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The Virtues OfHâţib Bin Abî Balta'ah AndThe People Of Badr, May AllâhBe Pleased With Them

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Darussalam · Volume 6

44. The Book Of The Virtues Of The Companions (رضي الله عنهم)

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الحديث: 2494 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 1941

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[6401] 161 - (2494) 'Ubaidullâh bin Abî Râfi', who was the scribe of 'Alî, said: "I heard 'Alî, [may Allâh be pleased with him] say: 'The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ sent us; myself, Az-Zubair and Al-Miqdâd, and he said: "Go to the garden of Khâkh, in which you will find a woman riding a camel with whom there is a letter, and take it from her." "We set out, with our horses galloping, and we found the woman. We said: 'Give us the letter.' She said: 'I do not have a letter.' We said: 'Either you give us the letter, or we will remove your clothes (to search for the letter).' So she brought it out from her braided hair, and we brought it to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ. And in it (was written): 'From Hâţib bin Abî Balt'ah' to some of the idolaters of Makkah, telling them something about the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'O Hâţib, what is this?' He said: 'Do not be hasty in judging me, O Messenger of Allâh. I am a man who was attached to the Quraish' - Sufyân (a sub narrator) said: 'He was an ally of theirs, but he was not one of them' - 'and the Muhājirīn with you have relatives who will protect their families. As I have no blood ties among them, I wanted to do them a favor so that they would protect my family. I did not do it out of disbelief or because I apostatized from my religion, nor because I approved of disbelief after becoming Muslim.’” “The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ‘He has spoken the truth.’ Umar said: ‘O Messenger of Allāh, let me strike the neck of this hypocrite.’ He (ﷺ) said: “He was present at (the battle of) Badr, and you do not know, perhaps Allāh looked upon the people of Badr and said: ‘Do what you wish, for I have forgiven you.’ Then Allāh revealed the words: ‘O you who believe! Take not My enemies and your enemies (i.e. disbelievers and polytheists) as friends.’”[1]

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161 - (2494) حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ - وَاللَّفْظُ لِعَمْرٍو قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ: أَخْبَرَنَا، وقَالَ الْآخَرُونَ: حَدَّثَنَا - سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، وَهُوَ كَاتِبُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، وَهُوَ يَقُولُ: بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَا وَالزُّبَيْرَ وَالْمِقْدَادَ فَقَالَ: «ائْتُوا رَوْضَةَ خَاخٍ، فَإِنَّ بِهَا ظَعِينَةً مَعَهَا كِتَابٌ، فَخُذُوهُ مِنْهَا» فَانْطَلَقْنَا تَعَادَى بِنَا خَيْلُنَا، فَإِذَا نَحْنُ بِالْمَرْأَةِ، فَقُلْنَا: أَخْرِجِي الْكِتَابَ، فَقَالَتْ: مَا مَعِي كِتَابٌ، فَقُلْنَا: لَتُخْرِجِنَّ الْكِتَابَ أَوْ لَتُلْقِيَنَّ الثِّيَابَ، فَأَخْرَجَتْهُ مِنْ عِقَاصِهَا، فَأَتَيْنَا بِهِ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَإِذَا فِيهِ: مِنْ حَاطِبِ بْنِ أَبِي بَلْتَعَةَ إِلَى نَاسٍ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ، مِنْ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ، يُخْبِرُهُمْ بِبَعْضِ أَمْرِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «يَا حَاطِبُ مَا هَذَا؟» قَالَ: لَا تَعْجَلْ عَلَيَّ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي كُنْتُ امْرَأً مُلْصَقًا فِي قُرَيْشٍ - قَالَ سُفْيَانُ: كَانَ حَلِيفًا لَهُمْ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهَا - وَكَانَ مِمَّنْ كَانَ مَعَكَ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ لَهُمْ قَرَابَاتٌ يَحْمُونَ بِهَا أَهْلِيهِمْ، فَأَحْبَبْتُ إِذْ فَاتَنِي ذَلِكَ مِنَ النَّسَبِ فِيهِمْ، أَنْ أَتَّخِذَ فِيهِمْ يَدًا يَحْمُونَ بِهَا قَرَابَتِي، وَلَمْ أَفْعَلْهُ كُفْرًا وَلَا ارْتِدَادًا عَنْ دِينِي، وَلَا رِضًا بِالْكُفْرِ بَعْدَ الْإِسْلَامِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «صَدَقَ» فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: دَعْنِي، يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَضْرِبْ عُنُقَ هَذَا الْمُنَافِقِ، فَقَالَ: " إِنَّهُ قَدْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا، وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ اللهَ اطَّلَعَ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ فَقَالَ: اعْمَلُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ، فَقَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَكُمْ " فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا عَدُوِّي وَعَدُوَّكُمْ أَوْلِيَاءَ} [الممتحنة: 1] وَلَيْسَ فِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، وَزُهَيْرٍ، ذِكْرُ الْآيَةِ، وَجَعَلَهَا إِسْحَاقُ، فِي رِوَايَتِهِ مِنْ تِلَاوَةِ سُفْيَانَ

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