مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد
Majma' al-Zawa'id
كتاب الأدعية
Book of Supplications
بَابُ الْحَثِّ عَلَى طَلَبِ الْجَنَّةِ .
Encouragement to ask for Paradise
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عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى : أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - شَيْئًا ، فَقَالَ : " أَعَجَزْتَ أَنْ تَكُونَ مِثْلَ عَجُوزِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ؟ ! " . فَقَالَ أَصْحَابُهُ : وَمَا عَجُوزُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ؟ ! فَقَالَ : " إِنَّ مُوسَى حِينَ أُمِرَ أَنْ يَسِيرَ بِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ضَلَّ الطَّرِيقَ ، فَسَأَلَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ : مَا هَذَا ؟ فَقَالَ عُلَمَاءُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ : إِنَّ يُوسُفَ حِينَ حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ أَخَذَ عَلَيْنَا مَوْثِقًا مِنَ اللَّهِ أَنْ لَا نَخْرُجَ مِنْ مِصْرَ حَتَّى نَنْقُلَ عِظَامَهُ ، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ مُوسَى : وَأَيُّكُمْ يَدْرِي أَيْنَ قَبْرُ يُوسُفَ ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ : مَا يَدْرِي أَيْنَ قَبْرُ يُوسُفَ إِلَّا عَجُوزُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهَا فَقَالَ : دُلِّينِي عَلَى قَبْرِ يُوسُفَ ، فَقَالَتْ : لَا وَاللَّهِ ، حَتَّى تُعْطِيَنِي حُكْمِي ، قَالَ : وَمَا حُكْمُكِ ؟ قَالَتْ : أَكُونُ مَعَكَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ، فَكَأَنَّهُ ثَقُلَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ : أَعْطِهَا حُكْمَهَا ، فَانْطَلَقَتْ بِهِمْ إِلَى بُحَيْرَةِ مُسْتَنْقَعِ مَاءٍ ، فَقَالَتِ : انْضُبُوا هَذَا الْمَكَانَ ، فَلَمَّا أَنْضَبُوهُ قَالَتِ : احْفِرُوا فِي هَذَا الْمَكَانِ ، فَلَمَّا احْتَفَرُوا أَخْرَجُوا عِظَامَ يُوسُفَ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَلَمَّا اسْتَقَلُّوهَا مِنَ الْأَرْضِ إِذِ الطَّرِيقُ مِثْلُ النَّهَارِ " .
رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ ، وَأَبُو يَعْلَى وَلَفْظُهُ : عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى
قَالَ : أَتَى النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَأَكْرَمَهُ ، فَقَالَ : " ائْتِنَا " ، فَأَتَاهُ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " سَلْ حَاجَتَكَ " ، فَقَالَ : نَاقَةٌ نَرْكَبُهَا ، وَأَعْنُزٌ يَحْلِبُهَا أَهْلِي ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَعَجَزْتُمْ أَنْ تَكُونُوا مِثْلَ عَجُوزِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ؟ ! " ، فَقَالَ : " إِنَّ مُوسَى لَمَّا سَارَ بِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ مِصْرَ ضَلُّوا الطَّرِيقَ ، فَقَالَ : مَا هَذَا ؟ فَقَالَ عُلَمَاؤُهُمْ : إِنَّ يُوسُفَ لَمَّا حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ أَخَذَ عَلَيْنَا مَوْثِقًا مِنَ اللَّهِ : أَنْ لَا نَخْرُجَ مِنْ مِصْرَ حَتَّى نَنْقُلَ عِظَامَهُ مَعَنَا ، قَالَ : فَمَنْ يَعْلَمُ مَوْضِعَ قَبْرِهِ ؟ قَالَ : عَجُوزٌ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ، فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهَا فَأَتَتْهُ فَقَالَ : دُلِّينِي عَلَى قَبْرِ يُوسُفَ ، قَالَتْ : حَتَّى تُعْطِيَنِي حُكْمِي ، قَالَ : وَمَا حُكْمُكِ ؟ قَالَتْ : أَكُونُ مَعَكَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ، فَكَرِهَ أَنْ يُعْطِيَهَا ذَلِكَ ، فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ : أَنْ أَعْطِهَا حُكْمَهَا . فَانْطَلَقَتْ بِهِمْ إِلَى بُحَيْرَةٍ مَوْضِعَ مُسْتَنْقَعِ مَاءٍ فَقَالَتِ : انْضُبُوا هَذَا الْمَكَانَ ، فَأَنْضَبُوهُ ، قَالَتِ : احْتَفِرُوا وَاسْتَخْرِجُوا عِظَامَ يُوسُفَ ، فَلَمَّا أَقَلُّوهَا إِلَى الْأَرْضِ إِذِ الطَّرِيقُ مِثْلُ ضَوْءِ النَّهَارِ .
وَرِجَالُ أَبِي يَعْلَى رِجَالُ الصَّحِيحِ ، وَهَذَا الَّذِي حَمَلَنِي عَلَى سِيَاقِهَا .
رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ ، وَأَبُو يَعْلَى وَلَفْظُهُ : عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى
قَالَ : أَتَى النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَأَكْرَمَهُ ، فَقَالَ : " ائْتِنَا " ، فَأَتَاهُ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " سَلْ حَاجَتَكَ " ، فَقَالَ : نَاقَةٌ نَرْكَبُهَا ، وَأَعْنُزٌ يَحْلِبُهَا أَهْلِي ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَعَجَزْتُمْ أَنْ تَكُونُوا مِثْلَ عَجُوزِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ؟ ! " ، فَقَالَ : " إِنَّ مُوسَى لَمَّا سَارَ بِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ مِصْرَ ضَلُّوا الطَّرِيقَ ، فَقَالَ : مَا هَذَا ؟ فَقَالَ عُلَمَاؤُهُمْ : إِنَّ يُوسُفَ لَمَّا حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ أَخَذَ عَلَيْنَا مَوْثِقًا مِنَ اللَّهِ : أَنْ لَا نَخْرُجَ مِنْ مِصْرَ حَتَّى نَنْقُلَ عِظَامَهُ مَعَنَا ، قَالَ : فَمَنْ يَعْلَمُ مَوْضِعَ قَبْرِهِ ؟ قَالَ : عَجُوزٌ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ، فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهَا فَأَتَتْهُ فَقَالَ : دُلِّينِي عَلَى قَبْرِ يُوسُفَ ، قَالَتْ : حَتَّى تُعْطِيَنِي حُكْمِي ، قَالَ : وَمَا حُكْمُكِ ؟ قَالَتْ : أَكُونُ مَعَكَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ، فَكَرِهَ أَنْ يُعْطِيَهَا ذَلِكَ ، فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ : أَنْ أَعْطِهَا حُكْمَهَا . فَانْطَلَقَتْ بِهِمْ إِلَى بُحَيْرَةٍ مَوْضِعَ مُسْتَنْقَعِ مَاءٍ فَقَالَتِ : انْضُبُوا هَذَا الْمَكَانَ ، فَأَنْضَبُوهُ ، قَالَتِ : احْتَفِرُوا وَاسْتَخْرِجُوا عِظَامَ يُوسُفَ ، فَلَمَّا أَقَلُّوهَا إِلَى الْأَرْضِ إِذِ الطَّرِيقُ مِثْلُ ضَوْءِ النَّهَارِ .
وَرِجَالُ أَبِي يَعْلَى رِجَالُ الصَّحِيحِ ، وَهَذَا الَّذِي حَمَلَنِي عَلَى سِيَاقِهَا .
Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A man asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for something, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Are you unable to be like the old woman of the Children of Israel?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked: "O Messenger of Allah! What is the matter of the old woman of the Children of Israel?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) was commanded to set out with the Children of Israel, he lost the way. He asked the Children of Israel: 'What is the reason for this?' The scholars of the Children of Israel told him that when the time of the death of Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him) drew near, he took a covenant from us in the name of Allah Almighty that when we left Egypt we would take his mortal remains with us as well. Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) asked them: 'Which of you knows where the grave of Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him) is?' The scholars of the Children of Israel said to him: 'No one knows where the grave of Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him) is, except for an old woman of the Children of Israel.' Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) sent a message summoning that woman and said to her: 'Tell me about the grave of Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him)!' The woman said: 'No! By Allah! That cannot happen until you give me what I have stipulated.' Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) asked: 'What have you stipulated?' The woman said: 'That I be with you in Paradise.' Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) found this difficult, so it was said to him: 'Give her what she is seeking.' Then that woman took those people with her to a place where water gushed forth and around which there was something like a lake. The woman said: 'Drain the water from this place.' When they did so, she said: 'Now dig this place!' When they dug that place, the bones of Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him) came out from there, and when they had taken them out, the road before them became bright like the day."
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and Abu Ya'la also recorded it; his wording is: "Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A Bedouin came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (perhaps the original words are:) the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to a Bedouin, and he honoured him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: 'Come to us.' Then he came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Ask for what you need!' He said: 'Give us a she-camel that we can ride, and goats that my family can milk.' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Are you people unable to be like the old woman of the Children of Israel?' Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told: 'When Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) set out from Egypt with the Children of Israel, they lost the way. Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) said: What is the reason for this? The scholars of the Children of Israel told him that when the last moments of Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him) drew near, he took a firm covenant from us in the name of Allah that we would not leave Egypt until we took his bones with us. Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) asked: Who knows about his grave? Someone said: An old woman of the Children of Israel knows. Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) sent a message summoning her; she came to him, and Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) said: Tell us about the grave of Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him)! The woman said: This will not happen until you give me what I have stipulated. Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) asked: What have you stipulated? The woman said: That I be with you in Paradise. Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) disliked giving her this (that is, making her this promise), so Allah Almighty revealed to him: Give this woman what she has stipulated. Then that lady took those people with her to a lake-like place where water gushed forth, and she said: Drain this water. They drained the water, and the woman said: Dig this place! They dug and took out the bones of Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him), and when they had done so, the road had become clear like the light of day.'" The narrators of Abu Ya'la are the narrators of the 'Sahih', and this is what led me to cite its full wording.
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and Abu Ya'la also recorded it; his wording is: "Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A Bedouin came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (perhaps the original words are:) the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to a Bedouin, and he honoured him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: 'Come to us.' Then he came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Ask for what you need!' He said: 'Give us a she-camel that we can ride, and goats that my family can milk.' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Are you people unable to be like the old woman of the Children of Israel?' Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told: 'When Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) set out from Egypt with the Children of Israel, they lost the way. Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) said: What is the reason for this? The scholars of the Children of Israel told him that when the last moments of Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him) drew near, he took a firm covenant from us in the name of Allah that we would not leave Egypt until we took his bones with us. Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) asked: Who knows about his grave? Someone said: An old woman of the Children of Israel knows. Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) sent a message summoning her; she came to him, and Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) said: Tell us about the grave of Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him)! The woman said: This will not happen until you give me what I have stipulated. Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) asked: What have you stipulated? The woman said: That I be with you in Paradise. Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) disliked giving her this (that is, making her this promise), so Allah Almighty revealed to him: Give this woman what she has stipulated. Then that lady took those people with her to a lake-like place where water gushed forth, and she said: Drain this water. They drained the water, and the woman said: Dig this place! They dug and took out the bones of Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him), and when they had done so, the road had become clear like the light of day.'" The narrators of Abu Ya'la are the narrators of the 'Sahih', and this is what led me to cite its full wording.
وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ - يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ - قَالَ : كَانَ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - إِذَا سُئِلَ شَيْئًا فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَفْعَلَهُ قَالَ : " نَعَمْ " ، وَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ لَا يَفْعَلَ شَيْئًا سَكَتَ ، وَكَانَ لَا يَقُولُ لِشَيْءٍ : لَا ، فَأَتَاهُ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَسَأَلَهُ فَسَكَتَ ، ثُمَّ سَأَلَهُ فَسَكَتَ ، ثُمَّ سَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - كَهَيْئَةِ الْمُنْتَهِرِ : " سَلْ مَا شِئْتَ يَا أَعْرَابِيُّ " . فَغَبَطْنَاهُ فَقُلْنَا : الْآنَ يَسْأَلُ الْجَنَّةَ ، فَقَالَ [ لَهُ ] الْأَعْرَابِيُّ : أَسْأَلُكَ رَاحِلَةً ، فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَكَ ذَلِكَ " .
ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ : " سَلْ " ، قَالَ : أَسْأَلُكَ زَادًا ، قَالَ : " لَكَ ذَلِكَ " ، قَالَ : فَتَعَجَّبْنَا مِنْ ذَلِكَ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " كَمْ بَيْنَ مَسْأَلَةِ الْأَعْرَابِيِّ وَعَجُوزِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ! " . ثُمَّ قَالَ : " إِنَّ مُوسَى لَمَّا أُمِرَ أَنْ يَقْطَعَ الْبَحْرَ فَانْتَهَى إِلَيْهِ ، فَصُرِفَتْ وُجُوهُ الدَّوَابِّ فَرَجَعَتْ ، قَالَ مُوسَى : مَا لِي يَا رَبُّ ؟ قَالَ لَهُ : إِنَّكَ عِنْدَ قَبْرِ يُوسُفَ ، فَاحْتَمِلْ عِظَامَهُ مَعَكَ ، وَقَدِ اسْتَوَى الْقَبْرُ بِالْأَرْضِ ، فَجَعَلَ مُوسَى لَا يَدْرِي أَيْنَ هُوَ ، قَالُوا : إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ يَعْلَمُ أَيْنَ هُوَ ، فَعَجُوزُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لَعَلَّهَا تَعْلَمُ أَيْنَ هُوَ ، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهَا مُوسَى - عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ - قَالَ : هَلْ تَعْلَمِينَ أَيْنَ قَبْرُ يُوسُفَ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ قَالَتْ : نَعَمْ . قَالَ : فَدُلِّينِي عَلَيْهِ ، قَالَتْ : لَا وَاللَّهِ ، حَتَّى تُعْطِيَنِي مَا أَسْأَلُكَ ، قَالَ : ذَلِكَ لَكِ ، قَالَتْ : فَإِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ أَكُونَ مَعَكَ فِي الدَّرَجَةِ الَّتِي تَكُونُ فِيهَا فِي الْجَنَّةِ ، قَالَ : سَلِي الْجَنَّةَ ، قَالَتْ : لَا وَاللَّهِ ، إِلَّا أَنْ أَكُونَ مَعَكَ ، فَجَعَلَ مُوسَى يُرَادُّهَا ، فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ - تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى - إِلَيْهِ : أَنْ أَعْطِهَا ذَلِكَ ; فَإِنَّهُ لَا يُنْقِصُكَ شَيْئًا ، فَأَعْطَاهَا وَدَلَّتْهُ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ ، فَأَخْرَجَ الْعِظَامَ ، وَجَاوَزَ الْبَحْرَ " . رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ فِي الْأَوْسَطِ ، وَفِيهِ مَنْ لَمْ أَعْرِفْهُمْ .
ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ : " سَلْ " ، قَالَ : أَسْأَلُكَ زَادًا ، قَالَ : " لَكَ ذَلِكَ " ، قَالَ : فَتَعَجَّبْنَا مِنْ ذَلِكَ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " كَمْ بَيْنَ مَسْأَلَةِ الْأَعْرَابِيِّ وَعَجُوزِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ! " . ثُمَّ قَالَ : " إِنَّ مُوسَى لَمَّا أُمِرَ أَنْ يَقْطَعَ الْبَحْرَ فَانْتَهَى إِلَيْهِ ، فَصُرِفَتْ وُجُوهُ الدَّوَابِّ فَرَجَعَتْ ، قَالَ مُوسَى : مَا لِي يَا رَبُّ ؟ قَالَ لَهُ : إِنَّكَ عِنْدَ قَبْرِ يُوسُفَ ، فَاحْتَمِلْ عِظَامَهُ مَعَكَ ، وَقَدِ اسْتَوَى الْقَبْرُ بِالْأَرْضِ ، فَجَعَلَ مُوسَى لَا يَدْرِي أَيْنَ هُوَ ، قَالُوا : إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ يَعْلَمُ أَيْنَ هُوَ ، فَعَجُوزُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لَعَلَّهَا تَعْلَمُ أَيْنَ هُوَ ، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهَا مُوسَى - عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ - قَالَ : هَلْ تَعْلَمِينَ أَيْنَ قَبْرُ يُوسُفَ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ قَالَتْ : نَعَمْ . قَالَ : فَدُلِّينِي عَلَيْهِ ، قَالَتْ : لَا وَاللَّهِ ، حَتَّى تُعْطِيَنِي مَا أَسْأَلُكَ ، قَالَ : ذَلِكَ لَكِ ، قَالَتْ : فَإِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ أَكُونَ مَعَكَ فِي الدَّرَجَةِ الَّتِي تَكُونُ فِيهَا فِي الْجَنَّةِ ، قَالَ : سَلِي الْجَنَّةَ ، قَالَتْ : لَا وَاللَّهِ ، إِلَّا أَنْ أَكُونَ مَعَكَ ، فَجَعَلَ مُوسَى يُرَادُّهَا ، فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ - تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى - إِلَيْهِ : أَنْ أَعْطِهَا ذَلِكَ ; فَإِنَّهُ لَا يُنْقِصُكَ شَيْئًا ، فَأَعْطَاهَا وَدَلَّتْهُ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ ، فَأَخْرَجَ الْعِظَامَ ، وَجَاوَزَ الْبَحْرَ " . رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ فِي الْأَوْسَطِ ، وَفِيهِ مَنْ لَمْ أَعْرِفْهُمْ .
Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: It was the practice of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that when he was asked for something and he intended to do it, he would say: "Very well"; and when he did not intend to do it, he would remain silent. He would not say "no" to anything. Once a Bedouin came to him and asked him for something, and he remained silent; he asked him again, and he remained silent; he asked him again, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), as if rebuking him, said to him: "O Bedouin! Ask for whatever you wish!" We felt great envy for that man, and we thought: Now he will ask for Paradise. The Bedouin submitted to him: "I ask you for a mount." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You shall have it." Then he said to him: "Ask!" (that is, ask for something more). He said: "I ask you for provisions for the journey." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You shall have them." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says: We were astonished at this. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "How great is the difference between the asking of this Bedouin and that of the old woman of the Children of Israel!" Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told: "When Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) was commanded to cross the sea, he reached the sea, and the faces of his animals were turned away and they went back. Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) asked: 'O my Lord! What is the matter?' The Lord said to him: 'You are near the grave of Yusuf; carry his bones with you!' The grave of Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him) had become level with the ground (that is, no trace of it remained), and Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) did not know where his grave was. The people said: 'If anyone can know about this, it may be an old woman of the Children of Israel who knows where the grave of Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him) is.' Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) sent a message summoning that woman and asked: 'Do you know where the grave of Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him) is?' The woman answered: 'Yes!' Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) said: 'Tell us about it!' The woman said: 'No! By Allah! That will not happen until you give me what I ask of you.' Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) said: 'You shall have it.' The woman said: 'I ask you that I be with you in Paradise in the same rank in which you will be.' Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) said: 'Just ask for Paradise!' The woman said: 'No! By Allah! I want to be with you.' Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) kept going back and forth with her; then Allah Almighty revealed to Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him): 'Give this woman this, for it will not cause you any loss.' So Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) gave it to her; the woman told them about the grave, they took out the bones and crossed the sea." Al-Tabarani recorded this narration in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and its chain contains narrators whom I do not know.
وَعَنِ الْعِرْبَاضِ بْنِ سَارِيَةَ : أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قَالَ : " إِذَا سَأَلْتُمُ اللَّهَ فَسَلُوهُ الْفِرْدَوْسَ ; فَإِنَّهُ سِرُّ الْجَنَّةِ يَقُولُ الرَّجُلُ مِنْكُمْ لِرَاعِيهِ ، عَلَيْكَ بِسِرِّ الْوَادِي ; فَإِنَّهُ أَمْرَعُهُ وَأَعْشَبُهُ " . رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ ، وَرِجَالُهُ وُثِّقُوا .
Sayyiduna Irbad bin Sariyah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you ask Allah Almighty, ask Him for Jannat al-Firdaws! For it is the 'sirr' (heart) of Paradise. One of you says to his shepherd: 'Make sure that you stay in the 'sirr' (heart) of the valley! For it is the most suitable, and there is more pasture there.'"
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators have been declared trustworthy.
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators have been declared trustworthy.
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قَالَ : " مَا اسْتَعَاذَ عَبْدٌ مِنَ النَّارِ سَبْعًا إِلَّا قَالَتِ النَّارُ : اللَّهُمَّ أَعِذْهُ مِنِّي ، وَلَا سَأَلَ الْجَنَّةَ سَبْعًا إِلَّا قَالَتِ الْجَنَّةُ : اللَّهُمَّ أَسْكِنْهُ إِيَّايَ " ، أَوْ كَلِمَةً نَحْوَهَا .
رَوَاهُ الْبَزَّارُ ، وَفِيهِ يُونُسُ بْنُ خَبَّابٍ ، وَهُوَ ضَعِيفٌ .
رَوَاهُ الْبَزَّارُ ، وَفِيهِ يُونُسُ بْنُ خَبَّابٍ ، وَهُوَ ضَعِيفٌ .
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "When a person seeks refuge from Hell seven times, Hell says: 'O Allah, grant him refuge from me.' And when a person asks for Paradise seven times, Paradise says: 'O Allah, make him dwell in me.'" The narrator says: Or perhaps it was some other word like it.
Al-Bazzar recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, Yunus bin Khabbab, who is da'if (weak).
Al-Bazzar recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, Yunus bin Khabbab, who is da'if (weak).
