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Mu'jam Kabir Tabarani 5400 — I stayed behind from going

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ، ثنا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الزُّهْرِيُّ، ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ خَيْثَمَةَ، ثنا أَبِي، عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: تَخَلَّفْتُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ، حَتَّى مَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَدَخَلْتُ حَائِطًا، فَرَأَيْتُ عَرِيشًا قَدْ رُشَّ بِالْمَاءِ، وَرَأَيْتُ زَوْجَتِي، فَقُلْتُ: مَا هَذَا بِالْإِنْصَافِ، إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي السَّمُومِ وَالْحَمِيمِ، وَأَنَا فِي الظِّلِّ وَالنَّعِيمِ، فَقُمْتُ إِلَى نَاضِحٍ فَاحْتَقَبْتُهُ، وإِلَى تُمَيْرَاتٍ فَتَزَوَّدْتُهَا، فَنَادَتْ زَوْجَتِي: إِلَى أَيْنَ يَا أَبَا خَيْثَمَةَ؟ فَخَرَجْتُ أُرِيدُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، حَتَّى إِذَا كُنْتُ بِبَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ، لَحِقَنِي عُمَيْرُ بْنُ وَهْبٍ الْجُمَحِيُّ، فَقُلْتُ: إِنَّكَ رَجُلٌ جَرِيءٌ، وَإِنِّي أَعْرِفُ حَيْثُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَإِنِّي رَجُلٌ مُذْنِبٌ، فَتَخَلَّفْ عَنِّي حَتَّى أَخْلُوَ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَتَخَلَّفَ عَنِّي عُمَيْرٌ، فَلَمَّا اطَّلَعْتُ عَلَى الْعَسْكَرِ، فَرَأَى النَّاسُ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «كُنْ أَبَا خَيْثَمَةَ» ، فَجِئْتُ فَقُلْتُ: كِدْتُ أَهْلِكُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، فَحَدَّثْتُهُ حَدِيثِي، فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَيْرًا، وَدَعَا لِي
Sa'd bin Khaythamah (may Allah be pleased with him) (whose kunyah was Abu Khaythamah) narrated: I stayed behind from going with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on the expedition of Tabuk, until the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had set off. Then I entered an orchard and saw a shelter that had been sprinkled with water, and I saw my wife. So I said: "This is not fair, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) should be in the scorching wind and heat while I am in shade and comfort." So I got up, went to a water-carrying camel and took it, and took a few dates as provision for the journey. My wife called out: "O Abu Khaythamah, where are you going?" I set out intending to reach the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), until, when I was on the way, Umayr bin Wahb al-Jumahi caught up with me. I said: "You are a bold man, and I know where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is, and I am a sinful man; so stay behind me until I can meet the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) alone." So Umayr stayed behind me. When I came near the army and the people saw me, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Let it be Abu Khaythamah." I came and said: "O Messenger of Allah, I was close to being ruined." Then I told him my story, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said good words to me and supplicated for me.
Hadith Reference المعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب السين / 5400
Hadith Takhrij المعجم الكبير للطبراني (مطبوعہ): جلد 6، صفحہ 31، حدیث 5419