al-Mu'jam al-Kabir (al-Tabarani) 17522
✧ Mahmoud bin Labid al-Ansari, from Muadh.
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حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ خَالِدِ بْنِ حَيَّانَ الرَّقِّيُّ
حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ بَكْرِ بْنِ بَكَّارٍ الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ثنا مُجَاشِعُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَسَّانٍ الْأَسَدِيُّ ثنا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ لَبِيدٍ عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ أَنَّهُ مَاتَ ابْنٌ لَهُ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُعَزِّيهِ بِابْنِهِ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكَ فَإِنِّي أَحْمَدُ إِلَيْكَ اللهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَأَعْظَمَ اللهُ لَكَ الْأَجْرَ وأَلْهَمَكَ الصَّبْرَ وَرَزَقَنَا وَإِيَّاكَ الشُّكْرَ فَإِنَّ أَنْفُسَنَا وَأَمْوَالَنَا وَأَهْلِينا مِنْ مَوَاهِبِ اللهِ الْهَنِيئةِ وَعَوَارِيهِ الْمُسْتَوْدَعَةِ يُمَتِّعُ بِهَا إِلَى أَجْلٍ ويَقْبِضُهَا إِلَى وَقْتٍ مَعْلُومٍ وَإِنَّا نَسْأَلُهُ الشُّكْرَ عَلَى مَا أَعْطَى وَالصَّبْرَ إِذَا ابْتَلَى وَكَانَ ابْنُكَ مِنْ مَوَاهِبِ اللهِ الْهَنِيئةِ وَعَوَارِيهِ الْمُسْتَوْدَعَةِ مَتَّعكَ اللهُ بِهِ فِي غِبْطَةٍ وَسُرُورٍ وَقَبَضَهُ مِنْكَ بِأَجْرٍ كَثِيرٍ الصَّلَاةِ وَالرَّحْمَةِ وَالْهُدَى إِنِ احْتَسَبَتْهُ فَاصْبِرْ وَلَا يُحْبِطْ جَزَعُكَ أَجْرَكَ فَتَنْدمَ وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ الْجَزَعَ لَا يَرُدُّ مَيِّتًا وَلَا يَدْفَعَ حُزْنًا وَمَا هُوَ نَازِلٌ فَكَأَنْ قَدْ وَالسَّلَامُ
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Chain of narrators
- Aḥmad b. Yaḥyá b. Khālid b. Ḥayyān al-Raqqī
- ʿAmr b. Bakr b. Bakkār al-Qaʿnabī
- Mujāshiʿ b. ʿAmr b. Ḥassān al-Asadī
- al-Layth b. Saʿd
- ʿĀṣim b. ʿUmar b. Qatādah
- Maḥmūd b. Labīd
- Muʿādh b. Jabal
✧ 'Amr b. Bakr b. Bakkar al-Qa'nabi narrated to me: Mujashi' b. 'Amr b. Hassan al-Asadi narrated to us: al-Layth b. Sa'd narrated to us from 'Asim b. 'Umar b. Qatada, from Mahmud b. Labid, from Mu'adh b. Jabal that a son of his died, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wrote to him consoling him for his son. He wrote to him: "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. From Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, to Mu'adh b. Jabal. Peace be upon you. I praise Allah, besides whom there is no god, to you. To proceed: May Allah make your reward great, inspire you with patience, and grant us and you gratitude. For our souls, our wealth, and our families are among Allah's pleasant gifts and His deposited trusts. He lets us enjoy them until a term and takes them back at a known time. We ask Him for gratitude for what He gives and patience when He tests. Your son was among Allah's pleasant gifts and His deposited trusts. Allah let you enjoy him in happiness and joy, and took him from you with a great reward: prayer, mercy, and guidance, if you seek recompense. So be patient, and do not let your anguish nullify your reward, lest you regret. Know that anguish does not bring back the dead nor repel grief. What is to come is as if it has already happened. Peace."
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