إِنَّIndeedالْفَارُوقَAl-Faruqلَمْdid notيُرَدِّدْsend backكِلَاباًKilab......إِلَىtoشَيْخَيْنِtwo old menمَاwhatلَهُمَاfor themتَوَاقِيeager desires
Indeed, Al-Faruq did not send Kilab back... to two old men who had no eager desires.
فَقَالَSo saidلَهُto himعُمَرُ:Umar:اذْهَبْ"Goإِلَىtoأَبِيكَyour father,فَقَدْfor indeedوَضَعْنَاwe have remittedعَنْكَfrom youالْغَزْوَmilitary serviceوَأَجْرَيْنَاand we have grantedكَto youالْعَطَاءَ.the stipend."
So Umar said to him: "Go to your father, for indeed we have remitted military service from you and granted you the stipend."
قَالَ:He said:وَتَغَنَّتِ"And chantedالرُّكْبَانُthe ridersبِشِعْرِwith the poetry ofأَبِيهِ.his father."
He said: And the riders chanted his father's poetry.
فَبَلَغَهُSo it reached himفَأَنْشَأَand he beganيَقُولُ:saying:
So it reached him and he began saying:
لَعَمْرُكَBy your lifeمَاI did notتَرَكْتُleaveأَبَاAbuكِلَابٍKilab......كَبِيرَan oldالسِّنِّageمُكْتَئِباًgrievingمُصَاباafflicted
By your life, I did not leave Abu Kilab... old in age, grieving, afflicted
وَأُمّاًAnd a motherلَاwho does notيَزَالُceaseلَهَاfor herحَنِينٌyearning......تُنَادِيcallingبَعْدَafterرَقْدَتِهَاher sleepكِلَاباKilab
And a mother who never ceases to yearn... calling for Kilab after her sleep
لِكَسْبِFor earningالْمَالِwealthأَوْorطَلَبِseekingالْمَعَالِيglory
For earning wealth or seeking glory
وَلَكِنِّيBut Iرَجَوْتُhopedبِهِthrough itالثَّوَابَاfor the reward
But I hoped through it for the reward
وَكَانَAnd wasكِلَابٌKilabمِنْamongخِيَارِthe best ofالْمُسْلِمِينَ،the Muslims,وَقُتِلَand he was killedمَعَwithعَلِيِّAliبْنِson ofأَبِيAbiطَالِبٍ،Talib,رَضِيَmay Allah be pleasedاللَّهُwith himعَنْهُ،be pleased with him,بِصِفِّينَat Siffin
And Kilab was among the best of the Muslims, and he was killed with Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, at Siffin.
وَعَاشَAnd livedأَبُوهُhis fatherأُمَيَّةُUmayyahدَهْراًan ageطَوِيلاًlongحَتَّىuntilخَرِفَ،he became senile,فَمَرَّso passedبِهِby himغُلَامٌa boyلَهُof hisكَانَwho wasيَرْعَىherdingغَنَمَهُhis sheepوَأُمَيَّةُwhile Umayyahجَالِسٌwas sittingيَحْثُوthrowingعَلَىonرَأْسِهِhis headالتُّرَابَthe dustفَوَقَفَso he stoppedيَنْظُرُlookingإِلَيْهِ،at him.
And his father Umayyah lived a very long time until he became senile. A young boy of his who herded his sheep passed by him while Umayyah was sitting throwing dust upon his head, so he stopped to look at him.
فَلَمَّاThen whenأَفَاقَhe regained consciousnessبَصُرَhe sawبِالْغُلَامِthe boyفَقَالَ:and said:
When he became aware and saw the boy, he said:
أَصْبَحْتُI have becomeلَهْواًa sportلِرَاعِيfor the herderالضَّأْنِof sheepأَعْجَبَهُwho is amused by it
I have become an amusement for the sheep herder who is amazed by it
مَاذَاWhatيُرِيبُكَmakes you doubtمِنِّىin meرَاعِيO herderالضَّانِof sheep
What makes you doubt me, O herder of sheep?
انْعِقْDriveبِضَأْنِكَyour sheepفِيinأَرْضِan earthبِمَخْضَرَةٍverdant
Drive your sheep into a verdant land
مِنَfromالْأَبَاطِحِthe valleysوَاحْسَبْهَاand count themبِجِلْدَانِin Jildan
From the valleys and count them in Jildan
انْعِقْDriveبِضَأْنِكَyour sheepإِنِّيfor indeedقَدْI haveفَقَدْتُهُمْlost them
Drive your sheep, for indeed I have lost them
بِيضَWhiteالْوُجُوهِfacesبَنِيsons ofعَمِّيmy paternal uncleوَإِخْوَانِيand my brothers
White-faced, sons of my paternal uncle and my brothers
قَالَ:He said:وَحَدَّثَنِي"And narrated to meمَنْsomeone whoسَمِعَheardأَعْرَابِيّاًa Bedouinحَامِلاًcarryingأُمَّهُhis motherفِيinالطَّوَافِthe Tawafوَهُوَwhile heيَقُولُ:was saying:
He said: And someone who heard a Bedouin carrying his mother during Tawaf narrated to me that he was saying:
إِنِّيIndeed Iلَهَاfor herمَطِيَّةٌam a mountلَاnotأَذْعَرُfrightened
I am a mount for her that is not frightened
إِذَاWhenالرُّكَابُthe camelsنَفَرَتْfleeلَاI do notأَنْفِرُflee
When the camels flee, I do not flee
مَاWhatحَمَلَتْshe boreوَأَرْضَعَتْنِيand nursed meأَكْثَرُis more
What she bore and nursed me with is more
اللَّهُAllahرَبِّيis my Lordذُوpossessor ofالْجَلَالِmajestyأَكْبَرُHe is greater
Allah is my Lord, the Possessor of Majesty is greater
ثُمَّThenالْتَفَتَhe turnedإِلَىtoابْنِIbnعَبَّاسٍ،Abbas,رَحِمَهُmay Allah have mercyاللَّهُ،on him,فَقَالَand saidلَهُ:to him:أَتُرَانِي"Do you see meقَضَيْتُas having fulfilledحَقَّهَا؟her right?"
Then he turned to Ibn Abbas, may Allah have mercy on him, and said to him: "Do you consider that I have fulfilled her right?"
فَقَالَ:He said:لَا"No,وَاللَّهِby Allah,وَلَاnorطَلْقَةًeven one pangمِنْofطَلَقَاتِهَا.her labor pangs."
He said: "No, by Allah, not even a single pang of her labor pains."
قَالَ:He said:وَنَحَرَ"And slaughteredأَعْرَابِيٌّa Bedouinجَزُوراًa camelفَقَالَand saidلِامْرَأَتِهِ:to his wife:أَطْعِمِيFeedأُمِّيmy motherمِنْهُ.from it."
He said: And a Bedouin slaughtered a camel and said to his wife: "Feed my mother from it."
فَقَالَتْ:She said:أَيَّهَا"Which partأُطْعِمُهَا؟shall I feed her?"
She said: "Which part shall I feed her?"
فَقَالَ:He said:قَطِّعِي"Cut offلَهَاfor herالْوِرْكَ.the thigh."
He said: "Cut off the thigh for her."
قَالَتْ:She said:ظُوهِرَتْ"It is coveredبِشَحْمَةٍwith fatوَبُطِنَتْand linedبِلَحْمَةٍ،with meat,لَاnoلَعَمْرُby the life ofاللَّهِ!Allah!"
She said: "It is covered with fat and lined with meat, no, by the life of Allah!"
قَالَ:He said:فَاقْطَعِي"Then cut offلَهَاfor herالْكَتِفَ.the shoulder."
He said: "Then cut off the shoulder for her."
قَالَتْ:She said:الْحَامِلَةُ"It bearsالشَّحْمَfatمِنْfromكُلِّeveryمَكَانٍ،place,لَاnoلَعَمْرُby the life ofاللَّهِ!Allah!"
She said: "It carries fat from everywhere, no, by the life of Allah!"
قَالَ:He said:فَمَا"Then whatتَقْطَعِينَdo you cutلَهَا؟for her?"
He said: "Then what do you cut for her?"
قَالَتْ:She said:اللِّحَى"The jawbones,ظُوهِرَتْcoveredبِجِلْدَةٍwith skinوَبُطِنَتْand linedبِعَظْمٍ.with bone."
She said: "The jawbones, covered with skin and lined with bone."
قَالَ:He said:فَتَزَوَّدِيهَا"Then take it as provisionإِلَىtoأَهْلِكِ.your family."
He said: "Then take it as provision to your family."
وَخَلَّىAnd he releasedسَبِيلَهَا.her way.
And he divorced her.
وُرُوِيَAnd it was narratedأَنَّthatالْحَسَنَAl-Hasanبْنَson ofعَلِيٍّ،Ali,رِضْوَانُmay the pleasure ofاللَّهِAllahعَلَيْهِ،be upon him,كَانَused toيَمْتَنِعُrefrainمِنْfromمُؤَاكَلَةِeating withأُمِّهِ،his mother,صَلَوَاتُmay the prayers ofاللَّهِAllahعَلَيْهَا،be upon her,فَسُئِلَso he was askedعَنْaboutذَلِكَthatوَهُوَwhile heابْنُwas a boy ofسِتِّsixسِنِينَ.years.
And it was narrated that Al-Hasan ibn Ali, may Allah's pleasure be upon him, used to refrain from eating with his mother, may Allah's prayers be upon her, and he was asked about that while he was six years old.
فَقَالَ:So he said:أَخَافُ"I fearأَنْthatتَسْبِقَmight precedeيَدِيmy handإِلَىtoلُقْمَةٍa morselتَقَعُfallsعَيْنُهَاher eyeعَلَيْهَاupon itفَأَكُونَand I wouldقَدْhaveعَقَقْتُهَا.been undutiful to her."
So he said: "I fear that my hand might reach a morsel that her eye falls upon, and thus I would have been undutiful to her."
[مَسَاوِئُ[The evils ofعُقُوقِundutifulness toالْبَنِينَ]children]
[The evils of children's undutifulness to parents]
الْأَصْمَعِيُّAl-Asma'iقَالَ:said:حَدَّثَنِي"Narrated to meرَجُلٌa manمِنَfromالْأَعْرَابِthe Bedouinsقَالَ:who said:خَرَجْتُ'I went outمِنَfromالْحَيِّthe tribeأَطْلُبُseekingأَعَقَّthe most undutifulالنَّاسِof peopleوَأَبَرَّand the most dutifulالنَّاسِof people
Al-Asma'i said: A man from the Bedouins narrated to me, saying: "I went out from the tribe seeking the most undutiful person and the most dutiful person among people.
فَكُنْتُSo I keptأَطُوفُgoing aroundبِالْأَحْيَاءِthe tribesحَتَّىuntilانْتَهَيْتُI reachedإِلَىan old manشَيْخٍin whose neckفِيwas a ropeعُنُقِهِdrawing waterحَبْلٌwith a bucketيَسْتَقِيthat the camelsبِدَلْوٍcould not bearلَاin the midday heatتُطِيقُهُand severe heatالْإِبِلُand behind himفِيwas a young manالْهَاجِرَةِin whose handوَالْحَرِّwas a reinالشَّدِيدِof twisted leatherوَخَلْفَهُhitting him with itشَابٌّhaving splitفِيhis backيَدِهِwith thatرِشَاءٌrope.مِنْ...قِدٍّ...مُلَوًّى...يَضْرِبُهُ...بِهِ...قَدْ...شَقَّ...ظَهْرَهُ...بِذَلِكَ...الْحَبْلِ....
So I kept going around the tribes until I reached an old man with a rope around his neck, drawing water with a bucket that the camels could not bear in the midday heat and severe heat, and behind him was a young man in whose hand was a twisted leather rein, beating him with it, and that rope had split his back.
فَقُلْتُ:So I said:"أَمَا"Do you notتَتَّقِيfearاللَّهَAllahفِيregardingهَذَاthisالشَّيْخِweakالضَّعِيفِ؟old man?"
So I said: "Do you not fear Allah regarding this weak old man?"
أَمَا"Doesيَكْفِيهِnot suffice himمَاwhatهُوَhe isفِيهِinمِنْofمَدٍّpullingهَذَاthisالْحَبْلِropeحَتَّىthatتَضْرِبَهُ؟you beat him?"
"Does what he is in of pulling this rope not suffice him, that you must also beat him?"
قَالَ:He said:إِنَّهُ"Indeed heمَعَdespiteهَذَاthisأَبِي.is my father."
He said: "Despite this, he is my father."
قُلْتُ:I said:فَلَا"May Allahجَزَاكَnot reward youاللَّهُwellخَيْراً!with good!"
I said: "May Allah not reward you with good!"
قَالَ:He said:اسْكُتْ"Be silent,فَهَكَذَاfor thusكَانَused toيَصْنَعُdoهُوَheبِأَبِيهِto his fatherوَكَذَاand thusكَانَused toيَصْنَعُdoأَبِيهِhis fatherبِجَدِّهِ.to his grandfather."
He said: "Be silent, for thus he used to do to his father, and thus his father used to do to his grandfather."
فَقُلْتُ:I said:هَذَا"This isأَعَقُّthe most undutifulالنَّاسِ.of people."
I said: "This is the most undutiful of people."
ثُمَّThenجُلْتُI wanderedأَيْضاًalsoحَتَّىuntilانْتَهَيْتُI reachedإِلَىa young manشَابٍّin whose neckفِيwas a basketعُنُقِهِcontaining an old manزَبِيلٌresemblingفِيهِa chickشَيْخٌso he puts himكَأَنَّهُbefore himفَرْخٌevery hourفَيَضَعُهُand feeds himبَيْنَjust asيَدَيْهِa chickفِيis fed.كُلِّ...سَاعَةٍ...فَيَزُقُّهُ...كَمَا...يَزُقُّ...الْفَرْخَ....
Then I wandered further until I reached a young man carrying a basket around his neck containing an old man resembling a chick, and he would place him before himself every hour and feed him just as a chick is fed.
فَقُلْتُSo I saidلَهُ:to him:مَا"What isهَذَا؟this?"
So I said to him: "What is this?"
فَقَالَ:He said:أَبِي"My father,وَقَدْand he hasخَرِفَbecome senileفَأَنَاso Iأَكْفُلُهُ.take care of him."
He said: "My father, and he has become senile, so I take care of him."
قُلْتُ:I said:فَهَذَا"So this isأَبَرُّthe most dutifulالْعَرَبِ.of the Arabs."
I said: "So this is the most dutiful of the Arabs."
فَرَجَعْتُSo I returnedوَقَدْhavingرَأَيْتُseenأَعْقَهُمْthe most undutiful of themوَأَبَرَّهُمْ.and the most dutiful of them.
So I returned having seen the most undutiful of them and the most dutiful of them.
قِيلَ:It was said:وَكَانَتْAnd Khayzuranلِخَيْزَرَانَduring the caliphateفِيof MusaخِلَافَةِAl-Hadiمُوسَىused toالْهَادِيspeak to himكَثِيراًoftenمَاregardingتُكَلِّمُهُneedsفِيand he wouldالْحَوَائِجِgrant herفَكَانَeverythingيُجِيبُهَاshe askedإِلَىforكُلِّuntilمَاfour monthsتَسْأَلُ،passedحَتَّىof his caliphate.مَضَتْ...لِذَلِكَ...أَرْبَعَةُ...أَشْهُرٍ...مِنْ...خِلَافَتِهِ...
It was said: Khayzuran, during the caliphate of Musa Al-Hadi, used to speak to him often regarding needs, and he would grant her everything she asked, until four months of his caliphate had passed.
فَاجْتَمَعَSo people gatheredالنَّاسُaround herإِلَيْهَاand covetedوَطَمِعُواwhat wasفِيمَاwith her,قَبْلَهَاso delegationsفَكَانَتْwould goالْمَوَاكِبُto her doorتَغْدُوand return.إِلَى...بَابِهَا...وَتَرُوحُ،...
So people gathered around her and coveted what was with her, and delegations would go to her door and return.
قَالَ:He said:فَكَلَمْتُهُ"So I spoke to himيَوْماًone dayفِيregarding a matterأَمْرٍso he madeفَاعْتَلَّan excuseبِعِلَّةٍ،with an illness,"
He said: She spoke to him one day regarding a matter, so he made an excuse with an illness,
فَقَالَتْ:so she said:لَا"There isبُدَّno escapeمِنْfromإِجَابَتِي.granting my request."
so she said: "You must grant my request."
قَالَ:He said:لَا"I willأَفْعَلُ.not do it."
He said: "I will not do it."
قَالَتْ:She said:فَإِنِّي"Indeed Iقَدْhaveتَضَمَّنْتُguaranteedهَذِهِthisالْحَاجَةَneedلِعَبْدِfor AbdullahاللَّهِibnبْنِMalik."مَالِكٍ....
She said: "Indeed I have guaranteed this need for Abdullah ibn Malik."
قَالَ:He said:فَغَضِبَand he became angryوَقَالَ:and said:وَيْلي"Woe toعَلَيْهِhim,ابْنَson ofالْفَاعِلَةِthe promiscuous woman!قَدْI have knownعَلِمْتُthat he isأَنَّهُthe one behind it.صَاحِبُهَاBy Allah,وَاللَّهِI will notلَاfulfill itقَضَيْتُهَاfor him!"لَهُ!...
He said: Then he became angry and said: "Woe to him, son of the promiscuous woman! I knew he was the one behind it. By Allah, I will not fulfill it for him!"
قَالَتْ:She said:إِذاً"Thenوَاللَّهِby AllahلَاI will notأَسْأَلُكَask youحَاجَةًfor a needأَبَداً.ever again."
She said: "Then by Allah, I will never ask you for a need again."
فَقَالَ:He said:إِذاً"Thenوَاللَّهِby AllahلَاI do notأُبَالِي.care."
He said: "Then by Allah, I do not care."
وَحَمِيَAnd he became heatedوَغَضِبَand angryثُمَّthenقَالَ:said:مَكَانَكَ"Stay in your placeحَتَّىuntilتَسْتَوْعِبَyou comprehendكَلَامِيmy words.وَاللَّهِBy AllahوَإِلَّاotherwiseفَأَنَاI amنَفِيٌّdissociatedمِنْfromقَرَابَتِيmy kinshipمِنْtoرَسُولِthe Messengerاللَّهِ،of Allah,صَلَّىmay Allah'sاللَّهُblessingsعَلَيْهِbe upon himوَسَلَّمَ،and grant him peace,لَئِنْifبَلَغَنِيit reaches meأَنَّهُthatوَقَفَstoppedبِبَابِكَat your doorأَحَدٌanyoneمِنْofقُوَادِيmy commandersوَخَاصَّتِيand my inner circleوَخَدَمِيand my servantsلَأَضْرِبَنَّI will surely strikeعُنُقَهُhis neckوَلَأَقْبِضَنَّand I will surely seizeمَالَهُhis wealthفَمَنْso whoeverشَاءَwishesفَلْيَلْزَمْlet him adhereذَلِكَ،to that.
And he became heated and angry, then said: "Stay in your place until you comprehend my words. By Allah, otherwise I am dissociated from my kinship to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, if it reaches me that anyone of my commanders, my inner circle, and my servants stops at your door, I will surely strike his neck and seize his wealth, so whoever wishes let him adhere to that.
مَا"Whatهَذِهِare theseالْمَوَاكِبُdelegationsالَّتِيthatتَغْدُوgoوَتَرُوحُand returnإِلَىtoبَابِكَyour doorفِيeveryكُلِّday?يَوْمٍ؟...
What are these delegations that go and return to your door every day?
أَمَا"Is thereلَكِnot for youمِغْزَلٌa spindleيَشْغَلُكِthat occupies youأَوْorمُصْحَفٌa copy of the Quranيُذَكِّرُكِthat reminds youأَوْorبَيْتٌa houseيَصُونُكِ؟that protects you?
Is there not for you a spindle that occupies you, or a copy of the Quran that reminds you, or a house that protects you?
إِيَّاكِBewareثُمَّthenإِيَّاكِbewareأَنْofتَفْتَحِيopeningبَابَكِyour doorلِمُلْيٍّto a Muslimوَلَاorذِمِّيٍّ!a protected subject!"
Beware, then beware of opening your door to a Muslim or a protected subject!"
فَانْصَرَفَتْSo she leftمَاnotتَعْقِلُcomprehendingمَاwhatتَطَأُshe was treading onفَلَمْand she did notتَنْطِقْspeakعِنْدَهُto himبِحُلْوَةٍa sweetوَلَاnorبِمُرَّةٍa bitter wordبَعْدَafterذَلِكَ.that.
So she left hardly knowing what she was stepping on, and she did not speak a sweet or bitter word to him after that.