المعجم الكبير للطبراني
Al-Mu'jam al-Kabir (Tabarani)
باب الواو
Companions Whose Names Begin with Waw (و)
ما أسند واثلة مكحول الشامي، عن واثلة
Reports narrated by Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him) — Makhul al-Shami from Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him)
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حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، ثنا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ الْحَذَّاءُ، ثنا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، ثنا بُرْدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا تُظْهِرِ الشَّمَاتَةَ لِأَخِيكَ فَيُعَافِيَهِ اللهُ وَيَبْتَلِيَكَ»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not rejoice at your brother's misfortune, lest Allah grant him well-being and afflict you."
حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ، ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنِي مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ أَنَا، وَأَبُو الْأَزْهَرِ، عَلَى وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ فَقُلْنَا لَهُ، يَا أَبَا الْأَسْقَعِ، حَدِّثْنَا بِحَدِيثٍ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْسَ فِيهِ وَهْمٌ، وَلَا تَزِيُّدٌ، وَلَا نِسْيَانُ قَالَ: " هَلْ قَرَأَ أَحَدُكُمُ اللَّيْلَةَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ شَيْئًا، فَقُلْنَا: نَعَمْ، وَمَا نَحْنُ لَهُ بِالْحَافِظِينَ جِدًّا، إِنَّا لَنَزِيدُ الْوَاوَ وَالْأَلِفَ ونُنْقِصُ قَالَ: فَهَذَا الْقُرْآنُ مَكْتُوبٌ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِكُمْ لَا تَأْلُونَ حِفْظَهُ، وَأَنْتُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّكُمْ تَزِيدُونَ وتَنْقُصُونَ، فَكَيْفَ بِأَحَادِيثَ سَمِعْنَاهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، عَسَى أَنْ لَا يَكُونَ سَمِعْنَاهَا مِنْهُ إِلَّا مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً حَسْبُكُمْ إِذَا مَا حَدَّثْنَاكُمْ بِالْحَدِيثِ عَلَى الْمَعْنَى "
Makhul (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Abu al-Azhar and I went in to Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) and said to him: O Abu al-Asqa', narrate to us a hadith that you heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), in which there is no error, no addition or omission, and no forgetfulness. He said: Has any of you recited anything of the Qur'an tonight? We said: Yes, but we do not retain it perfectly; sometimes we add a waw or an alif and sometimes we leave it out. He said: This is the Qur'an, written down among you, and you spare no effort in preserving it, yet you claim that you add and omit. Then what of hadiths that we heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), perhaps hearing them from him only once? It is enough for you that we narrate the hadith to you according to its meaning.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ بْنِ نَجْدَةَ الْحَوْطِيُّ، ثنا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ الضَّحَّاكِ، ثنا بَقِيَّةُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ يَحْيَى، عَنْ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ بَاعَ عَيْبًا لَمْ يُسَمِّهِ لَمْ يَزَلْ فِي غَضِبِ اللهِ، وَلَمْ تَزَلِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ تَلْعَنُهُ»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever sells a defective item without disclosing its defect remains under the wrath of Allah, and the angels continue to curse him."
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ السِّقْطِيُّ، ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الْوَاسِطِيُّ، ثنا أَبُو شِهَابٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عُمَرَ الضَّرِيرُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْكُوفِيُّ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، ثنا الْمُعَافَى بْنُ عِمْرَانَ كِلَاهُمَا عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «يُجَنَّدُ النَّاسُ أَجْنَادًا جُنْدٌ بِالْيَمَنِ، وَجُنْدٌ بِالشَّامِ، وَجُنْدٌ بِالْمَشْرِقِ، وَجُنْدٌ بِالْمَغْرِبِ» قَالَ رَجُلٌ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِنِّي فَتًى شَابٌّ فَلَعَلِّي أُدْرِكُ ذَلِكَ، فَأَيَّ ذَلِكَ تَأْمُرُنِي؟ قَالَ: " عَلَيْكُمْ بِالشَّامِ، فَإِنَّهَا صَفْوَةُ اللهِ مِنْ بِلَادِهِ يَسُوقُ إِلَيْهَا صَفْوَتَهُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ، عَلَيْكُمْ بِالشَّامِ، فَإِنَّ اللهَ تَكَفَّلَ لِي بِالشَّامِ وَأَهْلِهِ، فَمَنْ أَبَى فَلْيَلْحَقْ بِيَمَنِهِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The people will be formed into armies: an army in Yemen, an army in Syria, an army in the East, and an army in the West." A man said: O Messenger of Allah, I am a young man, and perhaps I will live to see that; so which of them do you command me to join? He said: "Hold fast to Syria, for it is Allah's chosen land among His lands; He drives to it His chosen ones among His servants. Hold fast to Syria, for Allah has guaranteed for me Syria and its people. Whoever refuses, let him go to his Yemen."
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ أَبِي الطَّاهِرِ بْنِ السَّرْحِ الْمِصْرِيُّ، ثنا هَانِئُ بْنُ الْمُتَوَكِّلِ الْإِسْكَنْدَرَانِيُّ، ثنا بَقِيَّةُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، عَنِ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «كُلُّ بُنْيَانٍ وَبَالٌ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ إِلَّا مَا كَانَ هَكَذَا» وَأَشَارَ بِكَفِّهِ «وَكُلُّ عَلْمٍ وَبَالٌ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلَّا مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهِ»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Every building is a burden upon its owner except what is like this," and he (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured with his hand, "and all knowledge is a burden upon its bearer on the Day of Resurrection except knowledge that is acted upon."
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِرْقٍ الْحِمْصِيُّ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُصَفَّى، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْعَنَزِيُّ، عَنِ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنْ حَسَّانَ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَخْرُجُ إِلَيْنَا، وَكُنَّا تُجَّارًا وَكَانَ يَقُولُ: «يَا مَعْشَرَ التُّجَّارِ إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْكَذِبَ»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to come out to us, and we were merchants, and he would say: "O community of merchants, beware of lying."
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ الْعُتْبِيُّ الْمِصْرِيُّ، ثنا يُوسُفُ بْنُ عَدِيٍّ، ثنا أَيُّوبُ بْنُ مُدْرِكٍ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اصْطَفُّوا وَلْيَتَقَدَّمْكُمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ أَفْضَلُكُمْ، فَإِنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَصْطَفِي مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَمِنَ النَّاسِ»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Straighten your rows, and let the best of you lead you in prayer, for Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, chooses (the best) from among the angels and from among people."
حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ هَارُونَ الْبَغْدَادِيُّ، ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّرْجُمَانِيُّ، ثنا أَيُّوبُ بْنُ مُدْرِكٍ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا يَمْسَحُ الرَّجُلُ جَبْهَتَهُ حَتَّى يَفْرُغَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ، وَلَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يَمْسَحَ الْعَرَقَ عَنْ صُدْغَيْهِ، فَإِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ مَا دَامَ أَثَرُ السُّجُودِ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A man should not wipe his forehead until he has finished his prayer, but there is no harm in wiping the sweat from his temples, for the angels continue to invoke mercy upon him as long as the mark of prostration remains between his eyes."
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ الْعَسْكَرِيُّ، ثنا مُصْعَبُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مِحْصَنٍ، عَنِ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ قَذَفَ ذِمِّيًّا حُدَّ لَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِسِياطٍ مِنْ نَارٍ» فَقُلْتُ لِمَكْحُولٍ مَا أَشَدُّ مَا يُقَالُ قَالَ: يُقَالُ لَهُ: «يَا ابْنَ الْكَافِرِ»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever falsely accuses a dhimmi (a non-Muslim under Muslim protection) will be given the prescribed punishment for it on the Day of Resurrection with whips of fire." (The narrator said:) I asked Makhul: What is the most severe thing that may be said? He said: To be told: "O son of a disbeliever!"
حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَعَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْعَسْكَرِيُّ، وأَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْأَبَّارُ قَالُوا: ثنا عِيسَى بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْبِرَكِيُّ قَالَ: ثنا الْحَارِثُ بْنُ نَبْهَانَ قَالَ: ثنا عُتْبَةُ بْنُ يَقْظَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الشَّامِيِّ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْأَسْقَعَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «جَنِّبُوا الْمَسَاجِدَ صِبْيَانَكُمْ، وَمَجَانِينَكُمْ وَشِرَاءَكُمْ وَبِيَعَكُمْ وَخُصُومَاتِكُمْ، وَرَفْعَ أَصْوَاتِكُمْ، وَإِقَامَةَ حُدُودِكُمْ، وَسَلَّ أَسْيَافِكُمْ، وَجَمِّرُوهَا فِي الْجَمْعِ، وَاتَّخِذُوا عَلَى أَبْوَابِهَا الْمَطَاهِرَ»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Keep away from the mosques your children, your insane, your buying and selling, your disputes, the raising of your voices, the carrying out of your prescribed punishments and the drawing of your swords; burn incense in them at the Friday gathering, and set up places for ablution at their doors."
حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ الرَّمْلِيُّ، ثنا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، ثنا بِشْرُ بْنُ عَوْنٍ، ثنا بَكَّارُ بْنُ تَمِيمٍ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ لِحُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ وَمُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ: وَهُمَا يَسْتَشِيرَانِهِ فِي الْمَنْزِلِ فَأَوْمَى إِلَى الشَّامِ ثُمَّ سَأَلَاهُ، فَأَوْمَى إِلَى الشَّامِ، ثُمَّ سَأَلَاهُ فَأَوْمَى إِلَى الشَّامِ قَالَ: «عَلَيْكُمْ بِالشَّامِ، فَإِنَّهَا صَفْوَةُ بِلَادِ اللهِ يَسْكُنُهَا خِيرَتُهُ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ، فَمَنْ أَبَى فَلْيَلْحَقْ بِيَمَنِهِ، وَلْيَسْقِ مِنْ غُدُرِهِ، فَإِنَّ اللهَ تَكَفَّلَ لِي بِالشَّامِ وَأَهْلِهِ»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was speaking to Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin al-Yaman and Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with them both), while they were consulting him about where to settle, and he pointed towards Syria. Then they asked him again, and he pointed towards Syria. Then they asked him yet again, and he pointed towards Syria and said: "Hold fast to Syria, for it is the best of Allah's lands; the chosen of His creation dwell in it. Whoever refuses it, let him go to his Yemen and drink from its pools, for Allah has guaranteed to me Syria and its people."
حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ التُّسْتَرِيُّ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ الْجَرْجَرَائِيُّ، ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ، أَنَا الْحَارِثُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الشَّامِيُّ، عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ قَالَ: دَخَلْنَا عَلَى وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ، فَقُلْنَا: حَدِّثْنَا حَدِيثًا، سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ، رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: " سَمِعْتُ مُعَاذًا وَحُذَيْفَةَ يَسْتَشِيرَانِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْمَنْزِلِ فَأَوْمَى إِلَيْهِمَا بِالشَّامِ، ثُمَّ اسْتَشَارَاهُ فَأَوْمَى إِلَيْهِمَا بِالشَّامِ، ثُمَّ اسْتَشَارَاهُ فَأَوْمَى إِلَيْهِمَا بِالشَّامِ قَالَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ: «عَلَيْكُمْ بِالشَّامِ، فَإِنَّهَا صَفْوَةُ بِلَادِ اللهِ يَسْكُنُهَا خِيرَتُهُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ، وَمَنْ أَبَى فَلْيَلْحَقْ بِيَمَنِهِ وَلْيَسْقِ بِغُدُرِهِ، فَإِنَّ اللهَ قَدْ تَكَفَّلَ لِي بِالشَّامِ وَأَهْلِهِ»
Makhul (may Allah have mercy on him) said: We went in to Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: Narrate to us a hadith that you heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: I heard Sayyiduna Mu'adh and Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with them both) consulting the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about where to settle, and he pointed them towards Syria. Then they consulted him again, and he again pointed towards Syria. Then they consulted him yet again, and he again pointed towards Syria, and the third time he said: "Hold fast to Syria, for it is the best of Allah's lands; the chosen of His servants dwell in it. Whoever refuses it, let him go to his Yemen and drink from its pools, for Allah has guaranteed for me Syria and its people."
حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، ثنا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ بَكَّارِ بْنِ تَمِيمٍ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ بَلْجَةٌ، لَا حَارَّةٌ وَلَا بَارِدَةٌ، وَلَا سَحَابَ فِيهَا، وَلَا مَطَرَ، وَلَا رِيحَ، وَلَا يُرْمَى فِيهَا بِنَجْمٍ، وَمِنْ عَلَامَةِ يَوْمَهَا تَطْلُعُ الشَّمْسُ لَا شُعَاعَ لَهَا»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Night of Decree (Laylat al-Qadr) is bright and pleasant, neither hot nor cold; there are no clouds in it, no rain and no wind, and no shooting star is thrown in it. Among the signs of its day is that the sun rises without rays."
حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، ثنا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، ثنا بِشْرُ بْنُ عَوْنٍ، ثنا بَكَّارُ بْنُ تَمِيمٍ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " يَبْعَثُ اللهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عَبْدًا لَا ذَنْبَ لَهُ فَيَقُولُ اللهُ: بِأَيِّ الْأَمْرَيْنِ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْكَ أَنْ أَجْزِيَكَ بِعَمَلِكَ، أَوْ بِنِعْمَتِي عِنْدَكَ قَالَ: رَبِّ، إِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي لَمْ أَعْصِكَ قَالَ: خُذُوا عَبْدِي بِنِعْمَةٍ مِنْ نِعَمِي، فَمَا تَبْقَى لَهُ حَسَنَةٌ، إِلَّا اسْتَغْرَقَهَا تِلْكَ النِّعْمَةُ فَيَقُولُ: رَبِّ بِنِعْمَتِكَ وَرَحْمَتِكَ فَيَقُولُ: بِنِعْمَتِي وَرَحْمَتِي، وَيُؤْتَى بِعَبْدٍ مُحْسِنٍ فِي نَفْسِهِ لَا يُرَى أَنَّ لَهُ ذَنْبًا، فَيَقُولُ لَهُ: هَلْ كُنْتَ تَوَالِي أَوْلِيَائِي؟ قَالَ: كُنْتُ لِلنَّاسِ سَلْمًا، قَالَ: فَهَلْ كُنْتَ تُعَادِي أَعْدَائِي؟ قَالَ: يَا رَبِّ، لَمْ يَكُنْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ أَحَدٍ شَيْئًا، فَيَقُولُ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: لَا يَنَالُ رَحْمَتِي مَنْ لَا يُوَالِي أَوْلِيَائِي ويُعَادِي أَعْدَائِي "
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty will raise up on the Day of Resurrection a servant who has no sin, and Allah will say: Which of the two do you prefer: that I reward you according to your deeds, or according to My blessing upon you? He will say: My Lord, You know that I never disobeyed You. Allah will say: Take My servant to account for one of My blessings. Then not a single good deed of his will remain except that blessing will consume it. He will say: My Lord, by Your blessing and Your mercy! Allah will say: (Yes,) by My blessing and My mercy. And a righteous servant will be brought who considers himself to have no sin, and it will be said to him: Did you befriend My friends? He will say: I was at peace with all people. Allah will say: Then did you show enmity to My enemies? He will say: O my Lord, there was no quarrel between me and anyone. Then Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, will say: My mercy does not reach the one who does not befriend My friends and show enmity to My enemies."
حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، ثنا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، ثنا بِشْرُ بْنُ عَوْنٍ، ثنا بَكَّارُ بْنُ تَمِيمٍ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " الصِّيَامُ جُنَّةٌ، وَهُوَ حِصْنٌ مِنْ حُصُونِ الْمُؤْمِنِ، وَكُلُّ عَمِلٍ لِصَاحِبِهِ إِلَّا الصِّيَامَ يَقُولُ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: الصَّوْمُ لِي وَأَنَا أَجْزِي بِهِ "
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Fasting is a shield, and it is one of the fortresses of the believer. Every deed belongs to the one who does it except fasting. Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, says: Fasting is for Me, and I Myself will reward it."
حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، ثنا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، ثنا بِشْرُ بْنُ عَوْنٍ، ثنا بَكَّارُ بْنُ تَمِيمٍ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «شَرُّ الْمَجَالِسِ الْأَسْوَاقُ وَالطُّرُقُ، وَخَيْرُ الْمَجَالِسِ الْمَسَاجِدُ، فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجْلِسْ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، فَالْزَمْ بَيْتَكَ»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The worst of gatherings are the markets and the roads, and the best of gatherings are the mosques. If you cannot sit in the mosque, then stay in your house."
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ بَكْرٍ السِّرَاجُ قَالَ: ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّرْجُمَانِيُّ، ثنا أَيُّوبُ بْنُ مُدْرِكٍ، ثنا مَكْحُولٌ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مِنْ شَرِّ الْمَجَالِسِ الْأَسْوَاقُ وَالطُّرُقُ، وَخَيْرُ الْمَجَالِسِ الْمَسَاجِدُ، فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجْلِسْ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَالْزَمْ بَيْتَكَ»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Among the worst of gatherings are the markets and the roads, and the best of gatherings are the mosques. If you cannot sit in the mosque, then stay in your house."
حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ الرَّمْلِيُّ، ثنا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، ثنا بِشْرُ بْنُ عَوْنٍ، ثنا بَكَّارُ بْنُ تَمِيمٍ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ قَالَ: سَأَلَ سَائِلٌ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا بَالُ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ يُؤَذَّنُ فِيهَا بِالصَّلَاةِ فِي نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ وَقَدْ نَهَيْتَ عَنْ سَائِرِ الْأَيَّامِ؟، فَقَالَ: «إِنَّ اللهَ يُسَعِّرُ جَهَنَّمَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ فِي نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ، وَيُخْبِثُهَا فِي يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: A questioner asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): Why is it that on Friday the call to prayer is given at midday, when you (peace and blessings be upon him) have forbidden it on the other days? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty kindles Hell every day at midday, and on Friday He lets it die down (cools it)."
حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، ثنا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، ثنا بِشْرُ بْنُ عَوْنٍ، ثنا بَكَّارُ بْنُ تَمِيمٍ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا تَمْنَعُوا عِبَادَ اللهِ فَضْلَ الْمَاءِ، وَالْكَلَأِ، وَلَا نَارًا فَإِنَّ اللهَ جَعَلَهَا مُشَاعًا لِلْمُقْوِينَ، وَقُوَّةً لِلَمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not withhold from the servants of Allah surplus water, pasture or fire, for Allah has made them common to travellers and a support for the weak."
حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، ثنا سُلَيْمَانُ، ثنا بِشْرُ بْنُ عَوْنٍ، ثنا بَكَّارُ بْنُ تَمِيمٍ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ اللهَ يَبْعَثُ الْمَلَائِكَةَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ عَلَى أَبْوَابِ الْمَسَاجِدِ، يَكْتُبُونَ الْقَوْمَ الْأَوَّلَ وَالثَّانِيَ وَالثَّالِثَ وَالرَّابِعَ وَالْخَامِسَ وَالسَّادِسَ، فَإِذَا بَلَغُوا السَّابِعَ كَانُوا بِمَنْزِلَةِ مَنْ قَرَّبَ الْعَصَافِيرَ»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On Friday Allah Almighty sends angels to the doors of the mosques who record those who come first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth. When they reach the seventh, they are like one who has offered a sparrow."
وَبِإِسْنَادِهِ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ قَالَ: «أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ نَتَفَقَّهَ فِي الدِّينِ»
Through the same chain, it is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to acquire understanding of the religion.
وَبِإِسْنَادِهِ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ قَالَ: «أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا نَتَحَلَّقُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ قَبْلَ خُرُوجِ الْإِمَامِ وَلْيُقْبِلُوا عَلَى الْقِبْلَةِ، وَلَا يَوْمَ الْعِيدَيْنِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ»
Through the same chain, it is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us not to sit in circles on Friday before the imam comes out, but to sit facing the qiblah, nor to do so on the days of the two Eids after the prayer.
حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، ثنا دَاوُدُ بْنُ رُشَيْدٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ الْعَسْكَرِيُّ، ثنا أَبُو تَقِيٍّ قَالَا: ثنا بَقِيَّةُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، عَنْ عُمَرَ الدِّمَشْقِيِّ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ قَالَ: «لَمَّا افْتَتَحَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَيْبَرَ جُعِلَتْ لَهُ مَأْدُبَةٌ، فَأَكَلَ مُتَّكِئًا وأَطْلَى، فَأَصَابَتْهُ الشَّمْسُ فَلَبِسَ الظُّلَّةَ»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) conquered Khaybar, a feast was prepared for him. He (peace and blessings be upon him) ate reclining and applied (depilatory) lime (nurah). Then the sun troubled him (peace and blessings be upon him), so he (peace and blessings be upon him) covered himself with a shade.
حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ التُّسْتَرِيُّ، ثنا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الْجُبَيْرِيُّ، ثنا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، ثنا عَنْبَسَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا يَقُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَهْرَقْتُ الْمَاءَ وَلَكِنْ لِيَقُلْ أَبُولُ»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "None of you should say, 'I have poured out water,' but rather let him say, 'I am urinating.'"
حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ شَبَابَةَ، ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ، ثنا بِسْطَامُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ الْأُرُزِّيِّ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا وُضِعَ الْمَيِّتُ فِي قَبْرِهِ قَالَ: «بِسْمِ اللهِ، وَعَلَى سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَوَضَعَ خَلْفَ قَفَاهُ مَدَرَةً، وَبَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ مَدَرَةً، وَبَيْنَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ، وَمِنْ وَرَائِهِ أُخْرَى»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the deceased was placed in his grave, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would say: "Bismillah, and according to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." And he (peace and blessings be upon him) would place a clod of earth behind the nape of his neck, a clod between his shoulders, and between his knees, and another behind him.
حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحُصَيْنِ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُلَاثَةَ، عَنْ ثَوْرِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْقَرْعِ فَإِنَّهُ يَزِيدُ فِي الدِّمَاغِ، وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالْعَدَسِ، فَإِنَّهُ قُدِّسَ عَلَى لِسَانِ سَبْعِينَ نَبِيًّا»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Eat gourd, for it increases the brain; and eat lentils ('adas), for they have been blessed on the tongues of seventy prophets."
حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، ثنا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، ثنا بَقِيَّةُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنِي عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عَنْبَسَةَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «السِّحَاقُ بَيْنَ النِّسَاءِ زِنًا بَيْنَهُنَّ»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Women committing homosexual acts with one another is zina (fornication) between them."
حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، ثنا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخٍ، ثنا حَكِيمُ بْنُ خِذَامٍ، عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ قَالَ: أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلٌ أَكْشَفُ أَحْوَلُ أَوْقَصُ أَحْنَفُ أَقْحَمُ أَعْسَرُ أَرْسَجُ أَفْحَجُ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أَخْبِرْنِي بِمَا فَرَضَ اللهُ عَلَيَّ، فَلَمَّا أَخْبَرَهُ قَالَ: إِنِّي أُعَاهِدُ اللهَ أَنْ لَا أَزِيدَ عَلَى فَرِيضَتِهِ، قَالَ: «لِمَ» قَالَ: لِأَنَّهُ خَلَقَنِي أَكْشَفَ أَحْوَلَ أَقْحَمَ أَعْسَرَ أَرْسَجَ أَفْحَجَ ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ فَأَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالَ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ، أَيْنَ الْعَاتِبُ عَلَى رَبِّهِ؟ عَاتَبَ رَبًّا كَرِيمًا فَأَعْتَبَهُ، قَالَ: قُلْ لَهُ: أَلَا تَرْضَى أَنْ تُبْعَثَ فِي صُورَةِ جِبْرِيلَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ؟ فَبَعَثَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى الرَّجُلِ فَقَالَ: «إِنَّكَ عَاتَبْتَ رَبًّا كَرِيمًا فَأَعْتَبَكَ، أَفَلَا تَرْضَى أَنْ يَبْعَثَكَ اللهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عَلَى صُورَةِ جِبْرِيلَ؟» قَالَ: بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، قَالَ: فَإِنِّي أُعَاهِدُ اللهَ لَا يَقْوَى جَسَدِي عَلَى شَيْءٍ يَرْضَاهُ اللهُ إِلَّا حَمَلْتَهُ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); the hair of his forehead grew backwards, he was cross-eyed, short-necked, crook-footed, ill-shaped, left-handed (one who works with the left hand), thin-buttocked, and walked with his legs spread apart. He said: "O Messenger of Allah, tell me what Allah has made obligatory upon me." When he (peace and blessings be upon him) had told him, he said: "I pledge to Allah that I will not do anything more than His obligations." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Why?" He said: "Because He created me with reversed hair, cross-eyed, ill-shaped, left-handed, thin-buttocked and walking with my legs spread apart." Then he turned his back and left. Thereupon Jibril (peace be upon him) came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Muhammad, where is the one who reproached his Lord? He reproached a Generous Lord, and He accepted what he said." (Jibril) said: "Say to him: 'Are you not pleased to be raised on the Day of Resurrection in the form of Jibril?'" So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent for the man and said: "You reproached a Generous Lord and He accepted what you said; are you not then pleased that Allah should raise you on the Day of Resurrection in the form of Jibril?" He said: "Certainly, O Messenger of Allah." (Then) he said: "I pledge to Allah that whatever my body has the strength to do of what pleases Allah, I will surely do it."
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَجَّاجُ بْنُ عِمْرَانَ، ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحُصَيْنِ، ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا اسْتَفْتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ: «سُبْحَانَكَ اللهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ، وَتَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ، وَتَعَالَى جَدُّكَ، وَلَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) began the prayer, he would recite this supplication: 'Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika, wa tabaraka ismuka, wa ta'ala jadduka, wa la ilaha ghayruka' (O Allah, You are free of all imperfection and to You belongs all praise; blessed is Your name, exalted is Your majesty, and there is no god besides You).
حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، ثنا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ، ثنا حَكِيمُ بْنُ خِذَامٍ، عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ لَمْ يُخَلِّلْ أَصَابِعَهُ بِالْمَاءِ خَلَّلَهَا اللهُ بِالنَّارِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever does not pass water between his fingers (in ablution), Allah will pass fire between them on the Day of Resurrection."
حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ سُمَيْدِعَ، ثنا مُوسَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، ثنا بَقِيَّةُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ يَحْيَى، عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «مَنْ بَاعَ عَيْبًا لَمْ يُبَيِّنْهُ، لَمْ يَزَلْ فِي مَقْتِ اللهِ» ، أَوْ قَالَ: «لَمْ تَزَلِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ تَلْعَنُهُ»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever sells a defective item without disclosing its defect remains continually under the displeasure of Allah," or he said: "The angels continually curse him."
حَدَّثَنَا مُطَّلِبُ بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ، ثنا أَبُو صَالِحٍ، عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ أَنَا، وَأَبُو الْأَزْهَرِ، عَلَى وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ فَقُلْنَا: يَا أَبَا الْأَسْقَعِ حَدِّثْنَا بِحَدِيثٍ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، لَيْسَ فِيهِ وَهْمٌ، وَلَا تَزِيُّدٌ، وَلَا نِسْيَانٌ فَقَالَ: " هَلْ قَرَأَ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ اللَّيْلَةَ شَيْئًا، فَقُلْنَا: نَعَمْ، وَمَا نَحْنُ لَهُ بِالْحَافِظِينَ جِدًّا، إِنَّا لَنَزِيدُ الْوَاوَ وَالْأَلِفَ ونُنْقِصُ قَالَ: فَهَذَا الْقُرْآنُ مَكْتُوبٌ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِكُمْ لَا تَأْلُونَ حِفْظَهُ، وَأَنْتُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّكُمْ تَزِيدُونَ وتَنْقُصُونَ، فَكَيْفَ بِأَحَادِيثَ سَمِعْنَاهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَسَى أَنْ لَا نَكُونَ سَمِعْنَاهَا مِنْهُ إِلَّا مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً، حَسْبُكُمْ إِذَا حَدَّثْنَاكُمْ بِالْحَدِيثِ عَلَى الْمَعْنَى "
Makhul narrates: Abu al-Azhar and I went to Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him), and we said: "O Abu al-Asqa', narrate to us a hadith that you heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), in which there is no error, no addition and no forgetfulness." He said: "Has any one of you recited anything of the Qur'an tonight?" We said: "Yes, but we do not retain it all that well; we end up adding or dropping a waw or an alif." He said: "This Qur'an is present among you in writing, and you spare no effort in preserving it, yet you admit that you make additions and omissions. So what then of the hadiths that we heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? It may be that we heard them from him (peace and blessings be upon him) only once. If we narrate a hadith to you according to its meaning, that is sufficient for you."
