Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (8/397)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

He said, “You treacherous fellow! Am I not working to remedy the harm caused by your treachery?” Al-Mughīrah had accompanied a group of people (1) during the pre-Islamic period, then killed them and taken their wealth. [He then came and embraced Islam] (2). The Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said, “As for your Islam, I accept it; as for the wealth, I will have nothing to do with it.”

Then ʿUrwah began watching the Companions of the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—closely (3). The narrator said: By Allah, whenever the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—spat out phlegm, it fell into the palm of one of them, who rubbed it over his face and skin. Whenever he gave them an order, they hastened to carry it out. Whenever he performed ablution, they almost fought over his ablution water. Whenever he spoke, they lowered their voices [in his presence] (4), and they would not look intently at him out of reverence for him.

ʿUrwah returned to his people and said, “My people, [by Allah] (5), I have visited kings, and I have visited Caesar, Chosroes and the Negus. By Allah, I have never seen a great king (6) whose companions revered him (7) as Muhammad’s Companions revere Muhammad. By Allah, whenever he spits out phlegm, it falls into the hand (8) of one of them, who rubs it over his face and skin. Whenever he gives them an order, they hasten to carry it out. Whenever he performs ablution, they almost fight over his ablution water. Whenever he speaks, they lower their voices in his presence (9).

(1) (n), (m), (s): aqwāman (groups of people). (2) The text in square brackets is omitted from (n), (m), and (s). (3) Al-Musnad: yarmuqu al-nabiyya—sallā Allāhu 'alayhi wa-sallam—bi-'aynihi (he watches the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—with his eye). (4) 'Indahu (in his presence) is omitted from (n), (m), and (s). (5) Wa-Allāhi (by Allah) is absent from (n), (m), and (s). (6) 'Azīman (great) is absent from (m), al-Bukhārī, and al-Musnad. (7) (s), (b): yu'azzimuhu qawmuhu wa-ashābuhu (his people and companions revere him). (8) Al-Bukhārī and al-Musnad: nukhāmatan illā waqa'at fī kaffi … (phlegm without it falling into the palm of …). (9) In (n), (m), and (s), the phrase wa-idhā takallama … (and whenever he spoke …) precedes wa-idhā tawadda'a … (and whenever he performed ablution …).

قَالَ: أَيْ غُدَرُ، أَوَلَسْتُ أَسْعَى فِي غَدْرَتِكَ؟ وَكَانَ الْمُغِيرَةُ صَحِبَ قَوْمًا (١) فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ، فَقَتَلَهُمْ وَأَخَذَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ، [ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَأَسْلَمَ] (٢) ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -: " أَمَّا الْإِسْلَامُ فَأَقْبَلُ، وَأَمَّا الْمَالُ فَلَسْتُ مِنْهُ فِي شَيْءٍ. ثُمَّ إِنَّ عُرْوَةَ جَعَلَ يَرْمُقُ أَصْحَابَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - بِعَيْنَيْهِ (٣) ؛ قَالَ: فَوَاللَّهِ مَا تَنَخَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - نُخَامَةً إِلَّا وَقَعَتْ فِي كَفِّ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ فَدَلَكَ بِهَا وَجْهَهُ وَجِلْدَهُ، وَإِذَا أَمَرَهُمُ ابْتَدَرُوا أَمْرَهُ وَإِذَا تَوَضَّأَ كَادُوا يَقْتَتِلُونَ عَلَى وُضُوئِهِ، وَإِذَا تَكَلَّمَ خَفَضُوا أَصْوَاتَهُمْ [عِنْدَهُ] (٤) وَمَا يَحِدُّونَ النَّظَرَ إِلَيْهِ تَعْظِيمًا لَهُ، فَرَجَعَ عُرْوَةُ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ: أَيْ قَوْمِ [وَاللَّهِ] (٥) لَقَدْ وَفَدْتُ عَلَى الْمُلُوكِ وَوَفَدْتُ عَلَى قَيْصَرَ وَكِسْرَى وَالنَّجَاشِيِّ؛ وَاللَّهِ إِنْ رَأَيْتُ مَلِكًا عَظِيمًا (٦) قَطُّ يُعَظِّمُهُ أَصْحَابُهُ (٧) مَا يُعَظِّمُ أَصْحَابَ مُحَمَّدٍ مُحَمَّدًا، وَاللَّهِ إِنْ تَنَخَّمَ بِنُخَامَةٍ إِلَّا وَقَعَتْ فِي يَدِ (٨) رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ فَدَلَكَ بِهَا وَجْهَهُ وَجِلْدَهُ، وَإِذَا أَمَرَهُمُ ابْتَدَرُوا أَمْرَهُ، وَإِذَا تَوَضَّأَ كَادُوا يَقْتَتِلُونَ عَلَى وُضُوئِهِ، وَإِذَا تَكَلَّمَ خَفَضُوا أَصْوَاتَهُمْ عِنْدَهُ (٩) .

(١) ن، م، س: أَقْوَامًا. (٢) مَا بَيْنَ الْمَعْقُوفَتَيْنِ سَاقِطٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) ، (س) . (٣) الْمُسْنَدُ: يَرْمُقُ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - بِعَيْنِهِ (٤) عِنْدَهُ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) ، (س) (٥) وَاللَّهِ: لَيْسَتْ فِي (ن) ، (م) ، (س) . (٦) عَظِيمًا: لَيْسَتْ فِي (م) ، الْبُخَارِيِّ، الْمُسْنَدِ. (٧) س، ب: يُعَظِّمُهُ قَوْمُهُ وَأَصْحَابُهُ. (٨) الْبُخَارِيُّ، الْمُسْنَدُ: نُخَامَةً إِلَّا وَقَعَتْ فِي كَفِّ. . (٩) فِي (ن) ، (م) ، (س) : سَبَقَتْ عِبَارَةُ " وَإِذَا تَكَلَّمَ. . " عِبَارَةَ: وَإِذَا تَوَضَّأَ. . "