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أَبُوAbuنُعَيْمٍNu'aymقَالَ:said:

حَدَّثَنَاnarrated to usعَبْدُAbdالْجَبَّارِal-Jabbarبْنُibnالْعَبَّاسِal-Abbasالْهَمْدَانِيُّal-Hamdani

عَنْfromعَمَّارٍAmmarالدُّهْنِيِّal-DuhniعَنْfromسَالِمِSalimبْنِibnأَبِيAbiالْجَعْدِal-Ja'dقَالَ:said:

ذَكَرَmentionedالنَّبِيُّ،the Prophet,صَلَّىmay peaceاللَّهُbe upon himعَلَيْهِand blessingsوَسَلَّمَ،be upon him,بَعْضَsomeأُمَّهَاتِof the Mothersالْمُؤْمِنِينَof the Believers

فَضَحِكَتْand laughedعَائِشَةُ،Aisha,رَضِيَmay Allahاللَّهُbe pleasedعَنْهَا،with her,

فَقَالَ:He said:انْظُرِي"LookيَاOحُمَيْرَاءُHumayra,أَنْlestلَاyouتَكُونِيbeأَنْتِyouهِيَ،hers,"

ثُمَّthenالْتَفَتَhe turnedإِلَىtoعَلِيٍّ،Ali,رِضْوَانُmay the pleasure ofاللَّهِAllahعَلَيْهِ،be upon him,

فَقَالَ:and said:انْظُرْ"LookيَاOأَبَاAbuالْحَسَنِal-Hasan,إِنْifوَلِيتَyou are entrusted withمِنْanyأَمْرِهَاof her affair,شَيْئاًanythingفَارْفُقْthen be gentleبِهَا.with her."

وَقَالَAnd saidالزُّهْرِيُّ:al-Zuhri:

لَمَّاwhenسَارَتْset outعَائِشَةُAishaوَمَعَهَاand with her wereطَلْحَةُTalhaوَالزُّبَيْرُ،and al-Zubayr,رَضِيَmay Allahاللَّهُbe pleasedعَنْهُمْ،with them,

فِيinسَبْعِsevenمِائَةٍhundredمِنْfromقُرَيْشٍQuraysh,

كَانَتْsheتَنْزِلُwould haltكُلَّat everyمَنْزِلٍstationفَتَسْأَلُand askعَنْهُabout it

حَتَّىuntilنَبَحَتْهَاbarked at herكِلَابُthe dogsالْحَوْأَبِof al-Haw'ab

فَقَالَتْ:She said:رُدُونِي،"Take me back,لَاnoحَاجَةَneedلِيdo I haveفِيinمَسِيرِيthis journey of mine,هَذَا،this,

فَقَدْfor indeedكَانَwasرَسُولُthe Messengerاللَّهِ،of Allah,صَلَّىmay peaceاللَّهُbe upon himعَلَيْهِand blessingsوَسَلَّمَ،be upon him,نَهَانِيprohibiting me

فَقَالَ:and saying:كَيْفَ"Howأَنْتِwill you beيَاOحُمَيْرَاءُHumayra,لَوْwhenقَدْindeedنَبَحَتْbarkعَلَيْكِupon youكِلَابُthe dogsالْحَوْأَبِof al-Haw'abأَوْorأَهْلُthe peopleالْحَوْأَبِof al-Haw'abفِيinمَسِيرِكِyour journey,تَطْلُبِينَseekingأَمْراًa matterأَنْتِyouعَنْهُfrom itبِعَمْزَلِ؟are apart?"

فَقَالَSo saidعَبْدُAbdullahاللَّهِibnبْنِal-Zubayr:الزُّبَيْرِ:ibn al-Zubayr:لَيْسَ"This is notهَذَاthatبِذَلِكَplaceالْمَكَانِwhichالَّذِيwas mentionedذَكَرَهُby the Messengerرَسُولُof Allah,اللَّهِ،may peaceصَلَّىbe upon himاللَّهُand blessingsعَلَيْهِbe upon him."وَسَلَّمَ،and peace,

وَدَارَAnd he went aroundعَلَىtoتِلْكَthoseالْمِيَاهِwatersحَتَّىuntilجَمَعَhe gatheredخَمْسِينَfiftyشَيْخاًeldersقَسَامَةًas a sworn group

فَشَهِدُواand they testifiedأَنَّهُthat itلَيْسَis notبِالْمَاءِthe waterالَّذِيwhichتَزْعُمُونَyou claimأَنَّهُthat youنُهِيَتْwere prohibitedعَنْهُ،from it.

فَلَمَّاSo whenشَهِدُواthey testified,قَبِلَتْshe acceptedوَسَارَتْand proceededحَتَّىuntilوَافَتْshe reachedالْبَصْرَةَ،Basra.

فَلَمَّاThen whenكَانَwasحَرْبُthe Battleالْجَمَلِof the Camel,أَقْبَلَتْshe advancedفِيinهَوْدَجٍa litterمِنْofحَدِيدٍiron

وَهِيَwhile sheتَنْظُرُwas lookingمِنْfromمَنْظَرٍan openingقَدْthatصُيِّرَhad been madeلَهَاfor herفِيinهَوْدَجِهَا،her litter,

فَقَالَتْand she saidلِرَجُلٍto a manمِنْfromضَبَّةَDabbaوَهُوَwhile heآخِذٌwas holdingبِخِطَامِthe halterجَمَلِهَاof her camelأَوْorبَعِيرِهَا:her mount:

أَيْنَ"Whereتَرَىdo you seeعَلِيَّAliبْنَibnأَبِيAbiطَالِبٍ،Talib,"رَضِيَmay Allahاللَّهُbe pleasedعَنْهُ؟with him?

قَالَ:He said:هَا"Behold,هُوَذَاthere he isوَاقِفٌstandingرَافِعٌraisingيَدَهُhis handإِلَىtoالسَّمَاءِ،the sky."

فَنَظَرَتْSo she lookedفَقَالَتْ:and said:مَا"Howأَشْبَهَهُmuch he resemblesبِأَخِيهِ!وhis brother!"

قَالَSaidالضَّبِّيُّ:the Dabbite:وَمَنْ"And whoأَخُوهُ؟is his brother?"

قَالَتْ:She said:رَسُولُ"The Messengerاللَّهِ،of Allah,صَلَّىmay peaceاللَّهُbe upon himعَلَيْهِand blessingsوَسَلَّمَ."be upon him."

قَالَ:He said:فَلَا"Then I see notأَرَانِيmyselfأُقَاتِلُfightingرَجُلاًa manهُوَwhoأَخُوis the brotherرَسُولِof the Messengerاللَّهِ،of Allah,صَلَّىmay peaceاللَّهُbe upon himعَلَيْهِand blessingsوَسَلَّمَ."be upon him."

فَنَبَذَSo he cast awayخِطَامَthe halterرَاحِلَتِهَاof her riding beastمِنْfromيَدِهِhis handوَمَالَand inclinedإِلَيْهِ.towards him.

وَعَنْAnd fromالْحَسَنِal-Hasanالْبَصْرِيِّ،al-Basri,رَحِمَهُmay Allahاللَّهُ،have mercy on him,

أَنَّthatالْأَحْنَفَal-AhnafبْنَibnقَيْسٍQaysقَالَsaidلِعَائِشَةَ،to Aisha,رَحِمَهَاmay Allahاللَّهُ،have mercy on her,يَوْمَon the dayالْجَمَلِ:of the Camel:

يَا"OأُمَّMotherالْمُؤْمِنِينَof the Believers,هَلْdidعَهِدَenjoinإِلَيْكِupon youرَسُولُthe Messengerاللَّهِ،of Allah,صَلَّىmay peaceاللَّهُbe upon himعَلَيْهِand blessingsوَسَلَّمَ،be upon him,هَذَاthisالْمَسِيرَ؟journey?"

قَالَتْ:She said:اللَّهُمَّ"By Allah,لَا.no."

قَالَ:He said:فَهَلْ"Didوَجَدْتَهُyou find itفِيinشَيْءٍanythingمِنْofكِتَابِthe Bookاللَّهِof Allahجَلَّwhose majestyذِكْرُهُ؟is exalted?"

قَالَتْ:She said:مَا"We do notنَقْرَأُreadإِلَّاexceptمَاwhatتَقْرَأُونَ.you read."

قَالَ:He said:فَهَلْ"Didرَأَيْتِyou seeرَسُولَthe Messengerاللَّهِ،of Allah,صَلَّىmay peaceاللَّهُbe upon himعَلَيْهِand blessingsوَسَلَّمَ،be upon him,اسْتَعَانَseeking helpبِشَيْءٍwith anyمِنْofنِسَائِهِhis wivesإِذَاwhenكَانَhe wasفِيinقِلَّةٍa state of small numbersوَالْمُشْرِكُونَwhile the polytheistsفِيwere inكَثْرَةٍ؟great numbers?"

قَالَتْ:She said:اللَّهُمَّ"By Allah,لَا.no."

قَالَSaidالْأَحْنَفُ:al-Ahnaf:فَإِذاً"Then whatمَاisهُوَourذَنْبُنَا؟sin?"

قَالَ:He said:وَقَالَAnd saidالْحَسَنُal-Hasanالْبَصْرِيُّ:al-Basri:تَقَلَّدْتُ"I buckledسَيْفِيmy swordوَذَهَبْتُand wentلِأَنْصُرَto supportأُمَّthe Motherالْمُؤْمِنِينَof the Believers.

فَلَقِيَنِيThen met meالْأَحْنَفُal-Ahnafفَقَالَ:and said:إِلَى"Whereأَيْنَdo youتُرِيدُ؟intend to go?"

فَقُلْتُ:I said:أَنْصُرُ"I will supportأُمَّthe Motherالْمُؤْمِنِينَ.of the Believers."

فَقَالَ:He said:وَاللَّهِ"By Allah,مَاdid you notقَاتَلْتَfightمَعَalong withرَسُولِthe Messengerاللَّهِ،of Allah,صَلَّىmay peaceاللَّهُbe upon himعَلَيْهِand blessingsوَسَلَّمَ،be upon him,الْمُشْرِكِينَthe polytheists?

فَكَيْفَHow thenتُقَاتِلُdo you fightمَعَهَاalong with herالْمُؤْمِنِينَ؟"the believers?"

قَالَ:He said:فَرَجَعْتُ"So I returnedإِلَىtoمَنْزِلِيmy houseوَوَضَعْتُand laid downسَيْفِي.my sword."

[مَسَاوِئُ[The vices ofمَنْwhoeverعَادَىwas hostile toعَلِيَّAliبْنَibnأَبِيAbiطَالِبٍ]Talib]

رَضِيَMay Allahاللَّهُbe pleasedعَنْهُwith him