Siyar Aʿlām al-NubalāʾShams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi

Ḥammād ibn Zayd related, “My father told me that Anas ibn Mālik once said, ‘Goodness has its keys, and Thābit is one of the keys to goodness.’

Ghālib al-Qaṭṭān, quoting Bakr al-Muzanī, said, ‘Whoever wishes to behold the most devoted worshipper of his time should look at Thābit al-Bunānī, for we never encountered anyone more devout than he. And whoever wishes to see the most accomplished memorizer of his era should look at Qatādah.’

Ibn Abī Razīn reported that Thābit said, ‘I struggled with the prayer for twenty years, and then delighted in it for twenty years.’

Rawḥ narrated to us: Shuʿbah said, ‘Thābit al-Bunānī would complete a recitation of the Quran every single day and night, and he fasted continuously (1).’

Ḥammād ibn Zayd said, ‘I saw Thābit weeping until his ribs trembled.’

Jaʿfar ibn Sulaymān said, ‘Thābit wept until he nearly lost his sight. An oculist forbade him to cry, whereupon he replied, “What good are they if they do not weep?” and he refused to undergo treatment (2).’

(1) Al-Bukhari, 4/195 (Book of Fasting), and Muslim, no. 1159 (Book of Fasting), both narrate from Ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet said: “There is no fast for the one who fasts perpetually.” The expression “there is no fast…” is understood as a supplication against such a person. Ibn al-‘Arabi comments in al-‘Arida 3/299: “Wretched indeed is the one upon whom the Prophet’s supplication falls. And if the statement is taken as mere information, then wretched is the one about whom the Prophet informs that he has not really fasted. Since the Prophet’s words are necessarily true, no reward is recorded for him; the Prophet has denied him all merit—so why pursue what the Prophet has negated?” ‘Abd al-Razzaq reports in his Musannaf (no. 7871) from Abu ‘Amr al-Saybani: “We were with ‘Umar b. al-Khattab when some food was brought. One man held back, so ‘Umar asked, ‘What is the matter with him?’ They replied, ‘He is fasting.’ He asked, ‘What kind of fast?’ They said, ‘Perpetual fasting.’ ‘Umar then struck the man’s head with the staff in his hand, repeating, ‘Eat, O Everlasting one! Eat, O Everlasting one!’” The chain of transmission is sound. Al-Bukhari, 4/195, also records that the Prophet said to ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Amr: “Recite the Quran once every month.” He replied, “I can manage more,” and the Prophet kept reducing the period until he said, “Recite it in three days.” Likewise, Al-Bukhari 9/84 and Muslim, no. 1159/182, narrate that the Prophet told him: “Recite the Quran in one month.” I said, “I have strength for more.” He replied, “Then recite it in twenty nights.” I said, “I have strength for more.” He said, “Then recite it in seven nights, and do not go below that.” (2) Moreover, an authentic hadith—binding upon us by express Qur’anic command—has been transmitted from Usama b. Sharik: Some people asked the Messenger of Allah, “Shall we seek medical treatment?” He replied, “Yes, O servants of Allah! Allah has not sent down any disease without also sending down its cure.” Reported by Ahmad 4/278; Ibn Majah (no. 3436); Abu Dawud (no. 3855); and al-Tirmidhi (no. 39??). Its chain of transmission is …
حَمَّادُ بنُ زَيْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي، قَالَ: قَالَ أَنَسُ بنُ مَالِكٍ يَوْماً: إِنَّ لِلْخَيْرِ مَفَاتِيْحَ، وَإِنَّ ثَابِتاً مِنْ مَفَاتِيْحِ الخَيْرِ. وَقَالَ غَالِبٌ القَطَّانُ: عَنْ بَكْرٍ المُزَنِيِّ: مَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى أَعْبَدِ أَهْلِ زَمَانِهِ، فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَى ثَابِتٍ البُنَانِيِّ، فَمَا أَدْرَكْنَا الَّذِي هُوَ أَعَبْدُ مِنْهُ، وَمَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى أَحْفَظِ أَهْلِ زَمَانِهِ، فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَى قَتَادَةَ. وَعَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي رَزِيْنٍ، أَنَّ ثَابِتاً قَالَ: كَابَدْتُ الصَّلاَةَ عِشْرِيْنَ سَنَةً، وَتَنَعَّمْتُ بِهَا عِشْرِيْنَ سَنَةً. رَوْحٌ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ: كَانَ ثَابِتٌ البُنَانِيُّ يَقْرَأُ القُرْآنَ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ، وَيَصُوْمُ الدَّهْرَ (١) . وَقَالَ حَمَّادُ بنُ زَيْدٍ: رَأَيْتُ ثَابِتاً يَبْكِي حَتَّى تَخْتَلِفَ أَضْلاَعُهُ. وَقَالَ جَعْفَرُ بنُ سُلَيْمَانَ: بَكَى ثَابِتٌ حَتَّى كَادَتْ عَيْنُهُ تَذْهَبُ، فَنَهَاهُ الكَحَّالُ عَنِ البُكَاءِ، فَقَالَ: فَمَا خَيْرُهُمَا إِذَا لَمْ يَبْكِيَا. وَأَبَى أَنْ يُعَالَجَ (٢) .
(١) أخرج البخاري ٤ / ١٩٥ في الصوم، ومسلم (١١٥٩) في الصوم أيضا من حديث ابن عمر ﵁ أن النبي ﷺ قال: " لاصام من صام الابد " وقوله: لا صام من صام الابد من الدعاء عليه، قال ابن العربي في " العارضة " ٣ / ٢٩٩: فيا بؤس من أصابه دعاء النبي ﷺ، وأما من قال: إنه خبر، فيا بؤس من أخبر عنه النبي ﷺ أنه لم يصم، فقد علم أنه لا يكتب له ثواب لوجوب الصدق في خبره ﷺ وقد نفى الفضل عنه، فكيف يطلب ما نفاه النبي ﵊. وروى عبد الرزاق في " المصنف " (٧٨٧١) عن أبي عمر السيباني قال: كنا عند عمر بن الخطاب فأتي بطعام له فاعتزل رجل من القوم فقال: ماله؟ قالوا: إنه صائم، قال: وما صومه، قالوا: الدهر، قال: فجعل يضرب رأسه بقناة معه ويقول: " كل يا دهر كل يا دهر " وإسناده صحيح. وأخرج البخاري ٤ / ١٩٥ من حديث عبد الله بن عمرو أن النبي ﷺ قال له: " اقرأ القرآن في كل شهر " قال: إني أطيق أكثر، فما زال حتى قال في ثلاث، وأخرج البخاري ٩ / ٨٤، ومسلم (١١٥٩) (١٨٢) من حديث عبد الله بن عمرو قال: قال لي رسول الله ﷺ: اقرأ القرآن في كل شهر، قال: قلت إني أجد قوة، قال: فاقرأه في عشرين ليلة قال: قلت إني أجد قوة، قال فاقرأه في سبع ولا تزد على ذلك. (٢) كيف وقد صح عنه ﷺ من حديث أسامة بن شريك وهو الواجب الاتباع بنص القرآن أن أناسا سألوا رسول الله ﷺ: أنتداوى؟ قال: " نعم يا عباد الله، إن الله لم ينزل داء إلا أنزل له شفاء " أخرجه أحمد ٤ / ٢٧٨، وابن ماجه (٣٤٣٦) ، وأبو داود (٣٨٥٥) ، والترمذي (٣٩؟ ٢) ، وإسناده =

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