Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 958
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ انْطَلَقَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي رَهْطٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ قِبَلَ ابْنِ صَيَّادٍ، حَتَّى وَجَدُوهُ يَلْعَبُ مَعَ الْغِلْمَانِ فِي أُطُمِ بَنِي مَغَالَةَ، وَقَدْ قَارَبَ ابْنُ صَيَّادٍ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْحُلُمَ، فَلَمْ يَشْعُرْ حَتَّى ضَرَبَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ظَهْرَهُ بِيَدِهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَتَشْهَدُ أَنِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ؟ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ: أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ الأُمِّيِّينَ، قَالَ ابْنُ صَيَّادٍ: فَتَشْهَدُ أَنِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ؟ فَرَصَّهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ قَالَ: آمَنْتُ بِاللَّهِ وَبِرَسُولِهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ لِابْنِ صَيَّادٍ: مَاذَا تَرَى؟ فَقَالَ ابْنُ صَيَّادٍ: يَأْتِينِي صَادِقٌ وَكَاذِبٌ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: خُلِّطَ عَلَيْكَ الأَمْرُ، قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: إِنِّي خَبَّأْتُ لَكَ خَبِيئًا، قَالَ: هُوَ الدُّخُّ، قَالَ: اخْسَأْ فَلَمْ تَعْدُ قَدْرَكَ، قَالَ عُمَرُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أَتَأْذَنُ لِي فِيهِ أَنْ أَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: إِنْ يَكُ هُوَ لاَ تُسَلَّطُ عَلَيْهِ، وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُ هُوَ فَلاَ خَيْرَ لَكَ فِي قَتْلِهِ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu al-Yaman related to us, saying: Shu‘ayb informed us, from al-Zuhri, from Salim ibn ‘Abdullah, that ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar informed him that ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab went with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and a group of his Companions toward Ibn Sayyad. They found him playing with boys in the fortress of Banu Maghala, and Ibn Sayyad was nearing puberty. He did not notice them until the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, struck his back with his hand. Then he said: “Do you testify that I am the Messenger of Allah?” Ibn Sayyad looked at him and said: “I testify that you are the Messenger of the unlettered people.” Ibn Sayyad said: “Do you testify that I am the Messenger of Allah?” The Prophet pressed him back, then said: “I believe in Allah and His Messenger.” Then he said to Ibn Sayyad: “What do you see?” Ibn Sayyad said: “A truthful person and a liar come to me.” The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “The matter has been confused for you.” The Prophet said: “I have concealed something for you.” He said: “Smoke.” The Prophet said: “Be gone! You will not exceed your measure.” ‘Umar said: “Messenger of Allah, may I strike his neck?” The Prophet said: “If he is the one, you will not be empowered over him; and if he is not, there is no good for you in killing him.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The referent of “the one” in the final exchange is not named in the Arabic excerpt. The verb فَرَصَّهُ indicates forceful pressing or restraining; translated cautiously as “pressed him back.”
فِي أُطُمِ بَنِي مَغَالَةَ
The Arabic says they were in a fortified structure or enclosure of Banu Maghala, not in hills.
Should the location be rendered as a fort or enclosure?
فَرَصَّهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ قَالَ: آمَنْتُ بِاللَّهِ وَبِرَسُولِهِ
The Arabic describes the Prophet physically pressing or restraining Ibn Sayyad and says “His Messenger” in the singular; the witness turns this into a verbal refutation and pluralizes Messenger.
Should both the action and singular wording be corrected?
مَاذَا تَرَى
The Arabic literally asks “What do you see?”; the witness narrows it to dreams.
Should the wording remain closer to the Arabic?