حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الرَّازِيُّ قَالَ : نَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْأَسَدِيُّ قَالَ : نَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ هَاشِمِ بْنِ الْبَرِيدِ قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ : نَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ رَجَاءٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : كُنْتُ فِي مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي حَلْقَةٍ فِيهَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيُّ ، وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ، إِذْ مَرَّ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ فَسَلَّمَ ، فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ الْقَوْمُ ، وَسَكَتَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ، ثُمَّ رَفَعَ ابْنُ عَمْرٍو صَوْتَهُ بَعْدَ مَا سَكَتَ الْقَوْمُ ، فَقَالَ : وَعَلَيْكَ السَّلَامُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ ، ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ ، فَقَالَ : أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِأَحَبِّ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ إِلَى أَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ ؟ قَالُوا : بَلَى ، قَالَ : هُوَ هَذَا الْمُقَفِّي ، وَاللهِ مَا كَلَّمْتُهُ كَلِمَةً ، وَلَا كَلَّمَنِي كَلِمَةً مُنْذُ لَيَالِي صِفِّينَ ، وَوَاللهِ لَأَنْ يَرْضَى عَنِّي أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ يَكُونَ لِي مِثْلُ أُحُدٍ .
فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيُّ : أَلَا تَغْدُو إِلَيْهِ ؟ قَالَ : بَلَى ، فَتَوَاعَدَا أَنْ يَغْدُوَا إِلَيْهِ وَغَدَوْتُ مَعَهُمَا ، فَاسْتَأْذَنَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ ، فَدَخَلْنَا ، فَاسْتَأْذَنَ لِابْنِ عَمْرٍو ، فَلَمْ يَزَلْ بِهِ حَتَّى أَذِنَ لَهُ الْحُسَيْنُ ، فَدَخَلَ ، فَلَمَّا رَآهُ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ زَحَلَ لَهُ ، وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ إِلَى جَنْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ فَمَدَّهُ الْحُسَيْنُ إِلَيْهِ ، فَقَامَ ابْنُ عَمْرٍو فَلَمْ يَجْلِسْ فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ خَلَّى عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ فَأَزْحَلَ لَهُ فَجَلَسَ بَيْنَهُمَا فَقَصَّ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْقِصَّةَ فَقَالَ : أَكَذَلِكَ يَا ابْنَ عَمْرٍو ؟ أَتَعْلَمُ أَنِّي أَحَبُّ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ إِلَى أَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ ؟ قَالَ : إِي وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ ، إِنَّكَ لَأَحَبُّ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ إِلَى أَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ قَالَ : فَمَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى أَنْ قَاتَلْتَنِي وَأَبِي يَوْمَ صِفِّينَ ؟ وَاللهِ لَأَبِي خَيْرٌ مِنِّي .
قَالَ : أَجَلْ ، وَلَكِنَّ عَمْرًا شَكَانِي إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ يَقُومُ اللَّيْلَ ، وَيَصُومُ النَّهَارَ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : صَلِّ وَنَمْ ، وَصُمْ وَأَفْطِرْ ، وَأَطِعْ عَمْرًا فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ صِفِّينَ أَقْسَمَ عَلَيَّ ، وَاللهِ مَا كَثَّرْتُ لَهُمْ سَوَادًا ، وَلَا اخْتَرَطْتُ لَهُمْ سَيْفًا ، وَلَا طَعَنْتُ بِرُمْحٍ وَلَا رَمَيْتُ بِسَهْمٍ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ الْحُسَيْنُ : أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهُ لَا طَاعَةَ لِمَخْلُوقٍ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ الْخَالِقِ ؟ قَالَ : بَلَى ، قَالَ : فَكَأَنَّهُ قَبِلَ مِنْهُ .
لَمْ يَرْوِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ إِلَّا هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْبَرِيدِ ، وَلَا رَوَاهُ عَنْ هَاشِمٍ إِلَّا ابْنُهُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ هَاشِمٍ ، تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ : عَبَّادُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ .
Raja' (may Allah have mercy on him) relates: "I was sitting in a circle in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), in which were Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both), when Sayyiduna al-Husayn bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) passed by and greeted (us) with salam. The people returned his greeting, but Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) remained silent. Then, when the people had fallen silent, he raised his voice and said: 'Wa alayka al-salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh' (And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings). Then he turned to the people and said: 'Shall I not tell you who, of the people of the earth, is the most beloved to the people of the heavens?' The people said: 'Certainly, tell us.' He said: 'It is this man who is walking away (al-Husayn, may Allah be pleased with him). By Allah, from the nights of Siffin until today I have not spoken a word to him, nor has he spoken a word to me. And by Allah, his being pleased with me is more beloved to me than my having (wealth) as much as the mountain of Uhud.'
Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: 'Will you not go to him in the morning?' He said: 'Certainly.' So the two of them agreed to go to him early in the morning, and I went with them. Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) asked permission and was given permission, and we entered. Then he asked permission for Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both), and kept insisting until Sayyiduna al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) gave him permission, and so he entered. When Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) saw him, he shifted aside to make room for him; he was sitting beside Sayyiduna al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) pulled him towards himself, but Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) remained standing and did not sit. When Sayyiduna al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) saw this, he let go of Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him), so he moved aside (further) for him, and he (Ibn Amr) sat between the two of them. Then Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) related the whole story, and (Sayyiduna al-Husayn, may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'O Ibn Amr, is it really so? Do you know that I am the most beloved of the people of the earth to the people of the heavens?' He said: 'Yes, by the Lord of the Ka'bah, you are the most beloved of the people of the earth to the people of the heavens.' Al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'Then what led you to fight against me and my father on the day of Siffin? By Allah, my father was better than me.'
He said: 'You have spoken rightly. But my father Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) complained about me to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "Abdullah stands (in prayer) all night and fasts all day." So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Pray and also sleep, fast and also break your fast, and obey Amr." Then, when the day of Siffin came, he made me swear an oath (to go with him). By Allah, I did not add to their numbers, nor draw a sword for them, nor strike with a spear, nor shoot an arrow.' Sayyiduna al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: 'Do you not know that there is no obedience to a created being in disobedience to the Creator?' He said: 'Certainly (I know).' The narrator said: 'It was as if Sayyiduna al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) accepted his excuse.'"
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Isma'il bin Raja' except Hashim bin al-Barid, and no one narrated it from Hashim except his son Ali bin Hashim; Abbad bin Ya'qub is alone in narrating it."