Hadith 12215

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدٌ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، أَنَّ رَجُلًا كَانَ يَكْتُبُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَقَدْ كَانَ قَرَأَ الْبَقَرَةَ ، وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ ، وَكَانَ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا قَرَأَ الْبَقَرَةَ ، وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ جَدَّ فِينَا يَعْنِي عَظُمَ ، فَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاة وَالسَّلَامُ يُمْلِي عَلَيْهِ غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا ، فَيَكْتُبُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا ، فَيَقُولُ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاة وَالسَّلَامُ : " اكْتُبْ كَذَا وَكَذَا ، اكْتُبْ كَيْفَ شِئْتَ " ، وَيُمْلِي عَلَيْهِ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا ، فَيَقُولُ : أَكْتُبُ سَمِيعًا بَصِيرًا ؟ ، فَيَقُولُ : " اكْتُبْ اكْتُبْ كَيْفَ شِئْتَ " ، فَارْتَدَّ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ ، فَلَحِقَ بِالْمُشْرِكِينَ ، وَقَالَ : أَنَا أَعْلَمُكُمْ بِمُحَمَّدٍ ، إِنْ كُنْتُ لَأَكْتُبُ مَا شِئْتُ ، فَمَاتَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّ الْأَرْضَ لَمْ تَقْبَلْهُ " ، وقَالَ أَنَسٌ : فَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو طَلْحَةَ أَنَّهُ أَتَى الْأَرْضَ الَّتِي مَاتَ فِيهَا ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ ، فَوَجَدَهُ مَنْبُوذًا ، فَقَالَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ : مَا شَأْنُ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ ؟ ، قَالُوا : قَدْ دَفَنَّاهُ مِرَارًا ، فَلَمْ تَقْبَلْهُ الْأَرْضُ .
It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that there was a man who was the scribe of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He had also read Surah Al-Baqarah and Aal-e-Imran. Whenever that man recited Surah Al-Baqarah and Aal-e-Imran, he would surpass us greatly. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would dictate to him «غفوراً الرحيما» and he would write "Aleema Hakeema" in its place. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would say, "Write it like this," but he would say, "I will write as I wish." Similarly, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would dictate to him «عليما حكيما», he would write «سميعا بصيرا» in its place and say, "I will write as I wish." After some time, that man became an apostate and joined the polytheists, and began to say, "Among all of you, I am more knowledgeable than Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). I used to write whatever I wanted in his presence." When that man died, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that the earth would not accept him. Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says that Hazrat Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) told me that he went to the place where that man had died, and found him lying outside. He asked the people, "What is the matter with this man?" The people told him, "We have buried him several times, but the earth does not accept him."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 12215
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 3617، م: 2781، وعامة الروايات فى هذا الحديث جاءت مطلقة غير مقيدة، وليس فيها أنه كان يكتب الوحي، وقد ذهب الطحاوي إلى أنه كان يكتب الرسائل يبعث بها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فى دعائه إلى الإسلام، انظر شرح مشكل الآثار : 240,241/8