She said: Do not tell anyone the secret of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). Anas said: By Allah, if I were to tell anyone about it, I would have told you about it, O Thābit
Chapter: The Virtues Of Anas bin Malik (RA)
Authentic
hadith of Sahih Muslim
Sahih Muslim 2482a
أَتَى عَلَىَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَنَا أَلْعَبُ مَعَ الْغِلْمَانِ - قَالَ - فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْنَا فَبَعَثَنِي إِلَى حَاجَةٍ فَأَبْطَأْتُ عَلَى أُمِّي فَلَمَّا جِئْتُ قَالَتْ مَا حَبَسَكَ قُلْتُ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِحَاجَةٍ . قَالَتْ مَا حَاجَتُهُ قُلْتُ إِنَّهَا سِرٌّ . قَالَتْ لاَ تُحَدِّثَنَّ بِسِرِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَحَدًا . قَالَ أَنَسٌ وَاللَّهِ لَوْ حَدَّثْتُ بِهِ أَحَدًا لَحَدَّثْتُكَ يَا ثَابِتُ .
Thābit reported that Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) came to me while I was playing with some boys, and he greeted us. Then he sent me on an errand. I was late for my mother, and when I came to her, she said: 'What held you up?' I said: 'The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sent me on an errand.' She said: 'What was that errand?' I said: 'It is a secret.' She said: 'Do not tell anyone the secret of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).'" Anas said: "By Allah, if I were to tell anyone about it, I would have told you about it, O Thābit."
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) passed by Anas while he was playing with some boys, as he was a young boy too. So he greeted them while they were playing and then called Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) and sent him on an errand. This caused him to be late for his mother, and when he came to her, she asked him: "What was it that delayed you?" He said: "The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sent me on an errand." She asked: "What was his need?" He said: "I am not telling anyone the secret of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)." So she said: "Do not tell anyone the secret of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)" In support and agreement with him and establishing an excuse for his refusal to tell her the secret of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). Then Anas said to his student Thābit al-Banāni, who kept his company: "If I were to inform anyone of the errand that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sent me on, I would have informed you of it."
Explanation in Arabic
عن ثابت عن أنس خادم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :
أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم مر به وهو يلعب مع الصبيان؛ لأن أنسًا كان صبيًّا صغيرًا، فسلم على الصبيان وهم يلعبون، ثم دعا أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه وأرسله في حاجة، فتأخر على أمه، فلما جاء إليها سألته: ما الذي أبطأ بك؟ قال: أرسلني النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في حاجة، قالت: ما حاجته؟ قال: ما كنت لأخبر بسر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ، يعني لا أخبر بهذا السر أحدا، فقالت: لا تخبرن أحدا بسر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ؛ تأييدًا له وتثبيتًا له وإقامةً للعذر له؛ لأنه أبى أن يخبرها بسر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ، ثم قال أنس لتلميذه ثابت البناني وكان ملازمًا له: لو كنت مخبرًا أحدًا بالحاجة التي أرسلني النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بها لأخبرتك بها.
مشروعية السلام على الصبيان.
فضل أنس بن مالك -رضي الله عنه-، وعظيم لطفه، وصدق أمانته ووفائه، وكتمان سر رسول الله -صلى الله عليه وسلم- حيًّا وميتًا.
حسن تربية أم أنس لابنها؛ فإنها أوصته بعدم التحدث بسر رسول الله -صلى الله عليه وسلم-.
كتم سر الإخوان وعدم إفشائه من كرم الأخلاق والآداب الإسلامية.
وعن ثابت عن أنس، رضي الله عنه قال: أتى على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وأنا ألعب مع الغلمان، فسلم علينا، فبعثنى في حاجةٍ، فأبطأت على أمي. فلما جئت قالت: ما حبسك؟ فقلت: بعثنى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم…
