al-Ayn Haqq - Muhammad ibn Abd al-Mu'ti - (29)

al-Ayn HaqqMuhammad ibn Abd al-Mu'ti

The hadith of Abū Umāmah As‘ad ibn Sahl ibn Hunayf (may Allah have mercy on him).

Abū Umāmah As‘ad ibn Sahl ibn Hunayf reported: Āmir ibn Rabī‘ah passed by Sahl ibn Hunayf while he was bathing and said, “Never have I seen anything like what I have seen today—not even the skin of a maiden kept in seclusion.” It was not long before Sahl collapsed. He was brought to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who was told, “Come to Sahl’s aid; he lies stricken.” He asked, “Whom do you suspect of causing this?” They replied, “Āmir ibn Rabī‘ah.” He said, “Why should one of you kill his brother? If any of you sees something in his brother that pleases him, let him invoke Allah’s blessing upon him.” He then called for water and instructed Āmir to perform ablution, washing his face, his hands up to the elbows, his knees, and the inner edge of his wrap, and ordered him to pour the water over Sahl. Sufyān said, “Ma‘mar reported from al-Zuhrī: ‘And he ordered that the vessel be overturned behind him.’”

In another version: He then ordered Āmir to wash himself for Sahl. Āmir washed his face, the backs of his hands, his elbows, his chest, the inner edge of his wrap, his knees, and the outer surfaces of the ends of his feet in the vessel. He then ordered that the water be poured over Sahl’s head and that the vessel be overturned behind him. I believe he also said, “He ordered him to take several sips from it.” He then ordered him to rise, and he departed with the caravan. (1)

Al-Tabarānī also transmitted it through Yūnus ibn Yazīd, from Ibn Shihāb, from Abū Umāmah ibn Sahl ibn Hunayf al-Ansārī: Āmir ibn Rabī‘ah al-‘Adawī passed by Sahl while he was bathing at al-Kharrār and said, “By Allah, never have I seen anything like what I have seen today—not even the skin of a maiden kept in seclusion.” Sahl collapsed and was brought to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who was told:

(1) *Mursal* (with an omitted link in the chain): Recorded by Ibn Mājah (3509), al-Nasāī in *al-Sunan al-Kubrā* (10036), and al-Bayhaqī in *al-Sunan al-Kubrā* (9/351), all through Sufyān, from al-Zuhrī, from Abū Umāmah. Al-Tabarānī also recorded it in *al-Mujam al-Kabīr* (5574)—and the version cited here is his—through Mamar, from al-Zuhrī, from Abū Umāmah ibn Sahl. Mālik recorded it in *al-Muwatta* (1747), and through him al-Tabarānī in *al-Mujam al-Kabīr* (5574), from Ibn Shihāb al-Zuhrī, from Abū Umāmah. Mālik also recorded it in *al-Muwatta* (1746), from Muhammad ibn Abī Umāmah, who heard it from his father. Mālik therefore heard it by both routes: from al-Zuhrī and from Muhammad ibn Abī Umāmah. Al-Tabarānī also recorded it in *al-Mujam al-Kabīr* (5576) through al-Hiql ibn Ziyād, from Muāwiyah ibn Yahyā, from al-Zuhrī, from Abū Umāmah. Muāwiyah ibn Yahyā was declared weak by Abū Dāwūd, al-Nasāī, and al-Bazzār. Ibn Hibbān said, “He used to buy books and narrate their contents. His memory then deteriorated, and he began narrating erroneously. He had bought a book of al-Zuhrī’s in the marketplace and narrated from al-Zuhrī.” Al-Bukhārī said, “His reports from al-Zuhrī are consistent, as though taken from a written copy.” Al-Dāraqutnī said, “The reports that al-Hiql narrated from him may be recorded; everything else should be avoided.” End quote. These chains are authentic, but Abū Umāmah did not witness the incident. He was born two years before the Prophet’s death, peace and blessings be upon him, although he had seen him.

* حديث أبى أمامة أسعد بن سهل بن حنيف ﵀. عن أبي أمامة أسعد بن سهل بن حنيف قال: مر عامر بن ربيعة بسهل بن حنيف وهو يغتسل فقال: لم أر كاليوم ولا جلد مخبأة, فما لبث أن لبط به فأتي به رسول الله ﷺ فقيل له أدرك سهلاً صريعاً قال: من تتهمون به قالوا: عامر بن ربيعة قال: علام يقتل أحدكم أخاه؟ إذا رأى أحدكم من أخيه ما يعجبه فليدع له بالبركة ثم دعا بماء فأمر عامراً أن يتوضأ فيغسل وجهه ويديه إلى المرفقين وركبتيه وداخلة إزاره, وأمره أن يصب عليه, قال سفيان قال معمر عن الزهري وأمر أن يكفأ الإناء من خلفه. وفى رواية: ثم أمره فغسل له فغسل وجهه وظاهر كفيه ومرفقيه وغسل صدره وداخلة إزاره وركبتيه وأطراف قدميه في الإناء ظاهرهما ثم أمر به فصب على رأسه وكفأ الإناء من خلفه حسبته قال وأمره فحسا منه حسوات فأمره فقام فراح مع الركب. (١) وأخرجه الطبرانى من طريق يونس بن يزيد عن بن شهاب عن أبى أمامة بن سهل بن حنيف الأنصارى أن عامر بن ربيعة العدوي مر على سهل وهو يغتسل في الخرار فقال والله ما رأيت كاليوم ولا جلد مخبأة فلبط سهل فأتي رسول الله ﷺ فقيل

(١) مرسل: أخرجه ابن ماجه (٣٥٠٩) والنسائى فى السنن الكبرى (١٠٠٣٦) والبيهقى فى السنن الكبرى (٩/ ٣٥١) كلهم من طريق سفيان عن الزهري عن أبي أمامة .. وأخرجه الطبرانى فى الكبير (٥٥٧٤) والرواية له من طريق معمر عن الزهري عن أبي أمامة بن سهل .. وأخرجه مالك فى الموطأ (١٧٤٧) وعنه الطبرانى فى الكبير (٥٥٧٤) عن ابن شهاب الزهرى عن أبي أمامة. وأخرجه أخرجه مالك فى الموطأ (١٧٤٦) عن محمد بن أبي أمامة أنه سمع أباه .. فيكون مالك سمعه من الزهرى ومن محمد بن أبى أمامة على الوجهين. وأخرجه الطبرانى فى الكبير (٥٥٧٦) من طريق الهقل بن زياد عن معاوية بن يحيى عن الزهرى عن أبو أمامة .. ومعاوية بن يحيى: ضعفه أبوداود والنسائى والبزار وقال ابن حبان: كان يشترى الكتب ويحدث بها، ثم تغير حفظه، فكان يحدث بالوهم، وكان اشترى كتابا للزهرى من السوق، فروى عن الزهرى. وقال البخارى: أحاديثه عن الزهرى مستقيمة كأنها من كتاب. وقال الدارقطنى: يكتب ماروى الهقل عنه، ويتجنب ما سواه .. اهـ وهذه أسانيد صحيحة لكن أبا أمامة لم يشهد القصة ولد قبل موت النبى ﷺ بعامين وله رؤية ..