Is there amongst you Uwais b. 'Amir? (He continued finding him out) until he met Uwais. He said: Are you Uwais b., Amir? He said: Yes. He said: Are you from the tribe of Qaran? He said: Yes. He (Hadrat) 'Umar (again) said: Did you suffer from leprosy and then you were cured from it but for the space of a dirham? He said: Yes. He ('Umar) said: Is your mother (living)? He said: Yes. He ('Umar) said: I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: There would come to you Uwais b. Amir with the reinforcement from the people of Yemen. (He would be) from Qaran, (the branch) of Murid. He had been suffering from leprosy from which he was cured but for a spot of a dirham. His treatment with his mother would have been excellent. If he were to take an oath in the name of Allah, He would honour that. And if it is possible for you, then do ask him to beg forgiveness for you (from your Lord). So he (Uwais) begged forgiveness for him. Umar said: Where do you intend to go? He said: To Kufa. He ('Umar) said: Let me write a letter for you to its governor, whereupon he (Uwais) said: I love to live amongst the poor people. When it was the next year, a person from among the elite (of Kufa) performed Hajj and he met Umar. He asked him about Uwais. He said: I left him in a state with meagre means of sustenance. (Thereupon) Umar said: I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: There would come to you Uwais b. 'Amir, of Qaran, a branch (of the tribe) of Murid, along with the reinforcement of the people of Yemen. He had been suffering from leprosy which would have been cured but for the space of a dirham. His treatment with his mother would have been very kind. If he would take an oath in the name of Allah (for something) He would honour it. Ask him to beg forgiveness for you (from Allah) in case it is possible for you. So he came to Uwais and said.: Beg forgiveness (from Allah) for me. He (Uwais) said: You have just come from a sacred journey (Hajj) ; you, therefore, ask forgiveness for me. He (the person who had performed Hajj) said: Ask forgiveness for me (from Allah). He (Uwais again) said: You have just come from the sacred journey, so you ask forgiveness for me. (Uwais further) said: Did you meet Umar? He said: Yes. He (Uwais) then begged forgiveness for him (from Allah). So the people came to know about (the status of religious piety) of Uwais. He went away (from that place). Usair said: His clothing consisted of a mantle, and whosoever saw him said: From where did Uwais get this mantle?  

كَانَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ إِذَا أَتَى عَلَيْهِ أَمْدَادُ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ سَأَلَهُمْ أَفِيكُمْ أُوَيْسُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ حَتَّى أَتَى عَلَى أُوَيْسٍ فَقَالَ أَنْتَ أُوَيْسُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ مِنْ مُرَادٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ قَرَنٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَكَانَ بِكَ بَرَصٌ فَبَرَأْتَ مِنْهُ إِلاَّ مَوْضِعَ دِرْهَمٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ لَكَ وَالِدَةٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ يَأْتِي عَلَيْكُمْ أُوَيْسُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ مَعَ أَمْدَادِ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ مِنْ مُرَادٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ قَرَنٍ كَانَ بِهِ بَرَصٌ فَبَرَأَ مِنْهُ إِلاَّ مَوْضِعَ دِرْهَمٍ لَهُ وَالِدَةٌ هُوَ بِهَا بَرٌّ لَوْ أَقْسَمَ عَلَى اللَّهِ لأَبَرَّهُ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ يَسْتَغْفِرَ لَكَ فَافْعَلْ فَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِي فَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ أَيْنَ تُرِيدُ قَالَ الْكُوفَةَ قَالَ أَلاَ أَكْتُبُ لَكَ إِلَى عَامِلِهَا قَالَ أَكُونُ فِي غَبْرَاءِ النَّاسِ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ قَالَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْعَامِ الْمُقْبِلِ حَجَّ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَشْرَافِهِمْ فَوَافَقَ عُمَرَ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ أُوَيْسٍ قَالَ تَرَكْتُهُ رَثَّ الْبَيْتِ قَلِيلَ الْمَتَاعِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ يَأْتِي عَلَيْكُمْ أُوَيْسُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ مَعَ أَمْدَادِ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ مِنْ مُرَادٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ قَرَنٍ كَانَ بِهِ بَرَصٌ فَبَرَأَ مِنْهُ إِلاَّ مَوْضِعَ دِرْهَمٍ لَهُ وَالِدَةٌ هُوَ بِهَا بَرٌّ لَوْ أَقْسَمَ عَلَى اللَّهِ لأَبَرَّهُ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ يَسْتَغْفِرَ لَكَ فَافْعَلْ فَأَتَى أُوَيْسًا فَقَالَ اسْتَغْفِرْ لِي قَالَ أَنْتَ أَحْدَثُ عَهْدًا بِسَفَرٍ صَالِحٍ فَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِي قَالَ اسْتَغْفِرْ لِي قَالَ أَنْتَ أَحْدَثُ عَهْدًا بِسَفَرٍ صَالِحٍ فَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِي قَالَ لَقِيتَ عُمَرَ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُ فَفَطِنَ لَهُ النَّاسُ فَانْطَلَقَ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ قَالَ أُسَيْرٌ وَكَسَوْتُهُ بُرْدَةً فَكَانَ كُلَّمَا رَآهُ إِنْسَانٌ قَالَ مِنْ أَيْنَ لأُوَيْسٍ هَذِهِ الْبُرْدَةُ  

Is there amongst you Uwais b. 'Amir? (He continued finding him out) until he met Uwais. He said: Are you Uwais b., Amir? He said: Yes. He said: Are you from the tribe of Qaran? He said: Yes. He (Hadrat) 'Umar (again) said: Did you suffer from leprosy and then you were cured from it but for the space of a dirham? He said: Yes. He ('Umar) said: Is your mother (living)? He said: Yes. He ('Umar) said: I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: There would come to you Uwais b. Amir with the reinforcement from the people of Yemen. (He would be) from Qaran, (the branch) of Murid. He had been suffering from leprosy from which he was cured but for a spot of a dirham. His treatment with his mother would have been excellent. If he were to take an oath in the name of Allah, He would honour that. And if it is possible for you, then do ask him to beg forgiveness for you (from your Lord). So he (Uwais) begged forgiveness for him. Umar said: Where do you intend to go? He said: To Kufa. He ('Umar) said: Let me write a letter for you to its governor, whereupon he (Uwais) said: I love to live amongst the poor people. When it was the next year, a person from among the elite (of Kufa) performed Hajj and he met Umar. He asked him about Uwais. He said: I left him in a state with meagre means of sustenance. (Thereupon) Umar said: I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: There would come to you Uwais b. 'Amir, of Qaran, a branch (of the tribe) of Murid, along with the reinforcement of the people of Yemen. He had been suffering from leprosy which would have been cured but for the space of a dirham. His treatment with his mother would have been very kind. If he would take an oath in the name of Allah (for something) He would honour it. Ask him to beg forgiveness for you (from Allah) in case it is possible for you. So he came to Uwais and said.: Beg forgiveness (from Allah) for me. He (Uwais) said: You have just come from a sacred journey (Hajj) ; you, therefore, ask forgiveness for me. He (the person who had performed Hajj) said: Ask forgiveness for me (from Allah). He (Uwais again) said: You have just come from the sacred journey, so you ask forgiveness for me. (Uwais further) said: Did you meet Umar? He said: Yes. He (Uwais) then begged forgiveness for him (from Allah). So the people came to know about (the status of religious piety) of Uwais. He went away (from that place). Usair said: His clothing consisted of a mantle, and whosoever saw him said: From where did Uwais get this mantle? (Using translation from Muslim 2542c)   

كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ إِذَا أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ أَمْدَادُ الْيَمَنِ سَأَلَهُمْ أَفِيكُمْ أُوَيْسُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ؟ حَتَّى أَتَى عَلَيْهِ أُوَيْسٌ فَقَالَ أَنْتَ أُوَيْسُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ مِنْ مُرَادٍ ثُمَّ قَرَنٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ كَانَ بِكَ بَرَصٌ فَبَرَأَتْ مِنْهُ إِلَّا مَوْضِعَ دِرْهَمٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَلَكَ وَالِدَةٌ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ عُمَرُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «يَأْتِي عَلَيْكُمْ أُوَيْسُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ مَعَ أَمْدَادِ الْيَمَنِ مِنْ مُرَادٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ قَرَنٍ كَانَ بِهِ بَرَصٌ فَبَرَأَ مِنْهُ إِلَّا مَوْضِعَ دِرْهَمٍ لَهُ وَالِدَةٌ هُوَ بِهَا بَرٌّ لَوْ أَقْسَمَ عَلَى اللَّهِ لَأَبَرَّهُ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ يَسْتَغْفِرَ لَكَ فَافْعَلْ» قَالَ فَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِي فَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ عُمَرُ أَيْنَ تُرِيدُ؟ قَالَ الْكُوفَةَ قَالَ أَلَا أَكْتُبُ لَكَ إِلَى عُمَّالِهَا فَيَسْتَوْصُوا بِكَ خَيْرًا؟ فَقَالَ لَا لَأَنْ أَكُونَ فِي غَبْرَاءِ النَّاسِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِي الْعَامِ الْمُقْبِلِ حَجَّ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَشْرَافِهِمْ فَسَأَلَ عُمَرُ عَنْ أُوَيْسٍ كَيْفَ تَرَكْتَهُ؟ فَقَالَ تَرَكْتُهُ رَثَّ الْبَيْتِ قَلِيلَ الْمَتَاعِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «يَأْتِي عَلَيْكُمْ أُوَيْسُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ مَعَ أَمْدَادِ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ مِنْ مُرَادٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ قَرَنٍ كَانَ بِهِ بَرَصٌ فَبَرَأَ مِنْهُ إِلَّا مَوْضِعَ دِرْهَمٍ لَهُ وَالِدَةٌ هُوَ بِهَا بَرٌّ لَوْ أَقْسَمَ عَلَى اللَّهِ لَأَبَرَّهُ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ يَسْتَغْفِرَ لَكَ فَافْعَلْ» فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ الرَّجُلُ أَتَى أُوَيْسًا فَقَالَ اسْتَغْفِرْ لِي فَقَالَ أَنْتَ أَحْدَثُ النَّاسِ بِسَفَرٍ صَالِحٍ فَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِي فَقَالَ لَقِيتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ؟ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُ قَالَ فَفَطَنَ لَهُ النَّاسُ فَانْطَلَقَ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ قَالَ أَسِيرٌ فَكَسَوْتُهُ بُرْدًا فَكَانَ إِذَا رَآهُ عَلَيْهِ إِنْسَانٌ قَالَ مِنْ أَيْنَ لِأُوَيْسٍ هَذَا؟  

[Machine] He has a long life, Waelak, you would have perished if you went to him. So, convey my greetings to him and tell him to come to me. When he arrived in Kufa, he did not change his travel clothes until he went to him. He saw him in the mosque and did not come close to him, so he said to him, "Seek forgiveness for me, O my cousin." He replied, "May Allah forgive you, O my cousin." He said, "May Allah forgive you, O Uwais ibn Amir, the leader of the faithful, who conveys greetings to you." He said, "Who mentioned me to the leader of the faithful?" He replied, "He mentioned you and ordered me to convey to you, so come to him." He said, "In hearing and obedience to the leader of the faithful." He went to Umar and entered upon him. Umar said to him, "Are you Uwais ibn Amir al-Qarni?" He said, "Yes." Umar said, "You are the one who went with him and prayed to Allah to remove it from you, so He removed it. You said, 'O Allah, leave in my body what I remember Your blessings upon me.' So you left in your body what you remember Allah's blessings upon you?" He said, "And how do you know, O leader of the faithful? By Allah, no human has seen this." He said, "The Messenger of Allah has informed us that there will be in the generations a man named Uwais ibn Amir al-Qarni. He will go out with a wound and will pray to Allah to remove it, so He will remove it from him. He will say, 'O Allah, leave in my body what I remember Your blessings upon me.' So Allah will leave in his body what he remembers Allah's blessings upon him. Whoever among you meets him and is able to seek forgiveness for him, then let him seek forgiveness for him. So seek forgiveness for me, O Uwais ibn Amir." He said, "May Allah forgive you, O leader of the faithful." Umar said, "And may Allah forgive you, O Uwais ibn Amir." When they heard what Umar said about the Messenger of Allah, one man said, "Seek forgiveness for me." Another said, "Seek forgiveness for me, O Uwais." When they crowded upon him, he left and was not seen until the hour (end of the day).  

لَهُ عُمَرُ وَيْلَكَ هَلَكْتَ إِذَا أَتَيْتَهُ فَأَقْرِئْهُ مِنِّي السَّلَامَ وَمُرْهُ فَلْيَقْدَمْ إِلَيَّ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ الْكُوفَةَ لَمْ يَضَعْ عَنْهُ ثِيَابَ سَفَرِهِ حَتَّى أَتَاهُ فَرَآهُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَلَمْ يَأْتَمَّ فَقَالَ لَهُ اسْتَغْفِرْ لِي يَا ابْنَ عَمِّي فَقَالَ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكَ يَا ابْنَ عَمِّي قَالَ وَأَنْتَ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكَ يَا أُوَيْسُ بْنَ عَامِرٍ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يُقْرِئُكَ السَّلَامَ قَالَ وَمَنْ ذَكَرَنِي لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ؟ قَالَ هُوَ ذَكَرَكَ وَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُبْلِغَكَ فَلْتَنْفُذْ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ سَمْعًا وَطَاعَةً لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَالَ فَوَفَدَ إِلَى عُمَرَ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ أَنْتَ أُوَيْسُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ الْقَرَنِيُّ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَنْتَ الَّذِي خَرَجَ بِكَ وَضَحٌ فَدَعَوْتَ اللَّهَ ﷻ أَنْ يُذْهِبَهُ عَنْكَ فَأَذْهَبَهُ فَقُلْتَ اللَّهُمَّ دَعْ لِي فِي جَسَدِي مَا أَذْكُرُ [279] بِهِ نِعْمَتَكَ عَلَيَّ فَتَرَكَ فِي جَسَدِكَ مَا تَذْكُرُ بِهِ نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا اطَّلَعَ عَلَى هَذَا بِشْرٌ؟ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ فِي التَّابِعِينَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قَرْنٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ أُوَيْسُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ الْقَرَنِيُّ يَخْرُجُ بِهِ وَضَحٌ فَيَدْعُو اللَّهَ أَنْ يُذْهِبَهُ فَيُذْهِبَهُ عَنْهُ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ دَعْ لِي فِي جَسَدِي مَا أَذْكُرُ بِهِ نِعْمَتَكَ عَلَيَّ فَيَدَعُ لَهُ فِي جَسَدِهِ مَا يَذْكُرُ بِهِ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْهِ فَمَنْ أَدْرَكَهُ مِنْكُمْ واسْتَطَاعَ أَنْ يَسْتَغْفِرَ لَهُ فَلْيَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُ فَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِي يَا أُوَيْسُ بْنَ عَامِرٍ قَالَ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَالَ وَأَنْتَ يَغْفِرُ اللَّهُ لَكَ يَا أُوَيْسُ بْنَ عَامِرٍ فَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا مِنْ عُمَرَ مَا قَالَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ رَجُلٌ اسْتَغْفِرْ لِي وَقَالَ آخَرُ اسْتَغْفِرْ لِي يَا أُوَيْسُ فَلَمَّا كَثُرُوا عَلَيْهِ انْسَابَ فَذَهَبَ فَمَا رُئِيَ حَتَّى السَّاعَةِ  

Is there amongst you Uwais b. 'Amir? (He continued finding him out) until he met Uwais. He said: Are you Uwais b., Amir? He said: Yes. He said: Are you from the tribe of Qaran? He said: Yes. He (Hadrat) 'Umar (again) said: Did you suffer from leprosy and then you were cured from it but for the space of a dirham? He said: Yes. He ('Umar) said: Is your mother (living)? He said: Yes. He ('Umar) said: I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: There would come to you Uwais b. Amir with the reinforcement from the people of Yemen. (He would be) from Qaran, (the branch) of Murid. He had been suffering from leprosy from which he was cured but for a spot of a dirham. His treatment with his mother would have been excellent. If he were to take an oath in the name of Allah, He would honour that. And if it is possible for you, then do ask him to beg forgiveness for you (from your Lord). So he (Uwais) begged forgiveness for him. Umar said: Where do you intend to go? He said: To Kufa. He ('Umar) said: Let me write a letter for you to its governor, whereupon he (Uwais) said: I love to live amongst the poor people. When it was the next year, a person from among the elite (of Kufa) performed Hajj and he met Umar. He asked him about Uwais. He said: I left him in a state with meagre means of sustenance. (Thereupon) Umar said: I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: There would come to you Uwais b. 'Amir, of Qaran, a branch (of the tribe) of Murid, along with the reinforcement of the people of Yemen. He had been suffering from leprosy which would have been cured but for the space of a dirham. His treatment with his mother would have been very kind. If he would take an oath in the name of Allah (for something) He would honour it. Ask him to beg forgiveness for you (from Allah) in case it is possible for you. So he came to Uwais and said.: Beg forgiveness (from Allah) for me. He (Uwais) said: You have just come from a sacred journey (Hajj) ; you, therefore, ask forgiveness for me. He (the person who had performed Hajj) said: Ask forgiveness for me (from Allah). He (Uwais again) said: You have just come from the sacred journey, so you ask forgiveness for me. (Uwais further) said: Did you meet Umar? He said: Yes. He (Uwais) then begged forgiveness for him (from Allah). So the people came to know about (the status of religious piety) of Uwais. He went away (from that place). Usair said: His clothing consisted of a mantle, and whosoever saw him said: From where did Uwais get this mantle? (Using translation from Muslim 2542c)   

كَانَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ إِذَا أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ أَمْدَادٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ سَأَلَهُمْ فَقَالَ هَلْ فِيكُمْ أُوَيْسُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ الْقَرَنِيُّ؟ حَتَّى أَتَى عَلَى أُوَيْسٍ فَقَالَ أَنْتَ أُوَيْسُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَنْتَ مِنْ مُرَادٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ قَرَنٍ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ كَانَ بِكَ بَرَصٌ فَبَرَأْتَ مِنْهُ إِلَّا مَوْضِعَ دِرْهَمٍ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَلَكَ وَالِدَةٌ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «يَأْتِي عَلَيْكُمْ أُوَيْسُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ مَعَ أَمْدَادِ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ مِنْ مُرَادٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ قَرَنٍ كَانَ بِهِ بَرَصٌ فَبَرَأَ مِنْهُ إِلَّا مَوْضِعَ دِرْهَمٍ لَهُ وَالِدَةٌ هُوَ بِهَا بَرٌّ لَوْ أَقْسَمَ عَلَى اللَّهِ لَأَبَرَّهُ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ يَسْتَغْفِرَ لَكَ [281] فَافْعَلْ» فَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِي فَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ أَيْنَ تُرِيدُ؟ قَالَ الْكُوفَةَ قَالَ أَلَا أَكْتُبُ لَكَ إِلَى عَامِلِهَا فَيَسْتَوْصِيَ بِكَ؟ قَالَ لَأَنْ أَكُونَ فِي غَبْرَاءِ النَّاسِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ قَالَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْعَامِ الْمُقْبِلِ حَجَّ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَشْرَافِهِمْ فَوَافَقَ عُمَرَ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ أُوَيْسٍ كَيْفَ تَرَكْتَهُ؟ قَالَ رَثَّ الْبَيْتِ قَلِيلَ الْمَتَاعِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «يَأْتِي عَلَيْكُمْ أُوَيْسُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ مَعَ أَمْدَادِ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ مِنْ مُرَادٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ قَرْنٍ كَانَ بِهِ بَرَصٌ فَبَرَأَ مِنْهُ إِلَّا مَوْضِعَ دِرْهَمٍ لَهُ وَالِدَةٌ هُوَ بِهَا بَرٌّ لَوْ أَقْسَمَ عَلَى اللَّهِ لَأَبَرَّهُ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ يَسْتَغْفِرَ لَكَ فَافْعَلْ» فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ الْكُوفَةَ أَتَى أُوَيْسًا فَقَالَ اسْتَغْفِرْ لِي قَالَ أَنْتَ أَحْدَثُ عَهْدًا بِسَفَرٍ صَالِحٍ فَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِي قَالَ لَقِيتَ عُمَرَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُ فَفَطِنَ لَهُ النَّاسُ فَانْطَلَقَ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ قَالَ أُسَيْرٌ وَكَسَوْتُهُ بُرْدًا فَكَانَ إِذَا رَآهُ إِنْسَانٌ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ مِنْ أَيْنَ لِأُوَيْسٍ هَذَا الْبُرْدُ؟  

"عَنْ صَعْصَعَةَ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ قَالَ: كَانَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ يَسْأَلُ وَفْدَ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ إِذَا قَدِمُوا عَلَيْهِ: تَعْرِفُونَ أُوَيْس بْنَ عَامِرٍ الْقَرْنِى؟ فَيَقُولُون: لَا، وَكَانَ أُوَيْسٌ رجُلًا يَلْزَمُ المَسْجِدَ بِالْكُوفَةِ فَلَا يَكَادُ يُفَارِقُهُ، وَلَهُ ابْنُ عَمٍّ يَغْشَى السُّلطَانَ ويؤذى أويْسًا فوفد ابن عَمِّهِ إِلَى عُمَرَ فِيمَنْ وَفَدَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: أَتَعْرِفُونَ أُوَيْس بْنَ عَامِرٍ الْقَرْنِىَّ؟ فَقَال ابنُ عَمِّهِ: يَا أَمِيرَ المؤْمِنِينَ! إِنَّ أُوَيْسًا لَمْ يَبْلُغْ أَنْ تَعْرِفَهُ أَنْتَ، إِنَّمَا هُوَ إِنْسَانٌ دُونٌ، وَهُوَ ابْنُ عَمِّى فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ: وَيْلَكَ هَلَكْتَ! إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّه ﷺ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ فِى التَّابِعِينَ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ أُوَيْسُ بنُ عَامِرٍ الْقَرْنِىُّ، فَمَنْ أَدْرَكَهُ مِنْكُمْ فَاسْتَطَاعَ أَنْ يَسْتَغْفِرَ لَهُ فَلْيَفْعَلْ، فَإِذَا رَأَيْتَه فَأَقْرِهِ مِنِّى السَّلَامَ وَمُرْهُ أَنْ يَفِدِ إِلَىَّ، فَوَفَدَ إِلَيْهِ، فَلَمَّا دَخَل عَلَيْهِ قَالَ: أَنْتَ أُويْسُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ الْقَرْنِى؟ أَنْتَ الَّذِى خَرَجَ بكَ وَضَحٌ منْ بَرَصٍ فَدَعَوْتَ اللَّه أَنْ يُذْهِبَهُ عَنْكَ فَأَذْهَبَهُ؟ فَقُلتَ: اللَّهُمَّ أَبْقِ لِى مِنْهُ فِى جَسَدِى مَا أَذْكُرُ بِهِ نِعْمَتَكَ؟ قَالَ: وَأنَّى دَريْتَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ؟ وَاللَّه إِنْ أطْلَعْتُ علَى هَذَا بَشَرًا قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِى بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّه ﷺ أَنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ فِى التَّابِعِينَ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ أُوَيْسُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ الْقَرْنِىُّ، يَخْرُجُ بِهِ وَضَحٌ من برصٍ فَيَدْعُو اللَّه أَنْ يُذْهِبَهُ عَنْهُ فَيفْعَلُ، فَيَقُولُ: اللَّهُمَّ أَنزِلْ فِى جَسَدِى مَا أَذْكُرُ بِهِ نِعْمَتَكَ، فَيَفْعَل فَمَنْ أَدْرَكَهُ فَاسْتَطَاعَ أَنْ يَسْتَغْفِرَ لَهُ فَليَفْعَلْ، فَاسْتَغْفِرْ لى يَا أُوَيْسُ! (قال: غفر اللَّه لك يا أمير المؤمنين! ) قَالَ: وَلَكَ يَغْفِرُ اللَّه يَا أُوَيْسُ بْنَ عَامِر! فَقَالَ النَّاسُ: اسْتَغْفِرْ لَنَا يَا أُوَيْسُ! فَرَاغَ فَمَا رُئى حَتَّى السَّاعَةِ".