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المعجم الكبير للطبراني
Al-Mu'jam al-Kabir (Tabarani)
باب العين
Companions Whose Names Begin with Ayn (ع)
باب (أحاديث 8564–9729)
Chapter (hadith 8564–9729)
Mu'jam Kabir Tabarani 8819 — There were two towns, one righteous
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ، عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ: " كَانَ قَرْيَتَانِ إِحْدَاهُمَا صَالِحَةٌ، وَالْأُخْرَى ظَالِمَةٌ، فَخَرَجَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَرْيَةِ الظَّالِمَةِ يُرِيدُ الْقَرْيَةَ الصَّالِحَةَ، فَأَتَاهُ الْمَوْتُ حَيْثُ شَاءَ اللهُ فَاخْتَصَمَ فِيهِ الْمَلَكُ، وَالشَّيْطَانُ، فَقَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ: وَاللهِ مَا عَصَانِي قَطُّ، فَقَالَ الْمَلَكُ: إِنَّهُ قَدْ خَرَجَ يُرِيدُ التَّوْبَةَ، فَقُضِيَ بَيْنَهُمَا أَنْ يُنْظَرَ إِلَى أَيِّهِمَا أَقْرَبُ فَوَجَدُوهُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَى الْقَرْيَةِ الصَّالِحَةِ بِشِبْرٍ فَغُفِرَ لَهُ " قَالَ مَعْمَرٌ: وَسَمِعْتُ مَنْ يَقُولُ: «قَرَّبَ اللهُ إِلَيْهِ الْقَرْيَةَ الصَّالِحَةَ»
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: There were two towns, one righteous and the other wrongdoing (sinful). A man set out from the wrongdoing town intending to go to the righteous town, and death came to him wherever Allah willed. Then an angel and Satan disputed about him. Satan said: "By Allah, he never once disobeyed me." The angel said: "He set out intending to repent." Then it was decided between them that it should be seen which of the two towns he was nearer to, and he was found to be nearer to the righteous town by a hand-span, so he was forgiven. Ma'mar said: I heard someone say: "Allah brought the righteous town nearer to him."
