Sahih al-Bukhari 5663

Hadith text

Narrated Usama bin Zaid:The Prophet (ﷺ) rode a donkey having a saddle with a Fadakiyya velvet covering. He mounted me behind him and went to visit Sa`d bin 'Ubada, and that had been before the battle of Badr. The Prophet (ﷺ) proceeded till he passed by a gathering in which `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul was present, and that had been before `Abdullah embraced Islam. The gathering comprised of Muslims, polytheists, i.e., isolators and Jews. `Abdullah bin Rawaha was also present in that gathering. When dust raised by the donkey covered the gathering, `Abdullah bin Ubai covered his nose with his upper garment and said, "Do not trouble us with dust." The Prophet (ﷺ) greeted them, stopped and dismounted. Then he invited them to Allah (i.e., to embrace Islam) and recited to them some verses of the Holy Qur'an. On that, `Abdullah bin Ubai said, "O man ! There is nothing better than what you say if it is true. Do not trouble us with it in our gathering, but return to your house, and if somebody comes to you, teach him there." On that `Abdullah bin Rawaha said, Yes, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Bring your teachings to our gathering, for we love that." So the Muslims, the pagans and the Jews started abusing each other till they were about to fight. The Prophet (ﷺ) kept on quietening them till they became calm. Thereupon the Prophet mounted his animal and proceeded till he entered upon Sa`d bin Ubada. He said to him "O Sa`d! Have you not heard what Abu Hubab (i.e., `Abdullah bin Ubai) said?" Sa`d said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Excuse and forgive him, for Allah has given you what He has given you. The people of this town (Medina decided unanimously to crown him and make him their chief by placing a turban on his head, but when that was prevented by the Truth which Allah had given you he (`Abdullah bin Ubai) was grieved out of jealously, and that was the reason which caused him to behave in the way you have seen

Usama bin Zaid bataate hain: Nabi (SAW) ek gadhe par sawaar hue jispar Fadakiyya makhmal ki zeen thi. Unhone mujhe apne peechhe bithaaya aur Sa'd bin Ubada se milne gaye, aur ye jang-e-Badr se pehle ki baat hai. Nabi (SAW) chalte rahe yahaan tak ke unhone ek majlis se guzre jismein Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul maujood the, aur ye Abdullah ke Islam qubool karne se pehle ki baat hai. Us majlis mein Musalmaan, mushrik, aur Yahudi shaamil the. Abdullah bin Rawaha bhi us majlis mein maujood the. Jab gadhe ki uthaayi hui dhool majlis par pad gayi, Abdullah bin Ubai ne apni chaadar se apni naak dhaank li aur kaha, 'Humein apni dhool se takleef mat do.' Nabi (SAW) ne unhein salaam kiya, ruke aur utar gaye. Phir unhone unhein Allah ki taraf (yaani Islam qubool karne ki) dawat di aur Quran ki kuch Aayaten padh kar sunaayi. Isper Abdullah bin Ubai ne kaha, 'Aye aadmi! Agar tumhaari baat sach hai, to usse behtar kuch nahi, magar humein apni majlis mein isse takleef mat do, apne ghar wapas jao, aur agar koi tumhaare paas aaye to use wahaan sikhaao.' Isper Abdullah bin Rawaha ne kaha, 'Haan, Aye Allah ke Rasool! Apni taleemaat humaari majlis mein laaiye, kyunke humein ye pasand hai.' To Musalmaan, mushrik aur Yahudi ek doosre ko bura-bhala kehne lage yahaan tak ke wo jhagadne hi wale the. Nabi (SAW) unhein shaant karte rahe yahaan tak ke wo shaant ho gaye. Phir Nabi (SAW) apni sawaari par sawaar hue aur chalte rahe yahaan tak ke wo Sa'd bin Ubada ke paas gaye. Unhone usse kaha, 'Aye Sa'd! Kya tumne suna nahi Abu Hubab (yaani Abdullah bin Ubai) ne kya kaha?' Sa'd ne kaha, 'Aye Allah ke Rasool! Unhein maaf kar dijiye aur darguzar kijiye, kyunke Allah ne aapko wo diya hai jo usne diya hai. Is shehar (Madina) ke log sarvasammati se unhe apna sardaar banaana chahte the, unke sar par pagdi rakh kar, magar jab Allah ne aapko di hui Haq (baat) ne isse rok diya, to wo (Abdullah bin Ubai) hasad ki wajah se udaas ho gaye, aur yahi wajah thi jisne unhein aisa karne par majboor kiya jaisa aapne dekha.'

Sahih al-Bukhari 5663 · Book 75, Hadith 23