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"مَا سَافَرَ رَجُلٌ فِي أَرْضٍ تَنُوفَةٍ (*) فَقَال تَحْت شَجَرَةٍ وَمَعَهُ رَاحِلَتُهُ عَلَيهَا زَادُهُ وَطَعَامُهُ فَاسْتَيقَظَ وَقَدْ أَفْلَتَتْ رَاحِلَتُهُ فَعَلا شَرَفًا فَلَمْ يَرَ شَيئا، ثُمَّ عَلا شَرَفًا فَلَمْ يَرَ شَيئًا، فَالْتَفَتَ فَإِذَا هُوَ بهَا تَجُرُّ خِطَامَهَا، فَمَا هُوَ أَشَدُّ فَرَحًا بِهَا مِن الله بِتَوْبَةِ عَبْدِهِ إذَا تَابَ إلَيهِ".  

[ك] الحاكم في المستدرك عن النعمان بن بشير، [ك] الحاكم في المستدرك عن البراءِ

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ahmad:18408Ḥasan And Bahz al-Maʿná > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Simāk b. Ḥarb > al-Nuʿmān b. Bashīr > Aẓunnuh

[Machine] Narrated by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he said: "A man traveled through a barren land, and Hasan mentioned in his narration that it means a desert. The man sat under a tree with his riding animal, along with his baggage and food. He fell asleep and did not notice them. He woke up and did not see them. He climbed a hill, but did not see them. Then he turned around and suddenly found them being pulled by its reins. He was so overjoyed by Allah's forgiveness of His servant's repentance, that he said: 'This is greater joy than that of a man who finds his lost camel.'"

Note: The passage is a narration from the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , and it describes an incident involving a man who thought he lost his belongings in the desert but then found them, leading him to express his happiness and gratitude for Allah's forgiveness.  

أحمد:١٨٤٠٨حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ وَبَهْزٌ الْمَعْنَى قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ قَالَ أَظُنُّهُ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ سَافَرَ رَجُلٌ بِأَرْضٍ تَنُوفَةٍ قَالَ حَسَنٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ يَعْنِي فَلَاةً فَقَالَ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ وَمَعَهُ رَاحِلَتُهُ وَعَلَيْهَا سِقَاؤُهُ وَطَعَامُهُ فَاسْتَيْقَظَ فَلَمْ يَرَهَا فَعَلَا شَرَفًا فَلَمْ يَرَهَا ثُمَّ عَلَا شَرَفًا فَلَمْ يَرَهَا ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِهَا تَجُرُّ خِطَامَهَا فَمَا هُوَ بِأَشَدَّ بِهَا فَرَحًا مِنَ اللهِ بِتَوْبَةِ عَبْدِهِ إِذَا تَابَ قَالَ بَهْزٌ عَبْدِهِ إِذَا تَابَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ بَهْزٌ قَالَ حَمَّادٌ أَظُنُّهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  

darimi:2770al-Naḍr b. Shumayl > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Simāk b. Ḥarb > al-Nuʿmān > Ibn Bashīr > Samiʿah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "A man traveled in a barren land. He sat under a tree with his mount and provisions. He fell asleep, and when he woke up, he found his mount gone. He climbed a hill and saw nothing. He climbed another hill and saw nothing. He climbed another hill and saw nothing." He said: "Then, he turned around and saw his mount coming towards him, carrying its saddle. He felt more joy with it than if Allah had given him a repenting servant."  

الدارمي:٢٧٧٠أَخْبَرَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُمَيْلٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ النُّعْمَانِ هُوَ ابْنُ بَشِيرٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَهُ يَقُولُ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «سَافَرَ رَجُلٌ فِي أَرْضٍ تَنُوفَةٍ» فَقَالَ «تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ وَمَعَهُ رَاحِلَتُهُ عَلَيْهَا زَادُهُ وَطَعَامُهُ فَاسْتَيْقَظَ وَقَدْ ذَهَبَتْ رَاحِلَتُهُ فَعَلَا شَرَفًا فَلَمْ يَرَ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ عَلَا شَرَفًا فَلَمْ يَرَ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ عَلَا شَرَفًا فَلَمْ يَرَ شَيْئًا» قَالَ «فَالْتَفَتَ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِهَا تَجُرُّ خِطَامَهَا فَمَا هُوَ بِأَشَدَّ فَرَحًا بِهَا مِنَ اللَّهِ بِتَوْبَةِ عَبْدِهِ إِذَا تَابَ إِلَيْهِ»  

hakim:7610Abū al-ʿAbbās Muḥammad b. Aḥmad al-Maḥbūbī > al-Faḍl b. ʿAbd al-Jabbār > al-Naḍr b. Shumayl b. Kharashah b. Yazīd > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Simāk b. Ḥarb > al-Nuʿmān b. Bashīr > Samiʿah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A man does not travel in a desolate land and then rests under a tree with all his provisions and food on his mount, and then when he wakes up, he finds that his mount has slipped away. So he climbs a hill and does not see anything, then he climbs another hill and does not see anything. Then he turns around and suddenly sees his mount coming towards him, dragging its reins. There is nothing that can make him happier than the happiness of Allah when His servant repents to Him."  

الحاكم:٧٦١٠أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ الْمَحْبُوبِيُّ ثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ ثَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُمَيْلِ بْنِ خَرَشَةَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ ثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَهُ يَقُولُ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا يُسَافَرُ رَجُلٌ فِي أَرْضٍ تَنُوفَةٍ فَقَالَ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ وَمَعَهُ رَاحِلَتُهُ عَلَيْهَا زَادُهُ وَطَعَامُهُ فَاسْتَيْقَظَ وَقَدْ أَفْلَتَتْ رَاحِلَتُهُ فَعَلَا شَرَفًا فَلَمْ يَرَ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ عَلَا شَرَفًا فَلَمْ يَرَ شَيْئًا فَالْتَفَتَ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِهَا تَجُرُّ خِطَامَهَا فَمَا هُوَ بِأَشَدَّ فَرَحًا بِهَا مِنَ اللَّهِ بِتَوْبَةِ عَبْدِهِ إِذَا تَابَ إِلَيْهِ»  

هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ مُسْلِمٍ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ وَشَاهِدُهُ حَدِيثُ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ شرط مسلم