Ashrat al-Saah - al-Wabil - Yusuf al-Wabil - (292)

Ashrat al-Saah - al-WabilYusuf al-Wabil

alone with him. I felt profoundly uneasy around him because of what was being said about him. He brought his belongings and placed them with mine. I said, ‘The heat is intense; why not put them beneath that tree?’ So he did. Then a flock of sheep came into view. He went off and returned with a large bowl (1), saying, ‘Drink, Abū Sa’īd!’ I replied, ‘The heat is intense and the milk is hot.’ Yet my only reason was that I disliked drinking from his hand—or, as he may have said, taking it from his hand.

“He said, ‘O Abū Sa’īd! I have considered taking a rope, tying it to a tree, and then hanging myself because of what people say to me. O Abū Sa’īd! If anyone could be unaware of the hadith of the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—surely you Ansār could not be. Are you not among those most knowledgeable about the hadith of the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him? Did not the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—say that he is a disbeliever, whereas I am Muslim? Did not the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—say that he is barren and will have no children, whereas I have left my children in Medina? And did not the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—say that he will enter neither Medina nor Mecca, whereas I have come from Medina and am heading for Mecca?’

“Abū Sa’īd al-Khudrī said, ‘I very nearly excused him. But then he said, “By Allah, I know him, know where he was born, and know where he is now.” So I said to him, “May ruin befall you for the rest of the day!”’” (2).

In another narration, Ibn Sayyād said, “Indeed, by Allah, I now know where he is, and I know his father and mother.” The narrator added that he was asked, “Would it please you to be that man?” He replied, “If it were offered

(1) *‘Uss*, with an initial *u*, denotes a large drinking bowl. Its plurals are *‘isās*, with an initial *i*, and *a‘sās*. See *al-Nihāya fī Gharīb al-Hadīth*, 3:236, and al-Nawawī’s commentary on *Sahīh Muslim*, 18:51. (2) *Sahīh Muslim*, “Tribulations and Signs of the Hour,” chapter “The Account of Ibn Sayyād,” 18:51–52, with al-Nawawī’s commentary.

أنا وهو، فاستوحشتُ منه وحشة شديدة ممّا يُقال عليه. قال: وجاء بمتاعه، فوضعه مع متاعي. فقلتُ: إن الحرَّ شديد، فلو وضعته تحت تلك الشجرة. قال: ففعل. قال: فرُفِعت لنا غنمٌ، فانطلق، فجاء بعس (١)، فقال: اشرب أبا سعيد! فقلتُ: إن الحرير شديد، واللبن حارٌّ. ما بي إِلَّا أني أكره أن أشرب عن يده، أو قال: آخذ عن يده. فقال: أبا سعيد! لقد هممتُ أن آخذ حبلًا، فأعلقه بشجرة، ثمّ أختنق ممّا يقول لي النَّاس. يا أبا سعيد! من خفي عليه حديث رسول الله ﷺ؛ ما خفي عليكم معشر الأنصار. ألستَ من أعلم النَّاس بحديث رسول الله ﷺ؟ أليس قد قال رسول الله ﷺ: هو كافرٌ. وأنا مسلم؟ أوليس قد قال رسول الله ﷺ: هو عقيمٌ لا يولَدُ له. وقد تركتُ ولدي بالمدينة؟ أو ليس قد قال رسول الله ﷺ لا يدخل المدينة ولا مكّة. وقد أقبلتُ من المدينة، وأنا أُريد مكّة؟ قال أبو سعيد الخُدري: حتّى كدتُ أن أعذره. ثمَّ قال: أمّا والله إنِّي لأعرفه وأعرف مولده، وأين هو الآن. قال: قلتُ له: تبًّا لك سائر اليوم" (٢). وقال ابن صيَّاد في رواية: "أمّا والله إنِّي لأعلم الآن حيث هو، وأعرف أباه وأمه. قال: وقيل له: أيسرُّك أنك ذاك الرَّجل؟ فقال: لو عُرِضَ

(١) (عُسي)؛ بضم العين: وهو القدح الكبير، وجمعه عساس؛ بكسر العين، وأعساس. انظر: "النهاية في غريب الحديث" (٣/ ٢٣٦)، و"شرح النووي لمسلم" (١٨/ ٥١). (٢) "صحيح مسلم"، كتاب الفتن وأشراط السّاعة، باب ذكر ابن صياد، (١٨/ ٥١ - ٥٢ - مع شرح النووي).