al mahasin wal masawi al bayhaqi

وَأَمَّاAnd as forمَاwhatأَرَاهُHe showed himاللَّهُAllahأَعْدَاءَهُof His enemiesمِنَofالآيَاتِthe signsفَأَكْثَرُthen it is moreمَنْthanأَنْtoيُحْصَىbe counted

مِنْهَاamong themمَاwhatرَوَاهُwas narrated byوَهْبُWahbبْنُson ofمُنَبِّهٍMunabbihعَنِfromاللَّيْثِAl-Laithبْنِson ofسَعْدٍSa'dقَالَwho said

أَتَىCameأَرْبَدُArbadبْنُson ofرَبِيعَةَRabi'ahوَعَامِرُand Amirبْنُson ofالطَّفَيْلِAt-Tufailإِلَىtoرَسُولِthe Messenger ofاللَّهِAllah

صَلَّىmay peaceاللَّهُbe uponعَلَيْهِhimوَسَلَّمَand blessings

فَقَالَand saidأَحَدُهُمَاone of themلِلْآخَرِto the other

أَنَاIأَشْغَلُهُwill distract himبِالْكَلَامِwith talkحَتَّىuntilتَقْتُلَهُyou kill him

فَوَقَفَSo stoodأَحَدُهُمَاone of themعَلَىnearالنَّبِيِّthe Prophet

صَلَّىmay peaceاللَّهُbe uponعَلَيْهِhimوَسَلَّمَand blessings

فَلَمَّاand whenطَالَit grew longعَلَيْهِupon himانْصَرَفَhe left

فَقَالَand saidلِصَاحِبِهِto his companion

مَاWhatصَنَعْتَdid you doشَيْئاًanything?

قَالَHe said

رَأَيْتُ"I sawعِنْدَهُby himشَيْئاًsomething

وَرِجْلُهُand his legفِيonالْأَرْضِthe earthوَرَأْسُهُand his headفِيinالسَّمَاءِthe sky

لَوْifدَنَوْتُI had drawn nearمِنْهُto himأَهْلَكَنِيhe would have destroyed me.

وَأَمَّاAnd as forأَرْبَدُArbadفَأَصَابَتْهُso struck himصَاعِقَةٌa thunderbolt

وَأَنْزَلَand sent downاللَّهُAllahتَعَالَىMost High

لَهُ"For himمُعَقِّبَاتٌare successive [angels]مِنْfromبَيْنِbeforeيَدَيْهِhimوَمِنْand fromخَلْفِهِbehind himيَحْفَظُونَهُwho protect himمِنْbyأَمْرِthe decree ofاللَّهِAllah.

وَأَمَّاAnd as forعَامِرٌAmirفَإِنَّهُheقَالَsaidلِرَسُولِto the Messenger ofاللَّهِAllah

صَلَّىmay peaceاللَّهُbe uponعَلَيْهِhimوَسَلَّمَand blessings

لَنَا"To usأَهْلُbelong the people ofالْوَبَرِtent-hairوَلَكُمْand to youأَهْلُbelong the people ofالْمَدَرِclay-houses

فَقَالَso he said

صَلَّىmay peaceاللَّهُbe uponعَلَيْهِhimوَسَلَّمَand blessings

لَكُمُ"To youالْأَعِنَّةُbelong the reins.

فَقَالَHe said

لَأَمْلَأَنَّهَا"I will surely fill itخَيْلاًwith horsesعَلَيْكُمْagainst youوَرِجْلاًand foot soldiers."

فَلَمَّاThen whenوَلَّىhe turned awayرَسُولُthe Messenger ofاللَّهِAllah

صَلَّىmay peaceاللَّهُbe uponعَلَيْهِhimوَسَلَّمَand blessings

قَالَhe said

اللَّهُمَّ"O Allahاكْفِنِيهِsuffice me against him."

فَأَخَذَتْهُSo seized himغُدَّةٌa glandular swellingفَقَتَلَتْهُand killed him.

وَعَنْAnd fromمُحَمَّدِMuhammadبْنِson ofعَبْدِAbdاللَّهِAllahقَالَwho said

بَيْنَاWhileرَسُولُthe Messenger ofاللَّهِAllah

صَلَّىmay peaceاللَّهُbe uponعَلَيْهِhimوَسَلَّمَand blessings

قَائِمٌwas standingيُصَلِّيprayingإِذْwhenرَآهُsaw himأَبُوAbuجَهْلٍJahl

فَقَالَand saidلِنَفَرٍto a groupمِنْfromقُرَيْشٍQuraysh:

لَأَذْهَبَنَّ"I will surely goفَأَقْتُلَنَّand I will surely killمُحَمَّداًMuhammad."

فَدَنَاSo he drew nearمِنْهُto himقَالَHe said

وَرَسُولُAnd the Messenger ofاللَّهِAllah

صَلَّىmay peaceاللَّهُbe uponعَلَيْهِhimوَسَلَّمَand blessings

قَائِمٌwas standingيُصَلِّيprayingوَيَقْرَأُand reciting:

اقْرَأْ"Reciteبِاسْمِin the name ofرَبِّكَyour LordالَّذِيwhoخَلَقَcreatedخَلَقَCreatedالْإِنْسَانَmanمِنْfromعَلَقٍa clinging substance

حَتَّىuntilبَلَغَhe reachedآخِرَهَاthe end of it.

فَانْصَرَفَThen turned awayأَبُوAbuجَهْلٍJahlوَهُوَwhile heيَقُولُwas saying:

هَذَا"Thisوَأَبِيكُمْby your fatherوَعِيدٌis a severeشَدِيدٌwarning!"

فَلَقِيَSo he metأَصْحَابَهُhis companionsفَقَالُواand they saidلَهُto him:

مَا"Whatبَالَكَis the matter with youلَمْthat you did notتَقْتُلْهُkill him?"

قَالَHe said

وَاللَّهِ"By Allahإِنَّindeedبَيْنِيbetween meوَبَيْنَهُand himرَجُلاًis a man

لَهُwho hasكَتِيتٌa snortكَكَتِيتِlike the snort ofالْفَحْلِa stallion camel

يَعِدُنِيthreatening meيَقُولُand saying:

ادْنُ"Draw nearادْنُdraw near."

وَعَنْAnd fromعَبْدِAbdullahاللَّهِbin Mas'udأَنَّthatأَعْرَابِيّاًa Bedouinجَاءَcameبِعُكَّةِwith a skin bag ofسَمْنٍclarified butter

فَاشْتَرَاهَاand bought itأَبُوAbuجَهْلٍJahl

فَأَمْسَكَbut withheldالْعُكَّةَthe skin bagوَأَمْسَكَand withheldالثَّمَنَthe price.

فَشَكَاهُSo complained of himالْأَعْرَابِيُّthe BedouinإِلَىtoقُرَيْشٍQuraysh

فَكَلَّمُوهُand they spoke to himفَأَبَىbut he refusedعَلَيْهِمْthem.

فَقَالَThen saidبَعْضُsomeالْمُسْتَهْزِئِينَof the mockers:

يَا"OأَعْرَابِيُّBedouinأَتُحِبُّwould you likeأَنْtoتَأْخُذَtakeعُكَّتَكَyour skin bagوَثَمَنَهَاand its price?"

قَالَHe said

بَلَى"Yes."

قَالَThey said

أَتَرَى"Do you seeهَذَاthisالرَّجُلَmanالْمَارَّpassing by?

الْقَهُMeet himفَكَلِمْهُand speak to him

يَعْنُونَmeaningالنَّبِيَّthe Prophet

صَلَّىmay peaceاللَّهُbe uponعَلَيْهِhimوَسَلَّمَand blessings

فَأَتَاهُSo came to himالْأَعْرَابِيُّthe Bedouinوَشَكَاand complainedإِلَيْهِto himأَمْرَabout the matter ofالْعُكَّةِthe skin bag.

فَخَرَجَSo went outعَلَيْهِwith him

صَلَّىmay peaceاللَّهُbe uponعَلَيْهِhimوَسَلَّمَand blessings

حَتَّىuntilوَقَفَhe stoppedبِبَابِat the door ofأَبِيAbuجَهْلٍJahl

فَنَادَاهُand called himبِاسْمِهِby his name.

فَخَرَجَSo came outإِلَيْهِto himتَرْعَدُtremblingفَرَائِصُهُhis flanks,

فَقَالَand he saidلَهُto him:

أَدِّ"Giveهَذَاto this manعُكَّتَهُhis skin bagوَثَمَنَهَاand its price."

فَدَخَلَSo enteredأَبُوAbuجَهْلٍJahlفَدَفَعَand handed overإِلَىtoالرَّجُلِthe manالْعُكَّةَthe skin bag.

فَخَرَجَThen went outالْأَعْرَابِيُّthe BedouinإِلَىtoقُرَيْشٍQurayshوَأَخْبَرَهُمْand informed themبِذَلِكَof that.

ثُمَّThenخَرَجَcame outأَبُوAbuجَهْلٍJahl

فَقَالَتْand saidلَهُto himقُرَيْشٌQuraysh:

كَلَّمْنَاكَ"We spoke to youأَنْtoتُؤَدِّيَpayالْأَعْرَابِيَّthe Bedouinحَقَّهُhis rightفَأَبَيْتَbut you refused

ثُمَّthenجَاءَكَcame to youابْنُthe son ofعَبْدِAbdالْمُطَّلِبِAl-Muttalibفَدَفَعْتَand you handed overإِلَيْهِto himذَلِكَthat?"

فَقَالَHe said

إِنَّ"Indeedمَعَهُwith himلَجَمَلاًis surely a camelفَاتِحاًopeningفَاهُits mouth

يَنْظُرُwatchingمَاwhatأَقُولُI sayفَيَلْتَقِمَso that it would swallowرَأْسِيmy head.

فَمَاSoوَجَدْتُI foundبُدّاًno alternativeمِنْtoإِعْطَائِهِgiving himحَقَّهُhis right.

وَأَمَّاAnd as forأُنْسُthe intimacy ofالْوَحْشِwild animalsبِهِwith himفَمِمَّاthen it is from whatحَدَّثَنَاnarrated to usإِسْمَاعِيلُIsmailبْنُson ofيَحْيَىYahyaبْنِson ofمُحَمَّدٍMuhammadعَنْfromسَعِيدِSaeedبْنِson ofسَيْفِSaifبْنِson ofعُمَرَUmarعَنْfromأَبِيAbuعُمَيْرٍUmairعَنِfromالْأَسْوَدِAl-Aswadقَالَwho said

سَأَلَAskedرَجُلٌa manهِنْدَHindبْنَson ofأَبِيAbuهَالَةَHala

فَقَالَand said

حَدِّثِينَا"Narrate to usبِأَعْجَبِof the most wondrousمَاwhatرَأَيْتِyou sawأَوْorبَلَغَكِreached youعَنْconcerningرَسُولِthe Messenger ofاللَّهِAllah

صَلَّىmay peaceاللَّهُbe uponعَلَيْهِhimوَسَلَّمَand blessings

فَقَالَتْso she said

كُلُّ"Everyأَمْرِهِmatter of hisكَانَwasعَجَباًwondrous,

وَأَعْجَبُand the most wondrousمَاof whatرَأَيْتُI sawأَنَّهُwas thatكَانَthere wereلِيto meرَبَائِبُstepdaughtersوَحْشٍof wild animals

كُنْتُI used toآنَسُfind intimacyبِهِنَّwith themوَآلَفُهُنَّand be accustomed to them.

فَإِذَاThen whenكَانَit wasيَوْمُهُthe day of hisالَّذِيwhichيَكُونُhe would beفِيهِin itعِنْدِيwith me

لَمْthey did notيَزَلْنَceaseقِيَاماًstandingصَوَافَّlined upيَنْظُرُونَlookingإِلَيْهِat him,

وَلَاand neitherيُلْهِيهِنَّdid distract themعَنِfromالنَّظَرِlookingإِلَيْهِat himشَيْءٌanythingوَلَاnorيَنْظُرْنَdid they lookإِلَىatغَيْرِهِanyone else.

فَإِذَاThen whenشَخَصَhe stoodقَائِماًuprightسَمَوْاthey turnedإِلَيْهِtoward himبِأَبْصَارِهِنَّwith their gazes,

فَإِذَاand whenانْطَلَقَhe departedمُوَلِّياًturning awayلَاحَظْنَهُthey followed himالنَّظَرَwith their gaze,

فَإِذَاand whenغَابَdisappearedشَخْصُهُhis personعَنْهُنَّfrom themضَرَبْنَthey beatبِأَذْنَابِهِنَّwith their tailsوَآذَانِهِنَّand their ears,

وَكَانَand thatذَلِكَwasيُعْجِبُنِيamazing to me.

وَعَنْAnd fromعَبْدِAbdالْمَلِكِal-Malikبْنِson ofعُمَيْرٍUmairأَنَّthatالنَّبِيَّthe Prophet

صَلَّىmay peaceاللَّهُbe uponعَلَيْهِhimوَسَلَّمَand blessings

مَرَّpassed byبِظَبْيَةٍa doeعِنْدَwithقَانِصٍa hunter

فَقَالَتْSo she said

يَا"OرَسُولَMessenger ofاللَّهِAllahإِنَّindeedضَرْعِيmy udderقَدِhasامْتَلَأَbecome full

وَتَرَكْتُand I leftخِشْفَيْنِtwo fawnsجَائِعَيْنِhungry,

فَخَلِّنِيso release meحَتَّىuntilأَذْهَبَI goوَأُرْوِيَهُمَاand quench their thirstثُمَّthenأَعُودَI returnإِلَيْكَto youفَتَرْبُطَنِيand you tie me up."

فَقَالَHe said

صَيْدُ"Game ofقَوْمٍa peopleوَرَبِيطَتُهُمْand their captive!"

قَالَتْShe said

يَا"OرَسُولَMessenger ofاللَّهِAllahفَإِنِّيthen indeed Iأُعْطِيكَgive youعَهْدَthe covenant ofاللَّهِAllahلَأَرْجِعَنَّthat I will surely return.

فَأَخَذَSo tookعَلَيْهَاfrom herعَهْدَthe covenant ofاللَّهِAllahثُمَّthenأَطْلَقَهَاhe released herوَأَرْسَلَهَاand sent her off.

فَمَاAnd she tarriedلَبِثَتْnotإِلَّاexceptيَسِيراًa little whileحَتَّىuntilجَاءَتْshe cameوَقَدْwhile she hadفَرَّغَتْemptiedمَاwhatفِيwas inضَرْعِهَاher udder.

فَقَالَHe said

صَلَّىmay peaceاللَّهُbe uponعَلَيْهِhimوَسَلَّمَand blessings

لِمَنْ"To whomهَذِهِdoes thisالظَّبْيَةُ؟doe belong?"

قَالُواThey saidلِفُلَانٍ"To so-and-so."

فَاسْتَوْهَبَهَاSo he asked him to gift herمِنْهُto himثُمَّthenخَلَّىhe clearedسَبِيلَهَاher path

وَقَالَand said

لَوْ"Ifأَنَّthatالْبَهَائِمَthe beastsتَعْلَمُknewمَاwhatتَعْلَمُونَyou knowمِنَofالْمَوْتِdeathمَاneverأَكْلْتُمْwould you have eatenسَمْناًclarified butter."

وَأَمَّاAnd as forمَحَاسِنُthe fine testimoniesشَهَادَاتِof the testimonies ofالسِّبَاعِpredatory animalsلَهُto himبِالنُّبُوَّةِwith prophethood

فَمِنْthen fromذَلِكَthatمَاis whatرُوِيَwas narratedأَنَّthatأَبَاAbuسُفْيَانَSufyanبْنَson ofحَرْبٍHarbوَصَفْوَانَand Safwanبْنَson ofأُمَيَّةَUmayyahخَرَجَاwent outمِنْfromمَكَّةَMakkah

فَإِذَاand beholdهُمَاthey twoبِذِئْبٍsaw a wolfيَكُدُّdrivingظَبْيَةًa doe

حَتَّىuntilإِنَّindeedنَفَسَهُits breathكَادَalmostأَنْtoيَبْلُغَreachظَهْرَthe back ofالظَّبْيَةِthe doeأَوْorشَبِيهاًsomething similarبِذَلِكَto that,

إِذْwhenدَخَلَenteredالظَّبْيُthe gazelleالْحَرَمَthe Sanctuaryفَرَجَعَand turned backالذِّئْبُthe wolf.

فَقَالَSo saidأَبُوAbuسُفْيَانَSufyan:

مَا"Whatأَرْضٌlandسَكَنَهَاdwells in itقَوْمٌa peopleأَفْضَلُmore excellentمِنْthanأَرْضٍa landأَسْكَنَهَاhas made dwell in itاللَّهُAllahإِيَّانَاus.

أَمَاHave you notرَأَيْتَseenمَاwhatصَنَعَdidالذِّئْبُthe wolfأَعْجَبُhow wondrousمِنْهُit wasحِينَwhenرَجَعَ!he turned back?"

فَقَالَSo saidالذِّئْبُthe wolf:

أَعْجَبُ"More wondrousمِنْthanذَلِكَthatمُحَمَّدُis Muhammadبْنُson ofعَبْدِAbdاللَّهِAllahبْنِson ofعَبْدِAbdالْمُطَّلِبِAl-Muttalib

بِالْمَدِينَةِin Al-Madinahيَدْعُوكُمْcalling youإِلَىtoالْجَنَّةِParadiseوَتَدْعُونَهُwhile you call himإِلَىtoالنَّارِthe Fire."

فَقَالَSo saidأَبُوAbuسُفْيَانَSufyan:

وَاللَّاتِ"By Al-Latوَالْعُزَّىand Al-Uzzaلَئِنْifذَكَرْتَyou mentionذَلِكَthatبِمَكَّةَin Makkahلَنَتْرُكَنَّهَاwe will surely leave itخُلُوّاًdeserted."