Sahih Muslim Book - 5, Hadith - 1199

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ - وَتَقَارَبَا فِى لَفْظِ الْحَدِيثِ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ حَجَّاجٍ الصَّوَّافِ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِى كَثِيرٍ عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ أَبِى مَيْمُونَةَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ السُّلَمِىِّ قَالَ بَيْنَا أَنَا أُصَلِّى مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- إِذْ عَطَسَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ فَقُلْتُ يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ. فَرَمَانِى الْقَوْمُ بِأَبْصَارِهِمْ فَقُلْتُ وَاثُكْلَ أُمِّيَاهْ مَا شَأْنُكُمْ تَنْظُرُونَ إِلَىَّ. فَجَعَلُوا يَضْرِبُونَ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ عَلَى أَفْخَاذِهِمْ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُهُمْ يُصَمِّتُونَنِى لَكِنِّى سَكَتُّ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَبِأَبِى هُوَ وَأُمِّى مَا رَأَيْتُ مُعَلِّمًا قَبْلَهُ وَلاَ بَعْدَهُ أَحْسَنَ تَعْلِيمًا مِنْهُ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا كَهَرَنِى وَلاَ ضَرَبَنِى وَلاَ شَتَمَنِى قَالَ « إِنَّ هَذِهِ الصَّلاَةَ لاَ يَصْلُحُ فِيهَا شَىْءٌ مِنْ كَلاَمِ النَّاسِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ التَّسْبِيحُ وَالتَّكْبِيرُ وَقِرَاءَةُ الْقُرْآنِ ». أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّى حَدِيثُ عَهْدٍ بِجَاهِلِيَّةٍ وَقَدْ جَاءَ اللَّهُ بِالإِسْلاَمِ وَإِنَّ مِنَّا رِجَالاً يَأْتُونَ الْكُهَّانَ. قَالَ « فَلاَ تَأْتِهِمْ ». قَالَ وَمِنَّا رِجَالٌ يَتَطَيَّرُونَ. قَالَ « ذَاكَ شَىْءٌ يَجِدُونَهُ فِى صُدُورِهِمْ فَلاَ يَصُدَّنَّهُمْ ». قَالَ ابْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ « فَلاَ يَصُدَّنَّكُمْ ». قَالَ قُلْتُ وَمِنَّا رِجَالٌ يَخُطُّونَ. قَالَ « كَانَ نَبِىٌّ مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ يَخُطُّ فَمَنْ وَافَقَ خَطَّهُ فَذَاكَ ». قَالَ وَكَانَتْ لِى جَارِيَةٌ تَرْعَى غَنَمًا لِى قِبَلَ أُحُدٍ وَالْجَوَّانِيَّةِ فَاطَّلَعْتُ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَإِذَا الذِّيبُ قَدْ ذَهَبَ بِشَاةٍ مِنْ غَنَمِهَا وَأَنَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِى آدَمَ آسَفُ كَمَا يَأْسَفُونَ لَكِنِّى صَكَكْتُهَا صَكَّةً فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَعَظَّمَ ذَلِكَ عَلَىَّ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفَلاَ أُعْتِقُهَا قَالَ « ائْتِنِى بِهَا ». فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا « أَيْنَ اللَّهُ ». قَالَتْ فِى السَّمَاءِ. قَالَ « مَنْ أَنَا ». قَالَتْ أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ. قَالَ « أَعْتِقْهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُؤْمِنَةٌ ».

It was narrated that Mu'awiyah bin AI-Hakam As-Sulami said: "While I was praying with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), a man among the people sneezed and I said: 'Yarhamuk Allah (may Allah have mercy on you).' The people glared at me and I said: 'May my mother be bereft of me! Why are you staring at me?' They started striking their hands on their thighs, and when I realized that they were telling me to be quiet, (I felt angry) but I kept quiet. When the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) had completed his prayers - may my father and mother be sacrificed for him; by Allah I have never seen a better teacher or better teachings before or since; he did not rebuke me, hit me or revile me - he said: 'This prayer is not the right place for any of the people's speech, rather it is Tasbih, Takbir and recitation of Qur'an.' I said: 'O Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), I have only recently left Jahiliyyah behind. Allah has brought Islam, but among us are men who go to soothsayers.' He said: 'Do not go to them.' I said: 'And among us are men who follow omens.' He said: 'That is something that they find in their hearts. They should not let it stop them from doing anything.' I said: 'And among us are men who practice geomancy.' He said: 'One of the Prophets used to do that; if they do it as he did, then it is fine.'" Mu'awiyah said: "I had a slave woman who used to look after some sheep of mine in the region of Uhud and Al-Jawaniyyah. She went out one day and the wolf bad taken one of the sheep. I am a man from among the sons of Adam, and I get upset as they get upset, (and in my anger) I slapped her. I came to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), and he regarded that as a grievous action on my part. I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, should I set her free? He said: "Bring her to me." So I brought her to him and he said to her: "Where is Allah?" She said: -Above the heavens." He said: 'Who am I?" She said: "You are the Messenger of Allah." He said: "Set her free, for she is a believer."