'Amir bin Sa'd said: "Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas was with his camels, when his son 'Umar came to him. When Sa'd saw him, he said: 'I seek refuge with Allah from the evil of this rider.' Then he dismounted, and said to him: 'You are busy with your camels and sheep, and you have left the people contending with one another for kingship?' Sa'd struck him on the chest, and said: 'Be quiet! I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say: Allah loves the slave who is pious, independent of means and hidden from the people."'

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ - وَاللَّفْظُ لإِسْحَاقَ - قَالَ عَبَّاسٌ حَدَّثَنَا وَقَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا - أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْحَنَفِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا بُكَيْرُ بْنُ مِسْمَارٍ حَدَّثَنِى عَامِرُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ قَالَ كَانَ سَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِى وَقَّاصٍ فِى إِبِلِهِ فَجَاءَهُ ابْنُهُ عُمَرُ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ سَعْدٌ قَالَ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ شَرِّ هَذَا الرَّاكِبِ فَنَزَلَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَنَزَلْتَ فِى إِبِلِكَ وَغَنَمِكَ وَتَرَكْتَ النَّاسَ يَتَنَازَعُونَ الْمُلْكَ بَيْنَهُمْ فَضَرَبَ سَعْدٌ فِى صَدْرِهِ فَقَالَ اسْكُتْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ « إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْعَبْدَ التَّقِىَّ الْغَنِىَّ الْخَفِىَّ ».

Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas said: "By Allah, I was the first man among the Arabs to shoot an arrow in the cause of Allah. We were on a campaign with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), and we had no food to eat but the leaves of Al-Hublah and this As-Samur (desert trees), and one of us would excrete stool like a sheep. And now Banu Asad are teaching me about my religion, in which case I must have been doomed and misguided. "

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ الْحَارِثِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ قَيْسٍ عَنْ سَعْدٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِى وَابْنُ بِشْرٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ عَنْ قَيْسٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَعْدَ بْنَ أَبِى وَقَّاصٍ يَقُولُ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّى لأَوَّلُ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ رَمَى بِسَهْمٍ فِى سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلَقَدْ كُنَّا نَغْزُو مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مَا لَنَا طَعَامٌ نَأْكُلُهُ إِلاَّ وَرَقُ الْحُبْلَةِ وَهَذَا السَّمُرُ حَتَّى إِنَّ أَحَدَنَا لَيَضَعُ كَمَا تَضَعُ الشَّاةُ ثُمَّ أَصْبَحَتْ بَنُو أَسَدٍ تُعَزِّرُنِى عَلَى الدِّينِ لَقَدْ خِبْتُ إِذًا وَضَلَّ عَمَلِى وَلَمْ يَقُلِ ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ إِذًا.

It was narrated that Khalid bin 'Umair Al-'Adawi said: "Utbah bin Ghazwan addressed us. He praised and glorified Allah, then he said: 'Soon this world will come to an end, and there is nothing left of it but a little, like leftover water in a vessel. You will move from it to a realm that has no end, so you should move with the best that you have. We were told that if a stone is thrown from the edge of Hell, it will fly through it for seventy years without reaching the bottom of it, but by Allah, it will be filled. Do you find it strange? And we were told that between two of the gateposts of Paradise is a distance of forty years, and there will come a time when that gate will be crowded with people. I remember when I was the seventh of seven with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), And we had no food but the leaves of trees, and the corners of our mouths were covered with ulcers. I found a Burdah and tore it in two between myself and Sa'd bin Malik. I wrapped half of it around my waist, and Sa'd wrapped the other half around his waist. And today there is no one among us who has not become the governor of a city. I seek refuge with Allah lest I consider myself to be great but insignificant before Allah. Prophet-hood does not remain forever; rather its impact fades, and eventually changes into kingship. You will soon come to know and experience those rulers who come after us."'

حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ هِلاَلٍ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ الْعَدَوِىِّ قَالَ خَطَبَنَا عُتْبَةُ بْنُ غَزْوَانَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ الدُّنْيَا قَدْ آذَنَتْ بِصُرْمٍ وَوَلَّتْ حَذَّاءَ وَلَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْهَا إِلاَّ صُبَابَةٌ كَصُبَابَةِ الإِنَاءِ يَتَصَابُّهَا صَاحِبُهَا وَإِنَّكُمْ مُنْتَقِلُونَ مِنْهَا إِلَى دَارٍ لاَ زَوَالَ لَهَا فَانْتَقِلُوا بِخَيْرِ مَا بِحَضْرَتِكُمْ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ ذُكِرَ لَنَا أَنَّ الْحَجَرَ يُلْقَى مِنْ شَفَةِ جَهَنَّمَ فَيَهْوِى فِيهَا سَبْعِينَ عَامًا لاَ يُدْرِكُ لَهَا قَعْرًا وَوَاللَّهِ لَتُمْلأَنَّ أَفَعَجِبْتُمْ وَلَقَدْ ذُكِرَ لَنَا أَنَّ مَا بَيْنَ مِصْرَاعَيْنِ مِنْ مَصَارِيعِ الْجَنَّةِ مَسِيرَةُ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً وَلَيَأْتِيَنَّ عَلَيْهَا يَوْمٌ وَهُوَ كَظِيظٌ مِنَ الزِّحَامِ وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِى سَابِعَ سَبْعَةٍ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مَا لَنَا طَعَامٌ إِلاَّ وَرَقُ الشَّجَرِ حَتَّى قَرِحَتْ أَشْدَاقُنَا فَالْتَقَطْتُ بُرْدَةً فَشَقَقْتُهَا بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَ سَعْدِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ فَاتَّزَرْتُ بِنِصْفِهَا وَاتَّزَرَ سَعْدٌ بِنِصْفِهَا فَمَا أَصْبَحَ الْيَوْمَ مِنَّا أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ أَصْبَحَ أَمِيرًا عَلَى مِصْرٍ مِنَ الأَمْصَارِ وَإِنِّى أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ أَنْ أَكُونَ فِى نَفْسِى عَظِيمًا وَعِنْدَ اللَّهِ صَغِيرًا وَإِنَّهَا لَمْ تَكُنْ نُبُوَّةٌ قَطُّ إِلاَّ تَنَاسَخَتْ حَتَّى يَكُونَ آخِرُ عَاقِبَتِهَا مُلْكًا فَسَتَخْبُرُونَ وَتُجَرِّبُونَ الأُمَرَاءَ بَعْدَنَا.

It was narrated that Khalid bin 'Umair said: "I heard 'Utbah bin Ghazwan say: 'I remember when I was the seventh of seven with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), and we had no food but the leaves of Al-Hublah, until the corners of our mouths became covered with ulcers."'

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ قُرَّةَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلاَلٍ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُتْبَةَ بْنَ غَزْوَانَ يَقُولُ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِى سَابِعَ سَبْعَةٍ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مَا طَعَامُنَا إِلاَّ وَرَقُ الْحُبْلَةِ حَتَّى قَرِحَتْ أَشْدَاقُنَا.

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, will we see our Lord on the Day of Resurrection?' He said: 'Do you have any problem in seeing the sun at noon when there are no clouds?' They said: 'No.' He said: 'Do you have any problem in seeing the moon on the night when it is full, when there are no clouds?' They said: 'No.' He said: 'By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, you will not have any greater problem in seeing your Lord than you do in seeing either of them. "'Allah will meet His slave and will say: "O so-and-so, did I not honor you, make you a chief, give you a spouse, and subjugate horses and camels to you, and give you the opportunity to be a leader?" He will say: "Yes." He will say: "Did you think that you would meet Me?" He will say: "No.'' He will say: "Then I will forget you, as you forgot Me." "'Then He will meet a second person and will say: "O so-and-so, did I not honor you, make you a chief, give you a spouse, and subjugate horses and camels to you, and give you the opportunity to be a leader?" He will say: "Yes, O Lord.'' He will say: "Did you think that you would meet Me?"He will say: "No." He will say: "Then I will forget you, as you forgot Me." "'Then He will meet a third person and will say something similar to him, and he will say: "O Lord, I believed in You and in Your Book, and Your Messengers, and I prayed, and fasted, and gave charity," and he will mention as many good things as he can. He will say: "Stop here.'' Then it will be said to him: "Now We will send Our witnesses against you," and he will think to himself: "Who can bear witness against me?" Then a seal will be placed on his mouth, and it will be said to his thigh, his flesh and his bones: "Speak." His thigh, and his flesh, and his bones, will speak of his deeds, so as to establish proof from himself. "'That is the hypocrite, that is the one with whom Allah will be angry."'

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِى عُمَرَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِى صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ نَرَى رَبَّنَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ قَالَ « هَلْ تُضَارُّونَ فِى رُؤْيَةِ الشَّمْسِ فِى الظَّهِيرَةِ لَيْسَتْ فِى سَحَابَةٍ ». قَالُوا لاَ. قَالَ « فَهَلْ تُضَارُّونَ فِى رُؤْيَةِ الْقَمَرِ لَيْلَةَ الْبَدْرِ لَيْسَ فِى سَحَابَةٍ ». قَالُوا لاَ. قَالَ « فَوَالَّذِى نَفْسِى بِيَدِهِ لاَ تُضَارُّونَ فِى رُؤْيَةِ رَبِّكُمْ إِلاَّ كَمَا تُضَارُّونَ فِى رُؤْيَةِ أَحَدِهِمَا - قَالَ - فَيَلْقَى الْعَبْدَ فَيَقُولُ أَىْ فُلْ أَلَمْ أُكْرِمْكَ وَأُسَوِّدْكَ وَأُزَوِّجْكَ وَأُسَخِّرْ لَكَ الْخَيْلَ وَالإِبِلَ وَأَذَرْكَ تَرْأَسُ وَتَرْبَعُ فَيَقُولُ بَلَى. قَالَ فَيَقُولُ أَفَظَنَنْتَ أَنَّكَ مُلاَقِىَّ فَيَقُولُ لاَ. فَيَقُولُ فَإِنِّى أَنْسَاكَ كَمَا نَسِيتَنِى. ثُمَّ يَلْقَى الثَّانِىَ فَيَقُولُ أَىْ فُلْ أَلَمْ أُكْرِمْكَ وَأُسَوِّدْكَ وَأُزَوِّجْكَ وَأُسَخِّرْ لَكَ الْخَيْلَ وَالإِبِلَ وَأَذَرْكَ تَرْأَسُ وَتَرْبَعُ فَيَقُولُ بَلَى أَىْ رَبِّ.فَيَقُولُ أَفَظَنَنْتَ أَنَّكَ مُلاَقِىَّ فَيَقُولُ لاَ. فَيَقُولُ فَإِنِّى أَنْسَاكَ كَمَا نَسِيتَنِى. ثُمَّ يَلْقَى الثَّالِثَ فَيَقُولُ لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَيَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ آمَنْتُ بِكَ وَبِكِتَابِكَ وَبِرُسُلِكَ وَصَلَّيْتُ وَصُمْتُ وَتَصَدَّقْتُ. وَيُثْنِى بِخَيْرٍ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ فَيَقُولُ هَا هُنَا إِذًا - قَالَ - ثُمَّ يُقَالُ لَهُ الآنَ نَبْعَثُ شَاهِدَنَا عَلَيْكَ. وَيَتَفَكَّرُ فِى نَفْسِهِ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِى يَشْهَدُ عَلَىَّ فَيُخْتَمُ عَلَى فِيهِ وَيُقَالُ لِفَخِذِهِ وَلَحْمِهِ وَعِظَامِهِ انْطِقِى فَتَنْطِقُ فَخِذُهُ وَلَحْمُهُ وَعِظَامُهُ بِعَمَلِهِ وَذَلِكَ لِيُعْذِرَ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ. وَذَلِكَ الْمُنَافِقُ وَذَلِكَ الَّذِى يَسْخَطُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ ».

It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said: "We were with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and he smiled. He said: 'Do you know why I am smiling?' We said: 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said: 'Because of the conversation that a slave will have with his Lord. He will say: "O Lord, did You not guarantee me protection from injustice?" He will say: "Yes." He will say: "I do not deem valid any witness against me but my own self." He will say: "Your own self will be sufficient as a witness against you this Day, and the witness of the two recording angels." Then a seal will be placed on his mouth, and it will be said to his limbs: "Speak." And they will speak of his deeds. Then he will be allowed to speak, and he will say (to his limbs): "Away with you and may the curse of Allah be upon you! It was on your behalf that I contended."'

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ النَّضْرِ بْنِ أَبِى النَّضْرِ حَدَّثَنِى أَبُو النَّضْرِ هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ الأَشْجَعِىُّ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِىِّ عَنْ عُبَيْدٍ الْمُكْتِبِ عَنْ فُضَيْلٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِىِّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَضَحِكَ فَقَالَ « هَلْ تَدْرُونَ مِمَّ أَضْحَكُ ». قَالَ قُلْنَا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ. قَالَ « مِنْ مُخَاطَبَةِ الْعَبْدِ رَبَّهُ يَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ أَلَمْ تُجِرْنِى مِنَ الظُّلْمِ قَالَ يَقُولُ بَلَى. قَالَ فَيَقُولُ فَإِنِّى لاَ أُجِيزُ عَلَى نَفْسِى إِلاَّ شَاهِدًا مِنِّى قَالَ فَيَقُولُ كَفَى بِنَفْسِكَ الْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكَ شَهِيدًا وَبِالْكِرَامِ الْكَاتِبِينَ شُهُودًا - قَالَ - فَيُخْتَمُ عَلَى فِيهِ فَيُقَالُ لأَرْكَانِهِ انْطِقِى. قَالَ فَتَنْطِقُ بِأَعْمَالِهِ - قَالَ - ثُمَّ يُخَلَّى بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْكَلاَمِ - قَالَ - فَيَقُولُ بُعْدًا لَكُنَّ وَسُحْقًا. فَعَنْكُنَّ كُنْتُ أُنَاضِلُ ».

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'O Allah, make the provision of the family of Muhammad that which is just sufficient."'

حَدَّثَنِى زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ عَنْ أَبِى زُرْعَةَ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ رِزْقَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ قُوتًا ».

It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "From the day he came to Al-Madinah, the family of Muhammad (s.a.w) never ate their fill of wheat for three days in a row, until he died."

حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ مَا شَبِعَ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مُنْذُ قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ مِنْ طَعَامِ بُرٍّ ثَلاَثَ لَيَالٍ تِبَاعًا حَتَّى قُبِضَ.

It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "The family of Muhammad (s.a.w) never ate their fill of barley bread two days in a row, until the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) died."

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِى إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ يَزِيدَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ مَا شَبِعَ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مِنْ خُبْزِ شَعِيرٍ يَوْمَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ حَتَّى قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-.

It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "We, the family of Muhammad (s.a.w), would stay for a month with no fire being lit; it (our food) was only dates and water."

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ وَيَحْيَى بْنُ يَمَانٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ إِنْ كُنَّا آلَ مُحَمَّدٍ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- لَنَمْكُثُ شَهْرًا مَا نَسْتَوْقِدُ بِنَارٍ إِنْ هُوَ إِلاَّ التَّمْرُ وَالْمَاءُ.