Hadith of Abu Amir Al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him)

حَدِيثُ أَبِي عَامِرٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ (١)، ١٧٥٠١ - حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ مَلَاذٍ، عَنْ نُمَيْرِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ مَسْرُوحٍ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ أَبِي عَامِرٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " نِعْمَ الْحَيُّ الْأَسَدُ وَالْأَشْعَرِيُّونَ، لَا يَفِرُّونَ فِي الْقِتَالِ وَلَا يَغُلُّونَ، هُمْ مِنِّي وَأَنَا مِنْهُمْ " قَالَ عَامِرٌ: فَحَدَّثْتُ بِهِ مُعَاوِيَةَ، فَقَالَ: لَيْسَ هَكَذَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، إِنَّمَا قَالَ: " هُمْ مِنِّي وَإِلَيَّ ". فَقُلْتُ: لَيْسَ هَكَذَا حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَلَكِنَّهُ قَالَ: " هُمْ مِنِّي وَأَنَا مِنْهُمْ ". قَالَ: فَأَنْتَ إِذًا أَعْلَمُ بِحَدِيثِ أَبِيكَ،

It is narrated from Abu Amir Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: Banu Asad and Ash'ariyyin are the best tribes; they do not flee from the battlefield nor do they commit treachery. They are from me and I am from them. Abu Amir's son, Amir, says that I narrated this hadith to Amir Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him), so he said that the Prophet (ﷺ) did not say "wa ana minhum" after "hum minni" but rather said "wali". Amir said that my father did not narrate it like that, rather he said "wa ana minhum". So Amir Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: You would know your father's hadith better.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِي حُسَيْنٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي شَهْرُ بْنُ حَوْشَبٍ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ أَوْ أَبِي عَامِرٍ أَبِي مَالِكٍ: أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَمَا هُوَ جَالِسٌ فِي مَجْلِسٍ فِيهِ أَصْحَابُهُ، جَاءَهُ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي غَيْرِ صُورَتِهِ، يَحْسِبُهُ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ، فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامَ، ثُمَّ وَضَعَ جِبْرِيلُ يَدَهُ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَقَالَ لَهُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، مَا الْإِسْلَامُ؟ قَالَ: " أَنْ تُسْلِمَ وَجْهَكَ لِلَّهِ، وَتَشْهَدَ أَنْ، ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، وَتُقِيمَ الصَّلَاةَ، وَتُؤْتِيَ الزَّكَاةَ " قَالَ: فَإِذَا فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ أَسْلَمْتُ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ. ثُمَّ قَالَ: مَا الْإِيمَانُ؟ قَالَ: " أَنْ تُؤْمِنَ بِاللهِ، وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ، وَالْمَلَائِكَةِ، وَالْكِتَابِ، وَالنَّبِيِّينَ، وَالْمَوْتِ، وَالْحَيَاةِ بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ، وَالْجَنَّةِ وَالنَّارِ، وَالْحِسَابِ، وَالْمِيزَانِ، وَالْقَدَرِ كُلِّهِ خَيْرِهِ وَشَرِّهِ " قَالَ: فَإِذَا فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ آمَنْتُ؟ قَالَ: " نَعَمْ ". ثُمَّ قَالَ: مَا الْإِحْسَانُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ: " أَنْ تَعْبُدَ اللهَ كَأَنَّكَ تَرَاهُ، فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ كُنْتَ لَا تَرَاهُ فَهُوَ يَرَاكَ " قَالَ: فَإِذَا فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ أَحْسَنْتُ؟ قَالَ: " نَعَمْ ". وَيَسْمَعُ رَجْعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَيْهِ وَلَا يَرَى الَّذِي يُكَلِّمُهُ، وَلَا يَسْمَعُ كَلَامَهُ. قَالَ: فَمَتَى السَّاعَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " سُبْحَانَ اللهِ، خَمْسٌ مِنَ الْغَيْبِ لَا يَعْلَمُهَا إِلَّا اللهُ {إِنَّ اللهَ عِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ، وَيُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي الْأَرْحَامِ وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ مَاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًا وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ بِأَيِّ أَرْضٍ تَمُوتُ إِنَّ اللهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ} [لقمان: ٣٤] " قَالَ السَّائِلُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِنْ شِئْتَ حَدَّثْتُكَ بِعَلَامَتَيْنِ تَكُونَانِ قَبْلَهَا. فَقَالَ: " حَدِّثْنِي " فَقَالَ: " إِذَا رَأَيْتَ الْأَمَةَ تَلِدُ رَبَّهَا (١) ، وَيَطُولُ أَهْلُ الْبُنْيَانِ بِالْبُنْيَانِ، وَكَانَ الْعَالَةُ الْحُفَاةُ رُءُوسَ النَّاسِ ". قَالَ: وَمَنْ أُولَئِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ: "، ، الْعَرِيبُ " قَالَ: ثُمَّ وَلَّى، فَلَمْ يُرَ طَرِيقُهُ بَعْدُ، قَالَ: " سُبْحَانَ اللهِ - ثَلَاثًا - جَاءَ لِيُعَلِّمَ النَّاسَ دِينَهُمْ، وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ مَا جَاءَ لِي قَطُّ إِلَّا وَأَنَا أَعْرِفُهُ، إِلَّا أَنْ تَكُونَ هَذِهِ الْمَرَّةُ "،

It is narrated from Abu Amir Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (ﷺ) was sitting in a gathering with his companions (may Allah be pleased with them), when Jibreel (peace be upon him) came in a changed form. The Prophet (peace be upon him) thought that he was a Muslim man. He greeted with Salam, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) replied. Then he placed his hands on the knees of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and asked, "O Messenger of Allah! (peace be upon him) What is meant by Islam?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Submit yourself before Allah, testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad (peace be upon him) is Allah's servant and His Messenger, establish prayer, and give zakat." He asked, "If I do this, will I be called a Muslim?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Yes!" Then he asked, "What is meant by Iman (faith)?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Believe in Allah, the Last Day, the angels, the books, the prophets, death and life after death, Paradise and Hell, the reckoning and the scale, and have certainty that every good and bad destiny is from Allah." He asked, "If I do this, will I become a believer?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Yes!" Then he asked, "O Messenger of Allah! (peace be upon him) What is meant by Ihsan (excellence)?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you cannot imagine that, then know that He sees you." He asked, "If I do this, have I attained the level of Ihsan?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Yes." The narrator says that we were hearing the answers of the Prophet (peace be upon him), but we could not see the person with whom the Prophet (peace be upon him) was conversing, nor could we hear his words. Then the questioner asked, "O Messenger of Allah! (peace be upon him) When will the Hour (Day of Judgment) come?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Subhan Allah! There are five things of the unseen which none knows except Allah." (Then he recited this verse:) "Indeed, the knowledge of the Hour is with Allah alone, He sends down the rain, He knows what is in the wombs, no soul knows what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul knows in which land it will die. Indeed, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware." Then the questioner said, "O Messenger of Allah! (peace be upon him) If you wish, I can tell you two signs which will occur before the Hour." He said, "When you see that a slave-girl gives birth to her mistress, and those who build buildings are boasting over one another in buildings, and naked people have become the leaders of the people (then the Hour is near)." The narrator asked, "O Messenger of Allah! (peace be upon him) Who are these people?" He said, "Bedouins." Then the questioner left, and afterwards we did not see his way. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) said "Subhan Allah" three times and said, "This was Jibreel who came to teach people their religion. By Him in Whose hand is the life of Muhammad (peace be upon him), whenever Jibreel came to me except this time, I recognized him, but this time I did not recognize him." It is narrated from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace be upon him) initially forbade marrying various women. Benefit: For complete explanation of the hadith, see hadith 2924. Hadith number 17299 is also narrated through another chain.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ، حَدَّثَنِي شَهْرُ بْنُ حَوْشَبٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: " نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ أَصْنَافِ النِّسَاءِ " فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ. وَذَكَرَ مُلْصِقًا بِهِ قَالَ: جَلَسَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَجْلِسًا، فَأَتَى جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَجَلَسَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ، وَقَالَ فِيهِ: " إِنْ شِئْتَ حَدَّثْتُكَ بِمَعَالِمَ لَهَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ " قَالَ: أَجَلْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَحَدِّثْنِي. وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِذَا رَأَيْتَ الْأَمَةَ وَلَدَتْ رَبَّتَهَا " فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ،

Abu al-Nadr narrated to us, Abdul Hamid narrated to us, Shahr ibn Hawshab narrated to me, from Ibn Abbas, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade certain types of women. Then he mentioned the hadith...