Hadith 22087

It was narrated that Fatimah bint Qais said:
"The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) prayed one day, and ascended the pulpit, and he neverused toascend it, before that, except on Fridays. The people werealarmed bythat, and some were standing and some were sitting. Hegestured tothem with his hand, telling them to sit. (Then he said:)'By Allah, Iam not standing here for something that will benefityou, anexhortation or warning. Rather Tamim Dari has come to me andtold mesomething that prevented me from taking a rest because of thejoy anddelight (I felt), and I wanted to spread that joy among you.A cousinof Tamim Dari told me that the wind drove them to an islandthat theydid not know, so they sat in the rowing boats of the shipand set out.There they saw something black, with long eyelashes.They said to it:"What are you?" It said: "I amJassasah," They said: "Tell us." Itsaid: "I willnot tell you anything or ask you anything. Rather thereis thismonastery that you have looked at. Go to it, for there is aman therewho is longing to hear your news and tell you news." So theywent there and entered upon him, and they saw an old man firmlyshackled, with a sorrowful appearance and complaining a great deal.Hesaid to them: "Where have you come from?" They said:"From Sham." Hesaid: "How are the Arabs faring?"They said: "We are from among theArabs. What do you want to askabout?" He said: "What has this mandone who has appearedamong you?" They said: "(He has done) well. Hemade enemiesof some people, but Allah supported him against them andnow theyhave become one, with one God and one religion." He said:"Whathappened to the spring of Zughar?" They said: "It is good;weirrigate out crops from it and drink from it." He said: "Whathappenedto the date-palms between 'Amman and Baisan?" Theysaid: "They bearfruit every year." He said: "Whathappened to the Lake of Tiberias?"They said: "It overflowsbecause of the abundance of water." He gavethree deep sighs,then he said: "If I were to free myself from thesechains, Iwould not leave any land without entering it on these twofeet ofmine, except for Taibah, for I have no way to enter it." TheProphet (ﷺ) said: 'My joy is so great. This (Al-Madinah) is Taibah,and by the One in Whose Hand is my soul, there is no narrow or broadroad in it, or any plain or mountain, but there is an angel(standing)over it with his sword unsheathed, until the Day ofResurrection.'"