that he remembered Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he also remembered a mouthful of water which he had thrown on his face, after taking it from a well that was in their house. Mahmud said that he had heard ʿItban bin Malik, who was present with Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the battle of Badr saying, "I used to lead my people at Bani Salim in the prayer and there was a valley between me and those people. Whenever it rained it used to be difficult for me to cross it to go to their mosque. So I went to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, 'I have weak eyesight and the valley between me and my people flows during the rainy season and it becomes difficult for me to cross it; I wish you would come to my house and pray at a place so that I could take that place as a praying place.' Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'I will do so.' So Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abu Bakr came to my house in the (next) morning after the sun had risen high. Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked my permission to let him in and I admitted him. He did not sit before saying, 'Where do you want us to offer the prayer in your house?' I pointed to the place where I wanted him to pray. So Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up for the prayer and started the prayer with Takbir and we aligned in rows behind him; and he offered two rakʿat, and finished them with Taslim, and we also performed Taslim with him. I detained him for a meal called "Khazir" which I had prepared for him.--("Khazir" is a special type of dish prepared from barley flour and meat soup)-- When the neighbors got the news that Messenger of Allah ﷺ was in my house, they poured it till there were a great number of men in the house. One of them said, 'What is wrong with Malik, for I do not see him?' One of them replied, 'He is a hypocrite and does not love Allah and His Apostle.' On that Allah's Apostle said, 'Don't say this. Haven't you seen that he said, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah for Allah's sake only.' The man replied, 'Allah and His Apostle know better; but by Allah, we never saw him but helping and talking with the hypocrites.' Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, 'No doubt, whoever says. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and by that he wants the pleasures of Allah, then Allah will save him from Hell." Mahmud added, "I told the above narration to some people, one of whom was Abu Aiyub, the companion of Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the battle in which he (Abu Aiyub) died and Yazid bin Mu'awiya was their leader in Roman Territory. Abu Aiyub denounced the narration and said, 'I doubt that Messenger of Allah ﷺ ever said what you have said.' I felt that too much, and I vowed to Allah that if I remained alive in that holy battle, I would (go to Medina and) ask ʿItban bin Malik if he was still living in the mosque of his people. So when he returned, I assumed Ihram for Hajj or ʿUmra and then I proceeded on till I reached Medina. I went to Bani Salim and ʿItban bin Malik, who was by then an old blind man, was leading his people in the prayer. When he finished the prayer, I greeted him and introduced myself to him and then asked him about that narration. He told that narration again in the same manner as he had narrated it the first time."

رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَعَقَلَ مَجَّةً مَجَّهَا فِي وَجْهِهِ مِنْ بِئْرٍ كَانَتْ فِي دَارِهِمْ فَزَعَمَ مَحْمُودٌ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عِتْبَانَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ الأَنْصَارِيّ َ ؓ وَكَانَ مِمَّنْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي لِقَوْمِي بِبَنِي سَالِمٍ وَكَانَ يَحُولُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُمْ وَادٍ إِذَا جَاءَتِ الأَمْطَارُ فَيَشُقُّ عَلَىَّ اجْتِيَازُهُ قِبَلَ مَسْجِدِهِمْ فَجِئْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنِّي أَنْكَرْتُ بَصَرِي وَإِنَّ الْوَادِيَ الَّذِي بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ قَوْمِي يَسِيلُ إِذَا جَاءَتِ الأَمْطَارُ فَيَشُقُّ عَلَىَّ اجْتِيَازُهُ فَوَدِدْتُ أَنَّكَ تَأْتِي فَتُصَلِّي مِنْ بَيْتِي مَكَانًا أَتَّخِذُهُ مُصَلًّى فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَأَفْعَلُ فَغَدَا عَلَىَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ بَعْدَ مَا اشْتَدَّ النَّهَارُ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَذِنْتُ لَهُ فَلَمْ يَجْلِسْ حَتَّى قَالَ أَيْنَ تُحِبُّ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ مِنْ بَيْتِكَ فَأَشَرْتُ لَهُ إِلَى الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي أُحِبُّ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ فِيهِ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَكَبَّرَ وَصَفَفْنَا وَرَاءَهُ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ وَسَلَّمْنَا حِينَ سَلَّمَ فَحَبَسْتُهُ عَلَى خَزِيرٍ يُصْنَعُ لَهُ فَسَمِعَ أَهْلُ الدَّارِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي بَيْتِي فَثَابَ رِجَالٌ مِنْهُمْ حَتَّى كَثُرَ الرِّجَالُ فِي الْبَيْتِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ مَا فَعَلَ مَالِكٌ لاَ أَرَاهُ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ ذَاكَ مُنَافِقٌ لاَ يُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ تَقُلْ ذَاكَ أَلاَ تَرَاهُ قَالَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ يَبْتَغِي بِذَلِكَ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ أَمَّا نَحْنُ فَوَاللَّهِ لاَ نَرَى وُدَّهُ وَلاَ حَدِيثَهُ إِلاَّ إِلَى الْمُنَافِقِينَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ حَرَّمَ عَلَى النَّارِ مَنْ قَالَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ يَبْتَغِي بِذَلِكَ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ قَالَ مَحْمُودٌ فَحَدَّثْتُهَا قَوْمًا فِيهِمْ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَتِهِ الَّتِي تُوُفِّيَ فِيهَا وَيَزِيدُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِأَرْضِ الرُّومِ فَأَنْكَرَهَا عَلَىَّ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ قَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا أَظُنُّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَا قُلْتَ قَطُّ فَكَبُرَ ذَلِكَ عَلَىَّ فَجَعَلْتُ لِلَّهِ عَلَىَّ إِنْ سَلَّمَنِي حَتَّى أَقْفُلَ مِنْ غَزْوَتِي أَنْ أَسْأَلَ عَنْهَا عِتْبَانَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ ؓ إِنْ وَجَدْتُهُ حَيًّا فِي مَسْجِدِ قَوْمِهِ فَقَفَلْتُ فَأَهْلَلْتُ بِحَجَّةٍ أَوْ بِعُمْرَةٍ ثُمَّ سِرْتُ حَتَّى قَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَأَتَيْتُ بَنِي سَالِمٍ فَإِذَا عِتْبَانُ شَيْخٌ أَعْمَى يُصَلِّي لِقَوْمِهِ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ مِنَ الصَّلاَةِ سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَخْبَرْتُهُ مَنْ أَنَا ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ الْحَدِيثِ فَحَدَّثَنِيهِ كَمَا حَدَّثَنِيهِ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ

Messenger of Allah ﷺ arrived at Medina with Abu Bakr, riding behind him on the same camel. Abu Bakr was an elderly man known to the people, while Messenger of Allah ﷺ was a youth that was unknown. Thus, if a man met Abu Bakr, he would say, "O Abu Bakr! Who is this man in front of you?" Abu Bakr would say, "This man shows me the Way," One would think that Abu Bakr meant the road, while in fact, Abu Bakr meant the way of virtue and good. Then Abu Bakr looked behind and saw a horse-rider pursuing them. He said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! This is a horse-rider pursuing us." The Prophet ﷺ looked behind and said, "O Allah! Cause him to fall down." So the horse threw him down and got up neighing. After that the rider, Suraqa said, "O Allah's Prophet! Order me whatever you want." The Prophet said, "Stay where you are and do not allow anybody to reach us." So, in the first part of the day Suraqa was an enemy of Allah's Prophet and in the last part of it, he was a protector. Then Allah's Apostle alighted by the side of the Al-Harra and sent a message to the Ansar, and they came to Allah's Prophet and Abu Bakr, and having greeted them, they said, "Ride (your she-camels) safe and obeyed." Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abu Bakr rode and the Ansar, carrying their arms, surrounded them. The news that Allah's Prophet had come circulated in Medina. The people came out and were eagerly looking and saying "Allah's Prophet has come! Allah's Prophet has come! So the Prophet ﷺ went on till he alighted near the house of Abu Ayub. While the Prophet ﷺ was speaking with the family members of Abu Ayub, ʿAbdullah bin Salam heard the news of his arrival while he himself was picking the dates for his family from his family garden. He hurried to the Prophet ﷺ carrying the dates which he had collected for his family from the garden. He listened to Allah's Prophet and then went home. Then Allah's Prophet said, "Which is the nearest of the houses of our kith and kin?" Abu Ayub replied, "Mine, O Allah's Prophet! This is my house and this is my gate." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Go and prepare a place for our midday rest." Abu Ayub said, "Get up (both of you) with Allah's Blessings." So when Allah's Prophet went into the house, ʿAbdullah bin Salam came and said "I testify that you (i.e. Muhammad) are Apostle of Allah and that you have come with the Truth. The Jews know well that I am their chief and the son of their chief and the most learned amongst them and the son of the most learned amongst them. So send for them (i.e. Jews) and ask them about me before they know that I have embraced Islam, for if they know that they will say about me things which are not correct." So Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent for them, and they came and entered. Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to them, "O (the group of) Jews! Woe to you: be afraid of Allah. By Allah except Whom none has the right to be worshipped, you people know for certain, that I am Apostle of Allah and that I have come to you with the Truth, so embrace Islam." The Jews replied, "We do not know this." So they said this to the Prophet and he repeated it thrice. Then he said, "What sort of a man is ʿAbdullah bin Salam amongst you?" They said, "He is our chief and the son of our chief and the most learned man, and the son of the most learned amongst us." He said, "What would you think if he should embrace Islam?" They said, "Allah forbid! He can not embrace Islam." He said, " What would you think if he should embrace Islam?" They said, "Allah forbid! He can not embrace Islam." He said, "What would you think if he should embrace Islam?" They said, "Allah forbid! He can not embrace Islam." He said, "O Ibn Salam! Come out to them." He came out and said, "O (the group of) Jews! Be afraid of Allah except Whom none has the right to be worshipped. You know for certain that he is Apostle of Allah and that he has brought a True Religion!' They said, "You tell a lie." On that Messenger of Allah ﷺ turned them out.

أَقْبَلَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَهْوَ مُرْدِفٌ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ شَيْخٌ يُعْرَفُ وَنَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ شَابٌّ لاَ يُعْرَفُ قَالَ فَيَلْقَى الرَّجُلُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَيَقُولُ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ مَنْ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ فَيَقُولُ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ يَهْدِينِي السَّبِيلَ قَالَ فَيَحْسِبُ الْحَاسِبُ أَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا يَعْنِي الطَّرِيقَ وَإِنَّمَا يَعْنِي سَبِيلَ الْخَيْرِ فَالْتَفَتَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِفَارِسٍ قَدْ لَحِقَهُمْ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا فَارِسٌ قَدْ لَحِقَ بِنَا فَالْتَفَتَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ اصْرَعْهُ فَصَرَعَهُ الْفَرَسُ ثُمَّ قَامَتْ تُحَمْحِمُ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ مُرْنِي بِمَا شِئْتَ قَالَ فَقِفْ مَكَانَكَ لاَ تَتْرُكَنَّ أَحَدًا يَلْحَقُ بِنَا قَالَ فَكَانَ أَوَّلَ النَّهَارِ جَاهِدًا عَلَى نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَكَانَ آخِرَ النَّهَارِ مَسْلَحَةً لَهُ فَنَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ جَانِبَ الْحَرَّةِ ثُمَّ بَعَثَ إِلَى الأَنْصَارِ فَجَاءُوا إِلَى نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَسَلَّمُوا عَلَيْهِمَا وَقَالُوا ارْكَبَا آمِنَيْنِ مُطَاعَيْنِ فَرَكِبَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَحَفُّوا دُونَهُمَا بِالسِّلاَحِ فَقِيلَ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ جَاءَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ جَاءَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَشْرَفُوا يَنْظُرُونَ وَيَقُولُونَ جَاءَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ جَاءَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ فَأَقْبَلَ يَسِيرُ حَتَّى نَزَلَ جَانِبَ دَارِ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ فَإِنَّهُ لَيُحَدِّثُ أَهْلَهُ إِذْ سَمِعَ بِهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ وَهْوَ فِي نَخْلٍ لأَهْلِهِ يَخْتَرِفُ لَهُمْ فَعَجِلَ أَنْ يَضَعَ الَّذِي يَخْتَرِفُ لَهُمْ فِيهَا فَجَاءَ وَهْىَ مَعَهُ فَسَمِعَ مِنْ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَىُّ بُيُوتِ أَهْلِنَا أَقْرَبُ فَقَالَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ أَنَا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ هَذِهِ دَارِي وَهَذَا بَابِي قَالَ فَانْطَلِقْ فَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مَقِيلاً قَالَ قُومَا عَلَى بَرَكَةِ اللَّهِ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ جَاءَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ فَقَالَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَأَنَّكَ جِئْتَ بِحَقٍّ وَقَدْ عَلِمَتْ يَهُودُ أَنِّي سَيِّدُهُمْ وَابْنُ سَيِّدِهِمْ وَأَعْلَمُهُمْ وَابْنُ أَعْلَمِهِمْ فَادْعُهُمْ فَاسْأَلْهُمْ عَنِّي قَبْلَ أَنْ يَعْلَمُوا أَنِّي قَدْ أَسْلَمْتُ فَإِنَّهُمْ إِنْ يَعْلَمُوا أَنِّي قَدْ أَسْلَمْتُ قَالُوا فِيَّ مَا لَيْسَ فِيَّ فَأَرْسَلَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَقْبَلُوا فَدَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْيَهُودِ وَيْلَكُمُ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ فَوَاللَّهِ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ إِنَّكُمْ لَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ حَقًّا وَأَنِّي جِئْتُكُمْ بِحَقٍّ فَأَسْلِمُوا قَالُوا مَا نَعْلَمُهُ قَالُوا لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَهَا ثَلاَثَ مِرَارٍ قَالَ فَأَىُّ رَجُلٍ فِيكُمْ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ قَالُوا ذَاكَ سَيِّدُنَا وَابْنُ سَيِّدِنَا وَأَعْلَمُنَا وَابْنُ أَعْلَمِنَا قَالَ أَفَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَسْلَمَ قَالُوا حَاشَا لِلَّهِ مَا كَانَ لِيُسْلِمَ قَالَ أَفَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَسْلَمَ قَالُوا حَاشَا لِلَّهِ مَا كَانَ لِيُسْلِمَ قَالَ يَا ابْنَ سَلاَمٍ اخْرُجْ عَلَيْهِمْ فَخَرَجَ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْيَهُودِ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ فَوَاللَّهِ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ إِنَّكُمْ لَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَأَنَّهُ جَاءَ بِحَقٍّ فَقَالُوا كَذَبْتَ فَأَخْرَجَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ

Is there not for you a model pattern in me? And when they narrated this to him (Sa'd b. Hisham), he returned to his wife, though he had divorced her and made (people) witness to his reconciliation. He then came to Ibn 'Abbas and asked him about the Witr of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.

Ibn 'Abbas said: Should I not lead you to one who knows best amongst the people of the world about the Witr of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? He said: Who is it? He (Ibn 'Abbas) said: It is 'A'isha. So go to her and ask her (about Witr) and then come to me and inform me about her answer that she would give you. So I came to Hakim b. Aflah and requested him to take me to her. He said: I would not go to her, for I forbade her to speak anything (about the conflict) between the two groupS, but she refused (to accept my advice) and went (to participate in that corflict). I (requested) him (Hakim) with an oath to lead me to her. So we went to 'A'isha and we begged permission to meet her. She granted us permission and we went in. She said: Are you Hakim? (She recognised him.) He replied: Yes. She said: Who is there with you? He said: He is Sa'd b. Hisham. She said: Which Hisham? He said: He is Hisham b. 'Amir. She blessed him ('Amir) with mercy from Allah and spoke good of him (Qatada said that he died as a martyr in Uhud).

I said: Mother of the Faithful, tell me about the character of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said: Don't you read the Qur'an? I said: Yes. Upon this she said: The character of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was the Qur'an. He said: I felt inclined to get up and not ask anything (further) till death. But then I changed my mind...

and I said: Inform me about the observance (of the night prayer) of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said: Did you not recite:" O thou wrapped up"? He said: Yes. She said: Allah, the Exalted and the Glorious, made the observance of the night prayer at the beginning of this Surah obligatory. So the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him and his Companions around him observed this (night prayer) for one year. Allah held back the concluding portion of this Surah for twelve months in the Heaven till (at the end of this period) Allah revealed the concluding verses of this Surah which lightened (the burden of this prayer), and the night prayer became a supererogatory prayer after being an obligatory one.

I said: Mother of the Faithful, inform me about the Witr of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said: I used to prepare tooth stick for him and water for his ablution, and Allah would rouse him to the extent He wished during the night. He would use the tooth stick, and perform ablution, and would offer nine rak'ahs, and would not sit but in the eighth one and would remember Allah, and praise Him and supplicate Him, then he would get up without uttering the salutation and pray the ninth rak'ah. He would then sit, remember, praise Him and supplicate Him and then utter a salutation loud enough for us to hear. He would then pray two rak'ahs sitting after uttering the salutation, and that made eleven rak'ahs.

O my son, but when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ grew old and put on flesh, he observed Witr of seven, doing in the two rak'ahs as he had done formerly, and that made nine. O my son, and when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ observed prayer, he liked to keep on observing it, and when sleep or pain overpowered him and made it impossible (for him) to observe prayer in the night, he prayed twelve rak'ahs daring the day. I am not aware of Allah's Prophet ﷺ having recited the whole Qur'an during one single night, or praying through the night till morning, or fasting a complete month, except Ramadan.

He (the narrator) said: I then went to Ibn 'Abbas and narrated to him the hadith (transmitted from her), and he said: She says the truth If I went to her and got into her presence, I would have listened to it orally from her. He said: If I were to know that you do not go to her. I would not have transmitted this hadith to you narrated by her.

أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ هِشَامِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَغْزُوَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَقَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَبِيعَ عَقَارًا لَهُ بِهَا فَيَجْعَلَهُ فِي السِّلاَحِ وَالْكُرَاعِ وَيُجَاهِدَ الرُّومَ حَتَّى يَمُوتَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ لَقِيَ أُنَاسًا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَنَهَوْهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ وَأَخْبَرُوهُ أَنَّ رَهْطًا سِتَّةً أَرَادُوا ذَلِكَ فِي حَيَاةِ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَنَهَاهُمْ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقَالَ أَلَيْسَ لَكُمْ فِيَّ أُسْوَةٌ فَلَمَّا حَدَّثُوهُ بِذَلِكَ رَاجَعَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَقَدْ كَانَ طَلَّقَهَا وَأَشْهَدَ عَلَى رَجْعَتِهَا فَأَتَى ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ وِتْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ

فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَلاَ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى أَعْلَمِ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ بِوِتْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ قَالَ عَائِشَةُ فَأْتِهَا فَاسْأَلْهَا ثُمَّ ائْتِنِي فَأَخْبِرْنِي بِرَدِّهَا عَلَيْكَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ إِلَيْهَا فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى حَكِيمِ بْنِ أَفْلَحَ فَاسْتَلْحَقْتُهُ إِلَيْهَا فَقَالَ مَا أَنَا بِقَارِبِهَا لأَنِّي نَهَيْتُهَا أَنْ تَقُولَ فِي هَاتَيْنِ الشِّيعَتَيْنِ شَيْئًا فَأَبَتْ فِيهِمَا إِلاَّ مُضِيًّا قَالَ فَأَقْسَمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَجَاءَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا إِلَى عَائِشَةَ فَاسْتَأْذَنَّا عَلَيْهَا فَأَذِنَتْ لَنَا فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَتْ أَحَكِيمٌ فَعَرَفَتْهُ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَتْ مَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ سَعْدُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ قَالَتْ مَنْ هِشَامٌ قَالَ ابْنُ عَامِرٍ فَتَرَحَّمَتْ عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَتْ خَيْرًا قَالَ قَتَادَةُ وَكَانَ أُصِيبَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ

فَقُلْتُ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنْبِئِينِي عَنْ خُلُقِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ أَلَسْتَ تَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَتْ فَإِنَّ خُلُقَ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ الْقُرْآنَ قَالَ فَهَمَمْتُ أَنْ أَقُومَ وَلاَ أَسْأَلَ أَحَدًا عَنْ شَىْءٍ حَتَّى أَمُوتَ ثُمَّ بَدَا لِي

فَقُلْتُ أَنْبِئِينِي عَنْ قِيَامِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ أَلَسْتَ تَقْرَأُ { يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ} قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَتْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ ﷻ افْتَرَضَ قِيَامَ اللَّيْلِ فِي أَوَّلِ هَذِهِ السُّورَةِ فَقَامَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابُهُ حَوْلاً وَأَمْسَكَ اللَّهُ خَاتِمَتَهَا اثْنَىْ عَشَرَ شَهْرًا فِي السَّمَاءِ حَتَّى أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ فِي آخِرِ هَذِهِ السُّورَةِ التَّخْفِيفَ فَصَارَ قِيَامُ اللَّيْلِ تَطَوُّعًا بَعْدَ فَرِيضَةٍ

قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنْبِئِينِي عَنْ وِتْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ كُنَّا نُعِدُّ لَهُ سِوَاكَهُ وَطَهُورَهُ فَيَبْعَثُهُ اللَّهُ مَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَبْعَثَهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَيَتَسَوَّكُ وَيَتَوَضَّأُ وَيُصَلِّي تِسْعَ رَكَعَاتٍ لاَ يَجْلِسُ فِيهَا إِلاَّ فِي الثَّامِنَةِ فَيَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ وَيَحْمَدُهُ وَيَدْعُوهُ ثُمَّ يَنْهَضُ وَلاَ يُسَلِّمُ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيُصَلِّي التَّاسِعَةَ ثُمَّ يَقْعُدُ فَيَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ وَيَحْمَدُهُ وَيَدْعُوهُ ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ تَسْلِيمًا يُسْمِعُنَا ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ مَا يُسَلِّمُ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ فَتِلْكَ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً

يَا بُنَىَّ فَلَمَّا أَسَنَّ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَخَذَ اللَّحْمَ أَوْتَرَ بِسَبْعٍ وَصَنَعَ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ مِثْلَ صَنِيعِهِ الأَوَّلِ فَتِلْكَ تِسْعٌ يَا بُنَىَّ وَكَانَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا صَلَّى صَلاَةً أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُدَاوِمَ عَلَيْهَا وَكَانَ إِذَا غَلَبَهُ نَوْمٌ أَوْ وَجَعٌ عَنْ قِيَامِ اللَّيْلِ صَلَّى مِنَ النَّهَارِ ثِنْتَىْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً وَلاَ أَعْلَمُ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ كُلَّهُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ وَلاَ صَلَّى لَيْلَةً إِلَى الصُّبْحِ وَلاَ صَامَ شَهْرًا كَامِلاً غَيْرَ رَمَضَانَ

قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسِ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ بِحَدِيثِهَا فَقَالَ صَدَقَتْ لَوْ كُنْتُ أَقْرَبُهَا أَوْ أَدْخُلُ عَلَيْهَا لأَتَيْتُهَا حَتَّى تُشَافِهَنِي بِهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَوْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّكَ لاَ تَدْخُلُ عَلَيْهَا مَا حَدَّثْتُكَ حَدِيثَهَا

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ wrote to him in a red damask, so he took the letter from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and tore it to pieces. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then sent a military expedition, and they did not leave anyone, nor any scent, nor any sound, nor any family, nor any wealth except that they took it. He escaped naked on a horse that had no saddle until he reached his daughter, who was married in Bani Hilal and had embraced Islam, as did her family. The meeting of the people was in the courtyard of her house, so he circled until he entered upon her from behind the house. When she saw him, she threw a garment on him and said, "What is wrong with you?" He said, "All evil has befallen your father. Nothing was left for him, neither scent, nor sound, nor family, nor wealth, except that it was taken from him." She said, "I invited you to Islam." He said, "Where is your husband?" She said, "With the camels." So he went to him and said, "What is wrong with you?" He said, "All evil has befallen me. Nothing was left for me, neither scent, nor sound, nor family, nor wealth, except that it was taken from me. And I want Muhammad to be my guardian before my family and wealth are divided." He said, "Take my riding camel with its saddle." He said, "I have no need for it." So he took the shepherd's staff and provisioned himself with water. And he had a garment that he covered his face with, and when he covered his face, his back was exposed, and when he covered his back, his face was exposed, and he disliked being recognized until he reached the city. So he tied his riding camel and came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, who was at his door, and when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed Fajr, he said, "O Messenger of Allah, extend your hand so that I may pledge allegiance to you." He extended his hand, and when he was about to strike his hand, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ drew his hand to himself. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O Messenger of Allah, this is the one I wrote to." So he struck his hand three times, drawing it towards himself, and he did the same after that. When it was the third time, he said, "Who are you?" He said, "I am the shepherd of Al-Sahimi." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then touched his arm and raised it and said, "O Muslims, this is the shepherd of Al-Sahimi, to whom I wrote, and he took my letter and tore it to pieces. I said to him, 'O Messenger of Allah, my family and my wealth?' He said, 'As for your wealth, it has been apportioned, and as for your family, whoever you can overpower from among them.'" So he went out, and his son recognized the riding camel while he was standing beside it, so he returned to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "This is my son." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O Bilal, go out with him and ask his father, 'Is this your son?' If he says yes, then give him to him." So Bilal went to him and said, "Is this your son?" He said, "Yes." So he returned to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have never seen anyone as steadfast in loyalty to his companion as this man."

كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي أَدِيمٍ أَحْمَرَ فَأَخَذَ كِتَابَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَرَقَعَ بِهِ دَلْوَهُ فَبَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سَرِيَّةً فَلَمْ يَدَعُوا لَهُ رَائِحَةً وَلَا سَارِحَةً وَلَا أَهْلًا وَلَا مَالًا إِلَّا أَخَذُوهُ وَانْفَلَتَ عُرْيَانًا عَلَى فَرَسٍ لَهُ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ قِشْرَةٌ حَتَّى يَنْتَهِيَ إِلَى ابْنَتِهِ وَهِيَ مُتَزَوِّجَةٌ فِي بَنِي هِلَالٍ وَقَدْ أَسْلَمَتْ وَأَسْلَمَ أَهْلُهَا وَكَانَ مَجْلِسُ الْقَوْمِ بِفِنَاءِ بَيْتِهَا فَدَارَ حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْبَيْتِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا رَأَتْهُ أَلْقَتْ عَلَيْهِ ثَوْبًا قَالَتْ مَا لَكَ؟ قَالَ كُلُّ الشَّرِّ نَزَلَ بِأَبِيكِ مَا تُرِكَ لَهُ رَائِحَةٌ وَلَا سَارِحَةٌ وَلَا أَهْلٌ وَلَا مَالٌ إِلَّا وَقَدْ أُخِذَ قَالَتْ دُعِيتَ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ قَالَ أَيْنَ بَعْلُكِ؟ قَالَتْ فِي الْإِبِلِ قَالَ فَأَتَاهُ فَقَالَ مَا لَكَ؟ قَالَ كُلُّ الشَّرِّ قَدْ نَزَلَ بِهِ مَا تُرِكَتْ لَهُ رَائِحَةٌ وَلَا سَارِحَةٌ وَلَا أَهْلٌ وَلَا مَالٌ إِلَّا وَقَدْ أُخِذَ وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ مُحَمَّدًا أُبَادِرُهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُقَسِّمَ أَهْلِي وَمَالِي قَالَ فَخُذْ رَاحِلَتِي بِرَحْلِهَا قَالَ لَا حَاجَةَ لِي فِيهَا قَالَ فَأَخَذَ قَعُودَ الرَّاعِي وَزَوَّدَهُ إِدَاوَةً مِنْ مَاءٍ قَالَ وَعَلَيْهِ ثَوْبٌ إِذَا غَطَّى بِهِ وَجْهَهُ خَرَجَتْ اسْتُهُ وَإِذَا غَطَّىاسْتَهُ خَرَجَ وَجْهُهُ وَهُوَ يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يُعْرَفَ حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَعَقَلَ رَاحِلَتَهُ ثُمَّ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَكَانَ بِحِذَائِهِ حَيْثُ يُقْبِلُ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْفَجْرَ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ابْسُطْ يَدَيْكَ فَلْأُبَايِعْكَ قَالَ فَبَسَطَهَا فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَضْرِبَ عَلَيْهَا قَبَضَهَا إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَفَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثًا قَبَضَهَا إِلَيْهِ وَيَفْعَلُهُ فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ الثَّالِثَةُ قَالَ مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ أَنَا رِعْيَةُ السُّحَيْمِيُّ قَالَ فَتَنَاوَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَضُدَهُ ثُمَّ رَفَعَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ هَذَا رِعْيَةُ السُّحَيْمِيُّ الَّذِي كَتَبْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَأَخَذَ كِتَابِي فَرَقَعَ بِهِ دَلْوَهُ فَأَخَذَ يَتَضَرَّعُ إِلَيْهِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَهْلِي وَمَالِي قَالَ أَمَّا مَالُكَ فَقَدْ قُسِّمَ وَأَمَّا أَهْلُكَ فَمَنْ قَدَرْتَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْهُمْ فَخَرَجَ فَإِذَا ابْنُهُ قَدْ عَرَفَ الرَّاحِلَةَ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ عِنْدَهَا فَرَجَعَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ هَذَا ابْنِي فَقَالَ يَا بِلَالُ اخْرُجْ مَعَهُ فَسَلْهُ أَبُوكَ هَذَا؟ فَإِنْ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَادْفَعْهُ إِلَيْهِ فَخَرَجَ بِلَالٌ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ أَبُوكَ هَذَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَرَجَعَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا اسْتَعْبَرَ إِلَى صَاحِبِهِ فَقَالَ ذَاكَ جَفَاءُ الْأَعْرَابِ

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

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

[Machine] Amir ibn Al-Tufayl came to the Prophet ﷺ in Medina. He visited the Prophet ﷺ and raised his voice. Thabit ibn Qays stood up with his sword against the Prophet ﷺ . The Prophet ﷺ said, "O Amir, lower your voice in the presence of the Prophet ﷺ ." Amir asked, "Who are you to say that?" Thabit replied, "By the One who honored him, if the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not dislike it, I would strike you with this sword." Amir looked at him while he was sitting, and Thabit was standing. Amir said to him, "By Allah, O Thabit, if I had the opportunity, I would respond to you." Thabit said, "By Allah, O Amir, if I had the opportunity, I would make you regret your words." Then the nephew of Amir sneezed and praised Allah. The Prophet ﷺ thanked Allah and ignored Amir's sneeze. Amir said, "You praised this boy and ignored me?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Surely, Allah will suffice for me against you and the son of Qilah." Then Amir left and gathered people for the Prophet ﷺ . Among the people was Amr ibn Umayyah Ad-Damri and the rest were from the Ansar, including their leader Munthir ibn Amr. They set out and stopped at the well of Ma'una. Amir aggressively approached them and killed all of them except for Amr ibn Umayyah, who was sitting in the saddle. Allah inspired His Prophet ﷺ about the news of their death, so he said to his companions, "Your companions have been killed, so what is your opinion?" The Prophet ﷺ invoked curse upon Amir, saying, "O Allah, suffice me against Amir." Allah sufficed him against Amir and he made his way until he arrived at his home, where Allah caused him to stumble and he fell with a severe wound on his neck in the house of a woman from the tribe of Salul. Amir continued to say, "O Amir, like the beggar of a camel in the house of a Saluliya, he desires to die in her house." He remained in that condition until he died in her house, while Arbad ibn Qays was struck by lightning and died. The rest of the people who were with them returned.

أَنَّ عَامِرَ بْنَ الطُّفَيْلِ قَدِمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ فَرَاجَعَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَارْتَفَعَ صَوْتُهُ وَثَابِتُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ قَائِمٌ بِسَيْفِهِ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا عَامِرُ غُضَّ مِنْ صَوْتِكَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ وَمَا أَنْتَ وَذَاكَ؟ فَقَالَ ثَابِتٌ أَمَا وَالَّذِي أَكْرَمَهُ لَوْلَا أَنْ يَكْرَهَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَضَرَبْتُ بِهَذَا السَّيْفِ رَأْسَكَ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ عَامِرٌ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ وَثَابِتٌ قَائِمٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمَا وَاللهِ يَا ثَابِتُ لَئِنْ عُرِضَتْ نَفْسُكَ لِي لَتُوَلِّيَنَّ عَنِّي فَقَالَ ثَابتٌ أَمَا وَاللهِ يَا عَامِرُ لَئِنْ عُرِضَتْ نَفْسُكَ لِلِسَانِي لَتَكَرَهَنَّ حَيَاتِي فَعَطَسَ ابْنُ أَخٍ لِعَامِرٍ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ فَشَمَّتَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ثُمَّ عَطَسَ عَامِرٌ فَلَمْ يَحْمَدِ اللهَ فَلَمْ يُشَمِّتْهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ عَامِرٌ شَمَّتَّ هَذَا الصَّبِيَّ وَتَرَكْتَنِي؟ قَالَ «إِنَّ هَذَا حَمِدَ اللهَ» فَقَالَ فَمَحْلُوفَةٌ لَأَمْلَأَنَّهَا عَلَيْكَ خَيْلًا وَرِجَالًا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «يَكْفِينِيكَ اللهُ وَابْنَا قِيْلَةَ» ثُمَّ خَرَجَ عَامِرٌ فَجَمَعَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَاجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ بَنِي سُلَيْمٍ أَبْطُنٌ ثَلَاثَةٌ هُمُ الَّذِينَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَدْعُو عَلَيْهِمْ عُصَيَّةُ وَذَكْوَانُ وَرِعْلٌ وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَدْعُو عَلَيْهِمْ فِي صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ «اللهُمَّ الْعَنْ لِحْيَانًا وَرِعْلًا وَذَكْوَانَ وَعُصَيَّةَ عَصَتِ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ» فَدَعَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ لَيْلَةً فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ أَنَّ عَامِرًا قَدْ جَمَعَ لَهُ بَعَثَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِيهِمْ عَمْرَو بْنَ أُمَيَّةَ الضَّمْرِيَّ وسَائِرُهُمْ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَأَمِيرُهُمُ الْمُنْذِرُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو فَمَضَوْا حَتَّى نَزَلُوا بِئْرَ مَعُونَةَ فَأَقْبَلَ حَتَّى هَجَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَتَلَهُمْ كُلَّهُمْ فَلَمْ يُفْلِتْ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا عَمْرُو بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ كَانَ فِي الرِّكَابِ فَأَوْحَى اللهُ إِلَى نَبِيِّهِ ﷺ يَومَ قُتِلُوا خَبَرَ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ «قَدْ قُتِلَ أَصْحَابُكُمْ فَرُوا رَأْيَكُمْ» فَدَعَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى عَامِرٍ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «اللهُمَّ اكْفِنِي عَامِرًا» فَكَفَاهُ اللهُ إِيَّاهُ فَأَقْبَلَ حَتَّى نَزَلَ بِفِنَائِهِ فَرَمَاهُ اللهُ بَالذَّبْحَةِ فِي حَلْقِهِ فِي بَيْتِ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ سَلُولٍ وَأَقْبَلَ يَنْزُو وَهُوَ يَقُولُ يَا لِعَامِرٍ مِنْ غُدَّةٍ كَغُدَّةِ الْجَمَلِ فِي بَيْتِ سَلُولِيَّةٍ يَرْغَبُ أَنْ يَمُوتَ فِي بَيْتِهَا فَلَمْ يَزَلْ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى مَاتَ فِي بَيْتِهَا وَكَانَ أَرْبَدُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ أَصَابَتْهُ صَاعِقَةٌ فَاحْتَرَقَ فَمَاتَ وَرَجَعَ مَنْ كَانَ مَعَهُمْ

[Machine] We were a people of merchants, and war had besieged us between us and the Messenger of Allah until our wealth was destroyed. When a ceasefire was made between us and the Messenger of Allah, we did not feel safe with our wealth. So I went out with a group from Quraysh, heading towards Syria, where our trade was. I arrived there during the time when Heraclius appeared. He detained those who opposed him from Persia and confiscated their cross, which they had seized from him. When Heraclius heard this news from them and learned that his cross had been saved for him, he was overjoyed and thanked Allah. When Heraclius returned to him what he had returned for him to pray in the holy house, the path was extended for him with rugs and scented with musk. When he reached Jerusalem and completed his prayer, with him were his staff and the bishops of the Romans. The Messenger of Allah’s letter arrived for him, carried by Dhihya ibn Khalifa al-Kalbi, in the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. From Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, to Heraclius, the great leader of the Romans, peace be upon whoever follows guidance. To proceed, submit and you will be safe. Submit and Allah will give you twice your reward. But if you turn away, then the sin of the disbelievers will be upon you. Muhammad ibn Ishaq said that Ibn Shihab narrated to him that the bishops of the Christians said, "I met him (Heraclius) during the time of 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan and he claimed that he knew about the affair of the Messenger of Allah and Heraclius. His intellect mentioned that when he received the Messenger of Allah's letter. he placed it between his two thighs and waist. Then he wrote to a man in Rome who used to recite from the Hebrew what he recited, mentioning his affair and describing his state. With this news that had come to him, he wrote to the companion of the Roman asking him to inform Heraclius that this was the Prophet that they had been awaiting, with no doubt about him. So they followed him and believed in him, and Heraclius ordered the bishops of the Romans to bring him the crosses of the Romans. They gathered them for him in a pillowcase, which was carried on the gates, and then he inspected them from above and appreciated them, for they feared for their own selves. They said, 'O Romans, I have gathered you for news. This man has sent me a letter inviting me to his religion, and by Allah, this is the man that we have been anticipating, and we find mention of him in our scriptures. So come, let us follow him and believe in him, and he will grant us our worldly needs as well as the hereafter.' So they prostrated before him, and he ordered the opening of the gates, so they opened for them and they left.

كُنَّا قَوْمًا تُجَّارًا وَكَانَتِ الْحَرْبُ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ رَسُولِ اللهِ قَدْ حَصَرَتْنَا حَتَّى هَلَكَتْ أَمْوَالُنَا فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ الْهُدْنَةُ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَمْ نَأْمَنْ فِي أَمْوَالِنَا فَخَرَجْتُ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ آخِذًا إِلَى الشَّامِ وَكَانَ فِيهِ مَتْجَرُنَا فَقَدِمْتُهَا حِينَ ظَهَرَ هِرَقْلُ عَلَى مَنْ كَانَ عَارَضَهُ مِنْ فَارِسَ فَأَخَّرَهُمْ مِنْهَا وَانْتَزَعَ لَهُ صَلِيبَهُ الْأَعْظَمَ وَقَدْ كَانُوا سَلَبُوهُ إِيَّاهُ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَهُ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُمْ وَبَلَغَهُ أَنَّ صَلِيبَهُ اسْتَنْقَذَ لَهُ وَكَانَتْ حِمْصُ مَنْزِلَهُ فَخَرَجَ مِنْهَا عَلَى قَدَمَيْهِ مُتَشَكِّرًا لِلَّهِ حِينَ رَدَّ عَلَيْهِ مَا رَدَّ لِيُصَلِّيَ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ بُسِطَ لَهُ الطَّرِيقُ بِالْبُسُطِ وَيُلْقَى عَلَيْهَا الرَّيَاحِينُ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَى إِلَى إِيلِيَّا وَقَضَى فِيهَا صَلَاتَهُ وَمَعَهُ بَطَارِقَتُهُ وَأَسَاقِفُ الرُّومِ قَالَ وَقَدِمَ عَلَيْهِ كِتَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَعَ دِحْيَةَ بْنِ خَلِيفَةَ الْكَلْبِيِّ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللهِ إِلَى هِرَقْلَ عَظِيمِ الرُّومِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الْهُدَى أَمَا بَعْدُ فَأَسْلِمْ تَسْلَمْ وَأَسْلِمْ يُؤْتِكَ اللهُ أَجْرَكَ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَإِنْ تَتَوَلَّ فَإِنَّ إِثْمَ الْأَكَّارِينَ عَلَيْكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ فَحَدَّثَنِي أَسْقُفُ النَّصَارَى قَالَ أَدْرَكْتُهُ فِي زَمَانِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ مَرْوَانَ زَعَمَ لِي أَنَّهُ أَدْرَكَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَمْرِ هِرَقْلَ وَعَقْلِهِ قَالَ لَمَّا قَدِمَ عَلَيْهِ كِتَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَعَ دِحْيَةَ أَخَذَهُ فَجَعَلَهُ بَيْنَ فَخِذَيْهِ وَخَاصِرَتِهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ كَتَبَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ بِرُومِيَّةَ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ مِنَ الْعِبْرَانِيَّةِ مَا يَقْرَأُ فَذَكَرَ لَهُ أَمْرَهُ وَيَصِفُ لَهُ شَأْنَهُ وَبِخَبَرِ مَا جَاءَ بِهِ قَالَ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ صَاحِبُ رُومِيَّةَ أَنَّهُ النَّبِيُّ الَّذِي كُنَّا نَنْتَظِرُهُ لَا شَكَّ فِيهِ فَاتَّبَعَهُ وَصَدَّقَهُ فَأَمَرَ هِرَقْلُ بِبَطَارِقَةِ الرُّومِ فَجَمَعُوا لَهُ فِي دَسْكَرَةِ مُلْكِهِ وَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَأُسْرِجَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ بِأَبْوَابِهَا ثُمَّ اطَّلَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ عَلَيْةِ وَخَافَهُمْ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ وَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الرُّومِ إِنِّي قَدْ جَمَعْتُكُمْ لِخَبَرٍ إِنَّهُ قَدْ أَتَانِي كِتَابُ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ يَدْعُونِي إِلَى دِينِهِ وَأَنَّهُ وَاللهِ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي كُنَّا نَنْتَظِرُهُ وَنَجِدُ فِي كِتَابِنَا فَهَلُمَّ فَلْنَتَّبِعْهُ وَلْنُصَدِّقْهُ فَيُسَلِّمَ لَنَا دُنْيَانَا وَأُخْرَانَا فَنَخَرُوا نَخْرَةَ رَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ ثُمَّ ابْتَدَرُوا أَبْوَابَ الدَّسْكَرَةِ لِيَخْرُجُوا مِنْهَا فَوَجَدُوهَا قَدْ أُغْلِقَتْ دُونَهُمْ فَقَالَ كُرُّوهُمْ عَلَيَّ وَخَافَهُمْ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ فَكُرُّوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الرُّومِ إِنَّمَا قُلْتُ لَكُمْ هَذِهِ الْمَقَالَةَ الَّتِي قُلْتُ لَكُمْ لَأَنْظُرَ كَيْفَ صَلَابَتُكُمْ عَلَى دِينِكُمْ لِهَذَا الْأَمْرِ الَّذِي حَدَثَ فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ مِنْكُمُ الَّذِي أُسَرُّ بِهِ فَوَقَعُوا لَهُ سُجُودًا وَأَمَرَ بِأَبْوَابِ الدَّسْكَرَةِ فَفُتِحَتْ لَهُمْ فَانْطَلَقُوا

"عَنْ مالك بن أوس بن الحدثان قَالَ: أرسل (إلَىَّ) () عمرُ بْنُ الخطابِ فجئته حينَ تعالى النهارُ فوجدتُه في بيته جالسا على سريرٍ مُغْضِبًا إلى رُمَالِهِ، مُتكِئًا عَلَى وسادةٍ من أَدَمٍ، فقال لى: يَا مَالُ، إنَّهُ قد دَفَّ أهل أبياتٍ من قومكَ وقد أمرتُ فيهم بِرَضْخٍ فخذْهُ فاقسِمْه بينهمْ، فقلتُ: لو أمرتَ بهذَا غيرِى، قالَ: خُذْ يا مالكُ، فجاءَ يَرْفَأ فقالَ: هل لكَ يا أميرَ المؤمنينَ في عثمانَ، وعبد الرحمن بن عوفٍ والزبيرِ وسعدٍ؟ قال عمرُ: نعم، فَأذِنْ لهمْ، فدخلُوا، ثم جاءَ فقالَ: هَلْ لكَ في عباسٍ وعلىٍّ؟ قال: نعم، فَأَذِنَ لهما، قال عباسٌ: يَا أَميرَ المؤمنينَ، اقضِ بينِى وبينَ هَذَا، فقالَ بَعْضُ القوِم: أجل؛ يا أميرَ المؤمنينَ فاقْضِ بَيْنَهمْ وَأرِحْهُمْ، قال مالكُ: فَخُيِّلَ إلىّ أنهمْ كانوُا قَدَّمُوهُمْ لذلكَ، قال عُمر (اتَّئِدْ) ( ) أَنْشُدُكُمْ باللَّه الذى بإذنه تقومُ السماءُ والأرضُ، أَتعلمونَ أنَّ رسولَ اللَّه ﷺ قالَ: لا نُورَثُ وَأَمَّا مَا تَرَكْنَا صدقةٌ قالُوا: نعَلمْ، فأقبلَ على عباسٍ وعلىٍّ فقالَ: أنْشُدُكُما باللَّه الذى بإذنِه تقومُ السماءُ والأرضُ، أتعلمانِ أنَّ رسولَ اللَّه ﷺ ، قالَ: لا نُورَثُ وإن مَا تَرَكنَاهُ صدقةٌ؟ قالَا: نعمْ، قال عمرُ: فإنَّ اللَّه كان خصَّ رسوَلهُ ﷺ بخاصةٍ لم يَخُصَّ أحدًا غيرهُ قالَ: {مَا أَفَاءَ اللَّهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْقُرَى فَلِلَّهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ وَلِذِي الْقُرْبَى} مَا أدْرِى هل قرأَ الآيةَ التى قبلَها أم لَا؟ فقسَّمَ

رَسُولُ اللَّه ﷺ (أموالَ بنِى النضير) () فواللَّه ما استأثر (بها) عليكمْ، ولا أخذهَا دُونَكُمْ حتى بقى هذا المالُ، فكانَ رسولُ اللَّه ﷺ يأخذُ منهُ نفقةَ سنة، ثم يجعلُ مَا بَقِى أسوةَ المالِ، ثم قال: أَنشُدُكُمْ باللَّه الذى بإذنه تقومُ السمواتُ والأرضُ أتعلمونَ ذلكَ؟ قالوُا: نعمْ، ثم نشد عباسًا وعليًا بمثلِ ما نَشَدَ به القوم، أتعلمونَ ذلكَ؟ قالَا: نعم، قال: فلما تُوُفِّى رسولُ اللَّه ﷺ ، (قال أبو بكرِ: أنا ولىُّ رسولِ اللَّه ﷺ ) () فجئتمَا، تطلبُ ميراثكَ من ابن أَخِيكَ، ويطلبُ هذَا ميراثَ امرأتهِ مِن أبيهَا، فقال أبو بكرٍ: قالَ رسولُ اللَّه ﷺ : "لَا نُورثُ ما تركناهُ صدقةٌ" () فرأيتماهُ كاذبًا آثِمًا (غادرًا خائنًا، واللَّه يعلمُ إِنهُ لصادقٌ بَارٌّ راشدٌ تابعٌ للحقِّ ثم توفِّى أَبو بكرِ فقلتُ: ) () أنَا ولِىُّ رسولِ اللَّه ﷺ ، وولىُّ أَبى بكرٍ فرأيتمانِى كاذبًا آثِمًا غادرًا خَائنًا، واللَّه يعلمُ أنِّى لصادقٌ بارٌّ راشدٌ تابعٌ للحقِّ، فوليتها، ثم جئتَنِى أنتَ وهذَا وأنتمُا جميع، وأمرُكُما وَاحدٌ، فقلتمَا: ادفعها إلينَا، فقلتُ: إن شِئْتُمَا دفعتهَا إليكمَا على أنَّ عليكمَا عهدُ اللَّه وميثاقُه أن تعملَا فيها بالذِى كَانَ يعملُ رسولُ اللَّه ﷺ ، وأَبو بكرٍ: فأخذتماهَا بذلِكَ، فقالَ: أكذِلكَ كَانَ؟ قالَا: نعمْ (قال) () ثم جئتمانِى لأقْضِى بينكُمَا، لَا واللَّه، لَا أقْضِى بينكمَا بغيرِ ذَلِكَ حتَّى تقومَ الساعةُ فإنْ عجزتمَا عَنْهَا فَرُدَّاهَا إلىّ".

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"ابن إسحاق حَدَّثَنِى يَزِيدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ مَوْلَى بَنِى هَاشِمٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ القرظى قَالَ: حُدِّثْتُ أَنَّ عُتْبَةَ بْنَ رَبِيعَةَ -وَكَانَ سيدًا حَلِيمًا- قَالَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فِى نَادِى قُرَيْشٍ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ جَالِسٌ وَحْدَهُ في المسجد! يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ! أَلَا أَقُومُ إِلَى هَذَا فَأُكَلِّمَهُ فَأَعْرِضَ عَلَيْهِ أُمُورًا لَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَقْبَلَ بَعْضَهَا فَنُعْطِيهِ إِيَّاهَا شَاءَ وَيَكُفَّ عَنَّا، وَذَلِكَ حِينَ أَسْلَمَ حَمْزَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ المُطَّلِبِ وَرَأَوْا أصْحَابَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَزِيدُونَ وَيَكْثُرُون، فَقَالُوا: بَلَى، فَقُمْ يَا أَبَا الوَلِيدِ فَكَلِّمْهُ، فَقَامَ عتبَةُ حَتَّى جَلَس إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ: يَا بْنَ أَخِى! إِنَّكَ مِنَّا حَيْثُ قَدْ عَلِمْتَ مِنَ السَّعَةِ فِى العَشِيرَةِ وَالمَكَانِ فِى النَّسَبِ، وَإنَّكَ قَدْ أتيت قَوْمَكَ بِأمْرٍ عَظِيمٍ فَرَّقتَ بِهِ جَمَاعَتَهُمْ، وَسَفَّهْتَ بِهِ أحْلَامَهُمْ وَعِبتَ آلِهَتَهُمْ وَدِينَهُمْ، وَكفَّرْتَ مَنْ مَضَى مِنْ آبَائِهِمْ، فَاسْمِعْ منِّى أعْرِضْ عَلَيْكَ أُمُورًا تَنْظُرُ فِيهَا لَعَلَّكَ أَنْ تَقْبَلَ مِنَّا بَعْضَهَا، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : قُلْ يَا أبَا الوَلِيدِ أَسْمَعْ، فَقَالَ: يَا ابْنَ أَخِى! إِنْ كُنْتَ

إِنَّمَا تُرِيدُ بِمَا جِئْتَ مِنْ هَذَا القَوْلِ مَالًا حَمَلْنَا لَكَ مِنْ أمْوَالِنَا حَتَّى تَكُونَ أكْثَرَنَا مالًا، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ إِنَّمَا تُرِيدُ شَرَفًا شَرَّفْنَاكَ عَلَيْنَا حَتَّى لَا يُقْطَعَ أَمْرٌ دُونَكَ، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تُرِيدُ مُلكًا مَلَّكْنَاكَ عَلَيْنَا، وَإِنْ كَانَ هَذَا الَّذِى يَأتِيكَ رِئِيًّا تَرَاهُ وَلَا تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تَرُدَّهُ عَنْ نَفْسِكَ طَلَبْنَا لَكَ الطِّبَّ وَبَذَلنَا فِيهِ أمْوَالَنَا حَتَّى نبرِئَكَ مِنْهُ، فَرُبَّمَا غَلَبَ التَّابِعُ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ حَتَّى يُدَاوَى مِنْهُ، أَوْ لَعَل هَذَا الَّذِى تَأتِى بِهِ شِعْرٌ جَاشَ بِهِ صَدْرُكَ وَإِنَّكُمْ لِعَمْرِى يَا بَنِى عَبْدِ المُطَّلِبِ تَقْدِرُونَ مِنْهُ عَلَى مَا لَا يَقْدِرُ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ، حَتَّى إِذَا فَرغ عَنْهُ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَسْتِمعُ مِنْهُ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : أفَرَغْتَ يَا أبَا الوَلِيدِ؟ ! قالَ: نَعَمْ. قَالَ: فَاسْمَعْ مِنِّى، قَالَ: أَفْعَلُ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ ﷺ : بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم {حم (1) تَنْزِيلٌ مِنَ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ (2) كِتَابٌ فُصِّلَتْ آيَاتُهُ قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ (3). . .} فَمَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْهِ، فَلَمَّا سمِعَهَا عتبَةُ أنْصَتَ لَهُ وَأَلقَى بِيَدِهِ خَلفَ ظَهْرِهِ مُعْتَمِدًا عَلَيْهَا يَسْمَعُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى انْتَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِلسَّجْدَةِ فَسَجَدَ فِيهَا، ثُمَّ قَالَ: قَدْ سَمِعْتَ يَا أبَا الوَلِيدِ مَا سَمِعْتَ فَأَنْتَ وَذَاكَ، فَقَامَ عتبَةُ إِلَى أصْحَابِهِ، فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: نَحْلِفُ بِاللَّهِ تَعَالَى لَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ أبو الوليد بغير الوجه الَّذِى ذَهَبَ بِهِ، فَلَمَّا جَلَسَ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالوا: مَا وَرَاءَكَ يَا أَبَا الوَلِيدِ؟ فَقَالَ: وَرَائِى أَنِّى وَاللَّهِ قَدْ سَمِعْتُ قَوْلًا مَا سَمِعْتُ بِمِثْلِهِ قَطُّ، وَاللَّهِ مَا هُوَ بِالشِّعْرِ وَلَا بِالسِّحْرِ وَلَا بِالكَهَانَةِ، يَا مَعْشَرَ [قُرْيَشٍ]: أَطِيعُونِى وَاجْعَلُوهَا فِىَّ، وخَلُّوا بَيْنَ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ وَبَيْنَ مَا هُوَ فِيهِ وَاعْتَزِلُوهُ، فَوَاللَّهِ لَيَكُونَنَّ لِقَوْلِهِ الَّذِى سَمِعْتُ نَبَأ [فَإِنْ] تُصِبْهُ العَرَبُ فَقَدْ كُفِيتُمُوهُ بِغَيْرِكُمْ، وَإِنْ يَظهَرْ فِى العَرَبِ فَمُلكُهُ مُلكُكُمْ، وَعِزُّهُ عِزُّكُمْ، وَكنتُمْ أَسْعَدَ النَّاسِ بِهِ، قَالُوا: سَحَرَكَ وَاللَّهِ يَا أَبَا الوَلِيدِ بِلِسَانِهِ، فَقَالَ: هَذَا رَأيى لكُمْ فَاصْنَعُوا مَا بَدَا لكُمْ".