Sharh Usul Itiqad Ahl al-Sunnah wa-al-Jamaah - Al-Lalakai - (7/1354)

Sharh Usul Itiqad Ahl al-Sunnah wa-al-JamaahAl-Lalakai

2426 – Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Hasnūn told us; he said: Ahmad ibn al-Hasan ibn Yūnus told us; it was read before Yaḥyā ibn Jaʿfar while I was listening, and he said: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Ibrāhīm al-Rāsibī told us; he said: Furāt ibn al-Sāʾib narrated to me, from Maymūn ibn Mihrān, from Ḍabbah ibn Miḥṣan, from ʿUmar, who said to him:

“By Allah, one night and one day of Abū Bakr are better than (all that belongs to) ʿUmar. Would you like me to relate to you what took place during that night and that day?” He replied, “Yes, Commander of the Believers.” ʿUmar said:

“As for his night: when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ departed Mecca in flight from its people, he left under cover of darkness and Abū Bakr followed him. Abū Bakr kept ⦗1355⦘ walking—at one moment in front of him, another behind him, then on his right, then on his left. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, ‘What is this, Abū Bakr? This is not your usual way.’ He answered, ‘O Messenger of Allah, I think of a possible ambush and so I move in front of you; then I remember the pursuers and so I fall in behind you; then again to your right and to your left—I cannot feel secure for you.’

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ walked that entire night on the tips of his toes until his feet became sore. When Abū Bakr saw how raw they were, he hoisted him onto his own shoulders and hurried on with him until he reached the cave. He then set him down and said, ‘By Him who sent you with the truth, you will not enter until I have gone in first; if anything is inside, let it befall me before you.’ He entered and found nothing, then carried the Prophet ﷺ inside.

“In the cave there was a crevice in which were snakes and vipers. Abū Bakr feared that something might emerge and harm the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, so he stopped it up with his foot. The snakes and vipers began striking or biting him, and his tears started to flow, while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ kept saying, ‘O Abū Bakr, “Do not grieve; Allah is indeed with us” (at-Tawbah 9:40). “Then Allah sent down His tranquility” (at-Tawbah 9:40)—that is, His reassurance—upon Abū Bakr.’

“That was his night. As for his day…"

٢٤٢٦ - أنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَسْنُونَ، قَالَ: أنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ يُونُسَ، قُرِئَ عَلَى يَحْيَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ، قَالَ: أنا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الرَّاسِبِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي فُرَاتُ بْنُ السَّائِبِ، عَنْ مَيْمُونِ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ، عَنْ ضَبَّةَ بْنِ مِحْصَنٍ، عَنْ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَهُ: وَاللَّهِ لَلَيْلَةٌ مِنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَيَوْمٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ عُمَرَ هَلْ لَكَ بِأَنْ أُحَدِّثَكَ بِلَيْلَتِهِ وَيَوْمِهِ؟ قَالَ: قُلْتُ: نَعَمْ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ. قَالَ: أَمَّا لَيْلَتُهُ لَمَّا خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ هَارِبًا مِنْ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ، خَرَجَ لَيْلًا فَتَبِعَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، فَجَعَلَ ⦗١٣٥٥⦘ يَمْشِي مَرَّةً أَمَامَهُ، وَمَرَّةً خَلْفَهُ، وَمَرَّةً عَنْ يَمِينِهِ، وَمَرَّةً عَنْ يَسَارِهِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «مَا هَذَا يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ؟ مَا أَعْرِفُ هَذَا مِنْ فِعْلِكَ» . قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَذْكُرُ الرَّصَدَ فَأَكُونُ أَمَامَكَ، وَأَذْكُرُ الطَّلَبَ فَأَكُونُ خَلْفَكَ، وَمَرَّةً عَنْ يَمِينِكَ، وَمَرَّةً عَنْ يَسَارِكَ، لَا آمَنُ عَلَيْكَ. قَالَ: فَمَشَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَيْلَتَهُ عَلَى أَطْرَافِ أَصَابِعِهِ حَتَّى حَفِيَتْ رِجْلَاهُ، فَلَمَّا رَآهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنَّهَا قَدْ حَفِيَتْ حَمَلَهُ عَلَى كَاهِلِهِ، وَجَعَلَ يَشْتَدُّ بِهِ حَتَّى أَتَى بِهِ الْغَارَ، فَأَنْزَلَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ: وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لَا تَدْخُلُهُ حَتَّى أَدْخُلَهُ، فَإِنْ كَانَ فِيهِ شَيْءٌ نَزَلَ بِي قَبْلَكَ، فَدَخَلَ فَلَمْ يَرَ شَيْئًا، فَحَمَلَهُ وَأَدْخَلَهُ، وَكَانَ فِي الْغَارِ خَرْقٌ فِيهِ حَيَّاتٌ وَأَفَاعٍ، فَخَشِيَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ مِنْهُمْ شَيْءٌ يُؤْذِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ، فَأَلْقَمَهُ قَدَمَهُ، فَجَعَلْنَ تَضْرِبْنَهُ أَوْ تَلْسَعْنَهُ الْحَيَّاتُ وَالْأَفَاعِي، وَجَعَلَتْ دُمُوعُهُ تَنْحَدِرُ، وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ: " يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ ﴿لَا تَحْزَنْ، إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَنَا﴾ [التوبة: ٤٠] ، ﴿فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ سَكِينَتَهُ﴾ [التوبة: ٤٠] أَيْ: طُمَأْنِينَتَهُ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ، فَهَذِهِ لَيْلَتُهُ، وَأَمَّا يَوْمُهُ: