- “Would that I knew when a fire will emerge from Yemen, from Mount al-Wiraq, by whose light the necks of camels kneeling at Busra will be illuminated like daylight.”
Ahmad narrated it (5/144): Wahb ibn Jarir narrated to us; my father narrated to us; he said: I heard al-A'mash narrating from ‘Amr ibn Murrah, from ‘Abdullah ibn al-Harith, from Habib ibn Jumaz, from Abu Dharr, who said:
We travelled with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and stopped at Dhu al-Hulayfah. Some men hurried on to Medina, while the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, spent the night, and we spent it with him. When morning came, he asked about them, and he was told, “They hurried on to Medina.” He said:
“They hurried on to Medina and to their women! Yet they shall certainly leave it when it is in its best state.” Then he said ... and went on to mention it.
Ibn Hibban also narrated it (1891—Mawarid) by way of ‘Ali ibn al-Madini: Wahb ibn Jarir narrated to us with this chain, adding after his words, “when it is in its best state”:
“And he spoke kindly to those who had remained behind.”
It is also found in al-Bazzar’s Musnad (2/53–54).
I say: In my view, this is a good chain of transmission. All its narrators are trustworthy, and all but Habib ibn Jumaz are among Muslim’s narrators. Al-Bukhari and Ibn Abi Hatim included a biographical notice on him, citing also Simak ibn Harb’s narration from him, but neither mentioned any criticism or commendation concerning him. Ibn Hibban listed him in al-Thiqat, and al-‘Ijli likewise said (106/245):
“A Kufan Successor, trustworthy.”
I say: ‘Amr ibn Qays also narrated from him, as will shortly follow. Thus, these are three of the