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Musnad Ahmad 529:5

Hadith of ‘Utbah ibn ‘Abd al-Sulami Abu al-Walid (RA)

حديث عتبة بن عبد السلمي أبي الوليد

Hadith 529:5

'Ali ibn Bahr narrated to us, Hisham ibn Yusuf narrated to us, Ma'mar narrated to us, from Yahya ibn Abi Kathir, from 'Amir ibn Zayd al-Bakali, that he heard 'Utbah ibn 'Abd al-Sulami saying: A Bedouin came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and asked him about the Basin (al-Hawd), and he mentioned Paradise. Then the Bedouin said: "Is there fruit in it?" He said: "Yes, and in it is a tree called Tuba." He mentioned something—I do not know what it is. He said: "Which of the trees of our land does it resemble?" He said: "It does not resemble any of the trees of your land." The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: "Have you come to al-Sham?" He said: "No." He said: "It resembles a tree in al-Sham called the walnut tree; it grows on a single trunk, and its top spreads out." He said: "How great is its base?" He said: "If a young she-camel from your people's camels were to set out, it would not encompass its base until its collarbone broke from old age." He said: "Is there grapes in it?" He said: "Yes." He said: "How great is the cluster?" He said: "A month's journey for a pied crow that does not tire." He said: "How great is the berry?" He said: "Has your father ever slaughtered a large billy goat from his sheep?" He said: "Yes." He said: "And he skinned its hide and gave it to your mother, saying: 'Make us a bucket out of it'?" He said: "Yes." The Bedouin said: "Would that berry satisfy me and my household?" He said: "Yes, and the generality of your clan."

حدثنا علي بن بحر، حدثنا هشام بن يوسف، حدثنا معمر، عن يحيى بن أبي كثير، عن عامر بن زيد البكالي، أنه سمع عتبة بن عبد السلمي، يقول: جاء أعرابي إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فسأله عن الحوض، وذكر الجنة، ثم قال الأعرابي: فيها فاكهة؟ قال: " نعم، وفيها شجرة تدعى طوبى "، فذكر شيئا لا أدري ما هو؟ قال: أي شجر أرضنا تشبه؟ قال: " ليست تشبه شيئا من شجر أرضك ". فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: " أتيت الشام؟ " فقال: لا، قال: " تشبه شجرة بالشام تدعى الجوزة، تنبت على ساق واحد، وينفرش أعلاها "، قال: ما عظم أصلها؟ قال: " لو ارتحلت جذعة من إبل أهلك، ما أحطت بأصلها حتى تنكسر ترقوتها هرما " قال: فيها عنب؟ قال: " نعم " قال: فما عظم العنقود؟ قال: " مسيرة شهر للغراب الأبقع ، ولا يفتر "، قال: فما عظم الحبة؟ قال: " هل ذبح أبوك تيسا من غنمه قط عظيما؟ " قال: نعم، قال: " فسلخ إهابه فأعطاه أمك، قال: اتخذي لنا منه دلوا؟ " قال: نعم، قال الأعرابي: فإن تلك الحبة لتشبعني وأهل بيتي؟ قال: " نعم وعامة عشيرتك "