Book: Dalail an-Nubuwwah by Bayhaqi

باب ما جاء في شأن أبي زيد: عمرو بن أخطب الأنصاري [١] رضي الله عنه ودعائه له وما ظهر في ذلك من آثار النبوة

Chapter: Chapter on what was reported about Abu Zaid: Amr bin Akhtab Al-Ansari [1] may Allah be pleased with him, his supplication for him, and what appeared in that of the effects of prophecy.

Volume: 6 (Page:211)

English:

Chapter on Abu Zaid

Amr ibn Akhtab al-Ansari, may Allah be pleased with him, his supplication and the signs of Prophethood that appeared in relation to him:

Abu Abd Allah al-Hafiz informed us, Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Harun ibn Ibrahim al-Faqih told us, Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Hanbal narrated to us, who said: My father informed me, who was told by Harami ibn Umara, narrated to us Azra ibn Thabit, narrated to us Ilba ibn Ahmar saying: Abu Zaid al-Ansari told me, said: The Messenger of Allah peace and blessings be upon him said: "Draw near to me." He then wiped his hand over my head and beard, and said: "O Allah, make him beautiful and maintain his beauty." He lived to the age of a hundred, with only a few gray hairs in his beard. His face was always luminous, and he did not develop any wrinkles until he passed away.

This is an authentic connected chain of narration. Hussain ibn Waqid also narrated it.

Abu Zaid al-Ansari

He was Amr ibn Akhtab Abu Zaid al-Ansari al-Khazraji al-Madani al-Arj. He was among the famous companions who settled in Basra.

He narrated Hadith from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and participated in thirteen battles with him. He passed away during the caliphate of Abdul Malik ibn Marwan.

Source: Ibn Saad's Tabaqat (7:28), Khalifa's Tabaqat (1459), Al-Tabari's History (6:309), Al-Jarh wa al-Ta'deel (6:220), Al-Jami' bain Rijal al-Sahihayn (1:372), Asad al-Ghaba (4:190), Al-Isabah (2:522).

(2): "He narrated to us".

(3): Not in (H).

(4): Reported by Al-Tirmidhi, also by Ahmad in his Musnad and authenticated by Al-Tirmidhi.

Arabic:

بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي شَأْنِ أَبِي زَيْدٍ: عَمْرُو بْنُ أَخْطَبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ [ (١) ] رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ وَدُعَائِهِ لَهُ ومَا ظَهَرَ فِي ذَلِكَ مِنْ آثَارِ النُّبُوَّةِأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ: أَحْمَدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْفَقِيهُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا حَرَمِيُّ بْنُ عُمَارَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَزْرَةُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عِلْبَاءُ بْنُ أَحْمَرَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي [ (٢) ] أَبُو زَيْدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ قَالَ: قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «ادْنُ مِنِّي» [قَالَ] [ (٣) ] فَمَسَحَ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى رَأْسِي وَلِحْيَتِي، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «اللهُمَّ جَمِّلْهُ وَأَدِمْ جَمَالَهُ» [ (٤) ] قَالَ: فَبَلَغَ بِضْعًا وَمِائَةَ سَنَةٍ، وَمَا فِي لِحْيَتِهِ بَيَاضٌ إِلَّا نُبَذٌ يَسِيرٌ وَلَقَدْ كَانَ مُنْبَسِطَ الْوَجْهِ، وَلَمْ يَتَقَبَّضْ وَجْهُهُ حَتَّى مَاتَ.قُلْتُ: هَذَا إِسْنَادٌ صَحِيحٌ مَوْصُولٌ،وَقَدْ رَوَاهُ أَيْضًا الحسين بن واقد،[ (١) ] هو عمرو بن أخطب ابو زيد الأنصاري الخزرجي المدني الأعرج من مشاهير الصحابة الذين نزلوا البصرة.رُوِيَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عليه وسلم أحاديث، وغزا معه ثلاث عشرة غزوة، وتوفي في خلافة عبد الملك بن مروان.طبقات ابن سعد (٧: ٢٨) ، طبقات خليفة (١٤٥٩) ، التاريخ الكبير (٦: ٣٠٩) ، الجرح والتعديل (٦: ٢٢٠) ، الجمع بين رجال الصحيحين (١: ٣٧٢) ، اسد الغابة (٤: ١٩٠) ، الإصابة (٢:٥٢٢) .[ (٢) ] (أ) : «حدثنا» .[ (٣) ] ليست في (ح) .[ (٤) ] أخرجه الترمذي (٥: ٥٩٤) ، وأخرجه أحمد في «مسنده» (٥: ٧٧، ٣٤١) ، وحسنه الترمذي.

Volume: 6 (Page:212)

English:

Translation of Classical Arabic Text

Hadith Narration:

It was narrated to us by Ibn Nahik al-Azdi, from Amr ibn Akhtab, also known as Abu Zaid, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) sought rain, so I brought him a vessel containing water with a hair floating in it. I removed the hair and then handed it to him. He said: "O Allah, make it beneficial." I saw him when he was ninety-three years old, and there was not a single white hair in his head or beard—this is as reported by Abu Abdullah al-Hafiz, as he informed me. Abu al-Abbas, al-Qasim ibn al-Qasim al-Sayyari, narrated to us; Muhammad ibn Musa al-Bashani narrated to us; Ali ibn al-Hasan ibn Shaqiq narrated to us; and al-Husayn ibn Waqid narrated to us.

Musnad Ahmad (5:340)

Arabic:

قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نَهِيكٍ الْأَزْدِيُّ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَخْطَبَ، وَهُوَ أَبُو زَيْدٍ، قَالَ: اسْتَسْقَى رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عليه وسلم فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِإِنَاءٍ فِيهِ مَاءٌ وَفِيهِ شَعْرَةٌ، فَرَفَعْتُهَا، ثُمَّ نَاوَلْتُهُ، فَقَالَ: «اللهُمَّ جَمِّلْهُ» قَالَ: فَرَأَيْتُهُ ابْنَ ثَلَاثِ وَتِسْعِينَ سَنَةً، وَمَا فِي رَأْسِهِ وَلِحْيَتِهِ شَعْرَةٌ بَيْضَاءُ [ (٥) ] ، وَهُوَ فِيمَا ذَكَرَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، فِيمَا أَنْبَأَنِي بِهِ قَالَ:أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ: الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ السَّيَّارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَى الْبَاشَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ وَاقِدٍ.[ (٥) ] مسند أحمد (٥: ٣٤٠) .

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