45/25. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2604a — A Brief Prophetic Statement
Whomever Is Cursed, Reviled Or Prayed Against By The Prophet (SAW) When He Does Not Deserve That, It Will Be Purification, Reward And Mercy For Him
Hadith About Ibn Abbas Calling Mu'awiya
Sahih Muslim : 2604a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2604a
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى الْعَنَزِيُّ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ بَشَّارٍ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ الْمُثَنَّى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ الْقَصَّابِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ كُنْتُ أَلْعَبُ مَعَ الصِّبْيَانِ فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَتَوَارَيْتُ خَلْفَ بَابٍ - قَالَ - فَجَاءَ فَحَطَأَنِي حَطْأَةً وَقَالَ " اذْهَبْ وَادْعُ لِي مُعَاوِيَةَ " . قَالَ فَجِئْتُ فَقُلْتُ هُوَ يَأْكُلُ - قَالَ - ثُمَّ قَالَ لِيَ " اذْهَبْ وَادْعُ لِي مُعَاوِيَةَ " . قَالَ فَجِئْتُ فَقُلْتُ هُوَ يَأْكُلُ فَقَالَ " لاَ أَشْبَعَ اللَّهُ بَطْنَهُ " . قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى قُلْتُ لأُمَيَّةَ مَا حَطَأَنِي قَالَ قَفَدَنِي قَفْدَةً .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
I was playing with children that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) happened to pass by (us). I hid myself behind the door. He (the Prophet) came and patted my shoulders and said: Go and call Mu'awiya. I returned and said: He is busy in taking food. He again asked me to go and call Mu'awiya to him. I went (and came back) and said that he was busy in taking food, whereupon he said: May Allah not fill his belly! Ibn Muthanna, said: I asked Umm Umayya what he meant by the word Hatani. He said: It means "he patted my shoulders."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2604aIn-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 125USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 32, Hadith 6298
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2604a
This hadith about Ibn Abbas calling Mu'awiya gives a short scene. Ibn Abbas says he was playing with children when the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم passed by. Ibn Abbas hid behind a door, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم came, patted his shoulders, and told him to call Mu'awiya. Ibn Abbas returned and said Mu'awiya was busy eating. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم sent him again, and Ibn Abbas returned with the same answer. Then the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, may Allah not fill his belly. The narration also explains the meaning of the word used for the shoulder pat. The text does not add further details here, so the safe reading is to stay with what is reported: a command, a repeated response, and a brief statement from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Abbas carefully reports the scene as he experienced it.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave Ibn Abbas a direct task to call Mu'awiya.
- The narration records the repeated answer that Mu'awiya was eating.
- The report also preserves the meaning of a word used in the narration.
