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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 956 — the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Surely
وَبِهِ : قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لَمْ يَكْذِبْ غَيْرَ ثَلَاثِ كَذَبَاتٍ ، ثِنْتَانِ فِي ذَاتِ اللهِ : قَوْلُهُ : إِنِّي سَقِيمٌ وَقَوْلُهُ : بَلْ فَعَلَهُ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَذَا ، وَمَرَّ بِأَرْضٍ بِهَا جَبَّارٌ مِنَ الْجَبَابِرَةِ ، وَمَعَهُ سَارَةُ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ ... : مَنْ هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةُ مِنْكَ ؟ قَالَ : هِيَ أُخْتِي ، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ أَنِ ابْعَثْ إِلَيَّ بِهَا .
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: "Surely Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him) said only three times something that outwardly seemed to be untrue, two of which were for the sake of Allah: (first) his saying: 'I am ill', and (second) his saying: 'Rather, this one, the biggest of them, did it' (meaning the biggest idol). And (the third incident is that) he passed through a land in which there lived one of the tyrant kings, and Sayyidah Sarah (may Allah be pleased with her) was with him. That king sent (someone) to him (to ask): 'Who is this woman to you?' He said: 'She is my sister.' Then he sent (an order) to him: 'Send her to me.'"
