Hadith 965
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، أَنَّهُ كَانَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي حَائِطٍ مِنْ حِيطَانِ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَفِي يَدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عُودٌ يَضْرِبُ بِهِ مِنَ الْمَاءِ وَالطِّينِ، فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ يَسْتَفْتِحُ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ”افْتَحْ لَهُ، وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ“، فَذَهَبَ، فَإِذَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، فَفَتَحْتُ لَهُ، وَبَشَّرْتُهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ. ثُمَّ اسْتَفْتَحَ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ، فَقَالَ: ”افْتَحْ لَهُ، وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ“، فَإِذَا عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، فَفَتَحْتُ لَهُ، وَبَشَّرْتُهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ. ثُمَّ اسْتَفْتَحَ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ، وَكَانَ مُتَّكِئًا فَجَلَسَ، وَقَالَ: ”افْتَحْ لَهُ، وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ عَلَى بَلْوَى تُصِيبُهُ، أَوْ تَكُونُ“، فَذَهَبْتُ، فَإِذَا عُثْمَانُ، فَفَتَحْتُ لَهُ، فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِالَّذِي قَالَ، قَالَ: اللَّهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that he was with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in one of the gardens of Madinah Tayyibah. The Prophet (peace be upon him) had a stick in his hand with which he was striking the soil and water. During this, a man came and asked for the door (of the garden's enclosure) to be opened. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Open the door and give him the glad tidings of Paradise." I went and it was Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). I opened the door and gave him the glad tidings of Paradise. Then another person asked for the door to be opened, so the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Open the door for him and give him the glad tidings of Paradise." I saw that it was Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). I opened the door for him and gave him the glad tidings of Paradise. Then a third man requested for the door to be opened, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) was reclining, so he sat up and said: "Open the door for him and give him the glad tidings of Paradise after a calamity that will befall him in the future." I went and it was Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him). I opened the door and conveyed the statement of the Prophet (peace be upon him). He said: Allah is the Helper.
