English translation
3661. Narrated Abū Ad-Dardā' رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: While I was sitting with the Prophet ﷺ, Abū Bakr came, lifting up one corner of his garment uncovering his knee. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Your companion has had a quarrel." Abū Bakr greeted (the Prophet ﷺ) and said, "O Allāh's Messenger! There was something (i.e., quarrel) between me and the son of Al-Khaṭṭāb. I talked to him harshly and then regretted that, and requested him to forgive me, but he refused. This is why I have come to you." The Prophet ﷺ said thrice, "O Abū Bakr! May Allāh forgive you." In the meanwhile,
'Umar regretted (his refusal of Abū Bakr's excuse) and went to Abū Bakr's house and asked if Abū Bakr was there. They replied in the negative. So he came to the Prophet ﷺ and greeted him, but signs of displeasure appeared on the face of the Prophet ﷺ till Abū Bakr pitied ('Umar), so he knelt and said twice, "O Allāh's Messenger! By Allāh! I was more unjust to him (than he was to me)." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Allāh sent me (as a Prophet) to you (people) but you said (to me), 'You are telling a lie,' while Abū Bakr (believed in me and) said (to the people), 'He has said the truth,' and consoled me with himself and his money." He then said twice, "Won't you then give up harming my companion?" After that nobody harmed Abū Bakr.
Arabic text
3661 - حَدَّثَنِي هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ وَاقِدٍ، عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عَائِذِ اللَّهِ أَبِي إِدْرِيسَ، عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: كُنْتُ جَالِسًا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، إِذْ أَقْبَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ آخِذًا بِطَرَفِ ثَوْبِهِ حَتَّى أَبْدَى عَنْ رُكْبَتِهِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَمَّا صَاحِبُكُمْ فَقَدْ غَامَرَ» فَسَلَّمَ وَقَالَ: إِنِّي كَانَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ ابْنِ الخَطَّابِ شَيْءٌ، فَأَسْرَعْتُ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ نَدِمْتُ، فَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ لِي فَأَبَى عَلَيَّ، فَأَقْبَلْتُ إِلَيْكَ، فَقَالَ: «يَغْفِرُ اللَّهُ لَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ» ثَلاَثًا، ثُمَّ إِنَّ عُمَرَ نَدِمَ، فَأَتَى مَنْزِلَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، فَسَأَلَ: أَثَّمَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ؟ فَقَالُوا: لاَ، فَأَتَى إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَسَلَّمَ، فَجَعَلَ وَجْهُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَمَعَّرُ، حَتَّى أَشْفَقَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، فَجَثَا عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، وَاللَّهِ أَنَا كُنْتُ أَظْلَمَ، مَرَّتَيْنِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَعَثَنِي إِلَيْكُمْ فَقُلْتُمْ كَذَبْتَ، وَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ صَدَقَ، وَوَاسَانِي بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ، فَهَلْ أَنْتُمْ تَارِكُوا لِي صَاحِبِي» مَرَّتَيْنِ، فَمَا أُوذِيَ بَعْدَهَا
