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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 7544 — he said: O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! On the day
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْقَاضِي ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ! يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ مَا رَأَيْنَا مِثْلَ مَا أَتَى فُلَانٌ ، آتَاهُ رَجُلٌ ! لَقَدْ فَرَّ النَّاسُ وَمَا فَرَّ ، وَمَا تَرَكَ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ شَاذَّةً وَلَا فَاذَّةً إِلَّا تَبِعَهَا يَضْرِبُهَا بِسَيْفِهِ . قَالَ : وَمَنْ هُوَ ؟ قَالَ : فَنُسِبَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - نَسَبُهُ ، فَلَمْ يَعْرِفْهُ ، ثُمَّ وُصِفَ لَهُ بِصِفَتِهِ فَلَمْ يَعْرِفْهُ ، حَتَّى طَلَعَ الرَّجُلُ بِعَيْنِهِ ، فَقَالَ : ذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ الَّذِي أَخْبَرْنَاكَ عَنْهُ ، فَقَالَ : هَذَا ؟ فَقَالُوا : نَعَمْ . قَالَ : إِنَّهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ ؟ قَالَ : فَاشْتَدَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ ، قَالُوا : وَأَيُّنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ إِذَا كَانَ فُلَانٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ ؟ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ : يَا قَوْمُ انْظُرُونِي ، فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ ، لَا يَمُوتُ عَلَى مِثْلِ الَّذِي أَصْبَحَ عَلَيْهِ ، وَلَأَكُونَنَّ صَاحِبَهُ مِنْ بَيْنِكُمْ ، ثُمَّ رَاحَ عَلَى جَدِّهِ فِي الْغَدِ ، فَجَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ يَشُدُّ مَعَهُ إِذَا شَدَّ ، وَيَرْجِعُ مَعَهُ إِذَا رَجَعَ ، فَيَنْظُرُ مَا يَصِيرُ إِلَيْهِ أَمْرُهُ ، حَتَّى أَصَابَهُ جُرْحٌ أَذْلَقَهُ ، فَاسْتَعْجَلَ الْمَوْتَ ، فَوَضَعَ قَائِمَةَ سَيْفِهِ بِالْأَرْضِ ، ثُمَّ وَضَعَ ذُبَابَهُ بَيْنَ ثَدْيَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ تَحَامَلَ عَلَى سَيْفِهِ حَتَّى خَرَجَ مِنْ ظَهْرِهِ ، وَخَرَجَ الرَّجُلُ يَعْدُو ، وَيَقُولُ : أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ، حَتَّى وَقَفَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَقَالَ : وَذَاكَ مَاذَا ؟ قَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ! الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي ذُكِرَ لَكَ ، فَقُلْتَ : إِنَّهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ ، فَاشْتَدَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ ، وَقَالُوا : فَأَيُّنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ إِذَا كَانَ فُلَانٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ ؟ فَقُلْتُ : يَا قَوْمُ انْظُرُونِي ، فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَا يَمُوتُ عَلَى مِثْلِ الَّذِي أَصْبَحَ عَلَيْهِ ، وَلَأَكُونَنَّ صَاحِبَهُ مِنْ بَيْنِكُمْ ، فَجَعَلْتُ أَشُدُّ مَعَهُ إِذَا شَدَّ ، وَأَرْجِعُ مَعَهُ إِذَا رَجَعَ ، وَأَنْظُرُ إِلَى مَا يَصِيرُ أَمْرُهُ ، حَتَّى أَصَابَهُ جُرْحٌ أَذْلَقَهُ ، فَاسْتَعْجَلَ الْمَوْتَ ، فَوَضَعَ قَائِمَةَ سَيْفِهِ بِالْأَرْضِ ، وَوَضَعَ ذُبَابَهُ بَيْنَ ثَدْيَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ تَحَامَلَ عَلَى سَيْفِهِ حَتَّى خَرَجَ مِنْ بَيْنِ ظَهْرِهِ ، فَهُوَ ذَاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ! يَتَضَرَّبُ بَيْنَ أَضْغَاثِهِ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَعْمَلُ عَمَلَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فِيمَا يَبْدُو لِلنَّاسِ ، وَإِنَّهُ لَمِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ ، وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَعْمَلُ عَمَلَ أَهْلِ النَّارِ فِيمَا يَبْدُو لِلنَّاسِ وَإِنَّهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! On the day of the Battle of Uhud we did not see anyone do what so-and-so did. A man came to him (and mentioned his bravery, saying) that when the people were fleeing he did not flee, and he did not leave any of the idolaters, whether alone or separated from his group, without pursuing him and striking him with his sword." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Who is he?" The narrator said: His lineage was described to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not recognise him; then he was described by his features and qualities, and still he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not recognise him, until the man himself appeared. The Companions said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! This is the man we told you about. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This one?" They said: Yes. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, he is one of the people of the Fire (Hell)." The narrator said: This weighed very heavily on the Muslims, and they said (in astonishment): "If so-and-so is one of the people of Hell, then which of us will be one of the people of Paradise?" Then a man among those present said: "O my people! Give me time (so that I can look into his affair). By the One in whose hand my soul is! This man will not die in the state he is in this morning, and I will be his companion from among you all and find out how he fares." Then the next day he went out after him: wherever that man attacked, he attacked with him, and wherever he turned back, he turned back too, to see what his end would be, until the man received a painful wound. He hastened to seek death: he placed the hilt of his sword on the ground and put its point between his breasts, then pressed himself onto the sword until it came out through his back. Then the (watching) man came running, saying: "Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah, wa ashhadu annaka Rasulullah (I bear witness that there is no god worthy of worship except Allah, and I bear witness that you are the Messenger of Allah)," until he stood before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "And what is this about?" He said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! The man who was mentioned to you, about whom you said, "He is one of the people of Hell," and this weighed heavily on the Muslims, and they said: If so-and-so is one of the people of Hell, then which of us will be one of the people of Paradise? I said: O my people! Give me time. By the One in whose hand my soul is! This man will not die in the state he is in this morning, and I will be his companion among you. So whenever he attacked, I attacked too, and whenever he turned back, I turned back too, and I kept watching to see what his end would be, until he received a painful wound. He hastened to die: he placed the hilt of his sword on the ground, fixed its point between his breasts and bore down on the sword until it came out through his back. O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! That is the man, who is now writhing from the wounds of his own destruction. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, a man sometimes does the deeds of the people of Paradise as it appears to people, while he is one of the people of Hell; and indeed a man does the deeds of the people of Hell before the people, while he is one of the people of Paradise."
