Sahih al-Bukhari 3081

Hadith text

Narrated Sa`d bin 'Ubaida:Abu `Abdur-Rahman who was one of the supporters of `Uthman said to Abu Talha who was one of the supporters of `Ali, "I perfectly know what encouraged your leader (i.e. `Ali) to shed blood. I heard him saying: Once the Prophet (ﷺ) sent me and Az-Zubair saying, 'Proceed to such-and-such Ar-Roudah (place) where you will find a lady whom Hatib has given a letter. So when we arrived at Ar-Roudah, we requested the lady to hand over the letter to us. She said, 'Hatib has not given me any letter.' We said to her. 'Take out the letter or else we will strip off your clothes.' So she took it out of her braid. So the Prophet (ﷺ) sent for Hatib, (who came) and said, 'Don't hurry in judging me, for, by Allah, I have not become a disbeliever, and my love to Islam is increasing. (The reason for writing this letter was) that there is none of your companions but has relatives in Mecca who look after their families and property, while I have nobody there, so I wanted to do them some favor (so that they might look after my family and property).' The Prophet (ﷺ) believed him. `Umar said, 'Allow me to chop off his (i.e. Hatib's) neck as he has done hypocrisy.' The Prophet (ﷺ) said, (to `Umar), 'Who knows, perhaps Allah has looked at the warriors of Badr and said (to them), 'Do whatever you like, for I have forgiven you.' " Abu `Abdur-Rahman added, "So this is what encouraged him (i.e. `Ali)

Sa'd bin Ubaida bataate hain: Abu Abdur-Rahman, jo Uthman ke samarthakon mein se ek the, ne Abu Talha se, jo Ali ke samarthakon mein se ek the, kaha, "Mujhe achhi tarah pata hai ke tumhare neta (yaani Ali) ko khoon bahane ke liye kya taakat mili. Maine unhe kehte suna: 'Ek baar Nabi ne mujhe aur Az-Zubair ko bheja aur kaha, Falaana-falaana Ar-Roudah (jagah) jaao jahan tumhe ek aurat milegi jise Hatib ne ek khat diya hai. Isliye jab hum Ar-Roudah pahunche, humne us aurat se khat humein dene ko kaha. Usne kaha, Hatib ne mujhe koi khat nahi diya. Humne usse kaha, Khat nikaalo ya hum tumhare kapde utaar denge. Isliye usne use apni choti mein se nikala. Phir Nabi ne Hatib ko bulwaya, (jo aaye) aur kaha, Mere baare mein jaldi faisla mat kijiye, kyunke, Allah ki qasam, main kaafir nahi bana hoon, aur Islam ke prati meri mohabbat badh rahi hai. (Yeh khat likhne ki wajah yeh thi ke) aapke sathiyon mein se koi bhi aisa nahi jiske Mecca mein rishtedaar na hon jo unke pariwara aur jaidad ki dekhbhal karen, jabke mere wahan koi nahi hai, isliye maine unpar ek ehsaan karna chaha (taake woh mere pariwara aur jaidad ki dekhbhal karen).' Nabi ne unpar vishwas kiya. Umar ne kaha, Mujhe ijazat dijiye ke main iski (yaani Hatib ki) gardan kaat dun kyunke usne munafiqat ki hai. Nabi ne (Umar se) kaha, Kise pata, shaayad Allah ne Badr ke jungjuon ki taraf dekhkar unse kaha ho, Jo chaho karo, kyunke maine tumhe maaf kar diya hai.'" Abu Abdur-Rahman ne joda, "To yehi wajah thi jisne unhe (yaani Ali ko) taakat di."

Sahih al-Bukhari 3081 · Book 56, Hadith 285