مسند احمد
Musnad Ahmad
أول مسند البصريينFirst Part of Musnad of the Basrans
حَدِيثُ رَدِيفِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
Hadith of the Prophet’s rider (peace be upon him)
Hadith 20690
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الْأَحْوَلِ ، عَنْ أَبِي تَمِيمَةَ ، عَنْ رِدْفِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، أَوْ عَنْ رَجُلٍ ، عَنْ رِدْفِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ عَلَى حِمَارٍ ، فَعَثَرَ ، فَقَالَ الَّذِي خَلْفَهُ تَعِسَ الشَّيْطَانُ ، فَقَالَ : " لَا تَقُلْ تَعِسَ الشَّيْطَانُ ، فَإِنَّكَ إِذَا قُلْتَ تَعِسَ الشَّيْطَانُ ، تَعَاظَمَ وَقَالَ بِعِزَّتِي صَرَعْتُكَ ، وَإِذَا قُلْتَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ ، تَصَاغَرَ حَتَّى يَصِيرَ مِثْلَ ذُبَابٍ " .
It is narrated from a companion that once I was riding a donkey behind the Prophet (peace be upon him). Suddenly, the donkey shied, and I uttered, "May the devil be ruined." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Do not say this, because when you say this phrase, the devil considers himself very great and says, 'I have overpowered him with my strength.' But when you say 'Bismillah' (In the name of Allah), he becomes so insignificant in his own eyes that he becomes even smaller than a fly."
