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Musnad Ahmad 472:1

Hadith of ‘Amr ibn ‘Awf (RA) from the Prophet (SAW)

حديث عمرو بن عوف (1) عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم

Hadith 472:1

Ya'qub narrated to us, he said: My father narrated to us, from Salih, Ibn Shihab said: 'Urwah ibn al-Zubayr informed me that al-Miswar ibn Makhramah informed him that 'Amr ibn 'Awf—who was an ally of Banu 'Amir ibn Lu'ayy and had witnessed Badr with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)—informed him that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sent Abu 'Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah to Bahrain to bring its jizyah. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had made peace with the people of Bahrain and appointed al-'Ala' ibn al-Hadrami over them. Abu 'Ubaydah arrived with wealth from Bahrain. The Ansar heard of his arrival, so they attended the dawn prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) finished the dawn prayer, he turned away, and they confronted him. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) smiled when he saw them and said: "I think you have heard that Abu 'Ubaydah has come and brought something?" They said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said: "Then rejoice and hope for what pleases you. By Allah, it is not poverty that I fear for you, but I fear that the world will be spread out for you as it was spread out for those who were before you, so you will compete for it as they competed for it, and it will distract you as it distracted them."

حدثنا يعقوب، قال: حدثنا أبي، عن صالح، قال ابن شهاب : أخبرني عروة بن الزبير، أن المسور بن مخرمة، أخبره أن عمرو بن عوف، وهو حليف بني عامر بن لؤي، وكان شهد بدرا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، أخبره أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بعث أبا عبيدة بن الجراح إلى البحرين يأتي بجزيتها، وكان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم هو صالح أهل البحرين، وأمر عليهم العلاء بن الحضرمي، فقدم أبو عبيدة بمال من البحرين، فسمعت الأنصار بقدومه، فوافت صلاة الفجر مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، فلما صلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم صلاة الفجر انصرف، فتعرضوا له، فتبسم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حين رآهم، فقال: " أظنكم قد سمعتم أن أبا عبيدة قد جاء وجاء بشيء؟ " قالوا: أجل يا رسول الله. قال: " فأبشروا وأملوا ما يسركم، فوالله ما الفقر أخشى عليكم ولكن أخشى أن تبسط الدنيا عليكم، كما بسطت على من كان قبلكم، فتنافسوها كما تنافسوها، وتلهيكم كما ألهتهم "