English translation
4178, 4179. Narrated Al-Miswar bin Makhrama and Marwān bin Al-Ḥakam (one of them said more than his friend): The Prophet ﷺ set out in the company of more than one thousand of his Companions in the year of Al-Hudaibīya, and when he reached Dhul-Hulaifa, he garlanded his Hady (i.e., sacrificing animal), assumed the state of Iḥrām for Umra from that place and sent a spy of his from Khuzā'a (tribe). The Prophet ﷺ proceeded on till he reached (a village called) Ghadīr-al-Ashtāt. There his spy came and said, "The Quraish (infidels) have collected a great number of people against you, and they have collected against you the Ethiopians, and they will fight with you, and will stop you and prevent you from entering the Ka'bah." The Prophet ﷺ said, "O people! Give me your opinion. Do you recommend that I should destroy the families and offspring of those who want to stop us from (going to) the Ka'bah? If they should come to us (for peace) then Allāh عزَّ وجلَّ would destroy a spy from Al-Mushrikūn, or otherwise we will leave them in a miserable state." On that Abū Bakr said, "O Allāh's Messenger! You have come with the intention of visiting this House (i.e., Ka'bah) and you do not want to kill or fight anybody. So proceed to it and whoever