حَدَّثَنَا
يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ، حَدَّثَنَا
حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنِ
الزُّبَيْرِ أَبِي عَبْدِ السَّلَامِ ، عَنْ
أَيُّوبَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مِكْرَزٍ ، عَنْ
وَابِصَةَ بْنِ مَعْبَدٍ ، قَالَ : أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ لَا أَدَعَ شَيْئًا مِنَ الْبِرِّ وَالْإِثْمِ إِلَّا سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْهُ ، وَإِذَا عِنْدَهُ جَمْعٌ ، فَذَهَبْتُ أَتَخَطَّى النَّاسَ ، فَقَالُوا : إِلَيْكَ يَا وَابِصَةُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، إِلَيْكَ يَا وَابِصَةُ . فَقُلْتُ : أَنَا وَابِصَةُ ، دَعُونِي أَدْنُو مِنْهُ ، فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ أَحَبِّ النَّاسِ إِلَيَّ أَنْ أَدْنُوَ مِنْهُ . فَقَالَ لِي : " ادْنُ يَا وَابِصَةُ ، ادْنُ يَا وَابِصَةُ " . فَدَنَوْتُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى مَسَّتْ رُكْبَتِي رُكْبَتَهُ ، فَقَالَ : " يَا وَابِصَةُ ، أُخْبِرُكَ مَا جِئْتَ تَسْأَلُنِي عَنْهُ ، أَوْ تَسْأَلُنِي ؟ " فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَخْبِرْنِي . قَالَ : " جِئْتَ تَسْأَلُنِي عَنِ الْبِرِّ وَالْإِثْمِ " . قُلْتُ : نَعَمْ . فَجَمَعَ أَصَابِعَهُ الثَّلَاثَ ، فَجَعَلَ يَنْكُتُ بِهَا فِي صَدْرِي ، وَيَقُولُ : " يَا وَابِصَةُ اسْتَفْتِ نَفْسَكَ ،
الْبِرُّ : مَا اطْمَأَنَّ إِلَيْهِ الْقَلْبُ ، وَاطْمَأَنَّتْ إِلَيْهِ النَّفْسُ ، وَالْإِثْمُ : مَا حَاكَ فِي الْقَلْبِ وَتَرَدَّدَ فِي الصَّدْرِ ، وَإِنْ أَفْتَاكَ النَّاسُ وَأَفْتَوْكَ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Wabisa (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I presented myself before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with the intention that I would not leave out asking about any good or sin from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When I arrived, there were many people present with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I began to move forward, stepping over people. The people said, "Wabisa! Step back from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." I said, "I am Wabisa, let me come near him, for among all the people, I like being closest to him the most." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also said to me, "Wabisa! Come closer." So I came so close that my knee began to touch the knee of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Wabisa, what have you come to ask me about?" I submitted, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), you tell me." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "You have come to ask me about virtue and sin." I submitted, "Yes." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) joined his three fingers together and, touching my chest with them, said, "Wabisa! Seek a verdict from your own soul. Virtue is that which the heart feels at ease with and the soul finds peace in, and sin is that which pricks at your heart and causes hesitation in your chest, even if people keep giving you verdicts."