الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتابBook of Expiation for the Sick
بَابُ هَلْ يَكُونُ قَوْلُ الْمَرِيضِ : إِنِّي وَجِعٌ ، شِكَايَةً؟Chapter: Is the Sick Person's Complaint a Complaint?
Hadith 509
حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أبوأُسَامَةَ ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ عَلَى أَسْمَاءَ ، قَبْلَ قَتْلِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بِعَشْرِ لَيَالٍ ، وَأَسْمَاءُ وَجِعَةٌ ، فَقَالَ لَهَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ : كَيْفَ تَجِدِينَكِ؟ قَالَتْ : وَجِعَةٌ ، قَالَ : إِنِّي فِي الْمَوْتِ ، فَقَالَتْ : لَعَلَّكَ تَشْتَهِي مَوْتِي ، فَلِذَلِكَ تَتَمَنَّاهُ ؟ فَلا تَفْعَلْ ، فَوَاللَّهِ مَا أَشْتَهِي أَنْ أَمُوتَ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ عَلَيَّ أَحَدُ طَرَفَيْكَ ، أَوْ تُقْتَلَ فَأَحْتَسِبَكَ ، وَإِمَّا أَنْ تَظْفُرَ فَتَقَرَّ عَيْنِي ، فَإِيَّاكَ أَنْ تُعْرَضَ عَلَيْكَ خُطَّةٌ ، فَلا تُوَافِقُكَ ، فَتَقْبَلُهَا كَرَاهِيَةَ الْمَوْتِ ، وَإِنَّمَا عَنَى ابْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ لِيُقْتَلَ فَيُحْزِنُهَا ذَلِكَ.
Sayyiduna Urwah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with them both) went to serve Sayyidah Asma (may Allah be pleased with her). This was ten days before the killing of Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyidah Asma (may Allah be pleased with her) was ill. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with them both) asked: How is your health? She replied: I am in pain. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I am also in the state of death. Sayyidah Asma (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Perhaps you desire my death, that is why you wish for it. Do not do so. By Allah, I do not wish for death until the matter is decided one way or the other: either you are killed and I am patient over it and seek reward from Allah Almighty, or you are successful and my eyes are cooled. Beware that you are not faced with a situation which you do not agree with, and you accept it out of fear of death. The intention of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with them both) was that his mother should pass away first, so that if he were killed, she would not grieve over it.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
➊ At that time, the age of Sayyidah Asma’ radi Allahu anha was approximately one hundred years. She was ill, but her spirit was youthful. Even at this stage of life, she was teaching her son courage and bravery, instructing him not to compromise on anything he considered wrong out of fear of death.
➋ Sayyidah Asma’ radi Allahu anha’s statement, “I am in pain,” was not a complaint but rather an expression of the reality. Saying such a thing is also established from the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam himself.
➌ This incident took place during the days when Hajjaj bin Yusuf was about to wage war against Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr radi Allahu anhuma. Eventually, Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr radi Allahu anhuma was martyred, and his mother, Sayyidah Asma’ bint Abi Bakr radi Allahu anhuma, displayed great patience and steadfastness.
➊ At that time, the age of Sayyidah Asma’ radi Allahu anha was approximately one hundred years. She was ill, but her spirit was youthful. Even at this stage of life, she was teaching her son courage and bravery, instructing him not to compromise on anything he considered wrong out of fear of death.
➋ Sayyidah Asma’ radi Allahu anha’s statement, “I am in pain,” was not a complaint but rather an expression of the reality. Saying such a thing is also established from the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam himself.
➌ This incident took place during the days when Hajjaj bin Yusuf was about to wage war against Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr radi Allahu anhuma. Eventually, Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr radi Allahu anhuma was martyred, and his mother, Sayyidah Asma’ bint Abi Bakr radi Allahu anhuma, displayed great patience and steadfastness.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 509
