الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
Fasting
باب مَا جَاءَ فِي ضِحْكِهِ ﷺ وَرِيحِهِ
Chapter on What Has Been Reported Regarding His ﷺ Laughter and Fragrance
Hadith 11162
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَطُّ مُسْتَجْمِعًا ضَاحِكًا قَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ ضَحِكًا حَتَّى أَرَى مِنْهُ لَهَوَاتِهِ إِنَّمَا كَانَ يَتَبَسَّمُ وَقَالَتْ كَانَ إِذَا رَأَى غَيْمًا أَوْ رِيحًا عُرِفَ ذَلِكَ فِي وَجْهِهِ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ النَّاسُ إِذَا رَأَوُا الْغَيْمَ فَرِحُوا رَجَاءَ أَنْ يَكُونَ فِيهِ الْمَطَرُ وَأَرَاكَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَهُ عَرَفْتُ فِي وَجْهِكَ الْكَرَاهِيَةَ قَالَتْ فَقَالَ يَا عَائِشَةُ مَا يُؤْمِنِّي أَنْ يَكُونَ فِيهِ عَذَابٌ قَدْ عُذِّبَ قَوْمٌ بِالرِّيحِ وَقَدْ رَأَى قَوْمٌ الْعَذَابَ فَقَالُوا هَذَا عَارِضٌ مُمْطِرُنَا [الأحقاف: 24]
It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: I never saw the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) laughing openly such that I could see the uvula of his throat; he (peace and blessings be upon him) would only smile slightly. And when he (peace and blessings be upon him) saw clouds or wind, its effects would become apparent on his (peace and blessings be upon him) face (i.e., he would become worried). I said: O Messenger of Allah! People become happy when they see clouds or wind, because they hope for rain to come, but on the contrary, I see that signs of anxiety appear on your face? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Aisha! What security do I have that there is no punishment in it, while a people (i.e., the people of ‘Ad) were destroyed by wind, and that people were looking at the punishment, but (seeing the apparent cloud) they were saying: This is a cloud that will bring us rain.
Hadith 11163
عَنْ أُمِّ الدَّرْدَاءِ تَقُولُ كَانَ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ إِذَا حَدَّثَ حَدِيثًا تَبَسَّمَ فَقُلْتُ لَا يَقُولُ النَّاسُ إِنَّكَ أَيْ أَحْمَقُ فَقَالَ مَا رَأَيْتُ أَوْ مَا سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُحَدِّثُ حَدِيثًا إِلَّا تَبَسَّمَ
It is narrated from Sayyida Umm Darda’ (may Allah be pleased with her) that whenever Sayyiduna Abu Darda’ (may Allah be pleased with him) spoke, he would smile. I said to him: “Do not smile so much, lest people start calling you foolish.” He replied: “Whenever I saw or heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) speak, he would speak while smiling.”
Hadith 11164
عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ جَزْءٍ يَقُولُ مَا رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا كَانَ أَكْثَرَ تَبَسُّمًا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Harith bin Jaz’ (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I have not seen anyone who smiled more than the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
Hadith 11165
عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ مَا شَمَمْتُ رِيحًا قَطُّ مِسْكًا وَلَا عَنْبَرًا أَطْيَبَ مِنْ رِيحِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَلَا مَسِسْتُ قَطُّ خَزًّا وَلَا حَرِيرًا أَلْيَنَ مِنْ كَفِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: I have not seen any musk or amber more fragrant than the body of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), nor have I touched any thick or fine silk softer than the palm of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
Hadith 11166
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) مِثْلُهُ وَزَادَ قَالَ ثَابِتٌ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ أَلَسْتَ كَأَنَّكَ تَنْظُرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَكَأَنَّكَ تَسْمَعُ إِلَى نَغَمَتِهِ فَقَالَ بَلَى وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ أَلْقَاهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَأَقُولَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ خُوَيْدِمُكَ قَالَ خَدَمْتُهُ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَأَنَا غُلَامٌ لَيْسَ كُلُّ أَمْرِي كَمَا يَشْتَهِي صَاحِبِي أَنْ يَكُونَ مَا قَالَ لِي فِيهَا أُفٍّ وَلَا قَالَ لِي لِمَ فَعَلْتَ هَذَا وَأَلَا فَعَلْتَ هَذَا
(Second chain) This hadith is similar to the previous one, except that it has this addition: Thabit says: I asked, "O Abu Hamza! Do you not still feel as if you are still seeing and hearing the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him?" He said: "Yes, absolutely, I also hope that on the Day of Resurrection I will meet the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and I will say: O Messenger of Allah! I am your little servant. I served you in Madinah Munawwarah for ten years while I was a child, and not all of my actions were as you, peace and blessings be upon him, wished, but (during this long period) you, peace and blessings be upon him, never even said 'uff' to me, nor did you ever object to my work by saying: Why did you do this? Why did you not do this?"
Hadith 11167
عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَسْمَرَ وَلَمْ أَشُمَّ مِسْكَةً وَلَا عَنْبَرَةً أَطْيَبَ رِيحًا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: The complexion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was wheat-colored, and I have never smelled any musk or ambergris that was more fragrant than the body of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
