(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا
هُشَيْمٌ ، عَنْ
يَعْلَى بْنِ عَطَاءٍ ، عَنْ
الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْجُرَشِيِّ ، عَنْ
ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ : أَنَّهُ مَرَّ
بِأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَهُوَ يُحَدِّثُ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ : " مَنْ تَبِعَ جِنَازَةً فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهَا ، فَلَهُ قِيرَاطٌ ، فَإِنْ شَهِدَ دَفْنَهَا ، فَلَهُ قِيرَاطَانِ ، الْقِيرَاطُ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ أُحُدٍ " ، فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ : أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ، انْظُرْ مَا تُحَدِّثُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ ، حَتَّى انْطَلَقَ بِهِ إِلَى
عَائِشَةَ : ، فَقَالَ لَهَا : يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، أَنْشُدُكِ بِاللَّهِ ، أَسَمِعْتِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : " مَنْ تَبِعَ جَنَازَةً فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهَا ، فَلَهُ قِيرَاطٌ ، فَإِنْ شَهِدَ دَفْنَهَا ، فَلَهُ قِيرَاطَانِ ؟ " فَقَالَتْ : اللَّهُمَّ نَعَمْ ، فَقَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ : إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَشْغَلُنِي عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ غَرْسُ الْوَدِيِّ ، وَلَا صَفْقٌ بِالْأَسْوَاقِ ، إِنِّي إِنَّمَا كُنْتُ أَطْلُبُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَلِمَةً يُعَلِّمُنِيهَا ، وَأُكْلَةً يُطْعِمُنِيهَا ، فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُ عُمَرَ : أَنْتَ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ كُنْتَ أَلْزَمَنَا لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَأَعْلَمَنَا بِحَدِيثِهِ .
Once, Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) passed by Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), who at that time was narrating this hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Whoever goes with a funeral and offers the funeral prayer will receive a reward equal to one qirat, and if he also remains present at the time of burial, he will receive a reward equal to two qirats, each of which is greater than Mount Uhud." Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said, "Abu Hurairah! Consider carefully what you are narrating from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." At this, Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and took him to Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and said to her, "O Mother of the Believers! I ask you by Allah, did you hear the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say that whoever goes with a funeral and offers the funeral prayer will receive a reward equal to one qirat, and if he also remains present at the time of burial, he will receive a reward equal to two qirats?" She replied, "By Allah! Yes." After this, Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Planting date palms or engaging in business in the markets was not the reason I did not attend the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (because I did not do these things). I used to seek two things from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): one was the knowledge that he taught me, and the other was the morsel that he fed me." Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said, "Abu Hurairah, you used to stay with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) more than us, and you are more knowledgeable than us regarding his hadith."