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"لَمَّا سَأَلَ أَهْلُ قُبَاءَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَنْ يَبْنِىَ لَهُمْ مَسْجِدًا؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ : لِيَقُمْ بَعْضُكُمْ فَيَرْكَبَ النَّاقَةَ، فَقَامَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَرَكِبهَا وَحَرَّكَهَا، فَلَمْ تَنْبَعِثْ، فَرَجَعَ فَقَعَدَ، فَقَامَ عُمَرُ فَرَكِبَها فَحَرَّكَهَا، فَلَمْ تَنْبَعِثْ فَرَجَعَ فَقَعَد، فَقَامَ عَلِىٌّ، فَلَمَا وَضَعَ رِجْلَهُ فِي غَرْزِ الرِّكَابِ، وَثَبَتَ بِهِ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ : يَا عَلِيُّ! أَرْخِ زِمَامَهَا وَابنوا عَلَى مَدَارِهَا فَإِنَّهَا مَأمُورَةٌ".  

[طب] الطبرانى في الكبير عن جابر بن سمرة

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tabarani:2033Muḥammad b. ʿUthmān b. Abū Shaybah > Aḥmad b. Ṣubayḥ al-Asadī > Yaḥyá b. Yaʿlá > Nāṣiḥ > Simāk b. Ḥarb > Jābir b. Samurah > Lammā Saʾal Ahl

[Machine] When the people of Quba asked the Prophet ﷺ to build a mosque for them, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Let someone among you bring a camel." Abu Bakr stood up and brought a camel, but when he tried to make it move, it did not respond. So he returned and sat down. Then Umar stood up and brought a camel, but it also did not respond when he tried to make it move. So he returned and sat down. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to his companions, "Let someone among you bring a camel." Ali stood up and when he placed his foot on the stirrup, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O Ali, hold its reins and build upon its hump, for it is instructed to obey."  

الطبراني:٢٠٣٣حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صُبَيْحٍ الْأَسَدِيُّ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَعْلَى ثنا نَاصِحٌ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ

لَمَّا سَأَلَ أَهْلُ قُبَاءٍ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَنْ يَبْنِيَ لَهُمْ مَسْجِدًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لِيَقُومَ بَعْضُكُمْ فَيَرْكَبَ النَّاقَةَ» فَقَامَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ فَرَكِبَهَا فَحَرَّكَها فَلَمْ تَنْبَعِثْ فَرَجَعَ فَقَعَدَ فَقَامَ عُمَرُ ؓ فَرَكِبَهَا فَحَرَّكَها فَلَمْ تَنْبَعِثْ فَرَجَعَ فَقَعَدَ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِأَصْحَابِهِ «لِيَقُومَ بَعْضُكُمْ فَيَرْكَبَ النَّاقَةَ» فَقَامَ عَلِيٌّ ؓ فَلَمَّا وَضَعَ رِجْلَهُ فِي غَرَزِ الرِّكَابِ وَثَبَّتَ بِهِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَا عَلِيُّ إِرْخِ زِمَامَهَا وَابْنُوا عَلَى مَدَارِها فَإِنَّهَا مَأْمُورَةٌ»