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Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 10008

وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ : لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ بَدْرٍ ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : " مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي هَذِهِ الْأَسْرَى ؟ " . قَالَ : فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ - رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ - : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَوْمُكَ وَأَهْلُكَ اسْتَبْقِهِمْ وَاسْتَأْنِ بِهِمْ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ .
قَالَ : وَقَالَ عُمَرُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَخْرَجُوكَ وَكَذَّبُوكَ ، قَرِّبْهُمْ فَاضْرِبْ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ . قَالَ : وَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، انْظُرْ وَادٍ كَثِيرَ الْحَطَبِ فَأَدْخِلْهُمْ فِيهِ ثُمَّ أَضْرِمْهُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَارًا .
قَالَ : فَقَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ : قَطَعْتَ رَحِمَكَ . قَالَ : فَدَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ ، فَقَالَ نَاسٌ : يَأْخُذُ بِقَوْلِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ . وَقَالَ نَاسٌ : يَأْخُذُ بِقَوْلِ عُمَرَ . وَقَالَ نَاسٌ : يَأْخُذُ بِقَوْلِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رَوَاحَةَ .
قَالَ : فَخَرَجَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَقَالَ : " إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَيُلِينُ قُلُوبَ رِجَالٍ فِيهِ حَتَّى تَكُونَ أَلْيَنَ مِنَ اللَّبَنِ ، وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَيَشْدُدْ قُلُوبَ رِجَالٍ فِيهِ حَتَّى تَكُونَ أَشَدَّ مِنَ الْحِجَارَةِ ، وَإِنَّ مَثَلَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَمَثَلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ : فَمَنْ تَبِعَنِي فَإِنَّهُ مِنِّي وَمَنْ عَصَانِي فَإِنَّكَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ ، وَمَثَلُكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَمَثَلِ عِيسَى - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قَالَ : إِنْ تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ وَإِنْ تَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ . وَإِنَّ مَثَلَكَ يَا عُمَرُ كَمَثَلِ نُوحٍ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قَالَ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ دَيَّارًا ، وَإِنَّ مَثَلَكَ يَا عُمَرُ كَمَثَلِ مُوسَى - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قَالَ : وَاشْدُدْ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ فَلَا يُؤْمِنُوا حَتَّى يَرَوُا الْعَذَابَ الْأَلِيمَ ، أَنْتُمْ عَالَةٌ فَلَا يَنْقَلِبَنَّ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا بِفِدَاءٍ أَوْ ضَرْبَةِ عُنُقٍ " .
قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ : فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِلَّا سُهَيْلَ بْنَ بَيْضَاءَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ يَذْكُرُ الْإِسْلَامَ قَالَ : فَسَكَتَ . قَالَ : فَمَا رَأَيْتُنِي فِي يَوْمٍ أَخْوَفَ أَنْ يَقَعَ عَلَيَّ حِجَارَةٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ حَتَّى قَالَ : " إِلَّا سُهَيْلَ بْنَ بَيْضَاءَ " . فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ : لَوْلَا كِتَابٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ سَبَقَ لَمَسَّكُمْ فِيمَا أَخَذْتُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ : ( مَا كَانَ لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ أَسْرَى حَتَّى يُثْخِنَ فِي الْأَرْضِ تُرِيدُونَ عَرَضَ الدُّنْيَا وَاللَّهُ يُرِيدُ الْآخِرَةَ وَاللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ ) . قُلْتُ : رَوَى التِّرْمِذِيُّ مِنْهُ طَرَفًا . رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ .
Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: On the day of Badr, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What do you say about these captives?" The narrator says: Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah, they are your people and your family; take ransom from them and let them go; perhaps Allah Almighty will grant them repentance." The narrator says: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah, they forced you to leave (Makkah) and they belied you; have them brought forward and strike their necks." The narrator says: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Rawahah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah, look for a valley with plenty of firewood, put these people (into that valley), and then set it on fire around them." The narrator says: Sayyiduna al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "You have severed your ties of kinship." The narrator says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went inside and gave them no reply. Some people said: "He will accept the advice of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him)." Some said: "He will accept the advice of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him)." Others said: "He will accept the advice of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Rawahah (may Allah be pleased with him)." The narrator says: Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to them and said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty makes the hearts of some men so soft that they become softer than milk, and Allah Almighty makes the hearts of some men so hard that they become harder than stone. O Abu Bakr, your example is like that of Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him), who said: 'Whoever follows me is of me, and whoever disobeys me, then indeed You are Forgiving, Merciful.' O Abu Bakr, your example is like that of Sayyiduna Isa (peace be upon him) (Allah Almighty has stated) that he said: 'If You punish them, they are Your servants, and if You forgive them, then indeed You are the Mighty, the Wise.' O Umar, your example is like that of Sayyiduna Nuh (peace be upon him) (whose supplication is mentioned in the Qur'an in these words): 'My Lord, do not leave upon the earth a single dweller from among the disbelievers.' O Umar, your example is like that of Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him), who said (as is mentioned in the Qur'an): 'Harden their hearts so that they do not believe until they see the painful punishment.'" (Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:) "You are in need; none of them shall go except with a ransom or by having his neck struck." Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I said: "O Messenger of Allah, except Suhayl bin Bayda', for I have heard him speak of Islam." The narrator says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. He says: I have never felt more afraid for myself than on that day; I feared that stones would come down upon me from the sky, until the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Except Suhayl bin Bayda'." Then Allah Almighty revealed this verse: "Had there not been a prior decree from Allah (that He would not punish you), a great punishment would have touched you for what you took (from the captives of Badr)." This verse (also relates to it): "It is not fitting for a Prophet that he should have captives (and take ransom) until he has inflicted a massacre in the land. You desire the goods of this world, while Allah desires (for you the good of) the Hereafter, and Allah is Mighty (and) Wise." (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Al-Tirmidhi recorded part of this narration.
Ahmad recorded it.
Hadith Reference مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المغازي والسير / 10008
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