Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (7/175)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

Allah bless him and grant him peace—I am one of the Muslim poor. Feed me; may Allah feed you from the tables of Paradise.” Ali heard him and ordered that food be given to him. They therefore gave him the food and passed that day and night without tasting anything but plain water.

On the second day, Fātimah arose and baked bread (1) from one sāʿ of barley. Ali prayed with the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—and then returned home (2). The food was placed (3) before him, whereupon an orphan came to them, stood at the door, and said:

“Peace be upon you, O household of Muhammad—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—I am an orphan from among the children of the Emigrants. My father was martyred on the Day of al-Aqabah. Feed me; may Allah feed you from the tables of Paradise.”

Ali heard him and ordered that food be given to him. They therefore gave him the food and passed two days and two nights (4) without tasting anything but (5) plain water.

On the third day, Fātimah took the third sāʿ, ground it, and baked it (6). Ali prayed with the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—and then returned home. The food was placed before him when a captive came and said:

“Do you take us captive (7), drive us away, and give us nothing to eat? Feed me, for I am a captive of Muhammad; may Allah feed you from the tables of Paradise.”

Ali heard him and ordered that food be given to him, so they gave him the food,

(1) K reads: “Then she made bread.” (2) K reads: “Ali—blessings and peace be upon him—prayed with the Prophet—may Allah bless him and his family—and then returned home.” (3) N, S, and B read: “Then they set down [the food].” (4) “And two nights” is absent from K. (5) K reads: “They tasted nothing.” (6) K reads: “And she made it into bread.” (7) K reads: “When a captive came to them, he stood at the door and said, ‘Peace be upon you, O Household of Muhammad. You take us captive.’”

اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -، مِسْكِينٌ مِنْ مَسَاكِينِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، أَطْعِمُونِي أَطْعَمَكُمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ مَوَائِدِ الْجَنَّةِ. فَسَمِعَهُ عَلِيٌّ، فَأَمَرَ بِإِعْطَائِهِ، فَأَعْطَوْهُ الطَّعَامَ وَمَكَثُوا يَوْمَهُمْ وَلَيْلَتَهُمْ لَمْ يَذُوقُوا شَيْئًا إِلَّا الْمَاءَ الْقَرَاحَ. فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْيَوْمُ الثَّانِي قَامَتْ فَاطِمَةُ فَخَبَزَتْ (١) صَاعًا، وَصَلَّى عَلِيٌّ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - ثُمَّ أَتَى الْمَنْزِلَ (٢) فَوُضِعَ (٣) الطَّعَامُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ، فَأَتَاهُمْ يَتِيمٌ، فَوَقَفَ بِالْبَابِ، وَقَالَ: السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ بَيْتِ مُحَمَّدٍ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -، يَتِيمٌ مِنْ أَوْلَادِ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ اسْتُشْهِدَ وَالِدِي يَوْمَ الْعَقَبَةِ، أَطْعِمُونِي أَطْعَمَكُمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ مَوَائِدِ الْجَنَّةِ، فَسَمِعَهُ عَلِيٌّ، فَأَمَرَ بِإِعْطَائِهِ، فَأَعْطَوْهُ الطَّعَامَ، وَمَكَثُوا يَوْمَيْنِ وَلَيْلَتَيْنِ (٤) لَمْ يَذُوقُوا إِلَّا (٥) الْمَاءَ الْقَرَاحَ. فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْيَوْمُ الثَّالِثُ قَامَتْ فَاطِمَةُ إِلَى الصَّاعِ الثَّالِثِ، فَطَحَنَتْهُ وَخَبَزَتْهُ (٦) ، وَصَلَّى عَلِيٌّ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -، ثُمَّ أَتَى الْمَنْزِلَ فَوُضِعَ الطَّعَامُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ، إِذْ أَتَى أَسِيرٌ فَقَالَ: أَتَأْسِرُونَنَا (٧) وَتُشَرِّدُونَنَا وَلَا تُطْعِمُونَنَا، أَطْعِمُونِي فَإِنِّي أَسِيرُ مُحَمَّدٍ أَطْعَمَكُمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ مَوَائِدِ الْجَنَّةِ. فَسَمِعَهُ عَلِيٌّ، فَأَمَرَ بِإِعْطَائِهِ، فَأَعْطَوْهُ الطَّعَامَ،

(١) ١) ك: فَاخْتَبَزَتْ. (٢) ٢) ك: وَصَلَّى عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ فَأَتَى الْمَنْزِلَ. (٣) ن، س، ب: فَوَضَعُوا. (٤) وَلَيْلَتَيْنِ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ك) . (٥) ك: لَمْ يَذُوقُوا شَيْئًا. (٦) ك: وَاخْتَبَزَتْهُ. (٧) ك: إِذْ أَتَاهُمْ أَسِيرٌ، فَوَقَفَ بِالْبَابِ، فَقَالَ: السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ بَيْتِ مُحَمَّدٍ، تَأْسِرُونَنَا.