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The Ghazwā of Al-Hudaibiya.

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Darussalam · Volume 5

64 - THE BOOK OFAL-MAGHĀZĪ(1) (i.e., holy battle,or the deeds and virtues of Ghāzi)

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الحديث: 4189 ¦ الجزء: 5 ¦ الصفحة: 128

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4189. Narrated Abū Wā'il: When Sahl bin Ḥunaif returned from (the battle of) Ṣiffin,(1) we went to ask him (as to why he had come back). He replied, " (You should not consider me a coward) but blame your own opinions.(2) I saw myself on the day of Abū Jandal(3) (inclined to fight), and if I had the power of refusing the order of Allāh's Messenger ﷺ, then I would have refused it (and fought the infidels bravely). Allāh and His Messenger ﷺ know (what is convenient and) better. Whenever we put our swords on our shoulders for any matter that terrified us, our swords led us to an easy agreeable solution before the present situation (of disagreement and dispute between the Muslims). When we mend the breach in one side, it opened in another, and we do not know what to do about it."

Arabic text

4189 - حَدَّثَنَا الحَسَنُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَابِقٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ مِغْوَلٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا حَصِينٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ أَبُو وَائِلٍ: لَمَّا قَدِمَ سَهْلُ بْنُ حُنَيْفٍ مِنْ صِفِّينَ أَتَيْنَاهُ نَسْتَخْبِرُهُ، فَقَالَ: «اتَّهِمُوا الرَّأْيَ، فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي يَوْمَ أَبِي جَنْدَلٍ وَلَوْ أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أَرُدَّ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمْرَهُ لَرَدَدْتُ، وَاللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ، وَمَا وَضَعْنَا أَسْيَافَنَا عَلَى عَوَاتِقِنَا لِأَمْرٍ يُفْظِعُنَا إِلَّا أَسْهَلْنَ بِنَا إِلَى أَمْرٍ نَعْرِفُهُ قَبْلَ هَذَا الأَمْرِ، مَا نَسُدُّ مِنْهَا خُصْمًا إِلَّا انْفَجَرَ عَلَيْنَا خُصْمٌ مَا نَدْرِي كَيْفَ نَأْتِي لَهُ»

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