Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ ذَرٍّ عَنْ الْعَيْزَارِ بْنِ جَرْوَلٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ يُكْنَى أَبَا عُمَيْرٍ أَنَّهُ كَانَ صَدِيقًا لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَإِنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ زَارَهُ فِي أَهْلِهِ فَلَمْ يَجِدْهُ قَالَ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَاسْتَسْقَى قَالَ فَبَعَثَتْ الْجَارِيَةَ تَجِيئُهُ بِشَرَابٍ مِنْ الْجِيرَانِ فَأَبْطَأَتْ فَلَعَنَتْهَا فَخَرَجَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَجَاءَ أَبُو عُمَيْرٍ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ لَيْسَ مِثْلُكَ يُغَارُ عَلَيْهِ هَلَّا سَلَّمْتَ عَلَى أَهْلِ أَخِيكَ وَجَلَسْتَ وَأَصَبْتَ مِنْ الشَّرَابِ قَالَ قَدْ فَعَلْتُ فَأَرْسَلَتْ الْخَادِمَ فَأَبْطَأَتْ إِمَّا لَمْ يَكُنْ عِنْدَهُمْ وَإِمَّا رَغِبُوا فِيمَا عِنْدَهُمْ فَأَبْطَأَتْ الْخَادِمُ فَلَعَنَتْهَا وَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ اللَّعْنَةَ إِلَى مَنْ وُجِّهَتْ إِلَيْهِ فَإِنْ أَصَابَتْ عَلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا أَوْ وَجَدَتْ فِيهِ مَسْلَكًا وَإِلَّا قَالَتْ يَا رَبِّ وُجِّهْتُ إِلَى فُلَانٍ فَلَمْ أَجِدْ عَلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا وَلَمْ أَجِدْ فِيهِ مَسْلَكًا فَيُقَالُ لَهَا ارْجِعِي مِنْ حَيْثُ جِئْتِ فَخَشِيتُ أَنْ تَكُونَ الْخَادِمُ مَعْذُورَةً فَتَرْجِعَ اللَّعْنَةُ فَأَكُونَ سَبَبَهَا.
English Translation
Waki' told us, Umar ibn Dharr told us, from al-Ayzar ibn Jarwal al-Hadrami, from a man among them known as Abu Umayr, that he was a friend of Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, and that Abdullah ibn Mas'ud visited him at his home but did not find him. He said: He asked permission to enter to his household and gave the greeting of peace, then asked for a drink. So they sent the servant girl to bring him a drink from the neighbors, and she delayed, so she, the wife, cursed her. Then Abdullah went out, and Abu Umayr came and said: "O Abu Abd al-Rahman, it is not like you to be jealous - why did you not greet the household of your brother and sit and partake of the drink?" He said: "I did so; she sent the servant, and she delayed - either they did not have any, or they were reluctant to give what they had - so the servant delayed, and she cursed her. And I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: 'The curse goes to whoever it is directed at; if it finds a way to him, or finds a path into him, it settles on him; otherwise it says: \"O Lord, I was directed at so-and-so, but I found no way to him, and I found no path into him.\" Then it is said to it: \"Return whence you came.\"' So I feared that the servant girl might be excused, and the curse would return, and I would be its cause."