Hadith / Musnad Abu Ya'la al-Mawsili / 115:96
Musnad Abu Ya'la al-Mawsili 115:96
Qatadah from Anas (RA)
قتادة عن أنس
Hadith 115:96
'Abd al-Wahid ibn Ghiyath and Sa'id ibn Abi al-Rabi' narrated to us—and this is the wording of 'Abd al-Wahid—they both said: Abu 'Awanah narrated to us, from Qatadah, from Anas: That three men set out seeking provisions for their families, and the sky overtook them [with rain]. A rock fell upon them, shifting [to cover the opening of a cave], until they could not see any gap in it. Some of them said: "The rock has fallen, the tracks are erased, and no one knows your location except Allah, so call upon Allah by your most reliable deeds." One man said: "O Allah, You know that I had two parents, and I used to milk for them into their vessel. When I found them asleep, I would stand at their heads until they awoke, whenever they awoke, disliking to return [the milk] to their heads [before them]. O Allah, if You know that I only did that out of hope for Your mercy and fear of Your punishment, then relieve us." He said: So a third of the rock moved. The second said: "O Allah, if You know that a woman pleased me, and I made a substitute for her [to be with her], and when I had power over her and provided for her, I left her and surrendered her soul to You. O Allah, if You know that I only did that out of hope for Your mercy and fear of Your punishment, then relieve us." He said: So two-thirds of the rock moved. The other said: "O Allah, You know that I hired a laborer for work he was to do for me. He came seeking his wage, and I was angry, so I rebuked him. He left and abandoned his wage. I gathered it for him and invested it until it became all that wealth. He came to me seeking his wage, and I gave him all of that. Had I wished, I would not have given him anything except his first wage. O Allah, if You know that I did that out of hope for Your mercy and fear of Your punishment, then relieve us." He said: So the rock moved, and they went out walking.
حدثنا عبد الواحد بن غياث وسعيد بن أبي الربيع وهذا لفظ عبد الواحد قالا حدثنا أبو عوانة عن قتادة عن أنس * أن ثلاثة انطلقوا يرتادون لأهليهم فأخذتهم السماء فوقع عليهم حجر متجاف حتى ما يرون منه خصاصة فقال بعضهم قد وقع الحجر وعفا الأثر ولا يعلم مكانكم إلا الله فادعوا الله بأوثق أعمالكم قال فقال رجل اللهم إنك تعلم أنه كان لي والدان فكنت أحلب لهما في إنائهما فإذا وجدتهما راقدين قمت على رؤوسهما حتى يستيقظا متى استيقظا كراهية أن أرد وسنهما في رؤوسهما اللهم إن كنت تعلم أني إنما فعلت ذلك رجاء رحمتك ومخافة عذابك فافرج عنا قال فزال ثلث الحجر وقال الثاني اللهم إن كنت تعلم أنه أعجبتني امرأة وأنه جعل لها بدلا فلما قدر عليها وفر لها جعلها وسلم لها نفسها اللهم إن كنت تعلم أنما فعلت ذلك رجاء رحمتك ومخافة عذابك فافرج عنا قال فزال ثلثا الحجر وقال الآخر اللهم إنك تعلم أني استأجرت أجيرا على عمل يعمله لي فأتى يطلب أجره وأنا غضبان فزبرته فذهب وترك أجره فجمعته له وثمرته حتى كان منه كل المال فأتاني يطلب أجره فأعطيته ذاك كله ولو شئت لم أعطه إلا أجره الأول اللهم إن كنت تعلم أني فعلت ذلك رجاء رحمتك ومخافة عذابك فافرج عنا قال فزال الحجر وخرجوا يمشون