Hadith / Musnad Ahmad / 908:7

Musnad Ahmad 908:7

Hadith of Khabbab ibn al-Aratt (RA) from the Prophet (SAW)

حديث خباب بن الأرت (1) عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم

Hadith 908:7

Yahya narrated to us, he said: I heard al-A’mash, he said: I heard Shaqiq, Khabbab narrated to us. And Abu Mu’awiyah narrated to us, from al-A’mash, from Shaqiq, from Khabbab, who said: We migrated with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, seeking the Countenance of Allah, so our reward became incumbent upon Allah. Among us were those who passed away and did not consume anything of their reward; among them was Mus’ab ibn ‘Umayr, who was killed on the day of Uhud. We did not find anything to shroud him in except a striped garment; when we covered his head with it, his feet would be exposed, and when we covered his feet, his head would be exposed. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, commanded us to cover his head with it and to place *idhkhir* (lemon grass) over his feet. And among us are those whose fruit has ripened, and he is harvesting it—meaning, he is gathering it.

حدثنا يحيى، قال: سمعت الأعمش، قال: سمعت شقيقا، حدثنا خباب، ح وأبو معاوية، حدثنا الأعمش، عن شقيق، عن خباب، قال: هاجرنا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم نبتغي وجه الله، فوجب أجرنا على الله، فمنا من مضى لم يأكل من أجره شيئا، منهم: مصعب بن عمير، قتل يوم أحد، فلم نجد ما نكفنه فيه إلا نمرة، كنا إذا غطينا بها رأسه خرجت رجلاه، وإذا غطينا رجليه خرج رأسه، " فأمرنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أن نغطي بها رأسه، ونجعل على رجليه إذخرا ". ومنا من أينعت له ثمرته، فهو يهدبها، يعني يجتنيها،