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Riyad al-SalihinAl-Nawawi

253 – Chapter on the Miraculous Signs Granted to the Friends of Allah and their Excellence

Allah the Exalted says: “Surely the friends of Allah shall have no fear, nor shall they grieve — those who believed and were ever mindful of Him. For them are glad tidings in the life of this world and in the Hereafter; there is no changing the words of Allah. That is the supreme success.” (Qur’an 10:62-64)

He also says: “Shake the trunk of the palm-tree toward yourself; it will drop fresh, ripe dates upon you. (1) So eat and drink…” (Qur’an 19:25-26)

And He says: “Whenever Zechariah entered the sanctuary to see her, he found provisions beside her. He said, ‘Mary, how has this come to you?’ (2) She replied, ‘It is from Allah; truly Allah provides for whom He wills without measure.’” (Qur’an 3:37)

And He says: “When you withdraw from them (3) and from whatever they worship other than Allah, seek refuge in the cave; your Lord will unfold for you His mercy and will make easy for you your affair. You would have seen the sun, when it rose, veering away from their cave to the right, and when it set, passing them by on the left…” (Qur’an 18:16-17)

1511 – Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Abī Bakr al-Ṣiddīq, may Allah be pleased with them both, related that the People of the Bench (4) were poor men. On one occasion the Prophet ﷺ said, “Whoever has food enough for two, let him take a third; whoever has food enough for four, let him take a fifth or a sixth,” or words to that effect. Abū Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, brought along three men and set off

(1) That is: ghaddan (fresh). (2) That is: “min ayna laka hadha fi ghayri awanihi?” (“Where did you get this when it is not its proper season?”). (3) That is: al-kuffar (the unbelievers). “Fa'awu ila'l-kahf” (“so seek refuge in the cave”) means: join it. “Yanshur” means: spreads out; “marfaqan” means: what you rely on for meals such as lunch and dinner. “Tazawwar” means: inclines, and “taqruduhum” means: leaves them, passing by without touching them. (4) al-Suffa: the shaded shelter placed by the Prophet at the rear of the Medina Mosque where poor people with no family could stay.

٢٥٣ - باب كرامات الأولياء وفضلهم قال الله تعالى : ﴿أَلَا إِنَّ أَوْلِيَاءَ اللَّهِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ . الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ، وَكَانُوا يَتَّقُونَ . لَهُمُ الْبُشْرَىٰ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا ، وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ ، لَا تَبْدِيلَ لِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ ، ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ﴾ [سورة يونس الآيات : ٦٢ - ٦٤] . وقال تعالى : ﴿وَهُزِّي إِلَيْكِ بِجِذْعِ النَّخْلَةِ تُسَاقِطْ عَلَيْكِ رُطَبًا جَنِيًّا (١) فَكُلِي وَاشْرَبِي﴾ [سورة مريم الآيتان : ٢٥ ، ٢٦] . وقال تعالى : ﴿كُلَّمَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا زَكَرِيَّا الْمِحْرَابَ وَجَدَ عِنْدَهَا رِزْقًا ! قَالَ : يَا مَرْيَمُ أَنَّىٰ لَكِ هَٰذَا ؟ (٢) قَالَتْ : هُوَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَرْزُقُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ﴾ [سورة آل عمران الآية : ٣٧] . وقال تعالى : ﴿وَإِذِ اعْتَزَلْتُمُوهُمْ (٣) وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا اللَّهَ ، فَأْوُوا إِلَى الْكَهْفِ يَنْشُرْ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ مِنْ رَحْمَتِهِ ، وَيُهَيِّئْ لَكُمْ مِنْ أَمْرِكُمْ مِرْفَقًا ، وَتَرَى الشَّمْسَ إِذَا طَلَعَتْ تَزَاوَرُ عَنْ كَهْفِهِمْ ذَاتَ الْيَمِينِ ، وَإِذَا غَرَبَتْ تَقْرِضُهُمْ ذَاتَ الشِّمَالِ﴾ [الكهف : ١٦ - ١٧] . ١٥١١ - وعن أبي محمد عبد الرحمن بن أبي بكر الصديق رضي الله عنهما ، أن أصحاب الصُّفَّةِ (٤) كانوا أناساً فقراء وأن النبي ﷺ قال مرة : «مَنْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ طَعَامُ اثْنَيْنِ ، فَلْيَذْهَبْ بِثَالِثٍ ، وَمَنْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ طَعَامُ أَرْبَعَةٍ ، فَلْيَذْهَبْ بِخَامِسٍ بِسَادِسٍ» أو كما قال ، وأن أبا بكر رضي الله عنه ، جاء بثلاثة ، وأنطلق

(١) أي : غضاً . (٢) أي : من أين لك هذا في غير أوانه ؟ (٣) أي : الكفار . (فأووا إلى الكهف) أي : انضموا إليه . (ينشر) أي : يبسط ، و(مرفقاً) أي : ما ترتفقون به من غداء وعشاء . (وتزاور) : تميل . و(تقرضهم) أي : تتركهم وتتجاوز عنهم فلا تصيبهم . (٤) الصفة : الظلة التي جعلها النبي ﷺ في مؤخرة مسجد المدينة المنورة يأوي إليها من لا أهل له من الفقراء .