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Musnad Ahmad 482:44

Hadith of Uqbah ibn Amir al-Juhani (RA) from the Prophet (SAW)

حديث عقبة بن عامر الجهني (1) عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم

Hadith 482:44

Abu al-Mughirah narrated to us, Ma'an ibn Rifa'ah narrated to us, 'Ali ibn Yazid narrated to me, from al-Qasim, from Abu Umamah al-Bahili, from 'Uqbah ibn 'Amir, who said: I met the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and I initiated [the greeting] and took his hand. He said: I said, "O Messenger of Allah, what is the salvation of the believer?" He said: "O 'Uqbah, guard your tongue, let your house suffice you, and weep over your sin." He said: Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, met me, and he initiated [the greeting] and took my hand, and said: "O 'Uqbah ibn 'Amir, shall I not teach you the best three surahs that were revealed in the Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms, and the Great Criterion (al-Furqan)?" He said: I said, "Yes, may Allah make me your ransom." He said: So he recited to me: "Say, He is Allah, [who is] One," "Say, I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak," and "Say, I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind." Then he said: "O 'Uqbah, do not forget them, and do not spend a night until you have recited them." He said: I have never forgotten them since he said: "Do not forget them," and I have never spent a night until I have recited them. 'Uqbah said: Then I met the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and I initiated [the greeting] and took his hand, and said: "O Messenger of Allah, inform me of the most excellent of deeds." He said: "O 'Uqbah, join [the ties of kinship with] the one who severs them from you, give to the one who denies you, and turn away from the one who wrongs you."

حدثنا أبو المغيرة، حدثنا معان بن رفاعة، حدثني علي بن يزيد، عن القاسم، عن أبي أمامة الباهلي، عن عقبة بن عامر، قال: لقيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، فابتدأته فأخذت بيده، قال: فقلت: يا رسول الله، ما نجاة المؤمن؟ قال: " يا عقبة، احرس لسانك، وليسعك بيتك، وابك على خطيئتك " قال: ثم لقيني رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، فابتدأني فأخذ بيدي، فقال: " يا عقبة بن عامر، ألا أعلمك خير ثلاث سور أنزلت في التوراة والإنجيل والزبور والفرقان العظيم؟ " قال: قلت: بلى، جعلني الله فداك. قال: فأقرأني قل هو الله أحد وقل أعوذ برب الفلق وقل أعوذ برب الناس ثم قال: " يا عقبة، لا تنساهن ، ولا تبت ليلة حتى تقرأهن " قال: " فما نسيتهن قط منذ قال: لا تنساهن ، وما بت ليلة قط حتى أقرأهن " قال عقبة: ثم لقيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، فابتدأته فأخذت بيده فقلت: يا رسول الله، أخبرني بفواضل الأعمال. فقال: " يا عقبة، صل من قطعك، وأعط من حرمك، وأعرض عمن ظلمك "