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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
حديث واثلة بن الأسقع
Hadith of Wathilah bin al-Asqa
حَدِيثُ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ
Hadith of Wathilah bin al-Asqa
Musnad Abi Ya'la 7492 — In the Mosque of al-Khayf I drew near
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْأَشْعَثِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْمِقْدَامِ الْعِجْلِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْعَلَاءُ بْنُ ثَعْلَبَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمَلِيحِ الْهُذَلِيِّ ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ قَالَ : تَدَانَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - بِمَسْجِدِ الْخَيْفِ فَقَالَ لِي أَصْحَابُهُ : إِلَيْكَ يَا وَاثِلَةُ ، أَيْ تَنَحَّ عَنْ وَجْهِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : « دَعُوهُ إِنَّمَا جَاءَ يَسْأَلُ » . قَالَ : فَدَنَوْتُ ، فَقُلْتُ : بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ! لِتُفْتِنَا عَنْ أَمْرٍ نَأْخُذُهُ عَنْكَ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ . قَالَ : لِتُفْتِكَ نَفْسُكَ . قَالَ : قُلْتُ : وَكَيْفَ لِي بِذَلِكَ ؟ قَالَ : دَعْ مَا يَرِيبُكَ إِلَى مَا لَا يَرِيبُكَ ، وَإِنْ أَفْتَاكَ الْمُفْتُونَ ، قُلْتُ : وَكَيْفَ لِي بِعِلْمِ ذَلِكَ ؟ قَالَ : تَضَعُ يَدَكَ عَلَى فُؤَادِكَ ، فَإِنَّ الْقَلْبَ يَسْكُنُ لِلْحَلَالِ ، وَلَا يَسْكُنُ لِلْحَرَامِ ، وَإِنَّ الْوَرِعَ الْمُسْلِمَ يَدَعُ الصَّغِيرَ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَقَعَ فِي الْكَبِيرِ ، قُلْتُ : بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي ، مَا الْعَصَبِيَّةُ ؟ قَالَ : الَّذِي يُعِينُ قَوْمَهُ عَلَى الظُّلْمِ ، قُلْتُ : فَمَنِ الْحَرِيصُ ؟ قَالَ : الَّذِي يَطْلُبُ الْمَكْسَبَةَ مِنْ غَيْرِ حِلِّهَا ، قُلْتُ : فَمَنِ الْوَرِعُ ؟ قَالَ : الَّذِي يَقِفُ عِنْدَ الشُّبْهَةِ .
قُلْتُ : فَمَنِ الْمُؤْمِنُ ؟ قَالَ : مَنْ أَمِنَهُ النَّاسُ عَلَى أَمْوَالِهِمْ وَدِمَائِهِمْ . قُلْتُ : فَمَنِ الْمُسْلِمُ ؟ قَالَ : مَنْ سَلِمَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ ، قُلْتُ : فَأَيُّ الْجِهَادِ أَفْضَلُ ؟ قَالَ : كَلِمَةُ حُكْمٍ عِنْدَ إِمَامٍ جَائِرٍ .
قُلْتُ : فَمَنِ الْمُؤْمِنُ ؟ قَالَ : مَنْ أَمِنَهُ النَّاسُ عَلَى أَمْوَالِهِمْ وَدِمَائِهِمْ . قُلْتُ : فَمَنِ الْمُسْلِمُ ؟ قَالَ : مَنْ سَلِمَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ ، قُلْتُ : فَأَيُّ الْجِهَادِ أَفْضَلُ ؟ قَالَ : كَلِمَةُ حُكْمٍ عِنْدَ إِمَامٍ جَائِرٍ .
Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: In the Mosque of al-Khayf I drew near to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and his (peace and blessings be upon him) Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said to me: "O Wathilah, step back," meaning, move away from in front of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). But the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Leave him; he has only come to ask something." Sayyiduna Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: So I came closer and said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), may my father and mother be sacrificed for you! Tell us about something that we may adopt (as a guiding light) after you." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Your own self will give you a fatwa." I said: "How is that possible for me?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Leave what makes you doubt for what does not make you doubt, even if those who give fatwas keep giving you fatwas." I said: "How will I know that?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Place your hand on your heart, for the heart finds rest in what is lawful and finds no rest in what is unlawful. And indeed the God-fearing Muslim leaves a small sin out of fear of falling into a major one." I said: "May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, what is partisanship ('asabiyyah)?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "That a person helps his people in wrongdoing." I said: "Then who is the greedy one?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one who seeks earnings through unlawful means." I said: "Then who is the God-fearing one?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one who stops (when he comes) at something doubtful." I said: "Then who is the believer?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one from whom people feel safe concerning their wealth and their lives." I said: "Then who is the Muslim?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one from whose tongue and hand the (other) Muslims are safe." I said: "Then which jihad is the most excellent?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Speaking a word of justice and fairness before a tyrannical ruler."
