المستدرك على الصحيحين
Al Mustadrak ala al‑Sahihayn
كتاب معرفة الصحابة رضي الله تعالى عنهم
Book of Knowing the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them)
ذكر أبى رافع مولى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم رضى الله عنه
Virtues of Abu Rafi (may Allah be pleased with him), the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
Hadith Number: 6682
اخبرني ابو عبد الله محمد بن عبد الله المزني، حدثنا احمد بن نجدة، حدثنا يحيى بن عبد الحميد، حدثنا قيس بن الربيع، عن ابي خالد يزيد بن عبد الرحمن، عن عبد الرحمن بن عبد الله مولى علي، عن ابي رافع قال: بعث النبي ﷺ عليا إلى، اليمن، فعقد له لواء، فلما مضى قال:"يا ابا رافع، الحقه ولا تدعه من (3) خلفه، وليقف ولا يلتفت حتى اجيئه" فاتاه فاوصاه باشياء، فقال:"يا علي، لان يهدي الله على يديك رجلا، خير لك مما طلعت عليه الشمس" (4).
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) to Yemen and tied a banner for him. When he had set off, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Abu Rafi'! Go after him, and do not call out to him from behind; let him stop and not turn around until I come to him." So he reached him, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed him with several things and said: "O Ali! If Allah guides even one man through you, that is better for you than everything upon which the sun rises."
تخریج الحدیث: «إسناده ضعيف، يحيى بن عبد الحميد -وهو الحمّاني- ضعيف، وعبد الرحمن بن عبد الله مولى علي ذكره المزي في الرواة عن أبي رافع، ولم نقف له على ترجمة، والظاهر أنه وهم من الحماني كما سيأتي، وشطره الثاني صحَّ من حديث سهل بن سعد، وفيه أنَّ ذلك كان يوم أرسل النبيُّ ﷺ عليًا إلى خيبر.» [ترقيم الرساله 6682] [ترقيم الشركة 6602]
Takhrij and Tahqiq of Hadith No. 6682 of Al Mustadrak ala al‑Sahihayn
by Shaykh Adil Murshid, Dr. Ahmad Barhoum, Dr. Muhammad Kamil Qarah Balli and Dr. Sa'id al-Lahham
Hadith-science notes and terminology
by Shaykh Adil Murshid, Dr. Ahmad Barhoum, Dr. Muhammad Kamil Qarah Balli and Dr. Sa'id al-Lahham
Hadith-science notes and terminology
Technical note / Defect ('illah): Manuscript (S) has the word "fi", whereas the word in the text has been established according to manuscripts (M) and (B).
(3) في (ص): في، والمثبت من (م) و (ب).
Grading: Its chain is weak.
Technical note / Defect ('illah): Yahya bin 'Abd al-Hamid al-Himmani is a weak narrator, and 'Abd al-Rahman bin 'Abd Allah (the freed slave of 'Ali) was mentioned by Imam al-Mizzi among those who narrate from Abu Rafi', but we could not find his biography (tarjamah). Apparently this is a mistake of al-Himmani, as will become clear below.
Corroborating chains and supporting reports: The second part of this hadith is established as "sahih" from the hadith of Sahl bin Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him), in which it is mentioned that this occurred on the day the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) to Khaybar.
Technical note / Defect ('illah): Yahya bin 'Abd al-Hamid al-Himmani is a weak narrator, and 'Abd al-Rahman bin 'Abd Allah (the freed slave of 'Ali) was mentioned by Imam al-Mizzi among those who narrate from Abu Rafi', but we could not find his biography (tarjamah). Apparently this is a mistake of al-Himmani, as will become clear below.
Corroborating chains and supporting reports: The second part of this hadith is established as "sahih" from the hadith of Sahl bin Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him), in which it is mentioned that this occurred on the day the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) to Khaybar.
(4) إسناده ضعيف، يحيى بن عبد الحميد -وهو الحمّاني- ضعيف، وعبد الرحمن بن عبد الله مولى علي ذكره المزي في الرواة عن أبي رافع، ولم نقف له على ترجمة، والظاهر أنه وهم من الحماني كما سيأتي، وشطره الثاني صحَّ من حديث سهل بن سعد، وفيه أنَّ ذلك كان يوم أرسل النبيُّ ﷺ عليًا إلى خيبر.
Reference / Source: Al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi recorded it in "Nawadir al-Usul" (601) and al-Tabarani in "al-Mu'jam al-Kabir" (994) through various routes from Yahya al-Himmani with this same chain.
وأخرجه الحكيم الترمذي في "نوادر الأصول" (601)، والطبراني في "الكبير" (994) من طرق عن يحيى الحماني، بهذا الإسناد.
Technical note / Defect ('illah): Yahya al-Himmani was contradicted by Abu Ghassan Malik bin Isma'il, who narrated it with a different chain, found with al-Tabarani (930), and through his route with al-Khatib al-Baghdadi.
Grading: The narrators of this chain are thiqah except Abu Khalid al-Dalani, who is "hasan al-hadith"; but the real defect is that Yazid (the freed slave of Ibn 'Ayyash) narrates only from the Successors, so his narration from Abu Rafi' is "mursal", since Abu Rafi' died much earlier (around 37 AH).
Grading: The narrators of this chain are thiqah except Abu Khalid al-Dalani, who is "hasan al-hadith"; but the real defect is that Yazid (the freed slave of Ibn 'Ayyash) narrates only from the Successors, so his narration from Abu Rafi' is "mursal", since Abu Rafi' died much earlier (around 37 AH).
وخالف الحمانيَّ أبو غسان مالكُ بن إسماعيل، فرواه عن عبد السلام بن حرب، عن أبي خالد الدالاني، عن زيد بن أسلم عن يزيد بن زياد مولى عبد الله بن عيّاش، عن أبي رافع، عند الطبراني في "الكبير" (930)، ومن طريقه الخطيب في "المتفق والمفترق" (1781). ورجاله ثقات غير أبي خالد الدالاني، وهو حسن الحديث، لكن يزيد مولى ابن عيّاش إنما يروي عن التابعين، وروايته عن أبي رافع مرسلة، فأبو رافع قديم الوفاة، مات في حدود سنة 37 هـ.
Corroborating chains and supporting reports: A supporting report for the second part of this hadith is the marfu' narration of Sahl bin Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) in Sahih al-Bukhari (2942) and Sahih Muslim (2406): "That even one man should be guided through you is better for you than red camels".
ويشهد لشطره الثاني ما رواه البخاري (2942)، ومسلم (2406) من حديث سهل بن سعد مرفوعًا: "لأن يُهدى بك رجلٌ واحد خير لك من حمر النَّعم".
