أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ حُصَيْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ جَاوَانَ رَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ وَذَاکَ أَنِّي قُلْتُ لَهُ أَرَأَيْتَ اعْتِزَالَ الْأَحْنَفِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ مَا کَانَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْأَحْنَفَ يَقُولُ أَتَيْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ وَأَنَا حَاجٌّ فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ فِي مَنَازِلِنَا نَضَعُ رِحَالَنَا إِذْ أَتَی آتٍ فَقَالَ قَدْ اجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَاطَّلَعْتُ فَإِذَا يَعْنِي النَّاسَ مُجْتَمِعُونَ وَإِذَا بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِهِمْ نَفَرٌ قُعُودٌ فَإِذَا هُوَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَالزُّبَيْرُ وَطَلْحَةُ وَسَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ فَلَمَّا قُمْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ قِيلَ هَذَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ قَدْ جَائَ قَالَ فَجَائَ وَعَلَيْهِ مُلَيَّةٌ صَفْرَائُ فَقُلْتُ لِصَاحِبِي کَمَا أَنْتَ حَتَّی أَنْظُرَ مَا جَائَ بِهِ فَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ أَهَاهُنَا عَلِيٌّ أَهَاهُنَا الزُّبَيْرُ أَهَاهُنَا طَلْحَةُ أَهَاهُنَا سَعْدٌ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَنْشُدُکُمْ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ أَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ يَبْتَاعُ مِرْبَدَ بَنِي فُلَانٍ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ فَابْتَعْتُهُ فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي ابْتَعْتُ مِرْبَدَ بَنِي فُلَانٍ قَالَ فَاجْعَلْهُ فِي مَسْجِدِنَا وَأَجْرُهُ لَکَ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَنْشُدُکُمْ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ هَلْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ يَبْتَاعُ بِئْرَ رُومَةَ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقُلْتُ قَدْ ابْتَعْتُ بِئْرَ رُومَةَ قَالَ فَاجْعَلْهَا سِقَايَةً لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ وَأَجْرُهَا لَکَ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَنْشُدُکُمْ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ هَلْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ يُجَهِّزُ جَيْشَ الْعُسْرَةِ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ فَجَهَّزْتُهُمْ حَتَّی مَا يَفْقِدُونَ عِقَالًا وَلَا خِطَامًا قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدْ اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدْ اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدْ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 3641
Al-Ahnaf said: “I came to Al Madinah, and I was performing Flajj, and while we were in our camping place unloading our mounts, someone came to us and said: ‘The people have gathered in the Masjid.’ I looked and found the people gathered, and in the midst of them was a group; there I saw ‘Ali bin Ab Talib, Az-Zubair, Talhah and Saad bin Abi Waqqas may Allah have mercy on them. When I got there, it was said that ‘Uthman bin ‘Affan had come. He came, wearing a yellowish cloak. I said to my companion: Stay where you are until I find out what is happening. ‘Uthman said: Is ‘All here? Is Az Zubair here? Is Taihah here? Is Saad here? They said: Yes. He said: I adjure you by Allah, beside Whom there is none worthy of worship, are you aware that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: Whoever buys the Mirhad of Banu so and so, Allah will forgive him, and I bought it, then I came to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم and told him, and he said: Add it to our Masjid and the reward for it will be yours? They said: Yes. He said: I adjure you by Allah, beside Whom there is none worthy of worship, are you aware that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: Whoever buys the well of Rumah, Allah will forgive him, so I came to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم and said: I have bought the well of Rumah. He said: Give it to provide water for the Muslims, and the reward for it will be yours? They said: Yes. He said: ‘I adjure you by Allah, beside Whom there is none worthy of worship, are you aware that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: Whoever equips the army of Al ‘Usrah (i.e., Tabuk), Allah will forgive him, so I equipped them until they were not lacking even a rope or a bridle? They said: Yes. He said: Allah, bear witness, Allah, bear witness, Allah, bear witness.” (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020