مسند أحمد
Musnad Ahmad Hadith 17852
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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي الْمُعَلَّى، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَطَبَ يَوْمًا، فَقَالَ: " إِنَّ رَجُلًا خَيَّرَهُ رَبُّهُ بَيْنَ أَنْ يَعِيشَ فِي الدُّنْيَا مَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَعِيشَ فِيهَا، وَيَأْكُلَ فِي الدُّنْيَا مَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ فِيهَا، وَبَيْنَ لِقَاءِ رَبِّهِ، فَاخْتَارَ لِقَاءَ رَبِّهِ "، قَالَ: فَبَكَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ، 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 عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بَيْنَ لِقَاءِ رَبِّهِ وَبَيْنَ الدُّنْيَا، فَاخْتَارَ لِقَاءَ رَبِّهِ وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَعْلَمَهُمْ بِمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: بَلْ نَفْدِيكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ بِأَمْوَالِنَا، وَأَبْنَائِنَا، 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، وَلَكِنْ وُدٌّ وَإِخَاءُ، إِيمَانٍ - مَرَّتَيْنِ -، وَإِنَّ صَاحِبَكُمْ خَلِيلُ اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ " (١)، ،
Translation
English translation
It is narrated from Abu al-Ma'la that one day the Prophet (peace be upon him) was delivering a sermon and said that Allah Almighty gave a person the choice to remain in the world as long as he wished, to eat whatever he wished, and between meeting his Lord; he chose to meet his Lord. Upon hearing this, Siddiq Akbar (may Allah be pleased with him) began to weep. The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) 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 chose to meet his Lord?" But among us, Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was the one who understood the reality of the Prophet's (peace be upon him) statement the most. Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "We are ready to offer our wealth, sons, 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 Quhafa (may Allah be pleased with him). If I were to take anyone as a close friend (khalil), I would have taken Ibn Abi Quhafa (may Allah be pleased with him), but here, the bond of faith and affection is sufficient." He said this sentence twice: "And your Prophet himself is Allah's close friend (khalil)."
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This is Hadith 17852 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 565, Hadith of Abu Sa'id ibn al-Mu'alla (may Allah be pleased with him), as in-book entry 2.
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مسند احمد / مسند الشاميين / 17852
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