حَدِيثُStory/Hadithسَرِيِّof Sariبْنِson ofمُكْرَمٍMukram
Story of Sari ibn Mukram
وَزَعَمَAnd claimedسَرِيُّSariبْنُson ofمُكْرَمٍMukramوَهُوَand heابْنُsonأَخِيof brotherمُوسَىMusaبْنِson ofجَنَاحٍJanah
Sari ibn Mukram, who is the son of Musa ibn Janah's brother, claimed:
قَالَ:He said:
He said:
كَانَwasمُوسَىMusaيَأْمُرُنَاused to order usأَلَّاthat notنَأْكُلَwe eatمَاwhatدَامَlastedأَحَدٌanyoneمِنَّاof usمَشْغُولًاbusyبِشُرْبِwith drinkingالْمَاءِthe waterوَطَلَبِهِand seeking it
Musa used to order us not to eat while any of us was busy drinking water and seeking it.
فَلَمَّاAnd whenرَآنَاhe saw usلَاnotنُطَاوِعُهُwe obey himدَعَاhe calledلَيْلَةًone nightبِالْمَاءِfor water
And when he saw that we would not obey him, he called for water one night.
ثُمَّThenخَطَّhe drewبِإِصْبَعِهِwith his fingerخَطًّاa lineفِيinأَرُزَّةٍa riceكَانَتْthat wasبَيْنَamongأَيْدِينَاour hands
Then he drew a line with his finger in some rice that was before us.
فَقَالَ:And he said:
And he said:
هَذَاthisنَصِيبِيis my shareلَاnotتَعْرِضُواyou approachلَهُto it
This is my share; do not approach it.
حَتَّىuntilانْتَفَعَhe benefitedبِشُرْبِby drinkingالْمَاءِthe water
until he had enjoyed drinking the water.
وَأَحَادِيثُهُAnd his narrationsفِيinصَدْرِthe beginningالْكِتَابِof the bookوَهَذَاand thisمِنْهَاis from them
And his narrations appear at the beginning of the book, and this is one of them.
وَقَالَAnd saidالْمُكِيُّal-Makkiلِبَعْضِto someمَنْof those whoكَانَwasيَتَعَشَّىdiningوَيُفْطِرُand breaking his fastعِنْدَat the place ofالْبَاسِيَانِيِّal-Basyani
And al-Makki said to some of those who used to dine and break their fast at al-Basyani's place:
وَيْحَكُمْ!Woe to you!
Woe to you!
كَيْفَhowتَسِيغُونَyou find palatableطَعَامَهُhis foodوَأَنْتُمْwhile youتَسْمَعُونَهُhear himيَقُولُ:saying:
How can you find his food palatable while you hear him saying:
«إِنَّمَا"Onlyنُطْعِمُكُمْwe feed youلِوَجْهِfor the sakeاللَّهِof Godلَاnotنُرِيدُwe desireمِنْكُمْfrom youجَزَاءًrewardوَلَاnorشَكُورًا»thanks"
"We only feed you for the sake of God; we desire neither reward nor thanks."
ثُمَّThenتَرَوْنَهُyou see himلَاnotيَقْرَؤُهَاhe recites itإِلَّاexceptوَأَنْتُمْwhile youعَلَىatالْعَشَاءِdinnerوَلَاand notيَقْرَأُhe recitesغَيْرَother thanهَذِهِthisالْآيَةِ؟verse?
Then you see him reciting it only while you are at dinner, and he recites no other verse than this one?
أَنْتُمْYouوَاللَّهِby Godضِدُthe oppositeالَّذِيof the one whoقَالَ:said:
By God, you are the opposite of the one who said:
أَلْبَانُThe milkإِبِلِof camelsتَعَلَّةَof Ta'allaبْنِson ofمَسَاوِرَMasawirمَاwhatدَامَas long asيَمْلِكُهَاhe owns themعَلَيَّupon meحَرَامٌforbidden
The milk of the camels of Ta'alla ibn Masawir is forbidden to me as long as he owns them.
وَطَعَامُAnd the foodعِمْرَانَof Imranبْنِson ofأَوْفَىAwfaمِثْلُهُlike itمَاwhatدَامَas long asيَسْلُكُit passesفِيinالْبُطُونِthe belliesطَعَامٌfood
And the food of Imran ibn Awfa is like it, as long as food passes through the bellies.
إِنَّIndeedالَّذِينَthose whoيَسُوغُgoes down easilyفِيinأَعْنَاقِهِمْtheir necksزَادٌprovisionsيَمُنُّhe bestows favorعَلَيْهِمْupon themلِلئَامِare the mean/ignoble
Indeed, those for whom provisions go down easily when he bestows favor upon them are the ignoble.
قَالَ:He said:
He said:
فَمَتَىAnd whenتَعْجَبُyou wonderفَأَعْجِبْthen wonderمِنْatخَمْسِينَfiftyرَجُلًاmenمِنَfromالْعَرَبِthe Arabsفِيهِمْamong themأَبُوAbuرَافِعٍRafi'الْكِلَابِيُّal-Kilabiوَهُوَand heشَاعِرٌa poetنَدِيٌّ1generous/eloquent
He said: Whenever you wonder, then wonder at fifty Arab men, among them Abu Rafi' al-Kilabi, who is a generous, eloquent poet, [footnote 1].
يُفْطِرُونَthey break their fastعِنْدَat the place ofأَبِيAbuعُثْمَانَUthmanالْأَعْوَرِal-A'war
They break their fast at the place of Abu Uthman al-A'war.
فَإِفْطَارِيSo breaking my fastمِنْwithطَعَامِfoodنَصْرَانِيٍّof a Christianأَشَدُّmore severeمِنْthanإِفْطَارِيbreaking my fastمِنْwithطَعَامِfoodمُسْلِمٍof a Muslimيَقْرَأُwho recitesالْقُرْآنَthe Quranوَيَقُولُand saysالْحَقَّthe truth
So my breaking my fast with the food of a Christian is more severe (i.e., more distasteful) than my breaking my fast with the food of a Muslim who recites the Quran and speaks the truth.
[حَدِيثُ[Story ofأَبِيAbuالْمِنْجُوفِal-Minjoufالسَّدُوسِيِّ]al-Sadusi]
Narration of Abu al-Minjouf al-Sadusi
وَحَدَّثَنِيAnd narrated to meأَبُوAbuالْمِنْجُوفِal-Minjoufالسَّدُوسِيُّ2al-Sadusi
And Abu al-Minjouf al-Sadusi narrated to me [footnote 2].
قَالَ:He said:
He said:
كُنْتُI wasمَعَwithأَبِيmy fatherوَمَعَنَاand with usشَيْخٌan old manمِنْfromمَوَالِيthe freed slavesالْحَيِّof the tribe
I was with my father, and with us was an old man from the freed slaves of the tribe.
فَمَرَرْنَاAnd we passed byعَلَىbyنَهْرِthe riverالْأُبُلَّةِal-Ubullaوَنَحْنُand weتَعَبُونَtiredفَجَلَسْنَاso we satإِلَيْهِby it
So we passed by the river of al-Ubulla while we were tired, and we sat by it.
فَلَمْAnd notيَزَلْhe continuedيُحَدِّثُنَاtelling usحَتَّىuntilأَمْسَيْنَاwe reached evening
He kept telling us until we reached evening.