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صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب فضائل الصحابةThe Book of the Merits of the Companions
باب فَضْلِ الصَّحَابَةِ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ:Chapter: The Virtues Of the Sahabah, Then Those Who Come After Them, Then Those Who Come After Them
Hadith 2532
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِزُهَيْرٍ ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ الضَّبِّيُّ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعَ عَمْرٌو جَابِرًا يُخْبِرُ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " يَأْتِي عَلَى النَّاسِ زَمَانٌ يَغْزُو فِئَامٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ ، فَيُقَالُ لَهُمْ : فِيكُمْ مَنْ رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ : نَعَمْ ، فَيُفْتَحُ لَهُمْ ، ثُمَّ يَغْزُو فِئَامٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ ، فَيُقَالُ لَهُمْ : فِيكُمْ مَنْ رَأَى مَنْ صَحِبَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ : نَعَمْ ، فَيُفْتَحُ لَهُمْ ، ثُمَّ يَغْزُو فِئَامٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ ، فَيُقَالُ لَهُمْ : هَلْ فِيكُمْ مَنْ رَأَى مَنْ صَحِبَ مَنْ صَحِبَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ : نَعَمْ ، فَيُفْتَحُ لَهُمْ " .
Abu Sa'id Khudri reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: A time would come for the people when groups of people would set out for fighting in the cause of Allah and it would be said to them: Is there one amongst you who saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ? And they would say: Yes, and they would be victorious. Then the people would set out for fighting in the cause of Allah and it would be said to them: Is there one amongst you who saw those (who have had the privilege of sitting in the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ? And they would say: Yes, and victory would be granted to them. Then a group of persons would set out for fighting in the cause of Allah and it would be said to them: Is there one amongst you who saw one of those who saw those who (had the privilege) of sitting in the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ? And they would say: Yes, and the Victory would be granted to them.
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حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَحْيَي بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْأُمَوِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ، قَالَ : زَعَمَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيُّ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " يَأْتِي عَلَى النَّاسِ زَمَانٌ يُبْعَثُ مِنْهُمُ الْبَعْثُ ، فَيَقُولُونَ : انْظُرُوا هَلْ تَجِدُونَ فِيكُمْ أَحَدًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ فَيُوجَدُ الرَّجُلُ ، فَيُفْتَحُ لَهُمْ بِهِ ، ثُمَّ يُبْعَثُ الْبَعْثُ الثَّانِي ، فَيَقُولُونَ : هَلْ فِيهِمْ مَنْ رَأَى أَصْحَابَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ فَيُفْتَحُ لَهُمْ بِهِ ، ثُمَّ يُبْعَثُ الْبَعْثُ الثَّالِثُ ، فَيُقَالُ : انْظُرُوا هَلْ تَرَوْنَ فِيهِمْ مَنْ رَأَى مَنْ رَأَى أَصْحَابَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ ثُمَّ يَكُونُ الْبَعْثُ الرَّابِعُ ، فَيُقَالُ : انْظُرُوا هَلْ تَرَوْنَ فِيهِمْ أَحَدًا رَأَى مَنْ رَأَى أَحَدًا رَأَى أَصْحَابَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَيُوجَدُ الرَّجُلُ ، فَيُفْتَحُ لَهُمْ بِهِ " .
Abu Sa'id Khudri reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: There would come to the people a time when a detachment would be sent for fighting in the cause of Allah and they would say: See, if you can find amongst them someone from amongst the Companions of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) . They would find a person and they would be granted victory because of him. Then a second detachment would be sent to them and they would say: Do you find amongst them one who had had the privilege of seeing the Companions of the Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) ? -and the victory would be granted to them because of him. Then the third detachment would be sent and it would be said to them: See, if you find amongst them (who had had the honour of seeing one) who saw those who saw the Companions of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) . Then the fourth detachment would be sent and it would be said to them: See it you find amongst them one who had the privilege (of seeing) one who saw those who saw those who saw the Companions of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) , and a person would be found and they would be granted victory because of him.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Fi’am:
Group,
Party,
This is derived from faam,
(piece,
portion).
Benefits and Issues:
It is established from this hadith that whoever saw the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)
is a Companion (Sahabi).
The word “seeing” is used in a general and predominant sense;
this does not mean that a blind Companion is not included,
because if he had sight, he too would have seen him.
Therefore, the intended meaning is:
whoever was granted the good fortune of spending some time with the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) in the state of Islam and died upon Islam,
he is a Companion (Sahabi).
The companionship is not restricted to a specific duration of time;
even a brief period of companionship becomes a source of blessing.
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Fi’am:
Group,
Party,
This is derived from faam,
(piece,
portion).
Benefits and Issues:
It is established from this hadith that whoever saw the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)
is a Companion (Sahabi).
The word “seeing” is used in a general and predominant sense;
this does not mean that a blind Companion is not included,
because if he had sight, he too would have seen him.
Therefore, the intended meaning is:
whoever was granted the good fortune of spending some time with the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) in the state of Islam and died upon Islam,
he is a Companion (Sahabi).
The companionship is not restricted to a specific duration of time;
even a brief period of companionship becomes a source of blessing.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 6467
