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The emigration of theProphet ﷺ and his Companions to Al-Madina.

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Darussalam · Volume 5

63 - THE MERITS OF AL-ANŠĀR

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الحديث: 3904 ¦ الجزء: 5 ¦ الصفحة: 57

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3904. Narrated Abū Sa'īd Al-Khudrī رضي الله عنه: Allāh's Messenger ﷺ sat on the pulpit and said, "Allāh has given one of His slaves the choice of receiving the splendour and luxury of the worldly life (whatever he likes) or to accept the good (of the Hereafter) which is with Him (Allāh). So, he has chosen that good which is with Allāh." On that Abū Bakr wept and said, "Our fathers and mothers be sacrificed for you." We were astonished at this. The people said, "Look at this old man! Allāh's Messenger ﷺ talks about a slave of Allāh to whom He has given the option to choose either the splendour of this worldly life or the good which is with Him, while he says, 'Our fathers and mothers be sacrificed for you.'" But it was Allāh's Messenger ﷺ who had been given option, and Abū Bakr knew it better than we. Allāh's Messenger ﷺ added, "No doubt, Abū Bakr has favoured me much both with his company and his property more than anybody else. And if I had to take a Khalil(1) from my followers, I would certainly have taken Abū Bakr, but the fraternity of Islām is sufficient. Let no Khaukha(2) of the mosque remain open, except that of Abū Bakr."

Arabic text

3904 - حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي النَّضْرِ، مَوْلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عُبَيْدٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ حُنَيْنٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَلَسَ عَلَى المِنْبَرِ فَقَالَ: «إِنَّ عَبْدًا خَيَّرَهُ اللَّهُ بَيْنَ أَنْ يُؤْتِيَهُ مِنْ زَهْرَةِ الدُّنْيَا مَا شَاءَ، وَبَيْنَ مَا عِنْدَهُ، فَاخْتَارَ مَا عِنْدَهُ» فَبَكَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَقَالَ: فَدَيْنَاكَ بِآبَائِنَا وَأُمَّهَاتِنَا، فَعَجِبْنَا لَهُ، وَقَالَ النَّاسُ: انْظُرُوا إِلَى هَذَا الشَّيْخِ، يُخْبِرُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ عَبْدٍ خَيَّرَهُ اللَّهُ بَيْنَ أَنْ يُؤْتِيَهُ مِنْ زَهْرَةِ الدُّنْيَا، وَبَيْنَ مَا عِنْدَهُ، وَهُوَ يَقُولُ: فَدَيْنَاكَ بِآبَائِنَا وَأُمَّهَاتِنَا، فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ هُوَ المُخَيَّرَ، وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ هُوَ أَعْلَمَنَا بِهِ، وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ مِنْ أَمَنِّ النَّاسِ عَلَيَّ فِي صُحْبَتِهِ وَمَالِهِ أَبَا بَكْرٍ، وَلَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلًا مِنْ أُمَّتِي لاَتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ، إِلَّا خُلَّةَ الإِسْلاَمِ، لاَ يَبْقَيَنَّ فِي المَسْجِدِ خَوْخَةٌ إِلَّا خَوْخَةُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ»

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