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أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُثَنَّى ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ الْبَلَدِيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيَمَ الْجُدِّيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
ثَابِتٌ الْبُنَانِيُّ ، عَنْ
أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : كُنَّا نُهِيَنَا أَنْ نَسْأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى الِلَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ شَيْءٍ ، فَكَانَ يُعْجِبُنَا أَنْ يَأْتِيَهُ الرَّجُلُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَادِيَةِ فَيَسْأَلَهُ ، وَنَحْنُ نَسْمَعُ ، فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ ، فَقَالَ : يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَتَانَا رَسُولُكَ ، فَزَعَمَ أَنَّكَ تَزْعُمُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَرْسَلَكَ ، قَالَ : " صَدَقَ " ، قَالَ : فَمَنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَاءَ ؟ قَالَ : " الِلَّهِ " ، قَالَ : فَمَنْ خَلَقَ الأَرْضَ ؟ قَالَ : " الِلَّهِ " ، قَالَ : فَمَنْ نَصَبَ هَذِهِ الْجِبَالَ ؟ قَالَ : " الِلَّهِ " ، قَالَ : فَمَنْ جَعَلَ فِيهَا هَذِهِ الْمَنَافِعَ ؟ قَالَ : " الِلَّهِ " ، قَالَ : فَبِالَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاءَ وَالأَرْضَ ، وَنَصَبَ الْجِبَالَ ، وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا هَذِهِ الْمَنَافِعَ ، آلِلَّهِ أَرْسَلَكَ ؟ قَالَ : " نَعَمْ " ، قَالَ : زَعَمَ رَسُولُكَ أَنَّ عَلَيْنَا خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي يَوْمِنَا وَلَيْلَتِنَا ، قَالَ : " صَدَقَ " ، قَالَ : فَبِالَّذِي أَرْسَلَكَ ، آلِلَّهِ أَمَرَكَ بِهَذَا ؟ قَالَ : " نَعَمْ " ، قَالَ : زَعَمَ رَسُولُكَ أَنَّ عَلَيْنَا صَدَقَةً فِي أَمْوَالِنَا ، قَالَ : " صَدَقَ " ، قَالَ : فَبِالَّذِي أَرْسَلَكَ ، آلِلَّهِ أَمَرَكَ بِهَذَا ؟ قَالَ : " نَعَمْ " ، قَالَ : زَعَمَ رَسُولُكَ أَنَّ عَلَيْنَا صَوْمَ شَهْرٍ فِي سَنَتِنَا ، قَالَ : " صَدَقَ " ، قَال : فَبِالَّذِي أَرْسَلَكَ ، آلِلَّهِ أَمَرَكَ بِهَذَا ؟ قَالَ : " نَعَمْ " ، قَالَ : زَعَمَ رَسُولُكَ أَنَّ عَلَيْنَا حَجَّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلا ، قَالَ : " صَدَقَ " ، قَالَ : فَبِالَّذِي أَرْسَلَكَ ، آلِلَّهِ أَمَرَكَ بِهَذَا ؟ قَالَ : " نَعَمْ " ، قَالَ : وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ ، لا أَزِيدُ عَلَيْهِنَّ ، وَلا أَنْقُصُ مِنْهُنَّ شَيْئًا ، فَلَمَّا قَفَّى ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى الِلَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَئِنْ صَدَقَ لَيَدْخُلَنَّ الْجَنَّةَ " قَالَ أَبُو حَاتِمٍ رَضِيَ الِلَّهِ عَنْهُ : هَذَا النَّوْعُ مِثْلُ الْوُضُوءِ ، وَالتَّيَمُّمِ ، وَالاغْتِسَالِ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ ، وَالصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ ، وَالصَّوْمِ الْفَرْضِ ، وَمَا أَشْبَهَ هَذِهِ الأَشْيَاءَ الَّتِي هِيَ فَرْضٌ عَلَى الْمُخَاطَبِينَ فِي بَعْضِ الأَحْوَالِ لا الْكُلِّ .
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We were forbidden from asking the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) about anything. So we used to wish that a Bedouin would come to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and ask him a question, so we could listen to it. Once, a Bedouin came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). He said: O Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), your messenger came to us. He said: You say that Allah Almighty has sent you. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: He spoke the truth. The man asked: Who created the sky? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied: Allah Almighty. He asked: Who created the earth? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied: Allah Almighty. He asked: Who set up these mountains? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied: Allah Almighty. He asked: Who placed benefits in them? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied: Allah Almighty. He said: Then by the One who created the heavens and the earth, and set up the mountains, and placed benefits in them, I ask you (by His name), did Allah Almighty send you? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied: Yes. He said: Your messenger told us that it will be obligatory for us to pray five prayers (daily). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: He spoke the truth. He asked: By the One who sent you, did Allah Almighty command you this? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied: Yes! He said: Your messenger told us that paying zakat from our wealth will be obligatory. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: He spoke the truth. The man said: By the One who sent you, did Allah Almighty command you this? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Yes! He said: Your messenger also told us that fasting for one month in the whole year will be obligatory upon us. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: He spoke the truth. The man said: I ask you by the One who sent you, did Allah Almighty command you this? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Yes!
(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says: Rulings of this nature, such as wudu, tayammum, ghusl janabah, five prayers, obligatory fasting, and other such rulings, are obligatory upon the addressed individuals in some circumstances, not in all circumstances.)