*ﺫﻛﺮ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻗﺪﺍﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﻘﺪﺳﻲ ﻓﻲ كتاب ﺍﻟﺘﻮﺍﺑﻴﻦ ﻋﻦ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﻮﺍﺣﺪ ﺑﻦ ﺯﻳﺪ ﻗﺎﻝ:*
*ﻛﻨﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺳﻔﻴﻨﺔٍ ﻓﺄﻟﻘﺘﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﺮﻳﺢُ ﺇﻟﻰﺟﺰﻳﺮﺓ ﻓﻨﺰﻟﻨﺎ ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺭﺟﻞ ﻳﻌﺒﺪُ ﺻﻨﻤﺎً، ﻓﺄﻗﺒﻠﻨﺎ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ﻭﻗﻠﻨﺎ ﻟﻪ : ﻳﺎ ﺭﺟﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺗﻌﺒﺪ؟*
*ﻓﺄﺷﺎﺭ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺻﻨﻢ .*
*ﻓﻘﻠﻨﺎ: ﻓﻠﻴس ﻫﺬﺍ ﺇﻟﻪ ﻳﻌﺒﺪ.*
*ﻗﺎل : ﺃﻧﺘﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺗﻌﺒﺪﻭﻥ ؟*
*ﻗﻠﻨﺎ : ﻧﻌﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ .*
*ﻗﺎﻝ: ﻭﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ؟*
*ﻗﻠﻨﺎ : ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎﺀ ﻋﺮﺷﻪ ﻭ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻧﻪ ﻭفي ﺍﻷﺣﻴﺎﺀ ﻭﺍﻷﻣﻮﺍﺕ ﻗﻀﺎﺅﻩ*
*ﻗﺎﻝ : ﻭ ﻛﻴﻒ ﻋﻠﻤﺘﻢ ﺑﻪ؟*
*ﻗﻠﻨﺎ : ﻭﺟَّﻪ ﺇﻟﻴﻨﺎ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚُ ﺍﻟﻌﻈﻴﻢُ ﺍﻟﺨﺎﻟﻖُ ﺍﻟﺠﻠﻴﻞُ ﺭﺳﻮﻻً ﻛﺮﻳﻤﺎً*
*ﻓﺄﺧﺒﺮﻧﺎ ﺑﺬﻟﻚ* .
*ﻗﺎﻝ : ﻓﻤﺎ ﻓﻌﻞ ﺍﻟﺮﺳﻮﻝ؟*
*ﻗﻠﻨﺎ : ﺃﺩَّﻯ ﺍﻟﺮﺳﺎﻟﺔ ﺛﻢ ﻗﺒﻀﻪ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ.*
*ﻗﺎﻝ : ﻓﻤﺎ ﺗﺮﻙ ﻋﻨﺪﻛﻢ ﻋﻼﻣﺔ ؟*
*ﻗﻠﻨﺎ : ﺑﻠﻰ.*
*ﻗﺎﻝ : ﻣﺎ ﺗﺮﻙ؟*
*ﻗﻠﻨﺎ : ﺗﺮﻙ ﻋﻨﺪﻧﺎ ﻛﺘﺎﺑﺎً ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ.*
*ﻗﺎﻝ : ﺃﺭﻭﻧﻲ ﻛﺘﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﻓﻴﻨﺒﻐﻲ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﻛﺘﺐ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻮﻙ ﺣِﺴﺎﻧﺎً .*
*ﻓﺄﺗﻴﻨﺎﻩ ﺑﺎﻟﻤﺼﺤﻒ*
*ﻓﻘﺎﻝ : ﻣﺎ ﺃﻋﺮﻑ ﻫﺬﺍ.*
*ﻓﻘﺮﺃﻧﺎ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺁﻥ ﻓﻠﻢ ﻧَﺰَﻝْ ﻧﻘﺮﺃ ﻭ ﻫﻮ ﻳﺒﻜﻲ ﻭﻧﻘﺮﺃ*
*ﻭﻫﻮ ﻳﺒﻜﻲ ﺣﺘﻰ ﺧﺘﻤﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺭﺓ.*
*ﻓﻘﺎﻝ : ﻳﻨﺒﻐﻲ ﻟﺼﺎﺣﺐ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻜﻼﻡ*
*ﺃﻻ ﻳُﻌﺼﻰ*
*ﺛﻢ ﺃﺳﻠﻢ ﻭﻋﻠﻤﻨﺎﻩ ﺷﺮﺍﺋﻊ ﺍﻹﺳﻼﻡ ﻭﺳﻮﺭﺍً ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺁﻥ ﻭ ﺃﺧﺬﻧﺎﻩ ﻣﻌﻨﺎ ﻓﻲﺍﻟﺴﻔﻴﻨﺔ*
*ﻓﻠﻤﺎ ﺳﺮﻧﺎ ﻭﺃﻇﻠﻢ ﻋﻠﻴﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻞ ﻭﺃﺧﺬﻧﺎ ﻣﻀﺎﺟﻌﻨﺎ*
*ﻗﺎﻝ : ﻳﺎ ﻗﻮﻡ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻹﻟﻪ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺩﻟﻠﺘﻤﻮﻧﻲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺃﻇﻠﻢ ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻞ ﻫﻞ ﻳﻨﺎﻡ؟*
*ﻗﻠﻨﺎ : ﻻ ﻳﺎ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻫﻮ ﺣﻲ ﻗﻴﻮﻡ ﻋﻈﻴﻢ ﻻ ﻳﻨﺎﻡ.*
*ﻓﻘﺎﻝ : ﺑﺌﺲ ﺍﻟﻌﺒﻴﺪ ﺃﻧﺘﻢ ﺗﻨﺎﻣﻮﻥ ﻭﻣﻮﻻﻛﻢ ﻻ ﻳﻨﺎﻡ.*
*ﺛﻢ ﺃﺧﺬ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﺒﺪ ﻭ ﺗﺮﻛﻨﺎ.*
*ﻓﻠﻤﺎ ﻭﺻﻠﻨﺎ ﺑﻠﺪﻧﺎ ﻗﻠﺖ ﻷﺻﺤﺎﺑﻲ : ﻫﺬﺍ ﻗﺮﻳﺐ ﻋﻬﺪ ﺑﺎﻹﺳﻼﻡ ﻭ ﻏﺮﻳﺐ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺒﻠﺪ ﻓﺠﻤﻌﻨﺎ ﻟﻪ ﺩﺭﺍﻫﻢ ﻭ ﺃﻋﻄﻴﻨﺎﻩ ﺇﻳﺎﻫﺎ*
*ﻗﺎﻝ : ﻣﺎ ﻫﺬﺍ؟*
*ﻓﻘﻠﻨﺎ ﺗﻨﻔﻘﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺣﻮﺍﺋﺠﻚ.*
*ﻗﺎﻝ : ﻻ ﺇﻟﻪ ﺇﻻ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺃﻧﺎ ﻛﻨﺖُ ﻓﻲ ﺟﺰﺍﺋﺮ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺮِ ﺃﻋﺒﺪُ ﺻﻨﻤﺎً ﻣﻦ ﺩﻭﻧﻪ ﻭﻟﻢ ﻳﻀﻴﻌﻨﻲ ﺃﻓﻴﻀﻴﻌﻨﻲ ﻭﺃﻧﺎ ﺃﻋﺮﻓﻪ؟!*
*ﺛﻢ ﻣﻀﻰ ﻳﺘﻜﺴَّﺐ ﻟﻨﻔﺴﻪ، ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻌﺪﻫﺎ ﻣﻦ ﻛﺒﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﺼﺎﻟﺤﻴﻦ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﻥ ﻣﺎﺕ.*
*ﺍﻟﺘﻮﺍﺑﻴﻦ ﻻﺑﻦ ﻗﺪﺍﻣﺔ صفحه(١٧٩)*
*ﻛﻨﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺳﻔﻴﻨﺔٍ ﻓﺄﻟﻘﺘﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﺮﻳﺢُ ﺇﻟﻰﺟﺰﻳﺮﺓ ﻓﻨﺰﻟﻨﺎ ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺭﺟﻞ ﻳﻌﺒﺪُ ﺻﻨﻤﺎً، ﻓﺄﻗﺒﻠﻨﺎ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ﻭﻗﻠﻨﺎ ﻟﻪ : ﻳﺎ ﺭﺟﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺗﻌﺒﺪ؟*
*ﻓﺄﺷﺎﺭ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺻﻨﻢ .*
*ﻓﻘﻠﻨﺎ: ﻓﻠﻴس ﻫﺬﺍ ﺇﻟﻪ ﻳﻌﺒﺪ.*
*ﻗﺎل : ﺃﻧﺘﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺗﻌﺒﺪﻭﻥ ؟*
*ﻗﻠﻨﺎ : ﻧﻌﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ .*
*ﻗﺎﻝ: ﻭﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ؟*
*ﻗﻠﻨﺎ : ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎﺀ ﻋﺮﺷﻪ ﻭ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻧﻪ ﻭفي ﺍﻷﺣﻴﺎﺀ ﻭﺍﻷﻣﻮﺍﺕ ﻗﻀﺎﺅﻩ*
*ﻗﺎﻝ : ﻭ ﻛﻴﻒ ﻋﻠﻤﺘﻢ ﺑﻪ؟*
*ﻗﻠﻨﺎ : ﻭﺟَّﻪ ﺇﻟﻴﻨﺎ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚُ ﺍﻟﻌﻈﻴﻢُ ﺍﻟﺨﺎﻟﻖُ ﺍﻟﺠﻠﻴﻞُ ﺭﺳﻮﻻً ﻛﺮﻳﻤﺎً*
*ﻓﺄﺧﺒﺮﻧﺎ ﺑﺬﻟﻚ* .
*ﻗﺎﻝ : ﻓﻤﺎ ﻓﻌﻞ ﺍﻟﺮﺳﻮﻝ؟*
*ﻗﻠﻨﺎ : ﺃﺩَّﻯ ﺍﻟﺮﺳﺎﻟﺔ ﺛﻢ ﻗﺒﻀﻪ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ.*
*ﻗﺎﻝ : ﻓﻤﺎ ﺗﺮﻙ ﻋﻨﺪﻛﻢ ﻋﻼﻣﺔ ؟*
*ﻗﻠﻨﺎ : ﺑﻠﻰ.*
*ﻗﺎﻝ : ﻣﺎ ﺗﺮﻙ؟*
*ﻗﻠﻨﺎ : ﺗﺮﻙ ﻋﻨﺪﻧﺎ ﻛﺘﺎﺑﺎً ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ.*
*ﻗﺎﻝ : ﺃﺭﻭﻧﻲ ﻛﺘﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﻓﻴﻨﺒﻐﻲ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﻛﺘﺐ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻮﻙ ﺣِﺴﺎﻧﺎً .*
*ﻓﺄﺗﻴﻨﺎﻩ ﺑﺎﻟﻤﺼﺤﻒ*
*ﻓﻘﺎﻝ : ﻣﺎ ﺃﻋﺮﻑ ﻫﺬﺍ.*
*ﻓﻘﺮﺃﻧﺎ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺁﻥ ﻓﻠﻢ ﻧَﺰَﻝْ ﻧﻘﺮﺃ ﻭ ﻫﻮ ﻳﺒﻜﻲ ﻭﻧﻘﺮﺃ*
*ﻭﻫﻮ ﻳﺒﻜﻲ ﺣﺘﻰ ﺧﺘﻤﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺭﺓ.*
*ﻓﻘﺎﻝ : ﻳﻨﺒﻐﻲ ﻟﺼﺎﺣﺐ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻜﻼﻡ*
*ﺃﻻ ﻳُﻌﺼﻰ*
*ﺛﻢ ﺃﺳﻠﻢ ﻭﻋﻠﻤﻨﺎﻩ ﺷﺮﺍﺋﻊ ﺍﻹﺳﻼﻡ ﻭﺳﻮﺭﺍً ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺁﻥ ﻭ ﺃﺧﺬﻧﺎﻩ ﻣﻌﻨﺎ ﻓﻲﺍﻟﺴﻔﻴﻨﺔ*
*ﻓﻠﻤﺎ ﺳﺮﻧﺎ ﻭﺃﻇﻠﻢ ﻋﻠﻴﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻞ ﻭﺃﺧﺬﻧﺎ ﻣﻀﺎﺟﻌﻨﺎ*
*ﻗﺎﻝ : ﻳﺎ ﻗﻮﻡ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻹﻟﻪ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺩﻟﻠﺘﻤﻮﻧﻲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺃﻇﻠﻢ ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻞ ﻫﻞ ﻳﻨﺎﻡ؟*
*ﻗﻠﻨﺎ : ﻻ ﻳﺎ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻫﻮ ﺣﻲ ﻗﻴﻮﻡ ﻋﻈﻴﻢ ﻻ ﻳﻨﺎﻡ.*
*ﻓﻘﺎﻝ : ﺑﺌﺲ ﺍﻟﻌﺒﻴﺪ ﺃﻧﺘﻢ ﺗﻨﺎﻣﻮﻥ ﻭﻣﻮﻻﻛﻢ ﻻ ﻳﻨﺎﻡ.*
*ﺛﻢ ﺃﺧﺬ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﺒﺪ ﻭ ﺗﺮﻛﻨﺎ.*
*ﻓﻠﻤﺎ ﻭﺻﻠﻨﺎ ﺑﻠﺪﻧﺎ ﻗﻠﺖ ﻷﺻﺤﺎﺑﻲ : ﻫﺬﺍ ﻗﺮﻳﺐ ﻋﻬﺪ ﺑﺎﻹﺳﻼﻡ ﻭ ﻏﺮﻳﺐ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺒﻠﺪ ﻓﺠﻤﻌﻨﺎ ﻟﻪ ﺩﺭﺍﻫﻢ ﻭ ﺃﻋﻄﻴﻨﺎﻩ ﺇﻳﺎﻫﺎ*
*ﻗﺎﻝ : ﻣﺎ ﻫﺬﺍ؟*
*ﻓﻘﻠﻨﺎ ﺗﻨﻔﻘﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺣﻮﺍﺋﺠﻚ.*
*ﻗﺎﻝ : ﻻ ﺇﻟﻪ ﺇﻻ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺃﻧﺎ ﻛﻨﺖُ ﻓﻲ ﺟﺰﺍﺋﺮ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺮِ ﺃﻋﺒﺪُ ﺻﻨﻤﺎً ﻣﻦ ﺩﻭﻧﻪ ﻭﻟﻢ ﻳﻀﻴﻌﻨﻲ ﺃﻓﻴﻀﻴﻌﻨﻲ ﻭﺃﻧﺎ ﺃﻋﺮﻓﻪ؟!*
*ﺛﻢ ﻣﻀﻰ ﻳﺘﻜﺴَّﺐ ﻟﻨﻔﺴﻪ، ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻌﺪﻫﺎ ﻣﻦ ﻛﺒﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﺼﺎﻟﺤﻴﻦ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﻥ ﻣﺎﺕ.*
*ﺍﻟﺘﻮﺍﺑﻴﻦ ﻻﺑﻦ ﻗﺪﺍﻣﺔ صفحه(١٧٩)*