حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدَةُ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ قَالَ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، وَعِنْدَهُ الْقَوْمُ جُلُوسٌ، يَتَخَطَّى إِلَيْهِ، فَمَنَعُوهُ، فَقَالَ: اتْرُكُوا الرَّجُلَ، فَجَاءَ حَتَّى جَلَسَ إِلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: أَخْبِرْنِي بِشَيْءٍ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ: الْمُسْلِمُ مِنْ سَلِمَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ، وَالْمُهَاجِرُ مَنْ هَجَرَ مَا نَهَى اللَّهُ عَنْهُ.
Ash-Sha'bi said, "A man came to 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr when there
were some people sitting with him. He stepped over them in order to reach
him. They stopped him and 'Abdullah said, 'Leave the man.' He approached
until he sat with him and then said, 'Tell me something which you heard
from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.'
'Abdullah said, 'I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, say, "A Muslim is the one from whose tongue and hand the
Muslims are safe. An emigrant (muhajir) is someone who abandons what Allah
has forbidden."'"
Ibn 'Abbas said, "The most precious of people in my opinion is
my sitting companion. This is so much the case that he can step over the
shoulders of people until he sits with me."
Ibn 'Abbas said, "When 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, was
attacked, I was one of those who carried him into his house. He said to
me, 'Nephew, go see who wounded me and who was wounded with me.' I went
and returned to tell him, but the room was full at that time. I did not
want to step over people's necks because I was young, and so I sat down.
'Umar's rule when he sent someone for a need was that he commanded him
not to tell about it. 'Umar had a cover over him. Ka'b came and said, 'By
Allah, if the Amir al-Mu'minin makes supplication, Allah will let him remain
alive and restore him to this community until he does such-and-such and
such-and-such for them' until Ka'b mentioned the hypocrites. He actually
named them and used their kunyas. I said, 'Shall I convey to him what you
have said?' Ka'b said, 'I only said it because I intended that it be done.'
I plucked up courage and stood up, I stepped over people's necks until
I sat by 'Umar's head. I said, 'You sent me to find out such-and-such.
Thirteen people were wounded with you. Kulayb ibn al-Jazzar was wounded
while he was doing wudu' from the cistern. Ka'b swore such-and-such by
Allah.' He said, 'Summon Ka'b.' He was summoned and 'Umar asked, 'What
did you say?' He replied, 'I said such-and-such.' He said, 'No, by Prophet,
I will not make supplication. 'Umar will be wretched if Allah does not
forgive him.'"
