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5 Jumada II 1448 AH

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Al-Mu'jam al-Awsat 2454 — the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Three men

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ : نَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَرْزُوقٍ قَالَ : أَنَا عِمْرَانُ الْقَطَّانُ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : خَرَجَ ثَلَاثَةُ نَفَرٍ مِمَّنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ يَرْتَادُونَ لِأَهْلِيهِمْ ، فَأَصَابَتْهُمُ السَّمَاءُ ، فَلَجَئُوا إِلَى جَبَلٍ أَوْ إِلَى كَهْفٍ ، فَوَقَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَجَرٌ ، فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ : وَقَعَ الْحَجَرُ وَعَفَا الْأَثَرُ ، وَلَا يَعْلَمُ مَكَانَكُمْ إِلَّا اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ، ادْعُوا بِأَوْثَقِ أَعْمَالِكُمْ .
فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمْ : كَانَ لِي وَالِدَانِ ، فَكُنْتُ أَحْلُبُ لَهُمَا فِي إِنَاءٍ ، فَإِذَا أَتَيْتُهُمَا وَهُمَا نَائِمَانِ قُمْتُ قَائِمًا حَتَّى يَسْتَيْقِظَا مَتَى اسْتَيْقَظَا ، وَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ تَدُورَ سِنَتُهُمَا فِي رُءُوسِهِمَا ، فَإِذَا اسْتَيْقَظَا شَرِبَا ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي إِنَّمَا فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ رَجَاءَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَخَشْيَةَ عَذَابِكَ فَافْرُجْ عَنَّا ، فَزَالَ ثُلُثُ الْحَجَرِ .
وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ : اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ كَانَتِ امْرَأَةٌ تُعْجِبُنِي ، فَأَرَدْتُهَا فَأَبَتْ أَنْ تُمَكِّنَنِي مِنْ نَفْسِهَا حَتَّى جَعَلْتُ لَهَا جُعْلًا ، فَلَمَّا أَخَذَتْ جُعْلَهَا وَاسْتَقَرَّتْ نَفْسُهَا تَرَكْتُهَا ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي إِنَّمَا فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ رَجَاءَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَخَشْيَةَ عَذَابِكَ فَافْرُجْ عَنَّا ، فَزَالَ ثُلُثَا الْحَجَرِ .
وَقَالَ الثَّالِثُ : اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي اسْتَأْجَرْتُ أَجِيرًا يَعْمَلُ يَوْمًا ، فَعَمِلَ ، فَجَاءَ يَطْلُبُ أَجْرَهُ ، فَأَعْطَيْتُهُ ، فَلَمْ يَأْخُذْهُ وَتَسَخَّطَهُ ، فَوَفَّرْتُهُ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى صَارَ مِنْ كُلِّ الْمَالِ ، ثُمَّ جَاءَ يَطْلُبُ أَجْرَهُ ، فَقُلْتُ : خُذْ هَذَا كُلَّهُ ، وَلَوْ شِئْتُ لَمْ أُعْطِهِ إِلَّا أَجْرَهُ ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي إِنَّمَا فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ رَجَاءَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَخَشْيَةَ عَذَابِكَ ، فَافْرُجْ عَنَّا ، فَزَالَ ثُلُثُ الْحَجَرِ ، وَخَرَجُوا يَتَمَاشَوْنَ .
لَمْ يَرْوِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ إِلَّا عِمْرَانُ .
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: "Three men from among those before you went out in search (of provision or pasture) for their families. Rain overtook them, so they took shelter in a mountain or a cave. Then a rock fell upon them, and they said to one another: 'The rock has fallen and the traces have been wiped out; now no one knows where you are except Allah, the Mighty and Majestic. So supplicate through the most reliable (sincere) of your deeds.'
One of them said: 'I had parents. I used to milk (the animals) and bring them the milk in a vessel, and when I came to them and they were asleep, I would remain standing until they woke up, whenever they woke up, and I disliked that drowsiness should hang over their heads. Then, when they woke up, they would drink. O Allah, if You know that I did this only hoping for Your mercy and fearing Your punishment, then relieve us (of this hardship).' So a third of the rock moved away.
The second said: 'O Allah, if You know that there was a woman whom I liked; I desired her, but she refused to yield herself to me until I fixed a payment for her. Then, when she had taken her payment and her heart was settled, I left her. O Allah, if You know that I did this only hoping for Your mercy and fearing Your punishment, then relieve us (of this hardship).' So two thirds of the rock moved away.
The third said: 'O Allah, if You know that I hired a labourer to work for a day. He worked, then he came asking for his wage. I gave it to him, but he did not take it and was displeased with it. So I kept increasing it for him until it (grew and) became all the wealth. Then he came asking for his wage, and I said: Take all of this, although if I had wished, I would have given him only his wage. O Allah, if You know that I did this only hoping for Your mercy and fearing Your punishment, then relieve us (of this hardship).' So the (remaining) third of the rock also moved away, and they all came out walking."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Qatadah (may Allah have mercy on him), from Sa'id bin Abi al-Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him), except Imran (may Allah have mercy on him)."
Hadith Reference المعجم الأوسط / باب الألف / 2454
Hadith Grading محدثین: صحيح
Hadith Takhrij «قال أبو حاتم الرازي: ما الصحيح قال الحديثان عندي صحيحان لأن ألفاظهما مختلفة «علل الحديث، ج 6، ص 649»»
«أخرجه ابن حبان فى «صحيحه» برقم: 971، والضياء المقدسي فى «الأحاديث المختارة» برقم: 2461، 2462، وأحمد فى «مسنده» برقم: 12649، 12650، 12651، والطيالسي فى «مسنده» برقم: 2126، وأبو يعلى فى «مسنده» برقم: 2937، 2938، والبزار فى «مسنده» برقم: 6685، 7189، 9498، 9556، والطبراني فى «الأوسط» برقم: 4597»

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