English translation
3316. It was narrated that 'Imrān bin Ḥuṣain said: "Al-Aḏbā' (the name of a she-camel) belonged to a man from Banū 'Aqīl, and she was one of those who used to precede the pilgrims. That man was captured and brought to the Prophet ﷺ in chains, when the Prophet ﷺ was on a donkey, wearing a Qatīf.[1] He said: 'O Muḥammad, why did you capture me and the one who precedes the pilgrims?' He said: 'We have captured you because of the wrongdoing of your allies, the Thaqīf.'" He said: "Thaqīf had captured two of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ. Among the things he said was: 'I am Muslim,' or 'I have accepted Islam.' When the Prophet ﷺ left" - Abū Dāwūd said: I understood this from Muḥammad bin 'Eisā[2] - "he called him, 'O Muḥammad, O Muḥammad.' The Prophet ﷺ was compassionate and kind, so he came back to him and said: 'What is the matter with you?' He said: 'I am Muslim.' He said: 'If you had said that when you were still in
control of your affairs, you would have gained every success.” – Abū Dāwūd said: Then I went back to the Hadīth of Sulaimān – “He said: ‘O Muḥammad, I am hungry so feed me, and I am thirsty so give me something to drink.’ The Prophet ﷺ said: ‘This is what you need,’ or he said: ‘This is what he needs.’ Then the man was ransomed in return for the two men, but the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ kept Al-Aḏbā’ as his mount. Then the idolaters raided the flocks of Al-Madinah and took Al-Aḏbā’. They took her and captured a Muslim woman. When night came, they left the camels in front of their houses. They were caused to sleep one night, and the woman got up, and every time she put her hand on a camel it groaned, until she came to Al-Aḏbā’. She came to a she-camel that was docile and well trained, so she rode it and vowed to Allāh that if Allāh saved her, she would sacrifice it. When she came to Al-Madinah, the camel was recognised as the camel of the Prophet ﷺ, and the Prophet ﷺ was told about that. He sent for her, and she was brought, and he was told of her vow. He said: “What a bad reward she has given it – if Allāh saved her by it she would sacrifice it! There is no fulfillment of a vow if it involves disobedience towards Allāh, or that which the son of Ādam does not possess.” (Ṣaḥīḥ)
Abū Dāwūd said: This woman was the wife of Abū Dharr.
Arabic text
3316 - حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَلَّبِ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، قَالَ: كَانَتِ الْعَضْبَاءُ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي عُقَيْلٍ وَكَانَتْ مِنْ سَوَابِقِ الْحَاجِّ، قَالَ: فَأُسِرَ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ فِي وَثَاقٍ وَالنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى حِمَارٍ عَلَيْهِ قَطِيفَةٌ، فَقَالَ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ عَلَامَ تَأْخُذُنِي، وَتَأْخُذُ سَابِقَةَ الْحَاجِّ قَالَ: «نَأْخُذُكَ بِجَرِيرَةِ حُلَفَائِكَ ثَقِيفَ» قَالَ: وَكَانَ ثَقِيفُ قَدْ أَسَرُوا رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: وَقَدْ قَالَ: فِيمَا قَالَ: وَأَنَا مُسْلِمٌ - أَوْ قَالَ: وَقَدْ أَسْلَمْتُ - فَلَمَّا مَضَى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: " فَهِمْتُ هَذَا مِنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى نَادَاهُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قَالَ: وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَحِيمًا رَفِيقًا فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ: «مَا شَأْنُكَ؟» قَالَ: إِنِّي مُسْلِمٌ، قَالَ: «لَوْ قُلْتَهَا وَأَنْتَ تَمْلِكُ أَمْرَكَ أَفْلَحْتَ كُلَّ الْفَلَاحِ» قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: ثُمَّ رَجَعْتُ إِلَى حَدِيثِ سُلَيْمَانَ " قَالَ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنِّي جَائِعٌ فَأَطْعِمْنِي، إِنِّي ظَمْآنٌ فَاسْقِنِي، قَالَ: فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «هَذِهِ حَاجَتُكَ» أَوْ قَالَ: «هَذِهِ حَاجَتُهُ»، فَفُودِيَ الرَّجُلُ بَعْدُ بِالرَّجُلَيْنِ، قَالَ: وَحَبَسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْعَضْبَاءَ لِرَحْلِهِ، قَالَ: فَأَغَارَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ عَلَى سَرْحِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَذَهَبُوا بِالْعَضْبَاءِ، قَالَ: فَلَمَّا ذَهَبُوا بِهَا، وَأَسَرُوا امْرَأَةً مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، قَالَ : فَكَانُوا إِذَا كَانَ اللَّيْلُ يُرِيحُونَ إِبِلَهُمْ فِي أَفْنِيَتِهِمْ، قَالَ: فَنُوِّمُوا لَيْلَةً، وَقَامَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ فَجَعَلَتْ تَضَعُ يَدَهَا عَلَى بَعِيرٍ إِلَّا رَغَا حَتَّى أَتَتْ عَلَى الْعَضْبَاءِ، قَالَ: فَأَتَتْ عَلَى نَاقَةٍ ذَلُولٍ مُجَرَّسَةٍ، قَالَ: فَرَكِبَتْهَا ثُمَّ جَعَلَتْ لِلَّهِ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ نَجَّاهَا اللَّهُ لَتَنْحَرَنَّهَا، قَالَ: فَلَمَّا قَدِمَتِ الْمَدِينَةَ عُرِفَتِ النَّاقَةُ نَاقَةُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأُخْبِرَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِذَلِكَ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهَا فَجِيءَ بِهَا وَأُخْبِرَ بِنَذْرِهَا فَقَالَ: «بِئْسَ مَا جَزَيْتِيهَا - أَوْ جَزَتْهَا - إِنِ اللَّهُ أَنْجَاهَا عَلَيْهَا لَتَنْحَرَنَّهَا لَا وَفَاءَ لِنَذْرٍ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللَّهِ، وَلَا فِيمَا لَا يَمْلِكُ ابْنُ آدَمَ» قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: «وَالْمَرْأَةُ هَذِهِ امْرَأَةُ أَبِي ذَرٍّ»
