مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب المناقب
The Book of Merits
(مَشُورَةٌ بِشَأْنِ أَسْرَى بَدْرٍ)
(Consultation regarding the prisoners of Badr)
Hadith 6052
وَعَن ابْن مَسْعُود قَالَ: فُضِّلَ النَّاسَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ بِأَرْبَعٍ: بِذِكْرِ الْأُسَارَى يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِهِمْ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى [لَوْلَا كِتَابٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ سَبَقَ لَمَسَّكُمْ فِيمَا أَخَذْتُم عَذَاب عَظِيم] وَبِذِكْرِهِ الْحِجَابَ أَمَرَ نِسَاءَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يَحْتَجِبْنَ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ زَيْنَبُ: وَإِنَّكَ عَلَيْنَا يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ وَالْوَحْيُ يَنْزِلُ فِي بُيُوتِنَا؟ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى [وَإِذَا سَأَلْتُمُوهُنَّ مَتَاعا فَاسْأَلُوهُنَّ من وَرَاء حجاب] وَبِدَعْوَةِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اللَّهُمَّ أَيِّدِ الْإِسْلَامَ بِعُمَرَ» وَبِرَأْيِهِ فِي أَبِي بَكْرٍ كَانَ أول نَاس بَايعه. رَوَاهُ أَحْمد
Ibn Mas'ud said `Umar was declared superior to mankind for four reasons: By the mention of the prisoners at the battle of Badr. He ordered that they be killed and God most high sent down, "Were it not that a decree had come previously from God a severe punishment would have come to you for what you took." By his mention of the seclusion. He commanded the Prophet's wives to seclude themselves and Zainab said to him, "Have you been set over us, son of al-Khattab, when the revelation comes down in our houses?" Then God most high sent down, "And when you ask them for anything ask them from behind a screen[2]." By the Prophet's supplication, "0 God, strengthen Islam by `Umar." By his opinion about Abu Bakr to whom he was the first to swear allegiance. Ahmad transmitted it.
