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عَبْدُ السَّلَامِ بْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ أَبُو طَالُوتَ ، قَالَ : شَهِدْتُ
أَبَا بَرْزَةَ دَخَلَ عَلَى عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ ، فَحَدَّثَنِي فُلَانٌ ، سَمَّاهُ مُسْلِمٌ ، وَكَانَ فِي السِّمَاطِ ، فَلَمَّا رَآهُ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : " إِنَّ مُحَمَّدِيَّكُمْ هَذَا الدَّحْدَاحُ ، فَفَهِمَهَا الشَّيْخُ ، فَقَالَ : مَا كُنْتُ أَحْسَبُ أَنِّي أَبْقَى فِي قَوْمٍ يُعَيِّرُونِي بِصُحْبَةِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ : إِنَّ صُحْبَةَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَكَ زَيْنٌ ، غَيْرُ شَيْنٍ ، قَالَ : إِنَّمَا بَعَثْتُ إِلَيْكَ لِأَسْأَلَكَ عَنِ الْحَوْضِ ، سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَذْكُرُ فِيهِ شَيْئًا ، فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو بَرْزَةَ : نَعَمْ ، لَا مَرَّةً ، وَلَا ثِنْتَيْنِ ، وَلَا ثَلَاثًا ، وَلَا أَرْبَعًا ، وَلَا خَمْسًا ، فَمَنْ كَذَّبَ بِهِ ، فَلَا سَقَاهُ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ مُغْضَبًا " .
Abdus Salam ibn Abu Hazim Abu Talut said: I saw Abu Barzah who came to visit Ubaydullah ibn Ziyad. Then a man named Muslim who was there in the company mentioned it to me. When Ubaydullah saw him, he said: This Muhammad of yours is a dwarf and fat. The old man (i. e. Abu Barzah) understood it. So he said: I did not think that I should remain among people who would make me feel ashamed of the company of Muhammad ﷺ. Thereupon Ubaydullah said: The company of Muhammad ﷺ is a honour for you, not a disgrace. He added: I called for you to ask about the reservoir. Did you hear the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioning anything about it? Abu Barzah said: Yes, not once, twice, thrice, four times or five times. If anyone believes it, may Allah not supply him with water from it. He then went away angrily.