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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
مسند أنس بن مالك
Musnad of Anas bin Malik
مُسْنَدُ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ
Musnad of Anas bin Malik
Musnad Abi Ya'la 2937 — : Three men set out (on a journey), looking
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي الرَّبِيعِ وَهَذَا لَفْظُ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ قَالَا ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ ثَلَاثَةً انْطَلَقُوا يَرْتَادُونَ لِأَهْلِيهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ السَّمَاءُ ، فَوَقَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَجَرٌ مُتَجَافٍ حَتَّى مَا يَرَوْنَ مِنْهُ حُصَاصَةً ، فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ : قَدْ وَقَعَ الْحَجَرُ وَعَفَا الْأَثَرُ وَلَا يَعْلَمُ مَكَانَكُمْ إِلَّا اللهُ ، فَادْعُوا اللهَ بِأَوْثَقِ أَعْمَالِكُمْ ، قَالَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ : اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ لِي وَالِدَانِ فَكُنْتُ أَحْلِبُ لَهُمَا فِي إِنَائِهِمَا ، فَإِذَا وَجَدْتُهُمَا رَاقِدَيْنِ قُمْتُ عَلَى رُءُوسِهِمَا حَتَّى يَسْتَيْقِظَا مَتَى اسْتَيْقَظَا كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ أَرُدَّ وَسَنَهُمَا فِي رُءُوسِهِمَا ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي إِنَّمَا فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ رَجَاءَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَمَخَافَةَ عَذَابِكَ فَافْرُجْ عَنَّا ، قَالَ : فَزَالَ ثُلُثُ الْحَجَرِ ، وَقَالَ الثَّانِي : اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ أَعْجَبَتْنِي امْرَأَةٌ ، وَأَنَّهُ جَعَلَ لَهَا بَدَلًا ، فَلَمَّا قَدَرَ عَلَيْهَا وَفَّرَ لَهَا جُعْلَهَا ، وَسَلَّمَ لَهَا نَفْسَهَا ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّمَا فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ رَجَاءَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَمَخَافَةَ عَذَابِكَ فَافْرُجْ عَنَّا ، قَالَ : فَزَالَ ثُلُثُ الْحَجَرِ ، وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ : اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي اسْتَأْجَرْتُ أَجِيرًا عَلَى عَمَلٍ يَعْمَلُهُ لِي ، فَأَتَى يَطْلُبُ أَجْرَهُ وَأَنَا غَضْبَانُ ، فَزَبَرْتُهُ فَذَهَبَ وَتَرَكَ أَجْرَهُ ، فَجَمَعْتُهُ لَهُ وَثَمَّرْتُهُ حَتَّى كَانَ مِنْهُ كُلُّ الْمَالِ ، فَأَتَانِي يَطْلُبُ أَجْرَهُ ، فَأَعْطَيْتُهُ ذَاكَ كُلَّهُ ، وَلَوْ شِئْتُ لَمْ أُعْطِهِ إِلَّا أَجْرَهُ الْأَوَّلَ ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ رَجَاءَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَمَخَافَةَ عَذَابِكَ فَافْرُجْ عَنَّا ، قَالَ : فَزَالَ الْحَجَرُ وَخَرَجُوا يَمْشُونَ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that: "Three men set out (on a journey), looking for something (provision or a need) for their families. Suddenly rain overtook them (and they took shelter in a cave). Then a large rock rolled (from above) and fell over the mouth of the cave in such a way that it closed the way completely, and they could not see even a crack in it. Then some of them said: The rock has fallen and the traces (of you outside) have been erased, and now no one except Allah knows your location, so supplicate to Allah by means of those deeds of yours which you consider the most reliable and sincere. One of them said: 'O Allah, You know well that I had (elderly) parents. I used to milk (the animals) for them into their vessel and bring it to them. If I found them asleep, I would remain standing at their heads until they woke up, whenever they woke (and they would drink the milk). I disliked disturbing their sleep and driving it from their eyes. O Allah, if You know that I did this only in hope of Your mercy and in fear of Your punishment, then deliver us from this distress.' So a third of the rock moved away. The second said: 'O Allah, if You know that a woman pleased me greatly (and he had promised to give her some money), then when he had gained power over her, he gave her the full payment and left her honour and person unharmed (out of fear of You alone). O Allah, if You know that I did this deed in hope of Your mercy and in fear of Your punishment, then remove this hardship of ours.' So two-thirds of the rock moved away. The last man said: 'O Allah, You know that I hired a labourer for some work of mine. He came to take his wages while I was in a state of anger, and I rebuked him, so he went away leaving his wages. I kept his money safe and traded with it until a great deal of wealth came from it. Then he came to me asking for his wages, and I gave him all of that wealth, although if I had wished, I would have given him only his original wage. O Allah, if You know that I did this in hope of Your mercy and in fear of Your punishment, then relieve our difficulty.' So the rock moved away completely, and they all walked out of there."
