صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب فضائل الصحابةThe Book of the Merits of the Companions
باب فِي حُسْنِ صُحْبَةِ الأَنْصَارِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ:Chapter: Keeping Good Company With The Ansar (RA)
حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ جَمِيعًا ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَرْعَرَةَ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِلْجَهْضَمِيِّ ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَرْعَرَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : " خَرَجْتُ مَعَ جَرِيرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَجَلِيِّ فِي سَفَرٍ ، فَكَانَ يَخْدُمُنِي ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ : لَا تَفْعَلْ ، فَقَالَ : إِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ الْأَنْصَارَ تَصْنَعُ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَيْئًا ، آلَيْتُ أَنْ لَا أَصْحَبَ أَحَدًا مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا خَدَمْتُهُ " ، زَادَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ فِي حَدِيثِهِمَا ، وَكَانَ جَرِيرٌ أَكْبَرَ مِنْ أَنَسٍ ، وَقَالَ ابْنُ بَشَّارٍ أَسَنَّ مِنْ أَنَسٍ .
Anas bin Malik (RA) reported: I set out along with Jabrir bin 'Abdullah al-Bajali on a journey and he used to serve me. I said to him: Don't do that. Thereupon he said: I have seen Ansar doing this with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) . I swore by Allah whenever I accompany any one of the Ansar, I would serve him and Ibn Muthanni, and Ibn Bashshir made this addition in their narrations: Jarir was older than Anas, and Ibn Bashshir said: He was of a more advanced age as compared with Anas. Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) invoked blessings for the tribes of Ghifar and Aslam.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: From this hadith, it is understood that a person who loves the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and adopts his way is worthy of respect. The noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) used to honor the Ansar because they loved the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and were his devoted servants.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 6428
