Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-667b

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'Umar said: While we were sitting with the Prophet ﷺ on a mountain of the mountains of Tihamah, an old man came with a staff in his hand and greeted the Prophet ﷺ, and he returned his greeting. Then he said: 'A tune of the jinn and their ... who are you?' He said: 'I am Hamah ibn Haym ibn Laqis ibn Iblis.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Is there not between you and Iblis only two fathers?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'How much time has passed over you?' He said: 'I have exhausted the life of the world, except a little.' He said: 'On what is that?' He said: 'On the nights when Qabil killed Habil. I was a boy of years, understanding speech, passing over the hills, and ordering the spoiling of food and the severing of ties of kinship.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Evil is the deed of an old man who is characterized by it and a young man who is blameworthy.' He said: 'Leave me from repetition. Indeed, I repent to Allah. Indeed, I was with Noah in his mosque, with those of his people who believed in him. I did not cease to rebuke him for his supplication against his people, until he wept over them and made me weep. He said: "Without doubt, I am of those who regret. And I seek refuge in Allah from being among the ignorant" (Quran 11:46-47). I said: "O Noah, indeed I am among those who shared in the blood of the blessed martyr Habil son of Adam. So do you find for me repentance with your Lord?" He said: "O Hamah, intend good and do it before regret and remorse. Indeed, I have read in what Allah the Exalted revealed to me that there is no servant who repents to Allah whose sin reaches whatever it reaches, except that Allah accepts his repentance. Stand, perform ablution, and prostrate to Allah two prostrations." So I did immediately what he commanded me. Then a voice called to me: "Raise your head, for your repentance has descended from the heaven." So I fell down prostrating to Allah, joyful. I was with Hud in his mosque with those of his people who believed in him, and I did not cease to rebuke him for his supplication against his people, until he wept over them and made me weep. He said: "Without doubt, I am of those who regret, and I seek refuge in Allah from being among the ignorant." I was with Salih in his mosque with those of his people who believed in him, and I did not cease to rebuke him for his supplication against his people, until he wept over them and made me weep. He said: "I am of those who regret, and I seek refuge in Allah from being among the ignorant." I was a visitor to Ya'qub, and I was with Yusuf in the trustworthy place. I used to meet Ilyas in the valleys, and I meet him now. Indeed, I met Musa ibn 'Imran, and he taught me from the Torah, and he said: "If you meet 'Isa, that is Ibn Maryam, convey my greetings to him." Indeed, I met 'Isa ibn Maryam, and I conveyed to him Musa's greetings, and 'Isa said to me: "If you meet Muhammad, convey my greetings to him."' He said: 'So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ shed tears from his eyes, then said: "And upon 'Isa be peace as long as the world endures, and upon you be peace, O Hamah, for your fulfilling the trust."' He said: 'O Messenger of Allah, do with me what Musa did with me, for he taught me from the Torah.' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught him: When the Event occurs (Surah al-Waqi'ah), and Those sent forth (Surah al-Mursalat), and About what do they ask one another (Surah an-Naba'), and When the sun is wrapped up (Surah at-Takwir), and the two protective surahs (al-Mu'awwidhatayn), and Say, He is Allah, One (Surah al-Ikhlas). And he said: 'Raise your need to us, O Hamah, and do not abandon visiting us.' 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was taken, and he did not return to us, so we do not know whether he is alive or dead.'

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