Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 242
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي عَمْرٍو الشَّيْبَانِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ: إِنِّي أُبْدِعَ بِي فَاحْمِلْنِي، قَالَ: لاَ أَجِدُ، وَلَكِنِ ائْتِ فُلاَنًا، فَلَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَحْمِلَكَ، فَأَتَاهُ فَحَمَلَهُ، فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَخْبَرَهُ، فَقَالَ: مَنْ دَلَّ عَلَى خَيْرٍ فَلَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِ فَاعِلِهِ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Muhammad ibn Kathir narrated to us, saying: Sufyan informed us, from al-A‘mash, from Abu ‘Amr al-Shaybani, from Abu Mas‘ud al-Ansari, who said: A man came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, ‘My mount has failed me, so provide me with a mount.’ He replied, ‘I do not have one, but go to so-and-so; perhaps he will provide you with a mount.’ The man went to him, and he provided him with one. He then came to the Prophet and informed him. He said, ‘Whoever guides someone to good will have a reward like that of the one who does it.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
إِنِّي أُبْدِعَ بِي فَاحْمِلْنِي،
أُبْدِعَ بِي is an uncommon expression for becoming stranded or being left behind because one’s mount fails; the English witness makes the mount the explicit subject.
Review the travel expression and whether ‘my mount has failed me’ preserves its sense.