Book: Dalail an-Nubuwwah by Bayhaqi

باب ما جاء في قدوم عبد الرحمن بن أبي عقيل [١] على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم

Chapter: Chapter: What is reported about the arrival of Abdurrahman bin Abi Uqail [1] to the Prophet, peace be upon him.

Volume: 5 (Page:358)

English:

Chapter on the Coming of Abdur-Rahman ibn Abi Aqil to the Prophet

It was narrated to us by Abu Abdullah Ishaq ibn Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Susi, who narrated to us Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Abdullah al-Baghdadi, who narrated to us Ali ibn Abdul Aziz, who narrated to us Ahmad ibn Yunus, who narrated to us Zuhayr, who narrated to us Abu Khalid Yazid al-Asadi, who narrated to us Awn ibn Abi Juhayfah, from Abdur-Rahman ibn Alqamah al-Thaqafi, from Abdur-Rahman ibn Abi Aqil, who said: "I went with a delegation to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him. When we reached him, we shook at the door, and no one among the people was more disliked to us than the man who entered upon him. But when we left, no one among the people was dearer to us than the man we entered upon."

He continued: "One of us said, 'O Messenger of Allah, did you not ask your Lord for a kingdom like the kingdom of Solomon?' The Messenger of Allah laughed and then said: 'Perhaps your companion with Allah is better off than the kingdom of Solomon, for indeed Allah, the Almighty, did not send a Prophet without giving him a supplication. Among them are those who used it to seek the worldly life and were granted it, and among them are those who invoked it upon their people when they disobeyed and were destroyed by it. Allah gave me a supplication, and I have kept it hidden with my Lord as intercession for my nation on the Day of Resurrection.'

[Abdur-Rahman ibn Abi Aqil's lineage is listed as: Abdur-Rahman ibn Abi Aqil ibn Mas'ud ibn Mu'atib ibn Malik ibn Ka'b ibn Amr ibn Sa'd ibn Awf ibn Thaqif al-Thaqafi. Scholars differ in his lineage, but agree he is from Thaqif and had companionship. According to Ibn Abdul Barr, his companionship is valid.]

This hadith was narrated by Ibn Mandah, At-Tabarani, and Al-Bazzar through trustworthy narrators, and Ibn Kathir mentioned it in his Tafsir.

Arabic:

بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي قُدُومِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَقِيلٍ [ (١) ] عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يُوسُفَ السُّوسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ: مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْبَغْدَادِيُّ، أَنْبَأَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ يَزِيدُ الْأَسَدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَوْنُ بْنُ أَبِي جُحَيْفَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَلْقَمَةَ الثَّقَفِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَقِيلٍ، قَالَ: انْطَلَقْتُ فِي وَفْدٍ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسلم فَأَتَيْنَاهُ فَأَنَخْنَا بِالْبَابِ وَمَا فِي النَّاسِ أَبْغَضُ إِلَيْنَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ نَلِجُ عَلَيْهِ، فَلَمَّا خَرَجْنَا مَا فِي النَّاسِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْنَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ دَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ قَائِلٌ مِنَّا: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ! أَلَا سَأَلْتَ رَبَّكَ مُلْكًا كَمُلْكِ سُلَيْمَانَ؟ قَالَ: فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: فَلَعَلَّ لِصَاحِبِكُمْ عِنْدِ اللهِ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ مُلْكِ سُلَيْمَانَ، لِأَنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَمْ يَبْعَثْ نَبِيًّا إِلَّا أَعْطَاهُ دَعْوَةً، فَمِنْهُمْ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ بِهَا دُنْيَا فَأُعْطِيَهَا، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ دَعَا بِهَا عَلَى قَوْمِهِ إِذَا عَصَوْهُ فَأُهْلِكُوا بِهَا، وَإِنَّ اللهَ أَعْطَانِي دَعْوَةً فَاخْتَبَأْتُهَا عِنْدَ رَبِّي شَفَاعَةً لأمتي يوم القيامة [ (٢) ][ (١) ] عبد الرحمن بن أبي عقيل بن مسعود بن معتب بن مالك بن كعب بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعْدِ بن عوف بن ثقيف الثقفي، كذا نسبه هشام بن الكلبي، وقد اختلفوا في نسبه، وأجمعوا على أنه من ثقيف وأن له صحبة، وفي الاستيعاب لابن عبد البر: له صحبة صحيحة.[ (٢) ] رواه ابن مندة والطبراني والبزار برجال ثقات، ونقله ابن كثير في التاريخ (٥: ٨٥) .

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