الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب فى فضائل بعض الصحابة الكرامChapters on the Virtues of Some Noble Companions
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي فَضْلِ بِلالِ الْمُؤذن رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ
Chapter on What Has Been Narrated Regarding the Virtue of Bilal the Mu'adhdhin (the Caller to Prayer), may Allah be pleased with him
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Hadith 11646
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ”يَا بِلَالُ حَدِّثْنِي بِأَرْجَى عَمَلٍ عَمِلْتَهُ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ عِنْدَكَ مَنْفَعَةً فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ اللَّيْلَةَ خَشْفَ نَعْلَيْكَ بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ“ فَقَالَ بِلَالٌ مَا عَمِلْتُ عَمَلًا فِي الْإِسْلَامِ أَرْجَى عِنْدِي مَنْفَعَةً إِلَّا أَنِّي لَمْ أَتَطَهَّرْ طُهُورًا تَامًّا فِي سَاعَةٍ مِنْ لَيْلٍ أَوْ نَهَارٍ إِلَّا صَلَّيْتُ بِذَلِكَ الطُّهُورِ مَا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لِي أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Bilal! What is that deed which you do, from which you have great hope for benefit, that is, reward, in Islam? Because I heard the sound of your footsteps ahead of me in Paradise last night. Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: I have not done any such deed in Islam for which I would have received this reward, except that it is my habit that whenever I perform ablution during the day or night, then as much as Allah Almighty gives me the ability, I offer prayer after it.
Hadith 11647
عَنْ بُرَيْدَةَ الْأَسْلَمِيِّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمَعْنَاهُ وَفِيهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِبِلَالٍ ”بِمَ سَبَقْتَنِي إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ“ فَقَالَ مَا أُحْدِثُ إِلَّا تَوَضَّأْتُ وَصَلَّيْتُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ”بِهَذَا“
Sayyiduna Buraidah Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated a hadith from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) similar in meaning to the previous hadith, except that it contains this clarification: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him): "By virtue of which deed did you reach Paradise before me?" He replied: "I do not perform any special deed, except that whenever I become impure (lose ablution), I perform ablution and then offer two units of prayer." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is because of this deed."
Hadith 11648
عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِنَبِيِّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَدَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَسَمِعَ مِنْ جَانِبِهَا وَجْسًا قَالَ ”يَا جِبْرِيلُ مَا هَذَا“ قَالَ هَذَا بِلَالٌ الْمُؤَذِّنُ فَقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ جَاءَ إِلَى النَّاسِ ”قَدْ أَفْلَحَ بِلَالٌ رَأَيْتُ لَهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that on the night when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was taken on the Night Journey (Isra), he (peace and blessings be upon him) entered Paradise and heard a faint sound from one side of it. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: O Jibreel! What is this sound? He replied: This is Bilal, the muezzin. Then when he (peace and blessings be upon him) came to the people, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, Bilal has succeeded; I have seen this for him.
Hadith 11649
عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ إِنَّ بِلَالًا أَبْطَأَ عَنْ صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ”مَا حَبَسَكَ“ فَقَالَ مَرَرْتُ بِفَاطِمَةَ وَهِيَ تَطْحَنُ وَالصَّبِيُّ يَبْكِي فَقُلْتُ لَهَا إِنْ شِئْتِ كَفَيْتُكِ الرَّحَى وَكَفَيْتِنِي الصَّبِيَّ وَإِنْ شِئْتِ كَفَيْتُكِ الصَّبِيَّ وَكَفَيْتِنِي الرَّحَى فَقَالَتْ أَنَا أَرْفَقُ بِابْنِي مِنْكَ فَذَاكَ حَبَسَنِي قَالَ ”فَرَحِمْتَهَا رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that once Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) was late for the Fajr prayer. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: Where were you delayed? He replied: I passed by Sayyida Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her); she was operating the millstone and the child was crying. I said to her: If you wish, I will operate the millstone and you can tend to the child, or I will tend to the child and you can operate the millstone. She said: I am more compassionate and kind to the child than you. So this task made me late for the prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You showed compassion to Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her), may Allah have mercy on you.
Hadith 11650
عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ شَاعِرًا قَالَ عِنْدَ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَبِلَالُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ خَيْرُ بِلَالٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُ عُمَرَ كَذَبْتَ ذَاكَ بِلَالُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
It is narrated from Salim bin Abdullah bin Umar that a poet recited a qasida before Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) on the death of his son Bilal, saying: "Abdullah's Bilal was the best Bilal." Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "You are wrong; he was the Bilal of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)."
