المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah
كتاب المناقب
Book of Virtues
بَابُ مَا اشترك فِيهِ جماعة مِنْ الصحابة رضي اللَّهُ عنهم
Virtues shared by a group of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them)
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قَالَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ : حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، ثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ ، ثَنَا أَبُو حَرْبِ بْنُ أَبِي الْأَسْوَدِ ، وَعَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ ، عَنْ زَاذَانَ ، قَالَا : بَيْنَا النَّاسُ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ عِنْدَ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ إِذْ وَافَقُوا مِنْهُ طِيبَ نَفْسٍ ، فَقَالُوا : حَدِّثْنَا عَنْ أَصْحَابِكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، قَالَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : عَنْ أَيِّ أَصْحَابِي ؟ قَالُوا : أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : كُلُّ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَصْحَابِي ، فَأَيُّهُمْ تُرِيدُونَ ؟ قَالُوا : النَّفَرُ الَّذِي رَأَيْنَاكَ تُلَطِّفُهُمْ بِذِكْرِكَ وَالصَّلَاةِ عَلَيْهِمْ دُونَ الْقَوْمِ ، قَالَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : أَيُّهُمْ ؟ قَالُوا : عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : عَلِمَ السُّنَّةَ وَقَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ ، وَكَفَى بِهِ عِلْمًا .
ثُمَّ خَتَمَ بِهِ عِنْدَهُ فَلَمْ يَدْرُوا عَلَى مَا أَرَادَ بِقَوْلِهِ "كَفَى بِهِ عِلْمًا" ، كَفَى بِعَبْدِ اللهِ أَمْ كَفَى بِالْقُرْآنِ ؟
قَالُوا : فَحُذَيْفَةُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ؟ قَالَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : عَلِمَ أَوْ عُلِّمَ أَسْمَاءَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ ، وَسَأَلَ عَنِ الْمُعْضِلَاتِ حَتَّى عَقَلَ عَنْهَا ، فَإِنْ سَأَلْتُمُوهُ عَنْهَا تَجِدُونَهُ بِهَا عَالِمًا .
قَالُوا : فَأَبُو ذَرٍّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ؟ قَالَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : وِعَاءٌ مُلِئَ عِلْمًا ، وَكَانَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ شَحِيحًا حَرِيصًا ، شَحِيحًا عَلَى دِينِهِ ، حَرِيصًا عَلَى الْعِلْمِ ، وَكَانَ يُكْثِرُ السُّؤَالَ فَيُعْطَى وَيُمْنَعُ ، أَمَا إِنَّهُ قَدْ مُلِئَ لَهُ فِي وِعَائِهِ حَتَّى امْتَلَأَ .
قَالُوا : فَسَلْمَانُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ؟ قَالَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : امْرُؤٌ مِنَّا وَإِلَيْنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ ، مَنْ لَكُمْ بِمِثْلِ لُقْمَانَ الْحَكِيمِ ، عَلِمَ الْعِلْمَ الْأَوَّلَ ، وَأَدْرَكَ الْعِلْمَ الْآخِرَ ، وَقَرَأَ الْكِتَابَ الْأَوَّلَ وَالْكِتَابَ الْآخِرَ ، وَكَانَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ بَحْرًا لَا يُنْزَفُ .
قَالُوا : فَعَمَّارُ بْنُ يَاسِرٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ؟ قَالَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : ذَاكَ امْرُؤٌ خَلَطَ اللهُ تَعَالَى الْإِيمَانَ بِلَحْمِهِ وَدَمِهِ وَعَظْمِهِ وَشَعَرِهِ وَبَشَرِهِ ، لَا يُفَارِقُ الْحَقَّ سَاعَةً ، حَيْثُ زَالَ زَالَ مَعَهُ ، لَا يَنْبَغِي لِلنَّارِ أَنْ تَأْكُلَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا .
قَالُوا : فَحَدِّثْنَا عَنْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ؟
قَالَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : مَهْلًا ، نَهَى اللهُ عَنِ التَّزْكِيَةِ .
قَالَ : فَقَالَ قَائِلٌ : فَإِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ : وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ ، قَالَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : فَإِنِّي أُحَدِّثُكُمْ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّي تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى ، كُنْتُ إِذَا سَأَلْتُ أُعْطِيتُ ، وَإِذَا سَكَتُّ ابْتُدِيتُ ، وَبَيْنَ الْجَوَارِحِ مِنِّي مُلِئَ عِلْمًا جَمًّا .
ثُمَّ خَتَمَ بِهِ عِنْدَهُ فَلَمْ يَدْرُوا عَلَى مَا أَرَادَ بِقَوْلِهِ "كَفَى بِهِ عِلْمًا" ، كَفَى بِعَبْدِ اللهِ أَمْ كَفَى بِالْقُرْآنِ ؟
قَالُوا : فَحُذَيْفَةُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ؟ قَالَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : عَلِمَ أَوْ عُلِّمَ أَسْمَاءَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ ، وَسَأَلَ عَنِ الْمُعْضِلَاتِ حَتَّى عَقَلَ عَنْهَا ، فَإِنْ سَأَلْتُمُوهُ عَنْهَا تَجِدُونَهُ بِهَا عَالِمًا .
قَالُوا : فَأَبُو ذَرٍّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ؟ قَالَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : وِعَاءٌ مُلِئَ عِلْمًا ، وَكَانَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ شَحِيحًا حَرِيصًا ، شَحِيحًا عَلَى دِينِهِ ، حَرِيصًا عَلَى الْعِلْمِ ، وَكَانَ يُكْثِرُ السُّؤَالَ فَيُعْطَى وَيُمْنَعُ ، أَمَا إِنَّهُ قَدْ مُلِئَ لَهُ فِي وِعَائِهِ حَتَّى امْتَلَأَ .
قَالُوا : فَسَلْمَانُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ؟ قَالَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : امْرُؤٌ مِنَّا وَإِلَيْنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ ، مَنْ لَكُمْ بِمِثْلِ لُقْمَانَ الْحَكِيمِ ، عَلِمَ الْعِلْمَ الْأَوَّلَ ، وَأَدْرَكَ الْعِلْمَ الْآخِرَ ، وَقَرَأَ الْكِتَابَ الْأَوَّلَ وَالْكِتَابَ الْآخِرَ ، وَكَانَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ بَحْرًا لَا يُنْزَفُ .
قَالُوا : فَعَمَّارُ بْنُ يَاسِرٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ؟ قَالَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : ذَاكَ امْرُؤٌ خَلَطَ اللهُ تَعَالَى الْإِيمَانَ بِلَحْمِهِ وَدَمِهِ وَعَظْمِهِ وَشَعَرِهِ وَبَشَرِهِ ، لَا يُفَارِقُ الْحَقَّ سَاعَةً ، حَيْثُ زَالَ زَالَ مَعَهُ ، لَا يَنْبَغِي لِلنَّارِ أَنْ تَأْكُلَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا .
قَالُوا : فَحَدِّثْنَا عَنْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ؟
قَالَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : مَهْلًا ، نَهَى اللهُ عَنِ التَّزْكِيَةِ .
قَالَ : فَقَالَ قَائِلٌ : فَإِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ : وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ ، قَالَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : فَإِنِّي أُحَدِّثُكُمْ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّي تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى ، كُنْتُ إِذَا سَأَلْتُ أُعْطِيتُ ، وَإِذَا سَكَتُّ ابْتُدِيتُ ، وَبَيْنَ الْجَوَارِحِ مِنِّي مُلِئَ عِلْمًا جَمًّا .
It is narrated from Zadhan and Abu Harb bin Abi al-Aswad that one day some people were in the presence of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and found him in a cheerful mood, so they said: "O Commander of the Believers, tell us something about your companions." He said: "About which of my companions?" The people said: "About the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." He said: "All the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) are my companions too, so which of them do you wish to ask about?" The people said: "About those particular individuals whom we see you treat with more affection and distinction than other people in mentioning them with good and praying for them." He asked: "Who are they?" The people said: "Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him)." He said: "He learned the Sunnah and recited the Qur'an, and that is sufficient for him in terms of knowledge."
The narrator said that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) ended his words with this sentence, and the people could not understand what he meant by 'that is sufficient in terms of knowledge': was it that Abdullah bin Mas'ud's (may Allah be pleased with him) knowledge was sufficient, or that the Qur'an was sufficient for gaining knowledge?
The people asked: "And what do you say about Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him)?" He said: "He knew the names of the hypocrites, or was taught them, and he used to keep asking about complex and difficult matters until he understood them fully; so if you ask him about these matters, you will find him an expert scholar of them."
The people asked: "And Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him)?" He said: "He was a vessel filled with knowledge. He was extremely sparing and cautious in the matter of his religion and extremely eager to acquire knowledge. He used to ask many questions; sometimes knowledge was given to him and sometimes it was withheld. Know that his vessel was filled with knowledge until it became completely full."
The people asked: "And Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him)?" He said: "He is a man of truth who is from us, the People of the House, and one of us. Where will you find someone like Luqman the Wise? He learned the first knowledge and attained the last knowledge; he read the first scriptures and the last Book, and he was an ocean that never runs dry."
The people asked: "And Sayyiduna Ammar bin Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him)?" He said: "He is a person into whose flesh, blood, bones, hair and skin Allah Almighty has blended faith. He does not part from the truth for a single moment; wherever the truth turns, he turns with it. It is not permissible for the Fire of Hell to consume any part of his body."
The people said: "O Commander of the Believers, now tell us something about yourself."
He said: "Wait! Allah Almighty Himself has forbidden praising oneself."
The narrator said that at this someone said: "But Allah Almighty says: 'And as for the favour of your Lord, proclaim it' [Surah al-Duha: 11]," so Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Then I will tell you, speaking of the favour of my Lord, the Blessed and Exalted: my state was such that when I asked, I was given knowledge, and when I remained silent, conversation was begun with me; and between my two sides, that is, in my breast, abundant knowledge has been filled."
The narrator said that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) ended his words with this sentence, and the people could not understand what he meant by 'that is sufficient in terms of knowledge': was it that Abdullah bin Mas'ud's (may Allah be pleased with him) knowledge was sufficient, or that the Qur'an was sufficient for gaining knowledge?
The people asked: "And what do you say about Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him)?" He said: "He knew the names of the hypocrites, or was taught them, and he used to keep asking about complex and difficult matters until he understood them fully; so if you ask him about these matters, you will find him an expert scholar of them."
The people asked: "And Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him)?" He said: "He was a vessel filled with knowledge. He was extremely sparing and cautious in the matter of his religion and extremely eager to acquire knowledge. He used to ask many questions; sometimes knowledge was given to him and sometimes it was withheld. Know that his vessel was filled with knowledge until it became completely full."
The people asked: "And Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him)?" He said: "He is a man of truth who is from us, the People of the House, and one of us. Where will you find someone like Luqman the Wise? He learned the first knowledge and attained the last knowledge; he read the first scriptures and the last Book, and he was an ocean that never runs dry."
The people asked: "And Sayyiduna Ammar bin Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him)?" He said: "He is a person into whose flesh, blood, bones, hair and skin Allah Almighty has blended faith. He does not part from the truth for a single moment; wherever the truth turns, he turns with it. It is not permissible for the Fire of Hell to consume any part of his body."
The people said: "O Commander of the Believers, now tell us something about yourself."
He said: "Wait! Allah Almighty Himself has forbidden praising oneself."
The narrator said that at this someone said: "But Allah Almighty says: 'And as for the favour of your Lord, proclaim it' [Surah al-Duha: 11]," so Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Then I will tell you, speaking of the favour of my Lord, the Blessed and Exalted: my state was such that when I asked, I was given knowledge, and when I remained silent, conversation was begun with me; and between my two sides, that is, in my breast, abundant knowledge has been filled."
وَقَالَ أَبُو يَعْلَى : حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الرُّزْمِيُّ ، ثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ عَطَاءٍ ، أَنَا سَعِيدٌ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ : افْتَخَرَ الْحَيَّانِ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ ; الْأَوْسُ وَالْخَزْرَجُ ، فَقَالَتِ الْأَوْسُ : مِنَّا غَسِيلُ الْمَلَائِكَةِ حَنْظَلَةُ الرَّاهِبُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، وَمِنَّا مَنِ اهْتَزَّ لَهُ عَرْشُ الرَّحْمَنِ سَعْدُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، وَمِنَّا مَنْ حَمَتْهُ الدَّبْرُ ؛ عَاصِمُ بْنُ ثَابِتِ بْنِ أَبِي الْأَقْلَحِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، وَمِنَّا مَنْ أُجِيزَتْ شَهَادَتُهُ بِشَهَادَةِ رَجُلَيْنِ ؛ خُزَيْمَةُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ .
وَقَالَ الْخَزْرَجُ ، رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ : مِنَّا أَرْبَعَةٌ جَمَعُوا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمْ يَجْمَعْهُ غَيْرُهُمْ : زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ ، وَأَبُو زَيْدٍ ، وَأُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ ، وَمُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ ، رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ .
رَوَاهُ الْبَزَّارُ مِنْ طَرِيقِ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ بْنِ عَطَاءٍ ، وَأَصْلُهُ فِي الْبُخَارِيِّ .
وَقَالَ الْخَزْرَجُ ، رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ : مِنَّا أَرْبَعَةٌ جَمَعُوا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمْ يَجْمَعْهُ غَيْرُهُمْ : زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ ، وَأَبُو زَيْدٍ ، وَأُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ ، وَمُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ ، رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ .
رَوَاهُ الْبَزَّارُ مِنْ طَرِيقِ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ بْنِ عَطَاءٍ ، وَأَصْلُهُ فِي الْبُخَارِيِّ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the two tribes of the Ansar, al-Aws and al-Khazraj, boasted before each other, recounting their virtues. The tribe of al-Aws said: "Among us is Hanzalah bin Abi Amir (may Allah be pleased with him), whom the angels washed (after his martyrdom); among us is Sa'd bin Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him), at whose death the Throne of the Most Merciful shook; among us is Asim bin Thabit bin Abi al-Aqlah (may Allah be pleased with him), whose (body) a swarm of hornets protected (from the disbelievers); and among us is Khuzaymah bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him), whose testimony alone the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) declared equal to the testimony of two men." In reply the tribe of al-Khazraj (may Allah be pleased with them) said: "Among us are four eminent persons who collected the entire Qur'an (by memory and in writing) in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and no one besides them collected it (in this way): they are Zayd bin Thabit, Abu Zayd, Ubayy bin Ka'b and Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with them)."
Al-Bazzar recorded it through Abd al-Wahhab bin Ata, and its origin is in Sahih al-Bukhari.
Al-Bazzar recorded it through Abd al-Wahhab bin Ata, and its origin is in Sahih al-Bukhari.
وَقَالَ مُعَاذُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى فِي زِيَادَاتِ مُسْنَدِ مُسَدَّدٍ : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ الْقُرَشِيُّ ، ثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا - قَالَ : لَمَّا طُعِنَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ وَأَمَرَ بِالشُّورَى دَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ حَفْصَةُ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا - فَقَالَتْ : يَا أَبَةِ ، إِنَّ النَّاسَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ السِّتَّةَ لَيْسُوا بِرِضًا .
فَقَالَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : أَسْنِدُونِي ، فَأَسْنَدُوهُ ، قَالَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : مَا عَسَى أَنْ يَقُولُوا فِي عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ؟! سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : يَا عَلِيُّ ، يَدُكَ فِي يَدِي ، تَدْخُلُ مَعِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ حَيْثُ أَدْخُلُ ، مَا عَسَى أَنْ يَقُولُوا فِي عُثْمَانَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ؟! سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : يَوْمَ يَمُوتُ عُثْمَانُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ تُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ مَلَائِكَةُ السَّمَاءِ قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، لِعُثْمَانَ خَاصَّةً أَمْ لِلنَّاسِ عَامَّةً ؟ قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لِعُثْمَانَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ خَاصَّةً " ، مَا عَسَى أَنْ يَقُولُوا فِي طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ؟! سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ لَيْلَةً وَقَدْ سَقَطَ رَحْلُهُ ، فَقَالَ : مَنْ يُسَوِّي لِي رَحْلِي وَهُوَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ؟ " فَبَدَرَ طَلْحَةُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ فَسَوَّاهُ لَهُ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى رَكِبَ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : يَا طَلْحَةُ ، هَذَا جِبْرِيلُ - عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ - يُقْرِيكَ السَّلَامَ وَيَقُولُ : أَنَا مَعَكَ فِي أَهْوَالِ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ حَتَّى أُنْجِيَكَ مِنْهَا " .
مَا عَسَى أَنْ يَقُولُوا فِي الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ الْعَوَّامِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ؟! رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَدْ نَامَ فَجَلَسَ الزُّبَيْرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ يَذُبُّ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ حَتَّى اسْتَيْقَظَ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ : " يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ ، لَمْ تَزَلْ ؟ " قَالَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : لَمْ أَزَلْ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي ، قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : هَذَا جِبْرِيلُ - عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ - يُقْرِيكَ السَّلَامَ وَيَقُولُ : أَنَا مَعَكَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ حَتَّى أَذُبَّ عَنْ وَجْهِكَ شَرَرَ النَّارِ .
مَا عَسَى أَنْ يَقُولُوا فِي سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ؟! سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ وَقَدْ أَوْتَرَ قَوْسَهُ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ مَرَّةً ، يَدْفَعُهَا إِلَيْهِ وَيَقُولُ : " ارْمِ فِدَاكَ أَبِي وَأُمِّي " .
وَمَا عَسَى أَنْ يَقُولُوا فِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ؟! رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ فِي مَنْزِلِ فَاطِمَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا ، وَالْحَسَنُ وَالْحُسَيْنُ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا - يَبْكِيَانِ جُوعًا وَيَتَضَوَّرَانِ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَنْ يَصِلُنَا بِشَيْءٍ ؟ " فَطَلَعَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ بِصَفْحَةٍ فِيهَا حَيْسَةٌ وَرَغِيفَانِ بَيْنَهُمَا إِهَالَةٌ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : كَفَاكَ اللهُ تَعَالَى أَمْرَ دُنْيَاكَ ، وَأَمَّا أَمْرُ آخِرَتِكَ فَأَنَا لَهَا ضَامِنٌ .
فَقَالَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : أَسْنِدُونِي ، فَأَسْنَدُوهُ ، قَالَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : مَا عَسَى أَنْ يَقُولُوا فِي عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ؟! سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : يَا عَلِيُّ ، يَدُكَ فِي يَدِي ، تَدْخُلُ مَعِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ حَيْثُ أَدْخُلُ ، مَا عَسَى أَنْ يَقُولُوا فِي عُثْمَانَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ؟! سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : يَوْمَ يَمُوتُ عُثْمَانُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ تُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ مَلَائِكَةُ السَّمَاءِ قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، لِعُثْمَانَ خَاصَّةً أَمْ لِلنَّاسِ عَامَّةً ؟ قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لِعُثْمَانَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ خَاصَّةً " ، مَا عَسَى أَنْ يَقُولُوا فِي طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ؟! سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ لَيْلَةً وَقَدْ سَقَطَ رَحْلُهُ ، فَقَالَ : مَنْ يُسَوِّي لِي رَحْلِي وَهُوَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ؟ " فَبَدَرَ طَلْحَةُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ فَسَوَّاهُ لَهُ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى رَكِبَ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : يَا طَلْحَةُ ، هَذَا جِبْرِيلُ - عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ - يُقْرِيكَ السَّلَامَ وَيَقُولُ : أَنَا مَعَكَ فِي أَهْوَالِ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ حَتَّى أُنْجِيَكَ مِنْهَا " .
مَا عَسَى أَنْ يَقُولُوا فِي الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ الْعَوَّامِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ؟! رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَدْ نَامَ فَجَلَسَ الزُّبَيْرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ يَذُبُّ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ حَتَّى اسْتَيْقَظَ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ : " يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ ، لَمْ تَزَلْ ؟ " قَالَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : لَمْ أَزَلْ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي ، قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : هَذَا جِبْرِيلُ - عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ - يُقْرِيكَ السَّلَامَ وَيَقُولُ : أَنَا مَعَكَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ حَتَّى أَذُبَّ عَنْ وَجْهِكَ شَرَرَ النَّارِ .
مَا عَسَى أَنْ يَقُولُوا فِي سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ؟! سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ وَقَدْ أَوْتَرَ قَوْسَهُ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ مَرَّةً ، يَدْفَعُهَا إِلَيْهِ وَيَقُولُ : " ارْمِ فِدَاكَ أَبِي وَأُمِّي " .
وَمَا عَسَى أَنْ يَقُولُوا فِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ؟! رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ فِي مَنْزِلِ فَاطِمَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا ، وَالْحَسَنُ وَالْحُسَيْنُ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا - يَبْكِيَانِ جُوعًا وَيَتَضَوَّرَانِ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَنْ يَصِلُنَا بِشَيْءٍ ؟ " فَطَلَعَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ بِصَفْحَةٍ فِيهَا حَيْسَةٌ وَرَغِيفَانِ بَيْنَهُمَا إِهَالَةٌ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : كَفَاكَ اللهُ تَعَالَى أَمْرَ دُنْيَاكَ ، وَأَمَّا أَمْرُ آخِرَتِكَ فَأَنَا لَهَا ضَامِنٌ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) was stabbed (in an assassination attempt) and ordered the formation of a council (Shura) (to decide the caliphate), the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her), came to him and said: "O my father, the people are claiming that these six persons are not acceptable (for the caliphate)."
At this Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Prop me up." So the people supported him and sat him up, and he (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "What (objection) could they possibly raise about Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him)?! I myself heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'O Ali, your hand is in my hand; you will enter with me on the Day of Resurrection wherever I enter.' What could they possibly say about Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him)?! I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'On the day Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) dies, the angels of the heaven will pray the funeral prayer over him.' I said: O Messenger of Allah, is this virtue specifically for Uthman or general for all people? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'It is specifically for Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him).' What could they possibly say about Talhah bin Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him)?! One night I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) speak when his (peace and blessings be upon him) saddle had fallen; he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Who will set my saddle right for me and in return become worthy of Paradise?' So Talhah bin Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him) rushed forward and set it right for him (peace and blessings be upon him) until he (peace and blessings be upon him) mounted. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: 'O Talhah, this is Jibril (peace be upon him); he conveys greetings of peace to you and says: I will be with you in the terrors of the Day of Resurrection until I rescue you from them.'
What could they possibly say about al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him)?! I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sleeping, and al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) sat driving away (flies and the like) from his (peace and blessings be upon him) face until, when he (peace and blessings be upon him) woke up, he said to him: 'O Abu Abdullah, have you remained here all along?' He said: Yes, may my father and mother be ransomed for you, I have remained here all along. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'This is Jibril (peace be upon him); he conveys greetings of peace to you and says: I will be with you on the Day of Resurrection until I drive away the sparks of the Fire from your face.'
What could they possibly say about Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him)?! I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on the day of the Battle of Badr, when he (peace and blessings be upon him) had strung his bow fourteen times; he (peace and blessings be upon him) kept handing the bow to him and saying: 'Shoot, may my father and mother be ransomed for you!'
And what could they possibly say about Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him)?! I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he was sitting in the house of Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), and al-Hasan and al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with them both) were crying and writhing from intense hunger. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Who will bring us something (to eat)?' Just then Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) appeared with a bowl containing hays (a sweet dish of dates, ghee and cheese) and two loaves of bread with a relish (melted fat) between them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: 'May Allah Almighty suffice you in the affairs of your world; as for the matter of your Hereafter, I am its guarantor.'"
At this Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Prop me up." So the people supported him and sat him up, and he (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "What (objection) could they possibly raise about Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him)?! I myself heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'O Ali, your hand is in my hand; you will enter with me on the Day of Resurrection wherever I enter.' What could they possibly say about Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him)?! I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'On the day Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) dies, the angels of the heaven will pray the funeral prayer over him.' I said: O Messenger of Allah, is this virtue specifically for Uthman or general for all people? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'It is specifically for Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him).' What could they possibly say about Talhah bin Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him)?! One night I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) speak when his (peace and blessings be upon him) saddle had fallen; he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Who will set my saddle right for me and in return become worthy of Paradise?' So Talhah bin Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him) rushed forward and set it right for him (peace and blessings be upon him) until he (peace and blessings be upon him) mounted. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: 'O Talhah, this is Jibril (peace be upon him); he conveys greetings of peace to you and says: I will be with you in the terrors of the Day of Resurrection until I rescue you from them.'
What could they possibly say about al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him)?! I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sleeping, and al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) sat driving away (flies and the like) from his (peace and blessings be upon him) face until, when he (peace and blessings be upon him) woke up, he said to him: 'O Abu Abdullah, have you remained here all along?' He said: Yes, may my father and mother be ransomed for you, I have remained here all along. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'This is Jibril (peace be upon him); he conveys greetings of peace to you and says: I will be with you on the Day of Resurrection until I drive away the sparks of the Fire from your face.'
What could they possibly say about Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him)?! I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on the day of the Battle of Badr, when he (peace and blessings be upon him) had strung his bow fourteen times; he (peace and blessings be upon him) kept handing the bow to him and saying: 'Shoot, may my father and mother be ransomed for you!'
And what could they possibly say about Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him)?! I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he was sitting in the house of Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), and al-Hasan and al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with them both) were crying and writhing from intense hunger. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Who will bring us something (to eat)?' Just then Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) appeared with a bowl containing hays (a sweet dish of dates, ghee and cheese) and two loaves of bread with a relish (melted fat) between them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: 'May Allah Almighty suffice you in the affairs of your world; as for the matter of your Hereafter, I am its guarantor.'"
وَقَالَ أَبُو يَعْلَى : حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ ، ثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ ، عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ حُمَيْدٍ ، عَنْ سَعْدٍ الْإِسْكَافِ ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ : أَتَى جِبْرِيلُ - عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ - النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ : يَا مُحَمَّدُ ، إِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى يُحِبُّ مِنْ أَصْحَابِكَ ثَلَاثَةً فَأَحِبَّهُمْ : عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ، وَأَبُو ذَرٍّ ، وَالْمِقْدَادُ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ - قَالَ : وَأَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ - عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ - فَقَالَ : يَا مُحَمَّدُ ، إِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ لَتَشْتَاقُ إِلَى ثَلَاثَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِكَ ، وَعِنْدَهُ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، فَرَجَا أَنْ يَكُونَ لِبَعْضِ الْأَنْصَارِ ، قَالَ : فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْهُمْ فَهَابَهُ ، فَخَرَجَ فَلَقِيَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ : يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ ، إِنِّي كُنْتُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ آنِفًا فَأَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ - عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ - فَقَالَ : إِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ تَشْتَاقُ إِلَى ثَلَاثَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِكَ ، فَرَجَوْتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ لِبَعْضِ الْأَنْصَارِ ، فَهِبْتُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَهَلْ لَكَ أَنْ تَدْخُلَ فَتَسْأَلَهُ ؟ فَقَالَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ فَلَا أَكُونُ مِنْهُمْ ، فَيَشْمَتُ بِي قَوْمِي .
ثُمَّ لَقِيَ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ مِثْلَ قَوْلِهِ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ مِثْلَ قَوْلِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، فَلَقِيَ عَلِيًّا رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : نَعَمْ أَنَا أَسْأَلُهُ ، فَإِنْ كُنْتُ مِنْهُمْ فَأَحْمَدُ اللهَ تَعَالَى ، وَإِنْ لَمْ أَكُنْ مِنْهُمْ ، يَعْنِي فَلَا يَضُرُّ . فَدَخَلَ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ : إِنَّ أَنَسًا رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ حَدَّثَنِي أَنَّهُ كَانَ عِنْدَكَ آنِفًا ، وَأَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ - عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ - أَتَاكَ فَقَالَ : إِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ لَتَشْتَاقُ إِلَى ثَلَاثَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِكَ ، فَمَنْ هُمْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ ؟ قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَنْتَ مِنْهُمْ يَا عَلِيُّ ، وَعَمَّارُ بْنُ يَاسِرٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ وَسَيَشْهَدُ مَعَكَ مَشَاهِدَ بَيِّنٌ فَضْلُهَا عَظِيمٌ خَيْرُهَا ، وَسَلْمَانُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ وَهُوَ مِنَّا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ ، وَهُوَ نَاصِحٌ فَاتَّخِذْهُ لِنَفْسِكَ .
3993 \ 2 - وَقَالَ الْبَزَّارُ : حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ الْقُشَيْرِيُّ ، ثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ .. فَذَكَرَهُ .
وَقَالَ : النَّضْرُ وَسَعْدٌ لَمْ يَكُونَا قَوِيَّيْنِ ، وَمَا رَوَاهُ إِلَّا جَعْفَرٌ .
ثُمَّ لَقِيَ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ مِثْلَ قَوْلِهِ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ مِثْلَ قَوْلِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، فَلَقِيَ عَلِيًّا رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : نَعَمْ أَنَا أَسْأَلُهُ ، فَإِنْ كُنْتُ مِنْهُمْ فَأَحْمَدُ اللهَ تَعَالَى ، وَإِنْ لَمْ أَكُنْ مِنْهُمْ ، يَعْنِي فَلَا يَضُرُّ . فَدَخَلَ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ : إِنَّ أَنَسًا رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ حَدَّثَنِي أَنَّهُ كَانَ عِنْدَكَ آنِفًا ، وَأَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ - عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ - أَتَاكَ فَقَالَ : إِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ لَتَشْتَاقُ إِلَى ثَلَاثَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِكَ ، فَمَنْ هُمْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ ؟ قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَنْتَ مِنْهُمْ يَا عَلِيُّ ، وَعَمَّارُ بْنُ يَاسِرٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ وَسَيَشْهَدُ مَعَكَ مَشَاهِدَ بَيِّنٌ فَضْلُهَا عَظِيمٌ خَيْرُهَا ، وَسَلْمَانُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ وَهُوَ مِنَّا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ ، وَهُوَ نَاصِحٌ فَاتَّخِذْهُ لِنَفْسِكَ .
3993 \ 2 - وَقَالَ الْبَزَّارُ : حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ الْقُشَيْرِيُّ ، ثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ .. فَذَكَرَهُ .
وَقَالَ : النَّضْرُ وَسَعْدٌ لَمْ يَكُونَا قَوِيَّيْنِ ، وَمَا رَوَاهُ إِلَّا جَعْفَرٌ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that Jibril (peace be upon him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Muhammad, indeed Allah Almighty loves three of your Companions, so you love them too: (they are) Ali bin Abi Talib, Abu Dharr and al-Miqdad (may Allah be pleased with them)." The narrator said: Then Jibril (peace be upon him) came again and said: "O Muhammad, indeed Paradise greatly longs for three of your Companions." At that time Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) was with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he wished in his heart that this virtue might be for some of the Ansar. He wanted to ask the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about these fortunate ones, but could not ask because of his (peace and blessings be upon him) awe and majesty. So he went out and met Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "O Abu Bakr, I was just now with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when Jibril (peace be upon him) came and said that Paradise longs for three of his (peace and blessings be upon him) Companions. I hoped that they might be from the Ansar, but out of awe I could not ask him (peace and blessings be upon him). Would you go in and ask him about them?" Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "I fear that I might ask and my name not be among them, and then my people would taunt and reproach me."
Then Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) met Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) and said to him what he had said to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), but Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) gave the same answer that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) had given. Then he met Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) (and mentioned the same), and Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Yes, I will certainly ask. If I am among them, I will praise Allah Almighty, and if I am not among them, (I will be content with Allah's will) and it will do no harm." Then Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) went in and said: "O Messenger of Allah, Anas has told me that he was with you just now when Jibril (peace be upon him) came and said that Paradise longs for three of your Companions. So, O Prophet of Allah, who are they?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Ali, you are among them; the second is Ammar bin Yasir, who will take part with you in battles whose virtue is evident and whose good and blessing are immense; and the third is Salman al-Farisi, who is from us, the People of the House. He is a true well-wisher and a sincere person, so take him (as a close companion) for yourself."
Abu Ya'la and al-Bazzar recorded this hadith, and al-Bazzar commented that al-Nadr bin Humayd and Sa'd al-Iskaf are not strong narrators, and that no one reported this narration except Ja'far bin Sulayman.
Then Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) met Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) and said to him what he had said to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), but Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) gave the same answer that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) had given. Then he met Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) (and mentioned the same), and Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Yes, I will certainly ask. If I am among them, I will praise Allah Almighty, and if I am not among them, (I will be content with Allah's will) and it will do no harm." Then Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) went in and said: "O Messenger of Allah, Anas has told me that he was with you just now when Jibril (peace be upon him) came and said that Paradise longs for three of your Companions. So, O Prophet of Allah, who are they?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Ali, you are among them; the second is Ammar bin Yasir, who will take part with you in battles whose virtue is evident and whose good and blessing are immense; and the third is Salman al-Farisi, who is from us, the People of the House. He is a true well-wisher and a sincere person, so take him (as a close companion) for yourself."
Abu Ya'la and al-Bazzar recorded this hadith, and al-Bazzar commented that al-Nadr bin Humayd and Sa'd al-Iskaf are not strong narrators, and that no one reported this narration except Ja'far bin Sulayman.
وَقَالَ عَبْدٌ : حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ ، ثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ النُّعْمَانِ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ حَيَّانَ ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ الْخُرَاسَانِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : لَا يَجْتَمِعُ حُبُّ هَؤُلَاءِ الْأَرْبَعَةِ إِلَّا فِي قَلْبِ مُؤْمِنٍ : أَبُو بَكْرٍ ، وَعُمَرُ ، وَعُثْمَانُ ، وَعَلِيٌّ ، رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ .
* هَذَا مُنْقَطِعٌ .
* هَذَا مُنْقَطِعٌ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Love for these four eminent persons is combined only in the heart of a (true) believer: Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali (may Allah be pleased with them)."
This narration is munqati' (broken in its chain).
This narration is munqati' (broken in its chain).
وَقَالَ الْحَارِثُ : حَدَّثَنَا الْمُقْرِئُ ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ : كُنَّا مَعْشَرَ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَنَحْنُ مُتَوَافِرُونَ نَقُولُ : أَفْضَلُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ بَعْدَ نَبِيِّهَا صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَبُو بَكْرٍ ، ثُمَّ عُمَرُ ، ثُمَّ عُثْمَانُ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ - ثُمَّ نَسْكُتُ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: We, the community of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), when we were present in large numbers and gathered together, used to say among ourselves: "The most excellent and distinguished person of this Ummah after its Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is Abu Bakr, then Umar, then Uthman" (may Allah be pleased with them), "and after that we would fall silent."
Al-Harith bin Abi Usamah recorded this hadith in his Musnad, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Al-Harith bin Abi Usamah recorded this hadith in his Musnad, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ ، ثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ ، عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ قَالَ : قَرَأَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ جَنَّاتُ عَدْنٍ ، فَقَالَ : لَا يَدْخُلُهَا إِلَّا نَبِيٌّ ، هَنِيئًا لَكَ يَا صَاحِبَ الْقَبْرِ - وَأَشَارَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَوْ صِدِّيقٌ ، هَنِيئًا لَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ ، أَوْ شَهِيدٌ ، وَأَنَّى لِعُمَرَ بِالشَّهَادَةِ ! وَإِنَّ الَّذِي أَخْرَجَنِي مِنْ مَنْزِلِي بِالْحَثْمَةِ لَقَادِرٌ عَلَى أَنْ يَسُوقَهَا إِلَيَّ .
It is narrated from Imam Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) recited on the pulpit these words of Allah Almighty: "Gardens of Eden" [Surah Maryam: 61], then he said: "None will enter it except one who is either a prophet: 'Congratulations to you, O occupant of the grave (the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him))!' (and he pointed towards the blessed grave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)), or one who is a siddiq (truthful one): 'Congratulations to you, O Abu Bakr!', or one who is a martyr; and how could Umar ever attain martyrdom! Yet the One who brought me out of my house at al-Hathmah is certainly able to bring martyrdom (by itself) to me."
The chain of this report is hasan (good); Ibn Abi Shaybah recorded it in al-Musannaf (34674) and Ahmad in Fada'il al-Sahabah (573).
The chain of this report is hasan (good); Ibn Abi Shaybah recorded it in al-Musannaf (34674) and Ahmad in Fada'il al-Sahabah (573).
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ كُنَاسَةَ ، ثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ ، عَنْ حَبِيبٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْبَخْتَرِيِّ ، قَالَ : ذَكَرْنَا عِنْدَهُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَعَلِيًّا - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ - فَقَالَ : نِعْمَ الرَّأْيُ ، وَإِنِّي لَأَجِدُ لِعَلِيٍّ فِي قَلْبِي مِنَ اللِّيطَةِ مَا لَا أَجِدُ لَهُمَا .
It is narrated from Abu al-Bakhtari that he said: We mentioned Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, Sayyiduna Umar and Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with them) in the presence of him (a certain elder), and he said: "This is a very fine opinion and a commendable matter, and indeed I feel in my heart for Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) such intense attachment and affection as I do not feel for those two (Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both))."
All the narrators of this report are thiqat (trustworthy), and Ibn Abi Shaybah recorded it in his al-Musannaf (no. 32091).
All the narrators of this report are thiqat (trustworthy), and Ibn Abi Shaybah recorded it in his al-Musannaf (no. 32091).
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ بْنُ وَاقِدٍ ، ثَنَا بَشِيرُ بْنُ زَاذَانَ ، عَنْ رُكَيْنٍ ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ ، عَنْ شَدَّادِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ : إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَرْأَفُ أُمَّتِي وَأَرْحَمُهَا ، وَعُمَرُ أَجْرَأُ أُمَّتِي وَأَعْدَلُهَا ، وَعُثْمَانُ أَحْيَا أُمَّتِي وَأَكْرَمُهَا ، وَعَلِيٌّ أَلَبُّ أُمَّتِي وَأَشْجَعُهَا ، وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ أَبَرُّ أُمَّتِي وَآمَنُهَا ، وَأَبُو ذَرٍّ أَزْهَدُ أُمَّتِي وَأَصْدَقُهَا ، وَأَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ أَعْذَرُ أُمَّتِي وَأَتْقَاهَا ، وَمُعَاوِيَةُ أَحْلَمُ أُمَّتِي وَأَجْوَدُهَا .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Shaddad bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Abu Bakr is the most tender-hearted and the most merciful of my Ummah; Umar is the boldest and the most just of my Ummah; Uthman is the most modest and the most generous of my Ummah; Ali is the most intelligent and wise and the bravest of my Ummah; Abdullah bin Mas'ud is the most righteous and the most trustworthy of my Ummah; Abu Dharr is the most abstinent and the most truthful of my Ummah; Abu al-Darda' is the most forgiving and the most God-fearing of my Ummah; and Mu'awiyah is the most forbearing and the most generous of my Ummah."
Ibn Asakir recorded this hadith in Tarikh Dimashq; however, its chain contains Bashir bin Zadhan, a da'if (weak) narrator, because of which this narration is weak in its chain.
Ibn Asakir recorded this hadith in Tarikh Dimashq; however, its chain contains Bashir bin Zadhan, a da'if (weak) narrator, because of which this narration is weak in its chain.
وَقَالَ أَبُو يَعْلَى : حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ، ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ ، ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، هُوَ ابْنُ الْبَيْلَمَانِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا - قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَرْأَفُ أُمَّتِي بِأُمَّتِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، وَأَشَدُّهُمْ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، وَأَصْدَقُهُمْ حَيَاءً عُثْمَانُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، وَأَفْضَلُهُمْ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، وَأَفْرَضُهُمْ زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، وَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالْحَلَالِ وَالْحَرَامِ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، وَأَقْرَؤُهُمْ أُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَمِينٌ ، وَأَمِينُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Of the people of my Ummah, the most compassionate and kind towards my Ummah is Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him); the sternest and firmest of them in the matter of the religion of Islam is Umar (may Allah be pleased with him); the most true and steadfast in modesty is Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him); the one possessing the most excellence among them all is Ali (may Allah be pleased with him); the most expert in the knowledge of fara'id, that is, inheritance, is Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him); the most knowledgeable of the rulings of the lawful and the unlawful is Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him); the greatest reciter of the Qur'an is Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him); and remember that every Ummah has an amin, that is, a most reliable and trustworthy person, and the amin of this Ummah is Abu Ubaydah (may Allah be pleased with him)."
In the chain of this hadith the narrator named Muhammad bin Abd al-Rahman bin al-Baylamani is da'if (weak); however, most parts of this narration are reported in other books of hadith with sahih and reliable chains.
In the chain of this hadith the narrator named Muhammad bin Abd al-Rahman bin al-Baylamani is da'if (weak); however, most parts of this narration are reported in other books of hadith with sahih and reliable chains.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ ، وَأَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ ، وَكَتَبْتُهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي الرَّبِيعِ ، قَالَا : ثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا ، ثَنَا النَّضْرُ أَبُو عُمَرَ الْخَزَّازُ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا - قَالَ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى حِرَاءٍ ، فَتَزَلْزَلَ الْجَبَلُ ، فَقَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : اثْبُتْ حِرَاءُ ، فَمَا عَلَيْكَ إِلَّا نَبِيٌّ أَوْ صِدِّيقٌ أَوْ شَهِيدٌ . وَعَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ ، وَعُمَرُ ، وَعُثْمَانُ ، وَعَلِيٌّ ، وَطَلْحَةُ ، وَالزُّبَيْرُ ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ ، وَسَعْدٌ ، وَسَعِيدٌ ، رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was seated on (Mount) Hira when suddenly the mountain began to tremble, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) addressed it and said: "Be still, Hira! For there is no one upon you except a Prophet, a Siddiq (one of utmost truthfulness) or a martyr." At that time, with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on the mountain were Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, Sayyiduna Umar, Sayyiduna Uthman, Sayyiduna Ali, Sayyiduna Talhah, Sayyiduna al-Zubayr, Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf, Sayyiduna Sa'd and Sayyiduna Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with them all).
Supporting reports for the text of this hadith exist in Sunan Abi Dawud (4648) and Sunan al-Tirmidhi (3703), through which this narration is strengthened and reaches the level of sahih (authentic); however, this particular chain contains a narrator named al-Nadr Abu Umar al-Khazzaz, whose memory the hadith scholars have criticised.
Supporting reports for the text of this hadith exist in Sunan Abi Dawud (4648) and Sunan al-Tirmidhi (3703), through which this narration is strengthened and reaches the level of sahih (authentic); however, this particular chain contains a narrator named al-Nadr Abu Umar al-Khazzaz, whose memory the hadith scholars have criticised.
