English narration
Narrated by زارع بن عامر العبدي
Narrated al-Wazi ibn Zari: Umm Aban, daughter of al-Wazi ibn Zari, quoting his grandfather, who was a member of the deputation of AbdulQays, said: When we came to Madina, we raced to be first to dismount and kiss the hand and foot of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. But al-Mundhir al-Ashajj waited until he came to the bundle of his clothes. He put on his two garments and then he went to the Prophet ﷺ. He said to him: You have two characteristics which Allah likes: gentleness and deliberation. He asked: Have I acquired them or has Allah has created (them) my nature? He replied: No, Allah has created (them) in your nature. He then said: Praise be to Allah Who has created in my nature two characteristics which Allah and His Messenger like.
النص العربي
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى بْنُ الطَّبَّاعِ , حَدَّثَنَا مَطَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَعْنَقُ , حَدَّثَتْنِي أُمُّ أَبَانَ بِنْتُ الْوَازِعِ بْنِ زَارِعٍ , عَنْ جِدِّهَا زَارِعٍ , وَكَانَ فِي وَفْدِ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ , قَالَ : "
لَمَّا قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ , فَجَعَلْنَا نَتَبَادَرُ مِنْ رَوَاحِلِنَا , فَنُقَبِّلُ يَدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَرِجْلَهُ , قَالَ : وَانْتَظَرَ الْمُنْذِرُ الْأَشَجُّ حَتَّى أَتَى عَيْبَتَهُ , فَلَبِسَ ثَوْبَيْهِ , ثُمَّ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , فَقَالَ لَهُ : إِنَّ فِيكَ خَلَّتَيْنِ يُحِبُّهُمَا اللَّهُ : الْحِلْمُ وَالْأَنَاةُ , قَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ , أَنَا أَتَخَلَّقُ بِهِمَا أَمْ اللَّهُ جَبَلَنِي عَلَيْهِمَا ؟ قَالَ : بَلِ اللَّهُ جَبَلَكَ عَلَيْهِمَا , قَالَ : الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَبَلَنِي عَلَى خَلَّتَيْنِ يُحِبُّهُمَا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ
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