The reciter: It was narrated to me by Yahya ibn Bukayr, who said: Al-Layth narrated to us from 'Aqil from Ibn Shihab, who said: Mahmud ibn al-Rabi' al-Ansari informed me
That 'Utbah ibn Malik, who was one of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and one of the Ansar who witnessed the Battle of Badr, came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, my eyesight has weakened while I am praying for my people. When it rains, the wadi between me and them floods, and I am unable to come to their mosque to pray with them. I wish, O Messenger of Allah, that you would come and pray in my house so that I may take it as a place of prayer." He said: "I will do so, if Allah wills." 'Utbah said: "So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and Abu Bakr came to me in the morning when the sun had risen. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked permission to enter, and I gave it to him. He did not sit down until he had entered the house. Then he said to me: 'Where would you like me to pray in your house?' I pointed to a corner of the house. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up, said the takbir, and we formed rows. He prayed two rak'ahs and then gave the salam. We detained him for a meal of 'ukhdur (a type of porridge) that we had prepared. Then a group of men from the household, a considerable number, gathered in the house. One of them said: 'Where is Malik ibn al-Dakhshun?' Some of them said: 'That is a hypocrite who does not love Allah and His Messenger.' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Do not say that. Do you not see that he says, "There is no god but Allah," seeking thereby the Face of Allah?' They said: 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' We said: 'But we see his face and his inclination toward the hypocrites.' He said: 'Indeed, Allah has forbidden the Fire to enter anyone who says, "There is no god but Allah," seeking thereby the Face of Allah.'"
أن عتبان بن مالك وكان من أصحاب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ممن شهد بدرًا من الأنصار أنه أتى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال يا رسول الله إني أنكرت بصري وأنا أصلي لقومي فإذا كانت الأمطار سال الوادي الذي بيني وبينهم لم أستطع أن آتي مسجدهم فأصلي لهم فوددت يا رسول الله أنك تأتي فتصلي في بيتي فأتخذه مصلًى فقال : سأفعل إن شاء الله ، قال عتبان فغدا علي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وأبو بكر حين ارتفع النهار فاستأذن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فأذنت له فلم يجلس حتى دخل البيت ثم قال لي : أين تحب أن أصلي من بيتك فأشرت إلى ناحية من البيت فقام النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فكبر فصففنا فصلى ركعتين ثم سلم وحبسناه على خزير صنعناه فثاب في البيت رجال من أهل الدار ذوو عدد فاجتمعوا فقال قائل منهم أين مالك بن الدخشن فقال بعضهم ذلك منافق لا يحب الله ورسوله قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : لا تقل ألا تراه قال لا إله إلا الله يريد بذلك وجه الله ، قال الله ورسوله أعلم قال قلنا فإنا نرى وجهه ونصيحته إلى المنافقين فقال : فإن الله حرم على النار من قال لا إله إلا الله يبتغي بذلك وجه الله
Ibn Shihab said: "Then I asked al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Ansari, one of the Banu Salim and one of their leaders, about the hadith of Mahmud, and he confirmed it."
