Hadith of al-Nu‘man ibn Bashir from the Prophet (peace be upon him)

حَدِيثُ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ (١) عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ١٨٣٤٧ - حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ، حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ خَيْثَمَةَ، وَالشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " حَلَالٌ بَيِّنٌ، وَحَرَامٌ بَيِّنٌ، وَشُبُهَاتٌ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ، مَنْ (٢) تَرَكَ الشُّبُهَاتِ، فَهُوَ لِلْحَرَامِ أَتْرَكُ، وَمَحَارِمُ اللهِ حِمًى، فَمَنْ أَرْتَعَ حَوْلَ الْحِمَى، كَانَ قَمِنًا أَنْ يَرْتَعَ فِيهِ " (٣)، ، . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .، ، . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The lawful is clear and the unlawful is clear, and between them are doubtful matters. Whoever leaves these doubtful matters will easily be able to avoid the unlawful. And the prohibitions of Allah are His pastures, and whoever grazes his animals around the pasture, there is a fear that he may enter into it."

حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ خَيْثَمَةَ، وَالشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " خَيْرُ النَّاسِ قَرْنِي، ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ، ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ (١) ، ثُمَّ يَأْتِي قَوْمٌ تَسْبِقُ أَيْمَانُهُمْ شَهَادَتَهُمْ، وَشَهَادَتُهُمْ أَيْمَانَهُمْ " (٢)، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The best people are those of my generation, then those who come after them, then those who come after them, then those who come after them. After that, a people will come whose oath will precede their testimony and whose testimony will precede their oath.

حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ، وَيُونُسُ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ بَهْدَلَةَ، عَنْ خَيْثَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: " خَيْرُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ الْقَرْنُ الَّذِينَ بُعِثْتُ فِيهِمْ، ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ، ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ، ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ " قَالَ حَسَنٌ: " ثُمَّ يَنْشَأُ أَقْوَامٌ تَسْبِقُ أَيْمَانُهُمْ شَهَادَتَهُمْ وَشَهَادَتُهُمْ أَيْمَانَهُمْ " (١)،

It is narrated from Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The best people are those of my generation, then those who come after them, then those who come after them, then those who come after them. After that, a people will come whose swearing will precede their testimony and whose testimony will precede their swearing.

حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُهَاجِرٍ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ رَفَعَهُ، قَالَ: " إِنَّ مِنَ الزَّبِيبِ خَمْرًا، وَمِنَ التَّمْرِ خَمْرًا، وَمِنَ الْحِنْطَةِ خَمْرًا، وَمِنَ الشَّعِيرِ خَمْرًا، وَمِنَ الْعَسَلِ خَمْرًا " (٢)، ، . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .، ،

It is narrated marfu'an from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that wine is made from raisins, from dates, from wheat, from barley, and from honey.

حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، فَذَكَرَ حَدِيثًا قَالَ: وَحَدَّثَ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: كَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: وَكَانَ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ، ثُمَّ يَسْأَلُ، (١) ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ، ثُمَّ يَسْأَلُ، (٢) حَتَّى انْجَلَتِ الشَّمْسُ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ: " إِنَّ نَاسًا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يَقُولُونَ، أَوْ يَزْعُمُونَ، أَنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ إِذَا انْكَسَفَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمَا، فَإِنَّمَا يَنْكَسِفُ لِمَوْتِ عَظِيمٍ مِنْ عُظَمَاءِ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ، وَإِنَّ ذَاكَ لَيْسَ كَذَاكَ، وَلَكِنَّهُمَا خَلْقَانِ مِنْ خَلْقِ اللهِ، فَإِذَا تَجَلَّى الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِشَيْءٍ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ خَشَعَ لَهُ " (٣)، ، . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that during the blessed era of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ), there was once a solar eclipse. The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) would perform two rak'ahs of prayer and inquire about the situation from the people, then perform two rak'ahs and inquire about the situation, until the sun became completely bright. The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said: In the age of ignorance, people used to say that if either the moon or the sun is eclipsed, it is due to the death of a great person among the people of the earth, whereas there is no such thing. Both of these are Allah's creations; however, when Allah manifests His glory to His creation, it bows down before Him.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، وَمَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ ذَرٍّ، عَنْ يُسَيْعٍ الْكِنْدِيِّ،، ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: " إِنَّ الدُّعَاءَ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ "، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ: " {ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ، إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِي} (١) [غافر: ٦٠] "، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said: Supplication is the essence of worship. Then the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) recited this verse: "Call upon Me; I will respond to you. Those who are arrogant regarding My worship..."

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، عَنِ الْعَوَّامِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي رَجُلٌ، مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ مِنْ آلِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَنَحْنُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ بَعْدَ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ، رَفَعَ بَصَرَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، ثُمَّ خَفَضَ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ قَدْ حَدَثَ فِي السَّمَاءِ شَيْءٌ، فَقَالَ: " أَلَا إِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ بَعْدِي أُمَرَاءُ يَكْذِبُونَ وَيَظْلِمُونَ، فَمَنْ صَدَّقَهُمْ بِكَذِبِهِمْ، وَمَالَأَهُمْ عَلَى ظُلْمِهِمْ، فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي، وَلَا أَنَا مِنْهُ. وَمَنْ لَمْ يُصَدِّقْهُمْ بِكَذِبِهِمْ، وَلَمْ يُمَالِئْهُمْ عَلَى ظُلْمِهِمْ، فَهُوَ مِنِّي، وَأَنَا مِنْهُ، أَلَا وَإِنَّ دَمَ الْمُسْلِمِ كَفَّارَتُهُ، أَلَا وَإِنَّ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ، وَاللهُ أَكْبَرُ هُنَّ الْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ " (١)، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we were in the mosque after the Isha prayer when the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) came. The Noble Prophet (ﷺ) raised his gaze towards the sky and then lowered it. We thought that perhaps some new event had occurred in the sky. The Noble Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Be aware! After me, some liars and oppressive rulers will come. Whoever considers their lies to be truth and assists them in their oppression, he has no relation with me and I have no relation with him. And whoever does not consider their lies to be truth and does not assist them in their oppression, then he is from me and I am from him. Be aware! The blood of a Muslim is its own expiation. Be aware! Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illallah, and Allahu Akbar are the everlasting good deeds (the righteous deeds that remain)."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ (١) نَحَلَهُ نُحْلًا، فَقَالَتْ لَهُ أُمُّ، ، النُّعْمَانِ (١) : أَشْهِدْ لِابْنِي عَلَى هَذَا النُّحْلِ، فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: " أَوَكُلَّ وَلَدِكَ أَعْطَيْتَ مَا أَعْطَيْتَ هَذَا؟ " قَالَ: لَا، قَالَ: فَكَرِهَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أَنْ يَشْهَدَ لَهُ (٢)، ، . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that his father gave him a gift. His mother said to him, "Make someone a witness over this gift for my son." His father went to the service of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) and mentioned this matter. The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) asked him, "Have you given all your sons the same as you have given to him?" He replied, "No." So the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) did not approve of making anyone a witness to it.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ كَمَثَلِ، ، الْجَسَدِ، إِذَا اشْتَكَى الرَّجُلُ رَأْسَهُ تَدَاعَى لَهُ (١) سَائِرُ جَسَدِهِ " (٢)، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The example of a believer is like that of a body; if the head is in pain, the whole body feels the pain.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سِمَاكُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ، يَقُولُ عَلَى مِنْبَرِ الْكُوفَةِ: " وَاللهِ مَا كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أَوْ قَالَ نَبِيُّكُمْ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، يَشْبَعُ مِنَ الدَّقَلِ (١) ، وَمَا تَرْضَوْنَ دُونَ أَلْوَانِ التَّمْرِ، وَالزُّبْدِ " (٢)، ،

Simak bin Harb (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I heard Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) saying this from the pulpit of Kufa: By Allah! The Noble Prophet (ﷺ) never filled his stomach with inferior dates for even a month, and you people are not satisfied unless you are given the varieties of dates and butter.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ،، ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ، يَخْطُبُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ: " أَحْمَدُ اللهَ تَعَالَى، فَرُبَّمَا أَتَى عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الشَّهْرُ، يَظَلُّ يَتَلَوَّى، مَا يَشْبَعُ مِنَ الدَّقَلِ " (١)،

Simak bin Harb (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I heard Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) saying on the pulpit of Kufa: By Allah! The Noble Prophet (ﷺ) never filled his stomach with inferior dates for even a single month.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، وَحُمَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: ذَهَبَ أَبِي بَشِيرُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِيُشْهِدَهُ عَلَى نُحْلٍ نَحَلَنِيهِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " أَكُلَّ بَنِيكَ نَحَلْتَ مِثْلَ هَذَا؟ " قَالَ: لَا، قَالَ: " فَأَرْجِعْهَا " (١)، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that his father gave him a gift. His mother said to his father, "Make someone a witness over this gift for my son." His father went to the service of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) and mentioned this matter. The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) asked him, "Have you given all your sons the same as you have given to him?" He replied, "No." So the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said, "Go back."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ، حَدَّثَنَا فِطْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الضُّحَى، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ، يَقُولُ: انْطَلَقَ بِي أَبِي إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَعْنِي يُشْهِدُهُ عَلَى عَطِيَّةٍ يُعْطِينِيهَا، فَقَالَ: " هَلْ لَكَ وَلَدٌ، ، غَيْرُهُ؟ " قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: " فَسَوِّ بَيْنَهُمْ " (١)،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that his father gave him a gift and came to the service of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) to make him a witness to it and mentioned the matter. The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, "Do you have any other children besides him?" He said, "Yes!" The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Then give to all equally."

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ يَخْطُبُ، وَعَلَيْهِ خَمِيصَةٌ لَهُ، فَقَالَ: لَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَخْطُبُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ: " أَنْذَرْتُكُمُ النَّارَ "، فَلَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا مَوْضِعَ كَذَا وَكَذَا، سَمِعَ صَوْتَهُ (٢)، ،

Simak (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I heard Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him), wrapped in a cloak, saying during a sermon that I heard the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) delivering a sermon, and he was saying: I have warned you about Hell. If a person were at such and such a distance, even then he would have heard the voice of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ).

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " مَثَلُ الْقَائِمِ عَلَى حُدُودِ اللهِ، وَالْمُدَّهِنِ فِيهَا، كَمَثَلِ قَوْمٍ اسْتَهَمُوا عَلَى سَفِينَةٍ فِي الْبَحْرِ، فَأَصَابَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَسْفَلَهَا، وَأَصَابَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَعْلَاهَا، فَكَانَ الَّذِينَ فِي أَسْفَلِهَا يَصْعَدُونَ، فَيَسْتَقُونَ الْمَاءَ، فَيَصُبُّونَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ فِي أَعْلَاهَا، فَقَالَ الَّذِينَ فِي أَعْلَاهَا: لَا نَدَعُكُمْ تَصْعَدُونَ، فَتُؤْذُونَنَا، فَقَالَ الَّذِينَ فِي أَسْفَلِهَا: فَإِنَّنَا نَنْقُبُهَا (١) مِنْ أَسْفَلِهَا، فَنَسْتَقِي " قَالَ: " فَإِنْ أَخَذُوا عَلَى أَيْدِيهِمْ، فَمَنَعُوهُمْ، نَجَوْا جَمِيعًا، وَإِنْ تَرَكُوهُمْ غَرِقُوا جَمِيعًا " (٢)، ، . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .، ،

It is narrated from Nu’man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The example of those who establish the limits set by Allah and those who are lenient regarding them is like a people who set out on a sea journey. Some of them sit in the lower part (of the boat) and some in the upper part. Those in the lower part have to go up to fetch water, and some water spills on those above. Seeing this, the people above say, “We will not let you come up anymore, you cause us trouble.” The people below reply, “Alright, then we will make a hole in the bottom of the boat and get water from there.” Now, if the people above hold their hands and stop them from this, then all will be saved; otherwise, all will drown.

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُسْلِمٍ الطَّحَّانَ، عَنْ عَوْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَوْ عَنْ أَخِيهِ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " الَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ مِنْ جَلَالِ اللهِ مِنْ تَسْبِيحِهِ، وَتَحْمِيدِهِ، وَتَكْبِيرِهِ، وَتَهْلِيلِهِ، يَتَعَاطَفْنَ حَوْلَ الْعَرْشِ، لَهُنَّ دَوِيٌّ كَدَوِيِّ النَّحْلِ، يُذَكِّرْنَ (١) بِصَاحِبِهِنَّ، أَلَا يُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ لَا يَزَالَ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللهِ شَيْءٌ يُذَكِّرُ بِهِ؟ " (٢)، ، . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .، ،

It is narrated from Nu’man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) said: Those people who remember Allah by glorifying, praising, magnifying, and declaring His oneness due to His majesty, their words of glorification revolve around the Throne, and a buzzing sound like that of bees comes from them, and they continue to mention the one who remembers (Allah). Does any one of you not like that something should continuously mention him in the presence of Allah?

حَدَّثَنَا يَعْلَى، (١) أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو حَيَّانَ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: سَأَلَتْ أُمِّي أَبِي بَعْضَ الْمَوْهِبَةِ لِي، فَوَهَبَهَا لِي. فَقَالَتْ: لَا أَرْضَى حَتَّى تُشْهِدَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: فَأَخَذَ أَبِي بِيَدِي وَأَنَا غُلَامٌ، وَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِنَّ أُمَّ هَذَا ابْنَةَ رَوَاحَةَ زَاوَلَتْنِي عَلَى بَعْضِ الْمَوْهِبَةِ لَهُ، وَإِنِّي قَدْ وَهَبْتُهَا لَهُ، وَقَدْ أَعْجَبَهَا أَنْ أُشْهِدَكَ. قَالَ: " يَا بَشِيرُ، أَلَكَ ابْنٌ غَيْرُ هَذَا؟ " قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: " فَوَهَبْتَ لَهُ مِثْلَ الَّذِي وَهَبْتَ لِهَذَا؟ " قَالَ: لَا، قَالَ: " فَلَا تُشْهِدْنِي إِذًا، فَإِنِّي لَا أَشْهَدُ عَلَى جَوْرٍ " (٢)، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that once my mother asked my father to give me something as a gift. He gave me that thing as a gift. She said that I will not be satisfied until you make the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) a witness to this. At that time, I was young. My father took my hand and went to the service of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) and said, "O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)! His mother, the daughter of Rawaha, has asked me to give this child something as a gift, so I have done so. She wants me to make you a witness to this." The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said, "Basheer! Do you have any other sons besides him?" He said, "Yes." The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) asked, "Have you given all your sons the same as you have given him?" He said, "No." So the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said, "Do not make me a witness to this, for I cannot be a witness to injustice."

حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ، حَدَّثَنِي حُسَيْنُ بْنُ وَاقِدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي سِمَاكُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقُولُ: " إِنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى الصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِ أَوِ الصُّفُوفِ الْأُولَى " (١)، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) saying: Allah Almighty and His angels send blessings upon those who join the first row (Allah Almighty accepts their supplications and the angels pray for mercy for them).

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ (١) الثَّقَفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: انْكَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَخَرَجَ فَكَانَ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَيَسْأَلُ، وَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَيَسْأَلُ، حَتَّى انْجَلَتْ، فَقَالَ: " إِنَّ رِجَالًا يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ إِذَا انْكَسَفَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمَا، فَإِنَّمَا يَنْكَسِفُ (٢) لِمَوْتِ عَظِيمٍ مِنَ الْعُظَمَاءِ، وَلَيْسَ كَذَلِكَ، وَلَكِنَّهُمَا خَلْقَانِ مِنْ خَلْقِ اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، فَإِذَا تَجَلَّى الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِشَيْءٍ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ خَشَعَ لَهُ " (٣)، ، . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that during the blessed era of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ), there was once a solar eclipse. The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) would perform two rak'ahs of prayer and inquire about the situation from the people, then perform two rak'ahs and inquire about the situation, until the sun became completely bright. The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said: In the age of ignorance, people used to say that if either the moon or the sun is eclipsed, it is due to the death of a great person among the people of the earth, whereas there is no such thing. Both of these are Allah's creations; however, when Allah manifests His glory to His creation, it bows down before Him.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: حَمَلَنِي أَبِي بَشِيرُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، اشْهَدْ أَنِّي قَدْ نَحَلْتُ النُّعْمَانَ كَذَا وَكَذَا، شَيْئًا سَمَّاهُ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ: " أَكُلَّ وَلَدِكَ نَحَلْتَ مِثْلَ الَّذِي نَحَلْتَ النُّعْمَانَ؟ " قَالَ: لَا، قَالَ: " فَأَشْهِدْ غَيْرِي "، قَالَ: ثُمَّ قَالَ: " أَلَيْسَ يَسُرُّكَ أَنْ يَكُونُوا إِلَيْكَ فِي الْبِرِّ سَوَاءً؟ "، قَالَ: بَلَى، قَالَ: " فَلَا إِذًا " (١)، ، °

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that my father took me to the service of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Messenger of Allah! Please bear witness that I have given such and such things to Nu'man." The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, "Have you given the same to all your sons as you have given to him?" He replied, "No." So the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Then make someone else a witness." After a little while, he said, "Do you not like that they should all be equal with you in kindness?" He said, "Why not." The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Then it will not be so."

قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ وَجَدْتُ فِي كِتَابِ أَبِي بِخَطِّ يَدِهِ: كَتَبَ إِلَى الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ نَافِعٍ أَبُو تَوْبَةَ يَعْنِي الْحَلَبِي فَكَانَ فِي كِتَابِهِ: حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ سَلَّامٍ عَنْ أَخِيهِ زَيْدِ بْنِ سَلَّامٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَلَّامٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي النُّعْمَانُ بْنُ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: كُنْتُ إِلَى جَانِبِ مِنْبَرِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ: مَا أُبَالِي أَنْ لَا أَعْمَلَ بَعْدَ الْإِسْلَامِ، إِلَّا أَنْ أَسْقِيَ الْحَاجَّ، وَقَالَ آخَرُ: مَا أُبَالِ أَنْ لَا أَعْمَلَ عَمَلًا بَعْدَ الْإِسْلَامِ إِلَّا أَنْ أَعْمُرَ الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ، وَقَالَ آخَرُ: الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ أَفْضَلُ مِمَّا قُلْتُمْ، فَزَجَرَهُمْ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُ، فَقَالَ: " لَا تَرْفَعُوا أَصْوَاتَكُمْ عِنْدَ مِنْبَرِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَهُوَ يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ، وَلَكِنْ إِذَا صَلَّيْتُ الْجُمُعَةَ دَخَلْتُ، فَاسْتَفْتَيْتُهُ فِيمَا اخْتَلَفْتُمْ فِيهِ " فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ: {أَجَعَلْتُمْ سِقَايَةَ الْحَاجِّ وَعِمَارَةَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ كَمَنْ آمَنَ بِاللهِ، وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ} [التوبة: ١٩] إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ كُلِّهَا (١)، ،

It is narrated from Nu’man (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was sitting near the pulpit of the Prophet (ﷺ) when a man said, “After accepting Islam, I do not care if I do any deed except that I give water to the pilgrims.” Another said, “I maintain the Sacred Mosque, so after accepting Islam, I do not care about any other deed.” And a third said, “The best of what you have mentioned is Jihad.” Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) scolded them and said, “Do not raise your voices near the pulpit of the Prophet. It was Friday, and after the prayer, I will go to the service of the Prophet (ﷺ) and ask him about the matter in which you are differing.” At that moment, this verse was revealed: “Do you consider the giving of water to the pilgrims and the maintenance and construction of the Sacred Mosque equal to the one who believes in Allah and the Last Day?”

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ مُجَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَامِرٌ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَأَوْمَأَ بِإِصْبَعَيْهِ إِلَى أُذُنَيْهِ، " إِنَّ الْحَلَالَ بَيِّنٌ، وَالْحَرَامَ بَيِّنٌ، وَإِنَّ بَيْنَ الْحَلَالِ وَالْحَرَامِ مُشَبَّهَاتٍ، (١) لَا يَدْرِي كَثِيرٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ أَمِنَ الْحَلَالِ هِيَ، أَمْ مِنَ الْحَرَامِ، فَمَنْ تَرَكَهَا، اسْتَبْرَأَ لِدِينِهِ وَعِرْضِهِ، وَمَنْ وَاقَعَهَا، يُوشِكُ أَنْ يُوَاقِعَ الْحَرَامَ، فَمَنْ رَعَى إِلَى جَنْبِ حِمًى، يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَرْتَعَ فِيهِ، وَلِكُلِّ مَلِكٍ حِمًى، وَإِنَّ حِمَى اللهِ مَحَارِمُهُ " (٢)، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The lawful is clear and the unlawful is clear, and between them are doubtful matters. Whoever leaves the doubtful matters will easily be able to leave the unlawful. And the sanctities of Allah are His pastures, and whoever grazes his animals around the pasture, there is a fear that he may enter into it."

قَالَ: وَسَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ، يَقُولُ: إِنَّ أَبِي بَشِيرًا وَهَبَ لِي هِبَةً، فَقَالَتْ أُمِّي: أَشْهِدْ عَلَيْهَا رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي، فَانْطَلَقَ بِي حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِنَّ أُمَّ هَذَا الْغُلَامِ سَأَلَتْنِي أَنْ أَهَبَ لَهُ هِبَةً، فَوَهَبْتُهَا لَهُ، فَقَالَتْ: أَشْهِدْ عَلَيْهَا رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَتَيْتُكَ لِأُشْهِدَكَ، فَقَالَ: " رُوَيْدَكَ، أَلَكَ وَلَدٌ غَيْرُهُ؟ " قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: " كُلُّهُمْ أَعْطَيْتَهُ كَمَا أَعْطَيْتَهُ؟ " قَالَ: لَا قَالَ: " فَلَا تُشْهِدْنِي إِذًا، إِنِّي لَا أَشْهَدُ (١) عَلَى جَوْرٍ، إِنَّ لِبَنِيكَ عَلَيْكَ مِنَ الْحَقِّ أَنْ تَعْدِلَ بَيْنَهُمْ " (٢)، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that once my mother asked my father to give me something as a gift. He gave me that thing as a gift. She said that I will not be satisfied until you make the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) a witness to this. At that time, I was young. My father took my hand and went to the service of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Messenger of Allah! The mother of this child, the daughter of Rawaha, has demanded from me that I give something as a gift to this child, so I have done so. She wants me to make you a witness to this." The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Basheer! Do you have any other sons besides him?" He said, "Yes." The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) asked, "Have you given all your sons the same as you have given him?" He said, "No." So the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do not make me a witness to this, for I cannot be a witness to injustice."

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ زَكَرِيَّا، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَامِرٌ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ يَخْطُبُ يَقُولُ، وَأَوْمَأَ بِأُصْبُعِهِ (١) إِلَى أُذُنَيْهِ: (٢) سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " مَثَلُ الْقَائِمِ عَلَى حُدُودِ اللهِ، وَالْوَاقِعِ فِيهَا، الْمُدَّهِنِ (٣) فِيهَا، مَثَلُ (٤) قَوْمٍ رَكِبُوا سَفِينَةً، فَأَصَابَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَسْفَلَهَا، وَأَوْعَرَهَا، وَشَرَّهَا، وَأَصَابَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَعْلَاهَا، فَكَانَ الَّذِينَ فِي أَسْفَلِهَا إِذَا اسْتَقَوْا الْمَاءَ، مَرُّوا عَلَى مَنْ فَوْقَهُمْ، فَآذَوْهُمْ، فَقَالُوا: لَوْ خَرَقْنَا فِي نَصِيبِنَا خَرْقًا، فَاسْتَقَيْنَا مِنْهُ، وَلَمْ نُؤْذِ مَنْ فَوْقَنَا، فَإِنْ تَرَكُوهُمْ وَأَمْرَهُمْ، هَلَكُوا جَمِيعًا، وَإِنْ أَخَذُوا عَلَى أَيْدِيهِمْ، نَجَوْا جَمِيعًا " (٥)،

It is narrated from Nu’man (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say with his own ears: The example of those who establish the limits set by Allah and those who are lenient regarding them is like a people who set out on a sea journey. Some of them sit in the lower part (of the boat) and some sit in the upper part. The people in the lower part have to go up to get water, and some water spills on those above. Seeing this, the people above say, “Now we will not let you come up; you cause us trouble.” The people below reply, “Fine, then we will make a hole in the bottom of the boat and get water from there.” Now, if the people above hold their hands and stop them from this, then all will be saved; otherwise, all will drown. The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " مَثَلُ الْقَائِمِ، ، عَلَى حُدُودِ اللهِ " فَذَكَرَهُ، (١)،

Abu Muawiyah narrated to us, he said: Al-A'mash narrated to us, from Al-Sha'bi, from Al-Nu'man ibn Bashir, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The example of the one who stands by the limits of Allah..." and he mentioned it.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَامِرًا، يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ يَقُولُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " مَثَلُ الْقَائِمِ عَلَى حُدُودِ اللهِ " فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ (٢)،

Abu Nu'aym narrated to us, Zakariya narrated to us, he said: I heard 'Amir say: I heard al-Nu'man ibn Bashir say: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The example of the one who stands by the limits of Allah..." Then he mentioned the hadith.

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ زَكَرِيَّا، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَامِرٌ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ يَخْطُبُ يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي تَوَادِّهِمْ، وَتَرَاحُمِهِمْ، وَتَعَاطُفِهِمْ (٣) مَثَلُ الْجَسَدِ، إِذَا اشْتَكَى مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ، تَدَاعَى لَهُ سَائِرُ الْجَسَدِ بِالسَّهَرِ وَالْحُمَّى " (٤)، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The example of the believers in their mutual love, compassion, and kindness is like that of a body; when one limb suffers, the whole body responds with sleeplessness and fever.

وَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقُولُ: " إِنَّ الْحَلَالَ بَيِّنٌ، وَالْحَرَامَ بَيِّنٌ، وَبَيْنَهُمَا مُشْتَبِهَاتٌ (١) لَا يَعْلَمُهَا كَثِيرٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ، فَمَنِ اتَّقَى الشُّبُهَاتِ اسْتَبْرَأَ فِيهِ لِدِينِهِ وَعِرْضِهِ، وَمَنْ وَاقَعَهَا وَاقَعَ الْحَرَامَ، كَالرَّاعِي يَرْعَى حَوْلَ الْحِمَى يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَرْتَعَ فِيهِ، أَلَا وَإِنَّ لِكُلِّ مَلِكٍ حِمًى، وَإِنَّ حِمَى اللهِ مَا حَرَّمَ (٢) ، أَلَا وَإِنَّ فِي الْإِنْسَانِ مُضْغَةً إِذَا صَلُحَتْ صَلُحَ الْجَسَدُ كُلُّهُ، وَإِذَا فَسَدَتْ فَسَدَ الْجَسَدُ كُلُّهُ. أَلَا وَهِيَ الْقَلْبُ " (٣)،

It is narrated from Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The lawful is clear and the unlawful is clear, and between them are doubtful matters. Whoever leaves these doubtful matters will easily be able to leave the unlawful. And the sanctities of Allah are His pastures, and whoever grazes his animals around the pasture is at risk of entering it. Remember, there is a piece of flesh in the body; if it is sound, the whole body is sound, and if it is corrupt, the whole body is corrupt. Remember! That is the heart."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَامِرًا، يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ يَقُولُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " مَثَلُ، ، الْمُؤْمِنِينَ " فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ (١)،

Abu Nu'aym narrated to us, Zakariya narrated to us, he said: I heard 'Amir say: I heard al-Nu'man ibn Bashir say: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The example of the believers..." and he mentioned the hadith.

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مِسْعَرٌ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يُسَوِّي بَيْنَ الصُّفُوفِ كَمَا تُسَوَّى الْقِدَاحُ، أَوِ الرِّمَاحُ، " (٢)، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) used to straighten the rows in the same way as arrows are straightened.

حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بِشْرٍ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: " أَنَا أَعْلَمُ النَّاسِ، أَوْ كَأَعْلَمِ النَّاسِ، بِوَقْتِ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِلْعِشَاءِ، كَانَ يُصَلِّيهَا بَعْدَ سُقُوطِ الْقَمَرِ فِي اللَّيْلَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ مِنْ أَوَّلِ الشَّهْرِ " (١)، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that I know the time of the 'Isha prayer of the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) better than anyone else. The Noble Prophet (ﷺ) used to offer this prayer on the third night at the beginning of the month after the moon had set.

حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا سَيَّارٌ، وَأَخْبَرَنَا مُغِيرَةُ، وَأَخْبَرَنَا دَاوُدُ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، وَإِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ سَالِمٍ، وَمُجَالِدٌ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ،، ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: نَحَلَنِي أَبِي نُحْلًا، قَالَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ سَالِمٍ مِنْ بَيْنِ الْقَوْمِ: نَحَلَهُ غُلَامًا، قَالَ: فَقَالَتْ لَهُ أُمِّي عَمْرَةُ بِنْتُ رَوَاحَةَ: ائْتِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَشْهِدْهُ، قَالَ: فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ، فَقَالَ: إِنِّي نَحَلْتُ ابْنِي النُّعْمَانَ نُحْلًا، وَإِنَّ عَمْرَةَ سَأَلَتْنِي أَنْ أُشْهِدَكَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ: " أَلَكَ وَلَدٌ سِوَاهُ؟ " قَالَ: قُلْتُ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: " فَكُلَّهُمْ أَعْطَيْتَ مِثْلَ مَا (١) أَعْطَيْتَ النُّعْمَانَ؟ " فَقَالَ: لَا، فَقَالَ بَعْضُ هَؤُلَاءِ الْمُحَدِّثِينَ: " هَذَا جَوْرٌ " وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ: " هَذَا تَلْجِئَةٌ، فَأَشْهِدْ عَلَى هَذَا غَيْرِي "، وَقَالَ مُغِيرَةُ فِي حَدِيثِهِ: " أَلَيْسَ يَسُرُّكَ أَنْ يَكُونُوا لَكَ فِي الْبِرِّ وَاللُّطْفِ سَوَاءً؟ " قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: " فَأَشْهِدْ عَلَى هَذَا غَيْرِي " وَذَكَرَ (٢) مُجَالِدٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ: " إِنَّ لَهُمْ عَلَيْكَ مِنَ الْحَقِّ أَنْ تَعْدِلَ بَيْنَهُمْ، كَمَا أَنَّ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ الْحَقِّ أَنْ يَبَرُّوكَ " (٣)، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that once my mother asked my father to give me something as a gift. He gave me that thing as a gift. She said that I will not be satisfied until you make the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) a witness to this. At that time, I was young. My father took my hand and went to the service of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) and said, "O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)! His mother, the daughter of Rawaha, has asked me to give this child something as a gift, so I have done so. She wants me to make you a witness to it." The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said, "Basheer! Do you have any other sons besides him?" He said, "Yes." The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) asked, "Have you given all your sons the same as you have given him?" He replied, "No." So the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said, "Do not make me a witness to this, for I cannot be a witness to injustice."

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " مَثَلُ الْقَائِمِ عَلَى حُدُودِ اللهِ وَالرَّاتِعِ (١) فِيهَا، وَالْمُدَّهِنِ فِيهَا، مَثَلُ قَوْمٍ اسْتَهَمُوا عَلَى سَفِينَةٍ، فَأَصَابَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَعْلَاهَا، وَأَصَابَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَسْفَلَهَا، وَأَوْعَرَهَا، وَإِذَا الَّذِينَ أَسْفَلَهَا (٢) إِذَا اسْتَقَوْا مِنَ الْمَاءِ (٣) مَرُّوا عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِمْ، فَآذَوْهُمْ، فَقَالُوا: لَوْ أَنَّا خَرَقْنَا فِي نَصِيبِنَا خَرْقًا، فَاسْتَقَيْنَا مِنْهُ، وَلَمْ نَمُرَّ (٤) عَلَى أَصْحَابِنَا فَنُؤْذِيَهُمْ، فَإِنْ، ، تَرَكُوهُمْ وَمَا أَرَادُوا هَلَكُوا، وَإِنْ أَخَذُوا عَلَى أَيْدِيهِمْ نَجَوْا جَمِيعًا " (١)،

It is narrated from Nu’man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The example of those who establish the limits set by Allah and those who are lenient regarding them is like a people who set out on a sea journey. Some of them sit in the lower part (of the boat) and some sit in the upper part. The people in the lower part have to go up to fetch water, and some water spills on those above. Seeing this, the people above say, “Now we will not let you come up, you cause us trouble.” The people below reply, “Alright, then we will make a hole in the bottom of the boat and get water from there.” Now, if the people above hold their hands and stop them from this, then all will be saved; otherwise, all will drown.

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، (٢) قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ: " مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي تَوَادِّهِمْ، وَتَعَاطُفِهِمْ، وَتَرَاحُمِهِمْ، مَثَلُ الْجَسَدِ، إِذَا اشْتَكَى مِنْهُ عُضْوٌ (٣) تَدَاعَى سَائِرُ الْجَسَدِ بِالسَّهَرِ وَالْحُمَّى " (٤)،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The example of the believers in their mutual love, compassion, and kindness is like that of a body; when one limb suffers, the whole body responds with sleeplessness and fever.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ ضَمْرَةَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ، أَنَّ الضَّحَّاكَ بْنَ قَيْسٍ، سَأَلَ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ: بِمَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقْرَأُ فِي الْجُمُعَةِ مَعَ سُورَةِ الْجُمُعَةِ؟ قَالَ: " هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ " (٥)، ،

Dhahhak bin Qais (may Allah have mercy on him) says that he asked Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him): "Which surah did the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) recite in the Friday prayer besides Surah Jumu'ah?" He replied: "Surah Ghashiyah."

حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، وَحُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، أَخْبَرَاهُ أَنَّهُمَا سَمِعَا النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ، يَقُولُ: نَحَلَنِي أَبِي غُلَامًا،، ، فَأَتَيْتُ (١) رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، لِأُشْهِدَهُ، فَقَالَ: " أَكُلَّ وَلَدِكَ قَدْ نَحَلْتَ؟ " قَالَ: لَا، قَالَ: " فَارْدُدْهُ " (٢)،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that his father gave him a gift, then his father went to the service of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) and asked him to bear witness to it. The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, "Have you given all your sons the same as you have given him?" He said, "No." So the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Take it back."

حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْتَشِرِ،، ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ: " أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَرَأَ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ: بِسَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى، وَهَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ، وَإِنْ وَافَقَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ، قَرَأَهُمَا جَمِيعًا " (١)، ، قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ: حَبِيبُ بْنُ سَالِمٍ، سَمِعَهُ مِنَ النُّعْمَانِ، وَكَانَ كَاتِبَهُ وَسُفْيَانُ، يُخْطِئُ فِيهِ يَقُولُ حَبِيبِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، وَهُوَ سَمِعَهُ مِنَ النُّعْمَانِ،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite Surah Al-A'la and Surah Al-Ghashiyah in the Eid prayers, and if Eid fell on a Friday, he would recite these two Surahs in both prayers (Eid and Jumu'ah).

حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ: حَفِظْتُهُ مِنْ أَبِي فَرْوَةَ أَوَّلًا، ثُمَّ مِنْ مُجَالِدٍ، سَمِعَهُ مِنَ الشَّعْبِيِّ، يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،، ، وَكُنْتُ إِذَا سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَصْغَيْتُ، وَتَقَرَّبْتُ، وَخَشِيتُ أَنْ لَا أَسْمَعَ أَحَدًا يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقُولُ: (١) " حَلَالٌ بَيِّنٌ، وَحَرَامٌ بَيِّنٌ، (٢) وَشُبُهَاتٌ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ، مَنْ تَرَكَ مَا اشْتَبَهَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْإِثْمِ، كَانَ لِمَا اسْتَبَانَ لَهُ أَتْرَكَ، وَمَنِ اجْتَرَأَ عَلَى مَا شَكَّ فِيهِ، أَوْشَكَ أَنْ يُوَاقِعَ الْحَرَامَ، وَإِنَّ لِكُلِّ مَلِكٍ حِمًى، وَإِنَّ حِمَى اللهِ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَعَاصِيهِ " أَوْ قَالَ: " مَحَارِمُهُ " (٣)،

It is narrated from Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard with my own ears the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) saying: "The lawful is clear and the unlawful is clear, and between them are doubtful matters. Whoever leaves these doubtful matters will easily be able to avoid the unlawful. And the sanctities of Allah are His pastures, and whoever grazes his animals around the pasture is at risk of entering into it."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مِسْعَرٌ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يُقِيمُ الصُّفُوفَ، ، كَمَا تُقَامُ الرِّمَاحُ أَوِ الْقِدَاحُ " (١)،

It is narrated from Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) used to straighten the rows in such a manner as arrows are straightened.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ ذَرٍّ، عَنْ يُسَيْعٍ الْكِنْدِيِّ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِنَّ الدُّعَاءَ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ "، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ: {وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمْ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِي سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِينَ} (٢) [غافر: ٦٠] قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ: " يُسَيْعٌ الْكِنْدِيُّ يُسَيْعُ بْنُ مَعْدَانَ "،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said: Supplication is the essence of worship. Then the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) recited this verse: "Call upon Me; I will respond to your supplication. Those who are arrogant regarding My worship..."

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، (٣) عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ،، ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي صَلَاةِ الْجُمُعَةِ بِسَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى وَهَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ، فَرُبَّمَا اجْتَمَعَ الْعِيدُ وَالْجُمُعَةُ، فَقَرَأَ بِهَاتَيْنِ السُّورَتَيْنِ " (١)،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite Surah Al-A'la and Surah Al-Ghashiyah in the Eid prayers, and if Eid fell on a Friday, he would recite these two Surahs in both prayers (Eid and Jumu'ah).

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ أَبِي عِيسَى مُوسَى الصَّغِيرِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عَوْنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَوْ عَنْ أَخِيهِ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِنَّ الَّذِي تَذْكُرُونَ (٢) مِنْ جَلَالِ اللهِ، وَتَسْبِيحِهِ، وَتَحْمِيدِهِ، وَتَهْلِيلِهِ تَتَعَطَّفُ حَوْلَ الْعَرْشِ، لَهُنَّ دَوِيٌّ، كَدَوِيِّ النَّحْلِ، يُذَكِّرْنَ (٣) بِصَاحِبِهِنَّ، أَفَلَا يُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ لَا يَزَالَ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللهِ شَيْءٌ يُذَكِّرُ بِهِ؟ " (٤)، ،

It is narrated from Nu’man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) said: Those people who remember Allah by glorifying, praising, magnifying, and declaring His oneness due to His majesty, their words of glorification revolve around the Throne, and a buzzing sound like that of bees comes from them, and they continue to mention the one who remembers (Allah). Does any one of you not like that something should continuously mention him in the presence of Allah?

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ مُرَّةَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ سَالِمَ بْنَ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقُولُ: " لَتُسَوُّنَّ صُفُوفَكُمْ، أَوْ لَيُخَالِفَنَّ اللهُ بَيْنَ وُجُوهِكُمْ " (١)، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) saying: "Keep your rows straight, otherwise Allah will create discord among you."

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ يُشِيرُ يَخْطُبُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقُولُ: " إِنَّ أَهْوَنَ أَهْلِ النَّارِ عَذَابًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، رَجُلٌ يُجْعَلُ فِي أَخْمَصِ قَدَمَيْهِ نَعْلَانِ مِنْ نَارٍ، يَغْلِي مِنْهُمَا دِمَاغُهُ " (١)، ،

Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) once said while delivering a sermon that I heard the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) say: On the Day of Resurrection, the lightest punishment will be for the person who will have shoes of fire put on his feet, and from them his brain will be boiling.

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ ذَرٍّ، عَنْ يُسَيْعٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " الدُّعَاءُ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ "، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ {ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ} (١) [غافر: ٦٠]،

It is narrated from Nu’man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) said: Supplication is the essence of worship. Then the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) recited this verse: "Call upon Me; I will respond to your supplication."

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الْأَحْوَلِ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ: " أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّى فِي كُسُوفِ الشَّمْسِ نَحْوًا مِنْ صَلَاتِكُمْ، يَرْكَعُ وَيَسْجُدُ " (٢)، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) led the prayer during a solar eclipse in the same manner as you normally pray, and performed bowing and prostration in the same way.

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ خَيْثَمَةَ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " الْمُؤْمِنُونَ كَرَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ، إِنْ اشْتَكَى رَأْسُهُ اشْتَكَى كُلُّهُ، وَإِنْ اشْتَكَى عَيْنُهُ اشْتَكَى كُلُّهُ " (١)،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The example of the believer is like that of a body; if the head is in pain, the whole body feels the pain, and if the eye is in pain, the whole body feels the pain as well.

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْعِيزَارِ بْنِ حُرَيْثٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: جَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَسَمِعَ عَائِشَةَ وَهِيَ رَافِعَةٌ صَوْتَهَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَذِنَ لَهُ، فَدَخَلَ، فَقَالَ: يَا ابْنَةَ أُمِّ رُومَانَ وَتَنَاوَلَهَا، أَتَرْفَعِينَ صَوْتَكِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ قَالَ: فَحَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهَا، قَالَ:، ، فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ جَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقُولُ لَهَا يَتَرَضَّاهَا: " أَلَا تَرَيْنَ أَنِّي قَدْ حُلْتُ بَيْنَ الرَّجُلِ وَبَيْنَكِ "، قَالَ: ثُمَّ جَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، فَاسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَيْهِ، فَوَجَدَهُ يُضَاحِكُهَا، قَالَ: فَأَذِنَ لَهُ، فَدَخَلَ، فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَشْرِكَانِي فِي سِلْمِكُمَا، كَمَا أَشْرَكْتُمَانِي فِي حَرْبِكُمَا (١)،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that once Siddiq Akbar (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the service of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) and began to seek permission to enter. In the meantime, the raised voice of Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) reached his ears. When permission was granted and he entered, he caught hold of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and said, "O daughter of Roman! Do you raise your voice in front of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ)?" The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) intervened and saved Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). When Siddiq Akbar (may Allah be pleased with him) left, the Holy Prophet (ﷺ), teasing Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), said, "Did you see how I saved you from that person?" After a little while, Siddiq Akbar (may Allah be pleased with him) came again, sought permission, and entered. He saw that the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) was making Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) laugh. Siddiq Akbar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)! Include me in your reconciliation just as you included me in your dispute."

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَازِبٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ خَطَأٌ، إِلَّا السَّيْفَ، وَلِكُلِّ خَطَإٍ أَرْشٌ " (٢)، ، . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .، ، . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Every thing has an error except the sword, and for every error there is compensation.

حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، عَنْ بَشِيرِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ،، ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: " إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ النَّاسِ، أَوْ مِنْ أَعْلَمِ النَّاسِ، بِوَقْتِ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْعِشَاءَ، كَانَ يُصَلِّيهَا مِقْدَارَ مَا يَغِيبُ الْقَمَرُ لَيْلَةَ ثَالِثَةٍ، أَوْ رَابِعَةٍ " (١)،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that I know more than all people about the 'Isha prayer of the Noble Prophet (ﷺ). The Noble Prophet (ﷺ) used to offer this prayer on the third night of the beginning of the month after the moon had set.

حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، وَأَبُو الْعَلَاءِ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ، قَالَ: رُفِعَ إِلَى النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ رَجُلٌ أَحَلَّتْ لَهُ امْرَأَتُهُ جَارِيَتَهَا، فَقَالَ: " لَأَقْضِيَنَّ فِيهَا بِقَضِيَّةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: لَئِنْ كَانَتْ أَحَلَّتْهَا لَهُ، لَأَجْلِدَنَّهُ مِائَةَ جَلْدَةٍ، وَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ أَحَلَّتْهَا لَهُ لَأَرْجُمَنَّهُ " قَالَ: فَوَجَدَهَا قَدْ أَحَلَّتْهَا لَهُ فَجَلَدَهُ مِائَةً (٢)، ، . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .، ،

Habib bin Salim (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once a man was brought to Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him), whose wife had made it lawful for her husband to benefit from her slave-girl. He said, "I will decide about this matter as the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) would have decided. If his wife has permitted him to benefit from her slave-girl, I will give him one hundred lashes, and if she has not permitted, I will stone him to death." It was found that his wife had indeed given him permission, so he gave him one hundred lashes.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ يَخْطُبُ، يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَخْطُبُ يَقُولُ: " أَنْذَرْتُكُمُ النَّارَ، أَنْذَرْتُكُمُ النَّارَ، (١) حَتَّى لَوْ أَنَّ، ، رَجُلًا كَانَ بِالسُّوقِ، لَسَمِعَهُ مِنْ مَقَامِي هَذَا، قَالَ: حَتَّى وَقَعَتْ خَمِيصَةٌ كَانَتْ عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ عِنْدَ رِجْلَيْهِ (١)،

Simak (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I heard Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) wrapped in a cloak, saying during a sermon that I heard the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) delivering a sermon, and he was saying: I have warned you about Hell. If a person were at such and such a distance, even then he would have heard the voice of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ), until the cloak that was on his shoulder fell down to his feet.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ، يَقُولُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " أَنْذَرْتُكُمُ النَّارَ، أَنْذَرْتُكُمُ النَّارَ " حَتَّى لَوْ كَانَ رَجُلٌ كَانَ فِي أَقْصَى السُّوقِ، (٢) سَمِعَهُ، وَسَمِعَ أَهْلُ السُّوقِ صَوْتَهُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ (٣)،

Simak (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I heard Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was wrapped in a cloak during a sermon, saying: I heard the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) delivering a sermon, and he was saying: I have warned you about Hell. If a person were at such and such a distance, even then he would have heard the voice of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ).

حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُسَوِّينَا فِي الصُّفُوفِ، حَتَّى كَأَنَّمَا يُحَاذِي بِنَا الْقِدَاحَ، فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُكَبِّرَ،، ، رَأَى رَجُلًا شَاخِصًا صَدْرُهُ، فَقَالَ: " لَتُسَوُّنَّ صُفُوفَكُمْ، أَوْ لَيُخَالِفَنَّ اللهُ بَيْنَ وُجُوهِكُمْ " (١)،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) used to straighten the rows (in prayer) as if he were straightening arrows among our rows. Once, when the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) intended to say the takbeer, he saw that a man's chest was protruding. The Noble Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Keep your rows straight (aligned), otherwise Allah will create discord among you."

حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " مَثَلُ الْمُجَاهِدِ (٢) فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ، كَمَثَلِ الصَّائِمِ نَهَارَهُ الْقَائِمِ (٣) لَيْلَهُ، حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ مَتَى رَجَعَ (٤) " (٥)، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) said: The example of the one who strives in the path of Allah is like that person who fasts during the day and stands in prayer at night, "as long as he does not return, whenever he may return."

حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنِي نُعَيْمُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ الْأَنْمَارِيُّ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ، يَقُولُ عَلَى مِنْبَرِ حِمْصَ: " قُمْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، لَيْلَةَ ثَلَاثٍ وَعِشْرِينَ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ إِلَى ثُلُثِ اللَّيْلِ الْأَوَّلِ، ثُمَّ قُمْنَا مَعَهُ لَيْلَةَ خَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ إِلَى نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ، ثُمَّ قَامَ بِنَا لَيْلَةَ سَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنْ لَا نُدْرِكَ الْفَلَاحَ، قَالَ: وَكُنَّا نَدْعُو السُّحُورَ الْفَلَاحَ " " فَأَمَّا نَحْنُ فَنَقُولُ: لَيْلَةُ السَّابِعَةِ لَيْلَةُ سَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ، وَأَنْتُمْ تَقُولُونَ: لَيْلَةُ ثَلَاثٍ وَعِشْرِينَ السَّابِعَةُ، فَمَنْ أَصَوْبُ نَحْنُ، أَوْ أَنْتُمْ " (١)، ،

Nu’man (may Allah be pleased with him) was once addressing from the pulpit of Homs, saying: We spent the first third of the night in prayer with the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) on the 23rd night of Ramadan. Then, on the 25th night, we stood in prayer until half the night had passed. Then, on the 27th night, the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) made us stand in prayer for so long that we feared the time for suhoor might pass. Therefore, we say that the seventh night of the last ten nights is the 27th night, and you people say that the 23rd is the seventh night. Now you tell me, who is correct, you or us?

حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ وَاقِدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي سِمَاكُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقُولُ: " مَنْ مَنَحَ مَنِيحَةً وَرِقًا، أَوْ ذَهَبًا، أَوْ سَقَى (١) لَبَنًا، أَوْ هَدَى زِقَاقًا، فَهُوَ كَعَدْلِ رَقَبَةٍ " (٢)، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) saying: Whoever gives a gift to someone, such as silver or gold, or gives milk to someone, or gives a water-skin to someone, it is as if he has freed a slave.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُبَارَكُ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: صَحِبْنَا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَسَمِعْنَاهُ يَقُولُ: " إِنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ السَّاعَةِ، فِتَنًا كَأَنَّهَا قِطَعُ اللَّيْلِ الْمُظْلِمِ، يُصْبِحُ الرَّجُلُ فِيهَا مُؤْمِنًا، ثُمَّ يُمْسِي كَافِرًا، وَيُمْسِي مُؤْمِنًا، ثُمَّ يُصْبِحُ كَافِرًا، يَبِيعُ أَقْوَامٌ خَلَاقَهُمْ بِعَرَضٍ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا يَسِيرٍ، أَوْ بِعَرَضِ، ، الدُّنْيَا " (١)، قَالَ الْحَسَنُ: " وَاللهِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْنَاهُمْ صُوَرًا وَلَا عُقُولَ، أَجْسَامًا وَلَا أَحْلَامَ، فَرَاشَ نَارٍ وَذِبَّانَ طَمَعٍ، (٢) يَغْدُونَ بِدِرْهَمَيْنِ، وَيَرُوحُونَ بِدِرْهَمَيْنِ، يَبِيعُ أَحَدُهُمْ دَيْنَهُ بِثَمَنِ الْعَنْزِ "،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that we had the honor of sitting in the company of the Noble Prophet (ﷺ), and we heard the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) saying: The first tribulations of the Day of Judgment will appear like the parts of a dark night. In that era, a man will be a Muslim in the morning and a disbeliever in the evening, or a Muslim in the evening and a disbeliever in the morning, and people will sell their religion and morals for a small portion of worldly goods and possessions. Hasan says: By Allah! We are seeing such people; they have forms but no intellect, bodies but no wisdom. They are like moths of the fire and flies of greed and desire, who become happy with two dirhams in the morning and evening, and are ready to sell their religion for the price of a goat.

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ، ، بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: جَاءَتْ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ فَقَالَتْ: إِنَّ زَوْجَهَا وَقَعَ عَلَى جَارِيَتِهَا، فَقَالَ: " سَأَقْضِي فِي ذَلِكَ بِقَضَاءِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، إِنْ كُنْتِ أَحْلَلْتِيهَا لَهُ ضَرَبْتُهُ مِائَةَ سَوْطٍ، وَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُونِي أَحْلَلْتِيهَا لَهُ رَجَمْتُهُ " (١)،

Habib bin Salim (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once a man was brought to Nu’man (may Allah be pleased with him), whose wife had made it lawful for her husband to benefit from her slave-girl. He said, “I will give the same verdict regarding this as the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) did. If his wife has permitted him to benefit from her slave-girl, I will give him one hundred lashes, and if she has not permitted, I will stone him to death.” (It became known that his wife had given permission, so he gave him one hundred lashes.)

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي دَاوُدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْوَاسِطِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي حَبِيبُ بْنُ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: كُنَّا قُعُودًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَكَانَ بَشِيرٌ رَجُلًا يَكُفُّ حَدِيثَهُ، فَجَاءَ أَبُو ثَعْلَبَةَ الْخُشَنِيُّ، فَقَالَ: يَا بَشِيرُ بْنَ سَعْدٍ أَتَحْفَظُ حَدِيثَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فِي الْأُمَرَاءِ؟ فَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ: أَنَا أَحْفَظُ خُطْبَتَهُ، فَجَلَسَ أَبُو ثَعْلَبَةَ، فَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " تَكُونُ النُّبُوَّةُ فِيكُمْ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ تَكُونَ، ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُهَا إِذَا شَاءَ (٢) أَنْ يَرْفَعَهَا، ثُمَّ تَكُونُ خِلَافَةٌ عَلَى مِنْهَاجِ النُّبُوَّةِ، فَتَكُونُ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ تَكُونَ، ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُهَا إِذَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يَرْفَعَهَا، ثُمَّ تَكُونُ مُلْكًا عَاضًّا، فَيَكُونُ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ، ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُهَا إِذَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَرْفَعَهَا، ثُمَّ تَكُونُ مُلْكًا جَبْرِيَّةً، فَتَكُونُ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ تَكُونَ، ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُهَا إِذَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَرْفَعَهَا، ثُمَّ تَكُونُ خِلَافَةً عَلَى مِنْهَاجِ نُبُوَّةٍ " (٣) ثُمَّ سَكَتَ،، ، قَالَ حَبِيبٌ: " فَلَمَّا قَامَ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، وَكَانَ يَزِيدُ بْنُ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ فِي صَحَابَتِهِ، فَكَتَبْتُ إِلَيْهِ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ أُذَكِّرُهُ إِيَّاهُ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: إِنِّي أَرْجُو أَنْ يَكُونَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، يَعْنِي عُمَرَ، بَعْدَ الْمُلْكِ الْعَاضِّ وَالْجَبْرِيَّةِ، فَأُدْخِلَ كِتَابِي عَلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ فَسُرَّ بِهِ وَأَعْجَبَهُ " (١)، ،

It is narrated from Nu’man (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we were sitting in the mosque. Basheer used to withhold his narrations. In our gathering, Abu Tha’labah Khushani (may Allah be pleased with him) came and said, “O Basheer Sa’d! Do you remember any hadith of the Prophet (ﷺ) regarding the rulers?” Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “I remember the sermon of the Prophet (ﷺ).” Abu Tha’labah (may Allah be pleased with him) sat down, and Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Prophethood will remain among you as long as Allah wills it to remain. Then Allah will remove it when He wills to remove it. Then there will be a caliphate on the way of Prophethood, and it will remain as long as Allah wills it to remain. Then Allah will remove it when He wills to remove it. Then there will be biting (oppressive) kingship, and it will remain as long as Allah wills it to remain. Then Allah will remove it when He wills to remove it. Then there will be tyrannical rule, and it will remain as long as Allah wills it to remain. Then Allah will remove it when He wills to remove it. Then there will be a caliphate on the way of Prophethood.’ Then the Prophet (ﷺ) fell silent.” The narrator of the hadith, Habeeb, says: When Umar bin Abdul Aziz was appointed as caliph, Yazid bin Nu’man (may Allah be pleased with him) became his advisor. I wrote this hadith in a letter to Yazid bin Nu’man as a reminder, and at the end I wrote: “I hope that the rule of the Commander of the Faithful has come after the biting and tyrannical rule.” Yazid bin Nu’man presented my letter to the Commander of the Faithful, and after reading it, he became very pleased and happy.

حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ، أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ السَّرِيَّ بْنَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْكُوفِيَّ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ الشَّعْبِيَّ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ، سَمِعَ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ، يَقُولُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِنَّ مِنَ الْحِنْطَةِ خَمْرًا، وَمِنَ الشَّعِيرِ خَمْرًا، وَمِنَ الزَّبِيبِ خَمْرًا، وَمِنَ التَّمْرِ خَمْرًا، وَمِنَ الْعَسَلِ خَمْرًا، وَأَنَا أَنْهَى عَنْ كُلِّ مُسْكِرٍ " (١)، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) in a marfu' form that wine is made from raisins, from dates, from wheat, from barley, and from honey, and I forbid every intoxicating thing.

حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ، وَبَهْزٌ الْمَعْنَى، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: أَظُنُّهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: " سَافَرَ رَجُلٌ بِأَرْضٍ تَنُوفَةٍ، قَالَ حَسَنٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ: يَعْنِي فَلَاةً، فَقَالَ: تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ، وَمَعَهُ رَاحِلَتُهُ، وَعَلَيْهَا سِقَاؤُهُ، وَطَعَامُهُ، فَاسْتَيْقَظَ فَلَمْ يَرَهَا، فَعَلَا شَرَفًا، فَلَمْ يَرَهَا، ثُمَّ عَلَا شَرَفًا، فَلَمْ يَرَهَا، ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ، فَإِذَا هُوَ بِهَا تَجُرُّ خِطَامَهَا، فَمَا هُوَ بِأَشَدَّ بِهَا فَرَحًا مِنَ اللهِ بِتَوْبَةِ عَبْدِهِ إِذَا تَابَ " قَالَ بَهْزٌ: " عَبْدِهِ إِذَا تَابَ إِلَيْهِ "، قَالَ بَهْزٌ: قَالَ حَمَّادٌ: أَظُنُّهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ (١)، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him), probably as a marfu' hadith, that a man set out on a journey along a forest path. On the way, he took a nap under a tree, and with him was his mount on which his food and drink were placed. When the man woke up, he did not see his mount. He climbed a high hill to look, but did not see the mount. Then he climbed another hill, but still did not see the mount. Then he turned back and suddenly saw his mount, dragging its reins and coming towards him. How happy would he be! But his happiness is not greater than the happiness of Allah when a servant repents before Allah and Allah becomes pleased.

حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْتَشِرِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقْرَأُ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ وَالْجُمُعَةِ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى، وَهَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ، وَرُبَّمَا اجْتَمَعَا فِي يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ، فَقَرَأَ بِهِمَا "، وَقَدْ قَالَ أَبُو عَوَانَةَ: " وَرُبَّمَا اجْتَمَعَ عِيدَانِ فِي يَوْمٍ " (١)، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite Surah Al-A'la and Surah Al-Ghashiyah in the Eid prayers, and if Eid fell on a Friday, he would recite these two Surahs in both prayers (Eid and Jumu'ah).

حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا مُجَالِدٌ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ الشَّعْبِيَّ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ، يَقُولُ:، وَكَانَ أَمِيرًا عَلَى الْكُوفَةِ، نَحَلَنِي أَبِي غُلَامًا، فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، لِأُشْهِدَهُ فَقَالَ: " أَكُلَّ وَلَدِكَ نَحَلْتَ؟ " قَالَ: لَا، قَالَ: " فَإِنِّي لَا أَشْهَدُ عَلَى جَوْرٍ " (١)،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that his father gave him a gift, then his father went to the service of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) and asked him to be a witness to it. The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, "Have you given all your sons the same as you have given to him?" He replied, "No." So the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do not make me a witness to this, for I cannot be a witness to injustice."

حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مُجَالِدٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، سَمِعَهُ مِنَ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقُولُ: " مَثَلُ الْمُدَّهِنِ، وَالْوَاقِعِ فِي حُدُودِ اللهِ، قَالَ سُفْيَانُ: مَرَّةً الْقَائِمِ فِي حُدُودِ اللهِ، مَثَلُ ثَلَاثَةٍ رَكِبُوا فِي سَفِينَةٍ، فَصَارَ لِأَحَدِهِمْ أَسْفَلُهَا،، ، وَأَوْعَرُهَا وَشَرُّهَا، فَكَانَ يَخْتَلِفُ، وَثَقُلَ عَلَيْهِمْ (١) كُلَّمَا مَرَّ، فَقَالَ: أَخْرِقُ خَرْقًا يَكُونُ أَهْوَنَ عَلَيَّ، وَلَا يَكُونُ مُخْتَلَفِي عَلَيْهِمْ، فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ: إِنَّمَا يَخْرِقُ فِي نَصِيبِهِ، وَقَالَ آخَرُونَ: لَا، فَإِنْ أَخَذُوا عَلَى يَدَيْهِ، نَجَا وَنَجَوْا، وَإِنْ تَرَكُوهُ هَلَكَ وَهَلَكُوا " (٢)،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that his father gave him a gift, then his father went to the service of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) and asked him to be a witness to it. The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, "Have you given all your sons the same as you have given to him?" He replied, "No." So the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do not make me a witness to this, for I cannot be a witness to injustice."

حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مُجَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الشَّعْبِيُّ، سَمِعَهُ مِنَ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَكُنْتُ إِذَا سَمِعْتُهُ، يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ظَنَنْتُ أَنْ (٣) لَا أَسْمَعَ أَحَدًا عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقُولُ: " إِنَّ فِي، ، الْإِنْسَانِ مُضْغَةً، إِذَا سَلِمَتْ وَصَحَّتْ، سَلِمَ سَائِرُ الْجَسَدِ وَصَحَّ، وَإِذَا سَقِمَتْ سَقِمَ سَائِرُ الْجَسَدِ، وَفَسَدَ، أَلَا وَهِيَ الْقَلْبُ " (١)،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) saying: "There is a piece of flesh in the human body; if it is sound and healthy, the whole body remains sound and healthy, and if it becomes diseased, the whole body becomes diseased. Behold! That is the heart."

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا إِسْحَاقَ، يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ، وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ، يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقُولُ: " إِنَّ أَهْوَنَ أَهْلِ النَّارِ عَذَابًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، لَرَجُلٌ يُوضَعُ فِي أَخْمَصِ قَدَمَيْهِ جَمْرَتَانِ يَغْلِي مِنْهُمَا دِمَاغُهُ " (٢)، ،

Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) once said while delivering a sermon that I heard the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) say: On the Day of Resurrection, the lightest punishment will be for the person who will have shoes of fire put on his feet, and from them his brain will be boiling.

حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ، وَعَفَّانُ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنِ الْأَشْعَثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْجَرْمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْأَشْعَثِ الصَّنْعَانِيِّ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: " إِنَّ اللهَ كَتَبَ كِتَابًا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْلُقَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ بِأَلْفَيْ عَامٍ، فَأَنْزَلَ مِنْهُ آيَتَيْنِ، فَخَتَمَ بِهِمَا سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ، وَلَا يُقْرَآنِ فِي دَارٍ ثَلَاثَ لَيَالٍ فَيَقْرَبَهَا الشَّيْطَانُ " قَالَ عَفَّانُ: " فَلَا تُقْرَأنَّ " (١)، ، . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said: Allah Almighty wrote a book two thousand years before the creation of the heavens and the earth, and from it He revealed two verses with which He concluded Surah Al-Baqarah. Therefore, in any house where the last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah are recited for three nights, Satan will not come near that house.

حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، وَسُرَيْجٌ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، عَنْ بَشِيرِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: " وَاللهِ إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ النَّاسِ بِوَقْتِ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةِ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ، كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يُصَلِّيهَا لِسُقُوطِ الْقَمَرِ لِثَالِثَةٍ (١)، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that I know the time of the Isha prayer of the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) better than all people. The Noble Prophet (ﷺ) used to offer this prayer after the setting of the moon in the first third of the night at the beginning of the month.

حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ، وَسُرَيْجٌ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَقَالَ سُرَيْجٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ: سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقُولُ: " مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ كَمَثَلِ الْجَسَدِ، إِذَا أَلِمَ بَعْضُهُ تَدَاعَى سَائِرُهُ " (١)،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The example of a believer is like that of a body; if the head is in pain, the whole body feels the pain.

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ بْنِ مَعْقِلِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مَعْقِلٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ وَهْبًا، يَقُولُ: حَدَّثَنِي النُّعْمَانُ بْنُ بَشِيرٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَذْكُرُ الرَّقِيمَ فَقَالَ: " إِنَّ ثَلَاثَةً نَفَرٍ (٢) كَانُوا فِي كَهْفٍ، فَوَقَعَ الْجَبَلُ عَلَى بَابِ الْكَهْفِ، فَأُوصِدَ عَلَيْهِمْ، قَالَ قَائِلٌ مِنْهُمْ: تَذَاكَرُوا (٣) أَيُّكُمْ عَمِلَ حَسَنَةً، لَعَلَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِرَحْمَتِهِ يَرْحَمُنَا، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ: قَدْ، ، عَمِلْتُ حَسَنَةً مَرَّةً: كَانَ لِي أُجَرَاءُ يَعْمَلُونَ، فَجَاءَنِي عُمَّالٌ لِي، اسْتَأْجَرْتُ كُلَّ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ بِأَجْرٍ مَعْلُومٍ، فَجَاءَنِي رَجُلٌ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَسَطَ النَّهَارِ، فَاسْتَأْجَرْتُهُ بِشَرْطِ (١) أَصْحَابِهِ، فَعَمِلَ فِي بَقِيَّةِ نَهَارِهِ، كَمَا عَمِلَ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ فِي نَهَارِهِ كُلِّهِ، فَرَأَيْتُ عَلَيَّ فِي الذِّمَامِ (٢) أَنْ لَا أُنْقِصَهُ مِمَّا اسْتَأْجَرْتُ بِهِ أَصْحَابَهُ، لِمَا جَهِدَ فِي عَمَلِهِ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ: أَتُعْطِي هَذَا مِثْلَ مَا أَعْطَيْتَنِي وَلَمْ يَعْمَلْ إِلَّا نِصْفَ نَهَارٍ؟ فَقُلْتُ: يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ، لَمْ أَبْخَسْكَ شَيْئًا مِنْ شَرْطِكَ، وَإِنَّمَا هُوَ مَالِي أَحْكُمُ فِيهِ مَا شِئْتُ، قَالَ: فَغَضِبَ، وَذَهَبَ، وَتَرَكَ أَجْرَهُ، قَالَ: فَوَضَعْتُ حَقَّهُ فِي جَانِبٍ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ، ثُمَّ مَرَّتْ بِي بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بَقَرٌ، فَاشْتَرَيْتُ بِهِ فَصِيلَةً مِنَ الْبَقَرِ، فَبَلَغَتْ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ، فَمَرَّ بِي بَعْدَ حِينٍ شَيْخًا ضَعِيفًا (٣) لَا أَعْرِفُهُ، فَقَالَ: إِنَّ لِي عِنْدَكَ حَقًّا فَذَكَّرَنِيهِ (٤) حَتَّى عَرَفْتُهُ، فَقُلْتُ: إِيَّاكَ أَبْغِي، هَذَا حَقُّكَ، فَعَرَضْتُهَا عَلَيْهِ جَمِيعَهَا، فَقَالَ: يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ، لَا تَسْخَرْ بِي إِنْ لَمْ تَصَدَّقْ عَلَيَّ، فَأَعْطِنِي حَقِّي، قَالَ: وَاللهِ مَا أَسْخَرُ (٥)، ، بِكَ: إِنَّهَا لَحَقُّكَ مَا لِي مِنْهَا شَيْءٌ: فَدَفَعْتُهَا إِلَيْهِ جَمِيعًا. اللهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتُ فَعَلْتُ (١) ذَلِكَ لِوَجْهِكَ، فَافْرُجْ عَنَّا. قَالَ: فَانْصَدَعَ الْجَبَلُ حَتَّى رَأَوْا مِنْهُ، وَأَبْصَرُوا. قَالَ الْآخَرُ: قَدْ عَمِلْتُ حَسَنَةً مَرَّةً كَانَ لِي فَضْلٌ، فَأَصَابَتِ النَّاسَ شِدَّةٌ، فَجَاءَتْنِي امْرَأَةٌ تَطْلُبُ مِنِّي مَعْرُوفًا، قَالَ: فَقُلْتُ: وَاللهِ مَا هُوَ دُونَ نَفْسِكِ، فَأَبَتْ عَلَيَّ، فَذَهَبَتْ، ثُمَّ رَجَعَتْ، فَذَكَّرَتْنِي بِاللهِ، فَأَبَيْتُ عَلَيْهَا وَقُلْتُ: لَا وَاللهِ مَا هُوَ دُونَ نَفْسِكِ، فَأَبَتْ عَلَيَّ، وَذَهَبَتْ، فَذَكَرَتْ لِزَوْجِهَا، فَقَالَ لَهَا: أَعْطِيهِ نَفْسَكِ، وَأَغْنِي عِيَالَكِ، فَرَجَعَتْ إِلَيَّ، فَنَاشَدَتْنِي بِاللهِ، فَأَبَيْتُ عَلَيْهَا، وَقُلْتُ: وَاللهِ مَا هُوَ دُونَ نَفْسِكِ، فَلَمَّا رَأَتْ ذَلِكَ أَسْلَمَتْ إِلَيَّ نَفْسَهَا، فَلَمَّا تَكَشَّفْتُهَا، وَهَمَمْتُ بِهَا، ارْتَعَدَتْ مِنْ تَحْتِي، فَقُلْتُ لَهَا: مَا شَأْنُكِ؟ قَالَتْ: أَخَافُ اللهَ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ، قُلْتُ: لَهَا خِفْتِيهِ فِي الشِّدَّةِ، وَلَمْ أَخَفْهُ فِي الرَّجَاءِ. فَتَرَكْتُهَا وَأَعْطَيْتُهَا مَا يَحِقُّ عَلَيَّ بِمَا تَكَشَّفْتُهَا. اللهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتُ فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ لِوَجْهِكَ، فَافْرُجْ عَنَّا. قَالَ: فَانْصَدَعَ حَتَّى عَرَفُوا وَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ. قَالَ الْآخَرُ: عَمِلْتُ حَسَنَةً مَرَّةً، كَانَ لِي أَبَوَانِ شَيْخَانِ كَبِيرَانِ، وَكَانَتْ لِي غَنَمٌ، فَكُنْتُ أُطْعِمُ أَبَوَيَّ وَأَسْقِيهِمَا، ثُمَّ رَجَعْتُ إِلَى، ، غَنَمِي، قَالَ: فَأَصَابَنِي يَوْمًا غَيْثٌ (١) حَبَسَنِي، فَلَمْ أَبْرَحْ حَتَّى أَمْسَيْتُ، فَأَتَيْتُ أَهْلِي وَأَخَذْتُ مِحْلَبِي، فَحَلَبْتُ وَغَنَمِي قَائِمَةٌ، فَمَضَيْتُ إِلَى أَبَوَيَّ، فَوَجَدْتُهُمَا قَدْ نَامَا، فَشَقَّ عَلَيَّ أَنْ أُوقِظَهُمَا وَشَقَّ عَلَيَّ أَنْ أَتْرُكَ غَنَمِي، فَمَا بَرِحْتُ جَالِسًا، وَمِحْلَبِي عَلَى يَدِي حَتَّى أَيْقَظَهُمَا الصُّبْحُ، فَسَقَيْتُهُمَا. اللهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتُ فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ لِوَجْهِكَ، فَافْرُجْ عَنَّا " قَالَ النُّعْمَانُ: لَكَأَنِّي أَسْمَعُ هَذِهِ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، " قَالَ الْجَبَلُ: طَاقْ، فَفَرَّجَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ (٢) ، فَخَرَجُوا " (٣)، ، . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .، ،

Narrated from Nu’man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said: In times past, three men were traveling when it began to rain. The three of them took shelter in a cave on a mountain. A rock fell from above and blocked the entrance of the cave. They said to one another, “By Allah, you will not be saved from here except by expressing the truth. Therefore, let each person present a truthful deed he has done, and pray to Allah.” After agreeing on this, one man said, “Once I did a good deed. I had some laborers working for me, and I had hired each of them for an agreed wage. One day, a laborer came to me at midday. I hired him for the same wage as those who had been working since morning, and he worked for the rest of the day like the others. When it was time to pay the wages, one of the men said, ‘He only worked from midday, and you are giving him the same wage as me?’ I said to him, ‘Servant of Allah! I have not reduced your right in any way. This is my wealth; I can decide as I wish.’ At this, he became angry and left, even leaving his wage behind. I took his due and put it in a corner of my house. After some time, a calf passed by me, and I bought it with that money. The calf grew and became a whole herd. After some time, the man became very old and came to me to claim his wage. I said, ‘Take these cows and oxen.’ He said, ‘Don’t joke with me, give me my right.’ I replied, ‘I am not joking with you; this is your right. Take these cows and oxen.’ O Allah! If in Your knowledge I did this only out of fear of You, then remove this calamity from us.” By the blessing of his prayer, the rock moved a little. The second man said, “O Allah! You know that there was a woman who was dearest to me. I tried to seduce her, but she refused unless I gave her one hundred dinars. I managed to collect one hundred dinars and gave them to her. She surrendered herself to me, and when I sat between her legs, she said, ‘Fear Allah, and do not break the seal except with right.’ I immediately stood up and left her the hundred dinars. O Allah! If my action was only out of fear of You, then remove this calamity from us.” The rock moved further, and they began to see outside. The third man said, “O Allah! You know that my parents were very old. Every evening, I would milk my goats and give them the milk. One day, I was delayed (in returning from the forest), and when I arrived, they were asleep. My wife and children were crying from hunger, but my rule was that I would not give them milk until my parents had drunk. I was perplexed; it did not seem right to wake them, nor did it seem good to leave them hungry and weak until morning. So I stood waiting for them to wake up until morning. O Allah! If in Your knowledge I did this out of fear of You, then remove this calamity from us.” Immediately, the rock opened, the sky became visible to them, and they came out.

حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي فَرْوَةَ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " حَلَالٌ بَيِّنٌ، وَحَرَامٌ بَيِّنٌ، وَبَيْنَ ذَلِكَ أُمُورٌ مُشْتَبِهَةٌ، فَمَنْ تَرَكَ مَا اشْتَبَهَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْإِثْمِ، أَوِ الْأَمْرِ، فَهُوَ لِمَا اسْتَبَانَ لَهُ أَتْرَكُ، وَمَنِ اجْتَرَأَ عَلَى مَا شَكَّ، أَوْشَكَ أَنْ يُوَاقِعَ مَا اسْتَبَانَ (١) ، وَمَنْ يَرْتَعْ حَوْلَ الْحِمَى، يُوشِكْ أَنْ يُوَاقِعَهُ " (٢)،

It is narrated from Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The lawful is clear and the unlawful is clear, and between them are doubtful matters. Whoever leaves the doubtful matters will easily be able to leave the unlawful. And the sanctities of Allah are His pastures, and whoever grazes his animals around the pasture, there is a fear that he may enter into it."

حَدَّثَنَا سُرَيجُ بْنُ النُّعْمَانِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ حَاجِبِ بْنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُهَلَّبِ بْنِ أَبِي صُفْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ،، ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " اعْدِلُوا بَيْنَ أَبْنَائِكُمْ " (١)، •

It is narrated from Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Be just among your children. It is narrated from Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Be just among your children.

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، حَدَّثَنِي، الْقَوَارِيرِيُّ، وَالْمُقَدَّمِيُّ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ حَاجِبِ بْنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُهَلَّبِ بْنِ أَبِي صُفْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " اعْدِلُوا بَيْنَ أَبْنَائِكُمْ " (٢)،

Abu Abd al-Rahman said: Al-Qawariri and Al-Muqaddimi narrated to me, they said: Hammad ibn Zayd narrated to us, from Hajib ibn al-Mufaddal, meaning the son of al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufrah, from his father, from al-Nu'man ibn Bashir, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Be just among your children."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ، حَدَّثَنَا الْعِيزَارُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ النُّعْمَانُ بْنُ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: " اسْتَأْذَنَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَسَمِعَ (٣) صَوْتَ عَائِشَةَ عَالِيًا، وَهِيَ تَقُولُ: وَاللهِ لَقَدْ عَرَفْتُ أَنَّ، ، عَلِيًّا أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ أَبِي (١) ، مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا، فَاسْتَأْذَنَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، فَدَخَلَ، فَأَهْوَى إِلَيْهَا، فَقَالَ: يَا بِنْتَ فُلَانَةَ أَلَا أَسْمَعُكِ تَرْفَعِينَ صَوْتَكِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " (٢)،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that once Siddiq Akbar (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the service of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) and began to seek permission to enter. In the meantime, the raised voice of Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) reached his ears. When permission was granted and he entered, he caught hold of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and said, "O daughter of Roman! Do you raise your voice in the presence of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ)?" The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) intervened and saved Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her).

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ حَاجِبِ بْنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ بْنِ الْمُهَلَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ، يَخْطُبُ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " اعْدِلُوا بَيْنَ أَبْنَائِكُمْ، اعْدِلُوا بَيْنَ أَبْنَائِكُمْ (٣) " (٤)، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Be just among your children.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ يَعْنِي الْحَرَّانِيَّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " وَاللهِ لَلَّهُ أَشَدُّ فَرَحًا بِتَوْبَةِ عَبْدِهِ مِنْ رَجُلٍ كَانَ فِي سَفَرٍ فِي فَلَاةٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ، فَآوَى إِلَى ظِلِّ شَجَرَةٍ، فَنَامَ تَحْتَهَا، فَاسْتَيْقَظَ، فَلَمْ يَجِدْ رَاحِلَتَهُ، فَأَتَى شَرَفًا، فَصَعِدَ عَلَيْهِ، فَأَشْرَفَ، فَلَمْ يَرَ شَيْئًا، ثُمَّ أَتَى آخَرَ، فَأَشْرَفَ، فَلَمْ يَرَ شَيْئًا، فَقَالَ: أَرْجِعُ إِلَى مَكَانِي الَّذِي كُنْتُ فِيهِ، فَأَكُونُ فِيهِ حَتَّى أَمُوتَ "، قَالَ: " فَذَهَبَ، فَإِذَا بِرَاحِلَتِهِ تَجُرُّ خِطَامَهَا ". قَالَ: " فَاللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَشَدُّ فَرَحًا بِتَوْبَةِ عَبْدِهِ مِنْ هَذَا بِرَاحِلَتِهِ " (١)،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him), probably as a marfu' hadith, that a man set out on a journey along a forest path. On the way, he took a nap under a tree, and with him was his mount on which his food and drink were placed. When the man woke up, he did not see his mount. He climbed a high hill to look, but did not see the mount. Then he climbed another hill, but still did not see the mount. Then he turned back and suddenly saw his mount, dragging its reins and coming towards him. How happy would he be! But his happiness is not greater than the happiness of Allah when a servant repents before Allah and Allah becomes pleased.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا جَابِرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَازِبٍ، قَالَ: دَخَلْنَا عَلَى النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ فِي شَهَادَةٍ، فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أَوْ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ،: " كُلُّ شَيْءٍ خَطَأٌ، إِلَّا السَّيْفَ، وَفِي كُلِّ خَطَإٍ أَرْشٌ " (٢)، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Every thing has an error except the sword, and for every error there is compensation.

حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ وَهُوَ الْعَطَّارُ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، حَدَّثَنِي خَالِدُ بْنُ عُرْفُطَةَ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلًا يُقَالُ لَهُ: عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ حُنَيْنٍ، وَكَانَ يُنْبَزُ قُرْقُورًا، وَقَعَ عَلَى جَارِيَةِ امْرَأَتِهِ، قَالَ: فَرُفِعَ إِلَى النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ، فَقَالَ: " لَأَقْضِيَنَّ فِيكَ بِقَضَاءِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، إِنْ كَانَتْ أَحَلَّتْهَا لَكَ، جَلَدْتُكَ مِائَةً، وَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ أَحَلَّتْهَا لَكَ رَجَمْتُكَ بِالْحِجَارَةِ " قَالَ: وَكَانَتْ قَدْ أَحَلَّتْهَا لَهُ، فَجَلَدَهُ مِائَةً وَقَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَانًا يَقُولُ: وَأَخْبَرَنَا قَتَادَةُ، أَنَّهُ كَتَبَ فِيهِ إِلَى حَبِيبِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ، وَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ بِهَذَا (١)،

Habib bin Salim (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once a man was brought to Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him), whose wife had made it lawful for her husband to benefit from her slave-girl. He said, "I will decide about this matter as the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) would have decided. If his wife has permitted him to benefit from her slave-girl, I will give him one hundred lashes, and if she has not permitted, I will stone him to death." It was found that his wife had indeed given him permission, so he gave him one hundred lashes. The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain.

حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ الْعَطَّارُ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ عُرْفُطَةَ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ، وَقَالَ أَبَانُ: أَخْبَرَنَا قَتَادَةُ، أَنَّهُ كَتَبَ إِلَى حَبِيبِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ فِيهِ، فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّ رَجُلًا يُقَالُ لَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ حُنَيْنٍ، كَانَ يُنْبَزُ قُرْقُورًا، رُفِعَ إِلَى النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ وَطِئَ جَارِيَةَ امْرَأَتِهِ، فَقَالَ: " لَأَقْضِيَنَّ فِيكَ بِقَضَاءِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، إِنْ كَانَتْ أَحَلَّتْهَا لَكَ جَلَدْتُكَ مِائَةً، وَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ أَحَلَّتْهَا لَكَ رَجَمْتُكَ " فَوَجَدَهَا قَدْ أَحَلَّتْهَا لَهُ،، ، فَجَلَدَهُ مِائَةً (١)،

Habib bin Salim (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once a man was brought to Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him), whose wife had made it lawful for her husband to benefit from her slave-girl. He said, "I will decide about this matter as the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) would have decided. If his wife has permitted him to benefit from her slave-girl, I will give him one hundred lashes, and if she has not permitted, I will stone him to death." It was found that his wife had indeed given him permission, so he gave him one hundred lashes.

حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، أَخْبَرَنَا سِمَاكُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يُسَوِّينَا فِي الصُّفُوفِ، كَمَا تُقَوَّمُ الْقِدَاحُ، حَتَّى ظَنَّ أَنَّا قَدْ أَخَذْنَا ذَلِكَ عَنْهُ، وَفَهِمْنَاهُ، وَأَقْبَلَ (٢) ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ بِوَجْهِهِ، فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ مُنْتَبِذٌ بِصَدْرِهِ، فَقَالَ: " لَتُسَوُّنَّ صُفُوفَكُمْ، أَوْ لَيُخَالِفَنَّ اللهُ بَيْنَ وُجُوهِكُمْ " (٣)،

It is narrated from Nu’man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) used to straighten the rows (in prayer) just as arrows are straightened in our rows. Once, when the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) intended to say the takbeer, he saw that a man’s chest was protruding out. The Noble Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Keep your rows straight, otherwise Allah will create discord among you.”

حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ خَيْثَمَةَ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " خَيْرُ النَّاسِ قَرْنِي الَّذِي أَنَا فِيهِ، ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ، ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ، ثُمَّ يَأْتِي قَوْمٌ تَسْبِقُ شَهَادَتُهُمْ أَيْمَانَهُمْ، وَأَيْمَانُهُمْ شَهَادَتَهُمْ " (٤)، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The best people are those of my generation, then those who come after them, then those who come after them, then those who come after them. After that, a people will come whose swearing will precede their testimony and whose testimony will precede their swearing.

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، وَزَكَرِيَّا، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، وَفِطْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الضُّحَى، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، أَنَّ بَشِيرًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أَرَادَ أَنْ يَنْحَلَ النُّعْمَانَ نُحْلًا قَالَ: فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ وَلَدٍ سِوَاهُ؟ " قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: " فَكُلَّهُمْ أَعْطَيْتَ مَا أَعْطَيْتَهُ؟ " قَالَ: لَا. قَالَ فِطْرٌ: فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: هَكَذَا أَيْ: " سَوِّ بَيْنَهُمْ " وَقَالَ زَكَرِيَّا، وَإِسْمَاعِيلُ: " لَا أَشْهَدُ عَلَى جَوْرٍ " (١)، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that his father gave him a gift. My father went to the service of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked him, "Do you have other sons as well?" He said, "Yes." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked, "Have you given all your sons the same as you have given to him?" He said, "No." So the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) refused to become a witness to it.

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا، عَنْ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ الْجَدَلِيِّ، قَالَ أَبِي: وحَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا زَكَرِيَّا، عَنْ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: أَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِوَجْهِهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ، فَقَالَ: " أَقِيمُوا صُفُوفَكُمْ، ثَلَاثًا، وَاللهِ لَتُقِيمُنَّ صُفُوفَكُمْ، أَوْ لَيُخَالِفَنَّ اللهُ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِكُمْ " قَالَ: " فَرَأَيْتُ الرَّجُلَ يُلْزِقُ كَعْبَهُ بِكَعْبِ صَاحِبِهِ، وَرُكْبَتَهُ بِرُكْبَتِهِ، وَمَنْكِبَهُ بِمَنْكِبِهِ " (١)، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) turned his blessed face towards the people and said three times, "Straighten your rows. By Allah! Either you straighten your rows or Allah will create discord among your hearts." Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) says that after that I used to see that a man would stand with his ankle joined to the ankle of his companion, his knee to the knee of his companion, and his shoulder to the shoulder of his companion.

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، وَمِسْعَرٍ، قَالَ: وَعَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْتَشِرِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ: " أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ، ، وَالْجُمُعَةِ بِسَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى، وَهَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ " (١)،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite Surah Al-A'la and Surah Al-Ghashiyah in the Eid prayers and in Jumu'ah (Friday) prayer.

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ ذَرٍّ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ، عَنْ يُسَيْعٍ، عَنْ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِنَّ الدُّعَاءَ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ "، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ: {وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمْ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ} (٢) [غافر: ٦٠]،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) said: Supplication is the essence of worship. Then the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) recited this verse: "Call upon Me; I will respond to your supplication."

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ،، ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " الْمُؤْمِنُونَ (١) كَرَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ، إِذَا اشْتَكَى رَأْسُهُ تَدَاعَى لَهُ سَائِرُ الْجَسَدِ بِالْحُمَّى وَالسَّهَرِ " (٢)،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The example of the believers in their mutual love, compassion, and kindness is like that of a body; when one limb suffers, the whole body responds with sleeplessness and fever.

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، قَالَ خَيْثَمَةُ: عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " الْمُؤْمِنُونَ كَرَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ، إِذَا اشْتَكَى رَأْسُهُ اشْتَكَى كُلُّهُ، وَإِنْ اشْتَكَى عَيْنُهُ اشْتَكَى كُلُّهُ " (٣)،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The example of a believer is like that of a body; if the head is in pain, the whole body feels the pain, and if the eye is in pain, the whole body feels the pain as well.

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَرَأَى رَجُلًا خَارِجًا صَدْرُهُ مِنَ الصَّفِّ، فَقَالَ: " اسْتَوُوا، وَلَا تَخْتَلِفُوا، فَتَخْتَلِفَ قُلُوبُكُمْ " (٤)، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that once he came to lead us in prayer and saw a man whose chest was protruding out of the row. The Noble Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Straighten yourselves, do not move forward or backward, otherwise differences will arise in your hearts as well."

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، وَالْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ ذَرٍّ، عَنْ يُسَيْعٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَخْطُبُ، وَيَقُولُ: " إِنَّ الدُّعَاءَ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ "، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ، {وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمْ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ} (١) [غافر: ٦٠]،

It is narrated from Nu’man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) said: Supplication is the essence of worship. Then the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) recited this verse: "Call upon Me; I will respond to your call." The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ ذَرٍّ، عَنْ يُسَيْعٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ، ، كَذَا قَالَ شُعْبَةُ مِثْلَهُ، (١) قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ: " أُخْبِرْتُ أَنَّ أُسَيْعًا هُوَ يُسَيْعُ بْنُ مَعْدَانَ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ "،

Muhammad ibn Ja'far narrated to us, Shu'bah narrated to us, from Mansur, from Dharr, from Yusay' al-Hadrami, from al-Nu'man ibn Bashir, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: So he mentioned something similar to it, thus Shu'bah said likewise. Abu 'Abd al-Rahman said: I was informed that Usay' is Yusay' ibn Ma'dan al-Hadrami.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ ضَمْرَةَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ، أَنَّ الضَّحَّاكَ بْنَ قَيْسٍ، سَأَلَ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ: بِمَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقْرَأُ فِي الْجُمُعَةِ مَعَ سُورَةِ الْجُمُعَةِ؟ قَالَ: " هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ " (٢)،

Dhahhak bin Qais (may Allah have mercy on him) says that he asked Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him): "Which surah did the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) recite in the Friday prayer besides Surah Jumu'ah?" He replied: "Surah Ghashiyah."

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ،، ، أَنَّ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ، كَتَبَ إِلَى قَيْسِ بْنِ الْهَيْثَمِ: (١) إِنَّكُمْ إِخْوَانُنَا، وَأَشِقَّاؤُنَا، وَإِنَّا شَهِدْنَا، وَلَمْ تَشْهَدُوا، وَسَمِعْنَا، وَلَمْ تَسْمَعُوا، وَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، كَانَ يَقُولُ: " إِنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ السَّاعَةِ فِتَنًا كَأَنَّهَا قِطَعُ اللَّيْلِ الْمُظْلِمِ، يُصْبِحُ الرَّجُلُ فِيهَا مُؤْمِنًا، وَيُمْسِي كَافِرًا، وَيَبِيعُ فِيهَا أَقْوَامٌ خَلَاقَهُمْ بِعَرَضٍ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا " (٢)،

Nu’man (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote to Qais bin Haitham in a letter that you people are our brothers, but we have been present at such occasions where you were not, and we have heard things that you have not heard. The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) used to say that before the Day of Judgment, tribulations will appear like the portions of a dark night. In that era, a man will be a Muslim in the morning and a disbeliever in the evening, or a Muslim in the evening and a disbeliever in the morning, and people will sell their religion and morals for a small portion of worldly goods.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ سَالِمَ بْنَ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقُولُ: "، ، لَتُسَوُّنَّ صُفُوفَكُمْ فِي صَلَاتِكُمْ، أَوْ لَيُخَالِفَنَّ اللهُ بَيْنَ وُجُوهِكُمْ " (١)،

It is narrated from Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) saying: "Keep your rows straight, otherwise Allah will create discord among you."

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، وَحَجَّاجٌ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ، يَقُولُ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يُسَوِّي الصَّفَّ حَتَّى يَجْعَلَهُ مِثْلَ الرُّمْحِ أَوِ الْقَدَحِ قَالَ: فَرَأَى صَدْرَ رَجُلٍ نَاتِئًا، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " يَا عِبَادَ اللهِ، لَتُسَوُّنَّ صُفُوفَكُمْ، أَوْ لَيُخَالِفَنَّ اللهُ بَيْنَ وُجُوهِكُمْ " (٢)، ،

It is narrated from Nu’man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) used to straighten the rows (in prayer) just as arrows are straightened in our rows. Once, when the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) intended to say the takbeer, he saw that a man’s chest was protruding out. The Noble Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Keep your rows straight, otherwise Allah will create discord among you.”

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، وَهَاشِمٌ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْتَشِرِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ هَاشِمٌ قَالَ:، يَعْنِي فِي حَدِيثِهِ، سَمِعْتُ أَبِي، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقْرَأُ فِي الْجُمُعَةِ، قَالَ هَاشِمٌ: فِي صَلَاةِ الْجُمُعَةِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ، بِسَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى، وَهَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ، وَرُبَّمَا اجْتَمَعَ عِيدَانِ فَقَرَأَ بِهِمَا " (١)،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite Surah Al-A'la and Surah Al-Ghashiyah in the Eid prayers, and if Eid fell on a Friday, he would recite these two Surahs in both prayers (Eid and Jumu'ah).

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، وَحَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الْأَحْوَلِ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةِ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: " انْكَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَصَلَّى، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَرْكَعُ وَيَسْجُدُ " قَالَ حَجَّاجٌ: مِثْلَ صَلَاتِنَا (٢)، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the occasion of a solar eclipse, the prayer was led in the same manner as you normally pray, and the bowing and prostration were also performed in the same way.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ عُرْفُطَةَ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، (١) أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي الرَّجُلِ يَأْتِي جَارِيَةَ امْرَأَتِهِ، قَالَ: " إِنْ كَانَتْ أَحَلَّتْهَا لَهُ، جَلَدْتُهُ مِائَةً، وَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ أَحَلَّتْهَا لَهُ، رَجَمْتُهُ " (٢)،

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that regarding the man who has intercourse with his wife's slave-girl, the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said: If his wife has permitted him to benefit from her slave-girl, I will give him one hundred lashes, and if she has not permitted, I will have him stoned to death.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ، قَالَ ابْنُ بَكْرٍ: مَوْلَى النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، أَنَّهُ رُفِعَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ غَشِيَ جَارِيَةَ امْرَأَتِهِ، فَقَالَ: " لَأَقْضِيَنَّ فِيهَا بِقَضِيَّةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِنْ كَانَتْ أَحَلَّتْهَا لَكَ، ، جَلَدْتُكَ مِائَةَ جَلْدَةٍ، وَإِنْ كَانَتْ لَمْ تُحِلَّهَا لَكَ، رَجَمْتُكَ " قَالَ: فَوَجَدَهَا قَدْ كَانَتْ أَحَلَّتْهَا لَهُ، فَجَلَدَهُ مِائَةً (١)،

Habib bin Salim (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once a man was brought to Nu’man (may Allah be pleased with him), whose wife had made it lawful for her husband to benefit from her slave-girl. He said, “I will give the same verdict regarding this as the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) did. If his wife has permitted him to benefit from her slave-girl, I will give him one hundred lashes, and if she has not permitted, I will stone him to death.” It was found that his wife had given permission, so he gave him one hundred lashes.

حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: أَتَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ، فَقَالَتْ: إِنَّ زَوْجَهَا وَقَعَ عَلَى جَارِيَتِهَا. قَالَ: " أَمَا إِنَّ عِنْدِي فِي ذَلِكَ خَبَرًا شَافِيًا أَخَذْتُهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، إِنْ كُنْتِ أَذِنْتِ لَهُ ضَرَبْتُهُ مِائَةً، وَإِنْ كُنْتِ لَمْ تَأْذَنِي لَهُ، رَجَمْتُهُ " قَالَ: فَأَقْبَلَ النَّاسُ عَلَيْهَا، فَقَالُوا: زَوْجُكِ يُرْجَمُ، قُولِي إِنَّكِ قَدْ كُنْتِ أَذِنْتِ لَهُ، فَقَالَتْ: قَدْ كُنْتُ أَذِنْتُ لَهُ، فَقَدَّمَهُ، فَضَرَبَهُ مِائَةً (٢)،

Habib bin Salim (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once a man was brought to Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him), whose wife had made it lawful for her husband to benefit from her slave-girl. He said, "I will decide about this matter as the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) would have decided. If his wife has permitted him to benefit from her slave-girl, I will give him one hundred lashes, and if she has not permitted, I will stone him to death." It was found that his wife had indeed given him permission, so he gave him one hundred lashes.

حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ خَيْثَمَةَ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " خَيْرُ النَّاسِ، ، قَرْنِي ثُمَّ، الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ، ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ، ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ، ثُمَّ يَجِيءُ (١) قَوْمٌ تَسْبِقُ شَهَادَتُهُمْ أَيْمَانَهُمْ، وَتَسْبِقُ أَيْمَانُهُمْ شَهَادَتَهُمْ " (٢)، •

It is narrated from Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The best people are those of my generation, then those who come after them, then those who come after them, then those who come after them. After that, a people will come whose swearing will precede their testimony and whose testimony will precede their swearing.

قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَاصِمِ بْنِ الْمُنْذِرِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، حَدَّثَنَا سَلَّامٌ أَبُو الْمُنْذِرِ الْقَارِئُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ بَهْدَلَةَ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، أَوْ خَيْثَمَةَ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ كَالرَّجُلِ الْوَاحِدِ، إِذَا وَجِعَ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ تَدَاعَى لَهُ سَائِرُ جَسَدِهِ " (٣)، ، •

It is narrated from Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The example of a believer is like that of a body; if the head is in pain, the whole body feels the pain.

قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ، (١) حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورُ بْنُ أَبِي مُزَاحِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو وَكِيعٍ الْجَرَّاحُ بْنُ مَلِيحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ: " مَنْ لَمْ يَشْكُرِ الْقَلِيلَ، لَمْ يَشْكُرِ الْكَثِيرَ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَشْكُرِ النَّاسَ، لَمْ يَشْكُرِ اللهَ. التَّحَدُّثُ بِنِعْمَةِ اللهِ شُكْرٌ، وَتَرْكُهَا كُفْرٌ، وَالْجَمَاعَةُ رَحْمَةٌ، وَالْفُرْقَةُ عَذَابٌ " (٢)، ، . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .، ، •

It is narrated from Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) once said from the pulpit: "He who does not thank for a little, does not thank for much. He who does not thank people, does not thank Allah. Mentioning the blessings and favors of Allah is gratitude; neglecting them is ingratitude. Unity is mercy and division is punishment."

قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ (١) حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ عَبْدِ ربهِِ، (٢) مَوْلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو وَكِيعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، عَلَى هَذِهِ الْأَعْوَادِ، أَوْ عَلَى هَذَا الْمِنْبَرِ،: " مَنْ لَمْ يَشْكُرِ الْقَلِيلَ، لَمْ يَشْكُرِ الْكَثِيرَ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَشْكُرِ النَّاسَ، لَمْ يَشْكُرِ اللهَ. وَالتَّحَدُّثُ بِنِعْمَةِ اللهِ شُكْرٌ، وَتَرْكُهَا كُفْرٌ، وَالْجَمَاعَةُ رَحْمَةٌ، وَالْفُرْقَةُ عَذَابٌ " قَالَ: فَقَالَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ الْبَاهِلِيُّ: " عَلَيْكُمْ بِالسَّوَادِ الْأَعْظَمِ؟ " قَالَ: فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ: مَا السَّوَادُ الْأَعْظَمُ؟ فَقَالَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ: " هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ فِي سُورَةِ النُّورِ " {فَإِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْهِ مَا حُمِّلَ وَعَلَيْكُمْ مَا حُمِّلْتُمْ} (٣) [النور: ٥٤]، ، •

It is narrated from Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) once said from the pulpit: "He who does not thank for a little, does not thank for much. He who does not thank people, does not thank Allah. Mentioning the blessings and favors of Allah is gratitude; neglecting them is ingratitude. Unity is mercy and division is punishment."

قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ، (١) حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْقَوَارِيرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَاجِبُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُهَلَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: " قَارِبُوا بَيْنَ أَبْنَائِكُمْ " يَعْنِي سَوُّوا بَيْنَهُمْ (٢)، •

It is narrated from Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Be just among your children.

قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْبَاهِلِيُّ، وَعُبَيْدُ اللهِ الْقَوَارِيرِيُّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْمُقَدَّمِيُّ، قَالُوا: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ حَاجِبِ بْنِ الْمُفَضَّلِ بْنِ الْمُهَلَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ، يَقُولُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " اعْدِلُوا بَيْنَ أَبْنَائِكُمْ، اعْدِلُوا بَيْنَ أَبْنَائِكُمْ، اعْدِلُوا بَيْنَ أَبْنَائِكُمْ " (٣)، ،

It is narrated from Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Be just among your children.