English translation
[4718] 15 - (...) Abû Mûsâ said:“I came to the Prophet ﷺ, withtwo men of the Ash’aris, one onmy right and one on my left, andboth of them asked for a positionof authority. The Prophet ﷺ wasusing a Siwâk (tooth stick) andhe said: ‘What are you saying, OAbû Mûsâ (or O ‘Abdullâh binQais)?’ I said: ‘By the One Whohas sent you with the truth, theydid not tell me what was on theirminds, and I did not realize thatthey were going to ask forpositions of authority.’” He said:
"It is as if I can see his Siwâk between his lips. He said: 'We will never appoint to this work those who want it. Rather you should go, O Abû Mûsâ (or O 'Abdullâh bin Qais).'" And he sent him to be in charge of Yemen, then he sent Mu'âdh bin Jabal after him. When (Mu'âdh) reached him he said: "Dismount," and he spread a mattress for him. There was a man with him who was tied up. He said: "What is this?" He said: "This man was a Jew who became Muslim, then he went back to his old false religion, and became a Jew again." He said: "I will not sit down until he is executed in accordance with the decree of Allâh and His Messenger ﷺ." He said: "Sit down, it will be done." He said: "I will not sit down until he is killed in accordance with the decree of Allâh and His Messenger ﷺ," (and he said that) three times. So he ordered that he be killed. Then they spoke of praying Qiyâm at night, and one of them, that is, Mu'âdh, said: "As for me, I sleep and I pray Qiyâm, and I hope that I will get the same (reward) for my sleep as for my prayer."
Arabic text
15 - (1733) حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِابْنِ حَاتِمٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا قُرَّةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بُرْدَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى: أَقْبَلْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمَعِي رَجُلَانِ مِنَ الْأَشْعَرِيِّينَ، أَحَدُهُمَا عَنْ يَمِينِي، وَالْآخَرُ عَنْ يَسَارِي، فَكِلَاهُمَا سَأَلَ الْعَمَلَ، وَالنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْتَاكُ، فَقَالَ: «مَا تَقُولُ يَا أَبَا مُوسَى؟» أَوْ «يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ قَيْسٍ؟» قَالَ: فَقُلْتُ: وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ، مَا أَطْلَعَانِي عَلَى مَا فِي أَنْفُسِهِمَا، وَمَا شَعَرْتُ أَنَّهُمَا يَطْلُبَانِ الْعَمَلَ، قَالَ: وَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى سِوَاكِهِ تَحْتَ شَفَتِهِ، وَقَدْ قَلَصَتْ، فَقَالَ: «لَنْ، أَوْ لَا نَسْتَعْمِلُ عَلَى عَمَلِنَا مَنْ أَرَادَهُ، وَلَكِنِ اذْهَبْ أَنْتَ يَا أَبَا مُوسَى»، أَوْ «يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ قَيْسٍ»، فَبَعَثَهُ عَلَى الْيَمَنِ، ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَهُ مُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ، فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ عَلَيْهِ، قَالَ: انْزِلْ، وَأَلْقَى لَهُ وِسَادَةً وَإِذَا رَجُلٌ عِنْدَهُ: مُوثَقٌ:، قَالَ: مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَ: هَذَا كَانَ يَهُودِيًّا فَأَسْلَمَ، ثُمَّ رَاجَعَ دِينَهُ دِينَ السَّوْءِ فَتَهَوَّدَ، قَالَ: لَا أَجْلِسُ حَتَّى يُقْتَلَ قَضَاءُ اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ، فَقَالَ: اجْلِسْ، نَعَمْ، قَالَ: لَا أَجْلِسُ حَتَّى يُقْتَلَ قَضَاءُ اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ، ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ، فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَقُتِلَ، ثُمَّ تَذَاكَرَا الْقِيَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ، فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا، مُعَاذٌ: أَمَّا أَنَا فَأَنَامُ وَأَقُومُ، وَأَرْجُو فِي نَوْمَتِي مَا أَرْجُو فِي قَوْمَتِي
