Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 13827

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: A son of Sayyidah Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her), the paternal aunt of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), passed away. She began to weep over him and cry out. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to her and said: "O aunt, why are you weeping?" She said: "My son has passed away." He said: "O aunt, whoever has a child die in Islam and he is patient, Allah Almighty builds a house for him in Paradise." So she fell silent. Then she left the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and met Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: "O Safiyyah, I heard the sound of your crying. Your kinship with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) will not avail you anything before Allah Almighty." At this Sayyidah Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) began to weep. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard her weeping, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to honour her greatly and love her, he said: "O aunt, I told you what I told you, and yet you are weeping?" Sayyidah Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "O Messenger of Allah, that is not why I am weeping. Umar bin al-Khattab met me and said: 'Your kinship with the Messenger of Allah will not avail you anything before Allah.'" The narrator said: He became angry and said: "O Bilal, announce that the people should gather." Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) announced it, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ascended the pulpit. He praised and glorified Allah Almighty and then said: "What is the matter with people who claim that my kinship will not benefit? Every tie and lineage will be cut off on the Day of Resurrection except my tie and my lineage, for they will remain joined in this world and the Hereafter." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: It was for this reason that I married Umm Kulthum, the daughter of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), because I heard this from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that day, and I wished that I too would have a tie of kinship with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The narrator said: Then I left the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and passed by some men of Quraysh. They were boasting to one another and mentioning the affairs of the Age of Ignorance. I said: "The Messenger of Allah is from among us." They said: "Sometimes a tree grows even in a rubbish heap." The narrator said: I went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and told him about this. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Bilal, tell the people to gather." After praising and glorifying Allah Almighty, he said: "Who am I?" The people said: "You are the Messenger of Allah." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "State my lineage." The people said: "You are Sayyiduna Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Abd al-Muttalib." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, I am Muhammad bin Abdullah, and I am also the Messenger of Allah. What is the matter with people who belittle my origin? By Allah, I am the most excellent of them all in origin and the best of them all in standing." The narrator said: When the Ansar heard about this, they said: "Rise and take up your weapons, for the Messenger of Allah has been angered." The narrator said: They took up their weapons and then came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Their crowd was very large; they surrounded the people, and their number was so great that the doors of the mosque and the streets were filled with them. Then they stood before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, whichever person you command us concerning, we will wipe out his descendants." When the men of Quraysh saw this situation, they rose, came before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and offered him their apologies. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Other people are the outer garment, and the Ansar are the garment that touches the body." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) praised them and spoke well of them.
Al-Bazzar recorded it; its chain contains Isma'il bin Yahya bin Salamah bin Kuhayl, who is matruk (abandoned).