Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2610
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَمَّارٍ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ الْخُزَاعِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ كَهْمَسِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ يَعْمُرَ، قَالَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ تَكَلَّمَ فِي الْقَدَرِ مَعْبَدٌ الْجُهَنِيُّ قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ أَنَا وَحُمَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحِمْيَرِيُّ حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ فَقُلْنَا لَوْ لَقِينَا رَجُلاً مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَسَأَلْنَاهُ عَمَّا أَحْدَثَ هَؤُلاَءِ الْقَوْمُ . قَالَ فَلَقِينَاهُ يَعْنِي عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ وَهُوَ خَارِجٌ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ قَالَ فَاكْتَنَفْتُهُ أَنَا وَصَاحِبِي قَالَ فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّ صَاحِبِي سَيَكِلُ الْكَلاَمَ إِلَىَّ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ إِنَّ قَوْمًا يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ وَيَتَقَفَّرُونَ الْعِلْمَ وَيَزْعُمُونَ أَنْ لاَ قَدَرَ وَأَنَّ الأَمْرَ أُنُفٌ قَالَ فَإِذَا لَقِيتَ أُولَئِكَ فَأَخْبِرْهُمْ أَنِّي مِنْهُمْ بَرِيءٌ وَأَنَّهُمْ مِنِّي بُرَآءُ وَالَّذِي يَحْلِفُ بِهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ لَوْ أَنَّ أَحَدَهُمْ أَنْفَقَ مِثْلَ أُحُدٍ ذَهَبًا مَا قُبِلَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ حَتَّى يُؤْمِنَ بِالْقَدَرِ خَيْرِهِ وَشَرِّهِ . قَالَ ثُمَّ أَنْشَأَ يُحَدِّثُ فَقَالَ قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ شَدِيدُ بَيَاضِ الثِّيَابِ شَدِيدُ سَوَادِ الشَّعَرِ لاَ يُرَى عَلَيْهِ أَثَرُ السَّفَرِ وَلاَ يَعْرِفُهُ مِنَّا أَحَدٌ حَتَّى أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَلْزَقَ رُكْبَتَهُ بِرُكْبَتِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ مَا الإِيمَانُ قَالَ " أَنْ تُؤْمِنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلاَئِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ وَالْقَدَرِ خَيْرِهِ وَشَرِّهِ " . قَالَ فَمَا الإِسْلاَمُ قَالَ " شَهَادَةُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَإِقَامُ الصَّلاَةِ وَإِيتَاءُ الزَّكَاةِ وَحَجُّ الْبَيْتِ وَصَوْمُ رَمَضَانَ " . قَالَ فَمَا الإِحْسَانُ قَالَ " أَنْ تَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ كَأَنَّكَ تَرَاهُ فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ تَرَاهُ فَإِنَّهُ يَرَاكَ " . قَالَ فِي كُلِّ ذَلِكَ يَقُولُ لَهُ صَدَقْتَ . قَالَ فَتَعَجَّبْنَا مِنْهُ يَسْأَلُهُ وَيُصَدِّقُهُ . قَالَ فَمَتَى السَّاعَةُ قَالَ " مَا الْمَسْئُولُ عَنْهَا بِأَعْلَمَ مِنَ السَّائِلِ " . قَالَ فَمَا أَمَارَتُهَا قَالَ أَنْ تَلِدَ الأَمَةُ رَبَّتَهَا وَأَنْ تَرَى الْحُفَاةَ الْعُرَاةَ الْعَالَةَ أَصْحَابَ الشَّاءِ يَتَطَاوَلُونَ فِي الْبُنْيَانِ " . قَالَ عُمَرُ فَلَقِيَنِي النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بِثَلاَثٍ فَقَالَ " يَا عُمَرُ هَلْ تَدْرِي مَنِ السَّائِلُ ذَاكَ جِبْرِيلُ أَتَاكُمْ يُعَلِّمُكُمْ مَعَالِمَ دِينِكُمْ " . حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، أَخْبَرَنَا كَهْمَسُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَهُ . حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، عَنْ كَهْمَسٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَهُ بِمَعْنَاهُ . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ قَدْ رُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ نَحْوُ هَذَا عَنْ عُمَرَ . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَالصَّحِيحُ هُوَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ عَنْ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Yahya ibn Ya‘mur said: ‘The first person to speak about divine decree was Ma‘bad al-Juhani. Humayd ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Himyari and I set out for Madinah and said, “If only we could meet one of the Prophet’s Companions and ask him about what these people have introduced.” We met ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar as he was leaving the mosque. My companion and I walked on either side of him. I thought my companion would leave the conversation to me, so I said, “Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman, there are people who recite the Quran and seek knowledge, but claim there is no divine decree and that events are wholly new.” He replied, “When you meet them, tell them that I disavow them and they disavow me. By the One by whom ‘Abdullah swears, if one of them spent gold equal to Mount Uhud in charity, it would not be accepted from him until he believed in divine decree, its good and its bad.” Then he began to narrate and said: ‘“‘Umar ibn al-Khattab said: We were with the Messenger of Allah when a man came whose clothes were intensely white and whose hair was intensely black. No sign of travel could be seen on him, and none of us knew him. He came to the Prophet, placed his knees against the Prophet’s knees, and said, ‘O Muhammad, tell me about faith.’ He replied, ‘That you believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, the Last Day, and divine decree, both its good and its bad.’ He asked, ‘Tell me about Islam.’ He replied, ‘To testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger, establish prayer, give zakat, make pilgrimage to the House, and fast Ramadan.’ He asked, ‘Tell me about excellence (ihsan).’ He replied, ‘That you worship Allah as though you see Him; for if you do not see Him, He surely sees you.’ He said after each answer, ‘You have spoken truthfully.’ We were amazed: he asked him questions and then affirmed his answers. He asked, ‘When is the Hour?’ He replied, ‘The one asked about it knows no more than the one asking.’ He asked, ‘Then what are its signs?’ He replied, ‘That a slave woman will give birth to her mistress, and that you will see barefoot, unclothed, destitute shepherds competing to build taller buildings.’” ‘Umar said: “Three days later, the Prophet met me and said, ‘‘Umar, do you know who the questioner was? That was Gabriel. He came to teach you the fundamental matters of your religion.’”’”
Ahmad ibn Muhammad narrated it from Ibn al-Mubarak, from Kahmas ibn al-Hasan, with this chain and similar wording. Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated it from Mu‘adh ibn Mu‘adh, from Kahmas, with this chain and similar meaning. Reports on this topic are also related from Talhah ibn ‘Ubaydullah, Anas ibn Malik, and Abu Hurairah. Abu ‘Isa said: ‘This hadith is hasan sahih and has been narrated from ‘Umar through more than one route. It has also been narrated from Ibn ‘Umar from the Prophet, but the correct version is Ibn ‘Umar, from ‘Umar, from the Prophet.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
This source unit includes Yahya ibn Ya‘mur’s account about belief in divine decree, followed by the full Hadith of Gabriel narrated through ‘Umar. The phrase al-amr unuf is rendered as the claim that events are wholly new and not decreed beforehand. The source concludes that the correct chain for the Hadith of Gabriel is Ibn ‘Umar from ‘Umar from the Prophet, and this transmission-critical note is retained.