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سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ
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ابْنِ يَعْمَرَ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ : إِنَّا نُسَافِرُ فِي الْآفَاقِ ، فَنَلْقَى قَوْمًا يَقُولُونَ : لَا قَدَرَ ، فَقَالَ
ابْنُ عُمَرَ : إِذَا لَقِيتُمُوهُمْ فَأَخْبِرُوهُمْ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ مِنْهُمْ بَرِيءٌ ، وَأَنَّهُمْ مِنْهُ بُرَآءُ ، ثَلَاثًا ، ثُمَّ أَنْشَأَ يُحَدِّثُ : بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَذَكَرَ مِنْ هَيْئَتِهِ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " ادْنُهْ ، فَدَنَا ، فَقَالَ : ادْنُهْ ، فَدَنَا ، فَقَالَ : ادْنُهْ ، فَدَنَا ، حَتَّى كَادَ رُكْبَتَاهُ تَمَسَّانِ رُكْبَتَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَخْبِرْنِي مَا الْإِيمَانُ ؟ أَوْ عَنِ الْإِيمَانِ ، قَالَ : " تُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ ، وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ ، وَكُتُبِهِ ، وَرُسُلِهِ ، وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ، وَتُؤْمِنُ بِالْقَدَرِ " قَالَ سُفْيَانُ : أُرَاهُ قَالَ : " خَيْرِهِ وَشَرِّهِ " ، قَالَ : فَمَا الْإِسْلَامُ ؟ قَالَ : " إِقَامُ الصَّلَاةِ ، وَإِيتَاءُ الزَّكَاةِ ، وَحَجُّ الْبَيْتِ ، وَصِيَامُ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ ، وَغُسْلٌ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ " ، كُلُّ ذَلِكَ ، قَالَ : صَدَقْتَ ، صَدَقْتَ . قَالَ الْقَوْمُ : مَا رَأَيْنَا رَجُلًا أَشَدَّ تَوْقِيرًا لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ هَذَا ، كَأَنَّهُ يُعَلِّمُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ الْإِحْسَانِ ، قَالَ : " أَنْ تَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ ، أَوْ تَعْبُدَهُ كَأَنَّكَ تَرَاهُ ، فَإِنْ لَا تَرَاهُ ، فَإِنَّهُ يَرَاكَ " ، كُلُّ ذَلِكَ نَقُولُ : مَا رَأَيْنَا رَجُلًا أَشَدَّ تَوْقِيرًا لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ مِنْ هَذَا ، فَيَقُولُ : صَدَقْتَ صَدَقْتَ ، قَالَ : أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ السَّاعَةِ ، قَالَ : " مَا الْمَسْئُولُ عَنْهَا بِأَعْلَمَ بِهَا مِنَ السَّائِلِ " ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ : صَدَقْتَ ، قَالَ ذَلِكَ مِرَارًا ، مَا رَأَيْنَا رَجُلًا أَشَدَّ تَوْقِيرًا لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ هَذَا ، ثُمَّ وَلَّى ، قَالَ سُفْيَانُ : فَبَلَغَنِي أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " الْتَمِسُوهُ " فَلَمْ يَجِدُوهُ ، قَالَ : " هَذَا جِبْرِيلُ جَاءَكُمْ يُعَلِّمُكُمْ دِينَكُمْ ، مَا أَتَانِي فِي صُورَةٍ إِلَّا عَرَفْتُهُ ، غَيْرَ هَذِهِ الصُّورَةِ " .
Yahya bin Ya’mar says that once I mentioned to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) that we people travel to different places in the world, and we meet some of those who deny destiny. He said: When you return to those people, tell them that Ibn Umar is free from you and you are free from him. He said this three times and then narrated this tradition: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) says, One day we were sitting in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when suddenly a man came walking. Then he described his appearance. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him twice to come closer, so he came so close that his knees touched the knees of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: O Messenger of Allah! Tell me, what is faith? He replied: “You believe in Allah, His angels, Paradise and Hell, resurrection after the Day of Judgment, and destiny.” He then asked, what is Islam? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: That you establish prayer, pay zakat, fast in Ramadan, perform Hajj to the House of Allah, and perform the ritual bath after impurity. He then asked, what is Ihsan? He replied: “That you worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you cannot imagine that, then (know that) He surely sees you (so at least imagine that Allah is watching us).” To every question of his, we would say that we have never seen anyone who honored and respected the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) more than him, and he kept saying repeatedly that you have spoken the truth. He then asked: When will the Hour (Day of Judgment) come? He replied: “The one being asked does not know more than the one asking, that is, both of us are unaware in this matter.” When that man left, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Go and bring that man back.” The noble Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) went out to look for him but did not find him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “That was Jibreel who came to teach you the important matters of your religion. Previously, whenever he came in any form, I would recognize him, but this time I did not recognize him.”