Hadith of Uthman ibn Hunayf (may Allah be pleased with him)

حَدِيثُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ (١)، ١٧٢٤٠ - حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عُمَارَةَ بْنَ خُزَيْمَةَ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلًا ضَرِيرَ الْبَصَرِ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: ادْعُ اللهَ أَنْ يُعَافِيَنِي، قَالَ: " إِنْ شِئْتَ دَعَوْتُ لَكَ، وَإِنْ شِئْتَ أَخَّرْتُ ذَاكَ (٢) ، فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ " (٣) . فَقَالَ: " ادْعُهُ، فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَتَوَضَّأَ، فَيُحْسِنَ وُضُوءَهُ، وَيُصَلِّيَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ، وَيَدْعُوَ بِهَذَا الدُّعَاءِ: اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ، وَأَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَيْكَ بِنَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيِّ الرَّحْمَةِ، يَا مُحَمَّدُ، إِنِّي تَوَجَّهْتُ بِكَ إِلَى رَبِّي فِي حَاجَتِي هَذِهِ، فَتَقْضِي لِي، اللهُمَّ شَفِّعْهُ فِيَّ " (٤)، ، . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .، ،

It is narrated from Uthman bin Hunaif (may Allah be pleased with him) that a blind man came to the service of the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "Pray to Allah for me that He grants me well-being (restores my eyesight)." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If you wish, I will pray for you, and if you wish, you may delay it for the Hereafter, which is better for you." He said, "Please pray for me." So the Prophet (ﷺ), who is the Prophet of mercy, said, "I ask and turn to You through Your Prophet, O Muhammad (ﷺ)! I turn to my Lord through you and present my need, so that you may fulfill this need of mine. O Allah! Accept his intercession for me." He did as he was told, and Allah restored his eyesight.

حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الْمَدِينِيِّ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عُمَارَةَ بْنَ خُزَيْمَةَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلًا ضَرِيرًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ، ادْعُ اللهَ أَنْ يُعَافِيَنِي، فَقَالَ: " إِنْ شِئْتَ أَخَّرْتُ ذَلِكَ، فَهُوَ أَفْضَلُ لِآخِرَتِكَ، وَإِنْ شِئْتَ دَعَوْتُ لَكَ (١) ". قَالَ: لَا بَلْ ادْعُ اللهَ لِي (٢) . " فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَتَوَضَّأَ، وَأَنْ يُصَلِّيَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ، وَأَنْ يَدْعُوَ بِهَذَا الدُّعَاءِ: اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ وَأَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَيْكَ بِنَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَبِيِّ الرَّحْمَةِ، يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنِّي أَتَوَجَّهُ بِكَ إِلَى رَبِّي فِي حَاجَتِي هَذِهِ فَتَقْضِي، وَتُشَفِّعُنِي فِيهِ، وَتُشَفِّعُهُ فِيَّ " قَالَ: فَكَانَ يَقُولُ هَذَا مِرَارًا. ثُمَّ قَالَ بَعْدُ: أَحْسِبُ أَنَّ فِيهَا: أَنْ تُشَفِّعَنِي فِيهِ. قَالَ: فَفَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ، فَبَرَأَ (٣)،

It is narrated from Uthman bin Hunaif (may Allah be pleased with him) that a blind man came to the service of the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "Pray to Allah for me that He grants me well-being (restores my eyesight)." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If you wish, I will pray for you, and if you wish, you may delay it for the Hereafter, which is better for you." He said, "Please pray for me." So the Prophet (ﷺ), who is the Prophet of mercy, said, "I ask and turn to You through Your Prophet, O Muhammad (ﷺ)! I turn to my Lord through you and present my need, so that you may fulfill this need of mine. O Allah! Accept his intercession for me." He did as he was told, and Allah restored his eyesight.

حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ الْخَطْمِيُّ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ ذَهَبَ بَصَرُهُ، فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ (٤)، ،

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَارِثُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ، عَنْ هَانِئِ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ الصَّدَفِيِّ، حَدَّثَهُ قَالَ: حَجَجْتُ زَمَانَ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ، فَجَلَسْتُ فِي مَسْجِدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ يُحَدِّثُهُمْ، قَالَ: كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمًا، فَأَقْبَلَ رَجُلٌ، فَصَلَّى فِي هَذَا الْعَمُودِ، فَعَجَّلَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُتِمَّ صَلَاتَهُ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِنَّ هَذَا لَوْ مَاتَ لَمَاتَ وَلَيْسَ مِنَ الدِّينِ عَلَى شَيْءٍ، إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيُخَفِّفُ صَلَاتَهُ وَيُتِمُّهَا ". قَالَ: فَسَأَلْتُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ مَنْ هُوَ؟ فَقِيلَ: عُثْمَانُ بْنُ حُنَيْفٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ (١)، ،

Hani bin Muawiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I had the honor of performing Hajj during the time of Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him). I was sitting in the Prophet's Mosque when a man was narrating this hadith: One day we were sitting with the Prophet (ﷺ) when a man came and started praying behind a pillar. He prayed quickly and did not complete it properly, then left. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If he dies, he will die in a state where he is not established on the religion even a little. When a man shortens his prayer, he should at least complete it properly. Hani says that I asked people about the one narrating the hadith, and it was told to me that he was Uthman bin Hunaif (may Allah be pleased with him).