الباب الثاني في كفالة عبد المطلب للنبي كفالة عبد المطلب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ومعرفته بشأنه
The Guardianship of Abdul Muttalib over the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and His Knowledge of His Status (Part One)
Translated by: Reza Ervani bin Asmanu
This article about the Prophet under the guardianship of Abdul Muttalib is part of the Life of Prophet Muhammad
لما توفيت آمنة أم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ضمه إليه جده عبد المطلب ورق عليه رقة لم يرقها على ولده .
When Aminah, the mother of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), passed away, he was taken into the care of his grandfather, Abdul Muttalib, who showed him a tenderness that he had not shown even to his own children.
قال ابن إسحاق : حدثني العباس بن عبد الله بن معبد عن بعض أهله قال : كان يوضع لعبد المطلب فراش في ظل الكعبة وكان لا يجلس عليه أحد من بنيه إجلالا له ، وكان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يأتي حتى يجلس عليه فيذهب أعمامه يؤخرونه فيقول جده : دعوا ابني .
Ibn Ishaq reported from al-Abbas ibn Abdullah ibn Ma‘bad, from some of his family, who said: “Abdul Muttalib had a special mat placed for him in the shade of the Ka‘bah, and none of his sons would dare sit on it out of respect for him. But the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), while still a child, would come and sit on it. His uncles would try to pull him away, but Abdul Muttalib would say: ‘Leave my grandson alone.’”
فيمسح ظهره ويقول : إن لابني هذا لشأنا .
He would then pat his back and say: “This grandson of mine will have a great destiny.”
وروى أبو نعيم عن ابن عباس رضي الله تعالى عنهما مثله . وزاد : دعوا ابني يجلس فإنه يحس من نفسه بشيء ، وأرجو أن يبلغ من الشرف ما لم يبلغه عربي قبله ولا بعده .
Abu Nu‘aim narrated from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) a similar account. He added: “Let my grandson sit, for he senses something within himself. I hope that he will reach a level of honor no Arab has attained before him or after him.”
وروى ابن سعد وابن عساكر عن الزهري ومجاهد ونافع وابن جبير قالوا : كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يجلس على فراش جده فيذهب أعمامه ليؤخروه فيقول عبد المطلب : دعوا ابني ليؤنس ملكا .
Ibn Sa‘d and Ibn Asakir narrated from al-Zuhri, Mujahid, Nafi‘, and Ibn Jubair, who said: The Prophet (peace be upon him) would sit on his grandfather’s mat, and his uncles would try to move him away. But Abdul Muttalib would say: “Leave my grandson, for he is being accompanied by an angel.”
وقال قوم من بني مدلج لعبد المطلب : احتفظ به فإنا لم نر قدما أشبه بالقدم التي في المقام منه .
A group from Banu Mudlij said to Abdul Muttalib: “Guard him well, for we have never seen feet more resembling those in the Maqam (of Ibrahim) than his.”
وقال عبد المطلب لأم أيمن : يا بركة احتفظي به لا تغفلي عنه فإن أهل الكتاب يزعمون أنه نبي هذه الأمة .
Abdul Muttalib also said to Umm Ayman: “O Barakah, take good care of him and do not neglect him, for the People of the Book claim that he is the Prophet of this Ummah.”
وروى المحاملي عن ابن عباس رضي الله تعالى عنهما قال : سمعت أبي يقول : كان لعبد المطلب مفرش في الحجر لا يجلس عليه غيره وكان حرب بن أمية فمن دونه يجلسون حوله دون المفرش ، فجاء رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يوما وهو غلام لم يبلغ الحلم فجلس على المفرش فجذبه رجل فبكى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ، فقال عبد المطلب- وذلك بعد ما كف بصره : ما لابني يبكي ؟ قالوا له : أراد أن يجلس على المفرش فمنعوه . دعوا ابني يجلس عليه فإنه يحس من نفسه بشرف وأرجو أن يبلغ من الشرف ما لم يبلغه عربي قبله ولا بعده .
Al-Muhamili narrated from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: I heard my father say: “Abdul Muttalib had a special seat in the Hijr (near the Ka‘bah) that no one dared sit on. Harb ibn Umayyah and others would sit around it, but not on it. One day, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), still a young boy who had not reached puberty, came and sat on it. A man pulled him away, and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) cried. Abdul Muttalib—by then blind—asked: ‘Why is my grandson crying?’ They said: ‘He wanted to sit on the special seat, but they stopped him.’ Abdul Muttalib said: ‘Let my grandson sit there, for he feels within himself a nobility. I hope he will reach an honor no Arab has ever attained before him or after him.’”
Continued in the next part, in shaa Allah
Source: Mausu‘ah Sirah Nabawiyah
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