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nasai-kubra:8059al-Rabīʿ b. Sulaymān > Shuʿayb b. al-Layth from his father > ʿUqayl > Ibn Shihāb > Saʿīd b. al-Musayyib > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , finished praying and turned towards his companions and said, "While a man was herding his cow, it appeared to him that he could ride it. So, it came towards him." The man said, "We were not created for this, we were only created for farming." Then, those around him said, "Glory be to Allah, glory be to Allah." The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "Indeed, I and Abu Bakr and Umar believed in Him." And while a man was with his flock, a wolf came and took one of his sheep. He looked for it and when he found it, he grabbed it and it came towards him. He said, "Who else has sheep today that no one can shepherd except me?" Those around him said, "Glory be to Allah, glory be to Allah." The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "Indeed, I and Abu Bakr and Umar believed in Him."  

الكبرى للنسائي:٨٠٥٩أَخْبَرَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعَيْبُ بْنُ اللَّيْثِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

انْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ «بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ يَسُوقُ بَقَرَةً فَبَدَا لَهُ أَنْ يَرْكَبَهَا فَأَقْبَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ» فَقَالَتْ «إِنَّا لَمْ نُخْلَقْ لِهَذَا إِنَّمَا خُلِقْنَا لِلْحِرَاثَةِ» فَقَالَ مَنْ حَوْلَهُ «سُبْحَانَ اللهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ» فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «فَإِنِّي آمَنْتُ بِهِ أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ» وَبَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ فِي غَنَمِهِ إِذْ جَاءَ الذِّئْبُ فَأَخَذَ شَاةً مِنْ غَنَمِهِ فَطَلَبَهُ رَاعِيَهَا فَلَمَّا أَدْرَكَهُ لَفِظَهَا وَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ «مَنْ لَهَا يَوْمَ السَّبُعِ لَا يَكُونُ لَهَا رَاعٍ غَيْرِي؟» فَقَالَ مَنْ حَوْلَهُ «سُبْحَانَ اللهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ» فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «فَإِنِّي آمَنْتُ بِهِ أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ»  


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ahmad:7351Sufyān > Abū al-Zinād > al-Aʿraj > Abū Salamah

[Machine] Narrated Abu Huraira: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed prayer with us, then he turned towards us and said, "Amongst us is a man who was driving his cattle when it struck him. He said, 'Indeed, we were not created for this. We were only created for plowing.' The people said, 'Glory be to Allah! A cow that speaks!' He said, 'Indeed, I believe in this, as do Abu Bakr and Umar, and neither of them.' Then he mentioned a man with his sheep who was attacked by a wolf and it took one of the sheep. He ran after it and caught it and saved it from the wolf. He said, 'O you! You saved it from me. So, who will have it on the Day of Judgement when there will be no shepherd for it except me?' The people said, 'Glory be to Allah! A wolf that speaks!' He said, 'Indeed, I believe in this, as do Abu Bakr and Umar, and neither of them.'"  

أحمد:٧٣٥١حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاةً ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ بَيْنَا رَجُلٌ يَسُوقُ بَقَرَةً إِذْ رَكِبَهَا فَضَرَبَهَا قَالَتْ إِنَّا لَمْ نُخْلَقْ لِهَذَا إِنَّمَا خُلِقْنَا لِلْحِرَاثَةِ فَقَالَ النَّاسُ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ بَقَرَةٌ تَكَلَّمُ فَقَالَ فَإِنِّي أُومِنُ بِهَذَا أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَمَا هُمَا ثَمَّ وَبَيْنَا رَجُلٌ فِي غَنَمِهِ إِذْ عَدَا عَلَيْهَا الذِّئْبُ فَأَخَذَ شَاةً مِنْهَا فَطَلَبَهُ فَأَدْرَكَهُ فَاسْتَنْقَذَهَا مِنْهُ فَقَالَ يَا هَذَا اسْتَنْقَذْتَهَا مِنِّي فَمَنْ لَهَا يَوْمَ السَّبُعِ يَوْمَ لَا رَاعِيَ لَهَا غَيْرِي؟ قَالَ النَّاسُ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ ذِئْبٌ يَتَكَلَّمُ قَالَ إِنِّي أُومِنُ بِذَلِكَ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَمَا هُمَا ثَمَّ  

ذِكْرُ الْخَبَرِ الْمُدْحِضِ قَوْلَ مَنْ أَبْطَلَ وُجُودَ الْمُعْجِزَاتِ فِي الْأَوْلِيَاءِ دُونَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ

ibnhibban:6485al-Ḥusayn b. Muḥammad b. Abū Maʿshar > Aḥmad b. Sulaymān b. Abū Shaybah > Abū Dāwud al-Ḥafarī > Sufyān al-Thawrī > Abū al-Zinād > al-Aʿraj > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "While a man was herding a cow and wanted to ride it, the cow turned to him and said, 'We were not created for this, we were only created for being ploughed.' Amazed, the man said, 'Glory be to Allah!' Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'I believe in it, and so do Abu Bakr and Umar.' After that, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'While a man was with his sheep and a wolf took one of his sheep, the shepherd followed the wolf and retrieved the sheep. Then he said, 'How will you be on the Day of Judgement, when there will be no one to protect you except me?' Again, the people around him said, 'Glory be to Allah!' And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'I believe in it, and so do Abu Bakr and Umar.'"  

ابن حبّان:٦٤٨٥أَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي مَعْشَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الْحَفَرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ يَسُوقُ بَقَرَةً فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَبَهَا فَالْتَفَتَتْ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّا لَمْ نُخْلَقْ لِهَذَا إِنَّمَا خُلِقْنَا لِيُحْرَثَ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ مَنْ حَوْلَهُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ ﷺ «آمَنْتُ بِهِ أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ» وَمَا هُمَا ثَمَّ قَالَ «وَبَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ فِي غَنَمٍ لَهُ فَأَخَذَ الذِّئْبُ الشَّاةَ فَتَبِعَهُ الرَّاعِي فَلَفَظَهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ كَيْفَ لَكَ بِيَوْمِ السِّبَاعِ حَيْثُ لَا يَكُونُ لَهَا رَاعٍ غَيْرِي» فَقَالَ مَنْ حَوْلَهُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ ﷺ » آمَنْتُ بِهِ أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ « وَمَا هُمَا ثَمَّ  

nasai-kubra:8057Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > Abū Dāwud al-Ḥafrī ʿUmar b. Saʿd > Sufyān > Abū al-Zinād > ʿAbd al-Raḥman al-Aʿraj > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said, "A man was driving a cow and wanted to ride it. The cow said, 'We were not created for this purpose. We were created to be plowed on.' Those around him said, 'Glory be to Allah, glory be to Allah.' The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said, 'I and Abu Bakr and Umar have believed in it, and others are to come.'"

"While a man was with his sheep, a wolf came and took one sheep. The shepherd followed it to take it back. The wolf said, 'How will you do on the Day of Seveah (Judgment Day), when there is no shepherd for them except me?' Those around him said, 'Glory be to Allah, glory be to Allah.' He said, 'I and Abu Bakr and Umar have believed in it, and others are to come.'"  

الكبرى للنسائي:٨٠٥٧أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الْحَفْرِيُّ عُمَرُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ يَسُوقُ بَقَرَةً فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَبَهَا» فَقَالَتْ إِنَّا لَمْ نُخْلَقْ لِهَذَا إِنَّمَا خُلِقْنَا لِيُحْرَثَ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ مَنْ حَوْلَهُ «سُبْحَانَ اللهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ» قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «آمَنْتُ بِهِ أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَمَا هُمَا ثَمَّ» قَالَ «وَبَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ فِي غَنَمٍ لَهُ فَجَاءَ الذِّئْبُ فَأَخَذَ شَاةً مِنْهَا فَتَبِعَهَا الرَّاعِي لِيَأْخُذَهَا» فَقَالَ الذِّئْبُ فَكَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ يَوْمَ السِّبَاعِ يَوْمَ لَا رَاعِيَ لَهَا غَيْرِي؟ فَقَالَ مَنْ حَوْلَهُ «سُبْحَانَ اللهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ» فَقَالَ «آمَنْتُ بِهِ أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَمَا هُمَا ثَمَّ»  

nasai-kubra:8058Hārūn b. Muḥammad b. Bakkār b. Bilāl > Muḥammad b. ʿĪsá / Ibn al-Qāsim b. Sumayʿ > ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿUmar > al-Zuhrī > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ approached the people and said, "While a man was herding a cow, he intended to ride it and it approached him." The cow said, "We were not created for this purpose, rather we were created for plowing." The people around him said, "Glory be to Allah! The cow spoke!" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I believe in it, and Abu Bakr and Umar do so as well, and they are not the only ones." A man said, "While I was with my sheep, a wolf came and took a sheep. I chased after it and took it back from him. He said to me, 'How can she belong to you on a day when she has no other shepherd than me?'" They said, "Glory be to Allah! The wolf spoke!" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I believe in it, and Abu Bakr and Umar do so as well, and they are not the only ones."  

الكبرى للنسائي:٨٠٥٨أَخْبَرَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بَكَّارِ بْنِ بِلَالٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ سُمَيْعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى النَّاسِ فَقَالَ «بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ يَسُوقُ بَقَرَةً أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَبَهَا فَأَقْبَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ» فَقَالَتْ إِنَّا لَمْ نُخْلَقْ لِهَذَا إِنَّمَا خُلِقْنَا لِلْحِرَاثَةِ فَقَالَ مَنْ حَوْلَهُ «سُبْحَانَ اللهِ تَكَلَّمَتْ بَقَرَةٌ» فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «فَإِنِّي آمَنْتُ بِهِ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَلَيْسَ هُمَا ثَمَّ» وَقَالَ رَجُلٌ بَيْنَمَا أَنَا فِي غَنَمٍ إِذْ أَقْبَلَ ذِئْبٌ فَأَخَذَ شَاةً فَطَلَبْتُهَا فَأَخَذْتُهَا مِنْهُ فَقَالَ لِي «كَيْفَ لَهَا يَوْمَ السَّبُعِ حِينَ لَا يَكُونُ لَهَا رَاعٍ غَيْرِي» قَالُوا سُبْحَانَ اللهِ تَكَلَّمَ ذِئْبٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «فَإِنِّي آمَنْتُ بِهِ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَلَيْسَا ثَمَّ»