Al-Ju' - Ibn Abi al-Dunya - (185)

311 – Al-Hasan ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz narrated to me. He said: al-Ḥārith ibn Miskīn narrated to us. He said: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Wahb informed us. He said: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Zayd ibn Aslam narrated to us:

A man once travelled in the company of Ibn ʿUmar. Whenever food was served, the man would take only a few bites and then wipe his hand; and whenever drink was offered, he would swallow only a few mouthfuls. Ibn ʿUmar said to him, “Nephew, what keeps you from eating until you are satisfied and drinking until your thirst is quenched?”

With a fire burning in front of Ibn ʿUmar, the man replied, “No, by Allah, not until I see tomorrow where I shall be, and what place will be mine.” ⦗186⦘ Thereafter, Ibn ʿUmar was never seen eating to fullness until he met Allah.

312 – Abū ʿAbd Allāh recited to me:

٣١١ - حَدَّثَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْحَارِثُ بْنُ مِسْكِينَ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، قَالَ: صَحِبَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ رَجُلٌ فِي سَفَرٍ، وَكَانَ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِالطَّعَامِ أَكَلَ مِنْهُ لُقَمًا ثُمَّ مَسَحَ يَدَهُ، وَإِذَا أُتِيَ بِالشَّرَابِ شَرِبَ مِنْهُ جُرَعًا، فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُ عُمَرَ: «يَا ابْنَ أَخِي، مَا لَكَ لَا تَأْكُلُ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ فَتَشْبَعَ، وَتَشْرَبَ مِنَ الشَّرَابِ فَتَنْهَلَ؟» قَالَ، وَالنَّارُ بَيْنَ يَدَيِّ ابْنِ عُمَرَ: لَا وَاللَّهِ حَتَّى أَنْظُرَ غَدًا أَيْنَ أَكُونُ، وَأَيْنَ يَكُونُ مَكَانِي؟ ⦗١٨٦⦘ قَالَ: فَمَا رُئِيَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلَ مُمْتَلِئًا حَتَّى لَقِيَ اللَّهَ. ٣١٢ - أَنْشِدْنِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ:. . . .