Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 45
حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ إِذَا خَطَبَ احْمَرَّتْ عَيْنَاهُ وَعَلاَ صَوْتُهُ وَاشْتَدَّ غَضَبُهُ كَأَنَّهُ مُنْذِرُ جَيْشٍ يَقُولُ " صَبَّحَكُمْ مَسَّاكُمْ " . وَيَقُولُ " بُعِثْتُ أَنَا وَالسَّاعَةَ كَهَاتَيْنِ " . وَيَقْرِنُ بَيْنَ إِصْبَعَيْهِ السَّبَّابَةِ وَالْوُسْطَى ثُمَّ يَقُولُ " أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الأُمُورِ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ وَخَيْرَ الْهَدْىِ هَدْىُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَشَرَّ الأُمُورِ مُحْدَثَاتُهَا وَكُلَّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلاَلَةٌ " . وَكَانَ يَقُولُ " مَنْ تَرَكَ مَالاً فَلأَهْلِهِ وَمَنْ تَرَكَ دَيْنًا أَوْ ضَيَاعًا فَعَلَىَّ وَإِلَىَّ " .
Suwayd ibn Said and Ahmad ibn Thabit al-Jahdari both narrated to us: Abd al-Wahhab al-Thaqafi narrated to us, from Jafar ibn Muhammad, from his father, from Jabir ibn Abdullah, who said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) preached, his eyes reddened, his voice rose, and his anger intensified, as though he were warning an army, saying: They may attack you in the morning or evening. He would say: I and the Hour have been sent like these two, and he joined his index and middle fingers. Then he would say: To proceed: The best of matters is the Book of Allah, the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad, the worst matters are those newly introduced, and every innovation is misguidance. He would also say: Whoever leaves property, it is for his family; whoever leaves a debt or dependents, then their responsibility is upon me and their return is to me.
Translation notes
The Arabic includes the Prophets preaching manner, the comparison of his mission and the Hour to two joined fingers, the Book and Prophetic guidance, and the final statement that property goes to the family while debts or dependents are taken up by him. The English witness says newly invented matters and dependent children; the Arabic wording is retained without narrowing dependents to children.