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This is not contradicted by the report in the two Sahīhs from Abū Hurayra, who said:

“I preserved from the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—two bags’ worth of knowledge. One I have disseminated among you; as for the other, were I to disseminate it, you would cut this throat.”

This is an authentic hadith (1), but it does not state that the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—singled out Abū Hurayra for the contents of that bag. Rather, Abū Hurayra had a better memory than others, so he retained what others did not.

Likewise, Hudhayfa said:

“By Allah, I am the most knowledgeable of all people about every tribulation [س، ب: ‘…people of any tribulation…’] that will occur between me and the people. This is not because the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—privately told me anything about this that he did not tell others. Rather, the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—spoke while addressing a gathering in which I was present…”—the remainder of the hadith.

He also said: “None of that group remained except him.” (2)

In the two Sahīhs, Hudhayfa—may Allah be pleased with him—is reported to have said:

“The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—stood among us and addressed us. In that address, he left nothing that would happen until the Hour without speaking of it. Those who remembered it remembered it, and those who forgot it forgot it.” (3)

The hadith of Abū Zayd, ‘Amr ibn Akhtab (4), is in Sahīh Muslim. He said: “He prayed

(1) The hadith narrated by Abū Hurayra—may Allah be pleased with him—is in al-Bukhārī, 1/31 (Book of Knowledge, chapter on preserving knowledge). Its wording is wi‘ā’ayn (“two vessels”) rather than jirābayn (“two bags”). (2) The hadith narrated by Hudhayfa ibn al-Yamān—may Allah be pleased with him—is in Muslim, 4/2216 (Book of Tribulations and Signs of the Hour, chapter on the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—telling of what would happen until the Hour). (3) The hadith narrated by Hudhayfa ibn al-Yamān—may Allah be pleased with him—with variations in wording, is in al-Bukhārī, 8/123 (Book of Divine Decree, chapter: “Allah’s command is a decree determined”), and Muslim, 4/2217 (Book of Tribulations and Signs of the Hour, chapter on the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—telling of what would happen until the Hour). (4) S, B: “Abū Zayd and ‘Amr ibn Akhtab,” which is incorrect. A biography of Abū Zayd, ‘Amr ibn Akhtab—may Allah be pleased with him—is in al-Isāba, 2/515, and Usd al-Ghāba, 6/128–129. He is ‘Amr ibn Akhtab ibn Rifā‘a al-Ansārī al-Khazrajī, Abū Zayd, well known by his kunya (teknonym). Ibn al-Athīr said: “He lived for one hundred and twenty years.”

وَلَا يُنَافِي ذَلِكَ مَا فِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: " «حَفِظْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - جِرَابَيْنِ: أَمَّا أَحَدُهُمَا فَبَثَثْتُهُ فِيكُمْ، وَأَمَّا الْآخَرُ فَلَوْ أَبُثُّهُ لَقَطَعْتُمْ هَذَا الْبُلْعُومَ» " فَإِنَّ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ (١) .، لَيْسَ فِيهِ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - خَصَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ بِمَا فِي ذَلِكَ الْجِرَابِ، بَلْ كَانَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ أَحْفَظَ مِنْ غَيْرِهِ ; فَحَفِظَ مَا لَمْ يَحْفَظْهُ غَيْرُهُ. وَكَذَلِكَ قَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ: " وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ النَّاسِ بِكُلِّ فِتْنَةٍ س، ب: . . النَّاسِ مِنْ فِتْنَةٍ. . هِيَ كَائِنَةٌ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ النَّاسِ، وَمَا بِي أَنْ يَكُونَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَسَرَّ إِلَيَّ فِي ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا لَمْ يُحَدِّثْهُ غَيْرِي، وَلَكِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قَالَ وَهُوَ يُحَدِّثُ مَجْلِسًا أَنَا فِيهِ. . . الْحَدِيثَ. وَقَالَ: «إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنَ الرَّهْطِ غَيْرُهُ» (٢) . وَفِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ - قَالَ: " «قَامَ فِينَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - مَقَامًا مَا تَرَكَ شَيْئًا يَكُونُ فِي مَقَامِهِ ذَلِكَ إِلَى قِيَامِ السَّاعَةِ إِلَّا حَدَّثَ بِهِ، حَفِظَهُ مَنْ حَفِظَهُ، وَنَسِيَهُ مَنْ نَسِيَهُ» " (٣) . وَحَدِيثُ أَبِي زَيْدٍ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَخْطَبَ (٤) . فِي صَحِيحِ مُسْلِمٍ: قَالَ: " «صَلَّى

(١) الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ - فِي: الْبُخَارِيِّ ١/٣١ (كِتَابُ الْعِلْمِ، بَابُ حِفْظِ الْعِلْمِ) وَفِيهِ " وِعَاءَيْنِ " بَدَلًا مِنْ " جِرَابَيْنِ " (٢) الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ - فِي: مُسْلِمٍ ٤/٢٢١٦ (كِتَابُ الْفِتَنِ وَأَشْرَاطِ السَّاعَةِ، بَابُ إِخْبَارِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فِيمَا يَكُونُ إِلَى قِيَامِ السَّاعَةِ) . (٣) الْحَدِيثُ - مَعَ اخْتِلَافٍ فِي الْأَلْفَاظِ - عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ - فِي: الْبُخَارِيِّ ٨/١٢٣ (كِتَابُ الْقَدَرِ، بَابُ وَكَانَ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ قَدَرًا مَقْدُورًا، مُسْلِمٍ ٤/٢٢١٧ (كِتَابُ الْفِتَنِ وَأَشْرَاطِ السَّاعَةِ، بَابُ إِخْبَارِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فِيمَا يَكُونُ إِلَى قِيَامِ السَّاعَةِ) (٤) س، ب: أَبِي زَيْدٍ وَعَمْرِو بْنِ أَخْطَبَ، وَهُوَ خَطَأٌ. وَتَرْجَمَةُ أَبِي زَيْدٍ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَخْطَبَ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ - فِي: الْإِصَابَةِ ٢/٥١٥، أُسْدِ الْغَابَةِ ٦/١٢٨ - ١٢٩ وَهُوَ عَمْرُو بْنُ أَخْطَبَ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ الْخَزْرَجِيُّ أَبُو زَيْدٍ، مَشْهُورٌ بِكُنْيَتِهِ، قَالَ ابْنُ الْأَثِيرِ: عَاشَ مِائَةً وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً