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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 1581 — a man from Abyssinia came to the Prophet ﷺ
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ ، قَالَ : نَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ الْمَوْصِلِيُّ قَالَ : نَا عَفِيفُ بْنُ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ . عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْحَبَشَةِ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ -صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ- ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، فُضِّلْتُمْ عَلَيْنَا بِالْأَلْوَانِ وَالنُّبُوَّةِ . أَفَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ آمَنْتُ بِمِثْلِ مَا آمَنْتَ بِهِ ، وَعَمِلْتُ بِمِثْلَ مَا عَمِلْتَ بِهِ ، إِنِّي لَكَائِنٌ مَعَكَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ -صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ- : نَعَمْ I " ، ثُمَّ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ -صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ- : I " مَنْ قَالَ : لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ ، كَانَ لَهُ بِهَا عَهْدٌ عِنْدَ اللهِ ، وَمَنْ قَالَ : سُبْحَانَ اللهِ ، كَتَبَ اللهُ لَهُ مِائَةَ أَلْفِ حَسَنَةٍ I " فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، كَيْفَ نَهْلِكُ بَعْدَ هَذَا ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ -صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ- : I " وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ ، إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ لَيَجِيءُ بِالْعَمَلِ ، لَوْ وُضِعَ عَلَى جَبَلٍ لَأَثْقَلَهُ ، فَتَقُومُ النِّعْمَةُ مِنْ نِعَمِ اللهِ ، فَتَكَادُ تَسْتَنْفِدُ ذَلِكَ كُلَّهُ ، لَوْلَا مَا يَتَفَضَّلُ اللهُ بِهِ مِنْ رَحْمَتِهِ I " . ثُمَّ نَزَلَتْ : هَلْ أَتَى عَلَى الإِنْسَانِ حِينٌ مِنَ الدَّهْرِ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ : وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ ثَمَّ رَأَيْتَ نَعِيمًا وَمُلْكًا كَبِيرًا فَقَالَ الْحَبَشِيُّ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، وَهَلْ تَرَى عَيْنِي فِي الْجَنَّةِ مِثْلَ مَا تَرَى عَيْنُكَ ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ -صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ- : I " نَعَمْ I " فَبَكَى الْحَبَشِيُّ حَتَّى فَاضَتْ نَفْسُهُ . قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ : I " فَأَنَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ -صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ- يُدَلِّيهِ فِي حُفْرَتِهِ . I " لَمْ يَرْوِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ إِلَّا أَيُّوبُ ، تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ : عَفِيفٌ ، وَلَا يُرْوَى عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ إِلَّا بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ I " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man from Abyssinia came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, you have been given superiority over us in complexion and prophethood. What do you think: if I believe as you have believed and act as you have acted, will I be with you in Paradise?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes."
Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever says 'La ilaha illallah' (there is no god but Allah) has a covenant (a pledge of salvation) with Allah, and whoever says 'Subhan Allah' (glory be to Allah), Allah Almighty records for him one hundred thousand good deeds."
He said: "O Messenger of Allah, how then could we perish after this (good)?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "By the One in whose hand is my soul! On the Day of Resurrection a man will bring deeds such that, if they were placed on a mountain, they would weigh it down; then one of the blessings of Allah will stand up, and it will almost exhaust all those deeds, unless Allah bestows His grace out of His mercy."
Then these verses were revealed: "Has there come upon man a period of time" up to "And when you look there, you will see bliss and a great kingdom."
The Abyssinian said: "O Messenger of Allah, will my eye see in Paradise the same as your eye sees?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes." Then the Abyssinian wept until his soul departed.
Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) himself lowering him into his grave."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) except Ayyub (may Allah have mercy on him), and Afif (may Allah have mercy on him) is alone in narrating it; and it is not narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) except with this chain."
Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever says 'La ilaha illallah' (there is no god but Allah) has a covenant (a pledge of salvation) with Allah, and whoever says 'Subhan Allah' (glory be to Allah), Allah Almighty records for him one hundred thousand good deeds."
He said: "O Messenger of Allah, how then could we perish after this (good)?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "By the One in whose hand is my soul! On the Day of Resurrection a man will bring deeds such that, if they were placed on a mountain, they would weigh it down; then one of the blessings of Allah will stand up, and it will almost exhaust all those deeds, unless Allah bestows His grace out of His mercy."
Then these verses were revealed: "Has there come upon man a period of time" up to "And when you look there, you will see bliss and a great kingdom."
The Abyssinian said: "O Messenger of Allah, will my eye see in Paradise the same as your eye sees?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes." Then the Abyssinian wept until his soul departed.
Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) himself lowering him into his grave."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) except Ayyub (may Allah have mercy on him), and Afif (may Allah have mercy on him) is alone in narrating it; and it is not narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) except with this chain."
