حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ خَلَفٍ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَی عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَقَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ بْنِ سَهْلِ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ کَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِکٍ قَالَ کُنْتُ قَائِدَ أَبِي حِينَ ذَهَبَ بَصَرُهُ فَکُنْتُ إِذَا خَرَجْتُ بِهِ إِلَی الْجُمُعَةِ فَسَمِعَ الْأَذَانَ اسْتَغْفَرَ لِأَبِي أُمَامَةَ أَسْعَدَ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ وَدَعَا لَهُ فَمَکَثْتُ حِينًا أَسْمَعُ ذَلِکَ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي وَاللَّهِ إِنَّ ذَا لَعَجْزٌ إِنِّي أَسْمَعُهُ کُلَّمَا سَمِعَ أَذَانَ الْجُمُعَةِ يَسْتَغْفِرُ لِأَبِي أُمَامَةَ وَيُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ وَلَا أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ ذَلِکَ لِمَ هُوَ فَخَرَجْتُ بِهِ کَمَا کُنْتُ أَخْرُجُ بِهِ إِلَی الْجُمُعَةِ فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الْأَذَانَ اسْتَغْفَرَ کَمَا کَانَ يَفْعَلُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا أَبَتَاهُ أَرَأَيْتَکَ صَلَاتَکَ عَلَی أَسْعَدَ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ کُلَّمَا سَمِعْتَ النِّدَائَ بِالْجُمُعَةِ لِمَ هُوَ قَالَ أَيْ بُنَيَّ کَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ صَلَّی بِنَا صَلَاةَ الْجُمُعَةِ قَبْلَ مَقْدَمِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ مَکَّةَ فِي نَقِيعِ الْخَضَمَاتِ فِي هَزْمٍ مِنْ حَرَّةِ بَنِي بَيَاضَةَ قُلْتُ کَمْ کُنْتُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ قَالَ أَرْبَعِينَ رَجُلًا
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 1082
It was narrated that 'Abdur-Rahman bin Ka'b bin Malik said: "I used to gulde my father after he lost his sight, and when I took him out for the Friday (prayer), when he heard the Adhan he would pray for forgiveness for Abu Umamah As' ad bin Zurarah, and supplicate for him. I heard that from him for a while, then I said to myself: 'By Allah! What is this weakness? Every time he hears the Adhfin for Friday (prayer) I hear him praying for forgiveness for Abu Umamah and supplicate for him, and I do not ask him about why he does that.' Then I took him out for Friday (prayer), as I used to take him out, and when he heard the Adhan he prayed for forgiveness as he used to do. I said to him: '0 my father! I see you supplicating for As'ad bin Zuriirah every time you hear the call for Friday; why is that?' He said: '0 my son, he was the first one who led us for the Friday prayer before the Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H came from Makkah, in Naqi' Al-Khadamat (a place near Al-Madinah), in the plain of Harrah Banu Bayadah.' I asked: 'How many of you were there at that time?' He said: 'Forty men.''' (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020