English translation
4896. It was narrated that Sa‘eed bin Al-Musayyab said: “While the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was sitting and his Companions were with him, a man reviled Abū Bakr and offended him, and Abū Bakr remained silent. Then he offended him again and Abū Bakr remained silent. Then he offended him a third time, and Abū Bakr retaliated. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ stood up when Abū Bakr retaliated, and Abū Bakr said: ‘Are you angry with me, O Messenger of Allāh?’ The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ‘An Angel came down from heaven and refuted what he said to you, but when you retaliated the Shaitān joined in, and I do not want to sit where the Shaitān joined in.’” (Hasan)
