أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ سَمِعَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ اللَّيْلِ بِبِئْرِ بَدْرٍ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَائِمٌ يُنَادِي يَا أَبَا جَهْلِ بْنَ هِشَامٍ وَيَا شَيْبَةُ بْنَ رَبِيعَةَ وَيَا عُتْبَةُ بْنَ رَبِيعَةَ وَيَا أُمَيَّةَ بْنَ خَلَفٍ هَلْ وَجَدْتُمْ مَا وَعَدَ رَبُّکُمْ حَقًّا فَإِنِّي وَجَدْتُ مَا وَعَدَنِي رَبِّي حَقًّا قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَوَ تُنَادِي قَوْمًا قَدْ جَيَّفُوا فَقَالَ مَا أَنْتُمْ بِأَسْمَعَ لِمَا أَقُولُ مِنْهُمْ وَلَکِنَّهُمْ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ أَنْ يُجِيبُوا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 2081
It was narrated that Anas said: “During the night, the Muslims heard the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم standing and calling out at the well of Badr: ‘Abu Jahl bin Hisham! Shaibah bin Rabi’ah! ‘Utbah bin Rabi’ah! Umayyah bin Khalaf! Have you found what your Lord promised to be true? For I have found what my Lord promised me to be true.’ They said: ‘Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, are you calling out to people who have turned into rotten corpses?’ He said: ‘You do not hear what I say any better than they do, but they cannot answer.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020