95. ✧ Rabi'a b. Ka'b al-Aslami

Musnad al-Tayalisi 1270No grade recorded
بِتُّ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَكُنْتُ أُنَاوِلُهُ الْوَضُوءَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ، فَأَسْمَعُهُ الْهَوِيَّ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ يَقُولُ: سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ، وَأَسْمَعُهُ الْهَوِيَّ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ يَقُولُ: " الْحَمْدُ لِلهِ رَبِ الْعَالَمِينَ
✧ I spent the night with the Prophet ﷺ and used to hand him the water for ablution at night. I would hear him for a long portion of the night saying: 'God hears the one who praises Him,' and I would hear him for a long portion of the night saying: 'Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds.'
Musnad al-Tayalisi 1271No grade recorded
يَا بُرَيْدَةُ الْأَسْلَمِيُّ، اجْمَعْ لِي فِي وَزْنِ نَوَاةٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، فَجَمَعَ لِي فِيهَا، فَقَالَ: انْطَلِقْ بِهَذَا إِلَيْهِمْ، فَأَتَيْتُهُمْ فَقَبِلُوا ذَلِكَ مِنِّي وَفَرِحُوا، فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَرَآنِي كَئِيبًا، فَقَالَ: مَا لَكَ يَا رَبِيعَةُ ؟، قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أَتَيْتُ قَوْمًا كِرَامًا فَقَبِلُوا ذَلِكَ مِنِّي وَفَرِحُوا، وَلَيْسَ عِنْدِي مَا أُولِمُ ! قَالَ: يَا بُرَيْدَةُ، اجْمَعُوا لَهُ فِي ثَمَنِ كَبْشٍ، فَجَمَعُوا لِي فِي ثَمَنِ كَبْشٍ عَظِيمٍ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: ائْتِ عَائِشَةَ فَقُلْ لَهَا يَقُولُ لَكِ رَسُولُ اللهِ: ادْفَعِي إِلَيْهِ ذَاكَ الطَّعَامَ، فَأَتَيْتُهَا فَقَالَتْ: دُونَكَ الْمِكْتَلَ، وَاللهِ مَا عِنْدَنَا غَيْرُهُ. قَالَ: فَأَخَذْتُهُ وَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ: انْطَلِقْ بِهَذَا إِلَيْهِمْ فَلْيُصْلَحْ هَذَا عِنْدَهُمْ خُبْزًا وَلْيُنْضَجْ هَذَا عِنْدَهُمْ لَحْمًا. فَأَتَيْتُهُمْ بِهِ، فَقَالُوا: أَمَّا الْخُبْزُ فَنَحْنُ نَكْفِيكُمُوهُ، وَاكْفُونَا أَنْتُمُ اللَّحْمَ. فَانْطَلَقْتُ بِالْكَبْشِ إِلَى أُنَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِي فَتَعَاوَنَّا عَلَيْهِ، فَفَرَغْنَا مِنْهُ، وَانْطَلَقْتُ بِهِ فَأَوْلَمْتُ، فَدَعَوْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَجَابَنِي.
✧ O Burayda al-Aslami, collect for me the weight of a date pit of gold. He collected it for me, and he said: 'Go with this to them.' I brought it to them and they accepted it from me and rejoiced. Then I came to the Messenger of God ﷺ and he saw me saddened. He said: 'What is the matter with you, O Rabi'a?' I said: 'O Messenger of God, I came to a noble people and they accepted it from me and rejoiced, but I have nothing with which to hold a wedding feast.' He said: 'O Burayda, collect for him the price of a ram.' They collected for me the price of a great ram. Then he said: 'Go to A'isha and tell her: The Messenger of God says to you: Hand over to him that food.' I came to her and she said: 'Take the basket; by God, we have nothing else.' He said: I took it and came to the Messenger of God ﷺ, and he said: 'Go with this to them, and let this be prepared as bread among them, and let this be cooked as meat among them.' I brought it to them and they said: 'As for the bread, we will take care of it for you; you take care of the meat.' So I went with the ram to some of my companions and we cooperated on it. When we finished it, I went with it and held the wedding feast, and I invited the Messenger of God ﷺ and he accepted my invitation.
Musnad al-Tayalisi 1272No grade recorded
أَعْطَانِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَرْضًا وَأَعْطَى أَبَا بَكْرٍ أَرْضًا قَالَ: فَاخْتَلَفْنَا فِي عِذْقٍ - يَعْنِي نَخْلَةً - فَقُلْتُ أَنَا: هِيَ مِنْ أَرْضِي ! وَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: هِيَ مِنْ أَرْضِي ! فَقَالَ: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ، أَمَا تَرَى ؟ انْظُرْ، أَمَا تَرَى ؟ إِنَّهَا مِنْ أَرْضِي ! فَأَبَى، وَقَالَ لِي كَلِمَةً نَدِمَ عَلَيْهَا، فَقَالَ: يَا رَبِيعَةُ، قُلْ لِي مِثْلَ مَا قُلْتُ لَكَ حَتَّى تَكُونَ قِصَاصًا ! قَالَ: قُلْتُ: لَا. قَالَ: فَقَالَ: وَاللهِ إِذًا لَأَسْتَعْدِيَنَّ عَلَيْكَ ! قَالَ: قُلْتُ: أَنْتَ ! نَعَمْ. فَانْطَلَقَ يَؤُمُّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَاتَّبَعْتُهُ، وَجَاءَ نَاسٌ مِنْ قَوْمِي، فَقَالَ: يَرْحَمُ اللهُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ، هُوَ الَّذِي قَالَ لَكَ مَا قَالَ وَيَسْتَعْدِي عَلَيْكَ ! فَانْطَلَقُوا مَعِي، فَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ: أَتَدْرُونَ مَنْ هَذَا ؟ هَذَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ، ثَانِيَ اثْنَيْنِ إِذْ هُمَا فِي الْغَارِ، يَأْتِي رَسُولَ اللهِ وَهُوَ غَضْبَانُ، فَيَغْضَبُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِغَضَبِهِ وَيَغْضَبُ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِغَضَبِ رَسُولِهِ فَيَهْلِكُ رَبِيعَةُ، ارْجِعُوا ! فَرَدَدْتُهُمْ وَانْطَلَقْتُ، وَقَدْ سَبَقَنِي إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَصَّ عَلَيْهِ، فَلَمَّا جِئْتُ قَالَ لِي: " يَا رَبِيعَةُ، مَا لَكَ وَلِلصِّدِّيقِ ؟ "، قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِنَّهُ قَالَ لِي شَيْئًا، وَقَالَ لِي: قُلْ مِثْلَ مَا قُلْتُ لَكَ حَتَّى يَكُونَ قِصَاصًا، فَقُلْتُ: لَا أَقُولُ لَكَ مِثْلَ مَا قُلْتَ لِي، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: أَجَلْ، فَلَا تَقُلْ لَهُ مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ لَكَ، وَلَكِنْ قُلْ: يَغْفِرُ اللهُ لَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ، فَقُلْتُ: يَغْفِرُ اللهُ لَكَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ، يَغْفِرُ اللهُ لَكَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ، قَالَ: فَوَلَّى أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ وَهُوَ يَبْكِي
✧ The Messenger of God ﷺ gave me a piece of land and gave Abu Bakr a piece of land. He said: We disputed about a cluster—meaning a palm tree. I said: 'It is from my land!' Abu Bakr said: 'It is from my land!' He said: 'O Abu Bakr, do you not see? Look, do you not see? It is from my land.' He refused and said to me a word that he regretted. He said: 'O Rabi'a, say to me the like of what I said to you so that it may be retribution.' I said: 'No.' He said: 'By God, then I will surely seek help against you!' I said: 'You? Yes.' He went intending to go to the Prophet ﷺ and I followed him. Some people from my tribe came and said: 'May God have mercy on Abu Bakr; he is the one who said to you what he said and he seeks help against you!' They went with me, and I said to them: 'Do you know who this is? This is Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, the second of two when they were in the cave. He is coming to the Messenger of God while angry, and the Messenger of God ﷺ will become angry because of his anger, and God, Mighty and Majestic, will become angry because of the anger of His Messenger, and Rabi'a will perish. Go back!' So I sent them back and went on. He had preceded me to the Prophet ﷺ and told him the story. When I came, he said to me: 'O Rabi'a, what is between you and al-Siddiq?' I said: 'O Messenger of God, he said something to me and told me: Say the like of what I said to you so that it may be retribution. I said: I will not say to you the like of what you said to me.' The Messenger of God ﷺ said: 'Indeed, do not say to him the like of what he said to you, but say: May God forgive you, O Abu Bakr.' So I said: 'May God forgive you, Abu Bakr. May God forgive you, Abu Bakr.' He said: Abu Bakr ؓ turned away weeping.