Hadith of Qays ibn Abad from Ubayy ibn Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him)

حَدِيثُ قَيْسِ بْنِ عُبَادٍ، عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ "، ٢١٢٦٤ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَمْرَةَ، (١) حَدَّثَنَا إِيَاسُ بْنُ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُبَادٍ " قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ: "أَسْقَطْتُهُ مِنْ كِتَابِي، هُوَ عَنْ قَيْسٍ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ "، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ، وَوَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي جَمْرَةَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ إِيَاسَ بْنَ قَتَادَةَ، يُحَدِّثُ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ عُبَادٍ، قَالَ: أَتَيْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ لِلُقِيِّ (٢) أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ أَلْقَاهُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أُبَيٍّ، فَأُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ، وَخَرَجَ عُمَرُ مَعَ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقُمْتُ فِي الصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِ، فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ، فَنَظَرَ فِي وُجُوهِ الْقَوْمِ، فَعَرَفَهُمْ غَيْرِي، فَنَحَّانِي وَقَامَ فِي مَكَانِي، فَمَا عَقِلْتُ صَلَاتِي، فَلَمَّا صَلَّى قَالَ: يَا بُنَيَّ لَا يَسُوءُكَ اللهُ، فَإِنِّي لَمْ آتِكَ الَّذِي أَتَيْتُكَ (٣) بِجَهَالَةٍ، وَلَكِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَنَا: "كُونُوا فِي الصَّفِّ الَّذِي يَلِينِي " وَإِنِّي نَظَرْتُ فِي وُجُوهِ الْقَوْمِ فَعَرَفْتُهُمْ غَيْرَكَ. ثُمَّ حَدَّثَ، فَمَا رَأَيْتُ الرِّجَالَ مَتَحَتْ أَعْنَاقَهَا إِلَى شَيْءٍ مُتُوحَهَا إِلَيْهِ، قَالَ: فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ: هَلَكَ أَهْلُ الْعُقْدَةِ وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ، أَلَا لَا، ، عَلَيْهِمْ آسَى، وَلَكِنْ آسَى عَلَى مَنْ يَهْلِكُونَ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ. وَإِذَا هُوَ أُبَيٌّ وَالْحَدِيثُ عَلَى لَفْظِ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ (١)، ،

Qais bin ‘Abad says that, out of eagerness to meet the noble companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), I once traveled to Madinah Munawwarah. Of all of them, the one I most wished to meet was none other than Ubayy bin Ka‘b (may Allah be pleased with him). So, when the iqamah was called and ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came out with the companions (may Allah be pleased with them), I stood in the first row. At that moment, a man came, looked at the faces of all the people, and recognized everyone except me. He moved me aside and stood in my place. I could not concentrate on my prayer, not knowing how I performed it. After the prayer, he said to me, “Son! Do not take it badly. I did not do this out of ignorance, but the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) instructed us to stand in the rows closest to him. When I looked at the people, I recognized everyone except you.” Then he narrated a hadith, during which I saw the people’s necks turn toward him with such attention as I had never seen toward anything else. He said, “I heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) say: ‘By the Lord of the Ka‘bah, the people of authority and decision have perished. Remember, I do not grieve for them; rather, I grieve for those Muslims who perished because of them.’” Later, I found out that the man was indeed Ubayy bin Ka‘b (may Allah be pleased with him).