al-Mustadrak (al-Hakim) 4274

Translation

✧ From his father Hisham b. Hubaysh b. Khuwaylid, a companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ left Makkah as an emigrant to Madinah, with Abu Bakr and the freedman of Abu Bakr, Amir b. Fuhayrah, and their guide al-Laythi, Abd Allah b. Urayqit. They passed by the tent of Umm Ma'bad al-Khuza'iyyah. She was a sturdy, hardy woman who would sit on her knees in the courtyard of the tent and then serve water and food. They asked her for meat and dates to buy, but they found none of that with her. The people were exhausted and emaciated. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ looked at a sheep in the corner of the tent and said: "What is this sheep, O Umm Ma'bad?" She said: "A sheep left behind by weakness from the flock." He said: "Does it have any milk?" She said: "She is too weak for that." He said: "Will you permit me to milk her?" She said: "May my father and mother be your ransom; if you see any milk in her, milk her." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ called for her, wiped her udder with his hand, mentioned the name of Allah Almighty, and prayed for her sheep. She spread her legs for him and let down milk abundantly; she chewed her cud. He called for a vessel large enough for a group to sit around, and milked into it a copious flow until froth appeared on top. Then he gave her to drink until she was satisfied, and gave his companions to drink until they were satisfied, and he himself drank last, until they were all refreshed. Then he milked into it a second time after a pause until he filled the vessel, and left it with her. Then he took a pledge from her, and they departed from her. She had not waited long before her husband Abu Ma'bad came, driving some lean goats that staggered from emaciation, with little marrow. When Abu Ma'bad saw the milk, he was amazed and said: "Where did you get this, O Umm Ma'bad, when the sheep is away and barren, and there is no milking animal in the house?" She said: "No, by Allah, except that a blessed man passed by us, and his condition was such and such." He said: "Describe him to me, O Umm Ma'bad." She said: "I saw a man of evident cleanliness, bright-faced, handsome in form; no stoutness marred him, nor did leanness diminish him. He was comely and well-proportioned; in his eyes there was deep blackness, in his eyelashes there was thickness, in his voice there was a slight hoarseness, in his neck there was a fine length, in his beard there was fullness. He had arched eyebrows and joined eyebrows. When he was silent, dignity surrounded him; when he spoke, he captivated and was crowned with splendor. He was the most beautiful of people and most radiant from a distance, and the finest and most beautiful from near. His speech was sweet and distinct, neither scanty nor verbose; his words were like strung pearls flowing down. He was of medium height; tallness did not make him unattractive, nor did shortness disappoint the eye. He was a branch between two branches, the freshest of the three in appearance and the best in stature. He had companions surrounding him: if he spoke, they listened to his words; if he commanded, they hastened to his command. He was served and honored; he was not frowning nor weak-minded." Abu Ma'bad said: "By Allah, this is the man of Quraysh whose affair was mentioned to us, and I intended to accompany him, and I will do so if I find a way." In the morning, a voice in Makkah rose high, they could hear the voice but did not know its owner, saying (meter: al-tawil): May God, the Lord of mankind, reward with the best reward two companions Who alighted at the tent of Umm Ma'bad. They stopped there with guidance, and by him she was guided; So he has triumphed who became a companion of Muhammad. O Banu Qusayy, what has God withheld from you Of deeds that cannot be recompensed, and of sovereignty? May Abu Bakr be congratulated on the good fortune of his ancestor By accompanying him; whom God makes happy, he is happy. May Banu Ka'b be congratulated on the standing of their maiden And her seat as a lookout for the believers. Ask your sister about her sheep and her vessel, For if you ask the sheep, it will testify. He called for a barren sheep, and it yielded For him pure milk, the udder of the sheep frothing. He left it as a pledge with her for a milker Who returns it again after coming to drink. When Hassan heard the caller saying that, he composed verses in response, saying (meter: al-tawil): A people have failed from whom their prophet departed, And blessed is he who travels to them and comes. He departed from a people whose minds went astray, And settled among a people with a renewed light. Their Lord guided them with it after misguidance, And He directs them; whoever follows the truth is rightly guided. Are the misguided of a people who behaved foolishly in blindness equal To guides who are guided by one rightly guided? Upon the people of Yathrib have alighted The mounts of guidance, descending upon them with the most fortunate. A prophet who sees what the people around him do not see, And recites the Book of Allah in every gathering. If he speaks one day about an unseen matter, Its confirmation comes that day or the next morning.

Grades by grader

Same hadith, other wordings

• Misykatul Mashabih 5943وَعَن حَازِم بْنِ هِشَامٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ حُبَيْشِ بن خَالِد - وَهُوَ أَخُو أمِّ مَعْبَد - أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ أُخْرِجَ مِنْ مَكَّةَ خَرَجَ مُهَاجِرًا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ هُوَ وَأَبُو بَكْر

Also in

Mishkat al-Masabih 5943