حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَمْزَةَ الْعُمَرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَكُونَ مِثْلَ صَاحِبِ فَرَقِ الْأَرُزِّ فَلْيَكُنْ مِثْلَهُ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا صَاحِبُ فَرَقِ الْأَرُزِّ قَالَ خَرَجَ ثَلَاثَةٌ فَغَيَّمَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ السَّمَاءُ فَدَخَلُوا غَارًا فَجَاءَتْ صَخْرَةٌ مِنْ أَعْلَى الْجَبَلِ حَتَّى طَبَّقَتْ الْبَابَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَعَالَجُوهَا فَلَمْ يَسْتَطِيعُوهَا فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ لَقَدْ وَقَعْتُمْ فِي أَمْرٍ عَظِيمٍ فَلْيَدْعُ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ بِأَحْسَنِ مَا عَمِلَ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى أَنْ يُنْجِيَنَا مِنْ هَذَا فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمْ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ لِي أَبَوَانِ شَيْخَانِ كَبِيرَانِ وَكُنْتُ أَحْلُبُ حِلَابَهُمَا فَأَجِيئُهُمَا وَقَدْ نَامَا فَكُنْتُ أَبِيتُ قَائِمًا وَحِلَابُهُمَا عَلَى يَدِي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَبْدَأَ بِأَحَدٍ قَبْلَهُمَا أَوْ أَنْ أُوقِظَهُمَا مِنْ نَوْمِهِمَا وَصِبْيَتِي يَتَضَاغَوْنَ حَوْلِي فَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي إِنَّمَا فَعَلْتُهُ مِنْ خَشْيَتِكَ فَافْرُجْ عَنَّا قَالَ فَتَحَرَّكَتْ الصَّخْرَةُ قَالَ وَقَالَ الثَّانِي اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ كَانَتْ لِي ابْنَةُ عَمٍّ لَمْ يَكُنْ شَيْءٌ مِمَّا خَلَقْتَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْهَا فَسُمْتُهَا نَفْسَهَا فَقَالَتْ لَا وَاللَّهِ دُونَ مِائَةِ دِينَارٍ فَجَمَعْتُهَا وَدَفَعْتُهَا إِلَيْهَا حَتَّى إِذَا جَلَسْتُ مِنْهَا مَجْلِسَ الرَّجُلِ فَقَالَتْ اتَّقِ اللَّهَ وَلَا تَفُضَّ الْخَاتَمَ إِلَّا بِحَقِّهِ فَقُمْتُ عَنْهَا فَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّمَا فَعَلْتُهُ مِنْ خَشْيَتِكَ فَافْرُجْ عَنَّا قَالَ فَزَالَتْ الصَّخْرَةُ حَتَّى بَدَتْ السَّمَاءُ وَقَالَ الثَّالِثُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي كُنْتُ اسْتَأْجَرْتُ أَجِيرًا بِفَرَقٍ مِنْ أَرُزٍّ فَلَمَّا أَمْسَى عَرَضْتُ عَلَيْهِ حَقَّهُ فَأَبَى أَنْ يَأْخُذَهُ وَذَهَبَ وَتَرَكَنِي فَتَحَرَّجْتُ مِنْهُ وَثَمَّرْتُهُ لَهُ وَأَصْلَحْتُهُ حَتَّى اشْتَرَيْتُ مِنْهُ بَقَرًا وَرَاعِيَهَا فَلَقِيَنِي بَعْدَ حِينٍ فَقَالَ اتَّقِ اللَّهَ وَأَعْطِنِي أَجْرِي وَلَا تَظْلِمْنِي فَقُلْتُ انْطَلِقْ إِلَى ذَلِكَ الْبَقَرِ وَرَاعِيهَا فَخُذْهَا فَقَالَ اتَّقِ اللَّهَ وَلَا تَسْخَرْ بِي فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي لَسْتُ أَسْخَرُ بِكَ فَانْطَلَقَ فَاسْتَاقَ ذَلِكَ فَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي إِنَّمَا فَعَلْتُهُ ابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاتِكَ خَشْيَةً مِنْكَ فَافْرُجْ عَنَّا فَتَدَحْرَجَتْ الصَّخْرَةُ فَخَرَجُوا يَمْشُونَ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 5973
It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "Whoever among you can be like the man with the measure of rice, let him do so." They said: O Messenger of Allah, what is the story of the man with the measure of rice? He said: "Three men went out, and the sky became cloudy, so they went into a cave, but then a rock fell from the top of the mountain and sealed the entrance to the cave. They tried to push it but they could not move it. So they said to one another: We have fallen into a bad situation. Let each man pray by virtue of the best deed he did; perhaps Allah will save us from this. One of them said: O Allah, verily You know that I have parents who were very old, and I used to go and milk (the sheep) and bring the milk to them. If they had fallen asleep, I would spend the night standing, with the milk in my hands, not wanting to start with anyone else before them or wake them from their sleep, and my children would be crying (with hunger) around me. If you know that I only did that out of fear of You, then grant us relief. And the rock shifted. The second man said: O Allah, verily You know that I had a female paternal cousin and nothing You created was dearer to me than her. I tried to have my way with her in return for money, and she said' No, by Allah, not unless you give me one hundred dinars. So I collected that amount and gave it to her, then when I was as dose her as a man who wants to be intimate with his wife, she said: Fear Allah and do not break the seal except in a lawful manner. So I got up and left her. If You know that I only did that out of fear of You, then grant us relief. And the rock shifted until the sky appeared. The third man said: O Allah, verily you know that I hired a worker for a measure of rice. When evening came, I offered him his due but he refused to take it, and he went away and left me. I did not feel comfortable keeping it, so I cultivated it and took care of it, until I bought some cattle and a herdsman with the proceeds. Then he met me after a while and said: Fear Allah and give me my wages, and do not wrong me. I said: Go to those cattle and their herdsman and take them. He said: Fear Allah and do not make fun of me. I said: I am not making fun of you. So he went and took them all away. If You know that I only did that seeking Your pleasure and out of fear of You, then grant us relief. And the rock m 0 ved and they came walking out (of the cave).
Sanad
حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَمْزَةَ الْعُمَرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ