حَدَّثَنَا
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا
شُعْبَةُ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ
أَبَا إِسْحَاقَ ، قَالَ : كَانَ
جَرِيرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فِي بَعْثٍ بِأَرْمِينِيَّةَ ، قَالَ : فَأَصَابَتْهُمْ مَخْمَصَةٌ أَوْ مَجَاعَةٌ ، قَالَ : فَكَتَبَ جَرِيرٌ إِلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ : إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ :
" مَنْ لَمْ يَرْحَمْ النَّاسَ لَا يَرْحَمْهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ " قَالَ : فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ ، فَأَتَاهُ ، فَقَالَ : آنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : فَأَقْفَلَهُمْ وَمَتَّعَهُمْ . قَالَ أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ : وَكَانَ أَبِي فِي ذَلِكَ الْجَيْشِ ، فَجَاءَ بِقَطِيفَةٍ مِمَّا مَتَّعَهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ.
Hazrat Jarir (may Allah be pleased with him) was included in the army of Armenia. The army was afflicted by famine, so Hazrat Jarir (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote a letter to Hazrat Amir Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) stating that I heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever does not show mercy to people, Allah does not show mercy to him." Hazrat Amir Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) summoned him. When he came, he asked, "Did you really hear this hadith from the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He replied, "Yes!" Hazrat Amir Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Then include them in the battle and benefit them." Abu Ishaq says that his father was also in that army and he brought a sheet which Hazrat Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) had given him.