English translation
3674. Narrated Abū Mūsā Al-Ash'arī رضي الله عنه: I performed ablution in my house and then went out and said, "Today I shall stick to (or remain constantly with) Allāh's Messenger ﷺ and stay with him all this day of mine (in his service)." I went to the mosque and asked about the Prophet ﷺ. They said, "He had gone in this direction." So I followed his way, asking about him till he entered a place called Bi'r Arīs. I sat at its gate that was made of date-palm leaves till the Prophet ﷺ finished answering the call of nature and performed ablution. Then I went up to him to see him sitting at the well of Arīs at the middle of its edge with his legs uncovered, hanging in the well. I greeted him and went back and sat at the gate. I said, "Today I will be the gatekeeper of the
Prophet ﷺ.” Abū Bakr came and pushed the gate. I asked, “Who is it?” He said, “Abu Bakr.” I told him to wait, went in and said, “O Allāh’s Messenger! Abū Bakr asks the permission to enter.” He said, “Admit him and give him the glad tidings that he will enter Paradise.” So I went out and said to Abū Bakr, “Come in, and Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ gives you the glad tidings that you will enter Paradise.” Abū Bakr entered and sat on the right side of Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ on the built edge of the well and hung his legs in the well as the Prophet ﷺ did, and uncovered his legs. I, then returned and sat (at the gate). I had left my brother performing ablution and he intended to follow me. So I said (to myself), “If Allāh wants good for so-and-so (i.e., my brother), He will bring him here.” Suddenly somebody moved the door. I asked, “Who is it?” He said, “Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭāb.” I asked him to wait, went to Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ, greeted him and said, “Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭāb asks the permission to enter.” He said, “Admit him, and give him the glad tidings that he will enter Paradise.” I went to ‘Umar and said, “Come in, and Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ gives you glad tidings that you will enter Paradise.” So, he entered and sat beside Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ on the built edge of the well on the left side and hung his legs in the well. I returned and sat (at the gate) and said, (to myself), “If Allāh wants good for so-and-so, He will bring him here.” Somebody came and moved the door. I asked “Who is it?” He replied, “‘Uthmān bin ‘Affān.” I asked him to wait and went to the Prophet ﷺ and informed him. He said, “Admit him, and give him the glad tidings of entering Paradise after a calamity that will befall him.” So, I went up to him and said to him, “Come in, Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ gives
you the glad tidings of entering Paradise after a calamity that will befall you.” ‘Uthmān then came in and found that the built edge of the well was occupied, so he sat opposite to the Prophet ﷺ on the other side. Sa‘īd bin Al-Musaiyab said, “I interpret this (narration) in terms of their graves.”
Arabic text
3674 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ أَبُو الحَسَنِ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَسَّانَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ، عَنْ شَرِيكِ بْنِ أَبِي نَمِرٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ المُسَيِّبِ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِيُّ، أَنَّهُ تَوَضَّأَ فِي بَيْتِهِ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ، فَقُلْتُ: لَأَلْزَمَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَلَأَكُونَنَّ مَعَهُ يَوْمِي هَذَا، قَالَ: فَجَاءَ المَسْجِدَ فَسَأَلَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالُوا: خَرَجَ وَوَجَّهَ هَا هُنَا، فَخَرَجْتُ عَلَى إِثْرِهِ أَسْأَلُ عَنْهُ حَتَّى دَخَلَ بِئْرَ أَرِيسٍ، فَجَلَسْتُ عِنْدَ البَابِ، وَبَابُهَا مِنْ جَرِيدٍ حَتَّى قَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَاجَتَهُ فَتَوَضَّأَ، فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَإِذَا هُوَ جَالِسٌ عَلَى بِئْرِ أَرِيسٍ وَتَوَسَّطَ قُفَّهَا، وَكَشَفَ عَنْ سَاقَيْهِ وَدَلَّاهُمَا فِي البِئْرِ، فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفْتُ فَجَلَسْتُ عِنْدَ البَابِ، فَقُلْتُ لَأَكُونَنَّ بَوَّابَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اليَوْمَ، فَجَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَدَفَعَ البَابَ، فَقُلْتُ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ فَقَالَ: أَبُو بَكْرٍ، فَقُلْتُ: عَلَى رِسْلِكَ ثُمَّ ذَهَبْتُ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، هَذَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَسْتَأْذِنُ؟ فَقَالَ: «ائْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ». فَأَقْبَلْتُ حَتَّى قُلْتُ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ: ادْخُلْ، وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُبَشِّرُكَ بِالْجَنَّةِ، فَدَخَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَجَلَسَ عَنْ يَمِينِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَعَهُ فِي القُفِّ، وَدَلَّى رِجْلَيْهِ فِي البِئْرِ كَمَا صَنَعَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَكَشَفَ عَنْ سَاقَيْهِ، ثُمَّ رَجَعْتُ فَجَلَسْتُ، وَقَدْ تَرَكْتُ أَخِي يَتَوَضَّأُ وَيَلْحَقُنِي، فَقُلْتُ: إِنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ بِفُلاَنٍ خَيْرًا - يُرِيدُ أَخَاهُ - يَأْتِ بِهِ، فَإِذَا إِنْسَانٌ يُحَرِّكُ البَابَ، فَقُلْتُ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ فَقَالَ: عُمَرُ بْنُ الخَطَّابِ، فَقُلْتُ عَلَى رِسْلِكَ، ثُمَّ جِئْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ، فَقُلْتُ: هَذَا عُمَرُ بْنُ الخَطَّابِ يَسْتَأْذِنُ؟ فَقَالَ: «ائْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ»، فَجِئْتُ فَقُلْتُ: ادْخُلْ، وَبَشَّرَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْجَنَّةِ، فَدَخَلَ فَجَلَسَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي القُفِّ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ، وَدَلَّى رِجْلَيْهِ فِي البِئْرِ، ثُمَّ رَجَعْتُ فَجَلَسْتُ، فَقُلْتُ: إِنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ بِفُلاَنٍ خَيْرًا يَأْتِ بِهِ، فَجَاءَ إِنْسَانٌ يُحَرِّكُ البَابَ، فَقُلْتُ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ فَقَالَ: عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ، فَقُلْتُ: عَلَى رِسْلِكَ، فَجِئْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ، فَقَالَ: «ائْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ، عَلَى بَلْوَى تُصِيبُهُ» فَجِئْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: ادْخُلْ، وَبَشَّرَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْجَنَّةِ عَلَى بَلْوَى تُصِيبُكَ، فَدَخَلَ فَوَجَدَ القُفَّ قَدْ مُلِئَ فَجَلَسَ وِجَاهَهُ مِنَ الشَّقِّ الآخَرِ قَالَ شَرِيكُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ المُسَيِّبِ «فَأَوَّلْتُهَا قُبُورَهُمْ»
