حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عِمْرَانَ الْجَوْنِيِّ عَنْ الْمُشَعَّثِ بْنِ طَرِيفٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْکَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَسَعْدَيْکَ فَذَکَرَ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ فِيهِ کَيْفَ أَنْتَ إِذَا أَصَابَ النَّاسَ مَوْتٌ يَکُونُ الْبَيْتُ فِيهِ بِالْوَصِيفِ يَعْنِي الْقَبْرَ قُلْتُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ أَوْ قَالَ مَا خَارَ اللَّهُ لِي وَرَسُولُهُ قَالَ عَلَيْکَ بِالصَّبْرِ أَوْ قَالَ تَصْبِرُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْکَ وَسَعْدَيْکَ قَالَ کَيْفَ أَنْتَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَ أَحْجَارَ الزَّيْتِ قَدْ غَرِقَتْ بِالدَّمِ قُلْتُ مَا خَارَ اللَّهُ لِي وَرَسُولُهُ قَالَ عَلَيْکَ بِمَنْ أَنْتَ مِنْهُ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفَلَا آخُذُ سَيْفِي وَأَضَعُهُ عَلَی عَاتِقِي قَالَ شَارَکْتَ الْقَوْمَ إِذَنْ قُلْتُ فَمَا تَأْمُرُنِي قَالَ تَلْزَمُ بَيْتَکَ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ دُخِلَ عَلَيَّ بَيْتِي قَالَ فَإِنْ خَشِيتَ أَنْ يَبْهَرَکَ شُعَاعُ السَّيْفِ فَأَلْقِ ثَوْبَکَ عَلَی وَجْهِکَ يَبُوئُ بِإِثْمِکَ وَإِثْمِهِ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد لَمْ يَذْکُرْ الْمُشَعَّثَ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ غَيْرَ حَمَّادِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 4261
Narrated Abu Dharr: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me: O Abu Dharr. I replied: At thy service and at thy pleasure, Messenger of Allah. He then mentioned the tradition in which he said: What will you do when there the death of the people (in Madina) and a house will reach the value of a slave (that is, a grave will be sold for a slave). I replied: Allah and His Messenger know best. Or he said: What Allah and His Messenger choose for me. He said: You must show endurance. Or he said; you may endure. He then said to me: What will you do, Abu Dharr, when you see the Ahjar az-Zayt covered with blood? I replied: What Allah and His Messenger choose for me. He said: You must go to those who are like-minded. I asked: Should I not take my sword and put it on my shoulder? He replied: you would then associate yourself with the people. I then asked: What do you order me to do? You must stay at home. I asked: (What should I do) if people enter my house and find me? He replied: If you are afraid the gleam of the sword may dazzle you, put the end of your garment over your face in order that (the one who kills you) may bear the punishment of your sins and his. Abu Dawud said: No one mentioned al-Mush'ath in the chain of this tradition except Hammad bin Zaid.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020