Yahya said from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that Bushayr ibn Yasar informed him that Abdullah ibn Sahl al-Ansari and Muhayyisa ibn Masud went out to Khaybar, and they separated on their various businesses and Abdullah ibn Sahl was killed. Muhayyisa, and his brother Huwayyisa and Abd ar-Rahman ibn Sahl went to the Prophet ﷺ and Abd ar-Rahman began to speak before his brother. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The older first, the older first. Therefore Huwayyisa and then Muhayyisa spoke and mentioned the affair of Abdullah ibn Sahl. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to them, "Do you swear with fifty oaths and claim the blood-money of your companion or the life of the murderer?" They said, "Messenger of Allah, we did not see it and we were not present." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Will you acquit the jews for fifty oaths?' They said, "Messenger of Allah, how can we accept the oaths of a people who are kafirun?" Yahya ibn Said said, "Bushayr ibn Yasar claimed that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ paid the blood-money from his own property." Malik said, "The generally agreed on way of doing things in our community and that which I heard from whoever I am content with, concerning the oath of qasama, and upon which the past and present imams agree, is that those who claim revenge begin with the oaths and swear. The oath for revenge is only obligatory in two situations. Either the slain person says, 'My blood is against so-and-so,' or the relatives entitled to the blood bring a partial proof of it that is not irrefutable against the one who is the object of the blood-claim. This obliges taking an oath on the part of those who claim the blood against those who are the object of the blood-claim. With us, swearing is only obliged in these two situations." Malik said, "That is the sunna in which there is no dispute with us and which is still the behaviour of the people. The people who claim blood begin the swearings, whether it is an intentional killing or an accident." Malik said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ began with Banu Harith in the case of the killing of their kinsman murdered at Khaybar." Malik said, "If those who make the claim swear, they deserve the blood of their kinsman and whoever they swear against is slain. Only one man can be killed in the qasama. Two cannot be killed in it. Fifty men from the blood-relatives must swear fifty oaths. If their number is less or some of them draw back, they can repeat their oaths, unless one of the relatives of the murdered man who deserves blood and who is permitted to pardon it, draws back. If one of these draws back, there is no way to revenge." Yahya said that Malik said, "The oaths can be made by those of them who remain if one of them draws back who is not permitted to pardon. If one of the blood-relatives draws back who is permitted to pardon, even if he is only one, more oaths can not be made after that by the blood- relatives. If that occurs, the oaths can be on behalf of the one against whom the claim is made. So fifty of the men of his people swear fifty oaths. If there are not fifty men, more oaths can be made by those of them who already swore. If there is only the defendant, he swears fifty oaths and is acquitted." Yahya said that Malik said, "One distinguishes between swearing for blood and oaths for one's rights. When a man has a money-claim against another man, he seeks to verify his due. When a man wants to kill another man, he does not kill him in the midst of people. He keeps to a place away from people. Had there only been swearing in cases where there is a clear proof and had one acted in it as one acts about one's rights (i.e. needing witnesses), the right of blood retribution would have been lost and people would have been swift to take advantage of it when they learned of the decision on it. However, the relatives of the murdered man were allowed to initiate swearing so that people might restrain themselves from blood and the murderer might beware lest he was put into a situation like that (i.e. qasama) by the statement of the murdered man.' " Yahya said, "Malik said about a people of whom a certain number are suspected of murder and the relatives of the murdered man ask them to take oaths and they are numerous, so they ask that each man swears fifty oaths on his own behalf. The oaths are not divided out between them according to their number and they are not acquitted unless each man among them swears fifty oaths on his own behalf." Malik said, "This is the best I have heard about the matter." He said, "Swearing goes to the paternal relatives of the slain. They are the blood-relatives who swear against the killer and by whose swearing he is killed."

أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ سَهْلٍ الأَنْصَارِيَّ وَمُحَيِّصَةَ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ خَرَجَا إِلَى خَيْبَرَ فَتَفَرَّقَا فِي حَوَائِجِهِمَا فَقُتِلَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَهْلٍ فَقَدِمَ مُحَيِّصَةُ فَأَتَى هُوَ وَأَخُوهُ حُوَيِّصَةُ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ سَهْلٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَذَهَبَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ لِيَتَكَلَّمَ لِمَكَانِهِ مِنْ أَخِيهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَبِّرْ كَبِّرْ فَتَكَلَّمَ حُوَيِّصَةُ وَمُحَيِّصَةُ فَذَكَرَا شَأْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَهْلٍ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَتَحْلِفُونَ خَمْسِينَ يَمِينًا وَتَسْتَحِقُّونَ دَمَ صَاحِبِكُمْ أَوْ قَاتِلِكُمْ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَمْ نَشْهَدْ وَلَمْ نَحْضُرْ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَتُبْرِئُكُمْ يَهُودُ بِخَمْسِينَ يَمِينًا فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ نَقْبَلُ أَيْمَانَ قَوْمٍ كُفَّارٍ قَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ فَزَعَمَ بُشَيْرُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَدَاهُ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ قَالَ مَالِكٌ الأَمْرُ الْمُجْتَمَعُ عَلَيْهِ عِنْدَنَا وَالَّذِي سَمِعْتُ مِمَّنْ أَرْضَى فِي الْقَسَامَةِ وَالَّذِي اجْتَمَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ الأَئِمَّةُ فِي الْقَدِيمِ وَالْحَدِيثِ أَنْ يَبْدَأَ بِالأَيْمَانِ الْمُدَّعُونَ فِي الْقَسَامَةِ فَيَحْلِفُونَ وَأَنَّ الْقَسَامَةَ لاَ تَجِبُ إِلاَّ بِأَحَدِ أَمْرَيْنِ إِمَّا أَنْ يَقُولَ الْمَقْتُولُ دَمِي عِنْدَ فُلاَنٍ أَوْ يَأْتِيَ وُلاَةُ الدَّمِ بِلَوْثٍ مِنْ بَيِّنَةٍ وَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ قَاطِعَةً عَلَى الَّذِي يُدَّعَى عَلَيْهِ الدَّمُ فَهَذَا يُوجِبُ الْقَسَامَةَ لِلْمُدَّعِينَ الدَّمَ عَلَى مَنِ ادَّعَوْهُ عَلَيْهِ وَلاَ تَجِبُ الْقَسَامَةُ عِنْدَنَا إِلاَّ بِأَحَدِ هَذَيْنِ الْوَجْهَيْنِ قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَتِلْكَ السُّنَّةُ الَّتِي لاَ اخْتِلاَفَ فِيهَا عِنْدَنَا وَالَّذِي لَمْ يَزَلْ عَلَيْهِ عَمَلُ النَّاسِ أَنَّ الْمُبَدَّئِينَ بِالْقَسَامَةِ أَهْلُ الدَّمِ وَالَّذِينَ يَدَّعُونَهُ فِي الْعَمْدِ وَالْخَطَإِ قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَقَدْ بَدَّأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْحَارِثِيِّينَ فِي قَتْلِ صَاحِبِهِمُ الَّذِي قُتِلَ بِخَيْبَرَ قَالَ مَالِكٌ فَإِنْ حَلَفَ الْمُدَّعُونَ اسْتَحَقُّوا دَمَ صَاحِبِهِمْ وَقَتَلُوا مَنْ حَلَفُوا عَلَيْهِ وَلاَ يُقْتَلُ فِي الْقَسَامَةِ إِلاَّ وَاحِدٌ لاَ يُقْتَلُ فِيهَا اثْنَانِ يَحْلِفُ مِنْ وُلاَةِ الدَّمِ خَمْسُونَ رَجُلاً خَمْسِينَ يَمِينًا فَإِنْ قَلَّ عَدَدُهُمْ أَوْ نَكَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ رُدَّتِ الأَيْمَانُ عَلَيْهِمْ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَنْكُلَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ وُلاَةِ الْمَقْتُولِ وُلاَةِ الدَّمِ الَّذِينَ يَجُوزُ لَهُمُ الْعَفْوُ عَنْهُ فَإِنْ نَكَلَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أُولَئِكَ فَلاَ سَبِيلَ إِلَى الدَّمِ إِذَا نَكَلَ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ قَالَ يَحْيَى قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَإِنَّمَا تُرَدُّ الأَيْمَانُ عَلَى مَنْ بَقِيَ مِنْهُمْ إِذَا نَكَلَ أَحَدٌ مِمَّنْ لاَ يَجُوزُ لَهُ عَفْوٌ فَإِنْ نَكَلَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ وُلاَةِ الدَّمِ الَّذِينَ يَجُوزُ لَهُمُ الْعَفْوُ عَنِ الدَّمِ وَإِنْ كَانَ وَاحِدًا فَإِنَّ الأَيْمَانَ لاَ تُرَدُّ عَلَى مَنْ بَقِيَ مِنْ وُلاَةِ الدَّمِ إِذَا نَكَلَ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ عَنِ الأَيْمَانِ وَلَكِنِ الأَيْمَانُ إِذَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ تُرَدُّ عَلَى الْمُدَّعَى عَلَيْهِمْ فَيَحْلِفُ مِنْهُمْ خَمْسُونَ رَجُلاً خَمْسِينَ يَمِينًا فَإِنْ لَمْ يَبْلُغُوا خَمْسِينَ رَجُلاً رُدَّتِ الأَيْمَانُ عَلَى مَنْ حَلَفَ مِنْهُمْ فَإِنْ لَمْ يُوجَدْ أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ الَّذِي ادُّعِيَ عَلَيْهِ حَلَفَ هُوَ خَمْسِينَ يَمِينًا وَبَرِئَ قَالَ يَحْيَى قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَإِنَّمَا فُرِقَ بَيْنَ الْقَسَامَةِ فِي الدَّمِ وَالأَيْمَانِ فِي الْحُقُوقِ أَنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا دَايَنَ الرَّجُلَ اسْتَثْبَتَ عَلَيْهِ فِي حَقِّهِ وَأَنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا أَرَادَ قَتْلَ الرَّجُلِ لَمْ يَقْتُلْهُ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَإِنَّمَا يَلْتَمِسُ الْخَلْوَةَ قَالَ فَلَوْ لَمْ تَكُنِ الْقَسَامَةُ إِلاَّ فِيمَا تَثْبُتُ فِيهِ الْبَيِّنَةُ وَلَوْ عُمِلَ فِيهَا كَمَا يُعْمَلُ فِي الْحُقُوقِ هَلَكَتِ الدِّمَاءُ وَاجْتَرَأَ النَّاسُ عَلَيْهَا إِذَا عَرَفُوا الْقَضَاءَ فِيهَا وَلَكِنْ إِنَّمَا جُعِلَتِ الْقَسَامَةُ إِلَى وُلاَةِ الْمَقْتُولِ يُبَدَّءُونَ بِهَا فِيهَا لِيَكُفَّ النَّاسُ عَنِ الدَّمِ وَلِيَحْذَرَ الْقَاتِلُ أَنْ يُؤْخَذَ فِي مِثْلِ ذَلِكَ بِقَوْلِ الْمَقْتُولِ قَالَ يَحْيَى وَقَدْ قَالَ مَالِكٌ فِي الْقَوْمِ يَكُونُ لَهُمُ الْعَدُوُّ يُتَّهَمُونَ بِالدَّمِ فَيَرُدُّ وُلاَةُ الْمَقْتُولِ الأَيْمَانَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَهُمْ نَفَرٌ لَهُمْ عَدَدٌ أَنَّهُ يَحْلِفُ كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ مِنْهُمْ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ خَمْسِينَ يَمِينًا وَلاَ تُقْطَعُ الأَيْمَانُ عَلَيْهِمْ بِقَدْرِ عَدَدِهِمْ وَلاَ يَبْرَءُونَ دُونَ أَنْ يَحْلِفَ كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ خَمْسِينَ يَمِينًا قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَهَذَا أَحْسَنُ مَا سَمِعْتُ فِي ذَلِكَ قَالَ وَالْقَسَامَةُ تَصِيرُ إِلَى عَصَبَةِ الْمَقْتُولِ وَهُمْ وُلاَةُ الدَّمِ الَّذِينَ يَقْسِمُونَ عَلَيْهِ وَالَّذِينَ يُقْتَلُ بِقَسَامَتِهِمْ

ʿAbdullah bin Shaddad came and entered upon ʿAʿishah ؓ when we were sitting with her, as he was returning from Iraq during the time when ‘Ali ؓ was murdered. She said to him: O ʿAbdullah bin Shaddad, will you tell me the truth about what I am going to ask you? Tell me about these people whom ‘Ali ؓ killed. He said: Why shouldnʿt I tell you the truth? She said: Tell me about them. He said: When ʿAli ؓ corresponded with Muʿawiyah and the two arbitrators gave their verdict, eight thousand of the pious rebelled against him and camped in a land called Harooraʿ, near Koofah. They criticised him and said: You have taken off a chemise that Allah caused you to wear and a title that Allah gave to you, then you went ahead and asked people to issue a decree concerning the religion of Allah. There is no ruling except the ruling of Allah, may He be exalted. When ʿAli ؓ heard about their criticism of him and the reason why they had split from him, he told his caller not to admit anyone but those who had memorised the Qurʿan. When the house was filled with people who had memorised the Qurʿan, he called for a large Mushaf and put it front of him, and he started tapping it with his hand, saying: O Mushaf, tell the people. The people called out: O Ameer al-Muʿmineen, how could you ask it? It is only ink and paper, but we could speak on the basis of what we understand from it. What do you want? He said: These companions of yours who rebelled, between me and them is the Book of Allah, and Allah says in His Book concerning a woman and a man: ʿIf you fear a breach between them twain (the man and his wife), appoint (two) arbitrators, one from his family and the other from hers; if they both wish for peace, Allah will cause their reconciliation.ʿ [an-Nisa 4:35]. The ummah of Muhammad is more important with regard to life and sanctity than a woman and a man. They got angry with me when I wrote a document between me and Muʿawiyah and wrote ʿAli bin Abi Talib [without adding the title Ameer al-Muʿmineen]. But Suhail bin ʿAmr came to us when we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at al-Hudaibiyah, when he made a peace deal with Quraish, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wrote, ʿIn the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.ʿ Suhail said: Do not write, In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. He said: What should we write? He said: Write: ʿIn Your Name, O Allah.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Write ʿMuhammad the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.ʿ He [Suhail] said: If I knew that you were the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I would not have opposed you. So he wrote: This is what was agreed by Muhammad bin ʿAbdullah with Quraish. And Allah says in His Book: “Indeed in the Messenger of Allah ﷺ (Muhammad) you have a good example to follow for him who hopes for (the Meeting with) Allah and the Last Dayʿ [Al-Ahzab 33:21]. So ʿAli sent ʿAbdullah bin ʿAbbas ؓ to them and I went out with him until we reached the middle of their camp. Ibnul-Kawwaʿ stood up and addressed the people, saying: O bearers of the Qurʿan, this is ʿAbdullah bin ʿAbbas ؓ . Whoever does not know him, I know of the Book of Allah what can tell you about him, He is one of those concerning whom the words ʿthey are a quarrelsome peopleʿ [Az-Zukhruf 43:58] were revealed. Tell him to go back to the one who sent him and do not discuss the Book of Allah with him. Their spokesmen stood up and said: By Allah, we will discuss the Book of Allah. If he says something sound and true that we recognise we will follow him, and if he says something false we will reject his false argument. So they discussed the Book with ‘Abdullah for three days, and four thousand of them recanted and all of them repented, including Ibnul-Kawwaʿ. He took them to ʿAli in Koofah, and ʿAli sent word to the rest of them, saying: You know the turmoil between us and our opponents. Stay wherever you wish until the ummah of Muhammad ﷺ is united. The deal between us and you is that you should not shed any blood that it is forbidden to shed or commit acts of banditry on the roads or do wrong to any Non Muslim under Muslim protection. If you do that, we will declare war, for Allah does not love those who betray. ʿAʿishah ؓ said: O Ibn Shaddad, did he kill them? He said: By Allah, no sooner had he sent this message to them but they committed acts of banditry, shed blood and regarded it as permissible to harm Ahludh-Dhimmah (non-Muslims living under Muslim protection). She said: Do you swear by Allah? He said: I swear by Allah besides Whom there is no other god that this is what happened. She said: I have heard that the people of Iraq are talking and saying dhuth-thuda, dhuth-thuda [i.e., the one with a deformed arm that looks like a breast]. He said: I saw him and I was with ‘Ali ؓ when he was examining the slain. He called the people and said: Do you know this one? How many of them came and said: I saw him praying in the mosque of Banu So and so, and I saw him praying in the mosque of Banu So and so. And there was no proof of who he was except that. She said: What did ʿAli say when he stood over him, as the people of Iraq claim? He said: I heard him say: Allah and His Messenger spoke the truth. She said: Did you hear him say anything other than that? He said: No, by Allah. She said: Yes, Allah and His Messenger spoke the truth. May Allah have mercy on ʿAli ؓ : it was his habit, if he saw something he liked, to say: Allah and His Messenger spoke the truth. But the people of Iraq fabricated lies against him and added words to what he said.

جَاءَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ شَدَّادٍ فَدَخَلَ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ وَنَحْنُ عِنْدَهَا جُلُوسٌ مَرْجِعَهُ مِنَ الْعِرَاقِ لَيَالِيَ قُتِلَ عَلِيٌّ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ شَدَّادٍ هَلْ أَنْتَ صَادِقِي عَمَّا أَسْأَلُكَ عَنْهُ؟ تُحَدِّثُنِي عَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ قَتَلَهُمْ عَلِيٌّ قَالَ وَمَا لِي لَا أَصْدُقُكِ؟ قَالَتْ فَحَدِّثْنِي عَنْ قِصَّتِهِمْ قَالَ فَإِنَّ عَلِيًّا لَمَّا كَاتَبَ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَحَكَّمَ الْحَكَمَيْنِ خَرَجَ عَلَيْهِ ثَمَانِيَةُ آلافٍ مِنْ قُرَّاءِ النَّاسِ فَنَزَلُوا بِأَرْضٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا حَرُورَاءُ مِنْ جَانِبِ الْكُوفَةِ وَإِنَّهُمْ عَتَبُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا انْسَلَخْتَ مِنْ قَمِيصٍ أَلْبَسَكَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى وَاسْمٍ سَمَّاكَ اللهُ تَعَالَى بِهِ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقْتَ فَحَكَّمْتَ فِي دِينِ اللهِ فَلا حُكْمَ إِلا لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى فَلَمَّا أَنْ بَلَغَ عَلِيًّا مَا عَتَبُوا عَلَيْهِ وَفَارَقُوهُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَمَرَ مُؤَذِّنًا فَأَذَّنَ أَنْ لَا يَدْخُلَ عَلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِلا رَجُلٌ قَدْ حَمَلَ الْقُرْآنَ فَلَمَّا أَنِ امْتَلاتِ الدَّارُ مِنْ قُرَّاءِ النَّاسِ دَعَا بِمُصْحَفٍ إِمَامٍ عَظِيمٍ فَوَضَعَهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِفَجَعَلَ يَصُكُّهُ بِيَدِهِ وَيَقُولُ أَيُّهَا الْمُصْحَفُ حَدِّثِ النَّاسَ فَنَادَاهُ النَّاسُ فَقَالُوا يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَا تَسْأَلُ عَنْهُ إِنَّمَا هُوَ مِدَادٌ فِي وَرَقٍ وَنَحْنُ نَتَكَلَّمُ بِمَا رُوِينَا مِنْهُ فَمَاذَا تُرِيدُ؟ قَالَ أَصْحَابُكُمْ هَؤُلاءِ الَّذِينَ خَرَجُوا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُمْ كِتَابُ اللهِ ﷻ يَقُولُ اللهُ تَعَالَى فِي كِتَابِهِ فِي امْرَأَةٍ وَرَجُلٍ وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ شِقَاقَ بَيْنِهِمَا فَابْعَثُوا حَكَمًا مِنْ أَهْلِهِ وَحَكَمًا مِنْ أَهْلِهَا إِنْ يُرِيدَا إِصْلاحًا يُوَفِّقِ اللهُ بَيْنَهُمَا فَأُمَّةُ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ أَعْظَمُ دَمًا وَحُرْمَةً مِنَ امْرَأَةٍ وَرَجُلٍ وَنَقَمُوا عَلَيَّ أَنْ كَاتَبْتُ مُعَاوِيَةَ كَتَبَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَقَدْ جَاءَنَا سُهَيْلُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو وَنَحْنُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِالْحُدَيْبِيَةِ حِينَ صَالَحَ قَوْمَهُ قُرَيْشًا فَكَتَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ فَقَالَ سُهَيْلٌ لَا تَكْتُبْ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ نَكْتُبُ ؟ فَقَالَ اكْتُبْ بِاسْمِكَ اللهُمَّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَاكْتُبْ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللهِ فَقَالَ لَوْ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ لَمْ أُخَالِفْكَ فَكَتَبَ هَذَا مَا صَالَحَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ قُرَيْشًا يَقُولُ اللهُ تَعَالَى فِي كِتَابِهِ لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ لِمَنْ كَانَ يَرْجُو اللهَ وَالْيَوْمَ الْآخِرَ فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهِمْ عَلِيٌّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَخَرَجْتُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى إِذَا تَوَسَّطْنَا عَسْكَرَهُمْ قَامَ ابْنُ الْكَوَّاءِ يَخْطُبُ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ يَا حَمَلَةَ الْقُرْآنِ إِنَّ هَذَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَعْرِفُهُ فَأَنَا أُعَرِّفُهُ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللهِ مَا يَعْرِفُهُ بِهِ هَذَا مِمَّنْ نَزَلَ فِيهِ وَفِي قَوْمِهِ قَوْمٌ خَصِمُونَفَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى صَاحِبِهِ وَلا تُوَاضِعُوهُ كِتَابَ اللهِ فَقَامَ خُطَبَاؤُهُمْ فَقَالُوا وَاللهِ لَنُوَاضِعَنَّهُ كِتَابَ اللهِ فَإِنْ جَاءَ بِحَقٍّ نَعْرِفُهُ لَنَتَّبِعَنَّهُ وَإِنْ جَاءَ بِبَاطِلٍ لَنُبَكِّتَنَّهُ بِبَاطِلِهِ فَوَاضَعُوا عَبْدَ اللهِ الْكِتَابَ ثَلاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَرَجَعَ مِنْهُمْ أَرْبَعَةُ آلافٍ كُلُّهُمْ تَائِبٌ فِيهِمُ ابْنُ الْكَوَّاءِ حَتَّى أَدْخَلَهُمْ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ الْكُوفَةَ فَبَعَثَ عَلِيٌّ إِلَى بَقِيَّتِهِمْ فَقَالَ قَدْ كَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِنَا وَأَمْرِ النَّاسِ مَا قَدْ رَأَيْتُمْ فَقِفُوا حَيْثُ شِئْتُمْ حَتَّى تَجْتَمِعَ أُمَّةُ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ أَنْ لَا تَسْفِكُوا دَمًا حَرَامًا أَوْ تَقْطَعُوا سَبِيلًا أَوْ تَظْلِمُوا ذِمَّةً فَإِنَّكُمْ إِنْ فَعَلْتُمْ فَقَدْ نَبَذْنَا إِلَيْكُمِ الْحَرْبَ عَلَى سَوَاءٍ إِنَّ اللهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْخَائِنِينَ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ عَائِشَةُ يَا ابْنَ شَدَّادٍ فَقَدْ قَتَلَهُمْ فَقَالَ وَاللهِ مَا بَعَثَ إِلَيْهِمْ حَتَّى قَطَعُوا السَّبِيلَ وَسَفَكُوا الدَّمَ وَاسْتَحَلُّوا أَهْلَ الذِّمَّةِ فَقَالَتْ آَللَّهُ؟ قَالَ آللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَقَدْ كَانَ قَالَتْ فَمَا شَيْءٌ بَلَغَنِي عَنْ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ يَتَحَدَّثُونَهُ؟ يَقُولُونَ ذُو الثُّدَيِّ وَذُو الثُّدَيِّ قَالَ قَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ وَقُمْتُ مَعَ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْقَتْلَى فَدَعَا النَّاسَ فَقَالَ أَتَعْرِفُونَ هَذَا؟ فَمَا أَكْثَرَ مَنْ جَاءَ يَقُولُ قَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ فِي مَسْجِدِ بَنِي فُلَانٍ يُصَلِّي وَرَأَيْتُهُ فِي مَسْجِدِ بَنِي فُلَانٍ يُصَلِّي وَلَمْ يَأْتُوا فِيهِ بِثَبَتٍ يُعْرَفُ إِلَّا ذَلِكَ قَالَتْ فَمَا قَوْلُ عَلِيٍّ حِينَ قَامَ عَلَيْهِ كَمَا يَزْعُمُ أَهْلُ الْعِرَاقِ؟ قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ صَدَقَ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ قَالَتْ هَلْ سَمِعْتَ مِنْهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ اللهُمَّ لَا قَالَتْ أَجَلْ صَدَقَ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ يَرْحَمُ اللهُ عَلِيًّا إِنَّهُ كَانَ مِنْ كَلَامِهِ لَا يَرَى شَيْئًا يُعْجِبُهُ إِلَّا قَالَ صَدَقَ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ فَيَذْهَبُ أَهْلُ الْعِرَاقِ يَكْذِبُونَ عَلَيْهِ وَيَزِيدُونَ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْحَدِيثِ

When we came to Madinah we ate from its fruits and did not feel comfortable in it, and we became ill. The Prophet ﷺ was trying to find out about the well of Badr, and when we heard that the mushrikeen had come, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ marched to Badr, and Badr was a well. We got there before the mushrikeen and we found two of their men, a man from Quraish and a freed slave of “Uqbah bin Abi Muʿait. As for the Qurashi, he managed to escape, but we caught the freed slave of ‘Uqbah and started asking him: How many are the people? He said: By Allah, they are great in number and powerful. When he said that, the Muslims began to beat him and they brought him to the Prophet ﷺ, who said: How many are the people? He said: By Allah, they are great in number and powerful. The Prophet ﷺ tried hard to make him tell him how many they were, but he refused. Then the Prophet ﷺ asked him: How many camels do they slaughter? He said: Ten each day. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: They are one thousand; each camel is for one hundred men. Then a shower of rain fell on us at night and we rushed to seek shelter beneath the trees and leather shields, sheltering from the rain. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ spent the night calling upon his Lord, may He be glorified and exalted, saying: “O Allah, if You cause this band to be destroyed, You will never be worshipped.” When dawn came, he called out: ʿPrayer, O slaves of Allah!” And the people came from beneath the trees and shields and the Messenger of Allah led us in prayer and encouraged us to fight. Then he said: ʿThe army of Quraish is beneath this red outcrop of the mountain.ʿ When the people drew close to us, and we stood in ranks facing one another, we saw one of their men, riding a red camel of his, going around among the people. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿO ʿAli, call Hamzah for meʿ - as he was the closest of them to the mushrikeen - and said ʿWho is the one on the red camel and what is he saying to them?ʿ Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿIf there is anyone among the people who is enjoining good, then perhaps it is the one on the red camel.ʿ Hamzah came and said: He is ʿUtbah bin Rabeeʿah, and he is telling them not to fight; he is saying to them: O people, I can see people who are going to fight to the death and you will never be able to harm them, because it will cost you too dear to do so. O people, put the blame on me and say: ʿUtbah bin Rabeeʿah is a coward, although you know that I am not the most cowardly among you. Abu Jahl heard that and said: Are you saying this? By Allah, if anyone else said this I would have insulted him; you are filled with fear, ‘Utbah said: Do you mean me, O you with the whistling rear end (i.e., one who breaks wind a great deal because of fear)? Today you will know which of us is the coward. Then ‘Utbah and his brother Shaibah and his son al-Waleed stepped forward in a display of courage and said: Who will come out to fight in single combat? Six young men of the Ansar stepped forward, but ʿUtbah said: We do not want these; let some of our cousins of Banu ‘Abdul-Muttalib come out. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿGet up, O Ali, get up, O Hamzah, get up, O ʿUbaidah bin al-Harith bin ‘Abdul-Muttalib.ʿ Allah caused ʿUtbah and Shaibah, the two sons of Rabeeʿah, and al-Waleed bin ‘Utbah to be killed and ‘Ubaidah was wounded. We killed seventy of them and captured seventy. A short Ansari man brought al-Abbas bin ʿAbdul-Muttalib as a captive, and al-ʿAbbas said: O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, by Allah, this is not the one who captured me; I was captured by a bold man who was one of the most handsome of people, who was riding a piebald horse, but I do not see him among the people. The Ansari said: I captured him, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said: ʿBe quiet! Allah, may He be exalted, supported you with a noble angel.ʿ ʿAli ؓ said: We took prisoners, and from among Banu ʿAbdul-Muttalib, we captured al-ʿAbbas, ‘Aqeel and Nawfal bin al-Harith.

لَمَّا قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ أَصَبْنَا مِنْ ثِمَارِهَا فَاجْتَوَيْنَاهَا وَأَصَابَنَا بِهَا وَعْكٌ وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَتَخَبَّرُ عَنْ بَدْرٍ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَنَا أَنَّ الْمُشْرِكِينَ قَدْ أَقْبَلُوا سَارَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى بَدْرٍ وَبَدْرٌ بِئْرٌ فَسَبَقْنَا الْمُشْرِكِينَ إِلَيْهَا فَوَجَدْنَا فِيهَا رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْهُمْ رَجُلًا مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ وَمَوْلًى لِعُقْبَةَ بْنِ أَبِي مُعَيْطٍ فَأَمَّا الْقُرَشِيُّ فَانْفَلَتَ وَأَمَّا مَوْلَى عُقْبَةَ فَأَخَذْنَاهُ فَجَعَلْنَا نَقُولُ لَهُ كَمِ الْقَوْمُ؟ فَيَقُولُ هُمْ وَاللهِ كَثِيرٌ عَدَدُهُمْ شَدِيدٌ بَأْسُهُمْ فَجَعَلَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ إِذْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ ضَرَبُوهُ حَتَّى انْتَهَوْا بِهِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَهُ كَمِ الْقَوْمُ؟ قَالَ هُمْ وَاللهِ كَثِيرٌ عَدَدُهُمْ شَدِيدٌ بَأْسُهُمْ فَجَهَدَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَنْ يُخْبِرَهُ كَمْ هُمْ فَأَبَى ثُمَّ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ سَأَلَهُ كَمْ يَنْحَرُونَ مِنَ الْجُزُرِ؟ فَقَالَ عَشْرًا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْقَوْمُ أَلْفٌ كُلُّ جَزُورٍ لِمِائَةٍ وَتَبِعَهَا ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ أَصَابَنَا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ طَشٌّ مِنْ مَطَرٍ فَانْطَلَقْنَا تَحْتَ الشَّجَرِوَالْحَجَفِ نَسْتَظِلُّ تَحْتَهَا مِنَ الْمَطَرِ وَبَاتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَدْعُو رَبَّهُ ﷻ وَيَقُولُ اللهُمَّ إِنَّكَ إِنْ تُهْلِكْ هَذِهِ الْفِئَةَ لَا تُعْبَدْ قَالَ فَلَمَّا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ نَادَى الصَّلاةَ عِبَادَ اللهِ فَجَاءَ النَّاسُ مِنْ تَحْتِ الشَّجَرِ وَالْحَجَفِ فَصَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَحَرَّضَ عَلَى الْقِتَالِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ جَمْعَ قُرَيْشٍ تَحْتَ هَذِهِ الضِّلَعِ الْحَمْرَاءِ مِنَ الْجَبَلِ فَلَمَّا دَنَا الْقَوْمُ مِنَّا وَصَافَفْنَاهُمْ إِذَا رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى جَمَلٍ لَهُ أَحْمَرَ يَسِيرُ فِي الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا عَلِيُّ نَادِ لِي حَمْزَةَ وَكَانَ أَقْرَبَهُمْ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ مَنْ صَاحِبُ الْجَمَلِ الْأَحْمَرِ وَمَاذَا يَقُولُ لَهُمْ؟ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنْ يَكُنْ فِي الْقَوْمِ أَحَدٌ يَأْمُرُ بِخَيْرٍ فَعَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ صَاحِبَ الْجَمَلِ الْأَحْمَرِ فَجَاءَ حَمْزَةُ فَقَالَ هُوَ عُتْبَةُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ وَهُوَ يَنْهَى عَنِ الْقِتَالِ وَيَقُولُ لَهُمْ يَا قَوْمُ إِنِّي أَرَى قَوْمًا مُسْتَمِيتِينَ لَا تَصِلُونَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَفِيكُمْ خَيْرٌ يَا قَوْمُ اعْصِبُوهَا الْيَوْمَ بِرَأْسِي وَقُولُوا جَبُنَ عُتْبَةُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ وَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمْ أَنِّي لَسْتُ بِأَجْبَنِكُمْ قَالَ فَسَمِعَ ذَلِكَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ فَقَالَ أَنْتَ تَقُولُ هَذَا؟ وَاللهِ لَوْ غَيْرُكَ يَقُولُ هَذَا لَأَعْضَضْتُهُ قَدْ مَلَأَتْ رِئَتُكَ جَوْفَكَ رُعْبًا فَقَالَ عُتْبَةُ إِيَّايَ تُعَيِّرُ يَا مُصَفِّرَ اسْتِهِ؟ سَتَعْلَمُ الْيَوْمَ أَيُّنَا الْجَبَانُ قَالَ فَبَرَزَ عُتْبَةُ وَأَخُوهُ شَيْبَةُ وَابْنُهُ الْوَلِيدُ حَمِيَّةً فَقَالُوا مَنْ يُبَارِزُ؟ فَخَرَجَ فِتْيَةٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ سِتَّةٌ فَقَالَ عُتْبَةُ لَا نُرِيدُ هَؤُلاءِ وَلَكِنْ يُبَارِزُنَا مِنْ بَنِي عَمِّنَا مِنْ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قُمْ يَا عَلِيُّ وَقُمْ يَا حَمْزَةُ وَقُمْ يَا عُبَيْدَةُ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَقَتَلَ اللهُ تَعَالَى عُتْبَةَ وَشَيْبَةَ ابْنَيْ رَبِيعَةَ وَالْوَلِيدَ بْنَ عُتْبَةَ وَجُرِحَ عُبَيْدَةُ فَقَتَلْنَا مِنْهُمْ سَبْعِينَ وَأَسَرْنَا سَبْعِينَ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ قَصِيرٌ بِالْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِالْمُطَّلِبِ أَسِيرًا فَقَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ هَذَا وَاللهِ مَا أَسَرَنِي لَقَدْ أَسَرَنِي رَجُلٌ أَجْلَحُ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ النَّاسِ وَجْهًا عَلَى فَرَسٍ أَبْلَقَ مَا أُرَاهُ فِي الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ أَنَا أَسَرْتُهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ اسْكُتْ فَقَدْ أَيَّدَكَ اللهُ تَعَالَى بِمَلَكٍ كَرِيمٍ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ فَأَسَرْنَا مِنْ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ الْعَبَّاسَ وعَقِيلًا وَنَوْفَلَ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ

I was eager to ask 'Umar about the two wives of the Prophet ﷺ concerning whom Allah said, “If you two (wives of the Prophet ﷺ turn in repentance to Allah, (it will be better for you), your hearts are indeed so inclined (to oppose what the Prophet ﷺ likes)” [at-Tahreem 66:4], until 'Umar went for Hajj and I went with him. When we were partway there, 'Umar turned aside and I turned aside with him, bringing the jug. He relieved himself, then he came to me and I poured water onto his hands, and he did wudoo’. I said: “O Ameer al -Mu'mineen, who are the two wives of the Prophet ﷺ of whom Allah said: ‘If you two (wives of the Prophet ﷺ) turn in repentance to Allah, (it will be better for you), your hearts are indeed so inclined (to oppose what the Prophet ﷺ likes)’?” [at-Tahreem 66:4] 'Umar said, “How strange of you, O Ibn 'Abbas”, (az-Zuhri said: By Allah, he did not like the question, but he did not conceal anything.) He said, “They were Hafsah and 'A'ishah.” Then he started to narrate the hadeeth and said: We people of Quraish were a people who dominated women, but when we came to Madinah we found a people who were dominated by their women, and our women started to learn from their women. My house was among Banu Umayyah bin Zaid in al-'Awali. One day I got angry with my wife, and she argued with me. I did not like her to argue with me, but she said: Do you not like me to argue with you? By Allah, the wives of the Prophet ﷺ argue with him, and one of them will forsake him all day until night comes, I went and entered upon Hafsah, and I said: Do you argue with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? She said: Yes. I said: Does one of you forsake him all day until night comes? She said: Yes. I said: Any one of you who does that is doomed and lost. Does any one of you feel assured that Allah will not be angry with her because of the anger of His Messenger ﷺ, for then she will be doomed? Do not argue with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and do not ask him for anything. Ask me for whatever you want. And do not be misled by the fact that your neighbour is more beautiful than you and more beloved to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ than you – referring to 'A'ishah. And ‘Umar said: I had a neighbour among the Ansar. We used to take turns to go down to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He would go down one day and I would go down the next. He would bring me the news of the Revelation and other things, and I would do likewise. We were saying that Ghassan were shoeing their horses to attack us. My friend went down, then he came to me at night and knocked on my door, then he called out to me. I went out to him and he said: Something terrible has happened! I said: What? Have Ghassan come? He said: No, it is more terrible than that and worse. The Prophet ﷺ has divorced his wives! I said: Hafsah is doomed and lost! I thought that this would happen. Then when I had prayed Fajr, I got dressed, then I went down and entered upon Hafsah, who was weeping. I said: Has the Messenger of Allah ﷺdivorced you? She said: I do not know. He has secluded himself in this loft. I went to a black slave of his and said: Ask for permission for ‘Umar to enter. He went in, then he came out to me and said: I mentioned you to him but he did not say anything, I went away and came to the minbar, where I sat down. By it was a group of people, some of whom were weeping. I sat for a little while, then I could not bear it any longer, so I went to the slave and said: Ask for permission for ‘Umar to enter. He went in, then he came out to me and said: I mentioned you to him but he did not say anything. I turned to leave, then the slave called me and said: Go in, he has given you permission. So I went in and greeted the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with salam. He was resting on a reed mat that had left marks on his side. I said: O Messenger of Allah, have you divorced your wives? He looked up at me and said, “No.” I said: Allah Akbar! if you had seen us, O Messenger of Allah, we Quraish were a people who dominated women, but when we came to Madinah we found a people who were dominated by their women, and our women started to learn from their women. I got angry with my wife one day, and she started to argue with me. I did not like her to argue with me, but she said: Do you not like me to argue with you? By Allah, the wives of the Prophet ﷺ argue with him, and one of them will forsake him all day until night comes. I said: Any one of them who does that is doomed and lost. Does one of them feel assured that Allah will not be angry with her because of the anger of His Messenger ﷺ,then she will be doomed? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ smiled. I said: O Messenger of Allah, I entered upon Hafsah and I said: Do not be misled by the fact that your neighbour (i.e. ‘Aa'ishah) is more beautiful than you and more beloved to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ than you. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ smiled again. I said: O Messenger of Allah, may I speak to you freely? He said: “Yes.” So I sat down and looked around the room, and by Allah, I did not see anything in it to please the eye except three hides. I said: Pray to Allah, O Messenger of Allah, to make life prosperous for your ummah, for He has made life prosperous for the Persians and Romans, but they do not worship Allah, may He be glorified and exalted. He sat up straight and said: “Are you doubting. O son of al-Khattab? They are people whose good things have been hastened for them in this world.” I said: Pray for forgiveness for me, O Messenger of Allah. He had sworn that he would not enter upon them for a month, because he was so annoyed with them until Allah rebuked him.

لَمْ أَزَلْ حَرِيصًا عَلَى أَنْ أَسْأَلَ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ عَنِ الْمَرْأَتَيْنِ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ اللَّتَيْنِ قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى {إِنْ تَتُوبَا إِلَى اللَّهِ فَقَدْ صَغَتْ قُلُوبُكُمَا} [التحريم 4] حَتَّى حَجَّ عُمَرُ وَحَجَجْتُ مَعَهُ فَلَمَّا كُنَّا بِبَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ عَدَلَ عُمَرُ وَعَدَلْتُ مَعَهُ بِالْإِدَاوَةِ فَتَبَرَّزَ ثُمَّ أَتَانِي فَسَكَبْتُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ فَتَوَضَّأَ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَنِ الْمَرْأَتَانِ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ اللَّتَانِ قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى {إِنْ تَتُوبَا إِلَى اللَّهِ فَقَدْ صَغَتْ قُلُوبُكُمَا} ؟ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ وَاعَجَبًا لَكَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ! قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ كَرِهَ وَاللهِ مَا سَأَلَهُ عَنْهُ وَلَمْ يَكْتُمْهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ هِيَ حَفْصَةُ وَعَائِشَةُ قَالَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ يَسُوقُ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ كُنَّا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ قَوْمًا نَغْلِبُ النِّسَاءَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ وَجَدْنَا قَوْمًا تَغْلِبُهُمْ نِسَاؤُهُمْ فَطَفِقَ نِسَاؤُنَا يَتَعَلَّمْنَ مِنْ نِسَائِهِمْ قَالَ وَكَانَ مَنْزِلِي فِي بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ بِالْعَوَالِي قَالَ فَتَغَضَّبْتُ يَوْمًا عَلَى امْرَأَتِي فَإِذَا هِيَ تُرَاجِعُنِي فَأَنْكَرْتُ أَنْ تُرَاجِعَنِي فَقَالَتْ مَا تُنْكِرُ أَنْ أُرَاجِعَكَ فَوَاللهِ إِنَّ أَزْوَاجَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لَيُرَاجِعْنَهُ وَتَهْجُرُهُ إِحْدَاهُنَّ الْيَوْمَ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ فَقُلْتُ أَتُرَاجِعِينَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ وَتَهْجُرُهُ إِحْدَاكُنَّ الْيَوْمَ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ؟ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ قَدْ خَابَ مَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ مِنْكُنَّ وَخَسِرَ أَفَتَأْمَنُ إِحْدَاكُنَّ أَنْ يَغْضَبَ اللهُ عَلَيْهَا لِغَضَبِ رَسُولِهِفَإِذَا هِيَ قَدْ هَلَكَتْ؟ لَا تُرَاجِعِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَا تَسْأَلِيهِ شَيْئًا وَسَلِينِي مَا بَدَا لَكِ وَلَا يَغُرَّنَّكِ أَنْ كَانَتْ جَارَتُكِ هِيَ أَوْسَمَ وَأَحَبَّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْكِ يُرِيدُ عَائِشَةَ قَالَ وَكَانَ لِي جَارٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَكُنَّا نَتَنَاوَبُ النُّزُولَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَيَنْزِلُ يَوْمًا وَأَنْزِلُ يَوْمًا فَيَأْتِينِي بِخَبَرِ الْوَحْيِ وَغَيْرِهِ وَآتِيهِ بِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ قَالَ وَكُنَّا نَتَحَدَّثُ أَنَّ غَسَّانَ تُنْعِلُ الْخَيْلَ لِتَغْزُوَنَا فَنَزَلَ صَاحِبِي يَوْمًا ثُمَّ أَتَانِي عِشَاءً فَضَرَبَ بَابِي ثُمَّ نَادَانِي فَخَرَجْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ حَدَثَ أَمْرٌ عَظِيمٌ فقُلْتُوَمَاذَا أَجَاءَتْ غَسَّانُ؟ قَالَ لَا بَلْ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَأَطْوَلُ طَلَّقَ الرَّسُولُ نِسَاءَهُ فَقُلْتُ قَدْ خَابَتْ حَفْصَةُ وَخَسِرَتْ قَدْ كُنْتُ أَظُنُّ هَذَا كَائِنًاحَتَّى إِذَا صَلَّيْتُ الصُّبْحَ شَدَدْتُ عَلَيَّ ثِيَابِي ثُمَّ نَزَلْتُ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ وَهِيَ تَبْكِي فَقُلْتُ أَطَلَّقَكُنَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَتْ لَا أَدْرِي هُوَ هَذَا مُعْتَزِلٌ فِي هَذِهِ الْمَشْرُبَةِ فَأَتَيْتُ غُلَامًا لَهُ أَسْوَدَ فَقُلْتُ اسْتَأْذِنْ لِعُمَرَ فَدَخَلَ الْغُلَامُ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَيَّ فَقَالَ قَدْ ذَكَرْتُكَ لَهُ فَصَمَتَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ الْمِنْبَرَ فَإِذَا عِنْدَهُ رَهْطٌ جُلُوسٌ يَبْكِي بَعْضُهُمْ فَجَلَسْتُ قَلِيلًا ثُمَّ غَلَبَنِي مَا أَجِدُ فَأَتَيْتُ الْغُلَامَ فَقُلْتُ اسْتَأْذِنْ لِعُمَرَ فَدَخَلَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ عَلَيَّ فَقَالَ قَدْ ذَكَرْتُكَ لَهُ فَصَمَتَ فَخَرَجْتُ فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَى الْمِنْبَرِ ثُمَّ غَلَبَنِي مَا أَجِدُ فَأَتَيْتُ الْغُلَامَ فَقُلْتُ اسْتَأْذِنْ لِعُمَرَ فَدَخَلَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَيَّ فَقَالَ قَدْ ذَكَرْتُكَ لَهُ فَصَمَتَ فَوَلَّيْتُ مُدْبِرًا فَإِذَا الْغُلَامُ يَدْعُونِي فَقَالَ ادْخُلْ فَقَدْ أَذِنَ لَكَ فَدَخَلْتُ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَىرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا هُوَ مُتَّكِئٌ عَلَى رَمْلِ حَصِيرٍ وحَدَّثَنَاهُ يَعْقُوبُ فِي حَدِيثِ صَالِحٍ قَالَ رُمَالِ حَصِيرٍ قَدْ أَثَّرَ فِي جَنْبِهِ فَقُلْتُ أَطَلَّقْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ نِسَاءَكَ؟ فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَيَّ وَقَالَ لَا فَقُلْتُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ لَوْ رَأَيْتَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَكُنَّا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ قَوْمًا نَغْلِبُ النِّسَاءَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ وَجَدْنَا قَوْمًا تَغْلِبُهُمْ نِسَاؤُهُمْ فَطَفِقَ نِسَاؤُنَا يَتَعَلَّمْنَ مِنْ نِسَائِهِمْ فَتَغَضَّبْتُ عَلَى امْرَأَتِي يَوْمًا فَإِذَا هِيَ تُرَاجِعُنِي فَأَنْكَرْتُ أَنْ تُرَاجِعَنِي فَقَالَتْ مَا تُنْكِرُ أَنْ أُرَاجِعَكَ؟ فَوَاللهِ إِنَّ أَزْوَاجَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَيُرَاجِعْنَهُ وَتَهْجُرُهُ إِحْدَاهُنَّ الْيَوْمَ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ فَقُلْتُ قَدْ خَابَ مَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُنَّ وَخَسِرَ أَفَتَأْمَنُ إِحْدَاهُنَّ أَنْ يَغْضَبَ اللهُ عَلَيْهَا لِغَضَبِ رَسُولِهِ فَإِذَا هِيَ قَدْ هَلَكَتْ؟ فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ فَقُلْتُ لَا يَغُرُّكِ أَنْ كَانَتْ جَارَتُكِ هِيَ أَوْسَمَ وَأَحَبَّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْكِ فَتَبَسَّمَ أُخْرَى فَقُلْتُ أَسْتَأْنِسُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَجَلَسْتُ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فِي الْبَيْتِ فَوَاللهِ مَا رَأَيْتُ فِيهِ شَيْئًا يَرُدُّ الْبَصَرَ إِلَّا أَهَبَةً ثَلَاثَةً فَقُلْتُ ادْعُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنْ يُوَسِّعَ عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ فَقَدْ وُسِّعَ عَلَى فَارِسَ وَالرُّومِ وَهُمْ لَا يَعْبُدُونَ اللهَ فَاسْتَوَى جَالِسًا ثُمَّ قَالَ أَفِي شَكٍّ أَنْتَ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ؟ أُولَئِكَ قَوْمٌ عُجِّلَتْ لَهُمْ طَيِّبَاتُهُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرْ لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِوَكَانَ أَقْسَمَ أَنْ لَا يَدْخُلَ عَلَيْهِنَّ شَهْرًا مِنْ شِدَّةِ مَوْجِدَتِهِ عَلَيْهِنَّ حَتَّى عَاتَبَهُ اللهُ ﷻ

Abu Bakr bought a saddle from ‘Azib for thirteen dirhams, then Abu Bakr said to 'Azib. Tell al-Bara to carry it to my house. He said: No, not until you tell us what happened when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out and you were with him. Abu Bakr said: We started our journey at the beginning of the night and we hastened for one day and one night, until it was midday. I looked into the distance to see whether there was anywhere to seek shade, and I saw a rock, so I went to it and it had a little shade. I smoothed the ground for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and spread a garment of camel hair for him, and said: Lie down and rest, O Messenger of Allah. So he lay down, and I went out to see if I could spot anyone looking for us. Then I saw a shepherd and I said: Who do you belong to, O boy? He said: To a man of Quraish. He mentioned his name and I recognised it. I said: Is there any milk in your sheep? He said: Yes | said: Will you milk some for me? He said: Yes. I told him to do that, so he caught a sheep, then I told him to brush the dust from its teat, then to brush the dust off his hands. I had a small vessel with me on the neck of which was a cloth. He milked a little bit of milk for me and I poured it into the vessel until it cooled down. Then I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. When I reached him, he had already woken up. I said: Drink, O Messenger of Allah. He drank until I was pleased, then I said: Is it time to move on? So we moved on and the people were coming after us but none of them caught up with us except Suraqah bin Malik bin Ju'shum, who was riding a horse of his, I said: O Messenger of Allah, someone has caught up with us. He said: ʿDo not be afraid, for Allah is with us.ʿ When he got close to us, and there was no more between us and him then the length of a spear or two or three spears, I said: O Messenger of Allah, this pursuer has caught up with us, and I wept. He said: ʿWhy are you weeping?ʿ I said: I am not weeping for myself; rather I am weeping for you. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed against him [the pursuer] and said: “O Allah, protect us from him by whatever means You will.” Then his horse's legs sank into the solid ground up to its belly, and he fell off it. He said: O Muhammad, I know that this is because of you; pray to Allah to save me from my predicament, and by Allah I shall divert away from you any one who is behind me of those who are seeking you. Here is my quiver, take one arrow. You are going to pass by some camels and sheep of mine in such and such a place, take whatever you need from thern. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿI have no need of it.“ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed for him and he was released, and he went back to his companions. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I continued on our way until we came to Madinah, where the people met him. They came out on the road and on the roofs, and a lot of servants and children crowded the road saying: Allahu Akbar, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has come, Muhammad has come. The people disputed as to who he would stay with. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿTonight I will stay with Banun-Najjar, the maternal uncles of 'Abdul-Muttalib, to honour them thereby.” The next morning, he went where he was instructed. Al-Bara' bin 'Azib said: The first of the Muhajireen to come to us was Mus'ab bin 'Umair, the brother of Banu 'Abdud-Dar. Then Ibn Umm Maktoom, the blind man and brother of Banu Fihr, came to us. Then 'Umar bin al-Khattab, came to us with twenty riders and we said: What happened to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? He said: He is behind me. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came and Abu Bakr was with him. Al-Bara said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not come until I had read some soorahs from al-Mufassal [Al-Mufassal is that portion of the Qur'an which goes from Qaf to an-Nas]. Isra'eel said: al-Bara' was one of the Ansar from Banu Harithah.

اشْتَرَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ مِنْ عَازِبٍ سَرْجًا بِثَلاثَةَ عَشَرَ دِرْهَمًا قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لِعَازِبٍ مُرِ الْبَرَاءَ فَلْيَحْمِلْهُ إِلَى مَنْزِلِي فَقَالَ لَا حَتَّى تُحَدِّثَنَا كَيْفَ صَنَعْتَ حِينَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنْتَ مَعَهُ؟قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ خَرَجْنَا فَأَدْلَجْنَا فَأَحْثَثْنَا يَوْمَنَا وَلَيْلَتَنَا حَتَّى أَظْهَرْنَا وَقَامَ قَائِمُ الظَّهِيرَةِ فَضَرَبْتُ بِبَصَرِي هَلْ أَرَى ظِلًّا نَأْوِي إِلَيْهِ؟ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِصَخْرَةٍ فَأَهْوَيْتُ إِلَيْهَا فَإِذَا بَقِيَّةُ ظِلِّهَا فَسَوَّيْتُهُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَفَرَشْتُ لَهُ فَرْوَةً وَقُلْتُ اضْطَجِعْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَاضْطَجَعَ ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ أَنْظُرُ هَلْ أَرَى أَحَدًا مِنَ الطَّلَبِ؟ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِرَاعِي غَنَمٍ فَقُلْتُ لِمَنْ أَنْتَ يَا غُلامُ؟ فَقَالَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَسَمَّاهُ فَعَرَفْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ هَلْ فِي غَنَمِكَ مِنْ لَبَنٍ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ قُلْتُ هَلْ أَنْتَ حَالِبٌ لِي؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَمَرْتُهُ فَاعْتَقَلَ شَاةً مِنْهَا ثُمَّ أَمَرْتُهُ فَنَفَضَ ضَرْعَهَا مِنَ الْغُبَارِ ثُمَّ أَمَرْتُهُ فَنَفَضَ كَفَّيْهِ مِنَ الْغُبَارِ وَمَعِي إِدَاوَةٌ عَلَى فَمِهَا خِرْقَةٌ فَحَلَبَ لِي كُثْبَةً مِنَ اللَّبَنِ فَصَبَبْتُ عَلَى الْقَدَحِ حَتَّى بَرَدَ أَسْفَلُهُ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺفَوَافَيْتُهُ وَقَدِ اسْتَيْقَظَ فَقُلْتُ اشْرَبْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَشَرِبَ حَتَّى رَضِيتُ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ هَلْ أَنَى الرَّحِيلُ قَالَ فَارْتَحَلْنَا وَالْقَوْمُ يَطْلُبُونَا فَلَمْ يُدْرِكْنَا أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا سُرَاقَةُ بْنُ مَالِكِ بْنِ جُعْشُمٍ عَلَى فَرَسٍ لَهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذَا الطَّلَبُ قَدْ لَحِقَنَا فَقَالَ لَا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللهَ مَعَنَا حَتَّى إِذَا دَنَا مِنَّا فَكَانَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُ قَدْرُ رُمْحٍ أَوْ رُمْحَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاثَةٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذَا الطَّلَبُ قَدْ لَحِقَنَا وَبَكَيْتُ قَالَ لِمَ تَبْكِي؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَمَا وَاللهِ مَا عَلَى نَفْسِي أَبْكِي وَلَكِنْ أَبْكِي عَلَيْكَ قَالَ فَدَعَا عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ اللهُمَّ اكْفِنَاهُ بِمَا شِئْتَ فَسَاخَتْ قَوَائِمُ فَرَسِهِ إِلَى بَطْنِهَا فِي أَرْضٍ صَلْدٍ وَوَثَبَ عَنْهَا وَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ هَذَا عَمَلُكَ فَادْعُ اللهَ أَنْ يُنْجِّيَنِي مِمَّا أَنَا فِيهِ فَوَاللهِ لَأُعَمِّيَنَّ عَلَى مَنْ وَرَائِي مِنَ الطَّلَبِ وَهَذِهِ كِنَانَتِي فَخُذْ مِنْهَا سَهْمًا فَإِنَّكَ سَتَمُرُّ بِإِبِلِي وَغَنَمِي فِي مَوْضِعِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَخُذْ مِنْهَا حَاجَتَكَ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا حَاجَةَ لِي فِيهَا قَالَ وَدَعَا لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَأُطْلِقَ فَرَجَعَ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِوَمَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا مَعَهُ حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ فَتَلَقَّاهُ النَّاسُ فَخَرَجُوا فِي الطَّرِيقِ وَعَلَى الْأَجَاجِيرِ فَاشْتَدَّ الْخَدَمُ وَالصِّبْيَانُ فِي الطَّرِيقِ يَقُولُونَ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ جَاءَ مُحَمَّدٌ قَالَ وَتَنَازَعَالْقَوْمُ أَيُّهُمْ يَنْزِلُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْزِلُ اللَّيْلَةَ عَلَى بَنِي النَّجَّارِ أَخْوَالِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ لِأُكْرِمَهُمْ بِذَلِكَ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ غَدَا حَيْثُ أُمِرَقَالَ الْبَرَاءُ بْنُ عَازِبٍ أَوَّلُ مَنْ كَانَ قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ مُصْعَبُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ أَخُو بَنِي عَبْدِ الدَّارِ ثُمَّ قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا ابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ الْأَعْمَى أَخُو بَنِي فِهْرٍ ثُمَّ قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فِي عِشْرِينَ رَاكِبًا فَقُلْنَا مَا فَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَ هُوَ عَلَى أَثَرِي ثُمَّ قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ مَعَهُقَالَ الْبَرَاءُ وَلَمْ يَقْدَمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى قَرَأْتُ سُوَرًا مِنَ الْمُفَصَّلِ قَالَ إِسْرَائِيلُ وَكَانَ الْبَرَاءُ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ مِنْ بَنِي حَارِثَةَ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Every prophet had a supplication that would be fulfilled in this world. For myself, I have kept my supplication as intercession for my ummah (community). I am the master of the children of Adam on the Day of Judgment, and I do not say this out of pride. I am the first one for whom the earth will be split open, and I do not say this out of pride. In my hand is the banner of praise, and I do not say this out of pride. Those who are under my banner will have a long day on the Day of Judgment, until some of them will say to others, ‘Let us go to Adam, the father of mankind, and ask him to intercede for us with our Lord, the Exalted and Mighty.’ They will then come to Adam and say, ‘O Adam, you are the one whom Allah created with His own hands, and He made you dwell in Paradise and ordered the angels to prostrate to you. Intercede for us with your Lord, so that He may relieve us from this place of ours.’ Adam will say, ‘I am not suitable for this. Myself! Myself! Go to Noah, who is the first of the messengers.’ So they will go to Noah and say, ‘O Noah, you are the first of the messengers to the people of earth, and Allah called you a grateful servant. Intercede for us with your Lord, so that He will relieve us from this place of ours.’ Noah will say, ‘I am not suitable for this. Myself! Myself! Go to Ibrahim, the Friend of Allah.’ So they will come to Ibrahim and say, ‘O Ibrahim, you are the Prophet of Allah and His Friend among the people of the earth. Intercede for us with your Lord, so that He will relieve us from this place of ours.’ Ibrahim will say, ‘I am not suitable for this. Myself! Myself! Go to Musa, to whom Allah spoke directly.’ So they will come to Musa and say, ‘O Musa, you are the Messenger of Allah and He chose you above the people with His Message and His Word. Intercede for us with your Lord, so that He will relieve us from this place of ours.’ Musa

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ نَبِيٌّ إِلا لَهُ دَعْوَةٌ تَنَجَّزَهَا فِي الدُّنْيَا وَإِنِّي اخْتَبَأْتُ دَعْوَتِي شَفَاعَةً لِأُمَّتِي وَأَنَا سَيِّدُ وَلَدِ آدَمَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَلا فَخْرَ وَأَنَا أَوَّلُ مَنْ تَنْشَقُ عَنْهُ الْأَرْضُ وَلا فَخْرَ وَبِيَدِي لِوَاءُ الْحَمْدِ وَلا فَخْرَ آدَمُ فَمَنْ دُونَهُ تَحْتَ لِوَائِي

قَالَ وَيَطُولُ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حَتَّى يَقُولَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ انْطَلِقُوا بِنَا إِلَى آدَمَ أَبِي الْبَشَرِ فَيَشْفَعَ لَنَا إِلَى رَبِّهِ ﷻ فَلْيَقْضِ بَيْنَنَا فَيَأْتُونَ آدَمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ فَيَقُولُونَ يَا آدَمُ أَنْتَ الَّذِي خَلَقَكَ اللهُ بِيَدِهِ وَأَسْكَنَكَ جَنَّتَهُ وَأَسْجَدَ لَكَ مَلائِكَتَهُ فَاشْفَعْ لَنَا إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَلْيَقْضِ بَيْنَنَا فَيَقُولُ إِنِّي لَسْتُ هُنَاكُمْ إِنِّي قَدِ أُخْرِجْتُ مِنَ الجَنَّةِ بِخَطِيئَتِي وَإِنَّهُ لَا يُهِمُّنِي الْيَوْمَ إِلا نَفْسِي وَلَكِنِ ائْتُوا نُوحًا رَأْسَ النَّبِيِّينَ فَيَأْتُونَ نُوحًا فَيَقُولُونَ يَا نُوحُ اشْفَعْ لَنَا إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَلْيَقْضِ بَيْنَنَا فَيَقُولُ إِنِّي لَسْتُ هُنَاكُمْ إِنِّي قَدْ دَعَوْتُ دَعْوَةً غَرَّقَتْ أَهْلَ الْأَرْضِ وَإِنَّهُ لَا يُهِمُّنِي الْيَوْمَ إِلا نَفْسِي وَلَكِنِ ائْتُوا إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلَ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قَالَ فَيَأْتُونَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَيَقُولُونَ يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ اشْفَعْ لَنَا إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَلْيَقْضِ بَيْنَنَا فَيَقُولُ إِنِّي لَسْتُ هُنَاكُمْ إِنِّي قَدْ كَذَبْتُ فِي الْإِسْلامِ ثَلاثَ كِذْبَاتٍوَإِنَّهُ لَا يُهِمُّنِي الْيَوْمَ إِلا نَفْسِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنْ حَاوَلَ بِهِنَّ إِلا عَنْ دِينِ اللهِ قَوْلُهُ {إِنِّي سَقِيمٌ} [الصافات 89] وَقَوْلُهُ {بَلْ فَعَلَهُ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَذَا} [الأنبياء 63] وَقَوْلُهُ لِامْرَأَتِهِ إِنَّهَا أُخْتِي وَلَكِنِ ائْتُوا مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ الَّذِي اصْطَفَاهُ اللهُ بِرِسَالَتِهِ وَكَلامِهِ فَيَأْتُونَ مُوسَى فَيَقُولُونَ يَا مُوسَى أَنْتَ الَّذِي اصْطَفَاكَ اللهُ بِرِسَالَتِهِ وَكَلَّمَكَ فَاشْفَعْ لَنَا إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَلْيَقْضِ بَيْنَنَا فَيَقُولُ إِنِّي لَسْتُ هُنَاكُمْ إِنِّي قَتَلْتُ نَفْسًا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ وَإِنَّهُ لَا يُهِمُّنِي الْيَوْمَ إِلا نَفْسِي وَلَكِنِ ائْتُوا عِيسَى رُوحَ اللهِ وَكَلِمَتَهُ فَيَأْتُونَ عِيسَى فَيَقُولُونَ يَا عِيسَى أَنْتَ رُوحُ اللهِ وَكَلِمَتُهُ فَاشْفَعْ لَنَا إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَلْيَقْضِ بَيْنَنَا فَيَقُولُ إِنِّي لَسْتُ هُنَاكُمْ قَدِ اتُّخِذْتُ إِلَهًا مِنْ دُونِ اللهِ وَإِنَّهُ لَا يُهِمُّنِي الْيَوْمَ إِلا نَفْسِي ثُمَّ قَالَ أَرَأَيْتُمْ لَوْ كَانَ مَتَاعٌ فِي وِعَاءٍ قَدْ خُتِمَ عَلَيْهِ أَكَانَ يُقْدَرُ عَلَى مَا فِي الْوِعَاءِ حَتَّى يُفَضَّ الْخَاتَمُ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ لَا 0 فَيَقُولُ إِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ خَاتَمَ النَّبِيِّينَ قَدْ حَضَرَ الْيَوْمَ وَقَدْ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَيَأْتُونِي فَيَقُولُونَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ اشْفَعْ لَنَا إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَلْيَقْضِ بَيْنَنَا فَأَقُولُ نَعَمْ أَنَا لَهَا حَتَّى يَأْذَنَ اللهُ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيَرْضَى فَإِذَا أَرَادَ اللهُ ﷻ أَنْ يَصْدَعَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِهِ نَادَى مُنَادٍ أَيْنَ أَحْمَدُ وَأُمَّتُهُ؟ فَنَحْنُ الْآخِرُونَ الْأَوَّلُونَ فَنَحْنُ آخِرُ الْأُمَمِ وَأَوَّلُ مَنْ يُحَاسَبُ فَتُفْرَجُ لَنَا الْأُمَمُ عَنْ طَرِيقِنَا فَنَمْضِي غُرًّا مُحَجَّلِينَ مِنْ أَثَرِ الطُّهُورِ وَتَقُولُ الْأُمَمُ كَادَتْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةُ أَنْ تَكُونَ أَنْبِيَاءَ كُلُّهَا قَالَ ثُمَّ آتِي بَابَ الْجَنَّةِ فَآخُذُ بِحَلْقَةِ بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ فَأَقْرَعُ الْبَابَ فَيُقَالُ مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ فَأَقُولُمُحَمَّدٌ فَيُفْتَحُ لِي فَأَرَى رَبِّي ﷻ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّهِ أَوْ سَرِيرِهِ فَأَخِرُّ لَهُ سَاجِدًا وَأَحْمَدُهُ بِمَحَامِدَ لَمْ يَحْمَدْهُ بِهَا أَحَدٌ كَانَ قَبْلِي وَلا يَحْمَدُهُ بِهَا أَحَدٌ بَعْدِي فَيُقَالُ ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ وَقُلْ تُسْمَعْ وَسَلْ تُعْطَهْ وَاشْفَعْ تُشَفَّعْ قَالَ فَأَرْفَعُ رَأْسِي فَأَقُولُ أَيْ رَبِّ أُمَّتِي أُمَّتِي فَيُقَالُ لِي أَخْرِجْ مِنَ النَّارِ مَنْ كَانَ فِي قَلْبِهِ مِثْقَالُ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَأُخْرِجُهُمْ ثُمَّ أَعُودُ فَأَخِرُّ سَاجِدًا وَأَحْمَدُهُ بِمَحَامِدَ لَمْ يَحْمَدْهُ بِهَا أَحَدٌ كَانَ قَبْلِي وَلا يَحْمَدُهُ بِهَا أَحَدٌ بَعْدِي فَيُقَالُ لِي ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ وَقُلْ يُسْمَعْ لَكَ وَسَلْ تُعْطَهْ وَاشْفَعْ تُشَفَّعْ فَأَرْفَعُ رَأْسِي فَأَقُولُ أَيْ رَبِّ أُمَّتِي أُمَّتِي فَيُقَالُ أَخْرِجْ مَنِ النَّارِ مَنْ كَانَ فِي قَلْبِهِ مِثْقَالُ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَأُخْرِجُهُمْ قَالَ وَقَالَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ مِثْلَ هَذَا أَيْضًا

[Machine] He heard some of the delegation from Abd al-Qays saying, "We have come to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his joy increased upon seeing us. When we reached the people, they made way for us and we sat down. The Prophet ﷺ welcomed us and prayed for us. Then he looked at us and said, "Who is your leader and chief?" We all pointed to Mundhir ibn 'Amr. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Is this the one with the scar?" It was the first day he was given this nickname because of a blow to his face with a donkey's hoof. We said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He then followed the people and assessed their resources and belongings. Then he took off his traveling clothes and put on his best clothes. He then approached the Prophet ﷺ , who had stretched out his leg and leaned on it. When Mundhir approached, the people made way for him and said, "Here is Mundhir!" The Prophet ﷺ straightened himself and sat up, welcomed him, and treated him kindly. Then he asked about his lands and named for him a village called Safa and Mashqar, among other villages. Mundhir said, "By my parents, O Messenger of Allah, you know the names of our villages." The Prophet ﷺ said, "I have already been to your lands and it has opened up to me. Then he approached the Ansar and said, "O people of the Ansar, honor your brothers, for they are like you in Islam, and they bear the closest resemblance to you in hair and appearance. They have submitted willingly, not by force or coercion, as a people who refused to submit were killed. When they woke up, the Prophet ﷺ said, "How do you see the status of your brothers and their hospitality towards you?" They replied, "They are the best brothers. They have provided us with bedding, made our food, stayed with us, and taught us the Book of our Lord and the Sunnah of our Prophet." The Prophet ﷺ was pleased and delighted with this, then he approached us one by one and asked each of us about what we had learned and taught. Some of us learned and taught greetings, the mother of the Book, and two Surahs, while others learned and taught the Sunnah and two Sunnahs. Then he turned to us and said, "Do you have any provisions with you?" The people were happy about this and rushed to prepare their belongings. Each man came with a handful of dates and placed it on a cloth in front of him, holding a piece of cloth in his hand. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do you call this a variety of provisions?" We said, "Yes." Then he pointed to another handful of dates and asked, "Do you call this a pair of sandals?" We said, "Yes." Then he pointed to another handful of dates and asked, "Do you call this a gift?" We said, "

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ بَعْضَ وَفْدِ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ قَدِمْنَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَاشْتَدَّ فَرَحُهُمْ بِنَا فَلَمَّا انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى الْقَوْمِ أَوْسَعُوا لَنَافَقَعَدْنَا فَرَحَّبَ بِنَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَدَعَا لَنَا ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَيْنَا فَقَالَ مَنْ سَيِّدُكُمْ وَزَعِيمُكُمْ؟ فَأَشَرْنَا بِأَجْمَعِنَا إِلَى الْمُنْذِرِ بْنِ عَائِذٍ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَهَذَا الْأَشَجُّ؟ فَكَانَ أَوَّلَ يَوْمٍ وُضِعَ عَلَيْهِ هَذَا الِاسْمُ لِضَرْبَةٍ بِوَجْهِهِ بِحَافِرِ حِمَارٍ فَقُلْنَا نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَتَخَلَّفَ بَعْدَ الْقَوْمِ فَعَقَلَ رَوَاحِلَهُمْ وَضَمَّ مَتَاعَهُمْ ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَ عَيْبَتَهُ فَأَلْقَى عَنْهُ ثِيَابَ السَّفَرِ وَلَبِسَ مِنْ صَالِحِ ثِيَابِهِ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَقَدْ بَسَطَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ رِجْلَهُ وَاتَّكَأَ فَلَمَّا دَنَا مِنْهُ الْأَشَجُّ أَوْسَعَ الْقَوْمُ لَهُ وَقَالُوا هَاهُنَا يَا أَشَجُّ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَاسْتَوَى قَاعِدًا وَقَبَضَ رِجْلَهُ هَاهُنَا يَا أَشَجُّ فَقَعَدَ عَنْ يَمِينِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَاسْتَوَى قَاعِدًا فَرَحَّبَ بِهِ وَأَلْطَفَهُ ثُمَّ سَأَلَ عَنْ بِلَادِهِ وَسَمَّى لَهُ قَرْيَةَ قرْيَةَ الصَّفَا وَالْمُشَقَّرِ وَغَيْرَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ قُرَى هَجَرَ فَقَالَ بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لَأَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِأَسْمَاءِ قُرَانَا مِنَّا فَقَالَ إِنِّي قَدْ وَطِئْتُ بِلَادَكُمْ وَفُسِحَ لِي فِيهَا قَالَ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ أَكْرِمُوا إِخْوَانَكُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ أَشْبَاهُكُمْ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ وَأَشْبَهُ شَيْءٍ بِكُمْ أَشعَارًا وَأَبْشَارًا أَسْلَمُوا طَائِعِينَ غَيْرَ مُكْرَهِينَ وَلَا مَوْتُورِينَ إِذْ أَبَى قَوْمٌأَنْ يُسْلِمُوا حَتَّى قُتِلُوا فَلَمَّا أَنْ أصبَحُوا قَالَ كَيْفَ رَأَيْتُمْ كَرَامَةَ إِخْوَانِكُمْ لَكُمْ وَضِيَافَتَهُمْ إِيَّاكُمْ؟ قَالُوا خَيْرَ إِخْوَانٍ أَلَانُوا فَرْشَنَا وَأَطَابُوا مَطْعَمَنَا وَبَاتُوا وَأَصْبَحُوا يُعَلِّمُونَنَا كِتَابَ رَبِّنَا وَسُنَّةَ نَبِيِّنَا فَأُعْجِبَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَفَرِحَ بِهَا ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا رَجُلًا رَجُلًا يَعْرِضُنَا عَلَى مَا تَعَلَّمْنَا وَعَلِمْنَا فَمِنَّا مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ التَّحِيَّاتِ وَأُمَّ الْكِتَابِ وَالسُّورَةَ وَالسُّورَتَيْنِ وَالسُّنَّةَ وَالسُّنَّتَيْنِ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ هَلْ مَعَكُمْ مِنْ أَزْوَادِكُمْ شَيْءٌ؟ فَفَرِحَ الْقَوْمُ بِذَلِكَ وَابْتَدَرُوا رِحَالَهُمْ فَأَقْبَلَ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مَعَهُ صُبْرَةٌ مِنْ تَمْرٍ فَوَضَعَهَا عَلَى نِطْعٍ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَأَوْمَأَ بِجَرِيدَةٍ فِي يَدِهِ كَانَ يَخْتَصِرُ بِهَا فَوْقَ الذِّرَاعِ وَدُونَ الذِّرَاعَيْنِ فَقَالَ أَتُسَمُّونَ هَذَا التَّعْضُوضَ؟ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ ثُمَّ أَوْمَأَ إِلَى صُبْرَةٍ أُخْرَى فَقَالَ أَتُسَمُّونَ هَذَا الصَّرَفَانَ؟ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ ثُمَّ أَوْمَأَ إِلَى صُبْرَةٍ فَقَالَ أَتُسَمُّونَ هَذَا الْبَرْنِيَّ؟ فَقُلْنَا نَعَمْ قَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهُ خَيْرُ تَمْرِكُمْ وَأَنْفَعُهُ لَكُمْ قَالَ فَرَجَعْنَا مِنْ وِفَادَتِنَا تِلْكَ فَأَكْثَرْنَا الْغَرْزَ مِنْهُ وَعَظُمَتْ رَغْبَتُنَا فِيهِ حَتَّى صَارَ عُظْمَ نَخْلِنَا وَتَمْرِنَا الْبَرْنِيُّ قَالَ فَقَالَ الْأَشَجُّ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَرْضَنَا أَرْضٌ ثَقِيلَةٌ وَخِمَةٌ وَإِنَّا إِذَا لَمْ نَشْرَبْ هَذِهِ الْأَشْرِبَةَ هِيجَتْ أَلْوَانُنَا وَعَظُمَتْبُطُونُنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَشْرَبُوا فِي الدُّبَّاءِ وَالْحَنْتَمِ وَالنَّقِيرِ وَلْيَشْرَبْ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي سِقَائِهِ يُلَاثُ عَلَى فِيهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْأَشَجُّ بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ رَخِّصْ لَنَا فِي هَذِهِ فَأَوْمَأَ بِكَفَّيْهِ وَقَالَ يَا أَشَجُّ إِنْ رَخَّصْتُ لَكُمْ فِي مِثْلِ هَذِهِ وَقَالَ بِكَفَّيْهِ هَكَذَا شَرِبْتَهُ فِي مِثْلِ هَذِهِ وَفَرَّجَ يَدَيْهِ وَبَسَطَهَا يَعْنِي أَعْظَمَ مِنْهَا حَتَّى إِذَا ثَمِلَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنْ شَرَابِهِ قَامَ إِلَى ابْنِ عَمِّهِ فَهَزَرَ سَاقَهُ بِالسَّيْفِ وَكَانَ فِي الْوَفْدِ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي عَصَرٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْحَارِثُ قَدْ هُزِرَتْ سَاقُهُ فِي شُرْبٍ لَهُمْ فِي بَيْتٍ تَمَثَّلَهُ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ فِي امْرَأَةٍ مِنْهُمْ فَقَامَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ ذَلِكَ الْبَيْتِ فَهَزَرَ سَاقَهُ بِالسَّيْفِ قَالَ فَقَالَ الْحَارِثُ لَمَّا سَمِعْتُهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ جَعَلْتُ أُسْدِلُ ثَوْبِي لِأُغَطِّيَ الضَّرْبَةَ بِسَاقِي وَقَدْ أَبْدَاهَا اللهُ لِنَبِيِّهِ ﷺ

[Machine] About the trench, I gathered a group of men from the Quraysh who used to see my location and hear from me. So I said to them, "Do you know, by Allah, I see Muhammad's matter rising greatly, and I have seen a vision. What do you see in it?" They asked, "What did you see?" I said, "I saw that we meet with the Najashi (King of Abyssinia), so that if Muhammad appears over our people, we will be with the Najashi. Because being under his authority is more beloved to us than being under the authority of Muhammad. And if our people appear, they will only bring us goodness." They said, "This plan is good." So I told them to gather what we will present to the Najashi, and the most beloved thing that could be presented to him was Adham from our land. So we gathered a lot of Adham for him, and we traveled until we reached him. By Allah, we were with him when 'Amr ibn Umayyah Ad-Damri came, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had sent him to the Najashi regarding Ja'far and his companions. 'Amr entered upon him and then left his presence. So I said to my companions, "This is 'Amr ibn Umayyah. If I had met the Najashi and asked him for him, he would have given him to me and I would have killed him. So when Quraysh saw that I had relieved them by killing the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , they let me enter upon him. So I prostrated before him as I used to do, and he said, 'Welcome, my friend. Did you bring me anything from your land?' I said, 'Yes, O King, I have brought you a lot of Adham.' He was amazed by them and liked them. Then I said to him, 'O King, I have seen a man who came from you, and he is a Messenger of a man who is an enemy to us. Give him to me so that I can kill him, for he has harmed some of our nobles and elites.' The Najashi became angry and raised his hand, striking his nose. I thought he had broken it, and if the earth had split open for me, I would have entered it due to him. Then I said to him, 'O King, by Allah, if I had thought that you disliked this, I would not have asked you for it.' He said, 'Do you ask me to give you the Messenger of a man whom the greatest catastrophe used to come to, like that which used to come to Musa, so that you can kill him?' I said, 'O King, is he such?' He said, 'Woe unto you, O 'Amr! Obey him and follow him, for by Allah, he is on the truth and he will be victorious. There will come a time when people will appear against him as Musa appeared against Fir'awn and his soldiers.' I said, 'So pledge allegiance to him for Islam.' He said, 'Yes.' He extended his hand and I pledged allegiance to him for Islam. Then I went out to my companions with my vision being different from what it used to be, and I concealed my Islam from my companions. Then I went out following the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to become Muslim. I met Khalid ibn Al-Walid, who was approaching from Makkah, and I said, 'Where are you, O Abu Sulayman?' He said, 'By Allah, the canyons are straight, and that man is truly a Prophet. I will go and become Muslim.' I asked, 'Until when?' He said, 'By Allah, I only came to become Muslim.' I said, 'We have preceded you in pledging allegiance to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ .' So we arrived to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and Khalid ibn Al-Walid became Muslim and pledged allegiance to him. Then I approached and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I pledge allegiance to you on the condition that you forgive me for what has passed of my sins and that you do not mention them. He ﷺ said, 'O 'Amr, pledge allegiance, for indeed Islam erases what came before it, and Hijrah erases what came before it.' I said, 'So I pledged allegiance to him,' and then I departed." Ibn Ishaq said, "I have narrated this story to you from a trustworthy person." Uthman ibn Talhah ibn Abi Talhah was with them when they became Muslim.

عَنِ الْخَنْدَقِ جَمَعْتُ رِجَالًا مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ كَانُوا يَرَوْنَ مَكَانِي وَيَسْمَعُونَ مِنِّي فَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ وَاللهِ إِنِّي لَأَرَى أَمْرَ مُحَمَّدٍ يَعْلُو الْأُمُورَ عُلُوًّا كَبِيرًا وَإِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَأْيًا فَمَا تَرَوْنَ فِيهِ؟ قَالُوا وَمَا رَأَيْتَ؟ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ أَنْ نَلْحَقَ بِالنَّجَاشِيِّ فَنَكُونَ عِنْدَهُ فَإِنْ ظَهَرَ مُحَمَّدٌ عَلَى قَوْمِنَا كُنَّا عِنْدَ النَّجَاشِيِّ فَإِنَّا أَنْ نَكُونَ تَحْتَ يَدَيْهِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْنَا مِنْ أَنْ نَكُونَ تَحْتَ يَدَيْ مُحَمَّدٍ وَإِنْ ظَهَرَ قَوْمُنَا فَنَحْنُ مَنْ قَدْ عُرِفُوا فَلَنْ يَأْتِيَنَا مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا خَيْرٌ فَقَالُوا إِنَّ هَذَا الرَّأْيُ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ فَاجْمَعُوا لَهُ مَا نُهْدِي لَهُ وَكَانَ أَحَبَّ مَا يُهْدَى إِلَيْهِ مِنْ أَرْضِنَا الْأَدَمُ فَجَمَعْنَا لَهُ أُدْمًا كَثِيرًا فَخَرَجْنَا حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا عَلَيْهِ فَوَاللهِ إِنَّا لَعِنْدَهُ إِذْ جَاءَ عَمْرُو بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ الضَّمْرِيُّ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ بَعَثَهُ إِلَيْهِ فِي شَأْنِ جَعْفَرٍ وَأَصْحَابِهِ قَالَ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لِأَصْحَابِي هَذَا عَمْرُو بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ لَوْ قَدْ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى النَّجَاشِيِّ فَسَأَلْتُهُ إِيَّاهُ فَأَعْطَانِيهِ فَضَرَبْتُ عُنُقَهُ فَإِذَا فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ رَأَتْ قُرَيْشٌ أَنِّي قَدْ أَجْزَأْتُ عَنْهَا حِينَ قَتَلْتُ رَسُولَ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَسَجَدْتُ لَهُ كَمَا كُنْتُ أَصْنَعُ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِصَدِيقِي أَهْدَيْتَ لِي مِنْ بِلَادِكَ شَيْئًا؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْأَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ قَدْ أَهْدَيْتُ لَكَ أُدْمًا كَثِيرًا قَالَ ثُمَّ قَدَّمْتُهُ إِلَيْهِ فَأَعْجَبَهُ وَاشْتَهَاهُ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ لَهُ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ إِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا خَرَجَ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ وَهُوَ رَسُولُ رَجُلٍ عَدُوٍّ لَنَا فَأَعْطِنِيهِ لِأَقْتُلَهُ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ أَصَابَ مِنْ أَشْرَافِنَا وَخِيَارِنَا قَالَ فَغَضِبَ ثُمَّ مَدَّ يَدَهُ فَضَرَبَ بِهَا أَنْفَهُ ضَرْبَةً ظَنَنْتُ أَنْ قَدْ كَسَرَهُ فَلَوِ انْشَقَّتْ لِي الْأَرْضُ لَدَخَلْتُ فِيهَا فَرَقًا مِنْهُ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ وَاللهِ لَوْ ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّكَ تَكْرَهُ هَذَا مَا سَأَلْتُكَهُ فَقَالَ أَتَسْأَلُنِي أَنْ أُعْطِيَكَ رَسُولَ رَجُلٍ يَأْتِيهِ النَّامُوسُ الْأَكْبَرُ الَّذِي كَانَ يَأْتِي مُوسَى لِتَقْتُلَهُ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ أَكَذَاكَ هُوَ؟ فَقَالَ وَيْحَكَ يَا عَمْرُو أَطِعْنِي وَاتَّبِعْهُ فَإِنَّهُ وَاللهِ لَعَلَى الْحَقِّ وَلَيَظْهَرَنَّ عَلَى مَنْ خَالَفَهُ كَمَا ظَهَرَ مُوسَى عَلَى فِرْعَوْنَ وَجُنُودِهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَبَايِعْنِي لَهُ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَبَسَطَ يَدَهُ وَبَايَعْتُهُ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ إِلَى أَصْحَابِي وَقَدْ حَالَ رَأْيِي عَمَّا كَانَ عَلَيْهِ وَكَتَمْتُ أَصْحَابِي إِسْلَامِي ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ عَامِدًا لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لِأُسْلِمَ فَلَقِيتُ خَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ وَذَلِكَ قُبَيْلَ الْفَتْحِ وَهُوَ مُقْبِلٌ مِنْ مَكَّةَ فَقُلْتُ أَيْنَ يَا أَبَا سُلَيْمَانَ؟ قَالَ وَاللهِ لَقَدِ اسْتَقَامَ الْمَنْسِمُ وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَنَبِيٌّ أَذْهَبُ وَاللهِ أُسْلِمُ فَحَتَّى مَتَى؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَاللهِ مَا جِئْتُ إِلَّا لِأُسْلِمَ قَالَ فَقَدِمْنَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَدِمَ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِفَأَسْلَمَ وَبَايَعَ ثُمَّ دَنَوْتُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي أُبَايِعُكَ عَلَى أَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِي وَلَا أَذْكُرُ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا عَمْرُو بَايِعْ فَإِنَّ الْإِسْلَامَ يَجُبُّ مَا كَانَ قَبْلَهُ وَإِنَّ الْهِجْرَةَ تَجُبُّ مَا كَانَ قَبْلَهَا قَالَ فَبَايَعْتُهُ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفْتُ قَالَ ابْنُ إِسْحَاقَ وَقَدْ حَدَّثَنِي مَنْ لَا أَتَّهِمُ أَنَّ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ كَانَ مَعَهُمَا أَسْلَمَ حِينَ أَسْلَمَا

[Machine] We accompanied the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , to a funeral. The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , sat on the grave and we gathered around him as if birds were perched on top of our heads. He then recited "I seek refuge with Allah from the punishment of the grave" three times. He continued, "Verily, when a believer is in the state of approaching the Hereafter and leaving this worldly life, the angels descend upon them with their faces shining like the sun. Each angel has a shroud and burial cloth in their hands, and they sit around the person as far as the eye can see. When the soul leaves the body, every angel between the heavens and the earth and every angel in the heavens pray for him. The doors of the heavens are opened, and every gatekeeper calls upon Allah to elevate the soul through their gate. When the soul is elevated, they say, 'Oh Lord, this is so-and-so, Your servant.' Allah replies, 'Return him for I have promised him that I have created them from it (the earth), and unto it they shall return, and from it I shall resurrect them once again.' Then, he hears the footsteps of his companions as they depart from him. An angel comes and asks, 'Who is your Lord? What is your religion? Who is your prophet?' He replies, 'My Lord is Allah, my religion is Islam, and my prophet is Muhammad, ﷺ .' The angel then says, 'You have spoken the truth.' Then, a beautiful-faced angel with a pleasant fragrance and splendid clothing comes to him and says, 'Rejoice in a great honor from Allah and an everlasting bliss.' The angel asks him, 'Who are you?' He replies, 'I am your righteous deeds. By Allah, you were hasty in obeying Allah and slow in disobeying Him, so may Allah reward you with good.' Then, a door from Paradise and a door from Hell are opened for him. It is said to him, 'This is your place if you had disobeyed Allah, but Allah has replaced it with this (Paradise).' When he sees what is in Paradise, he says, 'My Lord, establish the Hour so that I may return to my family and possessions.' He is told to rest. As for a disbeliever, when they are in the state of approaching the Hereafter and leaving this worldly life, harsh and severe angels descend upon them and snatch their soul in the same way a wet woolen garment is snatched away. Their soul is pulled out along with their veins, and every angel between the heavens and the earth and every angel in the heavens curse them. The doors of the heavens are closed, and every gatekeeper calls upon Allah not to allow their soul to ascend through their gate. When the soul is elevated, they ask, 'Who is your Lord? What is your religion? Who is your prophet?' The person replies, 'I do not know.' The angel then says, 'You did not know, nor did you recite.' An ugly-faced angel with a foul smell and filthy clothing comes to them and says, 'Rejoice in humiliation from Allah and a perpetual punishment.' The angel asks, 'Who are you?' The person replies, 'I am your evil deeds. By Allah, you were slow in obeying Allah and hasty in disobeying Him, so may Allah reward you with evil.' Then, their eyes, ears, and mouth are sealed shut, and they are given a club made of iron. If a mountain were to be struck with it, it would turn to dust. The person is then hit with this club until they become like dust. Then, Allah restores them to their original state and the person is hit again, which results in a scream that is heard by all beings except for the two heavyweights (the heavens and earth). This is narrated by Al-Bara' bin 'Azib. Then, a door of Hell is opened for them, and bedding is made from the flames of Hell.

خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى جِنَازَةٍ فَجَلَسَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ وَجَلَسْنَا حَوْلَهُ كَأَنَّ عَلَى رُءُوسِنَا الطَّيْرَ وَهُوَ يُلْحَدُ لَهُ فَقَالَ أَعُوذُ بِاللهِ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ إِذَا كَانَ فِي إِقْبَالٍ مِنَ الْآخِرَةِ وَانْقِطَاعٍ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا تَنَزَّلَتْ إِلَيْهِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ كَأَنَّ عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمُ الشَّمْسَ مَعَ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ كَفَنٌ وَحَنُوطٌ فَجَلَسُوا مِنْهُ مَدَّ الْبَصَرِ حَتَّى إِذَا خَرَجَ رُوحُهُ صَلَّى عَلَيْهِ كُلُّ مَلَكٍ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَكُلُّ مَلَكٍ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَفُتِحَتْ لَهُ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَابٍ إِلَّا وَهُمْ يَدْعُونَ اللهَ أَنْ يُعْرَجَ بِرُوحِهِ مِنْ قِبَلِهِمْ فَإِذَا عُرِجَ بِرُوحِهِ قَالُوا رَبِّ عَبْدُكَ فُلَانٌ فَيَقُولُ أَرْجِعُوهُ فَإِنِّي عَهِدْتُ إِلَيْهِمْ أَنِّي مِنْهَا خَلَقْتُهُمْ وَفِيهَا أُعِيدُهُمْ وَمِنْهَا أُخْرِجُهُمْ تَارَةً أُخْرَى قَالَ فَإِنَّهُ يَسْمَعُ خَفْقَ نِعَالِ أَصْحَابِهِ إِذَا وَلَّوْا عَنْهُ فَيَأْتِيهِ آتٍ فَيَقُولُ مَنْ رَبُّكَ؟ مَا دِينُكَ؟ مَنْ نَبِيُّكَ؟ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيَ اللهُ وَدِينِيَ الْإِسْلَامُ وَنَبِيِّي مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ فَيَنْتَهِرُهُ فَيَقُولُ مَنْ رَبُّكَ؟ مَادِينُكَ؟ مَنْ نَبِيُّكَ؟ وَهِيَ آخِرُ فِتْنَةٍ تُعْرَضُ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِ فَذَلِكَ حِينَ يَقُولُ اللهُ ﷻ {يُثَبِّتُ اللهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِالْقَوْلِ الثَّابِتِ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ} [إبراهيم 27] فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيَ اللهُ وَدِينِيَ الْإِسْلَامُ وَنَبِيِّي مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ فَيَقُولُ لَهُ صَدَقْتَ ثُمَّ يَأْتِيهِ آتٍ حَسَنُ الْوَجْهِ طَيِّبُ الرِّيحِ حَسَنُ الثِّيَابِ فَيَقُولُ أَبْشِرْ بِكَرَامَةٍ مِنَ اللهِ وَنَعِيمٍ مُقِيمٍ فَيَقُولُ وَأَنْتَ فَبَشَّرَكَ اللهُ بِخَيْرٍ مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ فَيَقُولُ أَنَا عَمَلُكَ الصَّالِحُ كُنْتَ وَاللهِ سَرِيعًا فِي طَاعَةِ اللهِ بَطِيئًا عَنْ مَعْصِيَةِ اللهِ فَجَزَاكَ اللهُ خَيْرًا ثُمَّ يُفْتَحُ لَهُ بَابٌ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ وَبَابٌ مِنَ النَّارِ فَيُقَالُ هَذَا كَانَ مَنْزِلَكَ لَوْ عَصَيْتَ اللهَ أَبْدَلَكَ اللهُ بِهِ هَذَا فَإِذَا رَأَى مَا فِي الْجَنَّةِ قَالَ رَبِّ عَجِّلْ قِيَامَ السَّاعَةِ كَيْمَا أَرْجِعَ إِلَى أَهْلِي وَمَالِي فَيُقَالُ لَهُ اسْكُنْ وَإِنَّ الْكَافِرَ إِذَا كَانَ فِي انْقِطَاعٍ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَإِقْبَالٍ مِنَ الْآخِرَةِ نَزَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ مَلَائِكَةٌ غِلَاظٌ شِدَادٌ فَانْتَزَعُوا رُوحَهُ كَمَا يُنْتَزَعُ السَّفُّودُ الْكَثِيرُ الشِّعْبِ مِنَ الصُّوفِ الْمُبْتَلِّ وَتُنْزَعُ نَفْسُهُ مَعَ الْعُرُوقِ فَيَلْعَنُهُ كُلُّ مَلَكٍ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَكُلُّ مَلَكٍ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَتُغْلَقُ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَابٍ إِلَّا وَهُمْ يَدْعُونَ اللهَ أَنْ لَا تَعْرُجَ رُوحُهُ مِنْ قِبَلِهِمْ فَإِذَا عُرِجَ بِرُوحِهِ قَالُوا رَبِّ فُلَانُ بْنُ فُلَانٍ عَبْدُكَ قَالَ أَرْجِعُوهُ فَإِنِّي عَهِدْتُ إِلَيْهِمْ أَنِّي مِنْهَا خَلَقْتُهُمْ وَفِيهَا أُعِيدُهُمْ وَمِنْهَا أُخْرِجُهُمْ تَارَةً أُخْرَىقَالَ فَإِنَّهُ لَيَسْمَعُ خَفْقَ نِعَالِ أَصْحَابِهِ إِذَا وَلَّوْا عَنْهُ قَالَ فَيَأْتِيهِ آتٍ فَيَقُولُ مَنْ رَبُّكَ؟ مَا دِينُكَ؟ مَنْ نَبِيُّكَ؟ فَيَقُولُ لَا أَدْرِي فَيَقُولُ لَا دَرَيْتَ وَلَا تَلَوْتَ وَيَأْتِيهِ آتٍ قَبِيحُ الْوَجْهِ قَبِيحُ الثِّيَابِ مُنْتِنُ الرِّيحِ فَيَقُولُ أَبْشِرْ بِهَوَانٍ مِنَ اللهِ وَعَذَابٍ مُقِيمٍ فَيَقُولُ وَأَنْتَ فَبَشَّرَكَ اللهُ بِالشَّرِّ مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ فَيَقُولُ أَنَا عَمَلُكَ الْخَبِيثُ كُنْتَ بَطِيئًا عَنْ طَاعَةِ اللهِ سَرِيعًا فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللهِ فَجَزَاكَ اللهُ شَرًّا ثُمَّ يُقَيَّضُ لَهُ أَعْمَى أَصَمُّ أَبْكَمُ فِي يَدِهِ مِرْزَبَةٌ لَوْ ضُرِبَ بِهَا جَبَلٌ كَانَ تُرَابًا فَيَضْرِبُهُ ضَرْبَةً حَتَّى يَصِيرَ تُرَابًا ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ اللهُ كَمَا كَانَ فَيَضْرِبُهُ ضَرْبَةً أُخْرَى فَيَصِيحُ صَيْحَةً يَسْمَعُهُ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا الثَّقَلَيْنِ قَالَ الْبَرَاءُ بْنُ عَازِبٍ ثُمَّ يُفْتَحُ لَهُ بَابٌ مِنَ النَّارِ وَيُمَهَّدُ مِنْ فُرُشِ النَّارِ

قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ زَمَنَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَخَرَجْنَا أَنَا وَرَبَاحٌ غُلَامُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِظَهْرِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَخَرَجْتُ بِفَرَسٍ لِطَلْحَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ كُنْتُ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُبْدِيَهُ مَعَ الْإِبِلِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ بِغَلَسٍ غَارَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَلَى إِبِلِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَقَتَلَ رَاعِيَهَا وَخَرَجَ يَطْرُدُهَا هُوَ وَأُنَاسٌ مَعَهُ فِي خَيْلٍ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَبَاحُ اقْعُدْ عَلَى هَذَا الْفَرَسِ فَأَلْحِقْهُ بِطَلْحَةَ وَأَخْبِرْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَدْ أُغِيرَ عَلَى سَرْحِهِ قَالَ وَقُمْتُ عَلَى تَلٍّفَجَعَلْتُ وَجْهِي مِنْ قِبَلِ الْمَدِينَةِ ثُمَّ نَادَيْتُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ يَا صَبَاحَاهْ ثُمَّ اتَّبَعْتُ الْقَوْمَ مَعِي سَيْفِي وَنَبْلِي فَجَعَلْتُ أَرْمِيهِمْ وَأَعْقِرُ بِهِمْ وَذَلِكَ حِينَ يَكْثُرُ الشَّجَرُ فَإِذَا رَجَعَ إِلَيَّ فَارِسٌ جَلَسْتُ لَهُ فِي أَصْلِ شَجَرَةٍ ثُمَّ رَمَيْتُ فَلَا يُقْبِلُ عَلَيَّ فَارِسٌ إِلَّا عَقَرْتُ بِهِ فَجَعَلْتُ أَرْمِيهِمْ وَأَنَا أَقُولُ[البحر الرجز]أَنَا ابْنُ الْأَكْوَعِ وَالْيَوْمُ يَوْمُ الرُّضَّعِفَأَلْحَقُ بِرَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ فَأَرْمِيهِ وَهُوَ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ فَيَقَعُ سَهْمِي فِي الرَّجُلِ حَتَّى انْتَظَمْتُ كَتِفَهُ فَقُلْتُ خُذْهَا وَأَنَا ابْنُ الْأَكْوَعِ وَالْيَوْمُ يَوْمُ الرُّضَّعِ فَإِذَا كُنْتُ فِي الشَّجَرِ أَحْرَقْتُهُمْ بِالنَّبْلِ فَإِذَا تَضَايَقَتِ الثَّنَايَا عَلَوْتُ الْجَبَلَ فَرَدَيْتُهُمْ بِالْحِجَارَةِ فَمَا زَالَ ذَاكَ شَأْنِي وَشَأْنَهُمْ أَتْبَعُهُمْ فَأَرْتَجِزُ حَتَّى مَا خَلَقَ اللهُ شَيْئًا مِنْ ظَهْرِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَّا خَلَّفْتُهُ وَرَاءَ ظَهْرِي فَاسْتَنْقَذْتُهُ مِنْ أَيْدِيهِمْ ثُمَّ لَمْ أَزَلْ أَرْمِيهِمْ حَتَّى أَلْقَوْا أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ثَلَاثِينَ رُمْحًا وَأَكْثَرَ مِنْ ثَلَاثِينَ بُرْدَةً يَسْتَخِفُّونَ مِنْهَا وَلَا يُلْقُونَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا إِلَّا جَعَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ حِجَارَةً وَجَمَعْتُ عَلَى طَرِيقِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى إِذَا امْتَدَّ الضُّحَى أَتَاهُمْ عُيَيْنَةُ بْنُ بَدْرٍ الْفَزَارِيُّ مَدَدًا لَهُمْ وَهُمْ فِي ثَنِيَّةٍ ضَيِّقَةٍ ثُمَّ عَلَوْتُ الْجَبَلَ فَأَنَا فَوْقَهُمْ فَقَالَ عُيَيْنَةُ مَا هَذَا الَّذِيأَرَى؟ قَالُوا لَقِينَا مِنْ هَذَا الْبَرْحَ مَا فَارَقَنَا بِسَحَرٍ حَتَّى الْآنَ وَأَخَذَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ فِي أَيْدِينَا وَجَعَلَهُ وَرَاءَ ظَهْرِهِ قَالَ عُيَيْنَةُ لَوْلَا أَنَّ هَذَا يَرَى أَنَّ وَرَاءَهُ طَلَبًا لَقَدْ تَرَكَكُمْ لِيَقُمْ إِلَيْهِ نَفَرٌ مِنْكُمْ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ نَفَرٌ مِنْهُمْ أَرْبَعَةٌ فَصَعِدُوا فِي الْجَبَلِ فَلَمَّا أَسْمَعْتُهُمُ الصَّوْتَ قُلْتُ أَتَعْرِفُونِي؟ قَالُوا وَمَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قُلْتُ أَنَا ابْنُ الْأَكْوَعِ وَالَّذِي كَرَّمَ وَجْهَ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ لَا يَطْلُبُنِي مِنْكُمْ رَجُلٌ فَيُدْرِكُنِي وَلَا أَطْلُبُهُ فَيَفُوتُنِي قَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ إِنْ أَظُنُّ قَالَ فَمَا بَرِحْتُ مَقْعَدِي ذَلِكَ حَتَّى نَظَرْتُ إِلَى فَوَارِسِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَتَخَلَّلُونَ الشَّجَرَ وَإِذَا أَوَّلُهُمُ الْأَخْرَمُ الْأَسَدِيُّ وَعَلَى أَثَرِهِ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ فَارِسُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَعَلَى أَثَرِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ الْمِقْدَادُ الْكِنْدِيُّ فَوَلَّى الْمُشْرِكُونَ مُدْبِرِينَ وَأَنْزِلُ مِنَ الْجَبَلِ فَأَعْرِضُ لِلْأَخْرَمِ فَآخُذُ عِنَانِ فَرَسِهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَخْرَمُ ائْذَنِ الْقَوْمَ يَعْنِي احْذَرْهُمْ فَإِنِّي لَا آمَنُ أَنْ يَقْطَعُوكَ فَاتَّئِدْ حَتَّى يَلْحَقَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابُهُ قَالَ يَا سَلَمَةُ إِنْ كُنْتَ تُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَتَعْلَمُ أَنَّ الْجَنَّةَ حَقٌّ وَالنَّارَ حَقٌّ فَلَا تَحُلْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ الشَّهَادَةِ قَالَ فَخَلَّيْتُ عِنَانَ فَرَسِهِ فَيَلْحَقُ بِعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ وَيَعْطِفُ عَلَيْهِ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ فَاخْتَلَفَا طَعْنَتَيْنِ فَعَقَرَ الْأَخْرَمُ بِعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَطَعَنَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ فَقَتَلَهُ فَتَحَوَّلَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِعَلَى فَرَسِ الْأَخْرَمِ فَيَلْحَقُ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ بِعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ فَاخْتَلَفَا طَعْنَتَيْنِ فَعَقَرَ بِأَبِي قَتَادَةَ وَقَتَلَهُ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ وَتَحَوَّلَ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ عَلَى فَرَسِ الْأَخْرَمِ ثُمَّ إِنِّي خَرَجْتُ أَعْدُو فِي أَثَرِ الْقَوْمِ حَتَّى مَا أَرَى مِنْ غُبَارِ صَحَابَةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ شَيْئًا وَيُعْرِضُونَ قَبْلَ غَيْبُوبَةِ الشَّمْسِ إِلَى شِعْبٍ فِيهِ مَاءٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ ذُو قَرَدٍ فَأَرَادُوا أَنْ يَشْرَبُوا مِنْهُ فَأَبْصَرُونِي أَعْدُو وَرَاءَهُمْ فَعَطَفُوا عَنْهُ وَاشْتَدُّوا فِي الثَّنِيَّةِ ثَنِيَّةِ ذِي نَثْرٍ وَغَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَأَلْحَقُ رَجُلًا فَأَرْمِيهِ فَقُلْتُ خُذْهَاوَأَنَا ابْنُ الْأَكْوَعِ وَالْيَوْمُ يَوْمُ الرُّضَّعِ قَالَ فَقَالَ يَا ثُكْلَ أُمِّ أَكْوَعُ بُكْرَةٍ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ أَيْ عَدُوَّ نَفْسِهِ وَكَانَ الَّذِي رَمَيْتُهُ بُكْرَةً فَأَتْبَعْتُهُ سَهْمًا آخَرَ فَعَلِقَ بِهِ سَهْمَانِ وَيَخْلُفُونَ فَرَسَيْنِ فَجِئْتُ بِهِمَا أَسُوقُهُمَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمَاءِ الَّذِي حَلَّيْتُهُمْ عَنْهُ ذُوْ قَرَدٍ فَإِذَا بِنَبِيِّ اللهِ ﷺ فِي خَمْسِمِائَةٍ وَإِذَا بِلَالٌ قَدْ نَحَرَ جَزُورًا مِمَّا خَلَّفْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْوِي لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ كَبِدِهَا وَسَنَامِهَا فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ خَلِّنِي فَأَنْتَخِبَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِكَ مِائَةً فَآخُذَ عَلَى الْكُفَّارِ بِالْعَشْوَةً فَلَا يَبْقَى مِنْهُمْ مُخْبِرٌ إِلَّا قَتَلْتُهُ قَالَ أَكُنْتَ فَاعِلًا ذَلِكَ يَا سَلَمَةُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَالَّذِي أَكْرَمَكَفَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ نَوَاجِذَهُ فِي ضُوءِ النَّارِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّهُمْ يُقْرَوْنَ الْآنَ بِأَرْضِ غَطَفَانَ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ غَطَفَانَ فَقَالَ مَرُّوا عَلَى فُلَانٍ الْغَطَفَانِيِّ فَنَحَرَ لَهُمْ جَزُورًا قَالَ فَلَمَّا أَخَذُوا يَكْشِطُونَ جِلْدَهَا رَأَوْا غَبَرَةً فَتَرَكُوهَا وَخَرَجُوا هَرَابًا فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْنَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَيْرُ فُرْسَانِنَا الْيَوْمَ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ وَخَيْرُ رَجَّالَتِنَا سَلَمَةُ فَأَعْطَانِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سَهْمَ الرَّاجِلِ وَالْفَارِسِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ أَرْدَفَنِي وَرَاءَهُ عَلَى الْعَضْبَاءِ رَاجِعِينَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهَا قَرِيبًا مِنْ ضَحْوَةٍ وَفِي الْقَوْمِ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ كَانَ لَا يُسْبَقُ جَعَلَ يُنَادِي هَلْ مِنْ مُسَابِقٍ؟ أَلَا رَجُلٌ يُسَابِقُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ؟ فَأَعَادَ ذَلِكَ مِرَارًا وَأَنَا وَرَاءَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مُرْدِفِي قُلْتُ لَهُ أَمَا تُكْرِمُ كَرِيمًا وَلَا تَهَابُ شَرِيفًا قَالَ لَا إِلَّا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي خَلِّنِي فَلَأُسَابِقُ الرَّجُلَ قَالَ إِنْ شِئْتَ قُلْتُ أَذْهَبُ إِلَيْكَ فَطَفَرَ عَنْ رَاحِلَتِهِ وَثَنَيْتُ رِجْلَيَّ فَطَفَرْتُ عَنِ النَّاقَةِ ثُمَّ إِنِّي رَبَطْتُ عَلَيْهَا شَرَفًا أَوْ شَرَفَيْنِ يَعْنِي اسْتَبْقَيْتُ نَفْسِي ثُمَّ إِنِّي عَدَوْتُ حَتَّى أَلْحَقَهُ فَأَصُكَّ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ بِيَدَيَّ قُلْتُ سَبَقْتُكَ وَاللهِ أَوْ كَلِمَةً نَحْوَهَا قَالَ فَضَحِكَ وَقَالَ إِنْ أَظُنُّ حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ

كُنْتُ أَخْدُمُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لِي يَا رَبِيعَةُ أَلَا تَزَوَّجُ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَاللهِ لَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَتَزَوَّجَ مَا عِنْدِي مَا يُقِيمُ الْمَرْأَةَ وَمَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ يَشْغَلَنِي عَنْكَ شَيْءٌ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنِّي فَخَدَمْتُهُ مَا خَدَمْتُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَلِي الثَّانِيَةَ يَا رَبِيعَةُ أَلَا تَزَوَّجُ؟ فَقُلْتُ مَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَتَزَوَّجَ مَا عِنْدِي مَا يُقِيمُ الْمَرْأَةَ وَمَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ يَشْغَلَنِي عَنْكَ شَيْءٌ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنِّي ثُمَّ رَجَعْتُ إِلَى نَفْسِي فَقُلْتُ وَاللهِ لَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِمَا يُصْلِحُنِي فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ أَعْلَمُ مِنِّي وَاللهِ لَئِنْ قَالَ تَزَوَّجْ لَأَقُولَنَّ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مُرْنِي بِمَا شِئْتَ قَالَ فَقَالَ يَا رَبِيعَةُ أَلَا تَزَوَّجُ؟ فَقُلْتُ بَلَى مُرْنِي بِمَا شِئْتَ قَالَ انْطَلِقْ إِلَى آلِ فُلَانٍ حَيٍّ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَكَانَ فِيهِمْ تَرَاخٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقُلْ لَهُمْ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكُمْ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تُزَوِّجُونِي فُلَانَةَ لِامْرَأَةٍ مِنْهُمْ فَذَهَبْتُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكُمْ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تُزَوِّجُونِي فُلَانَةَ فَقَالُوا مَرْحَبًا بِرَسُولِ اللهِ وَبِرَسُولِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَاللهِ لَا يَرْجِعُ رَسُولُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَّا بِحَاجَتِهِ فَزَوَّجُونِي وَأَلْطَفُونِي وَمَا سَأَلُونِي الْبَيِّنَةَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَزِينًا فَقَالَ لِي مَا لَكَ يَا رَبِيعَةُ؟ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَتَيْتُ قَوْمًا كِرَامًا فَزَوَّجُونِي وَأَكْرَمُونِي وَأَلْطَفُونِي وَمَا سَأَلُونِي بَيِّنَةً وَلَيْسَ عِنْدِي صَدَاقٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا بُرَيْدَةُ الْأَسْلَمِيُّ اجْمَعُوا لَهُ وَزْنَ نَوَاةٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ قَالَ فَجَمَعُوا لِي وَزْنَ نَوَاةٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فَأَخَذْتُ مَا جَمَعُوا لِي فَأَتَيْتُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ اذْهَبْ بِهَذَا إِلَيْهِمْ فَقُلْ هَذَا صَدَاقُهَا فَأَتَيْتُهُمْ فَقُلْتُ هَذَا صَدَاقُهَا فَرَضُوهُوَقَبِلُوهُ وَقَالُوا كَثِيرٌ طَيِّبٌ قَالَ ثُمَّ رَجَعْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ حَزِينًا فَقَالَ يَا رَبِيعَةُ مَا لَكَ حَزِيناً؟ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا رَأَيْتُ قَوْمًا أَكْرَمَ مِنْهُمْ رَضُوا بِمَا آتَيْتُهُمْ وَأَحْسَنُوا وَقَالُوا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا وَلَيْسَ عِنْدِي مَا أُولِمُ قَالَ يَا بُرَيْدَةُ اجْمَعُوا لَهُ شَاةً قَالَ فَجَمَعُوا لِي كَبْشًا عَظِيمًا سَمِينًا فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اذْهَبْ إِلَى عَائِشَةَ فَقُلْ لَهَا فَلْتَبْعَثْ بِالْمِكْتَلِ الَّذِي فِيهِ الطَّعَامُ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُهَا فَقُلْتُ لَهَا مَا أَمَرَنِي بِهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ هَذَا الْمِكْتَلُ فِيهِ تِسْعُ آصُعِ شَعِيرٍ لَا وَاللهِ إِنْ أَصْبَحَ لَنَا طَعَامٌ غَيْرُهُ خُذْهُ فَأَخَذْتُهُ فَأَتَيْتُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَأَخْبَرْتُهُ مَا قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَقَالَ اذْهَبْ بِهَذَا إِلَيْهِمْ فَقُلْ لِيُصْبِحْ هَذَا عِنْدَكُمْ خُبْزًا فَذَهَبْتُ إِلَيْهِمْ وَذَهَبْتُ بِالْكَبْشِ وَمَعِي أُنَاسٌ مِنْ أَسْلَمَ فَقَالَ لِيُصْبِحْ هَذَا عِنْدَكُمْ خُبْزًا وَهَذَا طَبِيخًا فَقَالُوا أَمَّا الْخُبْزُ فَسَنَكْفِيكُمُوهُ وَأَمَّا الْكَبْشُ فَاكْفُونَا أَنْتُمْ فَأَخَذْنَا الْكَبْشَ أَنَا وَأُنَاسٌ مِنْ أَسْلَمَ فَذَبَحْنَاهُ وَسَلَخْنَاهُ وَطَبَخْنَاهُ فَأَصْبَحَ عِنْدَنَا خُبْزٌ وَلَحْمٌ فَأَوْلَمْتُ وَدَعَوْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَعْطَانِي بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَرْضًا وَأَعْطَى أَبَا بَكْرٍ أَرْضًا وَجَاءَتِ الدُّنْيَا فَاخْتَلَفْنَا فِي عِذْقِ نَخْلَةٍ فَقُلْتُ أَنَا هِيَ فِي حَدِّي وَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ هِيَ فِي حَدِّي فَكَانَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ كَلَامٌ فَقَالَ لِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ كَلِمَةً كَرِهَهَا وَنَدِمَ فَقَالَ لِي يَا رَبِيعَةُ رُدَّ عَلَيَّ مِثْلَهَا حَتَّى تَكُونَ قِصَاصًا قَالَ قُلْتُ لَا أَفْعَلُ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لَتَقُولَنَّ أَوْ لَأَسْتَعْدِيَنَّ عَلَيْكَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ مَا أَنَا بِفَاعِلٍ قَالَ وَرَفَضَ الْأَرْضَ وَانْطَلَقَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَانْطَلَقْتُ أَتْلُوهُ فَجَاءَ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَسْلَمَ فَقَالُوا لِي رَحِمَ اللهُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فِي أَيِّ شَيْءٍ يَسْتَعْدِي عَلَيْكَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ قَالَ لَكَ مَا قَالَ فَقُلْتُ أَتَدْرُونَ مَا هَذَا؟ هَذَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ هَذَا ثَانِيَ اثْنَيْنِ وَهَذَا ذُو شَيْبَةِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ إِيَّاكُمْ لَا يَلْتَفِتُ فَيَرَاكُمْ تَنْصُرُونِي عَلَيْهِ فَيَغْضَبَ فَيَأْتِيَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَيَغْضَبَ لِغَضَبِهِ فَيَغْضَبَ اللهُ ﷻ لِغَضَبِهِمَا فَيُهْلِكَ رَبِيعَةَ قَالُوا مَا تَأْمُرُنَا؟ قَالَ ارْجِعُوا قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَتَبِعْتُهُ وَحْدِي حَتَّى أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَحَدَّثَهُ الْحَدِيثَ كَمَا كَانَ فَرَفَعَ إِلَيَّ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَبِيعَةُ مَا لَكَ وَلِلصِّدِّيقِ؟ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَانَ كَذَا كَانَكَذَا قَالَ لِي كَلِمَةً كَرِهَهَا فَقَالَ لِي قُلْ كَمَا قُلْتُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ قِصَاصًا فَأَبَيْتُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَجَلْ فَلَا تَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ وَلَكِنْ قُلْ غَفَرَ اللهُ لَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَقُلْتُ غَفَرَ اللهُ لَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ قَالَ الْحَسَنُ فَوَلَّى أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَهُوَ يَبْكِي

[Machine] "I arrived in Sham and it was said to me that in this church is a messenger of Caesar to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. So, we entered the church and there I saw an elderly man, so I said to him, 'Are you the messenger of Caesar to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?' He replied, 'Yes.' I said, 'Tell me about that.' He said, 'When he fought the battle of Tabuk, he wrote a letter to Caesar and sent it with a man named Dihyah bin Khalifa. When he read his letter, he placed it on his bed and sent it to his bishops and the heads of his companions. He said, 'This man has sent a messenger to you and written a letter to you, giving you three options: either you follow him in his religion, or you pay him tribute that is collected from you and brings you protection and allows you to continue with your current lifestyle in your land, or you engage in war with him.' They knelt down and pondered until some of them emerged from their councils and said, 'We will not follow him in his religion and abandon our religion and the religion of our forefathers, nor will we pay him tribute that will be collected from us, but we will engage in war with him.' He said, 'That was how it was. However, I disliked doing anything without consulting you.' 'Abbad then said, 'Didn't Najashi embrace Islam when the message reached us?' He replied, 'Yes, but he saw something from them.' 'Abbad said, 'He asked me to find someone from the Arabs to write a reply to him according to his letter.' So, I went with him while I was a young man and he took me to him. He wrote his reply and said to me, 'Remember three points, if you forget anything from me: when he reads my letter, does he mention day and night? Does he mention his letter to me? And see if you notice a mark on his back.' So, I approached him until I met him in Tabuk, seated in a gathering with his companions. I asked and was informed about him. Then, I handed him the letter. He called Muawiya and recited the letter to him. When he reached the part where I said, 'You invited me to a garden, its width encompasses the heavens and the earth, so where is the fire?' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'When the night comes, where is the day?' He said, 'So, he said to me, 'I wrote to Najashi, but he tore it apart and Allah tore his kingdom apart.' He said, 'Abbad then said, 'Didn't Najashi embrace Islam and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ hold the prayer for him in Madinah in front of his companions?' He replied, 'Yes, that's true. This is so-and-so and that is so-and-so,' Ibn Khuthaym mentioned all of them, but I forgot their names. So, I wrote a letter to Kisra, but he tore it apart and Allah tore his kingdom apart. Then, I wrote a letter to Caesar, and he replied to me. The people feared them as long as there was fear in their lives. And then he asked me, 'Who are you?' I said, 'I am from Tanukh.' He said, 'O brother from Tanukh, are you a Muslim?' I said, 'No, I came from a group of people who are following their religion, and I am not willing to change my religion until I return to them.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ smiled or he smiled. When I finished my business, I got up and when I turned to leave, he called me and said, 'O brother from Tanukh, come and reach what you were commanded to do.' I had forgotten it, so I turned back from behind the gathering and threw a cloak that was on his back. I saw the hump on his shoulder like a huge sphere."

قَدِمْتُ الشَّامَ فَقِيلَ لِي فِي هَذِهِ الْكَنِيسَةِ رَسُولُ قَيْصَرَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَدَخَلْنَا الْكَنِيسَةَ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِشَيْخٍ كَبِيرٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَنْتَ رَسُولُ قَيْصَرَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ قُلْتُ حَدِّثْنِي عَنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ إِنَّهُ لَمَّا غَزَا تَبُوكَ كَتَبَ إِلَى قَيْصَرَ كِتَابًا وَبَعَثَ بِهِ مَعَ رَجُلٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ دِحْيَةُ بْنُ خَلِيفَةَ فَلَمَّا قَرَأَ كِتَابَهُ وَضَعَهُ مَعَهُ عَلَى سَرِيرِهِ وَبَعَثَ إِلَى بَطَارِقَتِهِ وَرُءُوسِ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ قَدْ بَعَثَ إِلَيْكُمْ رَسُولًا وَكَتَبَ إِلَيْكُمْ كِتَابًا يُخَيِّرُكُمْ إِحْدَى ثَلَاثٍ إِمَّا أَنْ تَتَّبِعُوهُ عَلَى دِينِهِ أَوْ تُقِرُّوا لَهُ بِخَرَاجٍ يَجْرِي لَهُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَيُقِرَّكُمْ عَلَى هَيْئَتِكُمْ فِي بِلَادِكُمْ أَوْ أَنْ تُلْقُوا إِلَيْهِ بِالْحَرْبِ قَالَ فَنَخَرُوا نَخْرَةً حَتَّى خَرَجَ بَعْضُهُمْ مِنْ بَرَانِسِهِمْ وَقَالُوا لَا نَتَّبِعُهُ عَلَى دِينِهِ وَنَدَعُ دِينَنَا وَدِينَ آبَائِنَا وَلَا نُقِرُّ لَهُ بِخَرَاجٍ يَجْرِي لَهُ عَلَيْنَا وَلَكِنْ نُلْقِي إِلَيْهِ الْحَرْبَ فَقَالَ قَدْ كَانَذَاكَ وَلَكِنِّي كَرِهْتُ أَنْ أَفْتَاتَ دُونَكُمْ بِأَمْرٍ قَالَ عَبَّادٌ فَقُلْتُ لِابْنِ خُثَيْمٍ أَوَلَيْسَ قَدْ كَانَ قَارَبَ وَهَمَّ بِالْإِسْلَامِ فِيمَا بَلَغَنَا ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍؟ ‍‍‍‍قَالَ بَلَى لَوْلَا أَنَّهُ رَأَى مِنْهُمْ قَالَ فَقَالَ ابْغُونِي رَجُلًا مِنْ الْعَرَبِ أَكْتُبْ مَعَهُ إِلَيْهِ جَوَابَ كِتَابِهِ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُ وَأَنَا شَابٌّ فَانْطُلِقَ بِي إِلَيْهِ فَكَتَبَ جَوَابَهُ وَقَالَ لِي مَهْمَا نَسِيتَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَاحْفَظْ عَنِّي ثَلَاثَ خِلَالٍ انْظُرْ إِذَا هُوَ قَرَأَ كِتَابِي هَلْ يَذْكُرُ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ وَهَلْ يَذْكُرُ كِتَابَهُ إِلَيَّ وَانْظُرْ هَلْ تَرَى فِي ظَهْرِهِ عَلَمًا قَالَ فَأَقْبَلْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُهُ وَهُوَ بِتَبُوكَ فِي حَلْقَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ مُنْتَجِينَ فَسَأَلْتُ فَأُخْبِرْتُ بِهِ فَدَفَعْتُ إِلَيْهِ الْكِتَابَ فَدَعَا مُعَاوِيَةَ فَقَرَأَ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابَ فَلَمَّا أَتَى عَلَى قَوْلِهِ دَعَوْتَنِي إِلَى جَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا السَّمَوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ فَأَيْنَ النَّارُ؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا جَاءَ اللَّيْلُ فَأَيْنَ النَّهَارُ؟ قَالَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي قَدْ كَتَبْتُ إِلَى النَّجَاشِيِّ فَخَرَّقَهُ فَخَرَّقَهُ اللهُ مُخَرَّقَ الْمُلْكِ قَالَ عَبَّادٌ فَقُلْتُ لِابْنِ خُثَيْمٍ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ أَسْلَمَ النَّجَاشِيُّ ‍ وَنَعَاهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِالْمَدِينَةِ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ بَلَى ذَاكَ فُلَانُ بْنُ فُلَانٍ وَهَذَا فُلَانُ بْنُ فُلَانٍ قَدْ ذَكَرَهُمْ ابْنُ خُثَيْمٍ جَمِيعًا وَنَسِيتُهُمَا وَكَتَبْتُ إِلَى كِسْرَى كِتَابًا فَمَزَّقَهُ فَمَزَّقَهُ اللهُ مُمَزَّقَ الْمُلْكِ وَكَتَبْتُ إِلَى قَيْصَرَ كِتَابًا فَأَجَابَنِي فِيهِ فَلَمْ يَزَلِ النَّاسُ يَخْشَوْنَ مِنْهُمْ بَأْسًا مَاكَانَ فِي الْعَيْشِ خَيْرٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي ممَّنْ أَنْتَ؟ قُلْتُ مِنْ تَنُوخٍ قَالَ يَا أَخَا تَنُوخٍ هَلْ لَكَ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ؟ قُلْتُ لَا إِنِّي أَقْبَلْتُ مِنْ قِبَلِ قَوْمٍ وَأَنَا فِيهِمْ عَلَى دِينٍ وَلَسْتُ مُسْتَبْدِلًا بِدِينِهِمْ حَتَّى أَرْجِعَ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَوْ تَبَسَّمَ فَلَمَّا قَضَيْتُ حَاجَتِي قُمْتُ فَلَمَّا وَلَّيْتُ دَعَانِي فَقَالَ يَا أَخَا تَنُوخٍ هَلُمَّ فَامْضِ لِلَّذِي أُمِرْتَ بِهِ قَالَ وَكُنْتُ قَدْ نَسِيتُهَا فَاسْتَدَرْتُ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْحَلْقَةِ وَألْقَى بُرْدَةً كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ عَنْ ظَهْرِهِ فَرَأَيْتُ غُضْرُوفَ كَتِفِهِ مِثْلَ الْمِحْجَمِ الضَّخْمِ

Once we were traveling with the Prophet ﷺ and we carried on traveling till the last part of the night and then we (halted at a place) and slept (deeply). There is nothing sweeter than sleep for a traveler in the last part of the night. So it was only the heat of the sun that made us to wake up and the first to wake up was so and so, then so and so and then so and so (the narrator ʿAuf said that Abu Raja' had told him their names but he had forgotten them) and the fourth person to wake up was ʿUmar bin Al- Khattab. And whenever the Prophet ﷺ used to sleep, nobody would wake up him till he himself used to get up as we did not know what was happening (being revealed) to him in his sleep. So, ʿUmar got up and saw the condition of the people, and he was a strict man, so he said, "Allahu Akbar" and raised his voice with Takbir, and kept on saying loudly till the Prophet ﷺ got up because of it. When he got up, the people informed him about what had happened to them. He said, "There is no harm (or it will not be harmful). Depart!" So they departed from that place, and after covering some distance the Prophet ﷺ stopped and asked for some water to perform the ablution. So he performed the ablution and the call for the prayer was pronounced and he led the people in prayer. After he finished from the prayer, he saw a man sitting aloof who had not prayed with the people. He asked, "O so and so! What has prevented you from praying with us?" He replied, "I am Junub and there is no water. " The Prophet ﷺ said, "Perform Tayammum with (clean) earth and that is sufficient for you." Then the Prophet ﷺ proceeded on and the people complained to him of thirst. Thereupon he got down and called a person (the narrator ʿAuf added that Abu Raja' had named him but he had forgotten) and ʿAli, and ordered them to go and bring water. So they went in search of water and met a woman who was sitting on her camel between two bags of water. They asked, "Where can we find water?" She replied, "I was there (at the place of water) this hour yesterday and my people are behind me." They requested her to accompany them. She asked, "Where?" They said, "To Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." She said, "Do you mean the man who is called the Sabi, (with a new religion)?" They replied, "Yes, the same person. So come along." They brought her to the Prophet ﷺ and narrated the whole story. He said, "Help her to dismount." The Prophet ﷺ asked for a pot, then he opened the mouths of the bags and poured some water into the pot. Then he closed the big openings of the bags and opened the small ones and the people were called upon to drink and water their animals. So they all watered their animals and they (too) all quenched their thirst and also gave water to others and last of all the Prophet ﷺ gave a pot full of water to the person who was Junub and told him to pour it over his body. The woman was standing and watching all that which they were doing with her water. By Allah, when her water bags were returned the looked like as if they were more full (of water) than they had been before (Miracle of Messenger of Allah ﷺ) Then the Prophet ﷺ ordered us to collect something for her; so dates, flour and Sawiq were collected which amounted to a good meal that was put in a piece of cloth. She was helped to ride on her camel and that cloth full of foodstuff was also placed in front of her and then the Prophet ﷺ said to her, "We have not taken your water but Allah has given water to us." She returned home late. Her relatives asked her: "O so and so what has delayed you?" She said, "A strange thing! Two men met me and took me to the man who is called the Sabi' and he did such and such a thing. By Allah, he is either the greatest magician between this and this (gesturing with her index and middle fingers raising them towards the sky indicating the heaven and the earth) or he is Allah's true Apostle." Afterwards the Muslims used to attack the pagans around her abode but never touched her village. One day she said to her people, "I think that these people leave you purposely. Have you got any inclination to Islam?" They obeyed her and all of them embraced Islam. Abu ʿAbdullah said: The word Saba'a means "The one who has deserted his old religion and embraced a new religion." Abul 'Ailya [??] said, "The SʿAbis are a sect of people of the Scripture who recite the Book of Psalms." (Using translation from Bukhārī 344)

كُنَّا فِي سَفَرٍ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَإِنَّا أَسْرَيْنَا حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا فِي آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ وَقَعْنَا تِلْكَ الْوَقْعَةَ فَلَا وَقْعَةَ أَحْلَى عِنْدَ الْمُسَافِرِ مِنْهَا قَالَ فَمَا أَيْقَظَنَا إِلَّا حَرُّ الشَّمْسِ وَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ اسْتَيْقَظَ فُلَانٌ ثُمَّ فُلَانٌ كَانَ يُسَمِّيهِمْ أَبُو رَجَاءٍ وَنَسِيَهُمْ عَوْفٌ ثُمَّ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ الرَّابِعُ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا نَامَ لَمْ نُوقِظْهُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ هُوَ يَسْتَيْقِظُ؛ لِأَنَّا لَا نَدْرِي مَا يَحْدُثُ لَهُ فِي نَوْمِهِ فَلَمَّا اسْتَيْقَظَ عُمَرُ وَرَأَى مَا أَصَابَ النَّاسَ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا أَجْوَفَ جَلِيدًا قَالَ فَكَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ فَمَا زَالَ يُكَبِّرُ وَيَرْفَعُ صَوْتَهُ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ حَتَّى اسْتَيْقَظَ لِصَوْتِهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا اسْتَيْقَظَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ شَكَوْا الَّذِي أَصَابَهُمْ فَقَالَ لَا ضَيْرَ أَوْ لَا يَضِيرُ ارْتَحِلُوا فَارْتَحَلَ فَسَارَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ فَدَعَا بِالْوَضُوءِ فَتَوَضَّأَ وَنُودِيَ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ فَلَمَّا انْفَتَلَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ إِذَا هُوَ بِرَجُلٍ مُعْتَزِلٍ لَمْ يُصَلِّ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ يَا فُلَانُ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ؟ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَصَابَتْنِي جَنَابَةٌ وَلَا مَاءَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَيْكَ بِالصَّعِيدِ؛ فَإِنَّهُ يَكْفِيكَ ثُمَّ سَارَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَاشْتَكَى إِلَيْهِ النَّاسُ الْعَطَشَ فَنَزَلَ فَدَعَا فُلَانًا كَانَ يُسَمِّيهِ أَبُو رَجَاءٍ وَنَسِيَهُ عَوْفٌ وَدَعَا عَلِيًّافَقَالَ اذْهَبَا فَابْغِيَا لَنَا الْمَاءَ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَا فَيَلْقَيَانِ امْرَأَةً بَيْنَ مَزَادَتَيْنِ أَوْ سَطِيحَتَيْنِ مِنْ مَاءٍ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ لَهَا فَقَالَا لَهَا أَيْنَ الْمَاءُ؟ فَقَالَتْ عَهْدِي بِالْمَاءِ أَمْسِ هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ وَنَفَرُنَا خُلُوفٌ قَالَ فَقَالَا لَهَا انْطَلِقِي إِذًا قَالَتْ إِلَى أَيْنَ؟ قَالَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ قَالَتْ هَذَا الَّذِي يُقَالُ لَهُ الصَّابِئُ؟ قَالَا هُوَ الَّذِي تَعْنِينَ فَانْطَلِقِي إِذًا فَجَاءَا بِهَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَحَدَّثَاهُ الْحَدِيثَ فَاسْتَنْزَلُوهَا عَنْ بَعِيرِهَا وَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِإِنَاءٍ فَأَفْرَغَ فِيهِ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِ الْمَزَادَتَيْنِ أَوِ السَّطِيحَتَيْنِ وَأَوْكَى أَفْوَاهَهُمَا فَأَطْلَقَ الْعَزَالِي وَنُودِيَ فِي النَّاسِ أَنْ اسْقُوا وَاسْتَقُوا فَسَقَى مَنْ شَاءَ وَاسْتَقَى مَنْ شَاءَ وَكَانَ آخِرُ ذَلِكَ أَنْ أَعْطَى الَّذِي أَصَابَتْهُ الْجَنَابَةُ إِنَاءً مِنْ مَاءٍ فَقَالَ اذْهَبْ فَأَفْرِغْهُ عَلَيْكَ قَالَ وَهِيَ قَائِمَةٌ تَنْظُرُ مَا يُفْعَلُ بِمَائِهَا قَالَ وَايْمُ اللهِ لَقَدْ أَقْلَعَ عَنْهَا وَإِنَّهُ لَيُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْنَا أَنَّهَا أَشَدُّ مِلْأَةً مِنْهَا حِينَ ابْتَدَأَ فِيهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اجْمَعُوا لَهَا فَجَمَعُوا لَهَا مِنْ بَيْنِ عَجْوَةٍ وَدَقِيقَةٍ وَسُوَيْقَةٍ حَتَّى جَمَعُوا لَهَا طَعَامًا كَثِيرًا وَجَعَلُوهُ فِي ثَوْبٍ وَحَمَلُوهَا عَلَى بَعِيرِهَا وَوَضَعُوا الثَّوْبَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ تَعْلَمِينَ وَاللهِ مَا رَزِئْنَاكِ مِنْ مَائِكِ شَيْئًا وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ هُوَ سَقَانَا قَالَ فَأَتَتْ أَهْلَهَا وَقَدِ احْتَبَسَتْ عَنْهُمْ فَقَالُوامَا حَبَسَكِ يَا فُلَانَةُ؟ فَقَالَتْ الْعَجَبُ لَقِيَنِي رَجُلَانِ فَذَهَبَا بِي إِلَى هَذَا الَّذِي يُقَالُ لَهُ الصَّابِئُ فَفَعَلَ بِمَائِي كَذَا وَكَذَا لِلَّذِي قَدْ كَانَ فَوَاللهِ إِنَّهُ لَأَسْحَرُ مَنْ بَيْنَ هَذِهِ وَهَذِهِ وَقَالَتْ بِأُصْبُعَيْهَا الْوُسْطَى وَالسَّبَّابَةِ فَرَفَعَتْهُمَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ تَعْنِي السَّمَاءَ وَالْأَرْضَ أَوْ إِنَّهُ لَرَسُولُ اللهِ حَقًّا قَالَ وَكَانَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ بَعْدُ يُغِيرُونَ عَلَى مَا حَوْلَهَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَا يُصِيبُونَ الصِّرْمَ الَّذِي هِيَ مِنْهُ فَقَالَتْ يَوْمًا لِقَوْمِهَا مَا أَرَى أَنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمَ يَدَعُونَكُمْ عَمْدًا ؟ فَهَلْ لَكُمْ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ؟ فَأَطَاعُوهَا فَدَخَلُوا فِي الْإِسْلَامِ

[Machine] Narrated by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he said: "Once, I and a young boy from the Ansar were throwing arrows at targets in front of us, according to a promise we made to each other during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. We continued until the sun appeared as if it was a black and cold ball. Then one of us said to his companion, 'Let us go to the mosque, and I swear by Allah that I will inform the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about this extraordinary event in his Ummah.' So we went to the mosque, and behold, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was there. He went out to the people and prayed in a manner longer than any prayer he had ever prayed before, so much so that we could not hear any movement from him. Then he prostrated in a similarly prolonged manner, and again we could not hear any movement from him. He performed the second unit of prayer in the same manner. While he was sitting between the two units, the sun appeared and he performed a sitting that was the longest he had ever done. I thought he would never finish. Then he said the tasleem and praised Allah and testified that He is Allah and His Messenger. Then he addressed the people and said, 'O people, I swear by Allah that if you knew the things that I know, you would have seen the signs in this sun, moon, and stars as the death of great men from the people of the earth. But they would deny it. However, these signs are among Allah's signs that His slaves consider, to see who among them will repent. By Allah, since I started praying, I have not seen you in such a state, concerned about your worldly affairs and your hereafter. By Allah, the Hour will not come until 30 liars appear. The last of them will be the one-eyed Dajjal who will have a blind eye, which looks like the eye of Abu Talha, a companion from the Ansar, between his eyes and Aisha's room. He will claim that he is Allah. Whoever believes in him and testifies to his claim, his good deeds done before that day will not benefit him. And whoever disbelieves in him and denies him, no harm will come to his deeds. A grey-haired old man, perhaps Hassan Ash-Shaib, said that his bad deeds will outweigh his good deeds. The Dajjal will appear on the entire earth except for the Haram and Bayt al-Maqdis. He will gather the believers in Bayt al-Maqdis, where they will experience a severe earthquake. Then Allah will destroy him and his army, to the extent that stones and trees will call out to the believers, saying, 'O believer, this is a Jew,' or 'This is a disbeliever, come and kill him!' But it will not be like that until you witness events that will greatly concern you and you will wonder whether your Prophet has told you about them. And it will not be like that until mountains move from their places consecutively, one after another, and until the closing of the gates. Then I witnessed a sermon by Simarah in which he mentioned this Hadith, but he did not start or end it in its proper context."

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ بَيْنَا أَنَا وَغُلَامٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ نَرْمِي فِيغَرَضَيْنِ لَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتِ الشَّمْسُ قِيدَ رُمْحَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةٍ فِي عَيْنِ النَّاظِرِ اسْوَدَّتْ حَتَّى آضَتْ كَأَنَّهَا تَنُّومَةٌ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَحَدُنَا لِصَاحِبِهِ انْطَلِقْ بِنَا إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَوَاللهِ لَيُحْدِثَنَّ شَأْنُ هَذِهِ الشَّمْسِ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي أُمَّتِهِ حَدَثًا قَالَ فَدَفَعْنَا إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِأَزَزٍ قَالَ وَوَافَقْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ خَرَجَ إِلَى النَّاسِ فَاسْتَقْدَمَ فَقَامَ بِنَا كَأَطْوَلِ مَا قَامَ بِنَا فِي صَلَاةٍ قَطُّ لَا نَسْمَعُ لَهُ صَوْتًا ثُمَّ رَكَعَ كَأَطْوَلِ مَارَكَعَ بِنَا فِي صَلَاةٍ قَطُّ لَا نَسْمَعُ لَهُ صَوْتًا ثُمَّ سَجَدَ بِنَا كَأَطْوَلَ مَا سَجَدَ بِنَا فِي صَلَاةٍ قَطُّ لَا نَسْمَعُ لَهُ صَوْتًا ثُمَّ فَعَلَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَوَافَقَ تَجَلِّيَ الشَّمْسِ جُلُوسُهُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ حَسِبْتُهُ قَالَ فَسَلَّمَ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَشَهِدَ أَنَّهُ عَبْدُ اللهِ وَرَسُولُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللهِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي قَصَّرْتُ عَنْ شَيْءٍ مِنْ تَبْلِيغِ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّي لَمَا أَخْبَرْتُمُونِي ذَاكَ فَبَلَّغْتُ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّي كَمَا يَنْبَغِي لَهَا أَنْ تُبَلَّغَ وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي بَلَّغْتُ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّي لَمَا أَخْبَرْتُمُونِي ذَاكَ قَالَ فَقَامَ رِجَالٌ فَقَالُوا نَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ بَلَّغْتَ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّكَ وَنَصَحْتَ لِأُمَّتِكَ وَقَضَيْتَ الَّذِي عَلَيْكَ ثُمَّ سَكَتُوا ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ رِجَالًا يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ كُسُوفَ هَذِهِ الشَّمْسِ وَكُسُوفَ هَذَا الْقَمَرِ وَزَوَالَ هَذِهِ النُّجُومِ عَنْ مَطَالِعِهَا لِمَوْتِ رِجَالٍ عُظَمَاءَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ وَإِنَّهُمْ قَدْ كَذَبُوا وَلَكِنَّهَا آيَاتٌ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللهِ يَعْتَبِرُ بِهَا عِبَادُهُ فَيَنْظُرُ مَنْ يُحْدِثُ لَهُ مِنْهُمْ تَوْبَةً وَايْمُ اللهِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ مُنْذُ قُمْتُ أُصَلِّي مَا أَنْتُمْ لَاقُونَ فِي أَمْرِ دُنْيَاكُمْ وَآخِرَتِكُمْ وَإِنَّهُ وَاللهِ لَا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ ثَلَاثُونَكَذَّابًا آخِرُهُمُ الْأَعْوَرُ الدَّجَّالُ مَمْسُوحُ الْعَيْنِ الْيُسْرَى كَأَنَّهَا عَيْنُ أَبِي تَحْيَى لِشَيْخٍ حِينَئِذٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ حُجْرَةِ عَائِشَةَ وَإِنَّهُ مَتَى يَخْرُجُ أَوْ قَالَ مَتَى مَا يَخْرُجُ فَإِنَّهُ سَوْفَ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ اللهُ فَمَنْ آمَنَ بِهِ وَصَدَّقَهُ وَاتَّبَعَهُ لَمْ يَنْفَعْهُ صَالِحٌ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ سَلَفَ وَمَنْ كَفَرَ بِهِ وَكَذَّبَهُ لَمْ يُعَاقَبْ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ وَقَالَ حَسَنٌ الْأَشْيَبُ بِسَيِّئٍ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ سَلَفَ وَإِنَّهُ سَيَظْهَرُ أَوْ قَالَ سَوْفَ يَظْهَرُ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ كُلِّهَا إِلَّا الْحَرَمَ وَبَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ وَإِنَّهُ يَحْصُرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ فَيُزَلْزَلُونَ زِلْزَالًا شَدِيدًا ثُمَّ يُهْلِكُهُ اللهُ وَجُنُودَهُ حَتَّى إِنَّ جِذْمَ الْحَائِطِ أَوْ قَالَ أَصْلَ الْحَائِطِ وَقَالَ حَسَنٌ الْأَشْيَبُ وَأَصْلَ الشَّجَرَةِ لَيُنَادِي أَوْ قَالَ يَقُولُ يَا مُؤْمِنُ أَوْ قَالَ يَا مُسْلِمُ هَذَا يَهُودِيٌّ أَوْ قَالَ هَذَا كَافِرٌ تَعَالَ فَاقْتُلْهُ قَالَ وَلَنْ يَكُونَ ذَلِكَ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى تَرَوْا أُمُورًا يَتَفَاقَمُ شَأْنُهَا فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ وَتَسَاءَلُونَ بَيْنَكُمْ هَلْ كَانَ نَبِيُّكُمْ ذَكَرَ لَكُمْ مِنْهَا ذِكْرًا وَحَتَّى تَزُولَ جِبَالٌ عَلَى مَرَاتِبِهَا ثُمَّ عَلَى أَثَرِ ذَلِكَ الْقَبْضُ قَالَ ثُمَّ شَهِدْتُ خُطْبَةً لِسَمُرَةَ ذَكَرَ فِيهَا هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ فَمَا قَدَّمَ كَلِمَةً وَلَا أَخَّرَهَا عَنْ مَوْضِعِهَا

I went out with 'Ubaidullah bin ʿAdi Al-Khaiyar. When we reached Hims (i.e. a town in Syria), 'Ubaidullah bin ʿAdi said (to me), "Would you like to see Wahshi so that we may ask him about the killing of Hamza?" I replied, "Yes." Wahshi used to live in Hims. We enquired about him and somebody said to us, "He is that in the shade of his palace, as if he were a full water skin." So we went up to him, and when we were at a short distance from him, we greeted him and he greeted us in return. 'Ubaidullah was wearing his turban and Wahshi could not see except his eyes and feet. 'Ubaidullah said, "O Wahshi! Do you know me?" Wahshi looked at him and then said, "No, by Allah! But I know that ʿAdi bin Al-Khiyar married a woman called Um Qital, the daughter of Abu Al-Is, and she delivered a boy for him at Mecca, and I looked for a wet nurse for that child. (Once) I carried that child along with his mother and then I handed him over to her, and your feet resemble that child's feet." Then 'Ubaidullah uncovered his face and said (to Wahshi), "Will you tell us (the story of) the killing of Hamza?" Wahshi replied "Yes, Hamza killed Tuaima bin ʿAdi bin Al-Khaiyar at Badr (battle) so my master, Jubair bin Mutʿim said to me, 'If you kill Hamza in revenge for my uncle, then you will be set free." When the people set out (for the battle of Uhud) in the year of 'Ainain ..'Ainain is a mountain near the mountain of Uhud, and between it and Uhud there is a valley.. I went out with the people for the battle. When the army aligned for the fight, Siba' came out and said, 'Is there any (Muslim) to accept my challenge to a duel?' Hamza bin ʿAbdul Muttalib came out and said, 'O Siba'. O Ibn Um Anmar, the one who circumcises other ladies! Do you challenge Allah and His Apostle?' Then Hamza attacked and killed him, causing him to be non-extant like the bygone yesterday. I hid myself under a rock, and when he (i.e. Hamza) came near me, I threw my spear at him, driving it into his umbilicus so that it came out through his buttocks, causing him to die. When all the people returned to Mecca, I too returned with them. I stayed in (Mecca) till Islam spread in it (i.e. Mecca). Then I left for Taif, and when the people (of Taif) sent their messengers to Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I was told that the Prophet ﷺ did not harm the messengers; So I too went out with them till I reached Messenger of Allah ﷺ. When he saw me, he said, 'Are you Wahshi?' I said, 'Yes.' He said, 'Was it you who killed Hamza?' I replied, 'What happened is what you have been told of.' He said, 'Can you hide your face from me?' So I went out when Messenger of Allah ﷺ died, and Musailamah Al-Kadhdhab appeared (claiming to be a prophet). I said, 'I will go out to Musailamah so that I may kill him, and make amends for killing Hamza. So I went out with the people (to fight Musailamah and his followers) and then famous events took place concerning that battle. Suddenly I saw a man (i.e. Musailamah) standing near a gap in a wall. He looked like an ash-colored camel and his hair was dishevelled. So I threw my spear at him, driving it into his chest in between his breasts till it passed out through his shoulders, and then an Ansari man attacked him and struck him on the head with a sword. ʿAbdullah bin ʿUmar said, 'A slave girl on the roof of a house said: Alas! The chief of the believers (i.e. Musailamah) has been killed by a black slave." (Using translation from Bukhārī 4072)

لِي عُبَيْدُ اللهِ هَلْ لَكَ فِي وَحْشِيٍّ نَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ قَتْلِ حَمْزَةَ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْوَكَانَ وَحْشِيٌّ يَسْكُنُ حِمْصَ قَالَ فَسَأَلْنَا عَنْهُ فَقِيلَ لَنَا هُوَ ذَاكَ فِي ظِلِّ قَصْرِهِ كَأَنَّهُ حَمِيتٌ قَالَ فَجِئْنَا حَتَّى وَقَفْنَا عَلَيْهِ فَسَلَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْنَا السَّلَامَ قَالَ وَعُبَيْدُ اللهِ مُعْتَجِرٌ بِعِمَامَتِهِ مَا يَرَى وَحْشِيٌّ إِلَّا عَيْنَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ فَقَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللهِ يَا وَحْشِيُّ أَتَعْرِفُنِي؟ قَالَ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَا وَاللهِ إِلَّا أَنِّي أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ عَدِيَّ بْنَ الْخِيَارِ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً يُقَالُ لَهَا أُمُّ قِتَالٍ ابْنَةُ أَبِي الْعِيصِ فَوَلَدَتْ لَهُ غُلَامًا بِمَكَّةَ فَاسْتَرْضَعَهُ فَحَمَلْتُ ذَلِكَ الْغُلَامَ مَعَ أُمِّهِ فَنَاوَلْتُهَا إِيَّاهُ فَلَكَأَنِّي نَظَرْتُ إِلَى قَدَمَيْكَ قَالَ فَكَشَفَ عُبَيْدُ اللهِ وَجْهَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَلَا تُخْبِرُنَا بِقَتْلِ حَمْزَةَ قَالَ نَعَمْ إِنَّ حَمْزَةَ قَتَلَ طُعَيْمَةَ ابْنَ عَدِيٍّ بِبَدْرٍ فَقَالَ لِي مَوْلَايَ جُبَيْرُ بْنُ مُطْعِمٍ إِنْ قَتَلْتَ حَمْزَةَ بِعَمِّي فَأَنْتَ حُرٌّ فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ النَّاسُ يَوْمَ عِينِينَ قَالَ وَعِينِينُ جُبَيْلٌ تَحْتَ أُحُدٍ وَبَيْنَهُ وَادٍ خَرَجْتُ مَعَ النَّاسِ إِلَى الْقِتَالِ فَلَمَّا أَنْ اصْطَفُّوا لِلْقِتَالِ قَالَ خَرَجَ سِبَاعٌ مَنْ مُبَارِزٌ ؟ قَالَ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِ حَمْزَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَقَالَ يَا سِبَاعُ يا ابْنَ أُمِّ أَنْمَارٍ يَا ابْنَ مُقَطِّعَةِ الْبُظُورِ أَتُحَادُّ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ ثُمَّ شَدَّ عَلَيْهِ فَكَانَ كَأَمْسِ الذَّاهِبِ وَأَكْمَنْتُ لِحَمْزَةَ تَحْتَ صَخْرَةٍ حَتَّى إِذَا مَرَّ عَلَيَّ فَلَمَّا أَنْ دَنَا مِنِّي رَمَيْتُهُ فَأَضَعُهَا فِي ثُنَّتِهِ حَتَّى خَرَجَتْ مِنْ بَيْنِ وَرِكَيْهِ قَالَ فَكَانَ ذَلِكَ الْعَهْدُ بِهِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ النَّاسُ رَجَعْتُ مَعَهُمْ قَالَ فَأَقَمْتُ بِمَكَّةَ حَتَّى فَشَا فِيهَا الْإِسْلَامُ قَالَ ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ إِلَى الطَّائِفِ قَالَ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ وَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّهُ لَا يَهِيجُ الرُّسُلِ قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ مَعَهُمْ حَتَّى قَدِمْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَلَمَّا رَآنِي قَالَ آنْتَ وَحْشِيٌّ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَنْتَ قَتَلْتَ حَمْزَةَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ قَدْ كَانَ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ مَا بَلَغَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِذْ قَالَ مَا تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تُغَيِّبَ عَنِّي وَجْهَكَ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَخَرَجَ مُسَيْلِمَةُ الْكَذَّابُ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَأَخْرُجَنَّ إِلَى مُسَيْلِمَةَ لَعَلِّي أَقْتُلُهُ فَأُكَافِئَ بِهِ حَمْزَةَ قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ مَعَ النَّاسِ فَكَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ مَا كَانَ قَالَ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ فِي ثَلْمَةِ جِدَارٍ كَأَنَّهُ جَمَلٌ أَوْرَقُ ثَائِرٌ رَأْسُهُ قَالَ فَأَرْمِيهِ بِحَرْبَتِي فَأَضَعُهَا بَيْنَ ثَدْيَيْهِ حَتَّى خَرَجَتْ مِنْ بَيْنِ كَتِفَيْهِ قَالَ وَدبَّ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ قَالَ فَضَرَبَهُ بِالسَّيْفِ عَلَى هَامَتِهِقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ فَأَخْبَرَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ [يَقُولُ] فَقَالَتْ جَارِيَةٌ عَلَى ظَهْرِ بَيْتٍ وَاأَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَتَلَهُ الْعَبْدُ الْأَسْوَدُ

[Machine] A foundling came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ along with his companion, who was called Nuhayk ibn 'Asim ibn Malik ibn al-Muntafiq. The foundling said, "I left with my companion until we reached the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in order to denounce al-Nasila during Rajab. We arrived to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and met him when he finished his morning prayer. Then, he stood up among the people as a speaker, and said, 'O people, behold, I have hidden my voice from you for four days! I assure you that I will make you hear it. Is there anyone among you who has been sent by his people?' They replied, 'We know what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ says. Perhaps he is occupied with his own speech, or the speech of his companion, or perhaps he is occupied by the devils.' I said, 'I am here to fulfill your request. I have something to say to you.' Then, the people sat down, and I and my companion remained standing until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was finished with us. Then, he laughed and shook his head, indicating that he knew I was seeking information about my lineage. He said, 'Your Lord has five keys to the unseen which only He knows. He gestured with his hand and I said, 'What are they?' He said, 'The knowledge of the hour of death, He knows when the semen forms in the womb, and when it will be placed in the womb. He knows what will happen tomorrow. He knows whether or not you will eat tomorrow, and knows when the rain will fall. He endows the afflicted ones of His subjects to seek refuge from Him in hope, fear, and sadness.' Then he continued laughing, showing that he knew his close ones were nearby. The foundling said, 'I said, 'We will never be deprived of someone who laughs well.' Then he added, 'And He knows the Day of Judgment!' I asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, teach me what you teach the people, and what you know that we don't know. We are from a region where nobody believes us.' He replied, 'You will live for as long as you have lived thus far, then your Prophet will come to you and you will live again. After that, you will be revived and witness the Resurrection, and then it will be sent forth, the shout of horror by the god (Allah), on whose back nothing exists but death, whether it is a killer carrying something or a tight clay coffin, until the grave splits open from the head of the prophet and his sat down and said, 'Your Lord wanders around the earth while the towns stood on its edge.' Then He sent out His Lord, the Sky, so they appeared magnificent, but it is as if He imagined on His back prevention murder or a grave of death, only the grave is separated from the head until it becomes equal in size and then, he would sit down. I asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, how will He gather us after we have been dispersed by the winds, disasters, and wild animals?' He asked, 'Do you want me to tell you something similar? When Allah's Earth appears as a crushed grape, you will say, "Never, eternal life!", but then Allah will send His sky over you, and you will not live long after that until Allah's sky appears to you as one gulp, and I swear by Allah, your God is more capable of gathering you from water than gathering the plants of the Earth and bringing you out of the

أَنَّ لَقِيطًا خَرَجَ وَافِدًا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَمَعَهُ صَاحِبٌ لَهُ يُقَالُ لَهُ نَهِيكُ بْنُ عَاصِمِ بْنِ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْمُنْتَفِقِ قَالَ لَقِيطٌ فَخَرَجْتُ أَنَا وَصَاحِبِي حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لِانْسِلَاخِ رَجَبٍ فَأَتَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَوَافَيْنَاهُ حِينَ انْصَرَفَ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِ فَقَامَ فِي النَّاسِ خَطِيبًا فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَلَا إِنِّي قَدْ خَبَّأْتُ لَكُمْ صَوْتِي مُنْذُ أَرْبَعَةِ أَيَّامٍ أَلَا لَأُسْمِعَنَّكُمْ أَلَا فَهَلْ مِنِ امْرِئٍ بَعَثَهُ قَوْمُهُ؟ فَقَالُوا اعْلَمْ لَنَا مَا يَقُولُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَلَاثُمَّ لَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يُلْهِيَهُ حَدِيثُ نَفْسِهِ أَوْ حَدِيثُ صَاحِبِهِ أَوْ يُلْهِيَهُ الضُّلَّالُ أَلَا إِنِّي مَسْئُولٌ هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ؟ أَلَا اسْمَعُوا تَعِيشُوا أَلَا اجْلِسُوا أَلَا اجْلِسُوا قَالَ فَجَلَسَ النَّاسُ وَقُمْتُ أَنَا وَصَاحِبِي حَتَّى إِذَا فَرَغَ لَنَا فُؤَادُهُ وَبَصَرُهُ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا عِنْدَكَ مِنْ عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ؟ فَضَحِكَ لَعَمْرُ اللهِ وَهَزَّ رَأْسَهُ وَعَلِمَ أَنِّي أَبْتَغِي لِسَقَطِهِ فَقَالَ ضَنَّ رَبُّكَ ﷻ بِمَفَاتِيحَ خَمْسٍ مِنَ الْغَيْبِ لَا يَعْلَمُهَا إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ قُلْتُ وَمَا هِيَ؟ قَالَ عِلْمُ الْمَنِيَّةِ قَدْ عَلِمَ مَتَى مَنِيَّةَ أَحَدِكُمْ وَلَا تَعْلَمُونَهُ وَعِلْمُ الْمَنِيِّ حِينَ يَكُونُ فِي الرَّحِمِ قَدْ عَلِمَهُ وَلَا تَعْلَمُونَهُ وَعَلِمَ مَا فِي غَدٍ [قَدْ عَلِمَ] مَا أَنْتَ طَاعِمٌ غَدًا وَلَا تَعْلَمُهُ وَعَلِمَ يَوْمَ الْغَيْثَ يُشْرِفُ عَلَيْكُمْ آزِلِينَ آزِلِينَ مُشْفِقِينَ فَيَظَلُّ يَضْحَكُ قَدْ عَلِمَ أَنَّ غَيْرَكُمْ إِلَىقُرْبٍ قَالَ لَقِيطٌ قُلْتُ لَنْ نَعْدَمَ مِنْ رَبٍّ يَضْحَكُ خَيْرًا وَعَلِمَ يَوْمَ السَّاعَةِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ عَلِّمْنَا مِمَّا تُعَلِّمُ النَّاسَ وَمَا تَعْلَمُ فَإِنَّا مِنْ قَبِيلٍ لَا يُصَدَّقُ تَصْدِيقَنَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ مَذْحِجٍ الَّتِي تَرْبَأُ عَلَيْنَا وَخَثْعَمٍ الَّتِي تُوَالِينَا وَعَشِيرَتِنَا الَّتِي نَحْنُ مِنْهَا قَالَ تَلْبَثُونَ مَا لَبِثْتُمْ ثُمَّ يُتَوَفَّى نَبِيُّكُمْ ﷺ ثُمَّ تَلْبَثُونَ مَا لَبِثْتُمْ ثُمَّ تُبْعَثُ الصَّائِحَةُ لَعَمْرُ إِلَهِكَ مَا تَدَعُ عَلَى ظَهْرِهَا مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا مَاتَ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ الَّذِينَ مَعَ رَبِّكَ ﷻ فَأَصْبَحَ رَبُّكَ يُطِوفُ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْبِلَادُ فَأَرْسَلَ رَبُّكَ ﷻ السَّمَاءَ تَهْضِبُ مِنْ عِنْدِ الْعَرْشِ فَلَعَمْرُ إِلَهِكَ مَا تَدَعُ عَلَى ظَهْرِهَا مِنْ مَصْرَعِ قَتِيلٍ وَلَا مَدْفِنِ مَيِّتٍ إِلَّا شَقَّتِ الْقَبْرَ عَنْهُ حَتَّى تَجْعَلَهُ مِنْ عِنْدِ رَأْسِهِ فَيَسْتَوِي جَالِسًا فَيَقُولُ رَبُّكَ مَهْيَمْ لِمَا كَانَ فِيهِ يَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ أَمْسِ الْيَوْمَ وَلِعَهْدِهِ بِالْحَيَاةِ يَحْسَبُهُ حَدِيثًا بِأَهْلِهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَيْفَ يَجْمَعُنَا بَعْدَ مَا تُمَزِّقُنَا الرِّيَاحُوَالْبِلَى وَالسِّبَاعُ؟ قَالَ أُنَبِّئُكَ بِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ فِي آلَاءِ اللهِ الْأَرْضُ أَشْرَفْتَ عَلَيْهَا وَهِيَ مَدَرَةٌ بَالِيَةٌ فَقُلْتَ لَا تَحْيَا أَبَدًا ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَ رَبُّكَ ﷻ عَلَيْهَا السَّمَاءَ فَلَمْ تَلْبَثْ عَلَيْكَ إِلَّا أَيَّامًا حَتَّى أَشْرَفْتَ عَلَيْهَا وَهِيَ شَرْبَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ وَلَعَمْرُ إِلَهِكَ لَهُوَ أَقْدَرُ عَلَى أَنْ يَجْمَعَهُمْ مِنَ الْمَاءِ عَلَى أَنْ يَجْمَعَ نَبَاتَ الْأَرْضِ فَيَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الْأَصْوَاءِ وَمِنْ مَصَارِعِهِمْ فَتَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهِ وَيَنْظُرُ إِلَيْكُمْ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَيْفَ وَنَحْنُ مِلْءُ الْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ شَخْصٌ وَاحِدٌ نَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ وَيَنْظُرُ إِلَيْنَا؟ قَالَ أُنَبِّئُكَ بِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ فِي آلَاءِ اللهِ ﷻ الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ آيَةٌ مِنْهُ صَغِيرَةٌ تَرَوْنَهُمَا وَيَرَيَانِكُمْ سَاعَةً وَاحِدَةً لَا تُضَارُّونَ فِي رُؤْيَتِهِمَا وَلَعَمْرُ إِلَهِكَ لَهُوَ أَقْدَرُ عَلَى أَنْ يَرَاكُمْ وَتَرَوْنَهُ مِنْ أَنْ تَرَوْنَهُمَا وَيَرَيَانِكُمْ لَا تُضَارُّونَ فِي رُؤْيَتِهِمَا قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَمَا يَفْعَلُ بِنَا رَبُّنَا ﷻ إِذَا لَقِينَاهُ؟ قَالَ تُعْرَضُونَ عَلَيْهِ بَادِيَةٌ لَهُ صَفَحَاتُكُمْ لَا يَخْفَى عَلَيْهِ مِنْكُمْ خَافِيَةٌ فَيَأْخُذُ رَبُّكَ ﷻ بِيَدِهِ غَرْفَةً مِنَ الْمَاءِ فَيَنْضَحُ قَبِيلَكُمْ

عَنْ نُبَيْحٍ الْعَنَزِيِّ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ إِلَى الْمُشْرِكِينَ لِيُقَاتِلَهُمْ وَقَالَ لِي أَبِي عَبْدُ اللهِ يَا جَابِرُ لَا عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَكُونَ فِي نَظَّارِي أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ حَتَّى تَعْلَمَ إِلَى مَا يَصِيرُ أَمْرُنَا فَإِنِّي وَاللهِ لَوْلَا أَنِّي أَتْرُكُ بَنَاتٍ لِي بَعْدِي لَأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ تُقْتَلَ بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ قَالَ فَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا فِي النَّظَّارِينَ إِذْ جَاءَتْ عَمَّتِي بِأَبِي وَخَالِي عَادِلَتَهُمَا عَلَى نَاضِحٍ فَدَخَلَتْ بِهِمَا الْمَدِينَةَ لِتَدْفِنَهُمَا فِي مَقَابِرِنَا إِذْ لَحِقَ رَجُلٌ يُنَادِي أَلَا إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تَرْجِعُوابِالْقَتْلَى فَتَدْفِنُوهَا فِي مَصَارِعِهَا حَيْثُ قُتِلَتْ فَرَجَعْنَا بِهِمَا فَدَفَنَّاهُمَا حَيْثُ قُتِلَا فَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا فِي خِلَافَةِ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ إِذْ جَاءَنِي رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا جَابِرُ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ وَاللهِ لَقَدْ أَثَارَ أَبَاكَ عُمَّالَ مُعَاوِيَةَ فَبَدَا فَخَرَجَ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَوَجَدْتُهُ عَلَى النَّحْوِ الَّذِي دَفَنْتُهُ لَمْ يَتَغَيَّرْ إِلَّا مَا لَمْ يَدَعِ الْقَتْلُ أَوِ الْقَتِيلُ فَوَارَيْتُهُقَالَ وَتَرَكَ عَلَيْهِ دَيْنًا مِنَ التَّمْرِ فَاشْتَدَّ عَلَيَّ بَعْضُ غُرَمَائِهِ فِي التَّقَاضِي فَأَتَيْتُ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ إِنَّ أَبِي أُصِيبَ يَوْمَ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَتَرَكَ عَلَيْهِ دَيْنًا مِنَ التَّمْرِ وَقدِ اشْتَدَّ عَلَيَّ بَعْضُ غُرَمَائِهِ فِي التَّقَاضِي فَأُحِبُّ أَنْ تُعِينَنِي عَلَيْهِ لَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يُنَظِّرَنِي طَائِفَةً مِنْ تَمْرِهِ إِلَى هَذَا الصِّرَامِ الْمُقْبِلِ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ آتِيكَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ قَرِيبًا مِنْ وَسَطِ النَّهَارِ وَجَاءَ مَعَهُ حَوَارِيُّوهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنَ فَدَخَلَ وَقَدْ قُلْتُ لِامْرَأَتِي إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ جَاءَنِي الْيَوْمَ وَسَطَ النَّهَارِ فَلَا أَرَيَنَّكِ وَلَا تُؤْذِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي بَيْتِي بِشَيْءٍ وَلَا تُكَلِّمِيهِ فَدَخَلَ فَفَرَشَتْ لَهُ فِرَاشًا وَوِسَادَةً فَوَضَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَنَامَ قَالَ وَقُلْتُ لِمَوْلًى لِيَ اذْبَحْ هَذِهِ الْعَنَاقَ وَهِيَدَاجِنٌ سَمِينَةٌ وَالْوَحَى وَالْعَجَلَ افْرُغْ مِنْهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَسْتَيْقِظَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا مَعَكَ فَلَمْ نَزَلْ فِيهَا حَتَّى فَرَغْنَا مِنْهَا وَهُوَ نَائِمٌ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا اسْتَيْقَظَ يَدْعُو بِالطَّهُورِ وَإِنِّي أَخَافُ إِذَا فَرَغَ أَنْ يَقُومَ فَلَا يَفْرَغَنَّ مِنْ وُضُوئِهِ حَتَّى تَضَعَ الْعَنَاقَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَلَمَّا قَامَ قَالَ يَا جَابِرُ ائْتِنِي بِطَهُورٍ فَلَمْ يَفْرُغْ مِنْ طُهُورِهِ حَتَّى وَضَعْتُ الْعَنَاقَ عِنْدَهُ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيَّ فَقَالَ كَأَنَّكَ قَدْ عَلِمْتَ حُبَّنَا لِلَّحْمِ ادْعُ لِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ قَالَ ثُمَّ دَعَا حَوَارِيَّيْهِ الَّذِيْنَ مَعَهُ فَدَخَلُوا فَضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِيَدَيْهِ وَقَالَ بِسْمِ اللهِ كُلُوا فَأَكَلُوا حَتَّى شَبِعُوا وَفَضَلَ لَحْمٌ مِنْهَا كَثِيرٌ قَالَ وَاللهِ إِنَّ مَجْلِسَ بَنِي سَلِمَةَ لَيَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهِ وَهُوَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِمْ مِنْ أَعْيُنِهِمْ مَا يَقْرُبُهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يُؤْذُوهُ فَلَمَّا فَرَغُوا قَامَ وَقَامَ أَصْحَابُهُ فَخَرَجُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ خَلُّوا ظَهْرِي لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ وَاتَّبَعْتُهُمْ حَتَّى بَلَغُوا أُسْكُفَّةَ الْبَابِ قَالَ وَأَخْرَجَتْ امْرَأَتِي صَدْرَهَا وَكَانَتْ مُسْتَتِرَةً بِسَفِيفٍ فِي الْبَيْتِ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلِّ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَى زَوْجِي صَلَّى الله عَلَيْكَ فَقَالَ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْكِ وَعَلَى زَوْجِكِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ادْعُ لِي فُلَانًا لِغَرِيمِي الَّذِي اشْتَدَّ عَلَيَّ فِي الطَّلَبِقَالَ فَجَاءَ فَقَالَ أَيْسِرْ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ يَعْنِي إِلَى الْمَيْسَرَةِ طَائِفَةً مِنْ دَيْنِكَ الَّذِي عَلَى أَبِيهِ إِلَى هَذَا الصِّرَامِ الْمُقْبِلِ قَالَ مَا أَنَا بِفَاعِلٍ وَاعْتَلَّ وَقَالَ إِنَّمَا هُوَ مَالُ يَتَامَى فَقَالَ أَيْنَ جَابِرٌ؟ فَقَالَ أَنَا ذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ كِلْ لَهُ فَإِنَّ اللهَ سَوْفَ يُوَفِّيهِ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَإِذَا الشَّمْسُ قَدْ دَلَكَتْ قَالَ الصَّلَاةَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَانْدَفَعُوا إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَقُلْتُ قَرِّبْ أَوْعِيَتَكَ فَكِلْتُ لَهُ مِنَ الْعَجْوَةِ فَوَفَّاهُ اللهُ وَفَضَلَ لَنَا مِنَ التَّمْرِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَجِئْتُ أَسْعَى إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي مَسْجِدِهِ كَأَنِّي شَرَارَةٌ فَوَجَدْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ صَلَّى فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنِّي كِلْتُ لِغَرِيمِي تَمْرَهُ فَوَفَّاهُ اللهُ وَفَضَلَ لَنَا مِنَ التَّمْرِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَقَالَ أَيْنَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ؟ فَجَاءَ يُهَرْوِلُ فَقَالَ سَلْ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنْ غَرِيمِهِ وَتَمْرِهِ فَقَالَ مَا أَنَا بِسَائِلِهِ قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ اللهَ سَوْفَ يُوَفِّيهِ إِذْ أَخْبَرْتَ أَنَّ اللهَ سَوْفَ يُوَفِّيهِ فَكَرَّرَ عَلَيْهِ هَذِهِ الْكَلِمَةَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ كُلُّ ذَلِكَ يَقُولُ مَا أَنَا بِسَائِلِهِ وَكَانَ لَا يُرَاجِعُ بَعْدَ الْمَرَّةِ الثَّالِثَةِ فَقَالَ يَا جَابِرُ مَا فَعَلَ غَرِيمُكَ وَتَمْرُكَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَفَّاهُ اللهُ وَفَضَلَ لَنَا مِنَ التَّمْرِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَرَجَعَ إِلَى امْرَأَتِهِ فَقَالَ أَلَمْ أَكُنْ نَهَيْتُكِ أَنْ تُكَلِّمِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَتْ أَكُنْتَ تَظُنُّ أَنَّ اللهَ يُورِدُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْتِي ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ وَلَا أَسْأَلُهُ الصَّلَاةَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَى زَوْجِي قَبْلَ أَنْيَخْرُجَ

[Machine] "He, Ali, O Amr, you had made a pact with Allah on behalf of Quraysh that no man should invite another man except for one of the two shall be accepted. And so, Amr said, 'Yes.' Then Ali said to him, 'Verily, I invite you to Allah, the Almighty, and to His Messenger ﷺ and to Islam.' Amr replied, 'I have no need for that.' Ali then said, 'Indeed, I invite you to combat.' Amr said, 'O my nephew, why?' Ali replied, 'By Allah, I do not wish to kill you, but I wish for you to kill me.' So Amr became furious and charged at Ali with his horse, but Ali struck the horse and killed it. Amr then approached Ali and said, 'Who will duel with me?' Ali stood up, with his face covered in armor, and said, 'I am the one, O Prophet of Allah.' The Prophet ﷺ allowed him and Ali went towards him saying, 'Do not rush, for there has come to you an answer. Your voice is not weak, and you are knowledgeable and perceptive. And truth is the salvation for every victor. I do hope to avenge upon you a blow that would remain remembered. Amr asked, 'Who are you?' Ali replied, 'I am Ali.' Amr asked, 'The son of whom?' Ali said, 'I am Ali ibn Abi Talib.' Amr then said, 'You have with you, O my nephew, some of your maternal uncles who are better than you. Leave and I do not wish to shed your blood.' Ali replied, 'By Allah, I do not mind shedding your blood.' So Amr became angry, dismounted from his horse, and drew his sword as if it were a flaming torch. He approached Ali in anger, while Ali faced him with his shield. Amr struck at Ali's shield but it fell and remained stuck with his sword. He struck at Ali's head, cutting through it, and Ali struck him on the neck, causing him to fall down. The infidels then made a commotion and the Prophet ﷺ heard the takbeer (Allahu Akbar) and knew that Ali had killed him. Ali then said, 'I am certain that the cavalry will attack in the same manner as I and they will delay my companions today. I am determined and vigilant in my resolve, with no other comrade but Ibn Abd. When I approached him, I swore and summoned them to listen to my recitation from the Book. I am indeed truthful, for I affirm those who exclaim righteousness, two men who strike all opponents. I have with me, a stick between branches, an uncomplaining trunk, tainted by his thoughtlessness. And I worship the Lord of Muhammad, with correctness. Ali then turned towards the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with a beaming face. Umar ibn Khattab said to him, 'Why don't you take his armor? For there is no better armor for the Arabs than that.' Ali replied, 'I struck him, fearing him and being shy of my cousin, to take his armor. I left his horses defeated until they were thrown into the trench.'

لَهُ عَلِيُّ يَا عَمْرُو قَدْ كُنْتَ تُعَاهِدُ اللَّهَ لِقُرَيْشٍ أَنْ لَا يَدْعُوَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى خَلَّتَيْنِ إِلَّا قَبِلْتَ مِنْهُ أَحَدَهُمَا فَقَالَ عَمْرٌو أَجَلْ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ فَإِنِّي أَدْعُوكَ إِلَى اللَّهِ ﷻ وَإِلَى رَسُولِهِ ﷺ وَالْإِسْلَامِ فَقَالَ لَا حَاجَةَ لِي فِي ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَدْعُوكَ إِلَى الْبَرَازِ قَالَ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي لِمَ؟ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَقَتُلَكَ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ لَكِنِّي أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَقَتُلَكَ فَحَمِيَ عَمْرٌو فَاقْتَحَمَ عَنْ فَرَسِهِ فَعَقَرَهُ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ فَجَاءَ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ وَقَالَ مَنْ يُبَارِزُ؟ فَقَامَ عَلِيٌّ وَهُوَ مُقَنَّعٌ فِي الْحَدِيدِ فَقَالَ أَنَا لَهُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ عَمْرُو بْنُ عَبْدِ وُدٍّ اجْلِسْ فَنَادَى عَمْرٌو أَلَا رَجُلٌ؟ «فَأَذِنَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ» فَمَشَى إِلَيْهِ عَلِيٌّ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ [البحر الكامل] لَا تَعْجَلَنَّ فَقَدْ أَتَاكَ مُجِيبٌ صَوْتَكَ غَيْرُ عَاجِزْ ذُو نُبْهَةٍ وَبَصِيرَةٍ وَالصِّدْقُ مَنْجَى كُلِّ فَائِزْ إِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ أُقِيمَ عَلَيْكَ نَائِحَةَ الْجَنَائِزْ مِنْ ضَرْبَةٍ نَجْلَاءَ يَبْقَى ذِكْرُهَا عِنْدَ الْهَزَاهِزْ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَمْرٌو مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ أَنَا عَلِيٌّ قَالَ ابْنُ مَنْ؟ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبْدِ مَنَافٍ أَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَقَالَ عِنْدَكَ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي مِنْ أَعْمَامِكَ مَنْ هُوَ أَسَنُّ مِنْكَ فَانْصَرِفْ فَإِنِّي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أُهَرِيقَ دَمَكَ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ لَكِنِّي وَاللَّهِ مَا أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أُهَرِيقَ دَمَكَ فَغَضِبَ فَنَزَلَ فَسَلَّ سَيْفَهُ كَأَنَّهُ شُعْلَةُ نَارٍ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ نَحْو عَلِيٍّ مُغْضَبًا وَاسْتَقْبَلَهُ عَلِيٌّ بِدَرَقَتِهِ فَضَرَبَهُ عَمْرُو فِي الدَّرَقَةِ فَقَدَّهَا وَأَثْبَتَ فِيهَا السَّيْفَ وَأَصَابَ رَأْسَهُ فَشَجَّهُ وَضَرَبَهُ عَلِيٌّ عَلَى حَبَلِ الْعَاتِقِ فَسَقَطَ وَثَارَ الْعَجَاجُ فَسَمِعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ التَّكْبِيرَ فَعَرَفَ أَنَّ عَلِيًّا قَتَلَهُ فَثَمَّ يَقُولُ عَلِيٌّ ؓ أَعَلَيَّ يَقْتَحِمُ الْفَوَارِسُ هَكَذَا عَنِّي وَعَنْهُمْ أَخِّرُوا أَصْحَابِي الْيَوْمَ يَمْنَعُنِي الْفِرَارُ حَفِيظَتِي وَمُصَمِّمٌ فِي الرَّأْسِ لَيْسَ بِنَابِي إِلَّا ابْنَ عَبْدٍ حِينَ شَدَّ إِلَيْهِ وَحَلَفْتُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا مِنَ الْكِتَابِ إِنِّي لَأَصُدِّقُ مَنْ يُهَلِّلُ بِالتُّقَى رَجُلَانِ يَضْرِبَانِ كُلَّ ضَرَّابِ فَصَدَرْتُ حِينَ تَرَكْتُهُ مُتَجِدَّلًا كَالْجَذَعِ بَيْنَ دَكَادِكِ وَرَوَابِي وَعَفَفْتُ عَنْ أَثْوَابِهِ وَلَوْ أَنَّنِي كُنْتُ الْمُقْطِرَ يَزِنُ أَثْوَابِي عَبَدَ الْحِجَارَةَ مِنْ سَفَاهَةِ عَقْلِهِ وَعَبَدْتُ رَبَّ مُحَمَّدٍ بِصَوَابِ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلِيٌّ نَحْوَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَوَجْهُهُ يَتَهَلَّلُ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ هَلَّا أَسْلَبْتَهُ دِرْعَهُ فَلَيْسَ لِلْعَرَبِ دِرْعًا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا فَقَالَ ضَرَبْتُهُ فَاتَّقَانِي بِسَوْءَتِهِ وَاسْتَحْيَيْتُ ابْنَ عَمِّي أَنِ اسْتَلَبَهُ وَخَرَجْتُ خَيْلُهُ مُنْهَزِمَةً حَتَّى أُقْحِمَتْ مِنَ الْخَنْدَقِ

[Machine] From his father Hisham ibn Hubaysh ibn Khuwaylid, the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ left Makkah as an emigrant to Madinah, and Abu Bakr and the slave of Abu Bakr, 'Amir ibn Fuhayrah, and their guide, Laysiyyu 'Abdullah ibn Urayqit, passed by the tent of Umm Ma'bad Al-Khuzaiyyah. She was a widow who lived in a dilapidated tent, and she would milk and feed the people, but when they asked her for meat and dates to buy from her, they found nothing with her. And the people were stingy and miserly. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw a sheep in the corner of the tent and asked, "What is this sheep, O Umm Ma'bad?" She said, "It is a sheep that has been left behind by the flock." He asked, "Does it produce any milk?" She said, "It is weaker than that." He said, "May I milk it?

عَنْ أَبِيهِ هِشَامِ بْنِ حُبَيْشِ بْنِ خُوَيْلِدٍ صَاحِبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ مِنْ مَكَّةَ مُهَاجِرًا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَمَوْلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَامِرُ بْنُ فُهَيْرَةَ وَدَلِيلُهُمَا اللَّيْثِيُّ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُرَيْقِطٍ مَرُّوا عَلَى خَيْمَتِيْ أُمِّ مَعْبَدٍ الْخُزَاعِيَّةِ وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَةً بَرْزَةً جَلْدَةً تَحْتَبِي بِفِنَاءِ الْخَيْمَةِ ثُمَّ تَسْقِي وَتُطْعِمُ فَسَأَلُوهَا لَحْمًا وَتَمْرًا لِيَشْتَرُوا مِنْهَا فَلَمْ يُصِيبُوا عِنْدَهَا شَيْئًا مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَكَانَ الْقَوْمُ مُرْمِلِينَ مُسْنِتِينَ فَنَظَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى شَاةٍ فِي كَسْرِ الْخَيْمَةِ فَقَالَ «مَا هَذِهِ الشَّاةُ يَا أُمَّ مَعْبَدٍ؟» قَالَتْ شَاةٌ خَلَّفَهَا الْجَهْدُ عَنِ الْغَنَمِ قَالَ «هَلْ بِهَا مِنْ لَبَنٍ؟» قَالَتْ هِيَ أَجْهَدُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ «أَتَأْذَنِينَ لِي أَنْ أَحْلُبَهَا؟» قَالَتْ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي إِنْ رَأَيْتَ بِهَا حَلْبًا فَاحْلُبْهَا فَدَعَا بِهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَمَسَحَ بِيَدِهِ ضَرْعَهَا وَسَمَّى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى وَدَعَا لَهَا فِي شَاتِهَا فَتَفَاجَّتْ عَلَيْهِ وَدَرَّتْ فَاجْتَرَّتْ فَدَعَا بِإِنَاءٍ يَرْبِضُ الرَّهْطُ فَحَلَبَ فِيهِ ثَجًّا حَتَّى عَلَاهُ الْبَهَاءُ ثُمَّ سَقَاهَا حَتَّى رَوِيَتْ وَسَقَى أَصْحَابَهُ حَتَّى رَوَوْا وَشَرِبَ آخِرَهُمْ حَتَّى أَرَاضُوا ثُمَّ حَلَبَ فِيهِ الثَّانِيَةَ عَلَى هَدَّةٍ حَتَّى مَلَأَ الْإِنَاءَ ثُمَّ غَادَرَهُ عِنْدَهَا ثُمَّ بَايَعَهَا وَارْتَحَلُوا عَنْهَا فَقَلَّ مَا لَبِثَتْ حَتَّى جَاءَهَا زَوْجُهَا أَبُو مَعْبَدٍ لِيَسُوقَ أَعْنُزًا عِجَافًا يَتَسَاوَكْنَ هُزَالًا مُخُّهُنَّ قَلِيلٌ فَلَمَّا رَأَى أَبُو مَعْبَدٍ اللَّبَنَ أَعْجَبَهُ قَالَ مِنْ أَيْنَ لَكِ هَذَا يَا أُمَّ مَعْبَدٍ وَالشَّاءُ عَازِبٌ حَائِلٌ وَلَا حلوبَ فِي الْبَيْتِ؟ قَالَتْ لَا وَاللَّهِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ مَرَّ بِنَا رَجُلٌ مُبَارَكٌ مِنْ حَالِهِ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ صِفِيهِ لِي يَا أُمَّ مَعْبَدٍ قَالَتْ رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا ظَاهِرَ الْوَضَاءَةِ أَبْلَجَ الْوَجْهِ حَسَنَ الْخَلْقِ لَمْ تَعِبْهُ ثَجْلَةٌ وَلَمْ تُزْرِيهِ صَعْلَةٌ وَسِيمٌ قَسِيمٌ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ دَعِجٌ وَفِي أَشْفَارِهِ وَطَفٌ وَفِي صَوْتِهِ صَهَلٌ وَفِي عُنُقِهِ سَطَعٌ وَفِي لِحْيَتِهِ كَثَاثَةٌ أَزَجُّ أَقْرَنُ إِنْ صَمَتَ فَعَلَيْهِ الْوَقَارُ وَإِنْ تَكَلَّمَ سَمَاهُ وَعَلَاهُ الْبَهَاءُ أَجْمَلُ النَّاسِ وَأَبْهَاهُ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ وَأَحْسَنُهُ وَأَجْمَلُهُ مِنْ قَرِيبٍ حُلْوُ الْمَنْطِقِ فَصْلًا لَا نَزْرٌ وَلَا هَذْرٌ كَأَنَّ مَنْطِقَهُ خَرَزَاتُ نَظْمٍ يَتَحَدَّرْنَ رَبْعَةٌ لَا تَشْنَأَهُ مِنْ طُولٍ وَلَا تَقْتَحِمُهُ عَيْنٌ مِنْ قِصَرٍ غُصْنٌ بَيْنَ غُصْنَيْنِ فَهُوَ أَنْضَرُ الثَّلَاثَةِ مَنْظَرًا وَأَحْسَنُهُمْ قَدْرًا لَهُ رُفَقَاءُ يَحُفُّونَ بِهِ إِنْ قَالَ سَمِعُوا لِقَوْلِهِ وَإِنْ أَمَرَ تَبَادَرُوا إِلَى أَمْرِهِ مَحْفُودٌ مَحْشُودٌ لَا عَابِسٌ وَلَا مُفَنَّدٌ قَالَ أَبُو مَعْبَدٍ هَذَا وَاللَّهِ صَاحِبُ قُرَيْشٍ الَّذِي ذُكِرَ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِهِ مَا ذُكِرَ وَلَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ أَصْحَبَهُ وَلَأَفْعَلَنَّ إِنْ وَجَدْتُ إِلَى ذَلِكَ سَبِيلًا وَأَصْبَحَ صَوْتٌ بِمَكَّةَ عَالِيًا يَسْمَعُونَ الصَّوْتَ وَلَا يَدْرُونَ مَنْ صَاحِبُهُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ [البحر الطويل] جَزَى اللَّهُ رَبُّ النَّاسِ خَيْرَ جَزَائِهِ رَفِيقَيْنِ حَلَّا خَيْمَتَيْ أُمِّ مَعْبَدِ هُمَا نَزَلَاهَا بِالْهُدَى وَاهْتَدَتْ بِهِ فَقَدْ فَازَ مَنْ أَمْسَى رَفِيقَ مُحَمَّدِ فَيَا لَقُصَيٍّ مَا زَوَى اللَّهُ عَنْكُمُ بِهِ مِنْ فَعَالٍ لَا تُجَازَى وَسُؤْدُدِ لِيَهْنِ أَبَا بَكْرٍ سَعَادَةُ جَدِّهِ بِصُحْبَتِهِ مَنْ يُسْعِدُ اللَّهُ يَسْعَدِ لِيَهْنِ بَنِي كَعْبٍ مَقَامُ فَتَاتِهِمْ وَمَقْعَدُهَا لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِمَرْصَدِ سَلُوا أُخْتَكُمْ عَنْ شَاتِهَا وَإِنَائِهَا فَإِنَّكُمُ إِنْ تَسْأَلُوا الشَّاةَ تَشْهَدِ دَعَاهَا بِشَاةٍ حَائِلٍ فَتَحَلَّبَتْ عَلَيْهِ صَرِيحًا ضَرَّةَ الشَّاةِ مَزْبَدِ فَغَادَرَهُ رَهْنًا لَدَيْهَا لِحَالِبٍ يُرَدِّدُهَا فِي مَصْدَرٍ بَعْدَ مَوْرِدِ فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ حَسَّانٌ الْهَاتِفَ بِذَلِكَ شَبَّبَ يُجَاوِبُ الْهَاتِفَ فَقَالَ [البحر الطويل] لَقَدْ خَابَ قَوْمٌ زَالَ عَنْهُمْ نَبِيُّهُمْ وَقُدِّسَ مَنْ يَسْرِي إِلَيْهِمْ وَيَغْتَدِي تَرَحَّلَ عَنْ قَوْمٍ فَضَلَّتْ عُقُولُهُمْ وَحَلَّ عَلَى قَوْمٍ بِنُورٍ مُجَدَّدِ هَدَاهُمْ بِهِ بَعْدَ الضَّلَالَةِ رَبُّهُمْ فَأَرْشَدَهُمْ مَنْ يَتْبَعِ الْحَقَّ يَرْشُدِ وَهَلْ يَسْتَوِي ضُلَّالُ قَوْمٍ تَسَفَّهُوا عَمًى وَهُدَاةٌ يَهْتَدُونَ بِمُهْتَدِ وَقَدْ نَزَلَتْ مِنْهُ عَلَى أَهْلِ يَثْرِبٍ رِكَابُ هُدًى حَلَّتْ عَلَيْهِمْ بِأَسْعَدِ نَبِيٌّ يَرَى مَا لَا يَرَى النَّاسُ حَوْلَهُ وَيَتْلُو كِتَابَ اللَّهِ فِي كُلِّ مَشْهَدِ وَإِنْ قَالَ فِي يَوْمٍ مَقَالَةَ غَائِبٍ فَتَصْدِيقُهَا فِي الْيَوْمِ أَوْ فِي ضُحَى الْغَدِ «

ذِكْرُ مَوْلِدِ مُوسَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ قَاهَتَ بْنِ لَاوِي بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَحَدِيثِ عَدُوِّ اللَّهِ فِرْعَوْنَ حِينَ كَانَ يَسْتَعْبِدُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي أَعْمَالِهِ بِمِصْرَ وَأَمْرِ مُوسَى وَالْخَضِرِ قَالَ وَهْبٌ وَلَمَّا حَمَلَتْ أُمُّ مُوسَى بِمُوسَى كَتَمَتْ أَمْرَهَا جَمِيعَ النَّاسِ فَلَمْ يَطَّلِعْ عَلَى حَمْلِهَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ خَلْقِ اللَّهِ وَذَلِكَ شَيْءٌ أَسَرَهَا اللَّهُ بِهِ لَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَمُنَّ بِهِ عَلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ السَّنَةُ الَّتِي يُولَدُ فِيهَا مُوسَى بْنُ عِمْرَانَ بَعَثَ فِرْعَوْنُ الْقَوَابِلَ وَتَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِنَّ وَفَتَّشَ النِّسَاءَ تَفْتِيشًا لَمْ يُفَتِّشْهُنَّ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ وَحَمَلَتْ أُمُّ مُوسَى بِمُوسَى فَلَمْ يَنْتُ بَطْنُهَا وَلَمْ يَتَغَيَّرْ لَوْنُهَا وَلَمْ يَفْسَدْ لَبَنُهَا وَلَكِنَّ الْقَوَابِلَ لَا تَعْرِضُ لَهَا فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ اللَّيْلَةُ الَّتِي وُلِدَ فِيهَا مُوسَى وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَلَا رَقِيبَ عَلَيْهَا وَلَا قَابِلَ وَلَمْ يَطَّلِّعْ عَلَيْهَا أَحَدٌ إِلَّا أُخْتُهَا مَرْيَمُ وَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهَا أَنْ أَرْضِعِيهِ فَإِذَا خِفْتِ عَلَيْهِ فَأَلْقِيهِ فِي الْيَمِّ وَلَا تَخَافِي وَلَا تَحْزَنِي إِنَّا رَادُّوهُ إِلَيْكِ وَجَاعِلُوهُ مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ قَالَ فَكَتَمَتْهُ أُمُّهُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَشْهُرٍ تُرْضِعُهُ فِي حِجْرِهَا لَا يَبْكِي وَلَا يَتَحَرَّكُ فَلَمَّا خَافَتْ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيْهَا عَمِلَتْ لَهُ تَابُوتًا مُطْبَقًا وَمَهَّدَتْ لَهُ فِيهِ ثُمَّ أَلْقَتْهُ فِي الْبَحْرِ لَيْلًا كَمَا أَمَرَهَا اللَّهُ وَعُمِلَ التَّابُوتُ عَلَى عَمَلِ سُفُنِ الْبَحْرِ خَمْسَةَ أَشْبَارٍ فِي خَمْسَةِ أَشْبَارٍ وَلَمْ يُقَيَّرْ فَأَقْبَلَ التَّابُوتُ يَطْفُو عَلَى الْمَاءِ فَأَلْقَى الْبَحْرُ التَّابُوتَ بِالسَّاحِلِ فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ فِرْعَوْنُ جَلَسَ فِي مَجْلِسِهِ عَلَى شَاطِئِ النِّيلِ فَبَصُرَ بِالتَّابُوتِ فَقَالَ لِمَنْ حَوْلَهُ مِنْ خَدَمِهِ إِيتُونِي بِهَذَا التَّابُوتِ فَأَتَوْهُ بِهِ فَلَمَّا وُضِعَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَتَحُوهُ فَوَجَدَ فِيهِ مُوسَى قَالَ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ فِرْعَوْنُ قَالَ غَيْرَ أَنِّي مِنَ الْأَعْدَاءِ فَأَعْظَمَهُ ذَلِكَ وَغَاظَهُ وَقَالَ كَيْفَ أَخْطَأَ هَذَا الْغُلَامَ الذَّبْحُ وَقَدْ أَمَرْتُ الْقَوَابِلَ أَنْ لَا يَكْتُمْنَ مَوْلُودًا يُولَدُ قَالَ وَكَانَ فِرْعَوْنُ قَدِ اسْتَنْكَحَ امْرَأَةً مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ يُقَالَ لَهَا آسِيَةُ بِنْتُ مُزَاحِمٍ وَكَانَتْ مِنْ خِيَارِ النِّسَاءِ الْمَعْدُودَاتِ وَمِنْ بَنَاتِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَكَانَتْ أُمًّا لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ تَرْحَمُهُمْ وَتَتَصَدَّقُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَتُعْطِيهِمْ وَيَدْخُلُونَ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَتْ لِفِرْعَوْنَ وَهِيَ قَاعِدَةٌ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ هَذَا الْوَلِيدُ أَكْبَرُ مِنِ ابْنِ سَنَةٍ وَإِنَّمَا أَمَرْتَ أَنْ تَذْبَحَ الْوِلْدَانَ لِهَذِهِ السَّنَةِ فَدَعْهُ يَكُونُ قُرَّةَ عَيْنٍ لِي وَلَكَ لَا تَقْتُلُوهُ عَسَى أَنْ يَنْفَعَنَا أَوْ نَتَّخِذَهُ وَلَدًا وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ أَنَّ هَلَاكَهُمْ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ وَكَانَ فِرْعَوْنُ لَا يُولَدُ لَهُ إِلَّا الْبَنَاتُ فَاسْتَحْيَاهُ فِرْعَوْنُ وَرَفَعَهُ وَأَلْقَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ مَحَبَّتَهُ وَرَأْفَتَهُ وَرَحْمَتَهُ وَقَالَ لِامْرَأَتِهِ عَسَى أَنْ يَنْفَعَكِ أَنْتِ فَأَمَّا أَنَا فَلَا أُرِيدُ نَفْعَهُ قَالَ وَهْبٌ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ لَوْ أَنَّ عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ قَالَ فِي مُوسَى كَمَا قَالَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ عَسَى أَنْ يَنْفَعَنَا لَنَفَعَهُ اللَّهُ بِهِ وَلَكِنَّهُ أَبَى لِلشَّقَاءِ الَّذِي كَتَبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَحَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَلَى مُوسَى الْمَرَاضِعَ ثَمَانِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَلَيَالِيهِنَّ كُلَّمَا أُتِيَ بِمُرْضِعَةٍ لَمْ يَقْبَلْ ثَدْيَهَا فَرَقَّ لَهُ فِرْعَوْنُ وَرَحِمَهُ وَطُلِبَتْ لَهُ الْمَرَاضِعُ وَذَكَرَ وَهْبُ حُزْنَ أُمِّ مُوسَى وَبُكَاءَهَا عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى كَادَتْ أَنْ تُبْدِيَ بِهِ ثُمَّ تَدَارَكَهَا اللَّهُ بِرَحْمَتِهِ فَرَبَطَ عَلَى قَلْبِهَا إِلَى أَنْ بَلَغَهَا خَبَرَهُ فَقَالَتْ لِأُخْتِهِ تَنَكَّرِي وَاذْهَبِي مَعَ النَّاسِ وَانْظُرِي مَاذَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِهِ فَدَخَلَتْ أُخْتُهُ مَعَ الْقَوَابِلِ عَلَى آسِيَةَ بِنْتِ مُزَاحِمٍ فَلَمَّا رَأَتْ وَجْدَهُمْ بِمُوسَى وَحُبَّهُمْ لَهُ وَرِقَّتَهُمْ عَلَيْهِ قَالَتْ هَلْ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتٍ يَكْفُلُونَهُ لَكُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُ نَاصِحُونَ إِلَى أَنْ رُدَّ إِلَى أُمِّهِ فَمَكَثَ مُوسَى عِنْدَ أُمِّهِ حَتَّى فَطَمَتْهُ ثُمَّ رَدَّتْهُ إِلَيْهِ فَنَشَأَ مُوسَى فِي حِجْرِ فِرْعَوْنَ وَامْرَأَتِهِ يُرَبِّيَانِهِ بِأَيْدِيهِمَا وَاتَّخَذَاهُ وَلَدًا فَبَيْنَا هُوَ يَلْعَبُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ فِرْعَوْنَ وَبِيَدِهِ قَضِيبٌ لَهُ خَفِيفٌ صَغِيرٌ يَلْعَبُ بِهِ إِذْ رَفَعَ الْقَضِيبَ فَضَرَبَ بِهِ رَأْسَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَنَظَرَ مَنْ ضَرَبَهُ حَتَّى هَمَّ بِقَتْلِهِ فَقَالَتْ آسِيَةُ بِنْتُ مُزَاحِمٍ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ لَا تَغْضَبْ وَلَا يَشُقَّنَّ عَلَيْكَ فَإِنَّهُ صَبِيٌّ صَغِيرٌ لَا يَعْقِلُ جَرِّبْهُ إِنْ شِئْتَ اجْعَلْ فِي هَذَا الطَّشْتِ جَمْرَةً وَذَهَبًا فَانْظُرْ عَلَى أَيُّهُمَا يَقْبِضُ فَأَمَرَ فِرْعَوْنُ بِذَلِكَ فَلَمَّا مَدَّ مُوسَى يَدَهُ لِيَقْبِضَ عَلَى الذَّهَبِ قَبَضَ الْمَلَكُ الْمُوَكَّلُ بِهِ عَلَى يَدِهِ فَرَدَّهَا إِلَى الْجَمْرَةِ فَقَبَضَ عَلَيْهَا مُوسَى فَأَلْقَاهَا فِي فِيهِ ثُمَّ قَذَفَهَا حِينَ وَجَدَ حَرَارَتَهَا فَقَالَتْ آسِيَةُ لِفِرْعَوْنَ أَلَمْ أَقُلْ لَكَ إِنَّهُ لَا يَعْقِلُ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَعْلَمُهُ وَكَفَّ عَنْهُ فِرْعَوْنُ وَصَدَّقَهَا وَكَانَ أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِهِ وَيُقَالُ إِنَّ الْعُقْدَةَ الَّتِي كَانَتْ فِي لِسَانِ مُوسَى أَثَرُ تِلْكَ الْجَمْرَةِ الَّتِي الْتَقَمَهَا قَالَ وَهْبُ بْنُ مُنَبِّهٍ وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مُوسَى أَشَدَّهُ وَبَلَغَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً آتَاهُ اللَّهُ عِلْمًا وَحُكْمًا وَفَهْمًا فَلَبِثَ بِذَلِكَ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً دَاعِيًا إِلَى دِينِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَشَرَائِعِهِ وَإِلَى دِينِ إِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ فَآمَنَتْ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الْقِصَّةَ بِطُولِهَا

[Machine] Abu Jahl confronted the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at As-Safa. He insulted him and said things that were detestable to his religion and demeaning towards him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not respond to him. Abdullah bin Judda'an At-Taymi's wife witnessed this incident from her house, which was located above As-Safa. Afterward, Abu Jahl went to the gathering of the Quraysh at the Kaaba and sat with them. Hamza bin Abdul-Muttalib, with his bow on his shoulder, returned from hunting and normally when he returned in this manner, he would not pass by the gathering of the Quraysh without expressing his strength. On this day, he was still a pagan. The lady who witnessed the incident approached him and informed him about what had transpired between Abu Jahl and Muhammad, and how Abu Jahl had insulted and abused him. Then, she told him that Muhammad had not responded to him. Thus, Hamza became angry for the sake of the honor of Allah's Messenger ﷺ . He hurried, looking for Abu Jahl, in order to avenge the harm that had befallen Allah's Messenger ﷺ . When he entered the Masjid, he saw Abu Jahl sitting among people and went towards him. When he reached Abu Jahl, he drew his bow with all his strength and struck Abu Jahl's head with the bow, causing a severe wound. Men from Quraysh's Banu Makhzum tribe stood to support Abu Jahl, but they did not find Hamza, as he rushed out of the Masjid. He did not stop to speak to anyone as he normally did. He went straight towards the Kaaba to perform Tawaf (circumambulation) while giving Abu Jahl the opportunity to take revenge, had he wanted to. When he entered the Masjid, he saw Abu Jahl sitting among people and went towards him. When he reached Abu Jahl, he drew his bow with all his strength and struck Abu Jahl's head with the bow, causing a severe wound. Men from Quraysh's Banu Makhzum tribe stood to support Abu Jahl, but they did not find Hamza, as he rushed out of the Masjid. He did not stop to speak to anyone as he normally did. He went straight towards the Kaaba to perform Tawaf (circumambulation) while giving Abu Jahl the opportunity to take revenge, had he wanted to. But Abu Jahl restrained himself, not retaliating for the harm he had received. He did not think that Hamza's action was the cause of his forgiveness, but rather his intention was to fulfill the command of Allah. After this incident, Hamza entered his house, and Satan came to him saying, "You are the chief of the Quraysh! You have followed this new religion and abandoned the religion of your ancestors. Death is better for you than what you have done." Hamza was affected by this whisper. He went to Hamza with a doubt in his heart, unsure of the way out of the situation he found himself in. He went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ the next morning and said, "O my nephew! I find myself in a situation and I do not know how to find a way out. I have placed myself in a situation where I cannot retreat or advance. Tell me, is it right for me to continue in the path I have chosen, or should I choose another path?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ advised him, reminded him, admonished him, and gave him glad tidings. As a result, faith entered Hamza's heart, as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had said. Hamza then said, "I bear witness that you are truthful in your testimony, the one who confirms truth and identifies falsehood. Show me, O my nephew, the path to follow, and by Allah, there is nothing I would love more than to have a reputation that would outshine the sun. And I am now embracing my original religion." So it was, that Hamza was one of those whom Allah honored and helped through the religion.

أَنَّ أَبَا جَهْلٍ اعْتَرَضَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ عِنْدَ الصَّفَا فَآذَاهُ وَشَتَمَهُ وَقَالَ فِيهِ مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ الْعَيْبِ لِدِينِهِ وَالتَّضْعِيفِ لَهُ «فَلَمْ يُكَلِّمْهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ» وَمَوْلَاةٌ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جُدْعَانَ التَّيْمِيِّ فِي مَسْكَنٍ لَهَا فَوْقَ الصَّفَا تَسْمَعُ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ عَنْهُ فَعَمَدَ إِلَى نَادِي قُرَيْشٍ عِنْدَ الْكَعْبَةِ فَجَلَسَ مَعَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَلْبَثْ حَمْزَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ أَنْ أَقْبَلَ مُتَوَشِّحًا قَوْسَهُ رَاجِعًا مِنْ قَنْصٍ لَهُ وَكَانَ إِذَا فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ لَمْ يَمُرَّ عَلَى نَادِي قُرَيْشٍ وَأَشَدُّهَا شَكِيمَةً وَكَانَ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُشْرِكًا عَلَى دَيْنِ قَوْمِهِ فَجَاءَتْهُ الْمَوْلَاةُ وَقَدْ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِيَرْجِعَ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ يَا عُمَارَةُ لَوْ رَأَيْتَ مَا لَقِيَ ابْنُ أَخِيكَ مُحَمَّدٍ مِنْ أَبِي الْحَكَمَ آنِفًا وَجَدَهُ هَا هُنَا فَآذَاهُ وَشَتَمَهُ وَبَلَغَ مَا يُكْرَهُ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ عَنْهُ فَعَمَدَ إِلَى نَادِي قُرَيْشٍ عِنْدَ الْكَعْبَةِ فَجَلَسَ مَعَهُمْ وَلَمْ يُكَلِّمْ مُحَمَّدًا فَاحْتَمَلَ حَمْزَةُ الْغَضَبَ لِمَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ مِنْ كَرَامَتِهِ فَخَرَجَ سَرِيعًا لَا يَقِفُ عَلَى أَحَدٍ كَمَا كَانَ يَصْنَعُ يُرِيدُ الطَّوَافَ بِالْبَيْتِ مُتَعَمِّدًا لِأَبِي جَهْلٍ أَنْ يَقَعَ بِهِ فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ جَالِسًا فِي الْقَوْمِ فَأَقْبَلَ نَحْوَهُ حَتَّى إِذَا قَامَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ رَفَعَ الْقَوْسَ فَضَرَبَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ضَرْبَةً مَمْلُوءَةً وَقَامَتْ رِجَالٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ مِنْ بَنِي مَخْزُومٍ إِلَى حَمْزَةَ لِيَنْصُرُوا أَبَا جَهْلٍ فَقَالُوا مَا نَرَاكَ يَا حَمْزَةُ إِلَّا صَبَأْتَ فَقَالَ حَمْزَةُ وَمَا يَمْنَعُنِي وَقَدِ اسْتَبَانَ لِي ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ أَنَا أَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَأَنَّ الَّذِي يَقُولُ حَقٌّ فَوَاللَّهِ لَا أَنْزِعُ فَامْنَعُونِي إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ دَعُوا أَبَا عُمَارَةَ لَقَدْ سَبَبْتُ ابْنَ أَخِيهِ سَبًّا قَبِيحًا وَمَرَّ حَمْزَةُ عَلَى إِسْلَامِهِ وَتَابَعَ يُخَفِّفُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا أَسْلَمَ حَمْزَةُ عَلِمَتْ قُرَيْشٌ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَدْ عَزَّ وَامْتَنَعَ وَأَنَّ حَمْزَةَ سَيَمْنَعُهُ فَكَفُّوا عَنْ بَعْضِ مَا كَانُوا يَتَنَاوَلُونَهُ وَيَنَالُونَ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ فِي ذَلِكَ سَعْدٌ حِينَ ضَرَبَ أَبَا جَهْلٍ فَذَكَرَ رَجَزًا غَيْرً مُسْتَقَرٍّ أَوَّلُهُ ذُقْ أَبَا جَهْلٍ بِمَا غَشِيَتْ قَالَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ حَمْزَةُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ فَأَتَاهُ الشَّيْطَانُ فَقَالَ أَنْتَ سَيِّدُ قُرَيْشٍ اتَّبَعْتَ هَذَا الصَّابِئَ وَتَرَكْتَ دَيْنَ آبَائِكَ لَلْمَوْتُ خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِمَّا صَنَعْتَ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَى حَمْزَةَ شَبَهٌ فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتُ؟ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كَانَ رُشْدًا فَاجْعَلْ تَصْدِيقَهُ فِي قَلْبِي وَإِلَّا فَاجْعَلْ لِي مِمَّا وَقَعْتُ فِيهِ مَخْرَجًا فَبَاتَ بِلَيْلَةٍ لَمْ يَبِتْ بِمِثْلِهَا مِنْ وَسْوَسَةِ الشَّيْطَانِ حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ فَغَدَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ ابْنَ أَخِي إِنِّي وَقَعْتُ فِي أَمَرٍ لَا أَعْرِفُ الْمَخْرَجَ مِنْهُ وَأَقَامَهُ مَثَلِي عَلَى مَا لَا أَدْرِي مَا هُوَ أَرْشَدُ هُوَ أَمْ غَيْرُ شَدِيدٍ فَحَدَّثَنِي حَدِيثًا فَقَدِ اسْتَشْهَيْتُ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي أَنْ تُحَدِّثَنِي «فَأَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَذَكَّرَهُ وَوَعَظَهُ وَخَوَّفَهُ وَبَشَّرَهُ» فَأَلْقَى اللَّهُ فِي نَفْسِهِ الْإِيمَانَ كَمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَشْهَدُ إِنَّكَ لَصَادِقٌ شَهَادَةً الْمُصَدِّقِ وَالْمُعَارِفِ فَأَظْهِرْ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي دِينَكَ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ لِي مَا أَلَمَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَإِنِّي عَلَى دِينِي الْأَوَّلِ قَالَ فَكَانَ حَمْزَةُ مِمَّنْ أَعَزَّ اللَّهُ بِهِ الدِّينَ

[Machine] What we have is better for them, so they agreed until they carried Jabalah and Asma and left Zaid. Then a group of horses from Tihamah, from the Banu Fazara, attacked Tayyi and captured Zaid, and they took him to the market of Ukaz. The Prophet ﷺ saw him before he was sent and said to Khadijah, "O Khadijah, I saw a boy in the market with qualities like Kit and Kait; he has intelligence, good manners, and beauty. If I had wealth, I would buy him." So Khadijah commanded Waraqah bin Nawfal to buy him from her wealth. She said, "O Muhammad, give me this boy as a gift from yourself." The Prophet ﷺ said, "O Khadijah, I only want to adopt him." She agreed, and she raised and adopted him. He was called Zaid bin Muhammad. Then a man from the tribe of Hayy saw Zaid and recognized him, and he said, "Are you Zaid bin Harithah?" Zaid said, "No, I am Zaid bin Muhammad." The man said, "No, you are Zaid bin Harithah, from the lineage of your father and your uncles, Kit and Kait. They have exhausted themselves and spent their wealth for your sake." Then Zaid recited a poem expressing his love for his people. Harithah wept and did not know what to do, whether Zaid was still alive or not. Oh, by Allah, I do not know, but I ask, O Sahl, is the plain easier for you or the mountain? Oh, I wish I knew if you would return to me one day. My sorrow for you is so long, and I wonder, will you ever come back to me? I will strive and never tire of walking the mountains, and I will not tire of making tawaf or the camels. Perhaps death will visit me before you do. Every soul will taste death, so may Allah bless me with a good family and a prosperous offspring. Harithah came to him when he was with his brothers and family in Makkah. He went to the Prophet ﷺ and found him sitting in the courtyard of the Kaaba with a group of his companions, including Zaid bin Harithah. When they saw Zaid, they recognized him, and he recognized them. However, they did not rise in reverence for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. They said, "O Zaid!" But he did not respond. The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Who are these, O Zaid?" He replied, "O Messenger of Allah, this is my father, my uncle, my brother, and these are my relatives." The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Go and greet them, O Zaid." So Zaid stood and greeted them, and they greeted him. Then they said to him, "Come with us, O Zaid." He replied, "I only desire the Messenger of Allah ﷺ; I do not desire anyone else in return." They said, "O Muhammad, we will give you this boy as compensation, so name your price." The Prophet ﷺ said, "I ask you to bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and that I am the final Prophet and Messenger, and that you accept Islam. They agreed and accepted Islam. Then they said, "What

مَا عِنْدَنَا فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَهُمْ فَتَرَاضَوْا إِلَى أَنْ حَمَلَ جَبَلَةَ وَأَسْمَاءَ وَخَلَّفِ زَيْدًا وَجَاءَتْ خَيْلٌ مِنْ تِهَامَةَ مِنْ بَنِي فَزَارَةَ فَأَغَارَتْ عَلَى طَيِّئٍ فَسَبَتْ زَيْدًا فَصَيَّرُوهُ إِلَى سُوقِ عُكَاظٍ فَرَآهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنِ يُبْعَثَ فَقَالَ لِخَدِيجَةَ «يَا خَدِيجَةُ رَأَيْتُ فِي السُّوقِ غُلَامًا مِنْ صِفَتِهِ كَيْتَ وَكَيْتَ» يَصِفُ عَقْلًا وَأَدَبًا وَجَمَالًا لَوْ أَنَّ لِي مَالًا لَاشْتَرَيْتُهُ فَأَمَرَتْ وَرَقَةَ بْنَ نَوْفَلٍ فَاشْتَرَاهُ مِنْ مَالِهَا فَقَالَ «يَا خَدِيجَةُ هَبِي لِي هَذَا الْغُلَامَ بِطِيبٍ مِنْ نَفْسِكِ» فَقَالَتْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَرَى غُلَامًا وَضِيئًا وَأَخَافُ أَنْ تَبِيعَهُ أَوْ تَهِبَهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «يَا مُوَفَّقَةُ مَا أَرَدْتُ إِلَّا لَأَتَبَنَّاهُ» فَقَالَتْ نَعَمْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَرَبَّاهُ وَتَبَنَّاهُ فَكَانَ يُقَالُ لَهُ زَيْدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْحَيِّ فَنَظَرَ إِلَى زَيْدٍ فَعَرَفَهُ فَقَالَ أَنْتَ زَيْدُ بْنُ حَارِثَةَ قَالَ لَا أَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ لَا بَلْ أَنْتَ زَيْدُ بْنُ حَارِثَةَ مِنْ صِفَةِ أَبِيكَ وَعُمُوَمَتِكَ وَأَخْوَالِكَ كَيْتَ وَكَيْتَ قَدْ أَتْعَبُوا الْأَبْدَانَ وَأَنْفِقُوا الْأَمْوَالَ فِي سَبِيلِكَ فَقَالَ زَيْدٌ [البحر الطويل] أَحِنُّ إِلَى قَوْمِي وَإِنْ كُنْتُ نَائِيًا فَإِنِّي قَطِينُ الْبَيْتِ عِنْدَ الْمَشَاعِرِ وَكُفُّوا مِنَ الْوَجْهِ الَّذِي قَدْ شَجَاكُمْ وَلَا تَعْمَلُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فِعْلَ الْأَبَاعِرِ فَإِنِّي بِحَمْدِ اللَّهَ فِي خَيْرَ أُسْرَةٍ خِيَارَ مَعْدٍ كَابِرًا بَعْدَ كَابِرِ فَقَالَ حَارِثَةُ لَمَّا وَصَلَ إِلَيْهِ [البحر الطويل] بَكَيْتُ عَلَى زَيْدٍ وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا فَعَلْ أَحَيٌّ فَيُرْجَى أَمْ أَتَى دُونَهُ الْأَجَلْ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا أَدْرِي وَإِنِّي لَسَائِلٌ أَغَالَكَ سَهْلُ الْأَرْضِ أَمْ غَالَكَ الْجَبَلْ فَيَا لَيْتَ شِعْرِي هَلْ لَكَ الدَّهْرَ رَجْعَةٌ فَحَسْبِي مِنَ الدُّنْيَا رُجُوعُكَ لِي بَجَلْ تُذَكِّرُنِيهِ الشَّمْسُ عِنْدَ طُلُوعِهَا وَيَعْرِضُ لِي ذِكْرَاهُ إِذْ عَسْعَسَ الطَّفَلْ وَإِذْ هَبَّتِ الْأَرْوَاحُ هَيَّجْنَ ذِكْرَهُ فَيَا طُولَ أَحْزَانِي عَلَيْهِ وَيَا وَجَلْ سَأُعْمِلُ نَصَّ الْعِيسِ فِي الْأَرْضِ جَاهِدًا وَلَا أَسْأَمُ التَّطْوَافَ أَوْ تَسْأَمُ الْإِبِلْ فَيَأْتِيَ أَوْ تَأْتِي عَلَيَّ مَنِيَّتِي وَكُلُّ امْرِئٍ فَانٍ وَإِنْ غَرَّهُ الْأَمَلْ فَقَدِمَ حَارِثَةُ بْنُ شَرَاحِيلَ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فِي إِخْوَتِهِ وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فِي فَنَاءِ الْكَعْبَةِ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فِيهِمْ زَيْدُ بْنُ حَارِثَةَ فَلَمَّا نَظَرُوا إِلَى زَيْدٍ عَرَفُوهُ وَعَرَفَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَقُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ إِجْلَالًا لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالُوا لَهُ يَا زَيْدُ فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ يَا زَيْدُ؟» قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا أَبِي وَهَذَا عَمِّي وَهَذَا أَخِي وَهَؤُلَاءِ عَشِيرَتِي فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «قُمْ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِمْ يَا زَيْدُ» فَقَامَ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَسَلَّمُوا عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالُوا لَهُ امْضِ مَعَنَا يَا زَيْدُ فَقَالَ مَا أُرِيدُ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَدَلًا وَلَا غَيْرِهِ أَحَدًا فَقَالُوا يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّا مُعْطُوكَ بِهَذَا الْغُلَامِ دِيَاتٍ فَسَمِّ مَا شِئْتَ فَإِنَّا حَامِلُوهُ إِلَيْكَ فَقَالَ «أَسْأَلُكُمْ أَنْ تَشْهَدُوا أَنَّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنِّي خَاتَمُ أَنْبِيَائِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَأُرْسِلُهُ مَعَكُمْ» فَتَابُوا وَتَلَكَّئُوا وَتَلَجْلَجُوا فَقَالُوا تَقْبَلُ مِنَّا مَا عَرَضْنَا عَلَيْكَ مِنَ الدَّنَانِيرِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ «هَا هُنَا خَصْلَةٌ غَيْرُ هَذِهِ قَدْ جَعَلْتُ الْأَمْرَ إِلَيْهِ فَإِنْ شَاءَ فَلْيَقُمْ وَإِنْ شَاءَ فَلْيَدْخُلْ» قَالُوا مَا بَقِيَ شَيْءٌ؟ قَالُوا يَا زَيْدُ قَدْ أَذِنَ لَكَ الْآنَ مُحَمَّدٌ فَانْطَلِقْ مَعَنَا قَالَ هَيْهَاتَ هَيْهَاتَ مَا أُرِيدُ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَدَلًا وَلَا أُؤْثِرُ عَلَيْهِ وَالِدًا وَلَا وَلَدًا فَأَدَارُوهُ وَأَلَاصُوهُ وَاسْتَعْطَفُوهُ وَأَخْبَرُوهُ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ مِنْ وُجْدِهِمْ فَأَبَى وَحَلَفَ أَنْ لَا يَلْحَقَهُمْ قَالَ حَارِثَةُ أَمَّا أَنَا فَأُوَاسِيكَ بِنَفْسِي أَنَا أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَأَبَى الْبَاقُونَ

ʿAbdullah bin Shaddad came and entered upon ʿAʿishah ؓ when we were sitting with her, as he was returning from Iraq during the time when ‘Ali ؓ was murdered. She said to him: O ʿAbdullah bin Shaddad, will you tell me the truth about what I am going to ask you? Tell me about these people whom ‘Ali ؓ killed. He said: Why shouldnʿt I tell you the truth? She said: Tell me about them. He said: When ʿAli ؓ corresponded with Muʿawiyah and the two arbitrators gave their verdict, eight thousand of the pious rebelled against him and camped in a land called Harooraʿ, near Koofah. They criticised him and said: You have taken off a chemise that Allah caused you to wear and a title that Allah gave to you, then you went ahead and asked people to issue a decree concerning the religion of Allah. There is no ruling except the ruling of Allah, may He be exalted. When ʿAli ؓ heard about their criticism of him and the reason why they had split from him, he told his caller not to admit anyone but those who had memorised the Qurʿan. When the house was filled with people who had memorised the Qurʿan, he called for a large Mushaf and put it front of him, and he started tapping it with his hand, saying: O Mushaf, tell the people. The people called out: O Ameer al-Muʿmineen, how could you ask it? It is only ink and paper, but we could speak on the basis of what we understand from it. What do you want? He said: These companions of yours who rebelled, between me and them is the Book of Allah, and Allah says in His Book concerning a woman and a man: ʿIf you fear a breach between them twain (the man and his wife), appoint (two) arbitrators, one from his family and the other from hers; if they both wish for peace, Allah will cause their reconciliation.ʿ [an-Nisa 4:35]. The ummah of Muhammad is more important with regard to life and sanctity than a woman and a man. They got angry with me when I wrote a document between me and Muʿawiyah and wrote ʿAli bin Abi Talib [without adding the title Ameer al-Muʿmineen]. But Suhail bin ʿAmr came to us when we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at al-Hudaibiyah, when he made a peace deal with Quraish, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wrote, ʿIn the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.ʿ Suhail said: Do not write, In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. He said: What should we write? He said: Write: ʿIn Your Name, O Allah.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Write ʿMuhammad the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.ʿ He [Suhail] said: If I knew that you were the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I would not have opposed you. So he wrote: This is what was agreed by Muhammad bin ʿAbdullah with Quraish. And Allah says in His Book: “Indeed in the Messenger of Allah ﷺ (Muhammad) you have a good example to follow for him who hopes for (the Meeting with) Allah and the Last Dayʿ [Al-Ahzab 33:21]. So ʿAli sent ʿAbdullah bin ʿAbbas ؓ to them and I went out with him until we reached the middle of their camp. Ibnul-Kawwaʿ stood up and addressed the people, saying: O bearers of the Qurʿan, this is ʿAbdullah bin ʿAbbas ؓ . Whoever does not know him, I know of the Book of Allah what can tell you about him, He is one of those concerning whom the words ʿthey are a quarrelsome peopleʿ [Az-Zukhruf 43:58] were revealed. Tell him to go back to the one who sent him and do not discuss the Book of Allah with him. Their spokesmen stood up and said: By Allah, we will discuss the Book of Allah. If he says something sound and true that we recognise we will follow him, and if he says something false we will reject his false argument. So they discussed the Book with ‘Abdullah for three days, and four thousand of them recanted and all of them repented, including Ibnul-Kawwaʿ. He took them to ʿAli in Koofah, and ʿAli sent word to the rest of them, saying: You know the turmoil between us and our opponents. Stay wherever you wish until the ummah of Muhammad ﷺ is united. The deal between us and you is that you should not shed any blood that it is forbidden to shed or commit acts of banditry on the roads or do wrong to any Non Muslim under Muslim protection. If you do that, we will declare war, for Allah does not love those who betray. ʿAʿishah ؓ said: O Ibn Shaddad, did he kill them? He said: By Allah, no sooner had he sent this message to them but they committed acts of banditry, shed blood and regarded it as permissible to harm Ahludh-Dhimmah (non-Muslims living under Muslim protection). She said: Do you swear by Allah? He said: I swear by Allah besides Whom there is no other god that this is what happened. She said: I have heard that the people of Iraq are talking and saying dhuth-thuda, dhuth-thuda [i.e., the one with a deformed arm that looks like a breast]. He said: I saw him and I was with ‘Ali ؓ when he was examining the slain. He called the people and said: Do you know this one? How many of them came and said: I saw him praying in the mosque of Banu So and so, and I saw him praying in the mosque of Banu So and so. And there was no proof of who he was except that. She said: What did ʿAli say when he stood over him, as the people of Iraq claim? He said: I heard him say: Allah and His Messenger spoke the truth. She said: Did you hear him say anything other than that? He said: No, by Allah. She said: Yes, Allah and His Messenger spoke the truth. May Allah have mercy on ʿAli ؓ : it was his habit, if he saw something he liked, to say: Allah and His Messenger spoke the truth. But the people of Iraq fabricated lies against him and added words to what he said. (Using translation from Aḥmad 656)

قَدِمْتُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَبَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَهَا جُلُوسٌ مَرْجِعُهَا مِنَ الْعِرَاقِ لَيَالِي قُوتِلَ عَلِيٌّ إِذْ قَالَتْ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ شَدَّادٍ هَلْ أَنْتَ صَادِقِيَّ عَمَّا أَسْأَلُكَ عَنْهُ؟ حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ قَتَلَهُمْ عَلِيٌّ قُلْتُ وَمَالِي لَا أَصْدُقُكَ؟ قُلْتُ فَحَدِّثْنِي عَنْ قِصَّتِهِمْ قُلْتُ إِنَّ عَلِيًّا لَمَّا كَاتَبَ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَحَكَّمَ الْحَكَمَيْنِ خَرَجَ عَلَيْهِ ثَمَانِيَةُ آلَافٍ مِنْ قُرَّاءِ النَّاسِ فَنَزَلُوا أَرْضًا مِنْ جَانِبِ الْكُوفَةِ يُقَالُ لَهَا حَرُورَاءُ وَإِنَّهُمْ أَنْكَرُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا انْسَلَخْتَ مِنْ قَمِيصٍ أَلْبَسَكَهُ اللَّهُ وَأَسْمَاكَ بِهِ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقْتَ فَحَكَّمْتَ فِي دَيْنِ اللَّهِ وَلَا حُكْمَ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ عَلِيًّا مَا عَتَبُوا عَلَيْهِ وَفَارَقُوهُ أَمَرَ فَأَذَّنَ مُؤَذِّنٌ لَا يَدْخُلَنَّ عَلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ قَدْ حَمَلَ الْقُرْآنَ فَلَمَّا أَنِ امْتَلَأَ الدَّارُ مِنَ الْقُرَّاءِ دَعَا بِمُصْحَفٍ عَظِيمٍ فَوَضَعَهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَطَفِقَ يَصُكُّهُ بِيَدِهِ وَيَقُولُ أَيُّهَا الْمُصْحَفُ حَدِّثِ النَّاسَ فَنَادَاهُ النَّاسُ فَقَالُوا يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَا تَسْأَلُهُ عَنْهُ إِنَّمَا هُوَ وَرَقٌ وَمِدَادٌ وَنَحْنُ نَتَكَلَّمُ بِمَا رَأَيْنَا مِنْهُ فَمَاذَا تُرِيدُ؟ قَالَ أَصْحَابُكُمُ الَّذِينَ خَرَجُوا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُمْ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ ﷻ فِي امْرَأَةٍ وَرَجُلٍ وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ شِقَاقَ بَيْنِهِمَا فَابْعَثُوا حَكَمًا مِنْ أَهْلِهِ وَحَكَمًا مِنْ أَهْلِهَا فَأُمَّةُ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ أَعْظَمُ حُرْمَةً مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ وَرَجُلٍ وَنَقَمُوا عَلَيَّ أَنْ كَاتَبْتُ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَكَتَبَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَقَدْ جَاءَ سُهَيْلُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو وَنَحْنُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِالْحُدَيْبِيَةِ حِينَ صَالَحَ قَوْمُهُ قُرَيْشًا فَكَتَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ» فَقَالَ سُهَيْلٌ لَا تَكْتُبْ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ قَالَ «فَكَيْفَ أَكْتُبُ؟» قَالَ اكْتُبْ بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اكْتُبْ» ثُمَّ قَالَ اكْتُبْ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ قَالُوا لَوْ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ لَمْ نُخَالِفْكَ فَكَتَبَ «هَذَا مَا صَالَحَ عَلَيْهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قُرَيْشًا» يَقُولُ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ {لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ لِمَنْ كَانَ يَرْجُو اللَّهَ وَالْيَوْمَ الْآخِرَ} [الأحزاب 21] فَبَعَثَهُ إِلَيْهِمْ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَخَرَجْتُ مَعَهُمْ حَتَّى إِذَا تَوَسَّطْنَا عَسْكَرَهُمْ قَامَ ابْنُ الْكَوَّاءِ فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ يَا حَمَلَةَ الْقُرْآنِ إِنَّ هَذَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَعْرِفُهُ فَأَنَا أَعْرِفُهُ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ هَذَا مَنْ نَزَلَ فِي قَوْمِهِ {بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ خَصِمُونَ} [الزخرف 58] فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى صَاحِبِهِ وَلَا تُوَاضِعُوهُ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَقَامَ خُطَبَاؤُهُمْ فَقَالُوا لَا وَاللَّهِ لَنُوَاضِعَنَّهُ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ فَإِذَا جَاءَ بِالْحَقِّ نَعْرِفُهُ اسْتَطَعْنَاهُ وَلَئِنْ جَاءَ بِالْبَاطِلِ لَنُبَكِّتَنَّهُ بِبَاطِلِهِ وَلَنَرُدَّنَّهُ إِلَى صَاحِبِهِ فَوَاضَعُوهُ عَلَى كِتَابِ اللَّهِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَرَجَعَ مِنْهُمْ أَرْبَعَةُ آلَافٍ كُلُّهُمْ تَائِبٌ بَيْنَهُمُ ابْنُ الْكَوَّاءِ حَتَّى أَدْخَلَهُمْ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ فَبَعَثَ عَلِيٌّ إِلَى بَقِيَّتِهِمْ فَقَالَ قَدْ كَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِنَا وَأَمْرِ النَّاسِ مَا قَدْ رَأَيْتُمْ فَقِفُوا حَيْثُ شِئْتُمْ حَتَّى تَجْتَمِعَ أُمَّةُ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ وَتَنْزِلُوا حَيْثُ شِئْتُمْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ أَنْ نَقِيَكُمْ رِمَاحَنَا مَا لَمْ تَقْطَعُوا سَبِيلًا أَوْ تُطِيلُوا دَمًا فَإِنَّكُمْ إِنْ فَعَلْتُمْ ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ نَبَذْنَا إِلَيْكُمُ الْحَرْبَ عَلَى سَوَاءٍ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْخَائِنِينَ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ عَائِشَةُ يَا ابْنَ شَدَّادٍ فَقَدْ قَتَلَهُمْ؟ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا بَعَثَ إِلَيْهِمْ حَتَّى قَطَعُوا السَّبِيلَ وَسَفَكُوا الدِّمَاءَ بِغَيْرِ حَقِّ اللَّهِ وَقَتَلُوا ابْنَ خَبَّابٍ وَاسْتَحَلُّوا أَهْلَ الذِّمَّةِ فَقَالَتْ آللَّهِ؟ قُلْتُ آللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ قَالَتْ فَمَا شَيْءٌ بَلَغَنِي عَنْ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ يَتَحَدَّثُونَ بِهِ يَقُولُونَ ذُو الثُّدَيِّ ذُو الثُّدَيِّ فَقُلْتُ قَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ وَوَقَفْتُ عَلَيْهِ مَعَ عَلِيٍّ فِي الْقَتْلَى فَدَعَا النَّاسَ فَقَالَ هَلْ تَعْرِفُونَ هَذَا؟ فَكَانَ أَكْثَرُ مَنْ جَاءَ يَقُولُ قَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ فِي مَسْجِدِ بَنِي فُلَانٍ يُصَلِّي وَرَأَيْتُهُ فِي مَسْجِدِ بَنِي فُلَانٍ يُصَلِّي فَلَمْ يَأْتِ بِثَبْتٍ يُعْرَفُ إِلَّا ذَلِكَ قَالَتْ فَمَا قَوْلُ عَلِيٍّ حِينَ قَامَ عَلَيْهِ كَمَا يَزْعُمُ أَهْلُ الْعِرَاقِ؟ قُلْتُ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ صَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ قَالَتْ وَهَلْ سَمِعْتَهُ أَنْتَ مِنْهُ قَالَ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ؟ قُلْتُ اللَّهُمَّ لَا قَالَتْ أَجَلْ صَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ

[Machine] He said, "The Prophet ﷺ was not supported in any place as he was on the day of Uhud." He said, "We denied that, so Ibn Abbas said, 'Between me and whoever denied that is the Book of Allah, the Exalted and Glorious.' Indeed, Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, says about the day of Uhud, 'And Allah had certainly fulfilled His promise to you when you were killing the enemy by His permission.'" [Surah Al Imran, 152]. Ibn Abbas says that "killing" here means fighting. He also says, "Until when you lost courage and fell to disputing about the matter and disobeyed after He had shown you that which you love. Among you are some who desire this world, and among you are some who desire the Hereafter. Then He turned you back from them [defeated] that He might test you. And He has already forgiven you. And Allah is full of bounty to the believers." [Surah Al Imran, 152]. He meant by this the archers, for the Prophet ﷺ stationed them in a specific place and then said, 'Protect our backs. If you see us being killed, do not come to our aid, and if you see us gaining booty, do not partake in it.' So when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ gained booty and made permissible the property of the polytheists, the archers uncovered themselves and entered into the booty, holding one another's fingers. They were surprised by the polytheists who began to attack the Muslims, resulting in the death of many Muslims. The Prophet ﷺ and his companions fought until seven or nine of the leaders of the polytheists were killed. The Muslims fought by the mountain and did not reach where people said the battle took place, as it was beneath the Hudaybiyya. Shaytan shouted, 'Muhammad is killed,' and they did not suspect that it was true until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ emerged among them, walking in a state of apprehension. When he saw him, they recognized him by the way he walked. This brought them great joy, as though nothing had befallen them. He then moved away from them, saying, 'The anger of Allah has increased upon a people who killed their Prophet.' He said again, 'O Allah, surely they cannot overpower us.' Then Abu Sufyan shouted from the bottom of the mountain, 'O Hubal, O Hubal, where is the son of Abu Kabsha, where is the son of Abu Quhafa, where is the son of Al-Khattab?' Umar said, 'O Messenger of Allah, should I answer him?' He said, 'Yes.' So when Abu Sufyan shouted, 'O Hubal,' Umar said, 'Allah is the Most High and the Most Great.' Abu Sufyan said, 'The day of Badr was a day of mutual hostility and fighting.' Umar said, 'It is not the same, our dead are in Paradise while your dead are in the Fire.' Abu Sufyan said, 'Indeed, you will find in your dead a similar number. However, that was not according to our plan.' Then he encountered the zeal of ignorance and said, 'If that is the case, then we did not like it.'"

أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَا نُصِرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي مَوْطِنٍ كَمَا نُصِرَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ قَالَ فَأَنْكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ مَنْ أَنْكَرَ ذَلِكَ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ ﷻ إِنَّ اللَّهَ ﷻ يَقُولُ فِي يَوْمِ أُحُدٍ {وَلَقَدْ صَدَقَكُمُ اللَّهُ وَعْدَهُ إِذْ تَحُسُّونَهُمْ بِإِذْنِهِ} [آل عمران 152] يَقُولُ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ وَالْحِسُّ الْقَتْلُ {حَتَّى إِذَا فَشِلْتُمْ وَتَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي الْأَمْرِ وَعَصَيْتُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا أَرَاكُمْ مَا تُحِبُّونَ مِنْكُمْ مَنْ يُرِيدُ الدُّنْيَا وَمِنْكُمْ مَنْ يُرِيدُ الْآخِرَةَ ثُمَّ صَرَفَكُمْ عَنْهُمْ لِيَبْتَلِيَكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَفَا عَنْكُمْ وَاللَّهُ ذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ} [آل عمران 152] وَإِنَّمَا عَنَى بِهَذَا الرُّمَاةَ وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَقَامَهُمْ فِي مَوْضِعٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ «احْمُوا ظُهُورَنَا فَإِنْ رَأَيْتُمُونَا نُقْتَلُ فَلَا تَنْصُرُونَا وَإِنْ رَأَيْتُمُونَا قَدْ غَنِمْنَا فَلَا تَشْرَكُونَا» فَلَمَّا غَنَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبَاحُوا عَسْكَرَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ انْكَشَفَ الرُّمَاةُ جَمِيعًا فَدَخَلُوا فِي الْعَسْكَرِ يَنْتَهِبُونَ وَقَدِ الْتَقَتْ صُفُوفُ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَهُمْ هَكَذَا وَشَبَّكَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِ يَدَيْهِ وَالْتَبَسُوا فَلَمَّا أَخَلَّ الرُّمَاةُ تِلْكَ الْخَلَّةَ الَّتِي كَانُوا فِيهَا دَخَلَ الْخَيْلُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْمَوْضِعِ عَلَى أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَضَرَبَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا وَالْتَبَسُوا وَقُتِلَ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ نَاسٌ كَثِيرٌ وَقَدْ كَانَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابُهُ أَوَّلُ النَّهَارِ حَتَّى قُتِلَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ لِوَاءِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ سَبْعَةٌ أَوْ تِسْعَةٌ وَجَالَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ جَوْلَةً نَحْوَ الْجَبَلِ وَلَمْ يَبْلُغُوا حَيْثُ يَقُولُ النَّاسُ الْغَابَ إِنَّمَا كَانَ تَحْتَ الْمِهْرَاسِ وَصَاحَ الشَّيْطَانُ قُتِلَ مُحَمَّدٌ فَلَمْ يَشُكُّوا فِيهِ أَنَّهُ حَقٌّ فَمَا زِلْنَا كَذَلِكَ مَا نَشُكُّ أَنَّهُ قُتِلَ حَتَّى طَلَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَيْنَ السَّعْدَيْنِ فَعَرَفْنَاهُ بِتَكَفُّئِهِ إِذَا مَشَى قَالَ فَفَرِحْنَا حَتَّى كَأَنَّهُ لَمْ يُصِبْنَا مَا أَصَابَنَا قَالَ فَرَقِيَ نَحْوَنَا وَهُوَ يَقُولُ «أَشْتَدُّ غَضَبُ اللَّهِ عَلَى قَوْمٍ دَمَّوْا وَجْهَ نَبِيِّهِمْ» قَالَ وَيَقُولُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى «اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ أَنْ يَعْلُونَا» حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَيْنَا قَالَ فَمَكَثَ سَاعَةً فَإِذَا أَبُو سُفْيَانَ يَصِيحُ فِي أَسْفَلِ الْجَبَلِ اعْلُ هُبَلُ اعْلُ هُبَلُ يَعْنِي آلِهَتَهُ أَيْنَ ابْنُ أَبِي كَبْشَةَ أَيْنَ ابْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ أَيْنَ ابْنُ الْخَطَّابِ؟ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَا أُجِيبُهُ؟ قَالَ «بَلَى» فَلَمَّا قَالَ اعْلُ هُبَلُ قَالَ عُمَرُ اللَّهُ أَعْلَى وَأَجَلُّ فَقَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ إِنَّهُ يَوْمُ الصَّمْتِ فَعَادَ فَقَالَ أَيْنَ ابْنُ أَبِي كَبْشَةَ أَيْنَ ابْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ أَيْنَ ابْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ هَذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهَذَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَهَا أَنَا ذَا عُمَرُ فَقَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ يَوْمٌ بِيَوْمِ بَدْرٍ الْأَيَّامُ دُوَلٌ وَالْحَرْبُ سِجَالٌ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لَا سَوَاءَ قَتْلَانَا فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَقَتْلَاكُمْ فِي النَّارِ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ لَتَزْعُمُونَ ذَلِكَ لَقَدْ خِبْنَا إِذًا وَخَسِرْنَا ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ أَمَا إِنَّكُمْ سَوْفَ تَجِدُونَ فِي قَتْلَاكُمْ مُثْلَةً وَلَمْ يَكُنْ ذَلِكَ عَنْ رَأْي سَرَاتِنَا ثُمَّ أَدْرَكَتْهُ حَمِيَّةُ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَقَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهُ إِذَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ لَمْ نَكْرَهْهُ

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.’” (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3570)

أَنَّهُ بَيْنَمَا هُوَ جَالِسٌ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذْ جَاءَهُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَقَالَ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تَفَلَّتَ هَذَا الْقُرْآنُ مِنْ صَدْرِي فَمَا أَجِدُنِي أَقْدِرُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ أَفَلَا أُعَلِّمُكَ كَلِمَاتٍ يَنْفَعُكَ اللَّهُ بِهِنَّ وَيَنْفَعُ بِهِنَّ مَنْ عَلَّمْتَهُ وَيُثَبِّتُ مَا عَلِمْتَهُ فِي صَدْرِكَ؟» قَالَ أَجَلْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَعَلِّمْنِي قَالَ إِذَا كَانَتْ لَيْلَةُ الْجُمُعَةِ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ تَقُومَ فِي ثُلُثِ اللَّيْلِ الْآخِرِ فَإِنَّهَا سَاعَةٌ مَشْهُودَةٌ وَالدُّعَاءُ فِيهَا مُسْتَجَابٌ وَهِيَ قَوْلُ أَخِي يَعْقُوبَ لِبَنِيهِ سَوْفَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكُمْ رَبِّي حَتَّى تَأْتِيَ لَيْلَةُ الْجُمُعَةِ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَقُمْ فِي وَسَطِهَا فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَقُمْ فِي أَوَّلِهَا فَصَلِّ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ تَقْرَأُ فِي الْأُولَى بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَسُورَةِ يس وَفِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَالم تَنْزِيلُ السَّجْدَةَ وَفِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وحم الدُّخَانَ وَفِي الرَّكْعَةِ الرَّابِعَةِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَتَبَارَكَ الْمُفَصَّلَ فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ مِنَ التَّشَهُّدِ فَاحْمَدِ اللَّهَ وَأَحْسَنِ الثَّنَاءَ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَصَلِّ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَى سَائِرِ النَّبِيِّينَ وَأَحْسِنْ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِإِخْوَانِكَ الَّذِينَ سَبَقُوكَ بِالْإِيمَانِ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ثُمَّ قُلْ آخِرَ ذَلِكَ اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْنِي بِتَرْكِ الْمَعَاصِي أَبَدًا مَا أَبْقَيْتَنِي وَارْحَمْنِي أَنْ أَتَكَلَّفَ مَا لَا يَعْنِينِي وَارْزُقْنِي حُسْنَ النَّظَرِ فِيمَا يُرْضِيكَ عَنِّي اللَّهُمَّ بَدِيعَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ وَالْعِزَّةِ الَّتِي لَا تُرَامُ أَسْأَلُكَ يَا اللَّهُ يَا رَحْمَنُ بِجَلَالِكَ وَنُورِ وَجْهِكَ أَنْ تُلْزِمَ قَلْبِي حِفْظَ كِتَابِكَ كَمَا عَلَّمْتَنِي وَارْزُقْنِي أَنْ أَتْلُوَهُ عَلَى النَّحْوِ الَّذِي يُرْضِيكَ عَنِّي اللَّهُمَّ بَدِيعَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ وَالْعِزَّةِ الَّتِي لَا تُرَامُ أَسْأَلُكَ يَا اللَّهُ يَا رَحْمَنُ بِجَلَالِكَ وَنُورِ وَجْهِكَ أَنْ تُنَوِّرَ بِكِتَابِكَ بَصَرِي وَأَنْ تُطْلِقَ بِهِ لِسَانِي وَأَنْ تُفَرِّجَ بِهِ عَنْ قَلْبِي وَأَنْ تَشْرَحَ بِهِ صَدْرِي وَأَنْ تَشْغَلَ بِهِ بَدَنِي فَإِنَّهُ لَا يُعِينُنِي عَلَى الْحَقِّ غَيْرُكَ وَلَا يُؤْتِيهِ إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ تَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثَ جُمَعٍ أَوْ خَمْسًا أَوْ سَبْعًا يُجَابُ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ فَوَالَّذِي بَعَثَنِي بِالْحَقِّ مَا أَخْطَأَ مُؤْمِنًا قَطُّ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا لَبِثَ عَلِيٌّ إِلَّا خَمْسًا أَوْ سَبْعًا حَتَّى جَاءَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي مِثْلِ ذَلِكَ الْمَجْلِسِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي كُنْتُ فِيمَا خَلَا لَا أَتَعْلَمُ أَرْبَعَ آيَاتٍ أَوْ نَحْوَهُنَّ فَإِذَا قَرَأْتُهُنَّ عَلَى نَفْسِي يَتَفَلَّتْنَ فَأَمَّا الْيَوْمَ فَأَتَعَلَّمُ الْأَرْبَعِينَ آيَةً وَنَحْوَهَا فَإِذَا قَرَأْتُهُنَّ عَلَى نَفْسِي فَكَمَا كِتَابُ اللَّهِ نُصْبَ عَيْنِي وَلَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَسْمَعُ الْحَدِيثَ فَإِذَا أَرَدْتُهُ تَفَلَّتَ وَأَنَا الْيَوْمَ أَسْمَعُ الْأَحَادِيثَ فَإِذَا حَدَّثْتُ بِهَا لَمْ أَخْرِمْ مِنْهَا حَرْفًا فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ «مُؤْمِنٌ وَرَبُّ الْكَعْبَةِ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ»

[Machine] Sumurah, while I was a young boy from the Ansar, we were throwing objects for ourselves during the time of the Prophet ﷺ. When the sun reached the height of two or three lances above the horizon, it became darkened and shone like a firefly. One of us said to his companion, "Let's go to the mosque, and I swear by Allah that this matter of the sun will be mentioned to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in his Ummah." So we went to the mosque, and we found the Messenger of Allah ﷺ standing among the people. He came forward and led us in prayer, the longest prayer he ever prayed with us, in which we could not even hear his voice. Then he performed ruku (bowing) with us, the longest ruku he ever performed with us, in which we could not hear his voice. Then he performed sujud (prostration) with us, the longest sujud he ever performed with us, in which we could not hear his voice. Then he did the same in the second raka'ah, and when the sun reappeared during the second raka'ah, he sat down. Then he said, "O people, indeed I am only a human being and the Messenger of Allah. But I remind you of Allah, if you know that I have not conveyed any of the messages of my Lord, which you informed me of, until I convey them as they should be conveyed. And if you know that I have conveyed the messages of my Lord, which you informed me of." Then the people stood up and said, "We bear witness that you have conveyed the messages of your Lord and advised your Ummah, and you have fulfilled what is upon you." Then they fell silent, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "As for what follows, there are men who claim that the eclipse of this sun, the eclipse of this moon, and the disappearance of these stars from their stations cause the death of great men from the people of the earth. Indeed, they are liars, but they are signs from the signs of Allah by which He tests His servants. Let the one among them who will repent come forward." By Allah, since I started praying, I have not met any of you in your current worldly and hereafter conditions. And by Allah, the Hour will not be established until thirty liars will appear, the last of them being the lame Dajjal. He will have a deformed eye like the eye of Abi Yahya, a sheikh from the Ansar. And when he appears, he will claim that he is Allah. Whoever believes in him, verifies his claim, and follows him, then none of his past deeds will benefit him. And whoever denies him and rejects him, then none of his past deeds will harm him. Indeed, he will appear on the entire earth except for the Haram and Bayt al-Maqdis. And indeed, he will besiege the believers in Bayt al-Maqdis, and they will shake violently. Then Jesus, the son of Mary, will descend among them, and Allah will defeat him and his soldiers, to the extent that the black stone will call out, "O believer! This is a disbeliever hiding behind me, so come and kill him." He said, "But that will not happen until you see matters becoming widespread and severe. You will ask each other, 'Did your Prophet ﷺ mention anything about this?' And until mountains move from their places and continue to move until the seizing (of souls) comes. He pointed with his hand, and he said, "Then he delivered another sermon, in which he mentioned what he mentioned before and did not delay it or precede it."

سَمُرَةُ بَيْنَمَا أَنَا يَوْمًا وَغُلَامٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ نَرْمِي غَرَضًا لَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى قَدْرِ رُمْحَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةٍ فِي عَيْنِ النَّاظِرِ مِنَ الْأُفُقِ اسْوَدَّتْ حَتَّى آضَتْ كَأَنَّهَا تَنُّومَةٌ فَقَالَ أَحَدُنَا لِصَاحِبِهِ انْطَلِقْ بِنَا إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَوَاللَّهِ لَيُحْدِثَنَّ شَأْنُ هَذِهِ الشَّمْسِ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي أُمَّتِهِ حَدَثًا فَدَفَعْنَا إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَإِذَا هُوَ بَارِزٌ فَوَافَقْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ خَرَجَ إِلَى النَّاسِ قَالَ فَتَقَدَّمَ وَصَلَّى بِنَا كَأَطْوَلِ مَا قَامَ بِنَا فِي صَلَاةٍ قَطُّ لَا نَسْمَعُ لَهُ صَوْتَهُ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ بِنَا كَأَطْوَلِ مَا رَكَعَ بِنَا فِي صَلَاةٍ قَطُّ لَا نَسْمَعُ لَهُ صَوْتَهُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ بِنَا كَأَطْوَلِ مَا سَجَدَ بِنَا فِي صَلَاةٍ قَطُّ لَا نَسْمَعُ لَهُ صَوْتَهُ قَالَ ثُمَّ فَعَلَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَوَافَقَ تَجَلِّي الشَّمْسِ جُلُوسَهُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ قَالَ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَشَهِدَ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَشَهِدَ أَنَّهُ عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ «يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَأُذَكِّرُكُمُ اللَّهَ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي قَصَّرْتُ عَنْ شَيْءٍ مِنٍ تَبْلِيغِ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّي لَمَا أَخْبَرْتُمُونِي حَتَّى أُبَلِّغَ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّي كَمَا يَنْبَغِي لَهَا أَنْ تُبَلَّغَ وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي قَدْ بَلَّغْتُ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّي لَمَا أَخْبَرْتُمُونِي» قَالَ فَقَامَ النَّاسُ فَقَالُوا نَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ بَلَّغْتَ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّكَ وَنَصَحْتَ لِأُمَّتِكَ وَقَضَيْتَ الَّذِي عَلَيْكَ قَالَ ثُمَّ سَكَتُوا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ رِجَالًا يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ كُسُوفَ هَذِهِ الشَّمْسِ وَكُسُوفَ هَذَا الْقَمَرِ وَزَوَالَ هَذِهِ النُّجُومِ عَنْ مَطَالِعِهَا لِمَوْتِ رِجَالٍ عُظَمَاءَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ وإِنَّهُمْ كَذَبُوا وَلَكِنَّ آيَاتٍ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ يَفْتِنُ بِهَا عِبَادَهُ لَيَنْظُرَ مَنْ يُحْدِثُ مِنْهُمْ تَوْبَةً وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ مُنْذُ قُمْتُ أُصَلِّي مَا أَنْتُمْ لَاقُونَ فِي دُنْيَاكُمْ وَآخِرَتِكُمْ وَإِنَّهُ وَاللَّهِ لَا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ ثَلَاثُونَ كَذَّابًا آخِرُهُمُ الْأَعْوَرُ الدَّجَّالُ مَمْسُوحُ الْعَيْنِ الْيُسْرَى كَأَنَّهَا عَيْنُ أَبِي يَحْيَى لِشَيْخٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَإِنَّهُ مَتَى خَرَجَ فَإِنَّهُ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ اللَّهُ فَمَنْ آمَنَ بِهِ وَصَدَّقَهُ وَاتَّبَعَهُ فَلَيْسَ يَنْفَعُهُ صَالِحٌ مِنْ عَمَلٍ سَلَفَ وَمَنْ كَفَرَ بِهِ وَكَذَّبَهُ فَلَيْسَ يُعَاقَبُ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ سَلَفَ وَإِنَّهُ سَيَظْهَرُ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ كُلِّهَا إِلَّا الْحَرَمَ وَبَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ وَإِنَّهُ يَحْصُرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ فَيَتَزْلَزَلُونَ زِلْزَالًا شَدِيدًا فَيُصْبِحُ فِيهِمْ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ فَيَهْزِمُهُ اللَّهُ وَجُنُودَهُ حَتَّى إِنَّ أَجْدَمَ الْحَائِطِ وَأَصْلَ الشَّجَرِ لَيُنَادِي بِالْمُؤْمِنِ هَذَا كَافِرٌ يَسْتَتِرُ بِي فَتَعَالَ اقْتُلْهُ قَالَ فَلَنْ يَكُونَ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى تَرَوْنَ أُمُورًا يَتَفَاقَمُ شَأْنُهَا فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ تَسَاءَلُونَ بَيْنَكُمْ هَلْ كَانَ نَبِيِّكُمْ ﷺ ذَكَرَ لَكُمْ مِنْهَا ذِكْرًا وَحَتَّى تَزُولَ جِبَالٌ عَنْ مَرَاسِيهَا ثُمَّ عَلَى أَثَرِ ذَلِكَ الْقَبْضُ وَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ شَهِدَ خُطْبَةً أُخْرَى قَالَ فَذَكَرَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ مَا قَدَّمَهَا وَلَا أَخَّرَهَا

[Machine] Zainab bint Rasul Allah (pbuh) said, as I was preparing in Mecca to go to my father, Hind bint Utbah ibn Rabiah followed me. She said, "O daughter of Muhammad, did it not reach me that you intend to leave with your father?" I said, "I did not intend that." She said, "O cousin's daughter, do not do that. If you have any needs for supplies for your journey and want me to deliver them to your father, I will do it because I have a need from you." Zainab said, "By Allah, I did not see it except for her to do so." She said, "But I was afraid of her, so I denied that I intended it and I prepared myself. When I finished my preparations, my brother-in-law Kananah ibn al-Rabi'a came and he brought a camel for me. I rode on it, and he took his bow and his spear and led me out in broad daylight while I was in my litter. The men of Quraysh spoke about it and went out in search of her until they caught up with her at Dhu Tuwa. The first one to reach her was Hubbab ibn al-Aswad ibn al-Muttalib ibn Asad ibn Abdul-Uzza, and Nafi' ibn Abd Qais al-Fihri, a relative of the Banu Abi 'Ubayd, from Iffriqiyyah. Hubbab intimidated them with his spear while she was in her litter, and the woman was pregnant as they claimed. When she was on the verge of giving birth, I exposed her belly, so her father-in-law blessed it and his spear fell. He said, "No man comes near me except that I will strike him with an arrow." The people hesitated about him, and Abu Sufyan of the Quraysh came to him in a delegation, saying, "O man, cease your actions against us until we converse with you." Then Abu Sufyan approached him until he stood in front of him and said, "Indeed, you did not achieve what you wanted. You left with the woman in public, and our misfortune and calamity are known. Muhammad (pbuh) has not come to us thinking that we have humiliated ourselves for our misfortune. It is weakness and despair for us. By my life, we are not withholding her from her father out of necessity, but return with the woman until the voices settle and people say that we have returned her, then secretly guide her back to her father." He did as he was told, and he returned and stayed for several nights until the voices settled. Then he took her out at night and handed her over to Zaid ibn Harithah and his companion. They brought her to the Messenger of Allah (pbuh).

عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ بَيْنَمَا أَنَا أَتَجَهَّزُ بِمَكَّةَ إِلَى أَبِي تَبِعَتْنِي هِنْدُ بِنْتُ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ فَقَالَتْ يَا بِنْتَ مُحَمَّدٍ أَلَمْ يَبْلُغْنِي أَنَّكِ تُرِيدِينَ اللُّحُوقَ بِأَبِيكِ؟ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ مَا أَرَدْتُ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَتْ أَيِ ابْنَةَ عَمٍّ لَا تَفْعَلِي إِنْ كَانَتْ لَكَ حَاجَةٌ فِي مَتَاعٍ مِمَّا يُرْفَقُ بِكِ فِي سَفَرِكِ وَتَبْلُغِينَ بِهِ إِلَى أَبِيكَ فَإِنَّ عِنْدِي حَاجَتَكِ قَالَتْ زَيْنَبُ «وَاللَّهِ مَا أُرَاهَا قَالَتْ ذَلِكَ إِلَّا لِتَفْعَلَ» قَالَتْ وَلَكِنْ خِفْتُهَا فَأَنْكَرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ أُرِيدُ ذَلِكَ فَتَجَهَّزْتُ فَلَمَّا فَرَغْتُ مِنْ جَهَازِي قَدِمَ حَمْوِي كِنَانَةُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ أَخُو زَوْجِي فَقَدَّمَ لِي بَعِيرًا فَرَكِبْتُهُ وَأَخَذَ قَوْسَهُ وكِنَانَتَهُ فَخَرَجَ بِي نَهَارًا يَقُودُهَا وَهِيَ فِي هَوْدَجٍ لَهَا فَتَحَدَّثَ بِذَلِكَ رِجَالُ قُرَيْشٍ فَخَرَجُوا فِي طَلَبِهَا حَتَّى أَدْرَكُوهَا بِذِي طُوًى فَكَانَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ سَبَقَ إِلَيْهَا هَبَّارُ بْنُ الْأَسْوَدِ بْنِ الْمُطَّلِبِ بْنِ أَسَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعُزَّى وَنَافِعُ بْنُ عَبْدِ قَيْسٍ الْفِهْرِيُّ لَقَرَابَةٍ مِنْ بَنِي أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ بِإِفْرِيقِيَّةَ يُرَوِّعُهَا هَبَّارٌ بِالرُّمْحِ وَهِيَ فِي هَوْدَجِهَا وَكَانَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ حَامِلًا فِيمَا يَزْعُمُونَ فَلَمَّا رِيعَتْ طَرَحْتُ ذَا بَطْنِهَا فَبَرَكَ حَمْوُهَا وَنَثَلَ كِنَانَتَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَا يَدْنُو مِنِّي رَجُلٌ إِلَّا وَضَعْتُ فِيهِ سَهْمًا فَتَلَكَّأَ النَّاسُ عَنْهُ وَأَتَى أَبُو سُفْيَانَ فِي جِلَّةٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا الرَّجُلُ كُفَّ عَنَّا نَبْلَكَ حَتَّى نُكَلِّمَكَ فَكَفَّ فَأَقْبَلَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ حَتَّى وَقَفَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ إِنَّكَ لَمْ تُصِبْ خَرَجْتَ بِالْمَرْأَةِ عَلَى رُءُوسِ النَّاسِ عَلَانِيَةً وَقَدْ عَرَفْتَ مُصِيبَتَنَا وَنَكْبَتَنَا وَمَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ فَيَظُنُّ النَّاسُ وَقَدْ أُخْرِجَ بِابْنَتِهِ إِلَيْهِ عَلَانِيَةً عَلَى رُءُوسِ النَّاسِ مِنْ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِنَا أَنَّ ذَلِكَ عَنْ ذُلٍّ أَصَابَتْنَا عَنْ مُصِيبَتِنَا الَّتِي كَانَتْ وَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ ضَعْفٌ بِنَا وَوَهَنٌ وَلَعَمْرِي مَا لَنَا بَحَبْسِهَا عَنْ أَبِيهَا حَاجَةٌ وَلَكِنِ ارْجِعْ بِالْمَرْأَةِ حَتَّى إِذَا هَدَأَ الصَّوْتُ وَتَحَدَّثَ النَّاسُ أَنَّا قَدْ رَدَدْنَاهَا فَسِرْ بِهَا سِرًّا فَأَلْحِقْهَا بِأَبِيهَا قَالَ فَفَعَلَ فَرَجَعَ فَأَقَامَتْ لَيَالِيًا حَتَّى إِذَا هَدَأَ الصَّوْتُ خَرَجَ بِهَا لَيْلًا حَتَّى سَلَّمَهَا إِلَى زَيْدِ بْنِ حَارِثَةَ وَصَاحِبِهِ فَقَدِمَا بِهَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ

[Machine] "I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the early days of his prophethood in Makkah. He was at that time in a state of concealment. I asked him, 'Who are you?' He replied, 'I am a prophet.' I asked, 'What is a prophet?' He said, 'I am the Messenger of Allah.' I asked, 'Did Allah send you?' He replied, 'Yes.' I asked, 'With what did He send you?' He said, 'To worship Allah alone and to break idols and false religions, and to maintain family ties.' I said, 'Yes, indeed. What did He send you with?' I asked, 'Who follows you in this?' He said, 'Slave and free, meaning Abu Bakr and Bilal.' Umar used to say, 'I was a quarter or a fourth of Islam when I accepted Islam.' I said, 'Shall I follow you, O Messenger of Allah?' He said, 'No, but the truth will come to your people. When you hear that I have left, follow me.' So, I caught up with my people and I anticipated his news of departure and arrival until a group from Yathrib (Madina) came and I met them. I asked them about the news and they said, 'The Messenger of Allah has left Makkah for Madina.' I asked, 'Has he arrived there?' They replied, 'Yes.' I then proceeded until I reached him. I said, 'Do you recognize me, O Messenger of Allah?' He said, 'Yes, you are the man who came to me in Makkah.' I began to observe his seclusion and when he was alone, I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, teach me about what Allah has taught you and make it concise.' He said, 'Ask me about anything.' I said, 'During which part of the night should I perform the night prayer?' He replied, 'The last part of the night. And pray as much as you wish because the prayer is witnessed and recorded until you pray the dawn prayer. Then shorten your prayer until the sun rises and its rays are like the length of a spear or a pair of spears. Because at that time, the disbelievers prostrate to it. Then, pray as much as you wish, for the prayer is witnessed and recorded until the shadow of your spear becomes equal to its length. Then, shorten your prayer because Hellfire is kindled and its gates are opened. When the sun declines, pray as much as you wish, for the prayer is witnessed and recorded until you pray the afternoon prayer. Then, shorten your prayer until the sun sets, for it sets between the two horns of Satan and the disbelievers prostrate to it. When you perform ablution, wash your hands, for when you wash your hands, your sins leave from the sides of your arms. Then, when you wipe your head, your sins leave from the tips of your hair. And when you wash your feet, your sins leave from your feet. If you remain seated in your place, you will have a share of your ablution. If you stand up and remember your Lord and praise Him and perform two raka'ahs facing the Qiblah, with your heart, you will be free from your sins as on the day your mother gave birth to you.' I said, 'O Umar, I know what I am saying. You are saying something great.' He said, 'By Allah, my age has increased and my death is near, and I am not in need of lying. Even if I had heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ only once or twice, I would have conveyed it. But I have heard it more than that. This is how Abu Salamah narrated it from him, from Abu Umamah, except for any possible error or addition. And Muslim has recorded some of these words from the hadith of Nadr ibn Muhammad al-Jurashi, from Ikrimah ibn Ammar, from Shaddad ibn Abdullah, from Abu Umamah.' Umar ibn Abbas said, 'And the hadith of Abbas ibn Salim is more comprehensive and complete than the hadith of Ikrimah ibn Ammar.'"

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي أَوَّلِ مَا بُعِثَ وَهُوَ بِمَكَّةَ وَهُوَ حِينَئِذٍ مُسْتَخْفٍ فَقُلْتُ مَا أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ «أَنَا نَبِيٌّ» قُلْتُ وَمَا نَبِيٌّ؟ قَالَ «رَسُولُ اللَّهِ» قُلْتُ آللَّهُ أَرْسَلَكَ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قُلْتُ بِمَا أَرْسَلَكَ؟ قَالَ «أَنْ تَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ وَتَكْسِرَ الْأَوْثَانَ وَالْأَدْيَانَ وَتُوصِلَ الْأَرْحَامَ» قُلْتُ نِعْمَ مَا أَرْسَلَكَ بِهِ قُلْتُ فَمَنْ يَتْبَعُكَ عَلَى هَذَا؟ قَالَ «عَبْدُ وَحُرٌّ» يَعْنِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَبِلَالًا فَكَانَ عَمْرٌو يَقُولُ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي وَأَنَا رُبْعُ أَوْ رَابِعُ الْإِسْلَامِ قَالَ فَأَسْلَمْتُ قُلْتُ أَتْبَعُكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «لَا وَلَكِنِ الْحَقْ بِقَوْمِكَ فَإِذَا أُخْبِرْتَ أَنِّي قَدْ خَرَجْتُ فَاتْبَعْنِي» قَالَ فَلَحِقْتُ بِقَوْمِي وَجَعَلْتُ أَتَوَقَّعُ خَبَرَهُ وَخُرُوجَهُ حَتَّى أَقْبَلَتْ رُفْقَةٌ مِنْ يَثْرِبَ فَلَقِيتُهُمْ فَسَأَلْتُهُمْ عَنِ الْخَبَرِ فَقَالُوا قَدْ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ مَكَّةَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَقُلْتُ وَقَدْ أَتَاهَا؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَارْتَحَلْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُهُ قُلْتُ أَتَعْرِفُنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ أَنْتَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي أَتَانِي بِمَكَّةَ» فَجَعَلْتُ أَتَجَسَّسُ خَلْوَتَهُ فَلَمَّا خَلَا قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَلِّمْنِي مِمَّا عَلَّمَكَ اللَّهُ وَأَجْمِلْ قَالَ «فَسَلْ عَمَّ شِئْتَ» قُلْتُ أَيُّ اللَّيْلِ أَسْمَعُ؟ قَالَ «جَوْفُ اللَّيْلِ الْآخِرِ فَصَلِّ مَا شِئْتَ فَإِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ مَشْهُودَةٌ مَكْتُوبَةٌ حَتَّى تُصَلِّيَ الصُّبْحَ ثُمَّ أَقْصِرْ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ فَتُرْفَعَ قِيدَ رُمْحٍ أَوْ رُمْحَيْنِ فَإِنَّهَا تَطْلُعُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَيْ شَيْطَانٍ وَتُصَلِّي لَهَا الْكُفَّارُ ثُمَّ صَلِّ مَا شِئْتَ فَإِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ مَشْهُودَةٌ مَكْتُوبَةٌ حَتَّى يَعْدِلَ الرُّمْحُ ظِلَّهُ ثُمَّ أَقْصِرْ فَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ تُسْجَرُ وَتُفْتَحُ أَبْوَابُهَا فَإِذَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَصَلِّ مَا شِئْتَ فَإِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ مَشْهُودَةٌ مَكْتُوبَةٌ ثُمَّ صَلِّ حَتَّى تُصَلِّيَ الْعَصْرَ ثُمَّ أَقْصِرْ حَتَّى تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ فَإِنَّهَا تَغْرُبُ بَيْنَ قَرْنَيْ شَيْطَانٍ وَتُصَلِّي لَهَا الْكُفَّارُ وَإِذَا تَوَضَّأْتَ فَاغْسِلْ يَدَيْكَ فَإِنَّكَ إِذَا غَسَلْتَ يَدَيْكَ خَرَجَتْ خَطَايَاكَ مِنْ ذِرَاعَيْكَ ثُمَّ إِذَا مَسَحْتَ بِرَأْسِكَ خَرَجَتْ خَطَايَاكَ مِنْ أَطْرَافِ شَعْرِكَ ثُمَّ إِذَا غَسَلْتَ رِجْلَيْكَ خَرَجَتْ خَطَايَاكَ مِنْ رِجْلَيْكَ فَإِنْ ثَبَتَّ فِي مَجْلِسِكَ كَانَ لَكَ حَظًّا مِنْ وُضُوئِكَ وَإِنْ قُمْتَ فَذَكَرْتَ رَبَّكَ وَحَمِدْتَهُ وَرَكْعَتَهُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ مُقْبِلًا عَلَيْهِمَا بِقَلْبِكَ كُنْتَ مِنْ خَطَايَاكَ كَيَوْمِ وَلَدَتْكَ أُمُّكَ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا عَمْرُو اعْلَمْ مَا تَقُولُ فَإِنَّكَ تَقُولُ أَمْرًا عَظِيمًا فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ كَبِرَتْ سِنِّي وَدَنَا أَجَلِي وَإِنِّي لِغَنِيٍّ عَنِ الْكَذِبِ وَلَوْ لَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَّا مَرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ مَا حَدَّثْتُهُ وَلَكِنْ قَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ هَكَذَا حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلَّامٍ عَنْهُ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ إِلَّا أَنْ أُخْطِئَ شَيْئًا أَوْ أَزِيدَهُ فَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ «قَدْ خَرَّجَ مُسْلِمٌ بَعْضَ هَذِهِ الْأَلْفَاظِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْجُرَشِيِّ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ شَدَّادِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ» قَالَ قَالَ عَمْرُو بْنُ عَبَسَةَ وَحَدِيثُ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ هَذَا أَشْفَى وَأَتَمَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عِكْرِمَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ نَرَى رَبَّنَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ؟ قَالَ «هَلْ تُضَارُّونَ فِي رُؤْيَةِ الشَّمْسِ بِالظَّهِيرَةِ صَحْوًا لَيْسَ فِيهَا سَحَابٌ؟» فَقُلْنَا لَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «فَهَلْ تُضَارُّونَ فِي رُؤْيَةِ الْبَدْرِ صَحْوًا لَيْسَ فِيهِ سَحَابٌ؟» قَالُوا لَا قَالَ مَا تُضَارُّونَ فِي رُؤْيَتِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلَّا كَمَا تُضَارُّونَ فِي رُؤْيَةِ أَحَدِهِمَا إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ نَادَى مُنَادٍ أَلَا لِتَلْحَقْ كُلُّ أُمَّةٍ بِمَا كَانَتْ تَعْبُدُ فَلَا يَبْقَى أَحَدٌ كَانَ يَعْبُدُ صَنَمًا وَلَا وَثَنًا وَلَا صُورَةً إِلَّا ذَهَبُوا حَتَّى يَتَسَاقَطُوا فِي النَّارِ وَيَبْقَى مَنْ كَانَ يَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ وَحْدَهُ مِنْ بَرٍّ وَفَاجِرٍ وَغُبَّرَاتِ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ ثُمَّ تُعْرَضُ جَهَنَّمُ كَأَنَّهَا سَرَابٌ يَحْطِمُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضًا ثُمَّ يُدْعَى الْيَهُودُ فَيَقُولُ مَاذَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ عُزَيْرًا ابْنَ اللَّهِ فَيَقُولُ كَذَبْتُمْ مَا اتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ مِنْ صَاحِبَةٍ وَلَا وَلَدٍ فَمَا تُرِيدُونَ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ أَيْ رَبَّنَا ظَمِئْنَا اسْقِنَا فَيَقُولُ أَفَلَا تَرِدُونَ فَيَذْهَبُونَ حَتَّى يَتَسَاقَطُوا فِي النَّارِ ثُمَّ يُدْعَى النَّصَارَى فَيَقُولُ مَاذَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ فَيَقُولُونَ الْمَسِيحَ ابْنَ اللَّهِ فَيَقُولُ كَذَبْتُمْ مَا اتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ مِنْ صَاحِبَةٍ وَلَا وَلَدٍ فَمَا تُرِيدُونَ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ أَيْ رَبَّنَا ظَمِئْنَا اسْقِنَا فَيَقُولُ أَفَلَا تَرِدُونَ فَيَذْهَبُونَ حَتَّى يَتَسَاقَطُوا فِي النَّارِ فَيَبْقَى مَنْ كَانَ يَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ وَحْدَهُ مِنْ بَرٍّ وَفَاجِرٍ ثُمَّ يَتَبَدَّى اللَّهُ لَنَا فِي صُورَةٍ غَيْرِ صُورَتِهِ الَّتِي كُنَّا رَأَيْنَاهُ فِيهِ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ فَيَقُولُ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ لَحِقَتْ كُلُّ أُمَّةٍ بِمَا كَانَتْ تَعْبُدُ وَبَقِيتُمْ فَلَا يُكَلِّمُهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ إِلَّا الْأَنْبِيَاءُ فَيَقُولُونَ فَارَقْنَا النَّاسَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَنَحْنُ كُنَّا إِلَى صُحْبَتِهِمْ فِيهَا أَحْوَجَ لَحِقَتْ كُلُّ أُمَّةٍ بِمَا كَانَتْ تَعْبُدُ وَنَحْنُ نَنْتَظِرُ رَبَّنَا الَّذِي كُنَّا نَعْبُدُ فَيَقُولُ أَنَا رَبُّكُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ نَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْكَ فَيَقُولُ هَلْ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَ اللَّهِ مِنْ آيَةٍ تَعْرِفُونَهَا؟ فَيَقُولُونَ نَعَمُ السَّاقُ فَيُكْشَفُ عَنْ سَاقٍ فَيَخِرُّ سَاجِدًا أَجْمَعُونَ وَلَا يَبْقَى أَحَدٌ كَانَ سَجَدَ فِي الدُّنْيَا سُمْعَةً وَلَا رِيَاءً وَلَا نِفَاقًا إِلَّا عَلَى ظَهْرِهِ طَبَقٌ وَاحِدٌ كُلَّمَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَسْجُدَ خَرَّ عَلَى قَفَاهُ قَالَ ثُمَّ يُرْفَعُ بَرُّنَا وَمُسِيئُنَا وَقَدْ عَادَ لَنَا فِي صُورَتِهِ الَّتِي رَأَيْنَاهُ فِيهَا أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ فَيَقُولُ أَنَا رَبُّكُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ نَعَمْ أَنْتَ رَبُّنَا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ يُضْرَبُ الْجِسْرُ عَلَى جَهَنَّمَ قُلْنَا وَمَا الْجِسْرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بِأَبِينَا أَنْتَ وَأَمِّنَّا؟ قَالَ دَحْضٌ مَزِلَّةٌ لَهَا كَلَالِيبُ وَخَطَاطِيفُ وَحَسَكٌ بِنَجْدٍ عُقَيقٌ يُقَالُ لَهَا السَّعْدَانُ فَيَمُرُّ الْمُؤْمِنُ كَلَمْحِ الْبَرْقِ وَكَالطَّرْفِ وَكَالرِّيحِ وَكَالطَّيْرِ وَكَأَجَاوِدِ الْخَيْلِ وَالْمَرَاكِبِ فَنَاجٍ مُسَلَّمٌ وَمَخْدُوشٌ مُرْسَلٌ وَمُكَرْدَسٌ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مَا أَحَدُكُمْ بِأَشَدَّ مِنَّا شِدَّةً فِي اسْتِيفَاءِ الْحَقِّ يَرَاهُ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي إِخْوَانِهِمْ إِذَا رَأَوْهُمْ قَدْ خَلَصُوا مِنَ النَّارِ يَقُولُونَ أَيْ رَبَّنَا إِخْوَانُنَا كَانُوا يُصَلُّونَ مَعَنَا وَيَصُومُونَ مَعَنَا وَيَحُجُّونَ مَعَنَا وَيُجَاهِدُونَ مَعَنَا قَدْ أَخَذَتْهُمُ النَّارُ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى اذْهَبُوا فَمَنْ عَرَفْتُمْ صُورَتَهُ فَأَخْرِجُوهُ وَتُحَرَّمُ صُوَرُهُمْ عَلَى النَّارِ فَيَجِدُ الرَّجُلَ قَدْ أَخَذَتْهُ النَّارُ إِلَى قَدَمَيْهِ وَإِلَى أَنْصَافِ سَاقَيْهِ وَإِلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَإِلَى حِقْوَيْهِ فَيَخْرُجُونَ مِنْهَا بَشَرًا ثُمَّ يَعُودُونَ فَيَتَكَلَّمُونَ فَلَا يَزَالُ يَقُولُ لَهُمْ حَتَّى يَقُولَ اذْهَبُوا فَأَخْرِجُوا مَنْ وَجَدْتُمْ فِي قَلْبِهِ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَأَخْرِجُوهُ فَكَانَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ إِذَا حَدَّثَ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ يَقُولُ إِنْ لَمْ تُصَدِّقُوا فَاقْرَأُوا {إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَظْلِمُ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ وَإِنْ تَكُ حَسَنَةً يُضَاعِفْهَا وَيُؤْتِ مِنْ لَدُنْهُ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا} [النساء 40] فَيَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا لَمْ نَذَرْ فِيهَا خَيْرًا فَيَقُولُ هَلْ بَقِيَ إِلَّا أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ؟ قَدْ شَفَعَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَشَفَعَ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ فَهَلْ بَقِيَ إِلَّا أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ؟ قَالَ فَيَأْخُذُ قَبْضَةً مِنَ النَّارِ فَيُخْرِجُ قَوْمًا قَدْ عَادُوا حُمَمَةً لَمْ يَعْمَلُوا لَهُ عَمَلَ خَيْرٍ قَطُّ فَيُطْرَحُونَ فِي نَهْرٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ نَهَرُ الْحَيَاةِ فَيَنْبُتُونَ فِيهِ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ كَمَا تَنْبُتُ الْحِبَّةُ فِي حَمِيلِ السَّيْلِ أَلَمْ تَرَوْهَا وَمَا يَلِيهَا مِنَ الظِّلِّ أَصْفَرُ وَمَا يَلِيهَا مِنَ الشَّمْسِ أَخْضَرُ؟ قَالَ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَأَنَّكَ تَكُونُ فِي الْمَاشِيَةِ قَالَ يَنْبُتُونَ كَذَلِكَ فَيَخْرُجُونَ أَمْثَالَ اللُّؤْلُؤِ يُجْعَلُ فِي رِقَابِهِمُ الْخَوَاتِيمُ ثُمَّ يُرْسَلُونَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَيَقُولُ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ هَؤُلَاءِ الْجَهَنَّمِيُّونَ هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ أَخْرَجَهُمْ مِنَ النَّارِ بِغَيْرِ عَمَلٍ عَمِلُوهُ وَلَا خَيْرٍ قَدَّمُوهُ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى خُذُوا فَلَكُمْ مَا أَخَذْتُمْ فَيَأْخُذُونَ حَتَّى يَنْتَهُوا ثُمَّ يَقُولُونَ لَنْ يُعْطِيَنَا اللَّهُ ﷻ مَا أَخَذْنَا فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى فَإِنِّي أَعْطَيْتُكُمْ أَفْضَلَ مِمَّا أَخَذْتُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا وَمَا أَفْضَلُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَمِمَّا أَخَذْنَا؟ فَيَقُولُ رِضْوَانِي بِلَا سَخَطٍ

[Machine] "My father was from the sons of Asawira, and I used to differ with him regarding the book. I had two young boys with me, and when they returned from the book, they entered upon a priest, and I entered with them. The priest said to them, 'Did I not forbid you from coming with anyone?' I said to him, 'I differ with him until he loves me more than them.' He said to me, 'O Salman, if your family asks you who detained you, say it was your teacher. And if your teacher asks you who detained you, say it was your family.' He also said to me, 'O Salman, I want to convert.' I said to him, 'I am with you.' So he converted and entered a village where a woman used to differ with him. When he arrived, he said to me, 'O Salman, dig.' So I dug and found a jar of money. He poured it on my chest and began hitting his own chest, saying, 'Woe to the priest!' Then he died, and I blew into his mouth. The priests and monks gathered and attended to him. He said to them, 'I had intended to keep the money, but Allah diverted my attention from it. When the priests and monks gathered, I said to them, 'He left some money behind.' So some young men from the village took it and buried him. I said to the priests, 'Show me a knowledgeable person whom I can join.' They said, 'We do not know anyone on earth who is more knowledgeable than a man who used to go to Bayt al-Maqdis. If you leave now, you will find his donkey at the door of Bayt al-Maqdis.' So I went and found the donkey. I sat beside it until he came out, and I told him my story. He said, 'Stay here until I return to you,' but I never saw him again. He used to go to Bayt al-Maqdis only once a year in that month. When he returned, I asked him, 'What did you do with me?' He said, 'Do you still have it?' I said, 'Yes.' He said, 'I do not know anyone on earth who is more knowledgeable than an orphan who left Tihama and whom you would meet if you leave now.' I left and found him. He raised me to a certain place and then lowered me to another place. I encountered a tribe of Arabs who rejected me and sold me until I arrived in Medina. I heard them mentioning the Prophet and that life there was good. So I asked my family to give me a gift for a day, and they did. I left and saved some money, and then I brought it to him and placed it in front of him. He asked, 'What is this?' I said, 'It is charity.' He said to his companions, 'Eat.' But he refused to eat. I said, 'This is only one, and I waited as Allah willed.' Then I asked my family for a gift for a day, and they gave it to me. I left and saved some money, and then I brought him something better than that. I cooked food and brought it to him. He placed it in front of him and asked, 'What is this?' I said, 'It is a gift.' He said, 'In the name of Allah.' Then he said to his companions, 'Take it and eat with me.' I stood behind him, and he placed his cloak in front of him. I saw the seal of prophethood on the back of his right shoulder, which resembled an egg with the color of his skin. I said, 'I bear witness that you are the Messenger of Allah.' He asked, 'What is that?' I told him, and then I asked him, 'O Messenger of Allah, will the priest enter Paradise? He claims that you are a prophet.' He said, 'No one will enter Paradise except a Muslim soul.' I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, he informed me that you are a prophet.' He said, 'No one will enter Paradise except a Muslim soul.'"

كَانَ أَبِي مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ الْأَسَاوِرَةِ وَكُنْتُ أَخْتَلِفُ إِلَى الْكِتَابِ وَكَانَ مَعِي غُلَامَانِ إِذَا رَجَعَا مِنَ الْكِتَابِ دَخَلَا عَلَى قَسٍّ فَدَخَلْتُ مَعَهُمَا فَقَالَ لَهُمَا «أَلَمْ أَنْهَكُمَا أَنْ تَأْتِيَانِي بِأَحَدٍ» قَالَ فَكُنْتُ أَخْتَلِفُ إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى كُنْتُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْهُمَا فَقَالَ لِي «يَا سَلْمَانُ إِذَا سَأَلَكَ أَهْلُكَ مَنْ حَبَسَكَ فَقُلْ مُعَلِّمِي وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ مُعَلِّمُكَ مَنْ حَبَسَكَ فَقُلْ أَهْلِي» وَقَالَ لِي «يَا سَلْمَانُ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَتَحَوَّلَ» قَالَ قُلْتُ أَنَا مَعَكَ قَالَ «فَتَحَوَّلَ فَأَتَى قَرْيَةً فَنَزَلَهَا وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَةٌ تَخْتَلِفُ إِلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا حَضَرَ قَالَ » يَا سَلْمَانُ احْتَفِرْ « قَالَ فَاحْتَفَرْتُ فَاسْتَخْرَجْتُ جَرَّةً مِنْ دَرَاهِمَ قَالَ صُبَّهَا عَلَى صَدْرِي فَصَبَبْتُهَا فَجَعَلَ يَضْرِبُ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى صَدْرِي وَيَقُولُ » وَيْلٌ لِلْقَسِّ فَمَاتَ فَنَفَخْتُ فِي بُوقِهِمْ ذَلِكَ فَاجْتَمَعَ الْقِسِّيسُونَ وَالرُّهْبَانُ فَحَضَرُوهُ وَقَالَ «وَهَمَمْتُ بِالْمَالِ أَنْ أَحْتَمِلَهُ ثُمَّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ صَرَفَنِي عَنْهُ فَلَمَّا اجْتَمَعَ الْقِسِّيسُونَ وَالرُّهْبَانُ قُلْتُ إِنَّهُ قَدْ تَرَكَ مَالًا فَوَثَبَ شَبَابٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْقَرْيَةِ وَقَالُوا هَذَا مَالُ أَبَيْنَا كَانَتْ سُرِّيَّتُهُ تَأْتِيَهِ فَأَخَذُوهُ فَلَمَّا دُفِنَ قُلْتُ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْقِسِّيسِينَ دُلُّونِي عَلَى عَالِمٍ أَكُونُ مَعَهُ قَالُوا مَا نَعْلَمُ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَعْلَمَ مِنْ رَجُلٍ كَانَ يَأْتِي بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ وَإِنِ انْطَلَقْتَ الْآنَ وَجَدْتَ حِمَارَهُ عَلَى بَابِ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِحِمَارٍ فَجَلَسْتُ عِنْدَهُ حَتَّى خَرَجَ فَقَصَصْتُ عَلَيْهِ الْقِصَّةَ فَقَالَ اجْلِسْ حَتَّى أَرْجِعَ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ فَلَمْ أَرَهُ إِلَى الْحَوْلِ وَكَانَ لَا يَأْتِي بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ إِلَّا فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ فِي ذَلِكَ الشَّهْرِ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ قُلْتُ مَا صَنَعْتَ فِيَّ؟ قَالَ وَإِنَّكَ لَهَا هُنَا بَعْدُ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ لَا أَعْلَمُ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَحَدًا أَعْلَمُ مِنْ يَتِيمٍ خَرَجَ فِي أَرْضِ تِهَامَةَ وَإِنْ تَنْطَلِقِ الْآنَ تُوَافِقْهُ وَفِيهِ ثَلَاثٌ يَأْكُلُ الْهَدِيَّةَ وَلَا يَأْكُلُ الصَّدَقَةَ وَعِنْدَ غُضْرُوفِ كَتِفِهِ الْيُمْنَى خَاتَمُ نُبُوَّةٍ مِثْلُ بَيْضَةٍ لَوْنُهَا لَوْنُ جِلْدِهِ وَإِنِ انْطَلَقْتَ الْآنَ وَافَقْتَهُ فَانْطَلَقْتُ تَرْفَعُنِي أَرْضٌ وَتَخْفِضُنِي أُخْرَى حَتَّى أَصَابَنِي قَوْمٌ مِنَ الْأَعْرَابِ فَاسْتَبْعَدُونِي فَبَاعُونِي حَتَّى وَقَعْتُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَسَمِعْتُهُمْ يَذْكُرُونَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَكَانَ الْعَيْشُ عَزِيزًا فَسَأَلْتُ أَهْلِي أَنْ يَهَبُوا لِي يَوْمًا فَفَعَلُوا فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَاحْتَطَبْتُ فَبِعْتُهُ بِشَيْءٍ يَسِيرٍ ثُمَّ جِئْتُ بِهِ فَوَضَعْتُهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ ﷺ » مَا هُوَ؟ «فَقُلْتُ صَدَقَةٌ فَقَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ » كُلُوا «وَأَبَى أَنْ يَأْكُلَ قُلْتُ هَذِهِ وَاحِدَةٌ ثُمَّ مَكَثْتُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَوْهَبْتُ أَهْلِي يَوْمًا فَوَهَبُوا لِي يَوْمًا فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَاحْتَطَبْتُ فَبِعْتُهُ بِأَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَصَنَعْتُ طَعَامًا فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَوَضَعْتُهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ » مَا هَذَا؟ «قُلْتُ هَدِيَّةٌ فَقَالَ بِيَدِهِ » بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ «خُذُوا فَأَكَلَ وَأَكَلُوا مَعَهُ وَقُمْتُ إِلَى خَلْفِهِ فَوَضَعَ رِدَاءَهُ فَإِذَا خَاتَمُ النُّبُوَّةِ كَأَنَّهُ بَيْضَةٌ قُلْتُ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَالَ » وَمَا ذَاكَ؟ «قَالَ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الْقَسُّ هَلْ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ؟ فَإِنَّهُ زَعَمَ أَنَّكَ نَبِيٌّ قَالَ » لَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ إِلَّا نَفْسٌ مُسْلِمَةٌ « قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّكَ نَبِيٌّ قَالَ لَنْ يَدْخُلَ الْجَنَّةَ إِلَّا نَفْسٌ مُسْلِمَةٌ»

We set out from our tribe Ghafir who look upon the prohibited months as permissible months. I and my brother Unais and our mother stayed with our maternal uncle who treated us well. The men of his tribe fell jealous and they said: When you are anay from your house, Unais commits adultery with your wife. Our -naternal uncle came and he accused us of the sin which was conveyed to him. I said: You have undone the good you did to us. We cannot stay with you after this. We came to our camels and loaded (our) luggage. Our maternal uncle began to weep covering himself with (a piece of) cloth. We proceeded on until we encamped by the side of Mecca. Unais cast lot on the camels (we had) and an equal number (above that). They both went to a Kahin and he made Unais win and Unais came with our camels and an equal number along with them. He (Abu Dharr) said: My nephew, I used to observe prayer three years before my meeting with Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I said: For whom did you say prayer? He said: For Allah. I said: To which direction did you turn your face (for observing prayer)? He said: I used to turn my face as Allah has directed me to turn my face. I used to observe the night prayer at the time of the end of night and I fell down in prostration like the mantle until the sun rose over me. Unais said: I have a work in Mecca, so you better stay here. Unais went until he came to Mecca and he came to me late. I said: What did you do? He said: I met a person in Mecca who is on your religion and he claims that verily it is Allah Who has sent him. I said: What do the people say about him? He said: They say that he is a poet or a Kahin or a magician. Unais who was himself one of the poets said. I have heard the words of a Kahin but his words in no way resemble his (words). And 1 also compared his words to the verses of poets but such words cannot be uttered by any poet. By Allah, he is truthful and they are liars. Then I said: you stay here, until I go, so that I should see him. He said: I came to Mecca and I selected an insignificant person from amongst them and said to him: Where is he whom you call as-Sabi? He pointed out towards me saying: He is Sabi. Thereupon the people of the valley attacked me with sods and bows until I fell down unconscious. I stood up after havin. regained my consciousness and I found as if I was a red idol. I came to Zamzarn and washed blood from me and drank water from it and listen, O son of my brother, I stayed there for thirty nights or days and there was no food for me but the water of Zamzarn. And I became so bulky that there appeared wrinkles upon my stomach, and I did not feel any hunger in my stomach. It was during this time that the people of Mecca slept in the moonlit night and none was there to eircumambulate the House but only two women who had been invoking the name of Isafa, and Na'ila (the two idols). They came to me while in their circuit and I said: Marry one with the other, but they did not dissuade from their invoking. They came to me and I said to them: Insert wood (in the idols' private parts). (I said this to them in such plain words) as I could not express in metaphorical terms. These women went away crying and saying: Had there been one amongst our people (he would have taught a lesson to you for the obscene words used for our idols before us). These women met Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abu Bakr who had also been coming down the hill. He asked them: What has happened to you? They said: There is Sabi, who has hidden himself between the Ka'ba and its curtain. He said: What did he say to you? They said: He uttered such words before us as we cannot express. Messenger of Allah ﷺ came and he kissed the Black Stone and circumambulated the House along with his Companion and then observed prayer, and when he had finished his prayer, Abu Dharr said: I was the first to greet him with the salutation of peace and uttered (these words) in this way; Allah's Messen- ger, may there be peace upon you, whereupon he said: It may be upon you too and the mercy of Allah. He then said: Who are you? I said: From the tribe of Ghifar. He leaned his hand and placed his finger on his forehead and I said to myself: Perhaps he has not liked it that I belong to the tribe of Ghifar. I attempted to catch hold of his hand but his friend who knew about him more than I dissuaded me f rom doing so. He then lifted his head and said: Since how long have you been here? I said: I have been here for the last thirty nights or days. He said: Who has been feeding you? I said: There has been no food for me but the water of Zamzam. I have grown so bulky that there appear wrinkles upon my stomach and I do not feel any hunger. He said: It is blessed (water) and it also serves as food. Thereupon Abu Bakr said: Messenger of Allah, let me serve as a host to him for tonight, and then Messenger of Allah ﷺ proceeded forth and so did Abu Bakr and I went along with them. Abu Bakr opened the door and then he brought for us the raisins of Ta'if and that was the first food which I ate there. Then I stayed as long as I had to stay. I then came to Allah's Messenaer ﷺ and he said: I have been shown the land abound- ing in trees and I think it cannot be but that of Yathrib (that is the old name of Medina). You are a preacher to your people on my behalf. I hope Allah would benefit them through you and He would reward you. I came to Unais and he said: What have you done? I said: I have done that I have embraced Islam and I have testified (to the prophethood of Messenger of Allah). He said: I have no aversion for your religion and I also embrace Islam and testify (to the prophethood of Muhammad). Then both of us came to our mother and she said: I have no aversion for your religion and I also embrace Islam and testify to the prophethood of Muhammad. We then loaded our camels and came to our tribe Ghifir and half of the tribe embraced Islam and their chief was Aimi' b. Rahada Ghifirl and he was their leader and hall of the tribe said: We will embrace Islam when Messenger of Allah (may p,. ace be upon him) would come to Medina, and when Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to Medina the remaining half also embraced Islam. Then a tribe Aslam came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: Messenger of Allah, we also embrace Islam like our brothers who have embraced Islam. And they also embraced Islam. Thereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Allah granted pardon to the tribe of Ghifar and Allah saved (from destruction) the tribe of Aslam. (Using translation from Muslim 2473a)

أَبُو ذَرٍّ خَرَجْنَا فِي قَوْمِنَا غِفَارٍ وَكَانُوا يَحِلُّونَ الشَّهْرَ الْحَرَامَ فَخَرَجْتُ أَنَا وَأَخِي أُنَيْسٌ وَأُمُّنَّا فَنَزَلْنَا عَلَى خَالٍ لَنَا فَأَكْرَمَنَا خَالُنَا وَأَحْسَنَ إِلَيْنَا فَحَسَدَنَا قَوْمُهُ فَقَالُوا إِنَّكَ إِذَا خَرَجْتَ عَنْ أَهْلِكَ خَالَفَكَ إِلَيْهِمْ أُنَيْسٌ فَجَاءَ خَالُنَا فَذَكَرَ الَّذِي قِيلَ لَهُ فَقُلْتُ أَمَّا مَا مَضَى مِنْ مَعْرُوفِكَ فَقَدْ كَدَّرْتَهُ وَلَا حَاجَةَ لَنَا فِيمَا بَعْدُ قَالَ فَقَدَّمْنَا صِرْمَتَنَا فَاحْتَمَلْنَا عَلَيْهَا فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى نَزَلْنَا بِحَضْرَةِ مَكَّةَ قَالَ وَقَدْ صَلَّيْتُ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي قَبْلَ أَنْ أَلْقَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِمَنْ؟ قَالَ لِلَّهِ قُلْتُ فَأَيْنَ تَوَجَّهُ؟ قَالَ أَتَوَجَّهُ حَيْثُ يُوَجِّهُنِي رَبِّي أُصَلِّي عَشِيًّا حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ أُلْقِيتُ حَتَّى تَعْلُوَنِي الشَّمْسُ قَالَ أُنَيْسٌ إِنَّ لِيَ حَاجَةً بِمَكَّةَ فَانْطَلَقَ أُنَيْسٌ حَتَّى أَتَى مَكَّةَ قَالَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقُلْتُ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قَالَ لَقِيتُ رَجُلًا بِمَكَّةَ عَلَى دِينِكَ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَرْسَلَهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَمَا يَقُولُ النَّاسُ؟ قَالَ يَقُولُونَ شَاعِرٌ كَاهِنٌ سَاحِرٌ قَالَ فَكَانَ أُنَيْسٌ أَحَدَ الشُّعَرَاءِ قَالَ أُنَيْسُ لَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ قَوْلَ الْكَهَنَةِ وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِهِمْ وَلَقَدْ وَضَعْتُ قَوْلَهُ عَلَى أَقْرَاءِ الشَّعْرِ فَمَا يَلْتَئِمُ عَلَى لِسَانِ أَحَدٍ بَعْدِي أَنَّهُ شِعْرٌ وَاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَصَادِقٌ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَاذِبُونَ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَاكْفِنِي حَتَّى أَذْهَبَ فَأَنْظُرَ فَأَتَيْتُ مَكَّةَ فَتَضَيَّفْتُ رَجُلًا مِنْهُمْ فَقُلْتُ أَيْنَ هَذَا الَّذِي تَدْعُونَهُ الصَّابِئَ؟ قَالَ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيَّ وَقَالَ الصَّابِئَ قَالَ فَمَالَ عَلَيَّ أَهْلُ الْوَادِي بِكُلِّ مَدَرَةٍ وَعَظْمٍ حَتَّى خَرَرْتُ مَغْشِيًّا عَلَيَّ فَارْتَفَعْتُ حِينَ ارْتَفَعْتُ كَأَنِّي نَصْبٌ أَحْمَرٌ فَأَتَيْتُ زَمْزَمَ فَغَسَلْتُ عَنِّي الدِّمَاءَ وَشَرِبْتُ مِنْ مَائِهَا وَقَدْ لَبِثْتُ مَا بَيْنَ ثَلَاثِينَ مِنْ لَيْلَةٍ وَيَوْمٍ مَالِي طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مَاءُ زَمْزَمَ فَسَمِنْتُ حَتَّى تَكَسَّرَتْ عُكَنُ بَطْنِي وَمَا وَجَدْتُ عَلَى كَبِدِي سُخْفَةَ جُوعٍ قَالَ فَبَيْنَا أَهْلُ مَكَّةَ فِي لَيْلَةٍ قَمْرَاءَ إِضْحِيَانَ إِذْ ضُرِبَ عَلَى أَسْمِخَتِهِمْ فَمَا يَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ أَحَدٌ وَامْرَأَتَانِ مِنْهُمْ تَدْعُوَانِ إِسَافًا وَنَائِلَةَ قَالَ فَأَتَتَا عَلَيَّ فِي طَوَافِهِمَا فَقُلْتُ أَنْكِحَا أَحَدَهُمَا الْآخَرَ قَالَ فَمَا تَنَاهَتَا عَنْ قَوْلِهِمَا فَأَتَتَا عَلَيَّ فَقُلْتُ هُنَّ مِثْلُ الْخَشَبَةِ فَرَجَعَتَا تَقُولَانِ لَوْ كَانَ هَاهُنَا أَحَدٌ فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَهُمَا هَابِطَانِ فَقَالَ «مَا لَكُمَا؟ » قَالَتَا الصَّابِئُ بَيْنَ الْكَعْبَةِ وَأَسْتَارِهَا قَالَا «مَا قَالَ لَكُمَا؟ » قَالَتَا إِنَّهُ قَالَ لَنَا كَلِمَةً تَمْلَأُ الْفَمَ قَالَ وَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى اسْتَلَمَ الْحَجَرَ ثُمَّ طَافَ بِالْبَيْتِ هُوَ وَصَاحِبُهُ ثُمَّ صَلَّى فَقَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ فَكُنْتُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ حَيَّاهُ بِتَحِيَّةِ الْإِسْلَامِ قَالَ «وَعَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «مِمَّنْ أَنْتَ؟ » فَقُلْتُ مِنْ غِفَارٍ قَالَ فَأَهْوَى بِيَدِهِ وَوَضَعَ أَصَابِعَهُ عَلَى جَبْهَتِهِ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي كَرِهَ أَنِّي انْتَمَيْتُ إِلَى غِفَارٍ قَالَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ وَقَالَ «مُذْ مَتَى كُنْتَ هَاهُنَا؟ » قَالَ كُنْتُ هَاهُنَا مِنْ ثَلَاثِينَ بَيْنَ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ قَالَ «فَمَنْ كَانَ يُطْعِمُكَ؟ » قُلْتُ مَا كَانَ لِي طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مَاءُ زَمْزَمَ فَسَمِنْتُ حَتَّى تَكَسَّرَتْ عُكَنُ بَطْنِي قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّهَا مُبَارَكَةٌ إِنَّهَا طَعَامُ طُعْمٍ» فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ائْذَنْ لِي فِي طَعَامِهِ اللَّيْلَةَ فَانْطَلَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا فَفَتَحَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بَابًا فَجَعَلَ يَقْبِضُ لَنَا مِنْ زَبِيبِ الطَّائِفِ فَكَانَ ذَلِكَ أَوَّلُ طَعَامٍ أَكَلْتُهُ بِهَا ثُمَّ غَبَرْتُ مَا غَبَرْتُ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «إِنَّهُ قَدْ وُجِّهَتْ لِي أَرْضٌ ذَاتُ نَخْلٍ مَا أُرَاهَا إِلَّا يَثْرِبَ فَهَلْ أَنْتَ مُبَلَّغٍ عَنِّي قَوْمَكَ عَسَى اللَّهُ أَنْ يَهْدِيَهُمُ بِكَ وَيَأْجُرَكَ فِيهِمْ» قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَلَقِيتُ أُنَيْسًا فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قُلْتُ صَنَعْتُ أَنِّي قَدْ أَسْلَمْتُ وَصَدَّقْتُ قَالَ مَا بِي رَغْبَةٌ عَنْ دِينِكِ فَإِنِّي قَدْ أَسْلَمْتُ وَصَدَّقْتُ قَالَ فَأَتَيْنَا أُمَّنَا فَقَالَتْ مَا بِي رَغْبَةٌ عَنْ دِينِكُمَا فَإِنِّي قَدْ أَسْلَمْتُ وَصَدَّقْتُ فَاحْتَمَلْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا قَوْمَنَا غِفَارًا فَأَسْلَمَ نِصْفُهُمْ وَكَانَ يَؤُمُّهُمْ إِيمَاءُ بْنُ رَحَضَةَ وَكَانَ سَيِّدَهُمْ وَقَالَ نِصْفُهُمْ إِذَا قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ أَسْلَمْنَا فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ أَسْلَمَ نِصْفُهُمُ الْبَاقِي وَجَاءَتْ أَسْلَمُ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِخْوَانُنَا نُسَلِّمُ عَلَى الَّذِي أَسْلَمُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «غِفَارٌ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهَا وَأَسْلَمُ سَالَمَهَا اللَّهُ»

I went out with 'Ubaidullah bin ʿAdi Al-Khaiyar. When we reached Hims (i.e. a town in Syria), 'Ubaidullah bin ʿAdi said (to me), "Would you like to see Wahshi so that we may ask him about the killing of Hamza?" I replied, "Yes." Wahshi used to live in Hims. We enquired about him and somebody said to us, "He is that in the shade of his palace, as if he were a full water skin." So we went up to him, and when we were at a short distance from him, we greeted him and he greeted us in return. 'Ubaidullah was wearing his turban and Wahshi could not see except his eyes and feet. 'Ubaidullah said, "O Wahshi! Do you know me?" Wahshi looked at him and then said, "No, by Allah! But I know that ʿAdi bin Al-Khiyar married a woman called Um Qital, the daughter of Abu Al-Is, and she delivered a boy for him at Mecca, and I looked for a wet nurse for that child. (Once) I carried that child along with his mother and then I handed him over to her, and your feet resemble that child's feet." Then 'Ubaidullah uncovered his face and said (to Wahshi), "Will you tell us (the story of) the killing of Hamza?" Wahshi replied "Yes, Hamza killed Tuaima bin ʿAdi bin Al-Khaiyar at Badr (battle) so my master, Jubair bin Mutʿim said to me, 'If you kill Hamza in revenge for my uncle, then you will be set free." When the people set out (for the battle of Uhud) in the year of 'Ainain ..'Ainain is a mountain near the mountain of Uhud, and between it and Uhud there is a valley.. I went out with the people for the battle. When the army aligned for the fight, Siba' came out and said, 'Is there any (Muslim) to accept my challenge to a duel?' Hamza bin ʿAbdul Muttalib came out and said, 'O Siba'. O Ibn Um Anmar, the one who circumcises other ladies! Do you challenge Allah and His Apostle?' Then Hamza attacked and killed him, causing him to be non-extant like the bygone yesterday. I hid myself under a rock, and when he (i.e. Hamza) came near me, I threw my spear at him, driving it into his umbilicus so that it came out through his buttocks, causing him to die. When all the people returned to Mecca, I too returned with them. I stayed in (Mecca) till Islam spread in it (i.e. Mecca). Then I left for Taif, and when the people (of Taif) sent their messengers to Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I was told that the Prophet ﷺ did not harm the messengers; So I too went out with them till I reached Messenger of Allah ﷺ. When he saw me, he said, 'Are you Wahshi?' I said, 'Yes.' He said, 'Was it you who killed Hamza?' I replied, 'What happened is what you have been told of.' He said, 'Can you hide your face from me?' So I went out when Messenger of Allah ﷺ died, and Musailamah Al-Kadhdhab appeared (claiming to be a prophet). I said, 'I will go out to Musailamah so that I may kill him, and make amends for killing Hamza. So I went out with the people (to fight Musailamah and his followers) and then famous events took place concerning that battle. Suddenly I saw a man (i.e. Musailamah) standing near a gap in a wall. He looked like an ash-colored camel and his hair was dishevelled. So I threw my spear at him, driving it into his chest in between his breasts till it passed out through his shoulders, and then an Ansari man attacked him and struck him on the head with a sword. ʿAbdullah bin ʿUmar said, 'A slave girl on the roof of a house said: Alas! The chief of the believers (i.e. Musailamah) has been killed by a black slave." (Using translation from Bukhārī 4072)

لِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ هَلْ لَكَ فِي وَحْشِيٍّ نَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ قَتْلِ حَمْزَةَ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ وَكَانَ وَحْشِيٌّ يَسْكُنُ حِمْصَ قَالَ فَسَأَلْنَا عَنْهُ فَقِيلَ لَنَا هُوَ ذَاكَ فِي ظِلِّ قَصْرِهِ كَأَنَّهُ حَمِيتٌ قَالَ فَجِئْنَا حَتَّى وَقَفْنَا عَلَيْهِ فَسَلَّمْنَا فَرَدَّ السَّلَامَ قَالَ وَعُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ مُعْتَجِرٌ بِعِمَامَةٍ مَا يَرَى وَحْشِيٌّ إِلَّا عَيْنَيْهُ وَرِجْلَيْهِ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ يَا وَحْشِيُّ أَتَعْرِفُنِي؟ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ وَقَالَ لَا وَاللَّهِ إِلَّا أَنِّي أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ عَدِيَّ بْنَ الْخِيَارِ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً يُقَالُ لَهَا أُمُّ الْقِتَالِ بِنْتُ أَبِي الْعِيصِ فَوَلَدَتْ لَهُ غُلَامًا بِمَكَّةَ فَاسْتَرْضَعَهُ فَحَمَلْتُ ذَلِكَ الْغُلَامَ مَعَ أُمِّهِ فَنَاوَلْتُهَا إِيَّاهُ فَلَكَأَنِّي نَظَرْتُ إِلَى قَدَمَيْكَ قَالَ فَكَشَفَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَلَا تُخْبِرُنَا بِقَتْلِ حَمْزَةَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ إِنَّ حَمْزَةَ قَتَلَ طُعَيْمَةَ بْنَ عَدِيِّ بْنِ الْخِيَارِ بِبَدْرٍ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي مَوْلَايَ جُبَيْرُ بْنُ مُطْعَمٍ إِنْ قَتَلْتَ حَمْزَةَ بِعَمِّي فَأَنْتَ حُرٌّ قَالَ فَمَا أَنْ خَرَجَ النَّاسُ عَامَ عَيْنَيْنِ قَالَ وَعَيْنَيْنُ جَبَلٌ تَحْتَ أُحُدٍ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهُ وَادٍ قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ مَعَ النَّاسِ إِلَى الْقِتَالِ فَلَمَّا اصْطَفُّوا لِلْقِتَالِ خَرَجَ سِبَاعٌ أَبُو نِيَارٍ قَالَ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِ حَمْزَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَقَالَ يَا سِبَاعُ يَا ابْنَ أُمِّ أَنْمَارٍ يَا ابْنَ مُقَطِّعَةِ الْبُظُورِ تُحَادُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ؟ قَالَ ثُمَّ شَدَّ عَلَيْهِ فَكَانَ كَأَمْسِ الذَّاهِبِ قَالَ وَانْكَمَنْتُ لِحَمْزَةَ حَتَّى مَرَّ عَلَيَّ فَلَمَّا أَنْ دَنَا مِنِّي رَمَيْتُهُ بِحَرْبَتِي فَأَضَعُهَا فِي ثُنَّتِهِ حَتَّى خَرَجَتْ مِنْ بَيْنَ وَرِكَيْهِ قَالَ فَكَانَ ذَلِكَ الْعَهْدُ بِهِ فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ النَّاسُ رَجَعْتُ مَعَهُمْ فَأَقَمْتُ بِمَكَّةَ حَتَّى نَشَأَ فِيهَا الْإِسْلَامُ ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ إِلَى الطَّائِفِ قَالَ وَأَرْسَلُوا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ رُسُلًا قَالَ وَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّهُ لَا يَهِيجُ الرُّسُلَ قَالَ فَجِئْتُ فِيهِمْ حَتَّى قَدِمْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا رَآنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «أَنْتَ وَحْشِيٌّ»؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ «أَنْتَ قَتَلْتَ حَمْزَةَ»؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ قَدْ كَانَ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ مَا بَلَغَكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَمَا تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تُغَيِّبَ عَنِّي وَجْهَكَ؟ » قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ مُسَيْلِمَةُ الْكَذَّابُ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَأَخْرُجَنَّ إِلَى مُسَيْلِمَةَ لَعَلِّي أَقْتُلُهُ فَأُكَافِئَ بِهِ حَمْزَةَ قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ مَعَ النَّاسِ فَكَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ مَا كَانَ قَالَ وَإِذَا رُجَيْلٌ قَائِمٌ فِي ثَلْمَةِ جِدَارٍ كَأَنَّهُ جَمَلٌ أَوْرَقُ مَا نَرَى رَأْسَهُ قَالَ فَأَرْمِيهِ بِحَرْبَتِي فَأَضَعُهَا بَيْنَ ثَدْيَيْهِ حَتَّى خَرَجَتْ مِنْ بَيْنِ كَتِفَيْهِ قَالَ وَدَبَّ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَضَرَبَهُ بِالسَّيْفِ عَلَى هَامَتِهِ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ وَأَخْبَرَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ قَالَتْ جَارِيَةٌ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الْبَيْتِ إِنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَتَلَهُ الْعَبْدُ الْأَسْوَدُ

دَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ جَالِسٌ وَحْدَهُ قَالَ «يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ إِنَّ لِلْمَسْجِدِ تَحِيَّةً وَإِنَّ تَحِيَّتَهُ رَكْعَتَانِ فَقُمْ فَارْكَعْهُمَا» قَالَ فَقُمْتُ فَرَكَعْتُهُمَا ثُمَّ عُدْتُ فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ أَمَرْتَنِي بِالصَّلَاةِ فَمَا الصَّلَاةُ؟ قَالَ «خَيْرُ مَوْضُوعٍ اسْتَكْثِرْ أَوِ اسْتَقِلَّ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «إِيمَانٌ بِاللَّهِ وَجِهَادٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَيُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَكْمَلُ إِيمَانًا؟ قَالَ «أَحْسَنُهُمْ خُلُقًا» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَيُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَسْلَمُ؟ قَالَ «مَنْ سَلِمَ النَّاسُ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَيُّ الصَّلَاةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «طُولُ الْقُنُوتِ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَيُّ الْهِجْرَةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «مَنْ هَجَرَ السَّيِّئَاتِ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَمَا الصِّيَامُ؟ قَالَ «فَرْضٌ مُجْزِئٌ وَعِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَضْعَافٌ كَثِيرَةٌ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَيُّ الْجِهَادِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «مَنْ عُقِرَ جَوَادُهُ وَأُهْرِيقَ دَمُهُ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «جَهْدُ الْمُقِلِّ يُسَرُّ إِلَى فَقِيرٍ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَيُّ مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ أَعْظَمُ؟ قَالَ «آيَةُ الْكُرْسِيِّ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ مَا السَّمَاوَاتُ السَّبْعُ مَعَ الْكُرْسِيِّ إِلَّا كَحَلْقَةٍ مُلْقَاةٍ بِأَرْضٍ فَلَاةٍ وَفَضْلُ الْعَرْشِ عَلَى الْكُرْسِيِّ كَفَضْلِ الْفَلَاةِ عَلَى الْحَلْقَةِ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَمِ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ؟ قَالَ «مِائَةُ أَلْفٍ وَعِشْرُونَ أَلْفًا» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَمِ الرُّسُلُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ «ثَلَاثُ مِائَةٍ وَثَلَاثَةَ عَشَرَ جَمًّا غَفِيرًا» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ كَانَ أَوَّلُهُمْ؟ قَالَ «آدَمُ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَبِيٌّ مُرْسَلٌ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ خَلَقَهُ اللَّهُ بِيَدِهِ وَنَفَخَ فِيهِ مِنْ رُوحِهِ وَكَلَّمَهُ قِبَلًا» ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا «أَبَا ذَرٍّ أَرْبَعَةٌ سُرْيَانِيُّونَ آدَمُ وَشِيثُ وَأَخْنُوخُ وَهُوَ إِدْرِيسُ وَهُوَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ خَطَّ بِالْقَلَمِ وَنُوحٌ وَأَرْبَعَةٌ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ هُودٌ وَشُعَيْبٌ وَصَالِحٌ وَنَبِيُّكَ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَمْ كِتَابًا أَنْزَلَهُ اللَّهُ؟ قَالَ «مِائَةُ كِتَابٍ وَأَرْبَعَةُ كُتُبٍ أُنْزِلَ عَلَى شِيثٍ خَمْسُونَ صَحِيفَةً وَأُنْزِلَ عَلَى أَخْنُوخَ ثَلَاثُونَ صَحِيفَةً وَأُنْزِلَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَشَرُ صَحَائِفَ وَأُنْزِلَ عَلَى مُوسَى قَبْلَ التَّوْرَاةِ عَشَرُ صَحَائِفَ وَأُنْزِلَ التَّوْرَاةُ وَالْإِنْجِيلُ وَالزَّبُورُ وَالْقُرْآنُ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا كَانَتْ صَحِيفَةُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ؟ قَالَ «كَانَتْ أَمْثَالًا كُلُّهَا أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ الْمُسَلَّطُ الْمُبْتَلَى الْمَغْرُورُ إِنِّي لَمْ أَبْعَثْكَ لِتَجْمَعَ الدُّنْيَا بَعْضَهَا عَلَى بَعْضٍ وَلَكِنِّي بَعَثْتُكَ لِتَرُدَّ عَنِّي دَعْوَةَ الْمَظْلُومِ فَإِنِّي لَا أَرُدُّهَا وَلَوْ كَانَتْ مِنْ كَافِرٍ وَعَلَى الْعَاقِلِ مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ مَغْلُوبًا عَلَى عَقْلِهِ أَنْ تَكُونَ لَهُ سَاعَاتٌ سَاعَةٌ يُنَاجِي فِيهَا رَبَّهُ وَسَاعَةٌ يُحَاسِبُ فِيهَا نَفْسَهُ وَسَاعَةٌ يَتَفَكَّرُ فِيهَا فِي صُنْعِ اللَّهِ وَسَاعَةٌ يَخْلُو فِيهَا لِحَاجَتِهِ مِنَ الْمَطْعَمِ وَالْمَشْرَبِ وَعَلَى الْعَاقِلِ أَنْ لَا يَكُونَ ظَاعِنًا إِلَّا لِثَلَاثٍ تَزَوُّدٍ لِمَعَادٍ أَوْ مَرَمَّةٍ لِمَعَاشٍ أَوْ لَذَّةٍ فِي غَيْرِ مُحَرَّمٍ وَعَلَى الْعَاقِلِ أَنْ يَكُونَ بَصِيرًا بِزَمَانِهِ مُقْبِلًا عَلَى شَأْنِهِ حَافِظًا لِلِسَانِهِ وَمَنْ حَسَبَ كَلَامَهُ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ قَلَّ كَلَامُهُ إِلَّا فِيمَا يَعْنِيهِ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَمَا كَانَتْ صُحُفُ مُوسَى؟ قَالَ «كَانَتْ عِبَرًا كُلُّهَا عَجِبْتُ لِمَنْ أَيْقَنَ بِالْمَوْتِ ثُمَّ هُوَ يَفْرَحُ وَعَجِبْتُ لِمَنْ أَيْقَنَ بِالنَّارِ ثُمَّ هُوَ يَضْحَكُ وَعَجِبْتُ لِمَنْ أَيْقَنَ بِالْقَدَرِ ثُمَّ هُوَ يَنْصَبُ عَجِبْتُ لِمَنْ رَأَى الدُّنْيَا وَتَقَلُّبَهَا بِأَهْلِهَا ثُمَّ اطْمَأَنَّ إِلَيْهَا وَعَجِبْتُ لِمَنْ أَيْقَنَ بِالْحِسَابِ غَدًا ثُمَّ لَا يَعْمَلُ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَوْصِنِي قَالَ «أُوصِيكَ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ فَإِنَّهُ رَأْسُ الْأَمْرِ كُلِّهِ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ زِدْنِي قَالَ «عَلَيْكَ بِتِلَاوَةِ الْقُرْآنِ وَذِكْرِ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّهُ نُورٌ لَكَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَذُخْرٌ لَكَ فِي السَّمَاءِ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ زِدْنِي قَالَ «إِيَّاكَ وَكَثْرَةَ الضَّحِكِ فَإِنَّهُ يُمِيتُ الْقَلْبَ وَيَذْهَبُ بِنُورِ الْوَجْهِ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ زِدْنِي قَالَ «عَلَيْكَ بِالصَّمْتِ إِلَّا مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَإِنَّهُ مَطْرَدَةٌ لِلشَّيْطَانِ عَنْكَ وَعَوْنٌ لَكَ عَلَى أَمْرِ دِينِكَ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ زِدْنِي قَالَ «عَلَيْكَ بِالْجِهَادِ فَإِنَّهُ رَهْبَانِيَّةُ أُمَّتِي» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ زِدْنِي قَالَ «أَحِبَّ الْمَسَاكِينَ وَجَالِسْهُمْ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ زِدْنِي قَالَ «انْظُرْ إِلَى مَنْ تَحْتَكَ وَلَا تَنْظُرْ إِلَى مَنْ فَوْقَكَ فَإِنَّهُ أَجْدَرُ أَنْ لَا تُزْدَرَى نِعْمَةُ اللَّهِ عِنْدَكَ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ زِدْنِي قَالَ «قُلِ الْحَقَّ وَإِنْ كَانَ مُرًّا» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ زِدْنِي قَالَ «لِيَرُدَّكَ عَنِ النَّاسِ مَا تَعْرِفُ مِنْ نَفْسِكَ وَلَا تَجِدْ عَلَيْهِمْ فِيمَا تَأْتِي وَكَفَى بِكَ عَيْبًا أَنْ تَعْرِفَ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَا تَجْهَلُ مِنْ نَفْسِكَ أَوْ تَجِدَ عَلَيْهِمْ فِيمَا تَأْتِي» ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى صَدْرِي فقَالَ «يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ لَا عَقْلَ كَالتَّدْبِيرِ وَلَا وَرَعَ كَالْكَفِّ وَلَا حَسَبَ كَحُسْنِ الْخُلُقِ»

I used to recite to ‘AbdurRahman bin ‘Awf, and he found me waiting for him. That was in Mina during the last Hajj performed by ʿUmar bin al-Khattab ؓ Abdur-Rahman bin ʿAwf said: A man came to ʿUmar bin al-Khattab and said: So and so is saying: If ʿUmar ؓ dies, I will swear allegiance to So and so. ʼUmar ؓ said: I will stand before the people today and warn them against these people who want to deprive them of their rights, ʿAbdur-Rahman said: I said: O Ameer al-Muʿmineen, do not do that, for the Hajj season brings together the riffraff and rabble among the people, and most of the people who gather around and listen to you will be of that type. Is you stand before the people, I am afraid that you will say something that they will spread and not understand it properly or interpret it properly. Rather wait until you come to Madinah, for it is the land of Hijrah and the Sunnah, and you will meet the most knowledgeable and noble people there, and you can say what you want to say with confidence; they wilt understand what you say and will interpret it correctly, ʿUmar ؓ said: If I reach Madinah safe and sound, I shall certainly talk to the people there in the first speech I deliver. When we came to Madinah at the end of Dhul-I-Iijah, it was a Friday. I set out early, ‘Umar did not care at what time he went out, because he did not pay attention to heat and cold and so on. I found Saʿeed bin Zaid at the right-hand corner of the minbar, he had got there before me. I sat down next to him, with my knee touching his knee, and it was not long before ʿUmar ؓ came. When I saw him, I said: He will certainly speak today on this minbar and say something that no one ever heard before. Saʿeed bin Zaid objected to that and said: What do you think he will say that no one said before? ʿUmar ؓ sat on the minbar, and when the muʿdhdhin fell silent, he stood up and praised and glorified Allah as He deserves, then he said: To proceed o people, I am going to tell you something that it has been decreed I should say. I do not know, perhaps it may signal my death. So whoever understands it and remembers it, let him narrate it to others wherever his mount takes him; whoever does not understand il, it is not permissible for him to tell lies about me. Allah, may He be blessed and exalted, sent Muhammad ﷺ with the truth and revealed the Book to him; among the things that were revealed to him was the verse of stoning [adulterers). We read it and understood it; the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stoned [adulterers] and we stoned adulterers] after him. But I fear that with the passage of time, some people will say: We do not find the verse of stoning in the Book of Allah, thus they will go astray by forsaking an obligation that Allah revealed. Stoning is the due punishment in the Book of Allah for those who commit zina, both men and women, if they have been married and if proof is established, or there is a pregnancy or a confession, And we used to recite: Do not claim to be the offspring of anyone other than your fathers, as it is disbelief (or ingratitude) on your part to claim to be the offspring of anyone other than your fathers, Verily the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿDo not praise me excessively as ʿEesa, the son of Maryam, was praised; rather I am the slave of Allah, so say, the slave of Allah and His Messenger.ʿ I have heard that some among you are saying. If ʿUmar ؓ dies, I shall swear allegiance to So and so. No man should deceive himself by saying that the oath of allegiance to Abu Bakr was given suddenly and it was is successful. There is no doubt that this is the case, but Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, saved the to 2 people from its bad consequences and there is no one among you today who has the qualities of Abu Bakr ؓ What happened to us when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ died was that ‘Ali, az-Zubair and those who were with them stayed behind in the house of Fatimah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and all the Ansar stayed behind and gathered in Saqeefat Banu Saʿidah, whilst the Muhajireen gathered around Abu Bakr ؓ I said to him; O Abu Bakr, let us go to our brothers, the Ansar. So we set out, looking for them, then we were met by two righteous men who told us what the people had done, and said: where are you going, O Muhajireen? I said: We are looking for these brothers of ours, the Ansar, They said. You should not go near them; do whatever you have already decided, O Muhajireen. I said: By Allah, we will go to them. So we carried on until we came to them in Saqeefat Banu Saʿidah, where we found them gathered and among them was a man wrapped up [in a garment. I said: Who is this? They said: Saʿd bin ʿUbadah. ! said: What is the matter with him? They said: He is sick. After we sat down, their spokesman stood up and praised and glorified Allah, may He glorified and exalted, as He deserves, then he said: To proceed. We are the supporters (Ansar) of Allah and the majority of the Muslim army. You, O Muhajireen, are a small group among us. Some of you came to us, wanting to deny who we are and prevent us from attaining a position of authority. When he fell silent, I wanted to present a speech that I had prepared and that I liked in front of Abu Bakr ؓ I used to avoid provoking him and he was more forbearing and more dignified than me. But Abu Bakr ؓ said: Wait a while. I did not like to make him angry, and he was more knowledgeable and more dignified than me. By Allah, he did not omit any word that I liked in the speech I had prepared but he said something like it or better, speaking spontaneously, until he finished speaking. Then he said: To proceed. Whatever you have mentioned about your achievements and virtues, is correct. The Arabs would not acknowledge the leadership of anyone except someone from this tribe of Quraish, for they are the best of the Arabs in lineage and location. I am pleased to suggest to you one of these two men, whichever of them you want. Then he took hold of my hand and the hand of Abu ʿUbaidah bin al-Jarrah, and I disliked nothing of what he had said apart from this, for by Allah, I would rather have my neck struck for no sin on my part than to become the leader of people among whom was Abu Bakr ؓ unless my own self suggested something at the time of death. One of the Ansar said: I am the post on which the camel with a skin disease scratches itself and I am like a high class palm tree [i.e., a noble]. [I suggest] a ruler from among us and a ruler from among you, O Quraish. - I the narrator said to Malik; What does ‘I am the post on which the cainc! with a skin disease scratches itself and I am like a high class palm treeʿ mean? He said:It is as if he is saying, I am the smart one who has the answer. - Then there was a great deal of clamour and raised voices, to such an extent that I feared there would be a conflict, so I said: Hold out your hand, O Abu Bakr. So he held out his hand and I swore allegiance to him, and the Muhajireen swore allegiance to him, then the Ansar swore allegiance to him. Thus we surrounded Saʿd bin ‘Ubadah. One of them said: You have killed Saʿd i said: May Allah kill Sa’d! And ʿUmar ؓ said: By Allah, we never encountered any problem greater than the swearing of allegiance to Abu Bakr ؓ . We were afraid that if we left the people without having sworn allegiance to anyone, they might swear allegiance after we were gone, so we would either follow in their footsteps and swear allegiance to someone we were not pleased with, or we would disagree with them and that would cause trouble. If anyone swears allegiance to a leader without consulting the Muslims, there is no allegiance for him and no allegiance to the one who swore allegiance to him, lest both of them be killed. Malik said: Ibn Shihab told me, from ʿUrwah bin az-Zubair, that the men whom they met were ʿUwaim bin Saʿidah and Maʿn bin ʿAdiyy. Ibn Shihab said. Saʿeed bin al-Musayyab told me that the one who said, I am the post on which the camel with a skin disease scratches itself and I am like a high class palm tree, was al-lubab bin al-Mundhir. (Using translation from Aḥmad 391)

«انْقَلَبَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ بِمِنًى فِي آخِرِ حَجَّةٍ حَجَّهَا عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فقَالَ إِنَّ فُلَانًا يَقُولُ لَوْ قَدْ مَاتَ عُمَرُ بَايَعْتُ فُلَانًا قَالَ عُمَرُ إِنِّي قَائِمٌ الْعَشِيَّةَ فِي النَّاسِ وَأُحَذِّرُهُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يَغْصِبُوهُمْ أَمْرَهُمْ قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ فَقُلْتُ لَا تَفْعَلْ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَإِنَّ الْمَوْسِمَ يَجْمَعُ رَعَاعَ النَّاسِ وَغَوْغَاءَهُمْ وَإِنَّ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ يَغْلِبُونَ عَلَى مَجْلِسِكَ إِذَا أَقَمْتَ فِي النَّاسِ فَيَطِيرُوا بِمَقَالَتِكَ وَلَا يَضَعُوهَا مَوَاضِعَهَا أَمْهِلْ حَتَّى تَقْدُمَ الْمَدِينَةَ فَإِنَّهَا دَارُ الْهِجْرَةِ فَتَخْلُصَ بِعُلَمَاءِ النَّاسِ وَأَشْرَافِهِمْ وَتَقُولُ مَا قُلْتَ مُتَمَكِّنًا وَيَعُونَ مَقَالَتَكَ وَيَضَعُونَهَا مَوَاضِعَهَا فقَالَ عُمَرُ لَئِنْ قَدِمْتَ الْمَدِينَةَ سَالِمًا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَأَ تَكَلَّمَنَّ فِي أَوَّلِ مَقَامٍ أَقُومُهُ فَقَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ فِي عَقِبِ ذِي الْحِجَّةِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ عَجَّلْتُ الرَّوَاحَ فِي شِدَّةِ الْحَرِّ فَوَجَدْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ قَدْ سَبَقَنِي فَجَلَسَ إِلَى رُكْنِ الْمِنْبَرِ الْأَيْمَنِ وَجَلَسْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ تَمَسُّ رُكْبَتِي رُكْبَتَهُ فَلَمْ أَنْشَبْ أَنْ طَلَعَ عُمَرُ فَقُلْتُ لِسَعِيدٍ أَمَا إِنَّهُ سَيَقُولُ الْيَوْمَ عَلَى هَذَا الْمِنْبَرِ مَقَالَةً لَمْ يَقُلْهَا مُنْذُ اسْتُخْلِفَ قَالَ وَمَا عَسَى أَنْ يَقُولَ؟ فَجَلَسَ عُمَرُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنِّي قَائِلٌ لَكُمْ مَقَالَةً قُدِّرَ لِي أَنْ أَقُولَهَا لَا أَدْرِي لَعَلَّهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ أَجْلِي فَمَنْ عَقَلَهَا وَوَعَاهَا فَلْيُحَدِّثْ بِهَا حَيْثُ انْتَهَتْ بِهِ رَاحِلَتُهُ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَعْقِلْهَا فَلَا يَحِلُّ لِمُسْلِمٍ أَنْ يَكْذِبَ عَلَيَّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى بَعَثَ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ وَأَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابَ فَكَانَ فِيمَا أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ فَقَرَأَ بِهَا وَرَجَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَرَجَمْنَا بَعْدَهُ وَأَخَافُ إِنْ طَالَ بِالنَّاسِ زَمَانٌ أَنْ يَقُولَ قَائِلٌ مَا نَجْدُ آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَيَضِلُّوا بِتَرْكِ فَرِيضَةٍ أَنْزَلَهَا اللَّهُ وَالرَّجْمُ حَقٌّ عَلَى مَنْ زَنَى مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ إِذَا قَامَتِ الْبَيِّنَةُ أَوْ كَانَ حَمْلٌ أَوِ اعْتِرَافٌ وَايْمُ اللَّهِ لَوْلَا أَنْ يَقُولَ النَّاسُ زَادَ عُمَرُ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ لَكَتَبْتُهَا أَلَا وَإِنَّا كُنَّا نَقْرَأُ «لَا تَرْغَبُوا عَنْ آبَائِكُمْ فَإِنَّ كُفْرًا بِكُمْ أَنْ تَرْغَبُوا عَنْ آبَائِكُمْ» ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا تُطْرُونِي كَمَا أَطْرَتِ النَّصَارَى عِيسَى بْنَ مَرْيَمَ فَإِنَّمَا أَنَا عَبْدٌ فَقُولُوا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولُهُ» أَلَا وَإِنَّهُ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ فُلَانًا قَالَ لَوْ قَدْ مَاتَ عُمَرُ بَايَعْتُ فُلَانًا فَمَنْ بَايَعَ امْرَأً مِنْ غَيْرِ مَشُورَةٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَإِنَّهُ لَا بَيْعَةَ لَهُ وَلَا لِلَّذِي بَايَعَهُ فَلَا يَغْتَرَّنَّ أَحَدٌ فَيَقُولُ إِنَّ بَيْعَةَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ كَانَتْ فَلْتَةً أَلَا وَإِنَّهَا كَانَتْ فَلْتَةً إِلَّا أَنَّ اللَّهَ وَقَى شَرَّهَا وَلَيْسَ مِنْكُمُ الْيَوْمَ مَنْ تُقْطَعُ إِلَيْهِ الْأَعْنَاقُ مِثْلَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَلَا وَإِنَّهُ كَانَ مِنْ خَيْرِنَا يَوْمَ تَوَفَّى اللَّهُ رَسُولَهُ ﷺ إِنَّ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ اجْتَمَعُوا إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَتَخَلَّفَ عَنَّا الْأَنْصَارُ فِي سَقِيفَةِ بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ انْطَلِقْ بِنَا إِلَى إِخْوَانِنَا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ نَنْظُرُ مَا صَنَعُوا فَخَرَجْنَا نَؤُمُّهُمْ فَلَقِيَنَا رَجُلَانِ صَالِحَانِ مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَا أَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ؟ فَقُلْتُ نُرِيدُ إِخْوَانَنَا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ قَالَ فَلَا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ لَا تَأْتُوهُمْ اقْضُوا أَمَرَكُمْ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ فَقُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ لَا نَرْجِعُ حَتَّى نَأْتِيَهُمْ فَجِئْنَاهُمْ فَإِذَا هُمْ مُجْتَمِعُونَ فِي سَقِيفَةِ بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ وَإِذَا رَجُلٌ مُزَّمِّلٌ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيْهِمْ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ فَقَالُوا سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ قُلْتُ مَا لَهُ؟ قَالُوا وَجِعٌ فَلَمَّا جَلَسْنَا قَامَ خَطِيبُهُمْ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَنَحْنُ أَنْصَارُ اللَّهِ وَكَتِيبَةُ الْإِسْلَامِ وَقَدْ دَفَّتْ إِلَيْنَا يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مِنْكُمْ دَافَّةٌ وَإِذَا هُمْ قَدْ أَرَادُوا أَنْ يَخْتَصُّوا بِالْأَمْرِ وَيُخْرِجُونَا مِنْ أَصْلِنَا قَالَ عُمَرُ فَلَمَّا سَكَتَ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ وَقَدْ كُنْتُ زَوَّرْتُ مَقَالَةً قَدْ أَعْجَبَتْنِي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَقُولَهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَكُنْتُ أُدَارِي مِنْهُ بَعْضَ الْحَدِّ وَكَانَ أَحْلَمَ مِنِّي وَأَوْقَرَ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي وَقَالَ اجْلِسْ فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُغْضِبَهُ فَتَكَلَّمَ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا تَرَكَ مِمَّا زَوَّرْتُهُ فِي مَقَالَتِي إِلَّا قَالَ مِثْلَهُ فِي بَدِيهَتِهِ أَوْ أَفْضَلَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَمَا ذَكَرْتُمْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَأَنْتُمْ أَهْلُهُ وَلَنْ يَعْرِفَ الْعَرَبُ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ إِلَّا لِهَذَا الْحَيِّ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ هُمْ أَوْسَطُ الْعَرَبِ دَارًا وَنَسَبَا وَقَدْ رَضِيتُ لَكُمْ أَحَدَ هَذَيْنِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ فَبَايِعُوا أَيَّهُمَا شِئْتُمْ وَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي وَيَدِ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ الْجَرَّاحِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ بَيْنَنَا فَلَمْ أَكْرَهُ شَيْئًا مِنْ مَقَالَتِهِ غَيْرَهَا كَانَ وَاللَّهِ لِأَنْ أُقَدَّمَ فَتُضْرَبَ عُنُقِي فِي أَمْرٍ لَا يُقَرِّبُنِي ذَلِكَ إِلَى إِثْمٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُؤَمَّرَ عَلَى قَوْمٍ فِيهِمْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فقَالَ فَتَى الْأَنْصَارِ أَنَا جُذَيْلُهَا الْمُحَكَّكُ وَعُذَيْقُهَا الْمُرَجَّبُ مِنَّا أَمِيرٌ وَمِنْكُمْ أَمِيرٌ يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ فَكَثُرَ اللَّغَطُ وَخَشِيتُ الِاخْتِلَافَ فَقُلْتُ ابْسُطْ يَدَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَبَسَطَهَا فَبَايَعْتُهُ وَبَايَعَهُ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ وَالْأَنْصَارُ وَنَزَوْنَا عَلَى سَعْدٍ فقَالَ قَائِلٌ قَتَلْتُمْ سَعْدًا فَقُلْتُ قَتَلَ اللَّهُ سَعْدًا فَلَمْ نَجِدْ شَيْئًا هُوَ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ مُبَايَعَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ خَشِيتُ إِنْ فَارَقْنَا الْقَوْمَ أَنْ يُحْدِثُوا بَعْدَنَا بَيْعَةً فَإِمَّا أَنْ نُبَايِعَهُمْ عَلَى مَا لَا نَرْضَى وَإِمَّا أَنْ نُخَالِفَهُمْ فَيَكُونُ فَسَادًا وَاخْتِلَافًا فَبَايَعْنَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ جَمِيعًا وَرَضِينَا بِهِ

[Machine] We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a journey, and we traveled at night until it was late in the night. Then we experienced this incident, and there is no better incident for travelers than this. None of us woke up except due to the heat of the sun. He (the narrator) said, "The first to wake up was so and so, then so and so, then so and so." And they were known as Abu Rajaa's group, but Owf forgot them. Then Umar ibn Al-Khattab, the fourth one, woke up. He (the narrator) said, "When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to sleep, we would not wake him up until he woke up, because we did not know what might happen to him in his sleep." He (the narrator) said, "So when Umar woke up and saw what had befallen the people, he exclaimed and raised his voice in takbeer (saying Allahu Akbar), and he continued to exclaim and raise his voice in takbeer until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ woke up due to his voice. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ woke up, he complained about what had happened to them, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'No harm or danger, proceed.' So he (Umar) traveled a short distance and then stopped. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ descended and called for water, performed ablution, and the call to prayer was announced. He led the people in prayer. When he completed his prayer, he saw a man who had not prayed with the rest of the people. He said, 'What prevented you, O so and so, from praying with the people?' He said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I was experiencing sexual impurity and I did not have water.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Go and use the desert sand, for it will suffice you.' Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ traveled, and the people complained to him about their thirst. So he descended and called for so and so, who was known as Abu Rajaa, and Owf forgot about him, and he called for Ali. He said, 'Go and fetch us water.' So they met a woman carrying water on a camel. They said to her, 'Where is the water?' She said, 'I made a promise to provide water at this hour yesterday, but we are out.' They said, 'Then go,' and she said, 'Where to?' They said, 'To the Messenger of Allah ﷺ .' She said, 'Is this the one they call As-Saabi?' They said, 'Yes, that is the one.' So they brought her to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and informed him about it. He (the narrator) said, 'They dismounted her from her camel, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called for a container and emptied the water from the mouths of the two water skins. He splashed their openings and released the knot of the water container. Then he called out to the people to drink. So he gave water to whomever he wished and they drank. Finally, he said to the one who had experienced sexual impurity, 'Go, and may it suffice you.' He said, 'By Allah, it did indeed relieve me of the need, but it seems to us that the water was more plentiful than when we first started. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Gather food for her.' So he collected some dates, flour, and barley until they had gathered a lot of food. They placed it in a garment and carried it on her camel. And they placed the garment between her hands. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to her, 'You know that we did not take anything of your water, but it was Allah who provided it for us.' She went to her people, and they asked her, 'What detained you, O so and so?' She said, 'It is amazing, two men met me and took me to the one they call As-Saabi, and he did such and such to me. By Allah, it seems that he is more skilled in magic than anyone between this and that.' Then she said to her people, 'By Allah, these people invite you to Islam, so is there any Islam for you?' So the people obeyed her and entered into Islam."

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي سَفَرٍ وَإِنَّا سِرْنَا لَيْلَةً حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ وَقَعْنَا تِلْكَ الْوَقْعَةَ وَلَا وَقْعَةَ أَحْلَى عِنْدَ الْمُسَافِرِ مِنْهَا فَمَا أَيْقَظَنَا إِلَّا حَرُّ الشَّمْسِ قَالَ وَكَانَ أَوَّلُ مَنِ اسْتَيْقَظَ فُلَانٌ ثُمَّ فُلَانٌ ثُمَّ فُلَانٌ وَكَانَ يُسَمِّيهِمْ أَبُو رَجَاءٍ وَنَسِيَهُمْ عَوْفٌ ثُمَّ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ الرَّابِعُ قَالَ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا نَامَ لَمْ نُوقِظْهُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ هُوَ يَسْتَيْقِظُ لَأَنَّا لَا نَدْرِي مَا يَحْدُثُ لَهُ فِي نَوْمِهِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا اسْتَيْقَظَ عُمَرُ وَرَأَى مَا أَصَابَ النَّاسَ قَالَ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا أَجْوَفَ جَلِيدًا قَالَ فَكَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ فَمَا زَالَ يُكَبِّرُ وَيَرْفَعُ صَوْتَهُ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ حَتَّى اسْتَيْقَظَ بِصَوْتِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا اسْتَيْقَظَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ شَكَوَا الَّذِي أَصَابَهُمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا ضَيْرَ أَوْ لَا يَضِيرُ ارْتَحِلُوا» فَسَارَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ فَدَعَا بِمَاءٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ وَنُودِيَ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ فَلَمَّا انْفَتَلَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ إِذَا هُوَ بِرَجُلٍ مُعْتَزِلٍ لَمْ يُصَلِّ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ قَالَ «مَا مَنَعَكَ يَا فُلَانُ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ؟ » قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَصَابَتْنِي جَنَابَةٌ وَلَا مَاءَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «عَلَيْكَ بِالصَّعِيدِ فَإِنَّهُ يَكْفِيكَ» ثُمَّ سَارَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَاشْتَكَى إِلَيْهِ النَّاسُ الْعَطَشَ قَالَ فَنَزَلَ فَدَعَا فُلَانًا وَكَانَ يُسَمِّيهِ أَبُو رَجَاءٍ وَنَسِيَهُ عَوْفٌ وَدَعَا عَلِيًّا فَقَالَ «اذْهَبَا فَابْغِيَا لَنَا الْمَاءَ» فَلَقِيَا امْرَأَةً بَيْنَ مَزَادَتَيْنِ أَوْ سَطِيحَتَيْنِ مِنْ مَاءٍ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ لَهَا فَقَالَا لَهَا أَيْنَ الْمَاءُ؟ قَالَتْ عَهْدِي بِالْمَاءِ أَمْسِ هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ وَنَفَرُنَا خُلُوفٌ قَالَ فَقَالَا لَهَا انْطَلِقِي إِذًا قَالَتْ إِلَى أَيْنَ؟ قَالَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ هَذَا الَّذِي يُقَالُ لَهُ الصَّابِي؟ قَالَا هُوَ الَّذِي تَعْنِينَ فَانْطَلِقِي إِذًا فَجَاءَا بِهَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَحَدَّثَاهُ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ فَاسْتَنْزَلُوهَا عَنْ بَعِيرِهَا وَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِإِنَاءٍ فَأَفْرَغَ فِيهِ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِ الْمَزَادَتَيْنِ أَوِ السَّطِيحَتَيْنِ وَأَوْكَأَ أَفْوَاهَهُمَا وَأَطْلَقَ الْعَزَالِي وَنُودِيَ فِي النَّاسِ أَنِ اسْتَقُوا وَاسْقُوا قَالَ فَسَقَى مَنْ شَاءَ وَاسْتَقَى مَنْ شَاءَ وَكَانَ آخِرُ ذَلِكَ أَنْ أُعْطِيَ الَّذِي أَصَابَتْهُ الْجَنَابَةُ إِنَاءً مِنْ مَاءٍ فَقَالَ «اذْهَبْ فَأَفْرِغْهُ عَلَيْكَ» قَالَ وَهِيَ قَائِمَةٌ تَنْظُرُ إِلَى مَا يَفْعَلُ بِمَائِهَا قَالَ وَايْمُ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ أُقْلِعَ عَنْهَا حِينَ أُقْلِعَ وَإِنَّهُ لَيُخَيَّلُ لَنَا أَنَّهَا أَشَدُّ مَلْئًا مِنْهَا حِينَ ابْتُدِئَ فِيهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اجْمَعُوا لَهَا طَعَامًا» قَالَ فَجَمَعَ لَهَا مِنْ بَيْنِ عَجْوَةٍ وَدَقِيقَةٍ وَسَوِيقَةٍ حَتَّى جَمَعُوا لَهَا طَعَامًا كَثِيرًا وَجَعَلُوهُ فِي ثَوْبٍ وَحَمَلُوهَا عَلَى بَعِيرِهَا وَوَضَعُوا الثَّوْبَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «تَعْلَمِينَ أَنَّا وَاللَّهِ مَا رَزِئْنَا مِنْ مَائِكَ شَيْئًا وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ سَقَانَا» قَالَ فَأَتَتْ أَهْلَهَا وَقَدِ احْتَبَسَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالُوا مَا حَبَسَكِ يَا فُلَانَةُ؟ قَالَتِ الْعَجَبُ لَقِيَنِي رَجُلَانِ فَذَهَبَا بِي إِلَى هَذَا الَّذِي يُقَالُ لَهُ الصَّابِي فَفَعَلَ بِي كَذَا وَكَذَا الَّذِي قَدْ كَانَ فَوَاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَأَسْحَرُ مَنْ بَيْنَ هَذِهِ إِلَى هَذِهِ أَوْ إِنَّهُ لِرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَقًّا قَالَ فَكَانَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ يُغِيرُونَ عَلَى مَنْ حَوْلَهَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَا يُصِيبُونَ الصِّرْمَ الَّذِي هِيَ فِيهِ فَقَالَتْ لِقَوْمِهَا وَاللَّهِ هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمُ يَدَعُونَكُمْ عَمْدًا فَهَلْ لَكُمْ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ؟ فَأَطَاعُوهَا فَدَخَلُوا فِي الْإِسْلَام

Abu Sufyan narrated to me personally, saying, "I set out during the Truce that had been concluded between me and Messenger of Allah ﷺ. While I was in Sham, a letter sent by the Prophet ﷺ was brought to Heraclius. Dihya Al-Kalbi had brought and given it to the governor of Busra, and the latter forwarded it to Heraclius. Heraclius said, 'Is there anyone from the people of this man who claims to be a prophet?' The people replied, 'Yes.' So I along with some of Quraishi men were called and we entered upon Heraclius, and we were seated in front of him. Then he said, 'Who amongst you is the nearest relative to the man who claims to be a prophet?' So they made me sit in front of him and made my companions sit behind me. Then he called upon his translator and said (to him). 'Tell them ( i.e. Abu Sufyan's companions) that I am going to ask him (i.e. Abu Sufyan) regarding that man who claims to be a prophet. So, if he tell me a lie, they should contradict him (instantly).' By Allah, had I not been afraid that my companions would consider me a liar, I would have told lies. Heraclius then said to his translator, 'Ask him: What is his (i.e. the Prophet's) family status amongst you? I said, 'He belongs to a noble family amongst us." Heraclius said, 'Was any of his ancestors a king?' I said, 'No.' He said, 'Did you ever accuse him of telling lies before his saying what he has said?' I said, 'No.' He said, 'Do the nobles follow him or the poor people?' I said, 'It is the poor who followed him.' He said, 'Is the number of his follower increasing or decreasing?' I said, 'The are increasing.' He said, 'Does anyone renounce his religion (i.e. Islam) after embracing it, being displeased with it?' I said, 'No.' He said, 'Did you fight with him?' I replied, 'Yes.' He said, 'How was your fighting with him?' I said, 'The fighting between us was undecided and victory was shared by him and us by turns. He inflicts casualties upon us and we inflict casualties upon him.' He said, 'Did he ever betray?' I said, 'No, but now we are away from him in this truce and we do not know what he will do in it" Abu Sufyan added, "By Allah, I was not able to insert in my speech a word (against him) except that. Heraclius said, 'Did anybody else (amongst you) ever claimed the same (i.e. Islam) before him? I said, 'No.' Then Heraclius told his translator to tell me (i.e. Abu Sufyan), 'I asked you about his family status amongst you, and you told me that he comes from a noble family amongst you Verily, all Apostles come from the noblest family among their people. Then I asked you whether any of his ancestors was a king, and you denied that. Thereupon I thought that had one of his fore-fathers been a king, I would have said that he (i.e. Muhammad) was seeking to rule the kingdom of his fore-fathers. Then I asked you regarding his followers, whether they were the noble or the poor among the people, and you said that they were only the poor (who follow him). In fact, such are the followers of the Apostles. Then I asked you whether you have ever accused him of telling lies before saying what he said, and your reply was in the negative. Therefore, I took for granted that a man who did not tell a lie about others, could ever tell a lie about Allah. Then I asked you whether anyone of his followers had renounced his religion (i.e. Islam) after embracing it, being displeased with it, and you denied that. And such is Faith when it mixes with the cheerfulness of the hearts. Then I asked you whether his followers were increasing or decreasing. You claimed that they were increasing. That is the way of true faith till it is complete. Then I asked you whether you had ever fought with him, and you claimed that you had fought with him and the battle between you and him was undecided and the victory was shared by you and him in turns; he inflicted casual ties upon you and you inflicted casualties upon them. Such is the case with the Apostles; they are out to test and the final victory is for them. Then I asked you whether he had ever betrayed; you claimed that he had never betrayed. I need, Apostles never betray. Then I asked you whether anyone had said this statement before him; and you denied that. Thereupon I thought if somebody had said that statement before him, then I would have said that he was but a man copying some sayings said before him." Abu Safyan said, "Heraclius then asked me, 'What does he order you to do?' I said, 'He orders us (to offer) prayers and (to pay) Zakat and to keep good relationship with the Kith and kin and to be chaste.' Then Heraclius said, 'If whatever you have said, is true, he is really a prophet, and I knew that he ( i.e. the Prophet ﷺ ) was going to appear, but I never thought that he would be from amongst you. If I were certain that I can reach him, I would like to meet him and if I were with him, I would wash his feet; and his kingdom will expand (surely to what is under my feet.' Then Heraclius asked for the letter of Messenger of Allah ﷺ and read it wherein was written: "In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. This letter is) from Muhammad, Apostle of Allah, to Heraclius, the sovereign of Byzantine........ Peace be upon him who follows the Right Path. Now then, I call you to embrace Islam. Embrace Islam and you will be saved (from Allah's Punishment); embrace Islam, and Allah will give you a double reward, but if you reject this, you will be responsible for the sins of the tillers (i.e. the people of your kingdom) and (Allah's Statement):--"O the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Come to a word common to you and us that we worship None but Allah....bear witness that we are Muslims.' (3.64) When he finished reading the letter, voices grew louder near him and there was a great hue and cry, and we were ordered to go out." Abu Sufyan added, "While coming out, I said to my companions, 'The situation of Ibn Abu Kabsha (i.e. Muhammad) has become strong; even the king of Banu Al14 Asfar is afraid of him.' So I continued to believe that Messenger of Allah ﷺ would be victorious, till Allah made me embrace Islam." Az-Zuhri said, "Heraclius then invited all the chiefs of the Byzantines and had them assembled in his house and said, 'O group of Byzantines! Do you wish to have a permanent success and guidance and that your kingdom should remain with you?' (Immediately after hearing that), they rushed towards the gate like onagers, but they found them closed. Heraclius then said, 'Bring them back to me.' So he called them and said, 'I just wanted to test the strength of your adherence to your religion. Now I have observed of you that which I like.' Then the people fell in prostration before him and became pleased with him." (See Hadith No. 6,Vol 1) (Using translation from Bukhārī 4553)

انْطَلَقْتُ فِي الْمُدَّةِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا بِالشَّامِ إِذْ جِيءَ بِكِتَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى هِرَقْلَ جَاءَ بِهِ دِحْيَةُ الْكَلْبِيُّ فَدَفَعَهُ إِلَى عَظِيمِ بُصْرَى فَدَفَعَهُ عَظِيمُ بُصْرَى إِلَى هِرَقْلَ فَقَالَ هِرَقْلُ هَلْ هَا هُنَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ قَوْمِ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ فَدُعِيتُ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَى هِرَقْلَ فَأَجْلَسَنَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ أَيُّكُمْ أَقْرَبُ نَسَبًا مِنْ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ؟ قَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ فَقُلْتُ أَنَا فَأَجْلَسُونِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَأَجْلَسُوا أَصْحَابِي خَلْفِي ثُمَّ دَعَا تُرْجُمَانَهُ فَقَالَ قُلْ لَهُمْ إِنِّي سَائِلُ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ عَنْ هَذَا الَّذِي يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ فَإِنْ كَذَّبَنِي فَكَذِّبُوهُ قَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ وَاللَّهِ لَوْلَا مَخَافَةُ أَنْ يُؤْثَرَ عَنِّي الْكَذِبَ لَكَذَبْتُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِتُرْجُمَانِهِ سَلْهُ كَيْفَ حَسَبُهُ فِيكُمْ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ هُوَ فِينَا ذُو حَسَبٍ قَالَ فَهَلْ كَانَ مِنْ آبَائِهِ مَلِكٌ؟ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَهَلْ أَنْتُمْ تَتَّهِمُونَهُ بِالْكَذِبِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقُولَ مَا قَالَ؟ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ مَنْ تَبِعَهُ أَشْرَافُ النَّاسِ أَمْ ضُعَفَاؤُهُمْ؟ قُلْتُ بَلْ ضُعَفَاؤُهُمْ قَالَ فَهَلْ يَزِيدُونَ أَمْ يَنْقُصُونَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ بَلْ يَزِيدُونَ قَالَ فَهَلْ يَرْتَدُّ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ عَنْ دِينِهِ بَعْدَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ فِيهِ سَخْطَةً لَهُ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَهَلْ قَاتَلْتُمُوهُ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ كَيْفَ كَانَ قِتَالُكُمْ إِيَّاهُ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ تَكُونُ الْحَرْبُ سِجَالًا بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُ يُصِيبُ مِنَّا وَنُصِيبُ مِنْهُ قَالَ فَهَلْ يَغْدِرُ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَا وَنَحْنُ مِنْهُ فِي مُدَّةٍ أَوْ قَالَ هُدْنَةٍ لَا نَدْرِي مَا هُوَ صَانِعٌ فِيهَا مَا أَمْكَنَنِي مِنْ كَلِمَةٍ أُدْخِلُ فِيهَا شَيْئًا غَيْرَ هَذِهِ قَالَ فَهَلْ قَالَ هَذَا الْقَوْلَ أَحَدٌ قَبْلَهُ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَا ثُمَّ قَالَ لِتُرْجُمَانِهِ قُلْ لَهُ إِنِّي سَأَلْتُكَ عَنْ حَسَبِهِ فِيكُمْ فَزَعَمْتَ أَنَّهُ فِيكُمْ ذُو حَسَبٍ فَكَذَلِكَ الرُّسُلُ تُبْعَثُ فِي أَحْسَابِ قَوْمِهَا وَسَأَلْتُكَ هَلْ كَانَ فِي آبَائِهِ مَلِكٌ فَزَعَمْتَ أَنْ لَا فَقُلْتُ لَوْ كَانَ فِي آبَائِهِ مَلِكٌ قُلْتُ رَجُلٌ يَطْلُبُ مُلْكَ آبَائِهِ وَسَأَلْتُكَ عَنْ أَتْبَاعِهِ أَضُعَفَاءُ النَّاسِ أَمْ أَشْرَافُهُمْ؟ فَقُلْتَ بَلْ ضُعَفَاؤُهُمْ وَهُمْ أَتْبَاعُ الرُّسُلِ وَسَأَلْتُكَ هَلْ كُنْتُمْ تَتَّهِمُونَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقُولَ مَا قَالَ؟ فَزَعَمْتَ أَنْ لَا وَقَدْ عَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيَدَعَ الْكَذِبَ عَلَى النَّاسِ ثُمَّ يَذْهَبَ فَيَكْذِبَ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَسَأَلْتُكَ هَلْ يَرْتَدُّ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ عَنْ دِينِهِ بَعْدَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَهُ سَخْطَةً لَهُ؟ فَزَعَمْتَ أَنْ لَا وَكَذَلِكَ الْإِيمَانُ إِذَا خَالَطَهُ بَشَاشَةُ الْقُلُوبِ وَسَأَلْتُكَ هَلْ يَزِيدُونَ أَمْ يَنْقُصُونَ؟ فَزَعَمْتَ أَنَّهُمْ يَزِيدُونَ وَكَذَلِكَ الْإِيمَانُ حَتَّى يَتِمَّ وَسَأَلْتُكَ هَلْ قَاتَلْتُمُوهُ؟ فَزَعَمْتَ أَنَّ الْحَرْبَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُ سِجَالٌ تَنَالُونَ مِنْهُ وَيَنَالُ مِنْكَ وَكَذَلِكَ الرُّسُلُ تُبْتَلَى ثُمَّ تَكُونُ لَهُمُ الْعَاقِبَةُ وَسَأَلْتُكَ هَلْ يَغْدِرُ؟ فَزَعَمْتَ أَنْ لَا وَكَذَلِكَ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ لَا تَغْدِرُ وَسَأَلْتُكَ هَلْ قَالَ هَذَا الْقَوْلَ أَحَدٌ قَبْلَهُ؟ فَزَعَمْتَ أَنْ لَا فَقُلْتُ لَوْ كَانَ قَالَ هَذَا الْقَوْلَ أَحَدٌ قَبْلَهُ قُلْتُ رَجُلٌ يَأْتَمُّ بِقَوْلٍ قَبْلَ قَوْلِهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَا يَأْمُرُكُمْ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَأْمُرُنَا بِالصَّلَاةِ وَالزَّكَاةِ وَالصِّلَةِ وَالْعَفَافِ قَالَ إِنْ يَكُنْ مَا تَقُولُ فِيهِ حَقًّا فَإِنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ وَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ خَارِجٌ وَلَمْ أَظُنَّ أَنَّهُ مِنْكُمْ وَلَوْ أَنِّي أَعْلَمُ أَنِّي أَخْلُصُ إِلَيْهِ لَأَحْبَبْتُ لِقَاءَهُ وَلَوْ كُنْتُ عِنْدَهُ لَغَسَلْتُ عَنْ قَدَمَيْهِ وَلَيَبْلُغَنَّ مُلْكُهُ مَا تَحْتَ قَدَمَيَّ قَالَ ثُمَّ دَعَا بِكِتَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَرَأَ فَإِذَا فِيهِ «بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى هِرَقْلَ عَظِيمِ الرُّومِ سَلَّامٌ عَلَى مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الْهُدَى أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنِّي أَدْعُوكَ بِدِعَايَةِ الْإِسْلَامِ أَسْلِمْ تَسْلَمْ وَأَسْلِمْ يُؤْتِكَ اللَّهُ أَجْرَكَ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَإِنْ تَوَلَّيْتَ فَإِنَّ عَلَيْكَ إِثْمَ الْأَرِيسِيِّينَ {يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ تَعَالَوْا إِلَى كَلِمَةٍ سَوَاءٍ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ أَلَّا نَعْبُدَ إِلَّا اللَّهَ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ اشْهَدُوا بِأَنَّا مُسْلِمُونَ» فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنْ قِرَاءَةِ الْكِتَابِ ارْتَفَعَتِ الْأَصْوَاتُ عِنْدَهُ وَكَثُرَ اللَّغَطُ فَأُمِرَ بِنَا فَأُخْرِجْنَا فَقُلْتُ لِأَصْحَابِي حِينَ خَرَجْنَا لَقَدْ جَلَّ أَمْرُ ابْنِ أَبِي كَبْشَةَ إِنَّهُ لَيَخَافُهُ مَلِكُ بَنِي الْأَصْفَرِ قَالَ فَمَا زِلْتُ مُوقِنًا بِأَمْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ سَيَظْهَرُ حَتَّى أَدْخَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيَّ الْإِسْلَامَ

[Machine] "He (referring to Ali) has arrived in the city along with the people of Abiyyat from your tribe. And we have commanded them to surrender, so divide it among them. So I said, 'O Amir al-Mu'minin (Commander of the Faithful), order someone else to do that.' He replied, 'Take it, O man.' He said, 'While I was in this condition, their leader came and spoke to me kindly. He said, 'This is Uthman, Abdul Rahman bin Auf, Saad bin Abi Waqqas, and Zubair bin al-Awwam. I do not know if Talhah is there or not, or should they seek your permission on behalf of anyone?' He said, 'Give them permission.' He said, 'Then he waited for an hour. Then he came and said, 'Abbas and Ali seek permission to come to you.' He said, 'Give them permission.' When Abbas came in, he said, 'O Amir al-Mu'minin, decide between me and this person (Ali).' They both immediately began to quarrel about the property that Allah had bestowed upon His Messenger from the wealth of Banu al-Nadhir. The people said, 'Decide between them, O Amir al-Mu'minin, and relieve each of them from their opponent, for their dispute has been going on for too long.' Umar said, 'I adjure the two of you by Allah, Whose permission the heavens and the earth need for their existence, do you know that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "We do not leave behind any inheritance, whatever we leave is for charity"?'They said, 'Indeed, he said that.' Then he repeated to them the same words. They said, 'Yes.' He said, 'Then I inform you about this surplus. Indeed, Allah, the Exalted, allotted something specifically to His Prophet ﷺ that He did not give to anyone else. He said, "And what Allah gave as booty to His Messenger from them - you did not spur for it [in horse] or for camel - any acquisition [ajfa] [as that of war booty] is exclusively for the Messenger - Allah's pleasure be upon him. And you have expended no small [effort] or burdened ‘to force ] in horse] but Allah has endeared to His Messenger and has hastened an union between the Muhajireen [Emigrants] and the Ansaar [Helpers] who supported him." (Quran, 59:6) This surplus of the booty was specifically for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and, I swear by Allah, you did not get any of it, nor did you have any preference over it. It was distributed among you and spent on you, until what remained was what remains (with me) from the money. He would spend on his dependents for a year, and sometimes a year's provisions would hold him back, and then he would treat whatever remained as the property of Allah. When Allah took away His Messenger ﷺ , Abu Bakr said, 'I am the successor of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ after him, so I will do in it what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abu Bakr did.' Then it came to me after Abu Bakr for two years during my period of leadership, so I did in it what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abu Bakr did. And when you came to me, both of you came to me, Abbas seeking his share of inheritance from his nephew, and Ali asking me for his wife's inheritance. So I said to both of you, 'I have heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "We do not leave behind any inheritance, whatever we leave is for charity."' Then it occurred to me that I should give it to both of you. So I took your pledge and oath with Allah that you would act in it as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abu Bakr did. When I took it, you told me to give it to you based on something other than that, and by Him in Whose Hand is my soul, Who raises the heavens and lowers the mountains, I will not decide between you in this matter except with this judgment. If you both cannot do it (i.e., settle the matter), then hand it over to me.' So Ali prevailed over him and it remained with Ali. Then it was in the hands of Hasan bin Ali, then in the hands of Husain bin Ali, then in the hands of Ali bin Husain, then in the hands of Al-Hasan bin Hasan, then in the hands of Zaid bin Hasan. Ma'mar said: Then it was in the hands of Abdullah bin Hasan."

إِنَّهُ قَدْ حَضَرَ الْمَدِينَةَ أَهْلُ أَبْيَاتٍ مِنْ قَوْمِكَ وَإِنَّا قَدْ أَمَرْنَا لَهُمْ بِرَضْخٍ فَاقْسِمْهُ بَيْنَهُمْ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مُرْ بِذَلِكَ غَيْرِي فَقَالَ اقْبِضْ أَيُّهَا الْمَرْءُ قَالَ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا كَذَلِكَ إِذْ جَاءَهُ مَوْلَاهُ يَرْفَأُ فَقَالَ هَذَا عُثْمَانُ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ وَسَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ وَالزُّبَيْرُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ قَالَ وَلَا أَدْرِي أَذَكَرَ طَلْحَةً أَمْ لَا يَسْتَأْذِنُونَ عَلَيْكَ قَالَ ائْذَنْ لَهُمْ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَكَثَ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ وَعَلِيٌّ يَسْتَأْذِنَانِ عَلَيْكَ فَقَالَ ائْذَنْ لَهُمَا فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ الْعَبَّاسُ قَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اقْضِ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ هَذَا هُمَا حِينَئِذٍ يَخْتَصِمَانِ فِيمَا أَفَاءَ اللَّهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ مِنْ أَمْوَالِ بَنِي النَّضِيرِ فَقَالَ الْقَوْمُ اقْضِ بَيْنَهُمَا يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَأَرِحْ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ فَقَدْ طَالَتْ خُصُومَتُهُمَا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ أَنْشُدُكُمَا اللَّهَ الَّذِي بِإِذْنِهِ تَقُومُ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ أَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَا صَدَقَةٌ» قَالُوا قَدْ قَالَ ذَاكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُمَا مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أُخْبِرُكُمْ عَنْ هَذَا الْفَيْءِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَلَّ وَعَلَا خَصَّ نَبِيَّهُ ﷺ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يُعْطِهِ غَيْرَهُ فَقَالَ {وَمَا أَفَاءَ اللَّهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ مِنْهُمْ فَمَا أَوْجَفْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ خَيْلٍ وَلَا رِكَابٍ} فَكَانَتْ هَذِهِ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَاصَّةً وَاللَّهِ مَا حَازَهَا دُونَكُمْ وَلَا اسْتَأْثَرَهَا عَلَيْكُمْ لَقَدْ قَسَمَهَا بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَثَّهَا فِيكُمْ حَتَّى بَقِيَ مَا بَقِيَ مِنَ الْمَالِ فَكَانَ يُنْفِقُ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ سَنَةً وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ مَعْمَرٌ يَحْبِسُ مِنْهَا قُوتَ أَهْلِهِ سَنَةً ثُمَّ يَجْعَلُ مَا بَقِيَ مَجْعَلَ مَالِ اللَّهِ فَلَمَّا قَبَضَ اللَّهُ رَسُولَهُ ﷺ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنَا أَوْلَى بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَعْدَهُ أَعْمَلُ فِيهَا مَا كَانَ يَعْمَلُ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ وَالْعَبَّاسِ قَالَ وَأَنْتُمَا تَزْعُمَانِ أَنَّهُ كَانَ فِيهَا ظَالِمًا فَاجِرًا وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ صَادِقٌ بَارٌّ تَابِعٌ لِلْحَقِّ ثُمَّ وُلِّيتُهَا بَعْدَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ سَنَتَيْنِ مِنْ إِمَارَتِي فَعَمِلْتُ فِيهَا بِمِثْلِ مَا عَمِلَ فِيهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَأَنْتُمَا تَزْعُمَانِ أَنِّي فِيهَا ظَالِمٌ فَاجِرٌ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ أَنِّي فِيهَا صَادِقٌ بَارٌّ تَابِعٌ لِلْحَقِّ ثُمَّ جِئْتُمَانِي جَاءَنِي هَذَا يَعْنِي الْعَبَّاسَ يَبْتَغِي مِيرَاثَهُ مِنِ ابْنِ أَخِيهِ وَجَاءَنِي هَذَا يَعْنِي عَلِيًّا يَسْأَلُنِي مِيرَاثَ امْرَأَتِهِ فَقُلْتُ لَكُمَا إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَا نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَا صَدَقَةٌ» ثُمَّ بَدَا لِي أَنْ أَدْفَعَهُ إِلَيْكُمَا فَأَخَذْتُ عَلَيْكُمَا عَهْدَ اللَّهِ وَمِيثَاقَهُ لَتَعْمَلَانِ فِيهَا بِمَا عَمِلَ فِيهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَأَنَا مَا وُلِّيتُهَا فَقُلْتُمَا ادْفَعْهَا إِلَيْنَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ تُرِيدَانِ مِنِّي قَضَاءً غَيْرَ هَذَا وَالَّذِي بِإِذْنِهِ تَقُومُ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ لَا أَقْضِي بَيْنَكُمَا فِيهَا بِقَضَاءٍ غَيْرِ هَذَا إِنْ كُنْتُمَا عَجَزْتُمَا عَنْهَا فَادْفَعَاهَا إِلَيَّ قَالَ فَغَلَبَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهَا فَكَانَتْ فِي يَدِ عَلِيٍّ ثُمَّ بِيَدِ حَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ثُمَّ بِيَدِ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ثُمَّ بِيَدِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حُسَيْنٍ ثُمَّ بِيَدِ حَسَنِ بْنِ حَسَنٍ ثُمَّ بِيَدِ زَيْدِ بْنِ حَسَنٍ قَالَ مَعْمَرٌ ثُمَّ كَانَتْ بِيَدِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ

عَنْ حَلِيمَةَ أُمِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ السَّعْدِيَّةِ الَّتِي أَرْضَعَتْهُ قَالَتْ خَرَجْتُ فِي نِسْوَةٍ مِنْ بَنِي سَعْدِ بْنِ بَكْرٍ نَلْتَمِسُ الرُّضَعَاءَ بِمَكَّةَ عَلَى أَتَانٍ لِي قَمْرَاءَ فِي سَنَةٍ شَهْبَاءَ لَمْ تُبْقِ شَيْئًا وَمَعِي زَوْجِي وَمَعَنَا شَارِفٌ لَنَا وَاللَّهِ مَا إِنْ يَبِضُّ عَلَيْنَا بِقَطْرَةٍ مِنْ لَبَنٍ وَمَعِي صَبِيٌّ لِي إِنْ نَنَامَ لَيْلَتَنَا مِنْ بُكَائِهِ مَا فِي ثَدْيَيَّ مَا يُغْنِيهِ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا مَكَّةَ لَمْ تَبْقَ مِنَّا امْرَأَةٌ إِلَّا عُرِضَ عَلَيْهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَتَأْبَاهُ وَإِنَّمَا كُنَّا نَرْجُو كَرَامَةَ الرَّضَاعَةِ مِنْ وَالِدِ الْمَوْلُودِ وَكَانَ يَتِيمًا وَكُنَّا نَقُولُ يَتِيمًا مَا عَسَى أَنْ تَصْنَعَ أُمُّهُ بِهِ حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْ صَوَاحِبِي امْرَأَةٌ إِلَّا أَخَذَتْ صَبِيًّا غَيْرِي فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أَرْجِعَ وَلَمْ أَجِدْ شَيْئًا وَقَدْ أَخَذَ صَوَاحِبِي فَقُلْتُ لِزَوْجِي وَاللَّهِ لَأَرْجِعَنَّ إِلَى ذَلِكَ الْيَتِيمِ فَلَآخُذَنَّهُ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَأَخَذْتُهُ وَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَحْلِي فَقَالَ زَوْجِي قَدْ أَخَذْتِيهِ؟ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ وَاللَّهِ وَذَاكَ أَنِّي لَمْ أَجِدْ غَيْرَهُ فَقَالَ قَدْ أَصَبْتِ فَعَسَى اللَّهُ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ فِيهِ خَيْرًا قَالَتْ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا هُوَ إِلَّا أَنْ جَعَلْتُهُ فِي حِجْرِي أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِ ثَدْيِي بِمَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ مِنَ اللَّبَنِ فَشَرِبَ حَتَّى رَوِيَ وَشَرِبَ أَخُوهُ يَعْنِي ابْنَهَا حَتَّى رَوِيَ وَقَامَ زَوْجِي إِلَى شَارِفِنَا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَإِذَا بِهَا حَافِلٌ فَحَلَبَهَا مِنَ اللَّبَنِ مَا شِئْنَا وَشَرِبَ حَتَّى رَوِيَ وَشَرِبْتُ حَتَّى رَوِيتُ وَبِتْنَا لَيْلَتَنَا تِلْكَ شِبَاعًا رُوَاءً وَقَدْ نَامَ صِبْيَانُنَا يَقُولُ أَبُوهُ يَعْنِي زَوْجَهَا وَاللَّهِ يَا حَلِيمَةُ مَا أُرَاكِ إِلَّا قَدْ أَصَبْتِ نَسَمَةً مُبَارَكَةً قَدْ نَامَ صَبِيُّنَا وَرَوِيَ قَالَتْ ثُمَّ خَرَجْنَا فَوَاللَّهِ لَخَرَجَتْ أَتَانِي أَمَامَ الرَّكْبِ حَتَّى إِنَّهُمْ لَيَقُولُونَ وَيْحَكِ كُفِّي عَنَّا أَلَيْسَتْ هَذِهِ بِأَتَانِكِ الَّتِي خَرَجْتِ عَلَيْهَا؟ فَأَقُولُ بَلَى وَاللَّهِ وَهِيَ قُدَّامُنَا حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا مَنَازِلَنَا مِنْ حَاضِرِ بَنِي سَعْدِ بْنِ بَكْرٍ فَقَدِمْنَا عَلَى أَجْدَبِ أَرْضِ اللَّهِ فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسُ حَلِيمَةَ بِيَدِهِ إِنْ كَانُوا لَيُسَرِّحُونَ أَغْنَامَهُمْ إِذَا أَصْبَحُوا وَيَسْرَحُ رَاعِي غَنَمِي فَتَرُوحُ بِطَانًا لَبَنًا حُفَّلًا وَتَرُوحُ أَغْنَامُهُمْ جِيَاعًا هَالِكَةً مَا لَهَا مِنْ لَبَنٍ قَالَتْ فَنَشْرَبُ مَا شِئْنَا مِنَ اللَّبَنِ وَمَا مِنَ الْحَاضِرِ أَحَدٌ يَحْلُبُ قَطْرَةً وَلَا يَجِدُهَا فَيَقُولُونَ لِرِعَائِهِمْ وَيْلَكُمْ أَلَا تَسْرَحُونَ حَيْثُ يَسْرَحُ رَاعِي حَلِيمَةَ فَيَسْرَحُونَ فِي الشِّعْبِ الَّذِي تَسْرَحُ فِيهِ فَتَرُوحُ أَغْنَامُهُمْ جِيَاعًا مَا بِهَا مِنْ لَبَنٍ وَتَرُوحُ غَنَمِي لَبَنًا حُفَّلًا وَكَانَ ﷺ يَشِبُّ فِي الْيَوْمِ شَبَابَ الصَّبِيِّ فِي شَهْرٍ وَيَشِبُّ فِي الشَّهْرِ شَبَابَ الصَّبِيِّ فِي سَنَةٍ فَبَلَغَ سَنَةً وَهُوَ غُلَامٌ جَفْرٌ قَالَتْ فَقَدِمْنَا عَلَى أُمِّهِ فَقُلْتُ لَهَا وَقَالَ لَهَا أَبُوهُ رُدِّي عَلَيْنَا ابْنِي فَلْنَرْجِعْ بِهِ فَإِنَّا نَخْشَى عَلَيْهِ وَبَاءَ مَكَّةَ قَالَتْ وَنَحْنُ أَضَنُّ شَيْءٍ بِهِ مِمَّا رَأَيْنَا مِنْ بَرَكَتِهِ قَالَتْ فَلَمْ نَزَلْ حَتَّى قَالَتِ ارْجِعَا بِهِ فَرَجَعْنَا بِهِ فَمَكَثَ عِنْدَنَا شَهْرَيْنِ قَالَتْ فَبَيْنَا هُوَ يَلْعَبُ وَأَخُوهُ يَوْمًا خَلْفَ الْبُيُوتِ يَرْعَيَانِ بَهْمًا لَنَا إِذْ جَاءَنَا أَخُوهُ يَشْتَدُّ فَقَالَ لِي وَلِأَبِيهِ أَدْرِكَا أَخِي الْقُرَشِيَّ قَدْ جَاءَهُ رَجُلَانِ فَأَضْجَعَاهُ وَشَقَّا بَطْنَهُ فَخَرَجْنَا نَشْتَدُّ فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَيْهِ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ مُنْتَقِعٌ لَوْنُهُ فَاعْتَنَقَهُ أَبُوهُ وَاعْتَنَقْتُهُ ثُمَّ قُلْنَا مَا لَكَ أَيْ بُنَيَّ؟ قَالَ «أَتَانِي رَجُلَانِ عَلَيْهِمَا ثِيَابٌ بِيضٌ فَأَضْجَعَانِي ثُمَّ شَقَّا بَطْنِي فَوَاللَّهِ مَا أَدْرِي مَا صَنَعَا» قَالَتْ فَاحْتَمَلْنَاهُ وَرَجَعْنَا بِهِ قَالَتْ يَقُولُ أَبُوهُ يَا حَلِيمَةُ مَا أَرَى هَذَا الْغُلَامَ إِلَّا قَدْ أُصِيبَ فَانْطَلِقِي فَلْنَرُدَّهُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَظْهَرَ بِهِ مَا نَتَخَوَّفُ قَالَتْ فَرَجَعْنَا بِهِ فَقَالَتْ مَا يَرُدُّكُمَا بِهِ فَقَدْ كُنْتُمَا حَرِيصَيْنِ عَلَيْهِ؟ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ لَا وَاللَّهِ إِلَّا أَنَّا كَفَلْنَاهُ وَأَدَّيْنَا الْحَقَّ الَّذِي يَجِبُ عَلَيْنَا ثُمَّ تَخَوَّفْنَا الْأَحْدَاثَ عَلَيْهِ فَقُلْنَا يَكُونُ فِي أَهْلِهِ فَقَالَتْ أُمُّهُ وَاللَّهِ مَا ذَاكَ بِكُمَا فَأَخْبِرَانِي خَبَرَكُمَا وَخَبَرَهُ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا زَالَتْ بِنَا حَتَّى أَخْبَرْنَاهَا خَبَرَهُ قَالَتْ فَتَخَوَّفْتَمَا عَلَيْهِ كَلَّا وَاللَّهِ إِنَّ لِابْنِي هَذَا شَأْنًا أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمَا عَنْهُ إِنِّي حَمَلْتُ بِهِ فَلَمْ أَحْمِلْ حَمْلًا قَطُّ كَانَ أَخَفَّ عَلَيَّ وَلَا أَعْظَمَ بَرَكَةً مِنْهُ ثُمَّ رَأَيْتُ نُورًا كَأَنَّهُ شِهَابٌ خَرَجَ مِنِّي حِينَ وَضَعْتُهُ أَضَاءَتْ لَهُ أَعْنَاقُ الْإِبِلِ بِبُصْرَى ثُمَّ وَضَعْتُهُ فَمَا وَقَعَ كَمَا يَقَعُ الصِّبْيَانُ وَقَعَ وَاضِعًا يَدَهُ بِالْأَرْضِ رَافِعًا رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ دَعَاهُ وَالْحَقَا بِشَأْنِكُمَا

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ left Mecca, migrating to Madinah, he was accompanied by Abu Bakr, Abu Bakr's servant Amir b. Fuhayrah, and their guide Abdullah b. Urayqit. They passed by the two tents of Umm Mabad al-Khuzaiyyah. She was a strong woman who would sit in front of her tent and provide water and food to travelers.

They asked her for some meat and dates to purchase, but found nothing with her as the people were facing a severe famine. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ noticed a sheep in the corner of the tent and asked, "What is this sheep, O Umm Mabad?" She replied, "This sheep has been left behind by weakness." He asked, "Does it have any milk?" She replied, "It is too weak for that." He ﷺ asked, “Would you allow me to milk it?” She replied, "Yes, may my parents be sacrificed for you, if you see any milk in it, then milk it."

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ called for the sheep, put his hand on its udder, and invoked the name of Allah. Suddenly, milk started flowing abundantly. He ﷺ called for a large container which could satisfy the thirst of many people. He milked it until it filled the container, then gave her to drink until she was satisfied, and then he gave to his companions to drink until they were satisfied. Finally, he ﷺ drank. Then he repeated the milking to fill the container again, leaving it with her.

Shortly after they left, Umm Mabad's husband, Abu Mabad, returned driving some lean goats whose udders were dry. When he saw the milk, he was astonished and asked, "From where did you get this milk, O Umm Mabad, as the sheep is dry and there's no milking goat in the house?" She replied, "No, by Allah, a blessed man passed by us." He asked, "Describe him to me, O Umm Mabad."

She replied, "I saw a man of radiant appearance, with a bright face, beautiful in form. Neither too thin nor deficient in physique. He was handsome and well-proportioned, with large dark eyes, long eyelashes, and a deep, slightly hoarse voice. His neck was well-defined, and his beard was thick. His eyebrows were long and arched, and if he remained silent, he was enveloped in dignity, but when he spoke, he was adorned with grace and majesty. From a distance, he was the most beautiful of people, and up close, he was the most pleasant and delightful. His speech was sweet, distinct, neither too brief nor excessive, as if his words were strung pearls flowing down. He was neither too tall to intimidate nor too short to be disregarded, but perfectly proportioned, like a branch between two other branches, the most striking and noble of the three. He was surrounded by companions who were attentive to him. When he spoke, they listened intently, and when he commanded, they hastened to fulfill his command. He was well-attended, always surrounded by people, yet never frowning nor disregarded.”

Abu Mabad said, "By Allah, he is the companion of Quraysh whom we were informed about. I have decided to accompany him, and if I find a way to do so, I will surely do it." Later, there was a loud voice in Mecca heard from the sky, saying...

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ خَرَجَ مِنْ مَكَّةَ وَخَرَجَ مِنْهَا مُهَاجِرًا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَهُوَ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ وَمَوْلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَامِرُ بْنُ فُهَيْرَةَ ؓ ودَلِيلُهُمَا اللَّيْثِيُّ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنِ الْأُرَيْقِطِ مَرُّوا عَلَى خَيْمَتَيْ أُمِّ مَعْبَدٍ الْخُزَاعِيَّةِ وَكَانَتْ بَرْزَةً جَلْدَةً تَحْتَبِي بِفِنَاءِ الْقُبَّةِ ثُمَّ تَسْقِي وَتُطْعِمُ

فَسَأَلُوهَا لَحْمًا وَتَمْرًا لِيَشْتَرُوهُ مِنْهَا فَلَمْ يُصِيبُوا عِنْدَهَا شَيْئًا مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَكَانَ الْقَوْمُ مُرْمِلِينَ مُسْنِتِينَ فَنَظَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى شَاةٍ فِي كِسْرِ الْخَيْمَةِ فَقَالَ «مَا هَذِهِ الشَّاةُ يَا أُمَّ مَعْبَدٍ؟» قَالَتْ خَلَّفَهَا الْجَهْدُ عَنِ الْغَنَمِ قَالَ «فَهَلْ بِهَا مِنْ لَبَنٍ؟» قَالَتْ هِي أَجْهَدُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ «أَتَأْذَنِينَ أَنْ أَحْلُبَهَا؟» قَالَتْ بَلَى بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي نَعَمْ إِنْ رَأَيْتَ بِهَا حَلْبًا فَاحْلُبْهَا

فَدَعَا بِهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَمَسَحَ بِيَدِهِ ضَرْعَهَا وَسَمَّى اللهَ ﷻ وَدَعَا لَهَا فِي شَاتِها فَتَفَاحَتْ عَلَيْهِ وَدَرَّتْ واجْتَرَّتْ وَدَعَا بِإِنَاءٍ يُرْبِضُ الرَّهْطَ فَحَلَبَ فِيهَا ثَجًّا حَتَّى عَلَاهُ الْبَهَاءُ ثُمَّ سَقَاهَا حَتَّى رُوِيَتْ وَسَقَى أَصْحَابَهُ حَتَّى رَوَوْا وَشَرِبَ آخِرَهُمْ ﷺ ثُمَّ أَرَاضُوا ثُمَّ حَلَبَ فِيهَا ثَانِيًا بَعْدَ بَدْءٍ حَتَّى مَلَأَ الْإِنَاءَ ثُمَّ غَادَرَهُ عِنْدَهَا ثُمَّ بَايَعَهَا وارْتَحَلُوا عَنْهَا فَقَلَّمَا لَبِثَتْ

حَتَّى جَاءَ زَوْجُهَا أَبُو مَعْبَدٍ يَسُوقُ أَعْنُزًا عِجَافًا يَتَسَاوَكْنَ هُزْلًا ضُحًى مُخُّهُنَّ قَلِيلٌ فَلَمَّا رَأَى أَبُو مَعْبَدٍ اللَّبَنَ عَجِبَ وَقَالَ مِنْ أَيْنَ لَكَ هَذَا اللَّبَنُ يَا أُمَّ مَعْبَدٍ؟ وَالشَّاةُ عَازِبٌ حِيَالٌ وَلَا حَلُوبةَ فِي الْبَيْتِ؟

قَالَتْ: (لَا وَاللهِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ مَرَّ بِنَا رَجُلٌ مُبَارَكٌ مِنْ حَالِهِ كَذَا وَكَذَا) قَالَ: صِفِيهِ لِي يَا أُمَّ مَعْبَدٍ۔ قَالَتْ: (رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا ظَاهَرَ الْوَضَاءَةِ أَبْلَجَ الْوَجْهِ حَسَنَ الْخَلْقِ لَمْ تَعِبْهُ ثُحْلَةٌ وَلَمْ تُزْرِ بِهِ صَعْلَةٌ وَسِيمٌ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ دَعَجٌ وَفِي أَشْفَارِهِ وَطَفٌ وَفِي صَوْتِهِ صَهَلٌ وَفِي عُنُقِهِ سَطَعٌ وَفِي لِحْيَتِهِ كَثَاثَةٌ أَزَجُّ أَقْرَنُ إِنْ صَمَتَ فَعَلَيْهِ الْوَقَارُ وَإِنْ تَكَلَّمَ سَمَاهُ وَعَلَاهُ الْبَهَاءُ أَجْمَلُ النَّاسِ وَأَبْهَاهُ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ وأَحْلَاهُ وَأَحْسَنُهُ مِنْ قَرِيبٍ حُلْوُ الْمِنْطَقِ فَصْلٌ لَا هَذِرٌ وَلَا تَزِرٌ كَأَنَّ مَنْطِقَهُ خَرَزَاتٌ نَظْمٌ يَتَحَدَّرْنَ رَبْعٌ لَا يَأْسَ مِنْ طُولٍ وَلَا تَقْتَحِمُهُ عَيْنٌ مِنْ قِصَرٍ غُصْنٌ بَيْنَ غُصْنَيْنِ فَهُوَ أَنْضَرُ الثَّلَاثَةِ مَنْظَرًا وَأَحْسَنُهُمْ قَدْرًا لَهُ رُفَقَاءُ يَحُفُّونَ بِهِ إِنْ قَالَ أَنْصَتُوا لِقَوْلِهِ وَإِنْ أَمَرَ تَبَادَرُوا إِلَى أَمْرِهِ مَحْفُودٌ مَحْشُودٌ لَا عَابِسٌ وَلَا مُفَنَّدٌ)

قَالَ أَبُو مَعْبَدٍ: هُوَ وَاللهِ صَاحِبُ قُرَيْشٍ الَّذِي ذُكِرَ لَنَا أَمْرُهُ مَا ذُكِرُ بِمَكَّةَ وَلَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ أَصْحَبَهُ وَلَأَفْعَلَنَّ إِنْ وَجَدْتُ إِلَى ذَلِكَ سَبِيلًا فَأَصْبَحَ صَوْتٌ بِمَكَّةَ عَلِيًّا يَسْمَعُونَ الصَّوْتَ وَلَا يَدْرُونَ مَنْ صَاحِبُهُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ

[Machine] He said, "I was a man from the people of Jeyy in the city of Isfahan. While I was contemplating the truth of the heavens and the earth, Allah inspired me in my heart. So, I went to a man who did not speak to people often. I asked him, 'Which religion is the best?' He responded, 'What is your concern with this matter? Do you want a religion other than your father's?' I said, 'No, but I want to know who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth and which religion is the best.' He said, 'I do not know anyone on this except for a monk who is in Mosul.' So, I went to him and stayed with him for three years. He used to fast during the day and pray at night, and I worshiped as he did. Then, he passed away, and I said to him, 'Who should I go to?' He said, 'I do not know anyone on the earth who follows what I follow except for a hermit behind the island. Go to him and give him my greetings.' So, I went to him and greeted him and informed him that the monk had passed away. I stayed with him for three years, and then he also passed away. I said to him, 'Who should I go to?' He said, 'I do not know anyone on the earth who follows what I follow except for a great sheikh in Ammuriyyah. I do not know if he is still alive or not.' So, I went to him, and when I reached him, I found him in a wide state. When death approached him, I asked him, 'Where should I go?' He said, 'I do not know anyone on the earth who follows what I follow, but if you encounter a time when you hear of a man coming out of the house of Ibrahim ﷺ and you have the opportunity to be with him, then do so, for he is on the right path. Its sign is that his people say he is a magician, insane,

قَالَ كُنْتُ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَهْلِ جَيٍّ مَدِينَةِ أَصْبَهَانَ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا إِذْ أَلْقَى اللهُ فِي قَلْبِي مِنْ حَقِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ فَانْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى رَجُلٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ يُكَلِّمُ النَّاسَ يَتَحَرَّجُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ أَيُّ الدِّينِ أَفْضَلُ؟ فَقَالَ مَا لَكَ وَلِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ؟ أَتُرِيدُ دِينًا غَيْرَ دِينِ أَبِيكَ؟ قُلْتُ لَا وَلَكِنْ أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَعْلَمَ مَنْ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَأَيُّ دِينٍ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ مَا أَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا عَلَى هَذَا غَيْرَ رَاهِبٍ بِالْمَوْصِلِ قَالَ فَذَهَبْتُ إِلَيْهِ وَكُنْتُ عِنْدَهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ قَدْ أُقْتِرَ عَلَيْهِ فِي الدُّنْيَا فَكَانَ يَصُومُ النَّهَارَ وَيَقُومُ اللَّيْلَ فَكُنْتُ أَعْبُدُ كَعِبَادَتِهِ فَلَبِثْتُ عِنْدَهُ ثَلَاثَ سِنِينَ ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَ فَقُلْتُ إِلَى مَنْ تُوصِي بِي؟ فَقَالَ مَا أَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَشْرِقِ عَلَى مَا أَنَا عَلَيْهِ فَعَلَيْكَ بِرَاهِبٍ وَرَاءَ الْجَزِيرَةِ فَأَقْرِئْهُ مِنِّي السَّلَامَ قَالَ فَجِئْتُهُ وَأَقْرَأْتُهُ السَّلَامَ وَأَخْبَرْتُهُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ تُوُفِّيَ فَمَكَثْتُ أَيْضًا عِنْدَهُ ثَلَاثَ سِنِينَ ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَ فَقُلْتُ إِلَى مَنْ تَأْمُرُنِي أَنْ أَذْهَبَ؟ قَالَ مَا أَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ عَلَى مَا أَنَا عَلَيْهِ غَيْرَ رَاهِبٍ بِعَمُّورِيَّةَ شَيْخٍ كَبِيرٍ وَمَا أَرَى تَلْحَقُهُ أَمْ لَا فَذَهَبْتُ إِلَيْهِ وَكُنْتُ عِنْدَهَ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ مُوَسَّعٌ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ قُلْتُ لَهُ أَيْنَ تَأْمُرُنِي أَنْ أَذْهَبَ؟ قَالَ مَا أَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ عَلَى مَا أَنَا عَلَيْهِ لَكِنْ إِنْ أَدْرَكْتَ زَمَانًا يُسْمَعُ بِرَجُلٍ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْتِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ﷺ وَمَا أَرَاكَ تُدْرِكُهُ وَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَرْجُو أَنْ أُدْرِكَهُ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ تَكُونَ مَعَهُ فَافْعَلْ فَإِنَّهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ وأَمَارَةُ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ قَوْمَهُ يَقُولُونَ سَاحِرٌ مَجْنُونٌ كَاهِنٌ وَأَنَّهُ يَأْكُلُ الْهَدِيَّةَ وَلَا يَأْكُلُ الصَّدَقَةَ وَأَنَّ عِنْدَ غُرْضُوفِ كَتِفَيْهِ خَاتَمُ النُّبُوَّةِ وَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى أَتَتْ عِيرٌ مِنْ نَحْوِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ أَنْتُمْ؟ قَالُوا نَحْنُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَنَحْنُ قَوْمٌ تُجَّارٌ نَعِيشُ بِتِجارَتِنَا وَلَكِنَّهُ قَدْ خَرَجَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ﷺ فَقَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا وَقَوْمُهُ يُقَاتِلُونَهُ وَقَدْ خَشِينَا أَنْ يَحُولَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ تِجَارَتِنَا وَلَكِنَّهُ قَدْ مَلَكَ الْمَدِينَةَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ مَا يَقُولُونَ فِيهِ؟ قَالُوا يَقُولُونَ سَاحِرٌ مَجْنُونٌ كَاهِنٌ فَقُلْتُ هَذِهِ الْأَمَارَةُ دُلُّونِي عَلَى صَاحِبِكُمْ فَجِئْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ تَحْمِلُنِي إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ؟ قَالَ مَا تُعْطِينِي؟ قُلْتُ مَا أَجِدُ شَيْئًا أُعْطِيكَ غَيْرَ أَنِّي لَكَ عَبْدٌ فَحَمَلَنِي فَلَمَّا قَدِمْتُ جَعَلَنِي فِي نَخْلِهِ فَكُنْتُ أَسْقِي كَمَا يَسْقِي الْبَعِيرُ حَتَّى دَبُرَ ظَهْرِي وَصَدْرِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَلَا أَجِدُ أَحَدًا يَفْقَهُ كَلَامِي حَتَّى جَاءَتْ عَجُوزٌ فَارِسِيَّةٌ تَسْقِي فَكَلَّمْتُهَا فَفَهِمَتْ كَلَامِي فَقُلْتُ لَهَا أَيْنَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي خَرَجَ دُلَّنِي عَلَيْهِ؟ قَالَتْ سَيَمُرُّ عَلَيْكَ بُكْرَةً إِذَا صَلَّى الصُّبْحَ مِنْ أَوَّلِ النَّهَارِ فَخَرَجْتُ فَجَمَعْتُ تَمْرًا فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ جِئْتُ فَقَرَّبَتُ إِلَيْهِ التَّمْرَ فَقَالَ «مَا هَذَا صَدَقَةٌ أَمْ هَدِيَّةٌ؟» فَأَشَرْتُ أَنَّهُ صَدَقَةٌ قَالَ «انْطَلِقْ إِلَى هَؤُلَاءِ» وَأَصْحَابُهُ عِنْدَهُ فَأَكَلُوا وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ فَقُلْتُ هَذِهِ الْإِمَارَةُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ جِئْتُ بِتَمْرٍ فَقَالَ «مَا هَذَا؟» فَقُلْتُ هَذِهِ هَدِيَّةٌ فَأَكَلَ وَدَعَا أَصْحَابَهُ فَأَكَلُوا ثُمَّ رَآنِي أَتَعَرَّضُ لَأَنْظُرَ إِلَى الْخَاتَمِ فَعَرَفَ فَأَلْقَى رِدَاءَهُ فَأَخَذْتُ أُقَلِّبُهُ وَأَلْتَزِمُهُ فَقَالَ «مَا شَأْنُكَ؟» فَسَأَلَنِي فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ خَبَرِي فَقَالَ «اشْتَرَطْتَ لَهُمْ أَنَّكَ عَبْدٌ اشْتَرِ نَفْسَكَ مِنْهُمْ» فَاشْتَرَاهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَنْ يَجِيءَ لَهُمْ بِمائَةِ نَخْلَةٍ وَأَرْبَعِينَ أُوقِيَّةَ ذَهَبٍ ثُمَّ هُوَ حُرٌّ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «اغْرِسْ» فَغَرَسَ ثُمَّ انْطَلِقْ فَأَلْقِ الدَّلْوَ عَلَى الْبِئْرِ ثُمَّ لَا تَرْفَعْهُ حَتَّى يَرْتَفِعَ فَإِنَّهُ إِذَا امْتَلَأَ ارْتَفَعَ ثُمَّ رُشَّ فِي أُصُولِهَا فَفَعَلَ فَنَبَتَ النَّخْلُ أَسْرَعَ النَّبَاتِ فَقَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مَا رَأَيْنَا مِثْلَ هَذَا الْعَبْدِ إِنَّ لِهَذَا الْعَبْدِ شَأْنًا فَاجْتَمَعَ عَلَيْهِ النَّاسُ فَأَعْطَاهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ تِبْرًا فَإِذَا فِيهِ أَرْبَعُونَ أُوقِيَّةً

[Machine] Zaid bin Saanah went out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one day from the chambers, and Ali bin Abi Talib was with him. So a man came to him on his riding animal, like a Bedouin, and said, "O Messenger of Allah, the people of Busr have embraced Islam and entered into Islam, and I had informed them that if they embraced Islam, sustenance would come to them in abundance. But they have been afflicted with a year of drought, hardship, and scarcity of rain. So I fear, O Messenger of Allah, that they may leave Islam when they had entered into it due to greed. So if you see fit to send something to them that would assist them, then do so." So he looked at a man who was beside him and who appeared to be Ali. He said, "O Messenger of Allah, there is nothing left of mine." Zaid bin Saanah approached him and said, "O Muhammad, can you sell me a certain known amount of dates from the wall of the people of so-and-so to a specified date?" So he said, "No, O Jew, but I will sell you a certain known amount of dates to a specified date, and do not refer to it as the wall of the people of so-and-so." I said, "Yes." So he pledged allegiance to me and I released my anxiety. I gave him eighty Mithqal of gold in specified dates to a specified date, and the man took them and said, "Take this to them and assist them with it." Zaid bin Saanah said, "When it was a day or two before the appointed date, I went to him and took hold of the collar of his garment and his cloak, and I looked at him sternly and said, 'Will you not fulfill my right, O Muhammad?' By Allah, I did not recognize you when I looked at your face. His eyes were spinning in his head like planets, and then he hit me with his eye and said, 'O enemy of Allah, you speak to the Messenger of Allah with what I have not heard, and you do with him what I do not see. By the One who sent him with the truth, were it not for what I fear, I would strike your head with my sword.' And the Messenger of Allah looked at Umar in calmness and patience and then said, 'O Umar, he and I were more in need of something other than what you ordered me for good performance of duty and what you ordered him for good following. Take him away, O Umar, and give him his right and increase him twenty Sa' of dates in place of your frightening him.'" Zaid said, "So Umar took me away and gave me my right and increased me twenty Sa' of dates. So I said, 'What is this increase, O Umar?' He said, 'The Messenger of Allah has ordered me to increase you with what I frightened you with.' I said, 'And do you recognize me, O Umar?' He said, 'No, who are you?' I said, 'I am Zaid bin Saanah.'" Zaid said, "Al-Habr (Abu Bakr) said, 'By Allah, you have done with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ what I would not have done, and you have said to him what I would not have said.' I said, 'O Abu Bakr, whatever sign of prophethood was there, I recognized it in the face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when I looked at him, except for two signs that I did not tell him about. His forbearance overcame his ignorance, and no ignorance overcame his forbearance. For I had informed him about them, so I bear witness to you, O Umar, that I have accepted Allah as my Lord, and Islam as my religion, and Muhammad as the Messenger, and I bear witness to you that half of my wealth, and indeed it is the majority of it, shall be given in charity for the Ummah of Muhammad." Umar said, "Or some among them, as you cannot handle giving it all." I said, "Or some among them." So Umar and Zaid went back to the Messenger of Allah and Zaid said, "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger, and I believe in him and confirm him and pledge allegiance to him. And I have witnessed many scenes along with him." Then Zaid was martyred in the Battle of Tabuk, facing the enemy, may Allah have mercy on Zaid.

زَيْدُ بْنُ سَعْنَةَ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمًا مِنَ الْحُجُرَاتِ وَمَعَهُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ؓ فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ كَالْبَدَوِيِّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ بُصْرَى قَرْيَةَ بَنِي فُلَانٍ قَدْ أَسْلَمُوا وَدَخَلُوا فِي الْإِسْلَامِ وَكُنْتُ حَدَّثَتْهُمْ إِنْ أَسْلَمُوا أَتَاهُمُ الرِّزْقُ رَغَدًا وَقَدْ أَصَابَتْهُمْ سَنَةٌ وَشِدَّةٌ وقُحُوطٌ مِنَ الْغَيْثِ فَأَنَا أَخْشَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنْ يَخْرُجُوا مِنَ الْإِسْلَامِ طَمَعًا كَمَا دَخَلُوا فِيهِ طَمَعًا فَإِنْ رَأَيْتَ أَنْ تُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِمْ بِشَيْءٍ تُعِينُهُمْ بِهِ فَعَلْتَ فَنَظَرَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ إِلَى جَانِبِهِ أُرَاهُ عَلِيًّا ؓ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا بَقِيَ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ قَالَ زَيْدُ بْنُ سَعْنَةَ فَدَنَوْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ هَلْ لَكَ أَنْ تَبِيعَنِي تَمْرًا مَعْلُومًا مِنْ حَائِطِ بَنِي فُلَانٍ إِلَى أَجْلِ كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ فَقَالَ «لَا يَا يَهُودِيُّ وَلَكِنِّي أَبِيعُكَ تَمْرًا مَعْلُومًا إِلَى أَجْلِ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَلَا تُسَمِّي حَائِطَ بَنِي فُلَانٍ» قُلْتُ بَلَى فَبَايَعَنِي فَأَطْلَقْتُ هِمْيَانِي فَأَعْطَيْتُهُ ثَمَانِينَ مِثْقَالًا مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فِي تَمْرٍ مَعْلُومٍ إِلَى أَجْلِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَأَعْطَاهَا الرَّجُلَ فَقَالَ «اغْدُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَأَعِنْهُمْ بِهَا» فَقَالَ زَيْدُ بْنُ سَعْنَةَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ قَبْلَ مَحَلِّ الْأَجَلِ بِيَوْمَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثٍ أَتَيْتُهُ فَأَخَذْتُ بِمَجَامِعِ قَمِيصِهِ وَرِدَائِهِ وَنَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهِ بِوَجْهٍ غَلِيظٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَلَا تَقْضِيَنِي يَا مُحَمَّدُ حَقِّي؟ فَوَاللهِ مَا عَلِمْتُكُمْ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ لَمَطْلٌ وَلَقَدْ كَانَ لِي بِمُخَالَطَتِكُمْ عَلِمٌ وَنَظَرْتُ إِلَى عُمَرَ وَإِذَا عَيْنَاهُ تَدُورَانِ فِي وَجْهِهِ كالْفَلَكِ الْمُسْتَدِيرِ ثُمَّ رَمَانِي بِبَصَرِهِ فَقَالَ يَا عَدُوَّ اللهِ أَتَقُولُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَا أَسْمَعُ وَتَصْنَعُ بِهِ مَا أَرَى فَوَالَّذِي بَعَثَهُ بِالْحَقِّ لَوْلَا مَا أُحَاذِرُ فَوْتَهُ لَضَرَبْتُ بِسَيْفِي رَأْسَكَ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى عُمَرَ فِي سُكُونٍ وتُؤَدَةٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ «يَا عُمَرُ أَنَا وَهُوَ كُنَّا أَحْوَجَ إِلَى غَيْرِ هَذَا أَنْ تَأْمُرَنِي بِحُسْنِ الْأَدَاءِ وتَأْمُرَهُ بِحُسْنِ التِّبَاعَةِ اذْهَبْ بِهِ يَا عُمَرُ وأَعْطِهِ حَقَّهُ وَزِدْهُ عِشْرِينَ صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ مَكَانَ مَا رَوَّعْتَهُ» قَالَ زَيْدٌ فَذَهَبَ بِي عُمَرُ ؓ فَأَعْطَانِي حَقِّي وَزَادَنِي عِشْرِينَ صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذِهِ الزِّيَادَةُ يَا عُمَرُ؟ فَقَالَ أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ أَزِيدَكَ مَكَانَ مَا رَوَّعْتُكَ قُلْتُ وتَعْرِفُنِي يَا عُمَرُ؟ قَالَ لَا مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قُلْتُ أَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ سَعْنَةَ قَالَ الْحَبْرُ قُلْتُ الْحَبْرُ قَالَ فَمَا دَعَاكَ أَنْ فَعَلْتَ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَا فَعَلْتَ وَقُلْتَ لَهُ مَا قُلْتَ؟ قُلْتُ يَا عُمَرُ لَمْ تَكُنْ مِنْ عَلَامَاتِ النُّبُوَّةِ شَيْءٌ إِلَّا وَقَدْ عَرَفْتُهُ فِي وَجْهِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ نَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهِ إِلَّا اثْنَتَيْنِ لَمْ أَخْبُرْهُمَا مِنْهُ يَسْبِقُ حِلْمُهُ جَهْلَهُ وَلَا يَزِيدُهُ الْجَهْلُ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا حِلْمًا فَقَدْ أُخْبِرْتُهُمَا فَأُشْهِدُكَ يَا عُمَرُ أَنِّي قَدْ رَضِيتُ بِاللهِ رَبًّا وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيًّا وَأُشْهِدُكَ أَنَّ شَطْرَ مَالِي وَإِنِّي أَكْثَرُهَا مَالًا صَدَقَةٌ عَلَى أُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ أَوْ عَلَى بَعْضِهِمْ فَإِنَّكَ لَا تَسَعُهُمْ قُلْتُ أَوْ عَلَى بَعْضِهِمْ فَرَجَعَ عُمَرُ وَزَيْدٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ زَيْدٌ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ ﷺ وَآمَنَ بِهِ وَصَدَّقَهُ وَبَايَعَهُ وَشَهِدَ مَعَهُ مَشَاهِدَ كَثِيرَةً ثُمَّ تُوُفِّي زَيْدٌ فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ مُقْبِلًا غَيْرَ مُدْبِرٍ رَحِمَ اللهُ زَيْدًا

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent them as scouts from Mecca to inform him of the news of the Quraysh. They traveled along the Najdiyyah until they reached Raji' from Najd, where they were intercepted by the Banu Lihyan from Hudhayl. Asim ibn Thabit fought with his sword until he was killed. Khubayb and Zaid ibn Adathnah were taken up a mountain, and the people were unable to get to them until they made covenants and agreements with them. They came down to them and tied them securely, then brought them to Mecca, where they sold them to the Quraysh. Khubayb was bought by 'Uqbah ibn al-Harith ibn Nawfal, the brother of Husayn ibn al-Harith, and Abu Ihab ibn 'Aziz ibn Qays ibn Suwayd ibn Rabiah ibn 'Adas ibn 'Abdullah ibn Darim. Qays ibn Suwayd ibn Rabiah was the brother of 'Amir ibn Nawfal from his mother's side. His mother was the daughter of Nahshal al-Tamimi, and his grandmother was the sister of 'Umaykah ibn Abi Jahl. Al-Akhnas ibn Shurnun ibn 'Ilij ibn Ghibrah al-Thaqafi and 'Ubaydah ibn Hakim al-Sulami were also from the people who purchased them. They delivered them to 'Uqbah ibn al-Harith, who kept them imprisoned in his house. They remained there as long as Allah willed. There was a woman from the tribe of 'Uqbah ibn al-Harith who used to remove their suffering and feed them. Khubayb said to her, "When the people want to kill me, let me know beforehand." When they wanted to kill him, she informed him, and he said to her, "Bring me a razor so that I can shave my pubic hair and beard." The son of the woman who used to provide them with food and water entered with a knife in his hand, and he grasped the hand of the boy and said, "Do you think Allah would allow you to do this to me?" She said, "What do you think of yourself?" Then the boy went to release him, and Khubayb offered two light rak'ahs and departed. Khubayb said, "Had it not been that I did not want them to think that I was afraid of death, I would have prolonged the prayer." The people who had associated partners with Allah came out with them, as did the people of Mecca, who carried a wooden cross until they arrived at Tan'im. There they set up the cross and crucified him upon it. 'Uqbah ibn al-Harith was the one who supervised his killing. Abu Husayn was a young boy, and he was with the group. They killed him at the hands of Harith ibn 'Amir. He had been killed as a disbeliever at the Battle of Badr. As they were putting the weapons in him while he was on the cross, they called out to him and asked him, "Do you love Muhammad more than yourself?" He replied, "No, by Allah Almighty! I would not want him to be pricked with a thorn in place of me." They laughed, and Khubayb said when they put him on the cross, "O Allah, count them and kill them one by one. Do not leave any of them alive." Khubayb ibn 'Adi ibn Rabiah was killed. He was one of the idolaters who had been killed at the Battle of Badr. As they were putting weapons in him while he was on the cross... (The passage continues)

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَعَثَهُمْ عُيُونًا بِمَكَّةَ لِيُخْبِرُوهُ خَبَرَ قُرَيْشٍ فَسَلَكُوا عَلَى النَّجْدِيَّةِ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانُوا بِالرَّجِيعِ مِنْ نَجْدٍ اعْتَرَضَتْ لَهُمْ بَنُو لِحْيَانَ مِنْ هُذَيْلٍ فَأَمَّا عَاصِمُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ فَضَارَبَ بِسَيْفِهِ حَتَّى قُتِلَ وَأَمَّا خُبَيْبٌ وَزَيْدُ بْنُ الدَّثِنَةِ فَأُصْعِدَا فِي الْجَبَلِ فَلَمْ يَسْتَطِعْهُمَا الْقَوْمُ حَتَّى جَعَلُوا لَهُمَا الْعُهُودَ وَالْمَوَاثِيقَ فَنَزَلَا إِلَيْهِمْ فَأَوْثَقُوهُمَا رِبَاًطا ثُمَّ أَقْبَلُوا بِهِمَا إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَبَاعُوهُمَا مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَأَمَّا خُبَيْبٌ فَاشْتَرَاهُ عُقْبَةُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ نَوْفَلٍ أَخُو حُسَيْنِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ وَشَرَكَهُ فِي ابْتِيَاعِهِ مَعَهُ أَبُو إِهَابِ بْنُ عَزِيزِ بْنِ قَيْسِ بْنِ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ عَدَسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ دَارِمٍ وَكَانَ قَيْسُ بْنُ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ أَخَا عَامِرِ بْنِ نَوْفَلٍ لِأُمِّهِ أُمُّهُمَا بِنْتُ نَهْشَلٍ التَّمِيمِيَّةُ وَعِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ أَبِي جَهْلٍ وَالْأَخْنَسُ بْنُ شُرْنُونَ بْنِ عِلَاجِ بْنِ غُبْرَةَ الثَّقَفِيُّ وَعُبَيْدَةُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ السُّلَمِيُّ ثُمَّ الذَّكْوَانِيُّ وَأُمَيَّةُ بْنُ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ هَمَّامِ بْنِ حَنْظَلَةَ مِنْ بَنِي دَارِمٍ وَبَنِي الْحَضْرَمِيِّ وَسَعْيَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَيْسٍ مِنْ بَنِي عَامِرِ بْنِ لُؤَيٍّ وَصَفْوَانُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ خَلَفِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ الْجُمَحِيُّ فَدَفَعُوهُ إِلَى عُقْبَةَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ فَسَجَنَهُ عِنْدَهُ فِي دَارٍ فَمَكَثَ عِنْدَهُ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يَمْكُثَ وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ آلِ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ تَفْتَحُ عَنْهُ وَتُطْعِمُهُ فَقَالَ لَهَا إِذَا أَرَادَ الْقَوْمُ قَتْلِي فَآذِنِينِي قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فَلَمَّا أَرَادُوا قَتْلهُ أَخْبَرَتْهُ فَقَالَ لَهَا ابْغِينِي حَدِيدَةً أَسْتَدِفُّ بِهَا أَيْ أَحْلِقُ عَانَتِي فَدَخَلَ ابْنُ الْمَرْأَةِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تَنْجِدُهُ وَالْمُوسَى فِي يَدِهِ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِ الْغُلَامِ فَقَالَ هَلْ أَمْكَنَ اللهُ مِنْكُمْ؟ فَقَالَتْ مَا هَذَا ظَنِّي بِكَ ثُمَّ نَاوَلَهَا الْمُوسَى فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا كُنْتُ مَازِحًا وَخَرَجَ بِهِ الْقَوْمُ الَّذِينَ شَرَكُوا فِيهِ وَخَرَجَ مَعَهُمْ أَهْلُ مْكَّةَ وَخَرَجُوا مَعَهُمْ بِخَشَبَةٍ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانُوا بِالتَّنْعِيمِ نَصَبُوا تِلْكَ الْخَشَبَةَ فَصَلَبُوهُ عَلَيْهَا وَكَانَ الَّذِي وَلِي قَتْلَهُ عُقْبَةُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ وَكَانَ أَبُو حُسَيْنٍ صَغِيرًا وَكَانَ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ وَإِنَّمَا قَتَلُوهُ بِالْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ وَكَانَ قُتِلَ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ كَافِرًا وَقَالَ لَهُمْ خُبَيْبٌ عِنْدَ قَتْلِهِ أَطْلِقُونِي مِنَ الرِّبَاطِ حَتَّى أَرْكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَأَطْلِقُوهُ فَرَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَقَالَ لَوْلَا أَنْ تَظُنُّوا أَنِّي جَزِعٌ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ لَطَوَّلْتُهُمَا فَلِذَلِكَ خَفَّفْتُهُمَا وَقَالَ اللُّهُمَّ إِنِّي لَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَّا فِي وَجْهِ عَدُوٍّ اللُّهُمَّ إِنِّي لَا أَجِدُ رَسُولًا إِلَى رَسُولِكَ فَبَلِّغْهُ عَنِّي السَّلَامَ فَجَاءَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرَهُ ذَلِكَ وَقَالَ خُبَيْبٌ وَهُمْ يَرْفَعُونَهُ عَلَى الْخَشَبَةِ اللهُمَّ أَحْصِهِمْ عَدَدًا وَاقْتُلْهُمْ بَدَدًا وَلَا تُبْقِ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدًا وَقَتَلَ خُبَيْبَ بْنَ عَدِيٍّ أَبْنَاءُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ فَلَمَّا وَضَعُوا فِيهِ السِّلَاحَ وَهُوَ مَصْلُوبٌ نَادُوهُ ونَاشَدُوهُ أَتُحِبُّ مُحَمَّدًا مَكَانَكَ؟ فَقَالَ لَا وَاللهِ الْعَظِيمِ مَا أَحَبُّ أَنْ يُفَدِّيَنِي بِشَوْكَةٍ يُشَاكُهَا فِي قَدَمِهِ فَضَحِكُوا وَقَالَ خُبَيْبٌ حِينَ رَفَعُوهُ عَلَى الْخَشَبَةِ

[Machine] I entered upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the mosque of Al-Madinah and he began saying, "Where is so and so, son of so and so?" He continued to look for them and send messages until they gathered around him. He said, "I am going to narrate a Hadith to you, so memorize it, comprehend it, and narrate it to others after me. Verily, Allah has chosen from His creation a special creation." Then he recited the verse, "Allah chooses from the angels messengers and from the people" (Quran 22:75). "A creation that will be admitted into Paradise. And indeed, I am the chosen one among you, the most beloved to me and the closest to me, just as Allah chose and established brotherhood between the angels. Stand up, O Abu Bakr." So Abu Bakr stood up and came close to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and sat down in front of him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You have a hand with me, and by it, Allah will reward you. If I were to take a close friend, I would have taken you as my close friend, but you are from me as my shirt is from my body." And he shook his shirt with his hand and then said, "Approach, O Umar." So Umar came closer, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You used to be stern with us, O Abu Hafs, so I supplicated to Allah to strengthen this religion by you or by Abu Jahl, so Allah did it with you, and you both are the most beloved to me. You will be with me at the Pond in Paradise, third among three from this Ummah." Then he moved to the side and hugged Abu Bakr, then he called Uthman and repeated the same for him. And he continuously called him until he drew closer until his knees touched the knees of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Then he looked at him and after that he looked at the sky and said, "Glory be to Allah the Almighty" three times. Then he looked at Uthman and found that the buttons of his garment were open, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ fastened them with his own hands and said, "Join your garments to your neck, for Allah will grant you your needs. Indeed, you have a position with the people of the heavens, that when the people drink from the Cistern, your basin will overflow with blood, and I will say, 'Who did this to you?' So you will reply, 'So and so and so and so.' This is the statement

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي مَسْجِدِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ «أَيْنَ فُلَانُ بْنُ فُلَانٍ» فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَتَفَقَّدُهُمْ وَيَبْعَثُ إِلَيْهِمْ حَتَّى اجْتَمَعُوا عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ «إِنِّي مُحَدِّثُكُمْ بِحَدِيثٍ فَاحْفَظُوهُ وَعُوهُ وَحَدِّثُوا بِهِ مَنْ بَعْدَكُمْ إِنَّ اللهَ اصْطَفَى مِنْ خَلْقِهِ خَلْقًا» ثُمَّ تَلَا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ {اللهُ يَصْطَفِي مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ رُسُلًا وَمِنَ النَّاسِ} «خَلْقًا يُدْخِلُهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ وَإِنِّي مُصْطَفًى مِنْكُمْ مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ أَصْطَفِيَهُ ومُؤَاخٍ بَيْنَكُمْ كَمَا آخَى اللهُ بَيْنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ قُمْ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ» فَقَامَ فَجَثَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ لَكَ عِنْدِي يَدًا إِنَّ اللهَ يَجْزِيكَ بِهَا فَلَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلًا لَاتَّخَذْتُكَ خَلِيلًا فَأَنْتَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ قَمِيصِي مِنْ جَسَدِي» وَحَرَّكَ قَمِيصَهُ بِيَدِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «ادْنُ يَا عُمَرً» فَدَنَا فَقَالَ «قَدْ كُنْتَ شَدِيدَ الشَّغَبِ عَلَيْنَا أَبَا حَفْصٍ فَدَعَوْتُ اللهَ أَنْ يُعِزَّ الدِّينَ بِكَ أَوْ بِأَبِي جَهْلٍ فَفَعَلَ اللهُ ذَلِكَ بِكَ وَكُنْتَ أَحَبَّهُمَا إِلَيَّ فَأَنْتَ مَعِي فِي الْجَنَّةِ ثَالِثُ ثَلَاثَةٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ» ثُمَّ تَنَحَّى وآخا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ دَعَا عُثْمَانَ فَقَالَ «ادْنُ يَا عُثْمَانُ ادْنُ يَا عُثْمَانُ» فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَدْنُو مِنْهُ حَتَّى أَلْصَقَ رُكْبَتِهِ بِرُكْبَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ «سُبْحَانَ اللهِ الْعَظِيمِ» ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَى عُثْمَانَ فَإِذَا أَزْرَارُهُ مَحْلُولَةٌ فَزَرَّرَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِيَدِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ اجْمَعْ عِطْفَيْ رِدَائِكَ عَلَى نَحْرِكَ فَإِنَّ لَكَ شَأْنًا فِي أَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ أَنْتَ مِمَّنْ يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ وَأَوْدَاجُهُ تَشْخُبُ دَمًا فَأَقُولُ مَنْ فَعَلَ هَذَا بِكَ؟ فَتَقُولُ فُلَانٌ وَفُلَانٌ وَذَلِكَ كَلَامُ جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَذَلِكَ إِذْ هَتَفَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ إِلَّا إِنَّ عُثْمَانَ أَمِينٌ عَلَى كُلِّ خَاذِلٍ ثُمَّ دَعَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَوْفٍ فَقَالَ «ادْنُ يَا أَمِينَ اللهِ وَالْأَمِينُ فِي السَّمَاءِ يُسَلِّطُكَ اللهُ عَلَى مَالِكَ بِالْحَقِّ أَمَا إِنَّ لَكَ عِنْدِي دَعْوَةً وَقَدْ أَخَّرْتُهَا» قَالَ خِرْ لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ «حَمَّلْتَنِي يَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ أَمَانَةً أَكْثَرَ اللهُ مَالَكَ» قَالَ وَجَعَلَ يُحَرِّكُ يَدَهُ ثُمَّ تَنَحَّى وَآخَى بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ عُثْمَانَ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ طَلْحَةُ وَالزُّبَيْرُ فَقَالَ «ادْنُوَا مِنِّي» فَدَنَوَا مِنْهُ فَقَالَ «أَنْتُمَا حَوَارِيِّيَّ كَحَوَارِيِّي عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ» ثُمَّ آخَى بَيْنَهُمَا ثُمَّ دَعَا سَعْدَ بْنَ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ وَعَمَّارَ بْنَ يَاسِرٍ فَقَالَ «يَا عَمَّارُ تَقْتُلُكُ الْفِئَةُ الْبَاغِيَةُ» ثُمَّ آخَى بَيْنَهُمَا ثُمَّ دَعَا عُوَيْمِرًا أَبَا لدَّرْدَاءِ وَسَلْمَانَ الْفَارِسِيِّ فَقَالَ «يَا سَلْمَانُ أَنْتَ مِنَّا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَقَدْ آتَاكَ اللهُ الْعِلْمَ الْأَوَّلَ وَالْعِلْمَ الْآخِرَ وَالْكِتَابَ الْأَوَّلَ وَالْكِتَابَ الْآخِرَ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَلَا أَرْشَدُكَ يَا أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ؟» قَالَ بَلَى بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ «أَنْ تُنْقِذْ يُنْقِذُوكَ وَإِنْ تَتْرُكْهُمْ لَا يَتْرُكُوكَ وَإِنْ تَهْرَبْ مِنْهُمْ يُدْرِكُوكَ فَأَقْرِضْهُمْ عِرْضَكَ لِيَوْمِ فَقْرِكَ» فَآخَى بَيْنَهُمَا ثُمَّ نَظَرَ فِي وُجُوهِ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ «أَبْشِرُوا وقَرُّوا عَيْنًا فَأَنْتُمْ أَوَّلُ مَنْ يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ وَأَنْتُمْ فِي أَعْلَى الْغُرَفِ» ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ «الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي يَهْدِي مِنَ الضَّلَالَةِ» فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ذَهَبَ رُوحِي وَانْقَطَعَ ظَهْرِي حِينَ رَأَيْتُكَ فَعَلْتَ مَا فَعَلْتَ بِأَصْحَابِكَ غَيْرِي فَإِنْ كَانَ مِنْ سَخْطَةٍ عَلَيَّ فَلَكَ الْعُتْبَى وَالْكَرَامَةُ فَقَالَ «وَالَّذِي بَعَثَنِي بِالْحَقِّ مَا أخَّرْتُكَ إِلَّا لِنَفْسِي فَأَنْتَ عِنْدِي بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى وَوَارِثِي» فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا أَرِثُ مِنْكَ؟ قَالَ «مَا أَوْرَثَتِ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ» قَالَ وَمَا أَوْرَثَتِ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ قَبْلَكَ؟ قَالَ «كِتَابَ اللهِ وَسُنَّةَ نَبِيِّهِمْ وَأَنْتَ مَعِي فِي قِصْرِي فِي الْجَنَّةِ مَعَ فَاطِمَةَ ابْنَتِي وَرَفِيقِي» ثُمَّ تَلَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْآيَةَ {إِخْوَانًا عَلَى سُرَرٍ مُتَقَابِلِينَ} الْأَخِلَّاءُ فِي اللهِ يَنْظُرُ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ

I met Bilal, the Mu'adhdhin of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at Aleppo, and said: Bilal, tell me, what was the financial position of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? He said: He had nothing. It was I who managed it on his behalf since the day Allah made him Prophet of Allah ﷺ until he died. When a Muslim man came to him and he found him naked, he ordered me (to clothe him). I would go, borrow (some money), and purchase a cloak for him. I would then clothe him and feed him. A man from the polytheists met me and said: I am well off, Bilal. Do not borrow money from anyone except me. So I did accordingly. One day when I performed ablution and stood up to make call to prayer, the same polytheist came along with a body of merchants. When he saw me, he said: O Abyssinian. I said: I am at your service. He met me with unpleasant looks and said harsh words to me. He asked me: Do you know how many days remain in the completion of this month? I replied: The time is near. He said: Only four days remain in the completion of this month. I shall then take that which is due from you (i.e. loan), and then shall return you to tend the sheep as you did before. I began to think in my mind what people think in their minds (on such occasions). When I offered the night prayer, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned to his family. I sought permission from him and he gave me permission. I said: Messenger of Allah, may my parents be sacrificed for you, the polytheist from whom I used to borrow money said to me such-and-such. Neither you nor I have anything to pay him for me, and he will disgrace me. So give me permission to run away to some of those tribes who have recently embraced Islam until Allah gives His Apostle ﷺ something with which he can pay (the debt) for me. So I came out and reached my house. I placed my sword, waterskin (or sheath), shoes and shield near my head. When dawn broke, I intended to be on my way. All of a sudden I saw a man running towards me and calling: Bilal, return to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. So I went till I reached him. I found four mounts kneeling on the ground with loads on them. I sought permission. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me: Be glad, Allah has made arrangements for the payment (of your debt). He then asked: Have you not seen the four mounts kneeling on the ground? I replied: Yes. He said: You may have these mounts and what they have on them. There are clothes and food on them, presented to me by the ruler of Fadak. Take them away and pay off your debt. I did so. He then mentioned the rest of the tradition. I then went to the mosque and found that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting there. I greeted him. He asked: What benefit did you have from your property? I replied: Allah Most High paid everything which was due from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Nothing remains now. He asked: Did anything remain (from that property)? I said: Yes. He said: Look, if you can give me some comfort from it, for I shall not visit any member of my family until you give me some comfort from it. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ offered the night prayer, he called me and said: What is the position of that which you had with you (i.e. property)? I said: I still have it, no one came to me. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed the night in the mosque. He then narrated the rest of the tradition. Next day when he offered the night prayer, he called me and asked: What is the position of that which you had (i.e. the rest of the property)? I replied: Allah has given you comfort from it, Messenger of Allah. He said: Allah is Most Great, and praised Allah, fearing lest he should die while it was with him. I then followed him until he came to his wives and greeted each one of them and finally he came to his place where he had to pass the night. This is all for which you asked me. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3055)

لَقِيتُ بِلَالًا مُؤَذِّنَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا بِلَالُ حَدِّثْنِي كَيْفَ كَانَتْ نَفَقَةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَ مَا كَانَ لَهُ شَيْءٌ كُنْتُ أَنَا الَّذِي أَلِي ذَاكَ مِنْهُ مُنْذُ بَعَثَهُ اللهُ ﷻ حَتَّى تُوُفِّيَ وَكَانَ إِذَا أَتَاهُ الْإِنْسَانُ الْمُسْلِمُ فَرَآهُ عَارِيًا يَأْمُرُنِي بِهِ فَأَنْطَلِقُ فَأَسْتَقْرِضُ فَأَشْتَرِي الْبُرْدَةَ فَأَكْسُوهُ وَأُطْعِمُهُ حَتَّى اعْتَرَضَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ يَا بِلَالُ إِنَّ عِنْدِي سَعَةً فَلَا تَسْتَقْرِضْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا مِنِّي فَفَعَلْتُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ تَوَضَّأْتُ ثُمَّ قُمْتُ لِأُؤَذِّنَ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَإِذَا الْمُشْرِكُ قَدْ أَقْبَلَ فِي عِصَابَةٍ مِنَ التُّجَّارِ فَلَمَّا رَآنِي قَالَ يَا حَبَشِيُّ قُلْتُ يَا لَبَّيْكَ فَتَجَهَّمَنِي وَقَالَ لِي قَوْلًا عَظِيمًا فَقَالَ أَتَدْرِي كَمْ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ الشَّهْرِ قُلْتُ قَرِيبٌ قَالَ إِنَّمَا بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ أَرْبَعٌ وَآخُذُكَ بِالَّذِي لِي عَلَيْكَ فَإِنِّي لَمْ أُعْطِكَ الَّذِي أَعْطَيْتُكَ مِنْ كَرَامَتِكَ وَلَا كَرَامَةِ صَاحِبِكَ عَلَيَّ وَلَكِنْ إِنَّمَا أَعْطَيْتُكَ لِأَتَّخِذَكَ لِي عَبْدًا فَأَرُدُّكَ تَرْعَى الْغَنَمَ كَمَا كُنْتَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فَأَخَذَ فِي نَفْسِي مَا يَأْخُذُ فِي أَنْفُسِ النَّاسِ فَانْطَلَقْتُ ثُمَّ أَذَّنْتُ بِالصَّلَاةِ حَتَّى إِذَا صَلَّيْتُ الْعَتَمَةَ رَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَذِنَ لِي فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ الْمُشْرِكَ الَّذِي كُنْتُ ادَّنْتُ مِنْهُ قَالَ لِي كَذَا وَكَذَا وَلَيْسَ عِنْدَكَ مَا تَقْضِي عَنِّي وَلَيْسَ عِنْدِي وَهُوَ فَاضِحِي فَائْذَنْ لِي أَنْ آبَقَ إِلَى بَعْضِ هَؤُلَاءِ الْأَحْيَاءِ الَّذِينَ قَدْ أَسْلَمُوا حَتَّى يَرْزُقَ اللهُ رَسُولَهُ ﷺ مَا يَقْضِي عَنِّي فَخَرَجْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ مَنْزِلِي فَجَعَلْتُ سَيْفِي وَجِرَابِي وَمِجَنِّي وَنَعْلِي عِنْدَ رَأْسِي وَاسْتَقْبَلْتُ بِوَجْهِي الْأُفُقَ فَكُلَّمَا نِمْتُ سَاعَةً انْتَبَهْتُ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُ عَلَيَّ لَيْلًا نِمْتُ حَتَّى يَنْشَقَّ عَمُودُ الصُّبْحِ الْأَوَّلِ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَنْطَلِقَ فَإِذَا إِنْسَانٌ يَسْعَى يَدْعُو يَا بِلَالُ أَجِبْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَانْطَلَقْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُهُ فَإِذَا أَرْبَعُ رَكَائِبَ مُنَاخَاتٌ عَلَيْهِنِّ أَحْمَالُهُنُّ فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَبْشِرْ فَقَدْ جَاءَكَ اللهُ بِقَضَائِكَ» فَحَمِدْتُ اللهَ ﷻ وَقَالَ «أَلَمْ تَمُرَّ عَلَى الرَّكَائِبِ الْمُنَاخَاتِ الْأَرْبَعِ؟» قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ «إِنَّ لَكَ رِقَابَهُنَّ وَمَا عَلَيْهِنَّ كِسْوَةٌ وَطَعَامٌ أَهْدَاهُنَّ إِلَيَّ عَظِيمُ فَدَكَ فَاقْبِضْهُنَّ ثُمَّ اقْضِ دَيْنَكَ» فَفَعَلْتُ فَحَطَطْتُ عَنْهُنَّ أَحْمَالَهُنَّ ثُمَّ عَقَلْتُهُنَّ ثُمَّ قُمْتُ إِلَى تَأْذِينِي صَلَاةَ الصُّبْحِ حَتَّى إِذَا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَرَجْتُ إِلَى الْبَقِيعِ فَجَعَلْتُ إِصْبَعَيَّ فِي أُذُنِيَّ فَنَادَيْتُ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ كَانَ يَطْلُبُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بِدَيْنٍ فَلْيَحْضُرْ فَمَا زِلْتُ أَبِيعُ وَأَقْضِي حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ دَيْنٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ حَتَّى فَضَلَ فِي يَدِي أُوقِيَّتَانِ أَوْ أُوقِيَّةٌ وَنِصْفٌ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ عَامَّةُ النَّهَارِ وَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَاعِدًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَحْدَهُ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لِي «مَا فَعَلَ مَا قِبَلَكَ؟» قُلْتُ قَدْ قَضَى اللهُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ كَانَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمْ يَبْقَ شَيْءٌ فَقَالَ «أَفْضَلُ شَيْءٍ» فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ «انْظُرْ أَنْ تُرِيحَنِي مِنْهَا فَإِنِّي لَسْتُ دَاخِلًا عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ أَهْلِي حَتَّى تُرِيحَنِي مِنْهُ» فَلَمْ يَأْتِنَا أَحَدٌ حَتَّى أَمْسَيْنَا فَلَمَّا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْعَتَمَةَ دَعَانِي فَقَالَ لِي «مَا فَعَلَ الَّذِي قِبَلَكَ؟» قُلْتُ هُوَ مَعِي لَمْ يَأْتِنَا أَحَدٌ فَبَاتَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ فَظَلَّ الْيَوْمَ الثَّانِيَ حَتَّى كَانَ فِي آخِرِ النَّهَارِ جَاءَ رَاكِبَانِ فَانْطَلَقْتُ بِهِمَا وَأَطْعَمْتُهُمَا وَكَسَوْتُهُمَا حَتَّى إِذَا صَلَّى الْعَتَمَةَ دَعَانِي فَقَالَ «مَا فَعَلَ الَّذِي قِبَلَكَ؟» فَقُلْتُ قَدْ أَرَاحَكَ اللهُ مِنْهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَكَبَّرَ وَحَمِدَ اللهَ ﷻ شَفَقًا مِنْ أَنْ يُدْرِكَهُ الْمَوْتُ وَعِنْدَهُ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ اتَّبَعْتُهُ حَتَّى جَاءَ أَزْوَاجُهُ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ امْرَأَةٍ حَتَّى أَتَى مَبِيتَهُ فَهُوَ الَّذِي سَأَلْتَنِي عَنْهُ

[Machine] I heard my father say when the following verse was revealed to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "Indeed, Allah does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful" (Quran 57:23), the difficulty intensified for Thabit. He closed the door and started crying. He was informed about the Messenger of Allah's ﷺ, who sent for him and asked him about the hardship he was going through. Thabit explained that he was a man who loved beauty and being from a black-skinned people, he was feeling dejected. The Prophet ﷺ said, "You are not one of them. Instead, you will live well, die well, and Allah will admit you into Paradise." When Allah revealed the verse, "O you who have believed, do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet or be loud to him in speech" (Quran 49:2), Thabit started practicing it. He informed the Prophet ﷺ, who sent for him and told him that he had been too loud and that he was concerned his deeds might go to waste. The Prophet ﷺ assured him, "You are not one of them. Instead, you will live well, die well, and Allah will admit you into Paradise." When Abu Bakr mobilized the Muslims against the apostates of Al-Riddah, the Battle of Yamama, and Musaylima the Liar, Thabit bin Qais joined the campaign. They faced Musaylima and the Banu Hanifa three times, and the Muslims were defeated each time. Thabit said, "O Saeed, my servant of Abu Hudhaifa, this is not how we used to fight alongside the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." They dug a trench for themselves and fought until they were both killed. I dreamt of a Muslim man, Thabit bin Qais, who said, "Yesterday, after I was killed, a Muslim man passed by me and took a beautiful shield from me. He has his tent in the furthest part of the camp, and there is a horse tied in front of it, with a saddle placed on the horse's back." Thabit asked Saeed to inform Khalid bin Walid and ask him to collect the shield and inform the Caliph, Abu Bakr, about his debt, his share of the money, and the enslaved person who served him. He advised him not to say it was a dream. Saeed went to Khalid bin Walid and described the shield as Thabit had mentioned. He also went to Abu Bakr and informed him about what was said. After the death of Abu Bakr, his testament became known, and we do not know of anyone whose testament was carried out after their death except Thabit bin Qais bin Shammash.

سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ لَمَّا أُنْزِلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ {إِنَّ اللهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ} اشْتَدَّتْ عَلَى ثَابِتٍ وَغَلَّقَ عَلَيْهِ بَابَهُ وَطَفِقَ يَبْكِي فَأُخْبِرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ فَسَأَلَهُ فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِمَا كَبُرَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْهَا وَقَالَ أَنَا رَجُلٌ أُحِبُّ الْجَمَالَ وَأَنْ أَسُودَ قَوْمِي فَقَالَ «لَسْتَ مِنْهُمْ بَلْ تَعِيشُ بِخَيْرٍ وتَمُوتُ بِخَيْرٍ ويُدْخِلُكَ اللهُ الْجَنَّةَ» قَالَ فَلَمَّا أَنْزَلَ اللهُ عَلَى رَسُولهِ ﷺ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَرْفَعُوا أَصْوَاتَكُمْ فَوْقَ صَوْتِ النَّبِيِّ وَلَا تَجْهَرُوا لَهُ بِالْقَوْلِ} فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَأُخْبِرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ بِمَا كَبُرَ عَلَيْهِ وَأَنَّهُ جَهِيرُ الصَّوْتِ وَأَنَّهُ يَتَخَوَّفُ أَنْ يَكُونَ مِمَّنْ حَبِطَ عَمَلُهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «إِنَّكَ لَسْتَ مِنْهُمْ بَلْ تَعِيشُ حَمِيدًا وتُقْتَلُ شَهِيدًا ويُدْخِلُكَ اللهُ الْجَنَّةَ» فَلَمَّا اسْتَنْفَرَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ الْمُسْلِمِينَ إِلَى أَهْلِ الرِّدَّةِ وَالْيَمَامَةِ ومُسَيْلَمَةَ الْكَذَّابِ سَارَ ثَابِتُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ فِيمَنْ سَارَ فَلَمَّا لَقُوا مُسَيْلِمَةَ وَبَنِي حَنِيفَةَ هَزَمُوا الْمُسْلِمِينَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَقَالَ ثَابِتٌ وَسَالِمٌ مَوْلَى أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ مَا هَكَذَا كُنَّا نُقَاتِلُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَرْفَعُوا أَصْوَاتَكُمْ فَوْقَ صَوْتِ النَّبِيِّ وَلَا تَجْهَرُوا لَهُ بِالْقَوْلِ} فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَأُخْبِرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ بِمَا كَبُرَ عَلَيْهِ وَأَنَّهُ جَهِيرُ الصَّوْتِ وَأَنَّهُ يَتَخَوَّفُ أَنْ يَكُونَ مِمَّنْ حَبِطَ عَمَلُهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «إِنَّكَ لَسْتَ مِنْهُمْ بَلْ تَعِيشُ حَمِيدًا وتُقْتَلُ شَهِيدًا ويُدْخِلُكَ اللهُ الْجَنَّةَ» فَلَمَّا اسْتَنْفَرَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ الْمُسْلِمِينَ إِلَى أَهْلِ الرِّدَّةِ وَالْيَمَامَةِ ومُسَيْلَمَةَ الْكَذَّابِ سَارَ ثَابِتُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ فِيمَنْ سَارَ فَلَمَّا لَقُوا مُسَيْلِمَةَ وَبَنِي حَنِيفَةَ هَزَمُوا الْمُسْلِمِينَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَقَالَ ثَابِتٌ وَسَالِمٌ مَوْلَى أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ مَا هَكَذَا كُنَّا نُقَاتِلُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَعَلَا لِأَنْفُسِهما حُفْرَةً فَدَخَلَا فِيهَا فَقَاتَلَا حَتَّى قُتِلَا قَالَتْ وَأُرِيَ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ثَابِتَ بْنَ قَيْسٍ فِي مَنَامِهِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَمَّا قُتِلْتُ بِالْأَمْسِ مَرَّ بِي رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَانْتَزَعَ مِنِّي دِرْعًا نَفِيسَةً وَمَنْزِلُهُ فِي أَقْصَى الْمُعَسْكَرِ وَعِنْدَ مَنْزِلِهِ فَرَسٌ يَسْتَنُّ فِي طُولِهِ وَقَدْ أَكْفَأَ عَلَى الدِّرْعِ بُرْمَةً وَجَعَلَ فَوْقَ الْبُرْمَةِ رَحْلًا وَائْتِ خَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ فَلْيَبْعَثْ إِلَى دِرْعِي فَلْيَأْخُذْهَا فَإِذَا قَدِمْتَ عَلَى خَلِيفَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَعْلِمْهُ أَنَّ عَلَيَّ مِنَ الدَّيْنِ كَذَا وَلِي مِنَ الْمَالِ كَذَا وَفُلَانُ مِنْ رَقِيقِي عَتِيقٌ وَإِيَّاكَ أَنْ تَقُولَ هَذَا حُلْمٌ فَتُضَيِّعَهُ قَالَ فَأَتَى خَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ فَوَجَّهُ إِلَى الدِّرْعِ فَوَجَدَهَا كَمَا ذَكَرَ وَقَدِمَ عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ ؓ فَأَخْبَرَهُ فَأَنْفَذَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ وَصِيَّتَهُ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهِ فَلَا نَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أَحَدًا جَازَتْ وَصِيَّتُهُ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهِ إِلَّا ثَابِتَ بْنَ قَيْسِ بْنِ شَمَّاسٍ ؓ

[Machine] The first thing that called me to Islam was that we were a group of Arabs, and then affliction struck us. I carried my mother

إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَا دَعَانِي إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ أَنَّا كُنَّا قَوْمًا عُرُبًا فَأَصَابَتْنَا السَّنَةُ فَحَمَلْتُ أُمِّي وَأَخِي وَكَانَ اسْمُهُ أُنَيْسًا إِلَى أَصْهَارٍ لَنَا بِأَعْلَى نَجْدٍ فَلَمَّا حَلَلْنَا بِهِمْ أَكْرَمُونَا فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْحَيِّ مَشَى إِلَى خَالِي فَقَالَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أُنَيْسًا يُخَالِفُكَ إِلَى أَهْلِكَ؟ فَحَزَّ فِي قَلْبِهِ فَانْصَرَفَ مِنْ رَعِيَّةِ إِبِلِي فَوَجَدْتُهُ كَئِيبًا يَبْكِي فَقُلْتُ مَا بُكَاؤُكَ يَا خَالُ؟ فَأَعْلَمَنِي الْخَبَرَ فَقُلْتُ حَجَزَ اللهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ إِنَّا نَعَافُ الْفَاحِشَةَ وَإِنْ كَانَ الزَّمَانُ قَدْ أَحَلَّ بِنَا وَلَقَدْ كَدَّرْتَ عَلَيْنَا صَفْوَ مَا أَبْدَأْتَنَا بِهِ وَلَا سَبِيلَ إِلَى اجْتِمَاعٍ فَاحْتَمَلْتُ أُمِّي وَأَخِي حَتَّى نَزَلْنَا بِحَضْرَةِ مَكَّةَ فَقَالَ أَخِي إِنِّي مُدَافِعٌ رَجُلًا شَاعِرًا فَقُلْتُ لَا تَفْعَلْ فَخَرَجَ بِهِ اللَّجَّاجُ حَتَّى دَافَعَ دُرَيْدَ بْنَ الصِّمَّةِ صِرْمَتَهُ إِلَى صِرْمَتِهِ وَايْمُ اللهِ لَدُرَيْدٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَشْعَرُ مِنْ أَخِي فَتَقَاضَيَا إِلَى خَنْسَاءَ فَفَضَّلَتْ أَخِي عَلَى دُرَيْدٍ وَذَاكَ أَنَّ دُرَيْدًا خَطَبَهَا إِلَى أَبِيهَا فَقَالَتْ شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ لَا حَاجَةَ لِي فِيهِ فَحَقَدَتْ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ فَضَمَمْنَا صِرْمَتَهُ إِلَى صِرْمَتِنَا فَكَانَتْ لَنَا هَجْمَةٌ قَالَ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ مَكَّةَ فَابْتَدَأْتُ بِالصَّفَا فَإِذَا عَلَيْهَا رِجَالَاتُ قُرَيْشٍ وَقَدْ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ بِهَا صَابِئًا أَوْ مَجْنُونًا أَوْ شَاعِرًا أَوْ سَاحِرًا فَقُلْتُ أَيْنَ هَذَا الَّذِي تَزْعُمُونَهُ؟ قَالُوا هَا هُوَ ذَاكَ حَيْثُ تَرَى فَانْقَلَبْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَوَاللهِ مَا جُزْتُ عَنْهُمْ قَيْسَ حَجَرٍ حَتَّى أَكَبُّو عَلَى كُلِّ عَظْمٍ وَحَجَرٍ وَمَدَرٍ فَضَرَّجُونِي بِدَمِي فَأَتَيْتُ الْبَيْتَ فَدَخَلْتُ بَيْنَ السُّتُورِ وَالْبِنَاءِ وَصَوِّمْتُ فِيهِ ثَلَاثِينَ يَوْمًا لَا آكُلُ وَلَا أَشْرَبُ إِلَّا مِنْ مَاءِ زَمْزَمَ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتْ لَيْلَةٌ قَمْرَاءُ أُضْحِيَانُ أَقْبَلَتِ امْرَأَتَانِ مِنْ خُزَاعَةَ فَطَافَتَا بِالْبَيْتِ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَتَا إِسَافَ وَنَائِلَةَ وَهُمَا وَثَنَانِ كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَهُمَا فَأَخْرَجْتُ رَأْسِي مِنْ تَحْتِ السُّتُورِ فَقُلْتُ احْمِلَا أَحَدَهُمَا عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ فَغَضِبَتَا ثُمَّ قَالَتَا أَمْ وَاللهِ لَوْ كَانَتْ رِجَالُنَا حُضُورًا مَا تَكَلَّمْتَ بِهَذَا ثُمَّ وَلَّتَا فَخَرَجْتُ أَقْفُو آثَارَهُمَا حَتَّى لَقِيَتَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «مَا أَنْتُمَا وَمِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتُمَا وَمِنْ أَيْنَ جِئْتُمَا وَمَا جَاءَ بِكُمَا» فَأَخْبَرَتَاهُ الْخَبَرَ فَقَالَ «أَيْنَ تَرَكْتُمَا الصَّابِئَ؟» فَقَالَتَا تَرَكْنَاهُ بَيْنَ السُّتُورِ وَالْبِنَاءِ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا «هَلْ قَالَ لَكُمَا شَيْئًا؟» قَالَتَا نَعَمْ كَلِمَةً تَمْلَأُ الْفَمَ فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ انْسَلَّتَا وَأَقْبَلْتُ حَيْثُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ «مَنْ أَنْتَ وَمِمَّنْ أَنْتَ وَمِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ وَمِنْ أَيْنَ جِئْتَ وَمَا جَاءَ بِكَ؟» فَأَنْشَأْتُ أُعْلِمُهُ الْخَبَرَ فَقَالَ «مِنْ أَيْنَ كُنْتَ تَأْكُلُ وَتَشْرَبُ؟» فَقُلْتُ مِنْ مَاءِ زَمْزَمَ فَقَالَ «أَمَا إِنَّهُ طَعَامُ طُعْمٍ» وَمَعَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ائْذَنْ لِي أَنْ أُعَشِّيَهَ قَالَ نَعَمْ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَمْشِي وَأَخَذَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ بِيَدِي حَتَّى وَقَفَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِبَابِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ؓ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بَيْتَهُ ثُمَّ أَتَى بِزَبِيبٍ مِنْ زَبِيبِ الطَّائِفِ فَجَعَلَ يُلْقِيهِ لَنَا قَبْضًا قَبْضًا وَنَحْنُ نَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى تَمَلَّأْنَا مِنْهُ فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ» فَقُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ فَقَالَ «أَمَا إِنَّهُ قَدْ رُفِعَتْ لِي أَرْضٌ وَهِيَ ذَاتُ مَاءٍ لَا أَحْسَبُهَا إِلَّا تِهَامَةَ فَاخْرُجْ إِلَى قَوْمِكَ فَادْعُهُمْ إِلَى مَا دَخَلْتَ فِيهِ» قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ أُمِّي وَأَخِي فَأَعْلَمْتُهُمَا الْخَبَرَ فَقَالَا مَا بِنَا رَغْبَةٌ عَنِ الدِّينِ الَّذِي دَخَلْتَ فِيهِ فَأَسْلَمَا ثُمَّ خَرَجْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ فَأَعْلَمْتُ قَوْمِي فَقَالُوا إِنَّا قَدْ صَدَّقْنَاكَ وَلَكِنْ نَلْقَى مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَقِينَاهُ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ غِفَارٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَبَا ذَرٍّ أَعْلَمَنَا مَا أَعْلَمْتَهُ وَقَدْ أَسْلَمْنَا وَشَهِدْنَا أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَتْ أَسْلَمُ وَخُزَاعَةُ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّا قَدْ رَغِبْنَا وَدَخَلْنَا فِيمَا دَخَلَ فِيهِ إِخْوَانُنَا وَحُلَفَاؤُنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَسْلَمُ سَالَمَهَا اللهُ وَغِفَارٌ غَفَرَ اللهُ لَهَا» ثُمَّ أَخَذَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ بِيَدِي فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ فَقُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ هَلْ كُنْتَ تَأْلَهُ فِي جَاهِلَيَّتِكَ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي أَقُومُ عِنْدَ الشَّمْسِ وَلَا أَزَالُ مُصَلِّيًا حَتَّى يُؤْذِيَنِي حَرُّهَا فَأَخِرَّ كَأَنِّي خِفَاءٌ فَقَالَ لِي فَأَيْنَ كُنْتَ تَوَجَّهُ؟ قُلْتُ لَا أَدْرِي إِلَّا حَيْثُ وَجَّهَنِي اللهُ ﷻ حَتَّى أَدْخَلَ اللهُ عَلَيَّ الْإِسْلَامَ

وَتَسْمِيَةُ الَّذِينَ خَرَجُوا إِلَى أَرْضِ الْحَبَشَةِ الْمَرَّةَ الْأُولَى قَبْلَ خُرُوجِ جَعْفَرٍ وَأَصْحَابِهِ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ مَظْعُونٍ وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ وَمَعَهُ امْرَأَتُهُ رُقَيَّةُ بِنْتُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ وَأَبُو حُذَيْفَةَ بْنُ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ وَمَعَهُ امْرَأَتُهُ سَهْلَةُ بِنْتُ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو وَوَلَدَتْ لَهُ بِأَرْضِ الْحَبَشَةِ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ وَالزُّبَيْرُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ وَمُصْعَبُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ أَخُو بَنِي عَبْدِ الدَّارِ وَعَامِرُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ وَأَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَسَدِ وَامْرَأَتُهُ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ وَأَبُو سَبْرَةَ بْنُ أَبِي رُهْمٍ وَمَعَهُ أُمُّ كُلْثُومِ بِنْتُ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو وَسُهَيْلُ بْنُ بَيْضَاءَ قَالَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ ذَهَبُوا الْمَرَّةَ الْأُولَى قَبْلَ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَأَصْحَابِهِ حِينَ أَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ السُّورَةَ الَّتِي يَذْكُرُ فِيهَا {وَالنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَى} وَقَالَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ لَوْ كَانَ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ يَذْكُرُ آلِهَتَنَا بِخَيْرٍ أَقْرَرْنَاهُ وَأَصْحَابَهُ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَذْكُرُ أَحَدًا مِمَّنْ خَالَفَ دِينَهُ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ وَالنَّصَارَى بِمِثْلِ الَّذِي يَذْكُرُ بِهِ آلِهَتَنَا مِنَ الشَّتْمِ وَالشَّرِّ فَلَمَّا أَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ السُّورَةَ الَّتِي يَذْكُرُ فِيهَا {وَالنَّجْمِ} وَقَرَأَ {أَفَرَأَيْتُمُ اللَّاتَ وَالْعُزَّى وَمَنَاةَ الثَّالِثَةَ الْأُخْرَى} أَلْقَى الشَّيْطَانُ فِيهَا عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ ذِكْرَ الطَّوَاغِيتِ فَقَالَ «وَإِنَّهُنَّ لِمَنَ الْغَرَانِيقِ الْعُلَى وَإِنَّ شَفَاعَتَهُمْ لَتُرْتَجَى» وَذَلِكَ مِنْ سَجْعِ الشَّيْطَانِ وَفِتْنَتِهِ فَوَقَعَتْ هَاتَانِ الْكَلِمَتَانِ فِي قَلْبِ كُلِّ مُشْرِكٍ وَذَلَّتْ بِهَا أَلْسِنَتُهُمْ وَاسْتَبْشَرُوا بِهَا وَقَالُوا إِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ قَدْ رَجَعَ إِلَى دِينِهِ الْأَوَّلِ وَدِينِ قَوْمِهِ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ آخِرَ السُّورَةِ الَّتِي فِيهَا النَّجْمُ سَجَدَ وَسَجَدَ مَعَهُ كُلُّ مَنْ حَضَرَ مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ وَمُشْرِكٍ غَيْرَ أَنَّ الْوَلِيدَ بْنَ الْمُغِيرَةِ كَانَ رَجُلًا كَبِيرًا فَرَفَعَ عَلَى كَفِّهِ تُرَابًا فَسَجَدَ عَلَيْهِ فَعَجِبَ الْفَرِيقَانِ كِلَاهُمَا مِنْ جَمَاعَتِهِمْ فِي السُّجُودِ لِسُجُودِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَمَّا الْمُسْلِمُونَ فَعَجِبُوا مِنْ سُجُودِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ عَلَى غَيْرِ إِيمَانٍ وَلَا يَقِينٍ وَلَمْ يَكُنِ الْمُسْلِمُونَ سَمِعُوا الَّذِي أَلْقَى الشَّيْطَانُ عَلَى أَلْسِنَةِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَأَمَّا الْمُشْرِكُونَ فَاطْمَأَنَّتْ أَنْفُسُهُمْ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابِهِ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا الَّذِي أَلْقَى الشَّيْطَانُ فِي أُمْنِيَّةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَحَدَّثَهُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ قَرَأَهَا فِي السَّجْدَةِ فَسَجَدُوا لِتَعْظِيمِ آلِهَتِهِمْ فَفَشَتْ تِلْكَ الْكَلِمَةُ فِي النَّاسِ وَأَظْهَرَهَا الشَّيْطَانُ حَتَّى بَلَغَتِ الْحَبَشَةَ فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ مَظْعُونٍ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ وَمَنْ كَانَ مَعَهُمْ مِنْ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ أَنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ أَسْلَمُوا وَصَلَّوْا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَبَلَغَهُمْ سُجُودُ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَلَى التُّرَابِ عَلَى كَفَّيْهِ أَقْبَلُوا سِرَاعًا وَكَبُرَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا أَمْسَى أَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَشَكَا إِلَيْهِ فَأَمَرَهُ فَقَرَأَ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَهَا تَبَرَّأَ مِنْهَا جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَقَالَ مَعَاذَ اللهِ مِنْ هَاتَيْنِ مَا أَنْزَلَهُمَا رَبِّي وَلَا أَمَرَنِي بِهِمَا رَبُّكَ فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ شَقَّ عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ «أَطَعْتُ الشَّيْطَانَ وَتَكَلَّمْتُ بِكَلَامِهِ وَشَرَكَنِي فِي أَمْرِ اللهِ» فَنَسَخَ اللهُ ﷻ مَا أَلْقَى الشَّيْطَانُ وَأَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ {وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ مِنْ رَسُولٍ وَلَا نَبِيٍّ إِلَّا إِذَا تَمَنَّى أَلْقَى الشَّيْطَانُ فِي أُمْنِيَّتِهِ فَيَنْسَخُ اللهُ مَا يُلْقِي الشَّيْطَانُ ثُمَّ يُحْكِمُ اللهُ آيَاتِهِ وَاللهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ لِيَجْعَلَ مَا يُلْقِي الشَّيْطَانُ فِتْنَةً لِلَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ مَرَضٌ وَالْقَاسِيَةِ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَإِنَّ الظَّالِمِينَ لَفِي شِقَاقٍ بَعِيدٍ} فَلَمَّا بَرَّأَهُ اللهُ مِنْ سَجْعِ الشَّيْطَانِ وَفِتْنَتِهِ انْقَلَبَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ بَضَلَالِهِمْ وَعَدَاوَتِهِمْ وَبَلَغَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مِمَّنْ كَانَ بِأَرْضِ الْحَبَشَةِ وَقَدْ شَارَفُوا مَكَّةَ فَلَمْ يَسْتَطِيعُوا الرُّجُوعَ مِنْ شِدَّةِ الْبَلَاءِ الَّذِي أَصَابَهُمْ وَالْجُوعِ وَالْخَوْفِ خَافُوا أَنْ يَدْخُلُوا مَكَّةَ فَيُبْطَشَ بِهِمْ فَلَمْ يَدْخُلْ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا بِجِوَارٍ وَأَجَارَ الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ مَظْعُونٍ فَلَمَّا أَبْصَرَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ مَظْعُونٍ الَّذِي لَقِيَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابَهُ مِنَ الْبَلَاءِ وَعُذِّبَتْ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ بِالنَّارِ وَبِالسِّيَاطِ وَعُثْمَانُ مُعَافًى لَا يُعْرَضُ لَهُ رَجَعَ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ فَاسْتَحَبَّ الْبَلَاءَ عَلَى الْعَافِيَةِ وَقَالَ أَمَا مَنْ كَانَ فِي عَهْدِ اللهِ وَذِمَّتَهِ وَذِمَّةِ رَسُولِهِ الَّذِي اخْتَارَ لِأَوْلِيَائِهِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَمَنْ دَخَلَ فِيهِ فَهُوَ خَائِفٌ مُبْتَلًى بِالشِّدَّةِ وَالْكَرْبِ عَمَدَ إِلَى الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ عَمِّ قَدْ أَجَرْتَنِي فَأَحْسَنْتَ جِوَارِي وَإِنِّي أُحِبُّ أَنْ تُخْرِجَنِي إِلَى عَشِيرَتِكَ فَتَبْرَأَ مِنِّي بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِهِمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْوَلِيدُ ابْنَ أَخِي لَعَلَّ أَحَدًا آذَاكَ وَشَتَمَكَ وَأَنْتَ فِي ذِمَّتِي فَأَنْتَ تُرِيدُ مَنْ هُوَ أَمْنَعُ لَكَ مِنِّي فَأَكْفِيكَ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ لَا وَاللهِ مَا بِي ذَلِكَ وَمَا اعْتَرَضَ لِي مِنْ أَحَدٍ فَلَمَّا أَبَى عُثْمَانُ إِلَّا أَنْ يَتَبَرَّأَ مِنْهُ الْوَلِيدُ أَخْرَجَهُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَقُرَيْشٌ فِيهِ كَأَحْفَلِ مَا كَانُوا وَلَبِيدُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ الشَّاعِرُ يُنْشِدُهُمْ فَأَخَذَ الْوَلِيدُ بِيَدِ عُثْمَانَ فَأَتَى بِهِ قُرَيْشًا فَقَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا غَلَبَنِي وَحَمَلَنِي عَلَى أَنْ أَبْرَأَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ جِوَارِي أُشْهِدُكُمْ أَنِّي مِنْهُ بَرِيءٌ فَجَلَسَا مَعَ الْقَوْمِ وَأَخَذَ لَبِيدُ يُنْشِدُهُمْ فَقَالَ

[Machine] On the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said: "While I and a young man from the Ansar were throwing two items back and forth, we continued this until the sun became darkened and appeared like a tombstone. One of us said to the other, 'Let's go to the mosque, for I swear by Allah, I will inform the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about this matter in his Ummah.' So I went to the mosque, and there he was standing alone and filled with anxiety. We approached the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he came out to the people. We stood with him longer than we had ever stood with him in any prayer, never hearing his voice. Then he performed a prostration as long as he had stood with us in prayer, again not hearing his voice. Then he performed a second prostration as long as he had performed the first one, with no sound heard from him. In the second unit of the prayer, he performed the same actions. His prostration coincided with the disappearance of the sun in the second unit. Then he made taslim and praised and glorified Allah, and testified that there is no god but Allah and that he is the Messenger of Allah. Then he said, 'O people, I am only a human being, a Messenger of Allah. I swear by Allah, if you knew what I know, you would have been greatly amazed. By Allah, since I have established regular prayer, I have not seen that which you are seeing with regards to your worldly affairs and the Hereafter. I swear by Allah, the Hour will not be established until thirty liars will appear, the last of them being the Dajjal. He will be one-eyed and blind in the left eye, with his eye looking like a bulging grape. At that time, there will be a man from among the Ansar, who is the grandfatherly figure of Abu Tihayyah. He will be between him and the room of Aisha. Indeed, when he emerges, he will claim to be Allah. Whoever believes in him, acknowledges him, and follows him, then his righteous deeds will not benefit him. Whoever disbelieves in him, denies him, and opposes him, then he will not face any punishment for his previous deeds. Indeed, he will appear on the entire Earth except for the Haram and the blessed land of Jerusalem. He will gather the Muslims in the land of Jerusalem, and they will be besieged intensely. Then Allah will destroy him and his troops, so much so that the wall and the trunk of the palm tree will say, 'O believer, O Muslim, there is a disbeliever among us, come and kill him.' However, this will not occur until you witness great calamities among yourselves, to the extent that you will question one another, 'Did your Prophet ﷺ mention anything about this?' And this will continue until mountains change their positions. Then after that, the Hour will come, and he pointed with his fingers, gesturing left and right, and then he said, 'I bear witness to this sermon of Samurah, for he mentioned in it these matters, and he did not alter their proper places.'"

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ بَيْنَا أَنَا وَغُلَامٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ نَرْمِي غَرَضَيْنِ لَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتِ الشَّمْسُ قَدْرَ رُمْحَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةٍ فِي عَيْنِ النَّاظِرِينَ مِنَ الْأُفُقِ اسْوَدَّتْ حَتَّى أَضَاءَتْ كَأَنَّهَا تَنُّومَةٌ فَقَالَ أَحَدُنَا لِصَاحِبِهِ انْطَلِقْ بِنَا إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَوَاللهِ لَيُحْدِثَنَّ شَأْنُ هَذِهِ الشَّمْسِ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي أُمَّتِهِ حَدَثًا فَذَهَبْتُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَإِذَا هُوَ بَأَزَزٍ يَعْنِي مُمْتَلِئٌ فَوَافَقْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ خَرَجَ إِلَى النَّاسِ فَاسْتَقْدَمَ فَقَامَ بِنَا كَأَطْوَلِ مَا قَامَ بِنَا فِي صَلَاةٍ قَطُّ مَا نَسْمَعُ لَهُ صَوْتًا ثُمَّ رَكَعَ كَأَطْوَلِ مَا رَكَعَ بِنَا فِي صَلَاةٍ قَطُّ مَا نَسْمَعُ لَهُ صَوْتًا ثُمَّ سَجَدَ كَأَطْوَلِ مَا سَجَدَ بِنَا فِي صَلَاةٍ قَطُّ لَا نَسْمَعُ لَهُ صَوْتًا ثُمَّ فَعَلَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَوَافَقَ تَجَلِّيَ الشَّمْسِ جُلُوسُهُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ فَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ حَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَشَهِدَ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَأَنَّهُ عَبْدُ اللهِ وَرَسُولُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ رَسُولٌ فَأَنْشَدْتُكُمْ بِاللهِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي قَصَّرْتُ عَنْ شَيْءٍ مِنْ تَبْلِيغِ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّي لَمَا أَخْبَرْتُمُونِي فَبَلَّغْتُ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّي كَمَا يَنْبَغِي لَهَا أَنْ تُبَلَّغَ؟ وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي قَدْ بَلَّغْتُ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّي لَمَا أَخْبَرْتُمُونِي؟» فَقَامَ النَّاسُ فَقَالُوا نَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ بَلَّغْتَ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّكَ وَنَصَحْتَ لِأُمَّتِكَ وَقَضَيْتَ الَّذِي عَلَيْكَ ثُمَّ سَكَتُوا ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ رِجَالًا يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ كُسُوفَ هَذِهِ الشَّمْسِ وَكُسُوفَ هَذَا الْقَمَرِ وَزَوَالَ هَذِهِ النُّجُومِ عَنْ مَطَالِعِهَا لِمَوْتِ رِجَالٍ مِنْ عُظَمَاءِ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ وَإِنَّهُمْ قَدْ كَذَبُوا وَلَكِنْ إِنَّمَا هِيَ آيَاتٌ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللهِ ﷻ يَعْتَبِرُ بِهَا عِبَادُهُ لِيَنْظُرَ مَنْ يُحْدِثُ لَهُ مِنْهُمْ تَوْبَةً وَإِنِّي وَاللهِ قَدْ رَأَيْتُ مُنْذُ أَقَمْتُ أُصَلِّي مَا أَنْتُمْ لَاقُونَ فِي أَمْرِ دُنْيَاكُمْ وَآخِرَتِكُمْ وَإِنَّهُ وَاللهِ لَا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ ثَلَاثُونَ كَذَّابًا آخِرُهُمُ الدَّجَّالُ الْأَعْوَرُ مَمْسُوحُ الْعَيْنِ الْيُسْرَى كَأَنَّهَا عَيْنُ أَبِي تِحْيَى شَيْخٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ حِينَئِذٍ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ حُجْرَةِ عَائِشَةَ وَإِنَّهُ مَتَى يَخْرُجْ فَإِنَّهُ سَوْفَ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ اللهُ فَمَنْ آمَنَ بِهِ وَصَدَّقَهُ وَاتَّبَعَهُ لَمْ يَنْفَعْهُ صَالِحُ عَمَلِهِ سَلَفَ وَمَنْ كَفَرَ بِهِ وَكَذَّبَهُ لَمْ يُعَاقَبْ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ سَلَفَ وَإِنَّهُ سَيَظْهَرُ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ كُلِّهَا إِلَّا الْحَرَمَ وَبَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ وَإِنَّهُ يَحْصُرُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ فَيُؤْزَلُونَ أَزْلًا شَدِيدًا ثُمَّ يُهْلِكُهُ اللهُ وَجُنُودَهُ حَتَّى إِنَّ جِذْمَ الْحَائِطِ وَأَصْلَ الشَّجَرَةِ لَيَقُولُ يَا مُؤْمِنُ أَوْ يَا مُسْلِمُ هَذَا كَافِرٌ تَعَالُ اقْتُلْهُ وَلَنْ يَكُونَ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى تَرَوْا أُمُورًا عِظَامًا يَتَفَاقَمُ شَأْنُهَا فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ ثُمَّ تَسَاءَلُونَ بَيْنَكُمْ هَلْ كَانَ نَبِيُّكُمْ ﷺ ذَكَرَ لَكُمْ مِنْهَا ذِكْرًا؟ وَحَتَّى تَزُولَ جِبَالٌ عَنْ مَرَاتِبِهَا ثُمَّ عَلَى إِثْرِ ذَلِكَ الْقَبْضُ وَقَبَضَ أَصَابِعَهُ وَأَشَارَ يَمِينًا وَشِمَالًا ثُمَّ شَهِدْتُ خُطْبَةً لِسَمُرَةَ فَذَكَرَ فِيهَا هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ فَمَا قَدَّمَ كَلِمَةً وَلَا أَخَّرَهَا عَنْ مَوْضِعَهَا

أَنَّ الْمُلْحِدَ ابْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ دَعَاكَ إِلَى بَيْعَتِهِ ليُدْخِلَكَ فِي طَاعَتِهِ فَتَكُونَ عَلَى الْبَاطِلِ ظَهِيرًا وَفِي الْمَأْثَمِ شَرِيكًا فَامْتَنَعْتَ عَلَيْهِ وَانْقَبَضْتَ؛ لِمَا عَرَّفَكَ اللهُ مِنْ نَفْسِكَ فِي حَقِّنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ فَجَزَاكَ اللهُ أَفْضَلَ مَا يَجْزِي الْوَاصِلِينَ مِنْ أَرْحَامِهِمُ الْمُوفِينَ بِعُهُودِهِمْ فَمَهْمَا أَنْسَى مِنَ الْأَشْيَاءِ فَلَسْتُ أَنْسَى بِرَّكَ وَصِلَتَكَ وَحُسْنَ جائِزَتِكَ بِالَّذِي أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ مِنَّا فِي الطَّاعَةِ وَالشَّرَفِ وَالْقَرَابَةِ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَانْظُرْ مَنْ قِبَلَكَ مِنْ قَوْمِكَ وَمَنْ يَطْرَأُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْآفَاقِ مِمَّنْ يَسْحَرُهُ ابْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ بِلِسَانِهِ وَزُخْرُفِ قَوْلِهِ فَخَذِّلْهُمْ عَنْهُ؛ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَ أَطْوَعُ وَمِنْكَ أَسْمَعُ مِنْهُمْ للمُلْحِدِ الْخَارِبِ الْمَارِقِ وَالسَّلَامُ فَكَتَبَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ إِلَيْهِ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَقَدْ جَاءَنِي كِتَابُكَ تَذْكُرُ دُعَاءَ ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ إِيَّايَ الَّذِي دَعَانِي إِلَيْهِ وَأَنِّي امْتَنَعْتُ مَعْرِفَةً لِحَقِّكَ فَإِنْ يَكُنْ ذَلِكَ كَذَلِكَ فَلَسْتُ بِرَّكَ أَغْزُو بِذَلِكَ وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ بِمَا أَنْوِي بِهِ عَلِيمٌ وَكَتَبْتَ إِلَيَّ أَنْ أَحُثَّ النَّاسَ عَلَيْكَ وَأُخَذِّلَهُمْ عَنِ ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ فَلَا سُرُورًا وَلَا حُبُورًا بِفِيكَ الْكِثْكِثُ وَلَكَ الْأَثْلَبُ إِنَّكَ لِعَازِبٌ إِنْ مَنَّتْكَ نَفْسُكَ وَإِنَّكَ لَأَنْتَ الْمَنْفُودُ الْمَثْبُورُ وَكَتَبْتَ إِلَيَّ تَذْكُرُ تَعْجِيلَ بِرِّي وَصِلَتِي فَاحْبِسْ أَيُّهَا الْإِنْسَانُ عَنِّي بِرَّكَ وَصِلَتَكَ فَإِنِّي حَابِسٌ عَنْكَ وُدِّي وَنُصْرَتِي وَلَعَمْرِي مَا تُعْطِينَا مِمَّا فِي يَدَيْكَ لَنَا إِلَّا الْقَلِيلَ وَتَحْبِسُ مِنْهُ الْعَرِيضَ الطَّوِيلَ لَا أَبَا لَكَ أَتُرَانِي أَنْسَى قَتْلَكَ حُسَيْنًا وَفِتْيانَ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ مَصَابِيحَ الدُّجَى وَنُجُومَ الْأَعْلَامِ غَادَرَتْهُمْ جُنُودُكَ بِأَمْرِكَ فَأَصْبَحُوا مُصَرِّعِينَ فِي صَعِيدٍ وَاحِدٍ مُزَمَّلِينَ فِي الدِّمَاءِ مَسْلُوبِينَ بِالْعَرَاءِ لَا مُكَفَّنِينَ وَلَا مُوسَّدِينَ تَسْفِيهِمُ الرِّيَاحُ وَتَغْزُوهُمُ الذِّئَابُ وَتَنْتَابُهُمْ عُرُجُ الضِّباعِ حَتَّى أَتَاحَ اللهُ لَهُمْ قَوْمًا لَمْ يُشْرِكُوا فِي دِمَائِهِمْ فَكَفَّنُوهُمْ وَأَجَنُّوهُمْ وَبِهِمْ وَاللهِ وَبِي مَنَّ اللهُ عَلَيْكَ فَجَلَسْتَ فِي مَجْلِسِكَ الَّذِي أَنْتَ فِيهِ وَمَهْمَا أَنْسَى مِنَ الْأَشْيَاءِ فَلَسْتُ أَنْسَى تَسْلِيطَكَ عَلَيْهِمُ الدَّعِيَ بْنَ الدَّعِيِّ لِلْعَاهِرَةِ الْفَاجِرَةِ الْبَعِيدَ رَحِمًا اللَّئِيمَ أَبًا وَأُمًّا وَالَّذِي اكْتَسَبَ أَبُوكَ فِي ادِّعَائِهِ لِنَفْسِهِ الْعَارَ وَالْمَأْثَمَ وَالْمَذَّلَةَ وَالْخِزْيَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ؛ لِأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «الْوَلَدُ لِلْفِرَاشِ وَلِلْعَاهِرِ الْحَجَرُ» وَإِنَّ أَبَاكَ زَعَمَ أَنَّ الْوَلَدَ لِغَيْرِ الْفِرَاشِ وَلَا يَضُرُّ الْعَاهِرَ وَيَلْحَقُ بِهِ وَلَدُهُ كَمَا يَلْحَقُ وَلَدُ الْبَغِيِّ الْمُرْشِدَ وَلَقَدْ أَمَاتَ أَبُوكَ السُّنَّةَ جَهْلًا وَأَحْيَى الْأَحْدَاثَ الْمُضِلَّةَ عَمْدًا وَمَهْمَا أَنْسَى مِنَ الْأَشْيَاءِ فَلَسْتُ أَنْسَى تَسْيِيرَكَ حُسَيْنًا مِنْ حَرَمِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى حَرَمِ اللهِ وَتَسْيِيرَكَ إِلَيْهِمُ الرِّجَالَ وَإِدْسَاسَكَ إِلَيْهِمْ إِنْ هُوَ نَذَرَ بِكُمْ فَعَاجِلُوهُ فَمَا زِلْتَ بِذَلِكَ حَتَّى أَشْخَصْتَهُ مِنْ مَكَّةَ إِلَى أَرْضِ الْكُوفَةِ تَزْأَرُ إِلَيْهِ خَيْلُكَ وَجُنُودُكَ زَئِيرَ الْأُسْدِ عَدَاوَةً مِنْكَ لِلَّهِ وَلِرَسُولِهِ وَلِأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ ثُمَّ كَتَبْتَ إِلَى ابْنِ مَرْجَانَةَ يَسْتَقْبِلُهُ بِالْخَيْلِ وَالرِّجَالِ وَالْأَسِنَّةِ وَالسُّيُوفِ ثُمَّ كَتَبْتَ إِلَيْهِ بُمُعَاجَلَتِهِ وَتَرْكِ مُطَاوَلَتِهِ حَتَّى قَتَلْتَهُ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ مِنْ فِتْيَانِ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ أَهْلِ الْبَيْتِ الَّذِينَ أَذْهَبَ اللهُ عَنْهُمُ الرِّجْسَ وَطَهَّرْهُمْ تَطْهِيرًا نَحْنُ أُولَئِكَ لَا كَآبَائِكَ الْأَجْلَافِ الْجُفَاةِ أَكْبَادِ الْحَمِيرِ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ أَعَزَّ أَهْلِ الْبَطْحَاءِ بِالْبَطْحَاءِ قَدِيمًا وَأَعَزَّهُ بِهَا حَدِيثًا لَوَّثُوا بِالْحَرَمَيْنِ مَقَامًا وَاسْتَحَلَّ بِهَا قِتَالًا وَلَكِنَّهُ كَرِهَ أَنْ يَكُونَ هُوَ الَّذِي يُسْتَحَلُّ بِهِ حَرَمُ اللهِ وَحَرَمُ رَسُولِهِ ﷺ وَحُرْمَةُ الْبَيْتِ الْحَرَامِ فَطَلَبَ إِلَيْكُمُ الْحُسَيْنُ الْمُوَادَعَةَ وَسَأَلَكُمُ الرَّجْعَةَ فَاغْتَنَمْتُمْ قِلَّةَ نُصَّارِهِ وَاسْتئِصَالَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ كَأَنَّكُمْ تَقْتُلُونَ أَهْلَ بَيْتٍ مِنَ التُّرْكِ أَوْ كَابُلَ فَكَيْفَ تَحْدُونِي عَلَى وُدِّكَ وَتَطْلُبُ نُصْرَتِي وَقَدْ قَتَلْتَ بَنِي أَبِي وَسَيْفُكَ يَقْطُرُ مِنْ دَمِي وَأَنْتَ آخِذُ ثَأْرِي؟ فَإِنْ يَشَأِ اللهُ لَا يَطُلْ لَدَيْكَ دَمِي وَلَا تَسْبِقْنِي بِثَأْرِي وَإِنْ تَسْبِقْنَا بِهِ فَقَبِلْنَا مَا قَبِلَتِ النَّبِيُّونَ وَآلُ النَّبِيِّينَ فظَلَّتْ دِمَاؤُهُمْ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَكَانَ الْمَوْعِدُ اللهَ فَكَفَى بِاللهِ لِلْمَظْلُومِينَ ناصِرًا وَمِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ مُنْتَقِمًا وَالْعَجَبُ كُلُّ الْعَجَبِ وَمَا عِشْتَ بِرَبِّكَ الدَّهْرَ الْعَجَبُ حَمْلُكَ بَنَاتِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَحَمْلُكَ أَبْنَاءَهُمْ أُغَيْلِمَةً صِغَارًا إِلَيْكَ بِالشَّامِ تُرِي النَّاسَ أَنَّكَ قَدْ قَهَرْتَنَا وَأَنَّكَ تُذِلُّنَا وَبِهِمْ وَاللهِ وَبِي مَنَّ اللهُ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَى أَبِيكَ وَأُمِّكَ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ وَايْمُ اللهِ إِنَّكَ لَتُمْسِي وَتُصْبِحُ آمِنًا لجِرَاحِ يَدِي وَلَيَعْظُمَنَّ جُرْحُكَ بِلِسَانِي وَنَقْضِي وَإِبْرَامِي فَلَا يَسْتَفِزَّنَّكَ الْجَدَلُ فَلَنْ يُمْهِلَكَ اللهُ بَعْدَ قَتْلِكَ عِتْرَةَ رَسُولِهِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا حَتَّى يَأْخُذَكَ أَخْذًا أَلِيمًا وَيُخْرِجَكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا آثِمًا مَذْمُومًا فَعِشْ لَا أَبَا لَكَ مَا شِئْتَ فَقَدْ أَرْدَاكَ عِنْدَ اللهِ مَا اقْتَرَفْتَ فَلَمَّا قَرَأَ يَزِيدُ الرِّسَالَةَ قَالَ لَقَدْ كَانَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ مُضِيًّا عَلَى الشَّرِّ

[Machine] When Harura left and they were in a house by themselves, I said to Ali, "O Commander of the Faithful, cool down from prayer; perhaps I will come to these people and speak to them." He said, "I fear for you from them." I said, "No, if Allah wills." So I put on the best that I could from this Yemeni garment and then I entered upon them while they were saying in the middle of the day. So I entered upon a group of people that I had never seen a group more diligent than them. Their hands were like camel humps and their faces were marked with the signs of prostration. I entered and they said, "Welcome, O Ibn Abbas, what brings you?" I said, "I came to tell you about the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who received revelation and were the most knowledgeable of its interpretation." Some of them said, "Do not talk to him," while others said, "We will speak to him." I said, "Tell me, why do you seek revenge on the cousin of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who circumcised and was the first to believe, and on the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who were with him?" They said, "We seek revenge on him for three reasons." I said, "What are they?" They said, "The first reason is that he judged in matters of religion, while Allah says, 'Indeed, judgement is only for Allah." I said, "What else?" They said, "He fought without insulting or seizing booty. If they were disbelievers, his wealth would be lawful to them, and if they were believers, their blood would be forbidden to him." I said, "What else?" They said, "He killed himself due to the Commander of the Faithful. If he is not the Commander of the Faithful, then he is the Commander of the Disbelievers." I said, "Let me tell you, if I recite to you from the Book of Allah what is clear and explain to you from the Sunnah of your Prophet ﷺ what you cannot deny, will you reconsider?" They said, "Yes." I said, "As for your saying that he judged in matters of religion, Allah says, 'O you who have believed, do not kill game while you are in the state of ihram.' [5:95] until "Judgement is only for Allah," [7:87] He also said regarding the man and his wife, 'And if you fear dissension between the two, send an arbitrator from his people and an arbitrator from her people.' [4:35] I ask you, by Allah, is the judgement of men in regards to preserving their blood and selves and reconciling between themselves more deserving, or the price of a hare worth a quarter of a dirham?" They said, "O Allah, in regards to preserving their blood and reconciling between themselves." I said, "Did you hear this?" They said, "Yes." I said, "As for your saying that he fought without insulting or seizing booty, do you accuse your mothers or do you consider permissible from them what you consider permissible from others? For indeed, you have disbelieved. And if you claim that she is not your mother, then you have disbelieved and have left the fold of Islam. Indeed, Allah says, 'The Prophet is more worthy of the believers than themselves and his wives are their mothers.' So you are wavering between the two misguidances, so choose whichever one you wish." They said, "O Allah, yes." I said, "And as for your saying that he killed himself due to the Commander of the Faithful, on the day of Hudaybiyah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ summoned the Quraysh to write a document between him and them. So he said, ‘Write this is what Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, has agreed upon.’ They said, ‘By Allah, if we knew that you were the Messenger of Allah, we would not have prevented you from entering the Ka'bah or fought against you. But write, Muhammad ibn Abdullah.’ He said, ‘By Allah, indeed I am the Messenger of Allah, and even if you deny me, write O Ali, Muhammad ibn Abdullah.’ So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was better than Ali." I said, "Did you hear this?" They said, "O Allah, yes." So twenty thousand of them left and four thousand of them remained, and they were killed.

لَمَّا اعْتَزَلَتْ حَرُورَاءَ وَكَانُوا فِي دَارٍ عَلَى حِدَتِهِمْ قُلْتُ لِعَلِيٍّ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَبْرِدْ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ؛ لَعَلِّي آتِي هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمَ فَأُكَلِّمَهُمْ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَتَخَوَّفُهُمْ عَلَيْكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ كَلَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ قَالَ فَلَبِسْتُ أَحْسَنَ مَا أَقْدِرُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْيَمَانِيَّةِ ثُمَّ دَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَهُمْ قَائِلُونَ فِي نَحْرِ الظَّهِيرَةِ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى قَوْمٍ لَمْ أَرَ قَوْمًا قَطُّ أَشَدَّ اجْتِهَادًا مِنْهُمْ أَيْدِيهِمْ كَأَنَّهَا ثَفِنُ الْإِبِلِ وَوُجُوهُهُمْ مُعَلَّبَةٌ مِنْ آثَارِ السُّجُودِ قَالَ فَدَخَلْتُ فَقَالُوا مَرْحَبًا بِكَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ مَا جَاءَ بِكَ؟ قَالَ جِئْتُ أُحَدِّثُكُمْ عَنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ نَزَلَ الْوَحْيُ وَهُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِتَأْوِيلِهِ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لَا تُحَدِّثُوهُ وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لَنُحَدِّثَنَّهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَخْبِرُونِي مَا تَنْقِمُونَ عَلَى ابْنِ عَمِّ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَخَتَنِهِ وَأَوَّلِ مَنْ آمَنَ بِهِ وَأَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَعَهُ؟ قَالُوا نَنْقِمُ عَلَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا قُلْتُ مَا هُنَّ؟ قَالُوا أَوَّلُهُنَّ أَنَّهُ حَكَّمَ الرِّجَالَ فِي دِينِ اللهِ وَقَدْ قَالَ اللهُ {إِنِ الْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ} قَالَ قُلْتُ وَمَاذَا؟ قَالُوا وَقَاتَلَ وَلَمْ يَسْبِ وَلَمْ يَغْنَمْ لَئِنْ كَانُوا كُفَّارًا لَقَدْ حَلَّتْ لَهُ أَمْوَالُهُمْ وَلَئِنْ كَانُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ لَقَدْ حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْهِ دِمَاؤُهُمْ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَمَاذَا؟ قَالُوا وَمَحَا نَفْسَهُ مِنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَهُوَ أَمِيرُ الْكَافِرِينَ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ قَرَأْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللهِ الْمُحْكَمِ وَحَدَّثْتُكُمْ مِنْ سُنَّةِ نَبِيِّكُمْ ﷺ مَا لَا تُنْكِرُونَ أَتَرْجِعُونَ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَمَّا قَوْلُكُمْ إِنَّهُ حَكَّمَ الرِّجَالَ فِي دِينِ اللهِ فَإِنَّهُ يَقُولُ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَقْتُلُوا الصَّيْدَ وَأَنْتُمْ حُرُمٌ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {يَحْكُمُ بِهِ ذَوَا عَدْلٍ مِنْكُمْ} وَقَالَ فِي الْمَرْأَةِ وَزَوْجِهَا {وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ شِقَاقَ بَيْنَهُمَا فَابْعَثُوا حَكَمًا مِنْ أَهْلِهِ وَحَكَمًا مِنْ أَهْلِهَا} أَنْشُدُكُمُ اللهَ أَحُكْمُ الرِّجَالِ فِي حَقْنِ دِمَائِهِمْ وَأَنْفُسِهِمْ وَصَلَاحِ ذَاتِ بَيْنِهِمْ أَحَقُّ أَمْ فِي أَرْنَبٍ ثَمَنُهَا رُبْعُ دِرْهَمٍ؟ قَالُوا اللهُمَّ فِي حَقْنِ دِمَائِهِمْ وَصَلَاحِ ذَاتِ بَيْنِهِمْ قَالَ خَرَجْتُ مِنْ هَذِهِ؟ قَالُوا اللهُمَّ نَعَمْ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُكُمْ إِنَّهُ قَاتَلَ وَلَمْ يَسْبِ وَلَمْ يَغْنَمْ أَتَسْبُونَ أُمَّكُمْ أَمْ تَسْتَحِلُّونَ مِنْهَا مَا تَسْتَحِلُّونَ مِنْ غَيْرِهَا؟ فَقَدْ كَفَرْتُمْ وَإِنْ زَعَمْتُمْ أَنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ بِأُمِّكُمْ فَقَدْ كَفَرْتُمْ وَخَرَجْتُمْ مِنَ الْإِسْلَامِ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يَقُولُ {النَّبِيُّ أَوْلَى بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَأَزْوَاجُهُ أُمَّهَاتُهُمْ} فَأَنْتُمْ تَتَرَدَّدُونَ بَيْنَ ضَلَالَتَيْنِ فَاخْتَارُوا أَيَّهُمَا شِئْتُمْ أَخَرَجْتُ مِنْ هَذِهِ؟ قَالُوا اللهُمَّ نَعَمْ قَالَ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُكُمْ إِنَّهُ مَحَا نَفْسَهُ مِنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ دَعَا قُرَيْشًا يَوْمَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ عَلَى أَنْ يَكْتُبَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهُمْ كِتَابًا فَقَالَ اكْتُبْ هَذَا مَا قَاضَى عَلَيْهِ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللهِ فَقَالُوا وَاللهِ لَوْ كُنَّا نَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ مَا صَدَدْنَاكَ عَنِ الْبَيْتِ وَلَا قَاتَلْنَاكَ وَلَكِنِ اكْتُبْ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ فَقَالَ «وَاللهِ إِنِّي لِرَسُولُ اللهِ وَإِنْ كَذَّبْتُمُونِي اكْتُبْ يَا عَلِيُّ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ» فَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ عَلِيٍّ أَخَرَجْتُ مِنْ هَذِهِ؟ قَالُوا اللهُمَّ نَعَمْ فَرَجَعَ مِنْهُمْ عِشْرُونَ أَلْفًا وَبَقِيَ مِنْهُمْ أَرْبَعَةُ آلَافٍ فَقُتِلُوا

تَفْتَرِقُونَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ثَلَاثَ فِرَقٍ فِرْقَةٌ تَتْبَعُهُ وَفِرْقَةٌ تَلْحَقُ بِأَرْضِ آبَائِهَا مَنَابِتِ الشِّيحِ وَفِرْقَةٌ تَأْخُذُ شَطَّ هَذَا الْفُرَاتِ فَيُقَاتِلُهُمْ وَيُقَاتِلُونَهُ حَتَّى يَجْتَمِعَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ بِغَرْبِيِّ الشَّامِ فَيَبْعَثُونَ إِلَيْهِ طَلِيعَةً فِيهِمْ فَارِسٌ عَلَى فَرَسٍ أَشْقَرَ أَوْ أَبْلَقَ فَيُقْتَلُونَ لَا يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِمْ شَيْءٌ قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو صَادِقٍ عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ نَاجِدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ «فَرَسٌ أَشْقَرُ» قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ «وَيَزْعُمُ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ أَنَّ الْمَسِيحَ يَنْزِلُ فَيَقْتُلُهُ» وَلَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ حَدِيثًا غَيْرَ هَذَا ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ يَأْجُوجُ وَمَأْجُوجُ فَيَمُوجُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَيُفْسِدُونَ فِيهَا ثُمَّ قَرَأَ عَبْدُ اللهِ {وَهُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ حَدَبٍ} يَنْسِلُونَ ثُمَّ يَبْعَثُ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ دَابَّةً مِثْلَ هَذِهِ النَّغَفَةِ فَيَلِجُ فِي أَسْمَاعِهِمْ وَمَنَاخِرِهِمْ فَيَمُوتُونَ فَتَنْتُنُ الْأَرْضُ مِنْهُمْ قَالَ «فَيَجْأَرُ الْأَرْضُ إِلَى اللهِ فَيُرْسِلُ اللهُ مَاءً فَيُطَهِّرُ الْأَرْضَ مِنْهُمْ ثُمَّ يَبْعَثُ اللهُ رِيحًا فِيهِ زَمْهَرِيرٌ بَارِدَةً فَلَا تَدَعُ عَلَى وَجْهِ الْأَرْضِ مُؤْمِنًا إِلَّا كُفِتَ بِتِلْكَ الرِّيحِ ثُمَّ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ عَلَى شِرَارِ النَّاسِ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ مَلَكٌ بِالصُّورِ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ فَيَنْفُخُ فِيهِ وَلَا يَبْقَى خَلْقٌ لِلَّهِ ﷻ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ إِلَّا مَاتَ إِلَّا مَنْ شَاءَ رَبُّكَ ثُمَّ يَكُونُ بَيْنَ النَّفْخَتَيْنِ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ» قَالَ فَلَيْسَ مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ خَلْقٌ إِلَّا فِي الْأَرْضِ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ ثُمَّ يُرْسِلُ اللهُ مَاءً مِنْ تَحْتِ الْعَرْشِ يُمْنِي كَمَنِيِّ الرَّجاُلِ فَتَنْبُتُ جُسْمَانُهُمْ وَلُحْمَانُهُمْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْمَاءِ كَمَا يَنْبُتُ الْأَرْضُ مِنَ السُّدِّيِّ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ عَبْدُ اللهِ {الَّذِي يُرْسِلُ الرِّيَاحَ فَتُثِيرُ سَحَابًا} «فَسُقْنَاهُ إِلَى بَلَدٍ مَيِّتٍ فَأَحْيَيْنَا بِهِ الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا كَذَلِكَ النُّشُورُ» ثُمَّ يَقُومُ مَلَكٌ بِالصُّورِ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ فَيَنْفُخُ فِيهِ فَتَنْطَلِقُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ إِلَى جَسَدِهَا حَتَّى يَدْخُلَ فِيهِ فَيَقُومُونَ فَيَحْيَوْنَ حَيَّةَ رَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ قِيَامًا لِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ثُمَّ يَتَمَثَّلُ اللهُ ﷻ لِلْخَلْقِ فَيَلْقَاهُمْ فَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْخَلْقِ يَعْبُدُ مِنْ دُونِ اللهِ شَيْئًا إِلَّا هُوَ مُرْتَفِعٌ لَهُ يَتْبَعُهُ فَيُلْقَى الْيَهُودَ فَيَقُولُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ؟ قَالُوا عُزَيْرًا قَالَ هَلْ يَسُرُّكُمُ الْمَاءُ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ فَيُرِيهِمْ جَهَنَّمَ كَهَيْئَةِ السَّرَابِ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ عَبْدُ اللهِ {وَعَرَضْنَا جَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْكَافِرِينَ عَرْضًا} ثُمَّ يَلْقَى النَّصَارَى فَيَقُولُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ؟ قَالُوا الْمَسِيحَ قَالَ فَهَلْ يَسُرُّكُمُ السَّرَابُ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ فَيُرِيهِمْ جَهَنَّمَ كَهَيْئَةِ السَّرَابِ وَكَذَلِكَ لِمَنْ كَانَ يَعْبُدُ مِنْ دُونِ اللهِ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ قَرَأَ عَبْدُ اللهِ {وَقِفُوهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ مَسْئُولُونَ} حَتَّى يَمُرَّ الْمُسْلِمُونَ فَيَلْقَاهُمْ فَيَقُولُ مَنْ تَعْبُدُونَ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ نَعْبُدُ اللهَ لَا نُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا فَيَنْتَهِرُهُمْ مَرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ مَنْ تَعْبُدُونَ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ سُبْحَانَهُ إِذَا اعْتَرَفَ لَنَا عَرَفْنَاهُ فَعِنْدَ ذَلِكَ يُكْشَفُ عَنْ سَاقٍ فَلَا يَبْقَى مُؤْمِنٌ إِلَّا خَرَّ لِلَّهِ سَاجِدًا وَيَبْقَى الْمُنَافِقُونَ ظُهُورُهُمْ طَبَقًا وَاحِدًا كَأَنَّمَا فِيهَا السَّفَافِيدُ فَيَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا فَيَقُولُ قَدْ كُنْتُمْ تُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى السُّجُودِ وَأَنْتُمْ سَالِمُونَ ثُمَّ يَأْمُرُ بِالصِّرَاطِ فَيُضْرَبُ عَلَى جَهَنَّمَ فَيَمُرُّ النَّاسُ بِأَعْمَالِهِمْ زُمَرًا أَوَائِلُهُمْ كَلَمْحِ الْبَرْقِ ثُمَّ كَمَرِّ الرِّيحِ ثُمَّ كَمَرِّ الطَّيْرِ ثُمَّ كَأَسْرَعِ الْبَهَائِمِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ثُمَّ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى يَجِيءَ الرَّجُلُ سَعْيًا حَتَّى يَجِيءَ الرَّجُلُ مَشْيًا حَتَّى يَكُونَ آخِرُهُمْ رَجُلًا يُتَلَقَّى عَلَى بَطْنِهِ فَيَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ أَبْطَأْتَ بِي فَيَقُولُ إِنَّمَا أَبْطَأَ بِكَ عَمَلُكَ ثُمَّ يَأْذَنُ اللهُ ﷻ فِي الشَّفَاعَةِ فَيَكُونُ أَوَّلُ شَافِعٍ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ جِبْرِيلُ ثُمَّ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ثُمَّ مُوسَى أَوْ قَالَ عِيسَى عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ قَالَ سَلَمَةُ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ نَبِيِّكُمْ ﷺ رَابِعًا لَا يَشْفَعُ أَحَدٌ بَعْدَهُ فِيمَا يَشْفَعُ فِيهِ وَهُوَ الْمَقَامُ الْمَحْمُودُ الَّذِي وَعَدَهُ اللهُ {عَسَى أَنْ يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَامًا مَحْمُودًا} وَلَيْسَ مِنْ نَفْسٍ إِلَّا تَنْظُرُ إِلَى بَيْتٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَبَيْتٍ فِي النَّارِ فَيُقَالُ لَوْ عَمِلْتُمْ وَهُوَ يَوْمُ الْحَسْرَةِ قَالَ فَيَرَى أَهْلُ النَّارِ الْبَيْتَ الَّذِي فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَيُقَالُ لَوْ عَمِلْتُمْ وَيَرَى أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ الْبَيْتَ الَّذِي فِي النَّارِ فَيَقُولُ لَوْلَا أَنْ مَنَّ اللهُ عَلَيْكُمْ ثُمَّ يَشْفَعُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَالنَّبِيُّونَ وَالشُّهَدَاءُ وَالصَّالِحُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ فَيُشَفِّعُهُمُ اللهُ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ أَنَا أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ فَيُخْرِجُ مِنَ النَّارِ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا أَخْرَجَ مِنَ جَمِيعِ الْخَلْقِ بِرَحْمَتِهِ حَتَّى مَا يَتْرُكُ فِيهَا أَحَدًا فِيهِ خَيْرٌ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ عَبْدُ اللهِ «قُلْ» يَا أَيُّهَا الْكُفَّارُ {مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِي سَقَرَ} وَعَقَدْ بِيَدِهِ {قَالُوا لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ الْمُصَلِّينَ وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ الْمِسْكِينَ وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ الْخَائِضِينَ وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ} وَعَقَدْ أَرْبَعًا وَقَالَ سُفْيَانُ بِيَدِهِ وَضَمَّ أَرْبَعَ أَصَابِعَ وَوَصَفَهُ أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ هَلْ تَرَوْنَ فِي هَؤُلَاءِ أَحَدًا فِيهِ خَيْرٌ؟ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ اللهُ أَنْ لَا يُخْرِجَ مِنْهَا أَحَدًا غَيَّرَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَلْوَانَهُمْ فَيَجِيءُ الرَّجُلُ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَيَشْفَعُ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَنْ عَرَفَ أَحَدًا فَلْيُخْرِجْهُ فَيَجِيءُ الرَّجُلُ فَيَنْظُرُ وَلَا يَعْرِفُ أَحَدًا فَيَقُولُ الرَّجُلُ لِلرَّجُلِ يَا فُلَانُ أَنَا فُلَانٌ فَيَقُولُ مَا أَعْرِفُكَ فَيَقُولُونَ {رَبَّنَا أَخْرِجْنَا مِنْهَا فَإِنْ عُدْنَا فَإِنَّا ظَالِمُونَ قَالَ اخْسَئُوا فِيهَا وَلَا تُكَلِّمُونِ} فَإِذَا قَالَ ذَلِكَ أُطْبِقَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ فَلَمْ يَخْرُجْ مِنْهُمْ بَشَرٌ