Hadith / Musnad Ahmad / 827:1
Musnad Ahmad 827:1
Hadith of a man who saw the Prophet (SAW)
حديث رجل رأى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم
Hadith 827:1
Yazid narrated to us, al-Jurayri narrated to us, from Abu al-Sulayl, who said: A man stood before us in our gathering at al-Baqi' and said: My father, or my uncle, narrated to me that he saw the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, at al-Baqi' saying: "Whoever gives charity, I will testify for him regarding it on the Day of Resurrection." He said: So I loosened a fold or two from my turban, intending to give them as charity, but then what usually befalls the children of Adam befell me, so I tied my turban back up. Then a man came—and I had not seen in al-Baqi' a man darker or smaller than him, nor a camel, for I had not seen in al-Baqi' a camel better than it—and he said: "O Messenger of Allah, is it charity?" He said: "Yes." He said: "Take this camel." He said: A man disparaged him and said: "He is giving this as charity? By Allah, it is better than him." He said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, heard it and said: "You have lied; rather, he is better than you and better than it," three times. Then he said: "Woe to the owners of hundreds of camels," three times. They said: "Except whom, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "Except for one who does with his wealth like this and like this," and he brought his palms together to his right and to his left. Then he said: "The *muz-hid* (one who has little wealth) who is *muj-hid* (striving in worship) has succeeded," three times. The *muz-hid* is one who has little in life, and the *muj-hid* is one who strives in worship.
حدثنا يزيد، حدثنا الجريري، عن أبي السليل، قال: وقف علينا رجل في مجلسنا بالبقيع، فقال: حدثني أبي، أو عمي، أنه رأى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بالبقيع وهو يقول: " من يتصدق بصدقة أشهد له بها يوم القيامة "، قال: فحللت من عمامتي لوثا أو لوثين، وأنا أريد أن أتصدق بهما، فأدركني ما يدرك بني آدم، فعقدت علي عمامتي، فجاء رجل ولم أر بالبقيع رجلا أشد سوادا أصغر منه، ولا أدم بعين بناقة لم أر بالبقيع ناقة أحسن منها، فقال: يا رسول الله أصدقة؟ قال: " نعم "، قال: دونك هذه الناقة، قال: فلمزه رجل، فقال: هذا يتصدق بهذه، فوالله لهي خير منه، قال: فسمعها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال: " كذبت بل هو خير منك، ومنها " ثلاث مرار، ثم قال: " ويل لأصحاب المئين من الإبل " ثلاثا، قالوا: إلا من يا رسول الله؟ قال: " إلا من قال بالمال هكذا وهكذا "، وجمع بين كفيه عن يمينه، وعن شماله، ثم قال: " قد أفلح المزهد المجهد، ثلاثا، المزهد في العيش، المجهد في العبادة "