رُوِيَItعَنْwas narrated fromعُمَرَUmarبْنِbinحَبِيبٍHabibالْقَاضِيthe judge
It was narrated from Umar bin Habib the judge
أَنَّthatرَجُلاًa manكَانَwasبِالْبَصْرَةِin Basra
that a man was in Basra
وَكَانَتْand he hadلَهُfor himامْرَأَةٌa wifeوَلَهُand he hadمِنْهَاfrom herابْنَانِtwo sons
and he had a wife and two sons from her
فَمَاتَso he diedوَتَرَكَand leftلَهُمْfor themشَاةً،a sheep
so he died and left for them a sheep,
فَرَأَتِso sawالْمَرْأَةُthe womanفِيinالنَّوْمِthe sleep
so the woman saw in her sleep
كَأَنَّas ifأَحَدَone ofابْنَيْهَاher two sonsيَقُولُ:was saying
as if one of her two sons was saying:
يَاOأُمَّهْmotherأَمَاdo notتَرَيْنَyou seeهَذَاthisالْجَدِيَّkidقَدْhasأَفْنَىexhaustedعَلَيْنَاupon usلَبَنَmilkهَذِهِof thisالشَّاةِsheep
O mother, do you not see this kid has exhausted the milk of this sheep upon us
وَلَيْسَand there isبُدٌّno escapeمِنْfromأَنْthatأَقُومَI stand upفَأَذْبَحَهُ!and slaughter it
and there is no escape from me standing up and slaughtering it!
فَقَالَتْ:so she saidلَاdoتَفْعَلْnot doيَاOبُنَيَّ.my son
So she said: Do not do it, my son.
قَالَ:he saidلَاthere isبُدَّno escapeمِنْfromأَنْthatأَذْبَحَهُ.I slaughter it
He said: There is no escape from slaughtering it.
فَقَامَso he stood upفَذَبَحَهُand slaughtered itوَسَمَطَهُand scalded itوَشَوَاهُand roasted itوَأَخْرَجَهُand took it outمِنَfromالتَّنُّورِthe oven
So he stood up and slaughtered it, scalded it, roasted it, and took it out of the oven
فَقَعَدَso he satهُوَheوَأَخُوهُand his brotherيَأْكُلَانِ،eating
so he and his brother sat eating,
فَكَلَّمَهُthen spoke to himأَخُوهُhis brotherبِشَيْءٍ،about something
then his brother spoke to him about something,
فَأَخَذَso he tookالسِّكِّينَthe knifeفَشَقَّand slitبَطْنَهُ،his belly
so he took the knife and slit his belly,
فَانْتَبَهَتْthen she awokeفَزِعَةًfrightened
then she awoke frightened
وَإِذَاand beholdابْنُهَاher sonيَقُولُ:was saying
and behold, her son was saying:
يَاOأُمَّهْmotherأَمَاdo notتَرَيْنَyou seeهَذَاthisالْجَدِيَّkidقَدْhasأَفْنَىexhaustedعَلَيْنَاupon usلَبَنَmilkهَذِهِof thisالشَّاةِsheep
O mother, do you not see this kid has exhausted the milk of this sheep upon us
أَقُومُI stand upفَأَذْبَحَهُ؟and slaughter it?
shall I stand up and slaughter it?
فَقَالَتْ:so she saidلَاdoتَفْعَلْnot doيَاOبُنَيَّ.my son
So she said: Do not do it, my son.
فَجَعَلَتْso she beganتَتَعَجَّبُto marvelمِنْatتَصْدِيقِthe coming true ofالرُّؤْيَاthe vision
So she began to marvel at the coming true of the vision
فَأَخَذَتْso she tookبِيَدِby the hand ofأَخِيهِhis brother
and took his brother by the hand
فَدَخَلَتْand she enteredبَيْتاًa houseوَأَغْلَقَتِand she closedالْبَابَthe doorمِنْfromدَاخِلٍ،inside
and entered a house and closed the door from inside,
فَبَيْنَاso whileهِيَsheمُفَكِّرَةٌwas thinkingمُغْتَمَّةٌand grieved
so while she was thinking and grieved
إِذْsuddenlyغَفَتْshe dozed off
suddenly she dozed off
فَرَأَتِand she sawالنَّبِيَّ،the Prophetصَلَّىpeaceاللَّهُbeعَلَيْهِupon himوَسَلَّمَ،and blessings
and saw the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him,
فَقَالَ:so he saidمَاwhatشَأْنُكِ؟is your matter?
so he said: What is your matter?
فَخَبَرَتْهُso she informed himالْخَبَرَ.of the news
So she informed him of the news.
فَنَادَى:then he calledيَاOرُؤْيَا!Vision!
Then he called: O Vision!
فَإِذَاsuddenlyالْحَائِطُthe wallقَدِhasانْصَدَعَsplit openوَخَرَجَتْand out cameامْرَأَةٌa womanجَمِيلَةٌbeautifulبَارِعَةُsurpassing inالْجَمَالِ.beauty
Suddenly the wall split open and out came a beautiful woman, surpassing in beauty.
فَقَالَso saidلَهَاto herالنَّبِيُّ،the Prophetصَلَّىpeaceاللَّهُbeعَلَيْهِupon himوَسَلَّمَ:and blessingsمَاwhatأَرَدْتِdid you intendإِلَىtowardهَذِهِthisالْمِسْكِينَةِ؟poor woman?
The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to her: What did you intend toward this poor woman?
قَالَتْ:she saidلَاnoوَالَّذِيand by the One whoبَعَثَكَsent youبِالْحَقِّwith the truthنَبِيّاًas a prophetمَاI did notأَتَيْتُهَاcome to herفِيinمَنَامِهَا!her sleep!
She said: No, and by the One who sent you with the truth as a prophet, I did not come to her in her sleep!
فَنَادَى:then he calledيَاOأَضْغَاثَconfusedأَحْلَامٍ!dreams!
Then he called: O confused dreams!
فَخَرَجَتْso out cameامْرَأَةٌa womanدُونَهَا.lower than her
So out came a woman inferior to her.
فَقَالَ:he saidمَاwhatأَرَدْتِdid you intendإِلَىtowardهَذِهِthisالْمِسْكِينَةِ؟poor woman?
He said: What did you intend toward this poor woman?
قَالَتْ:she saidرَأَيْتُهُمْI saw themبِخَيْرٍin well-beingفَحَسَدْتُهُمْso I envied themفَأَرَدْتُand I wantedأَنْtoأَغُمَّهُمْ.grieve them
She said: I saw them in well-being so I envied them and wanted to grieve them.
فَقَالَ،so saidصَلَّىpeaceاللَّهُbeعَلَيْهِupon himوَسَلَّمَ:and blessingsلَيْسَthere isعَلَيْكَupon youبَأْسٌ.any harm
So peace and blessings be upon him said: No harm shall come to you.
فَانْتَبَهَتْso she awokeوَأَكَلَتْand ateمَعَwithابْنَيْهَاher two sonsوَلَمْand they did notيَزَالُواcease to beبِخَيْرٍ.1in well-being
So she awoke and ate with her two sons, and they remained in well-being.
قَالَ:he saidنَظَرَlookedإِيَاسُIyasبْنُbinمُعَاوِيَةَMuawiyahإِلَىatنِسْوَةٍsome womenقَدْwho hadفَزِعْنَbeen frightenedمِنْbyبَعِيرٍa camel
He said: Iyas bin Muawiyah looked at some women who had been frightened by a camel
فَأَشَارَso he pointedإِلَيْهِنَّto themفَقَالَ:and saidهَذِهِthis oneبِكْرٌis a virginوَهَذِهِand this oneحَامِلٌis pregnantوَهَذِهِand this oneمُرْضِعٌ.is a nursing mother
and pointed to them, saying: This one is a virgin, this one is pregnant, and this one is a nursing mother.
فَقَامَso stood upإِلَيْهِنَّtoward themرَجُلٌa manفَسَأَلَهُنَّand asked themفَكُنَّand they wereكَمَاasقَالَ.he said
So a man went to them and asked them, and they were as he had said.
فَقِيلَso it was saidلَهُ:to himكَيْفَhowعَلِمْتَهُ؟did you know it?
So it was said to him: How did you know this?
قَالَ:he saidرَأَيْتُهُنَّI saw themلَمَّاwhenفَزِعْنَthey were frightenedوَضَعَتْplacedكُلُّeachوَاحِدَةٍoneمِنْهُنَّof themيَدَهَاher handعَلَىonأَهَمِّthe most importantالْمَوَاضِعِplaceإِلَيْهَا،to her
He said: When they were frightened, I saw each one of them place her hand on the place most important to her,
فَوَضَعَتِso placedالْحَامِلُthe pregnant womanيَدَهَاher handعَلَىonبَطْنِهَا،her belly
so the pregnant woman placed her hand on her belly,
وَوَضَعَتِand placedالْمُرْضِعُthe nursing motherيَدَهَاher handعَلَىonثَدْيِهَا،her breast
and the nursing mother placed her hand on her breast,
وَوَضَعَتِand placedالْبِكْرُthe virginيَدَهَاher handعَلَىonقُبُلِهَا.her private part
and the virgin placed her hand on her private part.
قَالَ:he saidوَنَظَرَand lookedإِيَاسٌIyasيَوْماًone dayإِلَىatرَجُلٍa manمُتَأَبِّطٍtucking under his armشَيْئاًsomethingفَقَالَ:and said
He said: One day Iyas looked at a man tucking something under his arm and said:
مَعَهُwith him isسُكَّرٌsugarوَقَدْand there hasوُلِدَbeen bornلَهُto himغُلَامٌ.a boy
He has sugar with him, and a boy has been born to him.
فَاتَّبَعَهُso he followed himالرَّجُلُthe manفَسَأَلَهُand asked himفَإِذَاand beholdهُوَheكَمَاwas asقَالَ.he said
So the man followed him and asked him, and behold, he was as he said.
فَقِيلَso it was askedلَهُto himفِيaboutذَلِكَ،thatفَقَالَ:and he said
So he was asked about that, and he said:
رَأَيْتُI sawالذِّبَابَthe fliesقَدْhaveأَطَافَتْhoveredبِهِaround himفَقُلْتُso I saidمَعَهُhe hasحَلَاوَةٌsweetnessوَهُوَand it isسُكَّرٌ،sugar
I saw the flies hovering around him, so I said he has sweetness and it is sugar,
وَرَأَيْتُهُand I saw himنَشِيطاًenergeticفَقُلْتُso I saidوُلِدَwas bornلَهُto himغُلَامٌ.2a boy
and I saw him energetic, so I said a boy was born to him.
قَالَ:he saidوَاسْتَقْبَلَand metإِيَاسٌIyasرَجُلاًa manفَقَالَ:and saidخُذُوهُseize himفَإِنَّهُfor indeed heسَرَقَstoleوَسَيَأْتِيand will comeمَنْsomeone whoيَطْلُبُهُ.will seek him
He said: Iyas met a man and said: Seize him, for indeed he has stolen and someone will come seeking him.
فَأَخَذُوهُso they seized himفَلَمْand it was notيَتَجَاوَزْmore thanسَاعَةًan hourحَتَّىuntilجَاءَcameقَوْمٌpeopleيَطْلُبُونَهُseeking himفَأَخَذُوهُand they took him
So they seized him, and no more than an hour passed until people came seeking him and took him.
فَقِيلَso it was askedلَهُto himفِيaboutذَلِكَ،thatفَقَالَ:and he said
So he was asked about that, and he said:
رَأَيْتُهُI saw himيَرْعَدُtremblingوَيَعْدُوand runningمَدْلَهَاًbewilderedمُتَغَيِّرَwith changedاللَّوْنِcolorيُكْثِرُfrequentlyالِاسْتِفَاتَlooking aroundفَزَكَنْتُso I deducedفِيهِfrom himهَذَاthisوَأَنَّهُand that heلِصٌّ.was a thief
I saw him trembling, running, bewildered, with a changed color, frequently looking around, so I deduced from this that he was a thief.
قَالَ:he saidوَرَأَىand he sawرَجُلاًa manعَلَىonعَاتِقِهِhis shoulderجَرَّةُa jar ofعَسَلٍhoneyفَقَالَ:and saidفِيهَاin it isسُمٌّpoisonأَوْorحَيَّةٌ.a snake
He said: And he saw a man on whose shoulder was a jar of honey, and said: In it is poison or a snake.
فَنَظَرُواso they lookedفَإِذَاand beholdحَيَّةٌ،a snake
So they looked, and behold, it was a snake.
فَسُئِلَso he was askedعَنْaboutذَلِكَthatفَقَالَ:and he saidرَأَيْتُI sawالذِّبَابَthe fliesتَحُومُhoveringحَوْلَهُaround itوَلَاand notتَسْقُطُfallingعَلَيْهِupon itفَعَلِمْتُso I knewأَنَّهُthat itحَيَّةٌwas a snakeأَوْorسُمٌّ.3poison
So he was asked about that and said: I saw the flies hovering around it and not landing on it, so I knew that it was a snake or poison.
حَدَّثَنَاnarrated to usالْحَسَنُAl-HasanبْنُbinوَهْبٍWahbقَالَ:who saidحَدَّثَنِيnarrated to meصَالِحُSalihبْنُbinعَلِيِّAliبْنِbinعَطِيَّةَAtiyyahقَالَ:who said
Al-Hasan bin Wahb narrated to us, saying: Salih bin Ali bin Atiyyah narrated to me, saying:
كَانَwasالْمَنْصُورُAl-MansurأَلْزَمَobligatedخَالِدَKhalidبْنَbinبَرْمَكٍBarmakثَلَاثَةَthreeآلَافِthousandأَلْفِthousandدِرْهَمٍdirhams
Al-Mansur had obligated Khalid bin Barmak to pay three thousand thousand dirhams
وَنَذَرَand vowedدَمَهُhis bloodفِيهَاregarding itوَأَجَّلَهُand gave him a term ofثَلَاثَةَthreeأَيَّامٍ.days
and vowed to shed his blood over it, and granted him a term of three days.
فَقَالَso saidخَالِدٌKhalidلِيَحْيَىto Yahyaابْنِهِ:his sonإِنِّيindeed Iقَدْhaveطُولِبْتُbeen demandedبِمَاfor whatلَيْسَis notعِنْدِيwith me
Khalid said to his son Yahya: Indeed, I have been demanded to pay what I do not have
وَإِنَّمَاand onlyيُرَادُis desiredبِذَلِكَtherebyدَمِيmy blood
and only my blood is desired thereby.
فَانْصَرِفْso returnإِلَىtoحُرْمَتِكَyour womenfolkوَأَهْلِكَand your familyفَمَاand whateverكُنْتَyou wereفَاعِلاًdoingبَعْدَafterمَوْتِيmy deathفَافْعَلْهُ،do it
So return to your womenfolk and family, and whatever you would be doing after my death, do it,
ثُمَّthenقَالَ:he saidيَاOبُنَيَّmy sonوَلَاand do notيَمْنَعَنَّكَprevent youذَلِكَthatمِنْfromأَنْthatتَلْقَىyou meetإِخْوَانَنَاour brothersفَتُعْلِمَهُمْand inform themحَالَنَا.of our state
then he said: O my son, let not that prevent you from meeting our brothers and informing them of our state.
قَالَsaidيَحْيَى:Yahyaفَأَتَيْتُso I came toإِخْوَانَthe brothers ofوَالِدِيmy father
Yahya said: So I came to my father's brothers
فَمِنْهُمْand among themمَنْwere those whoجَبَهَنِيmet me bluntlyبِالرَّدِّwith refusalثُمَّthenبَعَثَsentإِلَيَّto meبِمَالٍwith wealthجَلِيلٍ،great
and among them were those who met me with blunt refusal, then sent great wealth to me,
وَمِنْهُمْand among themمَنْwere those whoلَمْdid notيَأْذَنْgive permissionلِيfor meوَبَعَثَand sentبِمَالٍwealthفِيinأَثَرِيmy footstepsلِكَيْلَاso thatيُخْبَرَit might not be reportedبِهِtoالْمَنْصُورُ.Al-Mansur
and among them were those who did not give me permission to enter and sent wealth after me so that Al-Mansur would not be informed of it.
قَالَ:he saidفَدَخَلْتُso I enteredعَلَىuponعُمَارَةَUmarahبْنِbinحَمْزَةَHamzah
He said: So I entered upon Umarah bin Hamzah
وَهُوَwhile heمُقَابِلٌwas facingبِوَجْهِهِwith his faceإِلَىtowardالْحَائِطِthe wall
while he was facing the wall with his face
فَسَلَّمْتُso I greetedفَرَدَّand he returnedرَدّاًa greetingضَعِيفاً.weak
and I gave the greeting, and he returned a weak greeting.
قَالَsaidيَحْيَى:Yahyaفَضَاقَتْso narrowedبِيupon meالْأَرْضُ،the earth
Yahya said: So the earth narrowed upon me,
ثُمَّthenكَلَمْتُهُI spoke to himفِيمَاconcerning whatكُنْتُI wasأَتَيْتُهُcoming to himفِيهِ.for
then I spoke to him regarding what I had come to him for.
فَقَالَ:so he saidإِنْifأَمْكَنَنَاit is possible for usشَيْءٌsomethingفَسَيَأْتِيكَ.it will come to you
He said: If something is possible for us, it will come to you.
فَانْصَرَفْتُso I departedعَنْهُfrom himوَصِرْتُand wentإِلَىtoأَبِيmy fatherفَأَعْلَمْتُهُand informed himذَلِكَof that
So I departed from him and went to my father and informed him of that
وَقُلْتُ:and saidأَرَاكَI see youتَثِقُtrustingمِنْinعُمَارَةَUmarahبِمَاwith whatلَاis notيُوثَقُtrustedبِهِ.in
and said: I see you trusting in Umarah with what cannot be trusted.
فَوَاللَّهِfor by Allahإِنِّيindeed Iلَفِيwas inذَلِكَthatالْحَدِيثِconversationإِذْwhenطَلَعَappearedعَلَيْنَاupon usرَسُولُthe messenger ofعُمَارَةَUmarahبِمِئَةِwith one hundredأَلْفِthousandدِرْهَمٍdirhams
By Allah, while I was in that conversation, the messenger of Umarah appeared upon us with one hundred thousand dirhams
وَرَسُولُand the messenger ofصَاحِبِthe master ofالْمُصَلَّىAl-Musallaبِمِئَةِwith one hundredأَلْفِthousandدِرْهَمٍdirhams
and the messenger of the master of Al-Musalla with one hundred thousand dirhams
وَرَسُولُand the messenger ofمُبَارَكٍMubarakالتُّرْكِيِّthe Turkبِمِئَتَيْwith two hundredأَلْفِthousandدِرْهَمٍ.dirhams.
and the messenger of Mubarak the Turk with two hundred thousand dirhams.
فَجَمَعْنَاso we gatheredفِيinيَوْمَيْنِtwo daysأَلْفَيْtwo thousandأَلْفِthousandدِرْهَمٍdirhamsوَسَبْعِand sevenمِئَةِhundredأَلْفِthousandدِرْهَمٍdirhams
So we gathered in two days two thousand seven hundred thousand dirhams
وَبَقِيَتْand remainedثَلَاثُthreeمِئَةِhundredأَلْفِthousandدِرْهَمٍ،dirhamsفَتَعَذَّرَso it became difficultذَلِكَ.that
and three hundred thousand dirhams remained, and that became difficult to obtain.
قَالَsaidيَحْيَى:Yahyaفَوَاللَّهِso by Allahإِنِّيindeed Iلَمَارٌّwas passingبِالْجِسْرِby the bridgeمَهْمُوماًworriedمَغْمُوماًgrieved
Yahya said: By Allah, while I was passing by the bridge, worried and grieved,
إِذْsuddenlyوَثَبَleapedإِلَيَّtoward meزَاجِرٌan omen interpreterفَقَالَ:and saidفَرَّخَthe bird has hatchedالطَّيْرُits youngقِفْstopأُخْبِرْكَ!let me inform you
suddenly an omen interpreter leaped toward me and said: The bird has hatched its young, stop and let me inform you!
فَطَوَيْتُهُso I bypassed himوَلَمْand did notأَلْتَفِتْturnإِلَيْهِ،to him
So I bypassed him and did not turn to him,
فَلَحَقَنِيso he overtook meوَتَعَلَّقَand held onبِي.to me
so he overtook me and held on to me.
فَقُلْتُ:so I saidوَيْحَكَwoe to youاذْهَبْgo awayعَنِّيfrom meفَإِنِّيfor indeed Iمَشْغُولٌam occupiedعَنْكَ!away from you
So I said: Woe to you, go away from me for indeed I am occupied away from you!
فَقَالَ:so he saidأَنْتَyouوَاللَّهِby Allahمَهْمُومٌare worriedوَوَاللَّهِand by Allahلَيُفْرَجَنَّwill surely be relievedهَمُّكَyour worryوَتُمُنَّand you will be grantedبِاللِّوَاءِthe bannerغَداًtomorrowفِيinهَذَاthisالْمَوْضِعِplaceبَيْنَbetweenيَدَيْكَ.your hands
So he said: You, by Allah, are worried, and by Allah, your worry will surely be relieved, and you will be granted the banner tomorrow in this place before you.
فَأَقْبَلْتُso I beganأَعْجَبُto marvelمِنْatقَوْلِهِ.his saying
So I began to marvel at his saying.
فَقَالَso he saidلِي:to meإِنْifكَانَthat happensذَلِكَitفَلِيthen for meعَلَيْكَfrom youخَمْسَةُfiveآلَافِthousandدِرْهَمٍ!dirhams
So he said to me: If that happens, then I am owed five thousand dirhams by you!
قُلْتُ:I saidنَعَمْ.yes
I said: Yes.
وَلَوْand even ifقَالَhe had saidخَمْسِينَfiftyأَلْفَthousandدِرْهَمٍdirhamsلَقُلْتُI would have saidنَعَمْyesلِبُعْدِdue to the remotenessذَلِكَof thatعَنِّي.from me
And even if he had said fifty thousand dirhams, I would have said yes, due to the remoteness of that from me.