أَخْبَرَنَا
عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا
سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنْ
ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ
أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ:
"لَمَّا نُهِينَا أَنْ نَبْتَدِئَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يُعْجِبُنَا أَنْ يَقْدُمَ الْبَدَوِيُّ وَالْأَعْرَابِيُّ الْعَاقِلُ فَيَسْأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَنَحْنُ عِنْدَهُ فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ، فَجَثَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ، إِنَّ رَسُولَكَ أَتَانَا فَزَعَمَ لَنَا أَنَّكَ تَزْعُمُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَرْسَلَكَ ؟، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: صَدَقَ، قَالَ: فَبِالَّذِي رَفَعَ السَّمَاءَ وَبَسَطَ الْأَرْضَ وَنَصَبَ الْجِبَالَ، آللَّهُ أَرْسَلَكَ ؟، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: فَإِنَّ رَسُولَكَ زَعَمَ لَنَا أَنَّكَ تَزْعُمُ أَنَّ عَلَيْنَا خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي الْيَوْمِ وَاللَّيْلَةِ ؟، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: صَدَقَ، قَالَ: فَبِالَّذِي أَرْسَلَكَ، آللَّهُ أَمَرَكَ بِهَذَا ؟، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: فَإِنَّ رَسُولَكَ زَعَمَ لَنَا أَنَّكَ تَزْعُمُ أَنَّ عَلَيْنَا صَوْمَ شَهْرٍ فِي السَّنَةِ ؟، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: صَدَقَ، قَالَ: فَبِالَّذِي أَرْسَلَكَ، آللَّهُ أَمَرَكَ بِهَذَا ؟، قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: فَإِنَّ رَسُولَكَ زَعَمَ لَنَا أَنَّكَ تَزْعُمُ أَنَّ عَلَيْنَا فِي أَمْوَالِنَا الزَّكَاةَ ؟، فَقَالَ: النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: صَدَقَ، قَالَ: فَبِالَّذِي أَرْسَلَكَ، آللَّهُ أَمَرَكَ بِهَذَا ؟، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: فَإِنَّ رَسُولَكَ زَعَمَ لَنَا أَنَّكَ تَزْعُمُ أَنَّ عَلَيْنَا الْحَجَّ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ مَنْ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا ؟، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: صَدَقَ، قَالَ: فَبِالَّذِي أَرْسَلَكَ آللَّهُ أَمَرَكَ بِهَذَا ؟، قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: فَوَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لَا أَدَعُ مِنْهُنَّ شَيْئًا، وَلَا أُجَاوِزُهُنَّ، قَالَ: ثُمَّ وَثَبَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِنْ صَدَقَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ".
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When we were forbidden from initiating conversation with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), we used to like that some intelligent and understanding Bedouin would come and ask the Prophet (peace be upon him) questions while we were sitting with him. Coincidentally, once we were sitting when a Bedouin came and sat down on his knees before the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and said: O Muhammad! Your messenger came to us and told us that you say that Allah has sent you as a Messenger? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “He spoke the truth.” He said: By the One Who raised the sky, spread out the earth, and set up the mountains, has Allah sent you as a Messenger? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Yes.” He said: Your envoy told us that you say that five prayers have been made obligatory upon us in the day and night? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “He spoke the truth.” He said: By the One Who sent you as a Messenger, has Allah commanded you to do this? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Yes.” The Bedouin said: Your caller told us that you say fasting for one month in the year is obligatory upon us? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Yes.” Then he said: I ask you by the One Who sent you as a Messenger, has Allah commanded you to do this? He said: “Yes.” The Bedouin said: Your envoy told us that you have made zakat obligatory on our wealth. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “Absolutely true.” He said: I ask you by the One Who sent you as a Messenger, has Allah commanded you to do this? He said: “Yes.” The Bedouin said: Your envoy told us that you said Hajj to the House of Allah is obligatory upon whoever is able to do so? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “He spoke the truth.” He said: By the One Who sent you as a Messenger, has Allah commanded you to do this? He said: “Yes.” The Bedouin said: By the One Who sent you with the truth, I will neither leave any of these things nor exceed them. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “If this Bedouin has spoken the truth (and acts upon it), he will enter Paradise.”