Sahih al-Bukhari 3861

Hadith text

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:When Abu Dhar received the news of the Advent of the Prophet (ﷺ) he said to his brother, "Ride to this valley (of Mecca) and try to find out the truth of the person who claims to be a prophet who is informed of the news of Heaven. Listen to what he says and come back to me." So his brother set out and came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and listened to some of his talks, and returned to Abu Dhar and said to him. "I have seen him enjoining virtuous behavior and saying something that is not poetry." Abu Dhar said, "You have not satisfied me as to what I wanted." He then took his journey-food and carried a waterskin of his, containing some water till he reached Mecca. He went to the Mosque and searched for the Prophet and though he did not know him, he hated to ask anybody about him. When a part of the night had passed away, `Ali saw him and knew that he was a stranger. So when Abu Dhar saw `Ali, he followed him, and none of them asked his companion about anything, and when it was dawn, Abu Dhar took his journey food and his water-skin to the Mosque and stayed there all the day long without being perceived by the Prophet, and when it was evening, he came back to his retiring place. `Ali passed by him and said, "Has the man not known his dwelling place yet?" So `Ali awakened him and took him with him and none of them spoke to the other about anything. When it was the third day. `Ali did the same and Abu Dhar stayed with him. Then `Ali said "Will you tell me what has brought you here?" Abu Dhar said, "If you give me a firm promise that you will guide me, then I will tell you." `Ali promised him, and he informed `Ali about the matter. `Ali said, "It is true, and he is the Messenger of Allah. Next morning when you get up, accompany me, and if I see any danger for you, I will stop as if to pass water, but if I go on, follow me and enter the place which I will enter." Abu Dhar did so, and followed `Ali till he entered the place of the Prophet, and Abu Dhar went in with him, Abu Dhar listened to some of the Prophet's talks and embraced Islam on the spot. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, "Go back to your people and inform them (about it) till you receive my order." Abu Dhar said, "By Him in Whose Hand my life is, I will proclaim my conversion loudly amongst them (i.e. the pagans)." So he went out, and when he reached the Mosque, he said as loudly as possible, "I bear witness that None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." The People got up and beat him painfully. Then Al-Abbas came and knelt over him ((to protect him) and said (to the people), "Woe to you! Don't you know that this man belongs to the tribe of Ghifar and your trade to Sha'm is through their way?" So he rescued him from them. Abu Dhar again did the same the next day. They beat him and took vengeance on him and again Al-Abbas knelt over him (to protect him)

Ibn Abbas bataate hain: Jab Abu Dharr ko Nabi ke aagman ki khabar mili, unhone apne bhai se kaha, "Is (Mecca ki) waadi mein jaao aur us shaks ki sachaee jaanne ki koshish karo jo Nabi hone ka daava karta hai aur jise aasman ki khabron ka gyaan hai. Woh jo kahte hain woh suno aur mere paas wapas aao." Isliye unke bhai nikle aur Nabi ke paas aaye aur unki kuch baaten suni, aur Abu Dharr ke paas wapas aakar kaha, "Maine unhe achhe charitra ka hukum dete aur kuch aisa kahte dekha jo kavita nahi hai." Abu Dharr ne kaha, "Tumne mujhe santusht nahi kiya jo main jaanna chahta tha." Phir unhone apni yaatra ka khaana liya aur apni paani ki mashk, kuch paani ke saath, uthaee jab tak woh Mecca pahunche. Woh masjid gaye aur Nabi ko dhoondha aur chahe unhe unki pahchan nahi thi, unhe kisi se puchne mein sharm aee. Jab raat ka kuch hissa guzar gaya, Ali ne unhe dekha aur pahchana ke woh ek pardeshi hain. Isliye jab Abu Dharr ne Ali ko dekha, unhone unka picha kiya, aur na kisi ne doosre se kisi baat ke baare mein pucha, aur jab subah huee, Abu Dharr apna yaatra ka khaana aur mashk masjid le gaye aur poore din wahaan rahe bina Nabi dwaara dekhe jaane ke, aur jab shaam huee, woh apni rahne ki jagah wapas aaye. Ali unke paas se guzre aur kaha, "Kya us shaks ko abhi tak apna rehne ka thikaana nahi mila?" Isliye Ali ne unhe jagaya aur apne saath le gaye, aur na kisi ne doosre se kisi baat ke baare mein baat ki. Jab teesra din aaya, Ali ne wahi kiya aur Abu Dharr unke saath ruke. Phir Ali ne kaha "Kya tum mujhe bataoge kya tumhe yahaan laaya?" Abu Dharr ne kaha, "Agar tum mujhe pukhta waada do ke tum meri rahnumaee karoge, phir main tumhe bataunga." Ali ne waada kiya, aur unhone Ali ko maamle ke baare mein bataya. Ali ne kaha, "Yeh sach hai, aur woh Allah ke Rasool hain. Kal subah jab tum utho, mere saath chalna, aur agar mujhe tumhare liye koee khatra dikhta hai, main peshaab karne ka natak karke ruk jaunga, magar agar main chalta rahun, mera picha karo aur us jagah daakhil ho jahaan main daakhil hounga." Abu Dharr ne aisa hi kiya, Ali ka picha karte hue jab tak woh Nabi ki jagah daakhil hue, aur Abu Dharr bhi unke saath daakhil hue. Abu Dharr ne Nabi ki kuch baaten suni aur wahin Islam qubool kiya. Nabi ne unse kaha, "Apni qaum ke paas wapas jao aur unhe (iske baare mein) batao jab tak tumhe mera hukum na mile." Abu Dharr ne kaha, "Us Zaat ki qasam jiske haathon mein meri zindagi hai, main iska (yaani apne Islam qubool karne ka) elaan unke (yaani kaafiron ke) beech khulle-aam karunga." Isliye woh bahar gaye, aur jab woh masjid pahunche, unhone jitne oonchi aawaaz mein mumkin ho saka kaha, "Main gawahi deta hoon ke Allah ke siwa koi mabood nahi, aur Muhammad Allah ke Rasool hain." Log uthe aur unhe dard bhare tarike se maara. Phir Al-Abbas aaye aur unke oopar jhuke (unhe bachane ke liye) aur (logon se) kaha, "Afsos tum par! Kya tumhe nahi pata yeh shaks Ghifar qabile ka hai aur Sham ke tumhare vyaapaar ka raasta unki sarzameen se hi hokar gujarta hai?" Isliye unhone unhe bacha liya. Abu Dharr ne agle din phir wahi kiya. Unhone unhe maara aur badla liya, aur phir Al-Abbas ne unke oopar jhukkar (unhe bachaya).

Sahih al-Bukhari 3861 · Book 63, Hadith 86