حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ ـ هُوَ ابْنُ سَعِيدٍ ـ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ رَأَيْتُنِي مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَنَيْتُ بِيَدِي بَيْتًا، يُكِنُّنِي مِنَ الْمَطَرِ، وَيُظِلُّنِي مِنَ الشَّمْسِ، مَا أَعَانَنِي عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ مِنْ خَلْقِ اللَّهِ.
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
During the life-time of the Prophet (ﷺ) I built a house with my own hands so that it might protect me from
the rain and shade me from the sun; and none of Allah's creatures assisted me in building it…
Narrated `Amr:
Ibn `Umar said, "By Allah, I have not put a brick over a brick (i.e. constructed a building) or planted
any date-palm tree since the death of the Prophet." Sufyan (the sub narrator) said, "I told this nar…