Hadith 328

عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو السُّلَمِيُّ وَحُجْرُ بْنُ حُجْرٍ الْكَلَاعِيُّ قَالَا: أَتَيْنَا الْعِرْبَاضَ بْنَ سَارِيَةَ (رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) وَهُوَ مِمَّنْ نَزَلَ فِيهِ: {وَلَا عَلَى الَّذِينَ إِذَا مَا أَتَوْكَ لِتَحْمِلَهُمْ قُلْتَ لَا أَجِدُ مَا أَحْمِلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ} فَسَلَّمْنَا وَقُلْنَا: أَتَيْنَاكَ زَائِرِينَ وَعَائِدِينَ وَمُقْتَبِسِينَ، فَقَالَ عِرْبَاضٌ: صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ الصُّبْحَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ، ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا فَوَعَظَنَا مَوْعِظَةً بَلِيغَةً ذَرَفَتْ مِنْهَا الْعُيُونُ وَوَجِلَتْ مِنْهَا الْقُلُوبُ، فَقَالَ قَائِلٌ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! كَأَنَّ هَذِهِ مَوْعِظَةُ مُوَدِّعٍ، فَمَاذَا تَعْهَدُ إِلَيْنَا؟ فَقَالَ: ((أُوصِيكُمْ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ وَالسَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ وَإِنْ كَانَ حَبَشِيًّا، فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يَعِشْ مِنْكُمْ بَعْدِي فَسَيَرَى اخْتِلَافًا كَثِيرًا، فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِسُنَّتِي وَسُنَّةِ الْخُلَفَاءِ الرَّاشِدِينَ الْمَهْدِيِّينَ، فَتَمَسَّكُوا بِهَا وَعَضُّوا عَلَيْهَا بِالنَّوَاجِذِ وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَمُحْدَثَاتِ الْأُمُورِ، فَإِنَّ كُلَّ مُحْدَثَةٍ بِدْعَةٌ وَكُلَّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلَالَةٌ))
Abdur Rahman bin Amr Salmi and Hajar bin Hajar Kalai (may Allah have mercy on them) say: We went to Sayyiduna Irbad bin Sariyah (may Allah be pleased with him), he was among those about whom this verse was revealed: «وَلَا عَلَی الَّذِیْنَ اِذَا مَآ اَتَوْکَ لِتَحْمِلَہُمْ قُلْتَ لَآ اَجِدُ مَآ اَحْمِلُکُمْ عَلَیْہِ» (There is no blame upon those who come to you so that you may provide them with mounts, and you say, "I do not find anything to carry you upon.") (Surah Tawbah: 92) We greeted him and said: "We have come to visit you, to inquire about your health, and to benefit from your knowledge." Sayyiduna Irbad (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in the Fajr prayer one day, then turned to us and gave us such an effective and eloquent sermon that eyes wept and hearts trembled. One of the people said: "O Messenger of Allah! This seems like a farewell sermon, so what do you advise us?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I advise you to fear Allah, and to listen and obey (your leaders), even if he is an Abyssinian slave. For indeed, whoever among you lives after me will see much disagreement, so adhere to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly guided Caliphs, hold onto it firmly, and beware of newly invented matters, for every innovation is a misguidance."
Hadith Reference الفتح الربانی / كتاب الاعتصام بالكتاب والسنة / 328
Hadith Grading محدثین: صحیح
Hadith Takhrij «حديث صحيح ۔ أخرجه ابوداود: 4607، وابن ماجه: 44، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 17145 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 17275»