Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:3876 حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ ثنا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ ثنا فِرْدَوْسُ بْنُ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ ثنا مَسْعُودُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ ثنا حَبِيبُ بْنُ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ أَنَّ أَبَا أَيُّوبَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ الَّذِي كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ نَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ حِينَ هَاجَرَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ غَزَا أَرْضَ الرُّومِ فَمَرَّ عَلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ ؓ فَجَفَاهُ فَانْطَلَقَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ مِنْ غَزْوَتِهِ فَمَرَّ عَلَيْهِ فَجَفَاهُ وَلَمْ يَرْفَعْ بِهِ رَأْسًا فَقَالَ «إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْبَأَنِي أَنَّا سَنَرَى بَعْدَهُ أَثَرَةً» فَقَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ فَبِمَ أَمَرَكُمْ؟ قَالَ أَمَرَنَا أَنْ نَصْبِرَ قَالَ فَاصْبِرُوا إِذَنْ فَأَتَى عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ بِالْبَصْرَةِ وَقَدْ أَمَرَهُ عَلِيٌّ ؓ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا أَيُّوبَ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَخْرُجَ لَكَ عَنْ مَسْكَنِي كَمَا خَرَجْتُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَمَرَ أَهْلَهُ فَخَرَجُوا وَأَعْطَاهُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَغْلَقَ عَلَيْهِ الدَّارَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ انْطِلَاقُهُ قَالَ حَاجَتَكَ؟ قَالَ حَاجَتِي عَطَائِي وَثَمَانِيَةُ أَعْبُدٍ يَعْمَلُونَ فِي أَرْضِي وَكَانَ عَطَاؤُهُ أَرْبَعَةَ آلَافٍ فَأَضْعَفَهَا لَهُ خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ فَأَعْطَاهُ عِشْرِينَ أَلْفًا وَأَرْبَعِينَ عَبْدًا
English Translation
Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Abu Ayyub ibn Zayd al-Ansari, with whom the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) had stayed when he migrated to Madinah, went on an expedition to the land of the Romans. He passed by Mu'awiyah who treated him coldly. He went on his expedition and returned, passing by him again, and Mu'awiyah treated him coldly and paid him no attention. He said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) told us that we would see selfishness after him." Mu'awiyah said: What did he command you? He said: He commanded us to be patient. He said: Then be patient. He then came to Abdullah ibn Abbas in Basrah, whom Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) had appointed over it. He said: O Abu Ayyub, I want to vacate my dwelling for you, as you did for the Messenger of Allah. He ordered his family out and gave him everything the house contained. When he was departing, he said: What do you need? He said: My stipend and eight slaves to work my land. His stipend was four thousand, so he multiplied it five times and gave him twenty thousand and forty slaves.