It was narrated that Kharashah bin Al-Hurr said: "I was sitting in a circle in the Masjid of Al-Madinah, and in it there was a Shaikh who was of a handsome appearance. And he was 'Abdullah bin Salam. He started telling them good things and when he left, the people said: 'Whoever would like to look at a man from among the people of Paradise, let him look at this man.' I said: 'By Allah, I shall follow him and find out where his house is.' So I followed him, and he set out until he almost left Al-Madinah, then he entered his house. I asked permission to enter, and he gave me permission. He said: 'What do you want, O son of my brother?' I said: 'I heard the people saying of you when you left: "Whoever would like to look at a man from among the people of Paradise, let him look at this man," and I wanted to be with you."' "He said: 'Allah knows best who the people of Paradise are, but I will tell you why they said that. While I was sleeping, a man came to me and said: "Get up." He took me by the hand and I went with him. I saw paths to my left, and I was about to follow them, but he said to me: "Do not follow them, for they are the paths of those of the Left Hand."[l]Then I saw clear and straight paths on my right, and he said to me: "Follow these.'' He brought me to a mountain, and he said to me: "Climb up.'' But when I wanted to climb, I fell on my buttocks, and this happened several times. Then he brought me to a pillar, the head of which was in the sky and its base was on the ground, at the top of it there was a ring." He said to me: "Climb to the top of this." I said: "How can I climb this when its top is in the sky?" He took hold of my hand and pushed me up. Then I was hanging on to that ring. Then he struck the pillar and it fell down, but I carried on holding on to the ring, until morning came. I went to the Prophet (s.a.w) and told him about that, and he said: "As for the paths on your left, they are the paths of those on the Left Hand. As for the paths which you saw on your right, they are the paths of those on the Right Hand. As for the mountain, it is the status of the martyrs, which you will never attain. As for the pillar, it is the pillar of Islam, and as for the handhold, it is the handhold of Islam, and you will continue to adhere to it until you die."'

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِقُتَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ مُسْهِرٍ ، عَنْ خَرَشَةَ بْنِ الْحُرِّ ، قَالَ : كُنْتُ جَالِسًا فِي حَلَقَةٍ فِي مَسْجِدِ الْمَدِينَةِ ، قَالَ : وَفِيهَا شَيْخٌ حَسَنُ الْهَيْئَةِ ، وَهُوَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ ، قَالَ : فَجَعَلَ يُحَدِّثُهُمْ حَدِيثًا حَسَنًا ، قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَامَ قَالَ الْقَوْمُ : مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَى هَذَا ، قَالَ فَقُلْتُ : وَاللَّهِ لأَتْبَعَنَّهُ فَلأَعْلَمَنَّ مَكَانَ بَيْتِهِ ، قَالَ فَتَبِعْتُهُ ، فَانْطَلَقَ حَتَّى كَادَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ ، ثُمَّ دَخَلَ مَنْزِلَهُ ، قَالَ : فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَذِنَ لِي ، فَقَالَ : مَا حَاجَتُكَ ؟ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي قَالَ : فَقُلْتُ لَهُ : سَمِعْتُ الْقَوْمَ يَقُولُونَ لَكَ ، لَمَّا قُمْتَ : مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَى هَذَا ، فَأَعْجَبَنِي أَنْ أَكُونَ مَعَكَ ، قَالَ : اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِأَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ ، وَسَأُحَدِّثُكَ مِمَّ قَالُوا ذَاكَ ، إِنِّي بَيْنَمَا أَنَا نَائِمٌ ، إِذْ أَتَانِي رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ لِي : قُمْ ، فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُ ،قَالَ : فَإِذَا أَنَا بِجَوَادَّ عَنْ شِمَالِي ، قَالَ : فَأَخَذْتُ لِآخُذَ فِيهَا ، فَقَالَ لِي لاَ تَأْخُذْ فِيهَا فَإِنَّهَا طُرُقُ أَصْحَابِ الشِّمَالِ ، قَالَ فَإِذَا جَوَادُّ مَنْهَجٌ عَلَى يَمِينِي ، فَقَالَ لِي : خُذْ هَاهُنَا ، فَأَتَى بِي جَبَلاً ، فَقَالَ لِيَ : اصْعَدْ ، قَالَ : فَجَعَلْتُ إِذَا أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَصْعَدَ خَرَرْتُ عَلَى اسْتِي ، قَالَ : حَتَّى فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ مِرَارًا ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ بِي حَتَّى أَتَى بِي عَمُودًا ، رَأْسُهُ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَأَسْفَلُهُ فِي الأَرْضِ ، فِي أَعْلاَهُ حَلْقَةٌ ، فَقَالَ لِيَ : اصْعَدْ فَوْقَ هَذَا ، قَالَ قُلْتُ : كَيْفَ أَصْعَدُ هَذَا ؟ وَرَأْسُهُ فِي السَّمَاءِ ، قَالَ : فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَزَجَلَ بِي ، قَالَ : فَإِذَا أَنَا مُتَعَلِّقٌ بِالْحَلْقَةِ ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ الْعَمُودَ فَخَرَّ ، قَالَ وَبَقِيتُ مُتَعَلِّقًا بِالْحَلْقَةِ حَتَّى أَصْبَحْتُ ، قَالَ : فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَصَصْتُهَا عَلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ : أَمَّا الطُّرُقُ الَّتِي رَأَيْتَ عَنْ يَسَارِكَ , فَهِيَ طُرُقُ أَصْحَابِ الشِّمَالِ ، قَالَ : وَأَمَّا الطُّرُقُ الَّتِي رَأَيْتَ عَنْ يَمِينِكَ فَهِيَ طُرُقُ أَصْحَابِ الْيَمِينِ ، وَأَمَّا الْجَبَلُ فَهُوَ مَنْزِلُ الشُّهَدَاءِ ، وَلَنْ تَنَالَهُ ، وَأَمَّا الْعَمُودُ فَهُوَ عَمُودُ الإِسْلاَمِ ، وَأَمَّا الْعُرْوَةُ فَهِيَ عُرْوَةُ الإِسْلاَمِ , وَلَنْ تَزَالَ مُتَمَسِّكًا بِهَا حَتَّى تَمُوتَ.

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that 'Umar passed by Hassan when he was reciting poetry in the Masjid and he glared at him. He said: "I used to recite poetry here when there was one here who was better than you." Then he turned to Abu Hurairah and said: "I adjure you by Allah, did you hear the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say: 'Reply on my behalf. 0 Allah, support him with the Holy Spirit'?" He said: "By Allah, yes."

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ ، قَالَ عَمْرٌو ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ ، مَرَّ بِحَسَّانَ وَهُوَ يُنْشِدُ الشِّعْرَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَلَحَظَ إِلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ: قَدْ كُنْتُ أُنْشِدُ ، وَفِيهِ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ ، ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَى أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، فَقَالَ: أَنْشُدُكَ اللَّهَ أَسَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: أَجِبْ عَنِّي ، اللَّهُمَّ أَيِّدْهُ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ ؟ قَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ نَعَمْ.

It was narrated from Hisham, from his father, that Hassan bin Thabit was one of those who spoke too much to 'Aishah. I scolded him but she said: "O son of my brother, let him be, for he used to defend the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ ، قَالاَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، أَنَّ حَسَّانَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ، كَانَ مِمَّنْ كَثَّرَ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَسَبَبْتُهُ فَقَالَتْ: يَا ابْنَ أُخْتِي دَعْهُ فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يُنَافِحُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.

It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "Hassan said: 'O Messenger of Allah: "Do you give me permission (to lampoon) Abu Sufyan?" He said: "How can I, when I am related to him?" He said: "By the One Who has honored you, I shall draw you out from among them as a hair is drawn out from dough." Then Hassan said: "The pinnacle of glory belongs to the tribe of Hashim, the children of Bint Makhzum, whereas your father was a slave." This was his Qasidah.

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ : قَالَ حَسَّانُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، ائْذَنْ لِي فِي أَبِي سُفْيَانَ ، قَالَ: كَيْفَ بِقَرَابَتِي مِنْهُ ؟ قَالَ: وَالَّذِي أَكْرَمَكَ لأَسُلَّنَّكَ مِنْهُمْ كَمَا تُسَلُّ الشَّعْرَةُ مِنَ الْخَمِيرِ ، فَقَالَ حَسَّانُ :وَإِنَّ سَنَامَ الْمَجْدِ مِنْ آلِ هَاشِمٍ ... بَنُو بِنْتِ مَخْزُومٍ وَوَالِدُكَ الْعَبْدُ قَصِيدَتَهُ هَذِهِ.

Abu Hurairah said: "I used to call my mother to Islam when she was a idolator. I called her one day, and she said to me something about the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) that I disliked. I came to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) weeping, and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I have been calling my mother to Islam but she refuses. I called her today and she said to me something about you that I disliked. Pray to Allah to guide the mother of Abu Hurairah.' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'O Allah, guide the mother of Abu Hurairah.' I went out, feeling optimistic because of the supplication of the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w). "When I came near the door, I found it closed. My mother heard my footsteps and said: 'Stay where you are, O Abu Hurairah!' I heard the sound of falling water. She performed Ghusl then she put on her chemise and quickly put on her head cover, then she opened the door and said: 'O Abu Hurairah, I bear witness that none has the right to be worshiped but Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger."' He said: "I went back to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and I came to him, weeping with joy. I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, be of good cheer, for Allah has answered your prayer and has guided the mother of Abu Hurairah.' He praised and glorified Allah and said good things. "I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, pray to Allah to make my mother and I beloved to His believing slaves, and to make them beloved to us.' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'O Allah, make this slave of Yours' - meaning Abu Hurairah - 'and his mother beloved to Your believing slaves, and make the believers beloved to them.' There is no believer created who hears of me or sees me, but he loves me."

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ يُونُسَ الْيَمَامِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : كُنْتُ أَدْعُو أُمِّي إِلَى الإِسْلاَمِ وَهِيَ مُشْرِكَةٌ ، فَدَعَوْتُهَا يَوْمًا فَأَسْمَعَتْنِي فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا أَكْرَهُ ، فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَنَا أَبْكِي ، قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، إِنِّي كُنْتُ أَدْعُو أُمِّي إِلَى الإِسْلاَمِ فَتَأْبَى عَلَيَّ ، فَدَعَوْتُهَا الْيَوْمَ فَأَسْمَعَتْنِي فِيكَ مَا أَكْرَهُ ، فَادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَهْدِيَ أُمَّ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِ أُمَّ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ , فَخَرَجْتُ مُسْتَبْشِرًا بِدَعْوَةِ نَبِيِّ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَلَمَّا جِئْتُ فَصِرْتُ إِلَى الْبَابِ ، فَإِذَا هُوَ مُجَافٌ ، فَسَمِعَتْ أُمِّي خَشْفَ قَدَمَيَّ ، فَقَالَتْ : مَكَانَكَ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ , وَسَمِعْتُ خَضْخَضَةَ الْمَاءِ ، قَالَ : فَاغْتَسَلَتْ وَلَبِسَتْ دِرْعَهَا , وَعَجِلَتْ عَنْ خِمَارِهَا ، فَفَتَحَتِ الْبَابَ ، ثُمَّ قَالَتْ : يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ ، قَالَ : فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَأَتَيْتُهُ وَأَنَا أَبْكِي مِنَ الْفَرَحِ.قَالَ : قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، أَبْشِرْ قَدِ اسْتَجَابَ اللَّهُ دَعْوَتَكَ وَهَدَى أُمَّ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ خَيْرًا ، قَالَ قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، ادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُحَبِّبَنِي أَنَا وَأُمِّي إِلَى عِبَادِهِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، وَيُحَبِّبَهُمْ إِلَيْنَا ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : اللَّهُمَّ حَبِّبْ عُبَيْدَكَ هَذَا ، يَعْنِي أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ، وَأُمَّهُ إِلَى عِبَادِكَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، وَحَبِّبْ إِلَيْهِمِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ , فَمَا خُلِقَ مُؤْمِنٌ يَسْمَعُ بِي وَلاَ يَرَانِي إِلاَّ أَحَبَّنِي.

Abu Hurairah said: "You say that Abu Hurairah narrates too many Ahadith from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), and our reckoning will be with Allah. I was a poor man and I served the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) in return for having enough to eat. The Muhajirin were busy with their trading in the market, and the Ansar were busy with tending to their property. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'Who will spread out his garment so that he will never forget anything that he hears from me?' So I spread out my garment until he had finished speaking, then I gathered it to me, and I have not forgotten anything that I heard from him.''

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ سُفْيَانَ ، قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ، يَقُولُ : إِنَّكُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ، يُكْثِرُ الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَاللَّهُ الْمَوْعِدُ ، كُنْتُ رَجُلاً مِسْكِينًا ، أَخْدُمُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى مِلْءِ بَطْنِي ، وَكَانَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ يَشْغَلُهُمُ الصَّفْقُ بِالأَسْوَاقِ وَكَانَتِ الأَنْصَارُ يَشْغَلُهُمُ الْقِيَامُ عَلَى أَمْوَالِهِمْ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: مَنْ يَبْسُطْ ثَوْبَهُ فَلَنْ يَنْسَى شَيْئًا سَمِعَهُ مِنِّي فَبَسَطْتُ ثَوْبِي حَتَّى قَضَى حَدِيثَهُ ، ثُمَّ ضَمَمْتُهُ إِلَيَّ ، فَمَا نَسِيتُ شَيْئًا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْهُ.

It was narrated from 'Urwah bin Az-Zubair that 'Aishah said: "Are you surprised that Abu Hurairah came and sat beside my apartment and narrated from the Prophet (s.a.w) so that I could hear it. But I was offering a voluntary prayer, and he left before I finished my prayer. If I had caught up with him I would have told him: 'The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) did not speak as quickly as you do.'" Ibn Shihab said: "Ibn Al-Musayyab said: 'Abu Hurairah said: "They say that Abu Hurairah narrates too much (A Hadith from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)), and the reckoning is with Allah. They say: 'Why don't the Muhajirin and Ansar narrate as much as he does?' I will tell you about that. "My brothers among the Ansar were busy working the land, and my brothers among the Muhajirin were busy trading in the marketplace. But I used to stay close to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) in return for enough to eat. Hence I was present when they were absent, and I remembered when they forgot. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said one day: 'Who among you will spread out his cloak and listen to what I say, then gather it to his chest, then he will not forget anything that he hears.' So I spread out a garment that I was wearing, until he finished speaking, then I gathered it to my chest, and after that day I did not forget anything that he told me. Were it not for two verses that Allah revealed in His Book, I would never have narrated anything: 'Verily, those who conceal Al-Bayyinat (the clear proofs, evidences) and the guidance, which We have sent down" to the end of the two Verses.

وحَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى التُّجِيبِيُّ ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، أَنَّ عُرْوَةَ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ : أَلاَ يُعْجِبُكَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ جَاءَ فَجَلَسَ إِلَى جَنْبِ حُجْرَتِي يُحَدِّثُ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يُسْمِعُنِي ذَلِكَ ، وَكُنْتُ أُسَبِّحُ ، فَقَامَ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَقْضِيَ سُبْحَتِي ، وَلَوْ أَدْرَكْتُهُ لَرَدَدْتُ عَلَيْهِ ، إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : لَمْ يَكُنْ يَسْرُدُ الْحَدِيثَ كَسَرْدِكُمْ. قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ : وَقَالَ ابْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ : إِنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ : يَقُولُونَ : إِنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ قَدْ أَكْثَرَ ، وَاللَّهُ الْمَوْعِدُ ، وَيَقُولُونَ : مَا بَالُ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالأَنْصَارِ لاَ يَتَحَدَّثُونَ مِثْلَ أَحَادِيثِهِ ؟ وَسَأُخْبِرُكُمْ عَنْ ذَلِكَ : إِنَّ إِخْوَانِي مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ كَانَ يَشْغَلُهُمْ عَمَلُ أَرَضِيهِمْ ، وَإِنَّ إِخْوَانِي مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ كَانَ يَشْغَلُهُمُ الصَّفْقُ بِالأَسْوَاقِ ، وَكُنْتُ أَلْزَمُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى مِلْءِ بَطْنِي ، فَأَشْهَدُ إِذَا غَابُوا ، وَأَحْفَظُ إِذَا نَسُوا ، وَلَقَدْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمًا : أَيُّكُمْ يَبْسُطُ ثَوْبَهُ ، فَيَأْخُذُ مِنْ حَدِيثِي هَذَا ، ثُمَّ يَجْمَعُهُ إِلَى صَدْرِهِ ، فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَنْسَ شَيْئًا سَمِعَهُ فَبَسَطْتُ بُرْدَةً عَلَيَّ ، حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنْ حَدِيثِهِ ، ثُمَّ جَمَعْتُهَا إِلَى صَدْرِي ، فَمَا نَسِيتُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ شَيْئًا حَدَّثَنِي بِهِ ، وَلَوْلاَ آيَتَانِ أَنْزَلَهُمَا اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ مَا حَدَّثْتُ شَيْئًا أَبَدًا : {إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَكْتُمُونَ مَا أَنْزَلْنَا مِنَ الْبَيِّنَاتِ وَالْهُدَى} إِلَى آخِرِ الآيَتَيْنِ. وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الدَّارِمِيُّ ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ ، عَنْ شُعَيْبٍ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، أَخْبَرَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ ، وَأَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ : إِنَّكُمْ تَقُولُونَ : إِنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يُكْثِرُ الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، بِنَحْوِ حَدِيثِهِمْ.

'Ubaidullah bin Abi Rafi', who was the scribe of 'Ali, said: "I heard 'Ali, [may Allah be pleased with him] say: 'The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) sent us; myself, Az-Zubair and Al-Miqdad, and he said: "Go to the garden of Khakh, in which you will find a woman riding a camel with whom there is a letter, and take it from her." "We set out, with our horses galloping, and we found the woman. We said: 'Give us the letter.' She said: 'I do not have a letter.' We said: 'Either you give us the letter, or we will remove your clothes (to search for the letter).' So she brought it out from her braided hair, and we brought it to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) And in it (was written): 'From Hatib bin Abi Balt'ah' to some of the idolaters of Makkah, telling them something about the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w). The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'O Hatib, what is this?' He said: 'Do not be hasty in judging me, O Messenger of Allah. I am a man who was attached to the Quraish' - Sufyan (a sub narrator) said: 'He was an ally of theirs, but he was not one of them' - 'and the Muhajirin with you have relatives who will protect their families. As I have no blood ties among them, I wanted to do them a favor so that they would protect my family. I did not do it out of disbelief or because I apostatized from my religion, nor because I approved of disbelief after becoming Muslim.'" "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'He has spoken the truth.' 'Umar said: 'O Messenger of Allah, let me strike the neck of this hypocrite.' He (s.a.w) said: "He was present at (the battle of) Badr, and you do not know, perhaps Allah looked upon the people of Badr and said: 'Do what you wish, for I have forgiven you.' Then Allah revealed the words: 'O you who believe! Take not My enemies and your enemies (i.e. disbelievers and polytheists) as friends."'

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِعَمْرٍو قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ : أَخْبَرَنَا ، وقَالَ الآخَرُونَ : حَدَّثَنَا ، سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِي رَافِعٍ ، وَهُوَ كَاتِبُ عَلِيٍّ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، وَهُوَ يَقُولُ : بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَا وَالزُّبَيْرَ وَالْمِقْدَادَ فَقَالَ : ائْتُوا رَوْضَةَ خَاخٍ ، فَإِنَّ بِهَا ظَعِينَةً مَعَهَا كِتَابٌ ، فَخُذُوهُ مِنْهَا فَانْطَلَقْنَا تَعَادَى بِنَا خَيْلُنَا ، فَإِذَا نَحْنُ بِالْمَرْأَةِ ، فَقُلْنَا : أَخْرِجِي الْكِتَابَ ، فَقَالَتْ : مَا مَعِي كِتَابٌ ، فَقُلْنَا : لَتُخْرِجِنَّ الْكِتَابَ ، أَوْ لَتُلْقِيَنَّ الثِّيَابَ ، فَأَخْرَجَتْهُ مِنْ عِقَاصِهَا ، فَأَتَيْنَا بِهِ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَإِذَا فِيهِ : مِنْ حَاطِبِ بْنِ أَبِي بَلْتَعَةَ إِلَى نَاسٍ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ ، مِنْ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ ، يُخْبِرُهُمْ بِبَعْضِ أَمْرِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : يَا حَاطِبُ مَا هَذَا ؟ قَالَ : لاَ تَعْجَلْ عَلَيَّ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، إِنِّي كُنْتُ امْرَءًا مُلْصَقًا فِي قُرَيْشٍ ،قَالَ سُفْيَانُ : كَانَ حَلِيفًا لَهُمْ ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهَا ، وَكَانَ مِمَّنْ كَانَ مَعَكَ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ لَهُمْ قَرَابَاتٌ يَحْمُونَ بِهَا أَهْلِيهِمْ ، فَأَحْبَبْتُ إِذْ فَاتَنِي ذَلِكَ مِنَ النَّسَبِ فِيهِمْ ، أَنْ أَتَّخِذَ فِيهِمْ يَدًا يَحْمُونَ بِهَا قَرَابَتِي ، وَلَمْ أَفْعَلْهُ كُفْرًا وَلاَ ارْتِدَادًا عَنْ دِينِي ، وَلاَ رِضًا بِالْكُفْرِ بَعْدَ الإِسْلاَمِ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : صَدَقَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ : دَعْنِي ، يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، أَضْرِبْ عُنُقَ هَذَا الْمُنَافِقِ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّهُ قَدْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا ، وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ اطَّلَعَ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ فَقَالَ : اعْمَلُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ ، فَقَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَكُمْ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ : {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لاَ تَتَّخِذُوا عَدُوِّي وَعَدُوَّكُمْ أَوْلِيَاءَ}. وَلَيْسَ فِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ، وَزُهَيْرٍ ، ذِكْرُ الآيَةِ ، وَجَعَلَهَا إِسْحَاقُ ، فِي رِوَايَتِهِ مِنْ تِلاَوَةِ سُفْيَانَ.

It was narrated from Jabir that a slave of Hatib came to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) complaining about Hatib. He said: "O Messenger of Allah, Hatib is going to go to Hell." The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "You are lying, he is not going to go to Hell, for he was present at (the battle of) Badr and AI-Hudaibiyah."

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ (ح) وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ، أَنَّ عَبْدًا لِحَاطِبٍ جَاءَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَشْكُو حَاطِبًا فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، لَيَدْخُلَنَّ حَاطِبٌ النَّارَ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : كَذَبْتَ لاَ يَدْخُلُهَا ، فَإِنَّهُ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا وَالْحُدَيْبِيَةَ.

Jabir bin 'Abdullah said: "Umm Mubashshir told me that, in the presence of Hafsah, she heard the Prophet (s.a.w) say: 'None of the companions of the tree, those who swore their oath of allegiance beneath it, will enter the Fire, if Allah wills.' She said: 'Yes they will, O Messenger of Allah.' And he scolded her. Hafsah said: 'There is not one of you .but will pass over it (Hell). The Prophet (s.a.w) said: 'But Allah says: 'Then We shall save those who use to fear Allah and were dutiful to Him. And We shall leave the wrongdoers therein (humbled) to their knees (in Hell)."'

حَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ ، يَقُولُ : أَخْبَرَتْنِي أُمُّ مُبَشِّرٍ ، أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ عِنْدَ حَفْصَةَ : لاَ يَدْخُلُ النَّارَ ، إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ، مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الشَّجَرَةِ أَحَدٌ ، الَّذِينَ بَايَعُوا تَحْتَهَا قَالَتْ : بَلَى ، يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، فَانْتَهَرَهَا ، فَقَالَتْ حَفْصَةُ : {وَإِنْ مِنْكُمْ إِلاَّ وَارِدُهَا} فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : قَدْ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ : {ثُمَّ نُنَجِّي الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا وَنَذَرُ الظَّالِمِينَ فِيهَا جِثِيًّا}.