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Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 3809 — The blessing of the supplication

وَقَالَ الْحَارِثُ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمُقْرِئُ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ زِيَادِ بْنِ أَنْعُمَ ، عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ نُعَيْمٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ زِيَادَ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ الصُّدَائِيَّ ، صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ - يُحَدِّثُ قَالَ : أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَبَايَعْتُهُ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ ، فَأُخْبِرْتُ أَنَّهُ بَعَثَ جَيْشًا إِلَى قَوْمِي ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، ارْدُدِ الْجَيْشَ ، وَأَنَا لَكَ بِإِسْلَامِ قَوْمِي وَطَاعَتِهِمْ ، فَقَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِي : اذْهَبْ ، فَارْدُدْهُمْ فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، إِنَّ رَاحِلَتِي قَدْ كَلَّتْ ، فَقَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : يَا أَخَا صُدَاءٍ ، إِنَّكَ لَمُطَاعٌ فِي قَوْمِكَ فَقُلْتُ : بَلِ اللهُ تَعَالَى هَدَاهُمْ بِكَ لِلْإِسْلَامِ ، فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَفَلَا أُؤَمِّرُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ ؟ فَقُلْتُ : بَلَى ، يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، فَكَتَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كِتَابًا لِي ، فَأَمَّرَنِي ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، مُرْ لِي بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ صَدَقَاتِهِمْ فَكَتَبَ لِي صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كِتَابًا آخَرَ ، قَالَ الصُّدَائِيُّ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ - : وَكَانَ ذَلِكَ فِي بَعْضِ أَسْفَارِهِ ، فَنَزَلَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْزِلًا ، فَأَتَاهُ أَهْلُ الْمَنْزِلِ يَشْكُونَ عَامِلَهُمْ ، وَيَقُولُونَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، أَخَذَنَا بِشَيْءٍ كَانَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ قَوْمِهِ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَفَعَلَ ذَلِكَ ؟ قَالُوا : نَعَمْ ، فَالْتَفَتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ ، وَأَنَا فِيهِمْ ، فَقَالَ : لَا خَيْرَ فِي الْإِمَارَةِ لِرَجُلٍ مُؤْمِنٍ ، قَالَ الصُّدَائِيُّ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ - : فَدَخَلَ قَوْلُهُ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي نَفْسِي ، ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ آخَرُ ، فَسَأَلَهُ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، أَعْطِنِي ، فَقَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : مَنْ سَأَلَ النَّاسَ عَنْ ظَهْرِ غِنًى ، فَصُدَاعٌ فِي الرَّأْسِ ، وَدَاءٌ فِي الْبَطْنِ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ : أَعْطِنِي مِنَ الصَّدَقَاتِ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : إِنَّ اللهَ جَلَّ وَعَلَا لَمْ يَرْضَ فِيهَا بِحُكْمِ نَبِيٍّ وَلَا غَيْرِهِ ، حَتَّى حَكَمَ فِيهَا بِنَفْسِهِ ، فَجَزَّأَهَا ، فَإِنْ كُنْتَ مِنْ تِلْكَ الْأَجْزَاءِ أَعْطَيْتُكَ - أَوْ أَعْطَيْنَاكَ بِحَقِّكَ ، قَالَ الصُّدَائِيُّ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ - : فَدَخَلَ ذَلِكَ فِي نَفْسِي ، أَنِّي سَأَلْتُهُ وَأَنَا غَنِيٌّ ، ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَارَ بِنَا مِنْ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ ، فَلَزِمْتُهُ - وَكُنْتُ قَوِيًّا - وَكَانَ أَصْحَابُهُ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ - يَنْقَطِعُونَ عَنْهُ وَيَسْتَأْخِرُونَ ، حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ مَعَهُ أَحَدٌ غَيْرِي ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ أَوَانُ أَذَانِ الصُّبْحِ أَمَرَنِي صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَأَذَّنْتُ ، فَجَعَلْتُ أَقُولُ : أُقِيمُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، فَيَنْظُرُ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى نَاحِيَةِ الْمَشْرِقِ إِلَى الْفَجْرِ ، فَيَقُولُ : لَا ، حَتَّى إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ ، نَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَتَبَرَّزَ ، ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ إِلَيَّ ، وَقَدْ تَلَاحَقَ أَصْحَابُهُ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ - ، فَقَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : هَلْ مِنْ مَاءٍ يَا أَخَا صُدَاءٍ ؟ قُلْتُ : لَا ، إِلَّا شَيْءٌ قَلِيلٌ لَا يَكْفِيكَ ، قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : اجْعَلْهُ فِي إِنَاءٍ ، ثُمَّ ائْتِنِي بِهِ فَفَعَلْتُ ، فَوَضَعَ كَفَّهُ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْإِنَاءِ ، فَرَأَيْتُ بَيْنَ كُلِّ أُصْبُعَيْنِ مِنْ أَصَابِعِهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَيْنًا تَفُورُ ، فَقَالَ : يَا أَخَا صُدَاءٍ ، لَوْلَا أَنِّي أَسْتَحْيِي مِنْ رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَسَقَيْنَا وَاسْتَقَيْنَا ، فَنَادِ فِي أَصْحَابِي : مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ حَاجَةٌ فِي الْمَاءِ ، فَنَادَيْتُ ، فَأَخَذَ مَنْ أَرَادَ مِنْهُمْ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ ، فَأَرَادَ بِلَالٌ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ - أَنْ يُقِيمَ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : إِنَّ أَخَا صُدَاءٍ أَذَّنَ ، فَهُوَ يُقِيمُ ، قَالَ الصُّدَائِيُّ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ - : فَأَقَمْتُ الصَّلَاةَ ، فَلَمَّا قَضَى صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الصَّلَاةَ أَتَيْتُهُ بِالْكِتَابَيْنِ ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، أَعْفِنِي مِنْ هَذَيْنِ الْكِتَابَيْنِ ، قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : وَمَا بَدَا لَكَ ؟ فَقُلْتُ : سَمِعْتُكَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ تَقُولُ : لَا خَيْرَ فِي الْإِمَارَةِ لِرَجُلٍ مُؤْمِنٍ ، وَأَنَا أُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ .
وَسَمِعْتُكَ تَقُولُ لِلسَّائِلِ : مَنْ سَأَلَ النَّاسَ عَنْ ظَهْرِ غِنًى ، فَهُوَ صُدَاعٌ فِي الرَّأْسِ ، وَدَاءٌ فِي الْبَطْنِ ، وَقَدْ سَأَلْتُكَ وَأَنَا غَنِيٌّ قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : فَهُوَ ذَاكَ ، فَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَاقْبَلْ ، وَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَدَعْ ، فَقُلْتُ : بَلْ أَدَعُ ، فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : فَدُلَّنِي عَلَى رَجُلٍ أُؤَمِّرْهُ عَلَيْكُمْ ، فَدَلَلْتُهُ عَلَى رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْوَفْدِ الَّذِينَ قَدِمُوا عَلَيْهِ ، فَأَمَّرَهُ عَلَيْنَا ، ثُمَّ قُلْتُ : يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ ، إِنَّ لَنَا بِئْرًا ، إِذَا كَانَ الشِّتَاءُ وَسِعَنَا مَاؤُهَا ، وَاجْتَمَعْنَا عَلَيْهَا ، وَإِذَا كَانَ الصَّيْفُ قَلَّ مَاؤُهَا ، فَتَفَرَّقْنَا عَلَى مِيَاهٍ حَوْلَنَا ، وَقَدْ أَسْلَمْنَا ، وَكُلُّ مَنْ حَوْلَنَا عَدُوٌّ ، فَادْعُ اللهَ تَعَالَى لَنَا فِي بِئْرِنَا أَنْ يَسَعَنَا مَاؤُهَا ، فَنَجْتَمِعَ عَلَيْهَا ، وَلَا نَتَفَرَّقَ ، فَدَعَا بِسِتِّ حَصَيَاتٍ ، فَفَرَكَهُنَّ فِي يَدِهِ ، وَدَعَا فِيهِنَّ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : اذْهَبُوا بِهَذِهِ الْحَصَيَاتِ ، فَإِذَا أَتَيْتُمُ الْبِئْرَ ، فَأَلْقُوهَا وَاحِدَةً وَاحِدَةً ، وَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللهِ تَعَالَى ، قَالَ الصُّدَائِيُّ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ - : فَفَعَلْنَا ، قَالَ : فَمَا اسْتَطَعْنَا بَعْدُ أَنْ نَنْظُرَ إِلَى قَعْرِهَا .
أَخْرَجَ أَحْمَدُ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ بَعْضَهُ مُفَرَّقًا .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ziyad bin al-Harith al-Suda'i (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and gave him the pledge of allegiance on Islam at his blessed hand. Then I learned that he (peace and blessings be upon him) had sent an army towards my people, so I said: O Messenger of Allah! Call this army back, and I guarantee to you that my people will accept Islam and be obedient. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "Go and bring them back." I said: O Messenger of Allah! My mount is utterly worn out. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O brother of Suda'! You are indeed very influential and obeyed among your people." I said: Rather, it is the favour of Allah Almighty that He guided them to Islam through you. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked me: "Shall I not appoint you as amir over them?" I said: Of course, O Messenger of Allah, certainly. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) wrote a document for me and appointed me as amir. Then I said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Assign something of their sadaqat (charities) to me as well. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) wrote me a second document too. Sayyiduna al-Suda'i (may Allah be pleased with him) said: This happened during one of his (peace and blessings be upon him) journeys. He (peace and blessings be upon him) halted at a place, and its inhabitants came to him with a complaint about their governor, saying: O Messenger of Allah! He has punished us on account of the enmities that existed between him and his people in the time of Jahiliyyah. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Did he really do that?" They said: Yes. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) turned to his Companions, among whom I was present, and said: "There is no good in leadership (imarah) for a believing man." Sayyiduna al-Suda'i (may Allah be pleased with him) said: These words of his (peace and blessings be upon him) settled deep in my heart. Then another man came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked him, saying: O Messenger of Allah! Give me something. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever asks people despite being rich and self-sufficient, it is a headache in the head and a disease in the stomach (for him)." The man said again: Give me something from the sadaqat. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah, Majestic and Exalted, did not accept the judgement of any prophet or anyone other than a prophet concerning the sadaqat, until He Himself gave the ruling about them and divided them into portions. So if you are among those portions, I will give you your right." Sayyiduna al-Suda'i (may Allah be pleased with him) said: This too affected my heart, that I had also asked him (peace and blessings be upon him) although I was wealthy. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out with us in the early part of the night. I stayed with him because I was strong, while his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) grew tired and fell behind, until no one remained with him except me. When it was time for the Fajr adhan, he (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded me and I gave the adhan. Then I began to say: O Messenger of Allah! Shall I give the iqamah? He (peace and blessings be upon him) kept looking towards the east, waiting for the dawn to break, and would say: "Not yet," until, when the dawn broke, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) dismounted, relieved himself and then came back to me, and meanwhile the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) had also caught up. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "O brother of Suda'! Do you have any water?" I said: No, except a little water which will not be enough for you. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Put it in a vessel and bring it to me." I did so, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) placed his palm in the vessel, and I saw a spring gushing forth from between every two of his (peace and blessings be upon him) fingers. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O brother of Suda'! Were it not that I feel shy before my Lord, the Mighty and Majestic, we would have drunk our fill ourselves and watered (the mounts) as well. Now announce among my Companions that whoever needs water should take it." I made the announcement, and whoever wished took water. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up for the prayer. Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) wanted to give the iqamah, but the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The brother of Suda' gave the adhan, so he will give the iqamah." Sayyiduna al-Suda'i (may Allah be pleased with him) said: So I gave the iqamah. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, I came with those two documents and said: O Messenger of Allah! Excuse me from these two responsibilities. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What has happened to you?" I said: O Prophet of Allah! I heard you say: "There is no good in leadership for a believing man," and I believe in Allah and His Messenger. I also heard you say to the one who asked: "Whoever asks people despite being rich, it is a headache in the head and a disease in the stomach," and I asked you although I am rich. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The matter is just so; now it is your choice: if you wish, accept it, or leave it." I said: Rather, I leave it. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "Then point out to me a man whom I may appoint as amir over you." I pointed out a man from the delegation that had come to him, and so he (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed him as amir over us. Then I said: O Prophet of Allah! We have a well; in winter its water suffices us and we all stay gathered at it, but when summer comes the water decreases and we have to scatter to the waters around us. Now we have accepted Islam, and all those around us are enemies. Supplicate to Allah Almighty for our well that its water may suffice us, so that we may stay together there and not be scattered. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked for six pebbles, rubbed them in his blessed hand and supplicated over them. Then he said: "Take these pebbles, and when you reach the well, throw them into it one by one and mention the name of Allah Almighty: 'Bismillah' (In the name of Allah)." Sayyiduna al-Suda'i (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We did so, and after that we were never able to see the bottom of that well (that is, it became full of water).
Imam Ahmad and Imam Abu Dawud have narrated different parts of this hadith in separate places.
Hadith Reference المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب المناقب / 3809
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