Ahle Bayt Repo

عربي

The Doe/Deer

Hadith No: 1
Ibn Kathir - Al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya - Year Eleven of the Hijra
Chapter on Remaining Matters Related to the Noble Seerah
Section on Animals Related to the Signs of Prophethood - The Hadith of the Gazelle
Volume: (9) - Page Number: (32)
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- .... Al-Hafiz Abu Nuaym al-Isfahani, may Allah have mercy on him, said in his book Dalail al-Nubuwwa: Suleiman ibn Ahmad narrated to us - dictating - Muhammad ibn Uthman ibn Abi Shayba narrated to us, Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Maymun narrated to us, Abd al-Karim ibn Hilal al-Ja'f i narrated to us, from Salih al-Murri, from Thabit al-Bunani from Anas ibn Malik, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) passed by a group of people who had caught a gazelle and tied it to a pole of their tent. It said: "O Messenger of Allah, I have been taken, and I have two fawns. Please grant me permission to go and nurse them, and I will return to you." He said: "Where is the owner of this?" The people said: "We are, O Messenger of Allah." He said: "Leave it alone until it comes to its fawns, nurses them, and returns to you." They said: "Who will ensure that for us?" He replied: "I will." So they released it, and it went to nurse, then returned to them, and they tied it up again. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) passed by them and said: "Where are the owners of this?" They said: "Here we are, O Messenger of Allah." He said: "Will you sell it to me?" They replied: "It is yours, O Messenger of Allah." He said: "Leave it alone and let it go." So they did, and it departed.
Reference: Al-Bidaayah wa al-Nihaayah Book 9
Hadith No: 2
Ibn Kathir - al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya - Year Eleven of the Hijra
Chapter on Remaining Matters Related to the Noble Biography
Section on Animals and Signs of Prophethood - The Story of the Gazelle
Volume: (9) - Page Number: (32)
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- .... Abu Nu'aim said: Abu Ahmad Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Ghutrifi - from his origin - narrated to us, saying: Ahmad ibn Musa ibn Anas ibn Nasr ibn Ubaydullah ibn Muhammad ibn Sirin narrated to us in Basra, saying: Zakariya ibn Yahya ibn Khalad narrated to us, saying: Habban ibn Aghlab ibn Tamim narrated to us, from my father, from Hisham ibn Habban, from al-Hasan, from Dubba ibn Muhsin, from Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), who said: While the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) was in a corner of the earth, suddenly a voice called out: O Messenger of Allah, O Messenger of Allah. She said, so he turned, but I saw no one. She continued: Then I walked a short distance, and again the voice called: O Messenger of Allah, O Messenger of Allah. She said, so he turned, but I saw no one. Then the voice was calling out to me, so I followed the sound and came upon a gazelle bound in a snare, and there was a Bedouin man wrapped in a cloak, sleeping in the sun. The gazelle said: O Messenger of Allah, this Bedouin caught me before I could flee with my fawns in this mountain. If you see fit to release me until I can nurse them and then return to my captivity, I would be grateful. He asked, "Will you really do that?" She replied, "Allah would punish me with the torment of a she-camel if I do not." So, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) released her, and she went to nurse the fawns and returned. Then, while the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) was trying to restrain her again, the Bedouin awoke and said: "May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, O Messenger of Allah! I caught her earlier, and do you need anything from her?" I said, "Yes." He said, "She is yours," and released her. She ran off, bounding in the desert with joy, striking her legs on the ground and saying: "I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah, and that you are the Messenger of Allah."
Reference: Al-Bidaayah wa al-Nihaayah Book 9
Hadith No: 3
Ibn Kathir - al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya - Year Eleven of the Hijra
Chapter on the Remaining Matters Related to the Noble Seerah
Section on Animals and Signs of Prophethood - The Story of the Gazelle
Volume: (9) - Page Number: (35)
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- .... And Al-Hafiz Abu Bakr al-Bayhaqi said: Abu Abd Allah al-Hafiz narrated to me - as a license - from Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Dhuhaym al-Shaybani, who said: Ahmad ibn Hazm ibn Abi Urwah al-Ghifari narrated to us, Ali ibn Qadim narrated to us, Abu al-Ala Khalid ibn Tahman narrated to us, from Atiyya from Abu Sa'id, who said: The Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) passed by a she-gazelle tied near a tent, and she said: "O Messenger of Allah, let me go until I can go and nurse my young, then I will return and be tied up again." The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) replied, "This is the prey of a people, and that is the tether of a people." So she agreed to this and swore an oath to him. He then untied her, and she did not remain away for long before she returned, having shaken off what was in her udder, and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) tied her up again. Then he went to the tent of her companions and asked them to give her to him, and they gave her to him, so he untied her.
Reference: Al-Bidaayah wa al-Nihaayah Book 9
Hadith No: 4
Al-Qadi Iyad - Al-Shifa bi-Ta'arif Huquq al-Mustafa
Part One: On the Exaltation of the Most High’s Esteem for this Chosen Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) in Word and Deed
Chapter Four: Regarding what Allah, the Exalted, manifested through his hands of miracles and honored him with of unique traits and divine gifts
Section Nineteen: On the signs among various animals
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (313)
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- .... And from Umm Salamah: The Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) was in a desert when a doe called out to him: O Messenger of Allah. He said: What is your need? She replied: This Bedouin has caught me and I fled with two fawns in that mountain. Release me so I can go and nurse them, and I will return. He said: Will you really do that? She said: Yes. So he released her, and she went and returned. He then secured her again. The Bedouin woke up and said: O Messenger of Allah, do you have a need? He replied: Release this doe. So he released her, and she ran off into the desert, saying: I bear witness that there is no deity except Allah and that you are His Messenger.
Reference: Al-Shifa bi Ta'reef Huqooq al-Mustafa Book 1
Hadith No: 5
Al-Tabarani - al-Mu'jam al-Awsat - Chapter on the Letter Meem - Those Whose Name is Muhammad
Volume: (5) - Page Number: (358)
5547 - Muhammad ibn Uthman ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us, saying: Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Maymun narrated to us, saying: Abdul Karim ibn Hilal al-Ja'fai narrated to us, from Salih al-Marri, from Thabit al-Bunani from Anas ibn Malik, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) passed by a people who had captured a gazelle and tied it to a post of the tent. It said: "O Messenger of Allah, I have given birth to two fawns. Please grant me permission to nurse them, and then I will return to them." He said: "Where is the owner of this?" The people said: "We are, O Messenger of Allah." The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "Release it until it can come to its fawns, nurse them, and return to you." They said: "Who will assure us of that, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied: "I will." So they released it, and it went and nursed them, then returned to them, and they tied it again. The Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) passed by them and said: "Where are the owners of this?" They said: "Here we are, O Messenger of Allah." He asked: "Will you sell it?" They replied: "O Messenger of Allah, it is yours." So they released it, and it went free. No one narrated this hadith from Thabit except Salih al-Marri, and Abdul Karim ibn Hilal was unique in it.
Reference: Al-Mo'jam al-Awsat Book 5
Hadith No: 6
Al-Isbahani - Dalail al-Nubuwwah - Chapter Eighteen: Mentioning Reports of the Complaint
of Animals and Beasts and Their Prostration to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)
and What Was Preserved from His Covenant of Their Speech, Including the Words of the Wolf - Mention of the Gazelle and the Monitor Lizard
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (375)
273 - Abu Ali Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn al-Hasan narrated to us, from his own words, who said: Bishr ibn Musa narrated to us, saying: Amr ibn Ali al-Fallas narrated to us, saying: Ya'li ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazzal narrated to us, from the narration of al-Haytham ibn Hammad, from Abu Kathir from Zayd ibn Arqam, who said: I was with the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) in some alleyways of Medina when we passed by the tent of a Bedouin, and there was a she-gazelle tied near the tent. She said: O Messenger of Allah! This Bedouin has caught me in heat, and I have two fawns in the wild. This milk has curdled in my teats, and he will neither slaughter me for relief nor let me go, so I cannot return to my fawns in the wild. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said to her: If I leave you, will you return? She replied: Yes, otherwise Allah would punish me with the torment of a barren she-camel. So, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) released her, and it was not long before she came back, licking her lips. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) tied her to the tent, and the Bedouin approached with a water skin. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said to him: Will you sell her to me? He replied: She is yours, O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny). So, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) released her. Zayd ibn Arqam said: By Allah, we saw her roaming the earth, saying: I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny).
Reference: Dalaael al-Nubuwwah Book 1
Hadith No: 7
Al-Bayhaqi - Dalail al-Nubuwwah wa Ma'rifat Ahwal Sahib al-Shari'ah
Compilation of the Chapters of Dalail al-Nubuwwah Aside from What Has Been Mentioned in This Book
What Manifested from Him upon Our Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) from the Time of His Birth Until He Was Sent with the Message...
Chapter on What Was Narrated About the Speech of the Gazelle that Was Grieved by Her Young and Her Testimony to Our Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) Regarding the Message
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (34/35)
- Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Qadi narrated to us, saying: Abu Ali Hamid ibn Muhammad al-Harawi narrated to us, saying: Bishr ibn Musa narrated to us, saying: Abu Hafs Amr ibn Ali narrated to us, saying: Ya'la ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazzal narrated to us, saying: al-Haytham ibn Hamad narrated to us from Abi Kathir from Zayd ibn Arqam, who said: I was with the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) in some alleys of Medina when we passed by the tent of a Bedouin, and there was a gazelle tied to the tent. It said: O Messenger of Allah, this Bedouin has hunted me, and I have two young ones in the wilderness, and the milk has curdled in my udder. Neither will he sacrifice me, so I can rest, nor will he let me return to my young ones in the wilderness. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said to her: If I leave you, will you return? She replied: Yes, otherwise Allah will punish me with the punishment of the forsaken. So the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) released her, and it was not long before she came back, licking her lips, and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) tied her again to the tent. The Bedouin approached, carrying a water skin, and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said to him: Will you sell her to me? He replied: She is yours, O Messenger of Allah. So the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) released her. Zayd ibn Arqam said: And by Allah, we saw her roaming in the wilderness, saying: There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
Reference: Dalaael al-Nubuwwah wa Ma'refah Ahwaal Saaheb al-Sharee'ah Book 6