صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب فضائل الصحابةThe Book of the Merits of the Companions
باب مِنْ فَضَائِلِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَأَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ عُمَيْسٍ وَأَهْلِ سَفِينَتِهِمْ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ:Chapter: ….
قَالَ : فَدَخَلَتْ أَسْمَاءُ بِنْتُ عُمَيْسٍ وَهِيَ مِمَّنْ قَدِمَ مَعَنَا عَلَى حَفْصَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ زَائِرَةً ، وَقَدْ كَانَتْ هَاجَرَتْ إِلَى النَّجَاشِيِّ فِيمَنْ هَاجَرَ إِلَيْهِ ، فَدَخَلَ عُمَرُ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ ، وَأَسْمَاءُ عِنْدَهَا ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ : حِينَ رَأَى أَسْمَاءَ مَنْ هَذِهِ ؟ قَالَتْ : أَسْمَاءُ بِنْتُ عُمَيْسٍ ؟ قَالَ عُمَرُ : الْحَبَشِيَّةُ هَذِهِ الْبَحْرِيَّةُ هَذِهِ ؟ فَقَالَتْ أَسْمَاءُ : نَعَمْ ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ : سَبَقْنَاكُمْ بِالْهِجْرَةِ فَنَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْكُمْ ، فَغَضِبَتْ وَقَالَتْ كَلِمَةً : كَذَبْتَ يَا عُمَرُ كَلَّا وَاللَّهِ كُنْتُمْ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُطْعِمُ جَائِعَكُمْ وَيَعِظُ جَاهِلَكُمْ وَكُنَّا فِي دَارِ أَوْ فِي أَرْضِ الْبُعَدَاءِ الْبُغَضَاءِ فِي الْحَبَشَةِ ، وَذَلِكَ فِي اللَّهِ وَفِي رَسُولِهِ وَايْمُ اللَّهِ لَا أَطْعَمُ طَعَامًا وَلَا أَشْرَبُ شَرَابًا حَتَّى أَذْكُرَ مَا قُلْتَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَنَحْنُ كُنَّا نُؤْذَى وَنُخَافُ ، وَسَأَذْكُرُ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَسْأَلُهُ وَوَاللَّهِ لَا أَكْذِبُ وَلَا أَزِيغُ وَلَا أَزِيدُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ ، قَالَ : فَلَمَّا جَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَتْ : يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ عُمَرَ قَالَ كَذَا وَكَذَا ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : لَيْسَ بِأَحَقَّ بِي مِنْكُمْ وَلَهُ وَلِأَصْحَابِهِ هِجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ ، وَلَكُمْ أَنْتُمْ أَهْلَ السَّفِينَةِ هِجْرَتَانِ ، قَالَتْ : فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ أَبَا مُوسَى ، وَأَصْحَابَ السَّفِينَةِ يَأْتُونِي أَرْسَالًا يَسْأَلُونِي عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ مَا مِنَ الدُّنْيَا شَيْءٌ هُمْ بِهِ أَفْرَحُ وَلَا أَعْظَمُ فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ مِمَّا قَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ أَبُ وَبُرْدَةَ : فَقَالَتْ أَسْمَاءُ : فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ أَبَا مُوسَى ، وَإِنَّهُ لَيَسْتَعِيدُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ مِنِّي .
Asma' bint 'Umais who had migrated to Abyssinia and had come back along with them (along with immigrants) visited Hafsa, the wife of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) . (Accordingly), Umar had been sitting with her (Hafsa). As 'Umar saw Asma, he said: Who is she? She (Hafsa) said: She is Asma, daughter of 'Umais. He said: She is an Abyssinian and a sea-woman. Asma said: Yes, it is so. Thereupon 'Umar said: We preceded you in migration and so we have more right to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as compared with you. At this she felt annoyed and said: 'Umar, you are not stating the fact; by Allah, you had the privilege of being in the company of the Messenger (ﷺ) who fed the hungry among you and instructed the ignorant amongst you, whereas we had been far (from here) in the land of Abyssinia amongst the enemies and that was all for Allah and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and, by Allah, I would never take food nor take water unless I make a mention to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) of what you have said. We remained in that country in constant trouble and dread and I shall talk about it to Allah's Messenger (way peace be upon him) and ask him (about it). By Allah, I shall not tell a lie and deviate (from the truth) and add anything to that. So, when Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) came, she said: Allah's Apostle, 'Umar says so and so. Upon this Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: His right is not more than yours, for him and his companions there is one migration, but for you, i. e. for the people of the boat, there are two migrations. She said: I saw Abu Musa and the people of the boat coming to me in groups and asking me about this hadith, because there was nothing more pleasing and more significant for them than this. Abu Burda reported that Asma said: I saw Abu Musa, asking me to repeat this hadith to him again and again.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Ashamu lana:
With the consent of the participants of the Battle of Khaybar, the People of the Ship (Ahl al-Safina) were made equal shareholders,
No other absentee besides them was given a share.
(2)
Ard al-bu‘d al-baghda’:
It was the land of non-relatives and disbelievers.
(3)
Irsal:
Group by group,
In parties,
Because those who migrated from Makkah to Madinah performed only one migration, but those from Makkah who migrated to Abyssinia,
Their migration became double when they came from there to Madinah,
For this reason, these people were very happy and delighted, and to hear this statement directly from Hazrat Asma (radi Allahu anha), they would come to her eagerly in groups,
And would listen to her words with great enjoyment,
As if they had attained the wealth of both worlds, and this Hazrat Asma bint Umays,
Was the honorable wife of Hazrat Ja‘far ibn Abi Talib (radi Allahu anhu).
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Ashamu lana:
With the consent of the participants of the Battle of Khaybar, the People of the Ship (Ahl al-Safina) were made equal shareholders,
No other absentee besides them was given a share.
(2)
Ard al-bu‘d al-baghda’:
It was the land of non-relatives and disbelievers.
(3)
Irsal:
Group by group,
In parties,
Because those who migrated from Makkah to Madinah performed only one migration, but those from Makkah who migrated to Abyssinia,
Their migration became double when they came from there to Madinah,
For this reason, these people were very happy and delighted, and to hear this statement directly from Hazrat Asma (radi Allahu anha), they would come to her eagerly in groups,
And would listen to her words with great enjoyment,
As if they had attained the wealth of both worlds, and this Hazrat Asma bint Umays,
Was the honorable wife of Hazrat Ja‘far ibn Abi Talib (radi Allahu anhu).
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 6411
