مسند احمد
Musnad Ahmad
مسند المكيينMusnad of the Makkans
حَدِيثُ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُHadith of Ka'b ibn Malik al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him)
Hadith 15798
اُردوEn
(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، عَنْ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ، قَالَ : فَحَدَّثَنِي مَعْبَدُ بْنُ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَبِي كَعْبِ بْنِ الْقَيْنِ أَخُو بَنِي سَلِمَةَ , أَنَّ أَخَاهُ عُبَيْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ كَعْبٍ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَعْلَمِ الْأَنْصَارِ حَدَّثَهُ ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ كَعْبَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ وَكَانَ كَعْبٌ مِمَّنْ شَهِدَ الْعَقَبَةَ وَبَايَعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِهَا ، قَالَ : خَرَجْنَا فِي حُجَّاجِ قَوْمِنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَقَدْ صَلَّيْنَا وَفَقِهْنَا ، وَمَعَنَا الْبَرَاءُ بْنُ مَعْرُورٍ كَبِيرُنَا وَسَيِّدُنَا ، فَلَمَّا تَوَجَّهْنَا لِسَفَرِنَا ، وَخَرَجْنَا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ ، قَالَ الْبَرَاءُ لَنَا : يَا هَؤُلَاءِ ، إِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ وَاللَّهِ رَأْيًا ، وَإِنِّي وَاللَّهِ مَا أَدْرِي تُوَافِقُونِي عَلَيْهِ أَمْ لَا ؟ قَالَ : قُلْنَا لَهُ : وَمَا ذَاكَ ؟ قَالَ : قَدْ رَأَيْتُ أَنْ لَا أَدَعَ هَذِهِ الْبَنِيَّةِ مِنِّي بِظَهْرٍ يَعْنِي الْكَعْبَةَ وَأَنْ أُصَلِّيَ إِلَيْهَا , قَالَ : فَقُلْنَا : وَاللَّهِ مَا بَلَغَنَا أَنَّ نَبِيَّنَا يُصَلِّي إِلَّا إِلَى الشَّامِ ، وَمَا نُرِيدُ أَنْ نُخَالِفَهُ ، فَقَالَ : إِنِّي أُصَلِّي إِلَيْهَا , قَالَ : فَقُلْنَا لَهُ : لَكِنَّا لَا نَفْعَلُ ، فَكُنَّا إِذَا حَضَرَتْ الصَّلَاةُ صَلَّيْنَا إِلَى الشَّامِ ، وَصَلَّى إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ ، حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا مَكَّةَ ، قَالَ أَخِي : وَقَدْ كُنَّا عِبْنَا عَلَيْهِ مَا صَنَعَ ، وَأَبَى إِلَّا الْإِقَامَةَ عَلَيْهِ ، فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا مَكَّةَ ، قَالَ : يَا ابْنَ أَخِي انْطَلِقْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَاسْأَلْهُ عَمَّا صَنَعْتُ فِي سَفَرِي هَذَا ، فَإِنَّهُ وَاللَّهِ قَدْ وَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ لَمَّا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ خِلَافِكُمْ إِيَّايَ فِيهِ . قَالَ : فَخَرَجْنَا نَسْأَلُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَكُنَّا لَا نَعْرِفُهُ ، لَمْ نَرَهُ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ ، فَلَقِيَنَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ ، فَسَأَلْنَاهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : هَلْ تَعْرِفَانِهِ ؟ قَالَ : قُلْنَا : لَا , قَالَ : فَهَلْ تَعْرِفَانِ الْعَبَّاسَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ ، عَمَّهُ ؟ قُلْنَا : نَعَمْ , قَالَ : وَكُنَّا نَعْرِفُ الْعَبَّاسَ ، كَانَ لَا يَزَالُ يَقْدَمُ عَلَيْنَا تَاجِرًا , قَالَ : فَإِذَا دَخَلْتُمَا الْمَسْجِدَ ، فَهُوَ الرَّجُلُ الْجَالِسُ مَعَ الْعَبَّاسِ , قَالَ : فَدَخَلْنَا الْمَسْجِدَ , فَإِذَا الْعَبَّاسُ جَالِسٌ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَعَهُ جَالِسٌ ، فَسَلَّمْنَا ، ثُمَّ جَلَسْنَا إِلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِلْعَبَّاسِ : " هَلْ تَعْرِفُ هَذَيْنِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ يَا أَبَا الْفَضْلِ ؟ " , قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، هَذَا الْبَرَاءُ بْنُ مَعْرُورٍ سَيِّدُ قَوْمِهِ ، وَهَذَا كَعْبُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ قَالَ : فَوَاللَّهِ مَا أَنْسَى قَوْلَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " الشَّاعِرُ ؟ " , قَالَ : نَعَمْ , قَالَ : فَقَالَ الْبَرَاءُ بْنُ مَعْرُورٍ : يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ، إِنِّي خَرَجْتُ فِي سَفَرِي هَذَا ، وَهَدَانِي اللَّهُ لِلْإِسْلَامِ ، فَرَأَيْتُ أَنْ لَا أَجْعَلَ هَذِهِ الْبَنِيَّةَ مِنِّي بِظَهْرٍ ، فَصَلَّيْتُ إِلَيْهَا ، وَقَدْ خَالَفَنِي أَصْحَابِي فِي ذَلِكَ ، حَتَّى وَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْءٌ ، فَمَاذَا تَرَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ؟ قَالَ : " لَقَدْ كُنْتَ عَلَى قِبْلَةٍ لَوْ صَبَرْتَ عَلَيْهَا " ، قَالَ : فَرَجَعَ الْبَرَاءُ إِلَى قِبْلَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَصَلَّى مَعَنَا إِلَى الشَّامِ , قَالَ : وَأَهْلُهُ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ حَتَّى مَاتَ ، وَلَيْسَ ذَلِكَ كَمَا قَالُوا ، نَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنْهُمْ . قَالَ : وَخَرَجْنَا إِلَى الْحَجِّ ، فَوَاعَدْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْعَقَبَةَ مِنْ أَوْسَطِ أَيَّامِ التَّشْرِيقِ ، فَلَمَّا فَرَغْنَا مِنَ الْحَجِّ ، وَكَانَتْ اللَّيْلَةُ الَّتِي وَعَدْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمَعَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَرَامٍ أَبُو جَابِرٍ سَيِّدٌ مِنْ سَادَتِنَا ، وَكُنَّا نَكْتُمُ مَنْ مَعَنَا مِنْ قَوْمِنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ أَمْرَنَا ، فَكَلَّمْنَاهُ ، وَقُلْنَا لَهُ : يَا أَبَا جَابِرٍ ، إِنَّكَ سَيِّدٌ مِنْ سَادَتِنَا وَشَرِيفٌ مِنْ أَشْرَافِنَا ، وَإِنَّا نَرْغَبُ بِكَ عَمَّا أَنْتَ فِيهِ أَنْ تَكُونَ حَطَبًا لِلنَّارِ غَدًا , ثُمَّ دَعَوْتُهُ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ ، وَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِمِيعَادِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَسْلَمَ ، وَشَهِدَ مَعَنَا الْعَقَبَةَ ، وَكَانَ نَقِيبًا , قَالَ : فَنِمْنَا تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ مَعَ قَوْمِنَا فِي رِحَالِنَا ، حَتَّى إِذَا مَضَى ثُلُثُ اللَّيْلِ خَرَجْنَا مِنْ رِحَالِنَا لِمِيعَادِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَتَسَلَّلُ مُسْتَخْفِينَ تَسَلُّلَ الْقَطَا ، حَتَّى اجْتَمَعْنَا فِي الشِّعْبِ عِنْدَ الْعَقَبَةِ وَنَحْنُ سَبْعُونَ رَجُلًا ، وَمَعَنَا امْرَأَتَانِ مِنْ نِسَائِهِمْ ، نَسِيبَةُ بِنْتُ كَعْبٍ أُمُّ عُمَارَةَ إِحْدَى نِسَاءِ بَنِي مَازِنِ بْنِ النَّجَّارِ ، وَأَسْمَاءُ بِنْتُ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ إِحْدَى نِسَاءِ بَنِي سَلِمَةَ وَهِيَ أُمُّ مَنِيعٍ . قَالَ : فَاجْتَمَعْنَا بِالشِّعْبِ نَنْتَظِرُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى جَاءَنَا وَمَعَهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَمُّهُ الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ ، وَهُوَ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَى دِينِ قَوْمِهِ ، إِلَّا أَنَّهُ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَحْضُرَ أَمْرَ ابْنِ أَخِيهِ ، وَيَتَوَثَّقُ لَهُ ، فَلَمَّا جَلَسْنَا كَانَ الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ أَوَّلَ مُتَكَلِّمٍ ، فَقَالَ : يَا مَعْشَرَ الْخَزْرَجِ ، قَالَ : وَكَانَتْ الْعَرَبُ مِمَّا يُسَمُّونَ هَذَا الْحَيَّ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ الْخَزْرَجَ أَوْسَهَا وَخَزْرَجَهَا إِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا مِنَّا حَيْثُ قَدْ عَلِمْتُمْ ، وَقَدْ مَنَعْنَاهُ مِنْ قَوْمِنَا مِمَّنْ هُوَ عَلَى مِثْلِ رَأْيِنَا فِيهِ ، وَهُوَ فِي عِزٍّ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ ، وَمَنَعَةٍ فِي بَلَدِهِ , قَالَ : فَقُلْنَا : قَدْ سَمِعْنَا مَا قُلْتَ ، فَتَكَلَّمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، فَخُذْ لِنَفْسِكَ وَلِرَبِّكَ مَا أَحْبَبْتَ , قَالَ : فَتَكَلَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَتَلَا ، وَدَعَا إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ، وَرَغَّبَ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ ، قَالَ : " أُبَايِعُكُمْ عَلَى أَنْ تَمْنَعُونِي مِمَّا تَمْنَعُونَ مِنْهُ نِسَاءَكُمْ وَأَبْنَاءَكُمْ " ، قَالَ : فَأَخَذَ الْبَرَاءُ بْنُ مَعْرُورٍ بِيَدِهِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ ، لَنَمْنَعَنَّكَ مِمَّا نَمْنَعُ مِنْهُ أُزُرَنَا ، فَبَايِعْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، فَنَحْنُ أَهْلُ الْحُرُوبِ وَأَهْلُ الْحَلْقَةِ ، وَرِثْنَاهَا كَابِرًا عَنْ كَابِرٍ . قَالَ : فَاعْتَرَضَ الْقَوْلَ وَالْبَرَاءُ يُكَلِّمُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ بْنُ التَّيِّهَانِ حَلِيفُ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْأَشْهَلِ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ الرِّجَالِ حِبَالًا ، وَإِنَّا قَاطِعُوهَا يَعْنِي الْعُهُودَ ، فَهَلْ عَسَيْتَ إِنْ نَحْنُ فَعَلْنَا ذَلِكَ ، ثُمَّ أَظْهَرَكَ اللَّهُ ، أَنْ تَرْجِعَ إِلَى قَوْمِكَ ، وَتَدَعَنَا ؟ قَالَ : فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : " بَلْ الدَّمَ الدَّمَ ، وَالْهَدْمَ الْهَدْمَ ، أَنَا مِنْكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ مِنِّي ، أُحَارِبُ مَنْ حَارَبْتُمْ ، وَأُسَالِمُ مَنْ سَالَمْتُمْ " ، وَقَدْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَخْرِجُوا إِلَيَّ مِنْكُمْ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ نَقِيبًا يَكُونُونَ عَلَى قَوْمِهِمْ " ، فَأَخْرَجُوا مِنْهُمْ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ نَقِيبًا ، مِنْهُمْ تِسْعَةٌ مِنَ الْخَزْرَجِ ، وَثَلَاثَةٌ مِنَ الْأَوْسِ . وَأَمَّا مَعْبَدُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ ، فَحَدَّثَنِي فِي حَدِيثِهِ عَنْ أَخِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : كَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ ضَرَبَ عَلَى يَدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْبَرَاءُ بْنُ مَعْرُورٍ ، ثُمَّ تَتَابَعَ الْقَوْمُ ، فَلَمَّا بَايَعَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، صَرَخَ الشَّيْطَانُ مِنْ رَأْسِ الْعَقَبَةِ بِأَبْعَدِ صَوْتٍ سَمِعْتُهُ قَطُّ : يَا أَهْلَ الْجُبَاجِبِ وَالْجُبَاجِبُ : الْمَنَازِلُ ، هَلْ لَكُمْ فِي مُذَمَّمٍ وَالصُّبَاةُ مَعَهُ ؟ قَدْ أَجْمَعُوا عَلَى حَرْبِكُمْ ، قَالَ عَلِيٌّ يَعْنِي ابْنَ إِسْحَاقَ : مَا يَقُولُهُ عَدُوُّ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّدٌ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " هَذَا أَزَبُّ الْعَقَبَةِ ، هَذَا ابْنُ أَزْيَبَ ، اسْمَعْ أَيْ عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ ، أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لَأَفْرُغَنَّ لَكَ " , ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " ارْفَعُوا إِلَى رِحَالِكُمْ " ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ لَهُ الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ نَضْلَةَ : وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لَئِنْ شِئْتَ لَنَمِيلَنَّ عَلَى أَهْلِ مِنًى غَدًا بِأَسْيَافِنَا ؟ قَالَ : فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَمْ أُؤمَرْ بِذَلِكَ " . قَالَ : فَرَجَعْنَا فَنِمْنَا حَتَّى أَصْبَحْنَا ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْنَا غَدَتْ عَلَيْنَا جُلَّةُ قُرَيْشٍ حَتَّى جَاءُونَا فِي مَنَازِلِنَا ، فَقَالُوا : يَا مَعْشَرَ الْخَزْرَجِ ، إِنَّهُ قَدْ بَلَغَنَا أَنَّكُمْ قَدْ جِئْتُمْ إِلَى صَاحِبِنَا هَذَا تَسْتَخْرِجُونَهُ مِنْ بَيْنِ أَظْهُرِنَا ، وَتُبَايِعُونَهُ عَلَى حَرْبِنَا ! وَاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ مَا مِنَ الْعَرَبِ أَحَدٌ أَبْغَضَ إِلَيْنَا أَنْ تَنْشَبَ الْحَرْبُ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُ مِنْكُمْ , قَالَ : فَانْبَعَثَ مَنْ هُنَالِكَ مِنْ مُشْرِكِي قَوْمِنَا يَحْلِفُونَ لَهُمْ بِاللَّهِ مَا كَانَ مِنْ هَذَا شَيْءٌ وَمَا عَلِمْنَاهُ , وَقَدْ صَدَقُوا لَمْ يَعْلَمُوا مَا كَانَ مِنَّا , قَالَ : فَبَعْضُنَا يَنْظُرُ إِلَى بَعْضٍ , قَالَ : وَقَامَ الْقَوْمُ وَفِيهِمْ الْحَارِثُ بْنُ هِشَامِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ وَعَلَيْهِ نَعْلَانِ جَدِيدَانِ ، قَالَ : فَقُلْتُ كَلِمَةً كَأَنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُشْرِكَ الْقَوْمَ بِهَا فِيمَا قَالُوا : مَا تَسْتَطِيعُ يَا أَبَا جَابِرٍ وَأَنْتَ سَيِّدٌ مِنْ سَادَتِنَا أَنْ تَتَّخِذَ نَعْلَيْنِ مِثْلَ نَعْلَيْ هَذَا الْفَتَى مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ ؟ فَسَمِعَهَا الْحَارِثُ ، فَخَلَعَهُمَا ، ثُمَّ رَمَى بِهِمَا إِلَيَّ ، فَقَالَ : وَاللَّهِ , قَالَ : يَقُولُ أَبُو جَابِرٍ : أَحْفَظْتَ وَاللَّهِ الْفَتَى ، فَارْدُدْ عَلَيْهِ نَعْلَيْهِ , قَالَ : فَقُلْتُ : وَاللَّهِ لَا أَرُدَّهُمَا ، قَالَ : وَاللَّهِ صلحٌ ، وَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ صَدَقَ الْفَأْلُ لَأَسْلُبَنَّهُ . فَهَذَا حَدِيثُ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنِ الْعَقَبَةِ وَمَا حَضَرَ مِنْهَا .
Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), who was among the participants of the Pledge of Aqabah and those who pledged allegiance to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) therein, says: We set out with some polytheist pilgrims of our people. At that time, we used to pray and understood the religion. With us was Sayyiduna Bara’ bin Ma’rur, who was the eldest among us and our leader. When we prepared for the journey and left from Madinah Munawwarah, Bara’ said, “People, by Allah, an opinion has occurred to me. I do not know whether you will agree with me or not.” We asked him, “What is that opinion?” He said, “My opinion is that I should not pray with my back towards the Ka'bah.” We said to him, “We have learned from our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he prays facing towards Shaam (Jerusalem). We will not oppose him.” He said, “I will pray facing the Ka'bah.” We said, “We will not do so.” Thus, when the time for prayer came, we would pray facing Shaam, and he would pray facing the Ka'bah, until we reached Makkah Mukarramah.
When we entered the mosque, we saw Sayyiduna Abbas sitting, and with him was the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). We also greeted and sat down. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked Sayyiduna Abbas, “O Abu Fadl, do you recognize these two?” He said, “Yes, they are the leaders of their people, and this is Ka'b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him). By Allah, I have not forgotten the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at that time, that he said, ‘Ka'b, the poet.’” He (Ka'b) said, “Yes.” Then Sayyiduna Bara’ said, “O Messenger of Allah! When I set out on this journey, Allah had already blessed me with the guidance of Islam. I thought that I should not turn my back towards this building (the Ka'bah), so I kept praying facing it, but my companions opposed me in this matter, which caused some doubt in my heart about it. Now, what is your opinion?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “You were already established on one Qiblah; if you had remained on it, it would have been better.” After that, Bara’ continued to pray facing the Qiblah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), although that was not the case; we know more about them.
Then we set out for Hajj and, during the middle days of Tashreeq, made an appointment to meet the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at a mountain pass. When we completed Hajj and the night came which we had promised to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), with us was one of our leaders, Abu Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), Abdullah bin Amr bin Haram. We had kept our matter hidden from the polytheists who came with us. So we spoke to him and said, “O Abu Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), you are one of our leaders. We do not want you, because of the religion you are upon, to become fuel for Hell tomorrow.” Then I invited him to Islam and informed him about our scheduled meeting with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), upon which he accepted Islam and came with us to the mountain pass, where he was also appointed as a Naqeeb (leader).
When we sat in our place, Sayyiduna Abbas was the first to speak and said, “O group of Khazraj, you know the status Muhammad has among us. Among our people, those whose opinion is still like ours, we have protected him from them until now.” Upon this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began his speech, recited some verses, invited to Allah, encouraged Islam, and said, “I take your pledge on the condition that you will protect me as you protect your wives and children.” Hearing this, Sayyiduna Bara’ bin Ma’rur took the blessed hand of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, “Yes, by the One Who sent you with the truth, we will protect you as we protect ourselves. O Messenger of Allah! Take our pledge.” Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Select twelve men from among yourselves who will be leaders (Naqeeb) of their people.” So they selected twelve men, nine from Khazraj and three from Aws. Then all the people pledged allegiance one after another.
When we had pledged allegiance to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Satan stood at the edge of the mountain pass and shouted in a loud voice, “O people of the camp, take heed of Mudhammam (Allah forbid, meaning the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)) and the irreligious ones with him; they are gathering to fight you!” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)...
When we entered the mosque, we saw Sayyiduna Abbas sitting, and with him was the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). We also greeted and sat down. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked Sayyiduna Abbas, “O Abu Fadl, do you recognize these two?” He said, “Yes, they are the leaders of their people, and this is Ka'b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him). By Allah, I have not forgotten the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at that time, that he said, ‘Ka'b, the poet.’” He (Ka'b) said, “Yes.” Then Sayyiduna Bara’ said, “O Messenger of Allah! When I set out on this journey, Allah had already blessed me with the guidance of Islam. I thought that I should not turn my back towards this building (the Ka'bah), so I kept praying facing it, but my companions opposed me in this matter, which caused some doubt in my heart about it. Now, what is your opinion?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “You were already established on one Qiblah; if you had remained on it, it would have been better.” After that, Bara’ continued to pray facing the Qiblah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), although that was not the case; we know more about them.
Then we set out for Hajj and, during the middle days of Tashreeq, made an appointment to meet the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at a mountain pass. When we completed Hajj and the night came which we had promised to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), with us was one of our leaders, Abu Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), Abdullah bin Amr bin Haram. We had kept our matter hidden from the polytheists who came with us. So we spoke to him and said, “O Abu Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), you are one of our leaders. We do not want you, because of the religion you are upon, to become fuel for Hell tomorrow.” Then I invited him to Islam and informed him about our scheduled meeting with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), upon which he accepted Islam and came with us to the mountain pass, where he was also appointed as a Naqeeb (leader).
When we sat in our place, Sayyiduna Abbas was the first to speak and said, “O group of Khazraj, you know the status Muhammad has among us. Among our people, those whose opinion is still like ours, we have protected him from them until now.” Upon this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began his speech, recited some verses, invited to Allah, encouraged Islam, and said, “I take your pledge on the condition that you will protect me as you protect your wives and children.” Hearing this, Sayyiduna Bara’ bin Ma’rur took the blessed hand of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, “Yes, by the One Who sent you with the truth, we will protect you as we protect ourselves. O Messenger of Allah! Take our pledge.” Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Select twelve men from among yourselves who will be leaders (Naqeeb) of their people.” So they selected twelve men, nine from Khazraj and three from Aws. Then all the people pledged allegiance one after another.
When we had pledged allegiance to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Satan stood at the edge of the mountain pass and shouted in a loud voice, “O people of the camp, take heed of Mudhammam (Allah forbid, meaning the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)) and the irreligious ones with him; they are gathering to fight you!” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)...
