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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
مسند جابر
Musnad of Jabir
مُسْنَدُ جَابِرٍ
Musnad of Jabir
Musnad Abi Ya'la 1778 — the Prophet ﷺ fought against Banu Muharib
حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ قَيْسٍ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ ، قَالَ : قَاتَلَ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - مُحَارِبَ خَصَفَةَ بِنَخْلٍ ، فَرَأَوْا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ غِرَّةً ، فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ يُقَالُ لَهُ : غَوْرَثُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ حَتَّى قَامَ عَلَى رَأْسِ رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - بِالسَّيْفِ ، فَقَالَ : مَنْ يَمْنَعُكَ مِنِّي ؟ قَالَ : اللهُ ، قَالَ : فَسَقَطَ السَّيْفُ مِنْ يَدِهِ ، فَأَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - السَّيْفَ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ : مَنْ يَمْنَعُكَ مِنِّي ؟ قَالَ : كُنْ خَيْرَ آخِذٍ ، قَالَ : تَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ ، قَالَ : لَا ، وَلَكِنِّي أُعَاهِدُكَ أَنْ لَا أُقَاتِلَكَ ، وَلَا أَكُونَ مَعَ قَوْمٍ يُقَاتِلُونَكَ ، قَالَ : فَخَلَّى سَبِيلَهُ ، فَجَاءَ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ ، فَقَالَ : جِئْتُكُمْ مِنْ عِنْدِ خَيْرِ النَّاسِ ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ عِنْدَ الظُّهْرِ أَوِ الْعَصْرِ أَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ بِصَلَاةِ الْخَوْفِ ، شَكَّ أَبُو عَوَانَةَ ، قَالَ : فَكَانَ النَّاسُ طَائِفَتَيْنِ : طَائِفَةٌ بِإِزَاءِ عَدُوِّهِمْ ، وَطَائِفَةٌ يُصَلُّونَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - ، فَصَلَّى بِالطَّائِفَةِ الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ انْصَرَفُوا فَكَانُوا فِي مَكَانِ أُولَئِكَ ، وَجَاءَ أُولَئِكَ فَصَلَّوْا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، فَكَانَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ أَرْبَعُ رَكَعَاتٍ ، وَلِلْقَوْمِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fought against Banu Muharib Khasafah at Nakhl. During this the enemy found an opportunity of the Muslims' heedlessness, and a man from among them named Ghawrath bin al-Harith came with a drawn sword and stood over the head of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and said: "Who will protect you from me?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah." On hearing this the sword fell from his hand. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took hold of the sword and asked him: "Now who will protect you from me?" He said: "Be the best of those who forgive." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you bear witness that there is no god worthy of worship except Allah?" He said: "No, but I make a pledge to you that I will never fight you, nor will I side with people who fight you." So he (peace and blessings be upon him) let him go his way. When he reached his companions he said: "I have come to you from the best of all people." Then when the time of Zuhr or Asr came (this doubt is from the narrator Abu Awanah, may Allah have mercy on him), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the prayer of fear. The people were divided into two groups: one group stood in ranks facing the enemy, and the other group prayed with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) led the group with him in two rak'ahs, then they moved from their place and went to the place of the other group, and the other group came and prayed two rak'ahs with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Thus the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had four rak'ahs and the people had two rak'ahs each.
