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المعجم الكبير للطبراني
Al-Mu'jam al-Kabir (Tabarani)
باب الكاف
Companions Whose Names Begin with Kaf (ك)
ابن كعب بن مالك، عن أبيه الزهري، عن ابن كعب
Ibn Kab bin Malik from his father Kab (may Allah be pleased with him) — al-Zuhri from Ibn Kab
Mu'jam Kabir Tabarani 16145 — When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ resolved
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ غَنَّامٍ الْكُوفِيُّ، ثنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، ثنا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ كَعْبٍ، قَالَ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمَّا هَمَّ بِبَنِي الْأَصْفَرِ يَغْزُوهُمْ جَلَّى لِلنَّاسِ أَمَرَهُمْ، وَكَانَ قَلَّمَا أَرَادَ غَزْوَةً إِلَّا وَرَّى بِغَيْرِهَا عَنْهَا، حَتَّى كَانَتْ تِلْكَ الْغَزْوَةِ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ حَرًّا شَدِيدًا، وَسَفَرًا بَعِيدًا، وَعَدُوًّا جَدِيدًا، فَكَشَفَ لِلنَّاسِ الْوَجْهَ الَّذِي خَرَجَ بِهِمْ إِلَيْهِمْ لِيَتَأَهَّبُوا فِي ذَلِكَ أُهْبَةَ عَدُوِّهِمْ، فَتَجَهَّزَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَتَجَهَّزَ النَّاسُ مَعَهُ وَطَفِقْتُ أَغْدُو لِأَتَجَهَّزَ فَأَرْجِعُ وَلَمْ أَقْضِ شَيْئًا، حَتَّى فَزِعَ النَّاسُ، وَقِيلَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ غَادٍ وَخَارِجٌ إِلَى وَجْهِهِ، فَقُلْتُ: أَتَجَهَّزُ بَعْدَهُ بِيَوْمٍ أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ ثُمَّ أُدْرِكُهُمْ، وَعِنْدِي رَاحِلَتَانِ، وَمَا اجْتَمَعَتْ عِنْدِي رَاحِلَتَانِ قَطُّ قَبْلَهُمَا، فَأَنَا قَادِرٌ فِي نَفْسِي، قَوِيٌّ بِعُدَّتِي، فَمَا زِلْتُ أَغْدُو بَعْدَهُ فَأَرْجِعُ وَلَمْ أَقْضِ شَيْئًا، حَتَّى أَمْعَنَ الْقَوْمُ وَأَسْرَعُوا، وَطَفِقْتُ أَغْدُو لِلْحَدِيثِ وَيَشْغَلُنِي الرِّجَالُ، فَأَجْمَعْتُ الْقُعُودَ حَتَّى سَبَقَنِي الْقَوْمُ، وَطَفِقْتُ أَغْدُو فَلَا أَرَى إِلَّا رَجُلًا مِمَّنْ عَذَّرَ اللهُ جَلَّ اسْمُهُ أَوْ رَجُلًا مَغْمُوصًا فِي النِّفَاقِ، وَيُحْزِنُنِي ذَلِكَ، فَطَفِقْتُ أُعِدُّ الْعُذْرَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا جَاءَ، وَأُهَيْيءُ الْكَلَامَ، وَقُدِّرَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ لَا يَذْكُرَنِي حَتَّى نَزَلَ تَبُوكًا، فَقَالَ لِلنَّاسِ، وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ بِتَبُوكٍ: «مَا فَعَلَ كَعْبُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ؟» ، فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قَوْمِي فَقَالَ: شَغَلَهُ بُرْدَاهُ، وَالنَّظَرُ فِي عِطْفَيْهِ، فَتَكَلَّمَ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ، فَقَالَ: وَاللهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنْ عَلِمْنَا إِلَّا خَيْرًا، فَصَمَتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَلَمَّا قِيلَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدِمَ زَاحَ عَنِّي الْبَاطِلُ، وَمَا كُنْتُ أَجْمَعُ مِنَ الْكَذِبِ وَالْعُذْرِ، وَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ لَنْ يُنَجِّيَنِي مِنْهُ إِلَّا الصِّدْقُ، فَأَجْمَعْتُ صِدْقَهُ، وَصَبَّحَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَدِينَةَ، فَقَدِمَ فَغَدَوْتُ إِلَيْهِ، فَإِذَا هُوَ فِي النَّاسِ جَالِسٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، وَكَانَ قَلَّمَا نَظَرَ إِلَيَّ دَعَانِي، فَقَالَ: «هَلُمَّ يَا كَعْبُ، مَا خَلْفَكَ عَنِّي؟» ، وَتَبَسَّمَ تَبَسُّمَ الْمُغْضَبِ، قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لَا عُذْرَ لِي، مَا كُنْتُ قَطُّ أَقْوَى، وَلَا أَيْسَرَ مِنِّي حِينَ تَخَلَّفْتُ عَنْكَ، وَقَدْ جَاءَ الْمُخَلَّفُونَ يَحْلِفُونَ فَيَقْبَلُ مِنْهُمْ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُ لَهُمْ، وَيَكِلُ سَرَائِرَهُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ إِلَى اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، فَلَمَّا صَدَقَهُ قَالَ: «أَمَّا هَذَا فَقَدْ صَدَقَ، فَقُمْ حَتَّى يَقْضِيَ اللهُ فِيكَ مَا هُوَ قَاضٍ» ، فَقُمْتُ فَقَامَ إِلَيَّ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي سَلِمَةَ فَقَالَ: وَاللهِ مَا صَنَعْتَ شَيْئًا، وَاللهِ إِنْ كَانَ لَكَافِيكَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكِ الَّذِي أَذْنَبْتَ اسْتِغْفَارُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَكَ كَمَا صَنَعَ ذَلِكَ بِغَيْرِكَ، فَقَدْ قَبِلَ مِنْهُمْ عُذْرَهُمْ وَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُمْ، فَمَا زَالُوا يَلُومُونَنِي حَتَّى تَمَنَّيْتُ أَنْ أَرْجِعَ فَأُكَذِّبَ نَفْسِي، ثُمَّ قُلْتُ لَهُمْ: هَلْ قَالَ لَهُ هَذِهِ الْمَقَالَةَ أَحَدٌ وَاعْتَذَرَ بِمِثْلِ مَا اعْتَذَرْتُ بِهِ أَحَدٌ؟، قَالُوا: نَعَمْ، قُلْتُ: مَنْ؟، قَالُوا: هِلَالُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ الْوَاقِفِيُّ، وَرَبِيعَةُ بْنُ مُرَارَةَ الْعُمَرِيُّ، فَذَكَرُوا لِي رَجُلَيْنِ صَالِحَيْنِ قَدْ شَهِدَا بَدْرًا، قَدِ اعْتَذَرَا بِمِثْلِ الَّذِي اعْتَذَرْتَ، وَقِيلَ لَهُمَا مِثْلُ الَّذِيِ قِيلَ لَكَ، وَنَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ كَلَامِنَا، فَطَفَقْنَا نَغْدُو فِي النَّاسِ وَلَا يُكَلِّمُنَا أَحَدٌ كَلِمَةً، وَلَا يُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْنَا وَلَا يَرُدُّ عَلَيْنَا سَلَامَنَا، حَتَّى إِذَا دَنَتْ أَرْبَعُونَ لَيْلَةً جَاءَنَا رَسُولُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنِ اعْتَزِلُوا نِسَاءَكُمْ، فَأَمَّا هِلَالُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ فَجَاءَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَتْ: إِنَّهُ شَيْخٌ ضَعِيفٌ بَصَرُهُ، فَهَلْ تَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَصْنَعَ لَهُ طَعَامًا؟، قَالَ: «لَا، وَلَكِنْ لَا يَقْرَبَنَّكِ» ، قَالَتْ: وَاللهِ مَا بِهِ مِنْ حَرَكَةٍ إِلَى شَيْءٍ، وَاللهِ مَا زَالَ يَبْكِي إِذْ كَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ مَا كَانَ إِلَى يَوْمِهِ هَذَا، قَالَ: فَقَالَ لِي أَهْلِي: لَوِ اسْتَأْذَنْتَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَمَا اسْتَأْذَنَتِ امْرَأَةُ هِلَالِ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ أَنْ تَخْدُمَهُ، قَالَ: فَقُلْتُ: وَاللهِ مَا أَسْتَأْذِنَهُ فِيهَا، وَمَا أَدْرِي مَا يَقُولُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنِ اسْتَأْذَنْتُهُ، وَهُوَ شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ وَأَنَا شَابٌّ، فَقُلْتُ لِامْرَأَتِي: الْحَقِي بِأَهْلِكِ حَتَّى يَقْضِيَ اللهُ مَا هُوَ قَاضٍ، وَطَفِقْنَا نَمْشِي فِي النَّاسِ وَلَا يُكَلِّمُنَا أَحَدٌ، وَلَا يُرَدُّ عَلَيْنَا سَلَّامٌ، فَأَقْبَلْتُ حَتَّى تَسَوَّرْتُ جِدَارًا لِابْنِ عَمِّي فِي حَائِطِهِ، فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَمَا حَرَّكَ شَفَتَيْهِ يَرُدُّ عَلِيَّ السَّلَامَ، فَقُلْتُ: أَنْشُدُكَ بِاللهِ، أَتَعْلَمُ أَنِّي أُحِبُّ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ؟، فَمَا كَلَّمَنِي كَلِمَةً، ثُمَّ عُدْتُ فَلَمْ يُكَلِّمْنِي، ثُمَّ عُدْتُ فَلَمْ يُكَلِّمْنِي، حَتَّى إِذَا كَمُلَتِ الرَّابِعَةُ أَوِ الثَّالِثَةُ، قَالَ: اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ، فَرَجَعْتُ وَإِنِّي لَأَمْشِي فِي السُّوقِ وَإِذَا النَّاسُ يُشِيرُونَ إِلَيَّ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ، فَإِذَا نَبَطِيٌّ مِنْ نَبَطِ الشَّامِ يَسْأَلُ عَنِّي، فَجَعَلُوا يُشِيرُونَ لَهُ إِلَيَّ حَتَّى جَاءَنِي فَدَفَعَ إِلَيَّ كِتَابًا مِنْ بَعْضِ قَوْمِي بِالشَّامِ: قَدْ بَلَغَنَا مَا صَنَعَ بِكَ صَاحِبُكَ وَجَفْوَتُهُ عَنْكَ، فَالْحَقْ بِنَا، وَإِنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَمْ يَجْعَلْكَ بِدَارِ هَوَانٍ وَلَا دَارَ مَضْيَعَةٍ نُوَاسِكَ فِي أَمْوَالِنَا، قَالَ: قُلْتُ: أَنَا لِلَّهِ فِي طَمَعٍ فِي أَهْلِ الْكُفْرِ، فَتَيَمَّمْتُ لَهُ تَنُّورًا فَسَجَرْتُهُ لَهَا، فَوَاللهِ أَنَا لَعَلَى تِلْكَ الْحَالِ الَّتِي ذَكَرَ اللهُ تَعَالَى قَدْ ضَاقَتْ عَلَيْنَا الْأَرْضُ بِمَا رَحُبَتْ وَضَاقَتْ عَلَيْنَا أَنْفُسُنَا، صَبَاحِيَّةَ لَيْلَةٍ مُنْذُ نُهِيَ عَنْ كَلَامِنَا أُنْزِلَتِ التَّوْبَةُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ثُمَّ آذَنَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْنَا حِينَ صَلَّى الْفَجْرَ، فَذَهَبَ النَّاسُ يُبَشِّرُونَنَا، وَرَكَضَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى فَرَسٍ، أَوْ سَعَى سَاعٍ مِنْ أَسْلَمَ فَأَوْفَى عَلَى الْجَبَلِ، وَكَانَ الصَّوْتُ أَسْرَعَ مِنَ الْفَرَسِ، فَنَادَى: يَا كَعْبُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ أَبْشِرْ، فَخَرَرْتُ سَاجِدًا، وَعَرَفْتُ أَنْ قَدْ جَاءَ الْفَرَجُ، فَلَمَّا جَاءَنِي الَّذِي سَمِعْتُ صَوْتَهُ دَفَعَتُ لَهُ ثَوْبَيْنِ بُشْرَاهُ، وَاللهِ مَا أَمْلِكُ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثَوْبَيْنِ غَيْرَهُمَا، وَاسْتَعَرْتُ ثَوْبَيْنِ فَخَرَجْتُ قِبَلَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَتَلَقَّانِي النَّاسُ فَوْجًا فَوْجًا يُهَنِّئُونَنِي بِتَوْبَةِ اللهِ عَلَيَّ، حَتَّى دَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ، فَقَامَ إِلَيَّ طَلْحَةُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ يُهَرْوِلُ حَتَّى صَافَحَنِي وَهَنَّأَنِي، مَا قَامَ إِلَيَّ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ غَيْرُهُ، فَكَانَ كَعْبٌ يَعْرِفُ ذَلِكَ لِطَلْحَةَ، ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَتُ حَتَّى وَقَفْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَأَنَّ وَجْهَهُ قِطْعَةُ قَمَرٍ، وَكَانَ إِذَا سُرَّ اسْتَنَارَ وَجْهُهُ لِذَلِكَ، فَنَادَانِي: «هَلُمَّ يَا كَعْبُ، أَبْشِرْ بِخَيْرِ يَوْمٍ مَرَّ عَلَيْكَ مُنْذُ وَلَدَتْكَ أُمُّكَ» ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ: أَمِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ أَمْ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ؟، قَالَ: «لَا، بَلْ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ، إِنَّكُمْ صَدَقْتُمُ اللهَ فَصَدَقَكُمْ» ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ: فَإِنَّ مِنْ تَوْبَتِي إِلَيْهِ أَنْ أَخْرُجَ مِنْ مَالِي صَدَقَةً إِلَى اللهِ وَإِلَى رَسُولِهِ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَمْسِكْ عَلَيْكَ بَعْضَ مَالِكَ» ، قُلْتُ: أُمْسِكُ سَهْمِي بِخَيْبَرَ، قَالَ كَعْبٌ: فَوَاللهِ مَا أَبْلَى اللهُ رَجُلًا فِي صِدْقِ الْحَدِيثِ مَا أَبْلَانِي
Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) resolved to fight Banu al-Asfar (the Romans), he (peace and blessings be upon him) made his matter clear to the people, although whenever he (peace and blessings be upon him) intended an expedition, it seldom happened that he did not allude to something else instead. But this expedition was one in which he (peace and blessings be upon him) faced intense heat, a long journey and a new enemy, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) disclosed to the people the real direction for which he (peace and blessings be upon him) was taking them out, so that they could make full preparation to face their enemy. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prepared, and the people prepared along with him (peace and blessings be upon him). I too would go out in the morning to prepare, then come back without having accomplished anything, until the people became alarmed and it was said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was about to set out in the morning towards his destination. I said to myself: "I will prepare a day or two after him (peace and blessings be upon him) and then catch up with them." I had two mounts, and never before had I possessed two mounts at once, so I considered myself capable and strong in terms of my equipment. Even after that I kept going out in the morning and coming back without accomplishing anything, until the people had travelled far and moved quickly. I still kept going out in the morning to chat, and people kept me busy with their affairs, until I resolved to stay behind, and the people went on ahead of me. When I went out in the morning, I saw no one except someone whom Allah, exalted be His name, had excused, or someone accused of hypocrisy, and that grieved me. So I began preparing an excuse to present to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when he came, and I began preparing what to say (by way of explanation). It was decreed for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) would not mention me until he reached Tabuk. Then, while sitting in Tabuk, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the people: "What has Ka'b bin Malik done?" A man from my people stood up and said: "His two cloaks and his looking at his own side have kept him busy." Another man said: "By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, we know nothing of him but good." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. When I was told that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was arriving, falsehood left me, and so did the lies and excuses I had been gathering, and I became certain that nothing but the truth could save me from it, so I resolved upon the truth. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) reached Madinah early in the morning. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived, I went to him (peace and blessings be upon him) that very morning; he (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting among the people in the mosque. As soon as he (peace and blessings be upon him) saw me, he called me and said: "Come here, O Ka'b. What held you back from me?" And he (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled the smile of an angry person. I said: "O Messenger of Allah! I have no excuse. I was never so strong or so well off as I was when I stayed behind from you." Those who had stayed behind would come and swear oaths, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) would accept from them, seek forgiveness for them, and leave their inner states to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic. When I spoke the truth, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "As for this man, he has spoken the truth. Now get up until Allah decides about you whatever He is to decide." So I got up, and a man from Banu Salimah came to me and said: "By Allah! You have achieved nothing. By Allah! For this sin of yours that you committed, the seeking of forgiveness by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for you would have been enough, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) did for others: he accepted their excuse and sought forgiveness for them." They kept blaming me until I wished to go back and belie myself. Then I said to them: "Has anyone else said this to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and made an excuse like mine?" They said: "Yes." I asked: "Who?" They said: "Hilal bin Umayyah al-Waqifi and Rabi'ah bin Murarah al-Amri." They mentioned to me two righteous men who had taken part in Badr, (and said:) "They too made an excuse like yours, and they were told the same as you were told." And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade (people) from speaking to us. So in the mornings we would go out among the people, but no one would say a single word to us, nor greet us, nor return our greeting. Then, when forty nights were near, the messenger of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us (with the order): "Keep away from your wives." As for Hilal bin Umayyah (may Allah be pleased with him), his wife came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "He is an old man with weak eyesight; would you dislike it if I cooked food for him?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, but he must not come near you." She said: "By Allah! He has no movement towards anything. By Allah, ever since this matter of his happened, he has been weeping constantly until this day." (Ka'b, may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then my family said to me: "If only you would also ask the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for permission, just as the wife of Hilal bin Umayyah asked permission to serve him." I said: "By Allah, I will not ask him (peace and blessings be upon him) for permission about this. I do not know what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would say if I asked for permission; he is an old man, and I am young." Then I said to my wife: "Go to your family until Allah decides whatever He is to decide." We would walk about among the people, but no one would speak to us, nor was our greeting returned. Then I went and climbed over the wall of my paternal cousin's garden and greeted him, but he did not even move his lips to return my greeting. I said: "I ask you by Allah, do you know that I love Allah and His Messenger?" He did not say a single word to me. I asked again, and he said nothing; I asked again, and he said nothing; until, when the fourth or the third time was completed, he said: "Allah and His Messenger know best." So I came back. Then, as I was walking in the market, the people were pointing at me with their hands, and I saw that a Nabatean from the Nabateans of Syria was asking about me. The people began pointing him to me until he came to me and gave me a letter from someone of my people living in Syria (in which was written): "News has reached us of what your companion has done to you and how he has turned away from you. So come to us; Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has not placed you in a house of humiliation and loss. We will console you with our wealth." I said: "Inna lillah! (Now) I have become a target of the hopes of the people of disbelief." So I went with it to an oven and stoked it with that letter. By Allah! I was in that very state which Allah Almighty has mentioned: the earth, despite its vastness, had become narrow for us, and our souls had become constricted for us, when, on the morning of a night after the prohibition on speaking to us, (our) repentance was revealed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then, when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had prayed the Fajr prayer, he announced (the acceptance of) our (repentance). So people set out to give us the good news. A man galloped a horse, or a man from Aslam ran and climbed the mountain, and the voice was faster than the horse. He called out: "O Ka'b bin Malik! Rejoice!" So I fell down in prostration, and I became certain that relief had come. When the man whose voice I had heard came to me, I gave him my two garments in return for his good news; by Allah, I did not own two garments other than those that day. I borrowed two garments and set out towards the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). People met me in crowds, congratulating me on Allah's acceptance of my repentance, until I entered the mosque. Talhah bin Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him) got up and came towards me hurrying, until he shook my hand and congratulated me; no one from the Muhajirun other than him got up and came to me. And Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) always acknowledged this kindness of Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him). Then I went forward until I stood before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and it was as though his (peace and blessings be upon him) face were a piece of the moon; whenever he (peace and blessings be upon him) was pleased, his (peace and blessings be upon him) face would light up because of it. He (peace and blessings be upon him) called to me: "Come here, O Ka'b! Rejoice at the best day that has passed over you since your mother gave birth to you." I said: "Is this from Allah or from you?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, rather from Allah. You were truthful to Allah, so He has proven you truthful." I said: "Then part of my repentance to Him is that I give up my wealth as charity for Allah and His Messenger." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Keep some of your wealth with you." I said: "I will keep my share at Khaybar." Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By Allah! Allah has not tested any man in speaking the truth as much as He tested me.
