صحیح ابن حبان
Ibn Hibban
المقدمةIntroduction
باب الاعتصام بالسنة وما يتعلق بها نقلا وأمرا وزجرا - ذكر وصف الفرقة الناجية من بين الفرق التي تفترق عليها أمة المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم-
Chapter: Holding fast to the Sunnah – Description of the saved group among the sects of the Prophet’s nation.
Hadith 5
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُكْرَمِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْبِرْتِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمَدِينِيِّ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَوْرُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ ، حَدَّثَنِي خَالِدُ بْنُ مَعْدَانَ ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو السُّلَمِيُّ ، وَحُجْرُ بْنُ حُجْرٍ الْكَلاعِيُّ ، قَالا : أَتَيْنَا الْعِرْبَاضَ بْنَ سَارِيَةَ ، وَهُوَ مِمَّنْ نَزَلَ فِيهِ : وَلا عَلَى الَّذِينَ إِذَا مَا أَتَوْكَ لِتَحْمِلَهُمْ قُلْتَ لا أَجِدُ مَا أَحْمِلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ ، فَسَلَّمْنَا وَقُلْنَا : أَتَيْنَاكَ زَائِرَيْنَ وَمُقْتَبِسَيْنِ ، فَقَالَ الْعِرْبَاضُ : صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى الِلَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الصُّبْحَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ ، ثُمَّ أَقَبْلُ عَلَيْنَا فَوَعَظَنَا مَوْعِظَةً بَلِيغَةً ، ذَرَفَتْ مِنْهَا الْعُيُونُ ، وَوَجِلَتْ مِنْهَا الْقُلُوبُ ، فَقَالَ قَائِلٌ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، كَأَنَّ هَذِهِ مَوْعِظَةَ مُوَدِّعٍ ، فَمَاذَا تَعْهَدُ إِلَيْنَا ؟ قَالَ : " أُوصِيكُمْ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ ، وَالسَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ ، وَإِنْ عَبْدًا حَبَشِيًّا مُجَدَّعًا ، فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يَعِشْ مِنْكُمْ فَسَيَرَى اخْتِلافًا كَثِيرًا ، فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِسُنَّتِي وَسُنَّةِ الْخُلَفَاءِ الرَّاشِدِينَ الْمَهْدِيِّينَ ، فَتَمَسَّكُوا بِهَا ، وَعَضُّوا عَلَيْهَا بِالنَّوَاجِذِ ، وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَمُحْدَثَاتِ الأُمُورِ فَإِنَّ كُلَّ مُحْدَثَةٍ بِدْعَةٌ ، وَكُلَّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلالَةٌ " ، قَالَ أَبُو حَاتِمٍ فِي قَوْلِهِ صَلَّى الِلَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِسُنَّتِي " عِنْدَ ذِكْرِهِ الاخْتِلافَ الَّذِي يَكُونُ فِي أُمَّتِهِ بَيَانٌ وَاضِحٌ أَنَّ مَنْ وَاظَبَ عَلَى السُّنَنِ ، قَالَ بِهَا ، وَلَمْ يُعَرِّجْ عَلَى غَيْرِهَا مِنَ الآرَاءِ مِنَ الْفِرَقِ النَّاجِيَةِ فِي الْقِيَامَةِ ، جَعَلَنَا الِلَّهِ مِنْهُمْ بِمَنِّهِ .
Abdur Rahman bin Amr Salmi and Hujr bin Hujr Kalai narrate: We went to the service of Sayyiduna Irbad bin Sariyah (may Allah be pleased with him), he is the companion about whom this verse was revealed:
"And nor upon those who, when they came to you that you might provide them with mounts, you said: 'I do not find that which I can mount you upon.'"
We greeted him and said: We have come to visit you and to benefit from you. So Sayyiduna Irbad said: One day, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in the morning prayer, then he turned towards us and gave us an eloquent admonition, as a result of which tears flowed from the eyes and hearts trembled. One person said: O Messenger of Allah! This seems like a farewell admonition, so what do you instruct us? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I advise you to fear Allah, and to obey and follow (the ruler), even if he is an Abyssinian slave whose (ears or nose) have been cut. Whoever among you lives (long) will soon see much difference. (In such a situation) it is obligatory upon you to follow my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly guided, guiding caliphs. Hold onto it firmly and cling to it tightly, and beware of newly invented matters, for every newly invented thing is an innovation, and every innovation is misguidance." (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The words of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "So it is obligatory upon you to follow my Sunnah," are regarding the situation when he mentioned the differences that would arise in his Ummah. So this is a clear statement that whoever adheres to the Sunnah (i.e., regularly acts upon it), gives opinions according to it, and does not give precedence to other opinions over it, then such a person will be among the saved group on the Day of Judgment. May Allah, by His grace and mercy, include us among them.
"And nor upon those who, when they came to you that you might provide them with mounts, you said: 'I do not find that which I can mount you upon.'"
We greeted him and said: We have come to visit you and to benefit from you. So Sayyiduna Irbad said: One day, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in the morning prayer, then he turned towards us and gave us an eloquent admonition, as a result of which tears flowed from the eyes and hearts trembled. One person said: O Messenger of Allah! This seems like a farewell admonition, so what do you instruct us? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I advise you to fear Allah, and to obey and follow (the ruler), even if he is an Abyssinian slave whose (ears or nose) have been cut. Whoever among you lives (long) will soon see much difference. (In such a situation) it is obligatory upon you to follow my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly guided, guiding caliphs. Hold onto it firmly and cling to it tightly, and beware of newly invented matters, for every newly invented thing is an innovation, and every innovation is misguidance." (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The words of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "So it is obligatory upon you to follow my Sunnah," are regarding the situation when he mentioned the differences that would arise in his Ummah. So this is a clear statement that whoever adheres to the Sunnah (i.e., regularly acts upon it), gives opinions according to it, and does not give precedence to other opinions over it, then such a person will be among the saved group on the Day of Judgment. May Allah, by His grace and mercy, include us among them.
