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المعجم الأوسط
Al-Mu'jam al-Awsat (Tabarani)
باب الألف
Names Beginning with the Letter Alif
بَابُ مَنِ اسْمُهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ
Those Named Ibrahim
Al-Mu'jam al-Awsat 2633 — he described how Sayyiduna Abu Dharr came
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ : نَا عَمْرُو بْنُ حَكَّامٍ قَالَ : نَا الْمُثَنَّى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْقَصِيرُ قَالَ : نَا أَبُو جَمْرَةَ ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ حَدَّثَهُمْ عَنْ بُدُوِّ إِسْلَامِ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ : لَمَّا بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ رَجُلًا خَرَجَ بِمَكَّةَ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ ، بَعَثَ أَخَاهُ فَقَالَ : انْطَلِقْ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَنِي بِخَبَرِهِ وَمَا تَسْمَعُ مِنْهُ ، فَانْطَلَقَ أَخُوهُ حَتَّى سَمِعَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى أَبِي ذَرٍّ ، فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ يَأْمُرُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَى عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ ، وَيَأْمُرُ بِمَكَارِمِ الْأَخْلَاقِ ، فَقَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ : مَا شَفَيْتَنِي ، فَأَخَذَ شَنَّةً فِيهَا مَاؤُهُ وَزَادُهُ .
ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ حَتَّى أَتَى مَكَّةَ ، فَفَرِقَ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ أَحَدًا عَنْ شَيْءٍ ، وَلَمْ يَلْقَ رَسُولَ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَدَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ ، فَجَالَ بِهِ حَتَّى أَمْسَى ، فَلَمَّا أَعْتَمَ ، مَرَّ بِهِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ، فَقَالَ : مَنِ الرَّجُلُ ؟ قَالَ : رَجُلٌ مِنْ غِفَارٍ . قَالَ : فَانْطَلِقْ إِلَى الْمَنْزِلِ ، فَانْطَلَقَ مَعَهُ ، لَا يَسْأَلُ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ عَنْ شَيْءٍ ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ غَدَا أَبُو ذَرٍّ فِي الطَّلَبِ ، فَلَمَّا أَمْسَى نَامَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَمَرَّ بِهِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ، فَقَالَ : آنَ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَعْرِفَ مَنْزِلَهُ .
فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْيَوْمُ الثَّالِثُ أَخَذَ عَلَيَّ عَلِيٌّ لَئِنْ أَخْبَرَهُ بِأَمْرِهِ لَيَسْتُرَنَّ عَلَيْهِ ، وَلَيَكْتُمَنَّ عَنْهُ ، فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ رَجُلًا خَرَجَ بِمَكَّةَ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ يَرَى ، فَبَعَثْتُ أَخِي ، فَلَمْ يَأْتِنِي بِمَا يَشْفِينِي ، فَجِئْتُهُ بِنَفْسِي ، فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ : إِنَّى غَادٍ فَاتَّبِعْنِي ، فَإِنِّي إِنْ رَأَيْتُ مَا أَخَافُ عَلَيْكَ قُمْتُ كَأَنِّي أُهْرِيقُ الْمَاءَ ، فَغَدَا عَلِيٌّ وَغَدَا أَبُو ذَرٍّ عَلَى أَثَرِهِ ، حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَدَخَلَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ عَلَى أَثَرِهِ ، فَأَخْبَرَ رَسُولَ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَسَمِعَ مِنْهُ ، فَأَسْلَمَ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، مُرْنِي بِأَمْرِكَ ، فَقَالَ : ارْجِعْ إِلَى قَوْمِكَ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَكَ خَبَرِي ، فَقَالَ : وَاللهِ لَا رَجَعْتُ حَتَّى أُصَرِّحَ بِالْإِسْلَامِ ، فَغَدَا إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَقَامَ يَصْرُخُ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِ : أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ ، فَقَالَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ : صَبَأَ الرَّجُلُ ، ثُمَّ قَامُوا إِلَيْهِ فَضَرَبُوهُ حَتَّى سَقَطَ ، فَمَرَّ بِهِ الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ ، فَأَكَبَّ عَلَيْهِ ، وَقَالَ : قَتَلْتُمُ الرَّجُلَ يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ ، أَنْتُمْ تُجَّارٌ وَطَرِيقُكُمْ عَلَى غِفَارٍ ، أَفَتُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يُقْطَعَ الطَّرِيقُ ؟ فَكَفُّوا عَنْهُ ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْغَدُ عَادَ لِمَقَالَتِهِ ، فَوَثَبُوا عَلَيْهِ ، فَضَرَبُوهُ حَتَّى سَقَطَ ، فَمَرَّ بِهِ الْعَبَّاسُ ، فَأَكَبَّ عَلَيْهِ ، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ بِالْأَمْسِ ، فَكَفُّوا عَنْهُ ، فَهَذَا كَانَ بُدُوُّ إِسْلَامِ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ .
لَمْ يَرْوِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ أَبِي جَمْرَةَ إِلَّا الْمُثَنَّى ، وَلَا رَوَاهُ عَنِ الْمُثَنَّى إِلَّا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ ، وَعَمْرُو بْنُ حَكَّامٍ .
ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ حَتَّى أَتَى مَكَّةَ ، فَفَرِقَ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ أَحَدًا عَنْ شَيْءٍ ، وَلَمْ يَلْقَ رَسُولَ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَدَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ ، فَجَالَ بِهِ حَتَّى أَمْسَى ، فَلَمَّا أَعْتَمَ ، مَرَّ بِهِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ، فَقَالَ : مَنِ الرَّجُلُ ؟ قَالَ : رَجُلٌ مِنْ غِفَارٍ . قَالَ : فَانْطَلِقْ إِلَى الْمَنْزِلِ ، فَانْطَلَقَ مَعَهُ ، لَا يَسْأَلُ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ عَنْ شَيْءٍ ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ غَدَا أَبُو ذَرٍّ فِي الطَّلَبِ ، فَلَمَّا أَمْسَى نَامَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَمَرَّ بِهِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ، فَقَالَ : آنَ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَعْرِفَ مَنْزِلَهُ .
فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْيَوْمُ الثَّالِثُ أَخَذَ عَلَيَّ عَلِيٌّ لَئِنْ أَخْبَرَهُ بِأَمْرِهِ لَيَسْتُرَنَّ عَلَيْهِ ، وَلَيَكْتُمَنَّ عَنْهُ ، فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ رَجُلًا خَرَجَ بِمَكَّةَ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ يَرَى ، فَبَعَثْتُ أَخِي ، فَلَمْ يَأْتِنِي بِمَا يَشْفِينِي ، فَجِئْتُهُ بِنَفْسِي ، فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ : إِنَّى غَادٍ فَاتَّبِعْنِي ، فَإِنِّي إِنْ رَأَيْتُ مَا أَخَافُ عَلَيْكَ قُمْتُ كَأَنِّي أُهْرِيقُ الْمَاءَ ، فَغَدَا عَلِيٌّ وَغَدَا أَبُو ذَرٍّ عَلَى أَثَرِهِ ، حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَدَخَلَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ عَلَى أَثَرِهِ ، فَأَخْبَرَ رَسُولَ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَسَمِعَ مِنْهُ ، فَأَسْلَمَ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، مُرْنِي بِأَمْرِكَ ، فَقَالَ : ارْجِعْ إِلَى قَوْمِكَ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَكَ خَبَرِي ، فَقَالَ : وَاللهِ لَا رَجَعْتُ حَتَّى أُصَرِّحَ بِالْإِسْلَامِ ، فَغَدَا إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَقَامَ يَصْرُخُ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِ : أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ ، فَقَالَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ : صَبَأَ الرَّجُلُ ، ثُمَّ قَامُوا إِلَيْهِ فَضَرَبُوهُ حَتَّى سَقَطَ ، فَمَرَّ بِهِ الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ ، فَأَكَبَّ عَلَيْهِ ، وَقَالَ : قَتَلْتُمُ الرَّجُلَ يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ ، أَنْتُمْ تُجَّارٌ وَطَرِيقُكُمْ عَلَى غِفَارٍ ، أَفَتُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يُقْطَعَ الطَّرِيقُ ؟ فَكَفُّوا عَنْهُ ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْغَدُ عَادَ لِمَقَالَتِهِ ، فَوَثَبُوا عَلَيْهِ ، فَضَرَبُوهُ حَتَّى سَقَطَ ، فَمَرَّ بِهِ الْعَبَّاسُ ، فَأَكَبَّ عَلَيْهِ ، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ بِالْأَمْسِ ، فَكَفُّوا عَنْهُ ، فَهَذَا كَانَ بُدُوُّ إِسْلَامِ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ .
لَمْ يَرْوِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ أَبِي جَمْرَةَ إِلَّا الْمُثَنَّى ، وَلَا رَوَاهُ عَنِ الْمُثَنَّى إِلَّا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ ، وَعَمْرُو بْنُ حَكَّامٍ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he described how Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Islam. When the news reached him that a man had appeared in Makkah claiming to be a prophet, he sent his brother and said: "Go and bring me news of him and of what he says, after hearing it." So his brother set off until he heard (the words) of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then he returned to Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) and told him that he enjoins good, forbids evil and urges noble character. At this Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "You have not fully satisfied me." Then he took an old water-skin containing his water and provisions and set off for Makkah.
There he was afraid to ask anyone about anything, and he had not been able to meet the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). So he entered the Sacred Mosque and walked about there until evening came. When it grew dark, Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by him and asked: "Who is this man?" He said: "A man from the tribe of Ghifar." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Come to the house." So he went with him, and neither of them asked the other about anything. When morning came, Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) again went out in search (of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)), and when evening came he slept in the mosque. Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by him there again and said: "Has the time not yet come for this man to know his lodging?"
When the third day came, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) took a pledge from him that if he told him his affair, he would keep it secret and conceal it. Then he told him that news had reached him that a man had appeared in Makkah claiming that he sees revelation: "So I sent my brother, but he could not bring me news that would satisfy me, so I have come to him myself." At this Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: "I will go (to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)) in the morning; follow behind me. If I see anything that makes me fear for you, I will stand as though I am pouring out water (and you keep walking)." So in the morning Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) set out and Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) followed in his footsteps, until he reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) also entered behind him. He told the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) his situation and heard his (peace and blessings be upon him) words, and then he accepted Islam. After that he said: "O Messenger of Allah! Give me your command." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go back to your people until my message reaches you." He said: "By Allah! I will not go back until I have openly proclaimed Islam." So in the morning he came to the mosque and began calling out at the top of his voice: 'Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah, wa anna Muhammadan abduhu wa rasuluh' (I bear witness that there is no deity except Allah, and that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the servant of Allah and His Messenger). Hearing this, the polytheists said: "This man has abandoned his religion." Then they fell upon him and beat him until he fell down. Meanwhile Sayyiduna Abbas bin Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by; he bent over him and said: "O people of Quraysh! You have killed this man! You are merchants and your route passes through the tribe of Ghifar; do you want them to block your route?" Then they left him alone. The next day he repeated the same words, and the polytheists again fell upon him and beat him until he fell down. Then Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by, bent over him and said to the people the same thing he had said the previous day, so they held back from him. This, then, is how Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Islam.
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Abu Jamrah (may Allah have mercy on him) except al-Muthanna (may Allah have mercy on him), and no one narrated it from al-Muthanna (may Allah have mercy on him) except Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi (may Allah have mercy on him) and Amr bin Hakkam (may Allah have mercy on him)."
There he was afraid to ask anyone about anything, and he had not been able to meet the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). So he entered the Sacred Mosque and walked about there until evening came. When it grew dark, Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by him and asked: "Who is this man?" He said: "A man from the tribe of Ghifar." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Come to the house." So he went with him, and neither of them asked the other about anything. When morning came, Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) again went out in search (of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)), and when evening came he slept in the mosque. Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by him there again and said: "Has the time not yet come for this man to know his lodging?"
When the third day came, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) took a pledge from him that if he told him his affair, he would keep it secret and conceal it. Then he told him that news had reached him that a man had appeared in Makkah claiming that he sees revelation: "So I sent my brother, but he could not bring me news that would satisfy me, so I have come to him myself." At this Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: "I will go (to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)) in the morning; follow behind me. If I see anything that makes me fear for you, I will stand as though I am pouring out water (and you keep walking)." So in the morning Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) set out and Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) followed in his footsteps, until he reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) also entered behind him. He told the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) his situation and heard his (peace and blessings be upon him) words, and then he accepted Islam. After that he said: "O Messenger of Allah! Give me your command." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go back to your people until my message reaches you." He said: "By Allah! I will not go back until I have openly proclaimed Islam." So in the morning he came to the mosque and began calling out at the top of his voice: 'Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah, wa anna Muhammadan abduhu wa rasuluh' (I bear witness that there is no deity except Allah, and that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the servant of Allah and His Messenger). Hearing this, the polytheists said: "This man has abandoned his religion." Then they fell upon him and beat him until he fell down. Meanwhile Sayyiduna Abbas bin Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by; he bent over him and said: "O people of Quraysh! You have killed this man! You are merchants and your route passes through the tribe of Ghifar; do you want them to block your route?" Then they left him alone. The next day he repeated the same words, and the polytheists again fell upon him and beat him until he fell down. Then Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by, bent over him and said to the people the same thing he had said the previous day, so they held back from him. This, then, is how Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Islam.
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Abu Jamrah (may Allah have mercy on him) except al-Muthanna (may Allah have mercy on him), and no one narrated it from al-Muthanna (may Allah have mercy on him) except Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi (may Allah have mercy on him) and Amr bin Hakkam (may Allah have mercy on him)."
