Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) complained to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about Sayyiduna Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Khalid! Do not hurt a man who took part in the Battle of Badr; even if you were to spend in charity gold equal to Mount Uhud, you would still not attain his deed. Sayyiduna Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) said: They criticise me, so I answer them back. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not hurt Khalid, for he is one of the swords of Allah Almighty, which Allah Almighty has unsheathed against the disbelievers.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded this report in al-Mu'jam al-Saghir, and in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir in abridged form; Imam al-Bazzar recorded something similar. The narrators of al-Tabarani are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 15878
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
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