English translation
[5362] 174 - (2055) It was narrated that Al-Miqdâd said: "I came with two companions of mine, and our hearing and sight had been affected by hunger. We presented ourselves to the Companions of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, but none of them could host us. We came to the Prophet ﷺ and he took us to his family. There were three goats there and the Prophet ﷺ said: 'Milk them and we will share the milk.' We used to milk them and each one of us would drink his share, and we would set aside the Prophet's share for him. He would come at night and would say Salâm in such a manner that would not wake one who was sleeping, but one who was awake would hear it. Then he would go to the Masjid and pray, then he would come to his drink and drink it. One night the Shaitân came to me when I had drunk my share
and said: 'Muhammad has gone to the Anṣār and they are offering him hospitality, and he will have with them something that will leave him in no need of this draught (of milk).' So I went and drank it, and when it had penetrated deeply into my stomach and I realized that it was too late, the Shaitân made me regret it and he said: 'Woe to you, what have you done? Have you drunk the drink of Muhammad ﷺ? He will come and will not find it, then he will pray against you and you will be doomed, and you will be a loser in this world and in the Hereafter.' I had a sheet over me; if I covered my feet with it my head was exposed, and if I covered my head with it my feet were exposed. I could not sleep, but my two companions had gone to sleep and they had not done what I had done. The Prophet ﷺ came and said Salâm as he usually did, then he went to the Masjid and prayed. Then he came to his drink and uncovered it, and he did not find anything in it. He looked up at the sky and I said: 'Now he is praying against me and I am doomed.' But he said: 'O Allâh, feed those who have fed me and give drink to those who have given me to drink.' I wrapped the blanket tightly around me and I took a knife and went to the goats, to see which of them was the fattest so
that I could slaughter it for the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, but its udder was full of milk, and they all had udders full of milk. I went to a vessel that belonged to the family of Muḥammad ﷺ, that they used for milking, and I milked (the goat) into it until it filled with foam, and I brought it to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. He said: 'Did you have your drinks tonight?' I said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, drink.' He drank and handed it back to me. I said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, drink.' He drank then handed it back to me. When I realized that the Prophet ﷺ had drunk his fill and I had earned the blessing (of his supplication), I laughed so much that I fell to the ground. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Have you been up to no good, O Miqdād?' I said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, what happened is such-and-such and I did such-and-such.' The Prophet ﷺ said: 'This is nothing but a mercy from Allāh, Glorified and Exalted is He. Why didn't you tell me so that we could have woken our two companions and they could have had some?' I said: 'By the One Who has sent you with the truth, if you get your share, and I get some with you, I would not care whoever else gets some.'"
Arabic text
174 - (2055) حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابَةُ بْنُ سَوَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنِ الْمِقْدَادِ، قَالَ: أَقْبَلْتُ أَنَا وَصَاحِبَانِ لِي، وَقَدْ ذَهَبَتْ أَسْمَاعُنَا وَأَبْصَارُنَا مِنَ الْجَهْدِ، فَجَعَلْنَا نَعْرِضُ أَنْفُسَنَا عَلَى أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ يَقْبَلُنَا، فَأَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَانْطَلَقَ بِنَا إِلَى أَهْلِهِ، فَإِذَا ثَلَاثَةُ أَعْنُزٍ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «احْتَلِبُوا هَذَا اللَّبَنَ بَيْنَنَا»، قَالَ: فَكُنَّا نَحْتَلِبُ فَيَشْرَبُ كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ مِنَّا نَصِيبَهُ، وَنَرْفَعُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَصِيبَهُ، قَالَ: فَيَجِيءُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَيُسَلِّمُ تَسْلِيمًا لَا يُوقِظُ نَائِمًا، وَيُسْمِعُ الْيَقْظَانَ، قَالَ: ثُمَّ يَأْتِي الْمَسْجِدَ فَيُصَلِّي، ثُمَّ يَأْتِي شَرَابَهُ فَيَشْرَبُ، فَأَتَانِي الشَّيْطَانُ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ وَقَدْ شَرِبْتُ نَصِيبِي، فَقَالَ: مُحَمَّدٌ يَأْتِي الْأَنْصَارَ فَيُتْحِفُونَهُ، وَيُصِيبُ عِنْدَهُمْ مَا بِهِ حَاجَةٌ إِلَى هَذِهِ الْجُرْعَةِ، فَأَتَيْتُهَا فَشَرِبْتُهَا، فَلَمَّا أَنْ وَغَلَتْ فِي بَطْنِي، وَعَلِمْتُ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ إِلَيْهَا سَبِيلٌ، قَالَ: نَدَّمَنِي الشَّيْطَانُ، فَقَالَ: وَيْحَكَ، مَا صَنَعْتَ أَشَرِبْتَ شَرَابَ مُحَمَّدٍ، فَيَجِيءُ فَلَا يَجِدُهُ فَيَدْعُو عَلَيْكَ فَتَهْلِكُ فَتَذْهَبُ دُنْيَاكَ وَآخِرَتُكَ، وَعَلَيَّ شَمْلَةٌ إِذَا وَضَعْتُهَا عَلَى قَدَمَيَّ خَرَجَ رَأْسِي، وَإِذَا وَضَعْتُهَا عَلَى رَأْسِي خَرَجَ قَدَمَايَ، وَجَعَلَ لَا يَجِيئُنِي النَّوْمُ، وَأَمَّا صَاحِبَايَ فَنَامَا وَلَمْ يَصْنَعَا مَا صَنَعْتُ، قَالَ: فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَسَلَّمَ كَمَا كَانَ يُسَلِّمُ، ثُمَّ أَتَى الْمَسْجِدَ فَصَلَّى، ثُمَّ أَتَى شَرَابَهُ فَكَشَفَ عَنْهُ، فَلَمْ يَجِدْ فِيهِ شَيْئًا، فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، فَقُلْتُ: الْآنَ يَدْعُو عَلَيَّ فَأَهْلِكُ، فَقَالَ: «اللهُمَّ، أَطْعِمْ مَنْ أَطْعَمَنِي، وَأَسْقِ مَنْ أَسْقَانِي»، قَالَ: فَعَمَدْتُ إِلَى الشَّمْلَةِ فَشَدَدْتُهَا عَلَيَّ، وَأَخَذْتُ الشَّفْرَةَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى الْأَعْنُزِ أَيُّهَا أَسْمَنُ، فَأَذْبَحُهَا لِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَإِذَا هِيَ حَافِلَةٌ، وَإِذَا هُنَّ حُفَّلٌ كُلُّهُنَّ، فَعَمَدْتُ إِلَى إِنَاءٍ لِآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا كَانُوا يَطْمَعُونَ أَنْ يَحْتَلِبُوا فِيهِ، قَالَ: فَحَلَبْتُ فِيهِ حَتَّى عَلَتْهُ رَغْوَةٌ، فَجِئْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: «أَشَرِبْتُمْ شَرَابَكُمُ اللَّيْلَةَ»، قَالَ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، اشْرَبْ، فَشَرِبَ، ثُمَّ نَاوَلَنِي، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، اشْرَبْ، فَشَرِبَ، ثُمَّ نَاوَلَنِي، فَلَمَّا عَرَفْتُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ رَوِيَ وَأَصَبْتُ دَعْوَتَهُ، ضَحِكْتُ حَتَّى أُلْقِيتُ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِحْدَى سَوْآتِكَ يَا مِقْدَادُ»، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، كَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِي كَذَا وَكَذَا وَفَعَلْتُ كَذَا، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَا هَذِهِ إِلَّا رَحْمَةٌ مِنَ اللهِ، أَفَلَا كُنْتَ آذَنْتَنِي فَنُوقِظَ صَاحِبَيْنَا فَيُصِيبَانِ مِنْهَا»، قَالَ: فَقُلْتُ: وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ، مَا أُبَالِي إِذَا أَصَبْتَهَا وَأَصَبْتُهَا مَعَكَ مَنْ أَصَابَهَا مِنَ النَّاسِ،
