حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، ثنا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، ثنا أَيُّوبُ ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلابَةَ ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ ، قَالَ : أَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَنَحْنُ شَبَبَةٌ مُتَقَارِبُونَ فَأَقَمْنَا عِنْدَهُ عِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً ، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَحِيمًا رَقِيقًا فَظَنَّ أَنَّا قَدِ اشْتَقْنَا إِلَى أَهْلِنَا ، وَسَأَلْنَا عَمَّنْ تَرَكْنَا فِي أَهْلِنَا فَأَخْبَرَنَاهُ ، فَقَالُ : " ارْجِعُوا إِلَى أَهْلِيكُمْ ، فَأَقِيمُوا فِيهِمْ وَعَلِّمُوهُمْ وَبِرُّوهُمْ وَصَلُّوا كَمَا رَأَيْتُمُونِي أُصَلِّي ، وَإِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلاةُ فَلْيُؤَذِّنْ لَكُمْ أَحَدُكُمْ ثُمَّ لِيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَكْبَرُكُمْ " .
Sayyiduna Malik bin Huwairith (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We came to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). We were young men, and our ages were close to each other. We stayed with him for twenty days. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was very kind and gentle by nature. He realized that now it was becoming difficult for us to stay away from our homes. He asked us about what we had left behind in our homes. We informed him, so he said: "Now you people return to your homes and stay there. Teach them (your people), treat them well, and perform the prayer as you have seen me performing it. When the time for prayer comes, let one of you give the call to prayer (adhan), and the eldest among you should lead the prayer."