Sahih al-Bukhari 3861
The conversion of Abu Dhar ᴿᴬ to Islam
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حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُثَنَّى عَنْ أَبِي جَمْرَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ قَالَ
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.
Translation
Chain of narrators
- ʿAmr b. ʿAbbās
- ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. Mahdī
- al-Muthanná
- Abū Jamrah
- Ibn ʿAbbās
✧ When news of the Prophet’s ﷺ mission reached Abu Dharr, he said to his brother, “Ride to this valley and find out for me about this man who claims that he is a prophet receiving news from heaven. Listen to what he says, then come back to me.” His brother set out, reached him, and listened to what he said. He then returned to Abu Dharr and told him, “I saw him enjoining noble character and speaking words that are not poetry.” Abu Dharr said, “You have not satisfied me concerning what I wanted.” He therefore took provisions and carried an old waterskin containing water until he reached Mecca. He went to the Mosque and looked for the Prophet ﷺ, though he did not recognize him, and he disliked asking about him. When part of the night had passed, Ali saw him and realized that he was a stranger. When Abu Dharr saw him, he followed him, but neither of them asked the other anything until morning. Abu Dharr then carried his waterskin and provisions to the Mosque and remained there throughout that day without seeing the Prophet ﷺ. When evening came, he returned to his sleeping place. Ali passed by him and said, “Has the man not yet learned where his lodging is?” He made him rise and took him along with him, but neither of them asked the other anything. On the third day, Ali returned and did the same, then stayed with him and said, “Will you not tell me what brought you here?” He replied, “If you give me a solemn pledge that you will guide me, I will.” Ali did so, and Abu Dharr told him. Ali said, “He is indeed true, and he is the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. In the morning, follow me. If I see anything that makes me fear for you, I will stop as though I am relieving myself. If I continue, follow me until you enter where I enter.” Abu Dharr did so and followed him until Ali entered upon the Prophet ﷺ, and Abu Dharr entered with him. He listened to what the Prophet ﷺ said and embraced Islam on the spot. The Prophet ﷺ told him, “Return to your people and inform them until my command reaches you.” Abu Dharr said, “By Him in whose hand is my soul, I shall proclaim it among them.” He went out to the Mosque and called out at the top of his voice, “I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.” The people rose and beat him until they knocked him down. Al-Abbas came and threw himself over him, saying, “Woe to you! Do you not know that he belongs to Ghifar and that your trade route to Syria passes through their territory?” Thus, he rescued him from them. The next day, Abu Dharr returned and did the same. They beat him and rushed upon him, but al-Abbas threw himself over him.
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Other narrations of this report
Sahih al-Bukhari 3522Sahih Muslim 2474al-Mu'jam al-Kabir (al-Tabarani) 12994al-Mu'jam al-Awsat 2636Musnad al-Bazzar 3895al-Mustadrak (al-Hakim) 5456
Narrators
- One of the Companions who narrated most prolifically (mukthirūn).d. 65 AH, or 67 AH, or 68 AH, also said: 69 AH, also said: 70 AH; also said: 73 AHعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍأحد المكثرين من الصحابةعن
- trustworthy, precise (thiqah thabt)d. during the governorship of Yūsuf b. ʿUmar over Iraq, or 128 AHنصر بن عمران بن عصام الضبعيثقة ثبتعن
- trustworthy (thiqah)d. between 151 and 160 AHالمثنى بن سعيد القسامثقةحدثنا
- Trustworthy (thiqah), firmly reliable (thabt), a memorizer (ḥāfiẓ), knowledgeable of the narrators and of ḥadīthd. 198 AHعبد الرحمن بن مهديثقة ثبت حافظ ، عارف بالرجال والحديثحدثنا
- truthful (ṣadūq), who sometimes made mistakes (rubbamā wahima)d. 235 AHعمرو بن العباس الأهوازيصدوق ربما وهمحدثني
- a mountain of memorization and the leader of the world in the comprehension of hadith (jabal al-ḥifẓ wa-imām al-dunyā fī fiqh al-ḥadīth)d. 256 AHالْبُخَارِيُّجبل الحفظ وإمام الدنيا في فقه الحديث
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Commentaries
Fatḥ al-Bārī (Ibn Ḥajar)
ʿUmdat al-Qārī (Badr al-Dīn al-ʿAynī)
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