Ibrahim ibn Abi 'Abla said, "My wife was ill and I used to go to
Umm ad-Darda'. She asked me, 'How's your family?' 'Ill,' I replied. She
called for some food for me and I ate. Then I went back and she did the
same thing again. I visited her yet again and she asked, 'How are they?'
'They are almost well,' I replied. She said, 'I called for good for you
when you told me that your family were ill. Since they are almost well
know, we will not call for anything for you.'"
حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الأَحْوَلِ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ، عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، أَنَّ صَبِيًّا لاَبْنَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثَقُلَ، فَبَعَثَتْ أُمُّهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، أَنَّ وَلَدِي فِي الْمَوْتِ، فَقَالَ لِلرَّسُولِ: اذْهَبْ فَقُلْ لَهَا: إِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَا أَخَذَ، وَلَهُ مَا أَعْطَى، وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ عِنْدَهُ إِلَى أَجْلٍ مُسَمًّى، فَلْتَصْبِرْ وَلْتَحْتَسِبْ، فَرَجَعَ الرَّسُولُ فَأَخْبَرَهَا، فَبَعَثَتْ إِلَيْهِ تُقْسِمُ عَلَيْهِ لَمَا جَاءَ، فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ، مِنْهُمْ: سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، فَأَخَذَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الصَّبِيَّ فَوَضَعَهُ بَيْنَ ثَنْدُوَتَيْهِ، وَلِصَدْرِهِ قَعْقَعَةٌ كَقَعْقَعَةِ الشَّنَّةِ، فَدَمَعَتْ عَيْنَا رَسُولِ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم، فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ: أَتَبْكِي وَأَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ؟ فَقَالَ: إِنَّمَا أَبْكِي رَحْمَةً لَهَا، إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَرْحَمُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ إِلاَّ الرُّحَمَاءَ.
Usama ibn Zayd reported that a child of one of the daughters of
the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was very
ill. His mother sent word to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, to say that her child was dying. He told the messenger, "Go
and tell her that to Allah belongs what He takes and what He gives. Everything
is with Him until a stated term. She should be patient and leave him to
Allah." The messenger went back and told her. She sent to him again to
plead with him to come. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, got up with a group of his Companions, including Sa'd ibn 'Ubada.
The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, took the child and
put him on his breast. The child was shaking like a leaf against his chest.
The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, wept and
Sa'd said, "Do you weep, Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "I weep out of
compassion for the child. Allah only shows mercy to those of His slaves
who are merciful."
Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, went to visit a bedouin when he was ill and said,
"Do not worry. It is a purification if Allah so wills." He said that the
bedouin said, "It is a fever which boils in an old man and will cause him
to visit the graves." "It is a blessing then," he concluded.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ يَقُولُ: مَرِضْتُ مَرَضًا، فَأَتَانِي النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَعُودُنِي وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَهُمَا مَاشِيَانِ، فَوَجَدَانِي أُغْمِيَ عَلَيَّ، فَتَوَضَّأَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ صَبَّ وَضُوءَهُ عَلَيَّ، فَأَفَقْتُ فَإِذَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، كَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ فِي مَالِي؟ كَيْفَ أَقْضِي فِي مَالِي؟ فَلَمْ يُجِبْنِي بِشَيْءٍ حَتَّى نَزَلَتْ آيَةُ الْمِيرَاثِ.
Jabir ibn 'Abdullah said, "I was ill, and the Prophet, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, came with Abu Bakr to visit me. They came
on foot. They found that I had fainted, so the Prophet, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, did wudu' and then poured his wudu' water on me.
I came to and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was
there. I asked, 'Messenger of Allah, what should I do with my property?
Give me a judgement regarding my property.' He did not give me any answer
until the ayat of inheritance was revealed."
