English translation
[4265] 9 - (...) Ayyûb said: "The Hadîth of Al-Qâsim is better known to me than the Hadîth of Abû Qilâbah. He said: 'We were with Abû Mûsâ and he called for his food, and there was some chicken there. A man from Banû Taimullâh came in who was of reddish complexion and looked like a freed slave. He said: "Come and join me." The man hesitated, so he said: "Come, for I saw the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ eating this." The man said: "I saw it eating something and I found it repugnant, and I swore that I would not eat it." He said: "Come, I will tell you something about that (the oath)." "I came to the Messenger of
Allâh ﷻ with a group of Ash'aris to ask him for mounts, and he said: 'By Allâh, I will not give you mounts, and I have nothing to give to you as mounts.' As much time passed as Allâh willed, then some spoils of war consisting of camels, was brought to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ. He called us, and ordered that we be given five of the camels with white humps. When we set out, we said to one another: 'We made the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ forget his oath, and we will not be blessed.' So we went back to him and said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, we came to you and asked you for mounts, and you swore that you would not give us mounts, then you gave us mounts. Did you forget, O Messenger of Allâh?' He said: 'By Allâh, if Allâh wills, I do not swear an oath then see that something else is better than it, but I do that which is better and offer expiation. Go, for it is Allâh Who has given you mounts.'"
Arabic text
٩ - (١٦٤٩) حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الْعَتَكِيُّ. حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ (يَعْنِي ابْنَ زَيْدٍ) عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عن أبي قلابة وَعَنْ الْقَاسِمِ بن عاصم، عَنْ زَهْدَمٍ الْجَرْمِيِّ. قَالَ أَيُّوبُ: وَأَنَا لِحَدِيثِ الْقَاسِمِ أَحْفَظُ مِنِّي لِحَدِيثِ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ. قَالَ:
كُنَّا عِنْدَ أَبِي مُوسَى. فَدَعَا بِمَائِدَتِهِ وَعَلَيْهَا لَحْمُ دَجَاجٍ. فَدَخَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي تَيْمِ اللَّهِ، أَحْمَرُ، شَبِيهٌ بِالْمَوَالِي. فَقَالَ لَهُ: هَلُمَّ! فَتَلَكَّأَ فَقَالَ: هَلُمَّ! فَإِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ. فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ: إِنِّي رَأَيْتُهُ يَأْكُلُ شَيْئًا فَقَذِرْتُهُ. فَحَلَفْتُ أَنْ لَا أَطْعَمَهُ. فَقَالَ: هَلُمَّ! أُحَدِّثْكَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ. إِنِّي أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي رَهْطٍ مِنْ الْأَشْعَرِيِّينَ نَسْتَحْمِلُهُ. فَقَالَ (وَاللَّهِ! لَا أَحْمِلُكُمْ. وَمَا عِنْدِي مَا أَحْمِلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ) فَلَبِثْنَا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ. فَأُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِنَهْبِ إِبِلٍ. فَدَعَا بِنَا. فَأَمَرَ لَنَا بِخَمْسِ ذَوْدٍ غُرِّ الذُّرَى. قَالَ: فَلَمَّا انْطَلَقْنَا، قَالَ بَعْضُنَا لِبَعْضٍ: أَغْفَلْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَمِينَهُ. لَا يُبَارَكُ لَنَا. فَرَجَعْنَا إِلَيْهِ. فَقُلْنَا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! إِنَّا أَتَيْنَاكَ نَسْتَحْمِلُكَ. وَإِنَّكَ حَلَفْتَ أَنْ لَا تَحْمِلَنَا. ثُمَّ حَمَلْتَنَا. أَفَنَسِيتَ؟ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! قَالَ (إِنِّي، وَاللَّهِ! إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ، لَا أَحْلِفُ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَأَرَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا. إِلَّا أَتَيْتُ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ. وَتَحَلَّلْتُهَا فَانْطَلِقُوا. فَإِنَّمَا حَمَلَكُمُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ).
