عَنْ أبي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللّهُ عَنْهُ: أَنَّ رسُولَ اللّهِ صَلّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّمَ أَتَى المَقْبَرَةَ فَقَالَ: «السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ دَارَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنينَ، وإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللّهُ بِكُمْ لاحِقُونَ، وَدِدْتُ أَنَّا قَدْ رأَيْنَا إِخْوانَنَا» قَالُوا: أَولَسْنَا إِخْوانَكَ يا رسُولَ اللهِ؟ قالَ: «أَنْتُمْ أَصْحَابي، وَإخْوَانُنَا الّذينَ لَمْ يَأْتُوا بَعْدُ» قالوا: كيفَ تَعْرِفُ مَنْ لَمْ يَأْتِ بَعْدُ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ يَا رسُولَ اللّهِ؟ فقالَ: «أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا لهُ خَيْلٌ غُرٌّ مُحَجَّلَةٌ بيْنَ ظَهْرَيْ خَيْلٍ دُهْمٍ بُهْمٍ، أَلا يعْرِفُ خَيْلَهُ؟» قَالُوا: بلَى يا رسُولَ اللّهِ، قَالَ: «فَإِنَّهُمْ يأْتونَ غُرًّا مُحَجَّلِينَ مِنَ الوُضُوءِ، وأَنَا فَرَطُهُمْ على الحَوْضِ» رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ.
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to the graveyard and said: "Peace be upon you, abode of a believing people; and we will, Allah willing, join you. I wish that we could have seen our brothers." They said: "Are we not your brothers, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "You are my companions, but our brothers are those who have not yet come." They said: "How will you recognize those of your ummah who have not yet come, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "Tell me, if a man had horses with white blazes and white-marked legs among jet-black, solid-colored horses, would he not recognize his horses?" They said: "Yes indeed, O Messenger of Allah." He said: "Then they will come with bright faces and bright limbs from ablution, and I will be their forerunner at the Basin (al-Hawd)." Reported by Muslim.
الشرح · explanation
أتى المقبرة: المراد مقبرة البقيع بالمدينة. أرأيت: أخبرني. خيل غرّ: أي في وجوهها بياض. محجّلة: أي في قوائمها بياض. دهم: جمع أدهم أي أسود. بُهم: جمع بهيم، وهو الَّذِي لا يخالط لونه شيء سوى لونه. فرطهم على الحوض: أي أتقدمهم إلى الحوض. الحوض: مكان في الموقف يصب فيه ميزابان من الكوثر في الجنة، أعطيه صلّى اللّهُ عليه وسلّم تكريمًا له وتشريفًا، ومن شرب منه لم يظمأ أبدًا.
"came to the graveyard": what is meant is the graveyard of al-Baqiʿ in Medina. "araʾayta (tell me)": inform me. "horses with ghurrah (blazes)": that is, with whiteness on their foreheads. "muhajjalah": that is, with whiteness on their legs. "duhm": the plural of adham, that is, black. "buhm": the plural of bahim, which is that whose color is unmixed with anything other than its own color. "their forerunner at the Basin": that is, I will precede them to the Basin. "al-Hawd (the Basin)": a place at the standing (of the Day of Resurrection) into which two spouts pour from al-Kawthar in Paradise, granted to him (peace and blessings be upon him) as an honor and distinction for him; whoever drinks from it will never thirst again.
الدروس · lessons
بيان فضل الوضوء يوم القيامة. إخوان النّبيّ صلّى اللّهُ عليه وسلّم من يأتون بعد عصر الصحابة. الصحابة فقد زادوا على من يأتي بعدهم بشرف الصحبة. بشارة هذه الأمّة بأنّ رسول اللّهِ صلّى اللّهُ عليه وسلّم يتقدمها إلى الحوض يوم القيامة، وهنيئًا لمن سعد بذلك وفاز به.
Clarifying the merit of ablution on the Day of Resurrection. The brothers of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) are those who come after the era of the Companions. The Companions surpassed those who come after them by the honor of companionship. Glad tidings to this ummah that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) will precede it to the Basin on the Day of Resurrection—blessed is the one who is fortunate enough to attain that and win it.