Hadith of As-Sa'ib ibn 'Abd Allah (may Allah be pleased with him)

حَدِيثُ السَّائِبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ (١)، ١٥٥٠٠ - حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُهَاجِرٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ السَّائِبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ، قَالَ: جِيءَ بِي إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ فَتْحِ، ، مَكَّةَ جَاءَ بِي عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ، وَزُهَيْرٌ، فَجَعَلُوا يَثْنُونَ عَلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " لَا تُعْلِمُونِي بِهِ قَدْ كَانَ صَاحِبِي فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ " قَالَ: قَالَ: نَعَمْ. يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، فَنِعْمَ الصَّاحِبُ كُنْتَ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ: " يَا سَائِبُ انْظُرْ أَخْلَاقَكَ الَّتِي كُنْتَ تَصْنَعُهَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَاجْعَلْهَا فِي الْإِسْلَامِ، أَقْرِ الضَّيْفَ، وَأَكْرِمِ الْيَتِيمَ، وَأَحْسِنْ إِلَى جَارِكَ " (١)، ،

It is narrated from Sa’ib bin Abdullah that on the day of the conquest of Makkah, I was presented before the Prophet (peace be upon him). Those who brought me were Uthman and Zuhair. They began to praise me. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Do not tell me about their attachments; they have been my companions in the time of ignorance. I said: O Messenger of Allah! And you were the best companion. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Sa’ib, see that the morals you used to observe in the time of ignorance, maintain them also in the state of Islam: hospitality, honoring the orphan, and treating the neighbor well.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُهَاجِرٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ قَائِدِ السَّائِبِ، عَنِ السَّائِبِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " صَلَاةُ الْقَاعِدِ عَلَى النِّصْفِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْقَائِمِ " (١)، ،

It is narrated from Sa’ib that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: The reward for offering prayer while sitting is half of the reward for offering it while standing.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُهَاجِرٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ قَائِدِ السَّائِبِ، عَنِ السَّائِبِ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " كُنْتَ شَرِيكِي فَكُنْتَ خَيْرَ شَرِيكٍ، كُنْتَ لَا تُدَارِي، وَلَا تُمَارِي " (١)،

It is narrated from Saib that he said to the Prophet (ﷺ): "You were my partner in trade; you were the best partner. You neither argued nor disputed."

حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سَيْفٌ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ مُجَاهِدًا، يَقُولُ: كَانَ السَّائِبُ بْنُ أَبِي السَّائِبِ الْعَابِدِيُّ شَرِيكَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ، قَالَ: فَجَاءَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ، فَقَالَ: " بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي لَا تُدَارِي، وَلَا تُمَارِي " (٢)،

It is narrated from Sa'ib, who was a business partner in the time of ignorance, that he said to the Prophet (ﷺ) on the day of the conquest of Makkah: "May my parents be sacrificed for you, you neither used to quarrel nor dispute."

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ يَعْنِي أَبَا زَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا، ، هِلَالٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ خَبَّابٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ مَوْلَاهُ أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ فِيمَنْ يَبْنِي الْكَعْبَةَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ؟ قَالَ: وَلِي حَجَرٌ أَنَا نَحَتُّهُ بِيَدَيَّ أَعْبُدُهُ مِنْ دُونِ اللهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى، فَأَجِيءُ بِاللَّبَنِ الْخَاثِرِ الَّذِي أَنْفَسُهُ عَلَى نَفْسِي، فَأَصُبُّهُ عَلَيْهِ، فَيَجِيءُ الْكَلْبُ فَيَلْحَسُهُ، ثُمَّ يَشْغَرُ فَيَبُولُ فَبَنَيْنَا حَتَّى بَلَغْنَا مَوْضِعَ الْحَجَرِ، وَمَا يَرَى الْحَجَرَ أَحَدٌ، فَإِذَا هُوَ وَسْطَ حِجَارَتِنَا مِثْلَ رَأْسِ الرَّجُلِ يَكَادُ يَتَرَاءَى مِنْهُ، وَجْهُ الرَّجُلِ فَقَالَ: بَطْنٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ نَحْنُ نَضَعُهُ، وَقَالَ: آخَرُونَ نَحْنُ نَضَعُهُ، فَقَالُوا: اجْعَلُوا بَيْنَكُمْ حَكَمًا، قَالُوا: أَوَّلَ رَجُلٍ يَطْلُعُ مِنَ الْفَجِّ، فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالُوا: أَتَاكُمُ الْأَمِينُ، فَقَالُوا لَهُ، " فَوَضَعَهُ فِي ثَوْبٍ، ثُمَّ دَعَا بُطُونَهُمْ فَأَخَذُوا بِنَوَاحِيهِ مَعَهُ، فَوَضَعَهُ هُوَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " (١)، ،

The master of Mujahid says that in the time of ignorance, I also participated in the construction of the Kaaba. I had a stone which I had carved with my own hands, and I used to worship it instead of Allah. I would bring the best kind of milk, which in my eyes was excellent, and I would pour it over the idol. A dog would come, lick it, and after a while, urinate and expel it from its body. In short, while we were constructing the Kaaba and reached the level of the Black Stone, until then no one had even seen the Black Stone. Later, it was found that it was lying among our stones. It resembled a man's head, and even a human face could be seen in it. At that moment, a clan of the Quraysh said that they would place the Black Stone in its place; another said, "We will place it." Some people suggested appointing an arbitrator among themselves. They said, "The first man who comes to this place will be our arbitrator." After a while, the first to come there was the Prophet (ﷺ). The people said, "The trustworthy one has come to you." Then they mentioned this matter to the Prophet (ﷺ). The Prophet (ﷺ) placed the Black Stone in a large cloth and called the clans of the Quraysh. Those people each held a corner of it, and when they reached the original place, the Prophet (ﷺ) lifted it and installed it with his blessed hand.

حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ خُثَيْمٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ السَّائِبِ بْنِ أَبِي السَّائِبِ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُشَارِكُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَبْلَ الْإِسْلَامِ فِي التِّجَارَةِ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْفَتْحِ جَاءَهُ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " مَرْحَبًا بِأَخِي، وَشَرِيكِي كَانَ لَا يُدَارِي، وَلَا يُمَارِي، يَا سَائِبُ قَدْ كُنْتَ تَعْمَلُ أَعْمَالًا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ، لَا تُقْبَلُ مِنْكَ، وَهِيَ، ، الْيَوْمَ تُقْبَلُ مِنْكَ "، وَكَانَ ذَا سَلَفٍ وَصِلَةٍ (١)، ،

It is narrated from Sa'ib that before Islam, he was a business partner of the Prophet (peace be upon him). On the day of the conquest of Makkah, he presented himself before the Prophet (peace be upon him), so the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Welcome to my brother and business partner, who neither competed nor argued. Sa'ib, you used to do some good deeds in the time of ignorance, but at that time they were not accepted; however, now they will be accepted. Sa'ib used to give loans to those in need and maintain ties of kinship.