Sahih al-Bukhari 6207

Hadith text

Narrated Usama bin Zaid:That Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) rode over a donkey covered with a Fadakiya (velvet sheet) and Usama was riding behind him. He was visiting Sa`d bin 'Ubada (who was sick) in the dwelling place of Bani Al-Harith bin Al-Khazraj and this incident happened before the battle of Badr. They proceeded till they passed by a gathering in which `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul was present., and that was before `Abdullah bin Ubat embraced Islam. In that gathering there were Muslims, pagan idolators and Jews, and among the Muslims there was `Abdullah bin Rawaha. When a cloud of dust raised by (the movement of ) the animal covered that gathering, `Abdullah bin Ubai covered his nose with his garment and said, "Do not cover us with dust." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) greeted them, stopped, dismounted and invited them to Allah (i.e. to embrace Islam) and recited to them the Holy Qur'an. On that `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul said to him, "O man! There is nothing better than what you say, if it is the truth. So do not trouble us with it in our gatherings, but if somebody comes to you, you can preach to him." On that `Abdullah bin Rawaha said "Yes, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Call on us in our gathering, for we love that." So the Muslims, the pagans and the Jews started abusing one another till they were about to fight with one another. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) kept on quietening them till all of them became quiet, and then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) rode his animal and proceeded till he entered upon Sa`d bin 'Ubada. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "O Sa`d! Didn't you hear what Abu Habab said?" (meaning `Abdullah bin Unbar). "He said so-and-so." Sa`d bin Ubada said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Let my father be sacrificed for you ! Excuse and forgive him for, by Him Who revealed to you the Book, Allah sent the Truth which was revealed to you at the time when the people of this town had decided to crown him (`Abdullah bin Ubai) as their ruler. So when Allah had prevented that with the Truth He had given you, he was choked by that, and that caused him to behave in such an impolite manner which you had noticed." So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) excused him. (It was the custom of) Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and his companions to excuse the pagans and the people of the scripture (Christians and Jews) as Allah ordered them, and they used to be patient when annoyed (by them). Allah said: 'You shall certainly hear much that will grieve you from those who received the Scripture before you.....and from the pagans (3.186) He also said: 'Many of the people of the scripture wish that if they could turn you away as disbelievers after you have believed. .... (2.109) So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to apply what Allah had ordered him by excusing them till he was allowed to fight against them. When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had fought the battle of Badr and Allah killed whomever He killed among the chiefs of the infidels and the nobles of Quraish, and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and his companions had returned with victory and booty, bringing with them some of the chiefs of the infidels and the nobles of the Quraish as captives. `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul and the pagan idolators who were with him, said, "This matter (Islam) has now brought out its face (triumphed), so give Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) the pledge of allegiance (for embracing Islam.)". Then they became Muslims

Usama bin Zaid bataate hain: Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ek gadhe par sawaar hue jispar Fadakiyya makhmal ki chaadar thi, aur Usama unke peechhe sawaar the. Wo Sa'd bin Ubada (jo bimar the) se milne Banu Al-Harith bin Al-Khazraj ke ilaake mein gaye, aur ye jang-e-Badr se pehle ki baat hai. Wo chalte rahe yahaan tak ke ek majlis ke paas 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 the, aur Musalmaanon mein Abdullah bin Rawaha bhi the. Jab jaanwar ki uthaayi hui dhool us majlis par pad gayi, Abdullah bin Ubai ne apni chaadar se apni naak dhaank li aur kaha, 'Humein apni dhool se takleef mat do.' Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ne unhein salaam kiya, ruke, utre aur unhein Allah ki taraf (Islam qubool karne ki) dawat di aur unhein paak Quran padh kar sunaaya. Isper Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul ne unse kaha, 'Aye aadmi! Agar tum jo kehte ho wo sach hai, to usse behtar kuch nahi, magar humaari majlison mein humein isse takleef mat do, apne ghar wapas jao, aur agar koi tumhaare paas aaye to use wahaan taleem do.' Isper Abdullah bin Rawaha ne kaha, 'Haan, Aye Allah ke Rasool! Humaari majlis mein aakar humein sikhaayiye, kyunke humein ye pasand hai.' To Musalmaan, mushrik aur Yahudi ek doosre ko bura-bhala kehne lage yahaan tak ke wo ladne ke qareeb pahunch gaye. Allah ke Rasool (SAW) unhein shaant karte rahe yahaan tak ke wo sab shaant ho gaye, phir Allah ke Rasool (SAW) apni sawaari par sawaar hue aur chalte rahe yahaan tak ke wo Sa'd bin Ubada ke paas pahunche. Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ne kaha, 'Aye Sa'd! Kya tumne suna nahi Abu Habab (yaani Abdullah bin Ubai) ne kya kaha?' Unhone kaha ke usne aisa-aisa kaha. Sa'd bin Ubada ne kaha, 'Aye Allah ke Rasool! Mere waalid aap par qurbaan hon! Unhein maaf kar dijiye aur darguzar kijiye, kyunke, us Zaat ki qasam jisne aap par Kitaab naazil ki, Allah ne Haq (Islam) us waqt naazil kiya jab is shehar ke log unhein (Abdullah bin Ubai ko) apna hukmraan banaane ka faisla kar chuke the. To jab Allah ne aapko di gayi Haq ke zariye usse roka, to wo isse ghut gaye, aur isi wajah se unhone waisa bewaqoofi bhara suluk kiya jaisa aapne dekha.' To Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ne unhein maaf kar diya. Allah ke Rasool (SAW) aur unke sahaaba mushrikeen aur Ahl-e-Kitaab ko maaf kar diya karte the, jaisa Allah ne unhein hukm diya tha, aur wo (unse takleef milne par) sabra karte the. Allah farmaata hai: 'Tum zaroor unse jinhein tumse pehle Kitaab di gayi... aur mushrikon se bahut si takleef-dey baatein sunoge' (3.186). Usne ye bhi farmaaya: 'Ahl-e-Kitaab mein se bahut se chahte hain ke tumhein Iman laane ke baad kaafir bana kar wapas mod dein...' (2.109). To Allah ke Rasool (SAW) usi tarah amal karte rahe jaisa Allah ne unhein maaf karne ka hukm diya tha, yahaan tak ke unhein unke khilaaf jang karne ki ijaazat mil gayi. Jab Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ne jang-e-Badr ladi aur Allah ne kaafiron ke sardaaron aur Quraish ke sharifon mein se jinhein maara wo maare gaye, aur Allah ke Rasool (SAW) aur unke sahaaba fatah aur maal-e-ganimat lekar laute, kuch kaafiron ke sardaar aur Quraish ke sharifon ko qaidi banaakar laaye, Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul aur unke saath ke mushrikeen ne kaha, 'Is maamle (Islam) ne ab apna asar dikhaaya hai, isliye Allah ke Rasool (SAW) se baiyat karo.' Phir wo Musalmaan ho gaye.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6207 · Book 78, Hadith 231