Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 6923
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ قُرَّةَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي حُمَيْدُ بْنُ هِلاَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، قَالَ أَقْبَلْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَمَعِي رَجُلاَنِ مِنَ الأَشْعَرِيِّينَ، أَحَدُهُمَا عَنْ يَمِينِي، وَالآخَرُ عَنْ يَسَارِي وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَسْتَاكُ فَكِلاَهُمَا سَأَلَ. فَقَالَ " يَا أَبَا مُوسَى ". أَوْ " يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ قَيْسٍ ". قَالَ قُلْتُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا أَطْلَعَانِي عَلَى مَا فِي أَنْفُسِهِمَا، وَمَا شَعَرْتُ أَنَّهُمَا يَطْلُبَانِ الْعَمَلَ. فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى سِوَاكِهِ تَحْتِ شَفَتِهِ قَلَصَتْ فَقَالَ " لَنْ ـ أَوْ ـ لاَ نَسْتَعْمِلُ عَلَى عَمَلِنَا مَنْ أَرَادَهُ، وَلَكِنِ اذْهَبْ أَنْتَ يَا أَبَا مُوسَى ـ أَوْ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ قَيْسٍ ـ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ ". ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَهُ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ، فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ عَلَيْهِ أَلْقَى لَهُ وِسَادَةً قَالَ انْزِلْ، وَإِذَا رَجُلٌ عِنْدَهُ مُوثَقٌ. قَالَ مَا هَذَا قَالَ كَانَ يَهُودِيًّا فَأَسْلَمَ ثُمَّ تَهَوَّدَ. قَالَ اجْلِسْ. قَالَ لاَ أَجْلِسُ حَتَّى يُقْتَلَ. قَضَاءُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ. ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ، فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَقُتِلَ، ثُمَّ تَذَاكَرْنَا قِيَامَ اللَّيْلِ، فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَمَّا أَنَا فَأَقُومُ وَأَنَامُ، وَأَرْجُو فِي نَوْمَتِي مَا أَرْجُو فِي قَوْمَتِي.
Abū Mūsā reported: I came to the Prophet accompanied by two men from the Ashʿarīs, one on my right and the other on my left. The Messenger of God was using a toothstick, and both men asked him for an appointment. He said, “Abū Mūsā”—or “ʿAbd Allāh ibn Qays.” I replied, “By Him who sent you with the truth, they did not tell me what they had in mind, and I had no idea they were seeking positions.” It was as if I could see his toothstick drawn up beneath his lip. He said, “We will never—or we will not—appoint to our work anyone who seeks it. But go to Yemen, Abū Mūsā”—or “ʿAbd Allāh ibn Qays.” Then Muʿādh ibn Jabal followed him. When Muʿādh arrived, Abū Mūsā laid out a cushion for him and said, “Dismount.” There was a man held in bonds with him. Muʿādh asked, “What is this?” Abū Mūsā said, “He was a Jew, then became a Muslim, and then became a Jew again.” Muʿādh said, “Sit down.” Abū Mūsā replied, “I will not sit until he is killed. This is God’s and His Messenger’s judgment”—he said it three times. Then Abū Mūsā ordered the man to be killed. Afterward, we spoke about praying at night. One of them said, “As for me, I pray for part of the night and sleep for part of it, and I hope for the same reward during my sleep as I hope for during my prayer.”