Hadith of Hibban ibn Buh al-Sada'i, from the Prophet (peace be upon him)

حَدِيثُ حِبَّانَ بْنِ بُحٍّ الصُّدَائِيِّ (١) عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ١٧٥٣٦ - حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ سَوَادَةَ، عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ نُعَيْمٍ، عَنْ حِبَّانَ بْنِ بُحٍّ الصُّدَائِيِّ، صَاحِبِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: إِنَّ قَوْمِي كَفَرُوا، فَأُخْبِرْتُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَهَّزَ إِلَيْهِمْ جَيْشًا، فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ: إِنَّ قَوْمِي عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ. فَقَالَ: " أَكَذَلِكَ؟ " فَقُلْتُ: نَعَمْ. قَالَ: فَاتَّبَعْتُهُ لَيْلَتِي إِلَى الصَّبَاحِ، فَأَذَّنْتُ بِالصَّلَاةِ لَمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ، وَأَعْطَانِي إِنَاءً تَوَضَّأْتُ مِنْهُ، فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَصَابِعَهُ فِي الْإِنَاءِ،، ، فَانْفَجَرَ عُيُونًا، فَقَالَ: " مَنْ أَرَادَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَتَوَضَّأَ فَلْيَتَوَضَّأْ " فَتَوَضَّأْتُ وَصَلَّيْتُ، وَأَمَّرَنِي عَلَيْهِمْ، وَأَعْطَانِي صَدَقَتَهُمْ، فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: فُلَانٌ ظَلَمَنِي. فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " لَا خَيْرَ فِي الْإِمْرَةِ لِمُسْلِمٍ "، ثُمَّ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ يَسْأَلُ صَدَقَةً، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِنَّ الصَّدَقَةَ صُدَاعٌ فِي الرَّأْسِ، وَحَرِيقٌ فِي الْبَطْنِ أَوْ دَاءٌ " فَأَعْطَيْتُهُ صَحِيفَتِي، أَوْ صَحِيفَةَ إِمْرَتِي وَصَدَقَتِي، فَقَالَ: " مَا شَأْنُكَ؟ " فَقُلْتُ: كَيْفَ أَقْبَلُهَا وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ مِنْكَ مَا سَمِعْتُ؟ فَقَالَ: " هُوَ مَا سَمِعْتَ " (١)، ،

It is narrated from Hibban (may Allah be pleased with him): My people were disbelievers. I found out that the Prophet (ﷺ) was preparing to send an army towards them. I went to the service of the Prophet (ﷺ) and submitted, "My people are established upon Islam." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Is this really the truth?" I replied, "Yes!" Then I spent that night there until morning. When morning came, I gave the call to prayer (adhan). The Prophet (ﷺ) gave me a vessel from which I performed ablution. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) put his fingers into that vessel and springs of water gushed forth from it. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever among you wants to perform ablution, let him do so." So I also performed ablution and offered prayer. The Prophet (ﷺ) appointed me as their leader and gave me their charity (sadaqah). During this, a man stood up and said to the Prophet (ﷺ), "So-and-so has wronged me." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "There is no benefit or goodness for a Muslim in being appointed as a leader." Then a man came asking for charity, so the Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, "Charity causes headache and burning in the stomach." Hearing this, I returned my leadership and charity. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "What happened to you?" I replied, "How can I accept them in the presence of what I have heard from you?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The reality is just as you have heard."