The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out in the year of al-Hudaibbiyyah with over ten hundreds of Companions and when he came to Dhu al Hulaifah. He garlanded and marked the sacrificial animals, and entered the sacred state of Umrah. He then went on with the tradition. The Prophet moved on and when he came to the mountain, pass by which one descends (to Mecca) to them, his riding-beast knelt down, and the people said twice: Go on, go on, al-Qaswa has become jaded. The Prophet (May peace be upon him) said: She has not become jaded and that is not a characteristic of hers, but He Who restrained the elephant has restrained her. He then said: By Him in Whose hand my soul is, they will not ask any me good thing by which they honor which God has made sacred without my giving them it. He then urged her and she leaped up and he turned aside from them, and stopped at the farthest side of al-Hudaibiyyah at a pool with little water. Meanwhile Budail bin Warqa al-Khuza’I came, and ‘Urwah bin Mas’ud joined him. He began to speak to the Prophet ﷺ. Whenever he spoke to the Prophet ﷺ, he caught his beard. Al Mughriah bin Shu’bah was standing beside the Prophet ﷺ.He had a sword with him, wearing a helmet. He (Al Mughriah) struck his (‘Urwah’s) hand with the lower end of his sheath, and said: Keep away your hand from his beard. ‘Urwah then raised his hand and asked: Who is this? They replied: Al-Mughirah bin Shu’bah. He said: O treacherous one! Did I not use my offices in your treachery? In pre-Islamic days Al-Mughirah bin Shu’bah accompanied some people and murdered them, and took their property. He then came (to the Prophet) and embraced Islam. The Prophet ﷺ said: As for Islam we accepted it, but as to the property, as it has been taken by treachery, we have no need of it. He went on with the tradition the Prophet ﷺ said: Write down: This is what Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, has decided. He then narrated the tradition. Suhail then said: And that a man will not come to you from us, even if he follows your religion, without you sending him back to us. When he finished drawing up the document, the Prophet ﷺ said to his Companions: Get up and sacrifice and then shave. Thereafter some believing women who were immigrants came. (Allah sent down: O yea who believe, when believing women come to you as emigrants). Allah most high forbade them to send them back, but ordered them to restore the dower. He then returned to Medina. Abu Basir a man from the Quraish (who was a Muslim), came to him. And they sent (two men) to look for him; so he handed him over to the two men. They took him away, and when they reached Dhu Al Hulaifah and alighted to eat some dates which they had, Abu Basir said to one of the men : I swear by Allah so-and-so, that I think this sword of yours is a fine one; the other drew the sword and said : Yes I have tried it. Abu Basir said: Let me look at it. He let him have it and he struck him till he died, whereupon the other fled and came to Medina, and running entered the mosque. The Prophet ( may peace be upon him) said: This man has seen something frightful. He said: I swear by Allah that my Companion has been killed, and im as good as dead. Abu Basir then arrived and said: Allah has fulfilled your covenant. You returned me to them, but Allah saved me from them. The Prophet ﷺ said: Woe to his mother, stirrer up of war! Would that he had someone (i.e. some kinsfolk). When he heard that he knew that he would send him back to them, so he went out and came to the seashore. Abu Jandal escaped and joined Abu Basir till a band of them collected.  

خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ زَمَنَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ فِي بِضْعَ عَشَرَةَ مِائَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانُوا بِذِي الْحُلَيْفَةِ قَلَّدَ الْهَدْىَ وَأَشْعَرَهُ وَأَحْرَمَ بِالْعُمْرَةِ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ وَسَارَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ بِالثَّنِيَّةِ الَّتِي يُهْبَطُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْهَا بَرَكَتْ بِهِ رَاحِلَتُهُ فَقَالَ النَّاسُ حَلْ حَلْ خَلأَتِ الْقَصْوَاءُ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَا خَلأَتْ وَمَا ذَلِكَ لَهَا بِخُلُقٍ وَلَكِنْ حَبَسَهَا حَابِسُ الْفِيلِ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لاَ يَسْأَلُونِي الْيَوْمَ خُطَّةً يُعَظِّمُونَ بِهَا حُرُمَاتِ اللَّهِ إِلاَّ أَعْطَيْتُهُمْ إِيَّاهَا ثُمَّ زَجَرَهَا فَوَثَبَتْ فَعَدَلَ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّى نَزَلَ بِأَقْصَى الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ عَلَى ثَمَدٍ قَلِيلِ الْمَاءِ فَجَاءَهُ بُدَيْلُ بْنُ وَرْقَاءَ الْخُزَاعِيُّ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ يَعْنِي عُرْوَةَ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ فَجَعَلَ يُكَلِّمُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَكُلَّمَا كَلَّمَهُ أَخَذَ بِلِحْيَتِهِ وَالْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ شُعْبَةَ قَائِمٌ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَمَعَهُ السَّيْفُ وَعَلَيْهِ الْمِغْفَرُ فَضَرَبَ يَدَهُ بِنَعْلِ السَّيْفِ وَقَالَ أَخِّرْ يَدَكَ عَنْ لِحْيَتِهِ فَرَفَعَ عُرْوَةُ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالُوا الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ شُعْبَةَ فَقَالَ أَىْ غُدَرُ أَوَلَسْتُ أَسْعَى فِي غَدْرَتِكَ وَكَانَ الْمُغِيرَةُ صَحِبَ قَوْمًا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَقَتَلَهُمْ وَأَخَذَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَأَسْلَمَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَمَّا الإِسْلاَمُ فَقَدْ قَبِلْنَا وَأَمَّا الْمَالُ فَإِنَّهُ مَالُ غَدْرٍ لاَ حَاجَةَ لَنَا فِيهِ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اكْتُبْ هَذَا مَا قَاضَى عَلَيْهِ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَقَصَّ الْخَبَرَ فَقَالَ سُهَيْلٌ وَعَلَى أَنَّهُ لاَ يَأْتِيكَ مِنَّا رَجُلٌ وَإِنْ كَانَ عَلَى دِينِكَ إِلاَّ رَدَدْتَهُ إِلَيْنَا فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنْ قَضِيَّةِ الْكِتَابِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لأَصْحَابِهِ قُومُوا فَانْحَرُوا ثُمَّ احْلِقُوا ثُمَّ جَاءَ نِسْوَةٌ مُؤْمِنَاتٌ مُهَاجِرَاتٌ الآيَةَ فَنَهَاهُمُ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَرُدُّوهُنَّ وَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يَرُدُّوا الصَّدَاقَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَجَاءَهُ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ يَعْنِي فَأَرْسَلُوا فِي طَلَبِهِ فَدَفَعَهُ إِلَى الرَّجُلَيْنِ فَخَرَجَا بِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَا ذَا الْحُلَيْفَةِ نَزَلُوا يَأْكُلُونَ مِنْ تَمْرٍ لَهُمْ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ لأَحَدِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَرَى سَيْفَكَ هَذَا يَا فُلاَنُ جَيِّدًا فَاسْتَلَّهُ الآخَرُ فَقَالَ أَجَلْ قَدْ جَرَّبْتُ بِهِ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ أَرِنِي أَنْظُرْ إِلَيْهِ فَأَمْكَنَهُ مِنْهُ فَضَرَبَهُ حَتَّى بَرَدَ وَفَرَّ الآخَرُ حَتَّى أَتَى الْمَدِينَةَ فَدَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ يَعْدُو فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَقَدْ رَأَى هَذَا ذُعْرًا فَقَالَ قَدْ قُتِلَ وَاللَّهِ صَاحِبِي وَإِنِّي لَمَقْتُولٌ فَجَاءَ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ فَقَالَ قَدْ أَوْفَى اللَّهُ ذِمَّتَكَ فَقَدْ رَدَدْتَنِي إِلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ نَجَّانِي اللَّهُ مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَيْلَ أُمِّهِ مِسْعَرَ حَرْبٍ لَوْ كَانَ لَهُ أَحَدٌ فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ عَرَفَ أَنَّهُ سَيَرُدُّهُ إِلَيْهِمْ فَخَرَجَ حَتَّى أَتَى سِيفَ الْبَحْرِ وَيَنْفَلِتُ أَبُو جَنْدَلٍ فَلَحِقَ بِأَبِي بَصِيرٍ حَتَّى اجْتَمَعَتْ مِنْهُمْ عِصَابَةٌ  

"The Prophet ﷺ went out during an hour in which he would normally not go out, nor meet with anyone. Then Abu Bakr came to him. So he said:"What brought you O Abu Bakr?" He said: "I came to meet the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and to look at his face, and to make sure he was safe. It was not long before 'Umar came. He said: "What has brought you O 'Umar ?" He said: "Hunger O Messenger of Allah!"He said: "I also experienced some of that" So they went to the home of Abu Al-Haitham At-Taiyyihan Al-Ansari. He was a man with many date-palms and sheep, but he had no servants so they did not find him there. They said to his wife: "Where is your companion?" She said: "He has gone to fetch us some good water." It was not long before Abu Al-Haitham came along hauling to a large water-skin which he put down. Then he came to hug the Prophet ﷺ and uttered that his father and mother should be ransomed for him. Then he went to grove of his and he spread out a mat for them. Then he went to a date-palm and returned with a cluster of dates which he put down. The prophet ﷺ said: "Why don't you select some ripe dates for us?" He said: "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! I wanted you to select from the ripe dates and the unripe dates." So they ate and they drank from that water. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "By the One in Whose Hand is my soul! This is among the favors which you shall be asked about on the Day of Judgement. Cool shade, tasty ripe dates, and cool water." Abu Al-Haitham left to prepare some food for them. The Prophet ﷺ said: "Do not slaughter one with milk." So he Slaughtered a small female or male goat and brought it to them so they could eat it. The Prophet ﷺ said: "Do you have any servants?" He said: "No." So he said: "Then if we get some captives we shall bring them for you." So (later) the Prophet ﷺ came with 2 males, there was no third among them and he brought them to Abu Al-Haitham. The Prophet ﷺ said: "Choose from them." He said: "O Prophet of Allah! Choose for me." So the Prophet ﷺ said: "Indeed the one consulted is entrusted. Take this one for I have seen him praying, and encourage him to do well." So Abu Al-Haitham went to his wife and informed her of what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said. So his wife said: "You will not fulfill what the Prophet ﷺ said until you have freed him." So he said: "He is free." So the Prophet ﷺ said: "Indeed Allah has not send a Prophet nor made a Khalifah except that he has two groups of supporters, group ordering him to do good, and prohibiting him from evil and a group that never ceases spoiling his affairs. So whoever protected."  

خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي سَاعَةٍ لاَ يَخْرُجُ فِيهَا وَلاَ يَلْقَاهُ فِيهَا أَحَدٌ فَأَتَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ مَا جَاءَ بِكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ خَرَجْتُ أَلْقَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَنْظُرُ فِي وَجْهِهِ وَالتَّسْلِيمَ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَلْبَثْ أَنْ جَاءَ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ مَا جَاءَ بِكَ يَا عُمَرُ قَالَ الْجُوعُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا قَدْ وَجَدْتُ بَعْضَ ذَلِكَ فَانْطَلَقُوا إِلَى مَنْزِلِ أَبِي الْهَيْثَمِ بْنِ التَّيِّهَانِ الأَنْصَارِيِّ وَكَانَ رَجُلاً كَثِيرَ النَّخْلِ وَالشَّاءِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ خَدَمٌ فَلَمْ يَجِدُوهُ فَقَالُوا لاِمْرَأَتِهِ أَيْنَ صَاحِبُكِ فَقَالَتِ انْطَلَقَ يَسْتَعْذِبُ لَنَا الْمَاءَ فَلَمْ يَلْبَثُوا أَنْ جَاءَ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ بِقِرْبَةٍ يَزْعَبُهَا فَوَضَعَهَا ثُمَّ جَاءَ يَلْتَزِمُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَيُفَدِّيهِ بِأَبِيهِ وَأُمِّهِ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ بِهِمْ إِلَى حَدِيقَتِهِ فَبَسَطَ لَهُمْ بِسَاطًا ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ إِلَى نَخْلَةٍ فَجَاءَ بِقِنْوٍ فَوَضَعَهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَفَلاَ تَنَقَّيْتَ لَنَا مِنْ رُطَبِهِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَرَدْتُ أَنْ تَخْتَارُوا أَوْ قَالَ تَخَيَّرُوا مِنْ رُطَبِهِ وَبُسْرِهِ فَأَكَلُوا وَشَرِبُوا مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْمَاءِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ هَذَا وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مِنَ النَّعِيمِ الَّذِي تُسْأَلُونَ عَنْهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ظِلٌّ بَارِدٌ وَرُطَبٌ طَيِّبٌ وَمَاءٌ بَارِدٌ فَانْطَلَقَ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ لِيَصْنَعَ لَهُمْ طَعَامًا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لاَ تَذْبَحَنَّ ذَاتَ دَرٍّ قَالَ فَذَبَحَ لَهُمْ عَنَاقًا أَوْ جَدْيًا فَأَتَاهُمْ بِهَا فَأَكَلُوا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ هَلْ لَكَ خَادِمٌ قَالَ لاَ قَالَ فَإِذَا أَتَانَا سَبْىٌ فَائْتِنَا فَأُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِرَأْسَيْنِ لَيْسَ مَعَهُمَا ثَالِثٌ فَأَتَاهُ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اخْتَرْ مِنْهُمَا فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ اخْتَرْ لِي فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِنَّ الْمُسْتَشَارَ مُؤْتَمَنٌ خُذْ هَذَا فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُهُ يُصَلِّي وَاسْتَوْصِ بِهِ مَعْرُوفًا فَانْطَلَقَ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ إِلَى امْرَأَتِهِ فَأَخْبَرَهَا بِقَوْلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ مَا أَنْتَ بِبَالِغٍ مَا قَالَ فِيهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِلاَّ أَنْ تَعْتِقَهُ قَالَ فَهُوَ عَتِيقٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمْ يَبْعَثْ نَبِيًّا وَلاَ خَلِيفَةً إِلاَّ وَلَهُ بِطَانَتَانِ بِطَانَةٌ تَأْمُرُهُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَاهُ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَبِطَانَةٌ لاَ تَأْلُوهُ خَبَالاً وَمَنْ يُوقَ بِطَانَةَ السُّوءِ فَقَدْ وُقِيَ  

"The people of As-Suffah were the guests of the people of Islam,they had nothing of people nor wealth to rely upon. And By Allah, the One Whom there is none worthy of worship besides Him – I would lay on the ground on my liver (side) due to hunger, And I would fasten a stone to my stomach out of hunger. One day I sat by the way that they (the Companions) use to come out through. Abu Bakr passed and so I asked him about an Ayah from Allah's Book, not asking him except that he might tell me to follow him (for something to eat). But he passed on without doing so. Then ʿUmar passed, so I asked him about an Ayah from Allah's Book, not asking him except that he might tell me to follow him. But he passed on without doing so. Then Abul-Qasim ﷺ passed, and he smiled when he saw me, and said: 'Abu Hurairah?' I said: 'I am here O Messenger of Allah!' He said: 'Come along.' He continued and I followed him, he entered his house, so I sought permission to enter, and he permitted me. He found a bowl of milk and said: 'Where did this milk come from?' It was said: 'It was a gift to us from so – and – so.' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'O Abu Hurairah' I said: 'I am here O Messenger of Allah!' He said: 'Go to the people of As-Suffah to invite them.' - Now, they were the guests of the people of Islam, they had nothing of people nor wealth to rely upon. Whenever some charity was brought to him, he would send it to them without using any of it. And when a gift was given to him ﷺ, he would send for them to participate and share with him in it. I became upset about that, and I said (to myself): 'What good will this bowl be among the people of As-Suffah and I am the one bringing it to them?' Then he ordered me to circulate it among them (So I wondered) what of it would reach me from it, and I hoped that I would get from it what would satisfy me. But I would certainly not neglect to obey Allah and obey His Messenger, so I went to them and invited them. When they entered upon him they sat down. He said: 'Abu Hurairah, take the bowl and give it to them.' So I gave it to a man who drank his fill, then he gave it to another one, until it ended up with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and all of the people had drank their fill. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ took the bowl, put it on his hand,then raised his head. He smiled and said: 'Abu Hurairah, drink.' So I drank, then he said: 'Drink.' I kept drinking and he kept on saying, 'Drink.' Then I said: 'By the One Who sent you with the truth! I have no more space for it.' So he took the bowl and praised Allah, mentioned His Name and drank.'” (Sahih) (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2477)  

كَانَ أَهْلُ الصُّفَّةِ أَضْيَافَ الْإِسْلَامِ لَا يَأْوُونَ إِلَى أَهْلٍ وَلَا مَالٍ وَوَاللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ إِنْ كُنْتُ لَأَعْتَمِدُ بِكَبِدِي إِلَى الْأَرْضِ مِنَ الْجُوعِ وَأَشَدُّ الْحَجَرَ عَلَى بَطْنِي مِنَ الْجُوعِ وَلَقَدْ قَعَدْتُ يَوْمًا عَلَى ظَهْرِ طَرِيقِهِمُ الَّذِي يَخْرُجُونَ فِيهِ فَمَرَّ بِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ آيَةٍ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ مَا أَسْأَلُهُ إِلَّا لِيَسْتَتْبِعْنِي فَمَرَّ وَلَمْ يَفْعَلْ ثُمَّ مَرَّ عُمَرُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ آيَةٍ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى مَا أَسْأَلُهُ إِلَّا لِيَسْتَتْبِعْنِي فَمَرَّ وَلَمْ يَفْعَلْ ثُمَّ مَرَّ أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ ﷺ فَتَبَسَّمَ حِينَ رَآنِي وَقَالَ «أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ» قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ «الْحَقْ» وَمَضَى فَاتَّبَعْتُهُ وَدَخَلَ مَنْزِلَهُ فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُهُ فَأَذِنَ لِي فَوَجَدَ لَبَنًا فِي قَدَحٍ فَقَالَ «مِنْ أَيْنَ لَكُمْ هَذَا اللَّبَنُ؟» قِيلَ أَهْدَاهُ لَنَا فُلَانٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ» فَقُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ قَالَ «الْحَقْ أَهْلَ الصُّفَّةِ فَادْعُهُمْ فَهُمْ أَضْيَافُ الْإِسْلَامِ لَا يَأْوُونَ عَلَى أَهْلٍ وَلَا عَلَى مَالٍ» إِذَا أَتَتْهُ صَدَقَةٌ بَعَثَ بِهَا إِلَيْهِمْ وَلَمْ يَتَنَاوَلْ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا وَإِذَا أَتَتْهُ هَدِيَّةٌ أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَأَصَابَ مِنْهَا وَأَشْرَكَهُمْ فِيهَا فَسَاءَنِي ذَلِكَ وَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَا الْقَدَحُ بَيْنَ أَهْلِ الصُّفَّةِ وَأَنَا رَسُولُهُ إِلَيْهِمْ فَيَأْمُرُنِي أَنْ أُدَوِّرُهُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَمَا عَسَى أَنْ يُصِيبَنِي مِنْهُ وَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَرْجُو أَنْ يُصِيبَنِي مِنْهُ مَا يُغْنِينِي؟ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ بُدٌّ مِنْ طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ وَطَاعَةِ رَسُولِهِ ﷺ فَأَتَيْتُهُمْ فَدَعَوْتُهُمْ فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ وَأَخَذُوا مَجَالِسَهُمْ قَالَ «أَبَا هِرٍّ خُذِ الْقَدَحَ فَأَعْطِهِمْ» فَأَخَذْتُ الْقَدَحَ فَجَعَلْتُ أُنَاوِلُهُ الرَّجُلَ فَيَشْرَبُ حَتَّى يُرْوَى ثُمَّ يَرُدَّهُ وَأُنَاوِلُهُ الْآخَرَ فَيَشْرَبُ حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ بِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ الْقَوْمُ كُلُّهُمْ فَأَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْقَدَحَ فَوَضَعَهُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَيَّ فَتَبَسَّمَ وَقَالَ «يَا أَبَا هِرٍّ» فَقُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ «اقْعُدْ فَاشْرَبْ» فَشَرِبْتُ ثُمَّ قَالَ «اشْرَبْ» فَشَرِبْتُ ثُمَّ قَالَ «اشْرَبْ» فَشَرِبْتُ فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أَشْرَبُ وَيَقُولُ «اشْرَبْ» حَتَّى قُلْتُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا أَجِدُ لَهُ مَسْلَكًا فَأَخَذَ الْقَدَحَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَسَمَّى ثُمَّ شَرِبَ «صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ الشَّيْخَيْنِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ بِهَذِهِ السِّيَاقَةِ» على شرط البخاري ومسلم  

[Machine] From his father Rifaa'ah ibn Rafee', who witnessed the Battle of Badr with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ : He (the Prophet) and his cousin Mu'adh ibn 'Afra'ah went out until they reached Makkah. When they descended from Thaniyyah, they saw a man under a tree. The Prophet said, "Let us approach this man, so that we may entrust him with our belongings and make Tawaf around the Kaaba." We greeted him with the pre-Islamic form of greeting and he responded to us with the Islamic greeting. We had heard of the Prophet ﷺ , so we denied it and asked him, "Who are you?" He said, "Come down." We descended and said, "Where is the man who claims and says what he says?" He said, "I am him." So I said, "Present yourself to me." He presented Islam to us and said, "Who created the heavens, the earth, and the mountains?" We said, "Allah created them." He said, "Then who created you?" We said, "Allah created us." He said, "Then who created these idols that you worship?" We said, "We made them ourselves." He said, "The Creator is more deserving of worship than the created. You are more deserving of being worshiped, as you made them, but Allah is more deserving of being worshiped than something you made." I invite you to worship Allah alone, testify that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, and I am the Messenger of Allah. I also invite you to maintain kinship ties and refrain from oppression and transgression." We said, "By Allah, if what you are calling us to is false, then it would be among the noblest of matters and the best of characters." So we entrusted him with our belongings until we could go to the Kaaba. Mu'adh ibn 'Afra'ah sat with him and said, "I went to the Kaaba, performed Tawaf, and came out with seven cups. I gave him one of them and said, 'O Allah, if what Muhammad is calling to is true, then remove his cup seven times.'" He struck it seven times and each time, it emitted a sound. So I shouted, 'I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.' People gathered around me saying, 'This man is insane, he struck the cup seven times and it still made a sound.' I said, 'No, by Allah, he is a believer.' Then I went up to a high place in Makkah, and when Mu'adh saw me, he said, 'Indeed, Rifaa'ah has come with a face that nothing has ever harmed before.' So I came to him, believed in him, and Allah's Messenger ﷺ taught us Surah Yusuf. We recited, "In the name of your Lord who created" until we reached the verse, "We will return to our family." When we were in 'Aqiq, Mu'adh said, 'I have never spent a night away from my family before, so let me stay here until morning.' So I spent the night with him and I had never done what I did before. Rifaa'ah would always present himself to his people after returning from a journey.  

عَنْ أَبِيهِ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعٍ وَكَانَ قَدْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ وَابْنُ خَالَتِهِ مُعَاذُ بْنُ عَفْرَاءَ حَتَّى قَدِمَا مَكَّةَ فَلَمَّا هَبِطَا مِنَ الثَّنِيَّةِ رَأَيَا رَجُلًا تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ قَالَ وَهَذَا قَبْلَ خُرُوجِ السِّتَّةِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّينَ قَالَ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْنَاهُ كَلَّمْنَاهُ فَقُلْنَا نَأْتِي هَذَا الرَّجُلَ نَسْتَوْدِعُهُ حَتَّى نَطُوفَ بِالْبَيْتِ فَسَلَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ تَسْلِيمَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْنَا بِسَلَامٍ أَهْلِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَقَدْ سَمِعْنَا بِالنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأَنْكَرْنَا فَقُلْنَا مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ «انْزِلُوا» فَنَزَلْنَا فَقُلْنَا أَيْنَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يَدَّعِي وَيَقُولُ مَا يَقُولُ؟ فَقَالَ «أَنَا» فَقُلْتُ فَاعْرِضْ عَلَيَّ فَعَرَضَ عَلَيْنَا الْإِسْلَامَ وَقَالَ «مَنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَالْجِبَالَ؟» قُلْنَا خَلَقَهُنَّ اللَّهُ قَالَ «فَمَنْ خَلَقَكُمْ؟» قُلْنَا اللَّهُ قَالَ «فَمَنَ عَمِلَ هَذِهِ الْأَصْنَامَ الَّتِي تَعْبُدُونَهَا؟» قُلْنَا نَحْنُ قَالَ «فَالْخَالِقُ أَحَقُّ بِالْعِبَادَةِ أَمِ الْمَخْلُوقِ فَأَنْتُمْ أَحَقُّ أَنْ تَعْبُدَكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ عَمِلْتُمُوهَا وَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَنْ تَعْبُدُوهُ مِنْ شَيْءٍ عَمِلْتُمُوهُ وَأَنَا أَدْعُو إِلَى عِبَادَةِ اللَّهِ وَشَهَادَةِ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَصِلَةِ الرَّحِمِ وَتَرْكِ الْعُدْوَانِ بِغَصْبِ النَّاسِ» قُلْنَا لَا وَاللَّهِ لَوْ كَانَ الَّذِي تَدْعُو إِلَيْهِ بَاطِلًا لَكَانَ مِنْ مَعَالِي الْأُمُورِ وَمَحَاسِنِ الْأَخْلَاقِ فَأَمْسِكْ رَاحِلَتَنَا حَتَّى نَأْتِيَ بِالْبَيْتِ فَجَلَسَ عِنْدَهُ مُعَاذُ بْنُ عَفْرَاءَ قَالَ فَجِئْتُ الْبَيْتَ فَطُفْتُ وَأَخْرَجْتُ سَبْعَةَ أَقْدَاحٍ فَجَعَلْتُ لَهُ مِنْهَا قَدَحًا فَاسْتَقْبَلْتُ الْبَيْتَ فَقُلْتُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كَانَ مَا يَدْعُو إِلَيْهِ مُحَمَّدٌ حَقًّا فَأَخْرِجْ قَدَحَهُ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ فَضَرَبْتُ بِهَا فَخَرَجَ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ فَصَحَّتْ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَاجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ عَلَيَّ وَقَالُوا مَجْنُونٌ رَجُلٌ صَبَأَ قُلْتُ بَلْ رَجُلٌ مُؤْمِنٌ ثُمَّ جِئْتُ إِلَى أَعْلَى مَكَّةَ فَلَمَّا رَآنِي مُعَاذٌ قَالَ لَقَدْ جَاءَ رِفَاعَةُ بِوَجْهٍ مَا ذَهَبَ بِمِثْلِهِ فَجِئْتُ وَآمَنْتُ وَعَلَّمَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ سُورَةَ يُوسُفَ وَاقْرَأْ بِسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ ثُمَّ خَرَجْنَا رَاجِعِينَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَلَمَّا كُنَّا بِالْعَقِيقِ قَالَ مُعَاذُ إِنِّي لَمْ أَطْرُقْ أَهْلِي لَيْلًا قَطُّ فَبِتْ بِنَا حَتَّى نُصْبِحَ فَقُلْتُ أَبِيتُ وَمَعِي مَا مَعِي مِنَ الْخَبَرِ مَا كُنْتُ لِأَفْعَلَ وَكَانَ رِفَاعَةُ إِذَا خَرَجَ سَفَرًا ثُمَّ قَدِمَ عَرَضَ قَوْمُهُ  

[Machine] Abu Bakr went out with the migration to the mosque, and Umar heard about that. He said, "O Abu Bakr, what has brought you out at this hour?" Abu Bakr said, "I was not brought out except by the pangs of hunger that I feel." Umar said, "By Allah, nothing else has brought me out either." While they were in that state, the Prophet ﷺ came out to them and said, "What has brought both of you out at this hour?" They said, "By Allah, nothing has brought us out except the pangs of hunger that we feel." He said, "By the One in whose hand is my soul, nothing else has brought me out either. So get up." They continued until they reached the door of Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari. Abu Ayyub used to keep food or milk for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He delayed it that day and did not come until later. He then fed his family and went to work in his date palm tree. When they reached the door, his wife came out and said, "Welcome, O Messenger of Allah, and whoever is with you." The Prophet ﷺ said to her, "Where is Abu Ayyub?" She heard him while he was working in his date palm tree, and he came quickly and said, "Welcome, O Messenger of Allah, and whoever is with you. O Messenger of Allah, this is not the time you usually come." The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "You have spoken the truth." He took a cluster from the date palm tree containing dates, dried dates, and ripe dates, and the Prophet ﷺ said, "I intended nothing but that you gather for us from its dates." Abu Ayyub said, "O Messenger of Allah, I would like for you to eat from its dates, dried dates, and ripe dates, and I would slaughter for you along with it." The Prophet ﷺ said, "If you slaughter, do not slaughter an elderly one." He took a neck or a leg and slaughtered it. He said to his wife, "Bake bread and knead dough for us. You know how to make bread." He took the leg and cooked half of it. When the food was ready, it was placed in front of the Prophet ﷺ and his Companions. He took from the leg and placed it in a piece of bread and said, "O Abu Ayyub, deliver this to Fatimah. She has not tasted anything like this for days." Abu Ayyub took it to Fatimah, and when they all ate and were satisfied, the Prophet ﷺ said, 'Bread, meat, dates, dried dates, and ripe dates." Tears came to his eyes, and he said, "By the One in whose hand is my soul, this is the happiness about which you will be asked on the Day of Resurrection." This greatly affected his Companions, and he said, "Rather, when you attain something similar to this, strike it with your hands and say, 'In the name of Allah.' And when you are satisfied, say, 'All praise is due to Allah, who has fed us and bestowed His blessings upon us. This is sufficient for us.'" When he stood up, he said to Abu Ayyub, "Come to us tomorrow." And no one came to him without him wanting to reward them. Umar said, "Indeed, the Prophet ﷺ ordered you to come to him tomorrow." So he went to him the next day, and he gave him his wife as a gift and said, "O Abu Ayyub, be kind to her, for we have not seen anything but goodness from her as long as she has been with us." When Abu Ayyub brought her from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said, "I find no better recommendation from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ than to free her, so I freed her."  

خَرَجَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِالْهَاجِرَةِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَسَمِعَ بِذَلِكَ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ مَا أَخْرَجَكَ هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ؟ قَالَ مَا أَخْرَجَنِي إِلَّا مَا أَجِدُ مِنْ حَاقِّ الْجُوعِ قَالَ وَأَنَا وَاللَّهِ مَا أَخْرَجَنِي غَيْرُهُ فَبَيْنَمَا هُمَا كَذَلِكَ إِذْ خَرَجَ عَلَيْهِمَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «مَا أَخْرَجَكُمَا هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ؟ » قَالَا وَاللَّهِ مَا أَخْرَجَنَا إِلَّا مَا نَجِدُ فِي بُطُونِنَا مِنْ حَاقِّ الْجُوعِ قَالَ «وَأَنَا وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مَا أَخْرَجَنِي غَيْرُهُ فَقُومَا» فَانْطَلَقُوا حَتَّى أَتَوْا بَابَ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ وَكَانَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ يَدَّخِرُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ طَعَامًا أَوْ لَبَنًا فَأَبْطَأَ عَنْهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَلَمْ يَأْتِ لِحِينِهِ فَأَطْعَمَهُ لِأَهْلِهِ وَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى نَخْلِهِ يَعْمَلُ فِيهِ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَوْا إِلَى الْبَابِ خَرَجَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ فَقَالَتْ مَرْحَبًا بِنَبِيِّ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَبِمَنْ مَعَهُ فَقَالَ لَهَا نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ «فَأَيْنَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ؟ » فَسَمِعَهُ وَهُوَ يَعْمَلُ فِي نَخْلٍ لَهُ فَجَاءَ يَشْتَدُّ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِنَبِيِّ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَبِمَنْ مَعَهُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ لَيْسَ بِالْحِينِ الَّذِي كُنْتَ تَجِيءُ فِيهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «صَدَقْتَ» قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ فَقَطَعَ عِذْقًا مِنَ النَّخْلِ فِيهِ مِنْ كُلِّ التَّمْرِ وَالرُّطَبِ وَالْبُسْرِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «مَا أَرَدْتُ إِلَى هَذَا أَلَا جَنَيْتَ لَنَا مِنْ تَمْرِهِ» فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ أَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ تَأْكُلَ مِنْ تَمْرِهِ وَرُطَبِهِ وَبُسْرِهِ وَلَأَذْبَحَنَّ لَكَ مَعَ هَذَا قَالَ «إِنْ ذَبَحْتَ فَلَا تَذْبَحَنَّ ذَاتَ دَرٍّ» فَأَخَذَ عَنَاقًا أَوْ جَدْيًا فَذَبَحَهُ وَقَالَ لِامْرَأَتِهِ اخْبِزِي وَاعْجِنِي لَنَا وَأَنْتِ أَعْلَمُ بِالْخَبْزِ فَأَخَذَ الْجَدْيَ فَطَبَخَهُ وَشَوَى نِصْفَهُ فَلَمَّا أَدْرَكَ الطَّعَامُ وُضِعَ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابِهِ فَأَخَذَ مِنَ الْجَدْيِ فَجَعَلَهُ فِي رَغِيفٍ فَقَالَ «يَا أَبَا أَيُّوبَ أَبْلِغْ بِهَذَا فَاطِمَةَ فَإِنَّهَا لَمْ تُصِبْ مِثْلَ هَذَا مُنْذُ أَيَّامٍ» فَذَهَبَ بِهِ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ إِلَى فَاطِمَةَ فَلَمَّا أَكَلُوا وَشَبِعُوا قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «خُبْزٌ وَلَحْمٌ وَتَمْرٌ وَبُسْرٌ وَرُطَبٌ» وَدَمِعَتْ عَيْنَاهُ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّ هَذَا لَهُوَ النَّعِيمُ الَّذِي تُسْأَلُونَ عَنْهُ قَالَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا {ثُمَّ لَتُسْأَلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيمِ} فَهَذَا النَّعِيمُ الَّذِي تُسْأَلُونَ عَنْهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ» فَكَبُرَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ «بَلْ إِذَا أَصَبْتُمْ مِثْلَ هَذَا فَضَرَبْتُمْ بِأَيْدِيكُمْ فَقُولُوا بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَإِذَا شَبِعْتُمْ فَقُولُوا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي هُوَ أَشْبَعَنَا وَأَنْعَمَ عَلَيْنَا وَأَفْضَلَ فَإِنَّ هَذَا كَفَافٌ بِهَا» فَلَمَّا نَهَضَ قَالَ لِأَبِي أَيُّوبَ «ائْتِنَا غَدًا» وَكَانَ لَا يَأْتِي إِلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ مَعْرُوفًا إِلَّا أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُجَازِيَهُ قَالَ وَإِنَّ أَبَا أَيُّوبَ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَمَرَكَ أَنْ تَأْتِيَهَ غَدًا فَأَتَاهُ مِنَ الْغَدِ فَأَعْطَاهُ وَلِيدَتَهُ فَقَالَ «يَا أَبَا أَيُّوبَ اسْتَوْصِ بِهَا خَيْرًا فَإِنَّا لَمْ نَرَ إِلَّا خَيْرًا مَا دَامَتْ عِنْدَنَا» فَلَمَّا جَاءَ بِهَا أَبُو أَيُّوبَ مِنْ عِنْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَا أَجِدُ لَوَصِيَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَيْرًا مِنْ أَنْ أَعْتِقَهَا فَأَعْتَقَهَا  

[Machine] He heard Umar bin Al-Khattab say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out at noon and found Abu Bakr in the mosque, so he asked him, "What brought you out at this hour?" Abu Bakr replied, "What brought you out, O Messenger of Allah?" Then Umar bin Al-Khattab came and asked, "What brought you out?" Abu Bakr replied, "What brought both of you out?" Umar sat down and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ started talking to them. Then he said, "There is strength in both of you that can go to this palm tree and bring back food, drink, and dates." They both said, "Yes." He said, "Come with us to the house of Abu Al-Haytham bin Tayhan Al-Ansari." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went ahead of us, greeted and sought permission three times, and Umm Al-Haytham listened to his greetings from behind the door, hoping that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would increase his greetings for her. When he wanted to leave, Umm Al-Haytham hurried after them and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I heard your greetings, but I wanted you to increase your greetings for us." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to her kindly, then he said, "Where is Abu Al-Haytham?" She said, "O Messenger of Allah, he is nearby. He went to fetch water for us. Come in, for the time is near, if Allah wills." So she spread a sheet for them under the tree, and Abu Al-Haytham came rejoicing to meet them. His eyes were comforted by seeing them. He climbed a palm tree and cut off some bunches for them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "Count (the bunches), O Abu Al-Haytham." He said, "O Messenger of Allah, you are eating from its fruit and its dates. Then he brought them water and they all drank. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "This is part of the blessings that you asked about." Abu Al-Haytham got up to slaughter a sheep for them, but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "Beware of debt." Umm Al-Haytham started kneading dough and baking for them, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ placed his head, as did Abu Bakr and Umar, near the dish, so they were awakened and found food laid out before them. They ate until they were satisfied, and then Abu Al-Haytham brought the remaining bunches, and they ate from its dates and its fruit. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ greeted them and prayed for them with goodness.  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ يَقُولُ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عِنْدَ الظُّهْرِ فَوَجَدَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ لَهُ «مَا أَخْرَجَكَ هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ؟» قَالَ أَخْرَجَنِي الَّذِي أَخْرَجَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَجَاءَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فَقَالَ «يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ مَا أَخْرَجَكَ؟» قَالَ أَخْرَجَنِي الَّذِي أَخْرَجَكُمَا فَقَعَدَ عُمَرُ فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُحَدِّثُهُمَا ثُمَّ قَالَ «فِيكُمَا مِنْ قُوَّةٍ تَنْطَلِقَانِ إِلَى هَذَا النَّخْلِ فَتُصِيبَانِ طَعَامًا وَشَرَابًا وَطِلَاءً» قُلْنَا نَعَمْ قَالَ «مُرُّوا بِنَا إِلَى مَنْزِلِ أَبِي الْهَيْثَمِ بْنِ التَّيْهَانِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ» فَتَقَدَّمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَ أَيْدِينَا فَسَلَّمَ وَاسْتَأْذَنَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَأُمُّ الْهَيْثَمِ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْبَابِ تَسْمَعُ سَلَامَهُ تُرِيدُ أَنْ يَزِيدَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ السَّلَامِ فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَنْصَرِفَ خَرَجَتْ أُمُّ الْهَيْثَمِ تَسْعَى خَلْفَهُمْ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَدْ وَاللهِ سَمِعْتُ تَسْلِيمَكَ وَلَكِنِّي أَرَدْتُ أَنْ تَزِيدَنَا مِنْ سَلَامِكَ قَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَيْرًا ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَيْنَ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ؟» فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هُوَ قَرِيبٌ ذَهَبَ يَسْتَعْذِبُ لَنَا مِنَ الْمَاءِ ادْخُلُوا فَإِنَّهُ يَأْتِي السَّاعَةَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ فَبَسَطَتْ لَهُمْ بِسَاطًا تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ وَجَاءَ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ فَفَرِحَ بِهِمْ وَقَرَّتْ عَيْنَاهُ بِهِمْ وَصَعِدَ عَلَى نَخْلَةٍ فَصَرَمَ لَهُمْ أَعْذَاقًا فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «احْتَسِبْ يَا أَبَا الْهَيْثَمِ» فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ تَأْكُلُونَ مِنْ بُسْرِهِ وَمِنْ رُطَبِهِ وَمِنْ تَذْنُوبِهِ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُمْ بِمَاءٍ فَشَرِبُوا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «هَذَا مِنَ النَّعِيمِ الَّذِي تُسْأَلُونَ عَنْهُ» فَقَامَ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ لَيَذْبَحَ لَهُمْ شَاةً فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِيَّاكَ وَاللَّبُونَ» وَقَامَتْ أُمُّ الْهَيْثَمِ تَعْجِنُ وَتَخْبِزُ لَهُمْ وَوَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ ؓ رُءُوسَهُمْ لِلْقَائِلَةِ فَأُيْقُظُوا وَقَدْ أُدْرِكَ طَعَامُهُمْ فَوُضِعَ الطَّعَامُ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ فَأَكَلُوا وَشَبِعُوا وَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ بَقِيَّةَ الْأَعْذَاقِ فَأَكَلُوا مِنْ رُطَبِهِ وَتَذْنُوبِهِ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَدَعَا لَهُمْ بِخَيْرٍ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out at a time when he did not usually go out. Abu Bakr then also went out, and he said to him, "What made you go out, Abu Bakr?" Abu Bakr replied, "Hunger made me go out." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Hunger made me go out as well." Then Umar went out, and the Prophet ﷺ asked him, "What made you go out, Umar?" Umar replied, "Hunger made me go out, by Him who sent you with the truth." Then the Prophet ﷺ went to a group of his companions and said to them, "Go with us to the house of Abu Haytham ibn Tayhan." So they went, and when they reached the house, his wife said, "Indeed, Abu Haytham has gone to fetch water for us. Come inside." She opened the door for them, and they sat down. Then Abu Haytham came, and his wife said to him, "Do you know who is here?" He replied, "No." She said, "The Messenger of Allah and his companions are here." So he entered and tied his horse to a palm tree. Then he came to them, greeted them, welcomed them, and brought a bowl filled with dates in water and salt. He placed it in front of them and Abu Haytham desired to give them some of the livestock he had on the side of the house, to slaughter a sheep for them. But the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not." So he took a sheep, slaughtered it, skinned it, and cut its parts. He cooked it with water and salt, and then he came to his wife and asked her, "Do you have anything?" She said, "Yes, we have some barley which we had been keeping. We ground it, kneaded it, and baked it." Abu Haytham broke the bread and distributed it to them, along with the cooked meat. Then he went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his companions, and they ate. The Prophet ﷺ said to Abu Haytham, "Do you have any servant?" He replied, "No, by Him who sent you with the truth, we do not have a servant." The Prophet ﷺ said, "When you receive news that our captives have arrived, come and serve us." So when the captives arrived, Abu Haytham came with two young boys or young men, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "O Abu Haytham, choose one of them." Abu Haytham said, "O Messenger of Allah, choose for me." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You may choose one of them." Abu Haytham said, "O Messenger of Allah, make your choice." The Prophet ﷺ said, "The one who seeks advice is safe. O Abu Haytham, take this one." When Abu Haytham left with him, the Prophet ﷺ cautioned him until he disappeared from view. Then the Prophet ﷺ said, "The one who offers consultation is trustworthy, O Abu Haytham, take him." Abu Haytham went to his family, and they rejoiced greatly. They said, "Praise be to Allah who has blessed us with a servant to serve and assist us on our farm." Abu Haytham said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ has advised me to do so." His wife said, "We will indeed provide him with the same food we eat and the same clothes we wear, and we will not burden him with any work he cannot bear." Abu Haytham said to the young boy, "You are free for the sake of Allah. If you wish, you may stay with us, and we will provide you with the food we eat and the clothes we wear, and we will not burden you with any work except what you can handle. But if you wish, you may leave and go wherever you want."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ فِي سَاعَةٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَخْرُجُ فِيهَا ثُمَّ خَرَجَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ «مَا أَخْرَجَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ؟» قَالَ أَخْرَجَنِي الْجُوعُ قَالَ «وَأَنَا أَخْرَجَنِي الَّذِي أَخْرَجَكَ» قَالَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ لَهُ «مَا أَخْرَجَكَ يَا عُمَرُ؟» قَالَ أَخْرَجَنِي وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ الْجُوعُ ثُمَّ سَارَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ «انْطَلِقُوا بِنَا إِلَى مَنْزِلِ أَبِي الْهَيْثَمِ بْنِ التَّيْهَانِ» فَانْطَلَقُوا فَلَمَّا انْتَهَوْا إِلَى مَنْزِلِ أَبِي الْهَيْثَمِ قَالَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ إِنَّ أَبَا الْهَيْثَمِ قَدْ ذَهَبَ يَسْتَعْذِبُ لَنَا مِنَ الْمَاءِ فَدُورُوا إِلَى الْحَائِطِ فَفَتَحَتْ لَهُمْ بَابَ الْحَائِطِ فَجَلَسُوا فَجَاءَ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ امْرَأَتُهُ تَدْرِي مَنْ عِنْدَكَ؟ فَقَالَ لَا فَقَالَتْ عِنْدَكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابُهُ فَدَخَلَ فَعَلَّقَ فَرَسَهُ عَلَى نَخْلَةٍ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُمْ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَيَّى وَرَحَّبَ ثُمَّ أَتَى مِخْرَفًا لَهُ فَأَتَى عَذْقًا فَاخْتَرَفَ لَهُمْ رُطَبًا فَأَتَاهُمْ بِهِ فَصَبَّهُ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ ثُمَّ إِنَّ أَبَا الْهَيْثَمِ أَهْوَى إِلَى غُنَيْمَةٍ لَهُ فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْحَائِطِ لَيَذْبَحَ لَهُمْ مِنْهَا شَاةً فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَمَّا ذَاتُ دَرٍّ فَلَا» فَأَخَذَ شَاةً فَذَبَحَهَا وَسَلَخَهَا وَقَطَّعَهَا أَعْضَاءً فَطَبَخَهَا بِالْمَاءِ وَالْمِلْحِ ثُمَّ أَتَى امْرَأَتَهُ فَسَأَلَهَا هَلْ عِنْدَكِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ؟ فَقَالَتْ نَعَمْ عِنْدَنَا شَيْءٌ مِنْ شَعِيرٍ كُنَّا نُؤَخِّرُهُ فَطَحَنَاهُ بَيْنَهُمَا ثُمَّ عَجَنَتْهُ وَخَبَزَتْهُ فَكَسَرَهُ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ وَأَكْفَأَ عَلَيْهِ ذَلِكَ اللَّحْمَ الَّذِي طَبَخَهُ ثُمَّ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابَهُ فَأَكَلُوا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَا أَبَا الْهَيْثَمِ أَمَا لَكَ مِنْ خَادِمٍ؟» قَالَ لَا وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا لَنَا خَادِمٌ قَالَ «فَإِذَا بَلَغَكَ أَنَّهُ جَاءَنَا سَبْيٌ فَائْتِنَا نَخْدِمُكَ» فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ سَبْيٌ فَأَتَاهُ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ غُلَامَانِ أَوْ قَالَ وَصِيفَانِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَا أَبَا الْهَيْثَمِ اخْتَرْ مِنْهُمَا» أَوْ قَالَ «تَخَايَرْ مِنْهُمَا» فَقَالَ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ خِرْ لِي فَاحْتَاطَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى حَسَرَ عَنْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ وَقَالَ «الْمُسْتَشَارُ مُؤْتَمَنٌ يَا أَبَا الْهَيْثَمِ خُذْ هَذَا» فَلَمَّا وَلَّى بِهِ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ قَالَ «يَا أَبَا الْهَيْثَمِ أَحْسِنْ إِلَيْهِ فَإِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ يُصَلِّي» قَالَ نَعَمْ نُطْعِمُهُ مِمَّا نَأْكُلُ وَنُلْبِسُهُ مِمَّا نَلْبَسُ وَلَا نُكَلِّفُهُ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا لَا يُطِيقُ فَانْطَلَقَ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَفَرِحُوا بِهِ فَرَحًا شَدِيدًا وَقَالُوا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي رَزَقَنَا خَادِمًا يَخْدِمُنَا وَيُعِينُنَا عَلَى ضَيْعَتِنَا فَقَالَ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ أَوْصَانِي بِهِ قَالَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ نَعَمْ نُطْعِمُهُ مِمَّا نَأْكُلُ وَنُلْبِسُهُ مِمَّا نَلْبَسُ وَلَا نُكَلِّفُهُ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا لَا يُطِيقُ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَوْصَانِي بِهِ قَالَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ خَادِمٌ أَخْدَمَنَا اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَحْرِمَنَاهُ؟ فَقَالَ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ لِلْغُلَامِ أَنْتَ حُرٌّ لِوَجْهِ اللهِ فَإِنْ أَحْبَبْتَ أَنْ تُقِيمَ مَعَنَا نُطْعِمْكَ مِمَّا نَأْكُلُ وَنُلْبِسْكَ مِمَّا نَلْبَسُ وَلَا نُكَلِّفْكَ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ إِلَّا مَا تُطِيقُ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَاذْهَبْ حَيْثُ شِئْتَ  

[Machine] That the Prophet ﷺ wrote him a letter on red leather, and he patched his bucket with it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was informed, so he sent a military expedition, and they did not leave anyone or anything, not even the people or wealth, except they took it. He escaped naked on a horse and came to his daughter, who was married to Bani Hilal, and the assembly of the people was in the backyard of her house. He entered from behind the houses onto her. She said, "What is wrong with you?" He said, "All the evil that has come to your father, he has nothing left, not even people or wealth, except they took it." I said, "I have been invited to Islam, and she had already embraced Islam." He said, "So I threw a garment on him and he left." He came to him and there was a garment covering his head, it revealed his bottom, and when it covered his bottom, his head was uncovered. He said, "What do I see from you?" He said, "All the evil has befallen me." He repeated this to his daughter, and she said, "And I want Muhammad before my wealth is divided." He said, "Take my riding animal." He said, "I have no need for it, but give me the saddle." So he took it and went to the Prophet ﷺ when he was praying Fajr, and when he finished his prayer, he said, "Stretch out your hand, O Abu Ayub, so I may pledge allegiance to you." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stretched out his hand, but when he intended to strike it with his hand, Abu Ayub withdrew his hand. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did this repeatedly. Then he approached him and said, "Who are you?" He said, "I am a shepherd from the Sahimi tribe." So the Prophet ﷺ held his arm and lifted him from the ground and said, "Here is Abu Ayub. I wrote him a letter and he patched his bucket with it." Abu Ayub said, "About my wealth and children?" He said, "As for your wealth, it has been divided, but as for your children and family members, whoever you find among them." So he left and when he returned, his son recognized him. He then went back to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "This is my son." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Bilal, "Go out with him, and if he claims he is his son, give him to him." So he went out with him and said, "This is my son," and he gave him to him. He returned to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "He mentioned that he is his son, and I did not see any of them hesitate to his companion." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "That is the ignorance of the Bedouins."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ كِتَابًا فِي أَدِيمٍ أَحْمَرَ فَرَقَّعَ بِهِ دَلْوَهُ فَأُخْبِرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَبَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سَرِيَّةً فَلَمْ يَدَعُوا لَهُ سَارِحَةً وَلَا بَارِحَةً وَلَا أَهْلًا وَلَا مَالًا إِلَّا أَخَذُوهُ فَأَفْلَتْ عُرْيَانًا عَلَى فَرَسٍ فَأَتَى ابْنَتَهُ وَهِي مُتَزَوِّجَةٌ فِي بَنِي هِلَالٍ وَكَانَ مَجْلِسُ الْقَوْمِ بِفِنَاءِ بَابِهَا فَدَخَلَ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْبُيُوتِ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَتْ مَا لَكَ؟ قَالَ كُلُّ شَرٍّ قَدْ نَزَلَ بِأَبِيكِ مَا تُرِكَ لَهُ سَارِحَةٌ وَلَا بَارِحَةٌ وَلَا أَهْلُ وَلَا مَالُ إِلَّا أُخِذَ قُلْتُ قَدْ دُعِيَتِ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ وَكَانَتْ قَدْ أَسْلَمَتْ هِي قَالَ فَطَرَحْتُ عَلَيْهِ ثَوْبًا فَخَرَجَ فَقَالَ أَيْنَ بَعْلُكِ؟ قَالَتْ فِي الرَّحْلِ فَأَتَاهُ وَعَلَيْهِ ثَوْبٌ إِذَا غُطِّيَ بِهِ رَأْسُهُ انْكَشَفَتِ اسْتُهُ وَإِنْ غُطِّيَ اسْتُهُ انْكَشَفَ رَأْسُهُ فَقَالَ مَا الَّذِي أَرَى بِكَ؟ قَالَ كُلُّ الشَّرِّ قَدْ نَزَلَ بِي فَأَعَادَ الْكَلَامَ عَلَيْهِ بِمِثْلِ مَا قَالَ لِابْنَتِهِ قَالَ وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ مُحَمَّدًا قَبْلَ أنْ يُقسِّمَ مَالِي قَالَ خُذْ رَاحِلَتِي قَالَ لَا حَاجَةَ لِي بِهَا وَلَكِنْ أَعْطِنِي الْقَعُودِ قَالَ فَأَخَذَهَا وَمَضَى إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأَتَاهُ مَعَ صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَلَمَّا قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ قَالَ ابْسُطْ يَدَيْكَ أُبَايِعُكَ فَبَسَطَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَدَهُ فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أنْ يَضْرِبَ عَلَيْهَا قَبَضَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ مِرَارًا ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ «مَنْ أَنْتَ؟» قَالَ رِعْيَةُ السُّحَيْمِيُّ فَأَخَذَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِعَضُدِهِ فَرَفَعَهُ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «هَا هَذَا رِعْيَةُ السُّحَيْمِي كَتَبْتُ إِلَيْهِ كِتَابًا فَرَقَّعَ بِهِ دَلْوَهُ» وَقَالَ رَعْيَةُ مَالِي وَوَلَدِي قَالَ «أَمَّا مَالَكُ فَهَيْهَاتَ قَدْ قُسِّمَ وَأَمَّا وَلَدُكَ وَأَهْلُكَ فَمَنْ أَصَبْتَ مِنْهُمْ» قَالَ فَمَضَى ثُمَّ عَادَ وَإِذَا ابْنُهُ قَدْ عَرَفَ فَرَجَعَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ هَذَا ابْنِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَا بِلَالُ اخْرُجْ مَعَهُ فَإِنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّهُ ابْنُهُ فَادْفَعْهُ إِلَيْهِ» فَخَرَجَ مَعَهُ فَقَالَ هَذَا ابْنِي فَدَفَعَهُ إِلَيْهِ وَأَقْبَلَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ ذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ ابْنُهُ وَمَا رَأَيْتُ وَاحِدًا مِنْهُمُ اسْتَعْبَرَ إِلَى صَاحِبِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «ذَاكَ جَفَاءُ الْأَعْرَابِ»  

"The Prophet ﷺ went out during an hour in which he would normally not go out, nor meet with anyone. Then Abu Bakr came to him. So he said:"What brought you O Abu Bakr?" He said: "I came to meet the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and to look at his face, and to make sure he was safe. It was not long before 'Umar came. He said: "What has brought you O 'Umar ?" He said: "Hunger O Messenger of Allah!"He said: "I also experienced some of that" So they went to the home of Abu Al-Haitham At-Taiyyihan Al-Ansari. He was a man with many date-palms and sheep, but he had no servants so they did not find him there. They said to his wife: "Where is your companion?" She said: "He has gone to fetch us some good water." It was not long before Abu Al-Haitham came along hauling to a large water-skin which he put down. Then he came to hug the Prophet ﷺ and uttered that his father and mother should be ransomed for him. Then he went to grove of his and he spread out a mat for them. Then he went to a date-palm and returned with a cluster of dates which he put down. The prophet ﷺ said: "Why don't you select some ripe dates for us?" He said: "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! I wanted you to select from the ripe dates and the unripe dates." So they ate and they drank from that water. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "By the One in Whose Hand is my soul! This is among the favors which you shall be asked about on the Day of Judgement. Cool shade, tasty ripe dates, and cool water." Abu Al-Haitham left to prepare some food for them. The Prophet ﷺ said: "Do not slaughter one with milk." So he Slaughtered a small female or male goat and brought it to them so they could eat it. The Prophet ﷺ said: "Do you have any servants?" He said: "No." So he said: "Then if we get some captives we shall bring them for you." So (later) the Prophet ﷺ came with 2 males, there was no third among them and he brought them to Abu Al-Haitham. The Prophet ﷺ said: "Choose from them." He said: "O Prophet of Allah! Choose for me." So the Prophet ﷺ said: "Indeed the one consulted is entrusted. Take this one for I have seen him praying, and encourage him to do well." So Abu Al-Haitham went to his wife and informed her of what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said. So his wife said: "You will not fulfill what the Prophet ﷺ said until you have freed him." So he said: "He is free." So the Prophet ﷺ said: "Indeed Allah has not send a Prophet nor made a Khalifah except that he has two groups of supporters, group ordering him to do good, and prohibiting him from evil and a group that never ceases spoiling his affairs. So whoever protected." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2369)  

خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي سَاعَةٍ لَا يَخْرُجُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَلْقَاهُ فِيهَا أَحَدٌ فَأَتَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ «مَا جَاءَ بِكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ؟» فَقَالَ خَرَجْتُ أَلْقَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنْظُرُ فِي وَجْهِهِ وَالتَّسْلِيمَ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَلْبَثْ أَنْ جَاءَ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ «مَا جَاءَ بِكَ يَا عُمَرُ؟» قَالَ الْجُوعُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺَ «وَأَنَا قَدْ وَجَدْتُ بَعْضَ ذَلِكَ» فَانْطَلِقُوا إِلَى مَنْزِلِ أَبِي الْهَيْثَمِ بْنِ التَّيِّهَانِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا كَثِيرَ النَّخْلِ وَالشَّاءِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ خَدَمٌ فَلَمْ يَجِدُوهُ فَقَالُوا لِامْرَأَتِهِ أَيْنَ صَاحِبُكِ؟ فَقَالَتْ انْطَلَقَ يَسْتَعْذِبْ لَنَا الْمَاءَ فَلَمْ يَلْبَثُوا أَنْ جَاءَ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ بِقِرْبَةٍ يَزْعُبُهَا فَوَضَعَهَا ثُمَّ جَاءَ يَلْتَزِمُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَيُفَدِّيهِ بِأَبِيهِ وَأُمِّهِ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ بِهِمْ إِلَى حَدِيقَتِهِ فَبَسَطَ لَهُمْ بِسَاطًا ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ إِلَى نَخْلَةٍ فَجَاءَ بِقِنْوٍ فَوَضَعَهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَفَلَا تَنَقَّيْتَ لَنَا مِنْ رُطَبِهِ» فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي أَرَدْتُ أَنْ تَخْتَارُوا أَوْ قَالَ تَخَيَّرُوا مِنْ رُطَبِهِ وَبُسْرِهِ فَأَكَلُوا وَشَرِبُوا مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْمَاءِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ هَذَا وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مِنَ النَّعِيمِ الَّذِي تُسْأَلُونَ عَنْهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ظِلٌّ بَارِدٌ وَرُطَبٌ طَيِّبٌ وَمَاءٌ بَارِدٌ فَانْطَلَقَ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ لِيَصْنَعَ لَهُمْ طَعَامًا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «لَا تَذْبَحَنَّ ذَاتَ دَرٍّ» قَالَ فَذَبَحَ لَهُمْ عَنَاقًا أَوْ جَدْيًا فَأَتَاهُمْ بِهَا فَأَكَلُوا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «هَلْ لَكَ خَادِمٌ؟» قَالَ لَا قَالَ «فَإِذَا أَتَانَا سَبْيٌ فَائْتِنَا» فَأُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِرَأْسَيْنِ لَيْسَ مَعَهُمَا ثَالِثٌ فَأَتَاهُ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «اخْتَرْ مِنْهَا» فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ اخْتَرْ لِي فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «إِنَّ الْمْسُتْشَارَ مُؤْتَمَنٌ خُذْ هَذَا فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُهُ يُصَلِّي وَاسْتَوْصِ بِهِ مَعْرُوفًا» فَانْطَلَقَ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ إِلَى امْرأَتِهِ فَأَخْبَرَهَا بِقَوْلِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ مَا أَنْتَ بِبَالِغٍ مَا قَالَ فِيهِ النَّبِيّ ﷺ إِلَّا أَنْ تُعتِقَهُ قَالَ فَهُوَ عَتِيقٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يَبْعَثْ نَبِيًّا وَلَا خَلِيفَةً إلِاَّ وَلَهُ بِطَانَتَاَنِ بِطَانَةٌ تَأْمُرُهُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَاهُ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَبِطَانَةٌ لَا تَأْلُوهُ خَبَالًا وَمَنْ يُوقَ بِطَانَةَ السُّوءِ فَقَدْ وُقِيَ  

[Machine] I saw Umar ibn Al-Khattab before he was struck by the days in Medina. He stood with Hudhaifah ibn Al-Yaman and Uthman ibn Hunayf and said, "How have you two managed to bear the burden of the earth that it cannot bear?" They said, "We have carried it by a command that it can bear." Hudhaifah said, "If I were to carry it, it would be weakened." Uthman ibn Hunayf said, "I have carried it by a command that it can bear, without any great favor." Umar then said, "See that you have not carried the burden of the earth that it cannot bear." They said, "No." Umar said, "If Allah grants me safety, I will leave the widows of Iraq without needing any man after me." He said, "Only four things came upon him until he was struck." He said, "And between me and him, there is no one except Abdullah ibn Abbas in the morning." He said, "And he used to stand between the rows. If he saw any disorder among them, he would say, 'Stand still until there is no disorder among them.' Then he would proceed and say the takbir." He said, "And perhaps he would recite Surah Yusuf or An-Nahl or something similar in the first raka'a until the people gathered." He said, "And it was only that he would say the takbir." He said, "I heard him say, 'The dog has killed me or the dog has eaten me,' when he was stabbed. Then he flew out of the wound with a double-edged knife that would not pass by anyone to the right or left except that it would stab him, until he stabbed thirteen men and nine of them died. When he saw that, a Muslim man threw a cloak on him. When the assassin thought that he had taken hold of him, he slit his own throat." He said, "And Umar held the hand of Abdullah ibn Awf and brought him forward." He said, "Who will take care of Umar? He has seen what he has seen." He said, "Regarding the surroundings of the mosque, they did not know anything except that they had lost the voice of Umar while they were saying, 'Subhan Allah, Subhan Allah.' Abdul-Rahman ibn Awf led them in a light prayer. When they finished, Umar said, 'O Ibn Abbas, see who killed me.' He went for a while and then came back and said, 'The slave of Al-Mughirah killed him.' He said, 'Really?' After they all spoke with their tongues and prayed towards their qibla and performed the Hajj according to their rites, he was brought to his house. We then left with him." He said, "And it was as if the people had not been affected by any calamity before that day. Some were saying, 'There is no harm,' while others were saying, 'We fear for him.' So they brought some wine and he drank it, and it came out of his wound. Then they brought some milk and he drank it, and it came out of his wound. They recognized that he was dead, and he mentioned this incident in his will and in the command to consult each other."  

رَأَيْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصَابَ بِأَيَّامٍ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَقَفَ عَلَى حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ وَعُثْمَانَ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ فَعَلْتُمَا تَخَافَانِ أَنْ تَكُونَا قَدْ حَمَّلْتُمَا الْأَرْضَ مَا لَا تُطِيقُ؟ قَالَا حَمَّلْنَاهَا أَمْرًا هِيَ لَهُ مُطِيقَةٌ وَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ لَوْ حَمَّلْتُ عَلَيْهَا أُضْعِفَتْ وَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ حُنَيْفٍ حَمَّلْتُهَا أَمْرًا هِيَ لَهُ مُطِيقَةٌ مَا فِيهَا كَبِيرُ فَضْلٍ قَالَ انْظُرْ أَلَّا تَكُونَا حَمَّلْتُمَا الْأَرْضَ مَا لَا تُطِيقُ قَالَا لَا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ لَئِنْ سَلَّمَنِي اللهُ لَأَدَعَنَّ أَرَامِلَ الْعِرَاقِ لَا يَحْتَجْنَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ بَعْدِي قَالَ فَمَا أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا أَرْبَعَةٌ حَتَّى أُصِيبَ قَالَ وَإِنِّي لَقَائِمٌ مَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ إِلَّا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ غَدَاةَ أُصِيبَ قَالَ وَكَانَ إِذَا مَرَّ بَيْنَ الصَّفَّيْنِ قَامَ فَإِنْ رَأَى خَلَلًا قَالَ اسْتَوُوا حَتَّى إِذَا لَمْ يَرَ فِيهِمْ خَلَلًا تَقَدَّمَ فَكَبَّرَ قَالَ وَرُبَّمَا قَرَأَ بِسُورَةِ يُوسُفَ أَوِ النَّحْلِ أَوْ نَحْوِ ذَلِكَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى حَتَّى يَجْتَمِعَ النَّاسُ قَالَ فَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا أَنْ كَبَّرَ قَالَ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ قَتَلَنِي الْكَلْبُ أَوْ أَكَلَنِي الْكَلْبُ حِينَ طَعَنَهُ فَطَارَ الْعِلْجُ بِالسِّكِّينِ ذَاتِ طَرَفَيْنِ لَا يَمُرُّ عَلَى أَحَدٍ يَمِينًا وَلَا شِمَالًا إِلَّا طَعَنَهُ حَتَّى طَعَنَ ثَلَاثَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلًا فَمَاتَ مِنْهُمْ تِسْعَةٌ فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ طَرَحَ عَلَيْهِ بُرْنُسًا فَلَمَّا ظَنَّ الْعِلْجُ أَنَّهُ مَأْخُوذٌ نَحَرَ نَفْسَهُ قَالَ وَتَنَاوَلَ عُمَرُ يَدَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ ؓ ا فَقَدَّمَهُ قَالَ فَمَنْ يلِي عُمَرَ ؓ فَقَدْ رَأَى الَّذِي رَأَى وَأَمَّا نَوَاحِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَا يَدْرُونَ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُمْ فَقَدُوا صَوْتَ عُمَرَ ؓ وَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ قَالَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ ؓ صَلَاةً خَفِيفَةً فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفُوا قَالَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ انْظُرْ مَنْ قَتَلَنِي فَجَالَ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ غُلَامُ الْمُغِيرَةِ فَقَالَ الصَّنِعُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ قَاتَلَهُ اللهُ لَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَمَرْتُ بِهِ مَعْرُوفًا فَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَمْ يجْعَلْ مِيتَتِي بِيَدِ رَجُلٍ يَدَّعِي الْإِسْلَامَ وَقَالَ قَدْ كُنْتَ أَنْتَ وَأَبُوكَ تُحِبَّانِ أَنْ تَكْثُرَ الْعُلُوجُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ وَكَانَ الْعَبَّاسُ ؓ أَكْثَرَهُمْ رَقِيقًا فَقَالَ إِنْ شِئْتَ فَعَلْنَا أَيْ إِنْ شِئْتَ قَتَلْنَا قَالَ كَذَبْتَ بَعْدَمَا تَكَلَّمُوا بِلِسَانِكُمْ وَصَلَّوْا قِبْلَتَكُمْ وَحَجُّوا حَجَّكُمْ فَاحْتُمِلَ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ فَانْطَلَقْنَا مَعَهُ قَالَ وَكَأَنَّ النَّاسَ لَمْ تُصِبْهُمْ مُصِيبَةٌ قَبْلَ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَقَائِلٌ يَقُولُ لَا بَأْسَ وَقَائِلٌ يَقُولُ نَخَافُ عَلَيْهِ فَأُتِيَ بِنَبِيذٍ فَشَرِبَهُ فَخَرَجَ مِنْ جُرْحِهِ ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِلَبَنٍ فَشَرِبَهُ فَخَرَجَ مِنْ جُرْحِهِ فَعَرَفُوا أَنَّهُ مَيِّتٌ وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ فِي وَصَايَاهُ وَأَمْرِ الشُّورَى  

[Machine] I was sent by Ibn Ayyash bin Abi Rabia to Umar bin Abdul Aziz for his needs. I entered upon him and there was a scribe with him who was writing. I greeted him and he replied with greetings. Then, I said, "Peace be upon you, O Commander of the Faithful, and the mercy of Allah." He said, "O son of Ziyad, we do not deny the first thing you said." The scribe was reading to him the grievances that came from Basra. Then, he told me to sit, so I sat on a step near the door while he listened to the scribe reading. Umar was sighing heavily. When he finished, he dismissed everyone in the room until only I and him were present. He sat in front of me and placed his hands on my knees. Then, he said, "O son of Abi Ziyad, have you worn this armor?" I said, "Yes, I have a padded armor made of wool and I have rested from what we were in." Then, he asked me about the righteous men and women of Madinah, and he asked me about the matters he had commanded them in Madinah, and I informed him. Then, he said, "O son of Abi Ziyad, don't you see what has happened to me?" I said, "Rejoice, O Commander of the Faithful, for I hope good for you." He said, "Never, never." Then, he cried until I also mourned for him. I said, "O Commander of the Faithful, some of your actions are praiseworthy, for I hope good for you." He said, "Never, never. I neither insult nor am I insulted, I neither strike nor am I struck, I neither harm nor am I harmed." He said, and then he cried until I also mourned for him. So, I stayed until he fulfilled my needs, and he wrote to my master asking him to sell me, but he refused and then freed me.  

أَرْسَلَنِي ابْنُ عَيَّاشِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبِيعَةَ إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ فِي حَوَائِجَ لَهُ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَعِنْدَهُ كَاتِبٌ يَكْتُبُ فَقُلْتُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَقَالَ وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامُ ثُمَّ انْتَهَيْتُ فَقُلْتُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ زِيَادٍ إِنَّا لَسْنَا نُنْكِرُ الْأُولَى الَّتِي قُلْتَ وَالْكَاتِبُ يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْهِ مَظَالِمَ جَاءَتْ مِنَ الْبَصْرَةِ فَقَالَ لِي اجْلِسْ فَجَلَسْتُ عَلَى أُسْكُفَّةِ الْبَابِ وَهُوَ يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْهِ وَعُمَرُ يَتَنَفَّسُ الصَّعْدَاءَ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ أَخْرَجَ مَنْ كَانَ فِي الْبَيْتِ حَتَّى وَصِيفًا كَانَ فِيهِ ثُمَّ قَامَ يَمْشِي إِلَيَّ حَتَّى جَلَسَ بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ وَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتِي ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا ابْنَ أَبِي زِيَادٍ اسْتَدْفَأْتَ فِي مِدْرَعَتِكَ هَذِهِ؟ ‍‍ قَالَ وَعَليَّ مِدْرَعَةٌ مِنْ صُوفٍ وَاسْتَرَحْتَ مِمَّا نَحْنُ فِيهِ؟ ثُمَّ سَأَلَنِي عَنْ صُلَحَاءِ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ رِجَالِهِمْ وَنِسَائِهِمْ فَمَا تَرَكَ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدًا إِلَّا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهُ وَسَأَلَنِي عَنْ أُمُورٍ كَانَ أَمَرَ بِهَا بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا ابْنَ أَبِي زِيَادٍ أَمَا تَرَى مَا وَقَعْتُ فِيهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَبْشِرْ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنِّي لَأَرْجُو لَكَ خَيْرًا قَالَ هَيْهَاتَ هَيْهَاتَ ثُمَّ بَكَى حَتَّى جَعَلْتُ أَرْثِي لَهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بَعْضُ مَا تَصْنَعُ فَإِنِّي أَرْجُو لَكَ خَيْرًا قَالَ هَيْهَاتَ هَيْهَاتَ أَشْتِمُ وَلَا أُشْتَمُ وَأَضْرِبُ وَلَا أُضْرَبُ وَأُوذِي وَلَا أُوذَى قَالَ ثُمَّ بَكَى حَتَّى جَعَلْتُ أَرْثِي لَهُ فَأَقَمْتُ حَتَّى قَضَى حَوَائِجِي وَكَتَبَ إِلَى مَوْلَايَ يَسْأَلُهُ أَنْ يَبِيعَنِي مِنْهُ ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَ مِنْ تَحْتِ فِرَاشِهِ عِشْرِينَ دِينَارًا فَقَالَ: اسْتَعِنْ بِهَذِهِ فَإِنَّهُ لَوْ كَانَ لَكَ فِي الْفَيْءِ حَقٌّ أَعْطَيْنَاكَ إِنَّمَا عَبْدٌ، فَأَبَيْتُ أَنْ آخُذَهَا فَقَالَ: إِنَّمَا هِيَ مِنْ نَفَقَتِي فَلَمْ يَزَلْ بِي حَتَّى أَخَذْتُهَا وَكَتَبَ إِلَى مَوْلَايَ يَسْأَلُهُ أَنْ يَبِيعَنِي مِنْهُ فَأَبَى وَأَعْتَقَنِي  

"عَنْ سَالِم بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ - وَكَانَ رَجُلًا مِن أهْلِ الصُّفَّةِ - قَالَ: أُغْمِىَ عَلَى رَسُولِ الله ﷺ فِى مَرَضِه فَأَفَاقَ فَقَالَ: حَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ؟ قَالُوا: نَعَمْ, فَقَالَ: مُرُوا بِلاَلًا فَلْيُؤَذِّن، وَمُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ، ثُمَ أُغْمِىَ عَلَيْهِ، ثُمَّ أَفَاقَ فَقَالَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَت عَائِشَةُ: إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَجُلٌ أَسِيفٌ، فَقَالَ: إنَّكُنَّ صَوَاحِبُ يُوسُفَ، مُروا بِلالًا فَلْيُؤَذِّنْ،

وَمُرُوا أبا بَكْرٍ فَليُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ، فَأُقِيمَت الصَّلَاةُ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ : أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ؟ قَالُوا: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: ادْعُوا لِى إِنْسَانًا أَعْتَمِدُ عَلَيْهِ، فَجَاءَتْ بَرِيرَةُ وآخَرُ مَعَهَا، فَاعْتَمَدَ عَلَيْهِمَا، وَإِنَّ رِجْلَاهُ لَتَخُطَّانِ في الأَرْضِ حَتَّى أتَى أبا بَكْرٍ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّى بالنَّاسِ فَجَلَسَ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ، فَذَهَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَتَأَخَّرُ، فَحَبَسَهُ حَتَّى فَرغَ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ، فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّىَ نَبِىُّ الله ﷺ قَالَ عُمَرُ: مَنْ يَتَكَلَّم بِمَوْتِهِ لأَضْرِبَنَّهُ بِسَيْفِى هَذَا، فَأَخَذَ بسَاعدِ أَبِى بَكْرٍ، ثُمَّ أقْبَلَ يَمْشِى حَتَّى دَخَلَ، فَأوْسَعُوا لَهُ حَتَّى دَنَا مِنْ نَبِىِّ الله ﷺ فَانْكَبَّ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى كَادَ يَمَسُّ وَجْهُهُ وَجْهَهُ، حَتَّى اسْتَبَانَ لَهُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ تُوُفِّى، فَقَالَ: {إِنَّكَ مَيِّتٌ وَإِنَّهُمْ مَيِّتُونَ} فَقَالُوا: يَا صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ تُوُفِّى رَسُولُ الله ﷺ ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، فَعَلِمُوا أنَّهُ كمَا قَالَ، فَقَالُوا: يَا صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ الله: بَيِّنْ لَنَا كَيْفَ نُصَلِّى عَلَيْهِ، قَالَ: يَجِئُ قَوْمٌ فَيُصَلُّونَ، وَيَجِئُ آخَرُونَ، قَالُوا: يَا صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ الله: هَلْ يُدْفَنُ النَّبِىُّ ﷺ ؟ فَقَالَ: نَعَمْ، قَالُوا: وَأَيْنَ؟ قَالَ: حَيْثُ قَبَضَ الله رُوحَهُ، فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَقْبَضْ رُوحَهُ إِلَّا في مَكَانٍ طَيِّبٍ، فَعَلِمُوا أَنَّهُ كَمَا قَالَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: دُونَكُمْ صَاحِبَكُمْ، وَخَرَجَ أبُو بَكْرٍ، وَاجتَمَعَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ يَبْكُونَ وَيَتَدَابَرُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ، فَقَالُوا: انْطَلِقُوا بِنَا إِلَى إِخْوَانِنَا مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ، فَإِنَّ لَهُمْ فِى هَذَا الْحَقِّ نَصِيبًا، فَأَتَوْهُمْ، فَقَالَتِ الأَنْصَارُ: مِنَّا أَمِيرٌ وَمِنْكُمْ أَمِيرٌ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ - وَأَخَذَ بِيَدِ أَبِى بَكْرٍ -: سَيْفَانِ في غِمْدٍ واحِدٍ لَا يَصْطلِحَانِ، أَوْ قَالَ: لَا يَصْلُحَونِ، وَأخَذَ بِيَدِ أَبِى بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ: مَنْ لَهُ هَذِهِ الثَّلَاثَةُ: إِذْ يَقُولُ لِصَاحِبِهِ مَنْ صَاحِبُهُ إِذ هُمَا في الْغَارِ؟ مَنْ هُمَا؟ لَا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ الله مَعَنَا، مَعَ مَنْ؟ ثمَّ بَسَطَ يَدَهُ فَبَايَعَهُ، ثُمَ قَالَ: بَايِعُوا؛ فَبَايَعَ النَّاسُ بِأَحْسَنِ بَيْعَةٍ وَأَجْمَلِهَا".  

"عن البراء بن عازب قال: "اشْتَرَى أبُو بَكْرٍ مِن عَازِبٍ سَرْجًا بِثَلاثَةَ عَشَرَ دِرْهَمًا، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لِعَازِبٍ: مُرِ الْبَرَاءَ فَيَحْمِلَهُ إِلَى مَنْزِلِى، فَقَالَ: لا؛ حَتَّى تُحَدِّثَنَا كَيْفَ صَنَعْتَ حِينَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنْتَ مَعَهُ، فَقَالَ أبُو بَكْرٍ: خَرَجْنَا فَأدْلَجْنَا فَأَحْثَثْنَا يَوْمَنَا وَلَيْلَتَنَا حَتَّى أَظْهَرْنَا وَقَامَ قَائِمُ الظَّهِيرَةِ فَضَربْتُ بِبَصَرِى هَلْ أَرَى ظِلا نَأوِى إِلَيْهِ، فَإِذَا أَنَا بِصَخْرَةٍ، فَأَهْوَيْتُ إِلَيْهَا، فَإِذَا بَقِيَّةُ ظِلِّهَا فَسَوَّيْتُهُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَفَرَشْتُ لَهُ فَرْوَةً وَقُلْتُ: اضْطجِعْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، فَاضْطَجَعَ، ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ (أَنْظُرُ) (*) هَلْ أَرَى أَحَدًا مِنَ الطَّلَبِ، فَإِذَا أَنَا بَرَاعِى غَنَمٍ، فَقُلْتُ: لِمَنْ أَنْتَ يَا غُلامُ؟ فَقَالَ: لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ، فَسَمَّاهُ فَعَرَفْتُهُ، فَقُلْتُ: فَهَلْ فِى غَنَمِكَ مِنْ لَبَنٍ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قُلْتُ: هَلْ أَنْتَ حَالبٌ لِي؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، فَأَمَرْتُهُ فَاعْتَقَلَ شَاةً مِنْهَا، ثُمَّ أَمَرْتُهُ فَنَفضَ ضِرْعَهَا مِنَ الْغُبَارِ، ثُمَّ أَمَرْتُهُ فَنَفَضَ كَفَّيْهِ مِنَ الْغُبَارِ وَمَعِى إِدَاوَةٌ عَلَى فَمِهَا خِرْقَةٌ فَحَلَبَ لِى كُثْبَةً مِنَ اللَّبَنِ، فَصَبَبْتُ - يَعْنِى الْمَاءَ - عَلَى الْقَدَحِ حَتَّى بَرَدَ أَسْفَلُهُ، ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَوَافَيْتُهُ وَقَدِ اسْتَيْقَظَ فَقُلْتُ: اشْرَبْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، فَشَرِبَ حَتَّى رَضِيتُ، ثُمَّ قُلتُ: هَلْ أتَى الرَّحِيل؟ فَارْتَحَلْنَا وَالْقَوْمُ يَطْلُبُونَنَا، فَلَمْ يُدْرِكْنَا أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ إِلا سُرَاقَةُ بْنُ مَالِكِ بن جُعْشُمٍ عَلَى فَرَسٍ لَهُ، فَقُلتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ! هَذَا الطَّلَبُ قَدْ لَحِقَنَا فَقَالَ: لا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللهَ مَعَنَا، حَتَّى إِذَا دَنَا مِنَّا فَكَانَ بَيْنَنَا (وبينة) (*) قَدْرُ رُمْحٍ اوْ رُمْحَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاثَةٍ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ! هَذَا الطَّلَبُ قَدْ لَحِقَنَا، وَبَكَيْتُ، قَالَ: لِمَ تَبْكِى؟ فَقُلْتُ: أَمَا وَاللهِ عَلَى نَفْسِى مَا أَبْكِى، وَلَكِنِّى أَبْكِى عَلَيْكَ، فَدَعَا عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ: اللَّهُمَ اكْفِنَاهُ بِمَا شِئْتَ، فَسَاخَتْ قَوَائِمُ فَرَسِهِ إِلَى بَطْنِهَا فِي أَرْضٍ صَلْدٍ وَوَثَبِ عَنْهَا، وَقَالَ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ! قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ هَذَا عَمَلُكَ فَادْعُ اللهَ أَنْ يُنَجَّيَنِى مِمَّا أنَا فِيهِ، فَوَاللهِ لأُعَمِّيَنَّ عَلَى مَنْ وَرَائِى مِنَ الطَّلَبِ، وَهَذِهِ كِنَايَتِى فَخُذْ مِنْهَا سَهْمًا، فَإِنَّكَ سَتَمُرُّ بِإِبِلِى وَغَنَمِى فِى مَوْضِعِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَخُذْ مِنْهَا حَاجَتكَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا حَاجَة لِى فِيهَا، وَدَعَا لَهُ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ فَأُطْلِقَ وَرَجَعَ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ، وَمَضى رَسُولُ

اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا مَعَهُ حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ لَيْلًا، فَتَلَقَّاهُ النَّاسُ، فَخَرَجُوا فِى الطَّريقِ وَعَلَى الأَحَاجِيرِ، وَاشتَدَّ الْخَدَمُ وَالصِّبْيَانُ فِى الطَّرِيقِ (يَقُولَونَ) (*): اللهُ أَكْبَرُ، جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ : جَاءَ مُحَمَّدٌ، وَتَنَازَعَ الْقَوْمُ أَيُّهُمْ يَنْزِلُ عَلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ أَنْزِلُ اللَّيْلَةَ عَلَى بَنِى النَّجَّارِ أَخْوَالِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ لأُكْرِمَهُمْ بِذَلِكَ، فَلَمَّا أصْبَحَ غَدَا حَيْثُ أُمِرَ".  

" عَنْ عليٍّ قَالَ: لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ {وَأَنذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ الأقْرَبينَ} دَعَانِى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ: يَا عَلِىُّ إِنَّ الله أَمَرَنِى أَنْ أنذِرَ عَشيرَتِى الأَقْرَبينَ فَضِقْتُ بِذَلِكَ ذَرْعًا وَعَرَفْتُ أَنِّى مَهْمَا أُبَادِيهِمْ بِهَذَا الأمْرِ أَرَى مِنْهُمْ مَا أَكْرَهُ، فَصَمَتُّ عَلَيهاَ حَتَّى جَاءنِى جِبْرِيلُ فَقَالَ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ! إِنَّكَ إِنَّ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ مَا تُؤْمَرُ بِهِ يُعَذِّبْكَ رَبُّكَ، فَاصْنَعْ لِى صَاعًا مِنْ طَعَامٍ وَاجْعَلْ عَلَيْهِ رِجْلَ شَاةٍ، وَاجْعَلْ لَنَا عُسّا مِنْ لَبَنٍ، ثُمَّ اجْمَعْ لِى بَنِى عَبْدِ الْمُطلِبِ حَتَّى أُكَلِّمَهمْ وَأُبَلَغِّ مَا أُمِرْتُ بِهِ فَفَعَلْتُ مَا أمَرَنِى بِهِ، ثُمَّ دَعَوْتُهُمْ لَهُ وَهُمْ يَوْمَئذٍ أَرْبَعُونَ رَجُلًا يَزِيدُونَ رَجُلًا أَوْ يَنْقُصُونَهُ، فِيهِمْ أَعْمَامُهُ: أَبُو طالِبٍ وَحَمْزَةُ، وَالْعَبَّاسُ، وَأَبُو لَهَبٍ، فَلَمَّا اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَيْه دَعَانِى بِالطَّعَامِ الَّذِى صَنَعْتُهُ لَهُمْ فَجِئْتُ بِهِ، فَلَمَّا وَضَعْتُهُ تَنَاوَلَ النَّبِى ﷺ حَذْيَةً مِنَ اللحْمِ فَشَقَّهَا بِأَسْنَانِهِ ثُمَّ أَلْقَاهَا فِى نَوَاحِى الصَّحْفَةِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: كُلُوا بِسْم اللهِ، فَأَكَلَ الْقَوْمُ حَتَّى نَهِلُوا عَنْهُ مَا نَرَى إِلاَّ آثَارَ أَصَابعِهِمْ، وَالله إِنْ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ الْوَاحِدُ مِنْهُمْ لَيَأكُلُ مِثْلَ مَا قَدَّمْتُ لِجَمِيعِهِمْ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: اسْقِ الْقَوْمَ يَا عَلِىُّ، فَجِئْتُهُمْ بِذَلِكَ الْعُسِّ فَشَرِبُوا مِنْهُ حَتَّى رَوَوْا جَمِيعًا، وَايْمُ اللهِ إِنْ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ مِنْهُمْ لَيَشْرَبُ مِثْلَهُ، فَلَمَّا أرَادَ النَّبِى ﷺ أَنْ يُكَلِّمَهُمْ بَدَرَهُ أَبُو لَهَبٍ إِلَى الْكَلاَمِ، فَقَالَ: لَقَدْ سَحَرَكُمْ صَاحِبُكُمْ فَتَفَرق الْقَوْمُ، وَلَمْ يُكَلِّمْهُمُ النَّبِىُّ ﷺ فَلَمَّا كانَ الْغَدُ قَالَ: يَا عَلِىُّ إِنَّ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ قَدْ سَبَقَنِى إِلَى مَا سَمْعتَ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ فَتَفَرَّقَ الْقَوْمُ قَبْلَ أَنْ أُكلِّمَهُمْ،

فَعُدَّ لَنَا مِثْلَ الَّذِى صَنَعْتَ بِالأَمْسِ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ وَالشَّراب، ثُمَّ اجْمَعْهُمْ لِى، فَفَعَلتُ ثُمَّ جَمَعْتُهُمْ، ثُمَّ دَعَانِى بِالطَّعَامِ فَقَرَّبْتُهُ، فَفَعَل كَمَا فَعَلَ بِالأمسِ، فَأَكَلُوا وَشَرِبُوا حَتَّى نَهِلوا، ثُمَّ تَكَلَّمَ النَّبِى ﷺ فَقَالَ: يَا بَنِى (عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ) ! إِنِّى وَاللهِ مَا أَعْلَمُ شَابّا فِى الْعَرَبِ جَاءَ قَوْمَهُ بِأَفْضَلَ مِمَّا جِئْتُكُمْ بِه، إِنِّى جِئْتُكُمْ بخَيْرِ الدُّنْيَا وَالآخَرِةِ، وَقَدْ أَمَرَنِى الله أَنْ أَدْعُوَكمْ إِلَيْهِ، فَأَيُّكُمْ يُؤَازِرُنِى عَلَى أَمْرِى هَذَا؟ فَقُلتُ - وَأَنَا أَحْدَثُهُمْ سِنّا، وَأَرْمَصُهُمْ عَيْنًا وَأَعْظَمُهُمْ بَطنًا، وَأَقْمَشُهُمْ سَاقًا -: أَنَا يَا نَبِىَ اللهِ أَكوُنُ وَزِيَركَ عَلَيْه فَأَخَذَ يَرْقُبُنِى، فَقَالَ: إِنَّ هَذَا أَخِى وَوَصِيِّى وَخَلِيفَتِى فِيكُمْ فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا، فَقَامَ الْقَوْمُ يَضْحَكُونَ وَيَقُولُونَ لأَبِي طَالِبٍ: قَدْ أَمَرَكَ أَنْ تَسْمَعَ وَتُطِيعَ لِعَلِىٍّ ".  

"عَنْ سَلْمَانَ قَالَ: كُنْتُ فِى أَهْلى بَرَامَهُرْمُز، وكُنْتُ أَخْتَلِفُ إِلَى مُعَلِّمى الْكِتابِ، وَكَانَ فِى الطَّرِيق رَاهِبٌ، فَكُنْتُ إِذَا مَرَرْتُ جَلَسْتُ عِنْدَهُ فَيُخْبِرُنِى مِنْ خَبرِ السَّمَواتِ وَالأَرْضِ، وَنَحْو مِنْ ذَلِكَ، حَتَّى اشْتَغَلْتُ عَنْ كِتَابَتِى وَلَزمْتُهُ فَأَخْبَرَ أَهْلِى الْمُعَلِّمُ، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: إِنَّ هَذَا الرَّاهِبَ قَدْ أَفْسَدَ ابْنَكُمْ فَأَخْرِجُوهُ، فَاسْتَخْفَيْتُ مِنْهُمْ، فَخَرَجْتُ مَعَهُ، حَتَّى جِئْنَا الْمَوْصِلَ فَوَجَدْنَا فِيها أَرْبَعِينَ رَاهِبًا، فَكَانَ بِهِمْ مِنَ التَّعْظِيم لِلرَّاهِب الَّذى جِئْتُ مَعَهُ شَىْءٌ عَظِيمٌ، فَمَكَثْتُ مَعَهُمْ أَشْهُرًا، فَمَرِضْتُ، فَقَالَ رَاهبٌ مَنْهُمْ: إِنِّى ذَاهِبٌ

إِلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ فَأُصَلِّى فِيهِ، فَفَرِحْتُ بِذَلِكَ فَقُلْتُ: أَنَا مَعَكَ، فَخَرَجْنا فَما رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا كَانَ أَصْبَرَ عَلى مَشْى مِنْهُ، كَانَ يَمْشِى فَإِذَا رآنِى أَعْيَيْتُ، قَالَ: ارْقُد، وَقَامَ يُصَلِّى، فَكَانَ كَذَلِكَ، لَمْ يَطْعَمْ يَوْمًا، حَتَّى جِئْنا بَيْتَ الْمَقْدسِ، فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا بِهَا رَقَدَ، وَقَالَ لِى: إذا رَأَيْتَ الظِّلَّ هُنا فَأَيْقظْنِى، فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ الظِّلُ ذَلِكَ الْمَكانَ، أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أُوقِظَهُ، ثُمَّ قُلْتُ: سَهِرَ وَلَمْ يَرْقُدْ، وَاللهِ لأَدعنَّهُ قَليلًا فَتَرَكْتُهُ سَاعَةً فَاسْتَيْقَظَ (*)، فَرَأَى الظِّلَّ قَدْ جَاوَزَ ذَلِكَ الْمَكانَ، فَقالَ: أَلَمْ أَقُلْ لَكَ أَنْ تُوقِظَنِى، قُلْتُ: كُنْتَ لَمْ تَنَمْ، فَأَحَبَبْتُ أَنْ أَدَعَكَ تَنَامُ قَليلًا، قالَ: إِنِّى لَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ يَأتِى عَلىَّ سَاعَةٌ إِلَّا وَأَنَا أَذْكُرُ اللهَ فِيهَا، ثُمَّ دَخَلْنَا بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ فَإِذَا سَائِلٌ مُقْعَدٌ يَسْأَلُ فَسَأَلَهُ، فَلَا أَدْرِى مَا قَالَ لَهُ، فَقالَ لَهُ الْمُقْعدُ: دَخَلْتَ وَلَمْ تُعْطِنِى شَيئًا (* *) قَالَ: هَلْ تُحبُّ أَنْ تَقُومَ، قَالَ: نَعَمْ، فَدَعا لَهُ، فَقَامَ، فَجَعَلْتُ أَتَعَجَّبُ وَأتَّبِعُهُ، فَسَهَوْتُ، فَذَهَبَ الرَّاهِبُ، ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ أَتَّبِعُهُ، وَأَسْأَلُ (* * *) عَنْهُ. فَلَقِيتُ رَكْبًا مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ، فَسَأَلْتُهُمْ عَنْهُ، فَقُلْتُ: أَرَأَيْتُمْ رَجُلًا، كذَا وَكَذَا؟ فَقالُوا: هَذَا عَبْدٌ آبقٌ، فَأَخَذُونِى فَأَرْدَفونِى خَلْفَ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ، حَتَّى قَدِمُوا بِى الْمَدِينَةَ، فَجَعَلُونِى فِى حَائطٍ لَهُمْ، فَكُنْتُ أَعْمَلُ هَذَا الْخَوصَ (* * * *)، وَقَدْ كَانَ الرَّاهِبُ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يُعْطِ الْعَرَبَ مِنَ الأَنْبِياءِ أَحَدًا، وَإِنَّهُ سَيخْرُجُ مِنْهُمْ نَبِىٌّ، فَإِنْ أَدْرَكتَهُ فَصَدِّقهُ وآمِنْ بهِ، وَإِنَّ آيَتَهُ أَنْ يَقْبَلَ الْهَدِيَّةَ وَلَا يَأكُلُ الصَّدَقَةَ، وَإِنَّ فِى ظَهْرِهِ خَاتَمَ النُّبُوَّةِ، فَمَكَثْتُ مَا مَكَثْتُ، ثُمَّ قَالوا جَاءَ النَّبِىُّ ﷺ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَخَرَجْتُ مَعِى بِتَمْرٍ جِئْتُ بِهِ إِلَيْهِ، فَقالَ: مَا هَذَا؟ قُلْتُ: صَدَقَةٌ، قَالَ: لَا نَأكُلُ الصَّدَقَةَ، فَأَخَذْتُهُ، ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ بِتَمْرٍ، فَوَضَعْتُهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ، فَقالَ: مَا هَذَا؟ قُلْتُ: هَدِيَّةٌ، فَأَكَلَه، وَأَكَل مَنْ عِنْدَهُ، ثُمَّ قُمْتُ وَرَاءَ ظَهْرِهِ لأَنْظُرَ إِلَى الْخَاتَمِ، فَفَطِنَ بِى، فَأَلْقَى رِدَاءَهُ عَنْ مَنْكَبِيْهِ، فَأَبْصَرْتُهُ فآمَنْتُ بِهِ وَصدَّقْتُهُ، فَكَاتَبْتُ عَلَى مِائَةِ نَخْلَةٍ، فَغَرَسَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِيَدِهِ، فَلَمْ يَحُلِ الْحَوْلُ حَتَّى بَلَغَتْ وَأَكَلَ مِنْها".  

that Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī entered upon ʿĀʾishah then ʿĀʾishah said to him: O Abū Saʿīd, tell me something you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I shall then tell you what I saw him do. Abū Saʿīd said: ˹Once˺ when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went to ˹offer˺ the Subḥ Ṣalāh (the ritual prayer at dawn), he said: "O Allah fill my hearing with nūr (illumination), and my sight with nūr, and before me nūr, and behind me nūr, and on the right of me nūr, and on the left of me nūr, and above me nūr, and below me nūr, and magnify my nūr through Your Mercy." Then they both agreed.

ʿĀʾishah said: ˹Once˺ the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered upon me then he took of his two garments but then he did not finish since he stood up and wore them ˹again.˺ Then a strong sense of jealousy struck me where I assumed that he is going to go to some of my co-wives. So I left following him and found him at the Baqīʿ, Baqīʿ al-Gharqad (name of a graveyard), seeking forgiveness for the believing men and women, and the martyrs. Then I said: By my father and mother, you are in need of your Lord and I am in need of this world. Then I left and entered my apartment and I out was out of breath.

Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ caught up with me and said, "What this ˹heavy˺ breathing, O ʿĀʾishah?" I said: By my father and mother, you came to me and took of your two garments then you didn't finish since you stood up and wore them ˹again.˺ and then a strong sense of jealousy struck me and I assumed that you will go to one of my co-wives, and ˹I felt this way˺ until I saw you at Baqīʿ doing what you were doing.

He said, "O ʿĀʾishah, were you afraid that you that Allah and His Messenger would wrong you? As a matter of fact, Jibrīl (Gabriel), may peace be upon him, came to me and said that tonight is the night of the middle of ˹the month of˺ Shaʿbān. ˹This night˺ there are those who are freed from the Hellfire as many as the number of hairs on the sheep of the ˹tribe of˺ Banū Kalb . ˹However,˺ Allah does not look at (1) the one who associate partners with Him, nor at (2) a hateful person, nor at (3) the one who severs ties of kinship, nor at (4) an ˹ostentatious˺ person with long clothing, nor at (5) the one who disowns his parents, nor at (6) the one who is addicted to alcohol."

He (the narrator) said: Then he took off his two garments and said to me, "O ʿĀʾishah, do you allow me to stand up tonight ˹for the night Ṣalāh˺?" I said: Yes, by my father and mother. The he stood ˹the night˺ and did sajdah (prostrated) for a very long time until I thought that he has passed away. So I touched him and put my hands on the bottom of his feet and then he moved and I was happy.

I heard him say during his sajdah: "I seek refuge through Your Grace from Your punishment, and I seek refuge through Your Pleasure from Your Displeasure, and I seek refuge through You from ˹Your wrath˺, Mighty and Sublime is Your Essence, I cannot enumerate Your Praises as You have assigned Praised for Yourself."

Then when it was morning, I mentioned these ˹phrases˺ to him then he said, "O ʿĀʾishah, did you learn them?" I said: Yes. Then he said, "Learn them and teach them, for Jibrīl, may peace be upon him, taught these to me and ordered me that I repeat them in my sajdahs.  

أنَّ أبا سَعِيدٍ الخُدْرِيَّ دَخَلَ عَلى عائِشَةَ، فَقالَتْ لَهُ عائِشَةُ: يا أبا سَعِيدٍ حَدِّثْنِي بِشَيْءٍ سَمِعْتَهُ مِن رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ، وأُحَدِّثُكَ بِما رَأيْتُهُ يَصْنَعُ، قالَ أبُو سَعِيدٍ: كانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إذا خَرَجَ إلى صَلاةِ الصُّبْحِ، قالَ: «اللهُمَّ امْلَأْ سَمْعِي نُورًا، وبَصَرِي نُورًا، ومِن بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ نُورًا، ومِن خَلْفِي نُورًا، وعَنْ يَمِينِي نُورًا، وعَنْ شِمالِي نُورًا، ومِن فَوْقِي نُورًا، ومِن تَحْتِي نُورًا، وعَظِّمْ لِيَ النُّورَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ». وفِي رِوايَةِ مُحَمَّدٍ: «وأعْظِمْ لِي نُورًا» ثُمَّ اتَّفَقا۔

قالَتْ عائِشَةُ: دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَوَضَعَ عَنْهُ ثَوْبَيْهِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَسْتَتِمَّ أنْ قامَ فَلَبِسَهُما۔ فَأخَذَتْنِي غَيْرَةٌ شَدِيدَةٌ ظَنَنْتُ أنَّهُ يَأْتِي بَعْضَ صُوَيْحِباتِي۔ فَخَرَجْتُ أتْبَعَهُ فَأدْرَكْتُهُ بِالبَقِيعِ بَقِيعِ الغَرْقَدِ يَسْتَغْفِرُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ والمُؤْمِناتِ والشُّهَداءِ، فَقُلْتُ: بِأبِي وأُمِّي أنْتَ فِي حاجَةِ رَبِّكَ، وأنا فِي حاجَةِ الدُّنْيا فانْصَرَفْتُ، فَدَخَلْتُ حُجْرَتِي ولِي نَفَسٌ عالٍ۔

ولَحِقَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ، فَقالَ: «ما هَذا النَّفَسُ يا عائِشَةُ؟»، فَقُلْتُ: بِأبِي وأُمِّي أتَيْتَنِي فَوَضَعْتَ عَنْكَ ثَوْبَيْكَ ثُمَّ لَمْ تَسْتَتِمَّ أنْ قُمْتَ فَلَبِسْتَهُما فَأخَذَتْنِي غَيْرَةٌ شَدِيدَةٌ، ظَنَنْتُ أنَّكَ تَأْتِي بَعْضَ صُوَيْحِباتِي حَتّى رَأيْتُكَ بِالبَقِيعِ تَصْنَعُ ما تَصْنَعُ۔

قالَ: «يا عائِشَةُ أكُنْتِ تَخافِينَ أنْ يَحِيفَ اللهُ عَلَيْكِ ورَسُولُهُ، بَلْ أتانِي جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، فَقالَ: هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةُ لَيْلَةُ النِّصْفِ مِن شَعْبانَ ولِلَّهِ فِيها عُتَقاءُ مِنَ النّارِ بِعَدَدِ شُعُورِ غَنَمِ كَلْبٍ، لا يَنْظُرُ اللهُ فِيها (١) إلى مُشْرِكٍ، (٢) ولا إلى مُشاحِنٍ، (٣) ولا إلى قاطِعِ رَحِمٍ، (٤) ولا إلى مُسْبِلٍ، (٥) ولا إلى عاقٍّ لِوالِدَيْهِ، (٦) ولا إلى مُدْمِنِ خَمْرٍ»

قالَ: ثُمَّ وضْعَ عَنْهُ ثَوْبَيْهِ، فَقالَ لِي: «يا عائِشَةُ تَأْذَنِينَ لِي فِي قِيامِ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ؟»، فَقُلْتُ: نَعَمْ بِأبِي وأُمِّي، فَقامَ فَسَجَدَ لَيْلًا طَوِيلًا حَتّى ظَنَنْتُ أنَّهُ قُبِضَ فَقُمْتُ ألْتَمِسْهُ، ووَضَعْتُ يَدِي عَلى باطِنِ قَدَمَيْهِ فَتَحَرَّكَ فَفَرِحْتُ۔

وسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ فِي سُجُودِهِ: «أعُوذُ بِعَفْوِكَ مِن عِقابِكَ، وأعُوذُ بِرِضاكَ مِن سَخَطِكَ، وأعُوذُ بِكَ مِنكَ، جَلَّ وجْهُكَ، لا أُحْصِي ثَناءً عَلَيْكَ أنْتَ كَما أثْنَيْتَ عَلى نَفْسِكَ»

فَلَمّا أصْبَحَ ذَكَرْتُهُنَّ لَهُ فَقالَ: «يا عائِشَةُ تَعَلَّمْتِهُنَّ؟»، فَقُلْتُ: نَعَمْ، فَقالَ: «تَعَلَّمِيهِنَّ وعَلِّمِيهِنَّ، فَإنَّ جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ عَلَّمَنِيهِنَّ وأمَرَنِي أنْ أُرَدِّدَهُنَّ فِي السُّجُودِ»،