English
Ibn Umar narrated: We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) on a journey when a Bedouin approached. When he came near, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to him: “Do you bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, with no partner, and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger?” He said: “And who bears witness to what you say?” He said: “This acacia tree 1.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) called it from the valley’s edge, and it came, scraping the ground with its branches, until it stood before him. He had it bear witness three times, and it bore witness three times that he was as he said. Then it returned to its place.
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Mishkat al-Masabih 5925 (unverified) 55% confidence
- Candidate: Sunan al-Darimi 16 (unverified) 50% confidence
Mishkat (candidate) 5925
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Commentary and footnotes (3)
Note 1
(1) His statement: the acacia tree: With fatḥas, a tree of the desert. In An-Nihayah: The acacia is a type of acacia, singular acacia with fatḥa on lām, and its leaves are qarẓ used for tanning, and a man was named after it. His statement: scraping the ground: With ḍamma on khā’ and tashdid on dāl, meaning splitting it. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
Note 1
(۱) قوله: السلمة بفتحات شجرة من البادية ذكره الشارح. وفي النهاية»: السلم شجر من العضاه، واحدها سلمة بفتح اللام، وورقها القرظ الذي يدبغ به، وبها سمي الرجل سلمة. وقوله: تخد الأرض بضم الخاء المعجمة وتشديد الدال المهملة، أي تشقها. كذا في «المرقاة».
Note 1
(91) قوله: السَّلَمَةُ۔ تینوں کو زبر (فتحہ) ہے ایک شارح نے ذکر کیا ہے کہ وہ جنگل کا ایک درخت ہوتا ہے اور کتاب نہایہ میں ہے کہ سلم کانٹوں کے درخت کو کہتے ہیں اس کا واحد سلمہ ہے اور اس کے پتے قرظ کہلاتے ہیں جن سے دباغت دی جاتی ہے اسی سے آدمی کا نام سلمہ رکھا جاتا ہے۔ و قوله: تَخُدُّ الارض خاء کو پیش اور دال کو تشدید ہے یعنی اس کو چیرتے ہوئے۔ (مرقات)۔