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Musnad Ahmad Hadith 15922

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Original Arabic

حَدِيثُ أَبِي الْمُعَلَّى، ١٥٩٢٢ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ هِشَامٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي الْمُعَلَّى، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَطَبَ يَوْمًا فَقَالَ: " " إِنَّ رَجُلًا خَيَّرَهُ رَبُّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بَيْنَ أَنْ يَعِيشَ فِي الدُّنْيَا، مَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَعِيشَ فِيهَا، يَأْكُلُ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا مَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْهَا، وَبَيْنَ لِقَاءِ رَبِّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، فَاخْتَارَ لِقَاءَ رَبِّهِ " " قَالَ: فَبَكَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أَلَا تَعْجَبُونَ مِنْ هَذَا الشَّيْخِ، أَنْ ذَكَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلًا صَالِحًا خَيَّرَهُ رَبُّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى بَيْنَ الدُّنْيَا، وَبَيْنَ لِقَاءِ رَبِّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى فَاخْتَارَ لِقَاءَ رَبِّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَعْلَمَهُمْ بِمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: بَلْ نَفْدِيكَ بِأَمْوَالِنَا وَأَبْنَائِنَا - أَوْ بِآبَائِنَا (١) - فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " " مَا مِنَ النَّاسِ أَحَدٌ أَمَنُّ عَلَيْنَا فِي صُحْبَتِهِ، وَذَاتِ يَدِهِ مِنْ ابْنِ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ، وَلَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلًا لَاتَّخَذْتُ ابْنَ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ، وَلَكِنْ وُدٌّ، وَإِخَاءُ إِيمَانٍ (٢) ، وَلَكِنْ وُدٌّ، وَإِخَاءُ إِيمَانٍ مَرَّتَيْنِ، وَإِنَّ صَاحِبَكُمْ خَلِيلُ اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ " (٣) "، ، . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .، ،

Translation

English translation

It is narrated from Abu Ma'la that one day the Prophet, while delivering a sermon, said: "Allah has given a person the choice to remain in this world as long as he wishes and to eat whatever he wishes, or to come to meet his Lord. He chose to meet his Lord." Upon hearing this, Siddiq Akbar began to weep. The Companions said, "Look at this old man! The Prophet (peace be upon him) mentioned a righteous man whom Allah gave the choice between the world and meeting Him, and he preferred to meet his Lord." But among us, Abu Bakr understood the reality of the Prophet's words the most. Abu Bakr said, "We are ready to offer our wealth, children, and fathers in your place." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Among the people, in companionship and in possessions, no one has done more favors to me than Ibn Abi Quhafah. If I were to take anyone as a close friend (khalil), I would have taken Ibn Abi Quhafah, but here, the brotherhood and affection of faith is sufficient." He said this sentence twice: "And your Prophet himself is Allah's close friend (khalil)."

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 15922 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 221, Hadith of Abu al-Ma'la (may Allah be pleased with him), as in-book entry 1.

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مسند احمد / مسند المكيين / 15922

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