English translation
[4621] 83 - (1779) It was narrated from Anas that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ consulted (his Companions) when news reached him that Abû Sufyân was advancing. Abû Bakr spoke, but he paid him no heed, then 'Umar spoke but he paid him no heed. Then Sa'd bin 'Ubâdah stood up and said: Do you want us to speak, O Messenger of Allâh? By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, if you tell us to plunge our horses into the sea, we will do so, and if you tell us to make our horses go as far as Bark Al-Ghimâd, we will
do so. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ encouraged the people, then they set out, and camped in Badr. Soon the water carriers of Quraish arrived, among whom was a black slave belonging to Banû Al-Hajjâj. They caught him, and the Companions of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ questioned him about Abû Sufyân and his Companions, but he said: I do not know about Abû Sufyân, but Abû Jahl, 'Utbah, Shaibah and Umayyah bin Khalaf are there. When he said that, they beat him, and he said: Yes, I will tell you about Abû Sufyân. But when they stopped beating him and they questioned him, he said: I do not know about Abû Sufyân, but Abû Jahl, 'Utbah, Shaibah and Umayyah bin Khalaf are among the people. When he said that again, they beat him again. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ was standing and praying, but when he saw that he stopped, and said: "By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, you beat him when he tells you the truth and you stop when he lies to you."
And the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "This is the place where so-and-so will fall," placing his hand on the ground here and there. And none of them fell anywhere but in the places where the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ had put his hand on the ground.
Arabic text
83 - (1779) حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَاوَرَ حِينَ بَلَغَهُ إِقْبَالُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، قَالَ: فَتَكَلَّمَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ، ثُمَّ تَكَلَّمَ عُمَرُ، فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ، فَقَامَ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، فَقَالَ: إِيَّانَا تُرِيدُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ، لَوْ أَمَرْتَنَا أَنْ نُخِيضَهَا الْبَحْرَ لَأَخَضْنَاهَا، وَلَوْ أَمَرْتَنَا أَنْ نَضْرِبَ أَكْبَادَهَا إِلَى بَرْكِ الْغِمَادِ لَفَعَلْنَا، قَالَ: فَنَدَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ النَّاسَ، فَانْطَلَقُوا حَتَّى نَزَلُوا بَدْرًا، وَوَرَدَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ رَوَايَا قُرَيْشٍ، وَفِيهِمْ غُلَامٌ أَسْوَدُ لِبَنِي الْحَجَّاجِ، فَأَخَذُوهُ، فَكَانَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْأَلُونَهُ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، وَأَصْحَابِهِ، فَيَقُولُ: مَا لِي عِلْمٌ بِأَبِي سُفْيَانَ، وَلَكِنْ هَذَا أَبُو جَهْلٍ، وَعُتْبَةُ، وَشَيْبَةُ، وَأُمَيَّةُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ، فَإِذَا قَالَ ذَلِكَ ضَرَبُوهُ، فَقَالَ: نَعَمْ، أَنَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ، هَذَا أَبُو سُفْيَانَ، فَإِذَا تَرَكُوهُ فَسَأَلُوهُ، فَقَالَ مَا لِي بِأَبِي سُفْيَانَ عِلْمٌ، وَلَكِنْ هَذَا أَبُو جَهْلٍ، وَعُتْبَةُ، وَشَيْبَةُ، وَأُمَيَّةُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ، فِي النَّاسِ، فَإِذَا قَالَ هَذَا أَيْضًا ضَرَبُوهُ، وَرَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَائِمٌ يُصَلِّي، فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ انْصَرَفَ، قَالَ: «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ، لَتَضْرِبُوهُ إِذَا صَدَقَكُمْ، وَتَتْرُكُوهُ إِذَا كَذَبَكُمْ»، قَالَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «هَذَا مَصْرَعُ فُلَانٍ»، قَالَ: وَيَضَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ «هَاهُنَا، هَاهُنَا»، قَالَ: فَمَا مَاطَ أَحَدُهُمْ عَنْ مَوْضِعِ يَدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
