أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي مَالِکٍ وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَی عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَی قَالَ کُنَّا عِنْدَ عُمَرَ فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رُبَّمَا نَمْکُثُ الشَّهْرَ وَالشَّهْرَيْنِ وَلَا نَجِدُ الْمَائَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ أَمَّا أَنَا فَإِذَا لَمْ أَجِدْ الْمَائَ لَمْ أَکُنْ لِأُصَلِّيَ حَتَّی أَجِدَ الْمَائَ فَقَالَ عَمَّارُ بْنُ يَاسِرٍ أَتَذْکُرُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ حَيْثُ کُنْتَ بِمَکَانِ کَذَا وَکَذَا وَنَحْنُ نَرْعَی الْإِبِلَ فَتَعْلَمُ أَنَّا أَجْنَبْنَا قَالَ نَعَمْ أَمَّا أَنَا فَتَمَرَّغْتُ فِي التُّرَابِ فَأَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَضَحِکَ فَقَالَ إِنْ کَانَ الصَّعِيدُ لَکَافِيکَ وَضَرَبَ بِکَفَّيْهِ إِلَی الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ نَفَخَ فِيهِمَا ثُمَّ مَسَحَ وَجْهَهُ وَبَعْضَ ذِرَاعَيْهِ فَقَالَ اتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَا عَمَّارُ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنْ شِئْتَ لَمْ أَذْکُرْهُ قَالَ وَلَکِنْ نُوَلِّيکَ مِنْ ذَلِکَ مَا تَوَلَّيْتَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 319
It was narrated that ‘Abdur Rahman bin Abza said: “We were with ‘Umar when a man came to him and said: ‘Commander of the Believers! sometimes we stay for a month or two without finding any water. Umar said: As if I did not find water, I would not pray until I found water.’ ‘Ammar bin Yasir said: ‘Do you remember, Commander of the Believers, when you were in such and such a place and we were rearing the camels, and you know that we became Junub?’ He said: ‘Yes.’ ‘As for me I rolled in the dust, then we came to the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم and he laughed and said: “Clean earth would have been sufficient for you.” And he struck his hands on the earth then blew on them, then he wiped his face and part of his forearms. He (‘Umar) said: “Fear Allah, ‘Ammar!” He said: ‘Commander of the Believers! If you wish I will not mention it.’ He said: ‘No, we will let you bear the burde of what you took upon yourself.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020