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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 2215 — a man passed by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا الْعَوَّامُ بْنُ حَوْشَبٍ قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي طَلْحَةُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ : مَرَّ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - رَجُلٌ ، فَقَالُوا فِيهِ وَأَثْنَوْا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ : مَنْ يَقْتُلُهُ ؟ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : أَنَا ، فَانْطَلَقَ فَوَجَدَهُ قَدْ خَطَّ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ خِطَّةً فَهُوَ قَائِمٌ يُصَلِّي فِيهَا ، فَلَمَّا رَآهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ الْحَالِ رَجَعَ وَلَمْ يَقْتُلْهُ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : مَنْ يَقْتُلُهُ ؟ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ : أَنَا ، فَذَهَبَ فَرَآهُ يُصَلِّي فِي خِطَّةٍ قَائِمًا يُصَلِّي فَرَجَعَ وَلَمْ يَقْتُلْهُ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : مَنْ لَهُ ، أَوْ مَنْ يَقْتُلُهُ ؟ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ : أَنَا ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : أَنْتَ وَلَا أَرَاكَ تُدْرِكُهُ ، فَانْطَلَقَ فَوَجَدَهُ قَدْ ذَهَبَ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man passed by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and the people mentioned him and praised him. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Who will kill him?" Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I will." So he went and saw that the man had drawn a line around himself and was standing in it praying. When he saw him in that state, he came back and did not kill him. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Who will kill him?" Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I will." So he went and saw him standing inside a marked line praying, so he too came back and did not kill him. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Who is there for him? (or he said:) Who will kill him?" Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I will." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You (are the one), but I do not think you will catch him." So he went and found that the man had gone.
