Hadith 17004

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا الْجُرَيْرِيُّ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ حَوَالَةَ ، قَالَ : أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فِي ظِلِّ دَوْمَةٍ وَعِنْدَهُ كَاتِبٌ لَهُ يُمْلِي عَلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ : " أَلَا أَكْتُبُكَ يَا ابْنَ حَوَالَةَ ؟ " قُلْتُ : لَا أَدْرِي ، مَا خَارَ اللَّهُ لِي وَرَسُولُهُ ، فَأَعْرَضَ عَنِّي ، وَقَالَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ مَرَّةً فِي الْأُولَى : " نَكْتُبُكَ يَا ابْنَ حَوَالَةَ ؟ " قُلْتُ : لَا أَدْرِي ، فِيمَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ؟ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنِّي ، فَأَكَبَّ عَلَى كَاتِبِهِ يُمْلِي عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ : " أَنَكْتُبُكَ يَا ابْنَ حَوَالَةَ ؟ " قُلْتُ : لَا أَدْرِي ، مَا خَارَ اللَّهُ لِي وَرَسُولُهُ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنِّي ، فَأَكَبَّ عَلَى كَاتِبِهِ يُمْلِي عَلَيْهِ ، قَالَ : فَنَظَرْتُ فَإِذَا فِي الْكِتَابِ عُمَرُ ، فَقُلْتُ : إِنَّ عُمَرَ لَا يُكْتَبُ إِلَّا فِي خَيْرٍ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : " أَنَكْتُبُكَ يَا ابْنَ حَوَالَةَ ؟ " قُلْتُ : نَعَمْ ، فَقَالَ : " يَا ابْنَ حَوَالَةَ ، كَيْفَ تَفْعَلُ فِي فِتْنَةٍ تَخْرُجُ فِي أَطْرَافِ الْأَرْضِ كَأَنَّهَا صَيَاصِي بَقَرٍ ؟ " قُلْتُ : لَا أَدْرِي ، مَا خَارَ اللَّهُ لِي وَرَسُولُهُ ، قَالَ : " وَكَيْفَ تَفْعَلُ فِي أُخْرَى تَخْرُجُ بَعْدَهَا كَأَنَّ الْأُولَى فِيهَا انْتِفَاجَةُ أَرْنَبٍ ؟ " قُلْتُ : لَا أَدْرِي ، مَا خَارَ اللَّهُ لِي وَرَسُولُهُ ، قَالَ : " اتَّبِعُوا هَذَا " ، قَالَ : وَرَجُلٌ مُقَفِّيٍ حِينَئِذٍ ، قَالَ : فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَسَعَيْتُ ، وَأَخَذْتُ بِمَنْكِبَيْهِ ، فَأَقْبَلْتُ بِوَجْهِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقُلْتُ : هَذَا ؟ قَالَ : " نَعَمْ " ، قَالَ : وَإِذَا هُوَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُ .
It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Hawalah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I presented myself before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), at that time he (peace be upon him) was sitting in the shade of a tree and there was a scribe with him to whom he (peace be upon him) was dictating something. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "O Ibn Hawalah! Should we not write for you as well?" I replied that I do not know what Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him) have chosen for me. So the Prophet (peace be upon him) turned away from me and again leaned towards the scribe to dictate. After a while, the same question and answer occurred again. After that, I saw that the name of Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was written in that document. I thought in my heart that Umar's (may Allah be pleased with him) name could only be written for a good deed. Then, for the third time, when the Prophet (peace be upon him) asked, "O Ibn Hawalah! Should we not write for you as well?" I replied, "Yes!" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Ibn Hawalah! When tribulations erupt in the corners of the earth like the horns of a cow, what will you do?" I replied that I do not know; Allah and His Messenger know best what they prefer for me. The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked the next question: "After that, when another tribulation immediately appears, what will you do then?" I gave the same answer as before. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Follow that person." At that time, that man was walking away with his back turned. I ran and caught him by the shoulders and brought him to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said, "Is this the person about whom you have just given this command?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Yes!" And that person was Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him).
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الشاميين / 17004
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