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Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 15661

وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ : أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أُتِيَ بِحَاطِبِ بْنِ أَبِي بَلْتَعَةَ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : " أَنْتَ كَتَبْتَ هَذَا الْكِتَابِ ؟ " . قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، أَمَا وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا تَغَيَّرَ الْإِيمَانُ مِنْ قَلْبِي ، وَلَكِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ إِلَّا وَلَهُ جَذَمٌ وَأَهْلُ بَيْتٍ يَمْنَعُونَ لَهُ أَهْلَهُ ، وَكَتَبْتُ كِتَابًا رَجَوْتُ أَنْ يَمْنَعَ اللَّهُ بِذَلِكَ أَهْلِيَ ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ - رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ - : ائْذَنْ لِي فِيهِ قَالَ : " أَوَ كُنْتَ قَاتِلَهُ ؟ " . قَالَ : نَعَمْ : أَنْ أَذِنْتَ لِي قَالَ : " وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ قَدِ اطَّلَعَ اللَّهُ إِلَى أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ ، فَقَالَ : اعْمَلُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ " . رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ ، وَأَبُو يَعْلَى بِنَحْوِهِ ، وَرِجَالُ أَحْمَدَ رِجَالُ الصَّحِيحِ .
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: Sayyiduna Hatib bin Abi Balta'ah (may Allah be pleased with him) was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: Did you write this letter? He replied: Yes! But, O Messenger of Allah, by Allah, faith has not changed in my heart. The real matter is that every man from Quraysh who is here has relatives and family members in Makkah who will look after his household, and I wrote this letter in the hope that Allah Almighty would protect my family because of it. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) submitted: Give me permission concerning him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Would you kill him? He replied: Yes! If you give me permission. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: What do you know? Perhaps Allah Almighty looked upon the people of Badr and said: "Do whatever you wish!"
Ahmad recorded it, and Abu Ya'la recorded something similar; the narrators of Ahmad are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Reference مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 15661
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