Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah - Nasir al-Din al-Albani - (7/1376)

Silsilat al-Ahadith al-SahihahNasir al-Din al-Albani

The other said: “I once did a good deed. I had some surplus wealth when people were struck by hardship. A woman came to me seeking assistance, and I said, ‘By Allah, I will not give it to you for anything less than yourself.’ She refused and went away. Then she returned and implored me by Allah, but I persisted and said, ‘No, by Allah; I will not give it to you for anything less than yourself.’ She again refused and left. She mentioned this to her husband, who said to her, ‘Give yourself to him, and provide for your children!’ So she returned to me and implored me by Allah, but I persisted and said, ‘By Allah, I will not give it to you for anything less than yourself.’ When she saw this, she yielded herself to me. When I had uncovered her and was about to have intercourse with her, she trembled beneath me. I said, ‘What is the matter with you?’ She replied, ‘I fear Allah, the Lord of all worlds.’ I said to her, ‘You feared Him in hardship, whereas I did not fear Him in ease!’ So I left her and gave her what was due to her for having uncovered herself to me. O Allah, if I did that for Your sake, then relieve us!’” He said: “Then it split apart, until they could make out the opening clearly.

The other said: “I once did a good deed. I had two elderly parents, and I had sheep. I would feed and give drink to my parents, then return to my sheep. One day, rain detained me, and I did not leave until evening. I came to my family, took my milking vessel, and milked my sheep while they were standing. Then I went to my parents and found that they had fallen asleep. I disliked waking them, and I disliked leaving my sheep, so I remained seated with my milking vessel in my hand until dawn woke them, and then I gave them drink. O Allah, if I did that for Your sake, then relieve us!’” Al-Nu‘man said: “It is as though I can hear this from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him.” He said: “The mountain cracked with a sharp report, and Allah relieved them, so they came out.”

Imam Ahmad recorded it (4/274–275): Isma‘il ibn ‘Abd al-Karim ibn Ma‘qil narrated to us

قال الآخرُ: قد عملتُ حسنةً مرّةً؛ كانَ لي فضْل، فأصابتِ الناسَ شدّةٌ، فجاءتْني امرأةٌ تطلبُ منِّي معرُوفاً، قال: فقلتُ: واللهِ ما هو دونَ نفسِكِ! فأبتْ عليّ فذهبتْ، ثم رجعتْ فذكَّرتْني باللهِ، فأَبيتُ عليها وقلت: لا واللهِ؛ ما هو دون نفسِك! فأبتْ عليّ وذهبتْ، فذكرتْ لزوجِها، فقال لها: أَعطيهِ نفسَكِ، وأَغْني عيالَك! فرجعتْ إليّ، فناشدتْني باللهِ، فأبيتُ عليها، وقلتُ واللهِ ما هو دون نفسِك! فلمّا رأتْ ذلكَ أسلمتْ إليّ نفْسها، فلمّا تكشَّفْتُها وهممت بها؛ ارتعدتْ من تَحتي، فقلتُ: ما شأْنُك؟! قالتْ: أخافُ اللهَ ربَّ العالمينَ! فقلتُ لها: خفتِيه في الشّدةِ، ولم أَخفْهُ في الرّخاءِ! فتركتُها وأعطيتُها ما يحقُّ عليّ بما تكشّفتها، اللهمّ! إنْ كنتُ فعلتُ ذلك لوجهكَ؛ فافْرُج عنّا! قال: فانصدعَ حتّى عرفُوا وتبيّن لهم. قال الآخرُ: عملتُ حسنةً مرة؛ كانَ لي أبَوانِ شيخانِ كبيرانِ، وكانَ لي غَنَمٌ، فكنتُ أُطعِم أبويَّ وأسقِيهما، ثمّ رجعتُ إلى غنمي، قال: فأَصابني يومُ غيْثٍ حَبَسنِي، فلمْ أبْرحْ حتّى أمسيْتُ، فأتيتُ أهْلي، وأخذتُ مِحلبي، فحلبتُ غنمِي قائمةً، فمضيتُ إلى أبويّ؛ فوجدتُهما قد ناما، فشقّ عليّ أن أُوقظَهما، وشقّ أنْ أتركَ غنمِي، فما برحتُ جالساً؛ ومِحلبي على يدي حتى أيقظَهما الصبْحُ فسقيتُهما، اللهمّ! إنْ كنتُ فعلتُ ذلكَ لوجهِك؛ فافْرُج عنّا! ـ قال النعمان: لكأنِّي أسمعُ هذِه من رسولِ اللهِ ﷺ ـ قال الجبل: طاق؛ ففرج الله عنهم فخرجوا) . أخرجه الإمام أحمد (٤/٢٧٤ ـ ٢٧٥) : ثنا إسماعيل بن عبد الكريم بن مَعْقِل