al-Ayn Haqq - Muhammad ibn Abd al-Mu'ti - (28)

al-Ayn HaqqMuhammad ibn Abd al-Mu'ti

The hadith of Sahl ibn Hunayf (may Allah be pleased with him).

Abū Umāmah ibn Sahl ibn Hunayf reported that his father told him that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out, and they traveled with him toward Mecca. When they reached the ravine of al-Kharrār at al-Juhfah, Sahl ibn Hunayf bathed. He was fair-skinned, with a handsome physique and fine complexion. Āmir ibn Rabīah, a member of Banū Adī ibn Ka'b, saw him bathing and said, “Never have I seen anything like what I have seen today—not even the skin of a maiden kept in seclusion.” Sahl then collapsed. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was approached and told, “O Messenger of Allah, will you attend to Sahl? By Allah, he cannot raise his head and has not regained consciousness.” He asked, “Do you suspect anyone in his case?” They replied, “Āmir ibn Rabīah looked at him.” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) summoned Āmir, angrily rebuked him, and said, “Why should one of you kill his brother? When you saw something that pleased you, why did you not invoke Allah’s blessing upon it?” He then said, “Wash yourself for him.” Āmir washed his face, hands, elbows, knees, the ends of his feet, and the inner edge of his wrap into a bowl. That water was then poured over Sahl: a man poured it over his head and back from behind, after which the bowl was overturned behind him. This was done, and Sahl departed with the others, entirely well.

In another version: He ordered Āmir to wash his face in the water, the ends of his hands, his knees, and the ends of his feet. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) then took the two sides of Āmir’s wrap and its inner edge and immersed them in the water. He then emptied the vessel over Sahl’s head and overturned it behind him, whereupon Sahl recovered and had nothing wrong with him. (1)

(1) Authentic: Recorded by Ahmad (15550) through Abū Uways; al-Tabarānī in *al-Mujam al-Kabīr* (5573) through Ibrāhīm ibn Ismāīl ibn Mujammi; and Ibn Abī Shaybah (23585) through Ibn Abī Dhib. All three narrated from al-Zuhrī, from Abū Umāmah ibn Sahl ibn Hunayf, who reported that his father narrated it to him… Abū Uways is among Muslim’s narrators; he was *sadūq* (generally trustworthy) but prone to error. Ibn Mujammi was declared weak by Yahyā ibn Maīn, al-Nasāī, and Abū Nuaym. Abū Hātim said, “His hadiths may be recorded, but they may not be cited as proof.” Al-Bukhārī said, “He made many errors.” Abū Ahmad ibn Adī said, “Despite his weakness, his hadiths may be recorded.” Al-Bukhārī also cited him in a suspended report as corroborating evidence. In Ibn Abī Khaythamah’s work, through Jafar ibn Awn, it is reported that Ibn Mujammi was deaf and would sit with al-Zuhrī but could scarcely hear him except with great effort. Muhammad ibn Abī Dhib was trustworthy. In his narration, the description of the washing is presented as a statement of al-Zuhrī; Yūnus ibn Yazīd, who was trustworthy, corroborated him in al-Tabarānī’s version. The wording cited here is al-Tabarānī’s, and its chain is good as corroborating evidence.

* حديث سهل بن حنيف ﵁. عن أبي أمامة بن سهل بن حنيف, أن أباه حدثه أن رسول الله ﷺ خرج وساروا معه نحو مكة حتى إذا كانوا بشعب الخرار من الجحفة, اغتسل سهل بن حنيف, وكان رجلاً أبيض حسن الجسم والجلد, فنظر إليه عامر بن ربيعة أخو بني عدي بن كعب وهو يغتسل فقال: ما رأيت كاليوم ولا جلد مخبأة, فلبط سهل فأتي رسول الله ﷺ فقيل له: يا رسول الله هل لك في سهل! والله ما يرفع رأسه ولا يفيق, قال: هل تتهمون فيه من أحد؟ قالوا: نظر إليه عامر بن ربيعة فدعا رسول الله ﷺ عامراً فتغيظ عليه وقال: علام يقتل أحدكم أخاه, هلا إذا رأيت ما يعجبك بركت؟ ثم قال اغتسل له فغسل وجهه ويديه ومرفقيه وركبتيه وأطراف رجليه وداخلة إزاره في قدح, ثم صب ذلك الماء عليه فصبه رجل على رأسه وظهره من خلفه , ثم يكفأ القدح وراءه , ففعل ذلك فراح سهل مع الناس ليس به بأس. وفى رواية: فأمر عامرا فغسل وجهه في الماء وأطراف يديه وركبتيه وأطراف قدميه ثم أخذ النبي ﷺ ضبعي إزار عامر وداخلته فغمرها في الماء ثم أفرغ الإناء على رأس سهل وأكفأ الإناء من دبره فأطلق سهل لا بأس به. (١)

(١) صحيح: أخرجه أحمد (١٥٥٥٠) من طريق أبى أويس والطبرانى فى المعجم الكبير (٥٥٧٣) من طريق إبراهيم بن إسماعيل بن مجمع وابن أبى شيبة (٢٣٥٨٥) من طريق ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ. ثلاثتهم عن الزهرى عن أبي أمامة بن سهل بن حنيف, أن أباه حدثه .. وأويس من رجال مسلم وهو صدوق يهم. وابن مجمع ضعفه يحيى بن معين والنسائى وأبونعيم. وقال أبو حاتم: يكتب حديثه ولا يحتج به. وقال البخارى: كثير الوهم. وقال أبو أحمد بن عدى: ومع ضعفه يكتب حديثه. واستشهد به البخارى تعليقا. وفى كتاب ابن أبى خيثمة من طريق جعفر بن عون أن ابن مجمع كان أصم، وكان يجلس إلى الزهرى فلا يكاد يسمع إلا بعد كد. ومحمد بن أبى ذئب ثقة وفى حديثه جعل صفة الغسل من قول الزهرى وتابعه يونس بن يزيد عند الطبرانى وهو ثقة. والرواية للطبرانى وسندها جيد فى الشواهد.