Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 5375
وَعَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَصَابَنِي جَهْدٌ شَدِيدٌ فَلَقِيتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، فَاسْتَقْرَأْتُهُ آيَةً مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ، فَدَخَلَ دَارَهُ وَفَتَحَهَا عَلَىَّ، فَمَشَيْتُ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ، فَخَرَرْتُ لِوَجْهِي مِنَ الْجَهْدِ وَالْجُوعِ فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَائِمٌ عَلَى رَأْسِي فَقَالَ " يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ". فَقُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَسَعْدَيْكَ. فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَأَقَامَنِي، وَعَرَفَ الَّذِي بِي، فَانْطَلَقَ بِي إِلَى رَحْلِهِ، فَأَمَرَ لِي بِعُسٍّ مِنْ لَبَنٍ فَشَرِبْتُ مِنْهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ " عُدْ يَا أَبَا هِرٍّ ". فَعُدْتُ فَشَرِبْتُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ " عُدْ ". فَعُدْتُ فَشَرِبْتُ حَتَّى اسْتَوَى بَطْنِي فَصَارَ كَالْقِدْحِ ـ قَالَ ـ فَلَقِيتُ عُمَرَ وَذَكَرْتُ لَهُ الَّذِي كَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِي وَقُلْتُ لَهُ تَوَلَّى اللَّهُ ذَلِكَ مَنْ كَانَ أَحَقَّ بِهِ مِنْكَ يَا عُمَرُ، وَاللَّهِ لَقَدِ اسْتَقْرَأْتُكَ الآيَةَ وَلأَنَا أَقْرَأُ لَهَا مِنْكَ. قَالَ عُمَرُ وَاللَّهِ لأَنْ أَكُونَ أَدْخَلْتُكَ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ مِنْ أَنْ يَكُونَ لِي مِثْلُ حُمْرِ النَّعَمِ.
From Abu Hazim, from Abu Hurayrah: I was struck by severe hardship, and I met ʿUmar ibn al-Khattab. I asked him to recite a verse from the Book of God. He went into his house and opened the door for me. I had gone only a short distance when I fell face-first from hardship and hunger. Then the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, was standing at my head and said, “Abu Hurayrah!” I said, “At your service, Messenger of God; I am ready to obey.” He took my hand and helped me stand. He recognized my condition and took me to his lodging. He ordered a large bowl of milk for me, and I drank from it. Then he said, “Drink again, Abu Hirr.” I drank again. Then he said, “Drink.” I drank again until my stomach was full and rounded like a cup. He said: I met ʿUmar and told him what had happened to me. I said, “God entrusted this matter to someone more entitled to it than you, ʿUmar. By God, I asked you to recite the verse, even though I know it better than you.” ʿUmar said, “By God, it would have been dearer to me to have brought you in than to possess red camels.”