[Machine] My father was a companion of Abu Darda in Damascus. He told me that there was a man among the companions of the Prophet ﷺ called Ibn al-Hanzaliyyah. He was a man who rarely socialized with people, as he considered it to be a form of worship. When he left, he would engage in glorification, praise and recitation of "Allahu Akbar" until he reached his family. One day, he passed by us while we were with Abu Darda and greeted him. Abu Darda said to him, "Say a word that benefits us and does not harm you." He said, "The Messenger of Allah sent a small group on a secret mission. I joined them and a man came and sat in the gathering where the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was present. He said to a man beside him, 'If you saw us when we meet the enemy and one person stabs another, what would you do?' He replied, 'Take his sword and I am the servant of Ghifari. How do you see it?' He said, 'I do not see any reward but that it has been nullified.' Another person said, 'The last thing I see is harm.' They disputed about it until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ heard them and said, 'Glory be to Allah, there is no harm in receiving reward and praise.' Abu Darda was delighted with this and started to say, 'Did you hear this from the Prophet ﷺ?' He said, 'Yes, to the extent that I say it while he raises his head to listen.'
كَانَ أَبِي جَلِيسًا لِأَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ بِدِمَشْقَ فَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ كَانَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يُقَالُ لَهُ ابْنُ الْحَنْظَلِيَّةِ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا مُتَوَحِّدًا قَلَّمَا يُجَالِسُ النَّاسَ إِنَّمَا هُوَ صَلَاةٌ فَإِذَا انْصَرَفَ فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ تَسْبِيحٌ وتَهْليلٌ وَتَكْبِيرٌ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ أَهْلَهُ فَمَرَّ بِنَا يَوْمًا وَنَحْنُ عِنْدَ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ فَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ كَلِمَةٌ تَنْفَعُنَا اللهُ وَلَا تَضُرُّكَ فَقَالَ بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سَرِيَّةً فَقَدِمْتُ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَجَلَسَ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ الَّذِي فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لِرَجُلٍ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ لَوْ رَأَيْتُنَا حِينَ لَقِينَا الْعَدُوَّ وَطَعَنَ فُلَانٌ فُلَانًا فَقَالَ خُذْهَا وَأَنَا الْغُلَامُ الْغِفَارِيُّ كَيْفَ تَرَى؟ قَالَ مَا أُرَاهُ إِلَّا قَدْ أَبْطَلَ أَجْرَهُ قَالَ آخَرُ مَا أَرَى بَأْسًا فَتَنَازَعُوا فِي ذَلِكَ حَتَّى سَمِعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «سُبْحَانَ اللهِ لَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يُؤْجَرَ وَيُحْمَدَ» قَالَ فَسُرَّ بِذَلِكَ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ وَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَ هَذَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ نَعَمْ حَتَّى إِنِّي لَأَقُولُ وَهُوَ يَرْفَعُ إِلَيْهِ رَأْسَهُ لَيَرْكَبَنَّ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ