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Musnad Ahmad Hadith 21064

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Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلَالٍ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، مِنْ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ كَانَ مَعَ الْخَوَارِجِ، ثُمَّ فَارَقَهُمْ، قَالَ:، ، دَخَلُوا قَرْيَةً، فَخَرَجَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ خَبَّابٍ، ذَعِرًا يَجُرُّ رِدَاءَهُ، فَقَالُوا: لَمْ تُرَعْ؟ قَالَ: وَاللهِ لَقَدْ رُعْتُمُونِي. قَالُوا: أَنْتَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ خَبَّابٍ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ. قَالَ: فَهَلْ سَمِعْتَ مِنْ أَبِيكَ، حَدِيثًا يُحَدِّثُهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تُحَدِّثُنَاهُ؟ (١) قَالَ: نَعَمْ، سَمِعْتُهُ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ فِتْنَةً الْقَاعِدُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْقَائِمِ، وَالْقَائِمُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْمَاشِي، وَالْمَاشِي فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ السَّاعِي، قَالَ: " فَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتَ ذَاكَ، فَكُنْ عَبْدَ اللهِ الْمَقْتُولَ، قَالَ أَيُّوبُ: وَلَا أَعْلَمُهُ إِلَّا قَالَ، وَلَا تَكُنْ عَبْدَ اللهِ الْقَاتِلَ ". قَالُوا: أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَ هَذَا مِنْ أَبِيكَ يُحَدِّثُهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ. قَالَ: فَقَدَّمُوهُ عَلَى ضَفَّةِ النَّهَرِ، فَضَرَبُوا عُنُقَهُ فَسَالَ دَمُهُ كَأَنَّهُ شِرَاكُ نَعْلٍ مَا ابْذَقَرَّ، وَبَقَرُوا أُمَّ وَلَدِهِ عَمَّا فِي بَطْنِهَا (٢)، ،

Translation

English translation

A man from Abdul Qais who was with the Khawarij and then separated from them says that the Khawarij entered a town, and from there, Abdullah bin Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) came out in fear, dragging his sheet. The Khawarij said to him, "Do not be afraid." He replied, "By Allah, you have frightened me." The Khawarij asked, "Are you Abdullah, the son of Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him), the companion of the Prophet (ﷺ)?" He replied, "Yes." The Khawarij said, "Have you heard any hadith from your father regarding the Prophet (ﷺ) that you can narrate to us?" He replied, "Yes, I heard my father say regarding the Prophet (ﷺ) that the Prophet (ﷺ), mentioning the time of tribulations, said: 'In that time, the one who is sitting will be better than the one who is standing, and the one who is standing will be better than the one who is walking, and the one who is walking will be better than the one who is running. If you reach that time, then become the slain servant of Allah, not the killer servant of Allah.'" The Khawarij asked, "Did you really hear this from your father regarding the Prophet (ﷺ)?" He replied, "Yes." So they seized Abdullah, took him to the bank of the river, and martyred him there. His blood was flowing as if it were a sandal strap that had not been separated. Then they ripped open the belly of his slave woman (umm walad) and killed her child as well.

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 21064 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 917, Hadith of Khabbab ibn Al-Aratt from the Prophet (peace be upon him), as in-book entry 13.

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مسند احمد / أول مسند البصريين / 21064

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