Sahih al-Bukhari 4596

Hadith text

Narrated Muhammad bin `Abdur-Rahman Abu Al-Aswad:The people of Medina were forced to prepare an army (to fight against the people of Sham during the caliphate of `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair at Mecca), and I was enlisted in it; Then I met `Ikrima, the freed slave of Ibn `Abbas, and informed him (about it), and he forbade me strongly to do so (i.e. to enlist in that army), and then said, "Ibn `Abbas informed me that some Muslim people were with the pagans, increasing the number of the pagans against Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). An arrow used to be shot which would hit one of them (the Muslims in the company of the pagans) and kill him, or he would be struck and killed (with a sword)." Then Allah revealed:-- "Verily! as for those whom the angels take (in death) while they are wronging themselves (by staying among the disbelievers)" (4.97) Abu AlAswad also narrated it

Muhammad bin Abdur Rahman Abu Al-Aswad bataate hain: Madina ke logon ko (Abdullah bin Az-Zubair ki khilafat ke dauraan, Sham walon se ladne ke liye) ek fauj taiyaar karne par majboor kiya gaya, aur mujhe bhi usmein bharti kar liya gaya. Phir main Ikrima, jo Ibn Abbas ke azaad kiye ghulaam the, se mila aur unhe ye baat bataayi. Unhone mujhe isse sakht mana kiya, aur kaha, 'Ibn Abbas ne mujhe bataya tha ke kuch Musalmaan mushrikeen ke saath rehte the, aur Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ke khilaaf mushrikeen ki tadaad badha rahe the. (Jang mein) ek teer chalta jo unmein se kisi ko (yaani mushrikeen ke saath rehne wale Musalmaan ko) lag jaata aur use maar deta, ya wo talwaar se maara jaata.' Phir Allah ne naazil farmaya: 'Beshak jinki jaan farishte is haal mein qabz karte hain ke wo apne aap par zulm kar rahe hote hain (yaani kaafiron ke saath rehne ki wajah se)...' (4:97) Abu Al-Aswad ne bhi yahi riwayat ki hai.

Sahih al-Bukhari 4596 · Book 65, Hadith 118