(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا
رَوْحٌ ،
وَعَفَّانُ ، المعنى ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا
حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ
عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ ، عَنْ
أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ، قَالَ
عَفَّانُ : عَنْ أَبِيهِ
ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ، قَالَ : " إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ابْتَعَثَ نَبِيَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِإِدْخَالِ رَجُلٍ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ ، فَدَخَلَ الْكَنِيسَةَ ، فَإِذَا هُوَ بِيَهُودَ ، وَإِذَا يَهُودِيٌّ يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْهِمْ التَّوْرَاةَ ، فَلَمَّا أَتَوْا عَلَى صِفَةِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، أَمْسَكُوا ، وَفِي نَاحِيَتِهَا رَجُلٌ مَرِيضٌ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَا لَكُمْ أَمْسَكْتُمْ ؟ " قَالَ الْمَرِيضُ : إِنَّهُمْ أَتَوْا عَلَى صِفَةِ نَبِيٍّ ، فَأَمْسَكُوا ، ثُمَّ جَاءَ الْمَرِيضُ يَحْبُو ، حَتَّى أَخَذَ التَّوْرَاةَ ، فَقَرَأَ حَتَّى أَتَى عَلَى صِفَةِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأُمَّتِهِ ، فَقَالَ : هَذِهِ صِفَتُكَ وَصِفَةُ أُمَّتِكَ ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ، وَأَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ، ثُمَّ مَاتَ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لأَصْحَابِهِ : " لُوا أَخَاكُم " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that once Allah Almighty sent the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to admit a man into Paradise, and it happened that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered a church where some Jews were sitting, and a Jew was reciting the Torah before them. When the mention of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) attributes came, they stopped. In one corner of the church, there was a sick man. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked them, “Why did you stop?” The sick man said, “From here begins the mention of a Prophet’s attributes, that is why they have stopped.” Then that sick man crawled forward, took hold of the Torah, and began to read it until he reached the mention of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) attributes and the attributes of his Ummah. He said, “These are your signs and the signs of your Ummah. I bear witness that there is no deity except Allah and you are the Messenger of Allah.” As soon as he said this, his soul departed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to his companions (may Allah be pleased with them): “Love your brother (and take him away).”