مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب الزهد
Book of Asceticism
(يحيى بن جعدة)
Yahya bin Jadah
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٣٧٧١٣ - حدثنا محمد بن بشر (قال: حدثنا مسعر) (١) قال: حدثنا حبيب بن أبي ثابت عن يحيى بن جعدة قال: كان يقال: اعمل وأنت مشفق، ودع العمل وأنت (تشتهيه) (٢)، عمل صالح قليل تدوم عليه.
It is narrated from Yahya bin Ja'dah that it used to be said: Do deeds while you are afraid, and leave a deed while you still long for it. Even if a righteous deed is little, persist in it.
٣٧٧١٤ - حدثنا يحيى بن سعيد وابن مهدي عن سفيان عن حبيب عن يحيى بن جعدة (١) قال يحيى: إذا سجد، وقال ابن مهدي: إذا وضع الرجل جبهته (٢) فقد برئ من الكبر.
It is narrated from Yahya bin Ja'dah: Yahya said: When a man prostrates; and Ibn Mahdi said: When a man places his forehead, he is free of arrogance.
٣٧٧١٥ - حدثنا وكيع عن الأعمش قال: سمعتهم يذكرون عن شريح أنه رأى جيرانا له تحولوا، فقال: ما لكم؟ قالوا: فزعنا، قال: وبهذا أمر (الفُزّاع) (١).
It is narrated from al-A'mash that he said: I heard people mention from Shurayh that he saw some of his neighbours moving away. He asked: What is the matter with you? They said: We have become frightened. Shurayh said: Is this what frightened people are commanded?
٣٧٧١٦ - حدثنا ابن إدريس عن هارون بن (أبي) (١) إبراهيم عن عبد اللَّه بن عبيد ابن عمير قال: إن أيسر (النسك) (٢) اللباس (والمشية) (٣).
It is narrated from Abdullah bin Ubayd that he said: Indeed, the easiest form of devotion is clothing and manner of walking.
٣٧٧١٧ - حدثنا عفان بن مسلم قال: حدثنا (أبو عوانة قال: حدثنا) (١) أبو سنان قال: اشتكى عبد اللَّه بن أبي الهذيل يوما ذنوبه فقال له رجل: يا أبا المغيرة ألستَ التقي؟ قال: فقال: اللهم إن عبدك (٢) أراد أن يتقرب إليّ وإني أشهدك على (مقته) (٣).
Abu Sinan reports: Abdullah bin Abi al-Hudhayl was complaining one day of his sins, and a man said to him: O Abu al-Mughirah, are you not the God-fearing one? The narrator said: He said: O Allah, one of Your servants wants to draw near to me, and I call You to witness that I detest him.
٣٧٧١٨ - حدثنا محمد بن بشر قال: حدثنا إسماعيل بن أبي خالد عن عبد الملك ابن عمير عن ربعي بن (حراش) (١) قال: أُتيتُ فقيل لي: قد مات أخوك، فجئت سريعا وقد سُجي بثوبه، فأنا عند رأس أخي أستغفر له وأسترجع (إذ) (٢) كَشَفَ الثوب عن وجهه فقال: السلام عليكم، فقلنا: وعليك السلام، سبحان اللَّه، قال: سبحان اللَّه، إني قدمت على اللَّه بعدكم، فتُلقيتُ بروح وريحان ورب غير غضبان، وكساني ثيابا خضرا من سندس وإستبرق، ووجدت الأمر أيسر مما تظنون، ولا تتكلوا، وإني استأذنت ربي أخبركم وأبشركم، احملوني إلى رسول اللَّه ﷺ فإنه عهد إلي أن لا أبرح حتى آتيه، ثم طفئ مكانه قال: وأخذ حصاة فرمى بها، قال: فما أدري أهو كان أسرع أم هذه؟
It is narrated from Rib'i bin Hirash that he said: Someone came to me and said to me: Your brother has died. So I came quickly. He had been covered in his clothes, and I was standing at my brother's head, seeking forgiveness for him and saying Inna lillahi, when suddenly the cloth came off his face and he said: Peace be upon you. We said in reply: And upon you be peace. Glory be to Allah! He said: Glory be to Allah! I came before Allah after you. There I was received with a gentle breeze and fragrance, and by a Lord who was not angry. He clothed me in green garments of sundus and silk. I found the matter easier than you suppose, yet do not sit back in reliance on this. I asked my Lord for permission to inform you and give you glad tidings. Carry me to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), for he (peace and blessings be upon him) took a covenant from me that I would not depart without coming to him. Then this man died on the spot. The narrator said: He took a pebble and threw it. The narrator said: I do not know whether he was quicker or this.
٣٧٧١٩ - حدثنا محمد بن بشر قال: حدثنا مسعر عن (أبي) (١) عون قال: كان أهل الخير إذا التقوا يوصي بعضهم بعضا بثلاث، وإذا غابوا كتب بعضهم إلى بعض: من عمل لآخرته كفاه اللَّه دنياه، ومن أصلح فيما بينه وبين اللَّه كفاه اللَّه ⦗٤٧٥⦘ الناس، ومن أصلح سريرته أصلح (اللَّه) (٢) علانيته.
It is narrated from Abu Awn that he said: When the people of goodness met one another, they would advise one another with three things, and when they were absent they would write these to one another: Whoever works for his Hereafter, Allah Almighty suffices him for his world. Whoever keeps right what is between himself and his Allah, Allah Almighty suffices him against the people. Whoever keeps his private life right, Allah Almighty sets his public life right.
٣٧٧٢٠ - حدثنا يحيى بن آدم قال: (حدثنا) (١) قطبة عن الأعمش عن عبد اللَّه بن سنان أنه رأى صاحبا له في النوم فقال (٢): أي شيء رأيت أفضل حين أطلعت الأمر؟ قال: سجدات المسجد.
It is narrated from Abdullah bin Sinan that he saw a friend of his in a dream and asked him: When you saw the matter, what thing appeared most excellent to you? He said: A few prostrations in the mosque.
٣٧٧٢١ - حدثنا عبد اللَّه بن إدريس عن طعمة عن عبد اللَّه بن عيسى قال: كان فيمن كان قبلكم رجل عبد اللَّه أربعين سنة في البر، ثم قال: يا رب قد اشتقت أن أعبدك في البحر، فأتى قوم فاستحملهم فحملوه، وجرت بهم سفينتهم ما شاء اللَّه أن تجري، ثم قامت فإذا شجرة في ناحية الماء، قال: فقال: ضعوني على هذه الشجرة، قال: فقالوا: ما يُعيّشك على هذه؟ قال: إنما استحملتكم فضعوني حيث أريد، فوضعوه وجرت بهم سفينتهم، فأراد ملك أن يعرج إلى السماء فتكلم بكلامه الذي كان يعرج به فلم يقدر على ذلك، فعلم أن ذلك لخطيئة كانت منه، فأتى صاحب الشجرة فسأله أن يشفع له إلى ربه، قال: فصلى ودعا للملك، قال: وطلب إلى ربه أن يكون هو يقبض نفسه (ليكون) (١) أهون عليه من ملك الموت، فأتاه حين حضر أجله فقال: إني طلبت إلى ربي أن يشفعني فيك كما شفعك في، وأن أكون أنا أقبض نفسك، فمن حيث شئت قبضتها قال: فسجد سجدة فخرجت (دمعة) (٢) من عينه فمات.
It is narrated from Abdullah bin Isa that he said: Among those before you was a man who worshipped Allah on land for forty years. Then he prayed: O Lord, I long to worship You at sea. Some people came, and he asked them to take him aboard, and they took him aboard (the boat). The boat went on carrying them for as long as Allah willed, and then it stopped. There was a tree there at the edge of the water. The narrator said: The man said (to the people of the boat): Set me down at this tree. The narrator said: The people said: How will you stay alive in this place? He said: I only asked you to take me aboard, so set me down wherever I wish. So they set him down there, and the boat set off again with the remaining people. Then an angel wished to ascend to the heaven, and he recited the words by which he used to ascend, but he could not ascend to the heaven. He realized that this was the result of some fault of his. So he came to the man of the tree and asked him to intercede for him with his Lord. The narrator said: The man prayed and made supplication for the angel. The narrator said: The angel also requested of his Lord that he himself should take the worshipper's soul, so that the pain would be lighter than from the Angel of Death. When the man's death came, this angel presented himself and said: I have requested of my Lord that He accept my intercession for you, just as He accepted your intercession for me, and that I should be the one to take your soul. So I will take your soul in whichever way you wish. The narrator said: Then the worshipper prostrated, a tear came from his eye, and he died.
