Hadith 1176
1176 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قَالَ: ثنا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ: ثنا الزُّهْرِيُّ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَعْرَجَ، يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ: يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يُكْثِرُ الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَاللَّهِ الْمُوعِدِ، إِنِّي كُنْتُ امْرَأً مِسْكِينًا أَصْحَبُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَي مَلْءِ بَطْنِي، وَكَانَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ يَشْغَلُهُمُ الْقِيَامُ عَلَي أَمْوَالِهِمْ، وَكَانَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ يَشْغَلُهُمُ الصَّفْقُ بِالْأَسْواقِ، وَإِنِّي شَهِدْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَجْلِسًا وَهُوَ يَتَكَلَّمُ، فَقَالَ: «مَنْ يَبْسُطُ رِدَاءَهُ حَتَّي أَقْضِيَ مَقَالَتِي، ثُمَّ يَقْبِضَهُ إِلَيْهِ، فَلَا يَنْسَي شَيْئًا سَمِعَهُ مِنِّي 0؟» ، فَبَسَطْتُ بُرْدَةً كَانَتْ عَلَيَّ حَتَّي إِذَا قَضَي النَّبِيُّ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَقَالَتَهُ قَبَضَّتُهَا إِلَيَّ، فَوَالَّذِي بَعَثَهُ بِالْحَقِّ مَا نَسِيتُ شَيْئًا بَعْدُ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْهُ، قَالَ سُفْيَانُ: قَالَ الْمَسْعُودِيُّ: وَقَامَ آخَرُ فَبَسَطَ رِدَاءَهُ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «سَبَقَكَ بِهَا الْغُلَامُ الدَّوْسِيُّ»
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: People say that Abu Hurairah narrates many ahadith from the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). I have to appear before Allah Almighty. I was a poor man; I used to stay with the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) by filling my stomach with (necessary) food, while the Ansar used to look after their lands and the Muhajirun used to do business and trade in the market. Once, I was present in a gathering with the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), so he said: "Whoever will spread his sheet until I finish my speech and then gather it up, whatever he hears from me, he will never forget it." So I spread the sheet that was on my body until the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) finished his speech, then I gathered it up. By the One Who sent the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) with the truth, after that I never forgot anything I heard from the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Sufyan says: The narrator named Mas'ud has narrated this, then another person stood up and also spread his sheet, so the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The young man from Daws has preceded you."
