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المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah
كتاب الرقائق
Book of Heart-Softening Reports
بَابُ عيش السلف
Chapter: The life of the Salaf
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 3157 — The life of the Salaf
اُردوEn
وَقَالَ إِسْحَاقُ : أَخْبَرَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ ، ثَنَا أَبِي ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ إِسْحَاقَ يَقُولُ : حَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ هُوَ الْقُرَظِيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي مَنْ سَمِعَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، يُحَدِّثُ قَالَ : خَرَجْتُ فِي غَدَاةٍ شَاتِيَةٍ مِنْ بَيْتِي جَائِعًا حَرِضًا قَدْ أَذْلَقَنِي الْبَرْدُ ، فَأَخَذْتُ إِهَابًا مَعْطُوبًا ، قَدْ كَانَ عِنْدَنَا فَجُبْتُهُ ثُمَّ أَدْخَلْتُهُ فِي عُنُقِي ، ثُمَّ حَزَمْتُهُ عَلَى صَدْرِي أَسْتَدْفِئُ بِهِ ، وَاللهِ مَا فِي بَيْتِي شَيْءٌ آكُلُ مِنْهُ ، وَلَوْ كَانَ فِي بَيْتِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَبَلَغَنِي ، فَخَرَجْتُ فِي بَعْضِ نَوَاحِي الْمَدِينَةِ ، فَاطَّلَعْتُ إِلَى يَهُودِيٍّ فِي حَائِطٍ مِنْ ثُغْرَةِ جِدَارِهِ ، فَقَالَ : مَا لَكَ يَا أَعْرَابِيُّ ؟ هَلْ لَكَ فِي كُلِّ دَلْوٍ بِتَمْرَةٍ ؟ فَقُلْتُ : نَعَمْ ، فَافْتَحِ الْحَائِطَ ، فَفَتَحَ لِي ، فَدَخَلْتُ فَجَعَلْتُ أَنْزِعُ دَلْوًا وَيُعْطِينِي تَمْرَةً حَتَّى إِذَا مَلَأْتُ كَفِّي ، قُلْتُ : حَسْبِي مِنْكَ الْآنَ فَأَكَلْتُهُنَّ ، ثُمَّ كَرَعْتُ فِي الْمَاءِ ، ثُمَّ جِئْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَيْهِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَهُوَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي عِصَابَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ ، إِذْ طَلَعَ عَلَيْنَا مُصْعَبُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ فِي بُرْدَةٍ لَهُ مَرْقُوعَةٍ ، فَلَمَّا رَآهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَكَرَ مَا كَانَ فِيهِ مِنَ النَّعِيمِ ، وَرَأَى حَالَهُ الَّتِي هُوَ عَلَيْهَا ، فَذَرَفَتْ عَيْنَاهُ فَبَكَى ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : " كَيْفَ أَنْتُمْ إِذَا غَدَا أَحَدُكُمْ فِي حُلَّةٍ وَرَاحَ فِي أُخْرَى ، وَسُتِرَتْ بُيُوتُكُمْ كَمَا تُسْتَرُ الْكَعْبَةُ ؟ " قُلْنَا : نَحْنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَيْرٌ ، نُكْفَى الْمُؤْنَةَ ، وَنَتَفَرَّغُ لِلْعِبَادَةِ . قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَنْتُمُ الْيَوْمَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ " .
3157 \ 2 - وَقَالَ أَبُو يَعْلَى : حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ ، ثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ ، نَحْوَهُ .
قُلْتُ : رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ مِنْ طَرِيقِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ بِهِ مُخْتَصَرًا .
3157 \ 3 - وَرَوَى أَحْمَدُ ، مِنْ حَدِيثِ مُجَاهِدٍ ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ بَعْضَ قِصَّةِ التَّمْرِ .
3157 \ 4 - وَقَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ : حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ ، ثَنَا أَبُو رَافِعٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ كَعْبٍ الْقُرَظِيَّ ، يُحَدِّثُ بِأَنَّ أَهْلَ الْعِرَاقِ ، أَصَابَتْهُمْ أَزْمَةٌ ، فَقَامَ بَيْنَهُمْ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، فَقَالَ : أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَبْشِرُوا فَوَاللهِ إِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ لَا يَمُرَّ عَلَيْكُمْ إِلَّا يَسِيرٌ حَتَّى تَرَوْا مَا يَسُرُّكُمْ مِنَ الرَّخَاءِ وَالْيُسْرِ ، قَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي بَكَيْتُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنَ الدَّهْرِ ، مَا أَجِدُ شَيْئًا آكُلُهُ حَتَّى خَشِيتُ أَنْ يَقْتُلَنِي الْجُوعُ ، فَأَرْسَلْتُ فَاطِمَةَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْتَطْعِمُهُ لِي ، فَقَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " يَا بُنَيَّةُ وَاللهِ مَا فِي الْبَيْتِ طَعَامٌ يَأْكُلُهُ ذُو كَبِدٍ إِلَّا مَا تَرَيْ - لِشَيْءٍ قَلِيلٍ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ - وَلَكِنِ ارْجِعِي فَسَيَرْزُقُكُمُ اللهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى " فَلَمَّا جَاءَتْنِي فَأَخْبَرَتْنِي ، انْقَلَبْتُ وَذَهَبْتُ حَتَّى آتِيَ بَنِي قُرَيْظَةَ ، فَإِذَا يَهُودِيٌّ عَلَى شَفِيرِ بِئْرٍ ، فَقَالَ : يَا عَلِيُّ هَلْ لَكَ أَنْ تَسْقِيَ نَخْلًا لِي وَأُطْعِمَكَ ؟ قُلْتُ : نَعَمْ ، فَبَايَعْتُهُ عَلَى أَنْ أَنْزِعَ كُلَّ دَلْوٍ بِتَمْرَةٍ ، فَجَعَلْتُ أَنْزِعُ ، فَكُلَّمَا نَزَعْتُ دَلْوًا أَعْطَانِي تَمْرَةً حَتَّى امْتَلَأَتْ يَدَايَ مِنَ التَّمْرِ ، فَقَعَدْتُ فَأَكَلْتُ ، ثُمَّ شَرِبْتُ مِنَ الْمَاءِ ، ثُمَّ قُلْتُ : يَا لَكَ بَطِنًا ، لَقَدْ لَقِيتُ الْيَوْمَ خَيْرًا ، ثُمَّ نَزَعْتُ كَذَلِكَ لِابْنَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ وَضَعْتُ ، فَانْقَلَبْتُ رَاجِعًا حَتَّى إِذَا كُنْتُ بِبَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ إِذَا أَنَا بِدِينَارٍ مُلْقًى ، فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُهُ وَقَفْتُ أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ وَأُؤَامِرُ نَفْسِي لِآخُذَهُ أَمْ أَذَرَهُ ، فَأَبَيْتُ إِلَّا أَخْذَهُ ، وَقُلْتُ : أَسْتَشِيرُ بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخَذْتُهُ ، فَلَمَّا جِئْتُهَا أَخْبَرْتُهَا الْخَبَرَ ، فَقَالَتْ : هَذَا رِزْقٌ مِنَ اللهِ تَعَالَى ، فَانْطَلِقْ فَاشْتَرِ لَنَا دَقِيقًا ، فَانْطَلَقْتُ حَتَّى جِئْتُ السُّوقَ ، فَإِذَا أَنَا بِيَهُودِيٍّ مِنْ يَهُودِ فَدَكَ يَبِيعُ دَقِيقًا مِنْ دَقِيقِ الشَّعِيرِ ، فَاشْتَرَيْتُ مِنْهُ ، فَلَمَّا اكْتَلْتُ قَالَ : مَا أَنْتَ لِأَبِي الْقَاسِمِ ؟ قُلْتُ : ابْنُ عَمِّي وَابْنَتُهُ امْرَأَتِي ، فَأَعْطَانِي الدِّينَارَ فَجِئْتُهَا فَأَخْبَرْتُهَا الْخَبَرَ ، فَقَالَتْ : هَذَا رِزْقٌ مِنَ اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ، فَاذْهَبْ بِهِ فَارْهَنْهُ بِثَمَانِيَةِ قَرَارِيطَ ، ذَهَبٌ فِي لَحْمٍ فَفَعَلْتُ ، ثُمَّ جِئْتُهَا بِهِ فَقَطَّعْتُهُ لَهَا ، وَنَصَبَتْ ثُمَّ عَجَنَتْ وَخَبَزَتْ ثُمَّ صَنَعْنَا طَعَامًا ، وَأَرْسَلْنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ، فَجَاءَنَا ، فَلَمَّا رَأَى الطَّعَامَ قَالَ : " مَا هَذَا ؟ أَلَمْ تَأْتِنِي آنِفًا تَسْأَلُنِي ؟ " فَقُلْنَا : بَلَى ، اجْلِسْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ نُخْبِرْكَ الْخَبَرَ ، فَإِنْ رَأَيْتَهُ طَيِّبًا أَكَلْتَ وَأَكَلْنَا ، فَأَخْبَرْنَاهُ الْخَبَرَ ، فَقَالَ : " هُوَ طَيِّبٌ ، فَكُلُوا بِاسْمِ اللهِ " ، ثُمَّ قَامَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَخَرَجَ ، فَإِذَا هُوَ بِأَعْرَابِيَّةٍ تَشْتَدُّ كَأَنَّهُ نُزِعَ فُؤَادُهَا ، فَقَالَتْ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، أَبِي أَبْضَعَ مَعِي بِدِينَارٍ فَسَقَطَ مِنِّي ، وَاللهِ مَا أَدْرِي أَيْنَ سَقَطَ ، فَانْظُرْ بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي أَنْ يُذْكَرَ لَكَ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " ادْعِي لِي عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ " فَجِئْتُهُ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " اذْهَبْ إِلَى الْجَزَّارِ فَقُلْ لَهُ : إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ لَكَ : إِنَّ قَرَارِيطَكَ عَلَيَّ ، فَأَرْسِلْ بِالدِّينَارِ " فَأَرْسَلَ بِهِ ، فَأَعْطَاهُ الْأَعْرَابِيَّةَ فَذَهَبَتْ .
3157 \ 2 - وَقَالَ أَبُو يَعْلَى : حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ ، ثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ ، نَحْوَهُ .
قُلْتُ : رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ مِنْ طَرِيقِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ بِهِ مُخْتَصَرًا .
3157 \ 3 - وَرَوَى أَحْمَدُ ، مِنْ حَدِيثِ مُجَاهِدٍ ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ بَعْضَ قِصَّةِ التَّمْرِ .
3157 \ 4 - وَقَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ : حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ ، ثَنَا أَبُو رَافِعٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ كَعْبٍ الْقُرَظِيَّ ، يُحَدِّثُ بِأَنَّ أَهْلَ الْعِرَاقِ ، أَصَابَتْهُمْ أَزْمَةٌ ، فَقَامَ بَيْنَهُمْ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، فَقَالَ : أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَبْشِرُوا فَوَاللهِ إِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ لَا يَمُرَّ عَلَيْكُمْ إِلَّا يَسِيرٌ حَتَّى تَرَوْا مَا يَسُرُّكُمْ مِنَ الرَّخَاءِ وَالْيُسْرِ ، قَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي بَكَيْتُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنَ الدَّهْرِ ، مَا أَجِدُ شَيْئًا آكُلُهُ حَتَّى خَشِيتُ أَنْ يَقْتُلَنِي الْجُوعُ ، فَأَرْسَلْتُ فَاطِمَةَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْتَطْعِمُهُ لِي ، فَقَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " يَا بُنَيَّةُ وَاللهِ مَا فِي الْبَيْتِ طَعَامٌ يَأْكُلُهُ ذُو كَبِدٍ إِلَّا مَا تَرَيْ - لِشَيْءٍ قَلِيلٍ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ - وَلَكِنِ ارْجِعِي فَسَيَرْزُقُكُمُ اللهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى " فَلَمَّا جَاءَتْنِي فَأَخْبَرَتْنِي ، انْقَلَبْتُ وَذَهَبْتُ حَتَّى آتِيَ بَنِي قُرَيْظَةَ ، فَإِذَا يَهُودِيٌّ عَلَى شَفِيرِ بِئْرٍ ، فَقَالَ : يَا عَلِيُّ هَلْ لَكَ أَنْ تَسْقِيَ نَخْلًا لِي وَأُطْعِمَكَ ؟ قُلْتُ : نَعَمْ ، فَبَايَعْتُهُ عَلَى أَنْ أَنْزِعَ كُلَّ دَلْوٍ بِتَمْرَةٍ ، فَجَعَلْتُ أَنْزِعُ ، فَكُلَّمَا نَزَعْتُ دَلْوًا أَعْطَانِي تَمْرَةً حَتَّى امْتَلَأَتْ يَدَايَ مِنَ التَّمْرِ ، فَقَعَدْتُ فَأَكَلْتُ ، ثُمَّ شَرِبْتُ مِنَ الْمَاءِ ، ثُمَّ قُلْتُ : يَا لَكَ بَطِنًا ، لَقَدْ لَقِيتُ الْيَوْمَ خَيْرًا ، ثُمَّ نَزَعْتُ كَذَلِكَ لِابْنَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ وَضَعْتُ ، فَانْقَلَبْتُ رَاجِعًا حَتَّى إِذَا كُنْتُ بِبَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ إِذَا أَنَا بِدِينَارٍ مُلْقًى ، فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُهُ وَقَفْتُ أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ وَأُؤَامِرُ نَفْسِي لِآخُذَهُ أَمْ أَذَرَهُ ، فَأَبَيْتُ إِلَّا أَخْذَهُ ، وَقُلْتُ : أَسْتَشِيرُ بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخَذْتُهُ ، فَلَمَّا جِئْتُهَا أَخْبَرْتُهَا الْخَبَرَ ، فَقَالَتْ : هَذَا رِزْقٌ مِنَ اللهِ تَعَالَى ، فَانْطَلِقْ فَاشْتَرِ لَنَا دَقِيقًا ، فَانْطَلَقْتُ حَتَّى جِئْتُ السُّوقَ ، فَإِذَا أَنَا بِيَهُودِيٍّ مِنْ يَهُودِ فَدَكَ يَبِيعُ دَقِيقًا مِنْ دَقِيقِ الشَّعِيرِ ، فَاشْتَرَيْتُ مِنْهُ ، فَلَمَّا اكْتَلْتُ قَالَ : مَا أَنْتَ لِأَبِي الْقَاسِمِ ؟ قُلْتُ : ابْنُ عَمِّي وَابْنَتُهُ امْرَأَتِي ، فَأَعْطَانِي الدِّينَارَ فَجِئْتُهَا فَأَخْبَرْتُهَا الْخَبَرَ ، فَقَالَتْ : هَذَا رِزْقٌ مِنَ اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ، فَاذْهَبْ بِهِ فَارْهَنْهُ بِثَمَانِيَةِ قَرَارِيطَ ، ذَهَبٌ فِي لَحْمٍ فَفَعَلْتُ ، ثُمَّ جِئْتُهَا بِهِ فَقَطَّعْتُهُ لَهَا ، وَنَصَبَتْ ثُمَّ عَجَنَتْ وَخَبَزَتْ ثُمَّ صَنَعْنَا طَعَامًا ، وَأَرْسَلْنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ، فَجَاءَنَا ، فَلَمَّا رَأَى الطَّعَامَ قَالَ : " مَا هَذَا ؟ أَلَمْ تَأْتِنِي آنِفًا تَسْأَلُنِي ؟ " فَقُلْنَا : بَلَى ، اجْلِسْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ نُخْبِرْكَ الْخَبَرَ ، فَإِنْ رَأَيْتَهُ طَيِّبًا أَكَلْتَ وَأَكَلْنَا ، فَأَخْبَرْنَاهُ الْخَبَرَ ، فَقَالَ : " هُوَ طَيِّبٌ ، فَكُلُوا بِاسْمِ اللهِ " ، ثُمَّ قَامَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَخَرَجَ ، فَإِذَا هُوَ بِأَعْرَابِيَّةٍ تَشْتَدُّ كَأَنَّهُ نُزِعَ فُؤَادُهَا ، فَقَالَتْ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، أَبِي أَبْضَعَ مَعِي بِدِينَارٍ فَسَقَطَ مِنِّي ، وَاللهِ مَا أَدْرِي أَيْنَ سَقَطَ ، فَانْظُرْ بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي أَنْ يُذْكَرَ لَكَ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " ادْعِي لِي عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ " فَجِئْتُهُ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " اذْهَبْ إِلَى الْجَزَّارِ فَقُلْ لَهُ : إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ لَكَ : إِنَّ قَرَارِيطَكَ عَلَيَّ ، فَأَرْسِلْ بِالدِّينَارِ " فَأَرْسَلَ بِهِ ، فَأَعْطَاهُ الْأَعْرَابِيَّةَ فَذَهَبَتْ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: Once, on a cold morning, I left my house extremely hungry, and the cold had left me exhausted. I had an old piece of leather, which I tore through the middle, put around my neck and tied tightly over my chest so that I could get some warmth. By Allah! At that time there was nothing in my house to eat, and if there had been anything in the house of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), it would surely have reached me. I set out towards one of the outlying areas of Madinah, and there I peeped through a gap in the wall into the garden of a Jew. He asked: "O Bedouin! What is the matter with you? Would you like one date for every bucket you draw?" I said: "Yes, open the gate of the garden." He opened the gate for me and I went in. I kept drawing buckets from the well and he kept giving me a date for each, until, when my palm was full, I said: "This is enough for me now." Then I ate those dates and drank water by scooping it up. After that I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and sat with him in the mosque, while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting among a group of the Companions. Meanwhile Sayyiduna Mus'ab bin Umayr (may Allah be pleased with him) appeared, wearing a patched cloak. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw him, he (peace and blessings be upon him) remembered the former life of comfort and prosperity in which he used to live (before accepting Islam); then, seeing his present condition, tears flowed from his (peace and blessings be upon him) eyes and he (peace and blessings be upon him) wept. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "How will you be at the time when one of you goes out in the morning in one fine suit of clothes and in the evening in another, and curtains are hung over your houses just as they are hung over the Ka'bah?" We said: "O Messenger of Allah! On that day we will be in a far better state than today, for our needs will be met and we will be free for worship alone." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, rather you are better today than you will be on those days."
Imam Ishaq reported this narration through Wahb bin Jarir.
I (Ibn Hajar) say: Imam al-Tirmidhi narrated it in abridged form through the route of Ibn Ishaq.
Imam Ahmad narrated part of the story of the dates through the route of Mujahid from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).
Ibn Abi Umar narrated from Muhammad bin Ka'b al-Qurazi that once the people of Iraq were struck by famine, so Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) stood among them and said: "O people! Rejoice, for by Allah, I hope that only a little time will pass before you see such prosperity and ease as will delight you. I have also seen a period of my life when I remained hungry for three days and had nothing to eat, until I feared that hunger would kill me. I sent Sayyidah Fatimah to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to ask for some food for me, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'O my daughter! By Allah, there is nothing in the house for any living being to eat except this little thing you see before me; but go back, and soon Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, will grant you provision.' When she came back and told me, I went out and reached Banu Qurayzah. There a Jew was at the edge of a well, and he said: 'O Ali! Would you like to water my palm grove in return for food?' I said: 'Yes.' So I made an agreement with him that for every bucket I drew he would give me one date. I kept drawing buckets and he kept giving me dates until both my hands were full of dates. I sat down and ate them, then drank water and said to myself: 'Well done! You have found great good today.' Then in the same way I laboured and obtained dates for the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) as well. Then I turned back, and while I was still on the way I found a dinar lying on the ground. I stopped, looked at it and debated within myself whether to pick it up or leave it. Then I did pick it up, thinking that I would consult the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about it. When I came and told her, she said: 'This is provision granted by Allah Almighty; go and buy flour for us.' I went to the market, and there a Jew from Fadak was selling barley flour. I bought flour from him, and when the measuring was complete he asked: 'What is your relation to Abu al-Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him)?' I told him that I am his cousin and his daughter is my wife, so he gave the dinar back to me. I came and told Sayyidah Fatimah, and she said: 'This is provision from Allah, the Mighty and Majestic; take it and bring meat in exchange for eight qirats of gold.' I did so. Then I brought the meat, cut it up and gave it to her. She put the pot on the stove, kneaded the dough and baked bread. When the food was ready we sent an invitation to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) came, and on seeing the food asked: 'What is all this? Did you not just come to me complaining of hunger?' We said: 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah! Please sit and we will tell you the whole incident; if you find it lawful and pure, then you eat and we will eat too.' When we told him (peace and blessings be upon him) the whole affair, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'It is pure and lawful; eat in the name of Allah.' Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went outside and saw a Bedouin woman running in great distress as though her heart had been snatched away. She said: 'O Messenger of Allah! My father sent me with a dinar, which has fallen from me, and I do not know where it fell. May my father and mother be sacrificed for you! Please see whether any mention of it has reached you.' The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Call Ali bin Abi Talib.' When I came, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: 'Go to that butcher and tell him that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) says: Your qirats are my responsibility; send back the dinar.' He sent the dinar, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) handed it to that Bedouin woman."
Imam Ishaq reported this narration through Wahb bin Jarir.
I (Ibn Hajar) say: Imam al-Tirmidhi narrated it in abridged form through the route of Ibn Ishaq.
Imam Ahmad narrated part of the story of the dates through the route of Mujahid from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).
Ibn Abi Umar narrated from Muhammad bin Ka'b al-Qurazi that once the people of Iraq were struck by famine, so Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) stood among them and said: "O people! Rejoice, for by Allah, I hope that only a little time will pass before you see such prosperity and ease as will delight you. I have also seen a period of my life when I remained hungry for three days and had nothing to eat, until I feared that hunger would kill me. I sent Sayyidah Fatimah to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to ask for some food for me, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'O my daughter! By Allah, there is nothing in the house for any living being to eat except this little thing you see before me; but go back, and soon Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, will grant you provision.' When she came back and told me, I went out and reached Banu Qurayzah. There a Jew was at the edge of a well, and he said: 'O Ali! Would you like to water my palm grove in return for food?' I said: 'Yes.' So I made an agreement with him that for every bucket I drew he would give me one date. I kept drawing buckets and he kept giving me dates until both my hands were full of dates. I sat down and ate them, then drank water and said to myself: 'Well done! You have found great good today.' Then in the same way I laboured and obtained dates for the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) as well. Then I turned back, and while I was still on the way I found a dinar lying on the ground. I stopped, looked at it and debated within myself whether to pick it up or leave it. Then I did pick it up, thinking that I would consult the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about it. When I came and told her, she said: 'This is provision granted by Allah Almighty; go and buy flour for us.' I went to the market, and there a Jew from Fadak was selling barley flour. I bought flour from him, and when the measuring was complete he asked: 'What is your relation to Abu al-Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him)?' I told him that I am his cousin and his daughter is my wife, so he gave the dinar back to me. I came and told Sayyidah Fatimah, and she said: 'This is provision from Allah, the Mighty and Majestic; take it and bring meat in exchange for eight qirats of gold.' I did so. Then I brought the meat, cut it up and gave it to her. She put the pot on the stove, kneaded the dough and baked bread. When the food was ready we sent an invitation to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) came, and on seeing the food asked: 'What is all this? Did you not just come to me complaining of hunger?' We said: 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah! Please sit and we will tell you the whole incident; if you find it lawful and pure, then you eat and we will eat too.' When we told him (peace and blessings be upon him) the whole affair, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'It is pure and lawful; eat in the name of Allah.' Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went outside and saw a Bedouin woman running in great distress as though her heart had been snatched away. She said: 'O Messenger of Allah! My father sent me with a dinar, which has fallen from me, and I do not know where it fell. May my father and mother be sacrificed for you! Please see whether any mention of it has reached you.' The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Call Ali bin Abi Talib.' When I came, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: 'Go to that butcher and tell him that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) says: Your qirats are my responsibility; send back the dinar.' He sent the dinar, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) handed it to that Bedouin woman."
