Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَنْبَأَنَا الْمَسْعُودِيُّ عَنْ جَامِعِ بْنِ شَدَّادٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَلْقَمَةَ الثَّقَفِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ لَمَّا انْصَرَفْنَا مِنْ غَزْوَةِ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ يَحْرُسُنَا اللَّيْلَةَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَقُلْتُ أَنَا حَتَّى عَادَ مِرَارًا قُلْتُ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَأَنْتَ إِذًا قَالَ فَحَرَسْتُهُمْ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ وَجْهُ الصُّبْحِ أَدْرَكَنِي قَوْلُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّكَ تَنَامُ فَنِمْتُ فَمَا أَيْقَظَنَا إِلَّا حَرُّ الشَّمْسِ فِي ظُهُورِنَا فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَصَنَعَ كَمَا كَانَ يَصْنَعُ مِنْ الْوُضُوءِ وَرَكْعَتَيْ الْفَجْرِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى بِنَا الصُّبْحَ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَوْ أَرَادَ أَنْ لَا تَنَامُوا لَمْ تَنَامُوا وَلَكِنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ تَكُونُوا لِمَنْ بَعْدَكُمْ فَهَكَذَا لِمَنْ نَامَ أَوْ نَسِيَ قَالَ ثُمَّ إِنَّ نَاقَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَإِبِلَ الْقَوْمِ تَفَرَّقَتْ فَخَرَجَ النَّاسُ فِي طَلَبِهَا فَجَاءُوا بِإِبِلِهِمْ إِلَّا نَاقَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خُذْ هَهُنَا فَأَخَذْتُ حَيْثُ قَالَ لِي فَوَجَدْتُ زِمَامَهَا قَدْ الْتَوَى عَلَى شَجَرَةٍ مَا كَانَتْ لِتَحُلَّهَا إِلَّا يَدٌ قَالَ فَجِئْتُ بِهَا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ نَبِيًّا لَقَدْ وَجَدْتُ زِمَامَهَا مُلْتَوِيًا عَلَى شَجَرَةٍ مَا كَانَتْ لِتَحُلَّهَا إِلَّا يَدٌ قَالَ وَنَزَلَتْ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سُورَةُ الْفَتْحِ { إِنَّا فَتَحْنَا لَكَ فَتْحًا مُبِينًا }.
English Translation
Yazid told us: al-Mas’udi informed us, from Jami’ ibn Shaddad, from Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Alqamah al-Thaqafi, from Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, who said: When we returned from the expedition of al-Hudaybiyah, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "Who will guard us tonight?" Abdullah said: I said, "I will," until he repeated it several times, and each time I said, "I will, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "Then you shall." He said: So I guarded them until, when it was near dawn, the words of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, overtook me: "You will fall asleep." So I slept, and nothing woke us but the heat of the sun on our backs. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, got up and did as he used to do regarding ablution and the two rak’ahs of Fajr, then led us in the dawn prayer. When he finished, he said, "Had Allah, Mighty and Majestic, wished that you not sleep, you would not have slept; but He wished that you should be an example for those who come after you — so this is the rule for whoever sleeps or forgets a prayer." He said: Then the she-camel of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and the camels of the people scattered, so the people went out searching for them and brought back their camels, except for the she-camel of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. Abdullah said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to me, "Take that direction," so I went where he told me, and I found her halter twisted around a tree in a way that only a hand could have tied it. He said: So I brought her to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and I said, "O Messenger of Allah, by the One who sent you with the truth as a Prophet, I found her halter twisted around a tree in a way that only a hand could have tied it." He said: And Surat al-Fath was sent down upon the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him: {Indeed, We have granted you a clear conquest}.