Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3010
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبِ بْنِ عَرَبِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ الأَنْصَارِيُّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ طَلْحَةَ بْنَ خِرَاشٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ لَقِيَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ لِي " يَا جَابِرُ مَا لِي أَرَاكَ مُنْكَسِرًا " . قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اسْتُشْهِدَ أَبِي قُتِلَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ وَتَرَكَ عِيَالاً وَدَيْنًا . قَالَ " أَفَلاَ أُبَشِّرُكَ بِمَا لَقِيَ اللَّهُ بِهِ أَبَاكَ " . قَالَ قُلْتُ بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ . قَالَ " مَا كَلَّمَ اللَّهُ أَحَدًا قَطُّ إِلاَّ مِنْ وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍ وَأَحْيَا أَبَاكَ فَكَلَّمَهُ كِفَاحًا فَقَالَ يَا عَبْدِي تَمَنَّ عَلَىَّ أُعْطِكَ . قَالَ يَا رَبِّ تُحْيِينِي فَأُقْتَلَ فِيكَ ثَانِيةً . قَالَ الرَّبُّ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِنَّهُ قَدْ سَبَقَ مِنِّي أَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْهَا لاَ يُرْجَعُونَ " . قَالَ وَأُنْزِلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ : (وَلَاَ تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتًا ) الآيَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ وَلاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ مُوسَى بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَرَوَاهُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمَدِينِيِّ وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ كِبَارِ أَهْلِ الْحَدِيثِ هَكَذَا عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ . وَقَدْ رَوَى عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ شَيْئًا مِنْ هَذَا .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Talhah ibn Khirash reported that he heard Jabir ibn ‘Abd Allah say: ‘The Messenger of Allah met me and asked, “Jabir, why do I see you grieving?” I said, “Messenger of Allah, my father was martyred at Uhud, leaving children and debts behind.” He asked, “Shall I tell you what your father received from Allah?” I said, “Yes, Messenger of Allah.” He said, “Allah has never spoken to anyone except from behind a veil. He brought your father to life and spoke to him directly, saying, ‘My servant, ask Me and I will give you what you ask.’ He said, ‘My Lord, bring me back to life so that I may be killed in Your cause a second time.’ Allah, Exalted and Mighty, said, ‘It has already been decreed by Me that they will not return.’” Then this verse was revealed: “Do not think of those killed in Allah’s cause as dead…” (Qur’an 3:169).’ Abu ‘Isa graded this hadith hasan gharib by this route. He said it is known only through Musa ibn Ibrahim, though ‘Ali ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Madini and other leading hadith scholars transmitted it from him in this form. ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Aqil also narrated part of it from Jabir.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The report’s account says Allah spoke to Jabir’s father directly, in contrast with the general statement about speaking from behind a veil.
The hadith’s grading and uncommon chain are included as stated by Abu ‘Isa.