حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ کَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا خَطَبَ احْمَرَّتْ عَيْنَاهُ وَعَلَا صَوْتُهُ وَاشْتَدَّ غَضَبُهُ کَأَنَّهُ مُنْذِرُ جَيْشٍ يَقُولُ صَبَّحَکُمْ مَسَّاکُمْ وَيَقُولُ بُعِثْتُ أَنَا وَالسَّاعَةَ کَهَاتَيْنِ وَيَقْرِنُ بَيْنَ إِصْبَعَيْهِ السَّبَّابَةِ وَالْوُسْطَی وَيَقُولُ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الْأُمُورِ کِتَابُ اللَّهِ وَخَيْرُ الْهَدْيِ هَدْيُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَشَرُّ الْأُمُورِ مُحْدَثَاتُهَا وَکُلُّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلَالَةٌ وَکَانَ يَقُولُ مَنْ تَرَکَ مَالًا فَلِأَهْلِهِ وَمَنْ تَرَکَ دَيْنًا أَوْ ضَيَاعًا فَعَلَيَّ وَإِلَيَّ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 45
It was narrated that Jâbir bin ‘Abdullâh said: “When the Messenger of Allah s.a.w.w delivered a sermon, his eyes would turn red, he would raise Ms voice and he would speak with intensity, as if he were warning of an (enemy) army, saying, ‘They will surely attack you in the morning, or they will surely attack you in the evening!’ He would say: ‘I and the Hour have been sent like these two,’ and he would hold up his index and middle finger. Then he would say: ‘The best of matters is the Book of Allah and the best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad. The most evil matters are those that are newly-invented, and every innovation (Bid’ah) is a going astray.’ And he used to say: ‘Whoever dies and leaves behind some wealth, it is for Ms family, and whoever leaves behind a debt or dependent children, then they are both my responsibility. (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020