مسند أحمد
Musnad Ahmad Hadith 4400
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حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ حُدَيْجًا، أَخَا زُهَيْرِ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، عَنْ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ: بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى النَّجَاشِيِّ، وَنَحْنُ نَحْوٌ مِنْ ثَمَانِينَ رَجُلًا، فِيهِمْ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، وَجَعْفَرٌ، وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُرْفُطَةَ، وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ مَظْعُونٍ، وَأَبُو مُوسَى، فَأَتَوْا النَّجَاشِيَّ، وَبَعَثَتْ قُرَيْشٌ عَمْرَو بْنَ الْعَاصِ، وَعُمَارَةَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ بِهَدِيَّةٍ فَلَمَّا دَخَلَا عَلَى النَّجَاشِيِّ سَجَدَا لَهُ، ثُمَّ ابْتَدَرَاهُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ، وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَا لَهُ: إِنَّ نَفَرًا مِنْ بَنِي عَمِّنَا نَزَلُوا أَرْضَكَ، وَرَغِبُوا عَنَّا وَعَنْ مِلَّتِنَا، قَالَ: فَأَيْنَ هُمْ؟ قَالَ: هُمْ فِي أَرْضِكَ، فَابْعَثْ إِلَيْهِمْ، فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهِمْ، فَقَالَ جَعْفَرٌ: أَنَا خَطِيبُكُمُ الْيَوْمَ فَاتَّبَعُوهُ، فَسَلَّمَ وَلَمْ يَسْجُدْ، فَقَالُوا لَهُ: مَا لَكَ لَا تَسْجُدُ لِلْمَلِكِ؟ قَالَ: إِنَّا لَا نَسْجُدُ (١) إِلَّا لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، قَالَ: وَمَا ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ: " إِنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بَعَثَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولَهُ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَأَمَرَنَا أَنْ لَا نَسْجُدَ لِأَحَدٍ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، وَأَمَرَنَا بِالصَّلَاةِ وَالزَّكَاةِ "، قَالَ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْعَاصِ: فَإِنَّهُمْ يُخَالِفُونَكَ فِي عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ قَالَ: مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ وَأُمِّهِ؟ قَالُوا: نَقُولُ كَمَا قَالَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، هُوَ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ وَرُوحُهُ، أَلْقَاهَا إِلَى الْعَذْرَاءِ الْبَتُولِ الَّتِي لَمْ يَمَسَّهَا بَشَرٌ، وَلَمْ، ، يَفْرِضْهَا (١) وَلَدٌ، قَالَ: فَرَفَعَ عُودًا مِنَ الْأَرْضِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: يَا مَعْشَرَ الْحَبَشَةِ، وَالْقِسِّيسِينَ، وَالرُّهْبَانِ، َاللهِ مَا يَزِيدُونَ عَلَى الَّذِي نَقُولُ فِيهِ مَا يَسْوَى هَذَا، (٢) مَرْحَبًا بِكُمْ، وَبِمَنْ جِئْتُمْ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ، أَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ، فَإِنَّهُ (٣) الَّذِي نَجِدُ فِي الْإِنْجِيلِ، وَإِنَّهُ الرَّسُولُ الَّذِي بَشَّرَ بِهِ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ، انْزِلُوا حَيْثُ شِئْتُمْ، وَاللهِ لَوْلَا مَا أَنَا فِيهِ مِنَ الْمُلْكِ لَأَتَيْتُهُ حَتَّى أَكُونَ أَنَا أَحْمِلُ نَعْلَيْهِ، وَأُوَضِّئُهُ، وَأَمَرَ بِهَدِيَّةِ الْآخَرِينَ فَرُدَّتْ إِلَيْهِمَا، ثُمَّ تَعَجَّلَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ حَتَّى أَدْرَكَ بَدْرًا، وَزَعَمَ أَنَّ: النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، اسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُ حِينَ بَلَغَهُ مَوْتُهُ (٤)، ،
Translation
English translation
It is narrated from Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sent about eighty men of us—including Abdullah bin Mas'ud, Ja'far, Abdullah bin Afiṭah, Uthman bin Maz'un, and Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with them)—to the Negus. When these people reached the Negus, the Quraysh also sent Amr bin As and Amarah bin Walid with gifts. They entered the court of the Negus, prostrated before him, and quickly stood on either side, saying: "Some people from among our tribe have fled to your land, and they have shown aversion to us and our religion." The Negus asked: "Where are those people?" They replied: "They are in your land; please summon them to you." So the Negus sent for them. Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) said to his companions: "Today, I will be your spokesman." They all agreed. When they reached the Negus, they greeted him with peace but did not prostrate. The people said to them: "Why do you not prostrate before His Majesty the King?" They replied: "We do not prostrate before anyone except Allah, the Exalted." The Negus asked: "What do you mean?" They replied: "Allah, the Exalted, has sent a Prophet to us, and he has commanded us not to prostrate before anyone except Allah. He has also commanded us to give zakat and to pray." Amr bin As said to the Negus: "These people oppose you regarding Jesus (peace be upon him)." The Negus asked them: "What do you say about Jesus (peace be upon him) and his mother?" They replied: "We say what Allah says: that he is the Spirit of Allah and His Word, which He cast towards the virgin maiden whom no man had touched, nor had she any children." Upon this, the Negus picked up a straw from the ground and said: "O people of Abyssinia! Priests! Monks! By Allah, these people do not say anything more about Jesus (peace be upon him) than this straw. I welcome you and the one on whose behalf you have come. I bear witness that he is the Messenger of Allah, and in the Gospel we find mention of him, and he is the very Prophet whose glad tidings Jesus (peace be upon him) gave. You may stay wherever you wish. If it were not for matters of state, by Allah, I would go to him, carry his sandals, and serve him in ablution." Then he ordered that the gift of Amr bin As and Amarah be returned to them, which was returned. After that, Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) quickly returned from there and participated in the Battle of Badr, and he used to say that when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) received news of the Negus's death, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sought forgiveness for him.
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This is Hadith 4400 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 26, Musnad of Abdullah bin Mas'ood, as in-book entry 853.
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مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 4400
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