22. ✧ Usamah b. Zayd, may Allah have mercy on him
Musnad al-Tayalisi 658No grade recorded
" إِنَّمَا الرِّبَا فِي النَّسِيئَةِ
✧ "Riba is only in the delayed payment."
Musnad al-Tayalisi 659No grade recorded
دَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْكَعْبَةِ وَرَأَى صُوَرًا، قَالَ: فَدَعَا بِدَلْوٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِهِ، فَجَعَلَ يَمْحُوهَا وَيَقُولُ: قَاتَلَ اللهُ قَوْمًا يُصَوِّرُونَ مَا لَا يَخْلُقُونَ
✧ I entered upon the Messenger of God ﷺ in the Ka'bah and he saw images. He said: He called for a bucket of water, and I brought it to him. He began to wipe them away and say: "May God fight a people who depict what they do not create."
Musnad al-Tayalisi 660No grade recorded
أَنَّهُ أَفَاضَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ، فَكَانَ يَسِيرُ الْعَنَقَ، فَإِذَا أَتَى فَجْوَةً نَصَّ
✧ He returned from 'Arafat with the Prophet ﷺ, and he was moving at a brisk pace, but when he came to an open space, he urged his mount on.
Musnad al-Tayalisi 661No grade recorded
" أَمَرَنِي النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَنْ أُغِيرَ عَلَى أُبْنَى صَبَاحًا وَأُحَرِّقَ
✧ "The Prophet ﷺ commanded me to raid Ubna in the morning and to burn."
Musnad al-Tayalisi 662No grade recorded
حَمَلْتُ عَلَى رَجُلٍ فَقَالَ: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ، فَأَوْجَرْتُهُ السَّيْفَ فَقَتَلْتُهُ، فَقَالَ لِي: يَا أُسَامَةُ، كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ بِلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ؟ فَرَدَّدَهَا مِرَارًا حَتَّى تَمَنَّيْتُ أَنِّي لَمْ أَكُنْ أَسْلَمْتُ إِلَّا تِلْكَ السَّاعَةَ
✧ I charged at a man, and he said, 'There is no god but Allah.' I thrust the sword into him and killed him. He said to me, 'O Usamah, what will you do with "There is no god but Allah" on the Day of Resurrection?' He repeated it many times until I wished that I had not embraced Islam except at that hour.
Musnad al-Tayalisi 663No grade recorded
رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَعَلَيْهِ الْكَآبَةُ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، مَا شَأْنُكَ ؟ قَالَ: " وَعَدَنِي جِبْرِيلُ فَلَمْ أَرَهُ مُنْذُ ثَلَاثٍ "، قَالَ: فَظَهَرَ كَلْبٌ خَرَجَ مِنْ بَعْضِ الْبُيُوتِ، فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِقَتْلِهِ، فَظَهَرَ جِبْرِيلُ، فَقَالَ: يَا جِبْرِيلُ، كُنْتَ إِذَا وَعَدْتَنِي أَتَيْتَنِي، فَمَا لَكَ الْآنَ ؟ فَقَالَ: إِنَّا لَا نَدْخُلُ بَيْتًا فِيهِ كَلْبٌ وَلَا تَصَاوِيرُ
✧ I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he was distressed. I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, what is the matter with you?' He said, 'Gabriel promised me, but I have not seen him for three days.' He said, 'Then a dog appeared, coming out of one of the houses, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered that it be killed. Then Gabriel appeared, and he said, "O Gabriel, when you promised me, you used to come to me. What is the matter with you now?" He said, "We do not enter a house in which there is a dog or images."
Musnad al-Tayalisi 664No grade recorded
كُنَّا جُلُوسًا عِنْدَ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، فَأَرْسَلُوا إِلَى أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ فَسَأَلُوهُ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى، فَقَالَ: هِيَ الظُّهْرُ، " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّيهَا بِالْهَجِيرِ
✧ We were sitting with Zayd b. Thabit, and they sent for Usamah b. Zayd and asked him about the middle prayer. He said, 'It is Zuhr. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray it in the midday heat.'
Musnad al-Tayalisi 665No grade recorded
" رَدِفْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ عَرَفَةَ إِلَى جَمْعٍ، فَأَتَى عَلَى شِعْبٍ فَنَزَلَ فَأَهَرَاقَ الْمَاءَ، ثُمَّ لَمْ يُصَلِّ حَتَّى أَتَى جَمْعًا
✧ I rode behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ from Arafah to Jam'. He came to a mountain pass, dismounted, and urinated, then he did not pray until he came to Jam'.
Musnad al-Tayalisi 666No grade recorded
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فِي الطَّاعُونِ: إِذَا وَقَعَ بِأَرْضٍ وَأَنْتُمْ بِهَا فَلَا تَخْرُجُوا مِنْهَا، وَإِذَا كَانَ بِأَرْضٍ وَلَسْتُمْ بِهَا فَلَا تَدْخُلُوهَا
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said about the plague: 'If it breaks out in a land and you are in it, do not leave it. And if it is in a land and you are not in it, do not enter it.'
Musnad al-Tayalisi 667No grade recorded
" لَا يَرِثُ الْكَافِرُ الْمُسْلِمَ، وَلَا الْمُسْلِمُ الْكَافِرَ
✧ A disbeliever does not inherit from a Muslim, nor does a Muslim inherit from a disbeliever.
Musnad al-Tayalisi 668No grade recorded
أَنَّ أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ كَانَ يَرْكَبُ إِلَى مَالٍ بِوَادِي الْقُرَى، فَكَانَ يَصُومُ الِاثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسَ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: أَتَصُومُ وَقَدْ كَبِرْتَ وَرَقَقْتَ ؟ فَقَالَ: إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَصُومُ يَوْمَ الِاثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسِ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أَتَصُومُ يَوْمَ الِاثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسِ ؟ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ الْأَعْمَالَ تُعْرَضُ يَوْمَ الِاثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسِ
✧ Usamah b. Zayd used to ride to his property in Wadi al-Qura, and he would fast on Mondays and Thursdays. I said to him, 'Do you fast even though you have grown old and become weak?' He said, 'I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ fasting on Monday and Thursday. I said, "O Messenger of Allah, do you fast on Monday and Thursday?" He said, "Indeed, deeds are presented on Monday and Thursday."'
Musnad al-Tayalisi 669No grade recorded
أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَدِمَ مِنَ الْأَرْيَافِ فَأَخَذَهُ الْوَجَعُ فَرَجَعَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: إِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ لَا يَطْلُعَ عَلَيْنَا نِقَابَهَا؛ يَعْنِي نِقَابَ الْمَدِينَةِ
✧ A man came from the countryside and was seized by pain, so he returned. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'I hope that its mountain passes will not appear before us'—meaning the mountain passes of Madinah.
Musnad al-Tayalisi 670No grade recorded
مَرَرْتُ بِعَلِيٍّ وَالْعَبَّاسِ وَهُمَا قَاعِدَانِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، فَقَالَا: يَا أُسَامَةُ، اسْتَأْذِنْ لَنَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ! فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، هَذَا عَلِيٌّ وَالْعَبَّاسُ يَسْتَأْذِنَانِ، فَقَالَ: " أَتَدْرِي مَا جَاءَ بِهِمَا ؟ " قُلْتُ: لَا، وَاللهِ مَا أَدْرِي. قَالَ: لَكِنِّي أَدْرِي مَا جَاءَ بِهِمَا، قَالَ: فَأَذِنَ لَهُمَا فَدَخَلَا فَسَلَّمَا ثُمَّ قَعَدَا، فَقَالَا: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أَيُّ أَهْلِكَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ ؟ قَالَ: " فَاطِمَةُ بِنْتُ مُحَمَّدٍ
✧ I passed by Ali and al-Abbas while they were sitting in the mosque. They said, 'O Usamah, ask permission for us to enter upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.' I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, here are Ali and al-Abbas seeking permission.' He said, 'Do you know what brought them?' I said, 'No, by Allah, I do not know.' He said, 'But I know what brought them.' He said, 'So he gave them permission, and they entered, greeted, and sat down. They said, "O Messenger of Allah, which of your family is most beloved to you?" He said, "Fatimah bt. Muhammad."
Musnad al-Tayalisi 671No grade recorded
قَالَ فِي مَرَضِهِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ: " أَدْخِلُوا عَلَيَّ أَصْحَابِي "، فَدَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ مُتَقَنِّعٌ بِبُرْدَةٍ مَعَافِرِيٍّ، فَقَالَ: لَعَنَ اللهُ الْيَهُودَ؛ اتَّخَذُوا قُبُورَ أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ مَسَاجِدَ
✧ During the illness in which he died, he said, 'Bring my companions in to me.' They entered upon him while he was covered with a Ma'afiri cloak. He said, 'May Allah curse the Jews; they took the graves of their prophets as places of worship.'
Musnad al-Tayalisi 672No grade recorded
" أَفَاضَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ عَرَفَةَ، فَلَمْ تَرْفَعْ رَاحِلَتُهُ يَدًا غَادِيَةً حَتَّى أَتَى الْمُزْدَلِفَةَ
✧ He departed from Arafah with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and his mount did not lift a foreleg going until he reached Muzdalifah.
Musnad al-Tayalisi 673No grade recorded
أَنَّ ابْنَةً لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّ ابْنَهَا يَقْضِي، تُحِبُّ أَنْ تَأْتِيَهُ، فَأَرْسَلَ يَقْرَأُ السَّلَامَ وَيَقُولُ: إِنَّ لِلهِ مَا أَخَذَ وَمَا أَعْطَى، وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ عِنْدَهُ بِأَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى، وَلْتَصْبِرْ وَلْتَحْتَسِبْ، فَرَدَّتِ الرَّسُولَ تَعْزِمُ عَلَيْهِ لَمَا جَاءَ، فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَمَعَهُ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ وَسَعْدٌ وَأُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ، قَالَ: فَرُفِعَ الصَّبِيُّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَنَفْسُهُ تَقَعْقَعُ فِي صَدْرِهِ، فَفَاضَتْ عَيْنَا رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ، فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، مَا هَذِهِ ؟ قَالَ: " هَذِهِ رَحْمَةٌ يَجْعَلُهَا اللهُ فِي قُلُوبِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ، وَإِنَّمَا يَرْحَمُ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الرُّحَمَاءَ
✧ A daughter of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent to him that her son was dying and she would like him to come. He sent back greetings and said, 'To Allah belongs what He takes and what He gives, and everything with Him has an appointed term. Let her be patient and seek reward.' She sent the messenger back, adjuring him to come. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up, and with him were Mu'adh b. Jabal, Sa'd, and Ubayy b. Ka'b. He said, 'The child was brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and his soul was rattling in his chest. The eyes of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ overflowed. Sa'd said, "O Messenger of Allah, what is this?" He said, "This is mercy that Allah places in the hearts of whomever He wills of His servants, and Allah, Mighty and Majestic, has mercy on His servants only those who are merciful."