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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
مسند سعد بن أبي وقاص
Musnad of Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas
مُسْنَدُ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ
Musnad of Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas
Musnad Abi Ya'la 747 — In the year of the Conquest (of Makkah) I fell
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: مَرِضْتُ عَامَ الْفَتْحِ مَرَضًا أَشْفَيْتُ مِنْهُ عَلَى الْمَوْتِ، أَتَانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَعُودُنِي فِيهِ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، لِي مَالٌ كَثِيرٌ لَيْسَ يَرِثُنِي إِلَّا ابْنَتِي، أَفَأُوصِي بِثُلُثَيْ مَالِي؟ قَالَ: «لَا» قَالَ: قُلْتُ: فَالشَّطْرُ؟ قَالَ: «لَا» قُلْتُ: فَالثُّلُثُ؟ قَالَ: «الثُّلُثُ، وَالثُّلُثُ كَبِيرٌ - أَوْ كَثِيرٌ - إِنَّكَ إِنْ تَتْرُكْ وَرَثَتَكَ أَغْنِيَاءَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ تَتْرُكَهُمْ عَالَةً يَتَكَفَّفُونَ النَّاسَ، إِنَّكَ لَنْ تُنْفِقَ نَفَقَةً إِلَّا أُجِرْتَ فِيهَا، حَتَّى اللُّقْمَةَ تَرْفَعُهَا إِلَى فِي امْرَأَتِكَ» قَالَ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أُخَلَّفُ عَنْ هِجْرَتِي؟ قَالَ: «إِنَّكَ لَنْ تُخَلَّفَ بَعْدِي فَتَعْمَلَ عَمَلًا تُرِيدُ بِهِ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ إِلَّا ازْدَدْتَ رِفْعَةً وَدَرَجَةً، وَلَعَلَّكَ أَنْ تُخَلَّفَ حَتَّى يَنْتَفِعَ بِكَ أَقْوَامٌ وَيُضَرَّ بِكَ آخَرُونَ، اللَّهُمَّ أَمْضِ لِأَصْحَابِي هِجْرَتَهُمْ، وَلَا تَرُدَّهُمْ عَلَى أَعْقَابِهِمْ، لَكِنِ الْبَائِسُ سَعْدُ ابْنُ خَوْلَةَ» يَرْثِي لَهُ أَنْ مَاتَ بِمَكَّةَ
Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: In the year of the Conquest (of Makkah) I fell so ill that I came to the brink of death. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to visit me, and I said: "O Messenger of Allah! I have much wealth, and my only heir is my one daughter. Shall I bequeath two thirds of my wealth?" He said: "No." I said: "Then half?" He said: "No." I said: "Then a third?" He said: "A third (you may), and a third is a great deal (or: a lot). Leaving your heirs wealthy is better than leaving them in need, stretching out their hands to people. Whatever you spend, you will be rewarded for it, even for the morsel that you put into your wife's mouth." I said: "O Messenger of Allah! Will I be left behind (here) after my emigration?" He said: "Whatever deed you do for the pleasure of Allah after remaining behind me, your rank and degree will be raised by it; and perhaps you will live on until some peoples benefit from you and others are harmed by you. 'Allahumma amdi li-ashabi hijratahum, wa la taruddahum ala a'qabihim' (O Allah, complete the emigration of my Companions and do not turn them back on their heels). But the one to be pitied is Sa'd bin Khawlah." He (peace and blessings be upon him) was expressing sorrow for him because he died in Makkah.
