Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (6/7)

Abū Nuaym reported in al-Hilya (1): Al-Qatīī narrated to us; al-Hasan ibn Abd Allah (2) narrated to us; Āmir ibn Sayyār narrated to us; Abd al-Hamīd ibn Bahrām narrated to us, from Shahr ibn Hawshab, from Abd al-Rahmān ibn Ghanm, from al-Hārith ibn Umayr (3), who said:

Muādh, Abū Ubayda, Shurahbīl ibn Hasana, and Abū Mālik al-Asharī were all stricken on the same day (4). Muādh said, “It is a mercy from your Lord, the supplication of your Prophet (5), and the taking in death of the righteous who came before you. O Allah, grant the family of Muādh the fullest share of this mercy.”

Before evening fell, his son Abd al-Rahmān—his firstborn, from whom he took his kunyah (6), and the dearest of all people to him—was also stricken. When Muādh returned from the mosque, he found him (7) in anguish (8). He said, “O Abd al-Rahmān, how are

(1) The following passage appears in *Hilyat al-Awliyā*, 1:240. (2) *Al-Hilya*: “Abū Jafar al-Yaqtīnī narrated to us; al-Husayn ibn Abd Allah al-Qattān narrated to us.” (3) *Al-Hilya*: “from the report of al-Hārith ibn Umayr.” (4) (N) and (M): “on the day of Uhud.” (5) *Al-Hilya*: “your Lord—Mighty and Majestic—and the supplication of your Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him.” (6) (H), (B), (Y), and (R): “from whom he took his *kunyah*.” (7) (N) and (M): “they found him.” (8) (B) only: “*maqrūban*.”

وَرَوَى أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ فِي " الْحِلْيَةِ " (١) : حَدَّثَنَا الْقَطِيعِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (٢) ، حَدَّثَنَا عَامِرُ بْنُ سَيَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ بَهْرَامٍ، عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ غَنْمٍ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ (٣) ، قَالَ: طُعِنَ مُعَاذٌ وَأَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ وَشُرَحْبِيلُ بْنُ حَسَنَةَ وَأَبُو مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ فِي يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ (٤) . فَقَالَ مُعَاذٌ: إِنَّهُ رَحْمَةُ رَبِّكُمْ، وَدَعْوَةُ نَبِيِّكُمْ (٥) ، وَقَبْضُ الصَّالِحِينَ قَبْلَكُمْ، اللَّهُمَّ آتِ آلَ مُعَاذٍ النَّصِيبَ الْأَوْفَرَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الرَّحْمَةِ، فَمَا أَمْسَى حَتَّى طُعِنَ ابْنُهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بِكْرُهُ الَّذِي كَانَ يُكَنَّى بِهِ (٦) ، وَأَحَبَّ الْخَلْقِ إِلَيْهِ، فَرَجَعَ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ فَوَجَدَهُ (٧) مَكْرُوبًا (٨) . فَقَالَ: يَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ كَيْفَ

(١) الْكَلَامَ التَّالِيَ فِي حِلْيَةِ الْأَوْلِيَاءِ ١/٢٤٠ (٢) الْحِلْيَةِ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ الْيَقْطِينِيُّ، ثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْقَطَّانُ (٣) الْحِلْيَةِ: مِنْ حَدِيثِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ. (٤) ن، م: فِي يَوْمِ أُحُدٍ. (٥) الْحِلْيَةِ: رَبِّكُمْ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَدَعْوَةُ نَبِيِّكُمْ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. (٦) ح، ب، ي، ر: بِهِ يُكَنَّى. (٧) ن، م: فَوَجَدُوهُ. (٨) ب فَقَطْ: مَقْرُوبًا.