Sahih Muslim Book - 5, Hadith - 1496

حَدَّثَنِى حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى التُّجِيبِىُّ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِى يُونُسُ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ أَنَّ مَحْمُودَ بْنَ الرَّبِيعِ الأَنْصَارِىَّ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ عِتْبَانَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ وَهُوَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مِمَّنْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ أَنَّهُ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّى قَدْ أَنْكَرْتُ بَصَرِى وَأَنَا أُصَلِّى لِقَوْمِى وَإِذَا كَانَتِ الأَمْطَارُ سَالَ الْوَادِى الَّذِى بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَهُمْ وَلَمْ أَسْتَطِعْ أَنْ آتِىَ مَسْجِدَهُمْ فَأُصَلِّىَ لَهُمْ وَدِدْتُ أَنَّكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تَأْتِى فَتُصَلِّى فِى مُصَلًّى. فَأَتَّخِذَهُ مُصَلًّى. قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « سَأَفْعَلُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ». قَالَ عِتْبَانُ فَغَدَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ حِينَ ارْتَفَعَ النَّهَارُ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَأَذِنْتُ لَهُ فَلَمْ يَجْلِسْ حَتَّى دَخَلَ الْبَيْتَ ثُمَّ قَالَ « أَيْنَ تُحِبُّ أَنْ أُصَلِّىَ مِنْ بَيْتِكِ ». قَالَ فَأَشَرْتُ إِلَى نَاحِيَةٍ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَكَبَّرَ فَقُمْنَا وَرَاءَهُ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ - قَالَ - وَحَبَسْنَاهُ عَلَى خَزِيرٍ صَنَعْنَاهُ لَهُ - قَالَ - فَثَابَ رِجَالٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الدَّارِ حَوْلَنَا حَتَّى اجْتَمَعَ فِى الْبَيْتِ رِجَالٌ ذَوُو عَدَدٍ فَقَالَ قَائِلٌ مِنْهُمْ أَيْنَ مَالِكُ بْنُ الدُّخْشُنِ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ ذَلِكَ مُنَافِقٌ لاَ يُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « لاَ تَقُلْ لَهُ ذَلِكَ أَلاَ تَرَاهُ قَدْ قَالَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ. يُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ ». قَالَ قَالُوا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ. قَالَ فَإِنَّمَا نَرَى وَجْهَهُ وَنَصِيحَتَهُ لِلْمُنَافِقِينَ. قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ حَرَّمَ عَلَى النَّارِ مَنْ قَالَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ. يَبْتَغِى بِذَلِكَ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ ». قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُ الْحُصَيْنَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ الأَنْصَارِىَّ - وَهُوَ أَحَدُ بَنِى سَالِمٍ وَهُوَ مِنْ سَرَاتِهِمْ - عَنْ حَدِيثِ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ فَصَدَّقَهُ بِذَلِكَ.

It was narrated from Ibn Shihab that Mahmud bin Ar-Rabi' Al-Ansari told him that 'Itban bin Malik - who was one of the Companions of the Prophet (s.a.w) and had been present at (the battle of) Badr, and was one of the Ansar - came to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, I have lost my eyesight, and I lead my people in prayer, but when it rains, the valley between them and I gets flooded, and I cannot get to their Masjid to lead them in prayer. O Messenger of Allah, I would like you to come and pray in a place that I may take as a prayer place." The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "I will do that, if Allah wills." 'Itban said: "The next day, when the sun was fully up, the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and Abu Bakr As-Siddiq went to him. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) asked for permission to enter and permission was given to him, and he did not sit, rather he said: 'Where in your house would you like me to pray?' I pointed to a corner of the house, and the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) stood and said the Takbir, and we stood behind him. He prayed two Rak'ah then said the Salam. Then we asked him to stay and eat some Khazir that we had made for him. Men from the surrounding houses came to us, until a large number of men had gathered in the house. One of them said: 'Where is Malik bin Ad-Dukhshun?' One of them said: 'He is a hypocrite who does not love Allah and His Messenger.' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'Do not say that. Do you not see that he has said La ilaha illallah, seeking thereby the Face of Allah?' They said: 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said: 'But we see that he is sincere towards the hypocrites.' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'Allah has forbidden to the Fire everyone who says La ilaha illallah seeking thereby the Face of Allah.'" Ibn Shihab said: "Then I asked Al-Husain bin Muhammad Al-Ansari, who is one of Banu Salim, and one of their leaders, about the Hadith of Mahmud bin Ar-Rabi', and he confirmed it to be true.