[Machine] "We used to say in prayer 'peace be upon our Lord,' then it was said to us 'say peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah.' So when you say that, you have greeted those in the heavens and the earth."  

كُنَّا نَقُولُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى رَبَّنَا فَقِيلَ لَنَا قُولُوا السَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللهِ الصَّالِحِينَ فَإِذَا قُلْتُمْ ذَلِكَ سَلَّمْتُمْ عَلَى مَنْ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to teach us tashahhud as he would teach us a Sura of the Qur'an. (Using translation from Muslim 403b)  

«كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُعَلِّمُنَا التَّشَهُّدَ كَمَا يُعَلِّمُنَا السُّورَةَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ»  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to teach us the Tashah-hud as he used to teach us a Surah of the Qur’an. He used to say: ‘At-Tahiyyatul-Mubarakatus salawatut-tayyibatu lillah; As-salamu ‘alayka ayyuhan-Nabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu; as-salamu ‘alayna wa ‘ala ‘ibadillahis-salihin. Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan ‘abduhu wa Rasuluhu (All blessed compliments and good prayers are due to Allah; peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings; peace be upon us and upon the righteous slaves of Allah. I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger).’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 900)  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُعَلِّمُنَا التَّشَهُّدَ كَمَا يُعَلِّمُنَا السُّورَةَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ «التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللهِ الصَّالِحِينَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ»  

[Machine] And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me: "Greetings belong to Allah, and prayers and good words. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger. O Allah, bless Muhammad and his household as You blessed Ibrahim. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy, Glorious. O Allah, bless us with them. O Allah, bless Muhammad and his household as You blessed Ibrahim. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy, Glorious. O Allah, bless us with them. The prayers of Allah and the prayers of the believers upon Muhammad, the unlettered Prophet, ﷺ and the mercy of Allah and His blessings."  

وَقَالَ عَلَّمَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللهِ الصَّالِحِينَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ اللهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ اللهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَيْنَا مَعَهُمْ اللهُمَّ بَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ اللهُمَّ بَارِكْ عَلَيْنَا مَعَهُمْ صَلَوَاتُ اللهِ وَصَلَاةُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْهِ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ taught them the tashahhud prayer:

"All greetings, prayers, and good acts belong to Allah alone. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَلَّمَهُمُ التَّشَهُّدَ «التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللهِ الصَّالِحِينَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught us the Tashahhud: "All compliments, prayers, and pure words are due to Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger." Al-Ajlh raised it and Hammad bin Salamah did not raise it.  

عَلَّمَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ التَّشَهُّدَ «التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللهِ الصَّالِحِينَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ» رَفَعَهُ الْأَجْلَحُ وَلَمْ يَرْفَعْهُ حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ  

[Machine] "O Allah, I ask You for all good, both that which I know and that which I do not know. O Allah, I ask You for the good that Your righteous servants have asked You for, and seek refuge in You from the evil that Your righteous servants have sought refuge from. O Allah, our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire."  

اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ كُلِّهِ مَا أَعْلَمُ مِنْهُ وَمَا لَا أَعْلَمُ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِ مَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادُكَ الصَّالِحُونَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا عَاذَ مِنْهُ عِبَادُكَ الصَّالِحُونَ اللهُمَّ رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ  

[Machine] I heard Abdullah saying, "When one of you sits in prayer, let him say the greetings, then recite the Tashahhud, and then let him say, 'O Allah, I ask You for all the good that I know of and that I do not know of. And I seek refuge with You from all evil that I know of and that I do not know of. O Allah, I ask You for the good that Your righteous servants ask of You, and I seek refuge with You from the evil that Your righteous servants seek refuge from. Our Lord, give us goodness in this world and goodness in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire. Our Lord, we have believed, so forgive us our sins and remove from us our misdeeds and cause us to die with the righteous. Our Lord, grant us what You promised us through Your messengers and do not disgrace us on the Day of Resurrection. Indeed, You do not fail in Your promise."  

سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ يَقُولُ إِذَا جَلَسَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَلْيَقُلِ التَّحِيَّاتُ فَذَكَرَ التَّشَهُّدَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِيَقُلِ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ كُلِّهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهُ وَمَا لَمْ أَعْلَمْ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّرِّ كُلِّهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهُ وَمَا لَمْ أَعْلَمْ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ مَا سَأَلَكَ مِنْهُ عِبَادُكَ الصَّالِحُونَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا عَاذَ بِهِ عِبَادُكَ الصَّالِحُونَ رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي وَالْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّئَاتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ الْأَبْرَارِ رَبَّنَا وَآتِنَا مَا وَعَدْتَنَا عَلَى رُسُلِكَ وَلَا تُخْزِنَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ؛ إِنَّكَ لَا تُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ  

[Machine] And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Verily, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has been given the comprehensive words, and he used to teach us how to say in prayer when we sit in it, 'Greetings be to Allah, and prayers and good deeds; peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and on the righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah.' Then he would ask for what he desired thereafter and seek from His mercy and forgiveness with a few words that he did not elongate the sitting with. He used to say, 'I love that your supplication to Allah when one of you sits in prayer and recites the greeting, be that he says afterwards, Subhanakallahumma, la ilaha ghairuka, ighfirli dhunubi wa aslih li amali. Innaka taghfiru dhanoubi liman tashaa'wa wa antal ghafoorur rahim. Ya Ghaffar, ghfirli. Ya Tawwab, tub alayya. Ya Rahman, rahmni. Ya Afuw, 'fu anni. Ya Ra'ufa, ar'uf bi. Ya Rabb, auzi'nii an ashkura ni'mataka allati an'amta 'alayya wa tawwiqu ni husna 'ibadatika. Ya Rabb, as'aluka minal khayri kullihi wa a'udhu bika minash sharri kullihi. Ya Rabb, fatah li bikhayrin wa akhtim li bikhayrin wa atini shawqan ila liqa'ika min ghayri zarra'in muzirah wa la fitnatin mudillah wa qinii sayyiat wa man taqi as sayyi'ati faqad rahmatahu. Wa dhalika al-fawz al-'azim. Thumma ma kana min dua'ikum falyakun fi tadarru'in wa ikhlas, fa innahu yuhibbu tadarru'a 'abdihi ilayhi."  

وَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أُعْطِيَ جَوَامِعَ الْكَلِمِ كَانَ يُعَلِّمُنَا كَيْفَ نَقُولُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ حِينَ نَقْعُدُ فِيهَا «التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللهِ الصَّالِحِينَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ» ثُمَّ يَسْأَلُ مَا بَدَا لَهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ وَيَرْغَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ رَحْمَتِهِ وَمَغْفِرَتِهِ كَلِمَاتٌ يَسِيرَةٌ لَا يُطِيلُ بِهَا الْقُعُودَ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ أُحِبُّ أَنْ تَكُونَ مَسْأَلَتُكُمُ اللهَ حِينَ يَقْعُدُ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَيَقْضِي التَّحِيَّةَ أَنْ يَقُولَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ سُبْحَانَكَ لَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي وَأَصْلِحْ لِي عَمَلِي؛ إِنَّكَ تَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ لِمَنْ تَشَاءُ وَأَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ يَا غَفَّارُ اغْفِرْ لِي يَا تَوَّابُ تُبْ عَلَيَّ يَا رَحْمَانُ ارْحَمْنِي يَا عَفُوُّ اعْفُ عَنِّي يَا رَءُوفُ ارْأُفْ بِي يَا رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكَرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَطَوِّقْنِي حُسْنَ عِبَادَتِكَ يَا رَبِّ أَسْأَلُكَ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ كُلِّهِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّرِّ كُلِّهِ يَا رَبِّ افْتَحْ لِي بِخَيْرٍ وَاخْتِمْ لِي بِخَيْرٍ وَآتِنِي شَوْقًا إِلَى لِقَائِكَ مِنْ غَيْرِ ضَرَّاءَ مُضِرَّةٍ وَلَا فِتْنَةٍ مُضِلَّةٍ وَقِنِي السَّيِّئَاتِ وَمَنْ تَقِ السَّيِّئَاتِ فَقَدْ رَحِمْتَهُ وَذَلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ ثُمَّ مَا كَانَ مِنْ دُعَائِكُمْ فَلْيَكُنْ فِي تَضَرُّعٍ وَإِخْلَاصٍ؛ فَإِنَّهُ يُحِبُّ تَضَرُّعَ عَبْدِهِ إِلَيْهِ  

[Machine] And he said, "Verily, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught us how to say in the prayer when we sit in it: 'Greetings, prayers, and good acts are for Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah.' Then he asks for what seems good to him afterward and desires it from His mercy and forgiveness. These are brief words that do not prolong the sitting. He used to say, 'I love that your supplication to Allah when one of you sits in prayer and finishes the greetings is that he says thereafter: 'Glory be to You, O Allah, and there is no god except You. Forgive me my sins and rectify my actions. Verily, You forgive sins for whom You will, and You are the Forgiving, the Merciful. O Forgiver, forgive me. O Acceptor of repentance, accept my repentance. O Most Merciful, have mercy on me. O Pardoner, pardon me. O Compassionate, be compassionate with me. O Lord, guide me to thank Your blessings that You have bestowed upon me and surround me with the excellence of Your worship, O Lord. I ask You for all good and seek refuge in You from all evil, O Lord. Open for me with good and seal for me with good and grant me longing for Your meeting without harmful harm or misleading temptation, and protect me from sins, and whoever you protect from sins, then indeed, you have mercy on him, and that is the great success. Then whatever of supplication you have, let it be in humility and sincerity, for indeed, He loves the humility of His servant to Him."  

وَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أُعْطِيَ جَوَامِعَ الْكَلِمِ كَانَ يُعَلِّمُنَا كَيْفَ نَقُولُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ حِينَ نَقْعُدُ فِيهَا «التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللهِ الصَّالِحِينَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ» ثُمَّ يَسْأَلُ مَا بَدَا لَهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ وَيَرْغَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ رَحْمَتِهِ وَمَغْفِرَتِهِ كَلِمَاتٌ يَسِيرَةٌ لَا يُطِيلُ بِهَا الْقُعُودَ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ أُحِبُّ أَنْ تَكُونَ مَسْأَلَتُكُمُ اللهَ حِينَ يَقْعُدُ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَيَقْضِي التَّحِيَّةَ أَنْ يَقُولَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ سُبْحَانَكَ لَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي وَأَصْلِحْ لِي عَمَلِي؛ إِنَّكَ تَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ لِمَنْ تَشَاءُ وَأَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ يَا غَفَّارُ اغْفِرْ لِي يَا تَوَّابُ تُبْ عَلَيَّ يَا رَحْمَانُ ارْحَمْنِي يَا عَفُوُّ اعْفُ عَنِّي يَا رَءُوفُ ارْأُفْ بِي يَا رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكَرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَطَوِّقْنِي حُسْنَ عِبَادَتِكَ يَا رَبِّ أَسْأَلُكَ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ كُلِّهِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّرِّ كُلِّهِ يَا رَبِّ افْتَحْ لِي بِخَيْرٍ وَاخْتِمْ لِي بِخَيْرٍ وَآتِنِي شَوْقًا إِلَى لِقَائِكَ مِنْ غَيْرِ ضَرَّاءَ مُضِرَّةٍ وَلَا فِتْنَةٍ مُضِلَّةٍ وَقِنِي السَّيِّئَاتِ وَمَنْ تَقِ السَّيِّئَاتِ فَقَدْ رَحِمْتَهُ وَذَلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ ثُمَّ مَا كَانَ مِنْ دُعَائِكُمْ فَلْيَكُنْ فِي تَضَرُّعٍ وَإِخْلَاصٍ؛ فَإِنَّهُ يُحِبُّ تَضَرُّعَ عَبْدِهِ إِلَيْهِ  

[Machine] "It was read to him or he read it, 'Indeed, Ibrahim was a devout nation.' So Abdullah said, 'Indeed, Mu'adh was a devout nation.' They said, 'O Abu Abdur Rahman, indeed, Ibrahim was a devout nation.' So Abdullah said, 'And do you know what a nation is? The one who teaches people goodness and the devout, who obeys Allah and His Messenger.'"  

قُرِئَتْ عِنْدَهُ أَوْ قَرَأَهَا {إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ كَانَ أُمَّةً قَانِتًا} فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ إِنَّ مُعَاذًا كَانَ أُمَّةً قَانِتًا قَالُوا يَا أَبَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ {إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ كَانَ أُمَّةً قَانِتًا} فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ وَهَلْ تَدْرُونَ مَا الْأُمَّةُ؟ الَّذِي يُعَلِّمُ النَّاسَ الْخَيْرَ وَالْقَانِتُ الَّذِي يُطِيعُ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ  

[Machine] Abdullah, Mu'adh was a devout servant of Allah, following the true path and not being one of the polytheists. Then, a brave man named Forwat forgot and said, "Indeed, it was Ibrahim." And he was asked, "And who forgot?" Indeed, we used to compare Mu'adh to Ibrahim. He was then asked about the nation, and he said, "The teacher of goodness." And he was asked about the devout one, and he said, "Obedient to Allah and His Messenger."  

عَبْدُ اللهِ إِنَّ مُعَاذًا كَانَ أُمَّةً قَانِتًا لِلَّهِ حَنِيفًا وَلَمْ يَكُ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ فَرْوَةُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَشْجَعَ نَسِيَ إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَقَالَ وَمَنْ نَسِيَ؟ إِنَّا كُنَّا نُشَبِّهُ مُعَاذًا بِإِبْرَاهِيمَ وَسُئِلَ عَنِ الْأُمَّةِ فَقَالَ مُعَلِّمُ الْخَيْرِ وَسُئِلَ عَنِ الْقَانِتِ فَقَالَ مُطِيعٌ لِلَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ  

[Machine] Indeed, Mu'adh was a nation obedient to Allah, upright. It was said to him, "O Abu Abdur Rahman, indeed Ibrahim was a nation obedient to Allah, upright." He said, "Did you hear me mention Ibrahim?" Then he said, "Indeed, Mu'adh was a nation obedient to Allah, upright." He said, "We used to compare Mu'adh to Ibrahim."  

إِنَّ مُعَاذًا كَانَ أُمَّةً قَانِتًا لِلَّهِ حَنِيفًا قِيلَ لَهُ يَا أَبَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ {إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ كَانَ أُمَّةً قَانِتًا لِلَّهِ حَنِيفًا} قَالَ قَالَ أَسَمِعْتُمُونِي ذَكَرْتُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ مُعَاذًا كَانَ أُمَّةً قَانِتًا لِلَّهِ حَنِيفًا قَالَ كُنَّا نُشَبِّهُ مُعَاذًا بِإِبْرَاهِيمَ ﷺ  

[Machine] Abdullah, Mu'adh was a devout nation. He said, "Verily, Ibrahim was a devout nation." He said, "We used to liken ourselves to him." He was asked about the nation, and he said, "Teaching goodness." He was asked about the devout, and he said, "Obedient to Allah and His Messenger."  

عَبْدُ اللهِ إِنَّ مُعَاذًا كَانَ أُمَّةً قَانِتًا فَقَالَ فَرْوَةُ غَلَطٌ {إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ كَانَ أُمَّةً قَانِتًا} فَقَالَ إِنَّا كُنَّا نُشَبِّهُ بِهِ وَسُئِلَ عَنِ الْأُمَّةِ فَقَالَ مُعَلِّمُ الْخَيْرِ وَسُئِلَ عَنِ الْقَانِتِ فَقَالَ مُطِيعٌ لِلَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ  

[Machine] The nation who teaches people goodness and is obedient to Allah and His Messenger, and the same was Mu'adh ibn Jabal, who taught goodness and was obedient to Allah and His Messenger.  

الْأُمَّةُ الَّذِي يُعَلِّمُ النَّاسَ الْخَيْرَ وَالْقَانِتُ الْمُطِيعُ لِلَّهِ وَلِرَسُولِهِ وَكَذَلِكَ كَانَ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ يُعَلِّمُ الْخَيْرَ وَكَانَ مُطِيعًا لِلَّهِ وَلِرَسُولِهِ  

[Machine] "There is a man who says, 'O Abu Abdur Rahman, we see you speaking about something that you do not know what it is. Allah says, 'Indeed, Ibrahim' and you say, 'Indeed, Mu'adh.' He said, 'They continue to hear the truth from me and deny it. Indeed, the obedient and submissive to Allah is like that.'"  

رَجُلٌ مَا نَرَاكَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ تُحَدِّثُنَا بِشَيْءٍ مَا تَدْرِي مَا هُوَ يَقُولُ اللهُ ﷻ {إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ} وَتَقُولُ أَنْتَ إِنَّ مُعَاذًا قَالَ مَا يَزَالُونَ يَسْمَعُونَ مِنِّي حَقًّا فَيُنْكِرُونَهُ إِنَّ الْقَانِتَ الْمُطِيعُ لِلَّهِ وَكَانَ مُعَاذٌ كَذَلِكَ  

[Machine] Abdullah said, "Verily, Mu'adh was a devout and obedient servant to Allah, do you know what 'obedient servant' means? He teaches people goodness."  

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ إِنَّ مُعَاذًا كَانَ أُمَّةً قَانِتًا لِلَّهِ تَدْرُونَ مَا الْأُمَّةُ؟ يُعَلِّمُ النَّاسَ الْخَيْرَ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ went to fulfill his need and ordered Ibn Masood to bring him three stones. He came back with two stones and a piece of dung, and he threw the dung and said, "This is filth, bring me a stone."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ذَهَبَ لِحَاجَتِهِ فَأَمَرَ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ أَنْ يَأْتِيَهُ بِثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ فَجَاءَ بِحَجَرَيْنِ وَرَوْثَةٍ فَأَلْقَى الرَّوْثَةَ وَقَالَ «هَذِهِ رِكْسٌ ائْتِنِي بِحَجَرٍ»  

[Machine] I was with the Prophet ﷺ on the Night of the Jinn and he said to me, "Find three stones for me." So, I found two stones and a piece of dung for him. He took the two stones and cast away the dung, saying, "This is filth."  

كُنْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لَيْلَةَ الْجِنِّ فَقَالَ لِي «الْتَمِسْ لِي ثَلَاثَةَ أَحْجَارٍ» فَوَجَدْتُ لَهُ حَجَرَيْنِ وَرَوْثَةً فَأَخَذَ الْحَجَرَيْنِ وَأَلْقَى الرَّوْثَةَ وَقَالَ «هَذَا رِكْسٌ»  

[Machine] I was with the Prophet ﷺ and he wanted to fulfill his need, so he said, "Bring me three stones." I looked for them and found two stones, but I didn't find the third stone. So, I found a small piece of dung and brought it to him. He said, "Didn't you know that it is impure?"  

كُنْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَقْضِيَ حَاجَتَهُ فَقَالَ «ائْتِنِي بِثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ» فَطَلَبْتُهَا فَأَصَبْتُ حَجَرَيْنِ وَطَلَبْتُ حَجَرًا ثَالِثًا فَلَمْ أُصِبْهُ فَأَصَبْتُ رَوْثَةً فَجِئْتُ بِهَا فَقَالَ «أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهَا رِكْسٌ؟»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ went to relieve himself and said, "Bring me three stones so that I can perform Istinja with them." So I brought him two stones and some animal dung. He took the two stones and discarded the dung, saying, "It is impure."  

خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِلَى الْغَائِطِ فَقَالَ «ائْتِنِي بِثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ أَسْتَنْجِي بِهَا» فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِحَجَرَيْنِ وَرَوْثَةٍ فَأَخَذَ الْحَجَرَيْنِ وَرَمَى الرَّوْثَةَ وَقَالَ «إِنَّهَا رِكْسٌ»  

[Machine] I accompanied the Prophet ﷺ to pick out some stones, and he instructed me to bring him three stones. So, I brought him two stones and a piece of dung. He took the two stones and threw away the dung, saying, "This is worthless."  

انْطَلَقْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لِيَتَبَرَّزَ فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ آتِيَهُ بِثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِحَجَرَيْنِ وَرَوْثَةٍ فَأَخَذَ الْحَجَرَيْنِ وَطَرَحَ الرَّوْثَةَ وَقَالَ «هَذَا رِكْسٌ»  

[Machine] "I accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he commanded me to bring him three stones. So, I brought him two stones and a piece of animal dung. He took the two stones and discarded the piece of dung, saying, 'Indeed, it is impure.'"  

انْطَلَقْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ آتِيَهُ بِثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِحَجَرَيْنِ وَرَوْثَةٍ فَأَخَذَ الْحَجَرَيْنِ وَطَرَحَ الرَّوْثَةَ قَالَ «إِنَّهَا رِكْسٌ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Bring me three stones." He then performed ablution but did not touch water. So I brought him two stones and some dung. He said, "Throw away the dung, as it is impure."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «ائْتِنِي بِثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ» فَتَوَضَّأَ وَلَمْ يَمَسَّ مَاءً فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِحَجَرَيْنِ وَرَوْثَةٍ فَقَالَ «أَلْقِ الرَّوْثَةَ؛ فَإِنَّهَا رِكْسٌ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ went out for his need, and said, "Bring me something for me to perform istinja (cleaning after using the restroom) with, but do not approach me closely or come near me again." So I did that, then he performed ablution and prayed.  

انْطَلَقَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لِحَاجَتِهِ فَقَالَ «ائْتِنِي بِشَيْءٍ أَسْتَنْجِي بِهِ وَلَا تُقَرِّبْنِي حَائِلًا وَلَا رَجِيعًا» فَفَعَلْتُ ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ وَصَلَّى  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ set off for his need and said, "Bring me something and do not bring me a bone or a reed." So I did, and he performed ablution and then prayed.  

انْطَلَقَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِحَاجَتِهِ فَقَالَ «ائْتِنِي بِشَيْءٍ وَلَا تُقَرِّبْنِي عَظْمًا وَلَا رَجِيعًا» فَفَعَلْتُ فَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ صَلَّى  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Bring me three stones." So I brought him two stones and a donkey's dung. He took the two stones and threw away the dung, saying, "Indeed, it is impure."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «ائْتِنِي بِثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ» فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِحَجَرَيْنِ وَرَوْثَةِ حِمَارٍ فَأَخَذَ الْحَجَرَيْنِ وَأَلْقَى الرَّوْثَةَ وَقَالَ «إِنَّهَا رِجْسٌ»  

[Machine] He (Prophet Muhammad) performed ablution using water mixed with Nabidh, and he said, "It is a pure drink."  

أَنَّهُ وَضَّأَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بِنَبِيذٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ وَقَالَ «شَرَابٌ طَهُورٌ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to us and said, "I have been commanded to recite to your brothers from the jinn. Let one of you stand with me, and no man should stay in his heart even the weight of a mustard-seed of arrogance." So I stood with him and took a container containing wine, then I went with him. When he appeared, he drew a line and said to me, "Do not go beyond this line, for if you go out, you will not see me and I will not see you until the Day of Resurrection." He said, "Then he went away from me until I could not see him. When dawn approached, he came and said to me, 'Are you standing?' I said, 'No, I did not sit.' He said, 'What if you did?' I said, 'I feared that I would go out.' He said, 'Indeed, if you had gone out, you would not have seen me and I would not have seen you until the Day of Resurrection. Do you have water?' I said, 'No.' He said, 'What is this container you have?' I said, 'It contains wine.' He said, 'A good date and pure water.' So he performed ablution and established the prayer. When he finished the prayer, two jinn men approached him and asked him for provisions. He said, 'Did I not command you and your people to do what is good for you?' They said, 'Yes, but we wanted to witness some of your prayer with you.' He asked, 'Who are you?' They said, 'We are from the people of two shares.' He said, 'These two are successful, and their people are successful.'" He ordered them to be given grass and bones as food, and the Prophet ﷺ forbade the use of bones or dung for cleansing.  

أَتَانَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنِّي قَدْ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَقْرَأَ عَلَى إِخْوَانِكُمْ مِنَ الْجِنِّ فَلْيَقُمْ مَعِي رَجُلٌ مِنْكُمْ وَلَا يَقُمْ رَجُلٌ فِي قَلْبِهِ مِثْقَالُ حَبَّةٍ مِنْ كِبْرٍ» فَقُمْتُ مَعَهُ وَأَخَذْتُ إِدَاوَةً فِيهَا نَبِيذٌ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُ فَلَمَّا بَرَزَ خَطَّ عَلَيَّ خَطًّا وَقَالَ لِي «لَا تَخْرُجْ مِنْهُ؛ فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ خَرَجْتَ لَمْ تَرَنِي وَلَمْ أَرَكَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ» قَالَ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ فَتَوَارَى عَنِّي حَتَّى لَمْ أَرَهُ فَلَمَّا سَطَحَ الْفَجْرُ أَقْبَلَ فَقَالَ لِي «أَرَاكَ قَائِمًا؟» فَقُلْتُ مَا قَعَدْتُ فَقَالَ «مَا عَلَيْكَ لَوْ فَعَلْتَ؟» قُلْتُ خَشِيتُ أَنْ أَخْرُجَ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ «أَمَا إِنَّكَ لَوْ خَرَجْتَ مِنْهُ لَمْ تَرَنِي وَلَمْ أَرَكَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ هَلْ مَعَكَ وَضُوءٌ؟» قُلْتُ لَا فَقَالَ «مَا هَذِهِ الْإِدَاوَةُ؟» قُلْتُ فِيهَا نَبِيذٌ قَالَ «تَمْرَةٌ طَيِّبَةٌ وَمَاءٌ طَهُورٌ» فَتَوَضَّأَ وَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ فَلَمَّا قَضَى الصَّلَاةَ قَامَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلَانِ مِنَ الْجِنِّ فَسَأَلَاهُ الْمَتَاعَ فَقَالَ «أَلَمْ آمُرْ لَكُمَا وَلِقَوْمِكُمَا بِمَا يُصْلِحُكُمْ؟» قَالَا بَلَى وَلَكِنْ أَحْبَبْنَا أَنْ يَشْهَدَ بَعْضُنَا مَعَكَ الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ «مِمَّنْ أَنْتُمَا؟» قَالَا مِنْ أَهْلِ نَصِيبِينَ فَقَالَ «أَفْلَحَ هَذَانِ وَأَفْلَحَ قَوْمُهُمَا» وَأَمَرَ لَهُمَا بِالرَّوْثِ وَالْعِظَامِ طَعَامًا وَلَحْمًا وَنَهَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَنْ يُسْتَنْجَى بِعَظْمٍ أَوْ رَوْثَةٍ  

[Machine] When it was the night of the jinn, two men remained from them and said, "We will witness the dawn with you, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do you have water?" I said, "I do not have water, but I have a medicine with wine." The Prophet ﷺ said, "A good date and pure water." So he performed ablution. Israel mentioned in his narration and then he prayed the dawn prayer.  

لَمَّا كَانَ لَيْلَةُ الْجِنِّ تَخَلَّفَ مِنْهُمْ رَجُلَانِ قَالَا نَشْهَدُ الْفَجْرَ مَعَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «مَعَكَ مَاءٌ؟» قُلْتُ لَيْسَ مَعِي مَاءٌ وَلَكِنْ مَعِي إِدَاوَةٌ فِيهَا نَبِيذٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «تَمْرَةٌ طَيِّبَةٌ وَمَاءٌ طَهُورٌ» فَتَوَضَّأَ قَالَ إِسْرَائِيلُ فِي حَدِيثِهِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى الصُّبْحَ  

[Machine] "The Prophet ﷺ said to the jinn that night, 'What is in your medicine?' He said, 'Wine.' The Prophet said, 'A good date and pure water.'"  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لَيْلَةَ الْجِنِّ «مَا فِي إِدَاوَتِكَ؟» قَالَ نَبِيذٌ قَالَ «تَمْرَةٌ طَيِّبَةٌ وَمَاءٌ طَهُورٌ»  

[Machine] Abdul Warith narrated from Shariq who narrated from Abu Fazara who narrated from Abu Zaid who narrated from Abdullah bin Mas'ud who said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked for a light during the night of the jinn, so I said, 'I only have some wine in a container.' He said, 'A good date and pure water [will suffice].' So he performed ablution with it."  

ثنا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الشَّقَرِيُّ عَنْ شَرِيكٍ عَنْ أَبِي فَزَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي زَيْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ طَلَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَيْلَةَ الْجِنِّ وَضُوءًا فَقُلْتُ لَيْسَ عِنْدِي إِلَّا نَبِيذٌ فِي إِدَاوَةٍ فَقَالَ «تَمْرَةٌ طَيِّبَةٌ وَمَاءٌ طَهُورٌ» فَتَوَضَّأَ مِنْهَا  

[Machine] While we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he was in a group of his companions, he said, "Let one man from among you stand with me, and let no man who has deceit in his heart stand with me, even to the weight of a mustard seed." So I stood with him and took the water container, thinking that it contained nothing but water. I went out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ until we reached the highest point of Makkah, and I saw a group of people gathered. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ drew a line for me and said, "Stay here until I come to you." So I stood there, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went to them. I saw them whispering to him, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ spent a long night with them until the morning came. He then asked me, "Have you been standing here, Ibn Mas'ood?" I said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah, didn't you tell me to stay until you come to me?" Then he said to me, "Do you have any water with you?" I said, "Yes." So I opened the water container and found that it was wine. I said, "O Messenger of Allah, I swear by Allah, I took it and I thought it was nothing but water. And now I find that it is wine." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "It is a date and pure water." Then he performed ablution with it. When he stood to pray, two men came and said, "O Messenger of Allah, we would like you to lead us in prayer." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ made them stand behind him and led us in prayer. When he finished, I asked him, "Who are these people, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "They are jinn, and they asked me for food and I provided them with the remains they found, including barley and bones, which they found as provisions." At that point, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited using animal bones and barley as food.  

بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ إِذْ قَالَ «لِيَقُمْ مَعِي رَجُلٌ مِنْكُمْ وَلَا يَقُومَنَّ مَعِي رَجُلٌ فِي قَلْبِهِ مِنَ الْغِشِّ مِثْقَالُ ذَرَّةٍ» فَقُمْتُ مَعَهُ وَأَخَذْتُ الْإِدَاوَةَ وَلَا أَحْسَبُهَا إِلَّا مَاءً فَخَرَجْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ بِأَعْلَى مَكَّةَ رَأَيْتُ أَسْوِدَةً مُجْتَمِعَةً قَالَ فَخَطَّ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَطًّا ثُمَّ قَالَ «قُمْ هَاهُنَا حَتَّى آتِيَكَ» فَقُمْتُ وَمَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَيْهِمْ فَرَأَيْتُهُمْ يَثُورُونَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ فَسَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ لَيْلًا طَوِيلًا حَتَّى جَاءَنِي مَعَ الْفَجْرِ فَقَالَ «مَا زِلْتَ قَائِمًا يَا ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ بَعْدُ؟» فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَوْ لَمْ تَقُلْ لِي قُمْ حَتَّى آتِيَكَ؟ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي «هَلْ مَعَكَ مِنْ وَضُوءٍ؟» قُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَفَتَحْتُ الْإِدَاوَةَ فَإِذَا هُوَ نَبِيذٌ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَاللهِ لَقَدْ أَخَذْتُ وَمَا أَحْسَبُهَا إِلَّا مَاءً فَإِذَا هُوَ نَبِيذٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «تَمْرَةٌ طَيِّبَةٌ وَمَاءٌ طَهُورٌ» ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ مِنْهَا فَلَمَّا قَامَ يُصَلِّي جَاءَ شَخْصَانِ مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّا نُحِبُّ أَنْ تَؤُمَّنَا فِي صَلَاتِنَا قَالَ فَصَفَّهُمَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَلْفَهُ ثُمَّ صَلَّى بِنَا فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قُلْتُ لَهُ مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ «هَؤُلَاءِ جِنُّ نَصِيبِينَ وَقَدْ سَأَلُونِي الزَّادَ فَزَوَّدْتُهُمُ الرَّجْعَةَ مَا وَجَدُوا مِنْ رَوْثٍ وَجَدُوهُ شَعِيرًا وَمَا وَجَدُوا مِنْ عَظْمٍ وَجَدُوهُ كَاسِيًا» فَعِنْدَ ذَلِكَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يُسْتَطَابَ بِالرَّوْثِ وَبِالْعَظْمِ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ asked the Jinn, "Do you have any purification (i.e., ablution)?" They replied, "There is nothing except some wine in a container." The Prophet ﷺ then said, "Good dates and pure water are sufficient for ablution." He then performed ablution.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لَيْلَةَ الْجِنِّ «عِنْدَكَ طَهُورٌ؟» قَالَ لَا إِلَّا نَبِيذٌ فِي إِدَاوَةٍ فَقَالَ «تَمْرَةٌ طَيِّبَةٌ وَمَاءٌ طَهُورٌ» فَتَوَضَّأَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out before the migration to the outskirts of Mecca and drew a line for me, saying, "Do not speak until I come to you." Then he said, "Do not be scared or frightened by anything you see." He then moved forward a little and sat down. Suddenly, there were black men resembling the Zutt tribe. He said, "They are as Allah (ﷻ) said, 'They almost frightened you to death.' I wanted to get up and defend him as much as I could, but then I remembered the pledge of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , so I stayed still. Then they dispersed from him and I heard them saying, "O Messenger of Allah, our hardship is far away, and we are setting out, so please provide us with provisions." He said, "You will return, and whatever you have brought of bones, you will have meat, and whatever you have brought of leaves, you will have dates." When they left, I asked, "Who are these people?" He said, "They are jinn in human form."  

خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَبْلَ الْهِجْرَةِ إِلَى نَوَاحِي مَكَّةَ فَخَطَّ لِي خَطًّا وَقَالَ «لَا تُحْدِثَنَّ شَيْئًا حَتَّى آتِيَكَ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «لَا يَرُوعَنَّكَ وَلَا يَهُولَنَّكَ شَيْءٌ تَرَاهُ» قَالَ فَتَقَدَّمَ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ جَلَسَ فَإِذَا رِجَالٌ سُودٌ كَأَنَّهُمْ رِجَالٌ الزُّطِّ قَالَ وَكَانُوا كَمَا قَالَ اللهُ ﷻ {كَادُوا يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَدًا} فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَقُومَ فَأَذُبَّ عَنْهُ بَالِغًا مَا بَلَغْتُ ثُمَّ ذَكَرْتُ عَهْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَمَكَثْتُ ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ تَفَرَّقُوا عَنْهُ فَسَمِعْتُهُمْ يَقُولُونَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ شُقَّتَنَا بَعِيدَةٌ وَنَحْنُ مُنْطَلِقُونَ فَزَوِّدْنَا فَقَالَ «لَكُمُ الرَّجِيعُ وَمَا أَتَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ عَظْمٍ فَلَكُمْ عَلَيْهِ لَحْمًا وَمَا أَتَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الرَّوْثِ فَهُوَ لَكُمْ تَمْرًا» فَلَمَّا وَلَّوْا قُلْتُ مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ؟ قَالَ «هَؤُلَاءِ جِنُّ نُصَيْبِينَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ followed me one night to the valley of the jinn, so I went with him until we reached the highest point of Makkah. He drew a line for me and said, "Do not leave." Then he went obediently into the mountains, and I witnessed men descending upon him from the tops of the mountains until they surrounded me and him. I unsheathed my sword and said, "I will strike until I rescue the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." Then I remembered his words, "Do not leave until I come to you." So I remained in that state until dawn came. The Prophet ﷺ arrived while I was standing and asked, "Are you still in the same position?" I replied, "Even if I stayed here for a month, I would not leave until you come to me." Then I informed him of what I intended to do, and he said, "If you had gone, neither you nor I would have ever met until the Day of Judgment." Then he intertwined his fingers with mine and said, "I have been promised that the jinn and mankind will believe in me. As for mankind, they have believed in me, but as for the jinn, you have seen them." He said, "I do not think that the appointed time is far off." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, should I nominate Abu Bakr as your successor?" He turned away from me, and I saw that he did not agree. I said, "O Messenger of Allah, should I nominate Umar?" Again, he turned away from me, and I saw that he did not agree. I said, "O Messenger of Allah, should I nominate Ali?" He said, "That is the one, by the One other than whom there is no deity. If you pledge allegiance to him and obey him, he will admit you to Paradise."  

اسْتَتْبَعَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَيْلَةَ الْجِنِّ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى بَلَغْنَا أَعْلَى مَكَّةَ فَخَطَّ عَلَيَّ خُطَّةً وَقَالَ «لَا تَبْرَحْ» ثُمَّ انْصَاعَ فِي أَجْبَالٍ فَرَأَيْتُ الرِّجَالَ يَتَحَدَّرُونَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ رُءُوسِ الْجِبَالِ حَتَّى حالُوا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ فَاخْتَرَطْتُ السَّيْفَ وَقُلْتُ لَأَضْرِبَنَّ حَتَّى أَسْتَنْقِذَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ ذَكَرْتُ قَوْلَهُ «لَا تَبْرَحْ حَتَّى آتِيَكَ» قَالَ فَلَمْ أَزَلْ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى أَمَّنَا الْفَجْرُ فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَأَنَا قَائِمٌ فَقَالَ «مَا زِلْتَ عَلَى حَالِكَ؟» قُلْتُ لَوْ لَبِثْتَ شَهْرًا مَا بَرِحْتُ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَنِي ثُمَّ أَخْبَرْتُهُ بِمَا أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَصْنَعَ فَقَالَ «لَوْ خَرَجْتَ مَا الْتَقَيْتُ أَنَا وَلَا أَنْتَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ» ثُمَّ شَبَّكَ أَصَابِعَهُ فِي أَصَابِعِي فَقَالَ «إِنِّي وُعِدْتُ أَنْ يُؤْمِنَ بِيَ الْجِنُّ وَالْإِنْسُ فَأَمَّا الْإِنْسُ فَقَدْ آمَنَتْ بِي وَأَمَّا الْجِنُّ فَقَدْ رَأَيْتَ» قَالَ «وَمَا أَظُنُّ أَجَلِي إِلَّا قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَلَا تَسْتَخْلِفُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ؟ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنِّي فَرَأَيْتُ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يُوَافِقْهُ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَلَا تَسْتَخْلِفُ عُمَرَ؟ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنِّي فَرَأَيْتُ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يُوَافِقْهُ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَلَا تَسْتَخْلِفُ عَلِيًّا؟ قَالَ «ذَاكَ وَالَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُهُ لَوْ بَايَعْتُمُوهُ وَأَطَعْتُمُوهُ أَدْخَلَكُمُ الْجَنَّةَ أَكْتَعِينَ»