حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ . قَالَ : نَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ بْنِ شَرُوسٍ الصَّنْعَانِيُّ قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ بَحِيرٍ الْقَاصَّ ، يَذْكُرُ ، عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ الرَّقِيمِ : إِنَّ ثَلَاثَةَ نَفَرٍ دَخَلُوا فِي كَهْفٍ ، فَوَقَعَ قِطْعَةٌ مِنَ الْجَبَلِ عَلَى بَابِ الْكَهْفِ ، فَأُوصِدَ عَلَيْهِمْ ، فَقَالَ قَائِلٌ مِنْهُمْ : يَا قَوْمُ ، تَذَكَّرُوا أَيُّكُمْ عَمِلَ حَسَنَةً لَعَلَّ اللهَ بِرَحْمَتِهِ يَرْحَمُنَا .
فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمْ : قَدْ عَمِلْتُ حَسَنَةً مَرَّةً : كَانَ لِي عُمَّالٌ اسْتَأْجَرْتُهُمْ فِي عَمَلٍ لِي ، كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ بِأَجْرٍ مَعْلُومٍ ، فَجَاءَنِي رَجُلٌ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَسَطَ النَّهَارِ ، فَاسْتَأْجَرْتُهُ مَا بَقِيَ مِنَ النَّهَارِ بِشَرْطِ أَصْحَابِهِ ، فَعَمِلَ فِي بَقِيَّةِ نَهَارِهِ كَمَا عَمِلَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ فِي نَهَارِهِ كُلِّهِ ، فَرَأَيْتُ فِي الذِّمَامِ أَنْ لَا أَنْقُصَهُ شَيْئًا مِمَّا اسْتَأْجَرْتُ بِهِ أَصْحَابَهُ ، لِمَا جَهِدَ فِي عَمَلِهِ ، فَقَالَ لِي رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ : أَتُعْطِي هَذَا مِثْلَ مَا أَعْطَيْتَنِي ، وَلَمْ يَعْمَلْ إِلَّا نِصْفَ نَهَارٍ ؟ قُلْتُ : يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ ، لَمْ أَبْخَسْكَ شَيْئًا مِنْ شَرْطِكَ ، وَإِنَّمَا هُوَ مَالِي أَحْكُمُ فِيهِ مَا شِئْتُ ، فَغَضِبَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ ، وَتَرَكَ إِجَارَتَهُ ، وَوَضَعْتُ حَقَّهُ فِي جَانِبٍ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ ، ثُمَّ مَرَّتْ بِي بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بَقَرٌ ، فَاشْتَرَيْتُ بِهِ فَصِيلًا مِنَ الْبَقَرِ ، فَأَمْسَكْتُهُ حَتَّى كَبِرَ ، ثُمَّ بِعْتُهُ ، ثُمَّ صَرَفْتُ ثَمَنَهُ فِي بَقَرَةٍ ، فَحَمَلَتْ ، ثُمَّ تَوَالَدَتْ لَهَا حَتَّى بَلَغَ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ ، ثُمَّ مَرَّ بِي بَعْدَ حِينٍ شَيْخٌ ضَعِيفٌ لَا أَعْرِفُهُ ، فَقَالَ لِي : إِنَّ لِي عِنْدَكَ حَقًّا ، فَذَكَرَهُ حَتَّى عَرَفْتُهُ ، فَقُلْتُ : نَعَمْ ، إِيَّاكَ أَبْغِي ، فَعَرَضْتُهَا عَلَيْهِ جَمِيعًا ، فَقُلْتُ : هَذَا حَقُّكَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ لَا تَسْتَهْزِئْ مِنِّي ، إِنْ لَمْ تَتَصَدَّقْ عَلَيَّ فَأَعْطِنِي حَقِّي ، فَقُلْتُ : وَاللهِ مَا أَسْخَرُ مِنْكَ ، إِنَّهَا لَحَقُّكَ ، مَا لِي مِنْهَا شَيْءٌ ، فَدَفَعْتُهَا إِلَيْهِ ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتُ فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ لِوَجْهِكَ ، فَافْرُجْ عَنَّا ، فَانْصَدَعَ الْبَصَرُ ، حَتَّى رَأَوْا وَبَصُرُوا .
وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ : فَعَلْتُ حَسَنَةً مَرَّةً : كَانَ عِنْدِي فَضْلٌ ، وَأَصَابَتِ النَّاسَ شِدَّةٌ ، فَجَاءَتْنِي امْرَأَةٌ تَطْلُبُ مِنِّي مَعْرُوفًا ، فَقُلْتُ لَهَا : لَا وَاللهِ مَا هُوَ دُونَ نَفْسِكِ ، فَأَبَتْ عَلَيَّ ، ثُمَّ رَجَعَتْ فَذَكَّرَتْنِي بِاللهِ ، فَأَبَيْتُ عَلَيْهَا ، فَقُلْتُ : لَا وَاللهِ مَا هُوَ دُونَ نَفْسِكِ ، فَأَبَتْ عَلَيَّ ، فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِزَوْجِهَا ، فَقَالَ لَهَا : أَعْطِيهِ نَفْسَكِ وَأَغْنِي عِيَالَكِ ، فَجَاءَتْنِي ، فَنَاشَدَتْنِي اللهَ ، فَقُلْتُ لَهَا : لَا وَاللهِ مَا هُوَ دُونَ نَفْسِكِ ، فَلَمَّا رَأَتْ ذَلِكَ أَسْلَمَتْ إِلَيَّ نَفْسَهَا ، فَلَمَّا كَشَفْتُهَا وَهَمَمْتُ بِهَا ارْتَعَدَتْ مِنْ تَحْتِي ، فَقُلْتُ : مَا لَكِ ؟ قَالَتْ : أَخَافُ اللهَ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ ، فَقُلْتُ لَهَا : خِفْتِ اللهَ فِي الشِّدَّةِ ، وَلَمْ أَخَفْهُ فِي الرَّخَاءِ ، فَتَرَكْتُهَا ، وَأَعْطَيْتُهَا مَا يَحِقُّ عَلَيَّ بِمَا كَشَفْتُهَا ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتُ فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ لِوَجْهِكَ فَافْرُجْ عَنَّا ، فَانْصَدَعَ الْجَبَلُ حَتَّى عَرَفُوا وَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ .
وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ : قَدْ عَمِلْتُ حَسَنَةً مَرَّةً : كَانَ لِي أَبَوَانِ شَيْخَانِ كَبِيرَانِ ، وَكَانَتْ لِي غَنَمٌ ، فَأُطْعِمُ أَبَوَيَّ وَأَسْقِيهِمَا ، ثُمَّ أَرْجِعُ إِلَى غَنَمِي ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ أَصَابَنِي غَيْثٌ ، فَحَبَسَنِي ، فَلَمْ أَرُحْ حَتَّى أَمْسَيْتُ ، فَأَتَيْتُ أَهْلِي ، فَأَخَذْتُ مِحْلَبِي ، فَحَلَبْتُ ، وَتَرَكْتُ غَنَمِي قَائِمَةً ، فَمَضَيْتُ إِلَى أَبَوَيَّ لِأَسْقِيَهُمَا ، فَوَجَدْتُهُمَا قَدْ نَامَا ، فَشَقَّ عَلَيَّ أَنْ أُوقِظَهُمَا ، وَشَقَّ عَلَيَّ أَنْ أَتْرُكَ غَنَمِي ، فَمَا بَرِحْتُ جَالِسًا وَمِحْلَبِي عَلَى يَدَيَّ حَتَّى أَيْقَظَهُمَا الصُّبْحُ ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ لِوَجْهِكَ فَافْرُجْ عَنَّا I " .
قَالَ النُّعْمَانُ : لَكَأَنِّي أَسْمَعُ رَسُولَ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - يَقُولُ : I " فَقَالَ الْجَبَلُ : طَاقْ ، فَفَرَّجَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ ، فَخَرَجُوا .
كذا في طبعة دار الحرمين ، وقال محققه في الحاشية : I "كذا بالأصل ، والصواب : الجبل I "
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Nu'man bin Bashir al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) narrating the story of (the people of) al-Raqim: "Three men entered a cave, and a piece of the mountain fell over the mouth of the cave, and the cave was sealed upon them. One of them said: O my companions! Recall which of you has done a good deed; perhaps Allah, by His mercy, will have mercy on us.
So one of them said: I once did a good deed. I had some labourers whom I had hired for a job of mine, each man for a fixed wage. One day at midday a man came to me, and I hired him for the rest of the day on the same terms as his companions. In the rest of the day he did as much work as any of them had done in the whole day. I considered that responsibility and honesty required that I should not reduce him anything of the wage for which I had hired his companions, since he had worked hard at his job. Then one of them said to me: Are you giving this man as much as you gave me, when he has worked only half a day? I said: O servant of Allah! I have not reduced you anything of your agreed terms; this is my own wealth, and I may deal with it as I wish. At that he became angry, left his wage and went away. I kept his (the one who left in anger) due in a corner of the house for as long as Allah willed. After that some cattle passed by me, so with that money I bought a calf and kept raising it until it grew big. Then I sold it and with its price bought a cow; she became pregnant, then her offspring kept increasing until (the herd) became as large as Allah willed. Then, after some time, a weak old man whom I did not recognise passed by me and said to me: I have a due with you. He reminded me of (the whole matter) until I recognised him. I said: Yes, it is you I have been looking for. Then I presented all of them (the animals) to him and said: This is your due. He said: O servant of Allah! Do not mock me; if you will not give me charity, then at least give me my due. I said: By Allah! I am not mocking you; all of this truly is your due, nothing of it is mine. So I handed it all over to him. 'Allahumma in kuntu fa'altu dhalika li-wajhika fa-furij 'anna' (O Allah! If I did this deed for Your pleasure, then relieve us (of this distress)). Then (the rock) split open until they could see.
The second said: I once did a good deed. I had wealth beyond my needs, and hardship (famine) had befallen the people. A woman came to me seeking a kindness (help) from me. I said to her: No, by Allah! You will not get it except (by surrendering) yourself. She refused and went away, then she came again and adjured me by Allah, but I refused and said: No, by Allah! You will not get it except (by surrendering) yourself. She refused again and mentioned this to her husband, and he said: Give yourself to him and make your children free of need. She came to me again and adjured me by Allah, and I said again: No, by Allah! You will not get it except (by surrendering) yourself. When she saw this, she surrendered herself to me. When I uncovered her and intended (to do the act) with her, she began trembling beneath me. I said: What is the matter with you? She said: I fear Allah, the Lord of the worlds. I said to her: You feared Allah in hardship, and I did not fear Him in ease! So I left her and gave her what was due from me for having uncovered her. 'Allahumma in kuntu fa'altu dhalika li-wajhika fa-furij 'anna' (O Allah! If I did this deed for Your pleasure, then relieve us (of this distress)). Then the mountain split open further until they recognised (the way) and it became clear to them.
The third said: I once did a good deed. My parents were both very old, and I had some goats. I used to feed my parents and give them to drink, then return to my goats. One day rain held me back and I could not return until evening. I came to my home, took my milking vessel, milked, and left my goats standing, then went to my parents to give them to drink, and found that they had fallen asleep. It was hard on me to wake them, and it was also hard on me to leave my goats. So I remained seated with the vessel on my hands until the morning woke them. 'Allahumma in kunta ta'lamu anni fa'altu dhalika li-wajhika fa-furij 'anna' (O Allah! If You know that I did this deed for Your pleasure, then relieve us (of this distress)).
Sayyiduna Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) says: "It is as if I can hear the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: 'Then the mountain said: Taq (Open up), so Allah relieved them (of the distress) and they came out.'"
This (text) is like this in the Dar al-Haramayn edition, and its editor said in the footnote: "It is like this in the original manuscript, whereas the correct word is 'al-jabal' (the mountain)."