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مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد
Majma' al-Zawa'id
كتاب المناقب
Book of Virtues
بَابٌ فِي فَضْلِ جَمَاعَةٍ مِنْ الصَّحَابَةِ مِنْهُمْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَغَيْرُهُمَا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا .
The virtue of a group of the Companions, among them Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and others
Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 14925
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وَعَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى قَالَ : دَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فِي مَسْجِدِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ : " أَيْنَ فُلَانُ ابْنُ فُلَانٍ ؟ " فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَتَفَقَّدُهُمْ ، وَيَبْعَثُ إِلَيْهِمْ حَتَّى اجْتَمَعُوا عِنْدَهُ ، فَقَالَ : " إِنِّي مُحَدِّثُكُمْ بِحَدِيثٍ فَاحْفَظُوهُ وَعُوهُ ، وَحَدِّثُوا بِهِ مَنْ بَعْدَكُمْ : إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفَى مِنْ خَلْقِهِ خَلْقًا " ثُمَّ تَلَا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ : ( اللَّهُ يَصْطَفِي مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ رُسُلًا وَمِنَ النَّاسِ ) " خَلْقًا يُدْخِلُهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ ، وَإِنِّي مُصْطَفٍ مِنْكُمْ مَنْ أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَصْطَفِيَهُ وَمُؤَاخٍِ بَيْنَكُمْ كَمَا آخَى اللَّهُ بَيْنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ ، قُمْ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ " فَقَامَ حَتَّى جَثَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ : " إِنَّ لَكَ عِنْدِي يَدًا ، اللَّهُ يَجْزِيكَ بِهَا ، وَلَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلًا لَاتَّخَذْتُكَ خَلِيلًا فَأَنْتَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ قَمِيصِي مِنْ جَسَدِي " وَحَرَّكَ قَمِيصَهُ بِيَدِهِ .
ثُمَّ قَالَ : " ادْنُ يَا عُمَرُ " فَدَنَا عُمَرُ فَقَالَ : " قَدْ كُنْتَ شَدِيدَ الشَّغَبِ عَلَيْنَا أَبَا حَفْصٍ فَدَعَوْتُ اللَّهَ يُعِزُّ الدِّينَ بِكَ أَوْ بِأَبِي جَهْلٍ فَفَعَلَ اللَّهُ ذَلِكَ بِكَ ، فَكُنْتَ أَحَبَّهُمَا إِلَيَّ فَأَنْتَ مَعِي فِي الْجَنَّةِ ثَالِثُ ثَلَاثَةٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ " ثُمَّ تَنَحَّى بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ .
ثُمَّ دَعَا عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانٍ فَقَالَ : ادْنُ مِنِّي يَا عُثْمَانُ " فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَدْنُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى أَلْصَقَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ بِرُكْبَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ : " سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ " ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ، ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَى عُثْمَانَ فَإِذَا إِزَارُهُ مَحْلُولَةً ، فَزَرَّرَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - بِيَدِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ : اجْمَعْ عِطْفَيْ رِدَائِكَ عَلَى حَقْوِكَ فَإِنَّ لَكَ شَأْنًا فِي أَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ ، أَنْتَ مِمَّنْ يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ ، وَأَوْدَاجُكَ تَشْخَبُ دَمًا ، فَأَقُولُ مَنْ فَعَلَ هَذَا بِكَ ؟ فَتَقُولُ : فُلَانٌ وَفُلَانٌ ، وَذَلِكَ كَلَامُ جِبْرِيلَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، إِذْ هَتَفَ مِنْ السَّمَاءِ : أَلَا إِنَّ عُثْمَانَ أَمِينٌ عَلَى كُلِّ خَاذِلٍ " .
ثُمَّ دَعَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَوْفٍ وَقَالَ : ادْنُ يَا أَمِينَ اللَّهِ ، وَالْأَمِينُ فِي السَّمَاءِ يُسَلِّطُكَ اللَّهُ عَلَى مَالِكَ بِالْحَقِّ ، أَمَا إِنَّ لَكَ عِنْدِي دَعْوَةً وَقَدْ أَخَّرْتُهَا " قَالَ : خِرْ لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : " قَدْ حَمَّلْتَنِي يَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ أَمَانَةً ، أَكْثَرَ اللَّهُ مَالَكَ " وَجَعَلَ يُحَرِّكُ يَدَهُ ، ثُمَّ تَنَحَّى وَآخَى بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ عُثْمَانَ .
ثُمَّ دَخَلَ طَلْحَةُ وَالزُّبَيْرُ فَقَالَ : " ادْنُ مِنِّي " فَدَنَوَا مِنْهُ ، فَقَالَ : " أَنْتُمَا حَوَارِيِّيْ كَحَوَارِيِّ عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ " ثُمَّ آخَى بَيْنَهُمَا .
ثُمَّ دَعَا سَعْدَ بْنَ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ وَعَمَّارَ بْنَ يَاسِرٍ فَقَالَ : " يَا عَمَّارُ تَقْتُلُكَ الْفِئَةُ الْبَاغِيَةُ " ثُمَّ آخَى بَيْنَهُمَا .
ثُمَّ دَعَا عُوَيْمِرَ أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ وَسَلْمَانَ الْفَارِسِيَّ فَقَالَ : " يَا سَلْمَانُ أَنْتَ مِنَّا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ ، وَقَدْ أَتَاكَ اللَّهُ الْعِلْمَ الْأَوَّلَ وَالْعِلْمَ الْآخِرَ وَالْكِتَابَ الْأَوَّلَ وَالْكِتَابَ الْآخِرَ " ثُمَّ قَالَ : " أَلَا أُرْشِدُكَ يَا أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ ؟ قَالَ : بَلَى بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : إِنْ تَنْقُدْهُمْ يَنْقُدُوكَ ، وَإِنْ تَتْرُكْهُمْ لَا يَتْرُكُوكَ ، وَإِنْ تَهْرَبْ مِنْهُمْ يُدْرِكُوكَ ، فَأَقْرِضْهُمْ عِرْضَكَ لِيَوْمِ فَقْرِكَ " فَآخَى بَيْنَهُمَا .
ثُمَّ نَظَرَ فِي وُجُوهِ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ : " أَبْشِرُوا وَأَقِرُّوا عَيْنًا فَأَنْتُمْ أَوَّلُ مَنْ يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ ، وَأَنْتُمْ فِي أَعْلَى الْغُرَفِ .
ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ : " الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي يَهْدِي مِنَ الضَّلَالَةِ " . فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، ذَهَبَ رُوحِي ، وَانْقَطَعَ ظَهْرِي حِينَ رَأَيْتُكَ فَعَلْتَ مَا فَعَلْتَ مَعَ أَصْحَابِكَ غَيْرِي ، فَإِنْ كَانَ مِنْ سُخْطٍ عَلَيَّ فَلَكَ الْعُتْبَى وَالْكَرَامَةُ ، فَقَالَ : " وَالَّذِي بَعَثَنِي بِالْحَقِّ مَا أَخَّرْتُكَ إِلَّا لِنَفْسِي فَأَنْتَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى وَوَارِثِي " قَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، مَا إِرْثِي مِنْكَ ؟ قَالَ : " مَا أَوْرَثَتِ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ " قَالَ : وَمَا أَوْرَثَتِ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ قَبْلَكَ ؟ قَالَ : " كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَسُنَّةَ نَبِيِّهِمْ ، فَأَنْتَ مَعِي فِي قَصْرِي فِي الْجَنَّةِ - مَعَ فَاطِمَةَ - ابْنَتِي ، وَأَنْتَ أَخِي وَرَفِيقِي " ثُمَّ تَلَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ : ( إِخْوَانًا عَلَى سُرُرٍ مُتَقَابِلِينَ ) ، " الْأَخِلَّاءُ فِي اللَّهِ يَنْظُرُ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ " .
رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ وَالْبَزَّارُ بِنَحْوِهِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي عُثْمَانَ : " أَمِيرٌ عَلَى كُلِّ مَخْذُولٍ " ، وَقَالَ فِي أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ : " أَلَا أَرْشُوكَ " بَدَلَ " أُرْشِدُكَ " وَقَالَ فِيهِ : " فَأَقْرِضْهُمْ عِرْضَكَ لِيَوْمِ فَقْرِكَ وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ الْجَزَاءَ أَمَامَكَ " ، وَفِي إِسْنَادِهِمَا مَنْ لَمْ أَعْرِفْهُمْ .
ثُمَّ قَالَ : " ادْنُ يَا عُمَرُ " فَدَنَا عُمَرُ فَقَالَ : " قَدْ كُنْتَ شَدِيدَ الشَّغَبِ عَلَيْنَا أَبَا حَفْصٍ فَدَعَوْتُ اللَّهَ يُعِزُّ الدِّينَ بِكَ أَوْ بِأَبِي جَهْلٍ فَفَعَلَ اللَّهُ ذَلِكَ بِكَ ، فَكُنْتَ أَحَبَّهُمَا إِلَيَّ فَأَنْتَ مَعِي فِي الْجَنَّةِ ثَالِثُ ثَلَاثَةٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ " ثُمَّ تَنَحَّى بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ .
ثُمَّ دَعَا عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانٍ فَقَالَ : ادْنُ مِنِّي يَا عُثْمَانُ " فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَدْنُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى أَلْصَقَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ بِرُكْبَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ : " سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ " ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ، ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَى عُثْمَانَ فَإِذَا إِزَارُهُ مَحْلُولَةً ، فَزَرَّرَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - بِيَدِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ : اجْمَعْ عِطْفَيْ رِدَائِكَ عَلَى حَقْوِكَ فَإِنَّ لَكَ شَأْنًا فِي أَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ ، أَنْتَ مِمَّنْ يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ ، وَأَوْدَاجُكَ تَشْخَبُ دَمًا ، فَأَقُولُ مَنْ فَعَلَ هَذَا بِكَ ؟ فَتَقُولُ : فُلَانٌ وَفُلَانٌ ، وَذَلِكَ كَلَامُ جِبْرِيلَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، إِذْ هَتَفَ مِنْ السَّمَاءِ : أَلَا إِنَّ عُثْمَانَ أَمِينٌ عَلَى كُلِّ خَاذِلٍ " .
ثُمَّ دَعَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَوْفٍ وَقَالَ : ادْنُ يَا أَمِينَ اللَّهِ ، وَالْأَمِينُ فِي السَّمَاءِ يُسَلِّطُكَ اللَّهُ عَلَى مَالِكَ بِالْحَقِّ ، أَمَا إِنَّ لَكَ عِنْدِي دَعْوَةً وَقَدْ أَخَّرْتُهَا " قَالَ : خِرْ لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : " قَدْ حَمَّلْتَنِي يَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ أَمَانَةً ، أَكْثَرَ اللَّهُ مَالَكَ " وَجَعَلَ يُحَرِّكُ يَدَهُ ، ثُمَّ تَنَحَّى وَآخَى بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ عُثْمَانَ .
ثُمَّ دَخَلَ طَلْحَةُ وَالزُّبَيْرُ فَقَالَ : " ادْنُ مِنِّي " فَدَنَوَا مِنْهُ ، فَقَالَ : " أَنْتُمَا حَوَارِيِّيْ كَحَوَارِيِّ عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ " ثُمَّ آخَى بَيْنَهُمَا .
ثُمَّ دَعَا سَعْدَ بْنَ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ وَعَمَّارَ بْنَ يَاسِرٍ فَقَالَ : " يَا عَمَّارُ تَقْتُلُكَ الْفِئَةُ الْبَاغِيَةُ " ثُمَّ آخَى بَيْنَهُمَا .
ثُمَّ دَعَا عُوَيْمِرَ أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ وَسَلْمَانَ الْفَارِسِيَّ فَقَالَ : " يَا سَلْمَانُ أَنْتَ مِنَّا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ ، وَقَدْ أَتَاكَ اللَّهُ الْعِلْمَ الْأَوَّلَ وَالْعِلْمَ الْآخِرَ وَالْكِتَابَ الْأَوَّلَ وَالْكِتَابَ الْآخِرَ " ثُمَّ قَالَ : " أَلَا أُرْشِدُكَ يَا أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ ؟ قَالَ : بَلَى بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : إِنْ تَنْقُدْهُمْ يَنْقُدُوكَ ، وَإِنْ تَتْرُكْهُمْ لَا يَتْرُكُوكَ ، وَإِنْ تَهْرَبْ مِنْهُمْ يُدْرِكُوكَ ، فَأَقْرِضْهُمْ عِرْضَكَ لِيَوْمِ فَقْرِكَ " فَآخَى بَيْنَهُمَا .
ثُمَّ نَظَرَ فِي وُجُوهِ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ : " أَبْشِرُوا وَأَقِرُّوا عَيْنًا فَأَنْتُمْ أَوَّلُ مَنْ يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ ، وَأَنْتُمْ فِي أَعْلَى الْغُرَفِ .
ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ : " الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي يَهْدِي مِنَ الضَّلَالَةِ " . فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، ذَهَبَ رُوحِي ، وَانْقَطَعَ ظَهْرِي حِينَ رَأَيْتُكَ فَعَلْتَ مَا فَعَلْتَ مَعَ أَصْحَابِكَ غَيْرِي ، فَإِنْ كَانَ مِنْ سُخْطٍ عَلَيَّ فَلَكَ الْعُتْبَى وَالْكَرَامَةُ ، فَقَالَ : " وَالَّذِي بَعَثَنِي بِالْحَقِّ مَا أَخَّرْتُكَ إِلَّا لِنَفْسِي فَأَنْتَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى وَوَارِثِي " قَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، مَا إِرْثِي مِنْكَ ؟ قَالَ : " مَا أَوْرَثَتِ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ " قَالَ : وَمَا أَوْرَثَتِ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ قَبْلَكَ ؟ قَالَ : " كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَسُنَّةَ نَبِيِّهِمْ ، فَأَنْتَ مَعِي فِي قَصْرِي فِي الْجَنَّةِ - مَعَ فَاطِمَةَ - ابْنَتِي ، وَأَنْتَ أَخِي وَرَفِيقِي " ثُمَّ تَلَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ : ( إِخْوَانًا عَلَى سُرُرٍ مُتَقَابِلِينَ ) ، " الْأَخِلَّاءُ فِي اللَّهِ يَنْظُرُ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ " .
رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ وَالْبَزَّارُ بِنَحْوِهِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي عُثْمَانَ : " أَمِيرٌ عَلَى كُلِّ مَخْذُولٍ " ، وَقَالَ فِي أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ : " أَلَا أَرْشُوكَ " بَدَلَ " أُرْشِدُكَ " وَقَالَ فِيهِ : " فَأَقْرِضْهُمْ عِرْضَكَ لِيَوْمِ فَقْرِكَ وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ الْجَزَاءَ أَمَامَكَ " ، وَفِي إِسْنَادِهِمَا مَنْ لَمْ أَعْرِفْهُمْ .
Sayyiduna Zayd bin Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the Prophet's Mosque, and he began saying: Where is so-and-so son of so-and-so? He kept asking about different people and sending for them until they gathered with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I am about to tell you something; preserve it, remember it, and relate it to those who come after you. Indeed Allah Almighty chose a special creation from among His creation. Then he recited this verse: "Allah Almighty chooses messengers from among the angels and from among people." So Allah Almighty has chosen a creation whom He will admit into Paradise, and I will choose from among you the one whom I would love to choose, and I will establish brotherhood between you just as Allah Almighty established brotherhood between the angels. O Abu Bakr, stand up. He stood up and then knelt on his knees, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You have done me a great favour, and Allah Almighty will reward you for it. If I were to take anyone as a khalil (intimate friend), I would have taken you as a khalil. Your standing with me is that of the shirt to the body. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said this while moving his shirt with his blessed hand. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Umar, come close. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came close, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Abu Hafs! You used to be our fierce opponent, so I prayed to Allah Almighty that He grant the religion dominance through you or through Abu Jahl, and Allah Almighty did that through you; and of the two, you were in any case the more beloved to me. You will be with me in Paradise, the third of three from this Ummah. Then he moved back, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) established brotherhood between him and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: O Uthman, come close to me. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) kept bringing him closer until his knees touched the knees of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) first looked at him, then looked towards the sky and said: Glory be to Allah, the Magnificent, three times. Then he looked at Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), and his fastenings were undone, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fastened them with his blessed hand and said: Gather the two edges of your cloak over your side, for you have a special standing among the people of the heaven. You are one of those who will come to me at the Pond while blood is flowing from your veins. I will ask: Who did this to you? And you will say: So-and-so and so-and-so. This is what Jibril said, when he called out from the sky: Behold! Uthman is a trustee over every khadhil (one who abandons others in time of need). Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: O trustee appointed by Allah, and the one declared a trustee in the heaven! Allah Almighty has given you control over your wealth with truth. I have a special supplication for you with me, which I have deferred. Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! Choose something for me. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Abd al-Rahman, you have entrusted me with a trust; may Allah Almighty increase your wealth. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began moving his hand. Then he moved back, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) established brotherhood between him and Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him). Then Sayyiduna Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) came, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Come close to me. The two of them came close to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You two are my disciples, just as Sayyiduna Isa bin Maryam (peace be upon him) had disciples. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) established brotherhood between the two of them. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Ammar bin Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: O Ammar, a rebellious group will kill you. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) established brotherhood between the two of them. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) summoned Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda', Uwaymir, and Sayyiduna Salman al-Farisi (may Allah be pleased with them) and said: O Salman! You are one of us, the Ahl al-Bayt (People of the Household). Allah Almighty has given you the knowledge of the earlier ones and also the knowledge of the later ones, the knowledge of the first Book and also the knowledge of the later Book. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Abu al-Darda', shall I not guide you? He said: O Messenger of Allah! May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, yes indeed! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If you criticise these people, they will criticise you; if you leave them, they will not leave you; and if you flee from them, they will catch up with you. So lend them your honour for the day of your need. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) established brotherhood between the two of them. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) looked at the faces of his Companions and said: Receive glad tidings and let your eyes be cooled, for you will be the first to come to me at the Pond, and you will be in the highest chambers. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) looked at Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) and said: All praise belongs to Allah Almighty, who grants guidance away from misguidance. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! My soul was about to leave me and my back was about to break when I saw that you treated your Companions this way and did nothing with me. If you are displeased with me in any way, then honour and excellence belong to you. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: By the One who sent me with the truth, I deferred you only because I kept you for myself. Your relation to me is that of Sayyiduna Harun (peace be upon him) to Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him), and I have left you as my heir. He said: O Messenger of Allah! What will I inherit from you? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: That which the prophets leave as inheritance. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: What did the prophets before you leave as inheritance? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the people's Prophet. So you will be with me in my palace in Paradise, along with my daughter Fatimah; you are my brother and my companion. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: "They will be brothers, on couches, facing one another." And he said: "Those who are close friends for the sake of Allah Almighty will look at one another."
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and al-Bazzar recorded something similar, except that about Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) he recorded the words: He will be an amir over every makhdhul (one who is abandoned to his fate in time of need); and about Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) he recorded the word "arshuka" in place of "arshiduka". In it he also recorded the words: "Lend them your honour on the day of your need, and know that the recompense lies ahead of you." The chains of both narrations contain narrators whom I do not know.
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and al-Bazzar recorded something similar, except that about Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) he recorded the words: He will be an amir over every makhdhul (one who is abandoned to his fate in time of need); and about Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) he recorded the word "arshuka" in place of "arshiduka". In it he also recorded the words: "Lend them your honour on the day of your need, and know that the recompense lies ahead of you." The chains of both narrations contain narrators whom I do not know.
