come to some people and call them, and they will respond and believe in him. Then he will command the sky to rain and it will rain, and he will command the earth to produce vegetation and it will do so, and their flocks will come back in the evening with their humps taller, their udders fuller and their flanks fatter than they have ever been. Then he will come to some (other) people and call them, and they will reject him, so he will turn away from them and they will suffer drought and be left with nothing. Then he will pass through the wasteland and will say: "Bring forth your treasures," then go away, and its treasures will follow him like a swarm of bees. Then he will call a man brimming with youth and will strike him with a sword and cut him in two. He will put the two pieces as far apart as the distance between an archer and his target. Then he will call him and he will come with his face shining, laughing. While they are like that, Allah will send 'Eisa bin Maryam, who will come down at the white minaret in the east of Damascus, wearing two Mahrud[garment dyed with Wars and then Saffron], resting his hands on the wings of two angels. When he lowers his head, beads of perspiration will fall from it. Every disbeliever who smells the fragrance of his breath will die, and his breath will reach as far as his eye can see. Then he will set out and catch up with him (the Dajjal) at the gate of Ludd, and will kill him. Then the Prophet of Allah 'Eisa will come to some people whom Allah has protected, and he will wipe their faces and tell them of their status in Paradise. While they are like that, Allah will reveal to him: "O 'Eisa, I have brought forth some of My slaves whom no one will be able to kill, so take My slaves to Tur in safety." Then Gog and Magog will emerge and they will, as Allah describes, "swoop down from every mound."[21:96] The first of them will pass by lake Tiberias and drink from it, then the last of them will pass by it and will say: "There was water here once." The Prophet of Allah, 'Eisa and his companions will be besieged there until the head of an ox would be dearer to any one of them than one hundred Dinar are to any one of you today. Then, the Prophet of Allah, 'Eisa and his companions will supplicate Allah. Then Allah will send a worm in their necks and the next morning they will all die as one. The Prophet of Allah 'Eisa and his companions will come down and they will not find even the space of a hand span that is free of their stink, stench and blood. They will pray to Allah, and He will send birds with necks like the necks of Bactrian camels, which will pick them up and throw them wherever Allah wills. Then Allah will send rain which will not leave any house of clay or hair, and it will wash the earth until it leaves it like a mirror (or a smooth rock). Then it will be said to the earth: "Bring forth your fruits and bring back your blessing." On that day a group of people will eat from a (single) pomegranate and it will suffice them, and they will seek shelter beneath its skin. Allah will bless a milch- camel so that it will be sufficient for a large number of people, and a milch-cow will be sufficient for a whole tribe and a milch-ewe will be sufficient for a whole clan. While they are like that, Allah will send a pleasant wind which will seize them beneath their armpits and will take the soul of every Muslim, leaving the rest of the people fornicating like donkeys, and upon them will come the Hour.'"  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّوَّاسَ بْنَ سَمْعَانَ الْكِلاَبِيَّ يَقُولُ ذَكَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الدَّجَّالَ الْغَدَاةَ فَخَفَضَ فِيهِ وَرَفَعَ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ فِي طَائِفَةِ النَّخْلِ فَلَمَّا رُحْنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَرَفَ ذَلِكَ فِينَا فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُكُمْ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ذَكَرْتَ الدَّجَّالَ الْغَدَاةَ فَخَفَضْتَ فِيهِ ثُمَّ رَفَعْتَ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ فِي طَائِفَةِ النَّخْلِ قَالَ غَيْرُ الدَّجَّالِ أَخْوَفُنِي عَلَيْكُمْ إِنْ يَخْرُجْ وَأَنَا فِيكُمْ فَأَنَا حَجِيجُهُ دُونَكُمْ وَإِنْ يَخْرُجْ وَلَسْتُ فِيكُمْ فَامْرُؤٌ حَجِيجُ نَفْسِهِ وَاللَّهُ خَلِيفَتِي عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ إِنَّهُ شَابٌّ قَطَطٌ عَيْنُهُ قَائِمَةٌ كَأَنِّي أُشَبِّهُهُ بِعَبْدِ الْعُزَّى بْنِ قَطَنٍ فَمَنْ رَآهُ مِنْكُمْ فَلْيَقْرَأْ عَلَيْهِ فَوَاتِحَ سُورَةِ الْكَهْفِ إِنَّهُ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ خَلَّةٍ بَيْنَ الشَّامِ وَالْعِرَاقِ فَعَاثَ يَمِينًا وَعَاثَ شِمَالاً يَا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ اثْبُتُوا قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا لُبْثُهُ فِي الأَرْضِ قَالَ أَرْبَعُونَ يَوْمًا يَوْمٌ كَسَنَةٍ وَيَوْمٌ كَشَهْرٍ وَيَوْمٌ كَجُمُعَةٍ وَسَائِرُ أَيَّامِهِ كَأَيَّامِكُمْ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَذَلِكَ الْيَوْمُ الَّذِي كَسَنَةٍ تَكْفِينَا فِيهِ صَلاَةُ يَوْمٍ قَالَ فَاقْدُرُوا لَهُ قَدْرًا قَالَ قُلْنَا فَمَا إِسْرَاعُهُ فِي الأَرْضِ قَالَ كَالْغَيْثِ اشْتَدَّ بِهِ الرِّيحُ قَالَ فَيَأْتِي الْقَوْمَ فَيَدْعُوهُمْ فَيَسْتَجِيبُونَ لَهُ وَيُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ فَيَأْمُرُ السَّمَاءَ أَنْ تُمْطِرَ فَتُمْطِرَ وَيَأْمُرُ الأَرْضَ أَنْ تُنْبِتَ فَتُنْبِتَ وَتَرُوحُ عَلَيْهِمْ سَارِحَتُهُمْ أَطْوَلَ مَا كَانَتْ ذُرًى وَأَسْبَغَهُ ضُرُوعًا وَأَمَدَّهُ خَوَاصِرَ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي الْقَوْمَ فَيَدْعُوهُمْ فَيَرُدُّونَ عَلَيْهِ قَوْلَهُ فَيَنْصَرِفُ عَنْهُمْ فَيُصْبِحُونَ مُمْحِلِينَ مَا بِأَيْدِيهِمْ شَىْءٌ ثُمَّ يَمُرُّ بِالْخَرِبَةِ فَيَقُولُ لَهَا أَخْرِجِي كُنُوزَكِ فَيَنْطَلِقُ فَتَتْبَعُهُ كُنُوزُهَا كَيَعَاسِيبِ النَّحْلِ ثُمَّ يَدْعُو رَجُلاً مُمْتَلِئًا شَبَابًا فَيَضْرِبُهُ بِالسَّيْفِ ضَرْبَةً فَيَقْطَعُهُ جِزْلَتَيْنِ رَمْيَةَ الْغَرَضِ ثُمَّ يَدْعُوهُ فَيُقْبِلُ يَتَهَلَّلُ وَجْهُهُ يَضْحَكُ فَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ فَيَنْزِلُ عِنْدَ الْمَنَارَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ شَرْقِيَّ دِمَشْقَ بَيْنَ مَهْرُودَتَيْنِ وَاضِعًا كَفَّيْهِ عَلَى أَجْنِحَةِ مَلَكَيْنِ إِذَا طَأْطَأَ رَأْسَهُ قَطَرَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَهُ يَنْحَدِرُ مِنْهُ جُمَانٌ كَاللُّؤْلُؤِ وَلاَ يَحِلُّ لِكَافِرٍ أَنْ يَجِدَ رِيِحَ نَفَسِهِ إِلاَّ مَاتَ وَنَفَسُهُ يَنْتَهِي حَيْثُ يَنْتَهِي طَرْفُهُ فَيَنْطَلِقُ حَتَّى يُدْرِكَهُ عِنْدَ بَابِ لُدٍّ فَيَقْتُلُهُ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ عِيسَى قَوْمًا قَدْ عَصَمَهُمُ اللَّهُ فَيَمْسَحُ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَيُحَدِّثُهُمْ بِدَرَجَاتِهِمْ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ أَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ يَا عِيسَى إِنِّي قَدْ أَخْرَجْتُ عِبَادًا لِي لاَ يَدَانِ لأَحَدٍ بِقِتَالِهِمْ وَأَحْرِزْ عِبَادِي إِلَى الطُّورِ وَيَبْعَثُ اللَّهُ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ وَهُمْ كَمَا قَالَ اللَّهُ مِنْ كُلِّ حَدَبٍ يَنْسِلُونَ فَيَمُرُّ أَوَائِلُهُمْ عَلَى بُحَيْرَةِ الطَّبَرِيَّةِ فَيَشْرَبُونَ مَا فِيهَا ثُمَّ يَمُرُّ آخِرُهُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ لَقَدْ كَانَ فِي هَذَا مَاءٌ مَرَّةً وَيَحْضُرُ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ عِيسَى وَأَصْحَابُهُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ رَأْسُ الثَّوْرِ لأَحَدِهِمْ خَيْرًا مِنْ مِائَةِ دِينَارٍ لأَحَدِكُمُ الْيَوْمَ فَيَرْغَبُ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ عِيسَى وَأَصْحَابُهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ فَيُرْسِلُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمُ النَّغَفَ فِي رِقَابِهِمْ فَيُصْبِحُونَ فَرْسَى كَمَوْتِ نَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَيَهْبِطُ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ عِيسَى وَأَصْحَابُهُ فَلاَ يَجِدُونَ مَوْضِعَ شِبْرٍ إِلاَّ قَدْ مَلأَهُ زَهَمُهُمْ وَنَتْنُهُمْ وَدِمَاؤُهُمْ فَيَرْغَبُونَ إِلَى اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ فَيُرْسِلُ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا كَأَعْنَاقِ الْبُخْتِ فَتَحْمِلُهُمْ فَتَطْرَحُهُمْ حَيْثُ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ يُرْسِلُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مَطَرًا لاَ يُكِنُّ مِنْهُ بَيْتُ مَدَرٍ وَلاَ وَبَرٍ فَيَغْسِلُهُ حَتَّى يَتْرُكَهُ كَالزَّلَقَةِ ثُمَّ يُقَالُ لِلأَرْضِ أَنْبِتِي ثَمَرَتَكِ وَرُدِّي بَرَكَتَكِ فَيَوْمَئِذٍ تَأْكُلُ الْعِصَابَةُ مِنَ الرُّمَّانَةِ فَتُشْبِعُهُمْ وَيَسْتَظِلُّونَ بِقِحْفِهَا وَيُبَارِكُ اللَّهُ فِي الرِّسْلِ حَتَّى إِنَّ اللِّقْحَةَ مِنَ الإِبِلِ تَكْفِي الْفِئَامَ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَاللِّقْحَةَ مِنَ الْبَقَرِ تَكْفِي الْقَبِيلَةَ وَاللِّقْحَةَ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ تَكْفِي الْفَخِذَ فَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا طَيِّبَةً فَتَأْخُذُ تَحْتَ آبَاطِهِمْ فَتَقْبِضُ رُوحَ كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ وَيَبْقَى سَائِرُ النَّاسِ يَتَهَارَجُونَ كَمَا تَتَهَارَجُ الْحُمُرُ فَعَلَيْهِمْ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ very often used to ask his companions, "Did anyone of you see a dream?" So dreams would be narrated to him by those whom Allah wished to tell. One morning the Prophet ﷺ said, "Last night two persons came to me (in a dream) and woke me up and said to me, 'Proceed!' I set out with them and we came across a man lying down, and behold, another man was standing over his head, holding a big rock. Behold, he was throwing the rock at the man's head, injuring it. The rock rolled away and the thrower followed it and took it back. By the time he reached the man, his head returned to the normal state. The thrower then did the same as he had done before. I said to my two companions, 'Subhan Allah! Who are these two persons?' They said, 'Proceed!' So we proceeded and came to a man lying flat on his back and another man standing over his head with an iron hook, and behold, he would put the hook in one side of the man's mouth and tear off that side of his face to the back (of the neck) and similarly tear his nose from front to back and his eye from front to back. Then he turned to the other side of the man's face and did just as he had done with the other side. He hardly completed this side when the other side returned to its normal state. Then he returned to it to repeat what he had done before. I said to my two companions, 'Subhan Allah! Who are these two persons?' They said to me, 'Proceed!' So we proceeded and came across something like a Tannur (a kind of baking oven, a pit usually clay-lined for baking bread)." I think the Prophet ﷺ said, "In that oven there was much noise and voices." The Prophet ﷺ added, "We looked into it and found naked men and women, and behold, a flame of fire was reaching to them from underneath, and when it reached them, they cried loudly. I asked them, 'Who are these?' They said to me, 'Proceed!' And so we proceeded and came across a river." I think he said, ".... red like blood." The Prophet ﷺ added, "And behold, in the river there was a man swimming, and on the bank there was a man who had collected many stones. Behold, while the other man was swimming, he went near him. The former opened his mouth and the latter (on the bank) threw a stone into his mouth whereupon he went swimming again. He returned and every time the performance was repeated. I asked my two companions, 'Who are these (two) persons?' They replied, 'Proceed! Proceed!' And we proceeded till we came to a man with a repulsive appearance, the most repulsive appearance, you ever saw a man having! Beside him there was a fire and he was kindling it and running around it. I asked my companions, 'Who is this (man)?' They said to me, 'Proceed! Proceed!' So we proceeded till we reached a garden of deep green dense vegetation, having all sorts of spring colors. In the midst of the garden there was a very tall man and I could hardly see his head because of his great height, and around him there were children in such a large number as I have never seen. I said to my companions, 'Who is this?' They replied, 'Proceed! Proceed!' So we proceeded till we came to a majestic huge garden, greater and better than I have ever seen! My two companions said to me, 'Go up' and I went up. The Prophet ﷺ added, "So we ascended till we reached a city built of gold and silver bricks and we went to its gate and asked (the gatekeeper) to open the gate, and it was opened and we entered the city and found in it, men with one side of their bodies as handsome as the handsomest person you have ever seen, and the other side as ugly as the ugliest person you have ever seen. My two companions ordered those men to throw themselves into the river. Behold, there was a river flowing across (the city), and its water was like milk in whiteness. Those men went and threw themselves in it and then returned to us after the ugliness (of their bodies) had disappeared and they became in the best shape." The Prophet ﷺ further added, "My two companions (angels) said to me, 'This place is the Eden Paradise, and that is your place.' I raised up my sight, and behold, there I saw a palace like a white cloud! My two companions said to me, 'That (palace) is your place.' I said to them, 'May Allah bless you both! Let me enter it.' They replied, 'As for now, you will not enter it, but you shall enter it (one day). I said to them, 'I have seen many wonders tonight. What does all that mean which I have seen?' They replied, 'We will inform you: As for the first man you came upon whose head was being injured with the rock, he is the symbol of the one who studies the Qur'an and then neither recites it nor acts on its orders, and sleeps, neglecting the enjoined prayers. As for the man you came upon whose sides of mouth, nostrils and eyes were torn off from front to back, he is the symbol of the man who goes out of his house in the morning and tells so many lies that it spreads all over the world. And those naked men and women whom you saw in a construction resembling an oven, they are the adulterers and the adulteresses. And the man whom you saw swimming in the river and given a stone to swallow, is the eater of usury (Riba). And the bad looking man whom you saw near the fire kindling it and going round it, is Malik, the gatekeeper of Hell. And the tall man whom you saw in the garden, is Abraham and the children around him are those children who die with Al-Fitra (the Islamic Faith). The narrator added: Some Muslims asked the Prophet, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! What about the children of pagans?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "And also the children of pagans." The Prophet ﷺ added, "My two companions added, 'The men you saw half handsome and half ugly were those persons who had mixed an act that was good with another that was bad, but Allah forgave them.'" (Using translation from Bukhārī 7047)  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِمَّا يَقُولُ لِأَصْحَابِهِ هَلْ رَأَى أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ رُؤْيَا؟ قَالَ فَيَقُصُّ عَلَيْهِ مَنْ شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يَقُصَّ قَالَ وَإِنَّهُ قَالَ لَنَا ذَاتَ غَدَاةٍ إِنَّهُ أَتَانِي اللَّيْلَةَ آتِيَانِ وَإِنَّهُمَا ابْتَعَثَانِي وَإِنَّهُمَا قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقْ وَإِنِّي انْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا وَإِنَّا أَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُضْطَجِعٍ وَإِذَا آخَرُ قَائِمٌ عَلَيْهِ بِصَخْرَةٍ وَإِذَا هُوَ يَهْوِي عَلَيْهِ بِالصَّخْرَةِ لِرَأْسِهِ فَيَثْلَغُ بِهَا رَأْسَهُ فَيَتَدَهْدَا الْحَجَرُ هَاهُنَا فَيَتْبَعُ الْحَجَرَ يَأْخُذُهُ فَمَا يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى يَصِحَّ رَأْسُهُ كَمَا كَانَ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ عَلَيْهِ فَيَفْعَلُ بِهِ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَالْمَرَّةَ الْأُولَى قَالَ قُلْتُ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مَا هَذَانِ؟ قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقْ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُسْتَلْقٍ لِقَفَاهُ وَإِذَا آخَرُ قَائِمٌ عَلَيْهِ بِكَلُّوبٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَإِذَا هُوَ يَأْتِي أَحَدَ شِقَّيْ وَجْهِهِ فَيُشَرْشِرُ شِدْقَهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَمَنْخِرَيْهِ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَعَيْنَيْهِ إِلَى قَفَاهُ قَالَ ثُمَّ يَتَحَوَّلُ إِلَى الْجَانِبِ الْآخَرِ فَيَفْعَلُ بِهِ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَ بِالْجَانِبِ الْأَوَّلِ فَمَا يَفْرُغُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْجَانِبِ حَتَّى يَصِحَّ الْأَوَّلُ كَمَا كَانَ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ فَيَفْعَلُ بِهِ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَ بِهِ الْمَرَّةَ الْأُولَى قَالَ قُلْتُ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مَا هَذَانِ؟ قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقْ انْطَلِقْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى مِثْلِ بِنَاءِ التَّنُّورِ قَالَ عَوْفٌ وَأَحْسَبُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ وَإِذَا فِيهِ لَغَطٌ وَأَصْوَاتٌ قَالَ فَاطَّلَعْتُ فَإِذَا فِيهِ رِجَالٌ وَنِسَاءٌ عُرَاةٌ وَإِذَا هُمْ يَأْتِيهِمْ لَهِيبٌ مِنْ أَسْفَلَ مِنْهُمْ فَإِذَا أَتَاهُمْ ذَلِكَ اللهَبُ ضَوْضَوْا قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا هَؤُلَاءِ؟ قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقْ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى نَهَرٍ حَسِبْتُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَحْمَرَ مِثْلِ الدَّمِ وَإِذَا فِي النَّهَرِ رَجُلٌ يَسْبَحُ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي قَدْجَمَعَ الْحِجَارَةَ فَيَفْغَرُ لَهُ فَاهُ فَيُلْقِمُهُ حَجَرًا حَجَرًا قَالَ فَيَنْطَلِقُ فَيَسْبَحُ مَا يَسْبَحُ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِ كُلَّمَا رَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ فَغَرَ لَهُ فَاهُ وَأَلْقَمَهُ حَجَرًا قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَ قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقْ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ كَرِيهِ الْمَرْآةِ كَأَكْرَهِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ رَجُلًا مَرْآةً فَإِذَا هُوَ عِنْدَ نَارٍ لَهُ يَحُشُّهَا وَيَسْعَى حَوْلَهَا قُلْتُ لَهُمَا مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقْ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَوْضَةٍ مُعْشِبَةٍ فِيهَا مِنْ كُلِّ نَوْرِ الرَّبِيعِ قَالَ وَإِذَا بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيْ الرَّوْضَةِ رَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ طَوِيلٌ لَا أَكَادُ أَنْ أَرَى رَأْسَهُ طُولًا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَإِذَا حَوْلَ الرَّجُلِ مِنْ أَكْثَرِ وِلْدَانٍ رَأَيْتُهُمْ قَطُّ وَأَحْسَنِهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا مَا هَذَا وَمَا هَؤُلَاءِ؟ قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقْ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى دَوْحَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ لَمْ أَرَ دَوْحَةً قَطُّ أَعْظَمَ مِنْهَا وَلَا أَحْسَنَ قَالَ فَقَالَا لِي ارْقَ فِيهَا فَارْتَقَيْنَا فِيهَا فَانْتَهَينَا إِلَى مَدِينَةٍ مَبْنِيَّةٍ بِلَبِنٍ ذَهَبٍ وَلَبِنٍ فِضَّةٍ فَأَتَيْنَا بَابَالْمَدِينَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحْنَا فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَدَخَلْنَا فَتَلَقَّانَا فِيهَا رِجَالٌ شَطْرٌ مِنْ خَلْقِهِمْ كَأَحْسَنِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ وَشَطْرٌ كَأَقْبَحِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ قَالَ فَقَالَا لَهُمْ اذْهَبُوا فَقَعُوا فِي ذَلِكَ النَّهَرِ فَإِذَا نَهَرٌ صَغِيرٌ مُعْتَرِضٌ يَجْرِي كَأَنَّمَا هُوَ الْمَحْضُ فِي الْبَيَاضِ قَالَ فَذَهَبُوا فَوَقَعُوا فِيهِ ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا إِلَيْنَا وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ ذَلِكَ السُّوءُ عَنْهُمْ وَصَارُوا فِي أَحْسَنِ صُورَةٍ قَالَ فَقَالَا لِي هَذِهِ جَنَّةُ عَدْنٍ وَهَاذَاكَ مَنْزِلُكَ قَالَ فَسَمَا بَصَرِي صُعُدًا فَإِذَا قَصْرٌ مِثْلُ الرَّبَابَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ قَالَا لِي هَاذَاكَ مَنْزِلُكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا بَارَكَ اللهُ فِيكُمَا ذَرَانِي فَلَأَدْخُلُهُ قَالَ قَالَا لِي أَمَّا الْآنَ فَلَا وَأَنْتَ دَاخِلُهُ قَالَ فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ مُنْذُ اللَّيْلَةِ عَجَبًا فَمَا هَذَا الَّذِي رَأَيْتُ؟ قَالَ قَالَا لِي أَمَا إِنَّا سَنُخْبِرُكَ أَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الْأَوَّلُ الَّذِي أَتَيْتَ عَلَيْهِ يُثْلَغُ رَأْسُهُ بِالْحَجَرِ فَإِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ يَأْخُذُ الْقُرْآنَ فَيَرْفُضُهُ وَيَنَامُ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي أَتَيْتَ عَلَيْهِ يُشَرْشَرُ شِدْقُهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَعَيْنَاهُإِلَى قَفَاهُ وَمَنْخِرَاهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ فَإِنَّهُ الرَّجُلُ يَغْدُو مِنْ بَيْتِهِ فَيَكْذِبُ الْكَذِبَةَ تَبْلُغُ الْآفَاقَ وَأَمَّا الرِّجَالُ وَالنِّسَاءُ الْعُرَاةُ الَّذِينَ فِي بِنَاءٍ مِثْلِ بِنَاءِ التَّنُّورِ فَإِنَّهُمُ الزُّنَاةُ وَالزَّوَانِي وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يَسْبَحُ فِي النَّهَرِ وَيُلْقَمُ الْحِجَارَةَ فَإِنَّهُ آكِلُ الرِّبَا وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الْكَرِيهُ الْمَرْآةِ الَّذِي عِنْدَ النَّارِ يَحُشُّهَا فَإِنَّهُ مَالِكٌ خَازِنُ جَهَنَّمَ وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الطَّوِيلُ الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ فِي الرَّوْضَةِ فَإِنَّهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَأَمَّا الْوِلْدَانُ الَّذِينَ حَوْلَهُ فَكُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ مَاتَ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ قَالَ فَقَالَ بَعْضُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَأَوْلَادُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَوْلَادُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَأَمَّا الْقَوْمُ الَّذِينَ كَانَ شَطْرٌ مِنْهُمْ حَسَنًا وَشَطْرٌ قَبِيحًا فَإِنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ خَلَطُوا عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَآخَرَ سَيِّئًا فَتَجَاوَزَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ very often used to ask his companions, "Did anyone of you see a dream?" So dreams would be narrated to him by those whom Allah wished to tell. One morning the Prophet ﷺ said, "Last night two persons came to me (in a dream) and woke me up and said to me, 'Proceed!' I set out with them and we came across a man lying down, and behold, another man was standing over his head, holding a big rock. Behold, he was throwing the rock at the man's head, injuring it. The rock rolled away and the thrower followed it and took it back. By the time he reached the man, his head returned to the normal state. The thrower then did the same as he had done before. I said to my two companions, 'Subhan Allah! Who are these two persons?' They said, 'Proceed!' So we proceeded and came to a man lying flat on his back and another man standing over his head with an iron hook, and behold, he would put the hook in one side of the man's mouth and tear off that side of his face to the back (of the neck) and similarly tear his nose from front to back and his eye from front to back. Then he turned to the other side of the man's face and did just as he had done with the other side. He hardly completed this side when the other side returned to its normal state. Then he returned to it to repeat what he had done before. I said to my two companions, 'Subhan Allah! Who are these two persons?' They said to me, 'Proceed!' So we proceeded and came across something like a Tannur (a kind of baking oven, a pit usually clay-lined for baking bread)." I think the Prophet ﷺ said, "In that oven there was much noise and voices." The Prophet ﷺ added, "We looked into it and found naked men and women, and behold, a flame of fire was reaching to them from underneath, and when it reached them, they cried loudly. I asked them, 'Who are these?' They said to me, 'Proceed!' And so we proceeded and came across a river." I think he said, ".... red like blood." The Prophet ﷺ added, "And behold, in the river there was a man swimming, and on the bank there was a man who had collected many stones. Behold, while the other man was swimming, he went near him. The former opened his mouth and the latter (on the bank) threw a stone into his mouth whereupon he went swimming again. He returned and every time the performance was repeated. I asked my two companions, 'Who are these (two) persons?' They replied, 'Proceed! Proceed!' And we proceeded till we came to a man with a repulsive appearance, the most repulsive appearance, you ever saw a man having! Beside him there was a fire and he was kindling it and running around it. I asked my companions, 'Who is this (man)?' They said to me, 'Proceed! Proceed!' So we proceeded till we reached a garden of deep green dense vegetation, having all sorts of spring colors. In the midst of the garden there was a very tall man and I could hardly see his head because of his great height, and around him there were children in such a large number as I have never seen. I said to my companions, 'Who is this?' They replied, 'Proceed! Proceed!' So we proceeded till we came to a majestic huge garden, greater and better than I have ever seen! My two companions said to me, 'Go up' and I went up. The Prophet ﷺ added, "So we ascended till we reached a city built of gold and silver bricks and we went to its gate and asked (the gatekeeper) to open the gate, and it was opened and we entered the city and found in it, men with one side of their bodies as handsome as the handsomest person you have ever seen, and the other side as ugly as the ugliest person you have ever seen. My two companions ordered those men to throw themselves into the river. Behold, there was a river flowing across (the city), and its water was like milk in whiteness. Those men went and threw themselves in it and then returned to us after the ugliness (of their bodies) had disappeared and they became in the best shape." The Prophet ﷺ further added, "My two companions (angels) said to me, 'This place is the Eden Paradise, and that is your place.' I raised up my sight, and behold, there I saw a palace like a white cloud! My two companions said to me, 'That (palace) is your place.' I said to them, 'May Allah bless you both! Let me enter it.' They replied, 'As for now, you will not enter it, but you shall enter it (one day). I said to them, 'I have seen many wonders tonight. What does all that mean which I have seen?' They replied, 'We will inform you: As for the first man you came upon whose head was being injured with the rock, he is the symbol of the one who studies the Qur'an and then neither recites it nor acts on its orders, and sleeps, neglecting the enjoined prayers. As for the man you came upon whose sides of mouth, nostrils and eyes were torn off from front to back, he is the symbol of the man who goes out of his house in the morning and tells so many lies that it spreads all over the world. And those naked men and women whom you saw in a construction resembling an oven, they are the adulterers and the adulteresses. And the man whom you saw swimming in the river and given a stone to swallow, is the eater of usury (Riba). And the bad looking man whom you saw near the fire kindling it and going round it, is Malik, the gatekeeper of Hell. And the tall man whom you saw in the garden, is Abraham and the children around him are those children who die with Al-Fitra (the Islamic Faith). The narrator added: Some Muslims asked the Prophet, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! What about the children of pagans?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "And also the children of pagans." The Prophet ﷺ added, "My two companions added, 'The men you saw half handsome and half ugly were those persons who had mixed an act that was good with another that was bad, but Allah forgave them.'" (Using translation from Bukhārī 7047)  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِيمَا يَقُولُ «هَلْ رَأَى أَحَدٌ مِنْ رُؤْيَا»؟ فَيَقُصُّ عَلَيْهِ مَنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَقُصَّ وَإِنَّهُ قَالَ لَنَا ذَاتَ غَدَاةٍ «إِنَّهُ أَتَانِي اللَّيْلَةَ آتِيَانِ وَإِنَّهُمَا ابْتَعَثَانِي وَإِنَّهُمَا قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقْ وَإِنِّي انْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُضْطَجِعٍ وَإِذَا آخَرُ قَائِمٌ عَلَيْهِ بِصَخْرَةٍ وَإِذَا هُوَ يَهْوِي بِالصَّخْرَةِ لِرَأْسِهِ فَيَثْلَغُ بِهَا رَأْسَهُ فَتُدَهْدِهَهُ الصَّخْرَةُ هَا هُنَا فَيَقُومُ إِلَى الْحَجَرِ فَيَأْخُذُهُ فَمَا يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِ أَحْسِبُهُ قَالَ حَتَّى يَصِحَّ رَأْسُهُ كَمَا كَانَ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ عَلَيْهِ فَيَفْعَلُ بِهِ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَ الْمَرَّةَ الْأُولَى قَالَ قُلْتُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مَا هَذَانِ؟ قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُسْتَلْقٍ لِقَفَاهُ وَإِذَا آخَرُ عَلَيْهِ بِكَلُّوبٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ يَأْتِيَ أَحَدَ شِقَّيْ وَجْهِهِ فَيُشَرْشِرُ شِدْقَهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَمِنْخَرَهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَعَيْنَهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ ثُمَّ يَتَحَوَّلُ إِلَى الْجَانِبِ الْآخَرِ فَيَفْعَلُ بِهِ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَ بِالْجَانِبِ الْأَوَّلِ فَمَا يَفْرُغُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْجَانِبِ حَتَّى يَصِحَّ الْجَانِبُ الْأَوَّلُ كَمَا كَانَ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ فَيَفْعَلُ بِهِ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَ الْمَرَّةَ الْأُولَى قَالَ قُلْتُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مَا هَذَانِ؟ قَالَا انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى مِثْل بِنَاءِ التَّنُّورِ قَالَ عَوْفٌ أَحْسِبُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ فَإِذَا فِيهِ لَغَطٌ وَأَصْوَاتٌ فَاطَّلَعْنَا فَإِذَا فِيهِ رِجَالٌ وَنِسَاءٌ عُرَاةٌ وَإِذَا بِنَهْرٍ لَهِيبٍ مِنْ أَسْفَلَ مِنْهُمْ فَإِذَا أَتَاهُمْ ذَلِكَ اللَّهَبُ تَضَوْضَوْا قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا هَؤُلَاءِ؟ قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا عَلَى نَهَرٍ حَسِبْتُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَحْمَرَ مِثْلِ الدَّمِ وَإِذَا فِي النَّهَرِ رَجُلٌ يَسْبَحُ وَإِذَا عِنْدَ شَطِّ النَّهَرِ رَجُلٌ قَدْ جَمَعَ عِنْدَهُ حِجَارَةً كَثِيرَةً وَإِذَا ذَلِكَ السَّابِحُ يَسْبَحُ مَا يَسْبَحُ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي جَمَعَ الْحِجَارَةَ فَيَفْغَرُ لَهُ فَاهُ فَيُلْقِمُهُ حَجَرًا قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا هَؤُلَاءِ؟ قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ كَرِيهِ الْمَرْآةِ كَأَكْرَهِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ رَجُلًا مَرْآهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ عِنْدَ نَارٍ يَحُشُّهَا وَيَسْعَى حَوْلَهَا قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَوْضَةٍ فِيهَا مِنْ كُلِّ نَوْرِ الرَّبِيعِ وَإِذَا بَيْنَ ظَهْرَيِ الرَّوْضَةِ رَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ طَوِيلٌ لَا أَكَادُ أَرَى رَأْسَهُ طُولًا فِي السَّمَاءِ وأَرَى حَوْلَ الرَّجُلِ مِنْ أَكْثَرِ وِلْدَانٍ رَأَيْتُهُمْ قَطُّ وَأَحْسَنَهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا مَا هَؤُلَاءِ؟ قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا وَأَتَيْنَا دَوْحَةً عَظِيمَةً لَمْ أَرَ دَوْحَةً قَطُّ أَعْظَمَ مِنْهَا وَلَا أَحْسَنَ قَالَا لِي ارْقَ فِيهَا قَالَ فَارْتَقَيْنَا فِيهَا فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى مَدِينَةٍ مَبْنِيَّةٍ بِلَبِنِ ذَهَبٍ وَلَبِنِ فِضَّةٍ فَأَتَيْنَا بَابَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحْنَا فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَتَلَقَّانَا فِيهَا * رِجَالٌ شَطْرٌ مِنْ خَلْقِهِمْ كَأَحْسَنِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ وَشَطْرٌ كَأَقْبَحِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ قَالَ قَالَا لَهُمُ اذْهَبُوا فَقَعُوا فِي ذَلِكَ النَّهَرِ فَإِذَا نَهَرٌ مُعْتَرِضٌ يَجْرِي كَأَنَّ مَاءَهُ الْمَحْضُ فِي الْبَيَاضِ فَذَهَبُوا فَوَقَعُوا فِيهِ ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ ذَلِكَ السُّوءُ عَنْهُمْ وَصَارُوا فِي أَحْسَنِ صُورَةٍ قَالَ قَالَا لِي هَذِهِ جَنَّةُ عَدْنٍ وَهَذَاكَ مَنْزِلُكَ قَالَ فَسَمَا بَصَرِي صُعُدًا فَإِذَا قَصْرٌ مِثْلُ الرَّبَابَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ قَالَ قَالَا لِي هَذَاكَ مَنْزِلُكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا بَارَكَ اللَّهُ فِيكُمَا ذَرَانِي أَدْخُلْهُ قَالَ قَالَا لِي أَمَّا الْآنَ فَلَا وَأَنْتَ دَاخِلُهُ قَالَ فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ مُنْذُ اللَّيْلَةِ عَجَبًا فَمَا هَذَا الَّذِي رَأَيْتُ؟ قَالَ قَالَا لِي أَمَا إِنَّا سَنُخْبِرُكَ أَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الْأَوَّلُ الَّذِي أَتَيْتَ عَلَيْهِ يُثْلَغُ رَأْسُهُ بِالْحَجَرِ فَإِنَّهُ الرَّجُلُ يَأْخُذُ الْقُرْآنَ فَيَرْفُضُهُ وَيَنَامُ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي أَتَيْتَ عَلَيْهِ يُشَرْشَرُ شِدْقُهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَعَيْنُهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَمِنْخَرُهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ فَإِنَّهُ الرَّجُلُ يَغْدُو مِنْ بَيْتِهِ فَيَكْذِبُ الْكَذْبَةَ فَتَبْلُغُ الْآفَاقَ وَأَمَّا الرِّجَالُ وَالنِّسَاءُ الْعُرَاةُ الَّذِينَ فِي مِثْلِ بِنَاءِ التَّنُّورِ فَإِنَّهُمُ الزُّنَاةُ وَالزَّوَانِي وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي فِي النَّهَرِ فَيَلْتَقِمُ الْحِجَارَةَ فَإِنَّهُ آكِلُ الرِّبَا وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الْكَرِيهُ الْمَرْآةِ الَّذِي عِنْدَ النَّارِ يَحُشُّهَا فَإِنَّهُ مَالِكٌ خَازِنُ جَهَنَّمَ وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الطَّوِيلُ الَّذِي فِي الرَّوْضَةِ فَإِنَّهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَأَمَّا الْوِلْدَانُ الَّذِينَ حَوْلَهُ فَكُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ وُلِدَ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ قَالَ فقَالَ بَعْضُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَأَوْلَادُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَوْلَادُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَأَمَّا الْقَوْمُ الَّذِينَ شَطْرٌ مِنْهُمْ حَسَنٌ وَشَطْرٌ مِنْهُمْ قَبِيحٌ فَهُمْ قَوْمٌ خَلَطُوا عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَآخَرَ سَيِّئًا فَتَجَاوَزَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ»  

Abu Bakr bought a saddle from ‘Azib for thirteen dirhams, then Abu Bakr said to 'Azib. Tell al-Bara to carry it to my house. He said: No, not until you tell us what happened when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out and you were with him. Abu Bakr said: We started our journey at the beginning of the night and we hastened for one day and one night, until it was midday. I looked into the distance to see whether there was anywhere to seek shade, and I saw a rock, so I went to it and it had a little shade. I smoothed the ground for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and spread a garment of camel hair for him, and said: Lie down and rest, O Messenger of Allah. So he lay down, and I went out to see if I could spot anyone looking for us. Then I saw a shepherd and I said: Who do you belong to, O boy? He said: To a man of Quraish. He mentioned his name and I recognised it. I said: Is there any milk in your sheep? He said: Yes | said: Will you milk some for me? He said: Yes. I told him to do that, so he caught a sheep, then I told him to brush the dust from its teat, then to brush the dust off his hands. I had a small vessel with me on the neck of which was a cloth. He milked a little bit of milk for me and I poured it into the vessel until it cooled down. Then I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. When I reached him, he had already woken up. I said: Drink, O Messenger of Allah. He drank until I was pleased, then I said: Is it time to move on? So we moved on and the people were coming after us but none of them caught up with us except Suraqah bin Malik bin Ju'shum, who was riding a horse of his, I said: O Messenger of Allah, someone has caught up with us. He said: ʿDo not be afraid, for Allah is with us.ʿ When he got close to us, and there was no more between us and him then the length of a spear or two or three spears, I said: O Messenger of Allah, this pursuer has caught up with us, and I wept. He said: ʿWhy are you weeping?ʿ I said: I am not weeping for myself; rather I am weeping for you. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed against him [the pursuer] and said: “O Allah, protect us from him by whatever means You will.” Then his horse's legs sank into the solid ground up to its belly, and he fell off it. He said: O Muhammad, I know that this is because of you; pray to Allah to save me from my predicament, and by Allah I shall divert away from you any one who is behind me of those who are seeking you. Here is my quiver, take one arrow. You are going to pass by some camels and sheep of mine in such and such a place, take whatever you need from thern. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿI have no need of it.“ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed for him and he was released, and he went back to his companions. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I continued on our way until we came to Madinah, where the people met him. They came out on the road and on the roofs, and a lot of servants and children crowded the road saying: Allahu Akbar, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has come, Muhammad has come. The people disputed as to who he would stay with. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿTonight I will stay with Banun-Najjar, the maternal uncles of 'Abdul-Muttalib, to honour them thereby.” The next morning, he went where he was instructed. Al-Bara' bin 'Azib said: The first of the Muhajireen to come to us was Mus'ab bin 'Umair, the brother of Banu 'Abdud-Dar. Then Ibn Umm Maktoom, the blind man and brother of Banu Fihr, came to us. Then 'Umar bin al-Khattab, came to us with twenty riders and we said: What happened to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? He said: He is behind me. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came and Abu Bakr was with him. Al-Bara said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not come until I had read some soorahs from al-Mufassal [Al-Mufassal is that portion of the Qur'an which goes from Qaf to an-Nas]. Isra'eel said: al-Bara' was one of the Ansar from Banu Harithah. (Using translation from Aḥmad 3)   

اشْتَرَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ مِنْ عَازِبٍ رَحْلًا بِثَلَاثَةَ عَشَرَ دِرْهَمًا فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لِعَازِبٍ مُرِ الْبَرَاءَ فَلْيَحْمِلْهُ إِلَى أَهْلِي فَقَالَ لَهُ عَازِبٌ لَا حَتَّى تُحَدِّثُنِي كَيْفَ صَنَعْتَ أَنْتَ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ خَرَجْتُمَا مِنْ مَكَّةَ وَالْمُشْرِكُونَ يَطْلُبُونَكُمْ؟ فَقَالَ ارْتَحَلْنَا مِنْ مَكَّةَ فَأَحْيَيْنَا لَيْلَتَنَا حَتَّى أَظْهَرْنَا وَقَامَ قَائِمُ الظَّهِيرَةِ فَرَمَيْتُ بِبَصَرِي هَلْ نَرَى ظِلًّا نَأْوِي إِلَيْهِ؟ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِصَخْرَةٍ فَانْتَهَيْتُ إِلَيْهَا فَإِذَا بَقِيَّةُ ظِلِّهَا فَسَوَّيْتُهُ ثُمَّ فَرَشْتُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ اضْطَجِعْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَاضْطَجَعَ ثُمَّ ذَهَبْتُ أَنْظُرُ هَلْ أَرَى مِنَ الطَّلَبِ أَحَدًا؟ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِرَاعِي غَنَمٍ يَسُوقُ غَنَمَهُ إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ يُرِيدُ مِنْهَا مِثْلَ الَّذِي أُرِيدُ يَعْنِي الظِّلَّ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ لِمَنْ أَنْتَ يَا غُلَامُ؟ قَالَ الْغُلَامُ لِفُلَانِ رَجُلٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَعَرَفْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ هَلْ فِي غَنَمِكَ مِنْ لَبَنٍ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ هَلْ أَنْتَ حَالِبٌ لِي؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَأَمَرْتُهُ فَاعْتَقَلَ شَاةً مِنْ غَنَمِهِ وَأَمَرْتُهُ أَنْ يَنْفُضَ ضَرْعَهَا مِنَ الْغُبَارِ ثُمَّ أَمَرْتُهُ أَنْ يَنْفُضَ كَفَّيْهِ فَقَالَ هَكَذَا وَضَرَبَ إِحْدَى يَدَيْهِ عَلَى الْأُخْرَى فَحَلَبَ لِي كُثْبَةً مِنْ لَبَنٍ وَقَدْ رَوَيْتُ مَعِي لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِدَاوَةً عَلَى فَمِهَا خِرْقَةٌ فَصَبَبْتُ عَلَى اللَّبَنِ حَتَّى بَرُدَ أَسْفَلُهُ فَانْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَوَافَقْتُهُ قَدِ اسْتَيْقَظَ فَقُلْتُ اشْرَبْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَشَرِبَ فَقُلْتُ قَدْ آنَ الرَّحِيلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَارْتَحَلْنَا وَالْقَوْمُ يَطْلُبُونَنَا فَلَمْ يُدْرِكْنَا أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ غَيْرُ سُرَاقَةِ بْنِ مَالِكِ بْنِ جُعْشُمٍ عَلَى فَرَسٍ لَهُ فَقُلْتُ هَذَا الطَّلَبُ قَدْ لَحِقَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَبَكَيْتُ فَقَالَ «لَا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَنَا» فَلَمَّا دَنَا مِنَّا وَكَانَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُ قِيدُ رُمْحَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثٍ قُلْتُ هَذَا الطَّلَبُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ لَحِقَنَا فَبَكَيْتُ قَالَ «مَا يُبْكِيكَ؟ » قُلْتُ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ مَا عَلَى نَفْسِي أَبْكِي وَلَكِنْ أَبْكِي عَلَيْكَ فَدَعَا عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ اكْفِنَاهُ بِمَا شِئْتَ» قَالَ فَسَاخَتْ بِهِ فَرَسُهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَى بَطْنِهَا فَوَثَبَ عَنْهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ هَذَا عَمَلُكَ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُنَجِّينِي مِمَّا أَنَا فِيهِ فَوَاللَّهِ لَأُعَمِّيَنَّ عَلَى مَنْ وَرَائِي مِنَ الطَّلَبِ وَهَذِهِ كِنَانَتِي فَخُذْ مِنْهَا سَهْمًا فَإِنَّكَ سَتَمُرُّ عَلَى إِبِلِي وَغَنَمِي فِي مَكَانِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَخُذْ مِنْهَا حَاجَتَكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا حَاجَةَ لَنَا فِي إِبِلِكَ» وَدَعَا لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَانْطَلَقَ رَاجِعًا إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ وَمَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ لَيْلًا فَتَنَازَعَهُ الْقَوْمُ أَيُّهُمْ يَنْزِلُ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنِّي أَنْزِلُ اللَّيْلَةَ عَلَى بَنِي النَّجَّارِ أَخْوَالِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ أُكْرِمُهُمْ بِذَلِكَ» فَخَرَجَ النَّاسُ حِينَ قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ فِي الطُّرُقِ وَعَلَى الْبُيُوتِ مِنَ الْغِلْمَانِ وَالْخَدَمِ يَقُولُونَ جَاءَ مُحَمَّدٌ جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ انْطَلَقَ فَنَزَلَ حَيْثُ أُمِرَ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَدْ صَلَّى نَحْوَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ شَهْرًا أَوْ سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ شَهْرًا وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يُوَجَّهَ نَحْوَ الْكَعْبَةِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا {قَدْ نَرَى تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ فِي السَّمَاءِ فَلَنُوَلِّيَنَّكَ قِبْلَةً تَرْضَاهَا فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ} قَالَ وَقَالَ السُّفَهَاءُ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَهُمُ الْيَهُودُ {مَا وَلَّاهُمْ عَنْ قِبْلَتِهِمِ الَّتِي كَانُوا عَلَيْهَا} فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا {قُلْ لِلَّهِ الْمَشْرِقُ وَالْمَغْرِبُ يَهْدِي مَنْ يَشَاءُ إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ} قَالَ وَصَلَّى مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَجُلٌ فَخَرَجَ بَعْدَمَا صَلَّى فَمَرَّ عَلَى قَوْمٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَهُمْ رُكُوعٌ فِي صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ نَحْوَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ فَقَالَ هُوَ يَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَنَّهُ قَدْ وُجِّهَ نَحْوَ الْكَعْبَةِ فَانْحَرَفَ الْقَوْمُ حَتَّى تَوَجَّهُوا إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ قَالَ الْبَرَاءُ وَكَانَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ مُصْعَبُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ أَخُو بَنِي عَبْدِ الدَّارِ بْنِ قُصَيٍّ فَقُلْنَا لَهُ مَا فَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ هُوَ مَكَانَهُ وَأَصْحَابُهُ عَلَى أَثَرِي ثُمَّ أَتَى بَعْدَهُ عَمْرُو بْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ الْأَعْمَى أَخُو بَنِي فِهْرٍ فَقُلْنَا مَا فَعَلَ مَنْ وَرَاءَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابُهُ؟ قَالَ هُمُ الْآنَ عَلَى أَثَرِي ثُمَّ أَتَانَا بَعْدَهُ عَمَّارُ بْنُ يَاسِرٍ وَسَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ وَبِلَالٌ ثُمَّ أَتَانَا عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ فِي عِشْرِينَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ رَاكِبًا ثُمَّ أَتَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَعْدَهُمْ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ مَعَهُ قَالَ الْبَرَاءُ فَلَمْ يَقْدَمْ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى قَرَأْتُ سُوَرًا مِنَ الْمُفَصَّلِ ثُمَّ خَرَجْنَا نَلْقَى الْعِيرَ فَوَجَدْنَاهُمْ قَدْ حَذِرُوا  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ very often used to ask his companions, "Did anyone of you see a dream?" So dreams would be narrated to him by those whom Allah wished to tell. One morning the Prophet ﷺ said, "Last night two persons came to me (in a dream) and woke me up and said to me, 'Proceed!' I set out with them and we came across a man lying down, and behold, another man was standing over his head, holding a big rock. Behold, he was throwing the rock at the man's head, injuring it. The rock rolled away and the thrower followed it and took it back. By the time he reached the man, his head returned to the normal state. The thrower then did the same as he had done before. I said to my two companions, 'Subhan Allah! Who are these two persons?' They said, 'Proceed!' So we proceeded and came to a man lying flat on his back and another man standing over his head with an iron hook, and behold, he would put the hook in one side of the man's mouth and tear off that side of his face to the back (of the neck) and similarly tear his nose from front to back and his eye from front to back. Then he turned to the other side of the man's face and did just as he had done with the other side. He hardly completed this side when the other side returned to its normal state. Then he returned to it to repeat what he had done before. I said to my two companions, 'Subhan Allah! Who are these two persons?' They said to me, 'Proceed!' So we proceeded and came across something like a Tannur (a kind of baking oven, a pit usually clay-lined for baking bread)." I think the Prophet ﷺ said, "In that oven there was much noise and voices." The Prophet ﷺ added, "We looked into it and found naked men and women, and behold, a flame of fire was reaching to them from underneath, and when it reached them, they cried loudly. I asked them, 'Who are these?' They said to me, 'Proceed!' And so we proceeded and came across a river." I think he said, ".... red like blood." The Prophet ﷺ added, "And behold, in the river there was a man swimming, and on the bank there was a man who had collected many stones. Behold, while the other man was swimming, he went near him. The former opened his mouth and the latter (on the bank) threw a stone into his mouth whereupon he went swimming again. He returned and every time the performance was repeated. I asked my two companions, 'Who are these (two) persons?' They replied, 'Proceed! Proceed!' And we proceeded till we came to a man with a repulsive appearance, the most repulsive appearance, you ever saw a man having! Beside him there was a fire and he was kindling it and running around it. I asked my companions, 'Who is this (man)?' They said to me, 'Proceed! Proceed!' So we proceeded till we reached a garden of deep green dense vegetation, having all sorts of spring colors. In the midst of the garden there was a very tall man and I could hardly see his head because of his great height, and around him there were children in such a large number as I have never seen. I said to my companions, 'Who is this?' They replied, 'Proceed! Proceed!' So we proceeded till we came to a majestic huge garden, greater and better than I have ever seen! My two companions said to me, 'Go up' and I went up. The Prophet ﷺ added, "So we ascended till we reached a city built of gold and silver bricks and we went to its gate and asked (the gatekeeper) to open the gate, and it was opened and we entered the city and found in it, men with one side of their bodies as handsome as the handsomest person you have ever seen, and the other side as ugly as the ugliest person you have ever seen. My two companions ordered those men to throw themselves into the river. Behold, there was a river flowing across (the city), and its water was like milk in whiteness. Those men went and threw themselves in it and then returned to us after the ugliness (of their bodies) had disappeared and they became in the best shape." The Prophet ﷺ further added, "My two companions (angels) said to me, 'This place is the Eden Paradise, and that is your place.' I raised up my sight, and behold, there I saw a palace like a white cloud! My two companions said to me, 'That (palace) is your place.' I said to them, 'May Allah bless you both! Let me enter it.' They replied, 'As for now, you will not enter it, but you shall enter it (one day). I said to them, 'I have seen many wonders tonight. What does all that mean which I have seen?' They replied, 'We will inform you: As for the first man you came upon whose head was being injured with the rock, he is the symbol of the one who studies the Qur'an and then neither recites it nor acts on its orders, and sleeps, neglecting the enjoined prayers. As for the man you came upon whose sides of mouth, nostrils and eyes were torn off from front to back, he is the symbol of the man who goes out of his house in the morning and tells so many lies that it spreads all over the world. And those naked men and women whom you saw in a construction resembling an oven, they are the adulterers and the adulteresses. And the man whom you saw swimming in the river and given a stone to swallow, is the eater of usury (Riba). And the bad looking man whom you saw near the fire kindling it and going round it, is Malik, the gatekeeper of Hell. And the tall man whom you saw in the garden, is Abraham and the children around him are those children who die with Al-Fitra (the Islamic Faith). The narrator added: Some Muslims asked the Prophet, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! What about the children of pagans?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "And also the children of pagans." The Prophet ﷺ added, "My two companions added, 'The men you saw half handsome and half ugly were those persons who had mixed an act that was good with another that was bad, but Allah forgave them.'" (Using translation from Bukhārī 7047)  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِيمَا يَقُولُ لِأَصْحَابِهِ «هَلْ رَأَى أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ رُؤْيَا؟» قَالَ فَنَقُصُّ عَلَيْهِ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ نَقُصَّ قَالَ فَقَالَ ذَاتَ غَدَاةٍ إِنَّهُ أَتَانِيَ اللَّيْلَةَ اثْنَانِ أَوِ آتِيَانِ فَابْتَعَثَانِي وَقَالَا لِيَ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا وَإِنَّا أَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُضْطَجِعٍ فَإِذَا آخَرُ قَائِمٌ عَلَيْهِ بِصَخْرَةٍ وَإِذَا هُوَ يَهْوِي بِالصَّخْرَةِ لِرَأْسِهِ فَيَثْلَغُ رَأْسَهُ فَيَتَدَهْدَهُ الْحَجَرُ فَيَذْهَبُ هَهُنَا فَيَتْبَعُهُ فَيَأْخُذُهُ فَلَا يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى يَصِحَّ رَأْسُهُ كَمَا كَانَ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ عَلَيْهِ فَيَفْعَلُ مِثْلَ فِعْلِ الْمَرَّةِ الْأُولَى قُلْتُ لَهُمَا سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَا لِيَ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُسْتَلْقٍ لِقَفَاهُ وَإِذَا آخَرُ قَائِمٌ بِكَلُّوبٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَإِذَا هُوَ يَأْتِي إِحْدَى شِقَّيْ وَجْهِهِ فَيُشَرْشِرُ شِدْقَهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ ثُمَّ يَتَحَوَّلُ إِلَى الْجَانِبِ الْآخَرِ فَيَفْعَلُ بِهِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَمَا يَفْرُغُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى يَصِحَّ ذَلِكَ الْجَانِبُ كَمَا كَانَ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ إِلَيْهِ فَيَفْعَلُ بِهِ كَمَا فَعَلَ الْمَرَّةَ الْأُولَى قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مَا هَذَانِ؟ قَالَا لِيَ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى بِنَاءٍ مِثْلِ التَّنُّورِ قَالَ فَأَحْسِبُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ فَسَمِعْنَا لَغَطًا وَأَصْوَاتًا قَالَ فَاطَّلَعْنَا فِيهِ فَإِذَا فِيهِ رِجَالٌ وَنِسَاءٌ عُرَاةٌ وَإِذَا هُوَ يَأْتِيهِمْ لَهَبٌ مِنْ أَسْفَلَ مِنْهُمْ فَإِذَا أَتَاهُمْ ذَلِكَ اللهَبُ ضَوْضَوْا قُلْتُ لَهُمَا سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مَا هَؤُلَاءِ؟ قَالَا لِيَ انْطَلِقْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى نَهَرٍ حَسِبْتُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَحْمَرَ مِثْلِ الدَّمِ وَإِذَا فِي النَّهَرِ رَجُلٌ يَسْبَحُ وَإِذَا عَلَى شَاطِئِ النَّهَرِ رَجُلٌ قَدْ جَمَعَ عِنْدَهُ حِجَارَةً وَإِذَا ذَلِكَ السَّابِحُ يَسْبَحُ مَا يَسْبَحُ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي ذَلِكَ الَّذِي قَدْ جَمَعَ عِنْدَهُ حِجَارَةً فَيَفْغَرُ لَهُ فَاهُ فَيُلْقِمُهُ حَجَرًا فَيَذْهَبُ فَيَسْبَحُ مَا يَسْبَحُ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ كُلَّمَا رَجَعَ فَغَرَ لَهُ فَاهُ فَأَلْقَمَهُ حَجَرًا قُلْتُ لَهُمَا مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَا لِيَ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ كَرِيهِ الْمَرْآةِ كَأَكْرَهِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ رَجُلًا مِرْآةً وَإِذَا نَارٌ يَحُشُّهَا وَيَسْعَى حَوْلَهَا قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَا لِيَ انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا رَوْضَةً مُعْشِبَةً فِيهَا مِنْ كُلِّ الرَّبِيعِ وَإِذَا بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيِ الرَّوْضَةِ رَجُلٌ طَوِيلٌ لَا أَكَادُ أَنْ أَرَى رَأْسَهُ طُولًا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَإِذَا حَوْلَ الرَّجُلِ مِنْ أَكْثَرِ وِلْدَانٍ رَأَيْتُهُمْ قَطُّ وَأَحْسَنِهُمْ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مَا هَذَا؟ وَمَا هَؤُلَاءِ؟ قَالَا لِيَ انْطَلِقْ فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى دَوْحَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ لَمْ أَرَ دَوْحَةً قَطُّ أَعْظَمَ مِنْهَا وَلَا أَحْسَنَ قَالَ قَالَا لِيَ ارْقَ فِيهَا فَارْتَقَيْنَا فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى مَدِينَةٍ مَبْنِيَّةٍ بِلَبِنٍ ذَهَبٍ وَلَبِنٍ فِضَّةٍ فَأَتَيْنَا بَابَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحْنَاهَا فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَدَخَلْنَاهَا فَتَلَقَّانَا فِيهَا رِجَالٌ شَطْرٌ مِنْ خَلْقِهِمْ كَأَحْسَنِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ وَشَطْرٌ كَأَقْبَحِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ رَجُلًا قَالَ فَقَالَا اذْهَبُوا فَقَعُوا فِي ذَلِكَ النَّهْرِ وَإِذَا نَهْرٌ مُعْتَرِضٌ يَجْرِي كَأَنَّ مَاءَهُ الْمَحْضُ بِالْبَيَاضِ قَالَ فَذَهَبُوا فَوَقَعُوا فِيهِ ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا إِلَيْنَا وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ عَنْهُمُ السُّوءُ وَصَارُوا فِي أَحْسَنِ صُورَةٍ قَالَ قَالَا لِي هَذِهِ جَنَّةُ عَدْنٍ وَهَا هُوَ ذَاكَ مَنْزِلُكَ فَسَمَا بَصَرِي مُصْعِدًا قَالَ فَإِذَا قَصْرٌ مِثْلُ الرَّبَابَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ قَالَ قَالَا هُوَ ذَاكَ مَنْزِلُكَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُمَا بَارَكَ اللهُ فِيكُمَا خَلِّيَانِي ذَرَانِي أَدْخُلْهُ قَالَا لِي أَمَّا الْآنَ فَلَا وَأَنْتَ دَاخِلُهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا إِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ مُنْذُ اللَّيْلَةِ عَجَبًا فَمَا هَذَا الَّذِي رَأَيْتُ؟ قَالَ قَالَا لِي أَمَا إِنَّا سَنُخْبِرُكَ أَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الْأَوَّلُ الَّذِي أَتَيْتَ عَلَيْهِ يُثْلَغُ رَأْسُهُ بِالْحَجَرِ فَإِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ يَأْخُذُ الْقُرْآنَ وَيَنَامُ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي أَتَيْتَ عَلَيْهِ يُشَرْشِرُ شِدْقُهُ وَعَيْنُهُ وَمِنْخَرَاهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ فَإِنَّهُ الرَّجُلُ يَغْدُو مِنْ بَيْتِهِ فَيَكْذِبُ الْكَذِبَةَ تَبْلُغُ الْآفَاقَ وَأَمَّا الرِّجَالُ وَالنِّسَاءُ الْعُرَاةُ الَّذِينَ فِي مِثْلِ بِنَاءِ التَّنُّورِ فَإِنَّهُمُ الزُّنَاةُ وَالزَّوَانِي وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يَسْبَحُ فِي النَّهْرِ وَيُلْقَمُ الْحِجَارَةَ فَإِنَّهُ آكِلُ الرِّبَا وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي عِنْدَهُ الْكَرِيهُ الْمَرْآةِ فَإِنَّهُ مَالِكٌ خَازِنُ جَهَنَّمَ وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي فِي الرَّوْضَةِ فَإِنَّهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ﷺ وَأَمَّا الْوِلْدَانُ الَّذِينَ حَوْلَهُ فَكُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ قَالَ وَقَالَ بَعْضُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَأَوْلَادُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ؟ قَالَ «وَأَوْلَادُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَأَمَّا الْقَوْمُ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا شَطْرًا مِنْهُمْ حَسَنًا وَشَطْرًا مِنْهُمْ قَبِيحًا فَإِنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ خَلَطُوا عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَآخَرَ سَيِّئًا فَتَجَاوَزَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ once came to us, and whenever he prayed, he would face us with his face and say, "Did anyone of you see a dream last night?" If any of us saw a dream, he would narrate it to him, and he would interpret it as Allah willed. One day, he asked us, "Has anyone of you seen a dream?" We replied, "No." He (the Prophet) said, "I saw two men who came to me, took me by the hand, and brought me to a place that was flat and spacious. I passed by a man who was lying on his back with another man standing over his head, holding a stone mace. He would smash the head of the lying man with that mace, splitting it open to the bottom until it reached his chin, and then do the same to the other side of his head. The two sides of his head would come back to their normal position, and the man would do the same as before. I said, 'What is this?' They told me to keep moving ahead. Then we came across a man who was lying flat on his face with another man standing over his head, holding a rock or a piece of hard clay which he would strike with, causing it to split open his head from the front to the back, and then do the same to the back of his head. Both sides of his head would come back to their normal position, and the man would repeat the same as before. I asked, 'What is this?' They told me to keep moving ahead. Then we reached a river of blood in which there was a man standing, waist deep. In front of him, there was another man with stones in front of his chest, and whenever the man in the river tried to come out, the other man would throw stones at him and force him back into the river. I asked, 'What is this?' They told me to keep moving ahead. We then came to a lush green garden with a huge tree at its root. Near the tree, there were old men, young men, children, and women. In front of the tree, there was a man with fire in his hand, kindling and extinguishing it. I asked them, 'What is this?' They told me to keep moving ahead. We finally arrived at a beautiful red garden with a magnificent tree, around which there were old men and young men. I said to them, 'You have been wandering with me since last night and have pitied me. Now please tell me what all of this means.' They said, 'Yes. As for the lying man, he is a liar who tells lies so often that his lies reach the horizons. His lies are conveyed to the people. As for the man whose head is being crushed, he is the one whom Allah has taught the Quran and he recites it during the night and day, and yet he does not act upon it. As for the man whose head is being split open from the front to the back, he is a person who has evil relations with his relatives (or people of his tribe) and breaks their ties. As for the man standing in the river of blood, he is the one who consumes usury. As for the old men, young men, children, and women who were at the root of the tree, they are the inhabitants of paradise. As for the man kindling and extinguishing the fire, he is the angel Israfil. I said, 'Please tell me where my dwelling is.' They replied, 'Ascend.' So I ascended, and as I ascended, the clouds stood in rows. The angels said to me, 'This is your place.' I said, 'Let me enter my dwelling.' They replied, 'You still have something left undone in the world for which you have to return, and if you complete it, then you will enter your dwelling.'  

أَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمًا وَكَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ «هَلْ رَأَى أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمُ اللَّيْلَةَ رُؤْيَا؟» فَإِنْ أَحَدٌ مِنَّا رَأَى رُؤْيَا يَقُصُّهَا عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فِيهَا مَا شَاءَ اللهُ فَسَأَلَنَا يَوْمًا «هَلْ رَأَى أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ رُؤْيَا؟» قُلْنَا لَا قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَنَا رَأَيْتُ رَجُلَيْنِ أَتَيَانِي فَأَخَذَا بِيَدِي فَأَخْرَجَانِي إِلَى أَرْضٍ مُسْتَوِيَةٍ أَوْ فَضَاءٍ فَمَرَرْتُ بِرَجُلٍ وَرَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ بِيَدِهِ كَلُّوبٌ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ يُدْخِلُهُ فِي شِدْقِهِ هَذَا فَيَشُقُّهُ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ قَفَاهُ ثُمَّ يَفْعَلُ بِشِدْقِهِ الْآخَرِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَيَلْتَئِمُ شِدْقُهُ هَذَا فَيَعُودُ فَيَصْنَعُ بِهِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ قُلْتُ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَا انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُسْتَلْقٍ عَلَى قَفَاهُ وَرَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ عَلَى رَأْسَهِ بِصَخْرَةٍ أَوْ فِهْرٍ يَشْدَخُ بِهِ رَأْسَهُ فَيَتَدَهْدَهُ الْحَجَرُ فَيَنْطَلِقُ إِلَيْهِ لِيَأْخُذَهُ فَلَا يَرْجِعُ إِلَى هَذَا حَتَّى يَلْتَئِمَ رَأْسُهُ وَعَادَ رَأْسُهُ كَمَا هُوَ فَعَادَ إِلَيْهِ فَضَرَبَهُ فَهُوَ يَفْعَلُ بِهِ ذَلِكَ قُلْتُ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَا انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى بَيْتٍ قَدْ بُنِيَ بِنَاءَ التَّنُّورِ أَعْلَاهُ ضَيِّقٌ وَأَسْفَلَهُ وَاسِعٌ تُوقَدُ تَحْتَهُ نَارٌ وَفِيهِ رِجَالٌ وَنِسَاءٌ عُرَاةٌ فَإِذَا أُوقِدَ تَحْتَهُ ارْتَفَعُوا حَتَّى يَكَادُونَ أَنْ يَخْرُجُوا مِنْهُ وَإِذَا أُخْمِدَتْ رَجَعُوا فِيهَا فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَا انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا عَلَى نَهْرٍ مِنْ دَمٍ فِيهِ رَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ عَلَى وَسْطِ النَّهَرِ وَرَجُلٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ حِجَارَةٌ فَأَقْبَلَ يَرْمِي الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي فِي النَّهْرِ كُلَّمَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ مِنْهُ رَمَاهُ الرَّجُلُ بِحَجَرٍ فِي فِيهِ فَرَدَّهُ حَيْثُ كَانَ قُلْتُ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَا انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى رَوْضَةٍ حَمْرَاءَ فِيهَا شَجَرَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ فِي أَصْلِهَا شَيْخٌ حَوْلَهُ صِبْيَانٌ وَنِسَاءٌ وَرَجُلٌ عِنْدَ الشَّجَرَةِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ نَارٌ يُوقِدُهَا وَيَحُشُّهَا فَسَأَلْتُهُمَا فَقَالَا انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا الشَّجَرَةَ فَأَدْخَلَانِي دَارًا فَلَمْ أَرَ دَارًا قَطُّ أَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا فِيهَا رِجَالٌ شُيُوخٌ وَشَبَابٌ وَصِبْيَانٌ وَنِسَاءٌ ثُمَّ صَعِدَا الشَّجَرَةَ وَأَدْخَلَانِي دَارًا أُخْرَى هِيَ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ الْأُولَى وَأَفْضَلُ مِنْهَا فِيهَا شُيُوخٌ وَشَبَابٌ فَقُلْتُ لَهُمَا إِنَّكُمَا قَدْ طَوَّفْتُمَانِي مُنْذُ اللَّيْلَةِ وَشَفَقْتُمَا عَلَيَّ فَأَخْبِرَانِي عَمَّا رَأَيْتُ قَالَا نَعَمْ أَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الْأَوَّلُ الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ فَإِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ كَذَّابٌ كَانَ يَكْذِبُ الْكَذِبَةَ فَتُحْمَلُ عَنْهُ حَتَّى تَبْلُغَ الْآفَاقَ فَيُصْنَعُ مَا رَأَيْتَ بِهِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يُشْدَخُ رَأْسُهُ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ رَجُلٌ عَلَّمَهُ اللهُ الْقُرْآنَ فَنَامَ عَنْهُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَلَمْ يَعْمَلْ بِمَا فِيهِ بِالنَّهَارِ فَهُوَ يُعْمَلُ بِهِ مَا رَأَيْتَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَأَمَّا الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ فِي الْبَيْتِ فَهُمْ زُنَاةُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ وَأَمَّا الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ فِي النَّهْرِ الدَّمِ فَهُوَ آكِلُ الرِّبَا وَأَمَّا الشَّيْخُ الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ فِي أَصْلِ الشَّجَرَةِ فَذَاكَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَأَمَّا الصِّبْيَانُ الَّذِينَ رَأَيْتَ فَأَوْلَادُ النَّاسِ وَأَمَّا النَّارُ الَّتِي رَأَيْتَ وَالرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يُوقِدُهَا فَتِلْكَ النَّارُ وَذَلِكَ خَازِنُ النَّارِ وَأَمَّا الدَّارُ الْأُولَى الَّتِي دَخَلْتَ دَارُ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَأَمَّا هَذِهِ فَدَارُ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَأَنَا جِبْرِيلُ وَهَذَا مِيكَائِيلُ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا أَخْبِرَانِي أَيْنَ مَنْزِلِي؟ قَالَا ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فَإِذَا فَوْقِي مِثْلَ السَّحَابَةِ فَقَالَا ذَاكَ مَنْزِلُكَ فَقُلْتُ دَعَانِي أَدْخُلْ مَنْزِلِي فَقَالَا إِنَّهُ قَدْ بَقِيَ لَكَ عَمَلٌ لَمْ تَسْتَكْمِلْهُ بَعْدُ فَلَوْ قَدِ اسْتَكْمَلْتَ دَخَلْتَ مَنْزِلَكَ  

I met Bilal, the Mu'adhdhin of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at Aleppo, and said: Bilal, tell me, what was the financial position of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? He said: He had nothing. It was I who managed it on his behalf since the day Allah made him Prophet of Allah ﷺ until he died. When a Muslim man came to him and he found him naked, he ordered me (to clothe him). I would go, borrow (some money), and purchase a cloak for him. I would then clothe him and feed him. A man from the polytheists met me and said: I am well off, Bilal. Do not borrow money from anyone except me. So I did accordingly. One day when I performed ablution and stood up to make call to prayer, the same polytheist came along with a body of merchants. When he saw me, he said: O Abyssinian. I said: I am at your service. He met me with unpleasant looks and said harsh words to me. He asked me: Do you know how many days remain in the completion of this month? I replied: The time is near. He said: Only four days remain in the completion of this month. I shall then take that which is due from you (i.e. loan), and then shall return you to tend the sheep as you did before. I began to think in my mind what people think in their minds (on such occasions). When I offered the night prayer, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned to his family. I sought permission from him and he gave me permission. I said: Messenger of Allah, may my parents be sacrificed for you, the polytheist from whom I used to borrow money said to me such-and-such. Neither you nor I have anything to pay him for me, and he will disgrace me. So give me permission to run away to some of those tribes who have recently embraced Islam until Allah gives His Apostle ﷺ something with which he can pay (the debt) for me. So I came out and reached my house. I placed my sword, waterskin (or sheath), shoes and shield near my head. When dawn broke, I intended to be on my way. All of a sudden I saw a man running towards me and calling: Bilal, return to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. So I went till I reached him. I found four mounts kneeling on the ground with loads on them. I sought permission. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me: Be glad, Allah has made arrangements for the payment (of your debt). He then asked: Have you not seen the four mounts kneeling on the ground? I replied: Yes. He said: You may have these mounts and what they have on them. There are clothes and food on them, presented to me by the ruler of Fadak. Take them away and pay off your debt. I did so. He then mentioned the rest of the tradition. I then went to the mosque and found that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting there. I greeted him. He asked: What benefit did you have from your property? I replied: Allah Most High paid everything which was due from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Nothing remains now. He asked: Did anything remain (from that property)? I said: Yes. He said: Look, if you can give me some comfort from it, for I shall not visit any member of my family until you give me some comfort from it. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ offered the night prayer, he called me and said: What is the position of that which you had with you (i.e. property)? I said: I still have it, no one came to me. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed the night in the mosque. He then narrated the rest of the tradition. Next day when he offered the night prayer, he called me and asked: What is the position of that which you had (i.e. the rest of the property)? I replied: Allah has given you comfort from it, Messenger of Allah. He said: Allah is Most Great, and praised Allah, fearing lest he should die while it was with him. I then followed him until he came to his wives and greeted each one of them and finally he came to his place where he had to pass the night. This is all for which you asked me. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3055)   

لَقِيتُ بِلَالًا مُؤَذِّنَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِحَلَبَ فَقُلْتُ يَا بِلَالُ حَدِّثْنِي كَيْفَ كَانَتْ نَفَقَةُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَ مَا كَانَ لَهُ شَيْءٌ إِلَّا أَنَا الَّذِي كُنْتُ أَلِي ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ مُنْذُ بَعَثَهُ اللهُ إِلَى أَنْ تُوُفِّيَ فَكَانَ إِذَا أَتَاهُ الْإِنْسَانُ الْمُسْلِمُ فَرَآهُ عَارِيًا يَأْمُرُنِي فَأَنْطَلِقُ فَأَسْتَقْرِضُ فَأَشْتَرِيَ الْبُرْدَةَ وَالشَّيْءَ فَأَكْسُوَهُ وَأُطْعِمَهُ حَتَّى اعْتَرَضَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ يَا بِلَالُ إِنَّ عِنْدِي سَعَةً فَلَا تَسْتَقْرِضْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا مِنِّي فَفَعَلْتُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ تَوَضَّأْتُ ثُمَّ قُمْتُ لِأُؤَذِّنَ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَإِذَا الْمُشْرِكُ فِي عِصَابَةٍ مِنَ التُّجَّارِ فَلَمَّا رَآنِي قَالَ يَا حَبَشِيُّ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا لَبَيَّهِ فَتَجَهَّمَنِي وَقَالَ قَوْلًا غَلِيظًا فَقَالَ أَتَدْرِي كَمْ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ الشَّهْرِ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ قَرِيبٌ قَالَ إِنَّمَا بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ أَرْبَعُ لَيَالٍ فَآخُذُكَ بِالَّذِي لِي عَلَيْكَ فَإِنِّي لَمْ أُعْطِكَ الَّذِي أَعْطَيْتُكَ مِنْ كَرَامَتِكَ وَلَا مِنْ كَرَامَةِ صَاحِبِكَ وَلَكِنْ أَعْطَيْتُكَ لِتَجِبَ لِي عَبْدًا؛ فَأَرُدُّكَ تَرْعَى الْغَنَمَ كَمَا كُنْتَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فَأَخَذَ فِي نَفْسِي مَا يَأْخُذُ فِي أَنْفُسِ النَّاسِ فَانْطَلَقْتُ ثُمَّ أَذَّنْتُ بِالصَّلَاةِ حَتَّى إِذَا صَلَّيْتُ الْعَتَمَةَ رَجَعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَذِنَ لِي فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي إِنَّ الْمُشْرِكَ الَّذِي ذَكَرْتُ لَكَ أَنِّي كُنْتُ أَتَدَيَّنُ مِنْهُ قَدْ قَالَ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَلَيْسَ عِنْدَكَ مَا تَقْضِي عَنِّي وَلَا عِنْدِي وَهُوَ فَاضِحِي فَأَذِنَ لِي أَنْ آتِيَ إِلَى بَعْضِ هَؤُلَاءِ الْأَحْيَاءِ الَّذِينَ قَدْ أَسْلَمُوا حَتَّى يَرْزُقَ اللهُ رَسُولَهُ ﷺ مَا يَقْضِي عَنِّي فَخَرَجْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ مَنْزِلِي فَجَعَلْتُ سَيْفِي وَجِرَابِي وَرُمْحِي وَنَعْلِي عِنْدَ رَأْسِي وَاسْتَقْبَلْتُ بِوَجْهِيَ الْأُفُقَ فَكُلَّمَا نِمْتُ انْتَبَهْتُ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُ عَلَيَّ لَيْلًا نِمْتُ حَتَّى انْشَقَّ عَمُودُ الصُّبْحِ الْأَوَّلِ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَنْطَلِقَ فَإِذَا إِنْسَانٌ يَسْعَى يَدْعُو يَا بِلَالُ أَجِبْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَانْطَلَقْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُهُ فَإِذَا أَرْبَعُ رَكَائِبَ عَلَيْهِنَّ أَحْمَالُهُنَّ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ فَقَالَ لِيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَبْشِرْ؛ فَقَدْ جَاءَكَ اللهُ بِقَضَائِكَ فَحَمِدْتُ اللهَ وَقَالَ أَلَمْ تَمُرَّ عَلَى الرَّكَائِبِ الْمُنَاخَاتِ الْأَرْبَعِ؟ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ فَإِنَّ لَكَ رِقَابَهُنَّ وَمَا عَلَيْهِنَّ وَإِذَا عَلَيْهِنَّ كِسْوَةٌ وَطَعَامٌ أَهْدَاهُنَّ لَهُ عَظِيمُ فَدَكٍ فَاقْبِضْهُنَّ إِلَيْكَ ثُمَّ اقْضِ دَيْنَكَ قَالَ فَفَعَلْتُ فَحَطَطْتُ عَنْهُنَّ أَحْمَالَهُنَّ ثُمَّ عَقَلْتُهُنَّ ثُمَّ عَمَدْتُ إِلَى تَأْذِينِ صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ حَتَّى إِذَا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَرَجْتُ إِلَى الْبَقِيعِ فَجَعَلْتُ أُصْبُعِي فِي أُذُنِي فَنَادَيْتُ وَقُلْتُ مَنْ كَانَ يَطْلُبُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ دَيْنًا فَلْيَحْضُرْ فَمَا زِلْتُ أَبِيعُ وَأَقْضِي وَأَعْرِضُ وَأَقْضِي حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ دَيْنٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ حَتَّى فَضُلَ عِنْدِي أُوقِيَّتَانِ أَوْ أُوقِيَّةٌ وَنِصْفٌ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ عَامَّةُ النَّهَارِ فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَاعِدٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَحْدَهُ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لِي مَا فَعَلَ مَا قِبَلَكَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ قَدْ قَضَى اللهُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ كَانَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمْ يَبْقَ شَيْءٌ فَقَالَ فَضُلَ شَيْءٌ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ دِينَارَانِ قَالَ انْظُرْ أَنْ تُرِيحَنِي مِنْهُمَا فَلَسْتُ بِدَاخِلٍ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ أَهْلِي حَتَّى تُرِيحَنِي مِنْهُمَا فَلَمْ يَأْتِنَا فَبَاتَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ وَظَلَّ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْيَوْمَ الثَّانِي حَتَّى كَانَ فِي آخِرِ النَّهَارِ جَاءَ رَاكِبَانِ فَانْطَلَقْتُ بِهِمَا فَكَسَوْتُهُمَا وَأَطْعَمْتُهُمَا حَتَّى إِذَا صَلَّى الْعَتَمَةَ دَعَانِي فَقَالَ مَا فَعَلَ الَّذِي قِبَلَكَ؟ قُلْتُ قَدْ أَرَاحَكَ اللهُ مِنْهُ فَكَبَّرَ وَحَمِدَ اللهَ شَفَقًا مِنْ أَنْ يُدْرِكَهُ الْمَوْتُ وَعِنْدَهُ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ اتَّبَعْتُهُ حَتَّى جَاءَ أَزْوَاجَهُ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ امْرَأَةٍ حَتَّى أَتَى فِي مَبِيتِهِ فَهَذَا الَّذِي سَأَلْتَنِي عَنْهُ  

بَعَثَ عُمَرُ ؓ النَّاسَ مِنْ أَفْنَاءِ الْأَمْصَارِ يُقَاتِلُونَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ فِي إِسْلَامِ الْهُرْمُزَانِ قَالَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي مُسْتَشِيرُكَ فِي مَغَازِيَّ هَذِهِ فَأَشِرْ عَلَيَّ فِي مَغَازِي الْمُسْلِمِينَ قَالَ نَعَمْ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الْأَرْضُ مَثَلُهَا وَمَثَلُ مَنْ فِيهَا مِنَ النَّاسِ مِنْ عَدُوِّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مَثَلُ طَائِرٍ لَهُ رَأْسٌ وَلَهُ جَنَاحَانِ وَلَهُ رِجْلَانِ فَإِنْ كُسِرَ أَحَدُ الْجَنَاحَيْنِ نَهَضَتِ الرِّجْلَانِ بِجَنَاحٍ وَالرَّأْسُ وَإِنْ كُسِرَ الْجَنَاحُ الْآخَرُ نَهَضَتِ الرِّجْلَانِ وَالرَّأْسُ وَإِنْ شُدِخَ الرَّأْسُ ذَهَبَ الرِّجْلَانِ وَالْجَنَاحَانِ وَالرَّأْسُ فَالرَّأْسُ كِسْرَى وَالْجَنَاحُ قَيْصَرُ وَالْجَنَاحُ الْآخَرُ فَارِسُ فَمُرِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ أَنْ يَنْفِرُوا إِلَى كِسْرَى فَقَالَ بَكْرٌ وَزِيَادٌ جَمِيعًا عَنْ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ حَيَّةَ قَالَ فَنَدَبَنَا عُمَرُ ؓ وَاسْتَعْمَلَ عَلَيْنَا رَجُلًا مِنْ مُزَيْنَةَ يُقَالُ لَهُ النُّعْمَانُ بْنُ مُقَرِّنٍ ؓ وَحَشَرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مَعَهُ قَالَ وَخَرَجْنَا فِيمَنْ خَرَجَ مِنَ النَّاسِ حَتَّى إِذَا دَنَوْنَا مِنَ الْقَوْمِ وَأَدَاةُ النَّاسِ وَسِلَاحُهُمُ الْجَحْفُ وَالرِّمَاحُ الْمُكَسَّرَةُ وَالنَّبْلُ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا نَسِيرُ وَمَا لَنَا كَثِيرُ خُيُولٍ أَوْ مَا لَنَا خُيُولٌ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا بِأَرْضِ الْعَدُوِّ وَبَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ الْقَوْمِ نَهَرٌ خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا عَامِلُ كِسْرَى فِي أَرْبَعِينَ أَلْفًا حَتَّى وَقَفُوا عَلَى النَّهَرِ وَوَقَفْنَا مِنْ حِيَالِهِ الْآخَرِ قَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَخْرِجُوا إِلَيْنَا رَجُلًا يُكَلِّمُنَا فَأَخْرَجَ إِلَيْهِ الْمُغِيرَةَ بْنَ شُعْبَةَ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا قَدِ اتَّجَرَ وَعَلِمَ الْأَلْسِنَةَ قَالَ فَقَامَ تُرْجُمَانُ الْقَوْمِ فَتَكَلَّمَ دُونَ مَلِكِهِمْ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِلنَّاسِ لِيُكَلِّمْنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْكُمْ فَقَالَ الْمُغِيرَةُ سَلْ عَمَّا شِئْتَ فَقَالَ مَا أَنْتُمْ؟ فَقَالَ نَحْنُ نَاسٌ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ كُنَّا فِي شَقَاءٍ شَدِيدٍ وَبَلَاءٍ طَوِيلٍ نَمُصُّ الْجِلْدَ وَالنَّوَى مِنَ الْجُوعِ وَنَلْبَسُ الْوَبَرَ وَالشَّعَرَ وَنَعْبُدُ الشَّجَرَ وَالْحَجَرَ فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ بَعَثَ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَرَبُّ الْأَرْضِ إِلَيْنَا نَبِيًّا مِنْ أَنْفُسِنَا نَعْرِفُ أَبَاهُ وَأُمَّهُ فَأَمَرَنَا نَبِيُّنَا رَسُولُ رَبِّنَا ﷺ أَنْ نُقَاتِلَكُمْ حَتَّى تَعْبُدُوا اللهَ وَحْدَهُ أَوْ تُؤَدُّوا الْجِزْيَةَ فَأَخْبَرَنَا نَبِيُّنَا عَنْ رِسَالَةِ رَبِّنَا أَنَّهُ مَنْ قُتِلَ مِنَّا صَارَ إِلَى جَنَّةٍ وَنَعِيمٍ لَمْ يَرَ مِثْلَهُ قَطُّ وَمَنْ بَقِيَ مِنَّا مَلَكَ رِقَابَكُمْ قَالَ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ بَعْدَ غَدٍ حَتَّى نَأْمُرَ بِالْجِسْرِ يُجْسَرُ قَالَ فَافْتَرَقُوا وَجَسَرُوا الْجِسْرَ ثُمَّ إِنَّ أَعْدَاءَ اللهِ قَطَعُوا إِلَيْنَا فِي مِائَةِ أَلْفٍ سِتُّونَ أَلْفًا يَجُرُّونَ الْحَدِيدَ وَأَرْبَعُونَ أَلْفًا رُمَاةُ الْحَدَقِ فَأَطَافُوا بِنَا عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ قَالَ وَكُنَّا اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ أَلْفًا فَقَالُوا هَاتُوا لَنَا رَجُلًا يُكَلِّمُنَا فَأَخْرَجْنَا الْمُغِيرَةَ فَأَعَادَ عَلَيْهِمْ كَلَامَهُ الْأَوَّلَ فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ أَتَدْرُونَ مَا مَثَلُنَا وَمَثَلُكُمْ؟ قَالَ الْمُغِيرَةُ مَا مَثَلُنَا وَمَثَلُكُمْ؟ قَالَ مَثَلُ رَجُلٍ لَهُ بُسْتَانٌ ذُو رَيَاحِينَ وَكَانَ لَهُ ثَعْلَبٌ قَدْ آذَاهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَبُّ الْبُسْتَانِ يَا أَيُّهَا الثَّعْلَبُ لَوْلَا أَنْ تُنَتِّنَ حَائِطِي مِنْ جِيفَتِكَ لَهَيَّأْتُ مَا قَدْ قَتَلَكَ وَأَنَا لَوْلَا أَنْ تُنَتَّنَ بِلَادُنَا مِنْ جِيفَتِكُمْ لَكُنَّا قَدْ قَتَلْنَاكُمْ بِالْأَمْسِ قَالَ لَهُ الْمُغِيرَةُ هَلْ تَدْرِي مَا قَالَ الثَّعْلَبُ لِرَبِّ الْبُسْتَانِ؟ قَالَ مَا قَالَ لَهُ؟ قَالَ قَالَ لَهُ يَا رَبَّ الْبُسْتَانِ أَنْ أَمُوتَ فِي حَائِطِكَ ذَا بَيْنَ الرَّيَاحِينِ أَحَبُّ إِلِيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَخْرُجَ إِلَى أَرْضٍ قَفْرٍ لَيْسَ بِهَا شَيْءٌ وَإِنَّهُ وَاللهِ لَوْ لَمْ يَكُنْ دِينٌ وَقَدْ كُنَّا مِنْ شَقَاءِ الْعَيْشِ فِيمَا ذَكَرْتُ لَكَ مَا عُدْنَا فِي ذَلِكَ الشَّقَاءِ أَبَدًا حَتَّى نُشَارِكَكُمْ فِيمَا أَنْتُمْ فِيهِ أَوْ نَمُوتَ فَكَيْفَ بِنَا وَمَنْ قُتِلَ مِنَّا صَارَ إِلَى رَحْمَةِ اللهِ وَجَنَّتِهِ وَمَنْ بَقِيَ مِنَّا مَلَكَ رِقَابَكُمْ قَالَ جُبَيْرٌ فَأَقَمْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ يَوْمًا لَا نُقَاتِلُهُمْ وَلَا يُقَاتِلُنَا الْقَوْمُ قَالَ فَقَامَ الْمُغِيرَةُ إِلَى النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ مُقَرِّنٍ ؓ فَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا الْأَمِيرُ إِنَّ النَّهَارَ قَدْ صَنَعَ مَا تَرَى وَاللهِ لَوْ وُلِّيتُ مِنْ أَمْرِ النَّاسِ مِثْلَ الَّذِي وُلِّيتَ مِنْهُمْ لَأَلْحَقْتُ النَّاسَ بَعْضَهُمْ بِبَعْضٍ حَتَّى يَحْكُمَ اللهُ بَيْنَ عِبَادِهِ بِمَا أَحَبَّ فَقَالَ النُّعْمَانُ رُبَّمَا أَشْهَدَكَ اللهُ مِثْلَهَا ثُمَّ لَمْ يُنَدِّمْكَ وَلَمْ يُخْزِكَ وَلَكِنِّي شَهِدْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ كَثِيرًا كَانَ إِذَا لَمْ يُقَاتِلْ فِي أَوَّلِ النَّهَارِ انْتَظَرَ حَتَّى تَهُبَّ الْأَرْوَاحُ وَتَحْضُرَ الصَّلَاةُ أَلَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي لَسْتُ لِكُلِّكُمْ أَسْمَعُ فَانْظُرُوا إِلَى رَايَتِي هَذِهِ فَإِذَا حَرَّكْتُهَا فَاسْتَعِدُّوا مَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَطْعَنَ بِرُمْحِهِ فَلْيُيَسِّرْهُ وَمَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَضْرِبَ بِعَصَاهُ فَلْيُيَسِّرْ عَصَاهُ وَمَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَطْعَنَ بِخِنْجَرِهِ فَلْيُيَسِّرْهُ وَمَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَضْرِبَ بِسَيْفِهِ فَلْيُيَسِّرْ سَيْفَهُ أَلَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي مُحَرِّكُهَا الثَّانِيَةَ فَاسْتَعِدُّوا ثُمَّ إِنِّي مُحَرِّكُهَا الثَّالِثَةَ فَشُدُّوا عَلَى بَرَكَةِ اللهِ فَإِنْ قُتِلْتُ فَالْأَمِيرُ أَخِي وَإِنْ قُتِلَ أَخِي فَالْأَمِيرُ حُذَيْفَةُ فَإِنْ قُتِلَ حُذَيْفَةُ فَالْأَمِيرُ الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ شُعْبَةَ قَالَ وَقَدْ حَدَّثَنِي زِيَادٌ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ قَالَ قَتَلَهُمُ اللهُ فَنَظَرُوا إِلَى بَغْلٍ مُوَقَّرٍ عَسَلًا وَسَمْنًا قَدْ كَدَسَتِ الْقَتْلَى عَلَيْهِ فَمَا أُشَبِّهُهُ إِلَّا كَوْمًا مِنْ كَوْمِ السَّمَكِ مُلْقًى بَعْضُهُ عَلَى بَعْضٍ فَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا يَكُونُ الْقَتْلُ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَكِنَّ هَذَا شَيْءٌ صَنَعَهُ اللهُ وَظَهَرَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ وَقُتِلَ النُّعْمَانُ وَأَخُوهُ وَصَارَ الْأَمْرُ إِلَى حُذَيْفَةَ فَهَذَا حَدِيثُ زِيَادٍ وَبَكْرٍ  

"عَن ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: بَيْنَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ في يَوْمٍ يُعْرَضُ فِيهِ الدِّيوَانُ، إِذْ مَرَّ رَجُلٌ أَعْمَى أَعْرَجُ، قَدْ عَنَّى قائدَه، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ حِينَ رَآهُ: مَنْ يَعْرِفُ هَذَا؟ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ: هَذَا مِنْ بَنِى ضَبْعَا، فَأُتِى بِهِ عُمَر فَقَالَ: مَا شَأنُكَ وَشَأنُ بَنِى ضَبْعَا؟ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ بَنِى ضَبْعَا كَانُوا اثنى عَشَرَ رَجُلًا، وَإِنَّهُمْ جَاوَرُونِى في الْجَاهِلِيَّة فَجَعَلُوا يَأكُلُونَ مَالِى وَيَشْتمُونَ عِرْضِى، وَإنِّى اسْتَنْهَيْتُهم فَنَاشَدْتُهُم اللَّه وَالرَّحِمَ، فَأَبَوْا عَلَىَّ، فَأَمْهَلْتُهُمُ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ الشَّهْرُ الْحَرَامُ دَعَوْتُ اللَّه عَلَيْهِمْ وَقُلْتُ:

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّى أَدْعُوكَ دُعَاءً جَاهدًا ... اقتُلْ بَنِى ضَبْعَاءَ إلَّا وَاحِدَا

ثُم اضْرِب الرَّجل فَذَرْهُ قَاعِدًا ... أَعْمَى إِذا ما قِيدَ عَنَّى القائدا

فَلَمْ يَحُل الْحَوْلُ حَتَّى هَلَكُوا غَيْرَ وَاحِدٍ، وَهُوَ هَذَا كَمَا تَرَى "قدْ عَنَّى قائدا" فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّه؛ إِنَّ في هَذَا لَعِبْرَةً وَعَجَبًا فَقَالَ رجُلٌ آخَرُ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمؤْمِنِينَ! أَلَا أُحَدِّثُكَ مِثْلَ هَذَا وَأَعْجَبَ مِنْهُ؟ قَالَ: بَلَى، قَالَ: فَإِنَّ نَفَرًا مِنْ خُزَاعَةَ جَاوَرُوا رَجُلًا مِنْهُم، فَقَطَعُوا رَحِمَهُ وَأَسَاءُوا مُجَاوَرَتَهُ، وَإِنَّهُ نَاشَدَهُم اللَّه وَالرَّحِمَ إِلَّا أَعْفَوْهُ مِمَّا يَكْرَهُ، فَأَبَوْا عَلَيْهِ، فَأَمْهَلَهُم حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَ الشَّهْرُ الْحَرَامُ ودَعَا عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ:

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ كُلِّ آمِنٍ وَخَائِفٍ ... وَسَامِعًا تهتاف كُلَّ هَاتِفِ

إِنَّ الْخُزاعِىَّ أَبَا تقَاصُفِ ... لَمْ يُعْطنى الْحَق وَلَمْ يُنَاصِفِ

فَاجْمَعْ لَهُ الأحِبَّةَ الأَلَاطِف ... بَيْنَ مران ثم والنَّواصِف

اجْمَعْهُمُ جوف كريهٍ راجفٍ

قَالَ: فَبَيْنَما هُمْ عِنْدَ قَلِيبٍ يَنْزفُونَهُ فَمِنْهم مَنْ هُوَ فِيه وَمِنْهُم مَنْ هو فَوْقَهُ؛ تهور الْقَلِيبُ بِمَن هُوَ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى مَنْ كَانَ فيهِ فَصَارَ قُبُورَهُم حَتَّى السَّاعَة، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّه إِنَّ في هَذَا لَعِبْرَةً وَعَجَبًا، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مَنَ الْقَوْمِ آخَرُ: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ! أَلَا أُخْبِرُكَ بِمِثْلِ هَذَا وَأَعْجَب منْهُ؟ قَالَ: بَلَى، قَالَ: إِنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ هُذَيْل وَرِث فَخِذَه الَّذِى هُوَ مِنْهَا، حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنهُم أَحَدٌ غَيْرُهُ، فَجَمَعَ مَالًا كثِيرًا، فَعَمدَ إِلَى رُهَيْطٍ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ يُقَالُ لَهُمْ "بَنُو المؤَمِّل" فَجَاوَرَهُم لِيَمْنَعُوهُ وَليَرُدُّوا عَلَيْه مَاشِيَتَهُ وَإنَّهمْ حَسَدُوهُ عَلَى مَالِهِ، فَجَعَلُوا يَأكُلُونَ مَالَهُ وَيشْتُمُونَ عِرْضَهُ، وَإِنَّهُ نَاشَدَهُم اللَّهَ وَالرَّحِمَ إلَّا عَدَلُوا عَنْهُ مَا يَكْرَهُ، فأَبَوْا عَلَيْهِ، فَجَعَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُم يُقَالُ لَهُ (رَبَاحٌ) يُكَلِّمُهُم فِيهِ وَيَقُولُ: يَا بَنِى الْمُؤَمِّل! ابْنُ عَمِّكُم اخَتَارَ مُجَاوَرَتكُم عَلَى مَنْ سِوَاكُم، فَأَحْسِنوا مُجَاوَرَتَهُ، فَأَبَوْا عَلَيهِ، فَأَمْهَلَهُم حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ الشَّهْرُ الْحَرامُ دَعَا عَلَيْهِم فَقَالَ:

اللَّهُمَّ أَزِلْ عَيْنَى بَنِى الْمُؤَمِّلِ ... وَارْمِ عَلَى أَقْفَائهِم بِمُنْكُلِ

بِصَخْرَةٍ أو عَرْض جَيشٍ جَحْفَلِ ... إِلَّا ربَاحًا إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَفْعَلِ

فَبَيْنَا هُمْ ذَاتَ يَومٍ نَزَلَ إِلَى أَصْلِ جَبَلٍ انْحَطَّتْ عَلَيهمْ صَخْرَةٌ مِنَ الجَبَلِ لَا تَمُرُّ بِشَىْءٍ إِلَّا طَحَنَتْهُ، حَتَّى مَرَّتْ بِأَبْيَاتِهِمْ فَطَحَنَتْهَا طَحْنَةً وَاحدَةً إِلَّا رَبَاحًا الَّذِى اسْتَثْنَاهُ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّه! إِنَّ فِى هَذَا لَعِبْرَةً وَعَجَبًا، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ: أَلَا أُخْبِرُكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِثْلَهُ وَأَعْجَب مِنْهُ؟ قَالَ: بَلَى؛ قال: فَإِنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ جُهَيْنَةَ جَاوَرَ قَوْمًا مِنْ بَنِى ضَمَرةَ، فَجَعَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُم يُقَالُ لَهُ: رِيشَةٌ يَغْدُو عَلَيْهِ، فَلَا يَزَالُ يَنْحَرُ بَعيرًا مِنْ إِبِلِهِ، وإن كلمه قومُه فيه، فلَمَّا لَمْ يَنْتَهِ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ الشَّهْرُ الْحَرَامُ دَعَا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ:

أصادق ريشة يَا آل ضمر ... أليس للَّه عليه قُدره

أَمَا يَزَالُ شارفٌ وبَكْرَه ... يطعن منها في شواء الشفرة

بصارم له رونق أَوْ شفره ... اللهم إذ كان تعدى فجره

فَاجْعَلْ أَمَامَ الْعَيْنِ مِنْه جدره ... يَأكُلهُ حَتَّى يُوَافى الْحُفْرَه

فَسَلَّطَ اللَّه عَلَيْهِ أَكَلَة حَتَّىِ مَاتَ قَبْلَ الْحَوْلِ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّه، فَإِنَّ في هَذَا لَعِبْرَةً وَعَجَبًا، وإِنْ كَانَ اللَّهُ ﷻ لَيَصْنَعُ هَذَا بِالنَّاسِ في جَاهِليَّتهم لينزِع بعضَهم مِنْ بَعْضٍ، فَلَمَّا أَتَى اللَّهُ بالإِسْلَامِ أَخَّر الْعُقُوبَةَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ، وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ اللَّه يَقُولُ في كِتَابِه: {إِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ مِيقَاتُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ} (*) {بَلِ السَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَالسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَى وَأَمَرُّ} (* *)، قَالَ: {وَلَوْ يُؤَاخِذُ اللَّهُ النَّاسَ بِمَا كَسَبُوا مَا تَرَكَ عَلَى ظَهْرِهَا مِنْ دَابَّةٍ وَلَكِنْ يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى} (* * *) ".

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"عَنْ عَلِىٍّ قَالَ: صَلَّى بِنا رَسُولُ الله ﷺ الْفَجْرَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ بِغَلَس، وَكَانَ مِمَّا يُغَلِّسُ وَيُسفِرُ وَيَقُولُ: مَا بَيْنَ هَذيْنِ وَقْتَيْنِ؛ لِكَيْلاَ يَخْتَلِفَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ، فَصَلَّي بِنَا ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ بِغَلَسٍ (*) فَلَمَّا قَضَى الصَّلاَةَ الْتَفَتَ إِلَيْنَا كَأَنَّ وَجْهَهُ وَرَقَةُ مُصْحَف فَقَالَ أَفيكُمْ من رأى الليلة شيئًا قلنا: لا، يا رسول الله قال: ولكنى رَأَيْتُ مَلَكَيْنِ أَتَيَانِى اللَّيْلَة فَأَخَذَا بِضَبْعَىَ (* *) فَانْطَلَقَا بِى إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيا

فَمَررْتُ بِمَلك وَأَمَامَهُ آدَمِىُّ وَبيَدِهِ صخْرَةٌ فَيَضْرِبُ بِهَامَةِ الرَّجُلِ فَيَقعُ دِمَاغُهُ جَانبًا، وَتَقعُ الصَّخْرَةُ جَانِبًا، قُلْتُ: مَا هَذَا؟ قَالاَ لِى: امضهْ! فَمَضَيْتُ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِمَلَك وَأمَامَهُ آَدَمِىُّ وَبِيَدِ الْمَلَكِ كَلُّوبٌ مِنْ حَدِيد فَيَضَعُهُ فِى شِدْقِهِ الأَيْمَنِ فَيَشُقُّهُ حَتَّى يَنْتَهِىَ إِلَى أُذُنِهِ، ثُمَّ يَأخُذ فِى الأيْسَرِ فَيَلْتَئِمُ الأَيْمَنُ، قُلْتُ: مَاهَذَا؟ قَالاَ: امْضه! فَمَضيْتُ فَإِذاَ أَنَا بنَهرٍ مِنْ دمٍ يَمُورُ كَمَوْرِ الْمِرْجَلِ، عَلَى فِيه قَوْمٌ عُرَاهٌ، عَلَى حَافَّة النَّهْرِ مَلائِكَةٌ بِأَيْدِيهمْ مدْرتَانِ، كُلَّمَا طَلَعَ طَالِعٌ قَذفُوُه بِمِدْرَة فَتَقَعُ فِى فيهِ وَيَنْسَبِلُ إِلَى أَسْفَلِ ذلِكَ النَّهرْ، قُلْتُ: مَا هَذاَ؟ قَالاَ: امْضِه! فَمَضَيْتُ فَإِذًا أَنَا بِبَيْت أَسْفَلُهُ أَضْيَقُ مِنْ أَعْلاَهُ، فِيِه قَوْمٌ عُرَاةٌ تُوقَدُ مِنْ تَحْتِهِمُ النَّارُ، أَمْسَكتُ عَلَى أَنْفي مِنْ نَتَنِ مَا أَجدُ مِنْ ريحِهِمْ، قُلْتُ: منْ هَؤُلاَءِ؟ قَالاَ: امْضِه! فَمَضَيْتُ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِتَلٍّ أَسْوَدَ، عَلَيْهِ قَوْمٌ مُخَبَّلينَ، تنفَخُ النَّارُ فِى أَدْبَارِهِمْ فَيُفسْدُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ، فَهُمْ يُعَذَّبُونَ بِهَا حَتىَّ يَصِيرُوا إِلَى النَّار، وَأَمَّا مَلائِكَةٌ بأَيْدِيهمْ مدْرَتَان مِن النَّارِ كُلَّمَا طَلَعِ طَالِعٌ قَذَفُوهُ بِمدْرَةٍ فَيَقَعُ فيه، فَيَنْتَقِلُ إِلَى أَسْفَلِ ذَلِكَ النَّهُرِ فَأُوَلَئِكَ أَكَلَةُ الرِّبَا، يُعَذَّبُونَ حَتَّى يَصِيرُوا إِلَى النَّارِ وَأَمَّا الْبَيْتُ الَّذِى رَأيْتَ أَسْفَلَهُ أَضْيَقَ مِنْ أَعْلاَهُ، فيهِ قَوْمٌ عُرَاةٌ يَتَوَقَّدُ مِنْ تَحْتِهِم النَّارُ أَمْسَكْتَ عَلَى أَنْفِكَ مِنْ نَتَنِ مَا تَجدُ منْ رِيِحِهمْ، فَأُوَلَئِكَ الزُّنَاةُ، وَذَلِكَ نَتَنُ فُروُجِهِمْ يُعَذَّبُونَ حَتِّى يَصِيرُوا إِلَى النَّارِ، وَأَمَّا التَّلُ الأسُودُ الَّذِى رَأَيْتَ عَلَيْهِ قَوْمًا مُخَبَّلين تنفَخُ النَّارُ فِى أَدْبَارِهِمْ فَتَخْرُجُ مِنْ أَفوْاههِمْ وَمنَاخِرهِمْ، وَأَعْيُنِهِمْ وآذانِهِمْ، فَأُولئِكَ الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ عَمَل قَوْمِ لُوط، الْفَاعِلُ وَالْمفْعُولُ بِهِ، فَهُمْ يُعَذَّبُونَ حَتَّى يَصِيروُا إِلَى النَّارِ، وَأَمَّا النَّارُ الْمُطْبَقَةُ الَّتِى رَأَيْتَ مَلَكًا مُوَكَّلًا بِهَا، كُلَّمَا خَرَجَ منْهَا شَيءٌ اتَّبَعَهُ حَتَّى يُعيدَهُ فِيهَا فَتلْكَ جَهَنَّمّ، يُعْرَفُ منْ بَيْنِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ، وأَهْلِ النَّارِ، وَأَمَّا الرَّوضَةُ الَّتي رَأيْتَها، فَتَلكَ جَنَّةُ الْمَأوَى وَأَمَّا الشَّيْخُ الَّذِى رَأيْتَ ومن حوله من الولدان، فهو إبراهيم وهم بنوه وَأَمَّا الشجرة التي رأيت، فَطَلَعْتَ إِلَيْهَا، فيهَا مَنَازِلُ لَا مَنَازِلَ أَحْسَنُ مِنْهَا مِن زُمُرُّدة جَوْفَاءَ، وَزبَرْ جَدَة خَضْرَاءَ، وَيَاقُوتَة حَمْرَاءً، فَتِلْكَ مَنَازِلُ أَهْلِ علِّيِّينَ مِنَ النَّبِيِّينَ، وَالصِّدِّيقِين، وَالشُّهَدَاءِ، وَالصَّالِحِينَ، وَحَسُنَ أُولَئِكَ رَفِيقًا، وَأَمَّا النَّهْرُ: فَهُوَ نَهْرُكَ الَّذِى أَعْطَاكَ الله الْكَوْثر، وَهَذِهِ مَنَازِلُكَ، وَلأهْلِ بَيْتِكَ. قَالَ: فَنُودِيتُ مِنْ فَوْقِى: يَا مُحَمَّدُ! سَلْ تُعْطَهُ، فَتَخْرجُ مِنْ

أَفْوَاهِهِمْ، وَمنَاخَرِهِم وآذانِهمْ، وأعْيُنِهِمْ، قُلْتُ: مَا هَذَا؟ قَالاَ لى: امْضِه! فَمَضيْتُ فإِذَا أَنَا بِنَارٍ مُطبَقَة مُوَكَّلٌ بِهَا مَلَكٌ لاَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا شَيْء إِلاَّ اتّبَعَهُ حَتَّى يُعِيدَهُ فيهَا، قُلْتُ: مَا هَذاَ؟ قَالاَ لِى: اِمْضِهْ! فَمَضَيْتُ، فَإِذا أَنَا بِرَوْضَة، وَإِذَا فيهَا شَيْخٌ جَمِيلٌ لاَ أَجْمَلَ منْهُ، وَإذَا حَوْلَهُ الْوِلْدانُ، وَإذَا شَجَرَةٌ وَرَقهُا كَآذَانِ الْفِيَلَةِ، فَصَعدْتُ مَا شَاءَ الله مِنْ تِلْكَ الشَّجَرَةِ، وَإذَا أَنَا بِمَنَازِلَ لاَ أَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا مِنْ زمُرُّدَة جَوْفَاءَ، وَزَبرْجَدَة خَضْرَاءَ، وَيَاقُوتَةٍ حَمْرَاءَ، قُلتُ: مَا هَذاَ؟ قَالَ: امضهِ! فَمَضَيْتُ فَإِذَا أَنَا بنَهْرٍ عَلَيْهِ جِسْرَان مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، وَفِضَّة عَلَى حَافَّتَىْ النَّهْرِ مَنَازل لا منازلَ أَحْسَنَ منْهَا مِنْ دُرَّة جَوْفاءَ، وَزَبَرْجَدَة خَضْراءَ، وَيَاقُوتَه حَمرَاء قِدْحَانُ، وَأَبَارِيقُ تَطَّرِدُ (*) قُلْتُ: مَا هذَا؟ قَالاَ لِى: انْزِلْ! "فَنَزَلْتُ فَضَرَبْتُ بِيَدى إلىَ إِنَاءٍ مِنْهَا فَغرَفْتُ ثُمَّ شَرِبْتُ فَإذَا أَحلَى مِنَ الْعَسَلِ وَأَشَدُّ بَيَاضًا منَ اللَّبَنِ، وَأَلْينُ منَ الزُّبُدِ فَقَالاَ لى: أَمَّا صَاحبُ الصَّخْرَة الَّذى رَأَيْتَ يُضْرَبُ بِهَا هامةُ الآدَمِىِّ، فَيقعُ دِمَاغُهُ جَانِبًا، وتَقَعُ الصَّخرَةُ فِى جَانِب، فَأُوَلَئِكَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَنَامُونَ عَنْ صَلاَةِ الْعِشَاءَ الآخِرَة، وَيُصَلُّونَ الصَّلَواتَ لغَيْر مَوَاقِيتِهَا يُضْرَبُونَ بِهَا حَتَّى يَصِيروُا إِلىَ النَّار، وَأَمَّا صَاحِبُ الْكَلُّوب الذى رَأَيْتَ مَلَكًا مُوَكَّلا بِيَده كَلُّوبٌ مِنْ حَديدٍ، تشُقُّ شِدْقَةُ الأَيْمَنَ حَتىَّ يَنْتهىَ إِلَى أُذُنِهِ، ثُمَّ يَأخُذُ فِى الأَيْسَرِ فَيَلْتَئِم الأَيْمنُ، فَأُولَئِكَ الَّذَينَ كَانُوا يَمْشُونَ بَيْنَ الْمُؤمِنِينَ بِالنَّمِيمَة، فَارْتعَدَتْ فَرَائِصى، وَرَجَف فُؤَادى، وَاضطَرَبَ كُلُّ عُضْو مِنَّى، وَلَمْ أَسَتَطِعْ أَنْ أُجِيببَ شَيْئًا فَأخَذَ أَحَدُ الْمَلَكَيْن يَدَهُ الْيمْنىَ، فَوَضعَها فِى يَدي وَأَخَذَ الآخَرُ يَدَهُ الْيمُنْىَ فَوَضَعهَا بَيْنَ كَتِفِىَّ، فَسَكَن ذَلِكَ مِنِّى، ثُمَّ نُوديتُ مِن فَوْقِى: يَا مْحَمَّدُ! سَلْ تُعْطَه، قُلْتُ: اللَّهُم إِنِّى أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُثَبِّت شَفَاعَتِى، وَأَنْ تُلْحِقَ بِى أَهْلَ بِيْتى، وَأنْ أَلقَاكَ وَلاَ ذَنْبَ لِى، ثُمَّ دُلِّىَ بى. وَنَزَلَت عَلَيْه هَذِهِ الآيَةُ: {إِنَّا فَتَحْنَا لَكَ فَتْحًا مُبِينًا (1) لِيَغْفِرَ لَكَ اللَّهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّر} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: {مُسْتَقِيمًا} فَقَالَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ : فَكَمَا أُعْطِيتُ هَذَهِ كَذلَكَ أُعْطَانِيهاَ إِنْ شَاءَ الله تَعَالَى".  

"عَنْ عَبْدِ الله الْهَرَوِيِّ قَالَ: لَقِيتُ بِلاَلًا مُؤذِّنَ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ فَقُلتُ: يَا بِلاَلُ حَدِّثْنِى كَيْفَ كَانَتْ نَفَقَةُ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ ، فَقَالَ: مَا كَانَ لَهُ شَئٌ، كُنْتُ أَنَا الَّذِى أَلِى ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ مُنْذُ بَعَثَهُ الله - ﷻ - حَتَّى تُوُفِّىَ، وَكَانَ إِذَا أَتَاهُ الإنْسَانُ الْمُسْلِمُ فَرآهُ عَارِيًا يَأمُرُنِى فَأَنْطَلِقُ فَأَسْتَقْرِضُ فَأَشْتَرِى الْبُرْدَةَ فَأَكْسُوهَا وَأُطعِمُهُ، حَتَّى اعْتَرَضَني رَجُل مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ، فَقَالَ يَا بلاَلُ: إِنَّ عِنْدِى سَعَةً فَلاَ تَسْتَقْرِضْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا مِنِّى، فَفَعَلتُ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ تَوَضَّأتُ ثُمَّ قُمْتُ لأُؤَذِّنَ بالصَّلاَةِ، فَإِذَا الْمُشْرِكُ قَدْ أَقْبَلَ في عِصَابَة مِنَ التُّجَّارِ فَلَمَّا رآنِى قَالَ: يَا حَبِشَيُّ؟ قُلتُ: يَا لَبَّيْكَ، فَتَجَهَّمَنِى وَقَالَ لِى قَوْلًا عَظِيمًا، فَقَالَ: أَتَدْرِى كمْ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ الشَّهْرِ؟ قُلتُ: قَرِيبٌ، قَالَ: إِنَّمَا بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ أَرْبَعٌ وآخُذُكَ بِالَّذِى لِى عَلَيْكَ، فَإنِّى لَمْ أُعْطِكَ الَّذِى أَعْطَيْتُكَ مِنْ كَرَامتكَ وَلاَ كَرَامَةِ صَاحِبِكَ عَلَىَّ، وَلَكِنْ إِنَّمَا أَعْطَيْتُكَ لأَتَّخِذَكَ لِى عَبْدًا فَأَرُدَّكَ تَرْعَى الْغَنَمَ كمَا كُنْتَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ، فَأَخَذَ في نَفْسِى مَا يَأخُذُ في أَنْفُسِ النَّاسِ، فَانْطَلَقْتُ ثُمَّ أَذَّنْتُ بِالصَّلاَةِ حَتَّى إِذَا صُلِّيتِ الْعَتَمَةُ

رَجَعَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ، فَاسْتَأَذَنْتُ عَلَيْهِ، فَأَذِنَ لِى، فَقُلتُ: يَا رَسُولَ الله! إِن الْمُشْرِكَ الَّذِى كنْتُ أَذِنْتُ مِنْهُ قَالَ لِى كَذَا وَكَذَا وَلَيْسَ عِنْدَكَ مَا يَقْضِى عنِّى، وَلَيْسَ عِنْدِى وَهُوَ فَاضِحِى فَائْذَنْ أَنْ أَبَقَ إِلَى بَعْضِ هَؤُلاَءِ الأَحْيَاء الَّذينَ قَدْ أسْلَمُوا حَتَّى يَرْزُقَ الله رَسُولَهُ مَا يَقْضِى عَنِّى، فَخَرَجْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ مَنْزِلِى، فَجَعَلتُ سَيْفِى وَجِرَابِى وَمِجَنِّى وَنَعْلِى عِنْدَ رَأسى، وَاسْتَقْبلتُ بِوَجْهِى الأُفُقَ، فَكُلَّمَا نِمْتُ سَاعَةَ انْتَبَهْتُ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُ عَلَىَّ (*) لَيْلًا نِمْتُ حَتَّى يَنْشَق عَمُودُ الصُّبْح الأَوَّلُ، فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَنْطَلِقَ فَإِذَا إِنْسَانٌ يَسْعَى يَدْعُو: يَا بِلاَلُ أَجِبْ رَسُولَ الله، فَانْطَلَقْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُهُ فَإِذَا أَرْبَعُ رَكَاَئِبَ مُنَاخَاتٍ عَلَيْهِن أَحْمَالُهُن، فَأَتَيْتَ رَسُولَ الله ﷺ فَاسْتَأذنت فَقَالَ: أَبْشِر فَقَدْ جَاءَكَ الله بقَضَائِكَ، فَحمِدْتُ الله - ﷻ - وَقَالَ: أَلَمْ تَمُرَّ عَلَى الرَّكَائِبِ الْمُنَخَاتِ الأرْبَع؟ قُلْتُ: بَلَى، قَالَ: إِنَّ لَكَ رِقَابَهُنَّ وَمَا عَلَيْهِنَّ، فَإنَّ عَلَيْهِن كُسْوَةً وَطَعَامًا أَهْدَاهُنَّ إِلَىَّ عَظِيمُ فَدكٍ فَاقْبِضْهُنَّ ثُمَّ اقْضِ دَيْنَكَ، فَفَعَلتُ فَحَطَطتُ عَنْهُنَّ أَحْمَالَهُنَّ ثُمَّ عَلَفْتُهُنَّ ثُمَّ قُمْتُ إِلَى تَأدِيَتِى صَلاَةَ الصُّبْح حَتَّى إِذَا صَلَّى رَسُولُ الله ﷺ خَرَجْتُ إِلَى الْبَقِيع فَجَعَلتُ أُصْبعىَّ في أُذُنَى فَنَادَيْتُ فَقُلتُ: مَنْ كَانَ يَطلُبُ رَسُولَ الله ﷺ بِدَيْنٍ فَليَحْضُرْ، فَمَازِلتُ أبِيعُ وَأَقْضِى حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ عَلَى رَسُولِ الله ﷺ دَيْنٌ في الأَرْضِ حَتَّى تصِلَ في يَدى أُوقِيَّتَانِ أَوْ أُوقِيَّةٌ وَنِصْف، ثُمَّ انْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ عَامَّةُ النَّهَارِ، وَإِذَا رَسُولُ الله ﷺ قَاعدٌ في الْمَسْجِد وَحْدَهُ، فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ لِى: مَا فَعَلَ مَا قِبَلَكَ؟ قُلتُ: قَدْ قَضَى الله كُلَّ شَئٍ كَانَ عَلَى رَسُولِ الله ﷺ فَلَمْ يَبْقَ شَىْءٌ، فَقَالَ: أَفَضَلَ شَئٌ؟ فَقُلتُ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: انْظُرْ أَنْ تُرِيحَنِى مِنْهَا فَإِنِّى لَسْتُ دَاخِلًا عَلَى أَحَد مِنْ أهْلِى حَتَّى تُرِيحَنِى مِنْهُ، فَلَمْ يَأَتِنَا أَحَدٌ حَتَّى أَمْسَيْنَا، فَلَمَّا صَلَّى رَسُولُ الله ﷺ الْعَتَمَةَ دَعَانِى فَقَالَ لِى: مَا فَعَلَ الَّذِي قِبَلَكَ؟ قُلتُ: هُوَ مَعِى لَمْ يَأتِنَا أَحَدٌ، فَبَاتَ في الْمَسْجِدِ حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ، فَظَلَّ الْيَوْمَ الثَّانِى حَتَّى كَانَ في آخِرِ

النَّهَارِ جَاءِ رَاكبَانِ فَانْطَلَقْتُ بِهِمَا فَأَطعَمْتُهُمَا وَكَسَوْتُهُمَا حَتَّى إِذَا صَلَّى الْعَتَمَةَ دَعَانِى فَقَالَ لِى: مَا فَعَلَ الَّذِى قِبَلَكَ؟ فَقُلتُ: قَدْ أَرَاحَكَ الله مِنْهُ يَا رَسُولَ الله. فَكَبَّرَ وَحَمِدَ الله شَفقًا مِنْ أَنْ يُدْرِكَهُ الْمَوْتُ وَعِنْدَهُ ذَلِكَ، ثُم اتَّبعْتُهُ حَتَّى جَاءَ زَوْجَاتِهِ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ حَتَّى أَتَى مَبيتَهُ. فَهُوَ الَّذِى سَأَلتَنِى عَنْهُ".  

"رَأَيْتُ اللَّيْلَةَ رَجُلَيْن أَتَيَانِى فَأخَذَا بِيَدِى، فَأخْرَجَانِى إِلَى الأَرْضِ الْمُقَدَّسَة، فَإِذا رَجُلٌ جالسٌ، وَرَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ عَلَى رَأْسهِ بِيدِهِ كلُّوبٌ من حَدِيدٍ، فَيُدْخِلُهُ فِى شدْقِهِ فَيَشُقُّهُ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ قَفَاهُ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجَهُ فَيُدْخِلَهُ فِى شِدْقِهِ الآخَر وَيَلْتَئِمُ هَذَا الشِّدْقُ، فَهُوَ

يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ بِهِ، قُلْتُ: مَا هَذَا؟ قَالاَ: انْطَلِقْ، فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُما، فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ مُسْتَلْقٍ عَلَى قَفَاهُ وَرَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ بِيَدِهِ فِهْرٌ (*) أَوْ صَخْرَةٌ، فَيشْدَخُ بِهَا رَأسَهُ فَيَتَدَهْدَهُ الْحَجَرُ، فَإِذَا ذَهَبَ لِيَأخُذَهُ عَادَ رَأسُهُ كَمَا كَانَ، فَيَصْنَعُ مِثْل ذَلِكَ، فَقُلْتُ: مَاهَذَا؟ قَالاَ: انْطَلِقْ، فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُما، فَإِذَا بَيْتٌ مَبْنِىٌّ عَلَى بِنَاءِ التَّنُورِ أَعْلاَهُ ضَيِّقٌ وَأَسْفَلُهُ وَاسِعٌ يُوقَدُ تَحْتَهُ نَارٌ فِيهِ رِجَالٌ وَنِساءٌ عُرَاةٌ، فَإِذَا أُوقِدَتِ ارْتَفَعُوا حَتَّى يَكَادُوا أَنْ يَخْرُجُوا، فَإِذَا خَمِدَت رَجَعُوا فِيها، فَقُلْتُ: مَا هَذَا؟ قَالاَ لِى: انْطَلِقْ، فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَإِذَا نَهْرٌ مِنْ دَمٍ فِيهِ رَجُلٌ، وَعَلَى شَاطِئ النَّهْرِ رَجُلٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ حِجَارَةٌ، فَيُقْبِلُ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِى في النَّهْرِ، فَإِذَا دَنَا لِيَخْرُجَ رَمَى في فِيهِ حَجَرًا، فَرَجَعَ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ فَهُوَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ بِهِ، فَقُلْتُ: مَا هذَا؟ قَالا لِى: انْطَلِق، فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَإِذَا رَوْضَةٌ خَضْرَاءُ، وَإذَا فِيهَا شَجَرَةٌ عظِيمَةٌ، وَإِذَا شَيْخٌ فِى أَصْلِهَا حَوْلَهُ صِبْيَانٌ، وَاِذَا رَجُلٌ قَرِيبٌ مِنْهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ نَارٌ فَهُوَ يَحُشُّها وَيُوقِدُها، فَصَعَدا بِى فِى شَجَرَةٍ، فَأدْخَلاَنِى دَارًا لَمْ أَرَ دَارًا قَطُّ أَحَسْنَ مِنْها، فَإِذَا فِيهَا رِجَالٌ وَشُيُوخٌ وَشَبَابٌ، وَفِيهَا نِسَاءٌ وَصِبْيَانٌ، فَأَخْرَجَانِى مِنْها، فَصَعَدَا بِى فِى الشَّجَرَةِ فَأَدْخَلاَنِى دَارًا هِىَ أَحْسَنُ وَأَفْضَلُ، فِيهَا شُيُوخٌ وَشَبَابٌ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُما: إِنَّكُما قَدْ طوَّفْتُمانِى (* *) مُنْذُ اللَّيْلَةِ فَأَخْبَرانى عَمَّا رَأَيْتُ. قَالاَ: نَعَمْ، أمَّا الرَّجُلُ الأوَّلُ الَّذِى رَأَيْتَ فَإِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ كَذَّابٌ، يَكْذِبُ الْكَذبَةَ فَتُحَمَلُ عَنْهُ فِى الآفَاقِ فَهُوَ يُصْنَعُ بِهِ مَا رَأَيْتَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيامَةِ، ثَمَّ يَصْنَعُ الله تَبارَكَ وَتَعالَى - بِهِ مَا شَاءَ، وَأمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِى رَأَيْتَ مُسْتَلْقِيًا فَرَجُلٌ آتَاهُ الله تَعالَى الْقُرْآنَ فَنَامَ عَنْهُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَلَمْ يَعْمَلْ بِمَا فِيهِ بِالنَّهارِ، فَهُوَ يَفْعلُ بِهِ ما رَأَيْتَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيامَةِ، وَأَمَّا الَّذِى رَأَيْتَ في التَّنُورِ فَهُمُ الزُّنَاة، وَأَمَّا الَّذِى رَأَيْتَ في النَّهْرِ فَذَاكَ آكِلُ الرِّبَا، وَأَمَّا الشَّيْخُ الَّذِى رَأَيْتَ فِى أَصْلِ الشَّجَرَةِ فَذَاكَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ - عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ -،

وَأَمَّا الصِّبْيَانُ الَّذِينَ رَأَيْتَ فَأَوْلاَدُ النَّاس، وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِى رَأَيْتَ يُوقِدُ النَّارَ فَذَاكَ مَالِكٌ خَازِنُ النَّارِ، وَتِلْكَ النَّارُ، وَأَمَّا الدَّارُ الَّتِى دَخَلْتَ أَوَّلًا فَدَارُ عَامَّةِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، وَأَمَّا الدَّارُ الأُخْرَى فَدَارُ الشُّهَداءِ، وَأَنَا جِبْرِيلُ، وَهَذَا مِيكَائِيلُ، ثُمَّ قَالاَ لِى: ارْفَع رَأسَكَ فَرَفَعْتُ فَإِذَا كَهَيْئَةِ السَّحَابِ، فَقالاَ لِى: وَتِلْكَ دَارُكَ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُمَا: دَعَانى أَدْخُل دَارِى، فَقالاَ: إِنَّهُ قَدْ بَقِىَ لَكَ عُمْرٌ لَمْ تَسْتَكْمِلْهُ، فَلَو اسْتَكْمَلْتَهُ دخلت داَركَ".  

"عَنْ أبِى رَجاءِ العَطَارِدِى، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدب: أَنَّ النَّبِىَّ ﷺ دَخَلَ يَوْمًا الْمَسْجِدَ، فَقالَ: أَيُّكُمْ رَأَى رُؤْيَا فَلْيُحَدَّثْ بِها، فَلَمْ يُحَدِّثْ أَحَدٌ بِشَىْءٍ، فَقَالَ: رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ : إِنِّى رَأَيْتُ رُؤْيا فَاسْتَمعُوا مِنىِّ! بَيْنَا أَنَا نَائِمٌ إِذْ جَاءَنى رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ: قُمْ! فَقُمْتُ، قَالَ: امْضِهِ، فَمَضَيْتُ سَاعَة، فَماِذَا أَنَا بِرَجُلَيْنِ، رَجُلٌ قائِم، وآخَر نَائِمٌ، وَالْقَائِمُ يَجْمَعُ الْحِجَارَةَ فَيَضْرِبُ بِهَا رَأسَ النَّائِم فَيَشْدَخُهُ، فَإِلَى أَنْ يَجِئ بِحَجَر آخَر عَادَ رَأسُهُ كمَا كَانَ، فَقُلْتُ: سُبْحانَ اللهِ! مَا هَذا؟ قَالَ: امْضِ أَمَامَكَ، فَمَضَيتُ سَاعَةً، فَإِذَا أنَا بِرَجُليْنِ، رَجُلٌ جالِسٌ، وآخَر قَائِمٌ وفى يَدِهِ حَدِيدَةٌ، فَيَضَعُها في شِدْقِهِ فَيمّدهُ حَتَّى يَبْلُغ حَاجَتَهُ، ثُمَّ يَنْزعهُ ويَمُدَّ الجَانِبَ الآخَرَ، فإذَا مَدَّ هَذَا عَادَ هَذا كما كَانَ، فَقُلْتُ سُبْحانَ اللهِ! مَا هَذَا؟

قَالَ امْضِ أَمَامَك فَمَضَيْتُ سَاعَةً فَإِذَا أَنَا بِنَهْرٍ مِنْ دَمٍ وَفِيهِ رَجُل يَسْبَحُ وَعَلَى شَاطِئِ النَّهْرِ رَجُلٌ يَجْمَعُ حِجَارَةً قَدْ أَحْمَاهَا، قَدْ تَرَكَها مِثْلَ الْجَمْرَةِ، كُلَّما دَنَا مِنْهُ أَلْقَمَهُ حَجَرًا لِلَّذى فِى الدَّمِ فَيَرْجِعُ، فَقُلْتُ: سُبْحَانَ الله! مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَ: امْضِ أَمَامَكَ، فَمَضَيْتُ سَاعَةً، فَإِذَا أَنَا بِرَوْضَةٍ قَدْ مُلِئَتْ أَطْفَالًا، وَوَسَطهُمْ رَجُلٌ يَكَادُ يُرى رَأسُهُ طُولًا فِى السَّمَاءِ، قُلْتُ: سُبْحانَ الله! مَا هَذَا؟ فَقالَ: امْضِ أَمَامَكَ، فَمَضَيْتُ سَاعَةً، فَإِذَا أَنَا بِشَجَرَة لَو اجْتَمَعَ تَحْتَها الْخَلْقُ لأظَلَّتْهُمْ، وَتَحْتَها رَجُلاَن، وَاحِدٌ يَجْمَعُ حَطَبًا، واْلآخَرُ يُوقَدُ، قُلْتُ: سُبْحَانَ اللهِ! مَا هَذَا؟ ! فَقَالَ: ارْقهِ، فَرَقَيْتُ سَاعَةً، فَإِذَا أَنَا بِمَدينَةِ مَبْنِيَّةٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَفِضَّةِ، وَإِذَا أَهْلُهَا شِقٌّ مِنْهُمْ سُودٌ وَشِقٌّ مِنْهُمْ بِيضٌ، فَقُلْتُ: سُبْحَانَ اللهِ! مَا هذَا؟ قَالَ: امْضِ أَمَامَكَ، هَلْ تَدْرى أَيْنَ مَآبكُ؟ قُلْتُ: مَآبِى عِنْدَ اللهِ - ﷻ -، قَالَ: صَدَقْتَ، قَالَ: انْظُرْ إِلَى السَّماءِ فَإِذَا أَنَا برَائِيَةٍ، قَالَ: ذَلِكَ مَآبُكَ، قُلْتُ: ألاَ تُخْبِرُنِى عَمَّا رَأَيْتُ؟ قَالَ: لاَ تُفَارِقْنِى وَسَلْنِى عَمَّا بَدَا لَكَ، وَإِذَا بِمَدِينَةٍ أَوْسَعَ مِنْهَا وَوَسَطُهَا نَهْرٌ مَاؤُهُ أَشَدُ بَياضًا مِنَ اللَّبَنِ فِيه رِجَالٌ مُشَمِّرُونَ يَشُدُّونَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ الأُخْرَى، فيضفُونَهُمْ فِى ذَلكَ النَّهْرِ، فَيَخْرُجُونَ بِيضًا نِقَاءً، فَقُلْتُ: أَخْبِرنِى عَنْ هَذِهِ الْمَدِينَةِ الأُخْرَى قَالَ: تِلْكَ الدُّنْيَا فِيها نَاسٌ خَلَطُوا عَمَلًا صَالِحًا، وآخَرَ سَيْئًا فَتابَوا فَتَابَ الله عَلَيْهِمْ، قُلْتُ: فَالرَّجُلاَنِ اللَّذَانِ كَانَا يُوقِدانِ النَّارَ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ، قَالَ: ذَلِكَ مَلَكَا جَهَنَّم يُحْمُونَ جَهَنَّمَ لأَعْداء اللهِ - عَزَوَجَلَّ - يَوْمَ الْقِيامَة، قُلْتُ: فالرَّوْضَةُ، قَالَ: أُولَئِكَ الأَطْفَالُ وُكِّلَ بِهِمْ إِبْرَاهِيمُ - عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم - يُرَبِّيهِمْ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ، قُلْتُ: فَالَّذِى يَسْبَحُ فِى الدَّمِ؟ قَالَ: ذَاكَ صَاحِبُ الرِّبَا، ذَاكَ طَعَامُهُ فِى الْقَبْرِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ، قُلْتُ: فَالَّذِى يُشْدَخُ رَأسُهُ؟ قَالَ: ذَاكَ رَجُلٌ تَعَلَّمَ الْقُرآنَ وَنَامَ عَنْهُ حَتَّى نَسِيه لاَ يَقْرَأُ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا، كُلَّمَا رَقَدَ دُقَّ رَأسُهُ فِى الْقَبْرِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ، لاَ يَدَعُونَهُ يَنَامُ، وَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الَّذِى يُشَقُّ شِدْقُهُ، قَالَ: ذَاكَ رَجُلٌ كَذَابٌ".  

"عَنْ أَبِى رَجَاءِ العَطَارِدِى، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ أَنِّى أَتَانِى اللَّيْلَةَ آتِيَانِ فَابْتَعَثَانِى وَقَالاَ لِى: انْطَلِقْ. فانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا، وَإِذَا (نَحْنُ) أَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُضْطَجِعٍ، وَإِذَا آخَرُ قَائِمٌ عَلَيْهِ بِصَخْرَةٍ، وَإِذَا هُوَ يَهْوِى بِالصَّخْرَة بِرَأسِهِ، (فَيَثْلَغُ بِهَا) رَأسَهُ فَيَتَدهْدَهُ الْحَجرُ فَيَذهَبُ هَاهُنَا فَيَتْبَعُهُ، فَيَأخُذُهُ وَلاَ يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى يصِحَّ رَأسُهُ كَمَا كَانَ، ثُمَّ يَعُودُ عَلَيْهِ فَيَفْعَلُ بِهِ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَ الْمَرَّةَ الأُولَى، قُلْتُ لَهُمَا: سُبْحَانَ الله: مَا هَذَا؟ قَالاَ لِى: انطلَقْ. فَانْطَلَقْنَا، فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُسْتَلْقٍ لِقَفَاهُ، وَإِذَا آخَرُ قَائِمٌ عَلَيْهِ بكَلُّوبٍ مِنْ حَدِيد، وَإذَا هُوَ يَأتِى أَحَدَ شِقَّى وَجْهِهِ فَيُشَرْشَرُ شِدقُهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ، ثُمَّ يَتَحَوَّلُ إِلَى الْجَانِبِ الآخَرِ فَيُفْعَلُ بِهِ مِثْلُ ذَلكَ، فَمَا يَفْرغُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى يَصِحَّ ذَلِكَ الْجَانِبُ كَمَا كَانَ، ثُمَّ يَعُودُ إِلَيْهِ فَيُفْعَلُ بهِ كَمَا فُعِلَ الْمَرَّةَ الأُولَى، قُلْتُ لَهُمَا: سُبْحَانَ الله: مَا هَذَا؟ قَالاَ لِى: انْطَلِقْ. فانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى بِنَاءٍ مِثْلِ التَّنُّورِ فَسَمِعْنَا فِيهِ لَغَطًا وَأَصْوَاتًا فَاطَّلَعْنَا فِيهِ فَإِذَا فِيه رِجَالٌ وَنِساءٌ عُراةٌ، فَإِذَا هُوَ يَأتِيهِمْ لَهَبٌ مِنْ أَسْفَلَ مِنْهُمْ، فَإِذَا أَتَاهُمْ ذَلِكَ اللَّهَبُ ضَوْضَؤُا، قُلْتُ لَهُمَا: سُبْحَانَ الله! مَا هَذَا؟ قَالاَ لِى: انْطَلِقْ. فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى نَهْرٍ أَحْمَرَ مِثْل الدَّمِ، فَإِذَا فِى النَّهْرِ رَجُلٌ يَسْبَحُ، وَإِذَا عَلَى شَاطِيء النَّهْرِ رَجُلٌ قَدْ جَمَعَ عِنْدَهُ حِجَارَةً، وَإِذَا ذَلِكَ السَّابِحُ يَسْبَحُ ثُمَّ يَأتِى ذَلكَ الَّذِى قَدْ جُمِعَ عِندَهُ حِجَارَةٌ (فَيَفْغَرُ) لهُ فَاهُ فَيَلْقِمُهُ حَجَرًا فَيَذْهَبُ فَيَسْبَحُ ما يَسْبَحُ، ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ كُلَّمَا رَجَعَ فَغَرَ لَهُ فَاهُ فَأَلْقَمَهُ حَجَرًا. قُلْتُ لَهُمَا: مَا هَدا؟ قَالاَ: انْطلقْ. فَانْطَلقْنَا فَأتَيْنا عَلَى رَجُلٍ كَرِيهِ الْمِرآةِ كأَكْرهِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ رَجُلًا مرآةً، وَإِذَا عِنْدَهُ نَارٌ ويحشُّهَا وَيَسْعَى حَوْلَهَا، قُلْتُ لَهُما ما هَذَا؟ قَالاَ لِى: انْطَلِقْ. فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا رَوْضَةً مُعْشِبَةً فَيهَا مِنْ كُلِّ (نور) الرَّبِيع، وَإِذَا بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانِى الرَّوضَةِ رَجُلٌ طَوِيلٌ لاَ أَكَادُ أَرَى رَأسَهُ طُولًا فِى السَّمَاءِ، وَإِذَا حَوْلَ الرَّجُلِ مِنْ أَكْثرِ ولْدَانٍ رَأَيْتُهُمْ قَطُّ وَأَحْسَنُهُ، قُلْتُ لَهُمَا: سُبْحَانَ الله مَا هَذَا؟ قَالاَ لِى: انْطلِقْ انْطَلِقْ. فَانْتَهَيْنا إِلَى دَوْحَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ لَمْ أَرَ دَوْحَةً قَطُّ أَعْظَمَ مِنْهَا وَلاَ أَحْسنَ، قَالاَ لِى: ارْقَ فِيها فَارْتَقَيْنَا فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَىً مَدِينَة مَبْنِيَّة بِلَبِنٍ ذَهَبٍ، وَلَبِنٍ فضَة فَأتَيْنَا بَابَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحْنَاهَا فَفُتحَ لَنَا، فَدَخَلْنَاهَا فَتَلَقَّانَا فيِهَا رِجَالٌ شَطْرٌ مِنْ خَلْقِهِمْ كَأَحْسَنِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ، وَشَطْرٌ كَأَقْبَح مَا  

"عَنْ أَبِى ذَرْوَةَ (فروة) (*) يَزِيدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ سِنانٍ الرُّهَاوِىِّ، ثَنَا أَبِى، ثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، عَنْ جُوَيْبِرِ (جرير) بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ الضَّحَاكِ بْنِ مُزَاحِمٍ، عَنِ النَّزَالِ بْنِ سَبُرَةَ، عَنْ عَلِىٍّ قَالَ: قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ الله {يَوْمَ نَحْشُرُ الْمُتَّقِينَ إِلَى الرَّحْمَنِ وَفْدًا}، قُلْتُ: كُلُّهُمْ رُكْبَانًا؟ قَالَ: يَا عَلِىُّ وَالَّذِى نَفْسِى بِيَدِهِ إِنَّهُمْ إِذَا خَرَجُوا مِنْ قُبُورِهِمْ اسْتُقْبِلُوا بأتر (بأيْنُقٍ) (* *) عَلَيْهَا رِحَالُ الذَّهَبِ، شُركُ نِعَالِهمْ نُورٌ يَتَلألأُ فَيَسِيرُونَ عَلَيْهَا حَتَّى يَنْتَهُوا إِلَى بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ، فَإِذَا حَلقَةٌ مِنْ يَاقُوتٍ عَلَى صَفَائِح الذَّهَبِ وَإذَا عِنْدَ بَاب الْجَنَّةِ شَجَرَةٌ يَنْبُعُ مِنْ أَصْلِهَا عَيْنَانِ فَيَشْربُونَ مِنْ إِحْدَى الْعَيْنَيْنِ، فَإِذَا بَلَغَ الشَّرَاب الصَّدْرَ أَخْرجَ الله مَا فِى صُدُورِهِم مِنْ غِلٍّ أَوْ حَسَدٍ أَوْ بَغْىٍ، وَذَلِكَ قَوْلُ الله {وَنَزَعْنَا مَا فِي صُدُورِهِمْ مِنْ غِلٍّ إِخْوَانًا عَلَى سُرُرٍ مُتَقَابِلِينَ} فَلَمَّا انْتَهَى الشَّرَابُ إِلَى الْبَطْنِ طَهَّرَتْ (طهَّرَهُمْ) مِنْ دَنَسِ الدُّنْيَا وَقَذَرِهَا، وَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ {وَسَقَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ شَرَابًا طَهُورًا}، ثُمَّ اغْتَسَلُوا مِنَ الأُخْرَى فَجَرَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ نَضْرَةُ النَّعِيمِ، فَلَا تَشْعَثُ أَبدَانُهُمْ وَلَا يُغَيّرُ (تَغَيَّرُ) أَلْوَانُهُمْ أَبَدًا فَيضْربُونَ بِالْحَلقَةِ عَلَى الصَّفَائِح، فَيُسْمعُ لِذَلِكَ طَنِينٌ فَيَبْلُغُ كُلَّ حُورَاءَ أَنَّ زَوْجَهَا قَدْ قَدِمَ فَتَبْعَثُ بِقَيِّمِهَا، فَلَوْلَا أَنَّهُ عَرَّفَ نَفْسَهُ لَخَرَّ لَهُ سَاجِدًا مِنَ النُّورِ وَالْبَهَاءِ وَالْحُسْنِ، فَيَقُولُ: يَا وَلِىَّ الله إِنَّما أَنَا قَيِّمُكَ الَّذِى وُكِّلْتُ بِمَنْزِلِكِ، فَيَنْطَلِقُ وَهُوَ بِالأَثَرِ

حَتَّى يَنْتَهِى بِهِ إِلَى قَصْرٍ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ متزفه (شُرَفُهُ) الذَّهَبُ يُرَى ظَاهِرُهُ مِنْ بَاطِنِهِ، وَبَاطِنُهُ مِنْ ظَاهِرِه، فَيَقُولُ: لِمَنْ هَذَا؟ فَيَقُولُ الْمَلَكُ هُوَ لَكَ، قَالَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ لَوْ مَاتَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْفَرَحِ لَمَاتَ، فَيُرِيدُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَهُ، فَيَقُولُ لَهُ: أَمَامَكَ، فَلَا يَزَلْ (يَزَالُ) يَمُرُّ بِهِ عَلَى قُصُورِهِ وَعَلَى خِيَامِهِ وَعَلَى أَنْهَارِهِ حَتَّى يَمُرَّ بِهِ عَلَى غُرْفَةٍ مِنْ يَاقُوتَةٍ مِنْ أَسْفَلِهَا إِلَى أَهْلِهَا (أَعْلَاها) مِائَةُ أَلْفِ ذَرَاعٍ، قَدْ ثَبَتَتْ (بُنِيَتْ) عَلَى جِبَالِ الدُّرِ وَالْيَاقُوتِ، بَيْنَ أَبْيَضَ وَأَحْمَرَ وَأَخْضَرَ وَأَصْفَرَ، لَيْسَ مِنْهَا طَرِيقَةٌ يُشَاكِلُ صَباحها (تُشَاكِلُ صَاحِبَهَا) فِى الْغُرْفَةِ سَرِيرٌ عرشُهُ (عَرْضُهُ) فَرْسَخٌ فِى طُولِ مَيْلٍ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْفُرشِ عَلَى قَدْرِ سَبْعِينَ غُرْفَةً بَعْضُهَا فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ، فَرْشُهُ لَوْنٌ وَسَرِيرُهُ لَوْنٌ، وَعَلَى رَأسِ وَلِىِّ الله تَاجٌ، لِذَلِكَ التَّاجِ سَبْعُونَ رُكْنًا فِى كُلِّ رُكْنٍ مِنْهَا يَاقُوتٌ (يَاقُوتَةٌ) تُضِئُ مَسِيرَةَ ثَلَاثٍ للمُتْعَب، وَوَجْههُ مِثْلُ الْقَمَرِ لَيْلَةَ الْبَدْرِ وَعَلَيْهِ طَوْقٌ وَوِشَاحَانِ، لَهُ نَورٌ يَتَلأْلأُ، وَفِى يَدِهِ ثَلَاثَةُ أَسْوَةٍ (أَسْورَةٍ): سِوَارٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، وَسِوَارٌ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ، وَسِوَارٌ مِنْ لُؤْلُؤٍ، وَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ: {يُحَلَّوْنَ فِيهَا مِنْ أَسَاوِرَ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَلُؤْلُؤًا}، وَعَليْهِ سَبْعُونَ حُلَّةً مِنْ حَرِيرٍ مُخْتَلِفَةَ الأَلْوَانِ عَلَى رَقَّةِ شَقَائِقِ النُّعْمَانِ، وَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ: {وَلِبَاسُهُمْ فِيهَا حَرِيرٌ} يَهْتَزُّ السَّرِيرُ فَرَحًا وَشَوْقًا إِلَى وَلِىِّ الله فَإتَّضَعَ (فاتَّضَعَ) لَهُ حَتَّى اسْتَوَى عَلَيْهِ، وَيَنْظُرُ إِلَى أَسَاسِ بُنْيَانِهِ يَسْتَرِقُّهُ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَلتَمِعَ ذَلِكَ النُّورُ بَصره، فَبَيْنا (فبينما) هُوَ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ أَقْبَلَتْ حَوْرَاءُ عَيْنَاءُ مَعَهَا سَبْعُونَ جَارِيَةً وَسَبْعُونَ غُلامًا، وَعَليْهَا سَبْعُونَ حُلَّةً تُرَى (يُرَى) مُخُّ سَاقِهَا مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْحُلُلِ وَالْجِلْدِ وَالْعَظْمِ كَمَا تُرى (يُرى) الشَّرَابُ الأَحْمَرُ فِى الزُّجَاجَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ، وَكَما يُرَى السِّلْكُ فِى الدُّرَّةِ الصَّافِيَةِ، فَلَمَّا عَايَنَهَا نَسِىَ كُلَّ شَئٍ عَايَنَهُ قَبْلَهَا، فَتَسْتَوِى مَعَهُ عَلَى السَّرِيرِ، فَيَضْرِبُ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى نَحْرِهَا فَيَقْرَأُ مَا فِى كَبِدِهَا، فَإِذَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ: أَنَا حِبُّكَ وَأَنْتَ حِبِّى، إِلَيْكَ انْتَهَتْ نَفْسِى، وَذَلِكَ قَوْلُه: {كَأَنَّهُنَّ الْيَاقُوتُ وَالْمَرْجَانُ} يُشْبِهُ فِى بَيَاضِ اللُّؤْلُؤِ، فَيَتَنَعَمُ مَعَهَا سَبْعِينَ سَنَةً لَا تَنْقَطِعُ شَهْوَتُهُ وَلَا شَهْوَتُهَا فَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ أَقْبَلَ الْمَلائِكَةُ وَلِلْغُرْفَتَيْنِ سَبْعُونَ بَابًا أَوْ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ بَابٍ، عَلَى كُلِّ بَابٍ حَاجِبٌ فَتَقُولُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ: اسْتَأذِنُوا عَلَى وَلِىِّ الله، فَتَقُولُ الْحَجَبَةُ: إِنَّهُ لَيَتَعَاظَمُنَا أَنْ يُسْتأذَنَ (نَسْتَأذِنَ) لَكُمْ، إِنَّهُ مَعَ أَزْوَاجِهِ فَيَقُولُونَ: الْمَلائِكَةُ بِالْبَابِ يَسْتَأذِنُونَ  

"عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ عَمْرٍو أَن رَجُلًا قَالَ لَهُ: أَنْتَ الَّذِى تَزْعُمُ أَنَّ السَّاعَةَ تَقُومُ إِلَى مِائَةِ سَنَةٍ؟ قَالَ: سُبحَانَ الله: وَأَنَا أَقُولُ ذَلِكَ؟ وَمَنْ يَعْلَمُ قِيَامَ السَّاعَة إِلَّا الله إِنَّمَا قُلتُ: مَا كَانَتْ رَأَسُ مِائَةٍ لِلخَلْقِ منذُ خُلِقَتِ الدُّنْيَا إِلاَّ كَانَ عنْدَ رَأَسِ الْمِائَةِ أَمْرٌ، قَالَ: ثُمَّ يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ ابْنُ حَمَلِ الضَّأن. قَالَ: وَمَا ابْنُ حَمَلِ الضَّأنِ؟ قَالَ: رُومِىٌّ أحَدُ أبَوَيْه شَيْطَانٌ، يَسيرُ إِلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ فِى خَمْسمائَةِ أَلْفِ بَحْرًا حَتَّى يَنْزِلَ بَيْنَ عَكَّا أَوْ صُوَرٍ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: يَأَهْلَ السُّفُنِ، اخْرُجُوا مِنْهَا، ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِهَا فَأُحْرقَتْ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ لَهُمْ: لاَ قُسْطَنْطينِيَّةَ لَكُمْ وَلاَ رُومِيَّةَ حَتَّى يُفْصَلَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ الْعَرَب، قَالَ: لَيَسْتَمِدّ أَهْلُ الإِسْلاَم بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا حَتَّى يَمُدَّهُمْ عَدَنُ (*) عَلَى قُلَصَائِهِمْ، فيَجْتَمِعُونَ فَيُقْتَلُونَ، فَتُكَاتبهُمْ النَّصَارَى الَّذِينَ بالشَّامِ ويُخْبِرُونَهُمْ بِعَوْرَاتِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، فَيَقُولُ الْمُسْلمُونَ: الْحَقُوا فَكُلُّكُمْ لَنَا عَدُوٌّ حَتَّى يَقْضِىَ الله بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ، فَيَقْتَتلُونَ شَهْرًا، لاَ يَكلُّ لَهُمْ سِلاح وَلاَ لَكُمْ، وَيُقْذَفُ الصَّبْرُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَعَلَيْهِمْ، قَالَ: وَبَلَغَنَا أَنَّه إِذَا كَانَ رَأَسُ الشَّهْرِ، قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ: الْيَوْمَ أَسلُّ سَيْفِى فَأَنْتَقِمُ منْ أَعْدَائِى. وَأَنْصُر أَوْلِيَائِى، فَيَقْتُلُونَ مَقْتَلَةً مَا رَأَى مِثْلَهَا قَطُّ، حَتَّى مَا تَسيرُ الْخَيْلُ إِلَّا عَلَى الْخَيْل، وَمَا يَسِيرُ الرَّجُلُ إِلاَّ عَلَى الرُّجُلِ، وَمَا يَجدُونَ خَلْقًا يَحُولُ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ الْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّةِ وَلاَ رُومِيَّةَ، فَيَقُولُ أَميرُهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ: لاَ غُلُولَ الْيَوْمَ، مَنْ أَخَذَ شَيْئًا فَهُوَ لَهُ قَالَ: فَيَأخُذُونَ مَا يَخفُّ عَلَيْهِمْ وَيَدَعُونَ مَا ثَقُلَ عَلَيْهِمْ، فَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ جَاءَهُمْ ان الدَّجَّالَ قَدْ خَلَفَكُمْ في ذَرَارِيكُمْ، فَيَرْفُضُونَ مَا فِى أَيْدِيهمْ وَيُقْبِلُونَ، وَتُصِيبُ النَّاسَ مَجَاعَةٌ شَديدَةٌ حَتَّى إِنَّ الدَّجَّالَ لَيَحْرِقُ حَجَفَتَهُ فَيَأكُلُهَا، حَتَّى إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيُكَلِّمُ أَخَاهُ فَمَا يُسْمِعُهُ الصَّوْتَ منَ الْجَهْد، فَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ كَذَلِكَ إِذَ سَمِعُوا صَوْتًا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ: أَبْشِرُوا فَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ الْغَوْثُ، فَيَقُولُونَ: نَزَلَ عيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ، فيَسْتبْشِرُونَ وَيُسْتَبْشَرُ بِهِمْ، وَيَقُولُونَ: صَلِّ يَا رُوحَ الله، فَيَقُولُ: إِنَّ الله أَكرَمَ الأُمَّةَ فَلاَ يَنْبَغِى لأحَدٍ أَنْ يَؤُمَّهُمْ إِلاَّ مِنْهُمْ، فَيُصَلِّى أَميرُ الْمُؤْمِنينَ بالنَّاس، قِيلَ: فَأَمِيرُ النَّاسِ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ أَبِى سُفْيَانَ؟ قَالَ: لاَ، وُيصَلِّى عِيسَىَ خَلْفَهُ، فَإِذَا انْصَرَفَ عِيسَى دَعَا بَحْربَتِهِ فَأَتَى الدَّجَّالَ فَقَالَ رُوَيْدَكَ يَا دَجَّالُ يَا كَذَّابُ، فَإذَا رَأَى عِيسَى عَرَفَ صَوْتَهُ ذَابَ كَمَا يَذُوبُ الرَّصَاصُ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُ النَّارُ، وَكَمَا تَذُوبُ الأَلْيَةُ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهَا الشَّمْسُ، وَلَوْلاَ أَنْ يَقُولَ رُوَيْدَكَ ذَابَ حَتَّى لاَ يَبْقَى مِنْهُ شَىْءٌ، فَيَحْمِلُ عَلَيْه عيسَى، فَيَطعَنُ بحَرْبَتِهِ بَيْنَ ثدْيَيْهِ فَيَقْتُلُهُ وَيُفَرِّقُ جُنْدَهُ تَحْتَ الْحِجَارَةِ وَالشَّجَرِ، وَعَامَّةُ جندهِ الْيَهُودُ وَالْمُنَافِقُونَ. فَيُنَادِى الْحَجَرُ يَا رَوَحَ الله هَذَا كَافِرٌ تَحْتِى فَأَقْتُلْهُ، فَيَأمُرُ عِيسَى بالصَّلَيبِ فَيُكْسَرُ، وَبِالْخنْزير فَيُقْتَلُ، وَتَضَعُ الْحَرْبُ أَوْزَارَهَا حَتَّى إِنَّ الذِّئْبَ ليَرْبِضُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ مَا يَغْمزُ بِهَا، وَحَتَّى إِنَّ الصِّبْيَانَ لَيَلْعَبُونَ بِالْحَيَّاتِ "مَا نَنهَشهمْ" وَتمْلأُ الأَرْضُ عَدْلًا، فَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ كَذَلكَ إِذ سَمِعُوا صَوْتًا قَالَ: فُتحَتْ يِأجُوجُ وَمَأجُوجُ، وَهوَ كَمَا قَالَ الله، وَهُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ حَدَبٍ يَنْسلُونَ، فَيُفْسِدُونَ الأَرْضَ كلَّها حَتَّى إِنَّ أَوائِلَهُمْ لَتَأتِى النَّهْرَ الْعَجَّاجَ فَيَشْرَبُونَهُ كُلَّه، وَإِنَّ آخرَهُمْ لَيَقُولُ: قَدْ كَانَ هَاهُنَا نَهَرٌ، ويُحَاصِرُونَ عِيسَى وَمَنْ مَعَهُ بِبَيْتِ الْمَقْدِس وَيَقُولُونَ: مَا نَعْلَمُ في أَحَدٍ إِلاَّ الْجُنَاةُ، هَلُمُّوا "نَرْمِى" مَنْ فِى السَّمَاءِ، فَيَرْمُونَ حَتَّى تَرْجعَ إِلَيْهمْ سِهَامُهُمْ فِى نُصُولِها الدَّمُ قَليلًا، فَيَقُولُونَ: مَا بَقىَ فِى الأَرْضِ وَلاَ فِى السَّمَاءِ، فَيَقُولُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ: يَا رُوحَ الله ادع عَلَيْهِمْ بالْفناء فَيَدْعُو الله عَلَيْهِمْ، فَيَبْعَثُ النَّغَفَ فِى آذَانِهِمْ فَيَقْتُلُهُمْ فِى "يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَة واحدة" (*) فَتُنْتِنُ الأَرْضُ كُلُّهَا منْ جِيَفِهِمْ، فَيَقُولُونَ: يَا رُوحَ الله نَمُوتُ منَ النَّتَنِ؟ فَيَدْعُو الله فَيَبْعَثُ وَابِلًا منَ النَّهْي فَجَعَلَهُ سَيْلًا فَيَقْذفُهُمْ كلَّهُمْ فِى الْبَحْرِ، ثُمَّ يَسْمَعُونَ صَوْتًا، فَيُقَالُ: مَه: قِيلَ: غَزَا الْبَيْتَ الْحَصِينَ، فَيَبْعَثُونَ جَيْشًا فَيَجدُونَ أَوَائِلَ ذَلِكَ الْجَيْشِ، وَيُقْبَضُ عيسَى بْنُ مَرْيَمَ، وَوَلِيَهُ الْمُسْلمُونَ وَغَسَّلُوهُ وَحَنَّطُوهُ وَكَفَّنُوهُ وَصَلُّوْا عَلَيْهِ وَحَفرُوا لَهُ وَدَفَنُوُهُ فَيَرْجِعُ أَوَائِلُ الْجَيْش وَالْمُسْلمُونَ يَنْفِضُونَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ منْ تُرَابِ قَبْرِهِ، فَلاَ يَلْبثُونَ بَعْدَ ذَلكَ إِلاَّ يَسِيرًا حَتَّى يَبْعَث الله الرِّيحَ الْيَمَانيَّةَ، قِيلَ: وَمَا الرِّيحُ الْيَمَانيَّةُ؟ قَالَ: رِيحٌ مِنْ قبَلِ الْيَمَنِ لَيْسَ عَلَى الأَرضِ مُؤْمِنٌ يَجدُ نَسِيمَهَا إِلاَّ قَبَضَتْ رُوحَهُ، قَالَ: وَيَسْرِى عَلَى الْقُرْآنِ فِى لَيْلَةٍ وَاحدَةٍ وَلاَ يُتْرَكُ فِى صُدُور بَنى آدَمَ وَلاَ فِى بُيُوتِهِمْ مِنْهُ شَىْءٌ إِلاَّ رَفَعَهُ الله، فَيَبْقَى النَّاسُ لَيْسَ فِيهِمْ نبىٌّ وَلَيْسَ فِيهِمْ قُرْآنٌ وَلَيْسَ فِيهِمْ مُؤْمنٌ، قَالَ عَبْدُ الله بْنُ عَمْرٍو، فَعِنْدَ ذَلِكَ أُخْفىَ عَلَيْنَا قيَامُ السَّاعَةِ فَلاَ نَدْرى كُمْ يُتْرَكُونَ كَذَلكَ؟ حَتَّى تَكُونَ الصَّيْحَةُ، قَالَ: وَلَمْ تَكُنْ صَيْحَةٌ قَطُّ إِلاَّ بُعثَتْ مِنَ الله عَلَى أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ، قَالَ: وَقَالَ الله: {وَمَا يَنْظُرُ هَؤُلَاءِ إِلَّا (*) صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً مَا لَهَا مِنْ فَوَاقٍ}: قَالَ: فَلاَ أَدْرى كمْ يُتْرَكُونَ كَذَلكَ؟ ".