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The story of the people of Najran (Christians).

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Darussalam · Volume 5

64 - THE BOOK OFAL-MAGHĀZĪ(1) (i.e., holy battle,or the deeds and virtues of Ghāzi)

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الحديث: 4380 ¦ الجزء: 5 ¦ الصفحة: 171

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4380. Narrated Hudhaifa رضي الله عنه: Al-'Āqib and Sayyid, the rulers of Najrān, came to Allāh's Messenger ﷺ with the intention of doing Li'ān(1), one of them said to the other, "Do not do (this Li'ān) for, by Allāh, if he is a Prophet and we do this Li'ān, neither we, nor our offspring after us will be successful." Then both of them said (to the Prophet ﷺ), "We will give what you ask but you should send a trustworthy man with us, and do not send any person with us but an honest one." The Prophet ﷺ said, "I will send an honest man who is really trustworthy." Then everyone of the Companions of Allāh's Messenger ﷺ wished to be that one. Then the Prophet ﷺ said, "Get up, O Abū 'Ubaida bin Al-Jarrāh." When he got up, Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said, "This is the trustworthy man of this (Muslim) nation."

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4380 - حَدَّثَنِي عَبَّاسُ بْنُ الحُسَيْنِ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ صِلَةَ بْنِ زُفَرَ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ، قَالَ: جَاءَ العَاقِبُ وَالسَّيِّدُ، صَاحِبَا نَجْرَانَ، إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُرِيدَانِ أَنْ يُلاَعِنَاهُ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ: لاَ تَفْعَلْ، فَوَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ كَانَ نَبِيًّا فَلاَعَنَّا لاَ نُفْلِحُ نَحْنُ، وَلاَ عَقِبُنَا مِنْ بَعْدِنَا، قَالاَ: إِنَّا نُعْطِيكَ مَا سَأَلْتَنَا، وَابْعَثْ مَعَنَا رَجُلًا أَمِينًا، وَلاَ تَبْعَثْ مَعَنَا إِلَّا أَمِينًا. فَقَالَ «لَأَبْعَثَنَّ مَعَكُمْ رَجُلًا أَمِينًا حَقَّ أَمِينٍ»، فَاسْتَشْرَفَ لَهُ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: «قُمْ يَا أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ بْنَ الجَرَّاحِ» فَلَمَّا قَامَ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «هَذَا أَمِينُ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ»

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