(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) يَقُولُ خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَفَرٍ فَأَصَابَ النَّاسَ شِدَّةٌ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَيٍّ لِأَصْحَابِهِ لَا تُنْفِقُوا عَلَى مَنْ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ حَتَّى يَنْفَضُّوا مِنْ حَوْلِهِ وَقَالَ لَئِنْ رَجَعْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ لَيُخْرِجَنَّ الْأَعَزُّ مِنْهَا الْأَذَلَّ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِذَلِكَ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُبَيٍّ فَسَأَلَهُ فَاجْتَهَدَ يَمِينَهُ مَا فَعَلَ فَقَالُوا كَذَّبَ زَيْدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ فَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي مِمَّا قَالُوا حَتَّى أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ تَصْدِيقِي فِي إِذَا جَاءَكَ الْمُنَافِقُونَ [سورة المنافقون: ١] قَالَ وَدَعَاهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِيَسْتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ فَلَوَّوْا رُءُوسَهُمْ وَقَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى كَأَنَّهُمْ خُشُبٌ مُسَنَّدَةٌ [سورة المنافقون: ٤] قَالَ كَانُوا رِجَالًا أَجْمَلَ شَيْءٍ
(Second chain) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: We were on a journey with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the people were afflicted with hardship and severity. Abdullah bin Ubayy said to his companions: Do not spend on the people gathered around the Messenger of Allah until they disperse. Now, if we return to Madinah, the honorable ones will surely expel these lowly ones. I came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of this. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called Abdullah bin Ubayy and asked him, and he swore emphatically that he had not said such a thing. People began to say: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has declared Zaid to be a liar. This caused great distress in my heart, until Allah Almighty revealed these verses to confirm me: {إِذَا جَاءَ کَ الْمُنَافِقُونَ … } … When the hypocrites come to you, … Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called them so that he might seek forgiveness for them, but they turned their heads away. The meaning of Allah Almighty’s statement: {کَأَ نَّہُمْ خُشُبٌ مُسَنَّدَۃٌ} … As if they were propped-up pieces of wood is that they were very handsome men.