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السيوطي:٤٣٨٥a

"أُمُّ قَوْمَكَ؛ فمن أمَّ قَوْمًا فَليُخَفِّف؛ فإنَّ فيهم الكبيرَ، وإن فيهم المريضَ، وإن فيهم الضعيف، وإن فيهم ذا الحاجة. فإذا صلى أَحدُكم وحده فليُصل كيفَ شاء".  

من، [م] مسلم عن عثمان بن أبي العاص

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muslim:468aMuḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh b. Numayr from my father > ʿAmr b. ʿUthmān > Mūsá b. Ṭalḥah

The Apostle of Allah ﷺ said to him: Lead your people in prayer. I said: Messenger of Allah. I perceive something (disturbing) in my soul. He (the Holy Prophet) asked me to draw near him and making me sit down in front of him he placed his hand on my breast between my nipples. and then, telling me to turn round, he placed it on my back between my shoulders. He then said: Act as an Imam for your people. He who acts as Imam of the people, he must be brief, for among them are the aged, among them are the sick, among them are the weak, and among them are the people who have business to attend. But when any of you prays alone, he may pray as he likes.  

مسلم:٤٦٨aحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ طَلْحَةَ حَدَّثَنِي عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي الْعَاصِ الثَّقَفِيُّ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لَهُ أُمَّ قَوْمَكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَجِدُ فِي نَفْسِي شَيْئًا قَالَ ادْنُهْ فَجَلَّسَنِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ وَضَعَ كَفَّهُ فِي صَدْرِي بَيْنَ ثَدْيَىَّ ثُمَّ قَالَ تَحَوَّلْ فَوَضَعَهَا فِي ظَهْرِي بَيْنَ كَتِفَىَّ ثُمَّ قَالَ أُمَّ قَوْمَكَ فَمَنْ أَمَّ قَوْمًا فَلْيُخَفِّفْ فَإِنَّ فِيهِمُ الْكَبِيرَ وَإِنَّ فِيهِمُ الْمَرِيضَ وَإِنَّ فِيهِمُ الضَّعِيفَ وَإِنَّ فِيهِمْ ذَا الْحَاجَةِ وَإِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ وَحْدَهُ فَلْيُصَلِّ كَيْفَ شَاءَ  

ahmad:17899Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > ʿAmr b. ʿUthmān > Mūsá b. Ṭalḥah > ʿUthmān b. Abū al-ʿĀṣ

[Machine] "That the Prophet ﷺ commanded him to lead his people, and he said: 'Whoever leads a group of people, let him go easy on them, as among them are the weak, elderly, sick, and those in need. And when he prays alone, let him pray as he wishes."  

أحمد:١٧٨٩٩حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ حَدَّثَنِي مُوسَى بْنُ طَلْحَةَ أَنَّ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ أَبِي الْعَاصِ حَدَّثَهُ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَؤُمَّ قَوْمَهُ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَنْ أَمَّ قَوْمًا فَلْيُخَفِّفْ فَإِنَّ فِيهِمُ الضَّعِيفَ وَالْكَبِيرَ وَالْمَرِيضَ وَذَا الْحَاجَةِ فَإِذَا صَلَّى وَحْدَهُ فَلْيُصَلِّ كَيْفَ شَاءَ  

ahmad:16276Wakīʿ > ʿAmr b. ʿUthmān > Mūsá b. Ṭalḥah > ʿUthmān b. Abū al-ʿĀṣ

[Machine] "To the messenger of Allah, ﷺ : O Uthman, be the mother of your people, and let whoever is the mother of the people be considerate, for among them are the weak, the old, and those in need. So, when you pray for yourself, then pray as you wish."  

أحمد:١٦٢٧٦حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ طَلْحَةَ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي الْعَاصِ قَالَ قَالَ

لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا عُثْمَانُ أُمَّ قَوْمَكَ وَمَنْ أَمَّ الْقَوْمَ فَلْيُخَفِّفْ فَإِنَّ فِيهِمُ الضَّعِيفَ وَالْكَبِيرَ وَذَا الْحَاجَةِ فَإِذَا صَلَّيْتَ لِنَفْسِكَ فَصَلِّ كَيْفَ شِئْتَ  

tabarani:8339ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > Abū Nuʿaym > ʿAmr b. Mawhab > Mūsá b. Ṭalḥah > ʿUthmān b. Abū al-ʿĀṣ

[Machine] He informed him, and he said, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O Uthman, be a mother to your people. Whoever is a leader of a people, let him alleviate their burden, for among them are the weak, and among them are the sick, and among them are those in need."  

الطبراني:٨٣٣٩حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَوْهَبٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُوسَى بْنَ طَلْحَةَ يَذْكُرُ أَنَّ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ أَبِي الْعَاصِ

أَخْبَرَهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَا عُثْمَانُ أُمَّ قَوْمَكَ مَنْ أَمَّ قَوْمًا فَلْيُخَفِّفْ فَإِنَّ فِيهِمُ الضَّعِيفَ وَإِنَّ فِيهِمُ الْمَرِيضَ وَإِنَّ فِيهِمْ ذَا الْحَاجَةِ»  

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السيوطي:٢٠٨٥٨a

"مَنْ أَمَّ قَوْمًا فَليُخَفِّفْ، فَإِنَّ فِيهِم الصَّغِيرَ وَالْكَبِيرَ وَالْمَريضَ وَذَا الْحاجَةِ، فَإِذَا صَلَّى وَحْدَهُ فَليُصَلِّ كيفَ شَاءَ".  

[حم] أحمد عن عثمان بن أَبي العاصى
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السيوطي:٢٧١٨٩a

"يَا عثمَانُ: أمَّ القَوْمَ، وَمَنْ أمَّ القَوْمَ فَليُخَففْ؛ فَإِنَّ فِيهِمُ الضعِيفَ وَالكبِيرَ، وَذَا الحَاجَةِ، فَإِذَا صَلَّيْتَ لِنَفْسِكَ فَصَلِّ كيْفَ شِئْتَ".  

[كر] ابن عساكر في تاريخه عن عثمان بن أبى العاص