37. Chapters on the description of the Day of Judgement, Ar-Riqaq, and Al-Wara' - كتاب صفة القيامة والرقائق والورع عن رسول الله صلى الله
Abu Hurairah narrated:
"The people of As-Suffah were the guests of the people of Islam,they had nothing of people nor wealth to rely upon. And By Allah, the One Whom there is none worthy of worship besides Him - I would lay on the ground on my liver (side)
due to hunger, and I would fasten
a stone to my stomach out of
hunger. One day I sat by the way
that they (the Companions) use to
come out through. Abu Bakr
passed and so I asked him about an
Ayah from Allah's Book, not asking
him except that he might tell me to
follow him (for something to eat).
But he passed on without doing so.
Then 'Umar passed, so I asked him
about an Ayah from Allah's Book,
not asking him except that he
might tell me to follow him. But he
passed on without doing so. Then
Abul-Qasim (saws) passed, and he
smiled when he saw me, and said:
'Abu Hurairah?' I said: 'I am here
O Messenger of Allah!' He said:
'Come along.' He continued and I
followed him, he entered his house,
so I sought permission to enter,
and he permitted me. He found a
bowl of milk and said: 'Where did
this milk come from?' It was said:
'It was a gift to us from so-and-so.'
So the Messenger of Allah (saws) said:
'0 Abu Hurairah' I said: 'I am here
o Messenger of Allah!' He said:
'Go to the people of Ac-uffah to
invite them.' - Now, they were the
guests of the people of Islam, they
had nothing of people nor wealth
to rely upon. Whenever some
charity was brought to him, he
would send it to them without
using any of it. And when a gift
was given to him (), he would
send for them to participate and
share with him in it. I became
upset about that, and I said (to
myself): 'What good will this bowl
be among the people of A-Suffah,
and I am the one bringing it to
them?' Then he ordered me to
circulate it among them (so I
wondered) what of it would reach
me from it, and I hoped that I
would get from it what would
satisfy me. But I would certainly
not neglect to obey Allah and obey
His Messenger, so I went to them
and invited them. When they
entered upon him they sat down.
He said: 'Abü Hurairah, take the
bowl and give it to them.' So I gave
it to a man who drank his fill, then
he gave it to another one, until it
ended up with the Messenger of
Allah (saws), and all of the people had
drank their fill. The Messenger of
Allah (saws) took the bowl, put it on
his hand, then raised his head. He
smiled and said: 'Abu Hurairah,
drink.' So I drank, then he said:
'Drink'. I kept drinking and he
kept on saying, 'Drink'. Then I
said: 'By the One Who sent you
with the truth! I have no more
space for it.' So he took the bowl
and praised Allah, mentioned His
Name, and drank."
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ ذَرٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُجَاهِدٌ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ أَهْلُ الصُّفَّةِ أَضْيَافَ أَهْلِ الإِسْلاَمِ لاَ يَأْوُونَ عَلَى أَهْلٍ وَلاَ مَالٍ وَاللَّهِ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ إِنْ كُنْتُ لأَعْتَمِدُ بِكَبِدِي عَلَى الأَرْضِ مِنَ الْجُوعِ وَأَشُدُّ الْحَجَرَ عَلَى بَطْنِي مِنَ الْجُوعِ وَلَقَدْ قَعَدْتُ يَوْمًا عَلَى طَرِيقِهِمُ الَّذِي يَخْرُجُونَ فِيهِ فَمَرَّ بِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ آيَةٍ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ مَا سَأَلْتُهُ إِلاَّ لِيَسْتَتْبِعَنِي فَمَرَّ وَلَمْ يَفْعَلْ ثُمَّ مَرَّ بِي عُمَرُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ آيَةٍ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ مَا أَسْأَلُهُ إِلاَّ لِيَسْتَتْبِعَنِي فَمَرَّ وَلَمْ يَفْعَلْ ثُمَّ مَرَّ بِي أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَتَبَسَّمَ حِينَ رَآنِي وَقَالَ " أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ " . قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ . قَالَ " الْحَقْ " . وَمَضَى فَاتَّبَعْتُهُ وَدَخَلَ مَنْزِلَهُ فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ فَأَذِنَ لِي فَوَجَدَ قَدَحًا مِنْ لَبَنٍ فَقَالَ " مِنْ أَيْنَ هَذَا اللَّبَنُ لَكُمْ " . قِيلَ أَهْدَاهُ لَنَا فُلاَنٌ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ " . قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ . فَقَالَ " الْحَقْ إِلَى أَهْلِ الصُّفَّةِ فَادْعُهُمْ " . وَهُمْ أَضْيَافُ أَهْلِ الإِسْلاَمِ لاَ يَأْوُونَ عَلَى أَهْلٍ وَلاَ مَالٍ إِذَا أَتَتْهُ صَدَقَةٌ بَعَثَ بِهَا إِلَيْهِمْ وَلَمْ يَتَنَاوَلْ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا وَإِذَا أَتَتْهُ هَدِيَّةٌ أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَأَصَابَ مِنْهَا وَأَشْرَكَهُمْ فِيهَا فَسَاءَنِي ذَلِكَ وَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَا الْقَدَحُ بَيْنَ أَهْلِ الصُّفَّةِ وَأَنَا رَسُولُهُ إِلَيْهِمْ فَسَيَأْمُرُنِي أَنْ أُدِيرَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَمَا عَسَى أَنْ يُصِيبَنِي مِنْهُ وَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَرْجُو أَنْ أُصِيبَ مِنْهُ مَا يُغْنِينِي وَلَمْ يَكُنْ بُدٌّ مِنْ طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ وَطَاعَةِ رَسُولِهِ فَأَتَيْتُهُمْ فَدَعَوْتُهُمْ فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَأَخَذُوا مَجَالِسَهُمْ فَقَالَ " أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ خُذِ الْقَدَحَ وَأَعْطِهِمْ " . فَأَخَذْتُ الْقَدَحَ فَجَعَلْتُ أُنَاوِلُهُ الرَّجُلَ فَيَشْرَبُ حَتَّى يُرْوَى ثُمَّ يَرُدُّهُ فَأُنَاوِلُهُ الآخَرَ حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ بِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَقَدْ رَوِيَ الْقَوْمُ كُلُّهُمْ فَأَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْقَدَحَ فَوَضَعَهُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَتَبَسَّمَ فَقَالَ " أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ اشْرَبْ " . فَشَرِبْتُ ثُمَّ قَالَ " اشْرَبْ " . فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أَشْرَبُ وَيَقُولُ " اشْرَبْ " . حَتَّى قُلْتُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا أَجِدُ لَهُ مَسْلَكًا فَأَخَذَ الْقَدَحَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَسَمَّى ثُمَّ شَرِبَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
