Hadith #89
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ قَيْسِ بْنِ مَخْرَمَةَ قَالَ أَقْبَلْتُ مِنْ مَسْجِدِ بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ بِقُبَاءَ عَلَى بَغْلَةٍ لِي قَدْ صَلَّيْتُ فِيهِ فَلَقِيتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ مَاشِيًا فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُهُ نَزَلْتُ عَنْ بَغْلَتِي ثُمَّ قُلْتُ ارْكَبْ أَيْ عَمِّ قَالَ
أَيْ ابْنَ أَخِي لَوْ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَرْكَبَ الدَّوَابَّ لَرَكِبْتُ وَلَكِنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَمْشِي إِلَى هَذَا الْمَسْجِدِ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ فَيُصَلِّيَ فِيهِ فَأَنَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَمْشِيَ إِلَيْهِ كَمَا رَأَيْتُهُ يَمْشِي قَالَ فَأَبَى أَنْ يَرْكَبَ وَمَضَى عَلَى وَجْهِهِ
Isnad Chain
يعقوب
ابن إسحاق
أبي إسحاق بن يسار
عبد الله بن قيس بن مخرمة
بغلتي ثم قلت اركب أي عم
English Translation
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما) — via Ya'qub, from his father, from Ibn Ishaq, from his father Ishaq ibn Yasar, from 'Abdullah ibn Qays ibn Makhrama — that he said: 'I was returning from the mosque of Banu 'Amr ibn 'Awf at Quba' on a mule having prayed there, when I met 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar walking. When I saw him I dismounted from my mule and said: "Mount, O uncle." He said: "O son of my brother, if I wanted to ride animals I would ride. But I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ walking to this mosque until he came and prayed in it — and I love to walk to it as I saw him walk." He refused to mount and continued on his way.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 15, Hadith 89
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 5727
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-42117