Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ عَنْ هِشَامٍ عَنْ وَاصِلٍ مَوْلَى أَبِي عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ رَجَاءِ بْنِ حَيْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ أَنْشَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ غَزْوَةً فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ادْعُ اللَّهَ لِي بِالشَّهَادَةِ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ سَلِّمْهُمْ وَغَنِّمْهُمْ قَالَ فَسَلِمْنَا وَغَنِمْنَا قَالَ ثُمَّ أَنْشَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ غَزْوًا ثَانِيًا فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ادْعُ اللَّهَ لِي بِالشَّهَادَةِ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ سَلِّمْهُمْ وَغَنِّمْهُمْ قَالَ ثُمَّ أَنْشَأَ غَزْوًا ثَالِثًا فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَتَيْتُكَ مَرَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَ مَرَّتِي هَذِهِ فَسَأَلْتُكَ أَنْ تَدْعُوَ اللَّهَ لِي بِالشَّهَادَةِ فَدَعَوْتَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَنَا وَيُغَنِّمَنَا فَسَلِمْنَا وَغَنِمْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ لِي بِالشَّهَادَةِ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ سَلِّمْهُمْ وَغَنِّمْهُمْ قَالَ فَسَلِمْنَا وَغَنِمْنَا ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مُرْنِي بِعَمَلٍ قَالَ عَلَيْكَ بِالصَّوْمِ فَإِنَّهُ لَا مِثْلَ لَهُ قَالَ فَمَا رُئِيَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ وَلَا امْرَأَتُهُ وَلَا خَادِمُهُ إِلَّا صُيَّامًا قَالَ فَكَانَ إِذَا رُئِيَ فِي دَارِهِمْ دُخَانٌ بِالنَّهَارِ قِيلَ اعْتَرَاهُمْ ضَيْفٌ نَزَلَ بِهِمْ نَازِلٌ قَالَ فَلَبِثَ بِذَلِكَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَمَرْتَنَا بِالصِّيَامِ فَأَرْجُو أَنْ يَكُونَ قَدْ بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَنَا فِيهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَمُرْنِي بِعَمَلٍ آخَرَ قَالَ اعْلَمْ أَنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِلَّهِ سَجْدَةً إِلَّا رَفَعَ اللَّهُ لَكَ بِهَا دَرَجَةً وَحَطَّ عَنْكَ بِهَا خَطِيئَةً حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا مَهْدِيُّ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ رَجَاءِ بْنِ حَيْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ أَنْشَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ غَزْوًا فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ مُرْنِي بِعَمَلٍ آخُذُهُ عَنْكَ يَنْفَعُنِي اللَّهُ بِهِ قَالَ عَلَيْكَ بِالصَّوْمِ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا فِطْرُ بْنُ حَمَّادِ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ حَدَّثَنَا مَهْدِيُّ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي يَعْقُوبَ عَنِ رَجَاءِ بْنِ حَيْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِثْلَهُ أَوْ نَحْوَهُ.
English Translation
Rawh narrated to us, from Hisham, from Wasil the freed slave of Abu Uyaynah, from Muhammad ibn Abi Yaqub, from Raja ibn Haywah, from Abu Umamah, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, launched a military campaign, so I came to him and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, ask Allah to grant me martyrdom.' He said, 'O Allah, keep them safe and grant them spoils.' He said: So we were kept safe and we gained spoils. He said: Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, launched a second campaign, so I came to him and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, ask Allah to grant me martyrdom.' He said, 'O Allah, keep them safe and grant them spoils.' He said: Then he launched a third campaign, so I came to him and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I have come to you twice before this time of mine, and I asked you to ask Allah to grant me martyrdom, and you asked Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, to keep us safe and grant us spoils, and so we were kept safe and gained spoils. O Messenger of Allah, so ask Allah to grant me martyrdom.' He said, 'O Allah, keep them safe and grant them spoils.' He said: So we were kept safe and gained spoils. Then I came to him and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, command me with a deed.' He said, 'You must fast, for there is nothing equal to it.' He said: So Abu Umamah was never seen, nor his wife, nor his servant, except fasting. He said: So when smoke was seen in their house during the daytime, it was said, 'A guest has come to them,' or 'A visitor has descended upon them.' He said: He remained thus for as long as Allah willed. Then I came to him and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, you commanded us to fast, and I hope that Allah has blessed us in it. O Messenger of Allah, so command me with another deed.' He said, 'Know that you will not make a single prostration to Allah but that Allah will raise you by it a degree and remove from you by it a sin.' Rawh narrated to us: Mahdi ibn Maymun narrated to us: Muhammad ibn Abi Yaqub narrated to us, from Raja ibn Haywah, from Abu Umamah, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, launched a campaign, so I came to him, and he mentioned its meaning, except that he said, 'Command me with a deed I may take from you by which Allah may benefit me.' He said, 'You must fast.' Abdullah narrated to us: Fitr ibn Hammad ibn Waqid narrated to us: Mahdi ibn Maymun narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Abi Yaqub, from Raja ibn Haywah, from Abu Umamah, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, the like of it or something similar to it.