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المعجم الأوسط
Al-Mu'jam al-Awsat (Tabarani)
باب الألف
Names Beginning with the Letter Alif
مَنِ اسْمُهُ أَحْمَدُ
Those Named Ahmad
Al-Mu'jam al-Awsat 1071 — the she-camel of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ ، قَالَ : نَا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ : نَا عَمْرُو بْنُ وَاقِدٍ عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي السَّائِبِ قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي بُسْرُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ . عَنِ النَّوَّاسِ بْنِ سَمْعَانَ قَالَ : سُرِقَتْ نَاقَةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ -صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ- الْجَدْعَاءُ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ -صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ- : لَئِنْ رَدَّهَا اللهُ عَلَيَّ لَأَشْكُرَنَّ رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَوَقَعَتْ فِي حَيٍّ مِنْ أَحْيَاءِ الْعَرَبِ فِيهِ امْرَأَةٌ مُسْلِمَةٌ ، فَكَانَتِ الْإِبِلُ إِذَا سَرَحَتْ سَرَحَتْ مُتَوَحِّدَةً ، وَإِذَا بَرَكَتِ الْإِبِلُ بَرَكَتْ مُتَوَحِّدَةً ، وَاضِعَةً بِجِرَانِهَا ، فَأَوْقَعَ اللهُ فِي خَلَدِهَا أَنْ تَهْرُبَ عَلَيْهَا ، فَرَأَتْ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ غَفْلَةً فَقَعَدَتْ عَلَيْهَا ، ثُمَّ حَرَّكَتْهَا ، فَصَبَّحَتْ بِهَا الْمَدِينَةَ ، فَلَمَّا رَآهَا الْمُسْلِمُونَ فَرِحُوا بِهَا ، وَمَشَوْا بَجَنْبِهَا ، حَتَّى أَتَوْا رَسُولَ اللهِ -صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ- ، فَلَمَّا رَآهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ -صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ- قَالَ : I " الْحَمْدُ لِلهِ I " ، فَقَالَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، إِنِّي نَذَرْتُ إِنْ نَجَّانِي اللهُ عَلَيْهَا أَنْ أَنْحَرَهَا وَأُطْعِمَ لَحْمَهَا الْمَسَاكِينَ ، فَقَالَ : I " بِئْسَ مَا جَزَيْتِهَا ، لَا نَذْرَ لَكِ إِلَّا بِمَا مَلَكْتِ I " ، فَانْتَظَرُوا ، هَلْ يُحْدِثُ رَسُولُ اللهِ -صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ- صَوْمًا أَوْ صَلَاةً ، فَظَنُّوا أَنَّهُ نَسِيَ ، فَقَالُوا : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، قَدْ كُنْتَ قُلْتَ : I " لَئِنْ رَدَّهَا اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَلَيَّ لَأَشْكُرَنَّ رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ I " قَالَ : I " أَلَمْ أَقُلِ : الْحَمْدُ لِلهِ ؟ . I " لَا يُرْوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنِ النَّوَّاسِ إِلَّا بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ ، تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ : النُّفَيْلِيُّ I " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Nawwas bin Sam'an (may Allah be pleased with him) that the she-camel of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) named al-Jad'a' was stolen, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, returns her to me, I will certainly give thanks to my Lord, the Mighty and Majestic."
The she-camel ended up with one of the tribes of the Arabs, among whom there was a Muslim woman (held captive). When the camel went out to graze, it grazed alone, and when it knelt down, it knelt alone, resting its chest on the ground.
Allah Almighty put it into that woman's heart to escape on it. So when she found the people unaware, she mounted it, then urged it on, and reached Madinah on it early in the morning.
When the Muslims saw it, they were very happy and walked alongside it until they came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw it, he said: "Alhamdu lillah (All praise is for Allah)."
The woman said: O Messenger of Allah! I vowed that if Allah saved me on it, I would slaughter it and feed its meat to the poor. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What a bad reward you have given her! There is no such vow (valid) for you except in what you own."
Then the people waited to see whether the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform some fast or prayer (in fulfilment of his promise of thanks), and they thought that perhaps he (peace and blessings be upon him) had forgotten. So they said: O Messenger of Allah! You had said: "If Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, returns her to me, I will certainly give thanks to my Lord, the Mighty and Majestic." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Did I not say 'Alhamdu lillah'?"
This hadith is not narrated from Sayyiduna al-Nawwas (may Allah be pleased with him) except with this chain, and al-Nufayli (may Allah have mercy on him) is alone in narrating it.
The she-camel ended up with one of the tribes of the Arabs, among whom there was a Muslim woman (held captive). When the camel went out to graze, it grazed alone, and when it knelt down, it knelt alone, resting its chest on the ground.
Allah Almighty put it into that woman's heart to escape on it. So when she found the people unaware, she mounted it, then urged it on, and reached Madinah on it early in the morning.
When the Muslims saw it, they were very happy and walked alongside it until they came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw it, he said: "Alhamdu lillah (All praise is for Allah)."
The woman said: O Messenger of Allah! I vowed that if Allah saved me on it, I would slaughter it and feed its meat to the poor. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What a bad reward you have given her! There is no such vow (valid) for you except in what you own."
Then the people waited to see whether the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform some fast or prayer (in fulfilment of his promise of thanks), and they thought that perhaps he (peace and blessings be upon him) had forgotten. So they said: O Messenger of Allah! You had said: "If Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, returns her to me, I will certainly give thanks to my Lord, the Mighty and Majestic." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Did I not say 'Alhamdu lillah'?"
This hadith is not narrated from Sayyiduna al-Nawwas (may Allah be pleased with him) except with this chain, and al-Nufayli (may Allah have mercy on him) is alone in narrating it.
