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Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 4340 — The command to follow the main body

( 208 ) تَقَدَّمَتْ مِنْهُ أَحَادِيثُ فِي الْإِيمَانِ .
قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ : أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنِ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ ، عَنِ ابْنِ يُسَيْرِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ : إِنَّ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ خَرَجَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ حِينَ قُتِلَ عُثْمَانُ وَأَنَا مَحْمُومٌ ، فَرَكِبْتُ فَلَحِقْتُهُ بِالسَّالِحِينَ ، فَإِذَا هُوَ فِي بُسْتَانٍ ، فَدَخَلْتُ فِي الْبُسْتَانِ ، فَإِذَا نَفَرٌ جُلُوسٌ فِي أَقْصَى الْبُسْتَانِ ، قَدْ تَوَضَّأَ وَالْمَاءُ يَسِيلُ عَلَى لِحْيَتِهِ ، قَالَ : فَتَلَقَّيْتُهُ ، قَالَ : فَحَمِدْتُ اللهَ تَعَالَى وَأَثْنَيْتُ عَلَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ قُلْتُ لَهُ : إِنَّهُ كَانَ لَكَ صَاحِبَانِ إِلَيْهِمَا الْمَفْزَعُ ؛ حُذَيْفَةُ وَأَبُو مُوسَى ، وَأَنْشُدُكَ اللهَ تَعَالَى وَأَنْشُدُكَ بِالْإِسْلَامِ ، إِنْ كُنْتَ سَمِعْتَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي هَذِهِ الْفِتْنَةِ شَيْئًا إِلَّا حَدَّثْتَنِي بِهِ ، وَإِلَّا اجْتَهَدْتَ رَأْيَكَ ، فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : عَلَيْكَ بِعِظَمِ أُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَإِنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيَجْمَعَ أُمَّةَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى ضَلَالَةٍ ، وَاصْبِرْ حَتَّى يَسْتَرِيحَ بَرٌّ أَوْ يُسْتَرَاحَ مِنْ فَاجِرٍ .
4340 \ 2 - أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ يُسَيْرِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : لَمَّا قُتِلَ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ لَقِيتُ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ فِي بَيْتِ دِهْقَانٍ بِالسَّالِحِينَ ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ : حَدِّثْنِي بِمَا سَمِعْتَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَلَا تَكْتُمْنِي ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّا لَا نَكْتُمُ شَيْئًا أَيُّهَا الْفَتَى ، فَعَلَيْكَ بِالْجَمَاعَةِ ، وَإِيَّاكَ وَالْفُرْقَةَ فَإِنَّهَا الْفِتْنَةُ وَالضَّلَالَةُ ، وَإِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيَجْمَعَ أُمَّةَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى ضَلَالَةٍ .
It is narrated from Yusayr bin Amr (may Allah have mercy on him) that when Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) was martyred, Sayyiduna Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) set out towards Madinah. At that time I (Yusayr bin Amr) was suffering from a severe fever; despite that, I got my mount ready and caught up with him at a place called "al-Salihin". He was staying in a garden; when I went into the garden, I saw some people sitting in the far part of the garden. He had just performed ablution, and the water of the ablution was dripping from his blessed beard. I presented myself before him, praised and extolled Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, and then submitted: You had two trusted companions to whom people turned in any difficult matter, namely Sayyiduna Hudhayfah and Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with them both). I adjure you by Allah Almighty and I implore you by Islam: if you have heard anything from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about this fitnah, then do tell me; and if you have not heard anything, then give me your own reasoned judgement (ijtihad). He praised and extolled Allah Almighty and then said: "Hold fast to following the main body of the Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), that is, the great majority (al-sawad al-a'zam), for Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, will never gather the Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) upon misguidance. And remain patient until a righteous person finds rest (from the hardships of this world through death), or people find relief through the death of a wicked person."
It is also narrated from Yusayr bin Amr (may Allah have mercy on him) through another chain that when the martyrdom of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) took place, I met Abu Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) at al-Salihin in the house of a landowner. I said to him: Tell me what you heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and do not hide it from me at all. He said: "O young man! We do not hide anything. Hold fast to the Jama'ah (the united body) and beware of division, for it is the very fitnah and utter misguidance. And surely Allah Almighty will never gather the Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) upon misguidance."
Hadith Reference المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب الفتن / 4340
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