سنن نسائی · Hadith 3643

It was narrated that Thumamah bin Hazn Al-QushairI said: “I was present at the house when ‘Uthman looked out over them and said: ‘I adjure you by Allah and by Islam, are you aware that when the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم came to Al-Madinah, and it had no water that was considered sweet (suitable for drinking) except the well of Rumah, he said: “Who will buy the well of RCimah and dip his bucket in it alongside the buckets of the Muslims, in return for a better one in Paradise?” and I bought it with my capital and dipped my bucket into it alongside the buckets of the Muslims? Yet today you are preventing me from drinking from it, so that I have to drink salty water.’ They said: ‘By Allah, yes.’ He said: ‘I adjure you by Allah and by Islam, are you aware that I equipped the army of Al-’Usrah (Tabuk) from my own wealth?’ They said: ‘By Allah, yes.’ He said: ‘I adjure you by Allah and by Islam, are you aware that when the Masjid became too small for the people and the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: Who will buy the plot of the family of so and so and add it to the Masjid, in return for a better plot in Paradise? I bought it with my capital and added it to the Masjid? Yet now you are preventing me from praying two Rak’ahs therein.’ They said: ‘By Allah, yes.’ He said: ‘I adjure you by Allah and by Islam, Are you aware that when the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم was atop ThabIr — the ThabIr in Makkah — and with him were Abu Bakr, ‘Umar and myself, the mountain shook, and the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم kicked it with his foot and said: Be still ThabIr, for upon you are a Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, a Siddiq and two martyrs?’ They said: ‘By Allah, yes.’ He said: ‘Allahu Akbar! They have testified for me, they have testified for me, by the Lord of the Ka’bah’ — i.e., that I am a martyr.” (Hasan)

Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020