[Machine] I went out with my father to seek knowledge in this neighborhood from the Ansar before they perish. The first person we met was Abu Al-Yasar Al-Sulami, a companion of the Prophet ﷺ. He had a servant boy with him, wearing a cloak, and his servant also wore a cloak. He had a turban and a wrapped copy of the Quran. My father said to him, "I see a mark of anger on your face." He said, "Yes, I had some money that belonged to Fulan bin Fulan, the thief. So, I went to his family and asked them if he had sinned. They said no. Ali, his son with a limp, came out, and I asked him where his father was. He said he heard what I said, so he hid in my mother's closet. I told him to come out because I knew where he was. He came out, and I asked him what made him hide from me. He said, 'I swear by Allah, I will speak to you, and I will not lie to you. I was afraid that if I spoke to you, I would lie to you or break my promise.' And I used to be the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and, by Allah, I was in difficulty." He said, "By Allah?" I said, "By Allah." He said, "By Allah?" I said, "By Allah." He said, "By Allah?" I said, "By Allah." Then I forgot about the sheet, and I erased the truth and said, "If you find a verdict, then judge, otherwise you are in no obligation." He testified with his eyesight by pointing his fingers to his eyes, and he testified with his hearing by placing his fingers in his ears, and he testified with his heart by pointing to the area of his heart where the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever protects someone in a difficult situation or provides for him, Allah will shade him in His shade on the Day when there is no shade but His shade."
خَرَجْتُ أَنَا وَأَبِي نَطْلُبُ الْعِلْمَ فِي هَذَا الْحَيِّ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَهْلِكُوا وَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ لَقِيَنَا أَبُو الْيَسَرِ السُّلَمِيُّ صَاحِبُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَمَعَهُ غُلَامٌ لَهُ وَعَلَيْهِ بُرْدَةٌ وَعَلَى غُلَامِهِ بُرْدَةٌ وَمَعَافِرِيٌّ وَضِمَامَةُ مُصْحَفٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبِي كَأَنِّي أَرَى فِي وَجْهِكَ سَعَفَةٌ مِنْ غَضِبٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ كَانَ لِي عَلَى فُلَانِ بْنِ فُلَانٍ الْحَرَامِيِّ مَالٌ فَأَتَيْتُ أَهْلَهُ فَقُلْتُ أَثَمَّ هُوَ؟ قَالُوا لَا فَخَرَجَ عَلِيَّ ابْنٌ لَهُ جَفْرٌ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَيْنَ أَبُوكَ؟ قَالَ سَمِعَ كَلَامَكَ فَدَخَلَ فِي أَرِيكَةِ أُمِّي فَقُلْتُ اخْرُجْ إِلَيَّ فَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيَّ فَقُلْتُ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى أَنِ اخْتَبَأْتَ مِنِّي؟ قَالَ أَنَا وَاللهِ لِأُحَدِّثُكَ ثُمَّ لَا أَكْذِبُكَ خَشِيتُ وَاللهِ أَنْ أُحَدِّثَكَ فَأَكْذِبَكَ أَوْ أَعِدَكَ فَأُخْلِفَكَ وَكُنْتُ صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَكُنْتُ وَاللهِ مُعْسِرًا قَالَ آللَّهِ فَقُلْتُ آللَّهِ قَالَ آللَّهِ؟ فَقُلْتُ اللهِ قَالَ آللَّهِ؟ فَقُلْتُ اللهِ فَنَسَوْتُ الصَّحِيفَةَ فَمَحَوْتُ الْحَقَّ وَقُلْتُ إِنْ وَجَدْتَ قَضَاءً فَاقْضِ وَإِلَّا فَأَنْتَ فِي حَلٍّ فَأَشْهَدُ بَصُرَتْ عَيْنَايَ هَاتَانِ وَوَضَعَ إِصْبَعَيْهِ عَلَى عَيْنَيْهِ وَسَمِعَتْ أُذُنَايَ هَاتَانِ وَوَضَعَ إِصْبَعَيْهِ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ وَوَعَاهُ قَلْبِي هَذَا وَأَشَارَ إِلَى مَنَاطِ قَلْبِهِ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ أَنْظَرَ مُعْسِرًا أَوْ وَضَعَ لَهُ أَظَلَّهُ اللهُ فِي ظِلِّهِ يَوْمَ لَا ظِلَّ إِلَّا ظِلُّهُ»