7. Companions of the Household
Musnad Ahmad 1718Sahih
عَلَّمَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ كَلِمَاتٍ أَقُولُهُنَّ فِي قُنُوتِ الْوِتْرِ: اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِي فِيمَنْ هَدَيْتَ، وَعَافِنِي فِيمَنْ عَافَيْتَ، وَتَوَلَّنِي فِيمَنْ تَوَلَّيْتَ، وَبَارِكْ لِي فِيمَا أَعْطَيْتَ، وَقِنِي شَرَّ مَا قَضَيْتَ، فَإِنَّكَ تَقْضِي وَلَا يُقْضَى عَلَيْكَ، إِنَّهُ لَا يَذِلُّ مَنْ وَالَيْتَ، تَبَارَكْتَ رَبَّنَا وَتَعَالَيْتَ
“My grandfather, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, taught me some words to say in Qunut of Witr: Allahumma ‘afini fiman ‘afait, wa tawallani fiman tawallait, wahdini fiman hadait, wa qini sharra ma qadait, wa barik li fima a’tait. Innaka taqdi wa la yuqda ‘alaik, innahu la yudhillu man walait. Subhanaka rabbana tabarakta wa ta’alait (O Allah, pardon me along with those whom You have pardoned, be an ally to me along with those whom You are an ally to, guide me along with those whom You have guided, protect me from the evil that You have decreed, and bless for me that which You have bestowed. For verily You decree and none can decree over You. He whom You support can never be humiliated. Glory is to You, our Lord, You are Blessed and Exalted).” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1178)
Musnad Ahmad 1719Hasan
خَطَبَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، فَقَالَ: لَقَدْ فَارَقَكُمْ رَجُلٌ بِالْأَمْسِ لَمْ يَسْبِقْهُ الْأَوَّلُونَ بِعِلْمٍ، وَلَا يُدْرِكُهُ الْآخِرُونَ، كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَبْعَثُهُ بِالرَّايَةِ: جِبْرِيلُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ، وَمِيكَائِيلُ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ، لَا يَنْصَرِفُ حَتَّى يُفْتَحَ لَهُ
al-Hasan b. Ali addressed us in a sermon and said: A man departed from you yesterday whom the earlier ones did not surpass in knowledge, and whom the later ones will not reach. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to send him with the banner; Jibril was on his right and Mikail was on his left, and he would not return until victory was granted to him.
Musnad Ahmad 1720Hasan
خَطَبَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ بَعْدَ قَتْلِ عَلِيٍّ، فَقَالَ: لَقَدْ فَارَقَكُمْ رَجُلٌ بِالْأَمْسِ، مَا سَبَقَهُ الْأَوَّلُونَ بِعِلْمٍ، وَلَا أَدْرَكَهُ الْآخِرُونَ، إِنْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَيَبْعَثُهُ، وَيُعْطِيهِ الرَّايَةَ، فَلَا يَنْصَرِفُ حَتَّى يُفْتَحَ لَهُ، وَمَا تَرَكَ مِنْ صَفْرَاءَ، وَلَا بَيْضَاءَ إِلَّا سَبْعَمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ مِنْ عَطَائِهِ كَانَ يَرْصُدُهَا لِخَادِمٍ لِأَهْلِهِ.
al-Hasan b. Ali ᴿᴬ addressed us after Ali ᴿᴬ was killed, and he said: A man parted from you yesterday whom the earlier generations did not surpass in knowledge, nor did the later generations catch up to him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would send him forth and give him the banner, and he would not return until victory had been granted to him. He left behind neither gold nor silver except seven hundred dirhams from his stipend, which he had been setting aside for a servant for his family.
Musnad Ahmad 1721Sahih
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَّمَهُ أَنْ يَقُولَ فِي الْوِتْرِ
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught him to say in the Witr prayer, and he mentioned a similar narration to the one of Yunus.
أَنَّهُ مَرَّ بِهِمْ جِنَازَةٌ، فَقَامَ الْقَوْمُ وَلَمْ يَقُمْ، فَقَالَ الْحَسَنُ: مَا صَنَعْتُمْ إِنَّمَا قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ تَأَذِّيًا بِرِيحِ الْيَهُودِيِّ
✧ A funeral procession passed by them, and the people stood, but he did not. Al-Hasan said: What have you done? The Messenger of God ﷺ only stood out of annoyance at the odor of the Jew.
Musnad Ahmad 1723Sahih
مَا تَذْكُرُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ؟ قَالَ: أَذْكُرُ أَنِّي أَخَذْتُ تَمْرَةً مِنْ تَمْرِ الصَّدَقَةِ، فَأَلْقَيْتُهَا فِي فَمِي، فَانْتَزَعَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِلُعَابِهَا، فَأَلْقَاهَا فِي التَّمْرِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ: مَا عَلَيْكَ لَوْ أَكَلَ هَذِهِ التَّمْرَةَ ؟ قَالَ: إِنَّا لَا نَأْكُلُ الصَّدَقَةَ
✧ What do you remember of the Messenger of God ﷺ? He said: I remember that I took a date from the dates of the sadaqah and put it in my mouth. The Messenger of God ﷺ pulled it out with its saliva and threw it among the dates. A man said to him: Would it have mattered if he had eaten this date? He said: We do not eat the sadaqah.
Musnad Ahmad 1724Sahih
أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ: مَا تَذْكُرُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ؟ قَالَ: أَدْخَلَنِي غُرْفَةَ الصَّدَقَةِ، فَأَخَذْتُ مِنْهَا تَمْرَةً، فَأَلْقَيْتُهَا فِي فَمِي، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: أَلْقِهَا، فَإِنَّهَا لَا تَحِلُّ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ، وَلَا لِأَحَدٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ
✧ He said to al-Hasan b. Ali: What do you remember of the Messenger of God ﷺ? He said: He brought me into the room of the sadaqah, and I took a date from it and put it in my mouth. The Messenger of God ﷺ said: Spit it out, for it is not lawful for the Messenger of God or for anyone of his household.
Musnad Ahmad 1725Sahih
كُنَّا عِنْدَ حَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، فَسُئِلَ مَا عَقَلْتَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ؟ أَوْ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ؟ قَالَ: كُنْتُ أَمْشِي مَعَهُ، فَمَرَّ عَلَى جَرِينٍ مِنْ تَمْرِ الصَّدَقَةِ، فَأَخَذْتُ تَمْرَةً، فَأَلْقَيْتُهَا فِي فَمِي، فَأَخَذَهَا بِلُعَابِي، فَقَالَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ: وَمَا عَلَيْكَ لَوْ تَرَكْتَهَا ؟ قَالَ: إِنَّا آلَ مُحَمَّدٍ لَا تَحِلُّ لَنَا الصَّدَقَةُ. قَالَ: وَعَقَلْتُ مِنْهُ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسَ
✧ We were with Hasan b. Ali, and he was asked: What did you understand of the Messenger of God ﷺ, or from the Messenger of God ﷺ? He said: I was walking with him, and he passed by a drying-ground of sadaqah dates. I took a date and put it in my mouth, and he took it out with my saliva. Some of the people said: Would it have mattered if you had left it? He said: We, the family of Muhammad, sadaqah is not lawful for us. He said: And I understood from him the five prayers.
Musnad Ahmad 1726Hasan
نُبِّئْتُ أَنَّ جِنَازَةً مَرَّتْ عَلَى الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، فَقَامَ الْحَسَنُ، وَقَعَدَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ، فَقَالَ الْحَسَنُ لِابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ: أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مَرَّتْ بِهِ جِنَازَةٌ، فَقَامَ؟ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: بَلَى، وَقَدْ جَلَسَ، فَلَمْ يُنْكِرِ الْحَسَنُ مَا قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ
✧ I was informed that a funeral procession passed by al-Hasan b. Ali and Ibn Abbas, and al-Hasan stood while Ibn Abbas remained seated. Al-Hasan said to Ibn Abbas: Did you not see that when a funeral procession passed by the Prophet ﷺ, he stood? Ibn Abbas said: Yes, and he also sat, and al-Hasan did not reject what Ibn Abbas said.
Musnad Ahmad 1727Sahih
قُلْتُ لِلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ: مَا تَذْكُرُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ؟ قَالَ: أَذْكُرُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنِّي أَخَذْتُ تَمْرَةً مِنْ تَمْرِ الصَّدَقَةِ، فَجَعَلْتُهَا فِي فِيَّ، قَالَ: فَنَزَعَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِلُعَابِهَا، فَجَعَلَهَا فِي التَّمْرِ، فَقِيلَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، مَا كَانَ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ هَذِهِ التَّمْرَةِ لِهَذَا الصَّبِيِّ ؟ قَالَ: إِنَّا آلَ مُحَمَّدٍ لَا تَحِلُّ لَنَا الصَّدَقَةُ
✧ I said to al-Hasan b. Ali: What do you remember of the Messenger of God ﷺ? He said: I remember of the Messenger of God ﷺ that I took a date from the dates of the sadaqah and put it in my mouth. He said: The Messenger of God ﷺ removed it with its saliva and put it among the dates. It was said: O Messenger of God, would it have mattered to you regarding this date for this boy? He said: We, the family of Muhammad, sadaqah is not lawful for us.
Musnad Ahmad 1728Hasan
مَرَّتْ بِهِمَا جِنَازَةٌ، فَقَامَ أَحَدُهُمَا، وَجَلَسَ الْآخَرُ، فَقَالَ الَّذِي قَامَ: أَمَا تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَامَ. قَالَ: بَلَى، وَقَعَدَ
"When a funeral procession passed by Ibn Abbas and Hasan ibn Ali, one of them stood up while the other remained seated. The one who stood up said, 'Do you not know that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up?' The other replied, 'Yes, and he sat down.'"
Musnad Ahmad 1729Hasan
أَنَّ الْحَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ، وَابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ رَأَيَا جِنَازَةً، فَقَامَ أَحَدُهُمَا، وَقَعَدَ الْآخَرُ، فَقَالَ الَّذِي قَامَ: أَلَمْ يَقُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ؟ وَقَالَ الَّذِي قَعَدَ: بَلَى، وَقَعَدَ
✧ "Al-Hasan ibn Ali and Ibn Abbas saw a funeral procession. One of them stood up while the other remained seated. The one who stood up said, 'Did not the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stand up?' The one who remained seated replied, 'Yes, but he also sat down.'"
لِلسَّائِلِ حَقٌّ، وَإِنْ جَاءَ عَلَى فَرَسٍ
✧ The beggar has a right, even if he comes on a horse.
Musnad Ahmad 1731Sahih
مَا تَعْقِلُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ؟ قَالَ: صَعِدْتُ غُرْفَةً، فَأَخَذْتُ تَمْرَةً، فَلُكْتُهَا فِي فِيَّ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: أَلْقِهَا، فَإِنَّهَا لَا تَحِلُّ لَنَا الصَّدَقَةُ
✧ What do you remember of the Messenger of God ﷺ? He said: I went up to a room, took a date, and chewed it in my mouth. The Prophet ﷺ said: Spit it out, for sadaqah is not lawful for us.
Musnad Ahmad 1732Hasan
إِنَّ مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلَامِ الْمَرْءِ قِلَّةَ الْكَلَامِ فِيمَا لَا يَعْنِيهِ
✧ Part of the excellence of a person's Islam is his leaving alone what does not concern him.
إِنَّمَا قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ أَجْلِ جِنَازَةِ يَهُودِيٍّ مُرَّ بِهَا عَلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: آذَانِي رِيحُهَا
✧ The Messenger of God ﷺ only stood because of the funeral of a Jew that was brought past him, and he said: Its odor annoyed me.
Musnad Ahmad 1734No grade recorded
مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ، وَلَا مُسْلِمَةٍ يُصَابُ بِمُصِيبَةٍ، فَيَذْكُرُهَا، وَإِنْ طَالَ عَهْدُهَا - قَالَ عَبَّادٌ: قَدُمَ عَهْدُهَا - فَيُحْدِثُ لِذَلِكَ اسْتِرْجَاعًا إِلَّا جَدَّدَ اللهُ لَهُ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ، فَأَعْطَاهُ مِثْلَ أَجْرِهَا يَوْمَ أُصِيبَ بِهَا.
✧ On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ, he said: "There is no Muslim man or woman who is afflicted with a calamity and then mentions it, even if their period of affliction is long, except that the angels say, 'May Allah renew your reward for this, and may He grant you something similar in return on the day you were afflicted with it.'"
عَلَّمَنِي جَدِّي - أَوْ قَالَ: النَّبِيُّ ﷺ - كَلِمَاتٍ أَقُولُهُنَّ فِي الْوِتْرِ،
✧ The Prophet, ﷺ, said some words that I say during the Witr prayer and recalled the narration.
Musnad Ahmad 1736Accepted
الْبَخِيلُ مَنْ ذُكِرْتُ عِنْدَهُ، ثُمَّ لَمْ يُصَلِّ عَلَيَّ. قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ: فَلَمْ يُصَلِّ عَلَيَّ ﷺ كَثِيرًا
✧ "The Prophet ﷺ said, 'The miserly person is one in whose presence I am mentioned, but he does not send blessings upon me.' Abu Sa'id said, 'So he did not send blessings upon him (the Prophet) much.'"
Musnad Ahmad 1737Hasan
مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلَامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لَا يَعْنِيهِ
✧ Part of the excellence of a person's Islam is his leaving alone what does not concern him.
Musnad Ahmad 1738Sahih
تَزَوَّجَ عَقِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، فَخَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا، فَقُلْنَا بِالرِّفَاءِ وَالْبَنِينَ، فَقَالَ: مَهْ لَا تَقُولُوا ذَلِكَ، فَإِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَدْ نَهَانَا عَنْ ذَلِكَ وَقَالَ: قُولُوا: بَارَكَ اللهُ فِيكَ، وَبَارَكَ لَكَ فِيهَا
✧ Aqil b. Abu Talib got married, and he came out to us. We said, "With harmony and sons." He said, "Stop, do not say that, for the Prophet ﷺ forbade us from that and said: Say: May Allah bless you and bless her for you."
Musnad Ahmad 1739Sahih
أَنَّ عَقِيلَ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً مِنْ بَنِي جُشَمَ، فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْقَوْمُ فَقَالُوا: بِالرِّفَاءِ وَالْبَنِينَ، فَقَالَ: لَا تَقُولُوا ذَلِكَ، قَالُوا: فَمَا نَقُولُ يَا أَبَا يَزِيدَ؟ قَالَ: قُولُوا: بَارَكَ اللهُ لَكُمْ، وَبَارَكَ عَلَيْكُمْ، إِنَّا كَذَلِكَ كُنَّا نُؤْمَرُ
✧ Aqil b. Abu Talib married a woman from Banu Jusham. The people entered upon him and said, "With harmony and sons." He said, "Do not say that." They said, "What should we say, O Abu Yazid?" He said, "Say: May Allah bless you and bless upon you. This is how we were commanded."
Musnad Ahmad 1740Hasan
لَمَّا نَزَلْنَا أَرْضَ الْحَبَشَةِ جَاوَرْنَا بِهَا خَيْرَ جَارٍ النَّجَاشِيَّ، أَمِنَّا عَلَى دِينِنَا، وَعَبَدْنَا اللهَ لَا نُؤْذَى، وَلَا نَسْمَعُ شَيْئًا نَكْرَهُهُ، فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ ذَلِكَ قُرَيْشًا ائْتَمَرُوا أَنْ يَبْعَثُوا إِلَى النَّجَاشِيِّ فِينَا رَجُلَيْنِ جَلْدَيْنِ، وَأَنْ يُهْدُوا لِلنَّجَاشِيِّ هَدَايَا مِمَّا يُسْتَطْرَفُ مِنْ مَتَاعِ مَكَّةَ، وَكَانَ مِنْ أَعْجَبِ مَا يَأْتِيهِ مِنْهَا إِلَيْهِ الْأَدَمُ، فَجَمَعُوا لَهُ أَدَمًا كَثِيرًا، وَلَمْ يَتْرُكُوا مِنْ بَطَارِقَتِهِ بِطْرِيقًا إِلَّا أَهْدَوْا لَهُ هَدِيَّةً، ثُمَّ بَعَثُوا بِذَلِكَ مَعَ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ الْمَخْزُومِيِّ، وَعَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ بْنِ وَائِلٍ السَّهْمِيِّ، وَأَمَرُوهُمَا أَمْرَهُمْ، وَقَالُوا لَهُمَا: ادْفَعَا إِلَى كُلِّ بِطْرِيقٍ هَدِيَّتَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُكَلِّمُوا النَّجَاشِيَّ فِيهِمْ، ثُمَّ قَدِّمُوا لِلنَّجَاشِيِّ هَدَايَاهُ، ثُمَّ سَلُوهُ أَنْ يُسْلِمَهُمْ إِلَيْكُمْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُكَلِّمَهُمْ. قَالَتْ: فَخَرَجَا، فَقَدِمَا عَلَى النَّجَاشِيِّ، وَنَحْنُ عِنْدَهُ بِخَيْرِ دَارٍ، وَعِنْدَ خَيْرِ جَارٍ، فَلَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْ بَطَارِقَتِهِ بِطْرِيقٌ إِلَّا دَفَعَا إِلَيْهِ هَدِيَّتَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُكَلِّمَا النَّجَاشِيَّ، ثُمَّ قَالَا لِكُلِّ بِطْرِيقٍ مِنْهُمْ: إِنَّهُ قَدْ صَبَأَ إِلَى بَلَدِ الْمَلِكِ مِنَّا غِلْمَانٌ سُفَهَاءُ، فَارَقُوا دِينَ قَوْمِهِمْ، وَلَمْ يَدْخُلُوا فِي دِينِكُمْ، وَجَاءُوا بِدِينٍ مُبْتَدَعٍ لَا نَعْرِفُهُ نَحْنُ وَلَا أَنْتُمْ، وَقَدْ بَعَثَنَا إِلَى الْمَلِكِ فِيهِمْ أَشْرَافُ قَوْمِهِمْ لِنَرُدَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ، فَإِذَا كَلَّمْنَا الْمَلِكَ فِيهِمْ، فَتُشِيرُوا عَلَيْهِ بِأَنْ يُسْلِمَهُمْ إِلَيْنَا، وَلَا يُكَلِّمَهُمْ، فَإِنَّ قَوْمَهُمْ أَعْلَى بِهِمْ عَيْنًا، وَأَعْلَمُ بِمَا عَابُوا عَلَيْهِمْ، فَقَالُوا لَهُمَا: نَعَمْ. ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمَا قَرَّبَا هَدَايَاهُمْ إِلَى النَّجَاشِيِّ، فَقَبِلَهَا مِنْهُمَا، ثُمَّ كَلَّمَاهُ فَقَالَا لَهُ: أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ، إِنَّهُ قَدْ صَبَأَ إِلَى بَلَدِكَ مِنَّا غِلْمَانٌ سُفَهَاءُ، فَارَقُوا دِينَ قَوْمِهِمْ، وَلَمْ يَدْخُلُوا فِي دِينِكَ، وَجَاءُوا بِدِينٍ مُبْتَدَعٍ لَا نَعْرِفُهُ نَحْنُ وَلَا أَنْتَ، وَقَدْ بَعَثَنَا إِلَيْكَ فِيهِمْ أَشْرَافُ قَوْمِهِمْ مِنْ آبَائِهِمْ وَأَعْمَامِهِمْ وَعَشَائِرِهِمْ لِتَرُدَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ، فَهُمْ أَعْلَى بِهِمْ عَيْنًا، وَأَعْلَمُ بِمَا عَابُوا عَلَيْهِمْ، وَعَاتَبُوهُمْ فِيهِ، قَالَتْ: وَلَمْ يَكُنْ شَيْءٌ أَبْغَضَ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبِيعَةَ، وَعَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ مِنْ أَنْ يَسْمَعَ النَّجَاشِيُّ كَلَامَهُمْ، فَقَالَتْ بَطَارِقَتُهُ حَوْلَهُ: صَدَقُوا أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ، قَوْمُهُمْ أَعْلَى بِهِمْ عَيْنًا، وَأَعْلَمُ بِمَا عَابُوا عَلَيْهِمْ، فَأَسْلِمْهُمْ إِلَيْهِمَا، فَلْيَرُدَّاهُمْ إِلَى بِلَادِهِمْ وَقَوْمِهِمْ. قَالَ: فَغَضِبَ النَّجَاشِيُّ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: لَا [هَا ايْمُ] اللهِ إِذًا لَا أُسْلِمُهُمْ إِلَيْهِمَا، وَلَا أُكَادُ قَوْمًا جَاوَرُونِي، وَنَزَلُوا بِلَادِي، وَاخْتَارُونِي عَلَى مَنْ سِوَايَ حَتَّى أَدْعُوَهُمْ، فَأَسْأَلَهُمْ مَا يَقُولُ هَذَانِ فِي أَمْرِهِمْ، فَإِنْ كَانُوا كَمَا يَقُولَانِ أَسْلَمْتُهُمْ إِلَيْهِمَا، وَرَدَدْتُهُمْ إِلَى قَوْمِهِمْ، وَإِنْ كَانُوا عَلَى غَيْرِ ذَلِكَ مَنَعْتُهُمْ مِنْهُمَا، وَأَحْسَنْتُ جِوَارَهُمْ مَا جَاوَرُونِي. قَالَتْ: ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَ إِلَى أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ، فَدَعَاهُمْ، فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ رَسُولُهُ اجْتَمَعُوا، ثُمَّ قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: مَا تَقُولُونَ لِلرَّجُلِ إِذَا جِئْتُمُوهُ؟ قَالُوا: نَقُولُ وَاللهِ مَا عَلَّمَنَا، وَمَا أَمَرَنَا بِهِ نَبِيُّنَا ﷺ كَائِنًا فِي ذَلِكَ مَا هُوَ كَائِنٌ، فَلَمَّا جَاءُوهُ، وَقَدْ دَعَا النَّجَاشِيُّ أَسَاقِفَتَهُ، فَنَشَرُوا مَصَاحِفَهُمْ حَوْلَهُ، سَأَلَهُمْ فَقَالَ: مَا هَذَا الدِّينُ الَّذِي فَارَقْتُمْ فِيهِ قَوْمَكُمْ، وَلَمْ تَدْخُلُوا فِي دِينِي، وَلَا فِي دِينِ أَحَدٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَمِ؟ قَالَتْ: فَكَانَ الَّذِي كَلَّمَهُ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ، كُنَّا قَوْمًا أَهْلَ جَاهِلِيَّةٍ نَعْبُدُ الْأَصْنَامَ وَنَأْكُلُ الْمَيْتَةَ، وَنَأْتِي الْفَوَاحِشَ، وَنَقْطَعُ الْأَرْحَامَ، وَنُسِيءُ الْجِوَارَ، يَأْكُلُ الْقَوِيُّ مِنَّا الضَّعِيفَ، فَكُنَّا عَلَى ذَلِكَ حَتَّى بَعَثَ اللهُ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولًا مِنَّا نَعْرِفُ نَسَبَهُ وَصِدْقَهُ وَأَمَانَتَهُ وَعَفَافَهُ، فَدَعَانَا إِلَى اللهِ لِنُوَحِّدَهُ وَنَعْبُدَهُ، وَنَخْلَعَ مَا كُنَّا نَحْنُ نَعْبُدُ، وَآبَاؤُنَا مِنْ دُونِهِ مِنَ الْحِجَارَةِ وَالْأَوْثَانِ. وَأَمَرَنَا بِصِدْقِ الْحَدِيثِ وَأَدَاءِ الْأَمَانَةِ، وَصِلَةِ الرَّحِمِ، وَحُسْنِ الْجِوَارِ، وَالْكَفِّ عَنِ الْمَحَارِمِ وَالدِّمَاءِ، وَنَهَانَا عَنِ الْفَوَاحِشِ، وَقَوْلِ الزُّورِ، وَأَكْلِ مَالِ الْيَتِيمِ، وَقَذْفِ الْمُحْصَنَةِ. وَأَمَرَنَا أَنْ نَعْبُدَ اللهَ وَحْدَهُ لَا نُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا، وَأَمَرَنَا بِالصَّلَاةِ وَالزَّكَاةِ وَالصِّيَامِ. قَالَ: فَعَدَّدَ عَلَيْهِ أُمُورَ الْإِسْلَامِ، فَصَدَّقْنَاهُ وَآمَنَّا بِهِ وَاتَّبَعْنَاهُ عَلَى مَا جَاءَ بِهِ. فَعَبَدْنَا اللهَ وَحْدَهُ، فَلَمْ نُشْرِكْ بِهِ شَيْئًا، وَحَرَّمْنَا مَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْنَا، وَأَحْلَلْنَا مَا أَحَلَّ لَنَا، فَعَدَا عَلَيْنَا قَوْمُنَا، فَعَذَّبُونَا وَفَتَنُونَا عَنْ دِينِنَا لِيَرُدُّونَا إِلَى عِبَادَةِ الْأَوْثَانِ مِنْ عِبَادَةِ اللهِ، وَأَنْ نَسْتَحِلَّ مَا كُنَّا نَسْتَحِلُّ مِنَ الْخَبَائِثِ، فَلَمَّا قَهَرُونَا وَظَلَمُونَا وَشَقُّوا عَلَيْنَا، وَحَالُوا بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ دِينِنَا خَرَجْنَا إِلَى بَلَدِكَ، وَاخْتَرْنَاكَ عَلَى مَنْ سِوَاكَ، وَرَغِبْنَا فِي جِوَارِكَ، وَرَجَوْنَا أَنْ لَا نُظْلَمَ عِنْدَكَ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ. قَالَتْ: فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّجَاشِيُّ: هَلْ مَعَكَ مِمَّا جَاءَ بِهِ عَنِ اللهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ؟ قَالَتْ: فَقَالَ لَهُ جَعْفَرٌ: نَعَمْ، فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّجَاشِيُّ: فَاقْرَأْهُ عَلَيَّ، فَقَرَأَ عَلَيْهِ صَدْرًا مِنْ: كهيعص، قَالَتْ: فَبَكَى وَاللهِ النَّجَاشِيُّ حَتَّى أَخْضَلَ لِحْيَتَهُ، وَبَكَتْ أَسَاقِفَتُهُ حَتَّى أَخْضَلُوا مَصَاحِفَهُمْ حِينَ سَمِعُوا مَا تَلَا عَلَيْهِمْ، ثُمَّ قَالَ النَّجَاشِيُّ: إِنَّ هَذَا، وَالَّذِي جَاءَ بِهِ مُوسَى لَيَخْرُجُ مِنْ مِشْكَاةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ انْطَلِقَا، فَوَاللهِ لَا أُسْلِمُهُمْ إِلَيْكُمْ أَبَدًا، وَلَا أُكَادُ. قَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ: فَلَمَّا خَرَجَا مِنْ عِنْدِهِ قَالَ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْعَاصِ: وَاللهِ لَأُنَبِّئَنَّهُ غَدًا عَيْبَهُمْ عِنْدَهُ، ثُمَّ أَسْتَأْصِلُ بِهِ خَضْرَاءَهُمْ قَالَتْ: فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِي رَبِيعَةَ: وَكَانَ أَتْقَى الرَّجُلَيْنِ فِينَا: لَا تَفْعَلْ، فَإِنَّ لَهُمْ أَرْحَامًا، وَإِنْ كَانُوا قَدْ خَالَفُونَا. قَالَ: وَاللهِ لَأُخْبِرَنَّهُ أَنَّهُمْ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ عِيسَى بْنَ مَرْيَمَ عَبْدٌ. قَالَتْ: ثُمَّ غَدَا عَلَيْهِ الْغَدَ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ، إِنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ فِي عِيسَى بْنِ مَرْيَمَ قَوْلًا عَظِيمًا، فَأَرْسِلْ إِلَيْهِمْ، فَاسْأَلْهُمْ عَمَّا يَقُولُونَ فِيهِ، قَالَتْ: فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ يَسْأَلُهُمْ عَنْهُ، قَالَتْ: وَلَمْ يَنْزِلْ بِنَا مِثْلُهَا، فَاجْتَمَعَ الْقَوْمُ، فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: مَاذَا تَقُولُونَ فِي عِيسَى إِذَا سَأَلَكُمْ عَنْهُ ؟ قَالُوا: نَقُولُ وَاللهِ فِيهِ مَا قَالَ اللهُ، وَمَا جَاءَ بِهِ نَبِيُّنَا كَائِنًا فِي ذَلِكَ مَا هُوَ كَائِنٌ، فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ قَالَ لَهُمْ: مَا تَقُولُونَ: فِي عِيسَى بْنِ مَرْيَمَ، فَقَالَ لَهُ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ: نَقُولُ فِيهِ الَّذِي جَاءَ بِهِ نَبِيُّنَا هُوَ عَبْدُ اللهِ وَرَسُولُهُ وَرُوحُهُ وَكَلِمَتُهُ أَلْقَاهَا إِلَى مَرْيَمَ الْعَذْرَاءِ الْبَتُولِ. قَالَتْ: فَضَرَبَ النَّجَاشِيُّ يَدَهُ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ، فَأَخَذَ مِنْهَا عُودًا، ثُمَّ قَالَ: مَا عَدَا عِيسَى بْنُ مَرْيَمَ، مَا قُلْتَ هَذَا الْعُودَ، فَتَنَاخَرَتْ بَطَارِقَتُهُ حَوْلَهُ حِينَ قَالَ مَا قَالَ، فَقَالَ: وَإِنْ نَخَرْتُمْ، وَاللهِ اذْهَبُوا، فَأَنْتُمْ سُيُومٌ بِأَرْضِي، وَالسُّيُومُ الْآمِنُونَ، مَنْ سَبَّكُمْ غَرِمَ، ثُمَّ مَنْ سَبَّكُمْ غَرِمَ، [ثُمَّ مَنْ سَبَّكُمْ غَرِمَ]، فَمَا أُحِبُّ أَنَّ لِي دَبْرًا ذَهَبًا، وَأَنِّي آذَيْتُ رَجُلًا مِنْكُمْ، وَالدَّبْرُ بِلِسَانِ الْحَبَشَةِ الْجَبَلُ رُدُّوا عَلَيْهِمَا هَدَايَاهُمَا، فَلَا حَاجَةَ لَنَا بِهَا، فَوَاللهِ مَا أَخَذَ اللهُ مِنِّي الرِّشْوَةَ حِينَ رَدَّ عَلَيَّ مُلْكِي، فَآخُذَ الرِّشْوَةَ فِيهِ، وَمَا أَطَاعَ النَّاسَ فِيَّ، فَأُطِيعَهُمْ فِيهِ. قَالَتْ: فَخَرَجَا مِنْ عِنْدِهِ مَقْبُوحَيْنِ مَرْدُودًا عَلَيْهِمَا مَا جَاءَا بِهِ، وَأَقَمْنَا عِنْدَهُ بِخَيْرِ دَارٍ مَعَ خَيْرِ جَارٍ. قَالَتْ: فَوَاللهِ إِنَّا عَلَى ذَلِكَ إِذْ نَزَلَ بِهِ يَعْنِي: مَنْ يُنَازِعُهُ فِي مُلْكِهِ، قَالَتْ: فَوَاللهِ مَا عَلِمْنَا حُزْنًا قَطُّ كَانَ أَشَدَّ مِنْ حُزْنٍ حَزِنَّاهُ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ، تَخَوُّفًا أَنْ يَظْهَرَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى النَّجَاشِيِّ، فَيَأْتِيَ رَجُلٌ لَا يَعْرِفُ مِنْ حَقِّنَا مَا كَانَ النَّجَاشِيُّ يَعْرِفُ مِنْهُ، قَالَتْ: وَسَارَ النَّجَاشِيُّ، وَبَيْنَهُمَا عُرْضُ النِّيلِ، قَالَتْ: فَقَالَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ: مَنْ رَجُلٌ يَخْرُجُ حَتَّى يَحْضُرَ وَقْعَةَ الْقَوْمِ، ثُمَّ يَأْتِيَنَا بِالْخَبَرِ؟ قَالَتْ: فَقَالَ الزُّبَيْرُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ: أَنَا. قَالَتْ: وَكَانَ مِنْ أَحْدَثِ الْقَوْمِ سِنًّا، قَالَتْ: فَنَفَخُوا لَهُ قِرْبَةً، فَجَعَلَهَا فِي صَدْرِهِ، ثُمَّ سَبَحَ عَلَيْهَا حَتَّى خَرَجَ إِلَى نَاحِيَةِ النِّيلِ الَّتِي بِهَا مُلْتَقَى الْقَوْمِ، ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ حَتَّى حَضَرَهُمْ، قَالَتْ: وَدَعَوْنَا اللهَ لِلنَّجَاشِيِّ بِالظُّهُورِ عَلَى عَدُوِّهِ، وَالتَّمْكِينِ لَهُ فِي بِلَادِهِ، وَاسْتَوْسَقَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرُ الْحَبَشَةِ، فَكُنَّا عِنْدَهُ فِي خَيْرِ مَنْزِلٍ حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ بِمَكَّةَ. كذا في طبعة جمعية المكنز الإسلامي، وفي طبعة مؤسسة الرسالة: ادفعوا. كذا في طبعة جمعية المكنز الإسلامي، وفي طبعة مؤسسة الرسالة: قالت. كذا في طبعة جمعية المكنز الإسلامي، وفي طبعة مؤسسة الرسالة: هيم. كذا في طبعة جمعية المكنز الإسلامي، وفي طبعة مؤسسة الرسالة: كائن. كذا في طبعة جمعية المكنز الإسلامي، وفي طبعة مؤسسة الرسالة: قالت. كذا في طبعة جمعية المكنز الإسلامي، وفي طبعة مؤسسة الرسالة: عندهم. كذا في طبعة جمعية المكنز الإسلامي، وما بين المعقوفين غير موجود في طبعة مؤسسة الرسالة.
✧ When we settled in the land of Abyssinia, we lived beside the best neighbor — the Negus. We were safe regarding our religion, we worshipped Allah without harm, and we did not hear anything that we disliked. But when Quraysh learned of this, they conspired to send to the Negus two strong men and to present gifts to him from the fine goods of Makkah. Of all that was most admired in Makkah’s trade, leather was among the best, so they gathered much leather for him, and they did not leave any of his bishops without sending him a gift. Then they sent all this with Abdullah ibn Abi Rabi‘a ibn al-Mughirah al-Makhzumi and Amr ibn al-‘As ibn Wa’il al-Sahmi, instructing them and saying, “Give each bishop his gift before you speak to the Negus about them, then present the Negus with his gifts, and then ask him to hand them (the Muslims) over to you before he speaks with them.” She said: So the two of them set out and came to the Negus while we were living in the best of homes and beside the best of neighbors. They gave every bishop his gift before speaking to the Negus. Then they said to each bishop, “Some foolish youths from among us have fled to the land of the king. They have abandoned the religion of their people, but they have not entered your religion either. Instead, they brought an innovated religion unknown to us and unknown to you. The nobles of their people have sent us to the king concerning them, so that he might return them. When we speak to the king about them, advise him to hand them over to us without speaking to them. For their people know them best, and are most aware of what they have blamed them for.” They replied, “Yes.” Then they presented the Negus with his gifts, and he accepted them. They spoke to him, saying, “O King, some foolish youths from among us have fled to your land. They have abandoned the religion of their people but have not entered into your religion. They have brought an innovated religion unknown to us and to you. The nobles of their people — their fathers, uncles, and clans — have sent us to you to return them. They know them best and are most aware of what they have criticized them for.” She said: Nothing was more hateful to Abdullah ibn Abi Rabi‘a and Amr ibn al-‘As than that the Negus should hear their (the Muslims’) words. So the bishops around him said, “They have spoken the truth, O King. Their people know them best and are most aware of what they have criticized them for. Hand them over to these two so that they may return them to their land and their people.” She said: Then the Negus became angry and said, “No, by Allah! I will not hand them over to the two, nor will I plot against a people who have sought my protection, settled in my land, and chosen me over others — until I summon them and ask them what these two say about them. If it is as they claim, I will hand them over to them and return them to their people. But if it is otherwise, I will protect them and be a good neighbor to them so long as they remain with me.” Then he sent for the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and summoned them. When his messenger came to them, they gathered together and said to one another, “What will you say to the king when you go to him?” They replied, “By Allah, we will say only what we know and what our Prophet ﷺ has taught and commanded us, no matter what comes of it.” When they came to him, the Negus had gathered his bishops, who spread their scriptures around him. He asked them, “What is this religion for which you have separated from your people, yet you have not entered into my religion nor the religion of any other nations?” She said: It was Ja‘far ibn Abi Talib who spoke to him and said, “O King, we were a people of ignorance. We worshipped idols, ate carrion, committed vile acts, severed family ties, mistreated our neighbors, and the strong among us consumed the weak. We remained in that state until Allah sent to us a Messenger from among ourselves, whose lineage, truthfulness, trustworthiness, and chastity we knew well. He called us to Allah, that we might worship Him alone and abandon what we and our fathers had worshipped besides Him of stones and idols. He commanded us to speak the truth, fulfill trusts, maintain family ties, show good treatment to neighbors, and refrain from the unlawful and from bloodshed. He forbade us from immorality, false speech, consuming the wealth of orphans, and slandering chaste women. He commanded us to worship Allah alone, associating nothing with Him, and he commanded us to pray, give zakah, and fast.” He said: “So he listed for him the matters of Islam. We believed him, trusted him, and followed him in what he brought. We worshipped Allah alone without associating anything with Him. We declared unlawful what he forbade us and lawful what he permitted us. Then our people rose against us, tortured us, and sought to turn us away from our religion to return us to idol worship and to permit for us the abominations we had once permitted. When they oppressed us, wronged us, and restricted us, coming between us and our religion, we fled to your land. We chose you above all others, desiring your protection and hoping we would not be wronged in your presence, O King.” The Negus said to Ja‘far: “Do you have anything with you of what has come from Allah?” Ja‘far replied: “Yes.” The Negus said: “Then recite it to me.” So Ja‘far recited to him from the opening verses of Kāf Hā Yā ‘Ayn Sād (Surat Maryam 19). By Allah, the Negus wept until his beard was wet, and his bishops wept until their scriptures were soaked by their tears, when they heard what was recited to them. Then the Negus said: “Indeed, this and what came with Moses both come from the same lamp. Go, for by Allah I will never hand them over to you, nor will I conspire against them.” Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) said: When they left his presence, Amr ibn al-‘As said: “By Allah, tomorrow I will tell him something about them that will uproot them completely.” Abdullah ibn Abi Rabi‘a, who was the more God-fearing of the two men, said to him: “Do not do it, for they have kinship with us, even if they opposed us.” But Amr said: “By Allah, I will inform him that they claim that Jesus the son of Mary is only a servant.” The next day, Amr came before the Negus and said: “O King, they say a grave thing about Jesus the son of Mary. Send for them and ask them what they say concerning him.” So he sent for them to question them about it. Umm Salama said: Nothing ever descended upon us that was heavier than this. The companions gathered and said to each other: “What will you say about Jesus when he asks you?” They said: “By Allah, we will say about him only what Allah has said and what our Prophet ﷺ brought to us, whatever may come of it.” When they entered upon the Negus, he asked: “What do you say about Jesus the son of Mary?” Ja‘far ibn Abi Talib replied: “We say about him what our Prophet ﷺ has brought: He is the servant of Allah, His messenger, His spirit, and His word which He cast into Mary, the pure virgin.” The Negus struck his hand upon the ground, picked up a stick, and said: “By Allah, Jesus the son of Mary is no more than what you have said, not even as much as this stick.” The bishops around him sniffed and grumbled at his words, but he said: “Even if you grumble! By Allah, go — for you are safe in my land. Whoever insults you will pay the penalty. I would not wish to have a mountain of gold in exchange for harming a single one of you. Return to them their gifts, for we have no need of them. By Allah, Allah did not take a bribe from me when He restored my kingdom to me, so shall I take a bribe in this matter? Nor did the people obey me against His will, so shall I obey them against His will?” So the two men went out from him disgraced, with all they had brought rejected. And we remained with the Negus in the best home, with the best neighbor. By Allah, while we were in that state, one came to challenge him for his throne. By Allah, we had never known a sorrow greater than the sorrow we felt then, fearing that another ruler might succeed him who would not know our right as the Negus knew it. The Negus set out with his forces, and between us and them was the width of the Nile. The companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Who will go and attend the battle of the people, and bring us back news?” Al-Zubair ibn al-‘Awwam said: “I will.” He was the youngest among us. So they blew up a waterskin for him, which he placed on his chest, then he swam across on it until he reached the side of the Nile where the armies met. He went on until he attended the battle. Meanwhile, we prayed to Allah for the victory of the Negus over his enemy and for his authority to be established in his land. Allah gave him victory, his affairs were secured over Abyssinia, and we remained with him in the best condition until we eventually came back to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was in Makkah.
Musnad Ahmad 1741Sahih
رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَأْكُلُ الْقِثَّاءَ بِالرُّطَبِ
✧ I saw the Prophet ﷺ eating cucumbers with fresh dates.
Musnad Ahmad 1742Sahih
قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ لِابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ: أَتَذْكُرُ إِذْ تَلَقَّيْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَا وَأَنْتَ وَابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ. قَالَ: فَحَمَلَنَا وَتَرَكَكَ ؟ وَقَالَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ مَرَّةً: أَتَذْكُرُ إِذْ تَلَقَّيْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَا وَأَنْتَ وَابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ؟ فَقَالَ: نَعَمْ، فَحَمَلَنَا وَتَرَكَكَ
✧ Abdullah b. Ja'far said to Ibn al-Zubayr, "Do you remember when we met the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I, you, and Ibn Abbas?" He said, "Yes." He said, "He carried us and left you?" Ismail once said, "Do you remember when we met the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I, you, and Ibn Abbas?" He said, "Yes, he carried us and left you."
Musnad Ahmad 1743Sahih
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَدِمَ مِنْ سَفَرٍ تُلُقِّيَ بِالصِّبْيَانِ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ، قَالَ: وَإِنَّهُ قَدِمَ مَرَّةً مِنْ سَفَرٍ، قَالَ: فَسُبِقَ بِي إِلَيْهِ، قَالَ: فَحَمَلَنِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ، قَالَ: ثُمَّ جِيءَ بِأَحَدِ ابْنَيْ فَاطِمَةَ، إِمَّا حَسَنٍ، وَإِمَّا حُسَيْنٍ، فَأَرْدَفَهُ خَلْفَهُ، قَالَ: فَدَخَلْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ ثَلَاثَةً عَلَى دَابَّةٍ
Abdullah b. Ja'far reported that when Messenger of Allah (may peace be, upon him) came back from a journey, the children of his family used to accord him welcome. It was in this way that once he came back from a journey and I went to him first of all. He mounted me before him. Then there came one of the two sons of Fatima and he mounted him behind him and this is how we three entered Medina riding on a beast. (Using translation from Muslim 2428a)
أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ يُحَدِّثُ ابْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ، وَقَدْ نُحِرَتْ لِلْقَوْمِ جَزُورٌ، أَوْ بَعِيرٌ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ، وَالْقَوْمُ يُلْقُونَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ اللَّحْمَ، يَقُولُ: أَطْيَبُ اللَّحْمِ لَحْمُ الظَّهْرِ
✧ He heard Abdullah b. Ja'far telling Ibn al-Zubayr, while a camel or a beast had been slaughtered for the people, that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, while the people were throwing meat to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, say: "The best meat is the meat of the back."
Musnad Ahmad 1745Sahih
أَرْدَفَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ خَلْفَهُ، فَأَسَرَّ إِلَيَّ حَدِيثًا لَا أُخْبِرُ بِهِ أَحَدًا أَبَدًا، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَحَبُّ مَا اسْتَتَرَ بِهِ فِي حَاجَتِهِ هَدَفٌ، أَوْ حَائِشُ نَخْلٍ، فَدَخَلَ يَوْمًا حَائِطًا مِنْ حِيطَانِ الْأَنْصَارِ، فَإِذَا جَمَلٌ قَدْ أَتَاهُ، فَجَرْجَرَ، وَذَرَفَتْ عَيْنَاهُ - قَالَ بَهْزٌ وَعَفَّانُ: فَلَمَّا رَأَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ حَنَّ وَذَرَفَتْ عَيْنَاهُ - فَمَسَحَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سَرَاتَهُ، وَذِفْرَاهُ، فَسَكَنَ فَقَالَ: مَنْ صَاحِبُ الْجَمَلِ؟ فَجَاءَ فَتًى مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ، فَقَالَ: هُوَ لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، فَقَالَ: أَمَا تَتَّقِي اللهَ فِي هَذِهِ الْبَهِيمَةِ الَّتِي مَلَّكَكَهَا اللهُ، إِنَّهُ شَكَا إِلَيَّ أَنَّكَ تُجِيعُهُ، وَتُدْئِبُهُ
‘Abd Allaah bin Jafar said “The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ seated me behind him(on his ride) one day, and told me secretly a thing asking me not to tell it to anyone. The place for easing dearer to the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ was a mound or host of palm trees by which he could conceal himself. He entered the garden of a man from the Ansar(Helpers). All of a sudden when a Camel saw the Prophet ﷺ it wept tenderly producing yearning sound and it eyes flowed. The Prophet ﷺ came to it and wiped the temple of its head. So it kept silence. He then said “Who is the master of this Camel? Whose Camel is this? A young man from the Ansar came and said “This is mine, Apostle of Allaah ﷺ.” He said “Don’t you fear Allaah about this beast which Allaah has given in your possession. It has complained to me that you keep it hungry and load it heavily which fatigues it.” (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2549)
Musnad Ahmad 1746Sahih
رَأَيْتُ ابْنَ أَبِي رَافِعٍ يَتَخَتَّمُ فِي يَمِينِهِ، فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ، فَذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ رَأَى عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ يَتَخَتَّمُ فِي يَمِينِهِ، وَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَتَخَتَّمُ فِي يَمِينِهِ
✧ I saw Ibn Abi Rafi' wearing a ring on his right hand. I asked him about that, and he mentioned that he saw Abdullah b. Ja'far wearing a ring on his right hand, and Abdullah b. Ja'far said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to wear a ring on his right hand."
مَنْ شَكَّ فِي صَلَاتِهِ، فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ
✧ Whoever doubts in his prayer should prostrate twice while sitting.
Musnad Ahmad 1748Hasan
كَانَ إِذَا عَطَسَ حَمِدَ اللهَ، فَيُقَالُ لَهُ: يَرْحَمُكَ اللهُ، فَيَقُولُ: يَهْدِيكُمُ اللهُ وَيُصْلِحُ بَالَكُمْ
✧ When he sneezed, he praised Allah, and it was said to him: "May Allah have mercy on you." He said: "May Allah guide you and set your affairs right."
إِنَّ آخِرَ مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي إِحْدَى يَدَيْهِ رُطَبَاتٌ، وَفِي الْأُخْرَى قِثَّاءٌ، وَهُوَ يَأْكُلُ مِنْ هَذِهِ، وَيَعَضُّ مِنْ هَذِهِ، وَقَالَ: إِنَّ أَطْيَبَ الشَّاةِ لَحْمُ الظَّهْرِ
✧ The last time I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, in one hand he had fresh dates and in the other cucumber, eating from this one and biting from that one. And he said: "The best meat of a sheep is the meat of the back."
Musnad Ahmad 1750Sahih
بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ جَيْشًا اسْتَعْمَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ زَيْدَ بْنَ حَارِثَةَ، [وَقَالَ: ] فَإِنْ قُتِلَ زَيْدٌ، أَوِ اسْتُشْهِدَ، فَأَمِيرُكُمْ جَعْفَرٌ، فَإِنْ قُتِلَ أَوِ اسْتُشْهِدَ، فَأَمِيرُكُمْ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ، فَلَقَوُا الْعَدُوَّ، فَأَخَذَ الرَّايَةَ زَيْدٌ، فَقَاتَلَ حَتَّى قُتِلَ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَ الرَّايَةَ جَعْفَرٌ، فَقَاتَلَ حَتَّى قُتِلَ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَهَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ، فَقَاتَلَ حَتَّى قُتِلَ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَ الرَّايَةَ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، فَفَتَحَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ، وَأَتَى خَبَرُهُمُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ، فَخَرَجَ إِلَى النَّاسِ، فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ، وَقَالَ: إِنَّ إِخْوَانَكُمْ لَقَوُا الْعَدُوَّ، وَإِنَّ زَيْدًا أَخَذَ الرَّايَةَ فَقَاتَلَ حَتَّى قُتِلَ - أَوِ اسْتُشْهِدَ - ثُمَّ أَخَذَ الرَّايَةَ بَعْدَهُ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، فَقَاتَلَ حَتَّى قُتِلَ - أَوِ اسْتُشْهِدَ - ثُمَّ أَخَذَ الرَّايَةَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ، فَقَاتَلَ حَتَّى قُتِلَ - أَوِ اسْتُشْهِدَ - ثُمَّ أَخَذَ الرَّايَةَ سَيْفٌ مِنْ سُيُوفِ اللهِ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، فَفَتَحَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ، فَأَمْهَلَ، ثُمَّ أَمْهَلَ آلَ جَعْفَرٍ ثَلَاثًا أَنْ يَأْتِيَهُمْ، ثُمَّ أَتَاهُمْ، فَقَالَ: لَا تَبْكُوا عَلَى أَخِي بَعْدَ الْيَوْمِ، ادْعُوا لِي ابْنَيْ أَخِي، قَالَ: فَجِيءَ بِنَا كَأَنَّا أَفْرُخٌ، فَقَالَ: ادْعُوا لِيَ الْحَلَّاقَ، فَجِيءَ بِالْحَلَّاقِ، فَحَلَقَ رُءُوسَنَا، ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَمَّا مُحَمَّدٌ، فَشَبِيهُ عَمِّنَا أَبِي طَالِبٍ، وَأَمَّا عَبْدُ اللهِ فَشَبِيهُ خَلْقِي وَخُلُقِي، ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِيَدِي، فَأَشَالَهَا، فَقَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ اخْلُفْ جَعْفَرًا فِي أَهْلِهِ، وَبَارِكْ لِعَبْدِ اللهِ فِي صَفْقَةِ يَمِينِهِ، قَالَهَا: ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ. قَالَ: فَجَاءَتْ أُمُّنَا، فَذَكَرَتْ لَهُ يُتْمَنَا، وَجَعَلَتْ تُفْرِحُ لَهُ، فَقَالَ: الْعَيْلَةَ تَخَافِينَ عَلَيْهِمْ، وَأَنَا وَلِيُّهُمْ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent an army and appointed Zayd b. Harithah over them. [He said:] If Zayd is killed or martyred, your commander is Ja'far. If he is killed or martyred, your commander is Abdullah b. Rawahah. They met the enemy, and Zayd took the banner and fought until he was killed. Then Ja'far took the banner and fought until he was killed. Then Abdullah b. Rawahah took it and fought until he was killed. Then Khalid b. al-Walid took the banner, and Allah granted him victory. Their news reached the Prophet ﷺ, and he went out to the people, praised Allah and extolled Him, and said: "Your brothers met the enemy. Zayd took the banner and fought until he was killed—or martyred—then Ja'far b. Abi Talib took the banner after him and fought until he was killed—or martyred—then Abdullah b. Rawahah took the banner and fought until he was killed—or martyred—then a sword among the swords of Allah, Khalid b. al-Walid, took the banner, and Allah granted him victory." Then he paused, then gave the family of Ja'far three days to come to them. Then he came to them and said: "Do not weep for my brother after today. Call for me the sons of my brother." He said: So we were brought as if we were chicks. He said: "Call for me the barber." The barber was brought, and he shaved our heads. Then he said: "As for Muhammad, he resembles our uncle Abu Talib. As for Abdullah, he resembles my physical appearance and my character." Then he took my hand and raised it, saying: "O Allah, be a successor to Ja'far in his family, and bless Abdullah in the transaction of his right hand." He said it three times. He said: Then our mother came and mentioned our orphanhood to him, and she began to make him happy. He said: "Do you fear poverty for them? I am their guardian in this world and the hereafter."
Musnad Ahmad 1751Hasan
لَمَّا جَاءَ نَعْيُ جَعْفَرٍ حِينَ قُتِلَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: اصْنَعُوا لِآلِ جَعْفَرٍ طَعَامًا، فَقَدْ أَتَاهُمْ أَمْرٌ يَشْغَلُهُمْ، أَوْ أَتَاهُمْ مَا يَشْغَلُهُمْ
✧ When the news of Jafar's death came, the Prophet ﷺ said, "Prepare food for the family of Jafar, for they have been occupied with a matter or have received something that distracts them."
Musnad Ahmad 1752No grade recorded
مَنْ شَكَّ فِي صَلَاتِهِ، فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ مَا يُسَلِّمُ
✧ Whoever doubts in his prayer should prostrate twice after he has said the salam.
1759 1778 1753 - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُسَافِعٍ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، فَذَكَرَ مِثْلَهُ بِإِسْنَادِهِ
✧ 1759 1778 1753 - Ali b. Ishaq narrated to us, Abdullah informed us, Ibn Jurayj informed us, Abdullah b. Musafi' narrated to me from Uqbah b. Muhammad b. al-Harith, and he mentioned the like of it with its chain.
Musnad Ahmad 1754Sahih
رَكِبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَغْلَتَهُ، وَأَرْدَفَنِي خَلْفَهُ، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا تَبَرَّزَ كَانَ أَحَبَّ مَا تَبَرَّزَ فِيهِ هَدَفٌ يَسْتَتِرُ بِهِ، أَوْ حَائِشُ نَخْلٍ، فَدَخَلَ حَائِطًا لِرَجُلٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ، فَإِذَا فِيهِ نَاضِحٌ لَهُ، فَلَمَّا رَأَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ حَنَّ وَذَرَفَتْ عَيْنَاهُ، فَنَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ، فَمَسَحَ ذِفْرَاهُ، وَسَرَاتَهُ، فَسَكَنَ فَقَالَ: مَنْ رَبُّ هَذَا الْجَمَلِ؟ فَجَاءَ شَابٌّ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ، فَقَالَ: أَنَا، فَقَالَ: أَلَا تَتَّقِي اللهَ فِي هَذِهِ الْبَهِيمَةِ الَّتِي مَلَّكَكَ اللهُ إِيَّاهَا، فَإِنَّهُ شَكَاكَ إِلَيَّ، وَزَعَمَ أَنَّكَ تُجِيعُهُ، وَتُدْئِبُهُ، ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْحَائِطِ، فَقَضَى حَاجَتَهُ، ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ، ثُمَّ جَاءَ وَالْمَاءُ يَقْطُرُ مِنْ لِحْيَتِهِ عَلَى صَدْرِهِ، فَأَسَرَّ إِلَيَّ شَيْئًا لَا أُحَدِّثُ بِهِ أَحَدًا، فَحَرَّجْنَا عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يُحَدِّثَنَا، فَقَالَ: لَا أُفْشِي عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سِرَّهُ حَتَّى أَلْقَى اللهَ
✧ The Messenger of God ﷺ mounted his mule and seated me behind him. Whenever the Messenger of God ﷺ went out to relieve himself, the most beloved place for him to do so was a target he could use as a screen, or an enclosure of palm trees. He entered a garden belonging to a man of the Ansar, and there was a camel of his there. When it saw the Prophet ﷺ, it groaned and its eyes shed tears. The Messenger of God ﷺ dismounted, wiped its nape and its back, and it calmed down. He said: 'Who is the owner of this camel?' A young man of the Ansar came and said: 'I am.' He said: 'Do you not fear God regarding this beast which God has put in your possession? It has complained to me that you starve it and overwork it.' Then the Messenger of God ﷺ went into the garden, relieved himself, performed ablution, and then came while water was dripping from his beard onto his chest. He confided something to me that I will not tell anyone. We pressed him to tell us, but he said: 'I will not disclose the secret of the Messenger of God ﷺ until I meet God.'
Musnad Ahmad 1755Hasan
أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ كَانَ يَتَخَتَّمُ فِي يَمِينِهِ، وَزَعَمَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يَتَخَتَّمُ فِي يَمِينِهِ
✧ Abdullah b. Ja'far used to wear a ring on his right hand, and he asserted that the Prophet ﷺ used to wear a ring on his right hand.
شَهِدْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ، وَعَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ بِالْمُزْدَلِفَةِ، فَكَانَ ابْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ يَحُزُّ اللَّحْمَ لِعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ: أَطْيَبُ اللَّحْمِ لَحْمُ الظَّهْرِ
✧ I witnessed Abdullah b. al-Zubayr and Abdullah b. Ja'far at Muzdalifah. Ibn al-Zubayr was cutting meat for Abdullah b. Ja'far. Abdullah b. Ja'far said: 'I heard the Messenger of God ﷺ say: The best meat is the meat of the back.'
Musnad Ahmad 1757No grade recorded
مَا يَنْبَغِي لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَقُولَ: إِنِّي خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى
✧ It is not fitting for a prophet to say: 'I am better than Yunus b. Matta.'
Musnad Ahmad 1758Sahih
أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُبَشِّرَ خَدِيجَةَ بِبَيْتٍ مِنْ قَصَبٍ لَا صَخَبَ فِيهِ وَلَا نَصَبَ
✧ I was commanded to give Khadija glad tidings of a house of reeds, in which there is no clamor and no toil.
أُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِلَحْمٍ، فَجَعَلَ الْقَوْمُ يُلَقُّونَهُ اللَّحْمَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: إِنَّ أَطْيَبَ اللَّحْمِ لَحْمُ الظَّهْرِ
✧ The Messenger of God ﷺ was brought some meat, and the people began handing him the meat. The Messenger of God ﷺ said: 'The best meat is the meat of the back.'
Musnad Ahmad 1760Hasan
لَوْ رَأَيْتَنِي وَقُثَمَ، وَعُبَيْدَ اللهِ ابْنَيْ عَبَّاسٍ، وَنَحْنُ صِبْيَانٌ نَلْعَبُ إِذْ مَرَّ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى دَابَّةٍ، فَقَالَ: ارْفَعُوا هَذَا إِلَيَّ. قَالَ: فَحَمَلَنِي أَمَامَهُ وَقَالَ لِقُثَمَ: ارْفَعُوا هَذَا إِلَيَّ فَجَعَلَهُ وَرَاءَهُ، وَكَانَ عُبَيْدُ اللهِ أَحَبَّ إِلَى عَبَّاسٍ مِنْ قُثَمَ، فَمَا اسْتَحَى مِنْ عَمِّهِ أَنْ حَمَلَ قُثَمَ، وَتَرَكَهُ قَالَ: ثُمَّ مَسَحَ عَلَى رَأْسِي ثَلَاثًا، وَقَالَ كُلَّمَا مَسَحَ: اللَّهُمَّ اخْلُفْ جَعْفَرًا فِي وَلَدِهِ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِعَبْدِ اللهِ: مَا فَعَلَ قُثَمُ؟ قَالَ: اسْتُشْهِدَ. قَالَ: قُلْتُ: اللهُ أَعْلَمُ بِالْخَيْرِ وَرَسُولُهُ بِالْخَيْرِ، قَالَ: أَجَلْ
✧ If only you could have seen me, Qutham, and Ubaydullah, the two sons of Abbas, when we were boys playing, and the Prophet ﷺ passed by on a mount. He said: 'Lift this one up to me.' He carried me in front of him, and he said concerning Qutham: 'Lift this one up to me,' and he placed him behind him. Ubaydullah was dearer to Abbas than Qutham, but he did not feel ashamed before his uncle for carrying Qutham and leaving him. He said: Then he wiped my head three times, and each time he wiped he said: 'O God, grant a successor to Ja'far in his children.' He said: I said to Abdullah: 'What happened to Qutham?' He said: 'He was martyred.' He said: I said: 'God knows best about the good, and His Messenger knows best about the good.' He said: 'Indeed.'
مَنْ شَكَّ فِي صَلَاتِهِ، فَلْيَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ مَا يُسَلِّمُ
✧ Whoever is uncertain in his prayer should prostrate twice after he has said the salutation.
Musnad Ahmad 1762Hasan
أَنَّهُ زَوَّجَ ابْنَتَهُ مِنَ الْحَجَّاجِ بْنِ يُوسُفَ، فَقَالَ لَهَا: إِذَا دَخَلَ بِكِ، فَقُولِي: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ الْحَلِيمُ الْكَرِيمُ، سُبْحَانَ اللهِ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، الْحَمْدُ لِلهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، وَزَعَمَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا حَزَبَهُ أَمْرٌ قَالَ هَذَا
✧ He married his daughter to al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf, and he said to her: 'When he consummates the marriage with you, say: There is no god but God, the Forbearing, the Generous. Glory be to God, Lord of the Mighty Throne. Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds.' He asserted that the Messenger of God ﷺ, when some matter distressed him, would say this.