الادب المفرد
Al-Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب المشورةBook of Consultation
بَابُ الْمُسْتَشَارُ مُؤْتَمَنٌ
Chapter: The One Consulted is Trusted
Hadith 256
حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لأَبِي الْهَيْثَمِ: ”هَلْ لَكَ خَادِمٌ؟“ قَالَ: لَا، قَالَ: ”فَإِذَا أَتَانَا سَبْيٌ فَأْتِنَا“، فَأُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِرَأْسَيْنِ لَيْسَ مَعَهُمَا ثَالِثٌ، فَأَتَاهُ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ، قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ”اخْتَرْ مِنْهُمَا“، قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، اخْتَرْ لِي، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ”إِنَّ الْمُسْتَشَارَ مُؤْتَمَنٌ، خُذْ هَذَا، فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُهُ يُصَلِّي، وَاسْتَوْصِ بِهِ خَيْرًا“، فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ: مَا أَنْتَ بِبَالِغٍ مَا قَالَ فِيهِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلاَّ أَنْ تُعْتِقَهُ، قَالَ: فَهُوَ عَتِيقٌ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ”إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمْ يَبْعَثْ نَبِيًّا وَلاَ خَلِيفَةً، إِلاَّ وَلَهُ بِطَانَتَانِ: بِطَانَةٌ تَأْمُرُهُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَاهُ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ، وَبِطَانَةٌ لاَ تَأْلُوهُ خَبَالاً، وَمَنْ يُوقَ بِطَانَةَ السُّوءِ فَقَدْ وُقِيَ.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked Sayyiduna Abu Al-Haitham (may Allah be pleased with him): "Do you have a servant?" He replied: "No!" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "When captives come to us, come (to me)." Only two captives came to the Prophet (peace be upon him), so Sayyiduna Abu Al-Haitham (may Allah be pleased with him) presented himself. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Take one of them." He said: "O Messenger of Allah! Give me whichever you prefer for me." Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "One who is consulted should act with trustworthiness. Take this one, for I have seen him performing prayer, and I advise you to treat him well." His wife said: "You cannot fulfill what the Prophet (peace be upon him) has advised regarding him except by freeing him." Sayyiduna Abu Al-Haitham (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "He is free." The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Allah has not sent any Prophet nor appointed anyone as a successor except that He appointed for him two confidants: one confidant whose task is to command him to do good and forbid him from evil, and another confidant who does not fall short in leading him to ruin. And whoever is protected from the evil confidant has indeed been protected from evil."
