مسند أحمد
Musnad Ahmad Hadith 17591
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حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ - قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ - أَخْبَرَنِي، ، عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَالِكٍ الْمُدْلِجِيُّ، وهُوَ ابْنُ أَخِي سُرَاقَةَ بْنِ مَالِكِ بْنِ جُعْشُمٍ (١) ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ، أَخْبَرَهُ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ سُرَاقَةَ، يَقُولُ: " جَاءَنَا رُسُلُ كُفَّارِ قُرَيْشٍ، يَجْعَلُونَ فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَفِي أَبِي بَكْرٍ دِيَةَ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا لِمَنْ قَتَلَهُمَا، أَوْ أَسَرَهُمَا، فَبَيْنَا أَنَا جَالِسٌ فِي مَجْلِسٍ مِنْ مَجَالِسِ قَوْمِي، بَنِي مُدْلِجٍ، أَقْبَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ حَتَّى قَامَ عَلَيْنَا، فَقَالَ: يَا سُرَاقَةُ، إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ آنِفًا أَسْوَدَةً بِالسَّاحِلِ، إِنِّي أُرَاهَا مُحَمَّدًا وَأَصْحَابَهُ. قَالَ سُرَاقَةُ: فَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُمْ هُمْ. فَقُلْتُ: إِنَّهُمْ لَيْسُوا بِهِمْ، وَلَكِنْ رَأَيْتَ فُلَانًا وَفُلَانًا انْطَلَقَ آنِفًا. قَالَ: ثُمَّ لَبِثْتُ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ سَاعَةً، حَتَّى قُمْتُ، فَدَخَلْتُ بَيْتِي، فَأَمَرْتُ جَارِيَتِي أَنْ تُخْرِجَ لِي فَرَسِي، وَهِيَ مِنْ وَرَاءِ أَكَمَةٍ، فَتَحْبِسَهَا عَلَيَّ، وَأَخَذْتُ رُمْحِي، فَخَرَجْتُ بِهِ مِنْ ظَهْرِ الْبَيْتِ، فَخَطَطْتُ بِرُمْحِي الْأَرْضَ، وَخَفَضْتُ عَالِيَةَ الرُّمْحِ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ فَرَسِي، فَرَكِبْتُهَا، فَرَفَعْتُهَا تَقَرَّبُ بِي، حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ أَسْوَدَتَهُمَا، فَلَمَّا دَنَوْتُ مِنْهُمْ حَيْثُ يُسْمِعُهُمُ الصَّوْتُ، عَثَرَتْ بِي فَرَسِي، فَخَرَرْتُ عَنْهَا، فَقُمْتُ، فَأَهْوَيْتُ بِيَدَيَّ إِلَى كِنَانَتِي، فَاسْتَخْرَجْتُ مِنْهَا الْأَزْلَامَ، فَاسْتَقْسَمْتُ بِهَا، أَضُرُّهُمْ أَمْ لَا؟ فَخَرَجَ الَّذِي أَكْرَهُ: أَنْ لَا أَضُرَّهُمْ، فَرَكِبْتُ فَرَسِي، وَعَصَيْتُ الْأَزْلَامَ، فَرَفَعْتُهَا تَقَرَّبُ، ، بِي، حَتَّى إِذَا دَنَوْتُ مِنْهُمْ، عَثَرَتْ بِي فَرَسِي، فَخَرَرْتُ عَنْهَا، فَقُمْتُ، فَأَهْوَيْتُ بِيَدَيَّ إِلَى كِنَانَتِي، فَأَخْرَجْتُ الْأَزْلَامَ، فَاسْتَقْسَمْتُ بِهَا، فَخَرَجَ الَّذِي أَكْرَهُ: أَنْ لَا أَضُرَّهُمْ، فَعَصَيْتُ الْأَزْلَامَ، وَرَكِبْتُ فَرَسِي، فَرَفَعْتُهَا تَقَرَّبُ بِي، حَتَّى إِذَا سَمِعْتُ قِرَاءَةَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَهُوَ لَا يَلْتَفِتُ، وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ يُكْثِرُ الِالْتِفَاتَ سَاخَتْ يَدَا فَرَسِي فِي الْأَرْضِ حَتَّى بَلَغَتِ الرُّكْبَتَيْنِ، فَخَرَرْتُ عَنْهَا، فَزَجَرْتُهَا، وَنَهَضْتُ، فَلَمْ تَكَدْ تُخْرِجُ يَدَيْهَا، فَلَمَّا اسْتَوَتْ قَائِمَةً إِذَا لِأَثَرِ يَدَيهَا (١) عُثَانٌ سَاطِعٌ فِي السَّمَاءِ مِثْلُ الدُّخَانِ - قَالَ مَعْمَرٌ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَلَاءِ: مَا الْعُثَانُ؟ فَسَكَتَ سَاعَةً، ثُمَّ قَالَ: هُوَ الدُّخَانُ مِنْ غَيْرِ نَارٍ - قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ فِي حَدِيثِهِ: فَاسْتَقْسَمْتُ بِالْأَزْلَامِ، فَخَرَجَ الَّذِي أَكْرَهُ: أَنْ لَا أَضُرَّهُمْ، فَنَادَيْتُهُمَا بِالْأَمَانِ، فَوَقَفَا، فَرَكِبْتُ فَرَسِي حَتَّى جِئْتُهُمْ، فَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي حِينَ لَقِيتُ مَا لَقِيتُ مِنَ الْحَبْسِ عَنْهُمْ، أَنَّهُ سَيَظْهَرُ أَمْرُ رَسُولِ اللهِ. فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: إِنَّ قَوْمَكَ قَدْ جَعَلُوا فِيكَ الدِّيَةَ، وَأَخْبَرْتُهُمْ مِنْ أَخْبَارِ سَفَرِهِمْ، وَمَا يُرِيدُ النَّاسُ بِهِمْ، وَعَرَضْتُ عَلَيْهِمُ الزَّادَ وَالْمَتَاعَ، فَلَمْ يَرْزُؤونِي شَيْئًا، وَلَمْ يَسْأَلُونِي، إِلَّا أَنْ: أَخْفِ عَنَّا، فَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ لِي كِتَابَ مُوَادَعَةٍ آمَنُ بِهِ، فَأَمَرَ عَامِرَ بْنَ فُهَيْرَةَ، فَكَتَبَ لِي فِي رُقْعَةٍ مِنْ، ، أَدِيمٍ ثُمَّ مَضَى " (١)، ، . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .، ،
Translation
English translation
It is narrated from Suraqah (may Allah be pleased with him): (Before my acceptance of Islam, at the time of migration) some messengers of the disbelievers of Quraysh came to us and informed that the Quraysh had announced a full blood money (one hundred camels) for whoever would martyr or capture the Prophet (ﷺ) and Siddiq Akbar (may Allah be pleased with him). I was sitting in the assembly of my tribe Banu Mudlij when a man came and stood before us and said, “O Suraqah! I have just seen some people going towards the coast; I think they are Muhammad (ﷺ) and his companion.” Suraqah says: I understood that these were the same people, but I told them, “These are not those people; you must have seen such and such persons who have just passed by here.” Then I sat in that assembly for a little while, after which I stood up and went home and ordered my slave girl to take my horse behind the hill and wait for me. Then I took my spear and left the house, drawing a line on the ground with my spear as I went until I reached my horse. I mounted it and made it run at full speed. I got so close to them that their bodies became visible to me. When I got so near to them that their voices could be heard, my horse stumbled and fell, and I also fell off it. I got up from the ground, took out arrows from my quiver, and started drawing lots to see whether I should harm them or not. The arrow came out which I disliked, i.e., not to harm them. But I ignored the result of the arrow and mounted my horse again. But the same thing happened the second time. The third time, when I got close and could hear the recitation of the Prophet (ﷺ), the Prophet (ﷺ) was not looking right or left, but Siddiq Akbar (may Allah be pleased with him) kept looking around repeatedly. Then the front legs of my horse sank into the ground up to the knees, and I fell down. I scolded my horse and made it stand up; it did stand, but its legs could not come out. And when it stood upright, a cloud of smoke spread from there up to the sky. Once again, I drew lots with the arrows, and as before, the same arrow came out which I disliked, i.e., not to harm them. So I called out to both of them and assured them of my safety, and they stopped. I rode my horse and reached them. When this happened to me, it was at that very moment that the thought settled in my heart that the religion of the Prophet (ﷺ) would surely prevail. So I submitted to the Prophet (ﷺ) that your people have announced blood money for you, and I informed the Prophet (ﷺ) about all the spies and people searching for them. Then I offered them provisions and travel supplies, but they did not take anything from me and only asked me to keep all these matters secret regarding them. I requested the Prophet (ﷺ) to write a letter of protection for me. The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered Amir bin Fuhayrah, and he wrote a letter of protection for me on a piece of leather. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) continued on his journey.
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This is Hadith 17591 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 519, Hadith of Suraqah ibn Malik ibn Ju'shum (may Allah be pleased with him), as in-book entry 11.
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