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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
مسند عائشة
Musnad of Aishah
مُسْنَدُ عَائِشَةَ
Musnad of Aishah
Musnad Abi Ya'la 4920 — the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: O Aishah! If I
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكَّارٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْشَرٍ ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : يَا عَائِشَةُ ، لَوْ شِئْتُ لَسَارَتْ مَعِي جِبَالُ الذَّهَبِ ، جَاءَنِي مَلَكٌ إِنَّ حُجْزَتَهُ لَتُسَاوِي الْكَعْبَةَ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكَ السَّلَامَ ، وَيَقُولُ لَكَ : إِنْ شِئْتَ نَبِيًّا عَبْدًا ، وَإِنْ شِئْتَ نَبِيًّا مَلِكًا قَالَ : فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَى جِبْرِيلَ قَالَ : فَأَشَارَ إِلَيَّ أَنْ ضَعْ نَفْسَكَ قَالَ : فَقُلْتُ : نَبِيًّا عَبْدًا قَالَ : فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ ، لَا يَأْكُلُ مُتَّكِئًا ، يَقُولُ : آكُلُ كَمَا يَأْكُلُ الْعَبْدُ ، وَأَجْلِسُ كَمَا يَجْلِسُ الْعَبْدُ .
It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Aishah! If I had wished, mountains of gold would have walked along with me. An angel came to me whose waist-band was equal to the Ka'bah, and he said: Indeed, your Lord sends you greetings of peace and says to you: If you wish, become a Prophet who is a servant, and if you wish, become a Prophet who is a king." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I looked at Jibril, and he signalled to me to adopt humility and lowliness, so I said: (I prefer to remain) a Prophet who is a servant." Sa'id (may Allah have mercy on him) said: After that, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) never ate while reclining, and he would say: "I eat as a servant eats, and I sit as a servant sits."
