When it was the day on which the Battle of Badr was fought, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ cast a glance at the infidels, and they were one thousand while his own Companions were three hundred and nineteen. The Prophet ﷺ turned (his face) towards the Qibla. Then he stretched his hands and began his supplication to his Lord: "O Allah, accomplish for me what Thou hast promised to me. O Allah, bring about what Thou hast promised to me. O Allah, if this small band of Muslims is destroyed. Thou will not be worshipped on this earth." He continued his supplication to his Lord, stretching his hands, facing the Qibla, until his mantle slipped down from his shoulders. So Abu Bakr came to him, picked up his mantle and put it on his shoulders. Then he embraced him from behind and said: Prophet of Allah, this prayer of yours to your Lord will suffice you, and He will fulfill for you what He has promised you. So Allah, the Glorious and Exalted, revealed (the Qur'anic verse): "When ye appealed to your Lord for help, He responded to your call (saying): I will help you with one thousand angels coming in succession." So Allah helped him with angels. Abu Zumail said that the hadith was narrated to him by Ibn ʿAbbas who said: While on that day a Muslim was chasing a disbeliever who was going ahead of him, he heard over him the swishing of the whip and the voice of the rider saying: Go ahead, Haizum! He glanced at the polytheist who had (now) fallen down on his back. When he looked at him (carefully he found that) there was a scar on his nose and his face was torn as if it had been lashed with a whip, and had turned green with its poison. An Ansari came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and related this (event) to him. He said: You have told the truth. This was the help from the third heaven. The Muslims that day (i.e. the day of the Battle of Badr) killed seventy persons and captured seventy. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Abu Bakr and ʿUmar (Allah be pleased with them): What is your opinion about these captives? Abu Bakr said: They are our kith and kin. I think you should release them after getting from them a ransom. This will be a source of strength to us against the infidels. It is quite possible that Allah may guide them to Islam. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: What is your opinion, Ibn Khattab? He said: Messenger of Allah, I do not hold the same opinion as Abu Bakr. I am of the opinion that you should hand them over to us so that we may cut off their heads. Hand over ʿAqil to ʿAli that he may cut off his head, and hand over such and such relative to me that I may cut off his head. They are leaders of the disbelievers and veterans among them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ approved the opinion of Abu Bakr and did not approve what I said. The next day when I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I found that both he and Abu Bakr were sitting shedding tears. I said: Messenger of Allah, why are you and your Companion shedding tears? Tell me the reason. For I will weep, or I will at least pretend to weep in sympathy with you. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: I weep for what has happened to your companions for taking ransom (from the prisoners). I was shown the torture to which they were subjected. It was brought to me as close as this tree. (He pointed to a tree close to him.) Then God revealed the verse: "It is not befitting for a prophet that he should take prisoners until the force of the disbelievers has been crushed..." to the end of the verse: "so eat ye the spoils of war, (it is) lawful and pure. So Allah made booty lawful for them."  

لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ بَدْرٍ نَظَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَهُمْ أَلْفٌ وَأَصْحَابُهُ ثَلاَثُمِائَةٍ وَتِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلاً فَاسْتَقْبَلَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْقِبْلَةَ ثُمَّ مَدَّ يَدَيْهِ فَجَعَلَ يَهْتِفُ بِرَبِّهِ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْجِزْ لِي مَا وَعَدْتَنِي اللَّهُمَّ آتِ مَا وَعَدْتَنِي اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ تَهْلِكْ هَذِهِ الْعِصَابَةُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الإِسْلاَمِ لاَ تُعْبَدْ فِي الأَرْضِ فَمَازَالَ يَهْتِفُ بِرَبِّهِ مَادًّا يَدَيْهِ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ حَتَّى سَقَطَ رِدَاؤُهُ عَنْ مَنْكِبَيْهِ فَأَتَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَأَخَذَ رِدَاءَهُ فَأَلْقَاهُ عَلَى مَنْكِبَيْهِ ثُمَّ الْتَزَمَهُ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ وَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ كَذَاكَ مُنَاشَدَتُكَ رَبَّكَ فَإِنَّهُ سَيُنْجِزُ لَكَ مَا وَعَدَكَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ ﷻ { إِذْ تَسْتَغِيثُونَ رَبَّكُمْ فَاسْتَجَابَ لَكُمْ أَنِّي مُمِدُّكُمْ بِأَلْفٍ مِنَ الْمَلاَئِكَةِ مُرْدِفِينَ} فَأَمَدَّهُ اللَّهُ بِالْمَلاَئِكَةِ قَالَ أَبُو زُمَيْلٍ فَحَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَشْتَدُّ فِي أَثَرِ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ أَمَامَهُ إِذْ سَمِعَ ضَرْبَةً بِالسَّوْطِ فَوْقَهُ وَصَوْتَ الْفَارِسِ يَقُولُ أَقْدِمْ حَيْزُومُ فَنَظَرَ إِلَى الْمُشْرِكِ أَمَامَهُ فَخَرَّ مُسْتَلْقِيًا فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ فَإِذَا هُوَ قَدْ خُطِمَ أَنْفُهُ وَشُقَّ وَجْهُهُ كَضَرْبَةِ السَّوْطِ فَاخْضَرَّ ذَلِكَ أَجْمَعُ فَجَاءَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ فَحَدَّثَ بِذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ صَدَقْتَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ مَدَدِ السَّمَاءِ الثَّالِثَةِ فَقَتَلُوا يَوْمَئِذٍ سَبْعِينَ وَأَسَرُوا سَبْعِينَ قَالَ أَبُو زُمَيْلٍ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَلَمَّا أَسَرُوا الأُسَارَى قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ مَا تَرَوْنَ فِي هَؤُلاَءِ الأُسَارَى فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ هُمْ بَنُو الْعَمِّ وَالْعَشِيرَةِ أَرَى أَنْ تَأْخُذَ مِنْهُمْ فِدْيَةً فَتَكُونُ لَنَا قُوَّةً عَلَى الْكُفَّارِ فَعَسَى اللَّهُ أَنْ يَهْدِيَهُمْ لِلإِسْلاَمِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا تَرَى يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ قُلْتُ لاَ وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا أَرَى الَّذِي رَأَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَلَكِنِّي أَرَى أَنْ تُمَكِّنَّا فَنَضْرِبَ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ فَتُمَكِّنَ عَلِيًّا مِنْ عَقِيلٍ فَيَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ وَتُمَكِّنِّي مِنْ فُلاَنٍ نَسِيبًا لِعُمَرَ فَأَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ فَإِنَّ هَؤُلاَءِ أَئِمَّةُ الْكُفْرِ وَصَنَادِيدُهَا فَهَوِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَلَمْ يَهْوَ مَا قُلْتُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ جِئْتُ فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ قَاعِدَيْنِ يَبْكِيَانِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنِي مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ تَبْكِي أَنْتَ وَصَاحِبُكَ فَإِنْ وَجَدْتُ بُكَاءً بَكَيْتُ وَإِنْ لَمْ أَجِدْ بُكَاءً تَبَاكَيْتُ لِبُكَائِكُمَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَبْكِي لِلَّذِي عَرَضَ عَلَىَّ أَصْحَابُكَ مِنْ أَخْذِهِمُ الْفِدَاءَ لَقَدْ عُرِضَ عَلَىَّ عَذَابُهُمْ أَدْنَى مِنْ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ شَجَرَةٍ قَرِيبَةٍ مِنْ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ ﷻ { مَا كَانَ لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ أَسْرَى حَتَّى يُثْخِنَ فِي الأَرْضِ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ { فَكُلُوا مِمَّا غَنِمْتُمْ حَلاَلاً طَيِّبًا} فَأَحَلَّ اللَّهُ الْغَنِيمَةَ لَهُمْ  

Ibn ʿAbbas said: “We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when ʿAli bin Abi Talib came to him, and he said: ‘May my father and mother be ransomed for you! This Qur’an has suddenly left my heart, and I do not find myself capable of it.’ So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him: ‘O Abul-Hasan! Should I not teach you words that Allah shall benefit you with, and benefit whomever you teach, and they will make whatever you have learned in your chest firm?’ He said: ‘Of course, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, so teach me.’ He ﷺ said: ‘When it is the night of (before) Friday, then if you are able to stand in the last third of the night, then verily it is a witnessed hour, and supplication is answered in it. And my brother Yaʿqub (as) did say to his sons: I shall seek forgiveness for you from my Lord. He said: “Until the night of Friday comes.” So if you are not able, then stand in the middle of it, and if you are not able then stand in the first of it. And pray four Rakʿah. Recite Fatihatul-Kitab (the Opening of the Book) and Surat Ya-Sin in the first Rakʿah, and Fatihatul-Kitab and Ha-Mim Ad-Dukhan in the second Rakʿah, and Fatihatul-Kitab and Alif Lam Mim Tanzil As-Sajdah in the third Rakʿah, and Fatihatul-Kitab and Tabarak Al-Mufassal in the fourth Rakʿah. So when you have finished with the Tasha-hud, then praise Allah and mention Allah’s greatness in an excellent manner, and send Salat upon me - and be excellent in it - and upon the rest of the Prophets. And seek forgiveness for the believing men and the believing women, and for your brothers who have preceded you in faith. Then say in the end of that: “O Allah, have mercy on me by abandonment of sins forever, so long as You keep me remaining. And have mercy on me from taking upon myself what does not concern me, and provide me good sight for what will make You pleased with me. O Allah, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Possessor of glory, and generosity, and honor that is not exceeded. I ask you, O Allah, O Rahman, by Your glory and the light of Your Face, to make my heart constant in remembering Your Book as You taught me, and grant me that I recite it in the manner that will make You pleased with me. O Allah, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Possessor of glory, and generosity, and honor that is not exceeded. I ask you, O Allah, O Rahman, by Your glory and the light of Your Face, to enlighten my sight with Your Book, and make my tongue free with it, and to relieve my heart with it, and to expand my chest with it, and to wash my body with it. For indeed, none aids me upon the truth other than You, and none gives it except You, and there is no might or power except by Allah, the High, the Magnificent. (Allāhummarḥamnī bitarkil-maʿāṣī abadan mā abqaitanī, warḥamnī an atakallafa mā lā yaʿnīnī, warzuqnī ḥusnan-naẓari fī mā yurḍīka ʿannī. Allāhumma badīʿas-samāwāti wal-arḍi dhal-jalāli wal-ikrāmi wal-ʿizzatil-latī lā turāmu, as’aluka yā Allāhu yā Raḥmānu bi-jalālika wa nūri wajhika, an tulzima qalbī ḥifẓa kitābika kamā ʿallamtanī, warzuqnī an atluwahū ʿalan-naḥwil-ladhī yurḍīka ʿannī. Allāhumma badīʿas-samāwāti wal arḍi dhal-jalāli wal-ikrāmi wal ʿizzati-llatī lā turāmu, as’aluka yā Allāhu, yā Raḥmānu bi-jalālika wa nūri wajhika, an tunawwira bi-kitābika baṣarī, wa an tuṭliqa bihī lisānī, wa an tufarrija bihī ʿan qalbī, wa an tashraḥa bihī ṣadrī, wa an taghsila bihī badanī, fa innahu lā yuʿīnunī ʿalal-ḥaqqi ghairuka wa lā yu’tīhi illā anta wa lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāhil-ʿAliyyil-ʿAẓīm).” O Abul-Hasan! So do this three Fridays, or five, or seven, you will be answered - by the will of Allah - by the One Who sent me with the Truth, it has not failed a believer once.’” ʿAbdullah bin ʿAbbas said: “So, by Allah, ʿAli did not wait but five or seven until [ʿAli] came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a gathering similar to that and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, indeed I was [a man] in the time that passed, who used to not take except four Ayat or about that much, so when I would recite them to myself they would suddenly depart from me, and today I learn forty Ayat or about that much, and when I recite them to myself, then it is as if the Book of Allah is before my eyes. I used to hear a Hadith and when I would repeat it, it would suddenly depart from me, and today I hear Ahadith, and when I report them, I do not err in a single letter.’ So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said at that point: ‘A believer, by the Lord of the Kaʿbah, O Abul-Hasan.’”  

بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذْ جَاءَهُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَقَالَ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي تَفَلَّتَ هَذَا الْقُرْآنُ مِنْ صَدْرِي فَمَا أَجِدُنِي أَقْدِرُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ أَفَلاَ أُعَلِّمُكَ كَلِمَاتٍ يَنْفَعُكَ اللَّهُ بِهِنَّ وَيَنْفَعُ بِهِنَّ مَنْ عَلَّمْتَهُ وَيُثَبِّتُ مَا تَعَلَّمْتَ فِي صَدْرِكَ قَالَ أَجَلْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَعَلِّمْنِي قَالَ إِذَا كَانَ لَيْلَةُ الْجُمُعَةِ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ تَقُومَ فِي ثُلُثِ اللَّيْلِ الآخِرِ فَإِنَّهَا سَاعَةٌ مَشْهُودَةٌ وَالدُّعَاءُ فِيهَا مُسْتَجَابٌ وَقَدْ قَالَ أَخِي يَعْقُوبُ لِبَنِيهِ (سوْفَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكُمْ رَبِّي ) يَقُولُ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَ لَيْلَةُ الْجُمُعَةِ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَقُمْ فِي وَسَطِهَا فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَقُمْ فِي أَوَّلِهَا فَصَلِّ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ تَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الأُولَى بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَسُورَةِ يس وَفِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَ( حم ) الدُّخَانَ وَفِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَالم تَنْزِيلُ السَّجْدَةَ وَفِي الرَّكْعَةِ الرَّابِعَةِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَتَبَارَكَ الْمُفَصَّلَ فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ مِنَ التَّشَهُّدِ فَاحْمَدِ اللَّهَ وَأَحْسِنِ الثَّنَاءَ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَصَلِّ عَلَىَّ وَأَحْسِنْ وَعَلَى سَائِرِ النَّبِيِّينَ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَلإِخْوَانِكَ الَّذِينَ سَبَقُوكَ بِالإِيمَانِ ثُمَّ قُلْ فِي آخِرِ ذَلِكَ اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْنِي بِتَرْكِ الْمَعَاصِي أَبَدًا مَا أَبْقَيْتَنِي وَارْحَمْنِي أَنْ أَتَكَلَّفَ مَا لاَ يَعْنِينِي وَارْزُقْنِي حُسْنَ النَّظَرِ فِيمَا يُرْضِيكَ عَنِّي اللَّهُمَّ بَدِيعَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ ذَا الْجَلاَلِ وَالإِكْرَامِ وَالْعِزَّةِ الَّتِي لاَ تُرَامُ أَسْأَلُكَ يَا اللَّهُ يَا رَحْمَنُ بِجَلاَلِكَ وَنُورِ وَجْهِكَ أَنْ تُلْزِمَ قَلْبِي حِفْظَ كِتَابِكَ كَمَا عَلَّمْتَنِي وَارْزُقْنِي أَنْ أَتْلُوَهُ عَلَى النَّحْوِ الَّذِي يُرْضِيكَ عَنِّي اللَّهُمَّ بَدِيعَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ ذَا الْجَلاَلِ وَالإِكْرَامِ وَالْعِزَّةِ الَّتِي لاَ تُرَامُ أَسْأَلُكَ يَا اللَّهُ يَا رَحْمَنُ بِجَلاَلِكَ وَنُورِ وَجْهِكَ أَنْ تُنَوِّرَ بِكِتَابِكَ بَصَرِي وَأَنْ تُطْلِقَ بِهِ لِسَانِي وَأَنْ تُفَرِّجَ بِهِ عَنْ قَلْبِي وَأَنْ تَشْرَحَ بِهِ صَدْرِي وَأَنْ تَغْسِلَ بِهِ بَدَنِي لأَنَّهُ لاَ يُعِينُنِي عَلَى الْحَقِّ غَيْرُكَ وَلاَ يُؤْتِيهِ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ تَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ ثَلاَثَ جُمَعٍ أَوْ خَمْسَ أَوْ سَبْعَ تُجَابُ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَنِي بِالْحَقِّ مَا أَخْطَأَ مُؤْمِنًا قَطُّ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا لَبِثَ عَلِيٌّ إِلاَّ خَمْسًا أَوْ سَبْعًا حَتَّى جَاءَ عَلِيٌّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي مِثْلِ ذَلِكَ الْمَجْلِسِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي كُنْتُ فِيمَا خَلاَ لاَ آخُذُ إِلاَّ أَرْبَعَ آيَاتٍ أَوْ نَحْوَهُنَّ وَإِذَا قَرَأْتُهُنَّ عَلَى نَفْسِي تَفَلَّتْنَ وَأَنَا أَتَعَلَّمُ الْيَوْمَ أَرْبَعِينَ آيَةً أَوْ نَحْوَهَا وَإِذَا قَرَأْتُهَا عَلَى نَفْسِي فَكَأَنَّمَا كِتَابُ اللَّهِ بَيْنَ عَيْنَىَّ وَلَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَسْمَعُ الْحَدِيثَ فَإِذَا رَدَّدْتُهُ تَفَلَّتَ وَأَنَا الْيَوْمَ أَسْمَعُ الأَحَادِيثَ فَإِذَا تَحَدَّثْتُ بِهَا لَمْ أَخْرِمْ مِنْهَا حَرْفًا فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ  

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed Allah commanded Yahya bin Zakariyya with five commandments to abide by, and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by them. But he was slow in doing so. So 'Eisa said: 'Indeed Allah commanded you with five commandments to abide by and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by. Either you command them, or I shall command them.' So Yahya said: 'I fear that if you precede me in this, then the earth may swallow me, or I shall be punished.' So he gathered the people in Jerusalem, and they filled [the Masjid] and sat upon its balconies. So he said: 'Indeed Allah has commanded me with five commandments to abide by, and to command you to abide by. The first of them is that you worship Allah and not associate anything with him. The parable of the one who associates others with Allah is that of a man who buys a servant with his own gold or silver, then he says to him: "This is my home and this is my business so take care of it and give me the profits." So he takes care of it and gives the profits to someone other than his master. Which of you would live to have a servant like that? And Allah commands you to perform Salat, and when you perform Salat then do not turn away, for Allah is facing the face of His worshipers as long as he does not turn away. And He commands you with fasting. For indeed the parable of fasting, is that of a man in a group with a sachet containing musk. All of them enjoy its fragrance. Indeed the breath of the fasting person is more pleasant to Allah than the scent of musk. And He commands you to give charity. The parable of that, is a man captured by his enemies, tying his hands to his neck, and they come to him to beat his neck. Then he said: "I can ransom myself from you with a little or a lot" so he ransoms himself from them. And He commands you to remember Allah. For indeed the parable of that, is a man whose enemy quickly tracks him until he reaches an impermeable fortress in which he protects himself from them. This is how the worshiper is; he does not protect himself from Ash-Shaitan except by the remembrance of Allah.'" The Prophet ﷺ said: "And I command you with five that Allah commanded me: Listening and obeying, Jihad, Hijrah, and the Jama'ah. For indeed whoever parts from the Jama'ah the measure of a hand-span, then he has cast off the yoke of Islam from his neck, unless he returns. And whoever calls with the call of Jahiliyyah then he is from the coals of Hell." A man said: "O Messenger of Allah! Even if he performs Salat and fasts?" So he ﷺ said: "Even if he performs Salat and fasts. So call with the call that Allah named you with: Muslims, believers, worshipers of Allah."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَ يَحْيَى بْنَ زَكَرِيَّا بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ بِهَا وَيَأْمُرَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهَا وَإِنَّهُ كَادَ أَنْ يُبْطِئَ بِهَا فَقَالَ عِيسَى إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَكَ بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ لِتَعْمَلَ بِهَا وَتَأْمُرَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهَا فَإِمَّا أَنْ تَأْمُرَهُمْ وَإِمَّا أَنَا آمُرُهُمْ فَقَالَ يَحْيَى أَخْشَى إِنْ سَبَقْتَنِي بِهَا أَنْ يُخْسَفَ بِي أَوْ أُعَذَّبَ فَجَمَعَ النَّاسَ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ فَامْتَلأَ الْمَسْجِدُ وَقَعَدُوا عَلَى الشُّرَفِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَنِي بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ أَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَآمُرَكُمْ أَنْ تَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ أَوَّلُهُنَّ أَنْ تَعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَلاَ تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَإِنَّ مَثَلَ مَنْ أَشْرَكَ بِاللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ اشْتَرَى عَبْدًا مِنْ خَالِصِ مَالِهِ بِذَهَبٍ أَوْ وَرِقٍ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ دَارِي وَهَذَا عَمَلِي فَاعْمَلْ وَأَدِّ إِلَىَّ فَكَانَ يَعْمَلُ وَيُؤَدِّي إِلَى غَيْرِ سَيِّدِهِ فَأَيُّكُمْ يَرْضَى أَنْ يَكُونَ عَبْدُهُ كَذَلِكَ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّلاَةِ فَإِذَا صَلَّيْتُمْ فَلاَ تَلْتَفِتُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَنْصِبُ وَجْهَهُ لِوَجْهِ عَبْدِهِ فِي صَلاَتِهِ مَا لَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ وَآمُرُكُمْ بِالصِّيَامِ فَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ فِي عِصَابَةٍ مَعَهُ صُرَّةٌ فِيهَا مِسْكٌ فَكُلُّهُمْ يَعْجَبُ أَوْ يُعْجِبُهُ رِيحُهَا وَإِنَّ رِيحَ الصَّائِمِ أَطْيَبُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ وَآمُرُكُمْ بِالصَّدَقَةِ فَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ أَسَرَهُ الْعَدُوُّ فَأَوْثَقُوا يَدَهُ إِلَى عُنُقِهِ وَقَدَّمُوهُ لِيَضْرِبُوا عُنُقَهُ فَقَالَ أَنَا أَفْدِيهِ مِنْكُمْ بِالْقَلِيلِ وَالْكَثِيرِ فَفَدَى نَفْسَهُ مِنْهُمْ وَآمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تَذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ فَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ خَرَجَ الْعَدُوُّ فِي أَثَرِهِ سِرَاعًا حَتَّى إِذَا أَتَى عَلَى حِصْنٍ حَصِينٍ فَأَحْرَزَ نَفْسَهُ مِنْهُمْ كَذَلِكَ الْعَبْدُ لاَ يُحْرِزُ نَفْسَهُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ إِلاَّ بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَأَنَا آمُرُكُمْ بِخَمْسٍ اللَّهُ أَمَرَنِي بِهِنَّ السَّمْعُ وَالطَّاعَةُ وَالْجِهَادُ وَالْهِجْرَةُ وَالْجَمَاعَةُ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ فَارَقَ الْجَمَاعَةَ قِيدَ شِبْرٍ فَقَدْ خَلَعَ رِبْقَةَ الإِسْلاَمِ مِنْ عُنُقِهِ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ وَمَنِ ادَّعَى دَعْوَى الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ جُثَا جَهَنَّمَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَإِنْ صَلَّى وَصَامَ قَالَ وَإِنْ صَلَّى وَصَامَ فَادْعُوا بِدَعْوَى اللَّهِ الَّذِي سَمَّاكُمُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عِبَادَ اللَّهِ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْحَارِثُ الأَشْعَرِيُّ لَهُ صُحْبَةٌ وَلَهُ غَيْرُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ  

[Machine] The sons of Saad ibn Bakr sent Dhimam ibn Tha'alabah as a delegate to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He arrived and tied his camel at the gate of the mosque, then he entered the mosque where the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting with his companions. Dhimam, who was a strong man with thick hair and big calves, approached the Prophet ﷺ and asked, "Which one of you is the son of Abdul-Muttalib?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "I am the son of Abdul-Muttalib." Dhimam asked, "Are you Muhammad?" The Prophet ﷺ answered, "Yes." Dhimam said, "I have a question and I am persistent in seeking the answer. Do you find in yourself what I am about to ask?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "I do not find it in myself, so ask me what you want." Dhimam said, "I ask you by Allah, your Lord and the Lord of those who came before you, and the Lord of those who will come after you, did Allah send you to us as a Messenger?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Yes, I swear by Allah." Dhimam continued, "I ask you by Allah, your Lord and the Lord of those who came before you, and the Lord of those who will come after you, did Allah command you to command us to worship Him alone and not associate anything with Him, and to abandon the idols that our ancestors used to worship along with Him?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Yes, I swear by Allah." Dhimam then asked, "I ask you by Allah, your Lord and the Lord of those who came before you, and the Lord of those who will come after you, did Allah command you to establish the five daily prayers?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Yes, I swear by Allah." Then Dhimam mentioned the rest of the obligations of Islam one by one, and the Prophet ﷺ affirmed each one. Dhimam then said, "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. I will fulfill these obligations and avoid what you have prohibited me from. I will neither increase nor decrease." Then he turned back to his camel. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If Dhimal with thick hair and big calves speaks the truth, he will enter Paradise." Dhimam went to his people and they gathered around him. The first thing he said to them was, "How evil are Al-Lat and Al-Uzza!" They replied, "What is wrong, Dhimal? Beware of leprosy and madness." Dhimal said, "Woe to you! By Allah, they neither harm nor benefit. Surely, Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, has sent a Messenger and revealed a book to him that will rescue you from what you were in. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and He has no partner, and Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. I have come to you from him with what he has commanded and prohibited. By Allah, there is no man or woman present on this day except as a Muslim." Ibn Abbas said, "We have not heard of a delegate from any people who was better than Dhimam ibn Tha'alabah."  

بَعَثَتْ بَنُو سَعْدِ بْنِ بَكْرٍ ضِمَامَ بْنَ ثَعْلَبَةَوَافِدًا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَدِمَ عَلَيْهِ وَأَنَاخَ بَعِيرَهُ عَلَى بَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ ثُمَّ عَقَلَهُ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ جَالِسٌ فِي أَصْحَابِهِ وَكَانَ ضِمَامٌ رَجُلًا جَلْدًا أَشْعَرَ ذَا غَدِيرَتَيْنِ فَأَقْبَلَ حَتَّى وَقَفَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ أَيُّكُمُ ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَا ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ ابْنَ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ إِنِّي سَائِلُكَ وَمُغَلِّظٌ فِي الْمَسْأَلَةِ فَلا تَجِدَنَّ فِي نَفْسِكَ قَالَ لَا أَجِدُ فِي نَفْسِي فَسَلْ عَمَّا بَدَا لَكَ قَالَ أَنْشُدُكَ اللهَ إِلَهَكَ وَإِلَهَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكَ وَإِلَهَ مَنْ هُوَ كَائِنٌ بَعْدَكَ آللَّهُ بَعَثَكَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولًا؟ فَقَالَ اللهُمَّ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَنْشُدُكَ اللهَ إِلَهَكَ وَإِلَهَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكَ وَإِلَهَ مَنْ هُوَ كَائِنٌ بَعْدَكَ آللَّهُ أَمَرَكَ أَنْ تَأْمُرَنَا أَنْ نَعْبُدَهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا نُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا وَأَنْ نَخْلَعَ هَذِهِ الْأَنْدَادَ الَّتِي كَانَتْ آبَاؤُنَا يَعْبُدُونَ مَعَهُ؟ قَالَ اللهُمَّ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَنْشُدُكَ اللهَ إِلَهَكَ وَإِلَهَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكَ وَإِلَهَ مَنْ هُوَ كَائِنٌ بَعْدَكَ آللَّهُ أَمَرَكَ أَنْ نُصَلِّيَ هَذِهِ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسَ؟ قَالَ اللهُمَّ نَعَمْ قَالَ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ يَذْكُرُ فَرَائِضَ الْإِسْلامِ فَرِيضَةً فَرِيضَةً الزَّكَاةَ وَالصِّيَامَ وَالْحَجَّ وَشَرَائِعَ الْإِسْلامِ كُلَّهَا يُنَاشِدُهُ عِنْدَ كُلِّ فَرِيضَةٍ كَمَا يُنَاشِدُهُ فِي الَّتِي قَبْلَهَا حَتَّى إِذَا فَرَغَ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلا اللهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ وَسَأُؤَدِّي هَذِهِ الْفَرَائِضَ وَأَجْتَنِبُ مَا نَهَيْتَنِي عَنْهُ ثُمَّ لَا أَزِيدُ وَلا أَنْقُصُ قَالَ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ رَاجِعًا إِلَى بَعِيرِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ وَلَّى إِنْ يَصْدُقْ ذُو الْعَقِيصَتَيْنِ يَدْخُلِ الْجَنَّةَ قَالَ فَأَتَى إِلَى بَعِيرِهِ فَأَطْلَقَ عِقَالَهُ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ حَتَّى قَدِمَ عَلَى قَوْمِهِ فَاجْتَمَعُوا إِلَيْهِ فَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَا تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ أَنْ قَالَ بِئْسَتِ اللاتُ وَالْعُزَّى قَالُوا مَهْ يَا ضِمَامُ اتَّقِ الْبَرَصَ وَالْجُذَامَ اتَّقِ الْجُنُونَ قَالَ وَيْلَكُمْ إِنَّهُمَا وَاللهِ لَا يَضُرَّانِ وَلا يَنْفَعَانِ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ قَدْ بَعَثَ رَسُولًا وَأَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ كِتَابًا اسْتَنْقَذَكُمْ بِهِ مِمَّا كُنْتُمْ فِيهِ وَإِنِّي أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ إِنِّي قَدْ جِئْتُكُمْ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ بِمَا أَمَرَكُمْ بِهِ وَنَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ قَالَ فَوَاللهِ مَا أَمْسَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ وَفِي حَاضِرِهِ رَجُلٌ وَلا امْرَأَةٌ إِلا مُسْلِمًا قَالَ يَقُولُ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَمَا سَمِعْنَا بِوَافِدِ قَوْمٍ كَانَ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ضِمَامِ بْنِ ثَعْلَبَةَ  

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed Allah commanded Yahya bin Zakariyya with five commandments to abide by, and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by them. But he was slow in doing so. So 'Eisa said: 'Indeed Allah commanded you with five commandments to abide by and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by. Either you command them, or I shall command them.' So Yahya said: 'I fear that if you precede me in this, then the earth may swallow me, or I shall be punished.' So he gathered the people in Jerusalem, and they filled [the Masjid] and sat upon its balconies. So he said: 'Indeed Allah has commanded me with five commandments to abide by, and to command you to abide by. The first of them is that you worship Allah and not associate anything with him. The parable of the one who associates others with Allah is that of a man who buys a servant with his own gold or silver, then he says to him: "This is my home and this is my business so take care of it and give me the profits." So he takes care of it and gives the profits to someone other than his master. Which of you would live to have a servant like that? And Allah commands you to perform Salat, and when you perform Salat then do not turn away, for Allah is facing the face of His worshipers as long as he does not turn away. And He commands you with fasting. For indeed the parable of fasting, is that of a man in a group with a sachet containing musk. All of them enjoy its fragrance. Indeed the breath of the fasting person is more pleasant to Allah than the scent of musk. And He commands you to give charity. The parable of that, is a man captured by his enemies, tying his hands to his neck, and they come to him to beat his neck. Then he said: "I can ransom myself from you with a little or a lot" so he ransoms himself from them. And He commands you to remember Allah. For indeed the parable of that, is a man whose enemy quickly tracks him until he reaches an impermeable fortress in which he protects himself from them. This is how the worshiper is; he does not protect himself from Ash-Shaitan except by the remembrance of Allah.'" The Prophet ﷺ said: "And I command you with five that Allah commanded me: Listening and obeying, Jihad, Hijrah, and the Jama'ah. For indeed whoever parts from the Jama'ah the measure of a hand-span, then he has cast off the yoke of Islam from his neck, unless he returns. And whoever calls with the call of Jahiliyyah then he is from the coals of Hell." A man said: "O Messenger of Allah! Even if he performs Salat and fasts?" So he ﷺ said: "Even if he performs Salat and fasts. So call with the call that Allah named you with: Muslims, believers, worshipers of Allah." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2863)   

أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ أَمَرَ يَحْيَى بْنَ زَكَرِيَّا بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَأَنْ يَأْمُرَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ فَكَادَ أَنْ يُبْطِئَ فَقَالَ لَهُ عِيسَى إِنَّكَ قَدْ أُمِرْتَ بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ تَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَأَنْ تَأْمُرَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ فَإِمَّا أَنْ تُبَلِّغَهُنَّ وَإِمَّا أُبَلِّغَهُنَّ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا أَخِي إِنِّي أَخْشَى إِنْ سَبَقْتَنِي أَنْ أُعَذَّبَ أَوْ يُخْسَفَ بِي قَالَ فَجَمَعَ يَحْيَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ حَتَّى امْتَلَأَ الْمَسْجِدُ وَقُعِدَ عَلَى الشُّرَفِ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ أَمَرَنِي بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ أَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَآمُرَكُمْ أَنْ تَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ أَوَّلُهُنَّ أَنْ تَعْبُدُوا اللهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا فَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ مَثَلُ رَجُلٍ اشْتَرَى عَبْدًا مِنْ خَالِصِ مَالِهِ بِوَرِقٍ أَوْ ذَهَبٍ فَجَعَلَ يَعْمَلُ وَيُؤَدِّي عَمَلَهُ إِلَى غَيْرِ سَيِّدِهِ فَأَيُّكُمْ يَسُرُّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَبْدُهُ كَذَلِكَ وَإِنَّ اللهَ خَلَقَكُمْ وَرَزَقَكُمْ فَاعْبُدُوهُ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّ اللهَ يَنْصِبُ وَجْهَهُ لِوَجْهِ عَبْدِهِ مَا لَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ فَإِذَا صَلَّيْتُمْ فَلَا تَلْتَفِتُوا وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصِّيَامِ فَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ مَعَهُ صُرَّةٌ مِنْمِسْكٍ فِي عِصَابَةٍ كُلُّهُمْ يَجِدُ رِيحَ الْمِسْكِ وَإِنَّ خُلُوفَ فَمِ الصَّائِمِ أَطْيَبُ عِنْدَ اللهِ مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّدَقَةِ فَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ أَسَرَهُ الْعَدُوُّ فَشَدُّوا يَدَيْهِ إِلَى عُنُقِهِ وَقَرَّبُوهُ لِيَضْرِبُوا عُنُقَهُ فَقَالَ هَلْ لَكُمْ أَنْ أَفْتَدِيَ نَفْسِي مِنْكُمْ فَجَعَلَ يَفْتَدِي نَفْسَهُ مِنْهُمْ بِالْقَلِيلِ وَالْكَثِيرِ حَتَّى فَكَّ نَفْسَهُ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِذِكْرِ اللهِ كَثِيرًا وَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ طَلَبَهُ الْعَدُوُّ سِرَاعًا فِي أَثَرِهِ فَأَتَى حِصْنًا حَصِينًا فَتَحَصَّنَ فِيهِ وَإِنَّ الْعَبْدَ أَحْصَنَ مَا يَكُونُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ إِذَا كَانَ فِي ذِكْرِ اللهِ قَالَ وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَا آمُرُكُمْ بِخَمْسٍ اللهُ أَمَرَنِي بِهِنَّ بِالْجَمَاعَةِ وَالسَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ وَالْهِجْرَةِ وَالْجِهَادِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْجَمَاعَةِ قِيدَ شِبْرٍ فَقَدْ خَلَعَ رِبْقَ الْإِسْلَامِ مِنْ عُنُقِهِ إِلَى أَنْ يَرْجِعَ وَمَنْ دَعَا بِدَعْوَى الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَهُوَ مِنْ جُثَا جَهَنَّمَ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَإِنْ صَامَ وَصَلَّى؟ قَالَ وَإِنْ صَامَ وَصَلَّى وَزَعَمَ أَنَّهُ مُسْلِمٌ فَادْعُوا الْمُسْلِمِينَ بِمَا سَمَّاهُمُ اللهُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عِبَادَ اللهِ  

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed Allah commanded Yahya bin Zakariyya with five commandments to abide by, and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by them. But he was slow in doing so. So 'Eisa said: 'Indeed Allah commanded you with five commandments to abide by and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by. Either you command them, or I shall command them.' So Yahya said: 'I fear that if you precede me in this, then the earth may swallow me, or I shall be punished.' So he gathered the people in Jerusalem, and they filled [the Masjid] and sat upon its balconies. So he said: 'Indeed Allah has commanded me with five commandments to abide by, and to command you to abide by. The first of them is that you worship Allah and not associate anything with him. The parable of the one who associates others with Allah is that of a man who buys a servant with his own gold or silver, then he says to him: "This is my home and this is my business so take care of it and give me the profits." So he takes care of it and gives the profits to someone other than his master. Which of you would live to have a servant like that? And Allah commands you to perform Salat, and when you perform Salat then do not turn away, for Allah is facing the face of His worshipers as long as he does not turn away. And He commands you with fasting. For indeed the parable of fasting, is that of a man in a group with a sachet containing musk. All of them enjoy its fragrance. Indeed the breath of the fasting person is more pleasant to Allah than the scent of musk. And He commands you to give charity. The parable of that, is a man captured by his enemies, tying his hands to his neck, and they come to him to beat his neck. Then he said: "I can ransom myself from you with a little or a lot" so he ransoms himself from them. And He commands you to remember Allah. For indeed the parable of that, is a man whose enemy quickly tracks him until he reaches an impermeable fortress in which he protects himself from them. This is how the worshiper is; he does not protect himself from Ash-Shaitan except by the remembrance of Allah.'" The Prophet ﷺ said: "And I command you with five that Allah commanded me: Listening and obeying, Jihad, Hijrah, and the Jama'ah. For indeed whoever parts from the Jama'ah the measure of a hand-span, then he has cast off the yoke of Islam from his neck, unless he returns. And whoever calls with the call of Jahiliyyah then he is from the coals of Hell." A man said: "O Messenger of Allah! Even if he performs Salat and fasts?" So he ﷺ said: "Even if he performs Salat and fasts. So call with the call that Allah named you with: Muslims, believers, worshipers of Allah." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2863)   

أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَمَرَ يَحْيَى بْنَ زَكَرِيَّا عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَأَنْ يَأْمُرَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ وَكَادَ أَنْ يُبْطِئَ فَقَالَ لَهُ عِيسَى إِنَّكَ قَدْ أُمِرْتَ بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ تَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَتَأْمُرَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ فَإِمَّا أَنْ تُبَلِّغَهُنَّ وَإِمَّا أَنْ أُبَلِّغَهُنَّ فَقَالَ يَا أَخِي إِنِّي أَخْشَى إِنْ سَبَقْتَنِي أَنْ أُعَذَّبَ أَوْ يُخْسَفَ بِي قَالَ فَجَمَعَ يَحْيَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ حَتَّى امْتَلَأَ الْمَسْجِدُ فَقُعِدَ عَلَى الشُّرَفِ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَمَرَنِي بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ أَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَآمُرَكُمْ أَنْ تَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ أَوَّلُهُنَّ أَنْ تَعْبُدُوا اللهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا فَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ مَثَلُرَجُلٍ اشْتَرَى عَبْدًا مِنْ خَالِصِ مَالِهِ بِوَرِقٍ أَوْ ذَهَبٍ فَجَعَلَ يَعْمَلُ وَيُؤَدِّي غَلَّتَهُ إِلَى غَيْرِ سَيِّدِهِ فَأَيُّكُمْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَبْدُهُ كَذَلِكَ وَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ خَلَقَكُمْ وَرَزَقَكُمْ فَاعْبُدُوهُ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَآمُرُكُمْ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يَنْصِبُ وَجْهَهُ لِوَجْهِ عَبْدِهِ مَا لَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ فَإِذَا صَلَّيْتُمْ فَلَا تَلْتَفِتُوا وَآمُرُكُمْ بِالصِّيَامِ فَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ مَعَهُ صُرَّةٌ مِنْ مِسْكٍ فِي عِصَابَةٍ كُلُّهُمْ يَجِدُ رِيحَ الْمِسْكِ وَإِنَّ خُلُوفَ فَمِ الصَّائِمِ عِنْدَ اللهِ أَطْيَبُ مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ وَآمُرُكُمْ بِالصَّدَقَةِ فَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ أَسَرَهُ الْعَدُوُّ فَشَدُّوا يَدَيْهِ إِلَى عُنُقِهِ وَقَدَّمُوهُ لِيَضْرِبُوا عُنُقَهُ فَقَالَ هَلْ لَكُمْ أَنْ أَفْتَدِيَ نَفْسِي مِنْكُمْ؟ فَجَعَلَ يَفْتَدِي نَفْسَهُ مِنْهُمْ بِالْقَلِيلِ وَالْكَثِيرِ حَتَّى فَكَّ نَفْسَهُ وَآمُرُكُمْ بِذِكْرِ اللهِ ﷻ كَثِيرًا وَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ طَلَبَهُ الْعَدُوُّ سِرَاعًا فِي أَثَرِهِ فَأَتَى حِصْنًا حَصِينًا فَتَحَصَّنَ فِيهِ وَإِنَّ الْعَبْدَ أَحْصَنُ مَا يَكُونُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ إِذَا كَانَ فِي ذِكْرِ اللهِ ﷻ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا آمُرُكُمْ بِخَمْسٍ اللهُ أَمَرَنِي بِهِنَّ بِالْجَمَاعَةِ وَالسَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ وَالْهِجْرَةِ وَالْجِهَادِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْجَمَاعَةِ قِيدَ شِبْرٍ فَقَدْ خَلَعَ رِبْقَةَ الْإِسْلَامِ مِنْ عُنُقِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَرْجِعَ وَمَنْ دَعَا بِدَعْوَى الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَهُوَ مِنْ جُثَاءِ جَهَنَّمَ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَإِنْ صَامَ وَإِنْ صَلَّى ؟ قَالَ وَإِنْ صَامَ وَإِنْ صَلَّى وَزَعَمَ أَنَّهُ مُسْلِمٌ فَادْعُوا الْمُسْلِمِينَ بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ بِمَا سَمَّاهُمُ اللهُ ﷻ الْمُسْلِمِينَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عِبَادَ اللهِ ﷻ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out with the people before the Battle of Tabuk. When morning came, he led the people in the Fajr prayer. Then, the people mounted their rides, and when the sun came up, the people dozed off on their camels. Muadh, the companion of the Prophet ﷺ , stayed close behind him and followed his footsteps. The people dispersed on the road, resting and walking, while feeding and moving. While Muadh was following in the footsteps of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , his camel stumbled and he held it back with the reins. As a result, the camel of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ran away from him. Then, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ uncovered his face and turned around, only to find a man from the army, who was closer to him than Muadh. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ called him and said, "O Muadh!" He replied, "I am here, O Messenger of Allah!" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ told him to draw closer. So, he approached until his camel touched the camel of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . Then, the Prophet ﷺ said, "I did not think that the people were as close to me as their position requires." Muadh said, "O Messenger of Allah, the people fell asleep, and their rides scattered, grazing and moving." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "I also dozed off." When Muadh saw the good news from the Prophet ﷺ and he was alone with him, he asked, "O Messenger of Allah, permit me to ask you about something that has caused me illness, weakness, and distress." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Ask me whatever you wish." Muadh said, "Please tell me a deed that will make me enter Paradise. I will not ask you about anything else." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You have asked about something great. You have asked about something great. It is easy for the one whom Allah wants good for. It is easy for the one whom Allah wants good for. It is easy for the one whom Allah wants good for." He did not offer him any other suggestion without repeating it to him three times, especially since Muadh showed such keenness to learn it. Then, the Prophet ﷺ said, "You should believe in Allah and the Last Day, establish the prayer, worship Allah alone without associating partners with Him, perform the obligatory acts, and avoid the prohibitions until you die while adhering to them." Muadh said, "O Messenger of Allah, repeat it for me." The Prophet repeated it for him three times. Then, he said, "If you wish, I will inform you of the head, the pillar, and the pinnacle of this matter." Muadh said, "Yes, please, O Messenger of Allah." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The head of this matter is the testimony that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is His slave and messenger. The pillar of this matter is establishing the prayer and paying the Zakah. And the pinnacle of this matter is Jihad in the cause of Allah." The Prophet ﷺ added, "I have been ordered to fight against people until they testify that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is His slave and messenger, establish prayer, and pay Zakah. If they do so, their blood and wealth will be protected from me except for its due rights, and their reckoning is with Allah." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ concluded by saying, "By the One in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, no one among the actions that lead to Paradise is as great as performing the obligatory prayer. And there is nothing heavier in the balance of a servant than truthfulness which he practices in striving in the cause of Allah, and there is nothing that will weigh more heavily in the balance of a servant than spending in the cause of Allah or carrying out an obligation in that regard."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ بِالنَّاسِ قِبَلَ غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ فَلَمَّا أَنْ أَصْبَحَ صَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ صَلَاةَ الصُّبْحِ ثُمَّ إِنَّ النَّاسَ رَكِبُوا فَلَمَّا أَنْ طَلَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ نَعَسَ النَّاسُ عَلَى أَثَرِ الدُّلْجَةِ وَلَزِمَ مُعَاذٌ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَتْلُو أَثَرَهُ وَالنَّاسُ تَفَرَّقَتْ بِهِمْ رِكَابُهُمْ عَلَى جَوَادِّ الطَّرِيقِ تَأْكُلُ وَتَسِيرُ فَبَيْنَمَا مُعَاذٌ عَلَى أَثَرِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَنَاقَتُهُ تَأْكُلُ مَرَّةً وَتَسِيرُ أُخْرَى عَثَرَتْ نَاقَةُ مُعَاذٍ فَكَبَحَهَا بِالزِّمَامِ فَهَبَّتْ حَتَّى نَفَرَتْ مِنْهَا نَاقَةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَشْفَ عَنْهُ قِنَاعَهُ فَالْتَفَتَ فَإِذَا لَيْسَ مِنَ الْجَيْشِ رَجُلٌ أَدْنَى إِلَيْهِ مِنْ مُعَاذٍ فَنَادَاهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا مُعَاذُ قَالَ لَبَّيْكَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ قَالَ ادْنُ دُونَكَ فَدَنَا مِنْهُ حَتَّى لَصِقَتْ رَاحِلَتَاهُمَا إِحْدَاهُمَا بِالْأُخْرَى فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا كُنْتُ أَحْسِبُ النَّاسَ مِنَّا كَمَكَانِهِمْ مِنَ الْبُعْدِ فَقَالَ مُعَاذٌ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ نَعَسَ النَّاسُ فَتَفَرَّقَتْ بِهِمْ رِكَابُهُمْ تَرْتَعُ وَتَسِيرُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا كُنْتُ نَاعِسًا فَلَمَّا رَأَى مُعَاذٌ بُشْرَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَيْهِ وَخَلْوَتَهُ لَهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ائْذَنْ لِي أَسْأَلْكَ عَنْ كَلِمَةٍ قَدْ أَمْرَضَتْنِي وَأَسْقَمَتْنِي وَأَحْزَنَتْنِي فَقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ سَلْنِي عَمَّ شِئْتَ قَالَ يَا نَبِيَّاللهِ حَدِّثْنِي بِعَمَلٍ يُدْخِلُنِي الْجَنَّةَ لَا أَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ شَيْءٍ غَيْرِهَا قَالَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ بَخٍ بَخٍ بَخٍ لَقَدْ سَأَلْتَ بِعَظِيمٍ لَقَدْ سَأَلْتَ بِعَظِيمٍ ثَلَاثًا وَإِنَّهُ لَيَسِيرٌ عَلَى مَنْ أَرَادَ اللهُ بِهِ الْخَيْرَ وَإِنَّهُ لَيَسِيرٌ عَلَى مَنْ أَرَادَ اللهُ بِهِ الْخَيْرَ وَإِنَّهُ لَيَسِيرٌ عَلَى مَنْ أَرَادَ اللهُ بِهِ الْخَيْرَ فَلَمْ يُحَدِّثْهُ بِشَيْءٍ إِلَّا قَالَهُ لَهُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ يَعْنِي أَعَادَهُ عَلَيْهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ؛ حِرْصًا لِكَيْ مَا يُتْقِنَهُ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ تُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَتُقِيمُ الصَّلَاةَ وَتَعْبُدُ اللهَ وَحْدَهُ لَا تُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا حَتَّى تَمُوتَ وَأَنْتَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ أَعِدْ لِي فَأَعَادَهَا لَهُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍثُمَّ قَالَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ إِنْ شِئْتَ حَدَّثْتُكَ يَا مُعَاذُ بِرَأْسِ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ وَقَوَامِ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ وَذُرْوَةِ السَّنَامِ فَقَالَ مُعَاذٌ بَلَى بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي أَنْتَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ فَحَدِّثْنِي فَقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ رَأْسَ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ أَنْ تَشْهَدَ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَإِنَّ قَوَامَ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ إِقَامُ الصَّلَاةِ وَإِيتَاءُ الزَّكَاةِ وَإِنَّ ذُرْوَةَ السَّنَامِ مِنْهُ الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ إِنَّمَا أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُقَاتِلَ النَّاسَ حَتَّى يُقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَيَشْهَدُوا أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ فَإِذَا فَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ فَقَدِ اعْتَصَمُوا وَعَصَمُوا دِمَاءَهُمْ وَأَمْوَالَهُمْ إِلَّا بِحَقِّهَا وَحِسَابُهُمْ عَلَى اللهِ وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ مَا شَحَبَ وَجْهٌ وَلَا اغْبَرَّتْ قَدَمٌ فِي عَمَلٍ تُبْتَغَى فِيهِ دَرَجَاتُ الْجَنَّةِ بَعْدَالصَّلَاةِ الْمَفْرُوضَةِ كَجِهَادٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَلَا ثَقُلَ مِيزَانُ عَبْدٍ كَدَابَّةٍ تَنْفُقُ لَهُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ أَوْ يَحْمِلُ عَلَيْهَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ  

[Machine] I used to hold the reins of the camel of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the middle days of Tashreeq. I would keep people away from him. He said, "O people, do you know what day it is? And what month it is? And what city you are in?" They said, "It is a forbidden day, a forbidden month, and a forbidden city." He said, "Indeed, your blood, your wealth, and your honor are forbidden to one another, just as this day of yours is forbidden, and this month of yours is forbidden, and this city of yours is forbidden until the Day you meet Him." Then he said, "Listen to me, you will live. Beware of injustice, beware of injustice, beware of injustice. Indeed, no one's wealth is permissible to another except with a good will. Indeed, every blood, wealth, and honor that existed in the era of ignorance is under my feet until the Day of Resurrection. The first blood to be spilled was the blood of Rabi'ah ibn Al-Harith ibn Abdul-Muttalib. He was breastfeeding among Banu Layth and he was killed by the Hudhayl tribe. Indeed, every form of interest that existed in the era of ignorance is abolished. Indeed, Allah has ruled that the first form of interest to be abolished is the interest of Al-Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib. Your heads of wealth are not to be wronged or be wronged. Indeed, time has turned as it was on the day Allah created the heavens and the earth. Then he recited, "Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months in the register of Allah [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred. That is the correct religion, so do not wrong yourselves during them. And of them, they fight the sacred months, then do not mix with you, moving you to become disbelievers after [being] Muslims. They do not harm the Satan but they do harm the believing women by inciting them to disobey Allah in matters concerning their husbands. So fear Allah, regarding women, for indeed they are with you as a trust. They possess nothing for themselves, and indeed, you have rights upon them and they have rights upon you. Do not allow others into your beds after them and do not give permission for them to enter your homes without your approval, if they have displeased you. If you fear their disobedience, advise them, separate from them in bed and strike them without inflicting harm. Humaid asked, "What does it mean by 'without inflicting harm'?" Al-Hasan replied, "Without leaving a mark. They have their livelihood and clothing in a good manner." Indeed, you have taken them with the trust of Allah, and you have made lawful for yourselves their private parts by the word of Allah. And whoever has entrusted you with something, should return it to its owner. And he spread his hands and said, "Did I convey the message?" "Did I convey the message?" "Did I convey the message?" Then he said to me, "Convey the message to the absent witness, for the one who hears it is happier than the one who listens." Humaid said, "Al-Hasan said, when he conveyed this message, I swear to Allah that the message reached people who were happier because of it."  

كُنْتُ آخِذًا بِزِمَامِ نَاقَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي أَوْسَطِ أَيَّامِ التَّشْرِيقِ أَذُودُ عَنْهُ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ هَلْ تَدْرُونَ فِي أَيِّ يَوْمٍ أَنْتُمْ؟ وفِي أَيِّ شَهْرٍ أَنْتُمْ ؟ وَفِي أَيِّ بَلَدٍ أَنْتُمْ؟ قَالُوا فِي يَوْمٍ حَرَامٍ وَشَهْرٍ حَرَامٍ وَبَلَدٍ حَرَامٍ قَالَ فَإِنَّ دِمَاءَكُمْ وَأَمْوَالَكُمْ وَأَعْرَاضَكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ حَرَامٌ كَحُرْمَةِ يَوْمِكُمْ هَذَا فِي شَهْرِكُمْ هَذَا فِي بَلَدِكُمْ هَذَا إِلَى يَوْمِ تَلْقَوْنَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ اسْمَعُوا مِنِّي تَعِيشُوا أَلَا لَا تَظْلِمُوا أَلَا لَا تَظْلِمُوا أَلَا لَا تَظْلِمُوا إِنَّهُ لَا يَحِلُّ مَالُ امْرِئٍ إِلَّا بِطِيبِ نَفْسٍ مِنْهُ أَلَا وَإِنَّ كُلَّ دَمٍ وَمَالٍ وَمَأْثَرَةٍ كَانَتْ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ تَحْتَ قَدَمِي هَذِهِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَإِنَّ أَوَّلَ دَمٍ يُوضَعُ دَمُ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ كَانَ مُسْتَرْضِعًا فِي بَنِي لَيْثٍ فَقَتَلَتْهُ هُذَيْلٌ أَلَاوَإِنَّ كُلَّ رِبًا كَانَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ مَوْضُوعٌ وَإِنَّ اللهَ قَضَى أَنَّ أَوَّلَ رِبًا يُوضَعُ رِبَا الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ لَكُمْ رُءُوسُ أَمْوَالِكُمْ لَا تَظْلِمُونَ وَلَا تُظْلَمُونَ أَلَا وَإِنَّ الزَّمَانَ قَدْ اسْتَدَارَ كَهَيْئَتِهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ اللهُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ {إِنَّ عِدَّةَ الشُّهُورِ عِنْدَ اللهِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌ ذَلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ فَلَا تَظْلِمُوا فِيهِنَّ أَنْفُسَكُمْ} أَلَا لَا تَرْجِعُوا بَعْدِي كُفَّارًا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ أَلَا إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ قَدْ أَيِسَ أَنْ يَعْبُدَهُ الْمُصَلُّونَ وَلَكِنْ فِي التَّحْرِيشِ بَيْنَكُمْ فَاتَّقُوا اللهَ فِي النِّسَاءِ فَإِنَّهُنَّ عِنْدَكُمْ عَوَانٌ لَا يَمْلِكْنَ لِأَنْفُسِهِنَّ شَيْئًا وَإِنَّ لَهُنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَكُمْ عَلَيْهِنَّ حَقًّا أَنْ لَا يُوطِئْنَ فُرُشَكُمْ أَحَدًا غَيْرَكُمْ وَلَا يَأْذَنَّ فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ لِأَحَدٍ تَكْرَهُونَهُ فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ نُشُوزَهُنَّ فَعِظُوهُنَّ وَاهْجُرُوهُنَّ فِي الْمَضَاجِعِ وَاضْرِبُوهُنَّ ضَرْبًا غَيْرَ مُبَرِّحٍ قَالَ حُمَيْدٌ قُلْتُ لِلْحَسَنِ مَا الْمُبَرِّحُ؟ قَالَ الْمُؤَثِّرُ وَلَهُنَّ رِزْقُهُنَّ وَكِسْوَتُهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَإِنَّمَا أَخَذْتُمُوهُنَّ بِأَمَانَةِ اللهِ وَاسْتَحْلَلْتُمْ فُرُوجَهُنَّ بِكَلِمَةِ اللهِ ألا وَمَنْ كَانَتْ عِنْدَهُ أَمَانَةٌ فَلْيُؤَدِّهَا إِلَى مَنْ ائْتَمَنَهُ عَلَيْهَا وَبَسَطَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ أَلَا هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ؟ أَلَا هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ؟ أَلَاهَلْ بَلَّغْتُ؟ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِيُبَلِّغِ الشَّاهِدُ الْغَائِبَ فَإِنَّهُ رُبَّ مُبَلَّغٍ أَسْعَدُ مِنْ سَامِعٍ قَالَ حُمَيْدٌ قَالَ الْحَسَنُ حِينَ بَلَّغَ هَذِهِ الْكَلِمَةَ قَدْ وَاللهِ بَلَّغُوا أَقْوَامًا كَانُوا أَسْعَدَ بِهِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed, Allah revealed to Yahya, son of Zachariah (peace be upon them), with five words that he should act upon and command the Children of Israel to act upon. He seemed to delay in conveying them, so Jesus ﷺ came to him and said: 'Indeed, Allah has commanded you with five words that you should act upon and command the Children of Israel to act upon. Either you inform them or I will inform them.' Yahya replied: 'O brother, do not do so, for I fear that if you inform them before me, I will be swallowed and punished.' Jesus said: 'So gather the Children of Israel in the Masjid al-Aqsa until it fills up and let them sit on the parapets, then give them a sermon.' Yahya did as he was told and said: 'Indeed, Allah has revealed to me with five words that I should act upon and command the Children of Israel to act upon. The first of them is to not associate partners with Allah. Verily, the example of one who associates others with Allah is like a man who buys a slave with his wealth, whether it be gold or silver, then shelters him in a house and says to him: 'Do work and bring it to me,' but the slave works and brings it to someone other than his master. Which one of you would be pleased if his slave is like that? Verily, Allah has created you and provided for you, so do not associate anything with Him. And when you stand for prayer, do not look around, for indeed Allah turns His face towards His slave as long as the latter does not turn away. He has also commanded you with fasting, and the example of fasting is like a man who has a group of people with him, each one of them carrying a bag filled with musk. They all love to find its fragrance. Indeed, the fragrance of fasting is like the fragrance of musk. He has also commanded you with giving charity, and the example of giving charity is like a man whom his enemy has captured and secured his hands on his neck, ready to kill him. But the man extends his hand to his enemy, providing him with whatever he wishes, even if it is little or abundant, until he saves himself from death. And He has also commanded you with abundant remembrance of Allah, and the example of abundant remembrance of Allah is like a man whom his enemy chases rapidly until he reaches a fortified castle and secures himself inside. Similarly, the slave does not escape from Shaytan except through the remembrance of Allah.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَوْحَى إِلَى يَحْيَى بْنِ زَكَرِيَّا عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنَّ يَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَيَأْمُرَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ وَكَأَنَّهُ أَبْطَأَ بِهِنَّ فَأَتَاهُ عِيسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَكَ بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ تَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَتَأْمُرَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ فَإِمَّا أَنْ تُخْبِرَهُمْ وَإِمَّا أَنْ أُخْبِرَهُمْ قَالَ يَا أَخِي لَا تَفْعَلْ فَإِنِّي أَخَافُ إِنْ سَبَقْتَنِي بِهِنَّ أَنْ يُخْسَفَ بِي وَأُعَذَّبَ قَالَ فَجَمَعَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ بِبَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ حَتَّى امْتَلَأَ الْمَسْجِدُ وَقَعَدُوا عَلَى الشُّرُفَاتِ ثُمَّ خَطَبَهُمْ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَوْحَى إِلَيَّ بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ أَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وآمُرَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ أُولَاهُنَّ أَنْ لَا تُشْرِكُوا بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا فَإِنَّ مَثَلَ مَنْ أَشْرَكَ بِاللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ اشْتَرَى عَبْدًا مِنْ خَالِصِ مَالِهِ بِذَهَبٍ أَوْ وَرِقٍ ثُمَّ أَسْكَنَهُ دَارًا فَقَالَ اعْمَلْ وَارْفَعْ إِلَيَّ فَجَعَلَ يَعْمَلُ وَيَرْفَعُ إِلَى غَيْرِ سَيِّدِهِ فَأَيُّكُمْ يَرْضَى أَنْ يَكُونَ عَبْدُهُ كَذَلِكَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ خَلَقَكُمْ وَرَزَقَكُمْ فَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَإِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَلَا تَلْتَفِتُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يُقْبِلُ بِوَجْهِهِ إِلَى وَجْهِ عَبْدِهِ مَا لَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصِّيَامِ وَمَثَلُ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ فِي عِصَابَةٍ مَعَهُ صُرَّةُ مِسْكٍ كُلُّهُمْ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَجِدَ رِيحَهَا وَإِنَّ رِيحَ الصِّيَامِ كَرِيحِ الْمِسْكِ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّدَقَةِ وَمَثَلُ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ أَسَرَهُ الْعَدُوُّ فَأَوْثَقُوا يَدَهُ إِلَى عُنُقِهِ وَقَرَّبُوهُ لِيَضْرِبُوا عُنُقَهُ فَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ هَلْ لَكُمْ أَنْ أَفْدِيَ نَفْسِي مِنْكُمْ وَجَعَلَ يُعْطِي الْقَلِيلَ وَالْكَثِيرَ حَتَّى فَدَى نَفْسَهُ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ كَثِيرًا وَمَثَلُ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ طَلَبَهُ الْعَدُوُّ سِرَاعًا فِي أَثَرِهِ حَتَّى أَتَى حِصْنًا حَصِينًا فَأَحْرَزَ نَفْسَهُ فِيهِ وَكَذَلِكَ الْعَبْدُ لَا يَنْجُو مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ إِلَّا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ  

We went to Jabir b. Abdullah and he began inquiring about the people (who had gone to see him) till it was my turn. I said: I am Muhammad b. 'Ali b. Husain. He placed his hand upon my head and opened my upper button and then the lower one and then placed his palm on my chest (in order to bless me), and I was, during those days, a young boy, and he said: You are welcome, my nephew. Ask whatever you want to ask. And I asked him but as he was blind (he could not respond to me immediately), and the time for prayer came. He stood up covering himself in his mantle. And whenever he placed its ends upon his shoulders they slipped down on account of being short (in size). Another mantle was, however, lying on the clothes rack near by. And he led us in the prayer. I said to him: Tell me about the Hajj of Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him). And he pointed with his hand nine, and then stated: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stayed in (Medina) for nine years but did not perform Hajj, then he made a public announcement in the tenth year to the effect that Messenger of Allah ﷺ was about to perform the Hajj. A large number of persons came to Medina and all of them were anxious to follow the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) and do according to his doing. We set out with him till we reached Dhu'l-Hulaifa. Asma' daughter of Umais gave birth to Muhammad b. Abu Bakr. She sent message to the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) asking him: What should 1 do? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Take a bath, bandage your private parts and put on Ihram. The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) then prayed in the mosque and then mounted al-Qaswa (his she-camel) and it stood erect with him on its back at al-Baida'. And I saw as far as I could see in front of me but riders and pedestrians, and also on my right and on my left and behind me like this. And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was prominent among us and the (revelation) of the Holy Qur'an was descending upon him. And it is he who knows (its true) significance. And whatever he did, we also did that. He pronounced the Oneness of Allah (saying):" Labbaik,0 Allah, Labbaik, Labbaik. Thou hast no partner, praise and grace is Thine and the Sovereignty too; Thou hast no partner." And the people also pronounced this Talbiya which they pronounce (today). The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) did not reject anything out of it. But the Messenger of Allah (May peace. be upon him) adhered to his own Talbiya. Jabir (Allah be pleased with him) said: We did not have any other intention but that of Hajj only, being unaware of the Umra (at that season), but when we came with him to the House, he touched the pillar and (made seven circuits) running three of them and walking four. And then going to the Station of Ibrahim, he recited:" And adopt the Station of Ibrahim as a place of prayer." And this Station was between him and the House. My father said (and I do not know whether he had made a mention of it but that was from Allah's Apostle [May peace be upon him] that he recited in two rak'ahs:" say: He is Allah One," and say:" Say: 0 unbelievers." He then returned to the pillar (Hajar Aswad) and kissed it. He then went out of the gate to al-Safa' and as he reached near it he recited:" Al-Safa' and al-Marwa are among the signs appointed by Allah," (adding: ) I begin with what Allah (has commanded me) to begin. He first mounted al-Safa' till he saw the House, and facing Qibla he declared the Oneness of Allah and glorified Him, and said:" There is no god but Allah, One, there is no partner with Him. His is the Sovereignty. to Him praise is due. and He is Powerful over everything. There is no god but Allah alone, Who fulfilled His promise, helped His servant and routed the confederates alone." He then made supplication in the course of that saying such words three times. He then descended and walked towards al-Marwa, and when his feet came down in the bottom of the valley, he ran, and when he began to ascend he walked till he reached al-Marwa. There he did as he had done at al-Safa'. And when it was his last running at al-Marwa he said: If I had known beforehand what I have come to know afterwards, I would not have brought sacrificial animals and would have performed an 'Umra. So, he who among you has not the sacrificial animals with him should put off Ihram and treat it as an Umra. Suraqa b. Malik b. Ju'sham got up and said: Messenger of Allah, does it apply to the present year, or does it apply forever? Thereupon the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) intertwined the fingers (of one hand) into another and said twice: The 'Umra has become incorporated in the Hajj (adding):" No, but for ever and ever." 'All came from the Yemen with the sacrificial animals for the Prophet (May peace be upon him) and found Fatimah (Allah be pleased with her) to be one among those who had put off Ihram and had put on dyed clothes and had applied antimony. He (Hadrat'Ali) showed disapproval to it, whereupon she said: My father has commanded me to do this. He (the narrator) said that 'Ali used to say in Iraq: I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ showing annoyance at Fatimah for what she had done, and asked the (verdict) of Messenger of Allah ﷺ regarding what she had narrated from him, and told him that I was angry with her, whereupon he said: She has told the truth, she has told the truth. (The Prophet then asked 'Ali): What did you say when you undertook to go for Hajj? I ('Ali) said: 0 Allah, I am putting on Ihram for the same purpose as Thy Messenger has put it on. He said: I have with me sacrificial animals, so do not put off the Ihram. He (Jabir) said: The total number of those sacrificial animals brought by 'Ali from the Yemen and of those brought by the Apostle ﷺ was one hundred. Then all the people except the Apostle ﷺ and those who had with them sacrificial animals, put off Ihram, and got their hair clipped; when it was the day of Tarwiya (8th of Dhu'l-Hijja) they went to Mina and put on the Ihram for Hajj and the Messenger of Ailah ﷺ rode and led the noon, afternoon, sunset 'Isha' and dawn prayers. He then waited a little till the sun rose, and commanded that a tent of hair should be pitched at Namira. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then set out and the Quraish did not doubt that he would halt at al-Mash'ar al-Haram (the sacred site) as the Quraish used to do in the pre-Islamic period. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, however, passed on till he came to 'Arafa and he found that the tent had been pitched for him at Namira. There he got down till the sun had passed the meridian; he commanded that al-Qaswa should be brought and saddled for him. Then he came to the bottom of the valley, and addressed the people saying: Verily your blood, your property are as sacred and inviolable as the sacredness of this day of yours, in this month of yours, in this town of yours. Behold! Everything pertaining to the Days of Ignorance is under my feet completely abolished. Abolished are also the blood-revenges of the Days of Ignorance. The first claim of ours on blood-revenge which I abolish is that of the son of Rabi'a b. al-Harith, who was nursed among the tribe of Sa'd and killed by Hudhail. And the usury of she pre-Islamic period is abolished, and the first of our usury I abolish is that of 'Abbas b. 'Abd al-Muttalib, for it is all abolished. Fear Allah concerning women! Verily you have taken them on the security of Allah, and intercourse with them has been made lawful unto you by words of Allah. You too have right over them, and that they should not allow anyone to sit on your bed whom you do not like. But if they do that, you can chastise them but not severely. Their rights upon you are that you should provide them with food and clothing in a fitting manner. I have left among you the Book of Allah, and if you hold fast to it, you would never go astray. And you would be asked about me (on the Day of Resurrection), (now tell me) what would you say? They (the audience) said: We will bear witness that you have conveyed (the message), discharged (the ministry of Prophethood) and given wise (sincere) counsel. He (the narrator) said: He (the Holy Prophet) then raised his forefinger towards the sky and pointing it at the people (said):" O Allah, be witness. 0 Allah, be witness," saying it thrice. (Bilal then) pronounced Adhan and later on Iqama and he (the Holy Prophet) led the noon prayer. He (Bilal) then uttered Iqama and he (the Holy Prophet) led the afternoon prayer and he observed no other prayer in between the two. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then mounted his camel and came to the place of stay, making his she-camel al-Qaswa, turn towards the side where there we are rocks, having the path taken by those who went on foot in front of him, and faced the Qibla. He kept standing there till the sun set, and the yellow light had somewhat gone, and the disc of the sun had disappeared. He made Usama sit behind him, and he pulled the nosestring of Qaswa so forcefully that its head touched the saddle (in order to keep her under perfect control), and he pointed out to the people with his right hand to be moderate (in speed), and whenever he happened to pass over an elevated tract of sand, he slightly loosened it (the nose-string of his camel) till she climbed up and this is how he reached al-Muzdalifa. There he led the evening and 'Isha prayers with one Adhan and two Iqamas and did not glorify (Allah) in between them (i. e. he did not observe supererogatory rak'ahs between Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers). The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then lay down till dawn and offered the dawn prayer with an Adhan and Iqama when the morning light was clear. He again mounted al-Qaswa, and when he came to al-Mash'ar al-Haram, he faced towards Qibla, supplicated Him, Glorified Him, and pronounced His Uniqueness (La ilaha illa Allah) and Oneness, and kept standing till the daylight was very clear. He then went quickly before the sun rose, and seated behind him was al-Fadl b. 'Abbas and he was a man having beautiful hair and fair complexion and handsome face. As the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) was moving on, there was also going a group of women (side by side with them). Al-Fadl began to look at them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ placed his hand on the face of Fadl who then turned his face to the other side, and began to see, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ turned his hand to the other side and placed it on the face of al-Fadl. He again turned his face to the other side till he came to the bottom of Muhassir. 1680 He urged her (al-Qaswa) a little, and, following the middle road, which comes out at the greatest jamra, he came to the jamra which is near the tree. At this be threw seven small pebbles, saying Allah-o-Akbar while throwing every one of them in a manner in which the small pebbles are thrown (with the help of fingers) and this he did in the bottom of the valley. He then went to the place of sacrifice, and sacrificed sixty-three (camels) with his own hand. Then he gave the remaining number to 'All who sacrificed them, and he shared him in his sacrifice. He then commanded that a piece of flesh from each animal sacrificed should be put in a pot, and when it was cooked, both of them (the Prophet and Hadrat 'All) took some meat out of it and drank its soup. The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) again rode and came to the House, and offered the Zuhr prayer at Mecca. He came to the tribe of Abd al-Muttalib, who were supplying water at Zamzam, and said: Draw water. O Bani 'Abd al-Muttalib; were it not that people would usurp this right of supplying water from you, I would have drawn it along with you. So they handed him a basket and he drank from it. (Using translation from Muslim 1218a)  

أَخْبَرَنِي عَنْ حَجَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ بِيَدِهِ وَعَقَدَ تِسْعًا وَقَالَ «إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَكَثَ تِسْعَ سِنِينَ لَمْ يَحُجَّ ثُمَّ أَذَّنَ فِي النَّاسِ فِي الْعَاشِرِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَاجٌّ فَقَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةِ بَشَرٌ كَثِيرٌ كُلُّهُمْ يَلْتَمِسُ أَنْ يَأْتَمَّ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَيَعْمَلَ مِثْلَ عَمَلِهِ فَخَرَجْنَا مَعَهُ حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا ذَا الْحُلَيْفَةِ فَوَلَدَتْ أَسْمَاءُ بِنْتُ عُمَيْسٍ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَأَرْسَلَتْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ فَقَالَ » اغْتَسِلِي وَاسْتَثْفِرِي بِثَوْبٍ وَأَحْرِمِي « فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ثُمَّ رَكِبَ الْقَصْوَاءَ حَتَّى إِذَا اسْتَوَتْ بِهِ نَاقَتُهُ عَلَى الْبَيْدَاءِ نَظَرْتُ إِلَى مَدِّ بَصَرِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنْ رَاكِبٍ وَمَاشِي وَعَنْ يَمِينِهِ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ وَعَنْ يَسَارِهِ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِنَا وَعَلَيْهِ يَنْزِلُ الْقُرْآنُ وَهُوَ يَعْرِفُ تَأْوِيلَهُ وَمَا عَمِلَ بِهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ عَمَلْنَا بِهِ فَأَهَلَّ بِالتَّوْحِيدِ » لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ « وَأَهَلَّ النَّاسُ بِهَذَا الَّذِي يُهِلُّونَ بِهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا وَلَزِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَلْبِيَتَهُ قَالَ جَابِرٌ لَسْنَا نَنْوِي إِلَّا الْحَجَّ لَسْنَا نَعْرِفُ الْعُمْرَةَ حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا الْبَيْتَ مَعَهُ اسْتَلَمَ الرُّكْنَ فَرَمَلَ ثَلَاثًا وَمَشَى أَرْبَعًا ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ إِلَى مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَقَرَأَ {وَاتَّخِذُوا مِنْ مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّى} فَجَعَلَ الْمَقَامَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْبَيْتِ فَكَانَ أَبِي يَقُولُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُهُ ذَكَرَهُ إِلَّا عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِنَّهُ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ وَقُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى الرُّكْنِ فَاسْتَلَمَهُ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْبَابِ إِلَى الصَّفَا فَلَمَّا دَنَا مِنَ الصَّفَا قَرَأَ {إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ} » أَبْدَأُ بِمَا بَدَأَ اللَّهُ بِهِ « فَبَدَأَ بِالصَّفَا فَرَقِيَ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى رَأَى الْبَيْتَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَوَحَّدَ اللَّهَ وَكَبَّرَهُ وَقَالَ » لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمَلِكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ نَجَزَ وَعْدَهُ وَنَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ وَهَزَمَ الْأَحْزَابَ وَحْدَهُ « ثُمَّ دَعَا بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ مِثْلَ هَذَا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ إِلَى الْمَرْوَةِ حَتَّى انْصَبَّتْ قَدَمَاهُ إِلَى بَطْنِ الْوَادِي سَعَى حَتَّى إِذَا صَعِدَ مَشَى حَتَّى أَتَى الْمَرْوَةَ فَفَعَلَ عَلَى الْمَرْوَةِ كَمَا فَعَلَ عَلَى الصَّفَا حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ آخِرَ طَوَافٍ عَلَى الْمَرْوَةِ قَالَ » لَوْ أَنِّيَ اسْتَقْبَلْتُ مِنْ أَمْرِي مَا اسْتَدْبَرْتُ لَمْ أَسُقِ الْهَدْيَ وَجَعَلْتُهَا عَمْرَةً فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ لَيْسَ مَعَهُ هَدْيٌ فَلْيَحِلَّ وَلْيَجْعَلْهَا عَمْرَةً « فَقَامَ سُرَاقَةُ بْنُ جُعْشُمٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلِعَامِنَا هَذَا أَمْ لِلْأَبَدِ؟ قَالَ فَشَبَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَصَابِعَهُ وَاحِدَةً فِي الْأُخْرَى وَقَالَ » دَخَلَتِ الْعُمْرَةُ فِي الْحَجِّ مَرَّتَيْنِ لَا بَلْ لِأَبَدِ الْأَبَدِ لَا بَلْ لِأَبَدِ الْأَبَدِ « وَقَدِمَ عَلِيُّ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ بِبُدْنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَوَجَدَ فَاطِمَةَ مِمَّنْ قَدْ حَلَّ وَلَبِسَتْ ثِيَابَ صِبْغٍ وَاكْتَحَلَتْ فَأَنْكَرَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَتْ أَبِي أَمَرَنِي بِهَذَا قَالَ فَكَانَ عَلِيٌّ يَقُولُ بِالْعِرَاقِ فَذَهَبْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مُحَرِّشًا عَلَى فَاطِمَةِ لِلَّذِي صَنَعَتْ وَأَخْبَرْتُهُ أَنِّي أَنْكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَ ﷺ » صَدَقَتْ مَا قُلْتَ حِينَ فَرَضْتَ الْحَجَّ «قَالَ قُلْتُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُهِلُّ بِمَا أَهَلَّ بِهِ رَسُولُكَ قَالَ » فَإِنَّ مَعِي الْهَدْيَ فَلَا تَحِلَّ « قَالَ فَكَانَ جَمَاعَةُ الْهَدْيِ الَّذِي قَدِمَ بِهِ عَلِيٌّ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ وَالَّذِي أَتَى بِهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مِائَةً قَالَ فَحَلَّ النَّاسُ كُلُّهُمْ وَقَصَّرُوا إِلَّا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَمَنْ كَانَ مَعَهُ هَدْيٌ  

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed Allah commanded Yahya bin Zakariyya with five commandments to abide by, and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by them. But he was slow in doing so. So 'Eisa said: 'Indeed Allah commanded you with five commandments to abide by and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by. Either you command them, or I shall command them.' So Yahya said: 'I fear that if you precede me in this, then the earth may swallow me, or I shall be punished.' So he gathered the people in Jerusalem, and they filled [the Masjid] and sat upon its balconies. So he said: 'Indeed Allah has commanded me with five commandments to abide by, and to command you to abide by. The first of them is that you worship Allah and not associate anything with him. The parable of the one who associates others with Allah is that of a man who buys a servant with his own gold or silver, then he says to him: "This is my home and this is my business so take care of it and give me the profits." So he takes care of it and gives the profits to someone other than his master. Which of you would live to have a servant like that? And Allah commands you to perform Salat, and when you perform Salat then do not turn away, for Allah is facing the face of His worshipers as long as he does not turn away. And He commands you with fasting. For indeed the parable of fasting, is that of a man in a group with a sachet containing musk. All of them enjoy its fragrance. Indeed the breath of the fasting person is more pleasant to Allah than the scent of musk. And He commands you to give charity. The parable of that, is a man captured by his enemies, tying his hands to his neck, and they come to him to beat his neck. Then he said: "I can ransom myself from you with a little or a lot" so he ransoms himself from them. And He commands you to remember Allah. For indeed the parable of that, is a man whose enemy quickly tracks him until he reaches an impermeable fortress in which he protects himself from them. This is how the worshiper is; he does not protect himself from Ash-Shaitan except by the remembrance of Allah.'" The Prophet ﷺ said: "And I command you with five that Allah commanded me: Listening and obeying, Jihad, Hijrah, and the Jama'ah. For indeed whoever parts from the Jama'ah the measure of a hand-span, then he has cast off the yoke of Islam from his neck, unless he returns. And whoever calls with the call of Jahiliyyah then he is from the coals of Hell." A man said: "O Messenger of Allah! Even if he performs Salat and fasts?" So he ﷺ said: "Even if he performs Salat and fasts. So call with the call that Allah named you with: Muslims, believers, worshipers of Allah." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2863)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَلَّ وَعَلَا أَمَرَ يَحْيَى بْنَ زَكَرِيَّا بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ يَعْمَلُ بِهِنَّ وَيَأْمُرُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلِ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ وَإِنَّ عِيسَى قَالَ لَهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَمَرَكَ بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ تَعْمَلُ بِهِنَّ وَتَأْمُرُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ فَإِمَّا أَنْ تَأْمُرَهُمْ وَإِمَّا أَنْ آمُرَهُمْ قَالَ فَجَمَعَ النَّاسَ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ حَتَّى امْتَلَأَتْ وَجَلَسُوا عَلَى الشَّرُفَاتِ فَوَعَظَهُمْ وَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَلَّ وَعَلَا أَمَرَنِي بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَعْمَلُ بِهِنَّ وَآمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ أَوَّلُهُنَّ أَنْ تَعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَمَثَلُ ذَلِكَ مَثَلُ رَجُلٍ اشْتَرَى عَبْدًا بِخَالِصِ مَالِهِ بِذَهَبٍ أَوْ وَرَقٍ وَقَالَ لَهُ هَذِهِ دَارِي وَهَذَا عَمَلِي فَجَعَلَ الْعَبْدُ يَعْمَلُ وَيُؤَدِّي إِلَى غَيْرِ سَيِّدِهِ فَأَيُّكُمْ يَسُرُّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَبْدُهُ هَكَذَا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ خَلَقَكُمْ وَرَزَقَكُمْ فَاعْبُدُوهُ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَآمُرُكُمْ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَإِذَا صَلَّيْتُمْ فَلَا تَلْتَفِتُوا فَإِنَّ الْعَبْدَ إِذَا لَمْ يَلْتَفِتِ اسْتَقْبَلَهُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا بِوَجْهِهِ وَآمُرُكُمْ بِالصِّيَامِ وَإِنَّمَا مَثَلُ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ مَعَهُ صُرَّةٌ فِيهَا مِسْكٌ وَعِنْدَهُ عِصَابَةٌ يَسُرُّهُ أَنْ يَجِدُوا رِيحَهَا فَإِنَّ الصِّيَامَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَطْيَبُ مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ وَآمُرُكُمْ بِالصَّدَقَةِ وَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ أَسَرَهُ الْعَدُو فَأَوْثَقُوا يَدَهُ إِلَى عُنُقِهِ وَأَرَادُوا أَنْ يَضْرِبُوا عُنُقَهُ فَقَالَ هَلْ لَكُمْ أَنْ أَفْدِيَ نَفْسِي فَجَعَلَ يُعْطِيهِمُ الْقَلِيلَ وَالْكَثِيرَ لِيَفُكَّ نَفْسَهُ مِنْهُمْ وَآمُرُكُمْ بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ طَلَبَهُ الْعَدُوُّ سِرَاعًا فِي أَثَرِهِ فَأَتَى عَلَى حُصَيْنٍ فَأَحْرَزَ نَفْسَهُ فِيهِ فَكَذَلِكَ الْعَبْدُ لَا يُحْرِزُ نَفْسَهُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ إِلَّا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ» قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «وَأَنَا آمُرُكُمْ بِخَمْسٍ أَمَرَنِي اللَّهُ بِهَا بِالْجَمَاعَةِ وَالسَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ وَالْهِجْرَةِ وَالْجِهَادِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَمَنْ فَارَقَ الْجَمَاعَةَ قِيدَ شِبْرٍ فَقَدْ خَلَعَ رِبَقَ الْإِسْلَامِ مِنْ عُنُقِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يُرَاجِعَ وَمَنْ دَعَا بِدَعْوَى الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَهُوَ مِنْ جُثَا جَهَنَّمَ» قَالَ رَجُلٌ وَإِنْ صَامَ وَصَلَّى؟ قَالَ «وَإِنْ صَامَ وَصَلَّى فَادْعُوا بِدَعْوَى اللَّهِ الَّذِي سَمَّاكُمُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عِبَادَ اللَّهِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said while we were in Al-Medina, "I have been informed about the army of Abu Sufyan that it is approaching. Would you like us to go out to face this army in the hope that Allah may bless us with its spoils?" We replied, "Yes." So, the Prophet and we went out. After we had traveled for a day or two, he asked us, "What do you see concerning the enemy? Has news of your departure spread among them?" We replied, "No, by Allah, they do not know of our departure, nor do we have the strength to fight them. We only desire to gain the spoils." The Prophet then asked, "What do you see concerning fighting the enemy?" We replied, "The same as you, O Messenger of Allah." Al-Miqdad ibn Amr then said, "Then we should not say to you what the people of Moses said to Moses, 'Go, you and your Lord, and fight. We are sitting right here.'" So, we wished that we had said what Al-Miqdad said, even if it meant not having great wealth. Then, Allah, the Exalted, sent down (two verses) on His Messenger: 'As your Lord brought you forth from your house in truth, while a party among the believers were averse to it in dispute with you after the truth had become clear, as if they were being driven to death while they were looking on' (Quran 8:5-6). And Allah revealed, 'Indeed, I am with you, so respond to those who have believed and have trust in me. I shall cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved, so strike above their necks and strike all their finger joints' (Quran 8:12). And He also revealed, 'And when Allah promised you one of the two groups (of enemies) that it would be yours and you wished that the unarmed one would be yours' (Quran 8:7). The "group" referred to the enemy, while "the unarmed one" referred to the spoils of war. When we were thus promised victory over one of the two groups (of enemies), either the enemy or the spoils, it pleased us. Then, the Messenger of Allah sent a man to scout the enemy's position. He came back saying, "I saw them as blackness and I do not know." The Messenger of Allah said, "They are they, so come, let us go and meet them." So, we proceeded and found ourselves to be 313 men. The Messenger of Allah informed us of our number, so Allah blessed us with that. Then, he praised Allah and said, 'The number of soldiers for the campaign of Talut were just like this.' Then, we met the enemy and the front rows of our army attacked the front rows of theirs. The Messenger of Allah looked at them and said, 'Fight with me, fight with me!' Then the Messenger of Allah recited, 'O Allah, I ask You for Your Promise.' Ibn Rawaha said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I want to direct you by gestures.' The Messenger of Allah is the best of those who can be directed by gestures. Allah is greater than to be asked for His Promise and then abandoned. So, he took a handful of soil and tossed it into the faces of the enemy. They turned their backs and fled. Allah then revealed, 'It was not you who threw, when you threw, but it was Allah who threw' (Quran 8:17). So, we killed and captured and among those captured was the wife of Abu Sufyan. Umar said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I do not think that you should have captives until we cut our enemies down, because they might submit to their religion out of compassion for them.' The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , refrained from doing so. Then, the Messenger of Allah fell asleep and then woke up and said, 'Invoke Allah's blessings upon Umar.' So, he was invoked blessings upon. The Messenger of Allah said, 'Verily, Allah, the Exalted, has revealed: 'It is not for a Prophet that he should have prisoners of war until he has fought against the enemies in the land. You desire the fleeting goods of this worldly life, while Allah desires (for you) the Hereafter. And Allah is Mighty and Wise' (Quran 8:67)'.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَنَحْنُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ «إِنِّي أُخْبِرْتُ عَنْ عِيرِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ أَنَّهَا مُقْبِلَةٌ فَهَلْ لَكُمْ أَنْ نُخْرِجَ قِبَلَ هَذَا الْعِيرِ؟ لَعَلَّ اللهُ يُغْنِمُنَاهَا» فَقُلْنَا نَعَمْ فَخَرَجَ وَخَرَجْنَا فَلَمَّا سِرْنَا يَوْمًا أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ قَالَ لَنَا «مَا تَرَوْنَ فِي الْقَوْمِ فَإِنَّهُمْ قَدْ أُخْبِرُوا بِمَخْرَجِكُمْ؟» فَقُلْنَا لَا وَاللهِ مَالَنَا طَاقَةٌ بِقِتَالِ الْعَدُوِّ وَلَكِنْ أَرَدْنَا الْعِيرَ ثُمَّ قَالَ «مَا تَرَوْنَ فِي قِتَالِ الْقَوْمِ؟» فَقُلْنَا مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ الْمِقْدَادُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو إِذَنْ لَا نَقُولُ لَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَمَا قَالَ قَوْمُ مُوسَى لِمُوسَى {فَاذْهَبْ أَنْتَ وَرَبُّكَ فَقَاتِلَا إِنَّا هَاهُنَا قَاعِدُونَ} قَالَ فَتَمَنَّيْنَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ لَوْ أَنَّا قُلْنَا كَمَا قَالَ الْمِقْدَادُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْنَا مِنْ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَنَا مَالٌ عَظِيمٌ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ {كَمَا أَخْرَجَكَ رَبُّكَ مِنْ بَيْتِكَ بِالْحَقِّ وَإِنَّ فَرِيقًا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَكَارِهُونَ يُجَادِلُونَكَ فِي الْحَقِّ بَعْدَ مَا تَبَيَّنَ كَأَنَّمَا يُسَاقُونَ إِلَى الْمَوْتِ وَهُمْ يَنْظُرُونَ} ثُمَّ أَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {أَنِّي مَعَكُمْ فَثَبِّتُوا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا سَأُلْقِي فِي قُلُوبِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا الرُّعْبَ فَاضْرِبُوا فَوْقَ الْأَعْنَاقِ وَاضْرِبُوا مِنْهُمْ كُلَّ بَنَانٍ} وَقَالَ {وَإِذْ يَعِدُكُمُ اللهُ إِحْدَى الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ أَنَّهَا لَكُمْ وَتَوَدُّونَ أَنَّ غَيْرَ ذَاتِ الشَّوْكَةِ تَكُونُ لَكُمْ} وَالشَّوْكَةُ الْقَوْمُ وَغَيْرُ ذَاتِ الشَّوْكَةِ الْعِيرُ فَلَمَّا وَعَدَنَا إِحْدَى الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ إِمَّا الْقَوْمُ وَإِمَّا الْعِيرُ طَابَتْ أَنْفُسُنَا ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَعَثَ رَجُلًا لِيَنْظُرَ مَا قِبَلَ الْقَوْمِ؟ فَقَالَ رَأَيْتُ سَوَادًا وَلَا أَدْرِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «هُمْ هُمْ هَلُمُّوا أَنْ نَتَعَادَ» فَفَعَلْنَا فَإِذَا نَحْنُ ثَلَاثَ مِائَةٍ وَثَلَاثَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلًا فَأَخْبَرَنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ بِعِدَّتِنَا فَسَّرَهُ ذَلِكَ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَقَالَ «عِدَّةُ أَصْحَابِ طَالُوتَ» ثُمَّ إِنَّا اجْتَمَعْنَا مَعَ الْقَوْمِ فَصَفَفْنَا فَبَدَرَتْ مِنَّا بَادِرَةٌ أَمَامَ الصَّفِّ فَنَظَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ «مَعِي مَعِي» ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَنْشُدُكَ وَعْدَكَ» فَقَالَ ابْنُ رَوَاحَةَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُشِيرَ عَلَيْكَ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَفْضَلُ مَنْ يُشِيرُ عَلَيْهِ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ أَنْ تَنْشُدَهُ وَعْدَهُ فَقَالَ «يَا ابْنَ رَوَاحَةَ لَأَنْشُدَنَّ اللهَ وَعْدَهُ فَإِنَّ اللهَ لَا يُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ» فَأَخَذَ قَبْضَةً مِنَ التُّرَابِ فَرَمَى بِهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي وُجُوهِ الْقَوْمِ فَانْهَزَمُوا فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {وَمَا رَمَيْتَ إِذْ رَمَيْتَ وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ رَمَى} فَقَتَلْنَا وَأَسَرْنَا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا أَرَى أَنْ يَكُونَ لَكَ أَسْرَى فَإِنَّمَا نَحْنُ دَاعُونَ مُوَلِّفُونَ فَقُلْنَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ إِنَّمَا يَحْمِلُ عُمَرُ عَلَى مَا قَالَ حَسَدًا لَنَا فَنَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ اسْتَيْقَظَ ثُمَّ قَالَ «ادْعُوا لِي عُمَرَ» فَدُعِيَ لَهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ قَدْ أَنْزَلَ عَلَيَّ {مَا كَانَ لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ أَسْرَى حَتَّى يُثْخِنَ فِي الْأَرْضِ تُرِيدُونَ عَرَضَ الدُّنْيَا وَاللهُ يُرِيدُ الْآخِرَةَ وَاللهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ}  

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed Allah commanded Yahya bin Zakariyya with five commandments to abide by, and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by them. But he was slow in doing so. So 'Eisa said: 'Indeed Allah commanded you with five commandments to abide by and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by. Either you command them, or I shall command them.' So Yahya said: 'I fear that if you precede me in this, then the earth may swallow me, or I shall be punished.' So he gathered the people in Jerusalem, and they filled [the Masjid] and sat upon its balconies. So he said: 'Indeed Allah has commanded me with five commandments to abide by, and to command you to abide by. The first of them is that you worship Allah and not associate anything with him. The parable of the one who associates others with Allah is that of a man who buys a servant with his own gold or silver, then he says to him: "This is my home and this is my business so take care of it and give me the profits." So he takes care of it and gives the profits to someone other than his master. Which of you would live to have a servant like that? And Allah commands you to perform Salat, and when you perform Salat then do not turn away, for Allah is facing the face of His worshipers as long as he does not turn away. And He commands you with fasting. For indeed the parable of fasting, is that of a man in a group with a sachet containing musk. All of them enjoy its fragrance. Indeed the breath of the fasting person is more pleasant to Allah than the scent of musk. And He commands you to give charity. The parable of that, is a man captured by his enemies, tying his hands to his neck, and they come to him to beat his neck. Then he said: "I can ransom myself from you with a little or a lot" so he ransoms himself from them. And He commands you to remember Allah. For indeed the parable of that, is a man whose enemy quickly tracks him until he reaches an impermeable fortress in which he protects himself from them. This is how the worshiper is; he does not protect himself from Ash-Shaitan except by the remembrance of Allah.'" The Prophet ﷺ said: "And I command you with five that Allah commanded me: Listening and obeying, Jihad, Hijrah, and the Jama'ah. For indeed whoever parts from the Jama'ah the measure of a hand-span, then he has cast off the yoke of Islam from his neck, unless he returns. And whoever calls with the call of Jahiliyyah then he is from the coals of Hell." A man said: "O Messenger of Allah! Even if he performs Salat and fasts?" So he ﷺ said: "Even if he performs Salat and fasts. So call with the call that Allah named you with: Muslims, believers, worshipers of Allah." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2863)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَمَرَ يَحْيَى بْنَ زَكَرِيَّا بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَيَأْمُرَ بِهِنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ فَكَادَ أَنْ يُبْطِئَ فَقَالَ لَهُ عِيسَى إِنَّكَ قَدْ أُمِرْتَ بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ تَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَتَأْمُرَ بِهِنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ فَإِمَّا أَنْ تَأْمُرَهُمْ وَإِمَّا أَنْ آمُرُهُمْ فَقَالَ لَا تَفْعَلْ يَا أَخِي فَإِنِّي أَخْشَى إِنْ سَبَقْتَنِي إِلَيْهِمْ أَنْ أُعَذَّبَ أَوْ يُخْسَفَ بِي فَجَمَعَ النَّاسَ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ حَتَّى امْتَلَأَ وَقَعَدَ عَلَى الشَّرَفِ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ وَعَظَهُمْ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَمَرَنِي بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَأَنْ آمُرَكُمْ أَنْ تَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ أَوَّلُهُنَّ أَنْ تَعْبُدُوا اللهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ اشْتَرَى عَبْدًا مِنْ خَالِصِ مَالِهِ بِذَهَبٍ أَوْ وَرِقٍ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ دَارِي وَهَذَا عَمَلِي فَاعْمَلْ وَأَدِّ إِلَيَّ عَمَلَكَ فَجَعَلَ يَعْمَلُ وَيُؤَدِّي عَمَلَهُ إِلَى غَيْرِ سَيِّدِهِ فَأَيُّكُمْ يَسُرُّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَبْدُهُ كَذَلِكَ يَعْمَلُ وَيُؤَدِّي عَمَلَهُ إِلَى غَيْرِهِ؟ وَإِنَّ اللهَ خَلَقَكُمْ وَرَزَقَكُمْ فَاعْبُدُوهُ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَإِذَا صَلَّيْتُمْ فَلَا تَلْتَفِتُوا فَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يَنْصِبُ وَجْهَهُ لِوَجْهِ عَبْدِهِ مَا لَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصِّيَامِ وَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ مَعَهُ عِصَابَةٌ فِيهَا صُرَّةٌ مِنْ مِسْكٍ فَكُلُّهُمْ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَجِدَ رِيحَهَا وَإِنَّ فَمَ الصَّائِمِ أَطْيَبُ عِنْدَ اللهِ مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّدَقَةِ وَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ مَنْ أَسَرَهُ الْعَدُوُّ فَشَدُّوا يَدَهُ إِلَى عُنُقِهِ وَقَرَّبُوهُ لِيَضْرِبُوا عُنُقَهُ فَقَالَ أَنَا أَفْتَدِي نَفْسِي مِنْكُمْ فَجَعَلَ يُعْطِي الْقَلِيلَ وَالْكَثِيرَ حَتَّى افْتَكَّ نَفْسَهُ مِنْهُمْ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِذِكْرِ اللهِ كَثِيرًا وَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذِكْرِ اللهِ ﷻ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ طَلَبَهُ الْعَدُوُّ سِرَاعًا فِي أَثَرِهِ فَأَتَى حِصْنًا حَصِينًا فَأَحْرَزَ نَفْسَهُ فِيهِ وَإِنَّ أَحْصَنَ مَا يَكُونُ الْعَبْدُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ إِذَا كَانَ فِي ذِكْرِ اللهِ تَعَالَى  

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed Allah commanded Yahya bin Zakariyya with five commandments to abide by, and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by them. But he was slow in doing so. So 'Eisa said: 'Indeed Allah commanded you with five commandments to abide by and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by. Either you command them, or I shall command them.' So Yahya said: 'I fear that if you precede me in this, then the earth may swallow me, or I shall be punished.' So he gathered the people in Jerusalem, and they filled [the Masjid] and sat upon its balconies. So he said: 'Indeed Allah has commanded me with five commandments to abide by, and to command you to abide by. The first of them is that you worship Allah and not associate anything with him. The parable of the one who associates others with Allah is that of a man who buys a servant with his own gold or silver, then he says to him: "This is my home and this is my business so take care of it and give me the profits." So he takes care of it and gives the profits to someone other than his master. Which of you would live to have a servant like that? And Allah commands you to perform Salat, and when you perform Salat then do not turn away, for Allah is facing the face of His worshipers as long as he does not turn away. And He commands you with fasting. For indeed the parable of fasting, is that of a man in a group with a sachet containing musk. All of them enjoy its fragrance. Indeed the breath of the fasting person is more pleasant to Allah than the scent of musk. And He commands you to give charity. The parable of that, is a man captured by his enemies, tying his hands to his neck, and they come to him to beat his neck. Then he said: "I can ransom myself from you with a little or a lot" so he ransoms himself from them. And He commands you to remember Allah. For indeed the parable of that, is a man whose enemy quickly tracks him until he reaches an impermeable fortress in which he protects himself from them. This is how the worshiper is; he does not protect himself from Ash-Shaitan except by the remembrance of Allah.'" The Prophet ﷺ said: "And I command you with five that Allah commanded me: Listening and obeying, Jihad, Hijrah, and the Jama'ah. For indeed whoever parts from the Jama'ah the measure of a hand-span, then he has cast off the yoke of Islam from his neck, unless he returns. And whoever calls with the call of Jahiliyyah then he is from the coals of Hell." A man said: "O Messenger of Allah! Even if he performs Salat and fasts?" So he ﷺ said: "Even if he performs Salat and fasts. So call with the call that Allah named you with: Muslims, believers, worshipers of Allah." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2863)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَمَرَ يَحْيَى بْنَ زَكَرِيَّا بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَيَأْمُرَ بِهِنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ فَكَادَ أَنْ يُبْطِئَ فَقَالَ لَهُ عِيسَى إِنَّكَ قَدْ أُمِرْتَ بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ تَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَتَأْمُرَ بِهِنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ فَإِمَّا أَنْ تَأْمُرَهُمْ وَإِمَّا أَنْ آمُرُهُمْ فَقَالَ لَا تَفْعَلْ يَا أَخِي فَإِنِّي أَخْشَى إِنْ سَبَقْتَنِي إِلَيْهِمْ أَنْ أُعَذَّبَ أَوْ يُخْسَفَ بِي فَجَمَعَ النَّاسَ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ حَتَّى امْتَلَأَ وَقَعَدَ عَلَى الشَّرَفِ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ وَعَظَهُمْ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَمَرَنِي بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَأَنْ آمُرَكُمْ أَنْ تَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ أَوَّلُهُنَّ أَنْ تَعْبُدُوا اللهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ اشْتَرَى عَبْدًا مِنْ خَالِصِ مَالِهِ بِذَهَبٍ أَوْ وَرِقٍ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ دَارِي وَهَذَا عَمَلِي فَاعْمَلْ وَأَدِّ إِلَيَّ عَمَلَكَ فَجَعَلَ يَعْمَلُ وَيُؤَدِّي عَمَلَهُ إِلَى غَيْرِ سَيِّدِهِ فَأَيُّكُمْ يَسُرُّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَبْدُهُ كَذَلِكَ يَعْمَلُ وَيُؤَدِّي عَمَلَهُ إِلَى غَيْرِهِ؟ وَإِنَّ اللهَ خَلَقَكُمْ وَرَزَقَكُمْ فَاعْبُدُوهُ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَإِذَا صَلَّيْتُمْ فَلَا تَلْتَفِتُوا فَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يَنْصِبُ وَجْهَهُ لِوَجْهِ عَبْدِهِ مَا لَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصِّيَامِ وَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ مَعَهُ عِصَابَةٌ فِيهَا صُرَّةٌ مِنْ مِسْكٍ فَكُلُّهُمْ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَجِدَ رِيحَهَا وَإِنَّ فَمَ الصَّائِمِ أَطْيَبُ عِنْدَ اللهِ مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّدَقَةِ وَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ مَنْ أَسَرَهُ الْعَدُوُّ فَشَدُّوا يَدَهُ إِلَى عُنُقِهِ وَقَرَّبُوهُ لِيَضْرِبُوا عُنُقَهُ فَقَالَ أَنَا أَفْتَدِي نَفْسِي مِنْكُمْ فَجَعَلَ يُعْطِي الْقَلِيلَ وَالْكَثِيرَ حَتَّى افْتَكَّ نَفْسَهُ مِنْهُمْ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِذِكْرِ اللهِ كَثِيرًا وَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذِكْرِ اللهِ ﷻ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ طَلَبَهُ الْعَدُوُّ سِرَاعًا فِي أَثَرِهِ فَأَتَى حِصْنًا حَصِينًا فَأَحْرَزَ نَفْسَهُ فِيهِ وَإِنَّ أَحْصَنَ مَا يَكُونُ الْعَبْدُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ إِذَا كَانَ فِي ذِكْرِ اللهِ تَعَالَى  

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed Allah commanded Yahya bin Zakariyya with five commandments to abide by, and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by them. But he was slow in doing so. So 'Eisa said: 'Indeed Allah commanded you with five commandments to abide by and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by. Either you command them, or I shall command them.' So Yahya said: 'I fear that if you precede me in this, then the earth may swallow me, or I shall be punished.' So he gathered the people in Jerusalem, and they filled [the Masjid] and sat upon its balconies. So he said: 'Indeed Allah has commanded me with five commandments to abide by, and to command you to abide by. The first of them is that you worship Allah and not associate anything with him. The parable of the one who associates others with Allah is that of a man who buys a servant with his own gold or silver, then he says to him: "This is my home and this is my business so take care of it and give me the profits." So he takes care of it and gives the profits to someone other than his master. Which of you would live to have a servant like that? And Allah commands you to perform Salat, and when you perform Salat then do not turn away, for Allah is facing the face of His worshipers as long as he does not turn away. And He commands you with fasting. For indeed the parable of fasting, is that of a man in a group with a sachet containing musk. All of them enjoy its fragrance. Indeed the breath of the fasting person is more pleasant to Allah than the scent of musk. And He commands you to give charity. The parable of that, is a man captured by his enemies, tying his hands to his neck, and they come to him to beat his neck. Then he said: "I can ransom myself from you with a little or a lot" so he ransoms himself from them. And He commands you to remember Allah. For indeed the parable of that, is a man whose enemy quickly tracks him until he reaches an impermeable fortress in which he protects himself from them. This is how the worshiper is; he does not protect himself from Ash-Shaitan except by the remembrance of Allah.'" The Prophet ﷺ said: "And I command you with five that Allah commanded me: Listening and obeying, Jihad, Hijrah, and the Jama'ah. For indeed whoever parts from the Jama'ah the measure of a hand-span, then he has cast off the yoke of Islam from his neck, unless he returns. And whoever calls with the call of Jahiliyyah then he is from the coals of Hell." A man said: "O Messenger of Allah! Even if he performs Salat and fasts?" So he ﷺ said: "Even if he performs Salat and fasts. So call with the call that Allah named you with: Muslims, believers, worshipers of Allah." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2863)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَمَرَ يَحْيَى بْنَ زَكَرِيَّا بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ يَعْمَلُ بِهِنَّ وَيَأْمُرُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ فَكَانَ يُبْطِئُ فَقَالَ لَهُ عِيسَى إِنَّكَ أُمِرْتَ بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ تَعْمَلُ بِهِنَّ وَتَأْمُرُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْلَمُوا بِهِنَّ فَإِمَّا تَأْمُرُهُمْ بِهِنَّ وَإِمَّا أَنْ أَقُومَ أَنَا فآمُرَهُمْ بِهِنَّ قَالَ يَحْيَى إِنَّكَ إِنْ سَبَقْتَنِي بِهِنَّ خِفْتُ أَنْ أُعَذَّبَ أَوْ يُخْسَفَ بِي فَجَمَعَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ حَتَّى امْتَلَأَ الْمَسْجِدُ وَحَتَّى جَلَسَ النَّاسُ عَلَى الشُّرُفَاتِ فَوَعَظَ النَّاسَ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ أَمَرَنِي بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ أَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَآمُرَكُمْ أَنْ تَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ أَوَّلُهُنَّ أَنْ لَا تُشْرِكُوا بِاللهِ شَيْئًا فَإِنَّ مَنْ أَشْرَكَ بِاللهِ شَيْئًا فَمَثَلُهُ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ اشْتَرَى عَبْدًا مِنْ خَالِصِ مَالِهِ بِذَهَبٍ أَوْ وَرِقٍ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ دَارِي وَعَمَلِي فَأَدِّ عَمَلَكَ فَجَعَلَ يَعْمَلُ وَيُؤَدِّي عَمَلَهُ إِلَى غَيْرِ سَيِّدِهِ فَأَيُّكُمْ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ عَبْدٌ كَذَلِكَ يُؤَدِّي عَمَلَهُ إِلَى غَيْرِ سَيِّدِهِ وَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ هُوَ خَلَقَكُمْ وَرَزَقَكُمْ فَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِاللهِ شَيْئًا وَإِنَّ اللهَ أَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَإِذَا نَصَبْتُمْ وُجُوهَكُمْ فَلَا تَلْتَفِتُوا فَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يَنْصِبُ وَجْهَهُ لِوَجْهِ عَبْدِهِ إِذَا قَامَ يُصَلِّي فَلَا يَصْرِفُ وَجْهَهُ عَنْهُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ الْعَبْدُ هُوَ يَصْرِفُ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصِّيَامِ فَإِنَّ مَثَلَ الصَّائِمِ مَثَلُ رَجُلٍ مَعَهُ صُرَّةُ مِسْكٍ فَهُوَ فِي عِصَابَةٍ لَيْسَ مَعَ أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ مِسْكٌ غَيْرَهُ كُلُّهُمْ يَشْتَهِي أَنْ يَجِدَ رِيحَهَا وَإِنَّ رِيحَ فَمِ الصَّائِمِ أَطْيَبُ عِنْدَ اللهِ مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّدَقَةِ فَإِنَّ مَثَلَهَا كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ أَخَذَهُ الْعَدُوُّ فَأَسَرُوهُ فَشَدُّوا يَدَهُ إِلَى عُنُقِهِ فَقَدَّمُوهُ لِيَضْرِبُوا عُنُقَهُ فَقَالَ لَا تَقْتُلُونِي فَإِنِّي أَفْدِي نَفْسِي مِنْكُمْ بِكَذَا وَكَذَا مِنَ الْمَالِ فَأَرْسَلُوهُ فَجَعَلَ يَجْمَعُ لَهُمْ حَتَّى فَدَى نَفْسَهُ فَكَذَلِكَ الصَّدَقَةُ يَفْتَدِي بِهَا الْعَبْدُ نَفْسَهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ اللهِ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِكَثْرَةِ ذِكْرِ اللهِ وَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ ظَلَمَهُ الْعَدُوُّ فَانْطَلَقُوا فِي طَلَبِهِ سِرَاعًا وَانْطَلَقَ حَتَّى أَتَى حِصْنًا حَصِينًا فَأَحْرَزَ نَفْسَهُ فِيهِ وَكَذَلِكَ مَثَلُ الشَّيْطَانِ لَا يُحْرِزُ الْعِبَادُ أَنْفُسَهُمْ مِنْهُ إِلَّا بِذِكْرِ اللهِ  

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed Allah commanded Yahya bin Zakariyya with five commandments to abide by, and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by them. But he was slow in doing so. So 'Eisa said: 'Indeed Allah commanded you with five commandments to abide by and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by. Either you command them, or I shall command them.' So Yahya said: 'I fear that if you precede me in this, then the earth may swallow me, or I shall be punished.' So he gathered the people in Jerusalem, and they filled [the Masjid] and sat upon its balconies. So he said: 'Indeed Allah has commanded me with five commandments to abide by, and to command you to abide by. The first of them is that you worship Allah and not associate anything with him. The parable of the one who associates others with Allah is that of a man who buys a servant with his own gold or silver, then he says to him: "This is my home and this is my business so take care of it and give me the profits." So he takes care of it and gives the profits to someone other than his master. Which of you would live to have a servant like that? And Allah commands you to perform Salat, and when you perform Salat then do not turn away, for Allah is facing the face of His worshipers as long as he does not turn away. And He commands you with fasting. For indeed the parable of fasting, is that of a man in a group with a sachet containing musk. All of them enjoy its fragrance. Indeed the breath of the fasting person is more pleasant to Allah than the scent of musk. And He commands you to give charity. The parable of that, is a man captured by his enemies, tying his hands to his neck, and they come to him to beat his neck. Then he said: "I can ransom myself from you with a little or a lot" so he ransoms himself from them. And He commands you to remember Allah. For indeed the parable of that, is a man whose enemy quickly tracks him until he reaches an impermeable fortress in which he protects himself from them. This is how the worshiper is; he does not protect himself from Ash-Shaitan except by the remembrance of Allah.'" The Prophet ﷺ said: "And I command you with five that Allah commanded me: Listening and obeying, Jihad, Hijrah, and the Jama'ah. For indeed whoever parts from the Jama'ah the measure of a hand-span, then he has cast off the yoke of Islam from his neck, unless he returns. And whoever calls with the call of Jahiliyyah then he is from the coals of Hell." A man said: "O Messenger of Allah! Even if he performs Salat and fasts?" So he ﷺ said: "Even if he performs Salat and fasts. So call with the call that Allah named you with: Muslims, believers, worshipers of Allah." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2863)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَمَرَ يَحْيَى بْنَ زَكَرِيَّا بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ يَعْمَلُ بِهِنَّ وَيَأْمُرُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ فَكَانَ يُبْطِئُ فَقَالَ لَهُ عِيسَى إِنَّكَ أُمِرْتَ بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ تَعْمَلُ بِهِنَّ وَتَأْمُرُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْلَمُوا بِهِنَّ فَإِمَّا تَأْمُرُهُمْ بِهِنَّ وَإِمَّا أَنْ أَقُومَ أَنَا فآمُرَهُمْ بِهِنَّ قَالَ يَحْيَى إِنَّكَ إِنْ سَبَقْتَنِي بِهِنَّ خِفْتُ أَنْ أُعَذَّبَ أَوْ يُخْسَفَ بِي فَجَمَعَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ حَتَّى امْتَلَأَ الْمَسْجِدُ وَحَتَّى جَلَسَ النَّاسُ عَلَى الشُّرُفَاتِ فَوَعَظَ النَّاسَ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ أَمَرَنِي بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ أَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَآمُرَكُمْ أَنْ تَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ أَوَّلُهُنَّ أَنْ لَا تُشْرِكُوا بِاللهِ شَيْئًا فَإِنَّ مَنْ أَشْرَكَ بِاللهِ شَيْئًا فَمَثَلُهُ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ اشْتَرَى عَبْدًا مِنْ خَالِصِ مَالِهِ بِذَهَبٍ أَوْ وَرِقٍ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ دَارِي وَعَمَلِي فَأَدِّ عَمَلَكَ فَجَعَلَ يَعْمَلُ وَيُؤَدِّي عَمَلَهُ إِلَى غَيْرِ سَيِّدِهِ فَأَيُّكُمْ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ عَبْدٌ كَذَلِكَ يُؤَدِّي عَمَلَهُ إِلَى غَيْرِ سَيِّدِهِ وَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ هُوَ خَلَقَكُمْ وَرَزَقَكُمْ فَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِاللهِ شَيْئًا وَإِنَّ اللهَ أَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَإِذَا نَصَبْتُمْ وُجُوهَكُمْ فَلَا تَلْتَفِتُوا فَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يَنْصِبُ وَجْهَهُ لِوَجْهِ عَبْدِهِ إِذَا قَامَ يُصَلِّي فَلَا يَصْرِفُ وَجْهَهُ عَنْهُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ الْعَبْدُ هُوَ يَصْرِفُ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصِّيَامِ فَإِنَّ مَثَلَ الصَّائِمِ مَثَلُ رَجُلٍ مَعَهُ صُرَّةُ مِسْكٍ فَهُوَ فِي عِصَابَةٍ لَيْسَ مَعَ أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ مِسْكٌ غَيْرَهُ كُلُّهُمْ يَشْتَهِي أَنْ يَجِدَ رِيحَهَا وَإِنَّ رِيحَ فَمِ الصَّائِمِ أَطْيَبُ عِنْدَ اللهِ مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّدَقَةِ فَإِنَّ مَثَلَهَا كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ أَخَذَهُ الْعَدُوُّ فَأَسَرُوهُ فَشَدُّوا يَدَهُ إِلَى عُنُقِهِ فَقَدَّمُوهُ لِيَضْرِبُوا عُنُقَهُ فَقَالَ لَا تَقْتُلُونِي فَإِنِّي أَفْدِي نَفْسِي مِنْكُمْ بِكَذَا وَكَذَا مِنَ الْمَالِ فَأَرْسَلُوهُ فَجَعَلَ يَجْمَعُ لَهُمْ حَتَّى فَدَى نَفْسَهُ فَكَذَلِكَ الصَّدَقَةُ يَفْتَدِي بِهَا الْعَبْدُ نَفْسَهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ اللهِ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِكَثْرَةِ ذِكْرِ اللهِ وَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ ظَلَمَهُ الْعَدُوُّ فَانْطَلَقُوا فِي طَلَبِهِ سِرَاعًا وَانْطَلَقَ حَتَّى أَتَى حِصْنًا حَصِينًا فَأَحْرَزَ نَفْسَهُ فِيهِ وَكَذَلِكَ مَثَلُ الشَّيْطَانِ لَا يُحْرِزُ الْعِبَادُ أَنْفُسَهُمْ مِنْهُ إِلَّا بِذِكْرِ اللهِ  

[Machine] "Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq wrote a letter to Khalid bin Al-Walid, who was in Al-Yamamah, from Abdullah Abu Bakr's caliph. Peace be upon you, O Khalid bin Al-Walid and those who are with him from the Muhajireen, the Ansar, and the followers. I praise Allah to you, the One whom there is no god but He. After that, all praise be to Allah who fulfilled His promise, supported His servant, honored His guardian, humiliated His enemy, and defeated the factions individually. Indeed, Allah, whom there is no god but He, has said: 'Allah has promised those who have believed among you and done righteous deeds that He will surely grant them succession [to authority] upon the earth just as He granted it to those before them and that He will surely establish for them [therein] their religion which He has preferred for them.' (Qur'an 24:55) He wrote the entire verse and recited the verse as a promise from Him, with no deviation, and made jihad obligatory upon the believers, saying: 'Fighting has been prescribed upon you while it is hateful to you.' (Qur'an 2:216) Until he finished reciting the verses, he affirmed the promise of Allah to you, so obey Him in what He has prescribed upon you. Even if the burden becomes heavy, the provision becomes scarce, and difficulties arise, consider it small compared to the immense reward from Allah. So march, and may Allah have mercy upon you, in the path of Allah with light and heavy weapons, and strive with your wealth and yourselves.' (Qur'an 9:41) He wrote the entire verse saying, 'Behold, I have commanded Khalid bin Al-Walid to march to Iraq, and he should not leave it until my order reaches him. So march with him and do not lag behind, for it is a way in which Allah has glorified and increased the reward for those whose intention is good and whose desire for goodness is great. So when you reach Iraq, stay there until my order comes to you. May Allah suffice us and you from the difficulties of this world and the hereafter. Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.' The Sheikh (narrator) then elaborated on the historical events and the inclusion of his letter in the biography towards Sham (Greater Syria) and the reinforcement of the army leaders there and the victories of the Muslims in the days of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq, and the departure of Heraclius towards Byzantium and the conquests in Iraq, Persia, and the destruction of Khosrow and the carrying of his treasures to Al-Madina in the days of Umar bin Al-Khattab."  

فَكَتَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ ؓ إِلَى خَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ وَهُوَ بِالْيَمَامَةِ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ خَلِيفَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى خَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ وَالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارِ وَالتَّابِعِينَ بِإِحْسَانٍ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ فَإِنِّي أَحْمَدُ إِلَيْكُمُ اللهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَنْجَزَ وَعْدَهُ وَنَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ وَأَعَزَّ وَلِيَّهُ وَأَذَلَّ عَدُوَّهُ وَغَلَبَ الْأَحْزَابَ فَرْدًا فَإِنَّ اللهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ هُوَ قَالَ {وَعَدَ اللهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِينَهُمُ الَّذِي ارْتَضَى لَهُمْ} [النور 55] وَكَتَبَ الْآيَةَ كُلَّهَا وَقَرَأَ الْآيَةَ وَعْدًا مِنْهُ لَا خُلْفَ لَهُ وَمَقَالًا لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ وَفَرَضَ الْجِهَادَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقَالَ {كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْقِتَالُ وَهُوَ كُرْهٌ لَكُمْ} [البقرة 216] حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنَ الْآيَاتِ فَاسْتَتِمُّوا بِوَعْدِ اللهِ إِيَّاكُمْ وَأَطِيعُوهُ فِيمَا فَرَضَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَإِنْ عَظُمَتْ فِيهِ الْمُؤْنَةُ وَاسْتَبَدَّتِ الرَّزِيَّةُ وَبَعُدَتِ الْمَشَقَّةُ وَفُجِعْتُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ بِالْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَنْفُسِ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يَسِيرٌ فِي عَظِيمِ ثَوَابِ اللهِ فَاغْزُوا رَحِمَكُمُ اللهُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ {خِفَافًا وَثِقَالًا وَجَاهِدُوا بِأَمْوَالِكُمْ وَأَنْفُسِكُمْ} [التوبة 41] كَتَبَ الْآيَةَ أَلَا وَقَدْ أَمَرْتُ خَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ بِالْمَسِيرِ إِلَى الْعِرَاقِ فَلَا يَبْرَحْهَا حَتَّى يَأْتِيَهُ أَمْرِي فَسِيرُوا مَعَهُ وَلَا تَتَثَاقَلُوا عَنْهُ فَإِنَّهُ سَبِيلٌ يُعْظِمُ اللهُ فِيهِ الْأَجْرَ لِمَنْ حَسُنَتْ فِيهِ نِيَّتُهُ وَعَظُمَتْ فِي الْخَيْرِ رَغْبَتُهُ فَإِذَا وَقَعْتُمُ الْعِرَاقَ فَكُونُوا بِهَا حَتَّى يَأْتِيَكُمْ أَمْرِي كَفَانَا اللهُ وَإِيَّاكُمْ مُهِمَّاتِ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ ثُمَّ بَيَّنَ فِي التَّوَارِيخِ وُرُودَ كِتَابِهِ عَلَيْهِ بِالسَّيْرِ إِلَى الشَّامِ وَإِمْدَادِ مَنْ بِهَا مِنْ أُمَرَاءِ الْأَجْنَادِ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الظَّفَرِ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ يَوْمَ أَجْنَادِينَ فِي أَيَّامِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ ؓ وَمَا كَانَ مِنْ خُرُوجِ هِرَقْلَ مُتَوَجِّهًا نَحْوَ الرُّومِ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْفُتُوحِ بِهَا وَبِالْعِرَاقِ وَبِأَرْضِ فَارِسَ وَهَلَاكِ كِسْرَى وَحَمْلِ كُنُوزِهِ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فِي أَيَّامِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ  

[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  

"عَنْ نَهْشَلِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ بْنِ مُزَاحِمٍ، عَن ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ (قال:

مكث عمر) يَسْأَلُ عن أُوَيْسٍ الْقَرْنِى عَشْرَ سِنِينَ، فَذَكَر أَنَّهُ قَالَ: يَا أَهْلَ اليمَنِ! مَنْ كَانَ مِنْ مُرَادٍ فَلْيَقُمْ، فَقَامَ مَنْ كَانَ مِن مُرَادٍ وَقَعَدَ آخَرُونَ، فَقَالَ: أَفيكُمْ أُوَيْسٌ؟ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ: يا أَميرَ الْمؤمِنيِنَ! لَا نَعْرِفُ أُوَيْسًا وَلَكِنِ ابْنُ أَخٍ لِى يُقَالُ لَهُ أُوَيْسٌ هُوَ أَضْعَفُ وَأَمْهنُ مِن أَنْ يَسْأَلَ مِثْلُكَ عَن مَثْلِهِ، قال له: أَبِحَرَمِنَا هو؟ قَالَ: نَعَم هُوَ بالأَرَاكِ بِعَرَفةَ يَرْعَى إِبِلَ الْقَوْمِ فَرَكِبَ عُمَرُ وَعَلِىٌّ ؓ حِمَارَيْنِ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَا حَتَّى أَتَيَا الأَراكَ فَإِذا هُوَ قَائِمٌ يُصَلِّى، يَضْرِبُ ببَصَرِه نَحْوَ مَسْجِدِه وقَدْ دَخَلَ بَعْضُهُ فِى بَعْضٍ، فَلَمْا رَأَيَاهُ قَالَ أحَدُهُما لِصَاحِبه: إِنْ يَكُ أَحَدٌ الَّذِى نَطلُبُهُ فَهَذَا هُوَ، فَلَما سَمِع حديثهما خَفَّفَ وَانْصَرَفَ، فسلما عليه فرد عليهما، فلما رَدَّ عَلَيْهِما: وَعَلَيْكُمَا السَّلَام وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّه وبركاته، قَالَا لَه: مَا اسْمُكَ رَحِمَك اللَّه؟ قَالَ: أَنَا رَاعِى هَذِهِ الإِبِل، قَالَا: أَخْبِرْنَا بِاسْمكَ، قَالَ: أَنَا أَجِيرُ الْقَوْم، قَالَا: مَا اسْمكَ؟ قال: أَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّه، قَالَ لَهُ عَلِىٌّ: قَدْ عَلِمْنَا أَنَّ مَن فِى السَّمَواتِ وَالأَرْضِ عبيدُ اللَّه فَأَنْشُدُكَ برَبّ هَذِهِ الْكَعْبَةِ, رَبِّ هَذَا الْحَرَمِ مَا اسْمُكَ الَّذِى سَمَّتْكَ بِه أُمُّكَ؟ قَالَ: وَمَا تُريدَان إِلَى ذَلكَ؟ قال: أَنَا أُوَيْسُ بْنُ عامر، فَقَالَا لَه: اكْشِفْ لَنَا عَن شِقِّكَ الأَيْسَرِ فَكَشَفَ لهما، فإذا لمعة بيضاء قدر الدرهم من غير سوء) فابْتَدَرَا يُقَبِّلَانِ المَوْضِعَ، ثُمَّ قَالَا لَهُ: إِنَّ رسُولَ ﷺ أَمَرَنَا أن نُقْرِئَكَ السَّلَامَ وَأَنْ نَسْأَلَكَ أَنْ تَدْعُوَ لَنَا، فَقَالَ: إِنَّ دُعَائِى فِى شَرْقِ الأَرْضِ وَغَرْبِهَا لِجَمِيع المُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمنَاتِ، فَقَالَا: ادْع لنا! فَدَعَا لَهُمَا وَلِلمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمؤْمِنَاتِ، فَقَالَ له عمر: أُعطيك شيئًا من رزقى أو من عطائى تستعين به، فقال: ثَوْباىَ جَدِيدَانِ، وَنَعْلَاىَ مَخْصُوفَتَانِ، وَمَعِى أَرْبَعَةُ دَرَاهمَ، وَلِى فَضْلَةٌ عنْدَ الْقَوْمِ، فَمَتَى أُفْنِى هَذَا؟ إِنَّهُ مَن أَمَّلَ جُمُعَةً أَمَّل شَهْرًا، وَمَن أَمَّلَ شَهْرًا أَمَّل سَنَةً، ثُمَّ رَدَّ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ إِبِلَهُمْ، ثُمَّ فَارَقَهُم فَلَم يَرَهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ".  

" 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 ".  

أَقْبَل رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِى عَامِرٍ شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ يَتَوَكَّأُ عَلَى عَصَاهُ حَتَّى مَثَلَ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ رَسُول الله ﷺ ، فَقَالَ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ، إِنَّكَ تَفُوهُ بِأَمْرٍ عَظِيمٍ: تَزْعُمُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ الله أُرْسِلْتَ إِلَى النَّاسِ كَمَا أُرْسِلَ مُوسَى بْنُ عِمْرَانَ، وَعِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ، وَالنَّبِيُّونَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ، وَإِنَّمَا أَنْتَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ، فَمَا لَكَ وَالنُّبُوَّة؟ وَلَكِن (لِكُلِّ) قَوْلِ حَقِيقَةٌ، وَلِكُل بَدْءِ شَأنٌ، فَحَدِّثْنِى بِحَقِيقَةِ قَوْلِكَ وَبَدْءِ شَأنِكَ، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ حَليمًا لاَ يَجْهَلُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: يَا أَخَا بَنِى عَامِرٍ، إِنَّ للأَمْرِ الَّذِى سَأَلْتَنِى عَنْهُ قِصَصًا وَنَبأً، فَاجْلِسْ أُنْبِئْكَ بحَقيقَةِ قَوْلِى وَبَدْءِ شَأنِى، فَجَلَسَ العَامِرِىُّ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ رَسُول الله ﷺ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ : إِنَّ وَالِدِى لَمَّا بَنَى بِأُمِّى حَمَلَتْ، فَرَأَتْ فَيمَا يَرَىْ النَّائِمُ أَنَّ نُورًا خَرَجَ مِنْ جَوْفِهَا، فَجَعَلَتْ تُتْبِعُهُ بَصَرَهَا حَتَّى مَلأَ مَا بَيْنَ السَّموَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ نُورًا، فَقَصَّتْ ذَلِكَ عَلَى حَكِيمٍ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا، فَقَالَ لَهَا: والله لَئِنْ صَدَقَتْ رُؤْيَاكِ لَيَخْرُجَنَّ مِنْ بَطْنِكَ غُلاَمٌ يَعْلُو ذكْرُهُ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ، وَكَانَ هَذَا الْحَىُّ مِنْ بَنِى سَعْدِ بْنِ هَوَازِنَ يَنْتَابُونَ نِسَاءَ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَيَحْضُنُونَ أَوْلاَدَهُمْ وَينْتَفِعُونَ بخَيْرِهِمْ، وَإِنَّ أُمِّى وَلَدَتْنِى فِى العَامِ الَّذِى قَدمُوا فيهِ وَهَلَكَ وَالِدِى، فَكُنْتُ يَتِيمًا فِى حِجْرِ عَمِّى أَبِى طَالِبِ، فَأَقْبَلَ النِّسْوَانُ يَتَدَافَعْنَنِى وَيَقُلْنَ: ضَرْعٌ صَغِير لاَ أَبَا لَهُ فَمَا عَسَيْنَا أَنْ نَنْتَفِعَ بِهِ مِنْ خَيْرٍ، وَكَانْ فِيهنَ امْرَأَةٌ يُقَالُ لَهَا: أُمُّ كبشة ابْنَةُ الْحَارِثِ، فَقَالَتْ: وَالله لاَ أَنْصَرِفُ عَامِى هَذَا خَائِبَةً أَبَدًا، فَأَخَذَتنِى وَأَلْقَتْنِى عَلَى صَدْرِهَا فَدِرَّ لَبَنُهَا فَحَضَنَتْنِى، فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ ذَلِكَ عَمِّى أَبَا طَالِب أَقْطَعَهَا إِبِلًا وَمُقَطَّعَاتٍ مِنَ الثِّيَاب، وَلَمْ يَبْقَ عَمُّ مِنْ عُمُومَتِى إِلَّا أَقْطَعَهَا وَكسَاهَا، فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النِّسْوَانَ، أَقْبَلْنَ إِلَيْهَا، يَقُلْنَ. أَمَا وَالله يَا أُمَّ كبْشَةَ لَوْ عَلِمْنَا بَرَكَةَ هَذَا يَكُونُ هَكَذَا؟ مَا سَبقْتينَا إِلَيْه، ثُمَّ تَرَعْرَعْتُ وَكَبِرْتُ، وَقَدْ بُغَّضَتْ إِلَىَّ أَصْنَامُ قُرَيْشٍ وَالْعَرَبِ، فَلاَ أَقْرَبُهَا وَلاَ آتِيهَا حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ بَعْدَ زَمَنٍ خَرَجْتُ بَيْنَ أَتْرَابٍ لِى مِنَ الْعَرَبِ نَتَقَاذَفُ بِالأَجِلَةِ يَعْنِى البَعْرَ فِإِذَا بثَلاثَةِ نَفَرٍ مُقْبِلِينَ الأَنْهارُ، ذَلِكَ جَزَاءُ مَنْ تَزَكَّى. قَالَ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ، فَإِلَى المُسْمِعَاتِ أَسْمَعُ. قَالَ: جَوْف اللَّيْلِ الدَامِسِ إِذَا هَدَأَتِ العُيُونُ فَإِنَّ الله حَىٌّ قَيُومٌ يَقُولُ: هَلْ مِنْ تَائِبٍ فَأَتوُبُ عَلَيْهِ؟ هَلْ مِنْ مُسْتَغْفِرٍ فَأَغْفِرُ لَهُ ذَنْبَهُ؟ هَلْ مِنْ سَائِلٍ فَأُعطِيهُ سُؤْلَهُ؟ فَوَثَبَ العَامِرِىُّ فَقالَ. أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِله إِلَّا الله وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ الله  

"عَنْ أبِى إِسْحَاقَ السُّبَيْعِى، عَنِ الشَّعْبِىِّ، عَن عَبْدِ الْمَلكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عقيل بْنِ أَبِى طَالِبٍ وَمُحَمَّد بْنِ عَبْدِ الله ابْنِ أَخِى الزُّهرِىِّ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِىِّ أَنَّ الْعَبَّاسَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ: مَرَّ بِالنَّبِىِّ ﷺ وَهُوَ يُكَلِّمُ النُّقَبَاءَ وَيُكَلِّمُونَهُ، فَعَرَفَ صَوْتَ النَّبِىِّ ﷺ فَنَزَلَ وَعَقَلَ رَاحِلَتَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُمْ: يَا مَعْشَرَ الأَوْسِ وَالْخَزْرَجِ هَذَا ابْنُ أَخِى، وَهُوَ أَحَبُّ النَّاسِ إِلَىَّ، فإِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَدَّقْتُمُوهُ وآمَنْتُمْ بِهِ وَأرَدْتُمْ إِخْرَاجَهُ مَعَكُمْ فَإِنِّى أُرِيدُ أَنْ آخُذَ عَلَيْكُمْ مَوْثِقًا تَطْمئنُّ بِهِ نَفْسِى، وَلَا تَخْذُلُوهُ وَلَا تَغُدُّوهُ فَإنَّ جِيرَانَكُمْ الْيَهُودُ، وَهُمْ لَهُ عَدُوٌّ، وَلَا آمَنُ مَكْرَهُمْ عَلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ - وَشَقَّ عَلَيْهِ قَوْلُ الْعباسِ حِينَ اتَّهَمَ عَلَيْهِ أسْعَدَ وَأَصْحَابَهُ - يَا رسُولَ الله ائْذَنْ لَنَا فَلْنُجِبْهُ غَيْر مُخْشِنِينَ لصَدْرِكَ وَلَا مُتَعَرِّضِينَ لِشَىْءٍ مِمَّا تَكْرَهُ إِلَّا تَصْدِيقًا لإِجَابَتِنَا إِيَّاكَ، وَإِيمَانًا بِكَ، فَقَالَ رسُولُ الله ﷺ أَجِيبُوهُ غَيْرَ مُتَّهَمِينَ، فَقَالَ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ وَأقْبَل عَلَى النَّبِىِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ الله إِنَّ لِكُلِّ دَعْوَةٍ سَبِيلًا إِنْ لِينًا وَإنْ شِدَّةً، وَقَدْ دَعَوْتَنَا الْيَوْمَ إِلَى دَعْوَةٍ مُتَهَجَّمةٍ لِلنَّاسِ مُتَوَعِّرَةٍ عَلَيْهِمْ، دَعَوتَنَا إِلَى تَرْكِ دَعْوَةِ دِينِنَا وَاتِّبَاعِكَ عَلَى دِينِكَ، وَتِلْكَ رُتْبَةٌ صَعْبَةٌ فَأَجبْنَاكَ إِلَى ذَلكَ وَدَعَوْتَنَا إِلَى قَطْعِ مَا بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ النَّاسِ مِنَ الْجِوَارِ وَالأَرْحامِ الْقَرِيب وَالْبَعِيدِ، وتِلكَ رُتْبَةٌ صَعْبَةٌ، فَأَجَبْنَاكَ إِلَى ذَلِكَ، وَدَعَوتَنَا وَنَحْنُ جَمَاعَةٌ في دَارِ عِزٍّ ومَنَعَةٍ لَا يطْمَعُ فينا أَحَدٌ أنْ يَرْؤُسَ عَلَيْنَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ غَيْرِنَا قَدْ أَفْرَدَهُ قَوْمُهُ وَأَسْلَمَهُ أَعْمَامُهُ، وَتِلْكَ رُتْبَةٌ صَعْبَةٌ، فَأَجَبْنَاكَ إِلَى ذَلِكَ، وَكُلُّ هَؤُلَاءِ الرُّتَبِ مَكْرُوهَةٌ عِنْدَ النَّاسِ إِلَّا مَنْ عَزَمَ الله لَهُ عَلَى رُشْدِهِ، وَالْتَمَسَ الْخَيْرَ في عَوَاقِبِهَا، وَقَدْ أَجَبْنَاكَ

إِلَى ذَلِكَ بِأَلْسِنَتِنَا وَصُدُورِنَا، إِيمَانًا بِمَا جِئْتَ، وَتَصْدِيقًا بِمَعْرِفَةٍ ثَبَتَتْ في قُلُوبِنَا نُبَايِعُكَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ ونُبَايعُ الله رَبَّنَا وَرَبَّكَ، يَدُ الله فَوْقَ أَيْدِينَا وَدِمَاؤُنَا دُونَ دَمِكَ، وَأَيْدِينَا دُونَ يَدِكَ، نَمْنَعُكَ [مِمَّا] نَمْنَعُ مِنْهُ أَنْفُسَنَا وَأبْنَاءَنَا وَنِسَاءَنَا، فإِنْ نَفِى بِذَلِكَ فَبِالله نَفِى، وَنَحْنُ بِهِ أَسْعَدُ، وَإنْ نَغْدِرْ فَبِالله نَغْدِر وَنَحْنُ بِهِ أَشْقَى، هَذَا الصِّدْقُ مِنَّا يَا رَسُولَ الله وَالله الْمُسْتَعَانُ، ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ: وَأَمَّا أَنْتَ أَيُّهَا الْمُعْتَرِضُ لَنَا بِالْقَوْلِ دُونَ النَّبِىِّ ﷺ فَالله أَعْلَمُ بِمَا أَرَدْتُ بِذَلِكَ، ذَكَرْتَ أنَّهُ ابْنُ أَخِيكَ، وَأَنَّهُ أَحَبُّ النَّاس إِلَيْكَ، فَنَحْنُ قَدْ قَطَعْنَا الْقَرِيبَ وَالْبَعِيدَ وَذَا الرَّحِمِ، وَنَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ أَرْسَلَهُ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ، لَيْسَ بِكَذَّابٍ، وَأَنَّ ما [جَاءَ] بِهِ لَا يُشبهُ كَلَامَ الْبَشَرِ، وَأَمَّا مَا ذَكَرْتَ أَنَّكَ لَا تَطْمئنُّ لَنَا فِى أَمْرِهِ حَتَّى تَأخُذ مَوَاثِيقَنَا، فَهَذِهِ خَصَلَةٌ لَا نَرُدُّهَا عَلَى أَحَدٍ [أَرَادَهَا] لرسُولِ الله ﷺ فَخُذْ مَا [شِئْتَ] ثُم الْتَفَت [إِلَى] النَّبِىِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ الله خُذْ لِنَفْسِكَ مَا شِئْت، وَاشْترطْ لِرَبَّكَ مَا شِئْتَ، فَقَالَ النَّبِىُّ ﷺ أَشْتَرطُ لِرَبَّى - ﷻ - أَنْ تَعْبُدُوهُ وَلَا تُشركُوا بِه شَيْئًا، وَلِنَفْسِى أَنْ تَمْنَعُونِى مِمَّا تَمْنَعُونَ مِنْهُ أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَأَبْنَاءَكُم وَنِسَاءَكُمْ، قَالُوا: فَذلكَ لَكَ يَا رَسُولَ الله".