who was one of the companions of Messenger of Allah ﷺ and one of the Ansar's who took part in the battle of Badr: I came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ I have weak eyesight and I lead my people in prayers. When it rains the water flows in the valley between me and my people so I cannot go to their mosque to lead them in prayer. O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! I wish you would come to my house and pray in it so that I could take that place as a Musalla. Messenger of Allah ﷺ said. "Allah willing, I will do so." Next day after the sun rose high, Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abu Bakr came and Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked for permission to enter. I gave him permission and he did not sit on entering the house but said to me, "Where do you like me to pray?" I pointed to a place in my house. So Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood there and said, 'Allahu Akbar', and we all got up and aligned behind him and offered a two-rakʿat prayer and ended it with Taslim. We requested him to stay for a meal called "Khazira" which we had prepared for him. Many members of our family gathered in the house and one of them said, "Where is Malik bin Al-Dukhaishin or Ibn Al-Dukhshun?" One of them replied, "He is a hypocrite and does not love Allah and His Apostle." Hearing that, Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not say so. Haven't you seen that he said, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah' for Allah's sake only?" He said, "Allah and His Apostle know better. We have seen him helping and advising hypocrites." Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah has forbidden the (Hell) fire for those who say, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah' for Allah's sake only."  

أَنَّ عِتْبَانَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ وَهُوَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِمَّنْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ أَنَّهُ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ أَنْكَرْتُ بَصَرِي وَأَنَا أُصَلِّي لِقَوْمِي فَإِذَا كَانَتِ الأَمْطَارُ سَالَ الْوَادِي الَّذِي بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُمْ لَمْ أَسْتَطِعْ أَنْ آتِيَ مَسْجِدَهُمْ فَأُصَلِّيَ بِهِمْ وَوَدِدْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَّكَ تَأْتِينِي فَتُصَلِّيَ فِي بَيْتِي فَأَتَّخِذَهُ مُصَلًّى قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَأَفْعَلُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ قَالَ عِتْبَانُ فَغَدَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ حِينَ ارْتَفَعَ النَّهَارُ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَذِنْتُ لَهُ فَلَمْ يَجْلِسْ حَتَّى دَخَلَ الْبَيْتَ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَيْنَ تُحِبُّ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ مِنْ بَيْتِكَ قَالَ فَأَشَرْتُ لَهُ إِلَى نَاحِيَةٍ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَكَبَّرَ فَقُمْنَا فَصَفَّنَا فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ قَالَ وَحَبَسْنَاهُ عَلَى خَزِيرَةٍ صَنَعْنَاهَا لَهُ قَالَ فَثَابَ فِي الْبَيْتِ رِجَالٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الدَّارِ ذَوُو عَدَدٍ فَاجْتَمَعُوا فَقَالَ قَائِلٌ مِنْهُمْ أَيْنَ مَالِكُ بْنُ الدُّخَيْشِنِ أَوِ ابْنُ الدُّخْشُنِ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ ذَلِكَ مُنَافِقٌ لاَ يُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ تَقُلْ ذَلِكَ أَلاَ تَرَاهُ قَدْ قَالَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ يُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ قَالَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ فَإِنَّا نَرَى وَجْهَهُ وَنَصِيحَتَهُ إِلَى الْمُنَافِقِينَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ حَرَّمَ عَلَى النَّارِ مَنْ قَالَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ يَبْتَغِي بِذَلِكَ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُ الْحُصَيْنَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ الأَنْصَارِيَّ وَهْوَ أَحَدُ بَنِي سَالِمٍ وَهُوَ مِنْ سَرَاتِهِمْ عَنْ حَدِيثِ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ فَصَدَّقَهُ بِذَلِكَ  

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  

When Abu Dhar received the news of the Advent of the Prophet ﷺ he said to his brother, "Ride to this valley (of Mecca) and try to find out the truth of the person who claims to be a prophet who is informed of the news of Heaven. Listen to what he says and come back to me." So his brother set out and came to the Prophet ﷺ and listened to some of his talks, and returned to Abu Dhar and said to him. "I have seen him enjoining virtuous behavior and saying something that is not poetry." Abu Dhar said, "You have not satisfied me as to what I wanted." He then took his journey-food and carried a waterskin of his, containing some water till be reached Mecca. He went to the Mosque and searched for the Prophet and though he did not know him, he hated to ask anybody about him. When a part of the night had passed away, ʿAli saw him and knew that he was a stranger. So when Abu Dhar saw ʿAli, he followed him, and none of them asked his companion about anything, and when it was dawn, Abu Dhar took his journey food and his water-skin to the Mosque and stayed there all the day long without being perceived by the Prophet, and when it was evening, he came back to his retiring place. ʿAli passed by him and said, "Has the man not known his dwelling place yet?" So ʿAli awakened him and took him with him and none of them spoke to the other about anything. When it was the third day. ʿAli did the same and Abu Dhar stayed with him. Then ʿAli said "Will you tell me what has brought you here?" Abu Dhar said, "If you give me a firm promise that you will guide me, then I will tell you." ʿAli promised him, and he informed ʿAli about the matter. ʿAli said, "It is true, and he is the Messenger of Allah. Next morning when you get up, accompany me, and if I see any danger for you, I will stop as if to pass water, but if I go on, follow me and enter the place which I will enter." Abu Dhar did so, and followed ʿAli till he entered the place of the Prophet, and Abu Dhar went in with him, Abu Dhar listened to some of the Prophet's talks and embraced Islam on the spot. The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Go back to your people and inform them (about it) till you receive my order." Abu Dhar said, "By Him in Whose Hand my life is, I will proclaim my conversion loudly amongst them (i.e. the pagans)." So he went out, and when he reached the Mosque, he said as loudly as possible, "I bear witness that None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." The People got up and beat him painfully. Then Al-Abbas came and knelt over him ((to protect him) and said (to the people), "Woe to you! Don't you know that this man belongs to the tribe of Ghifar and your trade to Sha'm is through their way?" So he rescued him from them. Abu Dhar again did the same the next day. They beat him and took vengeance on him and again Al-Abbas knelt over him (to protect him).  

لَمَّا بَلَغَ أَبَا ذَرٍّ مَبْعَثُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لأَخِيهِ ارْكَبْ إِلَى هَذَا الْوَادِي فَاعْلَمْ لِي عِلْمَ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ يَأْتِيهِ الْخَبَرُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَاسْمَعْ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ ثُمَّ ائْتِنِي فَانْطَلَقَ الأَخُ حَتَّى قَدِمَهُ وَسَمِعَ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى أَبِي ذَرٍّ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَأَيْتُهُ يَأْمُرُ بِمَكَارِمِ الأَخْلاَقِ وَكَلاَمًا مَا هُوَ بِالشِّعْرِ فَقَالَ مَا شَفَيْتَنِي مِمَّا أَرَدْتُ فَتَزَوَّدَ وَحَمَلَ شَنَّةً لَهُ فِيهَا مَاءٌ حَتَّى قَدِمَ مَكَّةَ فَأَتَى الْمَسْجِدَ فَالْتَمَسَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَلاَ يَعْرِفُهُ وَكَرِهَ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ عَنْهُ حَتَّى أَدْرَكَهُ بَعْضُ اللَّيْلِ فَرَآهُ عَلِيٌّ فَعَرَفَ أَنَّهُ غَرِيبٌ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ تَبِعَهُ فَلَمْ يَسْأَلْ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ عَنْ شَىْءٍ حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ ثُمَّ احْتَمَلَ قِرْبَتَهُ وَزَادَهُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَظَلَّ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ وَلاَ يَرَاهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ حَتَّى أَمْسَى فَعَادَ إِلَى مَضْجَعِهِ فَمَرَّ بِهِ عَلِيٌّ فَقَالَ أَمَا نَالَ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَعْلَمَ مَنْزِلَهُ فَأَقَامَهُ فَذَهَبَ بِهِ مَعَهُ لاَ يَسْأَلُ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ عَنْ شَىْءٍ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمَ الثَّالِثِ فَعَادَ عَلِيٌّ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَأَقَامَ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَلاَ تُحَدِّثُنِي مَا الَّذِي أَقْدَمَكَ قَالَ إِنْ أَعْطَيْتَنِي عَهْدًا وَمِيثَاقًا لَتُرْشِدَنَّنِي فَعَلْتُ فَفَعَلَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ قَالَ فَإِنَّهُ حَقٌّ وَهُوَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا أَصْبَحْتَ فَاتْبَعْنِي فَإِنِّي إِنْ رَأَيْتُ شَيْئًا أَخَافُ عَلَيْكَ قُمْتُ كَأَنِّي أُرِيقُ الْمَاءَ فَإِنْ مَضَيْتُ فَاتْبَعْنِي حَتَّى تَدْخُلَ مَدْخَلِي فَفَعَلَ فَانْطَلَقَ يَقْفُوهُ حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَدَخَلَ مَعَهُ فَسَمِعَ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ وَأَسْلَمَ مَكَانَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ارْجِعْ إِلَى قَوْمِكَ فَأَخْبِرْهُمْ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَكَ أَمْرِي قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لأَصْرُخَنَّ بِهَا بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيْهِمْ فَخَرَجَ حَتَّى أَتَى الْمَسْجِدَ فَنَادَى بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ قَامَ الْقَوْمُ فَضَرَبُوهُ حَتَّى أَضْجَعُوهُ وَأَتَى الْعَبَّاسُ فَأَكَبَّ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ وَيْلَكُمْ أَلَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ مِنْ غِفَارٍ وَأَنَّ طَرِيقَ تِجَارِكُمْ إِلَى الشَّأْمِ فَأَنْقَذَهُ مِنْهُمْ ثُمَّ عَادَ مِنَ الْغَدِ لِمِثْلِهَا فَضَرَبُوهُ وَثَارُوا إِلَيْهِ فَأَكَبَّ الْعَبَّاسُ عَلَيْهِ  

When Abu Talib was on his death bed, Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to him and found with him, Abu Jahl and ʿAbdullah bin Abi Umaiya bin Al-Mughira. Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O uncle! Say: None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, a sentence with which I will defend you before Allah." On that Abu Jahl and ʿAbdullah bin Abi Umaiya said to Abu Talib, "Will you now leave the religion of ʿAbdul Muttalib?" Messenger of Allah ﷺ kept on inviting him to say that sentence while the other two kept on repeating their sentence before him till Abu Talib said as the last thing he said to them, "I am on the religion of ʿAbdul Muttalib," and refused to say: None has the right to be worshipped except Allah. On that Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "By Allah, I will keep on asking Allah's forgiveness for you unless I am forbidden (by Allah) to do so." So Allah revealed:-- 'It is not fitting for the Prophet ﷺ and those who believe that they should invoke (Allah) for forgiveness for pagans.' (9.113) And then Allah revealed especially about Abu Talib:--'Verily! You (O, Muhammad) guide not whom you like, but Allah guides whom He will.' (28.56)  

لَمَّا حَضَرَتْ أَبَا طَالِبٍ الْوَفَاةُ جَاءَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَوَجَدَ عِنْدَهِ أَبَا جَهْلٍ وَعَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ فَقَالَ أَىْ عَمِّ قُلْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ كَلِمَةً أُحَاجُّ لَكَ بِهَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ أَتَرْغَبُ عَنْ مِلَّةِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَعْرِضُهَا عَلَيْهِ وَيُعِيدَانِهِ بِتِلْكَ الْمَقَالَةِ حَتَّى قَالَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ آخِرَ مَا كَلَّمَهُمْ عَلَى مِلَّةِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَأَبَى أَنْ يَقُولُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَاللَّهِ لأَسْتَغْفِرَنَّ لَكَ مَا لَمْ أُنْهَ عَنْكَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ {مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنْ يَسْتَغْفِرُوا لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ} وَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ فِي أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَقَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ {إِنَّكَ لاَ تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِي مَنْ يَشَاءُ} قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ {أُولِي الْقُوَّةِ} لاَ يَرْفَعُهَا الْعُصْبَةُ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ {لَتَنُوءُ} لَتُثْقِلُ {فَارِغًا} إِلاَّ مِنْ ذِكْرِ مُوسَى {الْفَرِحِينَ} الْمَرِحِينَ {قُصِّيهِ} اتَّبِعِي أَثَرَهُ وَقَدْ يَكُونُ أَنْ يَقُصَّ الْكَلاَمَ {نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ} {عَنْ جُنُبٍ} عَنْ بُعْدٍ عَنْ جَنَابَةٍ وَاحِدٌ وَعَنِ اجْتِنَابٍ أَيْضًا يَبْطِشُ وَيَبْطُشُ {يَأْتَمِرُونَ} يَتَشَاوَرُونَ الْعُدْوَانُ وَالْعَدَاءُ وَالتَّعَدِّي وَاحِدٌ {آنَسَ} أَبْصَرَ الْجِذْوَةُ قِطْعَةٌ غَلِيظَةٌ مِنَ الْخَشَبِ لَيْسَ فِيهَا لَهَبٌ وَالشِّهَابُ فِيهِ لَهَبٌ وَالْحَيَّاتُ أَجْنَاسٌ الْجَانُّ وَالأَفَاعِي وَالأَسَاوِدُ {رِدْءًا} مُعِينًا قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ {يُصَدِّقُنِي} وَقَالَ غَيْرُهُ {سَنَشُدُّ} سَنُعِينُكَ كُلَّمَا عَزَّزْتَ شَيْئًا فَقَدْ جَعَلْتَ لَهُ عَضُدًا مَقْبُوحِينَ مُهْلَكِينَ {وَصَّلْنَا} بَيَّنَّاهُ وَأَتْمَمْنَاهُ {يُجْبَى} يُجْلَبُ {بَطِرَتْ} أَشِرَتْ {فِي أُمِّهَا رَسُولاً} أُمُّ الْقُرَى مَكَّةُ وَمَا حَوْلَهَا {تُكِنُّ} تُخْفِي أَكْنَنْتُ الشَّىْءَ أَخْفَيْتُهُ وَكَنَنْتُهُ أَخْفَيْتُهُ وَأَظْهَرْتُهُ {وَيْكَأَنَّ اللَّهَ} مِثْلُ أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ {يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيَقْدِرُ} يُوَسِّعُ عَلَيْهِ وَيُضَيِّقُ عَلَيْهِ  

that Fāṭimah, the daughter of the Prophet ﷺ, sent someone to Abū Bakr asking for her inheritance of what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had left of the property bestowed upon him by Allah from the Faīʾ (booty gained without battle) in Madinah, and Fadak and what remained of the khumus (one-fifth) of the Khaybar booty. Abū Bakr then said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is not inheritance for us: whatever we leave behind is ṣadaqah (charity), however the family of Muḥammad can take from this property." By Allah, I will not change a thing in the current state of the ṣadaqah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and will leave it as it was during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and I will certainly ˹continue˺ to do with it as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to do.

Thus Abū Bakr refused to give anything of that to Fāṭimah. So Fāṭimah became angry with Abū Bakr and kept away from him, and did not speak to him until she died and she remained alive for six months after the passing of the Prophet ﷺ. When she died, her husband ʿAlī buried her at night without informing Abū Bakr and he offered the ˹funeral˺ prayer upon her.

When Fāṭimah was alive, people used to respect ʿAlī, but after her death, ʿAli noticed a change in the people's attitude towards him. So ʿAli sought reconciliation with Abu Bakr and gave him an oath of allegiance. ʿAli had not given the oath of allegiance during those months (i.e. the period between the Prophet's death and Fatima's death). ʿAli sent someone to Abu Bakr saying, "Come to us, but let nobody come with you," as he disliked that ʿUmar should come, ʿUmar said (to Abu Bakr), "No, by Allah, you shall not enter upon them alone " Abu Bakr said, "What do you think they will do to me? By Allah, I will go to them' So Abu Bakr entered upon them, and then ʿAli uttered Tashah-hud and said (to Abu Bakr), "We know well your superiority and what Allah has given you, and we are not jealous of the good what Allah has bestowed upon you, but you did not consult us in the question of the rule and we thought that we have got a right in it because of our near relationship to Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." Thereupon Abu Bakr's eyes flowed with tears. And when Abu Bakr spoke, he said, "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is to keep good relations with the relatives of Messenger of Allah ﷺ is dearer to me than to keep good relations with my own relatives. But as for the trouble which arose between me and you about his property, I will do my best to spend it according to what is good, and will not leave any rule or regulation which I saw Messenger of Allah ﷺ following, in disposing of it, but I will follow." On that ʿAli said to Abu Bakr, "I promise to give you the oath of allegiance in this after noon." So when Abu Bakr had offered the Zuhr prayer, he ascended the pulpit and uttered the Tashah-hud and then mentioned the story of ʿAli and his failure to give the oath of allegiance, and excused him, accepting what excuses he had offered; Then ʿAli (got up) and praying (to Allah) for forgiveness, he uttered Tashah-hud, praised Abu Bakr's right, and said, that he had not done what he had done because of jealousy of Abu Bakr or as a protest of that Allah had favored him with. ʿAli added, "But we used to consider that we too had some right in this affair (of rulership) and that he (i.e. Abu Bakr) did not consult us in this matter, and therefore caused us to feel sorry." On that all the Muslims became happy and said, "You have done the right thing." The Muslims then became friendly with ʿAli as he returned to what the people had done (i.e. giving the oath of allegiance to Abu Bakr).  

أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلاَمُ بِنْتَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَرْسَلَتْ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ تَسْأَلُهُ مِيرَاثَهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِمَّا أَفَاءَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَفَدَكَ وَمَا بَقِيَ مِنْ خُمُسِ خَيْبَرَ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ: «لاَ نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَا صَدَقَةٌ إِنَّمَا يَأْكُلُ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ فِي هَذَا الْمَالِ۔» وَإِنِّي وَاللَّهِ لاَ أُغَيِّرُ شَيْئًا مِنْ صَدَقَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْ حَالِهَا الَّتِي كَانَ عَلَيْهَا فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَلأَعْمَلَنَّ فِيهَا بِمَا عَمِلَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ۔

فَأَبَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنْ يَدْفَعَ إِلَى فَاطِمَةَ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا. فَوَجَدَتْ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فِي ذَلِكَ فَهَجَرَتْهُ فَلَمْ تُكَلِّمْهُ حَتَّى تُوُفِّيَتْ وَعَاشَتْ بَعْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ سِتَّةَ أَشْهُرٍ۔ فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَتْ دَفَنَهَا زَوْجُهَا عَلِيٌّ لَيْلاً وَلَمْ يُؤْذِنْ بِهَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَصَلَّى عَلَيْهَا۔

وَكَانَ لِعَلِيٍّ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَجْهٌ حَيَاةَ فَاطِمَةَ فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَتِ اسْتَنْكَرَ عَلِيٌّ وُجُوهَ النَّاسِ فَالْتَمَسَ مُصَالَحَةَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَمُبَايَعَتَهُ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُبَايِعُ تِلْكَ الأَشْهُرَ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَنِ ائْتِنَا وَلاَ يَأْتِنَا أَحَدٌ مَعَكَ كَرَاهِيَةً لِمَحْضَرِ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لاَ وَاللَّهِ لاَ تَدْخُلُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَحْدَكَ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَمَا عَسَيْتَهُمْ أَنْ يَفْعَلُوا بِي وَاللَّهِ لآتِيَنَّهُمْ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَتَشَهَّدَ عَلِيٌّ فَقَالَ إِنَّا قَدْ عَرَفْنَا فَضْلَكَ وَمَا أَعْطَاكَ اللَّهُ وَلَمْ نَنْفَسْ عَلَيْكَ خَيْرًا سَاقَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ وَلَكِنَّكَ اسْتَبْدَدْتَ عَلَيْنَا بِالأَمْرِ وَكُنَّا نَرَى لِقَرَابَتِنَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَصِيبًا حَتَّى فَاضَتْ عَيْنَا أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَلَمَّا تَكَلَّمَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَقَرَابَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ أَنْ أَصِلَ مِنْ قَرَابَتِي وَأَمَّا الَّذِي شَجَرَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكُمْ مِنْ هَذِهِ الأَمْوَالِ فَلَمْ آلُ فِيهَا عَنِ الْخَيْرِ وَلَمْ أَتْرُكْ أَمْرًا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَصْنَعُهُ فِيهَا إِلاَّ صَنَعْتُهُ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ لأَبِي بَكْرٍ مَوْعِدُكَ الْعَشِيَّةُ لِلْبَيْعَةِ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى أَبُو بَكْرٍ الظُّهْرَ رَقِيَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَتَشَهَّدَ وَذَكَرَ شَأْنَ عَلِيٍّ وَتَخَلُّفَهُ عَنِ الْبَيْعَةِ وَعُذْرَهُ بِالَّذِي اعْتَذَرَ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ اسْتَغْفَرَ وَتَشَهَّدَ عَلِيٌّ فَعَظَّمَ حَقَّ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَحَدَّثَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَحْمِلْهُ عَلَى الَّذِي صَنَعَ نَفَاسَةً عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَلاَ إِنْكَارًا لِلَّذِي فَضَّلَهُ اللَّهُ بِهِ وَلَكِنَّا نَرَى لَنَا فِي هَذَا الأَمْرِ نَصِيبًا فَاسْتَبَدَّ عَلَيْنَا فَوَجَدْنَا فِي أَنْفُسِنَا فَسُرَّ بِذَلِكَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ وَقَالُوا أَصَبْتَ وَكَانَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ قَرِيبًا حِينَ رَاجَعَ الأَمْرَ الْمَعْرُوفَ  

'I went and entered upon ʿUmar, his doorman, Yarfa came saying ʿUthman, ʿAbdur-Rahman, Az- Zubair and Saʿd are asking your permission (to see you). May I admit them? ʿUmar said, 'Yes.' So he admitted them Then he came again and said, 'May I admit ʿAli and ʿAbbas?' He said, 'Yes.' ʿAbbas said, 'O, chief of the believers! Judge between me and this man (Ali ). ʿUmar said, 'I beseech you by Allah by Whose permission both the heaven and the earth exist, do you know that Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Our (the Apostles') property will not be inherited, and whatever we leave (after our death) is to be spent in charity?' And by that Messenger of Allah ﷺ meant himself.' The group said, '(No doubt), he said so.' ʿUmar then faced ʿAli and ʿAbbas and said, 'Do you both know that Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that?' They replied, '(No doubt), he said so.' ʿUmar said, 'So let me talk to you about this matter. Allah favored His Apostle with something of this Fai' (i.e. booty won by the Muslims at war without fighting) which He did not give to anybody else; Allah said:-- 'And what Allah gave to His Apostle ( Fai' Booty) .........to do all things....(59.6) And so that property was only for Messenger of Allah ﷺ . Yet, by Allah, he neither gathered that property for himself nor withheld it from you, but he gave its income to you, and distributed it among you till there remained the present property out of which the Prophet ﷺ used to spend the yearly maintenance for his family, and whatever used to remain, he used to spend it where Allah's property is spent (i.e. in charity etc.). Messenger of Allah ﷺ followed that throughout his life. Now I beseech you by Allah, do you know all that?' They said, 'Yes.' ʿUmar then said to ʿAli and ʿAbbas, 'I beseech you by Allah, do you know that?' Both of them said, 'Yes.' ʿUmar added, 'And when the Prophet ﷺ died, Abu Bakr said, ' I am the successor of Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and took charge of that property and managed it in the same way as Messenger of Allah ﷺ did. Then I took charge of this property for two years during which I managed it as Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abu Bakr did. Then you both (ʿAli and ʿAbbas) came to talk to me, bearing the same claim and presenting the same case. (O ʿAbbas!) You came to me asking for your share from the property of your nephew, and this man (Ali) came to me, asking for the share of h is wife from the property of her father. I said, 'If you both wish, I will give that to you on that condition (i.e. that you would follow the way of the Prophet ﷺ and Abu Bakr and as I (ʿUmar) have done in man aging it).' Now both of you seek of me a verdict other than that? Lo! By Allah, by Whose permission both the heaven and the earth exist, I will not give any verdict other than that till the Hour is established. If you are unable to manage it, then return it to me, and I will be sufficient to manage it on your behalf.' "  

انْطَلَقْتُ حَتَّى أَدْخُلَ عَلَى عُمَرَ فَأَتَاهُ حَاجِبُهُ يَرْفَأُ فَقَالَ هَلْ لَكَ فِي عُثْمَانَ وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَالزُّبَيْرِ وَسَعْدٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَأَذِنَ لَهُمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَلْ لَكَ فِي عَلِيٍّ وَعَبَّاسٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ عَبَّاسٌ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اقْضِ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ هَذَا قَالَ أَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي بِإِذْنِهِ تَقُومُ السَّمَاءُ وَالأَرْضُ هَلْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لاَ نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَا صَدَقَةٌ يُرِيدُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَفْسَهُ فَقَالَ الرَّهْطُ قَدْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ وَعَبَّاسٍ فَقَالَ هَلْ تَعْلَمَانِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ ذَلِكَ قَالاَ قَدْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ عُمَرُ فَإِنِّي أُحَدِّثُكُمْ عَنْ هَذَا الأَمْرِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ كَانَ خَصَّ رَسُولَهُ ﷺ فِي هَذَا الْفَىْءِ بِشَىْءٍ لَمْ يُعْطِهِ أَحَدًا غَيْرَهُ فَقَالَ ﷻ {مَا أَفَاءَ اللَّهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {قَدِيرٌ} فَكَانَتْ خَالِصَةً لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَاللَّهِ مَا احْتَازَهَا دُونَكُمْ وَلاَ اسْتَأْثَرَ بِهَا عَلَيْكُمْ لَقَدْ أَعْطَاكُمُوهُ وَبَثَّهَا فِيكُمْ حَتَّى بَقِيَ مِنْهَا هَذَا الْمَالُ فَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُنْفِقُ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَالِ نَفَقَةَ سَنَتِهِ ثُمَّ يَأْخُذُ مَا بَقِيَ فَيَجْعَلُهُ مَجْعَلَ مَالِ اللَّهِ فَعَمِلَ بِذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَيَاتَهُ أَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ هَلْ تَعْلَمُونَ ذَلِكَ قَالُوا نَعَمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِعَلِيٍّ وَعَبَّاسٍ أَنْشُدُكُمَا بِاللَّهِ هَلْ تَعْلَمَانِ ذَلِكَ قَالاَ نَعَمْ فَتَوَفَّى اللَّهُ نَبِيَّهُ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنَا وَلِيُّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَبَضَهَا فَعَمِلَ بِمَا عَمِلَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ تَوَفَّى اللَّهُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَقُلْتُ أَنَا وَلِيُّ وَلِيِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَبَضْتُهَا سَنَتَيْنِ أَعْمَلُ فِيهَا مَا عَمِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ جِئْتُمَانِي وَكَلِمَتُكُمَا وَاحِدَةٌ وَأَمْرُكُمَا جَمِيعٌ جِئْتَنِي تَسْأَلُنِي نَصِيبَكَ مِنِ ابْنِ أَخِيكَ وَأَتَانِي هَذَا يَسْأَلُنِي نَصِيبَ امْرَأَتِهِ مِنْ أَبِيهَا فَقُلْتُ إِنْ شِئْتُمَا دَفَعْتُهَا إِلَيْكُمَا بِذَلِكَ فَتَلْتَمِسَانِ مِنِّي قَضَاءً غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ فَوَاللَّهِ الَّذِي بِإِذْنِهِ تَقُومُ السَّمَاءُ وَالأَرْضُ لاَ أَقْضِي فِيهَا قَضَاءً غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى تَقُومَ السَّاعَةُ فَإِنْ عَجَزْتُمَا فَادْفَعَاهَا إِلَىَّ فَأَنَا أَكْفِيكُمَاهَا  

Abu ʿAbdur-Rahman and Hibban bin 'Atiyya had a dispute. Abu ʿAbdur-Rahman said to Hibban, "You know what made your companions (i.e. ʿAli) dare to shed blood." Hibban said, "Come on! What is that?" ʿAbdur-Rahman said, "Something I heard him saying." The other said, "What was it?" ʿAbdurRahman said, "ʿAli said, Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent for me, Az-Zubair and Abu Marthad, and all of us were cavalry men, and said, 'Proceed to Raudat-Hajj (Abu Salama said that Abu 'Awana called it like this, i.e., Hajj where there is a woman carrying a letter from Hatib bin Abi Balta'a to the pagans (of Mecca). So bring that letter to me.' So we proceeded riding on our horses till we overtook her at the same place of which Messenger of Allah ﷺ had told us. She was traveling on her camel. In that letter Hatib had written to the Meccans about the proposed attached of Messenger of Allah ﷺ against them. We asked her, "Where is the letter which is with you?' She replied, 'I haven't got any letter.' So we made her camel kneel down and searched her luggage, but we did not find anything. My two companions said, 'We do not think that she has got a letter.' I said, 'We know that Messenger of Allah ﷺ has not told a lie.'" Then ʿAli took an oath saying, "By Him by Whom one should swear! You shall either bring out the letter or we shall strip off your clothes." She then stretched out her hand for her girdle (round her waist) and brought out the paper (letter). They took the letter to Messenger of Allah ﷺ. ʿUmar said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! (Hatib) has betrayed Allah, His Apostle and the believers; let me chop off his neck!" Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O Hatib! What obliged you to do what you have done?" Hatib replied, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Why (for what reason) should I not believe in Allah and His Apostle? But I intended to do the (Mecca) people a favor by virtue of which my family and property may be protected as there is none of your companions but has some of his people (relatives) whom Allah urges to protect his family and property." The Prophet ﷺ said, "He has said the truth; therefore, do not say anything to him except good." ʿUmar again said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! He has betrayed Allah, His Apostle and the believers; let me chop his neck off!" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Isn't he from those who fought the battle of Badr? And what do you know, Allah might have looked at them (Badr warriors) and said (to them), 'Do what you like, for I have granted you Paradise?' " On that, ʿUmar's eyes became flooded with tears and he said, "Allah and His Apostle know best."  

أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ لِحِبَّانَ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ الَّذِي جَرَّأَ صَاحِبَكَ عَلَى الدِّمَاءِ يَعْنِي عَلِيًّا قَالَ مَا هُوَ لاَ أَبَا لَكَ قَالَ شَىْءٌ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُهُ قَالَ مَا هُوَ قَالَ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَالزُّبَيْرَ وَأَبَا مَرْثَدٍ وَكُلُّنَا فَارِسٌ قَالَ انْطَلِقُوا حَتَّى تَأْتُوا رَوْضَةَ حَاجٍ قَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ هَكَذَا قَالَ أَبُو عَوَانَةَ حَاجٍ فَإِنَّ فِيهَا امْرَأَةً مَعَهَا صَحِيفَةٌ مِنْ حَاطِبِ بْنِ أَبِي بَلْتَعَةَ إِلَى الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَأْتُونِي بِهَا فَانْطَلَقْنَا عَلَى أَفْرَاسِنَا حَتَّى أَدْرَكْنَاهَا حَيْثُ قَالَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَسِيرُ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ لَهَا وَكَانَ كَتَبَ إِلَى أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ بِمَسِيرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقُلْنَا أَيْنَ الْكِتَابُ الَّذِي مَعَكِ قَالَتْ مَا مَعِي كِتَابٌ فَأَنَخْنَا بِهَا بَعِيرَهَا فَابْتَغَيْنَا فِي رَحْلِهَا فَمَا وَجَدْنَا شَيْئًا فَقَالَ صَاحِبِي مَا نَرَى مَعَهَا كِتَابًا قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا كَذَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ حَلَفَ عَلِيٌّ وَالَّذِي يُحْلَفُ بِهِ لَتُخْرِجِنَّ الْكِتَابَ أَوْ لأُجَرِّدَنَّكِ فَأَهْوَتْ إِلَى حُجْزَتِهَا وَهْىَ مُحْتَجِزَةٌ بِكِسَاءٍ فَأَخْرَجَتِ الصَّحِيفَةَ فَأَتَوْا بِهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ خَانَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ دَعْنِي فَأَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَا حَاطِبُ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَالِي أَنْ لاَ أَكُونَ مُؤْمِنًا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَلَكِنِّي أَرَدْتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ لِي عِنْدَ الْقَوْمِ يَدٌ يُدْفَعُ بِهَا عَنْ أَهْلِي وَمَالِي وَلَيْسَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِكَ أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ لَهُ هُنَالِكَ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ مَنْ يَدْفَعُ اللَّهُ بِهِ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ قَالَ صَدَقَ لاَ تَقُولُوا لَهُ إِلاَّ خَيْرًا قَالَ فَعَادَ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَدْ خَانَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ دَعْنِي فَلأَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ قَالَ أَوَلَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ اطَّلَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ اعْمَلُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ فَقَدْ أَوْجَبْتُ لَكُمُ الْجَنَّةَ فَاغْرَوْرَقَتْ عَيْنَاهُ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ  

Muhammad. He came near him and said: What is the matter with you? Thereupon he (the prisoner) said: Why have you taken me as prisoner and why have you caught hold of one proceeding the pilgrims (the she-camel as she carried the Prophet on her back and walked ahead of the multitude)? He (the Holy Prophet) said: (Yours is a great fault). I (my men) have caught hold of you for the crime of your allies, Banu Thaqif. He (the Holy Prophet) then turned away. He again called him and said: Muhammad, Muhammad, and since Messenger of Allah ﷺ was very compassionate, and tenderhearted, he returned to him, and said: What is the matter with you? He said: I am a Muslim, whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Had you said this when you had been the master of yourself, you would have gained every success. He then turned away. He (the prisoner) called him again saying: Muhammad, Muhammad. He came to him and said: What is the matter with you? He said: I am hungry, feed me, and I am thirsty, so provide me with drink. He (the Holy Prophet) said: That is (to satisfy) your want. He was then ransomed for two persons (who had been taken prisoner by Thaqif). He (the narrator) said: A woman of the Ansar had been taken prisoner and also al-Adbi' was caught. The woman had been tied with ropes. The people were giving rest to their animals before their houses. She escaped one night from the bondage and came to the camels. As she drew near the camels, they fretted and fumed and so she left them until she came to al-, Adbi'. It did not fret and fume; it was docile She rode upon its back and drove it away and she went off. When they (the enemies of Islam) were warned of this, they went in search of it, but it (the she-camel) exhausted them. She (the woman) took vow for Allah, that in case He would save her through it, she would offer that as a sacrifice. As she reached Medina, the people saw her and they said: Here is al-Adbi, the she-camel of Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She (the woman) said that she had taken a vow that if Allah would save her on its back, she would sacrifice it. They (the Prophet's Companions) came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and made a mention of that to him, whereupon he said: Hallowed be Allah, how ill she rewarded it that she took vow to Allah that if He saves her on its back, she would sacrifice it! There is no fulfillment of the vow in an act of disobedience, nor in an act over which a person has no control. In the version of Ibn Hujr (the words are):" There is no vow in disobedience to Allah."  

كَانَتْ ثَقِيفُ حُلَفَاءَ لِبَنِي عُقَيْلٍ فَأَسَرَتْ ثَقِيفُ رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَسَرَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَجُلاً مِنْ بَنِي عُقَيْلٍ وَأَصَابُوا مَعَهُ الْعَضْبَاءَ فَأَتَى عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهْوَ فِي الْوَثَاقِ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَأَتَاهُ فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُكَ فَقَالَ بِمَ أَخَذْتَنِي وَبِمَ أَخَذْتَ سَابِقَةَ الْحَاجِّ فَقَالَ إِعْظَامًا لِذَلِكَ أَخَذْتُكَ بِجَرِيرَةِ حُلَفَائِكَ ثَقِيفَ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ عَنْهُ فَنَادَاهُ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَحِيمًا رَقِيقًا فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُكَ قَالَ إِنِّي مُسْلِمٌ قَالَ لَوْ قُلْتَهَا وَأَنْتَ تَمْلِكُ أَمْرَكَ أَفْلَحْتَ كُلَّ الْفَلاَحِ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَنَادَاهُ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَأَتَاهُ فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُكَ قَالَ إِنِّي جَائِعٌ فَأَطْعِمْنِي وَظَمْآنُ فَأَسْقِنِي قَالَ هَذِهِ حَاجَتُكَ فَفُدِيَ بِالرَّجُلَيْنِ قَالَ وَأُسِرَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ وَأُصِيبَتِ الْعَضْبَاءُ فَكَانَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ فِي الْوَثَاقِ وَكَانَ الْقَوْمُ يُرِيحُونَ نَعَمَهُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ بُيُوتِهِمْ فَانْفَلَتَتْ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ مِنَ الْوَثَاقِ فَأَتَتِ الإِبِلَ فَجَعَلَتْ إِذَا دَنَتْ مِنَ الْبَعِيرِ رَغَا فَتَتْرُكُهُ حَتَّى تَنْتَهِيَ إِلَى الْعَضْبَاءِ فَلَمْ تَرْغُ قَالَ وَنَاقَةٌ مُنَوَّقَةٌ فَقَعَدَتْ فِي عَجُزِهَا ثُمَّ زَجَرَتْهَا فَانْطَلَقَتْ وَنَذِرُوا بِهَا فَطَلَبُوهَا فَأَعْجَزَتْهُمْ قَالَ وَنَذَرَتْ لِلَّهِ إِنْ نَجَّاهَا اللَّهُ عَلَيْهَا لَتَنْحَرَنَّهَا فَلَمَّا قَدِمَتِ الْمَدِينَةَ رَآهَا النَّاسُ فَقَالُوا الْعَضْبَاءُ نَاقَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّهَا نَذَرَتْ إِنْ نَجَّاهَا اللَّهُ عَلَيْهَا لَتَنْحَرَنَّهَا فَأَتَوْا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بِئْسَمَا جَزَتْهَا نَذَرَتْ لِلَّهِ إِنْ نَجَّاهَا اللَّهُ عَلَيْهَا لَتَنْحَرَنَّهَا لاَ وَفَاءَ لِنَذْرٍ فِي مَعْصِيَةٍ وَلاَ فِيمَا لاَ يَمْلِكُ الْعَبْدُ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ ابْنِ حُجْرٍ لاَ نَذْرَ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللَّهِ  

Brother, ride in this valley and bring information for me about the person who claims that there comes to him information from the Heavens. Listen to his words and then come to me. So he rode on until he came to Mecca and he heard his words (the sacred words of the Holy Prophet) and then came back to Abu Dharr and said: I have seen him exhorting (people) to develop good morals and his expressions can in no way be termed as poetry. He (Abu Dharr) said: I have not been satisfied with it regarding that which I had in my mind (as I sent you). So he took up provisions for the journey and a small water-skin containing water (and set forth) until he came to Mecca. He came to the mosque (Kaʿbah) and began to look for Allah's Apostle ﷺ and he did not recognize him (the Holy Prophet) and he did not even like that he should ask about him from anyone until it was night, and he slept. ʿAli saw him and found him to be a stranger. So he went with him. He followed him but one did not make any inquiry from the other about anything until it was morning. He then brought the water and his provisions to the mosque and spent a day there, but he did not see Allah's Apostle ﷺ until it was night. He then returned to his bed, and there happened to pass ʿAli and he said: This man has not been able to find his destination until this time. He made him stand and he went with him and no one made an inquiry from his companion about anything. And when it was the third day he did the same. ʿAli made him stand up and brought him along with him. He said: By Him, besides Whom there is no god, why don't you tell me (the reason) which brought you here to this town? He said: (I shall do this) provided you hold me promise and a covenant that you would guide me aright. He then did that. He (ʿAli) said: Verily, he is truthful and he is a Messenger of Allah ﷺ and when it is morning, follow me and if I would say anything from which I would sense fear about you I would stand (in a manner) as if I was throwing water and if I move on, you then follow me until I get in (some house). He did that and I followed him until he came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He entered (the house) of Allah's Apostle ﷺ along with him and listened to his words and embraced Islam at this very place. Allah's Apostle ﷺ said to him: Go to your people and inform them until my command reaches you. Thereupon he said: By Him in Whose Hand is my life, I shall say to the people of Mecca this thing at the top of my voice. So he set forth until he came to the mosque and then spoke at the top of his voice (saying): I bear testimony to the fact that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. The people attacked him and made him fall down when al-ʿAbbas came and he leaned over him and said: Woe be upon you, don't you know that he is from amongst the tribe of Ghifar and your trading route to Syria passes through (the settlements of this tribe), and he rescued him. He (Abu Dharr) did the same on the next day and they (the Meccans) again attacked him and al-ʿAbbas leaned upon him and he rescued him.  

لَمَّا بَلَغَ أَبَا ذَرٍّ مَبْعَثُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِمَكَّةَ قَالَ لأَخِيهِ ارْكَبْ إِلَى هَذَا الْوَادِي فَاعْلَمْ لِي عِلْمَ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ يَأْتِيهِ الْخَبَرُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَاسْمَعْ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ ثُمَّ ائْتِنِي فَانْطَلَقَ الآخَرُ حَتَّى قَدِمَ مَكَّةَ وَسَمِعَ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى أَبِي ذَرٍّ فَقَالَ رَأَيْتُهُ يَأْمُرُ بِمَكَارِمِ الأَخْلاَقِ وَكَلاَمًا مَا هُوَ بِالشِّعْرِ فَقَالَ مَا شَفَيْتَنِي فِيمَا أَرَدْتُ فَتَزَوَّدَ وَحَمَلَ شَنَّةً لَهُ فِيهَا مَاءٌ حَتَّى قَدِمَ مَكَّةَ فَأَتَى الْمَسْجِدَ فَالْتَمَسَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَلاَ يَعْرِفُهُ وَكَرِهَ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ عَنْهُ حَتَّى أَدْرَكَهُ يَعْنِي اللَّيْلَ فَاضْطَجَعَ فَرَآهُ عَلِيٌّ فَعَرَفَ أَنَّهُ غَرِيبٌ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ تَبِعَهُ فَلَمْ يَسْأَلْ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ عَنْ شَىْءٍ حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ ثُمَّ احْتَمَلَ قُرَيْبَتَهُ وَزَادَهُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَظَلَّ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ وَلاَ يَرَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ حَتَّى أَمْسَى فَعَادَ إِلَى مَضْجَعِهِ فَمَرَّ بِهِ عَلِيٌّ فَقَالَ مَا أَنَى لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَعْلَمَ مَنْزِلَهُ فَأَقَامَهُ فَذَهَبَ بِهِ مَعَهُ وَلاَ يَسْأَلُ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ عَنْ شَىْءٍ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الثَّالِثِ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَأَقَامَهُ عَلِيٌّ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ أَلاَ تُحَدِّثُنِي مَا الَّذِي أَقْدَمَكَ هَذَا الْبَلَدَ قَالَ إِنْ أَعْطَيْتَنِي عَهْدًا وَمِيثَاقًا لَتُرْشِدَنِّي فَعَلْتُ فَفَعَلَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ فَقَالَ فَإِنَّهُ حَقٌّ وَهُوَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا أَصْبَحْتَ فَاتَّبِعْنِي فَإِنِّي إِنْ رَأَيْتُ شَيْئًا أَخَافُ عَلَيْكَ قُمْتُ كَأَنِّي أُرِيقُ الْمَاءَ فَإِنْ مَضَيْتُ فَاتَّبِعْنِي حَتَّى تَدْخُلَ مَدْخَلِي فَفَعَلَ فَانْطَلَقَ يَقْفُوهُ حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَدَخَلَ مَعَهُ فَسَمِعَ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ وَأَسْلَمَ مَكَانَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ارْجِعْ إِلَى قَوْمِكَ فَأَخْبِرْهُمْ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَكَ أَمْرِي فَقَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لأَصْرُخَنَّ بِهَا بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيْهِمْ فَخَرَجَ حَتَّى أَتَى الْمَسْجِدَ فَنَادَى بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَثَارَ الْقَوْمُ فَضَرَبُوهُ حَتَّى أَضْجَعُوهُ فَأَتَى الْعَبَّاسُ فَأَكَبَّ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ وَيْلَكُمْ أَلَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ مِنْ غِفَارٍ وَأَنَّ طَرِيقَ تُجَّارِكُمْ إِلَى الشَّامِ عَلَيْهِمْ فَأَنْقَذَهُ مِنْهُمْ ثُمَّ عَادَ مِنَ الْغَدِ بِمِثْلِهَا وَثَارُوا إِلَيْهِ فَضَرَبُوهُ فَأَكَبَّ عَلَيْهِ الْعَبَّاسُ فَأَنْقَذَهُ  

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

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

Send your son to my residence (to carry this haudaj), and my father said to me: Carry it (for him). So I carried it and there went along with him (with Abu Bakr) my father in order to fetch its price and he ('Azib) said to Abu Bakr: Abu Bakr, narrate to me what you both did on the night when you set out on a journey along with Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said: We set out during the night and went on walking until it was noon, and the path was vacant and so none passed by that (until) there appeared prominently before us a large rock. It had its shade and the rays of the sun did not reach that place. So we got down at that place. I then went to the rock and levelled the ground with my hands at the place where the Prophet ﷺ would take rest under its shade. I then set the bedding and said: Messenger of Allah, go to sleep and I shall keep a watch around you. I went out and watched around him. There we saw a shepherd moving towards that rock with his flock and he intended what we intended (i. e. taking rest). I met him and said to him: Young boy, to which place do you belong? He said: I am a person from Medina. I said, is there any milk in the udders of your sheep and goats? He said: Yes. He took hold of a goat, and I said to him: Clean the udder well so that it should be free from hair, dust and impurity. I saw al-Bara' striking his hand upon the other (to give an indication) how he did that. He milked the goat for me in a wooden cup which he had with him and I had with me a bucket in which I kept water for drinking and for performing ablution. I came to Allah's Apostle ﷺ and did not like to awaken him from sleep but he was accidentally startled from the sleep. I poured water upon the milk (till It was cold) and I said: Messenger of Allah, take this milk. He then took It and I was delighted and he (the Holy Prophet) said: Is now not the time to march on? I said: Of course. So he marched on after the sun had passed the meridian and Suraqa b. Malik pursued us and we had been walking on soft, level ground. I said: Messenger of Allah, we are about to be overtaken by them. Thereupon he said: Be not grieved. Verily, Allah is with us. Then Messenger of Allah ﷺ cursed him and his horse sank into the earth. I think he also said: I know you have hurled curse upon me. So supplicate Allah for me and I take an oath that I shall turn everyone away who would come in search of you. So he (Messenger of Allah) supplicated Allah and he was rescued and he came back and to everyone he met, he said: I have combed all this side. In short, he diverted everyone whom he met and he in fact fulfilled his promise.  

لِعَازِبٍ ابْعَثْ مَعِيَ ابْنَكَ يَحْمِلْهُ مَعِي إِلَى مَنْزِلِي فَقَالَ لِي أَبِي احْمِلْهُ فَحَمَلْتُهُ وَخَرَجَ أَبِي مَعَهُ يَنْتَقِدُ ثَمَنَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبِي يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ حَدِّثْنِي كَيْفَ صَنَعْتُمَا لَيْلَةَ سَرَيْتَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ نَعَمْ أَسْرَيْنَا لَيْلَتَنَا كُلَّهَا حَتَّى قَامَ قَائِمُ الظَّهِيرَةِ وَخَلاَ الطَّرِيقُ فَلاَ يَمُرُّ فِيهِ أَحَدٌ حَتَّى رُفِعَتْ لَنَا صَخْرَةٌ طَوِيلَةٌ لَهَا ظِلٌّ لَمْ تَأْتِ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمْسُ بَعْدُ فَنَزَلْنَا عِنْدَهَا فَأَتَيْتُ الصَّخْرَةَ فَسَوَّيْتُ بِيَدِي مَكَانًا يَنَامُ فِيهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي ظِلِّهَا ثُمَّ بَسَطْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرْوَةً ثُمَّ قُلْتُ نَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَأَنَا أَنْفُضُ لَكَ مَا حَوْلَكَ فَنَامَ وَخَرَجْتُ أَنْفُضُ مَا حَوْلَهُ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِرَاعِي غَنَمٍ مُقْبِلٍ بِغَنَمِهِ إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ يُرِيدُ مِنْهَا الَّذِي أَرَدْنَا فَلَقِيتُهُ فَقُلْتُ لِمَنْ أَنْتَ يَا غُلاَمُ فَقَالَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ قُلْتُ أَفِي غَنَمِكَ لَبَنٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ أَفَتَحْلُبُ لِي قَالَ نَعَمْ فَأَخَذَ شَاةً فَقُلْتُ لَهُ انْفُضِ الضَّرْعَ مِنَ الشَّعَرِ وَالتُّرَابِ وَالْقَذَى قَالَ فَرَأَيْتُ الْبَرَاءَ يَضْرِبُ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى الأُخْرَى يَنْفُضُ فَحَلَبَ لِي فِي قَعْبٍ مَعَهُ كُثْبَةً مِنْ لَبَنٍ قَالَ وَمَعِي إِدَاوَةٌ أَرْتَوِي فِيهَا لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ لِيَشْرَبَ مِنْهَا وَيَتَوَضَّأَ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُوقِظَهُ مِنْ نَوْمِهِ فَوَافَقْتُهُ اسْتَيْقَظَ فَصَبَبْتُ عَلَى اللَّبَنِ مِنَ الْمَاءِ حَتَّى بَرَدَ أَسْفَلُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اشْرَبْ مِنْ هَذَا اللَّبَنِ قَالَ فَشَرِبَ حَتَّى رَضِيتُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَلَمْ يَأْنِ لِلرَّحِيلِ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ فَارْتَحَلْنَا بَعْدَ مَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَاتَّبَعَنَا سُرَاقَةُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ قَالَ وَنَحْنُ فِي جَلَدٍ مِنَ الأَرْضِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُتِينَا فَقَالَ لاَ تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَنَا فَدَعَا عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَارْتَطَمَتْ فَرَسُهُ إِلَى بَطْنِهَا أُرَى فَقَالَ إِنِّي قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّكُمَا قَدْ دَعَوْتُمَا عَلَىَّ فَادْعُوَا لِي فَاللَّهُ لَكُمَا أَنْ أَرُدَّ عَنْكُمَا الطَّلَبَ فَدَعَا اللَّهَ فَنَجَى فَرَجَعَ لاَ يَلْقَى أَحَدًا إِلاَّ قَالَ قَدْ كَفَيْتُكُمْ مَا هَا هُنَا فَلاَ يَلْقَى أَحَدًا إِلاَّ رَدَّهُ قَالَ وَوَفَى لَنَا  

I was with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a journey. We travelled the whole of the night, and when it was about to dawn, we got down for rest, and were overpowered (by sleep) till the sun shone. Abu Bakr was the first to awake amongst us. and we did not awake the Messenger of Allah ﷺ from his sleep allowing him to wake up (of his own accord). It was 'Umar who then woke up. He stood by the side of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and recited takbir in a loud voice till the Messenger of Allah ﷺ woke up. When he lifted his head, he saw that the sun had arisen; he then said: Proceed on. He travelled along with us till the sun shone brightly. He came down (from his camel) and led us in the morning prayer. A person, however, remained away from the people and did not say, prayer along with us. After having completed the prayer, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him: O, so and so, what prevented you from observing prayer with us? He said: Apostle of Allah! I was not in a state of purity. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered him arid lie performed Tayammum with dust and said prayer. He then urged me to go ahead immediately along with other riders to find out water, for we felt very thirsty. We were traveling when we came across a woman who was sitting (on a camel) with her feet hanging over two leathern water bags. We said to her: How far is water available? She, said: Far, very far, very far. You cannot get water. We (again) said: How much distance is there between (the residence of) your family and water? She said: It is a day and night journey. We said to her: You go to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said: Who is the Messenger of Allah? We somehow or the other managed to bring her to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he asked about her, and she informed him as she had informed us that she was a widow having orphan children. He ordered that her camel should be made to kneal down and he gargled in the opening (of her leathern water-bag). The camel was then raised up and we forty thirsty men drank water till we were completely satiated, and we filled up all leathern water-bags and water-skins that we had with us and we washed our companions, but we did not make any camel drink, and (the leathern water-bags) were about to burst (on account of excess of water). He then said: Bring whatever you have with you. So we collected the bits (of estable things) and dates and packed them up in a bundle, and said to her: Take it away. This is meant for your children, and know that we have not its any way done any loss to your water. W hen she came to her family she said: I have met the greatest magician amongst human beings, or he is an apostle, as he claims to be, and she then narrated what had happened and Allah guided aright those people through that woman. She affirmed her faith in Islam and so did the people embrace Islam.  

كُنْتُ مَعَ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي مَسِيرٍ لَهُ فَأَدْلَجْنَا لَيْلَتَنَا حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ فِي وَجْهِ الصُّبْحِ عَرَّسْنَا فَغَلَبَتْنَا أَعْيُنُنَا حَتَّى بَزَغَتِ الشَّمْسُ قَالَ فَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنِ اسْتَيْقَظَ مِنَّا أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَكُنَّا لاَ نُوقِظُ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ مَنَامِهِ إِذَا نَامَ حَتَّى يَسْتَيْقِظَ ثُمَّ اسْتَيْقَظَ عُمَرُ فَقَامَ عِنْدَ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَجَعَلَ يُكَبِّرُ وَيَرْفَعُ صَوْتَهُ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ حَتَّى اسْتَيْقَظَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ وَرَأَى الشَّمْسَ قَدْ بَزَغَتْ قَالَ ارْتَحِلُوا فَسَارَ بِنَا حَتَّى إِذَا ابْيَضَّتِ الشَّمْسُ نَزَلَ فَصَلَّى بِنَا الْغَدَاةَ فَاعْتَزَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ لَمْ يُصَلِّ مَعَنَا فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَا فُلاَنُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ مَعَنَا قَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ أَصَابَتْنِي جَنَابَةٌ فَأَمَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَتَيَمَّمَ بِالصَّعِيدِ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ عَجَّلَنِي فِي رَكْبٍ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ نَطْلُبُ الْمَاءَ وَقَدْ عَطِشْنَا عَطَشًا شَدِيدًا فَبَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ نَسِيرُ إِذَا نَحْنُ بِامْرَأَةٍ سَادِلَةٍ رِجْلَيْهَا بَيْنَ مَزَادَتَيْنِ فَقُلْنَا لَهَا أَيْنَ الْمَاءُ قَالَتْ أَيْهَاهْ أَيْهَاهْ لاَ مَاءَ لَكُمْ قُلْنَا فَكَمْ بَيْنَ أَهْلِكِ وَبَيْنَ الْمَاءِ قَالَتْ مَسِيرَةُ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ قُلْنَا انْطَلِقِي إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ وَمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَلَمْ نُمَلِّكْهَا مِنْ أَمْرِهَا شَيْئًا حَتَّى انْطَلَقْنَا بِهَا فَاسْتَقْبَلْنَا بِهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهَا فَأَخْبَرَتْهُ مِثْلَ الَّذِي أَخْبَرَتْنَا وَأَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّهَا مُوتِمَةٌ لَهَا صِبْيَانٌ أَيْتَامٌ فَأَمَرَ بِرَاوِيَتِهَا فَأُنِيخَتْ فَمَجَّ فِي الْعَزْلاَوَيْنِ الْعُلْيَاوَيْنِ ثُمَّ بَعَثَ بِرَاوِيَتِهَا فَشَرِبْنَا وَنَحْنُ أَرْبَعُونَ رَجُلاً عِطَاشٌ حَتَّى رَوِينَا وَمَلأْنَا كُلَّ قِرْبَةٍ مَعَنَا وَإِدَاوَةٍ وَغَسَّلْنَا صَاحِبَنَا غَيْرَ أَنَّا لَمْ نَسْقِ بَعِيرًا وَهِيَ تَكَادُ تَنْضَرِجُ مِنَ الْمَاءِ يَعْنِي الْمَزَادَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَاتُوا مَا كَانَ عِنْدَكُمْ فَجَمَعْنَا لَهَا مِنْ كِسَرٍ وَتَمْرٍ وَصَرَّ لَهَا صُرَّةً فَقَالَ لَهَا اذْهَبِي فَأَطْعِمِي هَذَا عِيَالَكِ وَاعْلَمِي أَنَّا لَمْ نَرْزَأْ مِنْ مَائِكِ فَلَمَّا أَتَتْ أَهْلَهَا قَالَتْ لَقَدْ لَقِيتُ أَسْحَرَ الْبَشَرِ أَوْ إِنَّهُ لَنَبِيٌّ كَمَا زَعَمَ كَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ ذَيْتَ وَذَيْتَ فَهَدَى اللَّهُ ذَاكَ الصِّرْمَ بِتِلْكَ الْمَرْأَةِ فَأَسْلَمَتْ وَأَسْلَمُوا  

"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] would sit among his Companions and if a stranger came, he would not know which of them was he (the Prophet [SAW]) until he asked. So we suggested to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] that we should make a dais for him so that any stranger would know him if he came to him. So we built for him a bench made of clay on which he used to sit. (One day) we were sitting and the Messenger of Allah [SAW] was sitting in his spot, when a man came along who was the most handsome and good-smelling of all people, and it was as if no dirt had ever touched his garments. He came near the edge of the rug and greeted him, saying: 'Peace be upon you, O Muhammad!' He returned the greeting, and he said: 'Shall I come closer, O Muhammad?' He came a little closer, and he kept telling him to come closer, until he put his hands on the knees of the Messenger of Allah [SAW]. He said: 'O Muhammad, tell me, what is Islam?' He said: 'Islam means to worship Allah and not associate anything with Him; to establish Salah, to pay Zakah, to perform Hajj to the House, and to fast Ramadan.' He said: 'If I do that, will I have submitted (be a Muslim)?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'You have spoken the truth,' we found it odd. He said: 'O Muhammad, tell me, what is faith?' He said: 'To believe in Allah [SWT], His Angels, the Book, the Prophets, and to believe in the Divine Decree.' He said: 'If I do that, will I have believed?' The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'Yes.' He said: 'You have spoken the truth.' He said: 'O Muhammad, tell me, what is Al-Ihsan?' He said: 'To worship Allah [SWT] as if you can see Him, for although you cannot see Him, He can see you.' He said: 'You have spoken the truth.' He said: 'O Muhammad, tell me about the Hour.' He lowered his head and did not answer. Then he repeated the question, and he did not answer. Then he repeated the question (a third time) and he did not answer. Then he raised his head and said: 'The one who is being asked does not know more than the one who is asking. But it has signs, by which it may be known. When you see the herdsmen competing in building tall buildings, when you see the barefoot and naked ruling the Earth, when you see a woman giving birth to her mistress. Five things which no one knows except Allah [SWT]. Verily, Allah, with Him (alone) is the knowledge of the Hour up to His saying: 'Verily, Allah is All-Knower, All-Aware (of things).' Then he said: 'No, by the One who sent Muhammad with the truth, with guidance and glad tidings, I did not know him more than any man among you. That was Jibril, peace be upon you, who came down in the form of Dihyah Al-Kalbi.'"  

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالاَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَجْلِسُ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَىْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَيَجِيءُ الْغَرِيبُ فَلاَ يَدْرِي أَيُّهُمْ هُوَ حَتَّى يَسْأَلَ فَطَلَبْنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَجْعَلَ لَهُ مَجْلِسًا يَعْرِفُهُ الْغَرِيبُ إِذَا أَتَاهُ فَبَنَيْنَا لَهُ دُكَّانًا مِنْ طِينٍ كَانَ يَجْلِسُ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنَّا لَجُلُوسٌ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي مَجْلِسِهِ إِذْ أَقْبَلَ رَجُلٌ أَحْسَنُ النَّاسِ وَجْهًا وَأَطْيَبُ النَّاسِ رِيحًا كَأَنَّ ثِيَابَهُ لَمْ يَمَسَّهَا دَنَسٌ حَتَّى سَلَّمَ فِي طَرَفِ الْبِسَاطِ فَقَالَ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمَ قَالَ أَدْنُو يَا مُحَمَّدُ قَالَ ادْنُهْ فَمَا زَالَ يَقُولُ أَدْنُو مِرَارًا وَيَقُولُ لَهُ ادْنُ حَتَّى وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى رُكْبَتَىْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَخْبِرْنِي مَا الإِسْلاَمُ قَالَ الإِسْلاَمُ أَنْ تَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ وَلاَ تُشْرِكَ بِهِ شَيْئًا وَتُقِيمَ الصَّلاَةَ وَتُؤْتِيَ الزَّكَاةَ وَتَحُجَّ الْبَيْتَ وَتَصُومَ رَمَضَانَ قَالَ إِذَا فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ أَسْلَمْتُ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ فَلَمَّا سَمِعْنَا قَوْلَ الرَّجُلِ صَدَقْتَ أَنْكَرْنَاهُ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَخْبِرْنِي مَا الإِيمَانُ قَالَ الإِيمَانُ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلاَئِكَتِهِ وَالْكِتَابِ وَالنَّبِيِّينَ وَتُؤْمِنُ بِالْقَدَرِ قَالَ فَإِذَا فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ آمَنْتُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَعَمْ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَخْبِرْنِي مَا الإِحْسَانُ قَالَ أَنْ تَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ كَأَنَّكَ تَرَاهُ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ تَرَاهُ فَإِنَّهُ يَرَاكَ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَخْبِرْنِي مَتَى السَّاعَةُ قَالَ فَنَكَسَ فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ أَعَادَ فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ أَعَادَ فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ شَيْئًا وَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ مَا الْمَسْئُولُ عَنْهَا بِأَعْلَمَ مِنَ السَّائِلِ وَلَكِنْ لَهَا عَلاَمَاتٌ تُعْرَفُ بِهَا إِذَا رَأَيْتَ الرِّعَاءَ الْبُهُمَ يَتَطَاوَلُونَ فِي الْبُنْيَانِ وَرَأَيْتَ الْحُفَاةَ الْعُرَاةَ مُلُوكَ الأَرْضِ وَرَأَيْتَ الْمَرْأَةَ تَلِدُ رَبَّهَا خَمْسٌ لاَ يَعْلَمُهَا إِلاَّ اللَّهُ { إِنَّ اللَّهَ عِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ } إِلَى قَوْلِهِ { إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ } ثُمَّ قَالَ لاَ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَ مُحَمَّدًا بِالْحَقِّ هُدًى وَبَشِيرًا مَا كُنْتُ بِأَعْلَمَ بِهِ مِنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْكُمْ وَإِنَّهُ لَجِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ نَزَلَ فِي صُورَةِ دِحْيَةَ الْكَلْبِيِّ  

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.  

لَقِيتُ بِلاَلاً مُؤَذِّنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِحَلَبَ فَقُلْتُ يَا بِلاَلُ حَدِّثْنِي كَيْفَ كَانَتْ نَفَقَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَا كَانَ لَهُ شَىْءٌ كُنْتُ أَنَا الَّذِي أَلِي ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ مُنْذُ بَعَثَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَى أَنْ تُوُفِّيَ وَكَانَ إِذَا أَتَاهُ الإِنْسَانُ مُسْلِمًا فَرَآهُ عَارِيًا يَأْمُرُنِي فَأَنْطَلِقُ فَأَسْتَقْرِضُ فَأَشْتَرِي لَهُ الْبُرْدَةَ فَأَكْسُوهُ وَأُطْعِمُهُ حَتَّى اعْتَرَضَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ يَا بِلاَلُ إِنَّ عِنْدِي سَعَةً فَلاَ تَسْتَقْرِضْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلاَّ مِنِّي فَفَعَلْتُ فَلَمَّا أَنْ كَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ تَوَضَّأْتُ ثُمَّ قُمْتُ لأُؤَذِّنَ بِالصَّلاَةِ فَإِذَا الْمُشْرِكُ قَدْ أَقْبَلَ فِي عِصَابَةٍ مِنَ التُّجَّارِ فَلَمَّا أَنْ رَآنِي قَالَ يَا حَبَشِيُّ قُلْتُ يَا لَبَّاهُ فَتَجَهَّمَنِي وَقَالَ لِي قَوْلاً غَلِيظًا وَقَالَ لِي أَتَدْرِي كَمْ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ الشَّهْرِ قَالَ قُلْتُ قَرِيبٌ قَالَ إِنَّمَا بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ أَرْبَعٌ فَآخُذُكَ بِالَّذِي عَلَيْكَ فَأَرُدُّكَ تَرْعَى الْغَنَمَ كَمَا كُنْتَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فَأَخَذَ فِي نَفْسِي مَا يَأْخُذُ فِي أَنْفُسِ النَّاسِ حَتَّى إِذَا صَلَّيْتُ الْعَتَمَةَ رَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَذِنَ لِي فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي إِنَّ الْمُشْرِكَ الَّذِي كُنْتُ أَتَدَيَّنُ مِنْهُ قَالَ لِي كَذَا وَكَذَا وَلَيْسَ عِنْدَكَ مَا تَقْضِي عَنِّي وَلاَ عِنْدِي وَهُوَ فَاضِحِي فَأْذَنْ لِي أَنْ آبِقَ إِلَى بَعْضِ هَؤُلاَءِ الأَحْيَاءِ الَّذِينَ قَدْ أَسْلَمُوا حَتَّى يَرْزُقَ اللَّهُ رَسُولَهُ ﷺ مَا يَقْضِي عَنِّي فَخَرَجْتُ حَتَّى إِذَا أَتَيْتُ مَنْزِلِي فَجَعَلْتُ سَيْفِي وَجِرَابِي وَنَعْلِي وَمِجَنِّي عِنْدَ رَأْسِي حَتَّى إِذَا انْشَقَّ عَمُودُ الصُّبْحِ الأَوَّلِ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَنْطَلِقَ فَإِذَا إِنْسَانٌ يَسْعَى يَدْعُو يَا بِلاَلُ أَجِبْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَانْطَلَقْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُهُ فَإِذَا أَرْبَعُ رَكَائِبَ مُنَاخَاتٍ عَلَيْهِنَّ أَحْمَالُهُنَّ فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَبْشِرْ فَقَدْ جَاءَكَ اللَّهُ بِقَضَائِكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَلَمْ تَرَ الرَّكَائِبَ الْمُنَاخَاتِ الأَرْبَعَ فَقُلْتُ بَلَى فَقَالَ إِنَّ لَكَ رِقَابَهُنَّ وَمَا عَلَيْهِنَّ فَإِنَّ عَلَيْهِنَّ كِسْوَةً وَطَعَامًا أَهْدَاهُنَّ إِلَىَّ عَظِيمُ فَدَكَ فَاقْبِضْهُنَّ وَاقْضِ دَيْنَكَ فَفَعَلْتُ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَاعِدٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَا فَعَلَ مَا قِبَلَكَ قُلْتُ قَدْ قَضَى اللَّهُ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ كَانَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمْ يَبْقَ شَىْءٌ قَالَ أَفَضَلَ شَىْءٌ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ انْظُرْ أَنْ تُرِيحَنِي مِنْهُ فَإِنِّي لَسْتُ بِدَاخِلٍ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ أَهْلِي حَتَّى تُرِيحَنِي مِنْهُ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْعَتَمَةَ دَعَانِي فَقَالَ مَا فَعَلَ الَّذِي قِبَلَكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ هُوَ مَعِي لَمْ يَأْتِنَا أَحَدٌ فَبَاتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَقَصَّ الْحَدِيثَ حَتَّى إِذَا صَلَّى الْعَتَمَةَ يَعْنِي مِنَ الْغَدِ دَعَانِي قَالَ مَا فَعَلَ الَّذِي قِبَلَكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ قَدْ أَرَاحَكَ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَكَبَّرَ وَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ شَفَقًا مِنْ أَنْ يُدْرِكَهُ الْمَوْتُ وَعِنْدَهُ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ اتَّبَعْتُهُ حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَ أَزْوَاجَهُ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ امْرَأَةٍ حَتَّى أَتَى مَبِيتَهُ فَهَذَا الَّذِي سَأَلْتَنِي عَنْهُ  

"I went to the Prophet ﷺ while he was sitting in the Masjid, the people said: 'This is 'Adi bin Hatim.' And I came without having a treaty nor a writ. When I was brought to him, he took my hand. Prior to that he had said: 'I hope that Allah will place his hand in my hand.'" He said: "He stood with me, and a woman and a boy met him and said: 'We have a need from you.' He stood with them, until he was finished dealing with what they wanted. Then he took me by the hand until he brought me to his house. A slave girl brought him a cushion to sit on, and I sat in front of him. He expressed thanks and praise for Allah then said: 'What has caused you to flee from saying La Ilaha Illallah? Do you know of another god other than Him?'" He said: "I said: 'No.'" He said: "Then he talked for some time, and then said: 'You refuse to say Allahu Akbar because you know that there is something greater than Allah?'" He said: "I said: 'No.' He said: 'Indeed the Jews are those who Allah is wrath with, and the Christians have strayed.'" He said: "I said: 'Indeed I am a Muslim, Hanif.'" He said: "I saw his face smiling with happiness." He said: "Then he ordered that I stop with him at the home of a man from the Ansar, whom he would frequently visit in the mornings and the evenings. When I was with him at night, a people in woolen garments of these Nimar (a cloth with certain patters, and the word appeared before) came. Then he performed Salat and stood to encourage them (the people) to give (charity) to them. Then he said: 'Even with a Sa' or half a Sa', or a handful or part of a handful, to save the face of one of you from the heat of Hell, or the Fire. And even if it be by a date or a part of a date - for indeed one of you shall meet Allah and it shall be said to him what I say to you: "Have I not given hearing and seeing to you?" He shall say: "Of course." It will be said: "Have I not given you wealth and children?" He shall say: "Of course." It will be said: "So where is what you have sent forth for yourself?" He will look before him and behind him, on his right and on his left, but he shall not find anything to protect his face from the heat of Hell. Let one of you protect his face from the Fire, even if with part of a date, and if he does not find that, then with a good statement. For indeed I do not fear poverty for you - Allah will aid you and grant you, such that a woman can travel on her camel howda from Yathrib to Al-Hirah, or further, without fear of being robbed.' I began thinking to myself: "Where would the thieves of Taiy' be then?"'  

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ الْقَوْمُ هَذَا عَدِيُّ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ وَجِئْتُ بِغَيْرِ أَمَانٍ وَلاَ كِتَابٍ فَلَمَّا دَفَعْتُ إِلَيْهِ أَخَذَ بِيَدِي وَقَدْ كَانَ قَالَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ إِنِّي لأَرْجُو أَنْ يَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ يَدَهُ فِي يَدِي قَالَ فَقَامَ بِي فَلَقِيَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ وَصَبِيٌّ مَعَهَا فَقَالاَ إِنَّ لَنَا إِلَيْكَ حَاجَةً فَقَامَ مَعَهُمَا حَتَّى قَضَى حَاجَتَهُمَا ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِيَدِي حَتَّى أَتَى بِي دَارَهُ فَأَلْقَتْ لَهُ الْوَلِيدَةُ وِسَادَةً فَجَلَسَ عَلَيْهَا وَجَلَسْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا يُفِرُّكَ أَنْ تَقُولَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ فَهَلْ تَعْلَمُ مِنْ إِلَهٍ سِوَى اللَّهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ لاَ قَالَ ثُمَّ تَكَلَّمَ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّمَا تَفِرُّ أَنْ تَقُولَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَتَعْلَمُ أَنَّ شَيْئًا أَكْبَرُ مِنَ اللَّهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ لاَ قَالَ فَإِنَّ الْيَهُودَ مَغْضُوبٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَإِنَّ النَّصَارَى ضُلاَّلٌ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنِّي جِئْتُ مُسْلِمًا قَالَ فَرَأَيْتُ وَجْهَهُ تَبَسَّطَ فَرَحًا قَالَ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِي فَأُنْزِلْتُ عِنْدَ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ جَعَلْتُ أَغْشَاهُ آتِيهِ طَرَفَىِ النَّهَارِ قَالَ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا عِنْدَهُ عَشِيَّةً إِذْ جَاءَهُ قَوْمٌ فِي ثِيَابٍ مِنَ الصُّوفِ مِنْ هَذِهِ النِّمَارِ قَالَ فَصَلَّى وَقَامَ فَحَثَّ عَلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَلَوْ صَاعٌ وَلَوْ بِنِصْفِ صَاعٍ وَلَوْ بِقَبْضَةٍ وَلَوْ بِبَعْضِ قَبْضَةٍ يَقِي أَحَدُكُمْ وَجْهَهُ حَرَّ جَهَنَّمَ أَوِ النَّارِ وَلَوْ بِتَمْرَةٍ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ فَإِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لاَقِي اللَّهَ وَقَائِلٌ لَهُ مَا أَقُولُ لَكُمْ أَلَمْ أَجْعَلْ لَكَ سَمْعًا وَبَصَرًا فَيَقُولُ بَلَى فَيَقُولُ أَلَمْ أَجْعَلْ لَكَ مَالاً وَوَلَدًا فَيَقُولُ بَلَى فَيَقُولُ أَيْنَ مَا قَدَّمْتَ لِنَفْسِكَ فَيَنْظُرُ قُدَّامَهُ وَبَعْدَهُ وَعَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ ثُمَّ لاَ يَجِدُ شَيْئًا يَقِي بِهِ وَجْهَهُ حَرَّ جَهَنَّمَ لِيَقِ أَحَدُكُمْ وَجْهَهُ النَّارَ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ فَبِكَلِمَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ فَإِنِّي لاَ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمُ الْفَاقَةَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ نَاصِرُكُمْ وَمُعْطِيكُمْ حَتَّى تَسِيرَ الظَّعِينَةُ فِيمَا بَيْنَ يَثْرِبَ وَالْحِيرَةِ أَكْثَرُ مَا تَخَافُ عَلَى مَطِيَّتِهَا السَّرَقَ قَالَ فَجَعَلْتُ أَقُولُ فِي نَفْسِي فَأَيْنَ لُصُوصُ طَيِّئٍ  

On the day of Badr, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ looked at his companions and they were three hundred and some, then he looked at the mushrikeen and saw that they were one thousand or more. The Prophet of Allah ﷺ turned to face the qiblah, then he stretched forth his hands, wearing his upper and lower garment, and he said: “O Allah, where is Your promise to me? O Allah, accomplish for me what You have promised me! O Allah, if this small band of Muslims is destroyed, You will never be worshiped on earth.” He kept beseeching his Lord, calling out to Him, until his upper garment fell from his shoulders. Abu Bakr came to him, picked up his upper garment and put it back on him. Then he embraced him from behind and said, “O Prophet of Allah, this prayer of yours to your Lord will suffice, for He will accomplish for you what He has promised to you.” Then Allah revealed the words: “(Remember) when you sought help of your Lord and He answered you (saying): ‘I will help you with a thousand of the angels each behind the other (following one another) in succession’” (al-Anfal 8:9). On that day when the armies met (in battle), Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, caused the mushrikeen to be defeated, seventy of their men were killed and seventy were taken captive. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ consulted Abu Bakr, ‘Ali and ʼUmar (concerning the prisoners). Abu Bakr said, “O Prophet of Allah, they are our cousins, kinsmen and brothers. I think that you should accept a ransom for them, which will strengthen us against the kuffar, and perhaps Allah will guide them to Islam and they will become a support to us.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “What do you think, O son of al-Khattab?” I said: No, by Allah. I do not think as Abu Bakr thinks. I think that you should hand so and so—a relative of ‘Umar's—to me so that I may strike his neck, You should hand ‘Aqeel over to ‘Ali so that he may strike his neck, and you should hand over so and so to Hamzah (his brother) so that he may strike his neck, so that Allah will know that we have no mercy in our hearts towards the mushrikeen; these are their prominent figures and leaders. But the Messenger of Allah ﷺ inclined towards the view of Abu Bakr, and he did not incline towards what I said, and accepted ransoms from them. The next day. I came to the Prophet ﷺ and found him with Abu Bakr, and they were both weeping. I said, “O Messenger of Allah, tell me why you and your companion are weeping. If I find it is a cause for weeping. I will weep too, and if it is not, then I will make myself weep with you.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “I am weeping because of what your companions suggested about accepting a ransom for the prisoners. I have been shown your punishment as close as this tree”—a tree that was close to the Prophet of Allah ﷺ. Then Allah revealed the words: “It is not for a Prophet that he should have prisoners of war (and free them with ransom) until he had made a great slaughter (among his enemies) in the land. You desire the good of this world (i.e. the money of ransom for freeing the captives), but Allah desires (for you) the Hereafter, And Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise. Were it not a previous ordainment from Allah, a severe torment would have touched you for what you took.” [al-Anfal 8:67-68] i.e., referring to the ransom. Then booty was permitted to them, and when the day of Uhud came the following year, they were punished for what they had done for taking the ransom on the day of Badr. Seventy of them were killed and the Companions of the Prophet deserted him; his front tooth was broken and the helmet on his head was broken, and blood flowed down his face, and Allah revealed the words: “When a single disaster smites you, although you smote (your enemies) with one twice as great, you say: ‘From where does this come to us?’ Say (to them), ‘It is from yourselves (because of your evil deeds).’ And Allah has power over all things” [Al ‘Imran 3:165]  

نَظَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ وَهُمْ ثَلاثُ مِائَةٍ وَنَيِّفٌ وَنَظَرَ إِلَى الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَإِذَا هُمْ أَلْفٌ وَزِيَادَةٌ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الْقِبْلَةَ ثُمَّ مَدَّ يَدَيهُ وَعَلَيْهِ رِدَاؤُهُ وَإِزَارُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ اللهُمَّ أَيْنَ مَا وَعَدْتَنِي؟ اللهُمَّ أَنْجِزْ مَا وَعَدْتَنِي اللهُمَّ إِنْ تُهْلِكْ هَذِهِ الْعِصَابَةَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْإِسْلامِ فَلا تُعْبَدْ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَبَدًا قَالَ فَمَا زَالَ يَسْتَغِيثُ رَبَّهُ وَيَدْعُوهُ حَتَّى سَقَطَ رِدَاؤُهُ فَأَتَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَأَخَذَ رِدَاءَهُ [فَرَدَّاهُ ثُمَّ الْتَزَمَهُ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ كَذَاكَ مُنَاشَدَتُكَ رَبَّكَ فَإِنَّهُ سَيُنْجِزُ لَكَ مَا وَعَدَكَ] وَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَعَالَى {إِذْ تَسْتَغِيثُونَ رَبَّكُمْ فَاسْتَجَابَ لَكُمْ أَنِّي مُمِدُّكُمْ بِأَلْفٍ مِّنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ مُرْدِفِينَ} فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُئِذٍ وَالْتَقَوْا فَهَزَمَ اللهُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقُتِلَ مِنْهُمْ سَبْعُونَ رَجُلًا وَأُسِرَ مِنْهُمْ سَبْعُونَ رَجُلًا فَاسْتَشَارَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعَلِيًّا وَعُمَرَ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ هَؤُلَاءِ بَنُو الْعَمِّ وَالْعَشِيرَةُ وَالْإِخْوَانُ فَإِنِّي أَرَى أَنْ تَأْخُذَ مِنْهُمُ الْفِدَاءَ فَيَكُونُ مَا أَخَذْنَا مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً لَنَا عَلَى الْكُفَّارِ وَعَسَى اللهُ أَنْ يَهْدِيَهُمْ فَيَكُونُونَ لَنَا عَضُدًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا تَرَى يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ؟ فَقَالَ قُلْتُ وَاللهِ مَا أَرَى مَا رَأَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَلَكِنِّي أَرَى أَنْ تُمَكِّنَنِي مِنْ فُلانٍ قَرِيبٍ لِعُمَرَ فَأَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ وَتُمَكِّنَ عَلِيًّا مِنْ عَقِيلٍ فَيَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ وَتُمَكِّنَ حَمْزَةَ مِنْ فُلانٍ أَخِيهِ فَيَضْرِبَعُنُقَهُ حَتَّى يَعْلَمَ اللهُ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ فِي قُلُوبِنَا هَوَادَةٌ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ هَؤُلاءِ صَنَادِيدُهُمْ وَأَئِمَّتُهُمْ وَقَادَتُهُمْ فَهَوِيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَلَمْ يَهْوَ مَا قُلْتُ فَأَخَذَ مِنْهُمُ الْفِدَاءَفَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ قَالَ عُمَرُ غَدَوْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَإِذَا هُوَ قَاعِدٌ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَإِذَا هُمَا يَبْكِيَانِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَخْبِرْنِي مَاذَا يُبْكِيكَ أَنْتَ وَصَاحِبَكَ؟ فَإِنْ وَجَدْتُ بُكَاءً بَكَيْتُ وَإِنْ لَمْ أَجِدْ بُكَاءً تَبَاكَيْتُ لِبُكَائِكُمَا قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الَّذِي عَرَضَ عَلَيَّ أَصْحَابُكَ مِنَ الْفِدَاءِ وَلَقَدْ عُرِضَ عَلَيَّ عَذَابُكُمْ أَدْنَى مِنْ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ لِشَجَرَةٍ قَرِيبَةٍ وَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَعَالَى {مَا كَانَ لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ أَسْرَى حَتَّى يُثْخِنَ فِي الْأَرْضِ} [الأنفال 67] إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {لَمَسَّكُمْ فِيمَا أَخَذْتُمْ} [الأنفال 68] مِنَ الْفِدَاءِ ثُمَّ أُحِلَّ لَهُمُ الْغَنَائِمُفَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ أُحُدٍ مِنَ الْعَامِ الْمُقْبِلِ عُوقِبُوا بِمَا صَنَعُوا يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ مِنْ أَخْذِهِمُ الْفِدَاءَ فَقُتِلَ مِنْهُمْ سَبْعُونَ وَفَرَّ أَصْحَابُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَكُسِرَتْ رَبَاعِيَتُهُ وَهُشِمَتِ الْبَيْضَةُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَسَالَ الدَّمُ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ {أَوَلَمَّا أَصَابَتْكُمْ مُّصِيبَةٌ} [آل عمران 165] إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ} [آل عمران 165] بِأَخْذِكُمُ الْفِدَاءَ  

Abu ʿAbdur-Rahman as-Sulami and Hibban bin ʿAtiyyah had a dispute. ʿAbdur-Rahman said to Hibban: I know what made your companion - meaning ʿAli ؓ - audacious. He said: What is it, may you be bereft of your father? He said. Something I heard ʿAli ؓ say. He said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me, az-Zubair and Abu Marthad on a mission, and we were all horsemen. He said: ʿGo to Rawdat Khakh, for there you will find a woman who has a letter with her from Hatib bin Abi Baltaʿah to the mushrikeen; bring it to me.ʿ So we went on our horses until we caught up with her where the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had told us, travelling on a camel of hers. He [Hatib] had written to the people of Makkah, telling them about the march of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. We said to her. Where is the letter you have with you? She said: I do not have any letter. We made her camel kneel down and searched her luggage for it, but we did not find anything. My two companions said: We do not see any letter with her, I said: You know that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not tell a lie. Then I swore: By the One by whom oaths are sworn, you will give us the letter or we will remove your clothes. She stretched out her hand to her girdle, which was wrapped around her, and brought out the letter. I brought it to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and they said: O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he has betrayed Allah and His Messenger and the believers; let me strike his neck. He said: ʿO Hatib, what made you do what you did?ʿ He said: O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, by Allah, it is not that I do not believe in Allah and His Messenger, but I wanted to do a favour for the people by means of which Allah might protect my family and my property, for every one of your Companions has some of his people there through whom Allah will protect his family and his property. He said: You have spoken the truth, do not say anything to him but good.ʿ ʻUmar said: O, Messenger of Allah, he betrayed Allah and His Messenger and the believers, let me strike his neck. He said. ʿls he not one of the people of Badr? How do you know? Perhaps Allah looked upon them and said. “Do what you like, for Paradise is guaranteed for you.ʻʼ ʻUmarʻs eyes filled with tears and he said: Allah, may He be exalted, and His Messenger know best.  

أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ لِحِبَّانَ قَدْ عَلِمْتُ مَا الَّذِي جَرَّأَ صَاحِبَكَ يَعْنِي عَلِيًّا قَالَ فَمَا هُوَ لَا أَبَا لَكَ؟ قَالَ قَوْلٌ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُهُ قَالَ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَالزُّبَيْرَ وَأَبَا مَرْثَدٍ وَكُلُّنَا فَارِسٌ قَالَ انْطَلِقُوا حَتَّى تَبْلُغُوا رَوْضَةَ خَاخٍ فَإِنَّ فِيهَا امْرَأَةً مَعَهَا صَحِيفَةٌ مِنْ حَاطِبِ بْنِ أَبِي بَلْتَعَةَ إِلَى الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَأْتُونِي بِهَا فَانْطَلَقْنَا عَلَى أَفْرَاسِنَا حَتَّى أَدْرَكْنَاهَا حَيْثُ قَالَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ تَسِيرُ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ لَهَا قَالَ وَكَانَ كَتَبَ إِلَى أَهْلِ مَكَّةَبِمَسِيرِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْنَا لَهَا أَيْنَ الْكِتَابُ الَّذِي مَعَكِ؟ قَالَتْ مَا مَعِي كِتَابٌ فَأَنَخْنَا بِهَا بَعِيرَهَا فَابْتَغَيْنَا فِي رَحْلِهَا فَلَمْ نَجِدْ فِيهِ شَيْئًا فَقَالَ صَاحِبَايَ مَا نَرَى مَعَهَا كِتَابًا فَقُلْتُ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمَا مَا كَذَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ حَلَفْتُ وَالَّذِي أَحْلِفُ بِهِ لَئِنْ لَمْ تُخْرِجِي الْكِتَابَ لاجَرِّدَنَّكِ فَأَهْوَتْ إِلَى حُجْزَتِهَا وَهِيَ مُحْتَجِزَةٌ بِكِسَاءٍ فَأَخْرَجَتِ الصَّحِيفَةَ فَأَتَوْا بِهَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَدْ خَانَ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ دَعْنِي أَضْرِبْ عُنُقَهُ قَالَ يَا حَاطِبُ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَاللهِ مَا بِي أَنْ لَا أَكُونَ مُؤْمِنًا بِاللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَلَكِنِّي أَرَدْتُ أَنْ تَكُونَ لِي عِنْدَ الْقَوْمِ يَدٌ يَدْفَعُ اللهُ بِهَا عَنْ أَهْلِي وَمَالِي وَلَمْ يَكُنْ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِكَ إِلَّا لَهُ هُنَاكَ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ مَنْ يَدْفَعُ اللهُ تَعَالَى بِهِ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ فَلا تَقُولُوا لَهُ إِلا خَيْرًا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّهُ قَدْ خَانَ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ دَعْنِي أَضْرِبْ عُنُقَهُ قَالَ أَوَلَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ؟ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ اللهَ ﷻ اطَّلَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ اعْمَلُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ فَقَدْ وَجَبَتْ لَكُمِ الْجَنَّةُ فَاغْرَوْرَقَتْ عَيْنَا عُمَرَ وَقَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ  

I saw a dream that I can only interpret as meaning that my death is near; I saw as if a rooster pecked me twice, and I was told that it was a red rooster. I told this dream to Asma’ bint 'Umais, the wife of Abu Bakr , and she said: You will be killed by a Persian man. The people are asking me to appoint a successor, but Allah will not cause His religion and His caliphate, with which He sent His Prophet ﷺ to be lost. If death comes to me soon, then the caliphate is to be decided by these six men with whom the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was pleased when he died. Whichever of them you swear allegiance to, then listen to him and obey. I know that some people will object to this matter. I have fought them with my own hands in the defence of Islam. They are the enemies of Allah and misguided kafirs. By Allah, I am not leaving behind anything that my Lord instructed me to do and I came to the position of caliphate on that basis that is more important to me than kalalah. By Allah, the Prophet of Allah ﷺ never emphasised any issue to me since I accompanied him more than the issue of kalalah, until he poked me in the chest with his finger and said: ʿIs not ayatas-saif (the verse of summer, i.e., it was revealed in summer), which appears at the end of Sooratan Nisa', sufficient for you?ʿ If I live I will issue a decree that will be so clear that those who read the Qur'an and those who do not read it will be able to make decisions concerning it. I call upon Allah to bear witness over the governors of the regions, for I only sent them to be just and to teach the people their religion and the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ and to refer to me concerning any difficult matter. O people, you eat two plants which I find to be nothing but repugnant, this onion and garlic. I remember the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, if he noticed their smell coming from a man in the mosque, he would issue orders that he taken out from the mosque to al-Baqee'. Whoever must eat them, let him cook them to death.” He said: He addressed the people on Friday and was attacked on Wednesday.  

الْيَعْمَرِيِّأَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ قَامَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَذَكَرَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رُؤْيَا لَا أُرَاهَا إِلَّا لِحُضُورِ أَجَلِي رَأَيْتُ كَأَنَّ دِيكًا نَقَرَنِي نَقْرَتَيْنِ قَالَ وَذَكَرَ لِي أَنَّهُ دِيكٌ أَحْمَرُ فَقَصَصْتُهَا عَلَى أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ عُمَيْسٍ امْرَأَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقَالَتْ يَقْتُلُكَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْعَجَمِ قَالَ وَإِنَّ النَّاسَ يَأْمُرُونَنِي أَنْ أَسْتَخْلِفَ وَإِنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيُضَيِّعَ دِينَهُ وَخِلافَتَهُ الَّتِي بَعَثَ بِهَا نَبِيَّهُ ﷺ وَإِنْ يَعْجَلْ بِي أَمْرٌ فَإِنَّ الشُّورَى فِي هَؤُلاءِ السِّتَّةِ الَّذِينَ مَاتَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ عَنْهُمْ رَاضٍ فَمَنْ بَايَعْتُمْ مِنْهُمْ فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا وَإِنِّي أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أُنَاسًا سَيَطْعَنُونَ فِي هَذَا الْأَمْرِ أَنَا قَاتَلْتُهُمْ بِيَدِي هَذِهِ عَلَى الْإِسْلامِ أُولَئِكَ أَعْدَاءُ اللهِ الْكُفَّارُ الضُّلَّالُوَايْمُ اللهِ مَا أَتْرُكُ فِيمَا عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ رَبِّي فَاسْتَخْلَفَنِي شَيْئًا أَهَمَّ إِلَيَّ مِنَ الْكَلالَةِ وَايْمُ اللهِ مَا أَغْلَظَ لِي نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ فِي شَيْءٍ مُنْذُ صَحِبْتُهُ أَشَدَّ مَا أَغْلَظَ لِي فِي شَأْنِ الْكَلالَةِ حَتَّى طَعَنَ بِإِصْبَعِهِ فِي صَدْرِي وَقَالَ تَكْفِيكَ آيَةُ الصَّيْفِ الَّتِي نَزَلَتْ فِي آخِرِ سُورَةِ النِّسَاءِ وَإِنِّي إِنْ أَعِشْ فَسَأَقْضِي فِيهَا بِقَضَاءٍ يَعْلَمُهُ مَنْ يَقْرَأُ وَمَنْ لَا يَقْرَأُوَإِنِّي أُشْهِدُ اللهَ عَلَى أُمَرَاءِ الْأَمْصَارِ إِنِّي إِنَّمَا بَعَثْتُهُمْ لِيُعَلِّمُوا النَّاسَ دِينَهُمْ وَيُبَيِّنُوا لَهُمْ سُنَّةَ نَبِيِّهِمْ ﷺ وَيَرْفَعُوا إِلَيَّ مَا عُمِّيَ عَلَيْهِمْثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ تَأْكُلُونَ مِنْ شَجَرَتَيْنِ لَا أُرَاهُمَا إِلَّا خَبِيثَتَيْنِ هَذَا الثُّومُ وَالْبَصَلُ وَايْمُ اللهِ لَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَرَى نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ يَجِدُ رِيحَهُمَا مِنَ الرَّجُلِ فَيَأْمُرُ بِهِ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِيَدِهِ فَيُخْرَجُ بِهِ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ حَتَّى يُؤْتَى بِهِ الْبَقِيعَ فَمَنْ أَكَلَهُمَا لَا بُدَّ فَلْيُمِتْهُمَا طَبْخًاقَالَ فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَأُصِيبَ يَوْمَ الْأَرْبِعَاءِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stayed in Makkah for ten years, following the people in their homes in 'Ukaz and Majinah, and during the seasons in Mina. He would say, "Who will shelter and support me? Who will assist me until I deliver the message of my Lord, and he will be rewarded with Paradise?" So much so that a man would come from Yemen or Egypt, and his people would warn him, saying, "Beware of the young boy from Quraysh who will deceive you." But he would walk among them and they would point at him with their fingers. Until Allah sent someone from Yathrib (Medina) and we offered him shelter and believed in him. The man would return to his people, and they would embrace Islam because of him, to the point that there was not a house in Al-Ansar (the supporters) except there were some Muslims living in it. Then, they all came together and said, "Until when shall we leave the Messenger of Allah ﷺ being expelled in the mountains of Makkah and living in fear?" Seventy men of us left until we reached him in the season. We made an appointment with the tribes of Al-'Aqabah, and met him there, a group of men and a group of women. We said, "O Messenger of Allah! Why don't we give you our pledge?" He replied, "Give me your pledge based on hearing and obeying, in ease and hardship, in wealth and poverty, and to enjoin good and forbid evil. And that you will say in Allah's cause, fear no blame from anyone, and to help me rather than hinder me when I come to you. If you fulfill this, then it will be better for you before Allah." We said, "O Messenger of Allah! Rain on us your guidance." We swear by Allah, we will never abandon this pledge nor take it away. So we gave him our pledge, and he grasped the hand of As'ad bin Zurarah, who was one of the youngest among us, and said, "O people of Yathrib! We have not aimed against and attacked the backs of camels unless we knew that he is the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . And indeed his leaving today means the tribal fragmentation of the entire Arabs and the killing of your best people. And the swords will bite you, whether you are a people who can endure that or a people who fear from yourselves a decline, clarify it, and it will be more excuse for you before Allah." We said, "Remove from us, O As'ad!" By Allah! We will never abandon this pledge nor seize it away. So we gave him our pledge, and he made a condition and gave us Paradise in return.  

مَكَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِمَكَّةَ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ يَتْبَعُ النَّاسَ فِي مَنَازِلِهِمْ بعُكَاظٍ وَمَجَنَّةَ وَفِي الْمَوَاسِمِ بِمِنًى يَقُولُ مَنْ يُؤْوِينِي؟ مَنْ يَنْصُرُنِي حَتَّى أُبَلِّغَ رِسَالَةَ رَبِّي وَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ؟ حَتَّى إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ أَوْ مِنْ مِصْرَ كَذَا قَالَ فَيَأْتِيهِ قَوْمُهُ فَيَقُولُونَ احْذَرْ غُلَامَ قُرَيْشٍ لَا يَفْتِنُكَ وَيَمْشِي بَيْنَ رِجَالِهِمْ وَهُمْ يُشِيرُونَ إِلَيْهِ بِالْأَصَابِعِ حَتَّى بَعَثَنَا اللهُ لَهُ مِنْ يَثْرِبَ فَآوَيْنَاهُ وَصَدَّقْنَاهُ فَيَخْرُجُ الرَّجُلُ مِنَّا فَيُؤْمِنُ بِهِ وَيُقْرِئُهُ الْقُرْآنَ فَيَنْقَلِبُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَيُسْلِمُونَ بِإِسْلَامِهِ حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ دَارٌ مِنْ دُورِ الْأَنْصَارِ إِلَّا وَفِيهَا رَهْطٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يُظْهِرُونَ الْإِسْلَامَ ثُمَّ ائْتَمَرُوا جَمِيعًا فَقُلْنَا حَتَّى مَتَى نَتْرُكُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُطْرَدُ فِي جِبَالِ مَكَّةَ وَيَخَافُ؟ فَرَحَلَ إِلَيْهِ مِنَّا سَبْعُونَ رَجُلًا حَتَّى قَدِمُوا عَلَيْهِ فِي الْمَوْسِمِ فَوَاعَدْنَاهُ شِعْبَ الْعَقَبَةِ فَاجْتَمَعْنَا عِنْدَهُ مِنْ رَجُلٍ وَرَجُلَيْنِ حَتَّى تَوَافَيْنَا فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ علَامَ نُبَايِعُكَ قَالَ تُبَايِعُونِي عَلَى السَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ فِي النَّشَاطِ وَالْكَسَلِ وَالنَّفَقَةِ فِي الْعُسْرِ وَالْيُسْرِ وَعَلَى الْأَمْرِ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَالنَّهْيِ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَأَنْ تَقُولُوا فِي اللهِ لَا تَخَافُونَ فِي اللهِ لَوْمَةَ لَائِمٍ وَعَلَى أَنْ تَنْصُرُونِي فَتَمْنَعُونِي إِذَا قَدِمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ مِمَّاتَمْنَعُونَ مِنْهُ أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَأَزْوَاجَكُمْ وَأَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَلَكُمُ الْجَنَّةُ قَالَ فَقُمْنَا إِلَيْهِ فَبَايَعْنَاهُ وَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ وَهُوَ مِنْ أَصْغَرِهِمْ فَقَالَ رُوَيْدًا يَا أَهْلَ يَثْرِبَ فَإِنَّا لَمْ نَضْرِبْ أَكْبَادَ الْإِبِلِ إِلَّا وَنَحْنُ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَإِنَّ إِخْرَاجَهُ الْيَوْمَ مُفَارَقَةُ الْعَرَبِ كَافَّةً وَقَتْلُ خِيَارِكُمْ وَأَنَّ تَعَضَّكُمُ السُّيُوفُ فَإِمَّا أَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ تَصْبِرُونَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ وَأَجْرُكُمْ عَلَى اللهِ وَإِمَّا أَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ تَخَافُونَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ جَبِينَةً فَبَيِّنُوا ذَلِكَ فَهُوَ أَعْذَرَ لَكُمْ عِنْدَ اللهِ قَالُوا أَمِطْ عَنَّا يَا أَسْعَدُ فَوَاللهِ لَا نَدَعُ هَذِهِ الْبَيْعَةَ أَبَدًا وَلَا نَسْلُبُهَا أَبَدًا قَالَ فَقُمْنَا إِلَيْهِ فَبَايَعْنَاهُ فَأَخَذَ عَلَيْنَا وَشَرَطَ وَيُعْطِينَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ الْجَنَّةَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ spent ten years following the pilgrims in their dwellings during the pilgrimage season, at Majannah, at 'Ukaz, and in their dwellings in Mina. He would say, "Who will give me shelter? Who will assist me until I deliver the messages of my Lord, and paradise will be theirs?" He did not find anyone who would assist and shelter him. Even when a man would leave Muzdalifah or Yemen and come to their people, they would say, "Beware of the youth from Quraysh, he will lead you astray," while he walked among them and called them to Allah, pointing at them with his fingers. Until Allah sent us to him from Yathrib, a man came to him and believed in him, and he recited the Quran to him, then he returned to his family and they accepted Islam. Soon, there was no house in the dwellings of Yathrib except that it had a group of Muslims who openly displayed Islam. Then Allah completed His favor upon us, and we gathered together, seventy men from our community, and we said, "How long will the Messenger of Allah ﷺ be expelled in the mountains of Makkah and live in fear?" So we set out until we reached him during the pilgrimage season, and we made an appointment with the people of Aqabah. His uncle, Al-Abbas, said to him, "O nephew, I do not know who these people are who have come to you. I am familiar with the people of Yathrib, so we gathered with them, one man and two men. When Al-Abbas saw our faces, he said, 'These are unknown people, they are young.' We said, 'O Messenger of Allah, why should we swear allegiance to you?' He said, 'Swear allegiance to me on hearing and obeying, in times of both energy and laziness, in easy and difficult times, in promoting what is good and forbidding what is evil, and in defending me if I come to Yathrib, even if it means denying yourselves, your wives, and your children. Paradise will be yours.' So we gave him our pledge, and As'ad bin Zurarah, who was the youngest of the seventy, took his hand and said, 'By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, remove your hand from us. We will not abandon this pledge, nor will we revoke it.' So we went to him one by one, and each of us pledged allegiance to him on the terms of al-Abbas, and in return, he bestowed paradise upon us."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ لَبِثَ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ يَتَّبِعُ الْحَاجَّ فِي مَنَازِلِهِمْ فِي الْمَوْسِمِ وَبِمَجَنَّةٍ وَبِعُكَاظٍ وَبِمَنَازِلِهِمْ بِمِنًى يَقُولُ مَنْ يُؤْوِينِي مَنْ يَنْصُرُنِي حَتَّى أُبَلِّغَ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّي وَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ؟ فَلَا يَجِدُ أَحَدًا يَنْصُرُهُ وَيُؤْوِيهِ حَتَّى إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ يَرْحَلُ مِنْ مُضَرَ أَوْ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ إِلَى ذِي رَحِمِهِ فَيَأْتِيهِ قَوْمُهُ فَيَقُولُونَ احْذَرْ غُلَامَ قُرَيْشٍ لَا يَفْتِنُكَ وَيَمْشِي بَيْنَ رِحَالِهِمْ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى اللهِ ﷻ يُشِيرُونَ إِلَيْهِ بِالْأَصَابِعِ حَتَّى بَعَثَنَا اللهُ ﷻ لَهُ مِنْ يَثْرِبَ فَيَأْتِيهِ الرَّجُلُ فَيُؤْمِنُ بِهِ فَيُقْرِئُهُ الْقُرْآنَ فَيَنْقَلِبُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَيُسْلِمُونَ بِإِسْلَامِهِ حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ دَارٌ مِنْ دُورِ يَثْرِبَ إِلَّا فِيهَا رَهْطٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يُظْهِرُونَ الْإِسْلَامَثُمَّ بَعَثَنَا اللهُ ﷻ فَأْتَمَرْنَا وَاجْتَمَعْنَا سَبْعُونَ رَجُلًا مِنَّا فَقُلْنَا حَتَّى مَتَى نَذَرُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُطْرَدُ فِي جِبَالِ مَكَّةَ وَيَخَافُ فَرَحَلْنَا حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي الْمَوْسِمِ فَوَاعَدْنَاهُ شِعْبَ الْعَقَبَةِ فَقَالَ عَمُّهُ الْعَبَّاسُ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي إِنِّي لَا أَدْرِي مَا هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمُ الَّذِينَ جَاءُوكَ؟ إِنِّي ذُو مَعْرِفَةٍ بِأَهْلِ يَثْرِبَ فَاجْتَمَعْنَا عِنْدَهُ مِنْ رَجُلٍ وَرَجُلَيْنِ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ الْعَبَّاسُ فِي وُجُوهِنَا قَالَ هَؤُلَاءِ قَوْمٌ لَا أَعْرِفُهُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ أَحْدَاثٌ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ عَلَامَ نُبَايِعُكَ؟ قَالَ تُبَايِعُونِي عَلَى السَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ فِي النَّشَاطِ وَالْكَسَلِ وَعَلَى النَّفَقَةِ فِي الْعُسْرِ وَالْيُسْرِ وَعَلَى الْأَمْرِ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَالنَّهْيِ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَعَلَى أَنْ تَقُولُوا فِي اللهِ لَا تَأْخُذُكُمْ فِيهِ لَوْمَةُ لَائِمٍ وَعَلَى أَنْ تَنْصُرُونِي إِذَا قَدِمْتُ يَثْرِبَ فَتَمْنَعُونِي مِمَّا تَمْنَعُونَ مِنْهُ أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَأَزْوَاجَكُمْ وَأَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَلَكُمُ الْجَنَّةُ فَقُمْنَا نُبَايِعُهُ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ وَهُوَ أَصْغَرُ السَّبْعِينَ فَقَالَ رُوَيْدًا يَا أَهْلَ يَثْرِبَ إِنَّا لَمْ نَضْرِبْ إِلَيْهِ أَكْبَادَ الْمَطِيِّ إِلَّا وَنَحْنُ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ إِنَّ إِخْرَاجَهُ الْيَوْمَ مُفَارَقَةُ الْعَرَبِ كَافَّةً وَقَتْلُ خِيَارِكُمْ وَأَنْ تَعَضَّكُمُ السُّيُوفُ فَإِمَّا أَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ تَصْبِرُونَ عَلَى السُّيُوفِ إِذَا مَسَّتْكُمْ وَعَلَى قَتْلِ خِيَارِكُمْ وَعَلَى مُفَارَقَةِ الْعَرَبِ كَافَّةً فَخُذُوهُ وَأَجْرُكُمْ عَلَى اللهِ وَإِمَّا أَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ تَخَافُونَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ خِيفَةً فَذَرُوهُ فَهُوَ أَعْذَرُ عِنْدَ اللهِقَالَوا يَا أَسْعَدُ بْنَ زُرَارَةَ أَمِطْ عَنَّا يَدَكَ فَوَاللهِ لَا نَذَرُ هَذِهِ الْبَيْعَةَ وَلَا نَسْتَقِيلُهَا فَقُمْنَا إِلَيْهِ رَجُلًا رَجُلًا يَأْخُذُ عَلَيْنَا بِشُرْطَةِ الْعَبَّاسِ وَيُعْطِينَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ الْجَنَّةَ  

[Machine] He married a woman and came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ seeking his assistance in paying her dowry. He asked, "How much did you give as dowry?" He replied, "I gave two hundred dirhams." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If you were to collect dirhams from your valley, you would not increase what I have nor would I give you anymore." He said, "So I stayed for a while, then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called me and sent me on an expedition to Najd. He said, 'Go on this expedition, perhaps you will achieve something.' So I set off with the army until we reached a place called Mumsin. When the evening came, our leader sent two men and said, 'When I make takbeer and start carrying, make takbeer and start carrying as well.' And he said, 'When we send two men, do not separate and I will ask one of you about the news of his companion, but I do not find him with him, and do not focus too much on searching.' So when we wanted to carry, I heard a man from Mumsin shout, 'O Khadrah!' So I became hopeful that we were going to get something from them. When we stood for takbeer, our leader carried and we carried as well. Then a man passed by me holding a sword, so I followed him. My companion said to me, 'Our leader has entrusted us not to focus too much on searching, so go back.' But I did not see anything but to follow him. He said, 'By Allah, you will go back or I will go back to him and tell him that you refused.' So I said, 'By Allah, I will follow him.' So I followed him until I came close to him and shot an arrow at him and it struck him on the chest and he fell. He said, 'Come, O Muslim, to Paradise!' When he saw that I did not approach him, I shot another arrow at him and it hit him, so he drew his sword and attacked me, but I took the sword from him and killed him. I cut off his head and we collected many spoils. Then we returned. When I woke up, I saw my camel tied to it another camel, on which there was a beautiful young woman. She would look back and say takbeer, so I asked her, 'Where are you looking?' She said, 'To a man, and by Allah, if he is alive, he will join you.' I said, 'And I thought it was my companion whom I killed. By Allah, I killed him, and this is his sword, hanging from the saddle of the camel I am on.' He said, 'And the scabbard of the sword has nothing hanging from the saddle of her camel.' So when I told her this, she said, 'Place this scabbard beneath it and smell it, if you are telling the truth.' He said, 'So I took it and smelled it, and then she cried.' He said, 'So we went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he gave me from those blessings that we had brought.'  

أَنَّهُ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَسْتَعِينُهُ فِي صَدَاقِهَا فَقَالَ كَمْ أَصْدَقْتَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ مِائَتَيْ دِرْهَمٍ قَالَ لَوْ كُنْتُمْ تَغْرِفُونَ الدَّرَاهِمَ مِنْ وَادِيكُمْ هَذَا مَا زِدْتُمْ مَا عِنْدِي مَا أُعْطِيكُمْ قَالَ فَمَكَثْتُ ثُمَّ دَعَانِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَبَعَثَنِي فِي سَرِيَّةٍ بَعَثَهَا نَحْوَ نَجْدٍ فَقَالَ اخْرُجْ فِي هَذِهِ السَّرِيَّةِ لَعَلَّكَ أَنْ تُصِيبَ شَيْئًا فَأُنَفِّلَكَهُ قَالَ فَخَرَجْنَا حَتَّى جِئْنَا الْحَاضِرَ مُمْسِينَ قَالَ فَلَمَّا ذَهَبَتْ فَحْمَةُ الْعِشَاءِ بَعَثَنَا أَمِيرُنَا رَجُلَيْنِ رَجُلَيْنِ قَالَ فَأَحَطْنَا بِالْعَسْكَرِ وَقَالَ إِذَا كَبَّرْتُ وَحَمَلْتُ فَكَبِّرُوا وَاحْمِلُوا وَقَالَ حِينَ بَعَثَنَا رَجُلَيْنِ رَجُلَيْنِ لَا تَفْتَرِقَا وَلَأَسْأَلَنَّ وَاحِدًا مِنْكُمَا عَنْ خَبَرِ صَاحِبِهِ فَلَا أَجِدُهُ عِنْدَهُ وَلَا تُمْعِنُوا فِي الطَّلَبِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا أَرَدْنَا أَنْ نَحْمِلَ سَمِعْتُ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْحَاضِرِ صَرَخَ يَا خَضْرَةُ فَتَفَاءَلْتُ بِأَنَّا سَنُصِيبُ مِنْهُمْ خَضْرَةً قَالَ فَلَمَّا أَعْتَمْنَا كَبَّرَ أَمِيرُنَا وَحَمَلَ وَكَبَّرْنَا وَحَمَلْنَا قَالَ فَمَرَّ بِي رَجُلٌ فِي يَدِهِ السَّيْفُ فَاتَّبَعْتُهُ فَقَالَ لِي صَاحِبِي إِنَّ أَمِيرَنَا قَدْ عَهِدَ إِلَيْنَا أَنْ لَا نُمْعِنَ فِي الطَّلَبِ فَارْجِعْ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ إِلَّا أَنْ أَتَّبِعَهُ قَالَ وَاللهِ لَتَرْجِعَنَّ أَوْ لَأَرْجِعَنَّ إِلَيْهِ وَلَأُخْبِرَنَّهُ أَنَّكَ أَبَيْتَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ وَاللهِ لَأَتَّبِعَنَّهُ قَالَفَاتَّبَعْتُهُ حَتَّى إِذَا دَنَوْتُ مِنْهُ رَمَيْتُهُ بِسَهْمٍ عَلَى جُرَيْدَاءِ مَتْنِهِ فَوَقَعَ فَقَالَ ادْنُ يَا مُسْلِمُ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ فَلَمَّا رَآنِي لَا أَدْنُو إِلَيْهِ وَرَمَيْتُهُ بِسَهْمٍ آخَرَ فَأَثْخَنْتُهُ رَمَانِي بِالسَّيْفِ فَأَخْطَأَنِي وَأَخَذْتُ السَّيْفَ فَقَتَلْتُهُ بِهِ وَاحْتَزَزْتُ بِهِ رَأْسَهُ وَشَدَدْنَا فَأَخَذْنَا نَعَمًا كَثِيرَةً وَغَنَمًا قَالَ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفْنَا قَالَ فَأَصْبَحْتُ فَإِذَا بَعِيرِي مَقْطُورٌ بِهِ بَعِيرٌ عَلَيْهِ امْرَأَةٌ جَمِيلَةٌ شَابَّةٌ قَالَ فَجَعَلَتْ تَلْتَفِتُ خَلْفَهَا فَتُكَبِّرُ فَقُلْتُ لَهَا إِلَى أَيْنَ تَلْتَفِتِينَ؟ قَالَتْ إِلَى رَجُلٍ وَاللهِ إِنْ كَانَ حَيًّا خَالَطَكُمْ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ صَاحِبِي الَّذِي قَتَلْتُ قَدْ وَاللهِ قَتَلْتُهُ وَهَذَا سَيْفُهُ وَهُوَ مُعَلَّقٌ بِقَتَبِ الْبَعِيرِ الَّذِي أَنَا عَلَيْهِ قَالَ وَغِمْدُ السَّيْفِ لَيْسَ فِيهِ شَيْءٌ مُعَلَّقٌ بِقَتَبِ بَعِيرِهَا فَلَمَّا قُلْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهَا قَالَتْ فَدُونَكَ هَذَا الْغِمْدَ فَشِمْهُ فِيهِ إِنْ كُنْتَ صَادِقًا قَالَ فَأَخَذْتُهُ فَشِمْتُهُ فِيهِ فَطَبَقَهُ قَالَ فَلَمَّا رَأَتْ ذَلِكَ بَكَتْ قَالَ فَقَدِمْنَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَعْطَانِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ النَّعَمِ الَّذِي قَدِمْنَا بِهِ  

[Machine] "And about some of the companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, it is narrated: When the angels came out from Ibrahim, peace be upon him, towards the city of Lut and reached the river of Sodom, they met the daughter of Lut, who was fetching water for her family. Lut's daughters were two in number. They said to her, 'O girl, is there any house nearby? She replied, 'Yes, your place is not far, but do not enter until I bring you what you need.' Then she went to her father and said, 'O my father, there are young men standing at the gate of the city. I have never seen such beautiful faces before. Your people should not see them, as they may harm them. Your people have been forbidden from hosting anyone until they said, 'Give us your guests so that we can harass them.' Nobody here, except the household of Lut, knows where they are. His wife went out and informed her people, saying, 'Indeed, there are men inside Lut's house whose faces I have never seen before.' So, Lut's people hurried towards him. When they came to him, he said, 'O my people, fear Allah and do not disgrace me concerning my guests. Is there not among you a single reasonable man? These are my daughters, they are purer for you. So, fear Allah and do not humiliate me in front of my guests.' They said, 'You know that we have no right in your daughters, and indeed, you know what we want.' When they failed to persuade him, he said, 'If only I had power against you or could take refuge in a strong support.' Then Jibril extended his wings, covering the sight of their eyes, and they went out stumbling, unable to see one another. They were saying, 'This is their plan. Verily, in the house of Lut, there is magic.' This is the saying of Allah, the Almighty, 'And indeed, they sought to tempt him away from his guests, but We blinded their eyes.' And they said, 'O Lut, indeed, we are messengers of your Lord. They will never reach you, so travel with your family in the cover of the night, and let not any among you look back except your wife. Indeed, she will be struck by what strikes them. So, proceed as you are commanded.' Then Allah led them to safety towards the land of Shaam. Lut said, 'Destroying them will take only a moment.' They replied, 'We have not been commanded to destroy them except at the break of dawn. Is not the morning near?' When morning came, Lut and his family left, except for his wife. This is the saying of Allah, the Almighty, 'Except the family of Lut; We will save them all, except his wife, who will be among those who remain.'  

وَعَنْ أُنَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مَرْفُوعًا قَالَ لَمَّا خَرَجَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ مِنْ عِنْدِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ نَحْوَ قَرْيَةِ لُوطٍ وَأَتَوْهَا نِصْفَ النَّهَارِ فَلَمَّا بَلَغُوا نَهَرَ سَدُومٍ لَقَوُا ابْنَةَ لُوطٍ تَسْتَقِي مِنَ الْمَاءِ لِأَهْلِهَا وَكَانَ لَهُ ابْنَتَانِ فَقَالُوا لَهَا يَا جَارِيَةُ هَلْ مِنْ مَنْزِلٍ؟ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ مَكَانَكُمْ لَا تَدْخُلُوا حَتَّى آتِيَكُمْ فَأَتَتْ أَبَاهَا فَقَالَتْ يَا أَبَتَاهُ أَدْرِكْ فِتْيَانًا عَلَى بَابِ الْمَدِينَةِ مَا رَأَيْتُ وُجُوهَ قَوْمٍ هِيَ أَحْسَنُ مِنْهُمْ لَا يَأْخُذُهُمْ قَوْمُكَ فَيَفْضَحُوهُمْ وَقَدْ كَانَ قَوْمُهُ نَهَوْهُ أَنْ يُضِيفَ رَجُلًا حَتَّى قَالُوا حَلَّ عَلَيْنَا فَلْيُضَيِّفِ الرِّجَالَ فَجَاءَهُمْ وَلَمْ يُعْلِمْ أَحَدًا إِلَّا بَيْتَ أَهْلِ لُوطٍ فَخَرَجَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ فَأَخْبَرَتْ قَوْمَهُ قَالَتْ إِنَّ فِي بَيْتِ لُوطٍ رِجَالًا مَا رَأَيْتُ مِثْلَ وُجُوهِهِمْ قَطُّ فَجَاءَهُ قَوْمُهُ يُهْرَعُونَ إِلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا أَتَوْهُ قَالَ لَهُمْ لُوطٌ «يَا قَوْمِ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَلَا تُخْزُونِ فِي ضَيْفِي أَلَيْسَ مِنْكُمْ رَجُلٌ رُشَيْدٌ هَؤُلَاءِ بَنَاتِي هُنَّ أَطْهُرُ لَكُمْ مِمَّا تُرِيدُونَ» قَالُوا لَهُ أَوَ لَمْ نَنْهَكَ إِنْ تُضَيِّفَ الرِّجَالَ قَدْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ مَا لَنَا فِي بَنَاتِكَ مِنْ حَقٍّ وَإِنَّكَ لَتَعْلَمُ مَا نُرِيدُ فَلَمَّا لَمْ يَقْبَلُوا مِنْهُ مَا عَرَضَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَ «لَوْ أَنَّ لِيَ بِكُمْ قُوَّةً أَوْ آوِي إِلَى رُكْنٍ شَدِيدٍ» يَقُولُ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ «لَوْ أَنَّ لِي أَنْصَارًا يَنْصُرُونِي عَلَيْكُمْ أَوْ عَشِيرَةً تَمْنَعُنِي مِنْكُمْ لَحَالَتْ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَ مَا جِئْتُمْ تُرِيدُونَهُ مِنْ أَضْيَافِي» وَلَمَّا قَالَ لُوطٌ لَوْ أَنَّ لِيَ بِكُمْ قُوَّةً أَوْ آوِي إِلَى رُكْنٍ شَدِيدٍ بَسَطَ حِينَئِذٍ جِبْرِيلُ جَنَاحَيْهِ فَفَقَأَ أَعْيُنَهُمْ وَخَرَجُوا يَدُوسُ بَعْضُهُمْ فِي آثَارِ بَعْضٍ عُمْيَانًا يَقُولُونَ النَّجَا النَّجَا فَإِنَّ فِي بَيْتِ لُوطٍ أَسْحَرَ قَوْمٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَذَلِكَ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ ﷻ {وَلَقَدْ رَاوَدُوهُ عَنْ ضَيْفِهِ فَطَمَسْنَا أَعْيُنَهُمْ} [القمر 37] وَقَالُوا يَا لُوطُ إِنَّا رُسُلُ رَبِّكَ لَنْ يَصِلُوا إِلَيْكَ فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطِعٍ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنْكُمْ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا امْرَأَتُكَ فَاتَّبِعْ آثَارَ أَهْلِكَ يَقُولُ «وَامْضُوا حَيْثُ تُؤْمَرُونَ فَأَخْرَجَهُمُ اللَّهُ إِلَى الشَّامِ» وَقَالَ لُوطٌ أَهْلِكُوهُمُ السَّاعَةَ فَقَالُوا إِنَّا لَمْ نُؤْمَرْ إِلَّا بِالصُّبْحِ أَلَيْسَ الصُّبْحُ بِقَرِيبٍ فَلَمَّا أَنْ كَانَ السَّحَرُ خَرَجَ لُوطٌ وَأَهْلُهُ عَدَا امْرَأَتِهِ فَذَلِكَ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ ﷻ {إِلَّا آلَ لُوطٍ نَجَّيْنَاهُمْ بِسَحَرٍ} [القمر 34]  

[Machine] I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, passing by the market of Thul-Majaz while I was in a shop of mine. He passed by wearing a red garment, and I heard him saying, "O people, say there is no god but Allah, you will be successful." A man was following him and throwing stones at him, causing his ankle to bleed. The man was saying, "O people, do not listen to him, for he is a liar." I asked, "Who is this?" It was said, "A young boy from the Banu Abd al-Muttalib." When Allah revealed Islam, we left our retreat with our possessions, including a red camel, until we reached close to Madinah. As we were sitting, a man approached us wearing two white garments and greeted us. He asked, "Where are you from?" We replied, "From the retreat, and we have a red camel with us." He asked, "Are you selling me this camel?" We answered, "Yes." He then asked, "For how much?" We replied, "For such and such an amount of dates." He took them without counting, and grabbed the reins of the camel, riding away until he disappeared within the walls of Madinah. At that moment, some of us asked each other, "Do you know this man?" No one knew him. So, some people from the group said, "You are giving your camel to someone you do not know?" The camel's owner said, "Do not worry, for I have seen a man who would never betray us, and I have not seen anything more resembling the moon, next to him, on the night of the full moon." In the evening, a man came to us and greeted us, saying, "Peace be upon you, and may the mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you. Are you the ones who came from the retreat?" We said, "Yes." He said, "I am the Messenger of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and he commands you to eat from these dates until you are satisfied and take (some) with you until you are full." We ate from the dates until we were full and took some with us until we were full. The next day, we arrived in Madinah and found the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, standing and delivering a sermon to the people from the pulpit. I heard him saying, "The hand that gives is better than the hand that takes, and you should start with those whom you support, your mother, your father, your sister, your brother, and the one who is nearest to you." Then, a man from the Ansar stood up and said, "O Messenger of Allah, these are the sons of Tha'laba bin Yarbua who killed so-and-so during the Jahiliyyah, so grant us revenge for our killed." The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, lifted his hands until I saw the whiteness of his armpits and said, "A mother should not be made to suffer for her child, nor a child made to suffer for his mother."  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَرَّ بِسُوقِ ذِي الْمَجَازِ وَأَنَا فِي بِيَاعَةٍ لِي فَمَرَّ وَعَلَيْهِ حُلَّةٌ حَمْرَاءُ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ «يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قُولُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ تُفْلِحُوا» وَرَجُلٌ يَتْبَعُهُ يَرْمِيهِ بِالْحِجَارَةِ قَدْ أَدْمَى كَعْبَهُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ لَا تُطِيعُوا هَذَا فَإِنَّهُ كَذَّابٌ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ فَقِيلَ غُلَامٌ مِنْ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَلَمَّا أَظْهَرَ اللَّهُ الْإِسْلَامَ خَرَجْنَا مِنَ الرَّبَذَةِ وَمَعَنَا ظَعِينَةٌ لَنَا حَتَّى نَزَلْنَا قَرِيبًا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ قُعُودًا إِذْ أَتَانَا رَجُلٌ عَلَيْهِ ثَوْبَانِ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ مِنْ أَيْنَ الْقَوْمُ؟ فَقُلْنَا مِنَ الرَّبَذَةِ وَمَعَنَا جَمَلٌ أَحْمَرُ فَقَالَ تَبِيعُونِي هَذَا الْجَمَلَ؟ فَقُلْنَا نَعَمْ فَقَالَ بِكَمْ؟ فَقُلْنَا بِكَذَا وَكَذَا صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ قَالَ أَخَذْتُهُ وَمَا اسْتَقْصَى فَأَخَذَ بِخِطَامِ الْجَمَلِ فَذَهَبَ بِهِ حَتَّى تَوَارَى فِي حِيطَانِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَقَالَ بَعْضُنَا لِبَعْضٍ تَعْرِفُونَ الرَّجُلَ؟ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ يَعْرِفُهُ فَلَامَ الْقَوْمُ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا فَقَالُوا تُعْطُونَ جَمَلَكُمْ مَنْ لَا تَعْرِفُونَ؟ فَقَالَتِ الظَّعِينَةُ فَلَا تَلَاوَمُوا فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْنَا رَجُلًا لَا يَغْدِرُ بِكُمْ مَا رَأَيْتُ شَيْئًا أَشْبَهَ بِالْقَمَرِ لَيْلَةَ الْبَدْرِ مِنْ وَجْهِهِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْعَشِيُّ أَتَانَا رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ أَأَنْتُمُ الَّذِينَ جِئْتُمْ مِنَ الرَّبَذَةِ؟ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ قَالَ أَنَا رَسُولُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَيْكُمْ وَهُوَ «يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تَأْكُلُوا مِنْ هَذَا التَّمْرِ حَتَّى تَشْبَعُوا وَتَكْتَالُوا حَتَّى تَسْتَوْفُوا» فَأَكَلْنَا مِنَ التَّمْرِ حَتَّى شَبِعْنَا وَاكْتَلْنَا حَتَّى اسْتَوْفَيْنَا ثُمَّ قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ مِنَ الْغَدِ فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَائِمٌ يَخْطُبُ النَّاسَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ يَدُ الْمُعْطِي الْعُلْيَا وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ أُمَّكَ وَأَبَاكَ وَأُخْتَكَ وَأَخَاكَ وَأَدْنَاكَ أَدْنَاكَ وَثَمَّ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَؤُلَاءِ بَنُو ثَعْلَبَةَ بْنِ يَرْبُوعَ الَّذِينَ قَتَلُوا فُلَانًا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَخُذْ لَنَا بِثَأْرِنَا فَرَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ بَيَاضَ إِبْطَيْهِ فَقَالَ «لَا تَجْنِي أُمٌّ عَلَى وَلَدٍ لَا تَجْنِي أُمٌّ عَلَى وَلَدٍ»  

"Abu Talib departed to Ash-Sham, and the Prophet ﷺ left with him, along with some older men from the Quraish. When they came across the monk they stopped there and began setting up their camp, and the monk came out to them. Before that they used to pass by him and he wouldn't come out nor pay attention to them." He said: "They were setting up their camp when the monk was walking amidst them, until he came and took the hand of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Then he said: 'This is the master of the men and jinn, this is the Messenger of the Lord of the worlds. Allah will raise him as a mercy to the men and jinn.' So some of the older people from the Quraish said: 'What do you know?' He said: 'When you people came along from the road, not a rock nor a tree was left, except that it prostrated, and they do not prostrate except for a Prophet. And I can recognize him by the seal of the Prophethood which is below his shoulder blade, like an apple.' Then he went back, and made them some food, and when he brought it to them, he [the Prophet ﷺ] was tending to the camels. So he said: 'Send for him.' So he came, and there was a cloud over him that was shading him. When he came close to the people, he found that they had beaten him to the tree's shade. So when he sat down, the shade of the tree leaned towards him. He (the monk) said: 'Look at the shade of the tree leaning towards him.'" He said: "So while he was standing over them, telling them not to take him to Rome with him - because if the Romans were to see him, they would recognize him by his description, and they would kill him - he turned, and there were seven people who had come from Rome. So he faced them and said: 'Why have you come?' They said: 'We came because this Prophet is going to appear during this month, and there isn't a road left except that people have been sent to it, and we have been informed of him, and we have been send to this road of yours.' So he said: 'Is there anyone better than you behind you?' They said: 'We only have news of him from this road of yours.' He said: 'Do you think that if there is a matter which Allah wishes to bring about, there is anyone among the people who can turn it away?' They said: 'No.'" He said: "So they gave him their pledge, and they stayed with him. And he said: 'I ask you by Allah, which of you is his guardian?' They said: 'Abu Talib.' So he kept adjuring him until Abu Talib returned him (back to Makkah) and he sent Abu Bakr and Bilal with him. And the monk gave him provisions of Ka'k (a type of bread) and olive oil." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3620)  

خَرَجَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ إِلَى الشَّامِ وَخَرَجَ مَعَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي أَشْيَاخٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَلَمَّا أَشْرَفُوا عَلَى الرَّاهِبِ هَبَطُوا فَحَوَّلُوا رِحَالَهُمْ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمُ الرَّاهِبُ وَكَانُوا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ يَمُرُّونَ بِهِ فَلَا يَخْرُجُ إِلَيْهِمْ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتُ قَالَ وَهُمْ يَحِلُّونَ رِحَالَهُمْ فَجَعَلَ يَتَخَلَّلُهُمْ حَتَّى جَاءَ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقَالَ هَذَا سَيِّدُ الْعَالَمِينَ هَذَا رَسُولُ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ هَذَا يَبْعَثُهُ اللَّهُ رَحْمَةً الْعَالَمِينَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَشْيَاخٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ وَمَا عِلْمُكَ بِذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ حِينَ شَرَفْتُمْ مِنَ الْعَقَبَةِ لَمْ يَبْقَ شَجَرٌ وَلَا حَجَرٌ إِلَّا خَرَّ سَاجِدًا وَلَا تَسْجُدُ إِلَّا لِنَبِيٍّ وَإِنِّي أَعْرِفُهُ بِخَاتَمِ النُّبُوَّةِ أَسْفَلَ مِنْ غُضْرُوفِ كَتِفِهِ مِثْلِ التُّفَّاحَةِ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَصَنَعَ لَهُمْ طَعَامًا ثُمَّ أَتَاهُمْ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي رَعِيَّةِ الْإِبِلِ قَالَ أَرْسِلُوا إِلَيْهِ فَأَقْبَلَ وَعَلَيْهِ غَمَامَةٌ تُظِلُّهُ قَالَ انْظُرُوا إِلَيْهِ غَمَامَةٌ تُظِلُّهُ فَلَمَّا دَنَا مِنَ الْقَوْمِ وَجَدَهُمْ قَدْ سَبَقُوهُ إِلَى فَيْءِ الشَّجَرَةِ فَلَمَّا جَلَسَ مَالَ فَيْءُ الشَّجَرَةِ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ انْظُرُوا إِلَى فَيْءِ الشَّجَرَةِ مَالَ عَلَيْهِ فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ قَائِمٌ عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ يُنَاشِدُهُمْ أَنْ لَا تَذْهَبُوا بِهِ إِلَى الرُّومِ فَإِنَّ الرُّومَ إِنْ رَأَوْهُ عَرَفُوهُ بِالصِّفَةِ فَقَتَلُوهُ فَالْتَفَتَ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِسَبْعَةِ نَفَرٍ قَدْ أَقْبَلُوا مِنَ الرُّومِ فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُمْ فَقَالَ مَا جَاءَ بِكُمْ؟ قَالُوا جِئْنَا فَإِنَّ هَذَا النَّبِيَّ خَارِجٌ فِي هَذَا الشَّهْرِ فَلَمْ يَبْقَ طَرِيقٌ إِلَّا بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ نَاسٌ وَإِنَّا بُعِثْنَا إِلَى طَرِيقِهِ هَذَا فَقَالَ لَهُمُ الرَّاهِبُ هَلْ خَلَّفْتُمْ خَلْفَكُمْ أَحَدًا هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكُمْ؟ قَالُوا لَا قَالُوا إِنَّمَا أُخْبِرْنَا خَبَرَهُ فَبَعَثْنَا إِلَى طَرِيقِكَ هَذَا قَالَ أَفَرَأَيْتُمْ أَمْرًا أَرَادَهُ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَقْضِيَهُ هَلْ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَحَدٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ رَدَّهُ؟ قَالُوا لَا قَالَ فَبَايِعُوهُ فَبَايَعُوهُ وَأَقَامُوا مَعَهُ قَالَ فَأَتَاهُمُ الرَّاهِبُ فَقَالَ أَنْشُدُكُمُ اللَّهَ أَيُّكُمْ وَلِيُّهُ؟ قَالَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يُنَاشِدُهُ حَتَّى رَدَّهُ وَبَعَثَ مَعَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِلَالًا وَزَوَّدَهُ الرَّاهِبُ مِنَ الْكَعْكِ وَالزَّيْتِ  

[Machine] Indeed, the Prophet ﷺ spent ten years following people in their homes during the season of Manazil, Muzdalifah, and 'Ukaz. He would ask, "Who will shelter me? Who will support me until I convey the messages of my Lord, and for him is Paradise?" Yet, he would find no one to support him or shelter him. And there would be a man who would leave from Egypt or Yemen to bring him back to his people, and they would warn him, "Beware of the young Quraishi boy who will tempt you." He would walk among their tents, calling them to Allah Almighty, and they would point at him with their fingers. Then Allah sent us from Yathrib (Medina), and the man from among us would meet him, believe in him, and teach him the Quran. He would then return to his people, and they would embrace Islam until there was not a single house among the houses of the Ansar without Muslims in it. We sent a message to Allah, and He allowed us to gather and meet. We said, "How long will the Messenger of Allah ﷺ be expelled in the mountains of Makkah and live in fear?" So we set out until we reached him in Muzdalifah during the pilgrimage season. We made an agreement with him at 'Aqabah, and his uncle, al-'Abbas, said to him, "O son of my brother, I do not know who these people who have come to you are. I have knowledge of the people of Yathrib, so we gathered with a man, and when al-'Abbas looked at our faces, he said, 'These are people we do not know. They are young men.' So we said, 'O Messenger of Allah, what do we pledge allegiance to you on?' He said, 'Pledge allegiance to me on hearing and obeying, in times of energy and times of laziness, on spending in times of ease and times of hardship, on commanding good and forbidding evil, and on not blaming us for what we do in the name of Allah. Pledge allegiance to me on supporting me when I come to you, and withholding from what you withhold from yourselves, your wives, and your children. And for you is Paradise.' So we pledged allegiance to him, and Sa'd bin Zurarah, the youngest among the seventy, took his hand and said, 'O people of Yathrib, none of us withholds his hand from this pledge, and we will never quit it.' So we went to him, each man one by one, and he took our pledge to grant us Paradise."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ لَبِثَ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ يَتْبَعُ النَّاسَ فِي مَنَازِلِهِمْ فِي الْمَوْسِمِ وَمَجَنَّةِ وَعُكَاظٍ وَمَنَازِلِهِمْ مِنْ مِنَىً «مَنْ يُؤْوِينِي مَنْ يَنْصُرُنِي حَتَّى أُبَلِّغَ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّي فَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ؟» فَلَا يَجِدُ أَحَدًا يَنْصُرُهُ وَلَا يُؤْوِيَهُ حَتَّى إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَرْحَلُ مِنْ مِصْرَ أَوْ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ إِلَى ذِي رَحِمِهِ فَيَأْتِيهِ قَوْمُهُ فَيَقُولُونَ لَهُ احْذَرْ غُلَامَ قُرَيْشٍ لَا يَفْتِنَّنَكَ وَيَمْشِي بَيْنَ رِحَالِهِمْ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ ﷻ يُشِيرُونَ إِلَيْهِ بِالْأَصَابِعِ حَتَّى بَعَثَنَا اللَّهُ مِنْ يَثْرِبَ فَيَأْتِيهِ الرَّجُلُ مِنَّا فَيُؤْمِنُ بِهِ وَيُقْرِئُهُ الْقُرْآنَ فَيَنْقَلِبُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَيُسْلِمُونَ بِإِسْلَامِهِ حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ دَارٌ مِنْ دُورِ الْأَنْصَارِ إِلَّا وَفِيهَا رَهْطٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يُظْهِرُونَ الْإِسْلَامَ وَبَعَثَنَا اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ فَائْتَمَرْنَا وَاجْتَمَعْنَا وَقُلْنَا حَتَّى مَتَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُطْرَدُ فِي جِبَالِ مَكَّةَ وَيَخَافُ فَرَحَلْنَا حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي الْمَوْسِمِ فَوَاعَدَنَا بَيْعَةَ الْعَقَبَةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَمُّهُ الْعَبَّاسُ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي لَا أَدْرِي مَا هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمُ الَّذِينَ جَاءُوكَ إِنِّي ذُو مَعْرِفَةٍ بِأَهْلِ يَثْرِبَ فَاجْتَمَعْنَا عِنْدَهُ مِنْ رَجُلٍ وَرَجُلَيْنِ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ الْعَبَّاسُ فِي وُجُوهِنَا قَالَ هَؤُلَاءِ قَوْمٌ لَا نَعْرِفُهُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ أَحْدَاثٌ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَلَى مَا نُبَايِعُكَ؟ قَالَ «تُبَايعُونِي عَلَى السَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ فِي النَّشَاطِ وَالْكَسَلِ وَعَلَى النَّفَقَةِ فِي الْعُسْرِ وَالْيُسْرِ وَعَلَى الْأَمْرِ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَالنَّهْيِ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَعَلَى أَنْ تَقُولُوا فِي اللَّهِ لَا تَأْخُذْكُمْ لَوْمَةُ لَائِمٍ وَعَلَى أَنْ تَنْصُرُونِيَ إِذَا قَدِمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَتَمْنَعُونِي مِمَّا تَمْنَعُونَ عَنْهُ أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَأَزْوَاجَكُمْ وَأَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَلَكُمُ الْجَنَّةُ» فَقُمْنَا نُبَايِعُهُ وَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ وَهُوَ أَصْغَرُ السَّبْعِينَ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ رُوَيْدًا يَا أَهْلَ يَثْرِبَ إِنَّا لَمْ نَضْرِبْ إِلَيْهِ أَكْبَادَ الْمَطِيِّ إِلَّا وَنَحْنُ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَأَنَّ إِخْرَاجَهُ الْيَوْمَ مُفَارَقَةُ الْعَرَبِ كَافَّةً وَقَتْلُ خِيَارِكُمْ وَأَنَّ يَعَضَّكُمُ السَّيْفُ فَإِمَّا أَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ تَصْبِرُونَ عَلَيْهَا إِذَا مَسَّتْكُمْ وَعَلَى قَتْلِ خِيَارِكُمْ وَمُفَارَقَةِ الْعَرَبِ كَافَّةً فَخُذُوهُ وَأَجْرُكُمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَإِمَّا أَنْتُمْ تَخَافُونَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ خِيفَةً فَذَرُوهُ فَهُوَ عُذْرٌ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ ﷻ فَقَالُوا يَا أَسْعَدُ أَمِطْ عَنَّا يَدَكَ فَوَاللَّهِ لَا نَذَرُ هَذِهِ الْبَيْعَةَ وَلَا نَسْتَقِيلُهَا قَالَ فَقُمْنَا إِلَيْهِ رَجُلًا رَجُلًا فَأَخَذَ عَلَيْنَا لِيُعْطِيَنَا بِذَلِكَ الْجَنَّةَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out while having a companion. They went to a certain idol from the idols, so they slaughtered a sheep for it and placed it in the oven until it was cooked. When it was cooked, they took it out and placed it in their bags. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then proceeded, while walking slowly, during the hot days of Mecca until they reached the highest part of the valley. There, they met Zaid bin Amr bin Nufayl, who greeted one of them with the pre-Islamic greeting. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked him, "Why do I see your people abandoning you?" He replied, "By Allah, it is not that they have abandoned me, but rather, it is because I see them deviating from the right path." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I went out in search of this religion until I reached the tribes of Yathrib, and I found them worshipping Allah alone, but associating partners with Him. I said, 'What kind of religion is this that I am seeking?' Then, I traveled to the tribes of Ayla and found them worshipping Allah alone, but associating partners with Him. I said, 'What kind of religion is this that I am seeking?' A scholar from the scholars of Sham said to me, 'Indeed, you are asking about a religion that no one knows except a respected old man in the peninsula.' So, I traveled until I reached him and informed him of my purpose. He said to me, 'Indeed, all those who you have seen in misguidance, asking about a religion that is the religion of Allah and His angels. There has come out in your land a Prophet or a Prophet-like person calling to this religion. Return to him, believe in him, and follow him.' So, I returned, and I did not do anything good afterwards. I carried the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the camel he was riding, and we presented to him the cooked sheep that we had. He asked, 'What is this?' We replied, 'This is a sheep we slaughtered for the idol of such and such.' He said, 'Indeed, I do not eat anything that was slaughtered for other than Allah.' This idol was made of copper, called Asaf, and its handle was made of neem tree branches. The polytheists would anoint themselves with it when they circumambulated the Ka'bah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then circumambulated it, and I also did, touching it as I passed by. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Do not touch it.' Zaid said, 'We completed the Tawaf, and I said to myself that I would touch it again to see what he says.' So, I touched it, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Did I not forbid you from doing so?' Zaid said, 'By the One who has honored him and revealed the Book to him, I have not touched an idol until Allah honored him with what He has honored him and revealed the Book to him.' Zaid bin Amr bin Nufayl died before the Prophet's message was revealed. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'A nation will come on the Day of Judgment, but he will be alone.' This Hadith is Sahih according to the conditions of Muslim, but they did not include it in his collection. Whoever ponders over this Hadith will understand the virtue of Zaid and his early acceptance of Islam before the invitation to it.  

خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ مُرْدِفِي إِلَى نُصُبٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَابِ فَذَبَحْنَا لَهُ شَاةً وَوَضَعْنَاهَا فِي التَّنُّورِ حَتَّى إِذَا نَضِجَتِ اسْتَخْرَجْنَاهَا فَجَعَلْنَاهَا فِي سُفْرَتِنَا ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَسِيرُ وَهُوَ مُرْدِفِي فِي أَيَّامِ الْحَرِّ مِنْ أَيَّامِ مَكَّةَ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا بِأَعْلَى الْوَادِي لَقِيَ فِيهِ زَيْدَ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ نُفَيْلٍ فَحَيَّا أَحَدُهُمَا الْآخَرَ بِتَحِيَّةِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا لِي أَرَى قَوْمَكَ قَدْ شَنَفُوكَ؟» قَالَ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ لِتَغَيُّرِ ثَائِرَةٍ كَانَتْ مِنِّي إِلَيْهِمْ وَلَكِنِّي أَرَاهُمْ عَلَى ضَلَالَةٍ قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ أَبْتَغِي هَذَا الدِّينَ حَتَّى قَدِمْتُ عَلَى أَحْبَارِ يَثْرِبَ فَوَجَدْتُهُمْ يَعْبُدُونَ اللَّهَ وَيُشْرِكُونَ بِهِ فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَا بِالدِّينِ الَّذِي أَبْتَغِي فَخَرَجْتُ حَتَّى أَقْدَمَ عَلَى أَحْبَارِ أَيْلَةَ فَوَجَدْتُهُمْ يَعْبُدُونَ اللَّهَ وَيُشْرِكُونَ بِهِ فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَا بِالدِّينِ الَّذِي أَبْتَغِي فَقَالَ لِي حَبْرٌ مِنْ أَحْبَارِ الشَّامِ إِنَّكَ تَسْأَلُ عَنْ دِينٍ مَا نَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا يَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ بِهِ إِلَّا شَيْخًا بِالْجَزِيرَةِ فَخَرَجْتُ حَتَّى قَدِمْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ الَّذِي خَرَجْتُ لَهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ رَأَيْتَهُ فِي ضَلَالَةٍ إِنَّكَ تَسْأَلُ عَنْ دِينٍ هُوَ دِينُ اللَّهِ وَدِينُ مَلَائِكَتِهِ وَقَدْ خَرَجَ فِي أَرْضِكَ نَبِيٌّ أَوْ هُوَ خَارِجٌ يَدْعُو إِلَيْهِ ارْجِعْ إِلَيْهِ وَصَدِّقْهُ وَاتَّبِعْهُ وَآمِنَ بِمَا جَاءَ بِهِ فَرَجَعْتُ فَلَمْ أُحْسِنْ شَيْئًا بَعْدُ فَأَنَاخَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْبَعِيرَ الَّذِي كَانَ تَحْتَهُ ثُمَّ قَدَّمْنَا إِلَيْهِ السُّفْرَةَ الَّتِي كَانَ فِيهَا الشِّوَاءُ فَقَالَ مَا هَذِهِ؟ فَقُلْنَا «هَذِهِ شَاةٌ ذَبَحْنَاهَا لِنُصُبِ كَذَا وَكَذَا» فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَا آكُلَ مَا ذُبِحَ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ وَكَانَ صَنَمًا مِنْ نُحَاسٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ إِسَافُ وَنَائِلَةُ يَتَمَسَّحُ بِهِ الْمُشْرِكُونَ إِذَا طَافُوا فَطَافَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَطُفْتُ مَعَهُ فَلَمَّا مَرَرْتُ مَسَحْتُ بِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا تَمَسَّهُ» قَالَ زَيْدٌ فَطُفْنَا فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي لَأَمَسَّنَّهُ حَتَّى أَنْظُرَ مَا يَقُولُ فَمَسَحْتُهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَلَمْ تُنْهَ؟» قَالَ زَيْدٌ فَوَالَّذِي أَكْرَمَهُ وَأَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابَ مَا اسْتَلَمْتُ صَنَمًا حَتَّى أَكْرَمَهُ اللَّهُ بِالَّذِي أَكْرَمَهُ وَأَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابَ وَمَاتَ زَيْدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ نُفَيْلٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُبْعَثَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَأْتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أُمَّةً وَحْدَهُ» صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ مُسْلِمٍ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ وَمَنْ تَأَمَّلَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَرَفَ فَضْلَ زَيْدِ وَتَقَدُّمَهُ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ قَبْلَ الدَّعْوَةِ على شرط مسلم  

[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 Abu Rafi, the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said: I was a young boy under the guardianship of Al-Abbas bin Abdul-Muttalib, and I had embraced Islam, and so had the mother of Al-Fadl and Al-Abbas. Al-Abbas had concealed his Islam out of fear from his people, and Abu Lahab had withdrawn from the battle of Badr and sent Al-'As bin Hisham in his place. Al-'As had a debt to Al-Abbas, so he said to him, "Settle my debt for me and I will fight in this battle on your behalf." So Al-Abbas agreed and settled his debt. When the news of the battle reached us, Allah disgraced Abu Lahab. I was a weak man who used to carve arrowheads in a room, and by Allah, I was sitting in that room carving arrowheads while Umm Al-Fadl was with me. Suddenly, I saw Abu Lahab dragging his feet near the door of the room, and his back was towards me. The people said, "This is Abu Sufyan bin Al-Harith." Abu Lahab said to him, "Come here, O son of my brother." So Abu Sufyan went and sat with him. When the people saw them, they gathered around them. Abu Lahab asked Abu Sufyan, "How did things go with the people?" Abu Sufyan replied, "Nothing, By Allah, if we had met them and they attacked us, they would have killed us as they pleased and captured us as they pleased. By Allah, I have not seen people with white garments on fast horses like them. By Allah, no one could stand against them." Then, I lifted up the door of the room and said, "By Allah, those were angels." Abu Lahab raised his hand and struck me on the face, causing my nose to bleed. He then threw me to the ground, hitting me until I fell down. Umm Al-Fadl stood up and seized him, taking hold of a pillar in the room and struck him with it, causing him to bleed from the head, and she said, "O enemy of Allah, you have weakened him. If you have seen his master absent, he would have stood up humiliated. By Allah, he did not live for more than seven nights until Allah struck him with a swelling, and he died. He left his two sons for two or three nights without burying him until you (Quraysh) did." Then a man from Quraysh said to his two sons, "Are you not ashamed that your father's body is in his house?" They replied, "We fear this wound." Quraysh used to fear this swelling just as they feared the plague. The man said, "I will go with you." They said, "By Allah, they did not wash him except by pouring water on him from a distance. Then they carried him to the highest point in Makkah and threw him over the wall, and then they stoned him." Adh-Dhahabi remained silent about this in his summary.  

عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ كُنْتُ غُلَامًا لِلْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَكُنْتُ قَدْ أَسْلَمْتُ وَأَسْلَمَتْ أُمُّ الْفَضْلِ وَأَسْلَمَ الْعَبَّاسُ وَكَانَ يَكْتُمُ إِسْلَامَهُ مَخَافَةً قَوْمِهِ وَكَانَ أَبُو لَهَبٍ قَدْ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْ بَدْرٍ وَبَعَثَ مَكَانَهُ الْعَاصَ بْنَ هِشَامٍ وَكَانَ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ اكْفِنِي هَذَا الْغَزْوَ وَأَتْرُكُ لَكَ مَا عَلَيْكَ فَفَعَلَ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ الْخَبَرُ وَكَبَتَ اللَّهُ أَبَا لَهَبٍ وَكُنْتُ رَجُلًا ضَعِيفًا أَنْحِتُ هَذِهِ الْأَقْدَاحَ فِي حُجْرَةٍ فَوَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَجَالِسٌ فِي الْحُجْرَةِ أَنْحِتُ أَقْدَاحِي وَعِنْدِي أُمُّ الْفَضْلِ إِذِ الْفَاسِقُ أَبُو لَهَبٍ يَجُرُّ رِجْلَيْهِ أُرَاهُ قَالَ عِنْدَ طُنُبِ الْحُجْرَةِ وَكَانَ ظَهْرُهُ إِلَى ظَهْرِي فَقَالَ النَّاسُ هَذَا أَبُو سُفْيَانَ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ فَقَالَ أَبُو لَهَبٍ هَلُمَّ إِلَيَّ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي فَجَاءَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ حَتَّى جَلَسَ عِنْدَهُ فَجَاءَ النَّاسُ فَقَامُوا عَلَيْهِمَا فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي كَيْفَ كَانَ أَمَرُ النَّاسِ؟ فَقَالَ لَا شَيْءَ فَوَاللَّهِ إِنْ لَقِينَاهُمْ فَمَنَحْنَاهُمْ أَكْتَافَنَا يَقْتُلُونَنَا كَيْفَ شَاءُوا وَيَأْسِرُونَنَا كَيْفَ شَاءُوا وَايْمُ اللَّهِ مَا لُمْتُ النَّاسَ قَالَ وَلِمَ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رِجَالًا بِيضًا عَلَى خَيْلٍ بُلْقٍ لَا وَاللَّهِ مَا تَلِيقُ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَقُومُ لَهَا شَيْءٌ قَالَ فَرَفَعْتُ طُنُبَ الْحُجْرَةِ فَقُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ تِلْكَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ فَرَفَعَ أَبُو لَهَبٍ يَدَهُ فَضَرَبَ وَجْهِي وَثَاوَرْتُهُ فَاحْتَمَلَنِي فَضَرَبَ بِي الْأَرْضَ حَتَّى بَرَكَ عَلَى صَدْرِي فَقَامَتْ أُمُّ الْفَضْلِ فَاحْتَجَزَتْ وَرَفَعَتْ عَمُودًا مِنْ عُمَدِ الْحُجْرَةِ فَضَرَبَتْهُ بِهِ فَعَلَّقَتْ فِي رَأْسِهِ شَجَّةً مُنْكَرَةً وَقَالَتْ يَا عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ اسْتَضْعَفْتَهُ إِنْ رَأَيْتَ سَيِّدَهُ غَائِبًا عَنْهُ فَقَامَ ذَلِيلًا فَوَاللَّهِ مَا عَاشَ إِلَّا سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ حَتَّى ضَرَبَهُ اللَّهُ بِالْعَدَسَةِ فَقَتَلَتْهُ فَلَقَدْ تَرَكَهُ ابْنَاهُ لَيْلَتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةً مَا يَدْفِنَانِهِ حَتَّى أَنْتَنَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ لِابْنَيْهِ أَلَا تَسْتَحِيَانِ إِنَّ أَبَاكُمَا قَدْ أَنْتَنَ فِي بَيْتِهِ؟ فَقَالَا إِنَّا نَخْشَى هَذِهِ الْقُرْحَةَ وَكَانَتْ قُرَيْشٌ تَتَّقِي الْعَدَسَةَ كَمَا تَتَّقِي الطَّاعُونَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ انْطَلِقَا فَأَنَا مَعَكُمَا قَالَ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا غَسَّلُوهُ إِلَّا قَذْفًا بِالْمَاءِ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ ثُمَّ احْتَمَلُوهُ فَقَذَفُوهُ فِي أَعْلَى مَكَّةَ إِلَى جِدَارٍ وَقَذَفُوا عَلَيْهِ الْحِجَارَةَ سكت عنه الذهبي في التلخيص  

[Machine] The messenger of Allah (pbuh) ordered us to depart to the land of the Negus, so the Quraysh found out about it and they sent Amr ibn al-Aas and Ammarah ibn al-Waleed and they gathered gifts for the Negus. We arrived before them to the Negus and they came to him with gifts, and he accepted them and prostrated to Allah. Then Amr ibn al-Aas told him that there are people among us who have deviated from our religion while they are in your land. The Negus asked, "In my land?" Amr replied, "Yes." The Negus then sent for us, and Ja'far, may Allah be pleased with him, said, "No one among us will speak today, I will be your spokesperson." So we went to the Negus, while he was sitting in his council with Amr ibn al-Aas on his right and Ammarah on his left, and the priests were sitting, wearing white garments. Amr said to him, "They don't prostrate to you." So when we reached the Negus, we exposed those who were with him from the priests and monks, and they prostrated to the king. Ja'far said, "We only prostrate to Allah." The Negus asked, "And what is this?" Ja'far replied, "Indeed, Allah has sent among us His Messenger, who is the one Jesus foretold. He comes after him, and his name is Ahmad. He has commanded us to worship Allah alone, not associating anything with Him, to establish prayer, pay Zakat, and commanded us to do good and forbid evil." The people were amazed by his words. When Amr saw that, he said to the Negus, "May Allah rectify the king, for they differ with you regarding Jesus, the son of Mary." The Negus asked Ja'far, "What does your companion say about Jesus, the son of Mary?" He replied, "He says about him what is stated in the word of Allah, that he is the Spirit from Allah and His word that He sent down to the Virgin Mary, untouched by any man." The Negus picked up a stick from the ground and said, "O priests and monks, does what he says increase upon what you say about Jesus?" They replied, "This does not weigh as much as a goodbye from you. Welcome to you and to those who have come to you from him. I bear witness that he is the messenger of Allah and the one Jesus foretold. If it weren't for the fact that I am in his place of authority, I would go to him, even if that meant I had to crawl to him. Stay in my land as long as you wish, and I will provide you with food and clothing." Then he said, "Give them back their gifts."  

أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَنْطَلِقَ إِلَى أَرْضِ النَّجَاشِيِّ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ قُرَيْشًا فَبَعَثُوا إِلَى عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ وَعُمَارَةَ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ وَجَمَعُوا لِلنَّجَاشِيِّ هَدَايَا فَقَدِمْنَا وَقَدِمُوا عَلَى النَّجَاشِيِّ فَأَتَوْهُ بِهَدِيَّةٍ فَقَبِلَهَا وَسَجَدُوا لَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْعَاصِ إِنَّ قَوْمًا مِنَّا رَغِبُوا عَنْ دِينِنَا وَهُمْ فِي أَرْضِكَ فَقَالَ لَهُمُ النَّجَاشِيُّ فِي أَرْضِي؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْنَا فَقَالَ لَنَا جَعْفَرٌ لَا يَتَكَلَّمْ مِنْكُمْ أَحَدٌ أَنَا خَطِيبُكُمُ الْيَوْمَ فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى النَّجَاشِيِّ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فِي مَجْلِسِهِ وَعَمْرُو بْنُ الْعَاصِ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعُمَارَةُ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ وَالْقِسِّيسُونَ مِنَ الرُّهْبَانِ جُلُوسٌ سِمَاطَيْنِ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَمْرٌو وَعُمَارَةُ إِنَّهُمْ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ لَكَ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَيْهِ زَبَرَنَا مَنْ عِنْدَهُ مِنَ الْقِسِّيسِينَ وَالرُّهْبَانِ اسْجُدُوا لِلْمَلِكِ فَقَالَ جَعْفَرٌ لَا نَسْجُدُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّجَاشِيُّ وَمَا ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَعَثَ فِينَا رَسُولَهُ وَهُوَ الرَّسُولُ الَّذِي بَشَّرَ بِهِ عِيسَى بِرَسُولٍ يَأْتِي مِنْ بَعْدِهِ اسْمُهُ أَحْمَدُ فَأَمَرَنَا أَنْ نَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ وَلَا نُشْرِكَ بِهِ شَيْئًا وَنُقِيمَ الصَّلَاةَ وَنُؤْتِي الزَّكَاةَ وَأَمَرَنَا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَنَهَانَا عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ قَالَ فَأَعْجَبَ النَّاسَ قَوْلُهُ فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ عَمْرٌو قَالَ لَهُ أَصْلَحَ اللَّهُ الْمَلِكَ إِنَّهُمْ يُخَالِفُونَكَ فِي عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ فَقَالَ النَّجَاشِيُّ لِجَعْفَرٍ مَا يَقُولُ صَاحِبُكَ فِي ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ؟ قَالَ يَقُولُ فِيهِ قَوْلَ اللَّهِ هُوَ رُوحُ اللَّهِ وَكَلِمَتُهُ أَخْرَجَهُ مِنَ الْبَتُولِ الْعَذْرَاءِ لَمْ يَقْرَبْهَا بَشَرٌ قَالَ فَتَنَاوَلَ النَّجَاشِيُّ عُودًا مِنَ الْأَرْضِ فَرَفَعَهُ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْقِسِّيسِينَ وَالرُّهْبَانِ مَا يَزِيدُ هَؤُلَاءِ عَلَى مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ مَا يَزِنُ هَذِهِ مَرْحَبًا بِكُمْ وَبِمَنْ جِئْتُمْ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ فَأَنَا أَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَأَنَّهُ الَّذِي بَشَّرَ بِهِ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ وَلَوْلَا مَا أَنَا فِيهِ مِنَ الْمُلْكِ لَأَتَيْتُهُ حَتَّى أَحْمِلَ نَعْلَيْهِ امْكُثُوا فِي أَرْضِي مَا شِئْتُمْ وَأَمَرَ لَهُمْ بِطَعَامٍ وَكِسْوَةٍ وَقَالَ رُدُّوا عَلَى هَذَيْنِ هَدِيَّتَهُمْ  

[Machine] "Do you know the story of Ayyub (Job)? I said, what is the story of Ayyub? He said, there was a village where there were people from the Jews, so Allah forbade them from hunting whales on the Sabbath. Their whales used to come to them on their Sabbath, appearing white like pregnant women. But on days other than the Sabbath, they could not find them nor catch them except with great difficulty and hardship. So some of them said to others, or someone said among them, "If we take them on a day other than the Sabbath and eat them, let us do it." So a household among them did that. They took the whales and ate them, and then they roasted them. Their neighbors smelled the roasting and said, "By Allah, we do not see anything of the people of so-and-so." Others among them took more of the whales until this behavior spread among them and became widespread. They eventually separated into three groups: one that ate, one that forbade, and one that asked, 'Why do you advise a people whom Allah will destroy or punish with a severe punishment?' [Quran 7:164]. The group that forbade said, 'We warn you of Allah's anger and punishment that may hit you with sinking or stoning or some of the punishments that He has.' And by Allah, we do not hide anything from you while you are present.' They then left the city and stayed away until the next day, then they came and knocked on the door of the city, but no one answered them. So they brought a ladder and leaned it against the wall, and one from among them climbed over it. He called out, 'O servants of Allah, due to their sins, they were transformed into monkeys, with tails.' They knew their lineages were from human beings, while the human beings did not know that their lineage had become that of monkeys. The person would sniff at his male relative, sticking to him, and the human being would say to him, 'Are you so and so?' The monkey would point to his head, meaning yes, and would weep. The female monkey would go to her male relative, sticking to him, and the human being would say to her, 'Are you so-and-so?' She would point to her head, meaning yes, and would weep. The human beings then said to each other, 'Indeed, we warned you of Allah's punishment, that He would strike you with a crumbling or a transformation or some of the punishment that He has.' Ibn Abbas said, 'I do not know what the third group did.' Ibn Abbas also said, 'How many times have we seen an evil action and we did not forbid it?' Ikrimah said, 'I then said, what do you see that Allah made me do?' They had denied and disliked what they said when they asked, 'Why do you advise a people whom Allah will destroy or punish with a severe punishment?' So my statement amazed them, and Allah ordered me to wear two heavy coats, so they covered me with them."  

هَلْ تَعْرِفُ أَيْلَةَ؟ قُلْتُ وَمَا أَيْلَةَ؟ قَالَ قَرْيَةٌ كَانَ بِهَا نَاسٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ فَحَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْحِيتَانِ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ فَكَانَتْ حِيتَانُهُمْ تَأْتِيهِمْ يَوْمَ سَبْتِهِمْ شُرَّعًا بَيْضَاءَ سِمَانَ كَأَمْثَالِ الْمَخَاضِ بَأَفْنِيَاتِهِمْ وَأَبْنِيَاتِِهِمْ فَإِذَا كَانَ فِي غَيْرِ يَوْمِ السَّبْتِ لَمْ يَجِدُوهَا وَلَمْ يُدْرِكُوهَا إِلَّا فِي مَشَقَّةٍ وَمَئُونَةٍ شَدِيدَةٍ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ أَوْ مَنْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُمْ لَعَلَّنَا لَوْ أَخَذْنَاهَا يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ وَأَكَلْنَاهَا فِي غَيْرِ يَوْمِ السَّبْتِ فَفَعَلَ ذَلِكَ أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ مِنْهُمْ فَأَخَذُوا فَشَوَوْا فَوَجَدَ جِيرَانُهُمْ رِيحَ الشِّوَاءِ فَقَالُوا وَاللَّهِ مَا نََرََى أَصْحَابَ بَنِي فُلَانٍ شَيْءٌ فَأَخَذُوهَا آخَرُونَ حَتَّى فَشَا ذَلِكَ فِيهِمْ وَكَثُرَ فَافْتَرَقُوا فِرَقًا ثَلَاثًا فِرْقَةٌ أَكَلَتْ وَفِرْقَةٌ نَهَتْ وَفِرْقَةٌ قَالَتْ {لِمَ تَعِظُونَ قَوْمًا اللَّهُ مُهْلِكُهُمْ أَوْ مُعَذِّبُهُمْ} [الأعراف 164] عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا فَقَالَتِ الْفِرْقَةُ الَّتِي نَهَتْ إِنَّا نُحَذِّرُكُمْ غَضَبَ اللَّهِ وَعِقَابَهُ أَنْ يُصِيبَكُمْ بِخَسْفٍ أَوْ قَذْفٍ أَوْ بِبَعْضِ مَا عِنْدَهُ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ وَاللَّهِ لَا نُبَايِتُكُمْ فِي مَكَانٍ وَأَنْتُمْ فِيهِ وَخَرَجُوا مِنَ السُّورِ فَغَدَوْا عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْغَدِ فَضَرَبُوا بَابَ السُّورِ فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُمْ أَحَدٌ فَأَتَوْا بِسُلَّمٍ فَأَسْنَدُوهُ إِلَى السُّورِ ثُمَّ رَقِيَ مِنْهُمْ رَاقٍ عَلَى السُّورِ فَقَالَ يَا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ قِرَدَةٌ وَاللَّهِ لَهَا أَذْنَابٌ تَعَاوَى ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ مِنَ السُّورِ فَفَتَحَ السُّورَ فَدَخَلَ النَّاسُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَعَرَفَتِ الْقِرَدَةُ أَنْسَابَهَا مِنَ الْإِنْسِ وَلَمْ تَعْرِفِ الْإِنْسُ أَنْسَابَهَا مِنَ الْقِرَدَةِ قَالَ فَيَأْتِي الْقَرَدُ إِلَى نَسِيبِهِ وَقَرِيبِهِ مِنَ الْإِنْسِ فَيَحْتَكُّ بِهِ وَيَلْصَقُ وَيَقُولُ الْإِنْسَانُ أَنْتَ فُلَانٌ؟ فَيُشِيرُ بِرَأْسِهِ أَيْ نَعَمْ وَيَبْكِي وَتَأْتِي الْقِرَدَةُ إِلَى نَسِيبِهَا وَقَرِيبِهَا مِنَ الْإِنْسِ فَيَقُولُ لَهَا أَنْتِ فُلَانَةٌ؟ فَتُشِيرُ بِرَأْسِهَا أَيْ نَعَمْ وَتَبْكِي فَيَقُولُ لَهُمُ الْإِنْسُ أَمَا إِنَّا حَذَّرْنَاكُمْ غَضَبَ اللَّهِ وَعِقَابَهُ أَنْ يُصِيبَكُمْ بِخَسْفٍ أَوْ مَسْخٍ أَوْ بِبَعْضِ مَا عِنْدَهُ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَاسْمَعِ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ «فَأَنْجَيْنَا الَّذِينَ يَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ السُّوءِ وَأَخَذْنَا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا بِعَذَابٍ بَئِيسٍ بِمَا كَانُوا يَفْسُقُونَ» فَلَا أَدْرِي مَا فَعَلَتِ الْفُرْقَةُ الثَّالِثَةُ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَكَمْ قَدْ رَأَيْنَا مِنْ مُنْكَرٍ فَلَمْ نَنْهَ عَنْهُ قَالَ عِكْرِمَةُ فَقُلْتُ مَا تَرَى جَعَلَنِي اللَّهُ فِدَاكَ؟ إِنَّهُمْ قَدْ أَنْكَرُوا وَكَرِهُوا حِينَ قَالُوا لِمَ تَعِظُونَ قَوْمًا اللَّهُ مُهْلِكُهُمْ أَوْ مُعَذِّبُهُمْ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا؟ فَأَعْجَبَهُ قُولِي ذَلِكَ وَأَمَرَ لِي بِبُرْدَيْنِ غَلِيظَيْنِ فَكَسَانِيهُمَا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said, "Whoever is afflicted with a calamity should say, 'Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return. O Allah, I seek reward from You for my affliction and replace it with something better.' "

When Abu Salamah died, I said this supplication and every time I said it, I saw that Allah replaced my calamity with something better. I said to myself, "Who is better than Abu Salamah?"

When her waiting period ended, Abu Bakr proposed to her, but she did not marry him. Then Umar proposed to her, but she did not marry him either. Then the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) sent Umar ibn Al-Khattab to propose to her on his behalf. She said, "Inform the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) that I am a woman who is not interested in remarrying, and I am a woman who is already afflicted. And there is no witness among my guardians." So the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) went to her and mentioned this to her. He said, "Tell her that when you say, 'I am a woman who is not interested in remarrying,' I ask Allah to remove your unwillingness. And when you say, 'I am a woman who is already afflicted,' may your children be sufficient for you. And when you say, 'There is no witness among my guardians,' no one among your guardians will be a witness, nor will anyone who is absent like that."

She said to her son, "O Umar, go and marry me to the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him)." So Umar married her to him. The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) used to visit her in her room to be intimate with her. But when she saw him, she would take her daughter Zainab and put her in her place. The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) noticed this, so Ammar ibn Yasir, who was her foster brother, came to her and said, "Where is that wickedness with which you have harmed the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him)?" He took her and went with her. The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) came to her and entered her room, and he began to strike his forehead against the sides of the house, saying, "What did Zainab do?" She said, "Ammar came and took her away." So the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) rebuilt the house for her and said, "I will not decrease your status from what I have given to other women, two Rahas (sheep) and two Dirhams, and a bone filled with stuffing as a headrest." And he said, "If I have seven wives, I will have the same for all of them."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ أَصَابَتْهُ مُصِيبَةٌ فَلْيَقُلْ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَأَنَا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ اللَّهُمَّ عِنْدَكَ أَحْتَسِبُ مُصِيبَتِي فَأْجُرْنِي فِيهَا وَأَبْدِلْنِي بِهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا» فَلَمَّا مَاتَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ قُلْتُهَا فَجَعَلْتُ كُلَّمَا بَلَغْتُ أَبْدَلَنِي خَيْرًا مِنْهَا قُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي وَمَنْ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ؟ فَلَمَّا انْقَضَتْ عِدَّتُهَا بَعَثَ إِلَيْهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَخْطُبُهَا فَلَمْ تَزَوَّجْهُ ثُمَّ بَعَثَ إِلَيْهَا عُمَرُ يَخْطُبُهَا فَلَمْ تَزَوَّجْهُ فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ يَخْطُبُهَا عَلَيْهِ قَالَتْ أَخْبِرْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنِّي امْرَأَةٌ غَيْرَى وَأَنِّي امْرَأَةٌ مُصْبِيَةٌ وَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَوْلِيَائِي شَاهِدًا فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ «ارْجِعْ إِلَيْهَا فَقُلْ لَهَا أَمَّا قَوْلُكِ إِنِّي امْرَأَةٌ غَيْرَى فَأُسْأَلُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُذْهِبَ غَيْرَتَكِ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُكِ إِنِّي امْرَأَةٌ مُصْبِيَةٌ فَتُكْفَينَ صِبْيَانَكِ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُكِ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَوْلِيَائِكِ شَاهِدًا فَلَيْسَ مِنْ أَوْلِيَائِكِ شَاهِدٌ وَلَا غَائِبٌ يَكْرَهُ ذَلِكَ» فَقَالَتْ لِابْنِهَا يَا عُمَرُ قُمْ فَزَوِّجْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَزَوَّجَهُ فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَأْتِيهَا لِيَدْخُلَ بِهَا فَإِذَا رَأَتْهُ أَخَذَتِ ابْنَتَهَا زَيْنَبَ فَجَعَلْتُهَا فِي حِجْرِهَا فَيَنْقَلِبُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَعَلِمَ بِذَلِكَ عَمَّارُ بْنُ يَاسِرٍ وَكَانَ أَخَاهَا مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ فَجَاءَ إِلَيْهَا فَقَالَ يْنَ هَذِهِ الْمَقْبُوحَةُ الَّتِي قَدْ آذَيْتِ بِهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَخَذَهَا فَذَهَبَ بِهَا فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا فَجَعَلَ يَضْرِبُ بِبَصَرِهِ فِي جَوَانِبِ الْبَيْتِ وَقَالَ «مَا فَعَلَتْ زَيْنَبُ؟ » قَالَتْ جَاءَ عَمَّارٌ فَأَخَذَهَا فَذَهَبَ بِهَا فَبَنَى بِهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقَالَ «إِنِّي لَا أَنْقُصُكِ مِمَّا أَعْطَيْتُ فُلَانَةَ رَحَاءَيْنِ وَجَرَّتَيْنِ وَمِرْفَقَةً حَشْوُهَا لِيفٌ» وَقَالَ «إِنْ سَبَّعْتُ لَكِ سَبَّعْتُ لِنِسَائِي»  

[Machine] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the marketplace of Dhi Al-Majaz wearing a red robe, and he was saying, "O people, say there is no deity but Allah, and you will be successful." A man was following him, throwing stones at him, causing his back and heels to bleed, while saying, "O people, do not obey him, for he is a liar." I asked, "Who is this?" It was said, "He is the son of Abd Al-Muttalib." I then asked, "Who is the one who follows him and throws stones at him?" It was said, "He is Abd Al-Uzza, the father of Lahab." When Islam emerged, we left until we reached a place near Madinah, and we had with us a container of dates. While we were sitting, a man approached us wearing two white garments and greeted us, asking, "Where are the people coming from?" We said, "From Rabdah." He asked, "Do you sell this camel?" We said, "Yes." He asked, "For how much?" We replied, "For such and such amount of dates." He said, "I will take it." He took the camel and did not haggle with us. Then, he disappeared within the walls of Madinah, and we whispered to each other, wondering if he knew the value of our camel. The man with the container said, "Do not whisper among yourselves, for I saw the face of a man whom none of you could belittle. I have never seen anything resembling the moon on the night of a full moon as his face." Later that evening, a man approached us and greeted us, saying, "I am the Messenger of the Messenger of Allah, and he says, 'You may eat until you are satiated, and trade until you are content.'" We ate until we were full and traded until we were content. The next morning, we arrived at Madinah, and there stood the Messenger of Allah, delivering a sermon from the pulpit, saying, "The hand that gives is higher than the one that receives, and start with those you are responsible for, your mother and father, then your sister and brother, and then the closest ones." A man stood up and said, "O Messenger of Allah, these are the sons of Tha'laba ibn Yarbua who killed so and so in the age of ignorance. Take our revenge from him." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his hands up, and I saw the whiteness of his armpits as he said, "No, a mother cannot seek revenge for her child, no, a mother cannot seek revenge for her child."  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي سُوقِ ذِي الْمَجَازِ وَعَلَيْهِ حُلَّةٌ حَمْرَاءُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ «يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قُولُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ تُفْلِحُوا» وَرَجُلٌ يَتْبَعُهُ يَرْمِيهِ بِالْحِجَارَةِ وَقَدْ أَدْمَى عُرْقُوبَيْهِ وَكَعْبَيْهِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ لَا تُطِيعُوهُ فَإِنَّهُ كَذَّابٌ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قِيلَ هَذَا غُلَامُ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ قُلْتُ فَمَنْ هَذَا الَّذِي يَتْبَعُهُ يَرْمِيهِ بِالْحِجَارَةِ؟ قَالَ هَذَا عَبْدُ الْعُزَّى أَبُو لَهَبٍ قَالَ فَلَمَّا ظَهَرَ الْإِسْلَامُ خَرَجْنَا فِي ذَلِكَ حَتَّى نَزَلْنَا قَرِيبًا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَمَعَنَا ظَعِينَةٌ لَنَا فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ قُعُودٌ إِذْ أَتَانَا رَجُلٌ عَلَيْهِ ثَوْبَانِ أَبْيَضَانِ فَسَلَّمَ وَقَالَ مِنْ أَيْنَ أَقْبَلَ الْقَوْمُ؟ قُلْنَا مِنَ الرَّبَذَةِ قَالَ وَمَعَنَا جَمَلٌ قَالَ أَتَبِيعُونَ هَذَا الْجَمَلَ؟ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ قَالَ بِكَمْ؟ قُلْنَا بِكَذَا وَكَذَا صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ قَالَ فَأَخَذَهُ وَلَمْ يَسْتَنْقِصْنَا قَالَ قَدْ أَخَذْتُهُ ثُمَّ تَوَارَى بِحِيطَانِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَتَلَاوَمْنَا فِيمَا بَيْنَنَا فَقُلْنَا أَعْطَيْتُمْ جَمَلَكُمْ رَجُلًا لَا تَعْرِفُونَهُ؟ قَالَ فَقَالَتِ الظَّعِينَةُ لَا تَلَاوَمُوا فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ وَجْهَ رَجُلٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيَحْقِرَكُمْ * مَا رَأَيْتُ شَيْئًا أَشْبَهَ بِالْقَمَرِ لَيْلَةَ الْبَدْرِ مِنْ وَجْهِهِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْعَشِيِّ أَتَانَا رَجُلٌ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْنَا وَقَالَ أَنَا رَسُولُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَأْكُلُوا حَتَّى تَشْبَعُوا وَتَكْتَالُوا حَتَّى تَسْتَوْفُوا» قَالَ فَأَكَلْنَا حَتَّى شَبِعْنَا وَاكْتَلْنَا حَتَّى اسْتَوْفَيْنَا قَالَ ثُمَّ قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ مِنَ الْغَدِ فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَائِمٌ يَخْطُبُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ «يَدُ الْمُعْطِي يَدُ الْعُلْيَا وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ أُمَّكَ وَأَبَاكَ أُخْتَكَ وَأَخَاكَ ثُمَّ أَدْنَاكَ أَدْنَاكَ» فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَؤُلَاءِ بَنُو ثَعْلَبَةَ بْنِ يَرْبُوعٍ قَتَلُوا فُلَانًا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَخُذْ لَنَا بِثَأْرِنَا مِنْهُ فَرَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ بَيَاضَ إِبْطَيْهِ وَقَالَ «أَلَا لَا تَجْنِي أُمٌّ عَلَى وَلَدٍ أَلَا لَا تَجْنِي أُمٌّ عَلَى وَلَدٍ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stayed in Mecca for seven years, following the people to their homes in Okaz, Majannah, and the seasons in Mina. He would say, "Who will provide shelter and support me until I convey the messages of my Lord?" Even the people from Yemen or Egypt would come to him, and their clans would warn them, saying, "Beware of the boy from Quraysh who may deceive you." He would walk among them as they pointed at him with their fingers. Then Allah sent support from Yathrib and we provided him refuge and believed in him. The man would leave us, and upon returning to his people he would deliver Islam to them, and they would embrace it until there was no house left in the houses of the Ansar without some Muslims living in it, openly practicing Islam. Then we gathered and said, "How long will we let the Prophet ﷺ be expelled and live in fear in the mountains of Mecca?" So seventy of us set out until we reached him during the pilgrimage season, and we pledged allegiance to him at Al-Aqaba. We said, "O Messenger of Allah, for what reason should we pledge allegiance to you?" He said, "Pledge allegiance to me to listen and obey in times of energy or laziness, hardship or ease, to spend in times of difficulty or abundance, to enjoy what is good and forbid what is evil, and to not care about the blame of the blamers, and to support and protect me just as you would protect yourselves, your wives, and your children, and Paradise will be yours." So we stood up and pledged allegiance to him. Sa'd ibn Zurarah, the youngest among us, held his hand and said, "O people of Yathrib, we have not even struck the backs of camels unless we knew that he is the Messenger of Allah, and that his expulsion today is a dispute for all the Arabs, and the killing of your best men, and the swords are about to reach you. So either you endure that and your reward will be with Allah, or you fear for yourselves and show your weakness. Clarify your choice, for it is easier for you." They said, "Remove this doubt, for by Allah, we will never abandon this pledge." So we pledged allegiance to him, and he placed conditions for us to be given Paradise in return.  

مَكَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِمَكَّةَ سَبْعَ * سِنِينَ يَتَتَبَّعُ النَّاسَ فِي مَنَازِلِهِمْ بِعُكَاظَ وَمَجَنَّةَ وَالْمَوَاسِمِ بِمِنًى يَقُولُ «مَنْ يُؤْوِينِي وَيَنْصُرَنِي حَتَّى أُبَلِّغَ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّي؟ » حَتَّى إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لِيَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ أَوْ مِنْ مِصْرَ فَيَأْتِيهُ قَوْمُهُ فَيَقُولُونَ احْذَرْ غُلَامَ قُرَيْشٍ لَا يَفْتِنُكَ وَيَمْشِي بَيْنَ رِحَالِهِمْ وَهُمْ يُشِيرُونَ إِلَيْهِ بِالْأَصَابِعِ حَتَّى بَعَثَنَا اللَّهُ مِنْ يَثْرِبَ فَآوَيْنَاهُ وَصَدَّقْنَاهُ فَيَخْرُجُ الرَّجُلُ مِنَّا وَيُؤْمِنُ بِهِ وَيُقْرِئُهُ الْقُرْآنَ وَيَنْقَلِبُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَيُسْلِمُونَ بِإِسْلَامِهِ حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ دَارٌ مِنْ دُورِ الْأَنْصَارِ إِلَّا فِيهَا رَهْطٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يُظْهِرُونَ الْإِسْلَامَ ثُمَّ إِنَّا اجْتَمَعْنَا فَقُلْنَا حَتَّى مَتَى نَتْرُكُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يُطْرَدُ فِي جِبَالِ مَكَّةَ وَيَخَافُ؟ ‍ فَرَحَلَ إِلَيْهِ مِنَّا سَبْعُونَ رَجُلًا حَتَّى قَدِمُوا عَلَيْهِ فِي الْمَوْسِمِ فَوَاعَدْنَاهُ بَيْعَةَ الْعَقَبَةِ فَاجْتَمَعْنَا عِنْدَهَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ وَرَجُلَيْنِ حَتَّى تَوَافَيْنَا فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَلَامَ نُبَايِعُكَ؟ قَالَ «تُبَايعُونِي عَلَى السَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ فِي النَّشَاطِ وَالْكَسَلِ وَالنَّفَقَةِ فِي الْعُسْرِ وَالْيُسْرِ وَعَلَى الْأَمْرِ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَالنَّهْيِ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَأَنْ يَقُولَهَا لَا يُبَالِي فِي اللَّهِ لَوْمَةَ لَائِمٍ وَعَلَى أَنْ تَنْصُرُونِيَ وَتَمْنَعُونِي إِذَا قَدِمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ مِمَّا تَمْنَعُونَ مِنْهُ أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَأَزْوَاجَكُمْ وَأَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَلَكُمُ الْجَنَّةُ» فَقُمْنَا إِلَيْهِ فَبَايَعْنَاهُ وَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ وَهُوَ مِنْ أَصْغَرِهِمْ فَقَالَ رُوَيْدًا يَا أَهْلَ يَثْرِبَ فَإِنَّا لَمْ نَضْرِبْ أَكْبَادَ الْإِبِلِ إِلَّا وَنَحْنُ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَنَّ إِخْرَاجَهُ الْيَوْمَ مُنَازَعَةُ الْعَرَبِ كَافَّةً وَقَتْلُ خِيَارِكُمْ وَأَنْ تَعَضَّكُمُ السُّيُوفُ فَإِمَّا أَنْ تَصْبِرُوا عَلَى ذَلِكَ وَأَجْرُكُمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَإِمَّا أَنْتُمْ تَخَافُونَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ جُبْنًا فَبَيِّنُوا ذَلِكَ فَهُوَ أَعْذَرُ لَكُمْ فَقَالُوا أَمِطْ عَنَّا فَوَاللَّهِ لَا نَدَعُ هَذِهِ الْبَيْعَةَ أَبَدًا فَقُمْنَا إِلَيْهِ فَبَايَعْنَاهُ فَأَخَذَ عَلَيْنَا وَشَرَطَ أَنْ يُعْطِيَنَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ الْجَنَّةَ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ stayed for ten years, tracing people in their homes during the season, in Muhjanah, 'Ukaz, and in their homes in Mina. He would say, 'Who will shelter me and support me until I deliver the messages of my Lord, and Paradise will be his?' But he ﷺ did not find anyone to support or shelter him until a man would leave Egypt or Yemen and his people would come to him and say, 'Beware of the Quraysh boy who walks among their caravans, inviting them to Allah.' They would point him out until Allah sent to him someone from Yathrib (Madina). The man would come to him, believe in him, and recite the Qur'an to him. Then he would return to his people, and they would embrace Islam until there was not a single house in Yathrib without a group of Muslims openly practicing Islam. They (the Muslims) consulted with each other and said, 'How long will the Messenger of Allah ﷺ be expelled and in fear in the mountains of Makkah?' So we set off until we reached him during the season. The people of 'Aqabah promised him and 'Abbas, his uncle, addressed the people of Yathrib, saying, 'O people of Yathrib, we gathered with him by a man and two men. When he looked at our faces, he said, 'These are people I don't know, they are young people.' We said, 'O Messenger of Allah, what do you want us to pledge allegiance to you upon?' He said, 'Pledge allegiance to me upon hearing and obeying, in times of ease and difficulty, in matters of expenditure and hardship, and in commanding good and forbidding evil. And that you do not reproach me about Allah if you are not pleased with something, and that you support me when I come to you, denying me what you deny yourselves, your wives, and your children. Paradise will be yours.' So we pledged allegiance to him, and he took the hand of As'ad bin Zurarah, who was the youngest of the seventy except me. He said, 'O people of Yathrib, we never struck the liver of any animal except that we knew he was the Messenger of Allah, and his expulsion today is the separation of all the Arab tribes, and the killing of your best men. If you wish, you bear this burden and the reward will be with Allah, and if you fear for your own selves, leave him alone, for he is the most deserving to be excused before Allah.' They said, 'O As'ad, remove your hand from us. By Allah, we will not abandon this pledge nor break it.' So a man stood up and took the hand of 'Abbas, and guaranteed its fulfillment with Paradise.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ لَبِثَ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ يَتَتَبَّعُ النَّاسَ فِي مَنَازِلِهِمْ فِي الْمَوْسِمِ وَمَجَنَّةَ وَعُكَاظٍ وَفِي مَنَازِلِهِمْ بِمِنًى يَقُولُ «مَنْ يُؤْوِينِي وَيَنْصُرُنِي حَتَّى أُبَلِّغَ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّي وَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ؟ » فَلَا يَجِدُ ﷺ أَحَدًا يَنْصُرُهُ وَلَا يُؤْوِيهِ حَتَّى إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَرْحَلُ مِنْ مِصْرَ أَوْ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ إِلَى ذِي رَحِمِهِ فَيَأْتِيهِ قَوْمُهُ فَيَقُولُونَ لَهُ احْذَرْ غُلَامَ قُرَيْشٍ لَا يَفْتِنْكَ وَيَمْشِي بَيْنَ رِحَالِهِمْ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ فَيُشِيرُونَ إِلَيْهِ بِالْأَصَابِعِ حَتَّى بَعَثَنَا اللَّهُ لَهُ مِنْ يَثْرِبَ فَيَأْتِيهِ الرَّجُلُ فَيُؤْمِنُ بِهِ وَيُقْرِئُهُ الْقُرْآنَ فَيَنْقَلِبُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَيُسْلِمُونَ بِإِسْلَامِهِ حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ دَارٌ مِنْ دُورِ يَثْرِبَ إِلَّا وَفِيهَا رَهْطٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يُظْهِرُونَ الْإِسْلَامَ فَائْتَمَرَنَا وَاجْتَمَعْنَا فَقُلْنَا حَتَّى مَتَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُطْرَدُ فِي جِبَالِ مَكَّةَ وَيَخَافُ؟ فَرَحَلْنَا حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي الْمَوْسِمِ فَوَاعَدَنَا شِعْبَ الْعَقَبَةِ فَقَالَ عَمُّهُ الْعَبَّاسُ يَا * أَهْلِ يَثْرِبَ فَاجْتَمَعْنَا عِنْدَهُ مِنْ رَجُلٍ وَرَجُلَيْنِ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ * فِي وجُوهِنَا قَالَ هَؤُلَاءِ قَوْمٌ لَا أَعْرِفُهُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ أَحْدَاثٌ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَلَى مَا نُبَايِعُكَ؟ قَالَ «تُبَايعُونِي عَلَى السَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ فِي النَّشَاطِ وَالْكَسَلِ وَعَلَى النَّفَقَةِ فِي الْعُسْرِ وَالْيُسْرِ وَعَلَى الْأَمْرِ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَالنَّهْيِ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَعَلَى أَنْ تَقُولُوا فِي اللَّهِ لَا يَأْخُذْكُمْ فِي اللَّهِ لَوْمَةُ لَائِمٍ وَعَلَى أَنْ تَنْصُرُونِي إِذَا قَدِمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَتَمْنَعُونِي مَا تَمْنَعُونَ مِنْهُ أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَأَزْوَاجَكُمْ وَأَبْنَاءَكُمْ فَلَكُمُ الْجَنَّةُ» فَقُمْنَا نُبَايِعُهُ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ وَهُوَ أَصْغَرُ السَّبْعِينَ إِلَّا أَنَا قَالَ رُوَيْدًا يَا أَهْلَ يَثْرِبَ إِنَّا لَمْ نَضْرِبْ إِلَيْهِ أَكْبَادَ الْمَطِيِّ إِلَّا وَنَحْنُ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَإِنَّ إِخْرَاجَهُ الْيَوْمَ مُفَارَقَةُ الْعَرَبِ كَافَّةً وَقَتْلَ خِيَارِكُمْ وَأَنْ تَعَضَّكُمُ السُّيُوفُ فَإِمَّا أَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ تَصْبِرُونَ عَلَيْهَا إِذَا مَسَّتْكُمْ وَعَلَى قَتْلِ خِيَارِكُمْ وَمُفَارَقَةِ الْعَرَبِ كَافَّةً فَخُذُوهُ وَأَجْرُكُمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَإِمَّا أَنْتُمْ تَخَافُونَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ خِيفَةً فَذَرُوهُ فَهُوَ أَعْذَرُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ قَالُوا يَا أَسْعَدُ أَمِطْ عَنَّا يَدَكَ فَوَاللَّهِ لَا نَذَرُ هَذِهِ الْبَيْعَةَ وَلَا نَسْتَقِيلُهَا قَالَ فَقُمْنَا إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ رَجُلٌ فَأَخَذَ عَلَيْنَا شَرِيطَةَ الْعَبَّاسِ وَضَمِنَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ الْجَنَّةَ  

[Machine] When Aba Dhar was approaching death, I cried. He asked me, "What makes you cry?" I said, "Why shouldn't I cry when you are about to die on a patch of land? I don't have a shroud big enough to cover you, nor do I have hands to bury you." He said, "Rejoice and do not cry, for I have heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'No two Muslim parents lose two children or more and show patience and seek reward, except that they will see Paradise forever.' And I have heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say to a group of people that I am among them, 'One of you will die on a patch of land witnessed by a group of believers.' None of those people left except that they died in a village and community, except for me. By Allah, I am not lying. So, look for the way." I said, "How can I find the way when the pilgrims have already left and the roads are cut off?" He said, "Go and look for it." So, I sought it with great difficulty until I reached a sandy area, then I returned and made him sick. While he was in that condition, suddenly I saw men on their camels as if they were specks of sand in the wind. I said, "Hurry up and come to me!" When they stood in front of me, they said, "O servant of Allah, what is wrong with you?" I said, "A Muslim man has died, so won't you shroud him?" They asked, "Who is he?" I said, "Abu Dhar." They said, "The companion of the Messenger of Allah?" I said, "Yes." So, they sacrificed their fathers and mothers for him and hurried towards him until they entered upon him. He said to them, "Rejoice, for I have heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say to a group of people that I am among them, 'One of you will die on a patch of land witnessed by a group of believers.' None of those people died except in a group." I swear by Allah that I did not lie and he did not lie. If I had a shroud that would fit either me or my wife, I would not have shrouded him except in that shroud. I implore you by Allah that no one among you, whether a leader, a dignitary, a messenger, or a captain, shrouds me. None of those people died except that they committed some of what he (the Prophet) mentioned, except for one young boy from the Ansar. He said, "I will shroud you, O uncle. I will shroud you in my garment and in two robes from my mother's yarn." He said, "You, then shroud me." So, the Ansari among the group who were present and stood over him shrouded him and buried him in a group, all of whom were from Yemen.  

لَمَّا حَضَرَتْ أَبَا ذَرٍّ الْوَفَاةُ بَكَيْتُ فَقَالَ مَا يُبْكِيكِ؟ فَقُلْتُ وَمَا لِيَ لَا أَبْكِي وَأَنْتَ تَمُوتُ بِفَلَاةٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ وَلَيْسَ عِنْدِي ثَوْبٌ يَسَعُكَ كَفَنًا وَلَا يَدَانِ لِي فِي تَغْيِيبِكَ قَالَ أَبْشِرِي وَلَا تَبْكِي فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَا يَمُوتُ بَيْنَ امْرَأَيْنِ مُسْلِمَيْنِ وَلَدَانِ أَوْ ثَلَاثٌ فَيَصْبِرَانِ وَيَحْتَسِبَانِ فَيَرَيَانِ النَّارَ أَبَدًا» وَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لِنَفَرٍ أَنَا فِيهِمْ «لَيَمُوتَنَّ رَجُلٌ مِنْكُمْ بِفَلَاةٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ يَشْهَدُهُ عِصَابَةٌ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ» وَلَيْسَ مِنْ أُولَئِكَ النَّفْرِ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا وَقَدْ مَاتَ فِي قَرْيَةٍ وَجَمَاعَةٍ فَأَنَا ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ وَاللَّهِ مَا كَذَبْتُ وَلَا كُذِبْتُ فَأَبْصِرِي الطَّرِيقَ فَقُلْتُ أَنَّى وَقَدْ ذَهَبَتِ الْحَاجُّ وَتَقَطَّعَتِ الطُّرُقُ فَقَالَ اذْهَبِي فَتَبَصَّرِي قَالَتْ فَكُنْتُ أَشْتَدُّ إِلَى الْكَثِيبِ أَتَبَصَّرُ ثُمَّ أَرْجِعُ فَأُمَرِّضُهُ فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ وَأَنَا كَذَلِكَ إِذَا أَنَا بِرِجَالٍ عَلَى رَحْلِهِمْ كَأَنَّهُمُ الرَّخَمُ تَخُبُّ بِهِمْ رَوَاحِلُهُمْ قَالَتْ فَأَسْرَعُوا إِلَيَّ حِينَ وَقَفُوا عَلَيَّ فَقَالُوا يَا أَمَةَ اللَّهِ مَا لَكِ؟ قُلْتُ امْرُؤٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَمُوتُ فَتُكَفِّنُونَهُ؟ قَالُوا وَمَنْ هُوَ؟ قَالَتْ أَبُو ذَرٍّ قَالُوا صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَفَدَّوْهُ بِآبَائِهِمْ وَأُمَّهَاتِهِمْ وَأَسْرَعُوا إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى دَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ أَبْشِرُوا فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لِنَفَرٍ أَنَا فِيهِمْ «لَيَمُوتَنَّ رَجُلٌ مِنْكُمْ بِفَلَاةٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ يَشْهَدُهُ عِصَابَةٌ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ» وَلَيْسَ مِنْ أُولَئِكَ النَّفْرِ رَجُلٌ إِلَّا وَقَدْ هَلَكَ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا كَذَبْتُ وَلَا كُذِبْتُ إِنَّهُ لَوْ كَانَ عِنْدِي ثَوْبٌ يَسَعُنِي كَفَنًا لِي أَوْ لِامْرَأَتِي لَمْ أُكَفَّنْ إِلَّا فِي ثَوْبٍ هُوَ لِي أَوْ لَهَا إِنِّي أُنْشِدُكُمُ اللَّهَ أَنْ لَا يُكَفِّنَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْكُمْ كَانَ أَمِيرًا أَوْ عَرِيفًا أَوْ بَرِيدًا أَوْ نَقِيبًا فَلَيْسَ مِنْ أُولَئِكَ النَّفْرِ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا وَقَدْ قَارَفَ بَعْضَ مَا قَالَ إِلَّا فَتًى مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ قَالَ أَنَا أُكَفِّنُكَ يَا عَمِّ أُكَفِّنُكَ فِي رِدَائِي هَذَا وَفِي ثَوْبَيْنِ فِي عَيْبَتِي مِنْ غَزْلِ أُمِّي قَالَ أَنْتَ فَكَفِّنْنِي فَكَفَّنَهُ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ فِي النَّفَرِ الَّذِينَ حَضَرُوا وَقَامُوا عَلَيْهِ وَدَفَنُوهُ فِي نَفَرٍ كُلُّهُمْ يَمَانٍ  

[Machine] The horses of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , or the messengers of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , came and took my aunt and some people. When they brought them to the Prophet ﷺ , they lined up for him. My aunt said, "O Messenger of Allah, the newcomers have taken away our wealth and our children have become separated from us. I am an old woman and I have no one to serve me. Who will take care of me? May Allah bless whoever takes care of me." He ﷺ said, "Who brought you?" She said, "Adi ibn Hatim." He asked, "The one who escaped from Allah and His Messenger?" She replied, "Yes." He asked, "Who took care of you?" She said, "I did." As he was leaving, a man came to him and it seemed that it was Ali. He said, "Tell him to bring me the pregnant she-camel." She said, "So I asked him and he ordered it for her." So, I went to him and said, "You have done a deed that your father used to do. Come to him willingly or as a monk." So, he came to him and this person came to him and he was afflicted by him, and then he came to him and he was afflicted by him. So, I went to him and found that there was a woman and children with him, or a male child. Their closeness to the Prophet ﷺ was evident, so I knew that he was not a king like Khusrow or Caesar. He said to me, "O Adi ibn Hatim, what prevents you from saying: 'There is no god but Allah'? Is there any god but Allah? What prevents you from saying: 'Allah is the Greatest'? Is there anything greater than Allah?" I said, "So, I embraced Islam and I saw the face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ filled with joy and he said, "Indeed, the Jews are the one who has earned Allah's anger, and the Christians are the ones who have gone astray."  

جَاءَتْ خَيْلُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَوْ رُسُلُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَخَذُوا عَمَّتِي وَنَاسًا فَلَمَّا أَتَوْا بِهِمُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَصَفُّوا لَهُ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ نَأَى الْوَافِدُ وَانْقَطَعَ الْوَلَدُ وَأَنَا عَجُوزٌ كَبِيرَةٌ مَا بِي مِنْ خِدْمَةٍ فَمُنَّ عَلَيَّ مَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ قَالَ ﷺ «وَمَنْ وَافِدُكِ؟ » قَالَتْ عَدِيُّ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ قَالَ «الَّذِي فَرَّ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ» قَالَتْ فَمُنَّ عَلَيَّ قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ وَرَجُلٌ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ تَرَى أَنَّهُ عَلِيٌّ قَالَ سَلِيهِ حُمْلَانًا قَالَتْ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَأَمَرَ لَهَا قَالَتْ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ لَقَدْ فَعَلْتَ فَعَلَةً مَا كَانَ أَبُوكِ يَفْعَلُهَا فَأْتِهِ رَاغِبًا أَوْ رَاهِبًا فَقَدْ أَتَاهُ فُلَانٌ فَأَصَابَ مِنْهُ وَأَتَاهُ فُلَانٌ فَأَصَابَ مِنْهُ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَإِذَا عِنْدَهُ امْرَأَةٌ وَصِبْيَانٌ أَوْ صَبِيٌّ ذُكِرَ قُرْبُهُمْ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَعَلِمْتُ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِمِلْكِ كِسْرَى وَلَا قَيْصَرَ فَقَالَ لِي يَا عَدِيَّ بْنَ حَاتِمٍ مَا أَفَرَّكَ أَنْ تَقُولَ «لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فَهَلْ مِنْ إِلَهٍ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مَا أَفَرَّكَ مِنْ أَنْ تَقُولَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ فَهَلْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ أَكْبَرُ مِنَ اللَّهِ؟ » قَالَ فَأَسْلَمْتُ وَرَأَيْتُ وَجْهَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَدِ اسْتَبْشَرَ وَقَالَ «إِنَّ {الْمَغْضُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ} الْيَهُودُ وَ {الضَّالِّينَ} النَّصَارَى»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , sent Amr ibn al-As with the army of Dhat as-Salsal. Abu Bakr and Umar were also sent with him, as well as their companions, and they set out until they reached the mountain of Tayyih. Amr ibn al-As said, "Look for a man who knows the way." They replied, "We only know Rafi' ibn Amr, who used to be a bandit in the time of ignorance (pre-Islamic era)" So I asked Tariq, "What does 'Rabil' mean?" He said, "It is a thief who raids people alone and robs them." Rafi' then said, "When we completed our raids and reached the place we had left, I noticed Abu Bakr and went to him. I said, 'O Companion of the Sandals, I have noticed you among your companions. Bring me something that if I learn it, I will be like you.' He said, 'Do you memorize your five fingers?' I said, 'Yes.' He said, 'Do you bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger, and establish the five daily prayers, give Zakat if you have wealth, perform Hajj, and fast during Ramadan?' I said, 'Yes.' He said, 'And something else, you should not be commanded by two people.' I asked, 'Would authority be limited to those who were present at Badr?' He replied, 'It is soon to spread until it reaches you and whoever is below you. When Allah sent His Prophet, people entered Islam, some of whom were guided by Allah, while others were forced by the sword. They are the neighbors of Allah, living in His protection. If a man is a ruler and the people are oppressed, but he does not take revenge on behalf of some of them from others, then Allah will take revenge on him. Indeed, a man can have a sheep taken by his neighbor and he will remain angry on behalf of his neighbor. And Allah is behind (i.e. in support of) the neighbor.' Rafi' said, 'I stayed for a year, and then Abu Bakr was appointed as Caliph. So I went to him and said, 'I am Rafi', I met you on such and such a day and at such and such a place.' He said, 'I remember.' I said, 'You forbade me from ruling (in reference to the incident when he was a bandit), but then you rode with a greater nation than that of Muhammad, ﷺ .' He said, 'Yes, and whoever does not stand with them with the Book of Allah has the curse of Allah upon him," meaning the curse of Allah.  

بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَمْرَو بْنَ الْعَاصِّ عَلَى جَيْشِ ذَاتِ السَّلَاسِلِ وَبَعَثَ مَعَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ الْجَيْشَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ ؓ وسَرَاةَ أَصْحَابِهِ فَانْطَلَقُوا حَتَّى نَزَلُوا جَبَلَ طَيِّئٍ فَقَالَ عَمْرٌو انْظُرُوا إِلَى رَجُلٍ دَلِيلٍ بِالطَّرِيقِ فَقَالُوا مَا نَعْلَمُهُ إِلَّا رَافِعَ بْنَ عَمْرٍو فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ رَبَيلًا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَسَأَلْتُ طَارِقًا مَا الرَّبِيلُ؟ قَالَ اللِّصُّ الَّذِي يَغْزُو الْقَوْمَ وَحْدَهُ فَيَسْرِقُ قَالَ رَافِعُ فَلَمَّا قَضَيْنَا غَزَاتِنَا وَانْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي كُنَّا خَرَجْنَا مِنْهُ تَوَسَّمْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ ؓ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا صَاحِبَ الْخَلَّالِ إِنِّي تَوَسَّمْتُكَ مِنْ بَيْنِ أَصْحَابِكَ فَائْتِنِي بِشَيْءٍ إِذَا حَفِظْتُهُ كُنْتُ مِثْلَكُمُ فَقَالَ «أَتَحْفَظُ أَصَابِعَكَ الْخَمْسَ؟» قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ «تَشْهَدُ أَنَّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَتُقِيمُ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسَ وَتُؤْتِي الزَّكَاةَ إِنْ كَانَ لَكَ وَتَحُجُّ الْبَيْتَ وَتَصُومُ رَمَضَانَ حَفِظْتُ؟» قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ «وَأُخْرَى لَا تَؤَمَرَنَّ عَلَى اثْنَيْنِ» قُلْتُ هَلْ تَكُونُ الْإِمْرَةُ إِلَّا فِيكُمْ أَهْلَ بَدْرٍ؟ قَالَ «يُوشِكَ أَنْ تَفْشُوَ حَتَّى تَبْلُغَكَ وَمَنْ هُوَ دُونَكَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ لَمَّا بَعَثَ نَبِيَّهُ ﷺ دَخَلَ النَّاسُ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ دَخَلَ فَهَدَاهُ اللهُ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ أَكْرَهَهُ السَّيْفُ فَهُوَ عَوَّادُ اللهِ وَجِيرَانُ اللهِ فِي خِفَارَةِ اللهِ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا كَانَ أَمِيرًا فَتَظَالَمَ النَّاسُ بَيْنَهُمْ فَلَمْ يَأْخُذْ لِبَعْضِهِمْ مِنْ بَعْضٍ انْتَقَمَ اللهُ مِنْهُ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَتُؤْخَذُ شَاةُ جَارِهِ فَيَظَلُّ نَاتِئَ عَضَلَتِهِ غَضَبًا لِجَارِهِ وَاللهُ مِنْ وَرَاءِ جَارِهِ» قَالَ رَافِعٌ فَمَكَثْتُ سَنَةً ثُمَّ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ اسْتُخْلِفَ فَرَكِبْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ أَنَا رَافِعُ كُنْتُ لَقِيتُكَ يَوْمَ كَذَا وَكَذَا مَكَانَ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ «عَرَفْتُ» قُلْتُ كُنْتَ نَهَيْتَنِي عَنِ الْإِمارةِ ثُمَّ رَكِبْتَ بِأَعْظَمَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ أُمَّةَ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ قَالَ «نَعَمْ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَقُمْ فِيهِمْ بِكِتَابِ اللهِ فَعَلَيْهِ بَهْلَةُ اللهِ» يَعْنِي لَعْنَةَ اللهِ  

[Machine] I was in the market of Al-Majaz when a young man passed by wearing a red cloak. He was saying, "O people, say there is no god but Allah, and you will be successful." A man behind him threw stones at him, causing his face and legs to bleed, saying, "O people, he is a liar, so do not obey him." So I asked, "Who is this?" They said, "This is the son of Hashim's slave girl, who claims to be the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and this is his uncle 'Abdul-'Uzza." When Muhammad ﷺ migrated to Medina and the people embraced Islam, we also left our tribe with our property. When we arrived at Medina and were near its walls, we changed our clothes to different ones. Then, a man on the road asked, "From where have the people come?" We said, "We are from the tribe of Na'mir and we have a red camel standing with a slit ear." He asked, "Are you selling your camel?" We said, "Yes." He asked, "For how much?" We replied, "For such and such a measure of dates." He did not reduce anything from our words and hit his hand. He then took the reins of our camel and turned away with it. When he disappeared from our sight behind the walls, we said, "By Allah, we have not done anything wrong and we have given our pledge to a person we do not know." Then a woman sitting there said, "I have seen a man whose face resembles a full moon. By Allah, he will neither oppress you nor disappoint you. I guarantee your camel." Then, a man came and said, "I am the Messenger, the Messenger of Allah, to you. This is your camel's provision, so eat, be satisfied, and store some." So we ate, were satisfied, stored some, and entered the mosque. We found him delivering a sermon from the pulpit. We heard him saying, "Give charity, as charity is beneficial for you. The upper hand is better than the lower hand. Begin by giving to those you have obligations towards, such as your father, mother, sister, brother, and the closest relatives." So a man from the Ansar stood up and said, "O Messenger of Allah, these are the sons of Yarbu' who killed one of us during the pre-Islamic period. Should we still fulfill our obligations towards them?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said three times, "Indeed, a father does not inherit from his child."  

إِنِّي بِسُوقِ ذِي الْمَجَازِ إِذْ مَرَّ رَجُلٌ شَابٌّ عَلَيْهِ حُلَّةٌ مِنْ بُرْدٍ أَحْمَرَ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قُولُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ تُفْلِحُوا وَرَجُلٌ خَلْفَهُ يَرْمِيَهِ قَدْ أَدْمَى عُرْقُوبَيْهِ وَسَاقَيْهِ يَقُولُ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّهُ كَذَّابٌ فَلَا تُطِيعُوهُ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالُوا هَذَا غُلَامُ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ الَّذِي يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَهَذَا عَمُّهُ عَبْدُ الْعُزَّى فَلَمَّا هَاجَرَ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَأَسْلَمَ النَّاسُ ارْتَحَلْنَا مِنَ الرَّبَذَةِ يَوْمَئِذٍ مَعَنَا ظَعِينَةٌ لَنَا فَلَمَّا أَتَيْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ وَأَدَنَّا حِيطَانَهَا لَبِسْنَا ثِيَابًا غَيْرَ ثِيَابِنَا إِذَا رَجُلٌ فِي الطَّرِيقِ فَقَالَ مِنْ أَيْنَ أَقْبَلَ الْقَوْمُ؟ قُلْنَا نَمِيرُ أَهْلَنَا مِنْ تَمْرِهَا وَلَنَا جَمَلٌ أَحْمَرُ قَائِمٌ مَخْطُومٌ قَالَ تَبِيعُونِي جَمَلَكُمْ؟ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ قَالَ بِكَمْ؟ قُلْنَا بِكَذَا وَكَذَا صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ فَمَا اسْتَنْقَصَنَا مِمَّا قُلْنَا شَيْئًا وَضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ فَأَخَذَ خِطَامَ الْجَمَلِ ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ بِهِ فَلَمَّا تَوَارَى عَنَّا بِالْحِيطَانِ قُلْنَا وَاللهِ مَا صَنَعْنَا شَيْئًا وَبَايَعْنَا مَنْ لَا نَعْرِفُ قَالَ تَقُولُ امْرَأَةٌ جَالِسَةٌ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا كَأَنَّ وَجْهَهُ شَبَهُ الْقَمَرِ لَيْلَةَ الْبَدْرِ وَاللهِ لَا يَظْلِمُكُمْ وَلَا يَحْتَرِيكُمْ وَأَنَا ضَامِنَةٌ لِجَمَلِكُمْ فَأَتَى رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ أَنَا رَسُولُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَيْكُمْ هَذَا تَمْرُكُمْ فَكُلُوا وَاشْبَعُوا وَاكْتَالُوا قَالَ فَأَكَلْنَا وَشَبِعْنَا وَاكْتَلْنَا وَاسْتَوْفَيْنَا ثُمَّ دَخَلْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ فَأَتَيْنَا الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا هُوَ يَخْطُبُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَسَمِعْنَا مِنْ قَوْلِهِ يَقُولُ تَصَدَّقُوا فَإِنَّ الصَّدَقَةَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ وَالْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ أَبَاكَ وَأُمَّكَ وَأُخْتَكَ وَأَخَاكَ وَأَدْنَاكَ فَأَدْنَاكَ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَؤُلَاءِ بَنُو يَرْبُوعٍ قَتَلُوا رَجُلًا مِنَّا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَأَعْدِنَا عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَ يَقُولُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَلَا إِنَّ أَبًا لَا يَجْنِي عَلَى وَلَدٍ أَلَا إِنَّ أَبًا لَا يَجْنِي عَلَى وَلَدٍ أَلَا إِنَّ أَبًا لَا يَجْنِي عَلَى وَلَدٍ» ثَلَاثًا  

[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] Abdullah ibn Hawala said: We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and we complained to him about poverty and scarcity. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Be glad, for by Allah, it is not the abundance of wealth that I fear for you, but rather the scarcity of it. And by Allah, this matter (Islam) will continue to spread among you until Allah opens the lands of Persia, Rome, and Yemen for you, and you will be armies, three armies in Syria, one army in Iraq, and one army in Yemen. And until a man will be given a hundred Dirhams and will be displeased with it." Ibn Hawala said: I said, "O Messenger of Allah, who can conquer Syria and Rome, the domains of empires?" He said, "By Allah, it will be opened for you by Allah, and He will make you its successors, until even the white thread of these people is taken by the black thread of yours in matters that they command, and you fulfill it. And indeed, in it there are men who, in their sight, you are more worthless than monkeys in the sight of camels." Ibn Hawala said: So I said, "O Messenger of Allah, choose for me if I live to see that." He said, "I choose for you Syria, for it is the elite of Allah's land. To it, the elite of His servants will be selected. O people of Yemen, rely on Syria, for surely Allah has taken charge of Syria and its people." Abu 'Alqama said: I heard 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Jubayr say: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned this hadith about Hurayb ibn Suhayl al-Sulami, who was among the non-Arab people at that time. So when they used to go to the mosque, they would look at him and stand around him. They marveled at the description of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about him and about them. Abu 'Alqama said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ took an oath three times in this hadith, and we do not know of any other hadith in which he took an oath like this. And in this book, there is a narration from Ibn Zughb al-Iyadi from 'Abdullah ibn Hawala from the Prophet ﷺ that Syria will be opened for you, and then you will divide the treasures of Persia and Rome.  

قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ حَوَالَةَ ؓ كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَشَكَوْنَا إِلَيْهِ الْعُرْيَ وَالْفَقْرَ وَقِلَّةَ الشَّيْءِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَبْشِرُوا فَوَاللهِ لَأَنَا بِكَثْرَةِ الشَّيْءِ أَخْوَفُنِي عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ قِلَّتِهِ وَاللهِ لَا يَزَالُ هَذَا الْأَمْرُ فِيكُمْ حَتَّى يَفْتَحَ اللهُ أَرْضَ فَارِسَ وَأَرْضَ الرُّومِ وَأَرْضَ حِمْيَرَ وَحَتَّى تَكُونُوا أَجْنَادًا ثَلَاثَةً جُنْدًا بِالشَّامِ وَجُنْدًا بِالْعِرَاقِ وَجُنْدًا بِالْيَمَنِ وَحَتَّى يُعْطَى الرَّجُلُ الْمِائَةَ فَيَسْخَطَهَا قَالَ ابْنُ حَوَالَةَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَمَنْ يَسْتَطِيعُ الشَّامَ وَبِهِ الرُّومُ ذَوَاتُ الْقُرُونِ؟ قَالَ وَاللهِ لَيَفْتَحَنَّهَا اللهُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّكُمْ فِيهَا حَتَّى يَظَلَّ الْعِصَابَةُ الْبِيضُ مِنْهُمْ قُمُصُهُمُ الْمُلْحَمَةُ أَقْفَاؤُهُمْ قِيَامًا عَلَى الرُّوَيْجِلِ الْأَسْوَدِ مِنْكُمُ الْمَحْلُوقِ مَا أَمَرَهُمْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَعَلُوهُ وَإِنَّ بِهَا رِجَالًا لَأَنْتُمْ أَحْقَرُ فِي أَعْيُنِهِمْ مِنَ الْقِرْدَانِ فِي أَعْجَازِ الْإِبِلِ قَالَ ابْنُ حَوَالَةَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ اخْتَرْ لِي إِنْ أَدْرَكَنِي ذَلِكَ قَالَ إِنِّي أَخْتَارُ لَكَ الشَّامَ فَإِنَّهُ صَفْوَةُ اللهِ مِنْ بِلَادِهِ وَإِلَيْهِ تُجْتَبَى صَفْوَتُهُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ يَا أَهْلَ الْيَمَنِ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالشَّامِ فَإِنَّ مِنْ صَفْوَةِ اللهِ مِنْ أَرْضِهِ الشَّامَ أَلَا فَمَنْ أَبَى فَلْيَسْتَبْقِ فِي غُدُرِ الْيَمَنِ فَإِنَّ اللهَ قَدْ تَكَفَّلَ لِي بِالشَّامِ وَأَهْلِهِ قَالَ أَبُو عَلْقَمَةَ فَسَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ جُبَيْرٍ يَقُولُ فَعَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ نَعْتَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فِي حُرِّ بْنِ سُهَيْلٍ السُّلَمِيِّ وَكَانَ عَلَى الْأَعَاجِمِ فِي ذَلِكَ الزَّمَانِ فَكَانَ إِذَا رَاحُوا إِلَى مَسْجِدٍ نَظَرُوا إِلَيْهِ وَإِلَيْهِمْ قِيَامًا حَوْلَهُ فَعَجِبُوا لِنَعْتِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِيهِ وَفِيهِمْ قَالَ أَبُو عَلْقَمَةَ أَقْسَمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ لَا نَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ أَقْسَمَ فِي حَدِيثٍ مِثْلَهُ وَقَدْ مَضَى فِي هَذَا الْكِتَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ زُغْبٍ الْإِيَادِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ حَوَالَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لَيُفْتَحَنَّ لَكُمُ الشَّامُ ثُمَّ لَتَقْسِمُنَّ كُنُوزَ فَارِسَ وَالرُّومِ  

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

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

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stayed with the pilgrims in their dwellings for ten years during the seasons of Mijannah, 'Ukaz, and their dwellings in Mina. He asked, "Who will provide refuge and support me until I deliver the messages of my Lord? For him is Paradise." However, he did not find anyone who would provide refuge and support him, until a man from Makkah or Yemen would enter his companion's dwelling, and his people or relatives would warn him, saying, "Beware of this young man from Quraysh, he will harm you. He walks among your bags and invites you to Allah, pointing at him with his finger." Then Allah sent a man from Yathrib who believed in him and recited the Quran to him. He returned to his people and they embraced Islam until there was no house left in Yathrib except that it had a group of Muslims who openly declared their faith. Then Allah sent for him and we met and gathered seventy of us and said, "How long will the Messenger of Allah be driven away in the mountains of Makkah and fear? So we traveled until we reached him during the season. We made an appointment with the people of 'Aqabah and gathered there one man, then two men, until we met him there. We said, "O Messenger of Allah, why should we pledge allegiance to you?" He replied, "Pledge allegiance to me in hearing and obedience, in times of ease and difficulty, in hardship and ease, in commanding the good and forbidding the evil, and that you will not blame me for the sake of Allah, regardless of what happens. And that you will support me if I come to you in Yathrib and will protect me from that which you protect yourselves, your wives, and your children. And for you is Paradise." So we said, "We pledge allegiance to you." He took the hand of As'ad bin Zurarah, the youngest of the seventy men except me, and said, "O people of Yathrib, we have not struck the liver of a camel except that we knew that he is the Messenger of Allah and that his leaving today means the separation of all the Arabs and the killing of your best men. And the swords will bite you. But as for you, you are a people who can bear the biting of swords, the killing of your best men, and the separation of all the Arabs. Take him, and your reward is with Allah. But as for you, you fear for yourselves and hesitate, so leave him. He is the most careful for your sake in the sight of Allah." So they said, "Hold your hand, O As'ad bin Zurarah. By Allah, we will not abandon this pledge nor will we resign from it." So we stood up and approached him, one by one, agreeing to his conditions and receiving the promise of Paradise in return.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ لَبِثَ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ يَتْبَعُ الْحَاجَّ فِي مَنَازِلِهِمْ فِي الْمَوَاسِمِ بمَجَنَّةَ وَعُكَاظٍ وَمَنَازِلِهِمْ بِمِنًى؟ مَنْ يُؤْوِينِي وَيَنْصُرُنِي حَتَّى أُبَلِّغَ رِسَالِاتِ رَبِّي وَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ؟ فَلَمْ يَجِدْ أَحَدًا يُؤْوِيهِ وَيَنْصُرُهُ حَتَّى إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيُدْخِلُ صَاحِبَهُ مِنْ مِصْرَ وَالْيَمَنِ فَيَأْتِيهِ قَوْمُهُ أَوْ ذَوُو رَحِمِهِ فَيَقُولُونَ احْذَرْ فَتَى قُرَيْشٍ لَا يُصِيبُكَ يَمْشِي بَيْنَ رِحَالِهِمْ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى اللهِ يُشِيرُونَ إِلَيْهِ بِأَصَابِعِهِمْ حَتَّى يَبْعَثَ اللهُ مِنْ يَثْرِبَ فَيَأْتِيهِ الرَّجُلُ مِنَّا فَيُؤْمِنُ بِهِ ويُقْرِئُهُ الْقُرْآنَ فَيَنْقَلِبُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَيُسْلِمُونَ بِإِسْلَامِهِ حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ دَارٌ مِنْ دُورِ يَثْرِبَ إِلَّا فِيهَا رَهْطٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يُظْهِرُونَ الْإِسْلَامَ ثُمَّ يَبْعَثُ اللهُ فَائْتَمَرْنَا وَاجْتَمَعْنَا سَبْعِينَ رَجُلًا مِنَّا فَقُلْنَا حَتَّى مَتَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُطْرَدُ فِي جِبَالِ مَكَّةَ وَيَخَالُ أَوْ قَالَ وَيَخَافُ فَرَحَلْنَا حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا عَلَيْهِ الْمَوْسِمَ فَوَعَدَنَا شِعْبَ الْعَقَبَةِ فَاجْتَمَعْنَا فِيهِ مِنْ رَجُلٍ وَرَجُلَيْنِ حَتَّى تَوَافَيْنَا فِيهِ عِنْدَهُ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ عَلَامَ نُبَايِعُكَ؟ قَالَ تُبَايِعُونِي عَلَى السَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ فِي النَّشَاطِ وَالْكَسَلِ وَعَلَى النَّفَقَةِ فِي الْعُسْرِ وَالْيُسْرِ وَعَلَى الْأَمْرِ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَالنَّهْيِ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَأَنْ تَقُولُوا فِي اللهِ لَا يَأْخُذُكُمْ فِي اللهِ لَوْمَةُ لَائِمٍ وَعَلَى أَنْ تَنْصُرُونِي إِنْ قَدِمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَثْرِبَ وَتَمْنَعُونِي مِمَّا تَمْنَعُونَ مِنْهُ أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَأَزْوَاجَكُمْ وَأَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَلَكُمُ الْجَنَّةُ فَقُلْنَا نُبَايِعُكَ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ وَهُوَ أَصْغَرُ السَّبْعِينَ رَجُلًا إِلَّا أَنَا فَقَالَ رُوَيْدًا يَا أَهْلَ يَثْرِبَ إِنَّا لَمْ نَضْرِبْ إِلَيْهِ أَكْبَادَ الْمَطِيِّ إِلَّا وَنَحْنُ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ وَأَنَّ إِخْرَاجَهُ الْيَوْمَ مُفَارَقَةُ الْعَرَبِ كَافَّةً وَقَتْلُ خِيَارِكُمْ وَأَنْ تَعَضَّكُمُ السُّيُوفُ وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ تَصْبِرُونَ عَلَى عَضِّ السُّيُوفِ وَقَتْلِ خِيَارِكُمْ وَمُفَارَقَةِ الْعَرَبِ كَافَّةً فَخُذُوهُ وَأَجْرُكُمْ عَلَى اللهِ وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ تَخَافُونَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ خِيفَةً فَذَرُوهُ فَهُوَ أَعْذَرُ لَكُمْ عِنْدَ اللهِ فَقَالُوا أَخِّرْ عَنَّا يَدَكَ يَا أَسْعَدُ بْنَ زُرَارَةَ فَوَاللهِ لَا نَذَرُ هَذِهِ الْبَيْعَةَ وَلَا نَسْتَقِيلُهَا فَقُمْنَا إِلَيْهِ رَجُلًا رَجُلًا يَأْخُذُ عَلَيْنَا شَرْطَهُ وَيُعْطِينَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ الْجَنَّةَ  

[Machine] Abu Abdurrahman, I heard him saying that Ali said: Hattab ibn Abi Balta'ah wrote to Mecca, saying: "Indeed, Muhammad intends to attack you with his companions, so be cautious." He sent his letter to a woman known as Sara, who placed it in her garment or in one of its folds, and then she set off. Allah informed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about that. Ali said: "So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me with Zubair ibn Al-Awam and Abu Marthad Al-Ghanawi, and all of us were horsemen. He said: Set out, as you will meet her in Rawdah, such and such, so search her, as she carries a letter to the people of Mecca from Hattab." So we set out and met her. We said: Hand over the letter you have to the people of Mecca. She replied: I don't have any letter with me. I said: By Allah, neither did I lie nor forge it. Either she would produce it or I would strip her. When she knew that I was serious, she brought out the letter. So we took it and set off with it to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , who opened it and read it. It contained the letter of Hattab to the people of Mecca saying: "After this, Muhammad intends to attack you, so be cautious and prepared." When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished reading the letter, he sent for Hattab and asked him: "Did you write this letter?" He replied: "Yes." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked: "What prompted you to do so?" He said: "By Allah, I have never disbelieved since I embraced Islam. I believe in Allah and His Messenger. I only did this because there is no one among your companions in Mecca who protects his family and property, while I have no one there who protects my family and property, so I wanted to have someone to rely on among the people. Indeed, I know that Allah will support His Messenger." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ believed him and accepted his statement. Umar ibn Al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him) got up and said: "O Messenger of Allah! Let me kill him, for he has betrayed Allah and the believers." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied: "O Umar! He is from the people of Badr, and who knows, perhaps Allah has looked at them and said: 'Do as you like, for I have forgiven you."  

أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ سَمِعْتُهُ يُحَدِّثُ يَعْنِي عَلِيًّا ؓ قَالَ كَتَبَ حَاطِبُ بْنُ أَبِي بَلْتَعَةَ إِلَى مَكَّةَ إِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَغْزُوَكُمْ بِأَصْحَابِهِ فَخُذُوا حِذْرَكُمْ وَدَفَعَ كِتَابَهُ إِلَى امْرَأَةٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا سَارَّةُ فَجَعَلَتْهُ فِي إِزَارِهَا أَوْ فِي ذُؤَابَةٍ مِنْ ذَوَائِبِهَا فَانْطَلَقَتْ فَأَطْلَعَ اللهُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى ذَلِكَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ فَبَعَثَنِي وَمَعِيَ الزُّبَيْرُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ وَأَبُو مَرْثَدٍ الْغَنَوِيُّ وَكُلُّنَا فَارِسٌ قَالَ انْطَلِقُوا فَإِنَّكُمْ سَتَلْقَوْنَهَا بِرَوْضَةِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَفَتِّشُوهَا فَإِنَّ مَعَهَا كِتَابًا إِلَى أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ مِنْ حَاطِبٍ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَوَافَقْنَاهَا فَقُلْنَا هَاتِي الْكِتَابَ الَّذِي مَعَكِ إِلَى أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ فَقَالَتْ مَا مَعِي كِتَابٌ قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا كَذَبْتُ وَلَا كُذِبْتُ لَتُخْرِجِنَّهُ أَوْ لَأُجَرِّدَنَّكِ فَلَمَّا عَرَفَتْ أَنِّي فَاعِلٌ أَخْرَجَتِ الْكِتَابَ فَأَخَذْنَاهُ فَانْطَلَقْنَا بِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَفَتَحَهُ فَقَرَأَهُ فَإِذَا فِيهِ مِنْ حَاطِبٍ إِلَى أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا يُرِيدُكُمْ فَخُذُوا حِذْرَكُمْ وَتَأَهَّبُوا أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَرَأَ الْكِتَابَ أَرْسَلَ إِلَى حَاطِبٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَكَتَبْتَ هَذَا الْكِتَابَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَمَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَمَا وَاللهِ مَا كَفَرْتُ مُنْذُ أَسْلَمْتُ وَإِنِّي لِمُؤْمِنٌ بِاللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَمَا حَمَلَنِي عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتُ مِنْ كِتَابِي إِلَى أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِكَ إِلَّا وَلَهُ هُنَاكَ بِمَكَّةَ مَنْ يَدْفَعُ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لِي هُنَاكَ أَحَدٌ يَدْفَعُ عَنْ أَهْلِي وَمَالِي فَأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ أَتَّخِذَ عِنْدَ الْقَوْمِ يَدًا وَإِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ أَنَّ اللهَ سَيُظْهِرُ رَسُولَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَ فَصَدَّقَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَقَبِلَ قَوْلَهُ قَالَ فَقَامَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ دَعْنِي فَأَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ؛ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ خَانَ اللهَ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا عُمَرُ إِنَّهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ اللهَ اطَّلَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ اعْمَلُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ فَقَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَكُمْ  

[Machine] I saw Umar ibn Al-Khattab before he was struck by the days in Medina. He stood with Hudhaifah ibn Al-Yaman and Uthman ibn Hunayf and said, "How have you two managed to bear the burden of the earth that it cannot bear?" They said, "We have carried it by a command that it can bear." Hudhaifah said, "If I were to carry it, it would be weakened." Uthman ibn Hunayf said, "I have carried it by a command that it can bear, without any great favor." Umar then said, "See that you have not carried the burden of the earth that it cannot bear." They said, "No." Umar said, "If Allah grants me safety, I will leave the widows of Iraq without needing any man after me." He said, "Only four things came upon him until he was struck." He said, "And between me and him, there is no one except Abdullah ibn Abbas in the morning." He said, "And he used to stand between the rows. If he saw any disorder among them, he would say, 'Stand still until there is no disorder among them.' Then he would proceed and say the takbir." He said, "And perhaps he would recite Surah Yusuf or An-Nahl or something similar in the first raka'a until the people gathered." He said, "And it was only that he would say the takbir." He said, "I heard him say, 'The dog has killed me or the dog has eaten me,' when he was stabbed. Then he flew out of the wound with a double-edged knife that would not pass by anyone to the right or left except that it would stab him, until he stabbed thirteen men and nine of them died. When he saw that, a Muslim man threw a cloak on him. When the assassin thought that he had taken hold of him, he slit his own throat." He said, "And Umar held the hand of Abdullah ibn Awf and brought him forward." He said, "Who will take care of Umar? He has seen what he has seen." He said, "Regarding the surroundings of the mosque, they did not know anything except that they had lost the voice of Umar while they were saying, 'Subhan Allah, Subhan Allah.' Abdul-Rahman ibn Awf led them in a light prayer. When they finished, Umar said, 'O Ibn Abbas, see who killed me.' He went for a while and then came back and said, 'The slave of Al-Mughirah killed him.' He said, 'Really?' After they all spoke with their tongues and prayed towards their qibla and performed the Hajj according to their rites, he was brought to his house. We then left with him." He said, "And it was as if the people had not been affected by any calamity before that day. Some were saying, 'There is no harm,' while others were saying, 'We fear for him.' So they brought some wine and he drank it, and it came out of his wound. Then they brought some milk and he drank it, and it came out of his wound. They recognized that he was dead, and he mentioned this incident in his will and in the command to consult each other."  

رَأَيْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصَابَ بِأَيَّامٍ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَقَفَ عَلَى حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ وَعُثْمَانَ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ فَعَلْتُمَا تَخَافَانِ أَنْ تَكُونَا قَدْ حَمَّلْتُمَا الْأَرْضَ مَا لَا تُطِيقُ؟ قَالَا حَمَّلْنَاهَا أَمْرًا هِيَ لَهُ مُطِيقَةٌ وَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ لَوْ حَمَّلْتُ عَلَيْهَا أُضْعِفَتْ وَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ حُنَيْفٍ حَمَّلْتُهَا أَمْرًا هِيَ لَهُ مُطِيقَةٌ مَا فِيهَا كَبِيرُ فَضْلٍ قَالَ انْظُرْ أَلَّا تَكُونَا حَمَّلْتُمَا الْأَرْضَ مَا لَا تُطِيقُ قَالَا لَا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ لَئِنْ سَلَّمَنِي اللهُ لَأَدَعَنَّ أَرَامِلَ الْعِرَاقِ لَا يَحْتَجْنَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ بَعْدِي قَالَ فَمَا أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا أَرْبَعَةٌ حَتَّى أُصِيبَ قَالَ وَإِنِّي لَقَائِمٌ مَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ إِلَّا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ غَدَاةَ أُصِيبَ قَالَ وَكَانَ إِذَا مَرَّ بَيْنَ الصَّفَّيْنِ قَامَ فَإِنْ رَأَى خَلَلًا قَالَ اسْتَوُوا حَتَّى إِذَا لَمْ يَرَ فِيهِمْ خَلَلًا تَقَدَّمَ فَكَبَّرَ قَالَ وَرُبَّمَا قَرَأَ بِسُورَةِ يُوسُفَ أَوِ النَّحْلِ أَوْ نَحْوِ ذَلِكَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى حَتَّى يَجْتَمِعَ النَّاسُ قَالَ فَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا أَنْ كَبَّرَ قَالَ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ قَتَلَنِي الْكَلْبُ أَوْ أَكَلَنِي الْكَلْبُ حِينَ طَعَنَهُ فَطَارَ الْعِلْجُ بِالسِّكِّينِ ذَاتِ طَرَفَيْنِ لَا يَمُرُّ عَلَى أَحَدٍ يَمِينًا وَلَا شِمَالًا إِلَّا طَعَنَهُ حَتَّى طَعَنَ ثَلَاثَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلًا فَمَاتَ مِنْهُمْ تِسْعَةٌ فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ طَرَحَ عَلَيْهِ بُرْنُسًا فَلَمَّا ظَنَّ الْعِلْجُ أَنَّهُ مَأْخُوذٌ نَحَرَ نَفْسَهُ قَالَ وَتَنَاوَلَ عُمَرُ يَدَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ ؓ ا فَقَدَّمَهُ قَالَ فَمَنْ يلِي عُمَرَ ؓ فَقَدْ رَأَى الَّذِي رَأَى وَأَمَّا نَوَاحِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَا يَدْرُونَ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُمْ فَقَدُوا صَوْتَ عُمَرَ ؓ وَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ قَالَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ ؓ صَلَاةً خَفِيفَةً فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفُوا قَالَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ انْظُرْ مَنْ قَتَلَنِي فَجَالَ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ غُلَامُ الْمُغِيرَةِ فَقَالَ الصَّنِعُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ قَاتَلَهُ اللهُ لَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَمَرْتُ بِهِ مَعْرُوفًا فَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَمْ يجْعَلْ مِيتَتِي بِيَدِ رَجُلٍ يَدَّعِي الْإِسْلَامَ وَقَالَ قَدْ كُنْتَ أَنْتَ وَأَبُوكَ تُحِبَّانِ أَنْ تَكْثُرَ الْعُلُوجُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ وَكَانَ الْعَبَّاسُ ؓ أَكْثَرَهُمْ رَقِيقًا فَقَالَ إِنْ شِئْتَ فَعَلْنَا أَيْ إِنْ شِئْتَ قَتَلْنَا قَالَ كَذَبْتَ بَعْدَمَا تَكَلَّمُوا بِلِسَانِكُمْ وَصَلَّوْا قِبْلَتَكُمْ وَحَجُّوا حَجَّكُمْ فَاحْتُمِلَ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ فَانْطَلَقْنَا مَعَهُ قَالَ وَكَأَنَّ النَّاسَ لَمْ تُصِبْهُمْ مُصِيبَةٌ قَبْلَ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَقَائِلٌ يَقُولُ لَا بَأْسَ وَقَائِلٌ يَقُولُ نَخَافُ عَلَيْهِ فَأُتِيَ بِنَبِيذٍ فَشَرِبَهُ فَخَرَجَ مِنْ جُرْحِهِ ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِلَبَنٍ فَشَرِبَهُ فَخَرَجَ مِنْ جُرْحِهِ فَعَرَفُوا أَنَّهُ مَيِّتٌ وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ فِي وَصَايَاهُ وَأَمْرِ الشُّورَى  

Hittan ibn Abdullah ar-Ruqashi said: AbuMusa al-Ash'ari led us in prayer. When he sat at the end of his prayer, one of the people said: Prayer has been established by virtue and purity. When AbuMusa returned (from his prayer or finished his prayer), he gave his attention to the people, and said: Which of you is the speaker of such and such words? The people remained silent. Which of you is the speaker of such and such words? The people remained silent. He said: You might have said them, Hittan. He replied: I did not say them. I was afraid you might punish me. One of the people said: I said them and I did not intend by them (anything) except good. AbuMusa said: Do you not know how you utter (them) in your prayer? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ addressed us, and taught us and explained to us our way of doing and taught us our prayer. He said: When you pray a (congregational) prayer, straighten your rows, then one of you should lead you in prayer. When he says the takbir (Allah is Most Great), say the takbir, and when he recites verses "Not of those upon whom is Thy anger, nor of those who err" (i.e. the end of Surah i.), say Amin; Allah will favour you. When he says "Allah is most great," and bows, say "Allah is most great" and bow, for the imam will bow before you, and will raise (his head) before you. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: This is for that. When he says "Allah listens to the one who praises Him," say: "O Allah, our Lord, to Thee be praise, Allah be praised," Allah will listen to you, for Allah, the Exalted, said by the tongue of His Prophet ﷺ: "Allah listens to the one who praises Him." When he says "Allah is most great" and prostrates, say: "Allah is most great" and prostrate, for the imam prostrates before you and raises his head before you. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: This is for that. When he sits, each one of you should say "The adorations of the tongue, all good things, and acts of worship are due to Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and Allah's mercy and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon Allah's upright servants. I testify that there is no god but Allah, and I testify that Muhammad is His servant and Apostle." This version of Ahmad does not mention the words "and His blessings" nor the phrase "and I testify"; instead, it has the words "that Muhammad." (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 972)   

رَجُلٌ خَلْفَهُ أُقِرَّتِ الصَّلَاةُ بِالْبِرِّ وَالزَّكَاةِ فَلَمَّا قَضَى الْأَشْعَرِيُّ صَلَاتَهُ قَالَ أَيُّكُمُ الْقَائِلُ كَلِمَةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ فَأَرَمَّ الْقَوْمُ فَقَالَ لِي يَا حِطَّانُ لَعَلَّكَ قُلْتَهَا قُلْتُ مَا قُلْتُهَا وَلَقَدْ رَهِبْتُ أَنْ تَبْكَعَنِي بِهَا قَالَ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ أَمَا تَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي صَلَاتِكُمْ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ خَطَبَنَا فَعَلَّمَنَا سُنَّتَنَا وَبَيَّنَ لَنَا صَلَاتَنَا فَقَالَ أَقِيمُوا صُفُوفَكُمْ ثُمَّ لِيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَحَدُكُمْ فَإِذَا كَبَّرَ الْإِمَامُ فَكَبِّرُوا وَإِذَا قَرَأَ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ فَقُولُوا آمِينَ يُجِبْكُمُ اللهُ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ فَارْكَعُوا فَإِنَّ الْإِمَامَ يَرْكَعُ قَبْلَكُمْ وَيَرْفَعُ قَبْلَكُمْ قَالَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ فَتِلْكَ بِتِلْكَ وَإِذَا قَالَ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ فَقُولُوا اللهُمَّ رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ يَسْمَعِ اللهُ لَكُمْ فَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ قَالَ عَلَى لِسَانِ نَبِيِّهِ ﷺ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ فَإِذَا كَبَّرَ وَسَجَدَ فَكَبِّرُوا وَاسْجُدُوا فَإِنَّ الْإِمَامَ يَسْجُدُ قَبْلَكُمْ وَيَرْفَعُ قَبْلَكُمْ قَالَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ فَتِلْكَ بِتِلْكَ فَإِذَا كَانَ عِنْدَ الْقَعْدَةِ فَلْيَكُنْ مِنْ أَوَّلِ قَوْلِ أَحَدِكُمْ التَّحِيَّاتُ الطَّيِّبَاتُ الصَّلَوَاتُ لِلَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللهِ الصَّالِحِينَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ  

[Machine] I was sent by Ibn Ayyash bin Abi Rabia to Umar bin Abdul Aziz for his needs. I entered upon him and there was a scribe with him who was writing. I greeted him and he replied with greetings. Then, I said, "Peace be upon you, O Commander of the Faithful, and the mercy of Allah." He said, "O son of Ziyad, we do not deny the first thing you said." The scribe was reading to him the grievances that came from Basra. Then, he told me to sit, so I sat on a step near the door while he listened to the scribe reading. Umar was sighing heavily. When he finished, he dismissed everyone in the room until only I and him were present. He sat in front of me and placed his hands on my knees. Then, he said, "O son of Abi Ziyad, have you worn this armor?" I said, "Yes, I have a padded armor made of wool and I have rested from what we were in." Then, he asked me about the righteous men and women of Madinah, and he asked me about the matters he had commanded them in Madinah, and I informed him. Then, he said, "O son of Abi Ziyad, don't you see what has happened to me?" I said, "Rejoice, O Commander of the Faithful, for I hope good for you." He said, "Never, never." Then, he cried until I also mourned for him. I said, "O Commander of the Faithful, some of your actions are praiseworthy, for I hope good for you." He said, "Never, never. I neither insult nor am I insulted, I neither strike nor am I struck, I neither harm nor am I harmed." He said, and then he cried until I also mourned for him. So, I stayed until he fulfilled my needs, and he wrote to my master asking him to sell me, but he refused and then freed me.  

أَرْسَلَنِي ابْنُ عَيَّاشِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبِيعَةَ إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ فِي حَوَائِجَ لَهُ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَعِنْدَهُ كَاتِبٌ يَكْتُبُ فَقُلْتُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَقَالَ وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامُ ثُمَّ انْتَهَيْتُ فَقُلْتُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ زِيَادٍ إِنَّا لَسْنَا نُنْكِرُ الْأُولَى الَّتِي قُلْتَ وَالْكَاتِبُ يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْهِ مَظَالِمَ جَاءَتْ مِنَ الْبَصْرَةِ فَقَالَ لِي اجْلِسْ فَجَلَسْتُ عَلَى أُسْكُفَّةِ الْبَابِ وَهُوَ يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْهِ وَعُمَرُ يَتَنَفَّسُ الصَّعْدَاءَ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ أَخْرَجَ مَنْ كَانَ فِي الْبَيْتِ حَتَّى وَصِيفًا كَانَ فِيهِ ثُمَّ قَامَ يَمْشِي إِلَيَّ حَتَّى جَلَسَ بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ وَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتِي ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا ابْنَ أَبِي زِيَادٍ اسْتَدْفَأْتَ فِي مِدْرَعَتِكَ هَذِهِ؟ ‍‍ قَالَ وَعَليَّ مِدْرَعَةٌ مِنْ صُوفٍ وَاسْتَرَحْتَ مِمَّا نَحْنُ فِيهِ؟ ثُمَّ سَأَلَنِي عَنْ صُلَحَاءِ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ رِجَالِهِمْ وَنِسَائِهِمْ فَمَا تَرَكَ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدًا إِلَّا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهُ وَسَأَلَنِي عَنْ أُمُورٍ كَانَ أَمَرَ بِهَا بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا ابْنَ أَبِي زِيَادٍ أَمَا تَرَى مَا وَقَعْتُ فِيهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَبْشِرْ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنِّي لَأَرْجُو لَكَ خَيْرًا قَالَ هَيْهَاتَ هَيْهَاتَ ثُمَّ بَكَى حَتَّى جَعَلْتُ أَرْثِي لَهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بَعْضُ مَا تَصْنَعُ فَإِنِّي أَرْجُو لَكَ خَيْرًا قَالَ هَيْهَاتَ هَيْهَاتَ أَشْتِمُ وَلَا أُشْتَمُ وَأَضْرِبُ وَلَا أُضْرَبُ وَأُوذِي وَلَا أُوذَى قَالَ ثُمَّ بَكَى حَتَّى جَعَلْتُ أَرْثِي لَهُ فَأَقَمْتُ حَتَّى قَضَى حَوَائِجِي وَكَتَبَ إِلَى مَوْلَايَ يَسْأَلُهُ أَنْ يَبِيعَنِي مِنْهُ ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَ مِنْ تَحْتِ فِرَاشِهِ عِشْرِينَ دِينَارًا فَقَالَ: اسْتَعِنْ بِهَذِهِ فَإِنَّهُ لَوْ كَانَ لَكَ فِي الْفَيْءِ حَقٌّ أَعْطَيْنَاكَ إِنَّمَا عَبْدٌ، فَأَبَيْتُ أَنْ آخُذَهَا فَقَالَ: إِنَّمَا هِيَ مِنْ نَفَقَتِي فَلَمْ يَزَلْ بِي حَتَّى أَخَذْتُهَا وَكَتَبَ إِلَى مَوْلَايَ يَسْأَلُهُ أَنْ يَبِيعَنِي مِنْهُ فَأَبَى وَأَعْتَقَنِي  

"عَنِ الأَحَنف بنِ قَيْسٍ قالَ: مَا كذَبتُ قَطُّ إلَّا مَرَّة، قَالُوا: وَكيْف يا أبا بَحْرٍ؟ قَالَ: وَفَدْنَا عَلى عُمَرَ بِفَتْح عَظيمٍ، فَلمَّا دَنوْنَا مِن المَدينةِ قالَ بَعْضُنَا لِبَعْضٍ: لَوْ أَلْقَيْنَا ثيابَ سَفَرِنَا وَلَبِسْنَا ثيابَ صُوفنَا فَدَخْلنَا عَلى أمير المُؤْمنين والمُسلمين فِى هَيئةٍ حَسنَةٍ وشارَة (* * * *) حَسَنَةٍ كان أَمْثَلَ، فَلَبسْنَا ثِيابَ صُوفنَا وألقَيْنَا ثِيابَ سَفَرِنا حَتَّى إِذَا طَلَعْنَا فِى أوائِلِ المَدينةِ لَقِيَنَا رَجُل فَقَالَ: انْظُروا إلَى هؤُلاء، أَصْحابُ دنيا وربِّ الكَعْبَة قَال: فَكُنْتُ رَجُلًا يَنْفعنى رَأْيِى، فَعلِمْتُ أَنَّ من ذَلِك لَيْس بمُرِافقٍ للقَوم فَعَدلْتُ فَلَبَسْتُها وَأَدْخَلتُ ثيابَ صُوفى العَيْبةَ وأَشرَجْتُهَا (* * * * *) وأَغْلَقْتُ طَرَفَ الرِّدَاءِ ثم رَكِبْتُ رَاحِلَتِى وَلِحقْتُ

أَصْحَابى، فلمَّا دَفَعْنَا إلَى عُمرَ نَبَت (*) عَيْنَاه عَنهم ووَقَعَتْ عَيْنَاه عَلَىَّ، فأَشَارَ إلىَّ بِيده فَقَالَ: أَيْن نَزَلتُم؟ قُلْتُ: في مَكانِ كَذا وكَذا، فقالَ: أرِنِى يَدَكَ، فَقَامَ مَعَنَا إلَى مَناخِ رِكَابِنَا فَجَعل يتَخللهَا ببَصره ثُمَّ قال: أَلَا اتقيتُم اللَّه فِى ركابكم هَذِه؟ أَمَا عَلِمْتُم أَنَّ لَهَا عَلَيكُم حَقًّا؟ أَلا تَقَصَّدْتم بها في السَّيرِ؟ أَلَا حَلَلْتُم عَنْهَا فأَكَلتْ مِن نَبْت الأَرْضِ؟ فَقُلْنا: يَا أمير المؤَمنين: إنَّا قَدِمنَا بَفَتْح عَظِيم، فَأَحَبَبْنَا أَنْ نُسْرعَ إلَى أَميرِ المؤمنين وإلَى المُسلِمين بالَّذى يَسُرُّهَم، فَحَانتْ منُه إلتفاتَه فَرأى عَيْبَتِى، فقَالَ هَذِهِ العَيبْةُ؟ قُلتُ: لِى يا أَميرَ المؤمنين. قَال: فَما هَذَا الثَّوبُ؟ قُلتُ: رِدَائِى، قال: بِكم ابتَعْتَهُ؟ فَألقَيتُ ثُلُثَى ثَمَنِهِ، فَقَال: إِنَّ ردَاءكَ هَذَا لحَسَنٌ لَوْلا كثْرةُ ثَمنِه، ثُمَّ انصرَفَ رَاجعًا وَنَحن مَعَه، فَلَقِيهُ رَجلٌ فقَالَ: يا أَميرَ المؤمنين انطلِق معى فَاعْدُنِى علَى فَلان؛ فَإنَّه قَد ظَلَمَنِى فَرفَعَ الدِّرَّة فَخَفَق (* *) بِها عَلى رَأسِه وقَالَ: تَدَعُون أَميرَ المؤمنين وَهُو مُعرِضٌ لكم حَتى إذا شُغِلَ فِى أَمرٍ من أمرِ المُسلمين أتيتموه: أعدُنِى اعْدُنِى! ! فَانَصرف الرَّجُلُ وَهُوَ يَتَذَمَّرُ (* * *) قال: عَلَى الرَّجُل، فألْقى إليه المخْفَقَةَ (* * * *) فَقَال: امْتَثلْ، فَقَال: لَا وَاللَّه وَلَكَن ادَعُها للَّه وَلَك، قَالَ: لَيَس هَكَذا، إِمَّا أَنْ تَدَعَهَا للَّه إرادةَ مَا عِنْدَه أَو تَدَعَها لِى فَأَعْلَم ذَلِك، قال: (أَدعها؟ )، قَال: [فانصرف ثم مضى حتى دخل منزلا ونحن معه فافتتح الصلاة فصلى] ركعتين وَجَلس، فَقَالَ: يَا بْنَ الخطَّابِ كُنْتَ وَضِيعًا فَرفَعَك اللَّه، وَكنْتَ ضَالّا [فهداك اللَّه، وكنت ذليلا

فأعزك اللَّه، ثم حملك على رقاب المسلمين، فجاءك رجل يستعيذبك فضربته ما تقول لربك غدًا إذا أتيته؟ قال] فَجعَلَ يُعَاتِبُ نَفْسَه فِى ذَلِكِ مُعَاتَبَةً ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ مِن خَيرِ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ".  

"عن إسحاق بن بشر القرشى قال: أنبأنا ابن إسحاق وأبو إسحاق قال: جاء رجلٌ إلى عمر بن الخطاب فقال: يا أمير المؤمنين! ما {النَّازِعَاتِ غَرْقًا} (*) فقال عمر: مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قال: امْرُؤٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ، مِنْ بَنِى تَمِيمٍ، ثُمَّ أَحدُ بَنِى سَعْدٍ، قال: مِنْ قَوْمٍ جُفاةٍ، أَمَّا إِنَّكَ لَتَحْمِلَنَّ إِلَى عَامِلِكَ مَا يَسُوءُكَ، ولهزهُ (* *) حتى فَرَّتْ قَلَنْسُوَتُهُ، فإِذَا هُوَ وَافِرُ الشَّعَرِ، فقال: أَمَّا إِنِّى لَوْ وَجَدْتُكَ مَحلُوقًا مَا سَأَلْتُ عَنْكَ، ثم كتب إلى أبى موسى: أما بعد: فَإِنَّ الأَصْبَغَ بن عَلِيمٍ التَّمِيمِىَّ تَكَلَّفَ مَا كُفِىَ وَضَيَّعَ مَا وَلِىَ، فَإِذَا جَاءَكَ كِتَابِى هَذَا فَلاَ تُبَايِعُوهُ، وَإِنْ مَرِضَ فَلاَ تَعُودُوهُ، وإِنْ مَاتَ فَلا تَشْهدُوهُ، ثمَّ التْفْتَ إِلَى الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ الله - ﷻ - خَلَقَكُمْ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِضَعْفِكُمْ، فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْكُمْ رَسُولًا مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ، وَأَنْزَلَ عليكم كتَابًا وَحَدَّ لَكُمْ فِيه حُدُودًا أَمَرَكُمْ أَن لَّا تَعْتَدُوهَا، وفَرَضَ فَرَائِضَ أَمرَكم أن تتبعوها، وَحَرَّمَ حُرَمًا نَهَاكُمْ أَن تَنْتَهِكُوهَا، وَتَركَ أَشْياءَ لَمْ يَدَعْهَا نِسيَانًا، فَلاَ تَتَكَلَّفُوهَا وِإنَّما تَركها رَحْمَةً لَكُمْ، قال: فَكَان الأصبغُ بنُ عَلِيمٍ يَقُولُ: قد قَدِمتُ الْبَصْرَةَ فَأَقَمْتُ بِهَا

خَمْسَةً وَعِشْرِينَ يَوْمًا وَمَا مِنْ غَائِبٍ أَحَبَّ إِلَىَّ أَنْ أَلْقَاهُ مِنَ الْمَوْت، ثم إن الله أَلْهَمَهُ التَّوْبَةَ وَقَذَفَهَا في قَلْبِهِ، فَأَتْيْتُ أَبَا مُوسَى وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمنْبَرِ، فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيه، فَأَعْرَضَ عَنِّى، فَقُلتُ: أَيُّهَا المُعْرِضُ! إِنَّهُ قَدْ قَبِل التَّوبَةَ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ منْكَ وَمِنْ عُمَرَ، وإنِّى أَتُوبُ إلى اللهِ - ﷻ - مِمَّا أَسْخَطَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَعَامَّةَ الْمُسْلِمِيَنَ، فَكَتبَ بِذَلِك إِلَى عُمَر، فَقَالَ: صَدقَ، اقْبلَوا مِنْ أَخِيكُمْ".  

"عن الشعبى أن الزّبِرقَان بن بدر أتى عمر بن الخطاب وكان سيد قومه، فقال يا أمير المؤمنين: إِنَّ جَرْوَلًا هجانى يوم الحُطيئة، فقال عمر: بم هجاك؟ فقال له:

دع المكارِمَ لا تَرحَلْ لبُغيتها ... واقعدْ فإنك أنتَ الطاعِمُ الكاسى

فقال عمر: ما أسمعُ هجاءً إنما هى معاتَبة، فقال الزبرقان: يا أمير المؤمنين والذى نفسى بيده ما هُجى أحدٌ بمثلِ ما هجيتُ به، فخذ لى ممن هجانى، فقال عمر: علىَّ بابن الفُريعة، يعنى حسانَ بن ثابتٍ، فلما أُتى به قال له: يا حسانُ: إِنَّ الزبرقانَ يزعُم أن جرولًا هجاه، فقال حسان: بم؟ قال بقوله:

دعِ المكارِمَ لا تَرحَلْ لبُغيتها ... واقعدْ فإنك أنتَ الطاعِمُ الكاسى

فقال حسان: ما هجاه يا أميرَ المؤمنين، قال: فماذا صنع به؟ قال: سَلحَ عليه، فقال عمر: علىَّ بجرولٍ، فلما جِئَ به قال له: يا عدُوَّ نفسه تَهجو المسلمين؟ ! فأمر به فسجنَ، فكتب إلى عمر من السجن: يا أمير المؤمنين:

ما تقولُ لأفراخٍ بذى مرخ ... حمر الحواصل لا ماءٌ ولا شجر

ألقيت كاسبَهم في قعرِ مظلمةٍ ... فامنُنْ عَلَىَّ هداكَ اللَّه يا عمرُ

أنت الإمامُ الذى من بعد صاحبه ... ألْقَتْ إليكَ مقاليد النهى البشر

ما آثروكَ بها أو قدَّموك لها ... لكن لأنفسهِم كانت بك الأثر

قال: وأُخبر عمرُ برقَّة حاله وقلة نصر قومه له، فدعاه فقال له: ويحك يا جرولُ لِمَ تَهجُو المسلمين؟ قال: لخصالٍ احتوتنى، إحداهن: إنما هى نملةٌ تدبُّ على لسانى،

وأخرى إنما هى كسبُ عيالى بَعْدُ، وثَالِثَة أن الزبرقان ذو يسار في قومٍ، وقد عرف رِقَّةَ حَالِى، وكثرة عيالى فلم يَعطف علىَّ، وأحوجنى إلى المسألة، فلما سألتُه حرمنِى يا أمير المؤمنين، والسؤالُ ثمن لكل نوالٍ، وكنتُ أراه يتمرَّغُ في مالِ اللَّه ورسوله، وأنا أتشحَّطُ في الفقرِ والعيلة، وكنتُ أراه يَتَجَشَّى جشاءَ البعير، وأنا أتفقزُ فُتَاتَ الخبز الشعير في رحلى مع عيالى، ويا أمير المؤمنين من عجزَ عن القوت كان أعجز منه عن السكوت، فدمعتْ عينا عمرَ، وقال: كم رأسٌ لَكَ من العيالِ؟ فعدهم عليه، فأمر لهم بطعامٍ وكسوةٍ ونفقة ما يكفيه سنة، وقال له: إِذا احتجت فعد إلينا فَلَكَ عندنا مثلُها، فقال جرولٌ: جزاك اللَّه يا أمير المؤمنين جزاء الأبرار، وأجر الأخيار، فقد بررتَ ووصلتَ وتعطَّفت وامتننت، فلمَّا مضى جرول قال عمر: أيها الناس اتقوا اللَّه في ذوى الأرحام وجيرانكم فمتى علمتم حاجتهم فواسوهم وتعطفوا عليهم، ولا تحوجوهم إلى المسألة فإن اللَّه ﷻ يسأل العبد إذا كان غنيا مكفيًا عن رحمهِ وقريبه وجارهِ إذا كان محتاجا، أن يعطيه قبل سؤاله إياه".  

"عن جابر قال: لَمَّا طُعِنَ عُمَرُ دَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَهُو يَقُولُ: لَا تُعْجِلُوا هَذَا الرَّجُلَ، فَإِنْ أَعِشْ رَأَيْتُ فيهِ الرَّأى، وَإِنْ أَمُتْ فَهُوَ إِلَيكُمْ، قَالوا: يَا أَمِيرَ المؤْمِنِينَ: إِنَّهُ وَاللَّه قَدْ قُتِلَ وَقُطِعَ، قالَ: إِنَّا للَّه وَإِنَّا إِلَيْه رَاجِعُونَ! ! ثُمَّ قَالَ: وَيْحَكُمْ مَنْ هُوَ؟ قَالُوا: أَبُو لُؤْلُؤَةَ قَالَ: اللَّه أَكْبَرُ، ثُمَّ نَظَر إِلى ابْنِهِ عبدِ اللَّه فَقَالَ: أَىْ بُنَىَّ! أَىَّ وَالدٍ كُنْتُ لَكَ؟ قَالَ: خَيْرُ والِدٍ، قَالَ: فَأُقْسِمُ عَلَيْكَ لَمَا احْتَمَلْتَنِى حَتَّى يَلْصَقَ خَذِّى بالأَرْضِ حَتَّى أَمُوتَ كَمَا يَمُوتُ الْعَبْدُ، فَقَال عَبْد اللَّه: وَاللَّه إِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَيَشْتَدُّ عَلَىَّ يَا أَبَتَاهُ! ثُمَّ قَالَ: قُمْ فَلَا تُرَاجعْنِى، فَقَام فَاحْتَمَلهُ حَتَّى أَلْصَقَ خَذَّهُ بِالأَرْضِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: يَا عَبْدَ اللَّه! أقْسَمْتُ عَلَيْكَ بِحَقِّ اللَّه وَحَقِّ عُمَرَ إِذَا مِتُّ فَدَفَنْتَنِى فَلَا تَغْسِلْ رَأسَكَ حَتَّى تَبِيَع مِنْ رِبَاع آلِ عُمَر ثَمَانِينَ أَلْفًا فَتَضَعَهَا فِى بَيْتِ مَالِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بنُ عَوْفٍ -وَكَانَ عِنْدَ رَأسِه- يَا أَمِيرَ المُؤْمِنِينَ! وَمَا قَدْرُ هَذِهِ الثَّمَانِينَ أَلْفًا؟ فَقَدْ أَضْرَرْتَ بِعِيَالِكَ، أَوْ بِآلِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: إِلِيْكَ عَنِّى يَا بْنَ عَوْفٍ! فَنَظَر إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّه فَقَالَ: يا بُنَىَّ! وَاثْنَيْنِ وَثَلَاثِينَ أَلْفًا أَنْفَقْتُهَا فِى اثْنَتَىْ عَشْرَةَ حَجَّةٍ حَجَجْتُهَا فِى وِلَايَتِى وَنَوائِبَ كَانَتْ (تَنوينى) في الرُّسُلِ (تأتينى) مِنْ قِبَلِ الأَمْصَارِ، فَقَال لَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحمَنِ بْنُ عَوفٍ: يَا أَمِيرَ المؤمنينَ! أَبْشِرْ وَأَحْسِنِ الظَنَّ بِاللَّه، فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنَّا مِنَ المهَاجِرِينَ (والأَنْصَارِ) إلا وَقَدْ أَخَذَ مِثْلَ الَّذِى أَخَذْتَ مِنَ الْفَىْءِ الَّذِى جَعَلَهُ اللَّه لَنَا، وَقَد قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّه ﷺ وَهُوَ عَنْكَ رَاضٍ، وَقَد كَانَتْ لَكَ مَعَهُ سَوَابِقُ فَقَالَ: يَا بْنَ عَوْفٍ! وَدَّ عُمَرُ أَنَّهُ لَوْ خَرَج مِنْهَا كَما دَخَلَ فِيهَا، إِنِّى أوَدُّ أَنْ أَلْقَى اللَّه فَلَا يُطَالِبُونى بِقَلِيلٍ وَلَا كَثيرٍ".  

"عن موسى بن جبير، عن شيوخٍ من أَهْلِ المدينةِ قالوا: كتب عمرُ ابن الخطاب إلى عمرو بن العاص: أما بعدُ فإنى قد فرضتُ لمن قِبَلى في الديوان ولذرِّيَّتِهم ولمن (وَرَد) علينا (بالمدينة) من أهل اليمنِ وغيرهم ممن توجَّه إليك، وإلى البلدان فانْظُرْ من فرضتُ له ونزلَ بك فأدِرْ عليه العطاءَ وعلى ذُريّته، ومن نزل بك ممن لم أفرضْ له فافرض له على نحو ما رأيتَنى فرضتُ لأَشْباههِ، وخذ لِنفْسك مائتى دينارٍ، فهذهِ فرائض أَهْلِ بدرٍ من المهاجرين والأنصارِ، ولم أُبَلِّغ بهَذا أحدًا من نُظَرائِك غيرَك؛ لأنَّك من عمَّال المسلمين فَأَلحقْتُك بأرْفَعِ ذَلك، وقد علمتَ أن مُؤْنَتَنا تَلْزمُك، فوفِّر الخَراجَ وخذْه من حقِّه، ثم عِفَّ عنه بعد جَمْعهِ، فإذا حصلَ إليك وجمعْته أخرجْتَ عطاءَ المسلمين وذُرِّيتهم، وما يُحْتاج إليه مما لابُدَّ منه، ثم انظر فيما فَضَل بعدَ ذلك فاحْمِله إلىَّ، واعلم أن ما قِبَلَك من أرضِ مصرَ ليس فيه خُمُسٌ، وإنما هى أرضُ صُلحٍ وما فيها للمسلمين فَىْءٌ، يُبْدَأُ بمنْ أَغْنى عنْهم في ثغورِهم وأجزأ عنهم في أعمالِهم، ثم تُفِيضُ ما فَضَلَ بعد ذلك على من سَمَّى اللَّه، واعلم يا عمرو أن اللَّه يراك ويرى عملك، فإنه قال: تبارك وتعالى في كتابه: {وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا} ويعلم من سريرتك ما يعلم من علانيتك فلتكن تقتدى به، وإن

معك أهلَ ذمةٍ وعهد قد أوصى رسول اللَّه ﷺ بِهم، وأوصى بالقِبْط، فقال: استوصوا بالقبط خيرًا فإِن لهم ذِمَّة ورَحِمًا، ورحِمُهم أَنَّ إسماعيلَ منهم، وقد قال رسول اللَّه ﷺ : من ظلم معاهَدًا أو كلَّفه فوق طاقته فأنا خصمه يومَ القِيامَة، احذر يا عَمْرو أن يَكون لقد ابتليتُ بولاية هذه الأمةِ وآنستُ من نفسى ضعفًا، وانتشرت رعيتى، وَرَقَّ عَظمِى، فَأَسأَلُ اللَّه أن يَقبضَنى إليه غيرَ مفرّط، واللَّه إنى لأَخشى لو ماتَ حمل بِأقْصَى عملك ضياعا أن أُسْأل عنه يَوم القِيامَة".