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لﻮﻘﻳ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا لﻮﺳر ُﺖ
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ْﻦِﻣ ِﻦَﻤَﻴْﻟا ِﻞْهَأ ِداَﺪْﻣَأ ﻊﻣ ٍﺮِﻣﺎَﻋ ُﻦْﺑ ُﺲْﻳَوُأ ْﻢُﻜْﻴَﻠﻋ ﻲِﺗْﺄَﻳ
ْﻗَأ ْﻮَﻟ ﱞﺮﺑ ﺎﻬِﺑ ﻮُه ٌةَﺪِﻟاَو ُﻪَﻟ ، ٍﻢَهْرِد َﻊﺿْﻮَﻣ ﱠﻻِإ ُﻪْﻨِﻣ َأَﺮَﺒَﻓ ، ٌصﺮﺑ ِﻪِﺑ َنﺎَآ ٍنَﺮَﻗ ْﻦِﻣ ﱠﻢُﺛ ، ٍداَﺮُﻣ
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، ُﻩﱠﺮَﺑَﻷ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻰﻠﻋ َﻢ
ْﻞَﻌْﻓﺎَﻓ َﻚَﻟ َﺮِﻔْﻐَﺘْﺴَﻳ ْنَأ َﺖْﻌَﻄَﺘْﺳا نِﺈَﻓ
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ُﻪَﻟ َﺮَﻔْﻐَﺘْﺳﺎَﻓ ﻲﻟ ْﺮِﻔْﻐَﺘْﺳﺎَﻓ
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ُﺮَﻤُﻋ ﻪﻟ لﺎﻘﻓ
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لﺎﻗ ؟ ُﺪﻳِﺮُﺗ َﻦْﻳَأ
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لﺎﻗ ، َﺔَﻓﻮُﻜْﻟا
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لﺎﻗ ؟ ﺎَﻬﻠِﻣﺎَﻋ ﻰﻟِإ َﻚَﻟ ُﺐُﺘْآَأ ﻻَأ
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ﱡﺐﺣَأ ِسﺎﱠﻨﻟا ِءاﺮْﺒَﻏ ﻲﻓ ُنﻮُآَأ
ِإ ﱠﻲَﻟ .
372.
Usair bin `Amr (Ibn Jabir) reported: When delegations from Yemen came to the help of (the Muslim army at
the time of Jihad) `Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) would ask them, "Is there Owais bin `Amir amongst
you?'' (He continued searching him) until he met Owais (May Allah be pleased with him). He said, "Are you Owais
bin `Amir?'' He said, "Yes". `Umar asked, "Are you from the Qaran branch of the tribe of Murad?'' He said, "Yes".
He `Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) again said, "Did you suffer from leucoderma and then you were cured
from it but for the space of a dirham?'' He said, "Yes". He `Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) said, "Is your
mother still alive?'' He said, "Yes". He `Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) said, "I heard Messenger of Allah
(PBUH) saying, `
There would come to you Owais bin `Amir with the reinforcement from the people of Yemen. He
would be from Qaran (the branch) of Murad. He had been suffering from leucoderma from which he was cured but
for a spot of a dirham. He has a mother to whom he is very dutiful. If he were to take an oath in the Name of Allah,
Allah would fulfill his oath. And if it is possible for you, ask him to ask forgiveness for you.' So, ask forgiveness for
me".
He Owais (May Allah be pleased with him) did so. `Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) then said, "Where
do you intend to go?'' He said, "To Kufah.'' He `Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) said, "Let me write a letter
for you to its governor,'' whereupon he Owais (May Allah be pleased with him) said, "I love to live amongst the
poor people". The following year, a person from among the elite (of Kufah) performed Hajj and he met `Umar (May
Allah be pleased with him). `Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) asked him about Owais (May Allah be pleased
with him). He said, "I left him in a state with meagre means of sustenance in a decayed house.'' (Thereupon) `Umar
(May Allah be pleased with him) said, "I heard Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying, `
There would come to you
Owais bin `Amir of Qaran, a branch (of the tribe) of Murad, along with the reinforcement of the people of Yemen.
He had been suffering from leucoderma which would have been cured but for the space of a dirham. He has a
mother to whom he is very dutiful. Were he to swear, trusting Allah, for something, Allah would fulfill his oath. If
you can ask him to pray for forgiveness for you, do so"
. This man went to Owais (May Allah be pleased with him)
and asked him to pray for forgiveness for him. Owais (May Allah be pleased with him) said to him, "You have just
returned from a blessed journey, it is you who should pray for forgiveness for me; and did you meet `Umar?'' The
man said, "Yes". `Owais (May Allah be pleased with him) then prayed for forgiveness for him. People became
aware of the high status of Owais (May Allah be pleased with him) and he set out following his course.
[Muslim].
Another narration is: A delegation from Kufah came to `Umar (May Allah be pleased with him). Among them was
one who used to make fun of Owais (May Allah be pleased with him). `Umar (May Allah be pleased with him)
enquired, "Is there anyone among you who is from Qaran?'' So this man stepped forward. Then `Umar (May Allah
be pleased with him) said, "I heard Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying,
`A man will come to you from Yemen
named Owais. He will have left in the Yemen only his mother. He was suffering from leucoderma and prayed to
Allah to be cured of it. So he was cured except for a space of the size of a dinar or a dirham. Whoever of you should
meet him should ask him to pray for forgiveness for him.'''
Another narration is: `Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) said: "I heard Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying,
`The best one of the next generation (At-Tabi`un) is a man called Owais, he will have a mother and he will be
suffering from leucoderma. Go to him and ask him to pray for forgiveness for you".
[Muslim].
Commentary:
1. This Hadith is one of the clear miracles of the Prophet (PBUH) because he not only told the name of Owais (May
Allah be pleased with him) but also some of his special qualities and characteristics which tallied with the
description given by him.
2. It tells the virtues of simplicity, and anonymity.
3. The merit of nice treatment to mother.
4. This Hadith is also a proof on Owais being the best of the successors to the Prophet's Companions
(i.e., At-
Tabi`un).
5. The humbleness of `Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) and his desire for goodness despite being in the
position of the Leader of the Believers.
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ﻲﺿر بﺎﻄﺨﻟا ِﻦﺑ َﺮﻤﻋ ﻦﻋو
لﺎﻗ ﻪﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا
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ﻲﻟ َنِذَﺄَﻓ ، ِةَﺮْﻤُﻌﻟا ﻲﻓ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﱠﻲِﺒﱠﻨﻟا ُﺖْﻧَذْﺄَﺘْﺳا
لﺎﻗو ،
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