Hadith of 'Abd Allah ibn Salam (may Allah be pleased with him)

حَدِيثُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ (١)، ٢٣٧٧٩ - حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ، وَسُرَيْجٌ قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحٌ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ: كَانَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ يُحَدِّثُنَا عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: " إِنَّ فِي الْجُمُعَةِ سَاعَةً "، فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ، قُلْتُ: وَاللهِ لَوْ جِئْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ، ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ فَسَأَلْتُ عَنْهَا فَقَالَ: خَلَقَ اللهُ آدَمَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ، وَأُهْبِطَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ، وَقَبَضَهُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ، وَفِيهِ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ، فَهِيَ آخِرُ سَاعَةٍ وَقَالَ سُرَيْجٌ فَهِيَ آخِرُ سَاعَتِهِ (٢) فَقُلْتُ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " فِي صَلَاةٍ " وَلَيْسَتْ بِسَاعَةِ صَلَاةٍ قَالَ: أَوَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " مُنْتَظِرُ الصَّلَاةِ فِي صَلَاةٍ "؟ قُلْتُ: بَلَى قَالَ: هِيَ وَاللهِ هِيَ (٣)، ،

Abu Salamah says that Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to narrate to us this hadith of the Prophet (ﷺ) that there comes an hour on Friday... Then the narrator mentioned the entire hadith and said: I thought, by Allah, if I ever get the chance to be in the presence of Abu Saeed Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), I will definitely ask him this question. So I left from there and went to Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) and asked him about it. He said: Allah Almighty created Adam (peace be upon him) on Friday, on this day he was sent down to the earth, on this day his soul was taken, and on this day the Day of Judgment will be established. Therefore, this is the last hour. I said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said that this hour is during the time of prayer, and after Asr there is no time for prayer? He said: Do you not know that the Prophet (ﷺ) said that the one who waits for the prayer is considered to be in prayer? I said: Why not, by Allah, that is it.

حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْفُضَيْلُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ خُنَيْسٍ (١) الْغِفَارِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ، قَالَ: " مَا بَيْنَ كَذَا (٢) ، وَأُحُدٍ حَرَامٌ، حَرَّمَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، مَا كُنْتُ لِأَقْطَعَ بِهِ شَجَرَةً وَلَا أَقْتُلَ بِهِ طَائِرًا " (٣)، ،

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) that the area from this place, i.e., from Kada to Uhud, is "Haram" which the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) has declared as Haram. Therefore, I can neither cut any tree here nor kill any bird.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنِي الضَّحَّاكُ، عَنْ أَبِي النَّضْرِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَالِسٌ: إِنَّا نَجِدُ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ فِي يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ سَاعَةً لَا يُوَافِقُهَا عَبْدٌ مُسْلِمٌ وَهُوَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ، فَيَسْأَلَ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ شَيْئًا، إِلَّا أَعْطَاهُ مَا سَأَلَهُ، فَأَشَارَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " بَعْضُ سَاعَةٍ " قَالَ: فَقُلْتُ: صَدَقَ رَسُولُ اللهِ قَالَ أَبُو النَّضْرِ: قَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ: سَأَلْتُهُ أَيَّةَ سَاعَةٍ هِيَ؟ قَالَ: " آخِرُ سَاعَاتِ النَّهَارِ "، فَقُلْتُ: إِنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ بِسَاعَةِ صَلَاةٍ، فَقَالَ: " بَلَى إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ الْمُسْلِمَ فِي صَلَاةٍ إِذَا صَلَّى، ثُمَّ قَعَدَ فِي مُصَلَّاهُ لَا يَحْبِسُهُ إِلَّا انْتِظَارُ الصَّلَاةِ " (١)، ،

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) that once in the presence of the Noble Prophet (ﷺ), I said that we find in the Book of Allah that on Friday there comes an hour such that if a Muslim servant attains it while he is praying, whatever he asks from Allah, He will surely grant it. The Noble Prophet (ﷺ) indicated with a gesture that hour is very brief. I said, "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) has spoken the truth." Abu Salamah says that I asked Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him), "Which hour is that?" He replied, "The last hour of the day." I asked, "Is it not the hour of prayer?" He replied, "Why not? When a Muslim servant, after performing prayer, sits in the same place waiting for the next prayer, he is counted as being in prayer."

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَعْلَى أَبُو مُحَيَّاةَ التَّيْمِيُّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ أَخِي عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ، قَالَ: قَدِمْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَلَيْسَ اسْمِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ " فَسَمَّانِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ " (١)،

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) that when I presented myself before the Noble Prophet (ﷺ), my name was not Abdullah bin Salam; it is the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) who named me Abdullah bin Salam.

حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ مَعْرُوفٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِلَالٍ، أَنَّ يَحْيَى بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ عَوْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ، عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ نَسِيرُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذْ سَمِعَ الْقَوْمَ وَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ: أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَفْضَلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِيمَانٌ بِاللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ، وَجِهَادٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ، وَحَجٌّ مَبْرُورٌ "،، ، ثُمَّ سَمِعَ نِدَاءً فِي الْوَادِي يَقُولُ: أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " وَأَنَا أَشْهَدُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا يَشْهَدَ بِهَا أَحَدٌ إِلَّا بَرِئَ مِنَ الشِّرْكِ " قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ: وَسَمِعْتُهُ أَنَا مِنْ هَارُونَ (١)، ،

Harun ibn Ma'ruf narrated to us, Ibn Wahb narrated to us, Amr ibn al-Harith narrated to us, from Sa'id ibn Abi Hilal, that Yahya ibn Abd al-Rahman narrated to him, from Awn ibn Abd Allah, from Yusuf ibn Abd Allah ibn Salam, from his father, who said: While we were traveling with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, he heard the people as they were saying: "Which deeds are best, O Messenger of Allah?" The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Faith in Allah and His Messenger, striving in the way of Allah, and an accepted Hajj." Then he heard a call in the valley, saying: "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "And I bear witness, and I bear witness that no one bears witness to it except that he is free from shirk (associating partners with Allah)." Abd Allah said: And I heard it myself from Harun..

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَوْفٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زُرَارَةُ، قَالَ: قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ ح، وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَوْفٌ، عَنْ زُرَارَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ، قَالَ: لَمَّا قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ انْجَفَلَ النَّاسُ عَلَيْهِ، فَكُنْتُ فِيمَنِ انْجَفَلَ، فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنْتُ وَجْهَهُ عَرَفْتُ أَنَّ وَجْهَهُ لَيْسَ بِوَجْهِ كَذَّابٍ، فَكَانَ أَوَّلُ شَيْءٍ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ: " أَفْشُوا السَّلَامَ، وَأَطْعِمُوا الطَّعَامَ، وَصِلُوا الْأَرْحَامَ، وَصَلُّوا وَالنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ تَدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ بِسَلَامٍ " (١)، ،

Yahya ibn Sa'id narrated to us, from 'Awf, who narrated to us from Zurara, who said: 'Abdullah ibn Salam said. And Muhammad ibn Ja'far narrated to us, who narrated to us from 'Awf, from Zurara, from 'Abdullah ibn Salam, who said: When the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, arrived in Medina, the people rushed towards him, and I was among those who rushed. When I looked closely at his face, I knew that his face was not the face of a liar. The first thing I heard him say was: "Spread peace, feed food, maintain ties of kinship, and pray at night while people are asleep, you will enter Paradise in peace."

قَرَأْتُ عَلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ: مَالِكٌ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْهَادِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: ثُمَّ لَقِيتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ سَلَامٍ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ: قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَيَّةَ سَاعَةٍ هِيَ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ: فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: فَأَخْبِرْنِي وَلَا تَضِنَّ عَلَيَّ، قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ: هِيَ آخِرُ سَاعَةٍ مِنْ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ، قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ: كَيْفَ تَكُونُ آخِرَ سَاعَةٍ مِنْ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ؟ وَقَدْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " لَا يُصَادِفُهَا عَبْدٌ مُسْلِمٌ يُصَلِّي، وَتِلْكَ سَاعَةٌ لَا يُصَلَّى فِيهَا " قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ: أَلَمْ يَقُلْ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " مَنْ جَلَسَ مَجْلِسًا يَنْتَظِرُ فِيهِ الصَّلَاةَ فَهُوَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ حَتَّى يُصَلِّيَ " فَقُلْتُ: بَلَى قَالَ: فَهُوَ ذَاكَ (١)،

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) arrived in Madinah Munawwarah, people began to come to him in groups. I was also among them. When I saw the radiant face of the Noble Prophet (ﷺ), I realized that this could not be the face of a liar. And the very first words I heard from the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) were: "Spread peace, maintain ties of kinship, and pray at night when people are asleep; you will enter Paradise in peace."

حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ،، ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: فَلَقِيتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ سَلَامٍ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ حَدِيثِي وَحَدِيثَ كَعْبٍ فِي قَوْلِهِ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ قَالَ: كَذَبَ كَعْبٌ هُوَ كَمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " فِي كُلِّ يَوْمِ جُمُعَةٍ " قُلْتُ: إِنَّهُ قَدْ رَجَعَ، قَالَ: أَمَا وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لَأَعْرِفُ تِلْكَ السَّاعَةَ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ فَأَخْبِرْنِي بِهَا قَالَ: هِيَ آخِرُ سَاعَةٍ مِنْ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ: قَالَ: لَا يُوَافِقُ مُؤْمِنٌ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي، قَالَ: أَمَا سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " مَنْ انْتَظَرَ صَلَاةً فَهُوَ فِي صَلَاةٍ حَتَّى يُصَلِّيَ "، قُلْتُ: بَلَى، قَالَ: فَهُوَ كَذَلِكَ (١)،

It is narrated from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I set out towards Mount Tur... Then he mentioned the complete hadith. Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that after that I met Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him), so I told him about my sitting with Ka'b and also narrated the hadith I had mentioned regarding the day of Friday, and said that Ka'b said this happens only once in the whole year. Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) said Ka'b made a mistake; this happens every Friday. Ibn Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "By Him in Whose hand is the life of Abdullah bin Salam, I know that hour." I said to him, "O Abdullah! Please tell me about it as well." He said, "It is the last hour of the day of Friday." I said, "But during the prayer, no one can get it (because it is prohibited at that time)." He said, "Did you not hear the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say that whoever waits for the prayer, he is counted as being in prayer until he prays?" I said, "Why not." He said, "Then that is it."

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ عَبَّادٍ، قَالَ: كُنْتُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فِي وَجْهِهِ أَثَرٌ مِنْ خُشُوعٍ، فَدَخَلَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَأَوْجَزَ فِيهِمَا، فَقَالَ الْقَوْمُ: هَذَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ، فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ اتَّبَعْتُهُ حَتَّى دَخَلَ، ، مَنْزِلَهُ، فَدَخَلْتُ مَعَهُ، فَحَدَّثْتُهُ فَلَمَّا اسْتَأْنَسَ قُلْتُ لَهُ: إِنَّ الْقَوْمَ لَمَّا دَخَلْتَ قَبْلُ الْمَسْجِدَ قَالُوا: كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ: سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مَا يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ مَا لَا يَعْلَمُ، وَسَأُحَدِّثُكَ لِمَ؟ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ رُؤْيَايَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَصَصْتُهَا عَلَيْهِ، رَأَيْتُ كَأَنِّي فِي رَوْضَةٍ خَضْرَاءَ، قَالَ ابْنُ عَوْنٍ: فَذَكَرَ مِنْ خُضْرَتِهَا وَسَعَتِهَا، وَسْطُهَا عَمُودُ حَدِيدٍ أَسْفَلُهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَأَعْلَاهُ فِي السَّمَاءِ فِي أَعْلَاهُ عُرْوَةٌ، فَقِيلَ لِيَ: اصْعَدْ عَلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ: لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ، فَجَاءَنِي مِنْصَفٌ، قَالَ ابْنُ عَوْنٍ: هُوَ الْوَصِيفُ، فَرَفَعَ ثِيَابِي مِنْ خَلْفِي، فَقَالَ: اصْعَدْ عَلَيْهِ، فَصَعِدْتُ حَتَّى أَخَذْتُ بِالْعُرْوَةِ، فَقَالَ: اسْتَمْسِكْ بِالْعُرْوَةِ، فَاسْتَيْقَظْتُ وَإِنَّهَا لَفِي يَدِي، قَالَ: فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَصَصْتُهَا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ: " أَمَّا الرَّوْضَةُ فَرَوْضَةُ الْإِسْلَامِ، وَأَمَّا الْعَمُودُ فَعَمُودُ الْإِسْلَامِ، وَأَمَّا الْعُرْوَةُ فَهِيَ الْعُرْوَةُ الْوُثْقَى أَنْتَ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ حَتَّى تَمُوتَ " قَالَ: وَهُوَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ (١)، ،

Qais bin ‘Abad says that once I was in the mosque when a man came whose face showed clear signs of humility. He performed two short units of prayer. People began to say that this person is among the people of Paradise. When he left, I also followed him until he entered his house. I too entered his house with him and kept talking to him. When he became familiar with me, I said to him, “When you entered the mosque, people said such and such about you.” He said, “Subhan Allah! A person should not say something he does not know. And I will tell you the reason for this. In the time of Prophethood, I saw a dream which I related to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). In that dream, I saw that I was in a lush green garden, in the middle of which was an iron pillar whose lower end was in the ground and the upper end was in the sky, and on top of it was a rope. Someone said to me, ‘Climb up this.’ I said, ‘Now climb up.’ I began to climb it until I grabbed the rope. He said to me, ‘Hold this rope firmly.’ When I woke up, it felt as if that rope was still in my hand. Then I went to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and related this dream. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, ‘That garden was Islam, the pillar was Islam, and that rope was the strong rope, which means you are a Muslim and will remain steadfast upon it until death.’ Qais says, then it became known that he was Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him).

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنِ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، وَعَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ قَالَ: تَذَاكَرْنَا أَيُّكُمْ يَأْتِي رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَيَسْأَلَهُ: أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللهِ؟ فَلَمْ يَقُمْ أَحَدٌ مِنَّا، " فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلًا فَجَمَعَنَا، فَقَرَأَ عَلَيْنَا هَذِهِ السُّورَةَ، يَعْنِي سُورَةَ الصَّفِّ كُلَّهَا " (١)،

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we were discussing among ourselves as to who among us would go to the service of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) and ask which deed is the most beloved to Allah. But due to the awe of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ), none of us stood up. So the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) sent a messenger and gathered all of us one by one in his presence, and recited Surah As-Saff completely before us.

حَدَّثَنَا يَعْمَرُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، أَخْبَرَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي هِلَالُ بْنُ أَبِي مَيْمُونَةَ، أَنَّ عَطَاءَ بْنَ يَسَارٍ،، ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ سَلَامٍ، حَدَّثَهُ أَوْ قَالَ (١) : حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ، قَالَ: تَذَاكَرْنَا بَيْنَنَا، قُلْنَا: أَيُّكُمْ يَأْتِي رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَيَسْأَلَهُ: أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللهِ؟ وَهِبْنَا أَنْ يَقُومَ مِنَّا أَحَدٌ، فَأَرْسَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَيْنَا رَجُلًا رَجُلًا حَتَّى جَمَعَنَا فَجَعَلَ بَعْضُنَا يُشِيرُ إِلَى بَعْضٍ، " فَقَرَأَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ {سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: {كَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِنْدَ اللهِ} [غافر: ٣٥] قَالَ: فَتَلَاهَا مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا " قَالَ: " فَتَلَاهَا عَلَيْنَا ابْنُ سَلَامٍ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا "، قَالَ: " فَتَلَاهَا عَلَيْنَا عَطَاءُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا "، قَالَ يَحْيَى: " فَتَلَاهَا عَلَيْنَا هِلَالٌ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا "، قَالَ الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ: " فَتَلَاهَا عَلَيْنَا يَحْيَى مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا " (٢)، ،

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we were discussing among ourselves as to which one of us would go to the service of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) and ask: "Which deed is the most beloved to Allah?" But due to the awe of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ), none of us stood up. So the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) sent a messenger and gathered all of us to him one by one, and recited the entire Surah As-Saff before us. This recitation was continued by all the narrators to their students.

حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى، وَعَفَّانُ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ ابْنِ بَهْدَلَةَ، عَنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ، عَنْ خَرَشَةَ بْنِ الْحُرِّ، قَالَ: قَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَى شِيَخَةٍ فِي مَسْجِدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَجَاءَ شَيْخٌ يَتَوَكَّأُ عَلَى عَصًا لَهُ، فَقَالَ الْقَوْمُ: مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَى هَذَا، فَقَامَ خَلْفَ سَارِيَةٍ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ، فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: قَالَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَقَالَ: الْجَنَّةُ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يُدْخِلُهَا مَنْ يَشَاءُ، وَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رُؤْيَا، رَأَيْتُ كَأَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَانِي، فَقَالَ: انْطَلِقْ، فَذَهَبْتُ مَعَهُ، فَسَلَكَ بِي مَنْهَجًا عَظِيمًا، فَعَرَضَتْ لِي طَرِيقٌ عَنْ يَسَارِي، فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَسْلُكَهَا، فَقَالَ: إِنَّكَ لَسْتَ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا، ثُمَّ عَرَضَتْ لِي طَرِيقٌ عَنْ يَمِينِي، فَسَلَكْتُهَا حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى جَبَلٍ زَلِقٍ، فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَزَجَلَ بِي، فَإِذَا أَنَا عَلَى ذُرْوَتِهِ، فَلَمْ أَتَقَارَّ وَلَا أَتَمَاسَكْ، فَإِذَا عَمُودٌ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ فِي ذُرْوَتِهِ حَلْقَةٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَزَجَلَ بِي حَتَّى أَخَذْتُ بِالْعُرْوَةِ، فَقَالَ: اسْتَمْسِكْ، فَقُلْتُ: نَعَمْ، فَضَرَبَ الْعَمُودَ بِرِجْلِهِ فَاسْتَمْسَكْتُ بِالْعُرْوَةِ، فَقَصَصْتُهَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: " رَأَيْتَ خَيْرًا أَمَّا الْمَنْهَجُ الْعَظِيمُ فَالْمَحْشَرُ، وَأَمَّا الطَّرِيقُ الَّتِي، ، عَرَضَتْ عَنْ يَسَارِكَ، فَطَرِيقُ أَهْلِ النَّارِ وَلَسْتَ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا، وَأَمَّا الطَّرِيقُ الَّتِي عَرَضَتْ عَنْ يَمِينِكَ، فَطَرِيقُ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ، وَأَمَّا الْجَبَلُ الزَّلِقُ فَمَنْزِلُ الشُّهَدَاءِ، وَأَمَّا الْعُرْوَةُ الَّتِي اسْتَمْسَكْتَ بِهَا فَعُرْوَةُ الْإِسْلَامِ، فَاسْتَمْسِكْ بِهَا حَتَّى تَمُوتَ " قَالَ: فَأَنَا أَرْجُو أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ قَالَ: وَإِذَا هُوَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ (١)،

Qais bin ‘Abad says that once I was in the mosque when a man came whose face showed clear signs of humility. He performed two short units of prayer. People began to say that this person is among the people of Paradise. When he left, I also followed him until he entered his house. I too entered his house with him and kept talking to him. When he became familiar with me, I said to him, “When you entered the mosque, people said such and such about you.” He said, “Subhan Allah! A person should not say something he does not know. And I will tell you the reason for this. In the time of Prophethood, I saw a dream which I related to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). In that dream, I saw that I was in a lush green garden, in the middle of which was an iron pillar whose lower end was in the ground and the upper end was in the sky, and on top of it was a rope. Someone said to me, ‘Climb up this.’ I said, ‘Now climb up.’ I began to climb it until I grabbed the rope. He said to me, ‘Hold this rope firmly.’ When I woke up, it felt as if that rope was still in my hand. Then I went to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and related this dream. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, ‘That garden was Islam, the pillar was Islam, and that rope was the strong rope, which means you are a Muslim and will remain steadfast upon it until death.’ Qais says, then it became known that he was Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him).

حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَدِمْتُ الشَّامَ فَلَقِيتُ كَعْبًا فَكَانَ يُحَدِّثُنِي عَنِ التَّوْرَاةِ، وَأُحَدِّثُهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا عَلَى ذِكْرِ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ، فَحَدَّثْتُهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " إِنَّ فِي الْجُمُعَةِ سَاعَةً لَا يُوَافِقُهَا مُسْلِمٌ يَسْأَلُ اللهَ فِيهَا خَيْرًا إِلَّا أَعْطَاهُ إِيَّاهُ " فَقَالَ، ، كَعْبٌ: صَدَقَ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ هِيَ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ مَرَّةٌ قُلْتُ: لَا فَنَظَرَ كَعْبٌ سَاعَةً، ثُمَّ قَالَ: صَدَقَ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ هِيَ فِي كُلِّ شَهْرٍ مَرَّةٌ قُلْتُ: لَا فَنَظَرَ سَاعَةً فَقَالَ: صَدَقَ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ فِي كُلِّ جُمُعَةٍ مَرَّةٌ قُلْتُ: نَعَمْ، فَقَالَ كَعْبٌ: أَتَدْرِي أَيُّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ؟ قُلْتُ: وَأَيُّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ؟ قَالَ: فِيهِ خَلَقَ اللهُ آدَمَ وَفِيهِ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ وَالْخَلَائِقُ فِيهِ مُصِيخَةٌ إِلَّا الثَّقَلَيْنِ: الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنْسَ، خَشْيَةَ الْقِيَامَةِ، فَقَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ، فَأَخْبَرْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ سَلَامٍ بِقَوْلِ كَعْبٍ، فَقَالَ: كَذَبَ كَعْبٌ، قُلْتُ: إِنَّهُ قَدْ رَجَعَ إِلَى قَوْلِي، فَقَالَ: أَتَدْرِي أَيُّ سَاعَةٍ هِيَ؟ قُلْتُ: لَا، وَتَهَالَكْتُ عَلَيْهِ: أَخْبِرْنِي أَخْبِرْنِي، فَقَالَ: هِيَ فِيمَا بَيْنَ الْعَصْرِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ، قُلْتُ: كَيْفَ وَلَا صَلَاةَ؟ قَالَ: أَمَا سَمِعْتَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " لَا يَزَالُ الْعَبْدُ فِي صَلَاةٍ مَا كَانَ فِي مُصَلَّاهُ يَنْتَظِرُ الصَّلَاةَ " (١)، ،

Narrated from Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I set out towards Mount Tur. On the way, I met Ka'b Ahbar (may Allah have mercy on him). I sat with him; he began telling me things from the Torah, and I began telling him things from the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). During this, I also narrated this hadith to him: The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said, "The best day on which the sun rises is Friday. On this day, Adam (peace be upon him) was created, on this day he was sent down from Paradise, on this day his repentance was accepted, on this day he died, and on this day the Day of Judgment will be established. Every creature on earth becomes fearful on Friday at sunrise, fearing that perhaps today is the Day of Judgment, except for jinn and humans. And on this day, there is a moment which, if a Muslim servant finds while praying and asks Allah for anything, Allah will surely grant it." Ka'b (may Allah have mercy on him) said, "This happens once a year." I said, "No, it happens every Friday." Upon this, Ka'b opened the Torah and read it, then said, "The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) has spoken the truth." Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) says that after this, I met Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him), so I told him about my sitting with Ka'b and also narrated the hadith I had mentioned regarding Friday, and said that Ka'b said it happens once a year. I said that then Ka'b read the Torah and said, "No, it happens every Friday." Ibn Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Do you know which moment that is?" I said, "No, I am ruined! Please tell me." He said, "It is between Asr and Maghrib." I said, "How can that be, when there is no prayer at that time?" He said, "Have you not heard the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) say that whoever waits for prayer is counted as being in prayer until he prays?" I said, "Why not!" He said, "Then that is it."