Hadith of Ubayd ibn Khalid Al-Sulami (may Allah be pleased with him)

حَدِيثُ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ السُّلَمِيِّ، ١٧٩٢١ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ السُّلَمِيِّ، قَالَ: آخَى رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ، فَقُتِلَ أَحَدُهُمَا، وَمَاتَ الْآخَرُ بَعْدَهُ، فَصَلَّيْنَا عَلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " مَا قُلْتُمْ؟ " قَالُوا: دَعَوْنَا لَهُ (١) : اللهُمَّ أَلْحِقْهُ بِصَاحِبِهِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " فَأَيْنَ صَلَاتُهُ بَعْدَ صَلَاتِهِ؟ وَأَيْنَ صَوْمُهُ بَعْدَ صَوْمِهِ؟ وَأَيْنَ عَمَلُهُ بَعْدَ عَمَلِهِ؟ - شَكَّ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَالْعَمَلِ شُعْبَةُ فِي أَحَدِهِمَا - الَّذِي بَيْنَهُمَا كَمَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ " (٢)،

It is narrated from Ubaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (ﷺ) established brotherhood between two men. One of them was martyred during the time of the Prophet (ﷺ), and after some time, the other died a natural death. People began to pray for him. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked, "What are you praying for?" We replied, "We are saying: O Allah! Forgive him, have mercy on him, and grant him the companionship of his friend." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Then where did the prayers he offered after the martyrdom of his companion go? The fasts he kept later, or whatever other deeds he performed, where will they go? The distance between the two is greater than that between the earth and the sky." The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَمْرَو بْنَ مَيْمُونٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ السُّلَمِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ، وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: آخَى، ، النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ (١)،

Abu al-Nadr narrated to us, Shubah narrated to us, from Amr ibn Murrah, he said: I heard Amr ibn Maymun narrating, from Abdullah ibn Rabi'ah al-Sulami, from Ubayd ibn Khalid, and he was one of the companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, he said: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, established brotherhood between two men, and he mentioned the hadith.

حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مُرَّةَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَمْرَو بْنَ مَيْمُونٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ، رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي سُلَيْمٍ قَالَ: آخَى رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ، فَقُتِلَ أَحَدُهُمَا، وَمَاتَ الْآخَرُ بَعْدَهُ، فَصَلَّيْنَا عَلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " مَا قُلْتُمْ؟ " قَالُوا: دَعَوْنَا لَهُ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ لَهُ، وَأَنْ يَرْحَمَهُ، وَأَنْ يُلْحِقَهُ بِصَاحِبِهِ. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " فَأَيْنَ صَلَاتُهُ بَعْدَ صَلَاتِهِ، وَعَمَلُهُ بَعْدَ عَمَلِهِ، أَوْ صِيَامُهُ بَعْدَ صِيَامِهِ؟ " قَالَ: " إِنَّ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا كَمَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ " (٢)،

It is narrated from Ubaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (ﷺ) established brotherhood between two men. One of them was martyred during the time of the Prophet (ﷺ), and after some time, the other died a natural death. People began to pray for him. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked, "What are you praying for?" We replied, "They are saying: O Allah! Forgive him, have mercy on him, and grant him the companionship of his friend." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Then where did the prayers he offered after the martyr go? The fasts he observed later, or whatever other deeds he performed, where will they go? The distance between the two is greater than that between the earth and the sky."

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مَنْصُورٌ، عَنْ تَمِيمِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، أَوْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ السُّلَمِيِّ، وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " مَوْتُ الْفُجَاءَةِ أَخْذَةُ أَسَفٍ " وَحَدَّثَ بِهِ مَرَّةً عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ (٣)،

It is narrated from Ubaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him), who was a companion, that sudden death is a distressing death. The previous hadith is also narrated in a marfu’ form.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ تَمِيمِ، ، بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ السُّلَمِيِّ، وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " فِي مَوْتِ الْفُجَاءَةِ أَخْذَةُ أَسَفٍ " (١)، ،

It is narrated from Ubaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him), who was a companion, that sudden death is a distressing death.