حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى
أَنَّهُ كَانَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي حَائِطٍ مِنْ حِيطَانِ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَفِي يَدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عُودٌ يَضْرِبُ بِهِ مِنَ الْمَاءِ وَالطِّينِ، فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ يَسْتَفْتِحُ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «افْتَحْ لَهُ، وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ، فَذَهَبَ، فَإِذَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، فَفَتَحْتُ لَهُ، وَبَشَّرْتُهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ.
ثُمَّ اسْتَفْتَحَ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ، فَقَالَ: افْتَحْ لَهُ، وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ، فَإِذَا عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، فَفَتَحْتُ لَهُ، وَبَشَّرْتُهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ. ثُمَّ اسْتَفْتَحَ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ، وَكَانَ مُتَّكِئًا فَجَلَسَ، وَقَالَ: افْتَحْ لَهُ، وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ عَلَى بَلْوَى تُصِيبُهُ، أَوْ تَكُونُ، فَذَهَبْتُ، فَإِذَا عُثْمَانُ، فَفَتَحْتُ لَهُ، فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِالَّذِي قَالَ، قَالَ: اللَّهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ»
It is related that Abu Musa was with the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in one of the gardens of Madina. He said, “The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had a twig in his hand with which he was striking the water and mud.
A man came and asked for the garden to be opened, and the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘Open it for him and give him the good news of the Garden.’ I went and it was Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him. I opened the gate for him and gave him the good news of the Garden.
Then another man asked to be let in and the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘Open the door and give him the good news of the Garden.’ It was Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, and I let him in and gave him the good news of the Garden.
Then yet another man asked to be let in. The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) had been reclining, but he then sat up and said, ‘Open it for him and give him the good news of the Garden along with an affliction which will befall him? or which will happen.’
I went and it was Uthman, I opened the door and told him what the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) had said. He said, ‘Allah is the One who is asked for help.’”