The Mercy of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)

Here is a Hasan Aw Muwaththaq Kal-SaHeeH (Good or Reliable like a SaHeeH) hadeeth that shows the great mercy of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم). This is a beautiful hadeeth.

حُمَيْدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ جَمِيعاً عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع نَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فِي غَزْوَةِ ذَاتِ الرِّقَاعِ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ عَلَى شَفِيرِ وَادٍ فَأَقْبَلَ سَيْلٌ فَحَالَ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ أَصْحَابِهِ فَرَآهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ قِيَامٌ عَلَى شَفِيرِ الْوَادِي يَنْتَظِرُونَ مَتَى يَنْقَطِعُ السَّيْلُ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ لِقَوْمِهِ أَنَا أَقْتُلُ مُحَمَّداً فَجَاءَ وَ شَدَّ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص بِالسَّيْفِ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَنْ يُنْجِيكَ مِنِّي يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَقَالَ رَبِّي وَ رَبُّكَ فَنَسَفَهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع عَنْ فَرَسِهِ فَسَقَطَ عَلَى ظَهْرِهِ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ أَخَذَ السَّيْفَ وَ جَلَسَ عَلَى صَدْرِهِ وَ قَالَ مَنْ يُنْجِيكَ مِنِّي يَا غَوْرَثُ فَقَالَ جُودُكَ وَ كَرَمُكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَتَرَكَهُ فَقَامَ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ وَ اللَّهِ لَأَنْتَ خَيْرٌ مِنِّي وَ أَكْرَمُ

From Abee BaSeer from Abee `Abd Allaah (عليه السلام) (said) in the expedition of Dhaat Al-Riqaa` the Messenger of Allaah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) disembarked under a tree at the edge of a valley. A flood began that cut him (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) off between him and his companions. So a man from the mushrikeen saw him, and (he saw) the muslimeen standing at the edge of the valley waiting for whenever the flood would cease. So the man from the mushrikeen said to his people: “I will kill Muhammad, so he went and attacked the Messenger of Allaah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) with a sword, then he said: “Who will save you from me, O Muhammad?” So he (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said: “My Lord, and your Lord”. So Jibra’eel (عليه السلام) uprooted (?) him from his horse, and he fell upon his back, and the Messenger of Allaah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) stood up, took the sword and sat upon his chest and said: “Who will save you from me, O Ghawrath (the man’s name)? So he (the man) said: “Your generosity and your honor, O Muhammad”. So he (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) let him go, and he (the man) stood up and said: “By Allaah, you are better than me and more honorable”

Source:

1.     Al-Kulayni, Al-Kaafi, vol. 8, pg. 127, hadeeth # 97

Grading:

1.       Al-Majlisi said this hadeeth is Hasan Aw Muwaththaq Kal-SaHeeH (Good or Reliable like a SaHeeH)
à Mir’aat Al-`Uqool, vol. 25, pg. 304