Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3606
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يُحَدِّثُ، عَنْ حُصَيْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ جَاوَانَ، - رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ - وَذَاكَ أَنِّي قُلْتُ لَهُ أَرَأَيْتَ اعْتِزَالَ الأَحْنَفِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ مَا كَانَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الأَحْنَفَ يَقُولُ أَتَيْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ وَأَنَا حَاجٌّ فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ فِي مَنَازِلِنَا نَضَعُ رِحَالَنَا إِذْ أَتَى آتٍ فَقَالَ قَدِ اجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَاطَّلَعْتُ فَإِذَا يَعْنِي النَّاسَ مُجْتَمِعُونَ وَإِذَا بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِهِمْ نَفَرٌ قُعُودٌ فَإِذَا هُوَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَالزُّبَيْرُ وَطَلْحَةُ وَسَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ فَلَمَّا قُمْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ قِيلَ هَذَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ قَدْ جَاءَ - قَالَ - فَجَاءَ وَعَلَيْهِ مُلَيَّةٌ صَفْرَاءُ فَقُلْتُ لِصَاحِبِي كَمَا أَنْتَ حَتَّى أَنْظُرَ مَا جَاءَ بِهِ . فَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ أَهَا هُنَا عَلِيٌّ أَهَا هُنَا الزُّبَيْرُ أَهَا هُنَا طَلْحَةُ أَهَا هُنَا سَعْدٌ قَالُوا نَعَمْ . قَالَ فَأَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ أَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ يَبْتَاعُ مِرْبَدَ بَنِي فُلاَنٍ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ " . فَابْتَعْتُهُ فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي ابْتَعْتُ مِرْبَدَ بَنِي فُلاَنٍ . قَالَ " فَاجْعَلْهُ فِي مَسْجِدِنَا وَأَجْرُهُ لَكَ " . قَالُوا نَعَمْ . قَالَ فَأَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ هَلْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ يَبْتَاعُ بِئْرَ رُومَةَ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ " . فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ قَدِ ابْتَعْتُ بِئْرَ رُومَةَ . قَالَ " فَاجْعَلْهَا سِقَايَةً لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ وَأَجْرُهَا لَكَ " . قَالُوا نَعَمْ . قَالَ فَأَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ هَلْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ يُجَهِّزْ جَيْشَ الْعُسْرَةِ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ " . فَجَهَّزْتُهُمْ حَتَّى مَا يَفْقِدُونَ عِقَالاً وَلاَ خِطَامًا . قَالُوا نَعَمْ . قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدِ اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدِ اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدْ .
Ishaq ibn Ibrahim reported to us: Al-Mu'tamir ibn Sulayman informed us: I heard my father narrate, from Husayn ibn 'Abd al-Rahman, from 'Amr ibn Jaw'an—a man from Banu Tamim. I said to him, ‘Tell me about al-Ahnaf ibn Qays's withdrawal; what was the story?’ He said: I heard al-Ahnaf say: I came to Madinah while performing Hajj. As we were settling in our lodgings and unloading our baggage, someone came and said, ‘The people have gathered in the mosque.’ I looked out and saw the people gathered, with a group sitting among them: 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, az-Zubayr, Talhah, and Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas—may Allah have mercy on them. When I stood among them, it was said, ‘'Uthman ibn 'Affan has arrived.’ He came wearing a yellow cloak. I said to my companion, ‘Wait here until I see what has brought him.’ 'Uthman said, ‘Is 'Ali here? Is az-Zubayr here? Is Talhah here? Is Sa'd here?’ They said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘I adjure you by Allah, besides whom there is no god: Do you know that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Whoever buys the mirbad of Banu so-and-so, Allah will forgive him”?’ I bought it, then came to the Messenger of Allah and said, ‘I have bought the mirbad of Banu so-and-so.’ He said, ‘Make it part of our mosque, and its reward will be yours.’ They said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘I adjure you by Allah, besides whom there is no god: Do you know that the Messenger of Allah said, “Whoever buys the well of Rumah, Allah will forgive him”?’ I went to the Messenger of Allah and said, ‘I have bought the well of Rumah.’ He said, ‘Make it a water source for the Muslims, and its reward will be yours.’ They said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘I adjure you by Allah, besides whom there is no god: Do you know that the Messenger of Allah said, “Whoever equips the army of hardship, Allah will forgive him”?’ I equipped them until they lacked not even a rope or a camel's bridle. They said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘O Allah, bear witness! O Allah, bear witness! O Allah, bear witness!’
Translation notes
Mirbad is retained as the name of the property purchased for the mosque; its precise physical form is not specified in this passage. The report includes the full questioning of the Companions and the three acts attributed to 'Uthman.