Sahih al-Bukhari 3932

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Book 63: Merits of the Helpers in Madinah (Ansaar)

Chapter: The arrival of the Prophet (saws) at Al-Madina

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

Narrated by Anas bin Malik 6 narrators

Masdad bin Masrhad Atbāʿ Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn d. 228 AH Ishaq bin Mansur al-Kausaj Atbāʿ Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn > 170 AH – 251 AH 'Abdul Samad bin 'Abdul Warith bin Sa'id Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn d. 207 AH 'Abdul Warith bin Sa'id bin Dhakwan Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn d. 180 AH يزيد بن حميد أبو التياح الضبعي Tābiʿī d. 128 AH Anas bin Malik Companion 10 BH/613 CE – 93 AH/712 CE

Narrated Anas bin Malik:When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) arrived at Medina, he alighted at the upper part of Medina among the people called Bani `Amr bin `Auf and he stayed with them for fourteen nights. Then he sent for the chiefs of Bani An-Najjar, and they came, carrying their swords. As if I am just now looking at Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) on his she-camel with Abu Bakr riding behind him (on the same camel) and the chiefs of Bani An- Najjar around him till he dismounted in the courtyard of Abu Aiyub's home. The Prophet (ﷺ) used to offer the prayer wherever the prayer was due, and he would pray even in sheepfolds. Then he ordered that the mosque be built. He sent for the chiefs of Banu An-Najjar, and when they came, he said, "O Banu An-Najjar! Suggest to me the price of this garden of yours." They replied "No! By Allah, we do not demand its price except from Allah." In that garden there were the (following) things that I will tell you: Graves of pagans, unleveled land with holes and pits etc., and date-palm trees. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered that the graves of the pagans be dug up and, the unleveled land be leveled and the date-palm trees be cut down. The trunks of the trees were arranged so as to form the wall facing the Qibla. The Stone pillars were built at the sides of its gate. The companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) were carrying the stones and reciting some lyrics, and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) . . was with them and they were saying, "O Allah! There is no good Excel the good of the Hereafter, so bestow victory on the Ansar and the Emigrants. "

Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari 3932

In-book reference

Book 63, Hadith 157

USC-MSA web (English)

Vol. 5, Book 58, Hadith 269

Translation by Muhsin Khan · Language: EN

It is related that Anas said, "When the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came to Madina, he stopped at the upper part of al-Madina in an area of a clan called the Banu 'Amr ibn 'Awf." He said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, stayed among them for fourteen days. Then he sent for the Banu'n-Najjar." He said, "They came with their swords girded on." He said, "It is as if I could see the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, on his camel and Abu Bakr riding behind him with the Banu'n-Najjar all gathered around him, continuing until he arrived at the courtyard of Abu Ayyub." He said, "He liked to pray wherever he was when the prayer time came. He would even pray in sheepfolds". He said, "He ordered the mosque to be built and sent for a group of the Banu'n-Najjar saying, 'Banu'n-Najjar, tell me the price of this walled garden of yours.' They said, 'No, by Allah! We ask for no payment except from Allah!'" He said, "The place I am telling you about contained pagan graves and some ruins and also some palm-trees. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ordered the graves of the pagans to be dug up and the ruins to be levelled and the palm-trees to be cut down." He said, "The palm trunks were lined up to form the mosque's qibla." He said, "Its two side walls were made of stone." He said, "They used to recite rhyming verses while carrying the stones. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was with them. They were saying: 'O Allah, there is no good except the good of the Next World so grant forgiveness to the Ansar and the Muhajirun.'"

Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari 3932

In-book reference

Book 63, Hadith 157

USC-MSA web (English)

Vol. 5, Book 58, Hadith 269

Translation by Aisha Bewley · Language: EN

Musaddad related to us: ‘Abd al-Warith related to us. And Ishaq ibn Mansur related to us: ‘Abd as-Samad informed us, saying: I heard my father, ‘Abd al-Warith, relate: Abu’t-Tayyah Yazid ibn Humayd ad-Duba‘i related to us, saying: Anas ibn Malik related to me, saying: When the Apostle of God came to Madinah, he alighted in the upper part of the town among the clan called Banu ‘Amr ibn ‘Awf, and stayed with them for a fortnight. Thereafter he sent for the chiefs of Banu’n-Najjar, and they came, girded with their swords. I still seem to see the Apostle of God, riding his dromedary, with Abu Bakr behind him and the chiefs of Banu’n-Najjar around him. And so he arrived before the house of Abu Ayyub. And the Prophet would pray at whatever place he happened to be when the time of prayer came; and he would pray even in a sheepfold. Thereafter he ordered that a mosque be built. He sent for the chiefs of Banu’n-Najjar, and they came; and he said: O Banu’n-Najjar! Name the price of this enclosure of yours. They answered: Nay, by God! We ask no price for it, save from God! And in that enclosure there were the following things: graves of idolaters, ruined buildings, and palm-trees. The Apostle of God ordered that the graves of the idolaters be dug up, the ruins be razed to the ground, and the palm-trees be cut. Then they laid the trunks of the palm-trees in rows on the qiblah-side of the mosque, and built its two door-posts of stone. They were carrying the stones therefor, and were reciting—and the Apostle of God with them: O God! There is no lasting good but the good of the Hereafter; so help Thou the Ansar and the Muhajirs!

Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari 3932

In-book reference

Book 63, Hadith 157

USC-MSA web (English)

Vol. 5, Book 58, Hadith 269

Translation by Muhammad Asad · Language: EN

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ،‏.‏ وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يُحَدِّثُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو التَّيَّاحِ، يَزِيدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ الضُّبَعِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ لَمَّا قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمَدِينَةَ، نَزَلَ فِي عُلْوِ الْمَدِينَةِ فِي حَىٍّ يُقَالُ لَهُمْ بَنُو عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ ـ قَالَ ـ فَأَقَامَ فِيهِمْ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ لَيْلَةً، ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَ إِلَى مَلإِ بَنِي النَّجَّارِ ـ قَالَ ـ فَجَاءُوا مُتَقَلِّدِي سُيُوفِهِمْ، قَالَ وَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ، وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ رِدْفَهُ، وَمَلأُ بَنِي النَّجَّارِ حَوْلَهُ حَتَّى أَلْقَى بِفِنَاءِ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، قَالَ فَكَانَ يُصَلِّي حَيْثُ أَدْرَكَتْهُ الصَّلاَةُ، وَيُصَلِّي فِي مَرَابِضِ الْغَنَمِ، قَالَ ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ أَمَرَ بِبِنَاءِ الْمَسْجِدِ، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى مَلإِ بَنِي النَّجَّارِ، فَجَاءُوا فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ يَا بَنِي النَّجَّارِ، ثَامِنُونِي حَائِطَكُمْ هَذَا ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالُوا لاَ، وَاللَّهِ لاَ نَطْلُبُ ثَمَنَهُ إِلاَّ إِلَى اللَّهِ‏.‏ قَالَ فَكَانَ فِيهِ مَا أَقُولُ لَكُمْ كَانَتْ فِيهِ قُبُورُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ، وَكَانَتْ فِيهِ خِرَبٌ، وَكَانَ فِيهِ نَخْلٌ، فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِقُبُورِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَنُبِشَتْ، وَبِالْخِرَبِ فَسُوِّيَتْ، وَبِالنَّخْلِ فَقُطِعَ، قَالَ فَصَفُّوا النَّخْلَ قِبْلَةَ الْمَسْجِدِ ـ قَالَ ـ وَجَعَلُوا عِضَادَتَيْهِ حِجَارَةً‏.‏ قَالَ قَالَ جَعَلُوا يَنْقُلُونَ ذَاكَ الصَّخْرَ وَهُمْ يَرْتَجِزُونَ، وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَعَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّهُ لاَ خَيْرَ إِلاَّ خَيْرُ الآخِرَهْ فَانْصُرِ الأَنْصَارَ وَالْمُهَاجِرَهْ‏.‏

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