Sunan Abu Dawood 3089

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاق، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو مَنْظُورٍ،‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَمِّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنِي عَمِّي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَامِرٍ الرَّامِ أَخِي الْخَضِرِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ النُّفَيْلِيُّ:‏‏‏‏ هُوَ الْخَضِرُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَكِنْ كَذَا قَالَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنِّي لَبِبِلَادِنَا إِذْ رُفِعَتْ لَنَا رَايَاتٌ وَأَلْوِيَةٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ مَا هَذَا ؟ قَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ هَذَا لِوَاءُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَتَيْتُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَهُوَ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ قَدْ بُسِطَ لَهُ كِسَاءٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ عَلَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَدِ اجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْهِ أَصْحَابُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَيْهِمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَذَكَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْأَسْقَامَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ إِذَا أَصَابَهُ السَّقَمُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ أَعْفَاهُ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏كَانَ كَفَّارَةً لِمَا مَضَى مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمَوْعِظَةً لَهُ فِيمَا يَسْتَقْبِلُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنَّ الْمُنَافِقَ إِذَا مَرِضَ ثُمَّ أُعْفِيَ كَانَ كَالْبَعِيرِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَقَلَهُ أَهْلُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ أَرْسَلُوهُ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ لِمَ عَقَلُوهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَمْ يَدْرِ لِمَ أَرْسَلُوهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِمَّنْ حَوْلَهُ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمَا الْأَسْقَامُ ؟ وَاللَّهِ مَا مَرِضْتُ قَطُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ قُمْ عَنَّا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَسْتَ مِنَّا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَهُ إِذْ أَقْبَلَ رَجُلٌ عَلَيْهِ كِسَاءٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَفِي يَدِهِ شَيْءٌ قَدِ الْتَفَّ عَلَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏إِنِّي لَمَّا رَأَيْتُكَ أَقْبَلْتُ إِلَيْكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَمَرَرْتُ بِغَيْضَةِ شَجَرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَسَمِعْتُ فِيهَا أَصْوَاتَ فِرَاخِ طَائِرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَخَذْتُهُنَّ فَوَضَعْتُهُنَّ فِي كِسَائِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَجَاءَتْ أُمُّهُنَّ فَاسْتَدَارَتْ عَلَى رَأْسِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَكَشَفْتُ لَهَا عَنْهُنَّ فَوَقَعَتْ عَلَيْهِنَّ مَعَهُنَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَفَفْتُهُنَّ بِكِسَائِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَهُنَّ أُولَاءِ مَعِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ ضَعْهُنَّ عَنْكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَوَضَعْتُهُنَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأَبَتْ أُمُّهُنَّ إِلَّا لُزُومَهُنَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ:‏‏‏‏ أَتَعْجَبُونَ لِرُحْمِ أُمِّ الْأَفْرَاخِ فِرَاخَهَا ؟ قَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَوَالَّذِي بَعَثَنِي بِالْحَقِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏لَلَّهُ أَرْحَمُ بِعِبَادِهِ مِنْ أُمِّ الْأَفْرَاخِ بِفِرَاخِهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ارْجِعْ بِهِنَّ حَتَّى تَضَعَهُنَّ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَخَذْتَهُنَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأُمُّهُنَّ مَعَهُنَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَرَجَعَ بِهِنَّ .

Narrated Amir ar-Ram: We were in our country when flags and banners were raised. I said: What is this? The (the people) said: This is the banner of the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. So I came to him. He was (sitting) under a tree. A sheet of cloth was spread for him and he was sitting on it. His Companions were gathered around him. I sat with them. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم mentioned illness and said: When a believer is afflicted by illness and Allah cures him of it, it serves as an atonement for his previous sins and a warning to him for the future. But when a hypocrite becomes ill and is then cured, he is like a camel which has been tethered and then let loose by its owners, but does not know why they tethered it and why they let it loose. A man from among those around him asked: Messenger of Allah, what are illnesses? I swear by Allah, I never fell ill. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: Get up and leave us. You do not belong to our number. When we were with him, a man came to him. He had a sheet of cloth and something in his hand. He turned his attention to him and said: Messenger of Allah, when I saw you, I turned towards you. I saw a group of trees and heard the sound of fledglings. I took them and put them in my garment. Their mother then came and began to hover round my head. I showed them to her, and she fell on them. I wrapped them with my garment. They are now with me. He said: Put them away from you. So I put them away, but their mother stayed with them. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said to his companions: Are you surprised at the affection of the mother for her young? They said: Yes, Messenger of Allah. He said: I swear by Him Who has sent me with the Truth, Allah is more affectionate to His servants than a mother to her young ones. Take them back put them and where you took them from when their mother should have been with them. So he took them back.