English translation
3194. It was narrated that Nāfi‘ Abū Ghālib said: “I was in an alley of Al-Mirbad, and a funeral passed by, followed by many people. They said: ‘(It is) the funeral of Abdullāh bin ‘Umayr.’ I followed it, and I saw a man wearing a thin cloak, riding his horse, with a piece of cloth on his head to protect him from the sun. I said: ‘Who is this important man?’ They said: ‘This is Anas bin Mālik.’
When the Janāzah was placed on the ground, Anas stood and offered the funeral prayer for (the deceased), and I was behind him with no one in between myself and
him. He stood by his head, and said the Takbīr four times, and he did not make (the prayer) long or nor in a hurry. Then he went and sat down. They said: 'O Abū Ḥamzah, the Anṣārī woman.' They brought her near, and she was covered with a green bier. He stood in line with her buttocks and offered the funeral prayer for her, as he had done for the man, then he sat down. Al-'Alā' bin Ziyād said: 'O Abū Ḥamzah, did the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ offer the funeral prayer as you did, with four Takbīr, and standing by the head of a man, and by the buttocks of a woman?' He said: 'Yes.'
He said: 'O Abū Ḥamzah, did you go out on a campaign with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ (ﷺ)?' He said: 'Yes, I went out on the campaign with him to Hunain, and the idolaters came out and attacked us (so fiercely) that we fled faster than our horses. Among the people, there was a man who was attacking us, smashing us and wounding us. But Allāh defeated them, and they were brought and started giving him (the Prophet ﷺ) their pledge for Islam. One of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ said: 'I take a vow, that if Allāh brings me the man who was smashing us all day, I shall strike his neck.' The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ remained silent, and that man was brought. When he saw the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, he said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, I have repented to Allāh.' The Messenger
of Allāh ﷺ refrained from accepting his pledge of allegiance so that the other man might fulfill his vow. The man (who had made the vow) began watching the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, expecting the order to kill him, but he did not dare to take action without the permission of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. When the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ saw that he was not going to do anything, he accepted (the other man's) pledge of allegiance. The man said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, my vow!' He said: 'I only refrained (from accepting his pledge of allegiance) just now so that you could fulfill your vow.' He said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, why did you not give me a wink?' The Prophet ﷺ said: 'It is not befitting for a Prophet to wink.'" (Hasan)
Abū Ghālib said: "I asked about Anas's actions when he stood by the woman's buttocks, and they told me that it was because there used to be no biers, so the Imām would stand by the buttocks in order to screen her from the people."
Arabic text
3194 - حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ أَبِي غَالِبٍ، قَالَ: كُنْتُ فِي سِكَّةِ الْمِرْبَدِ، فَمَرَّتْ جَنَازَةٌ مَعَهَا نَاسٌ كَثِيرٌ قَالُوا: جَنَازَةُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، فَتَبِعْتُهَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِرَجُلٍ عَلَيْهِ كِسَاءٌ رَقِيقٌ عَلَى بُرَيْذِينَتِهِ، وَعَلَى رَأْسِهِ خِرْقَةٌ تَقِيهِ مِنَ الشَّمْسِ، فَقُلْتُ: مَنْ هَذَا الدِّهْقَانُ؟ قَالُوا: هَذَا أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ، فَلَمَّا وُضِعَتِ الْجَنَازَةُ قَامَ أَنَسٌ فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهَا، وَأَنَا خَلْفَهُ لَا يَحُولُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ شَيْءٌ، فَقَامَ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ فَكَبَّرَ أَرْبَعَ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ، لَمْ يُطِلْ وَلَمْ يُسْرِعْ، ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ يَقْعُدُ، فَقَالُوا: يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ الْمَرْأَةُ الْأَنْصَارِيَّةُ. فَقَرَّبُوهَا وَعَلَيْهَا نَعْشٌ أَخْضَرُ، فَقَامَ عِنْدَ عَجِيزَتِهَا فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهَا نَحْوَ صَلَاتِهِ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ، ثُمَّ جَلَسَ، فَقَالَ الْعَلَاءُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ، «هَكَذَا كَانَ يَفْعَلُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي، عَلَى الْجَنَازَةِ كَصَلَاتِكَ يُكَبِّرُ عَلَيْهَا أَرْبَعًا، وَيَقُومُ عِنْدَ رَأْسِ الرَّجُلِ وَعَجِيزَةِ الْمَرْأَةِ»، قَالَ: نَعَمْ قَالَ: يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ غَزَوْتَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، غَزَوْتُ مَعَهُ حُنَيْنًا، فَخَرَجَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ فَحَمَلُوا عَلَيْنَا، حَتَّى رَأَيْنَا خَيْلَنَا وَرَاءَ ظُهُورِنَا، وَفِي الْقَوْمِ رَجُلٌ يَحْمِلُ عَلَيْنَا فَيَدُقُّنَا، وَيَحْطِمُنَا، فَهَزَمَهُمُ اللَّهُ، وَجَعَلَ يُجَاءُ بِهِمْ فَيُبَايِعُونَهُ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِنَّ عَلَيَّ نَذْرًا: إِنْ جَاءَ اللَّهُ بِالرَّجُلِ الَّذِي كَانَ مُنْذُ الْيَوْمَ يَحْطِمُنَا لَأَضْرِبَنَّ عُنُقَهُ، فَسَكَتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَجِيءَ بِالرَّجُلِ، فَلَمَّا رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، تُبْتُ إِلَى اللَّهِ، فَأَمْسَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، لَا يُبَايِعُهُ، لِيَفِيَ الْآخَرُ بِنَذْرِهِ، قَالَ: فَجَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ يَتَصَدَّى لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، لِيَأْمُرَهُ بِقَتْلِهِ، وَجَعَلَ يَهَابُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أَنْ يَقْتُلَهُ، فَلَمَّا رَأَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ لَا يَصْنَعُ شَيْئًا بَايَعَهُ، فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، نَذْرِي؟ فَقَالَ: «إِنِّي لَمْ أُمْسِكْ عَنْهُ مُنْذُ الْيَوْمَ إِلَّا لِتُوفِيَ بِنَذْرِكَ»، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَلَا أَوْمَضْتَ إِلَيَّ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يُومِضَ» قَالَ أَبُو غَالِبٍ: «فَسَأَلْتُ عَنْ صَنِيعِ أَنَسٍ فِي قِيَامِهِ عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ عِنْدَ عَجِيزَتِهَا، فَحَدَّثُونِي أَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا كَانَ لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ تَكُنِ النُّعُوشُ، فَكَانَ الْإِمَامُ يَقُومُ حِيَالَ عَجِيزَتِهَا يَسْتُرُهَا مِنَ الْقَوْمِ»، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: قَوْلُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُقَاتِلَ النَّاسَ حَتَّى يَقُولُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ» نُسِخَ مِنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ الْوَفَاءُ بِالنَّذْرِ فِي قَتْلِهِ، بِقَوْلِهِ إِنِّي قَدْ تُبْتُ
