Sahih Muslim Book - 32, Hadith - 4640

حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ جَمِيعًا عَنْ جَرِيرٍ قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِىِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ حُذَيْفَةَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ لَوْ أَدْرَكْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَاتَلْتُ مَعَهُ وَأَبْلَيْتُ فَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ أَنْتَ كُنْتَ تَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- لَيْلَةَ الأَحْزَابِ وَأَخَذَتْنَا رِيحٌ شَدِيدَةٌ وَقُرٌّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « أَلاَ رَجُلٌ يَأْتِينِى بِخَبَرِ الْقَوْمِ جَعَلَهُ اللَّهُ مَعِى يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ». فَسَكَتْنَا فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ مِنَّا أَحَدٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ « أَلاَ رَجُلٌ يَأْتِينَا بِخَبَرِ الْقَوْمِ جَعَلَهُ اللَّهُ مَعِى يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ». فَسَكَتْنَا فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ مِنَّا أَحَدٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ « أَلاَ رَجُلٌ يَأْتِينَا بِخَبَرِ الْقَوْمِ جَعَلَهُ اللَّهُ مَعِى يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ». فَسَكَتْنَا فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ مِنَّا أَحَدٌ فَقَالَ « قُمْ يَا حُذَيْفَةُ فَأْتِنَا بِخَبَرِ الْقَوْمِ ». فَلَمْ أَجِدْ بُدًّا إِذْ دَعَانِى بِاسْمِى أَنْ أَقُومَ قَالَ « اذْهَبْ فَأْتِنِى بِخَبَرِ الْقَوْمِ وَلاَ تَذْعَرْهُمْ عَلَىَّ ». فَلَمَّا وَلَّيْتُ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ جَعَلْتُ كَأَنَّمَا أَمْشِى فِى حَمَّامٍ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُهُمْ فَرَأَيْتُ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ يَصْلِى ظَهْرَهُ بِالنَّارِ فَوَضَعْتُ سَهْمًا فِى كَبِدِ الْقَوْسِ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَرْمِيَهُ فَذَكَرْتُ قَوْلَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « وَلاَ تَذْعَرْهُمْ عَلَىَّ ». وَلَوْ رَمَيْتُهُ لأَصَبْتُهُ فَرَجَعْتُ وَأَنَا أَمْشِى فِى مِثْلِ الْحَمَّامِ فَلَمَّا أَتَيْتُهُ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِخَبَرِ الْقَوْمِ وَفَرَغْتُ قُرِرْتُ فَأَلْبَسَنِى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مِنْ فَضْلِ عَبَاءَةٍ كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ يُصَلِّى فِيهَا فَلَمْ أَزَلْ نَائِمًا حَتَّى أَصْبَحْتُ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ قَالَ « قُمْ يَا نَوْمَانُ ».

It was narrated from Ibrahim At-Taimi that his father said: We were with Hudhaifah, and a man said: If I had met the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) I would have fought alongside him and striven hard. Hudhaifah said: Would you really have done that? I remember that we were with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) on the night of Al-Ahzab, and there was a strong wind and extreme cold. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "Is there any man who will bring me news of the people, and Allah, exalted and glorious is He, will join him with me on the Day of Resurrection?" We stayed quiet and none of us answered him. Then he said: "Is there any man who will bring me news of the people, and Allah, exalted and glorious is He, will join him with me on the Day of Resurrection?" We stayed quiet and none of us answered him. Then he said: "Is there any man who will bring me news of the people, and Allah, exalted and glorious is He, will join him with me on the Day of Resurrection?" We stayed quiet and none of us answered him. Then he said: "Get up, O Hudhaifah, and bring us news of the people." I had no alternative but to get up when he called me by name. He said: "Go and bring me news of the people, but do not provoke them against me." When I left him, it became as if I was walking in a heated bath, until I came to them. I saw Abu Sufyan warming his back against the fire, and I put an arrow in my bow and wanted to shoot him, but then I remembered the words of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w): "Do not provoke them against me." If I had shot I would have hit him. Then I came back, walking as if I were in a heated bath. When I reached him, I told him the news of the people, and when I had finished, I began to feel cold. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) gave me a spare cloak that he used to wear when he prayed, and I slept until morning, then when morning came he said: "Get up, O heavy sleeper!"