English translation
3636. Al-Ahnâf said: "I came to Al-Madīnah, and I was performing Hajj, and while we were in our camping place unloading our mounts, someone came to us and said: 'The people have gathered in the Masjid.' I looked and found the people gathered, and in the midst of them was a group; there I saw 'Alī bin Abī Tālib, Az-Zubair, Ṭalhah and Sa'd bin Abī Waqqâs, may Allâh have mercy on them. When I got there, it was said that 'Uthmân bin 'Affân had come. He came, wearing a yellowish cloak. I said to my companion: Stay where you are until I find out what is happening. 'Uthmân said: Is 'Alī here? Is Az-Zubair here? Is Ṭalhah here? Is Sa'd here? They said: Yes. He said: I adjure you by Allâh, beside Whom there is none worthy of worship, are you aware that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: Whoever buys the Mirbad[1] of Banu so and so, Allâh will forgive him, and I bought it, then I came to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and told him, and he said: Add it to our Masjid and the reward for it will be yours? They said: Yes. He said: I adjure you by Allâh,
beside Whom there is none worthy of worship, are you aware that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: Whoever buys the well of Rûmah, Allâh will forgive him, so I came to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and said: I have bought the well of Rûmah. He said: Give it to provide water for the Muslims, and the reward for it will be yours? They said: Yes. He said: 'I adjure you by Allâh, beside Whom there is none worthy of worship, are you aware that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: Whoever equips the army of Al-'Usrah (i.e., Tabûk), Allâh will forgive him, so I equipped them until they were not lacking even a rope or a bridle? They said: Yes. He said: O Allâh, bear witness, O Allâh, bear witness, O Allâh, bear witness.'" (Hasan)
Arabic text
3606 - أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبِي، يُحَدِّثُ، عَنْ حُصَيْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ جَاوَانَ، رَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ - وَذَاكَ أَنِّي قُلْتُ لَهُ: أَرَأَيْتَ اعْتِزَالَ الْأَحْنَفِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ مَا كَانَ؟ - قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ الْأَحْنَفَ، يَقُولُ: أَتَيْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ وَأَنَا حَاجٌّ، فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ فِي مَنَازِلِنَا، نَضَعُ رِحَالَنَا إِذْ أَتَى آتٍ فَقَالَ: قَدِ اجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، فَاطَّلَعْتُ فَإِذَا - يَعْنِي - النَّاسَ مُجْتَمِعُونَ، وَإِذَا بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِهِمْ نَفَرٌ قُعُودٌ، فَإِذَا هُوَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، وَالزُّبَيْرُ، وَطَلْحَةُ، وَسَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ، فَلَمَّا قُمْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ قِيلَ: هَذَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ، قَدْ جَاءَ، قَالَ: فَجَاءَ وَعَلَيْهِ مُلَيَّةٌ صَفْرَاءُ، فَقُلْتُ لِصَاحِبِي: كَمَا أَنْتَ حَتَّى أَنْظُرَ مَا جَاءَ بِهِ؟ فَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ: أَهَاهُنَا عَلِيٌّ؟ أَهَاهُنَا الزُّبَيْرُ؟ أَهَاهُنَا طَلْحَةُ؟ أَهَاهُنَا سَعْدٌ؟ قَالُوا: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ، أَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ يَبْتَاعُ مِرْبَدَ بَنِي فُلَانٍ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ؟» فَابْتَعْتُهُ، فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقُلْتُ: إِنِّي ابْتَعْتُ مِرْبَدَ بَنِي فُلَانٍ، قَالَ: «فَاجْعَلْهُ فِي مَسْجِدِنَا وَأَجْرُهُ لَكَ»، قَالُوا: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ، هَلْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: «مَنْ يَبْتَاعُ بِئْرَ رُومَةَ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ؟» فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقُلْتُ: قَدْ ابْتَعْتُ بِئْرَ رُومَةَ، قَالَ: «فَاجْعَلْهَا سِقَايَةً لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ وَأَجْرُهَا لَكَ»، قَالُوا: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ، هَلْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ يُجَهِّزُ جَيْشَ الْعُسْرَةِ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ؟» فَجَهَّزْتُهُمْ حَتَّى مَا يَفْقِدُونَ عِقَالًا وَلَا خِطَامًا، قَالُوا: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدْ، اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدْ، اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدْ
