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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
حديث أبي موسى الأشعري
Hadith of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari
حَدِيثُ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ
Hadith of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari
Musnad Abi Ya'la 7254 — the Prophet ﷺ came to a Bedouin, and he
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هِشَامٍ الرِّفَاعِيُّ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى قَالَ : أَتَى النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَعْرَابِيًّا فَأَكْرَمَهُ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ : « ائْتِنَا » ، فَأَتَاهُ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : « سَلْ حَاجَتَكَ » ، فَقَالَ : نَاقَةً نَرْكَبُهَا ، وَأَعْنُزًا يَحْلُبُهَا أَهْلِي ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : عَجَزْتُمْ أَنْ تَكُونُوا مِثْلَ عَجُوزِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ؟ .
قَالَ : إِنَّ مُوسَى لَمَّا سَارَ بِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ مِصْرَ ضَلُّوا الطَّرِيقَ ، فَقَالَ : مَا هَذَا ؟ فَقَالَ عُلَمَاؤُهُمْ : إِنَّ يُوسُفَ لَمَّا حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ أَخَذَ عَلَيْنَا مَوْثِقًا مِنَ اللهِ أَنْ لَا نَخْرُجَ مِنْ مِصْرَ حَتَّى نَنْقُلَ عِظَامَهُ مَعَنَا . قَالَ : فَمَنْ يَعْلَمُ مَوْضِعَ قَبْرِهِ ؟ قَالَ : عَجُوزٌ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ، فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهَا فَأَتَتْهُ ، فَقَالَ : دُلِّينِي عَلَى قَبْرِ يُوسُفَ ، قَالَتْ : حَتَّى تُعْطِيَنِي حُكْمِي . قَالَ : مَا حُكْمُكِ ؟ قَالَتْ : أَكُونُ مَعَكَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ، فَكَرِهَ أَنْ يُعْطِيَهَا ذَلِكَ ، فَأَوْحَى اللهُ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ أَعْطِهَا حُكْمَهَا ، فَانْطَلَقَتْ بِهِمْ إِلَى بُحَيْرَةٍ : مَوْضِعِ مُسْتَنْقَعِ مَاءٍ ، فَقَالَتْ : أَنْضِبُوا هَذَا الْمَاءَ ، فَأَنْضَبُوا ، قَالَتِ : احْتَفِرُوا وَاسْتَخْرِجُوا عِظَامَ يُوسُفَ ، فَلَمَّا أَقَلُّوهَا إِلَى الْأَرْضِ إِذَا الطَّرِيقُ مِثْلُ ضَوْءِ النَّهَارِ .
قَالَ : إِنَّ مُوسَى لَمَّا سَارَ بِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ مِصْرَ ضَلُّوا الطَّرِيقَ ، فَقَالَ : مَا هَذَا ؟ فَقَالَ عُلَمَاؤُهُمْ : إِنَّ يُوسُفَ لَمَّا حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ أَخَذَ عَلَيْنَا مَوْثِقًا مِنَ اللهِ أَنْ لَا نَخْرُجَ مِنْ مِصْرَ حَتَّى نَنْقُلَ عِظَامَهُ مَعَنَا . قَالَ : فَمَنْ يَعْلَمُ مَوْضِعَ قَبْرِهِ ؟ قَالَ : عَجُوزٌ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ، فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهَا فَأَتَتْهُ ، فَقَالَ : دُلِّينِي عَلَى قَبْرِ يُوسُفَ ، قَالَتْ : حَتَّى تُعْطِيَنِي حُكْمِي . قَالَ : مَا حُكْمُكِ ؟ قَالَتْ : أَكُونُ مَعَكَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ، فَكَرِهَ أَنْ يُعْطِيَهَا ذَلِكَ ، فَأَوْحَى اللهُ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ أَعْطِهَا حُكْمَهَا ، فَانْطَلَقَتْ بِهِمْ إِلَى بُحَيْرَةٍ : مَوْضِعِ مُسْتَنْقَعِ مَاءٍ ، فَقَالَتْ : أَنْضِبُوا هَذَا الْمَاءَ ، فَأَنْضَبُوا ، قَالَتِ : احْتَفِرُوا وَاسْتَخْرِجُوا عِظَامَ يُوسُفَ ، فَلَمَّا أَقَلُّوهَا إِلَى الْأَرْضِ إِذَا الطَّرِيقُ مِثْلُ ضَوْءِ النَّهَارِ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to a Bedouin, and he honoured him (peace and blessings be upon him) hospitably. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Come to us." So when he came, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Ask for what you need." He said: "A she-camel that we can ride and a few goats that my family can milk." Upon this the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said (to his Companions): "Were you unable to be like that old woman of the Children of Israel?" Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) related the incident: "When Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) set out from Egypt with the Children of Israel, they lost their way. He asked: What is this? Their scholars said: The fact is that when death came to Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him), he took a firm covenant from us in the name of Allah that we would not leave Egypt until we took his bones (his blessed body) with us. Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) asked: Who knows the place of his grave? They said: An old woman of the Children of Israel knows. So he sent for her, and when she came he said: Show me the grave of Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him). She said: I will not tell until you give me my due. He asked: What is your due? She said: That I be with you in Paradise. Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) found it somewhat hard to grant her this rank, so Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, revealed to him: Give her what she asks. So she took them to a lake, that is, a place where water had collected, and said: Drain this water and dry the place. When they had drained the water, she said: Now dig here and take out the bones of Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him). Then, as soon as they lifted those bones up out of the ground, the road became bright and clear like the light of day."
