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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
حديث سهل بن سعد الساعدي عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم
Hadith of Sahl bin Sa'd al-Sa'idi, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
حَدِيثُ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
Hadith of Sahl bin Sa'd al-Sa'idi, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Musnad Abi Ya'la 7537 — he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say
وَعَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - يَقُولُ : « لَأُعْطِيَنَّ الرَّايَةَ غَدًا رَجُلًا يَفْتَحُ اللهُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ » قَالَ : فَبَاتَ النَّاسُ يَدُوكُونَ لِذَلِكَ ، وَيَرَوْنَ أَيَّهُمْ يُعْطَاهَا ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ النَّاسُ غَدَوْا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - كُلُّهُمْ يَرْجُو أَنْ يُعْطَاهَا ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : « أَيْنَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ؟ » قَالُوا : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ! هُوَ يَشْتَكِي عَيْنَيْهِ ، فَأَمَرَ بِهِ ، فَدُعِيَ ، فَبَصَقَ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ ، وَدَعَا لَهُ ، فَبَرَأَ مَكَانَهُ ، حَتَّى كَأَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ بِهِ شَيْءٌ ، فَأَعْطَاهُ الرَّايَةَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ! أَنُقَاتِلُهُمْ حَتَّى يَكُونُوا مِثْلَنَا ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : « عَلَى رِسْلِكَ ، إِذَا نَزَلْتَ بِسَاحَتِهِمْ فَادْعُهُمْ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ ، وَأَخْبِرْهُمْ بِمَا يَجِبُ عَلَيْهِمْ فِيهِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ ، فَوَاللهِ لَأَنْ يَهْدِيَ اللهُ بِهُدَاكَ رَجُلًا وَاحِدًا خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ حُمْرِ النَّعَمِ » .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Tomorrow I will give the banner to a man at whose hands Allah Almighty will grant victory." The narrator said: The people spent the whole night in this suspense, discussing to whom the banner would be given. When morning came, all the people came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), each one hoping that the banner would be given to him. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Where is Ali bin Abi Talib?" The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he has trouble with his eyes." At his (peace and blessings be upon him) command he was called, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) applied his saliva to his eyes and supplicated for him, and he was immediately cured, as if he had never had any trouble. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him the banner, and Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), shall I fight them until they become (Muslims) like us?" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go with full composure. When you descend upon their territory, invite them to Islam and inform them of the rights of Allah that are binding upon them (after accepting Islam). For by Allah, if Allah Almighty guides even one person through you, that is far better for you than red camels (a precious fortune)."
