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مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب البعوث والسرايا
Book of Expeditions and Raiding Parties
في توجيه النعمان بن مقرن إلى نهاوند
The sending of al-Numan bin Muqarrin to Nahawand
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 36050 — The sending of al-Numan bin Muqarrin
٣٦٠٥٠ - حدثنا معاوية بن عمرو قال: حدثنا زائدة قال: ثنا عاصم بن كليب الجرمي قال: حدثني أبي أنه أبطأ على عمر خبر نهاوند وبن مقرن وأنه كان يستنصر وأن الناس كانوا يرون من استنصاره أنه لم يكن له ذكر (إلا) (١) نهاوند وابن مقرن، قال: فقدم عليهم أعرابي، فقال: ما بلغكم عن نهاوند وابن مقرن؟ قالوا: وما ذاك؟ قال: لا شيء، قال: (فنمت) (٢) إلى عمر، قال: فأرسل إليه فقال: ما ذكرك نهاوند وابن مقرن؟ فإن جئت بخبر فأخبرنا، قال: يا أمير المؤمنين أنا فلان بن فلان العلاني، خرجت بأهلي ومالي مهاجرا إلى اللَّه ورسوله حتى نزلنا موضع كذا وكذا، فلما ارتحلنا إذا رجل على جمل أحمر لم أر مثله، فقلنا: من أين أقبلت؟ قال: من العراق، قلنا: فما خبر الناس؟ قال: التقوا فهزم اللَّه العدو وقتل ابن مقرن ولا ⦗٤٠⦘ (واللَّه لا) (٣) أدري (٤) (ما) (٥) نهاوند ولا ابن مقرن (قال) (٦): أتدري أي يوم ذلك من الجمعة، قال: (لا) (٧) واللَّه ما أدري، (قال) (٨): لكني أدري، فعد (منازلك) (٩)، قال: ارتحلنا يوم كذا وكذا فنزلنا موضع كذا وكذا فعد منازله، قال: ذاك يوم كذا وكذا من الجمعة، ولعلك أن تكون لقيت (بريدا) (١٠) من برد الجن، فإن لهم بردًا، قال: فمضى ما شاء اللَّه ثم جاء الخبر بأنهم التقوا في ذلك اليوم (١١).
Asim bin Kulayb al-Jarmi said: My father told me that the news of Nihawand and of Sayyiduna Nu'man bin Muqarrin (may Allah be pleased with him) was delayed in reaching Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to pray to Allah for victory, and the people could see from his prayers that he had nothing on his mind except Nihawand and Ibn Muqarrin. Meanwhile a Bedouin came and said: "What news has reached you about Nihawand and Ibn Muqarrin?" The people said: "What news is there?" He said: "Nothing." Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was informed of this, so he summoned that Bedouin and asked him: "Why did you mention Nihawand and Ibn Muqarrin? If you have any news, tell us." The Bedouin said: "O Commander of the Faithful, I am so-and-so son of so-and-so, and I am from such-and-such tribe. I set out with my family and my property, intending to emigrate to Allah and His Messenger. We camped at such-and-such a place. When we moved on, we saw a man on a red camel the like of which I had never seen. We said to him: 'Where have you come from?' He said: 'I have come from Iraq.' We said: 'What is the news of the people there?' He said: 'There has been a battle; Allah has defeated the enemy, and Ibn Muqarrin has been martyred.' By Allah, I do not know Nihawand or Ibn Muqarrin." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him: "Can you tell which day of the week that was?" He said: "I do not know." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "But I know. At which places did you camp? Tell me your stopping places." He said: "We set out on such-and-such a day and camped at such-and-such a place," and he counted out his stopping places. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "That was such-and-such a day of the week. Perhaps you met one of the couriers of the jinn, for they have couriers." Then some time passed, and the news of Nihawand came, and that battle had taken place on that very day.
