Hadith 13318

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : " إِنِّي لَأَسْعَى فِي الْغِلْمَانِ ، يَقُولُونَ : جَاءَ مُحَمَّدٌ ، فَأَسْعَى ، فَلَا أَرَى شَيْئًا ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُونَ : جَاءَ مُحَمَّدٌ ، فَأَسْعَى ، فَلَا أَرَى شَيْئًا ، قَالَ : حَتَّى جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَصَاحِبُهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ، فَكَمَنَا فِي بَعْضِ حِرَارِ الْمَدِينَةِ ، ثُمَّ بَعَثَا رَجُلًا مِنْ أَهْلِ البادية لِيُؤْذِنَ بِهِمَا الْأَنْصَارَ ، فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُمَا زُهَاءَ خَمْسِ مِائَةٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ حَتَّى انْتَهَوْا إِلَيْهِمَا ، فَقَالَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ : انْطَلِقَا آمِنَيْنِ مُطَاعَيْنِ ، فَأَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَصَاحِبُهُ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِهِمْ ، فَخَرَجَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ ، حَتَّى إِنَّ الْعَوَاتِقَ لَفَوْقَ الْبُيُوتِ يَتَرَاءَيْنَهُ ، يَقُلْنَ : أَيُّهُمْ هُوَ ؟ أَيُّهُمْ هُوَ ؟ قَالَ : فَمَا رَأَيْنَا مَنْظَرًا شبيهًا بِهِ يَوْمَئِذٍ ، قَالَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ : وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ يَوْمَ دَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا وَيَوْمَ قُبِضَ ، فَلَمْ أَرَ يَوْمَيْنِ شبيهًا بِهِمَا " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that I was running with the children, and when the children would say, "Muhammad (peace be upon him) has come," I would run so fast that I could see nothing. When the children would say the same words again, I would again start running so fast that I could see nothing, until the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his honorable companion Hazrat Siddiq Akbar (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived. At that time, we were in some area of Madinah. We sent a villager to the Ansar with this news, and about five hundred Ansari companions (may Allah be pleased with them) set out to welcome the Prophet (peace be upon him). When those people reached the Prophet (peace be upon him) and Hazrat Siddiq Akbar (may Allah be pleased with him), they said, "Both of you enter as obeyed leaders with peace and security." The Prophet (peace be upon him) and Hazrat Siddiq Akbar (may Allah be pleased with him) kept walking ahead of them, and all the people of Madinah came out, even the women climbed onto the roofs of their houses to see the Prophet (peace be upon him) and began asking each other, "Which one is the Prophet (peace be upon him)?" We had never seen a scene like that day. I also saw the day when the Prophet (peace be upon him) entered Madinah Munawwarah, and I saw the day when he (peace be upon him) departed from this world. I have never seen a scene like those two days.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 13318
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 3911