al-Mustadrak (al-Hakim) 4268
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أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ أُنَبَّأْ مُوسَى بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَبَّادٍ ثنا عَفَّانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ ثنا السَّرِيُّ بْنُ يَحْيَى ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِيرِينَ قَالَ
ذَكَرَ رِجَالٌ عَلَى عَهْدِ عُمَرَ فَكَأَنَّهُمْ فَضَلُّوا عُمَرَ عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ قَالَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَلَيْلَةٌ مِنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ خَيْرٌ مِنْ آلِ عُمَرَ وَلَيَوْمٌ مِنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ خَيْرٌ مِنْ آلِ عُمَرَ لَقَدْ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِيَنْطَلِقَ إِلَى الْغَارِ وَمَعَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَجَعَلَ يَمْشِي سَاعَةً بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَسَاعَةً خَلْفَهُ حَتَّى فَطِنَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ مَا لَكَ تَمْشِي سَاعَةً بَيْنَ يَدَيْ وَسَاعَةً خَلْفِي؟» فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَذَكُرُ الطَّلَبَ فَأَمْشِي خَلْفَكَ ثُمَّ أَذَكَرُ الرَّصْدَ فَأَمْشِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ فَقَالَ «يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ لَوْ كَانَ شَيْءٌ أَحْبَبْتَ أَنْ يَكُونَ بِكَ دُونِي؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا كَانَتْ لِتَكُونَ مِنْ مُلِمَّةٍ إِلَّا أَنْ تَكُونَ بِي دُونَكَ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَيَا إِلَى الْغَارِ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مَكَانَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ حَتَّى أَسْتَبْرِئَ لَكَ الْغَارَ فَدَخَلَ وَاسْتَبْرَأَهُ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ فِي أَعْلَاهُ ذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَسْتَبْرِئِ الْحُجْرَةَ فَقَالَ مَكَانَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ حَتَّى أَسْتَبْرِئَ الْحُجْرَةَ فَدَخَلَ وَاسْتَبْرَأَ ثُمَّ قَالَ انْزِلْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَنَزَلَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لِتِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ آلِ عُمَرَ
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Chain of narrators
- Abū Bakr b. Isḥāq Unabbaʾ Mūsá b. al-Ḥasan b. ʿAbbād
- ʿAffān b. Muslim
- al-Sarī b. Yaḥyá
- Muḥammad b. Sīrīn
✧ Some men mentioned, during the caliphate of Umar, that they considered Umar superior to Abu Bakr. That reached Umar, and he said: "By Allah, a single night of Abu Bakr is better than the family of Umar, and a single day of Abu Bakr is better than the family of Umar. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ set out to go to the cave with Abu Bakr. He would walk for a while in front of him and for a while behind him, until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ noticed it and said: 'O Abu Bakr, why do you walk sometimes in front of me and sometimes behind me?' He said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I remember the pursuers and walk behind you; then I remember the ambush and walk in front of you.' He said: 'O Abu Bakr, if anything were to happen, would you prefer it to befall you rather than me?' He said: 'Yes, by the One who sent you with the truth, no affliction would befall but that I would wish it upon myself rather than you.' When they reached the cave, Abu Bakr said: 'Stay where you are, O Messenger of Allah, until I inspect the cave for you.' He entered and inspected it. When he was in its upper part, he remembered that he had not inspected a side chamber, so he said: 'Stay where you are, O Messenger of Allah, until I inspect the side chamber.' He entered and inspected it, then said: 'Come down, O Messenger of Allah.' So he came down. Umar said: 'By the One in whose hand is my soul, that night is better than the family of Umar.'"
Notes
«هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحُ الْإِسْنَادِ عَلَى شَرْطِ الشَّيْخَيْنِ لَوْلَا إِرْسَالٌ فِيهِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ» صحيح مرسل
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- Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥākim
هذا حديث صحيح الإسناد على شرط الشيخين لولا إرسال فيه ولم يخرجاه
in المستدرك على الصحيحين, p. 4291
Narrators
- Commander of the Faithful (amīr al-muʾminīn), well-known, of abundant virtues (jamm al-manāqib)d. 23 AH, also said: 24 AHعُمَر بْن الْخَطَّابأمير المؤمنين مشهور جم المناقبفي حكم العنعنة
- Trustworthy (thiqah), reliable (thabt), devout (ʿābid), of great standing; he did not permit narration by meaning.d. 110 AHمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِيرِينَثقة ثبت عابد كبير القدر ، كان لا يرى الرواية بالمعنىحدثنا
- trustworthy (thiqah), al-Azdī erred in deeming him weakd. 167 AH or 169 AHالسَّرِيُّ بْنُ يَحْيَىثقة ، أخطأ الأزدي في تضعيفهحدثنا
- trustworthy, precise (thiqah thabt)d. 219 AH, or 220 AHعَفَّانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍثقة ثبتحدثنا
- d. 287 AHمُوسَى بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَبَّادٍأنبأ
- d. 342 AHأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَأخبرنا
- d. 403 AH, or 405 AHالحاكم
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