English translation
3983. Narrated 'Alī رضي الله عنه: Allāh's Messenger ﷺ sent me, Abū Marṭḥad and Az-Zubair, and all of us were horsemen, and said, "Go till you reach Rauḍat-Khākh where there is a woman from Al-Mushrikūn carrying a letter from Hāṭib bin Abī Balṭa'a to Mushrikūn of Makkah." So we found her riding her camel at the place which Allāh's Messenger ﷺ had mentioned. We said (to her), "(Give us) the letter." She said, "I have no letter." Then we made her camel kneel down and we searched her, but we did not find any letter. Then we said, "Certainly, Allāh's Messenger ﷺ had not told us a lie. Take out the letter, otherwise we will strip you naked (to search for the letter)." When she saw that we were determined, she put her
hand below her waistbelt, for she had tied her cloak round her waist, and she took out the letter, and we brought it to Allāh's Messenger ﷺ. Then 'Umar said, "O Allāh's Messenger! (This Hāṭib) has betrayed Allāh, His Messenger ﷺ and the believers! Let me cut off his neck!" The Prophet ﷺ asked Hāṭib, "What made you do this?" Hāṭib said, "By Allāh, I did not intend to give up my belief in Allāh and His Messenger ﷺ, but I wanted to have some influence among the (Makkan) people, so that through it Allāh might protect my family and property. There is none of your Companions but has some of his relatives there through whom Allāh protects his family and property." The Prophet ﷺ said, "He has spoken the truth; do not say to him but good." 'Umar said, "He has betrayed Allāh, His Messenger ﷺ, and the faithful believers. Let me cut off his neck!" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Is he not one of the Badr warriors? May be Allāh looked at the Badr warriors and said, 'Do whatever you like, as I have granted Paradise to you', or said, 'I have forgiven you.'" On hearing this, tears came out of 'Umar's eyes, and he said, "Allāh and His Messenger ﷺ know better."
Arabic text
3983 - حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ حُصَيْنَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَبَا مَرْثَدٍ الغَنَوِيَّ، وَالزُّبَيْرَ بْنَ العَوَّامِ، وَكُلُّنَا فَارِسٌ، قَالَ: «انْطَلِقُوا حَتَّى تَأْتُوا رَوْضَةَ خَاخٍ، فَإِنَّ بِهَا امْرَأَةً مِنَ المُشْرِكِينَ، مَعَهَا كِتَابٌ مِنْ حَاطِبِ بْنِ أَبِي بَلْتَعَةَ إِلَى المُشْرِكِينَ» فَأَدْرَكْنَاهَا تَسِيرُ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ لَهَا، حَيْثُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقُلْنَا: الكِتَابُ، فَقَالَتْ: مَا مَعَنَا كِتَابٌ، فَأَنَخْنَاهَا فَالْتَمَسْنَا فَلَمْ نَرَ كِتَابًا، فَقُلْنَا: مَا كَذَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، لَتُخْرِجِنَّ الكِتَابَ أَوْ لَنُجَرِّدَنَّكِ، فَلَمَّا رَأَتِ الجِدَّ أَهْوَتِ الى حُجْزَتِهَا، وَهِيَ مُحْتَجِزَةٌ بِكِسَاءٍ، فَأَخْرَجَتْهُ، فَانْطَلَقْنَا بِهَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، قَدْ خَانَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالمُؤْمِنِينَ، فَدَعْنِي فَلِأَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ» قَالَ حَاطِبٌ: وَاللَّهِ مَا بِي أَنْ لاَ أَكُونَ مُؤْمِنًا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أَرَدْتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ لِي عِنْدَ القَوْمِ يَدٌ يَدْفَعُ اللَّهُ بِهَا عَنْ أَهْلِي وَمَالِي، وَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِكَ إِلَّا لَهُ هُنَاكَ مِنْ عَشِيرَتِهِ مَنْ يَدْفَعُ اللَّهُ بِهِ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «صَدَقَ وَلاَ تَقُولُوا لَهُ إِلَّا خَيْرًا» فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: إِنَّهُ قَدْ خَانَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالمُؤْمِنِينَ، فَدَعْنِي فَلِأَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ، فَقَالَ: «أَلَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ؟» فَقَالَ: " لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ اطَّلَعَ إِلَى أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ؟ فَقَالَ: اعْمَلُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ، فَقَدْ وَجَبَتْ لَكُمُ الجَنَّةُ، أَوْ: فَقَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَكُمْ " فَدَمَعَتْ عَيْنَا عُمَرَ، وَقَالَ: اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ
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