Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 85
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَهْدِيُّ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي يَعْقُوبَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نُعْمٍ قَالَ: كُنْتُ شَاهِدًا ابْنَ عُمَرَ إِذْ سَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ عَنْ دَمِ الْبَعُوضَةِ؟ فَقَالَ: مِمَّنْ أَنْتَ؟ فَقَالَ: مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ، فَقَالَ: انْظُرُوا إِلَى هَذَا، يَسْأَلُنِي عَنْ دَمِ الْبَعُوضَةِ، وَقَدْ قَتَلُوا ابْنَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ: هُمَا رَيْحَانَيَّ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Ibn Abi Nu‘m said: I was present with Ibn ‘Umar when a man asked him about the blood of a gnat. He asked, ‘Where are you from?’ The man replied, ‘From the people of Iraq.’ He said, ‘Look at this man! He asks me about the blood of a gnat, while they have killed the Prophet’s grandson! I heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, “They are my two sweet basil plants in this world.”’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The dual pronoun in the final sentence is retained; the Arabic passage does not name the two referents here.
هُمَا رَيْحَانَيَّ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا
The Arabic uses a dual pronoun without naming its two referents in this passage.
Should the two referents remain unnamed in the translated text pending contextual review?