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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
مسند عبد الله بن عمر
Musnad of Abdullah bin Umar
مُسْنَدُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ
Musnad of Abdullah bin Umar
Musnad Abi Ya'la 5566 — the Prophet ﷺ said: Your span of life compared
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَالِمٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قَالَ : إِنَّمَا بَقَاؤُكُمْ فِيمَا سَلَفَ مِنَ الْأُمَمِ كَمَا بَيْنَ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ إِلَى غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ ، فَأُوتِيَ أَهْلُ التَّوْرَاةِ التَّوْرَاةَ فَعَمِلُوا إِلَى نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ ثُمَّ عَجَزُوا ، فَأُعْطُوا قِيرَاطًا قِيرَاطًا ، وَأُوتِيَ النَّصَارَى الْإِنْجِيلَ فَعَمِلُوا إِلَى صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ ثُمَّ عَجَزُوا ، فَأُعْطُوا قِيرَاطًا قِيرَاطًا ، فَأُوتِينَا الْقُرْآنَ فَعَمِلْنَا مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ إِلَى غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ ، فَأُعْطِينَا قِيرَاطَيْنِ قِيرَاطَيْنِ ، فَقَالَتِ الْيَهُودُ وَالنَّصَارَى : يَا رَبَّنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا نَحْنُ أَكْثَرَ عَمَلًا مِنْهُمْ وَأَعْطَيْتَنَا قِيرَاطًا قِيرَاطًا ، فَقَالَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى : هَلْ ظَلَمْتُكُمْ مِنْ أُجُورِكُمْ شَيْئًا ؟ قَالُوا : لَا ، قَالَ : فَهُوَ فَضْلِي أُوتِيهِ مَنْ أَشَاءُ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Your span of life compared with the past nations is only like the time between the Asr prayer and sunset. (Its example is that) the people of the Torah were given the Torah, and they worked until midday and then they became unable to continue, so they were given one qirat each as reward. Then the Christians were given the Injil, and they worked until the Asr prayer and then became unable to continue, and they too were given one qirat each as reward. Then we were given the Qur'an, and we worked from the Asr prayer until sunset, and we were given two qirats each as reward. Upon this the Jews and Christians said (before Allah): 'O our Lord, we did more work than them, yet You gave us one qirat each?' Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, said: 'Have I wronged you in the least by reducing anything of your wages?' They said: 'No.' Allah Almighty said: 'Then this is My favour; I give it to whomever I will.'"
