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5 Jumada II 1448 AH

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Al-Mu'jam al-Awsat 8748 — Sayyiduna Ghurfah bin al-Harith, who had

وَبِهِ ، حَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ : حَدَّثَنِي كَعْبُ بْنُ عَلْقَمَةَ ، أَنَّ غَرَفَةَ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ وَكَانَتْ لَهُ صُحْبَةٌ ، وَقَاتَلَ مَعَ عِكْرِمَةَ بْنِ أَبِي جَهْلٍ بِالْيَمَنِ فِي الرِّدَّةِ ، مَرَّ بِهِ نَصْرَانِيٌّ مِنْ أَهْلِ مِصْرَ ، يُقَالُ لَهُ : الْمَنْدَقُونُ ، فَدَعَاهُ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ ، فَذَكَرَ النَّصْرَانِيُّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَتَنَاوَلَهُ ، فَرُفِعَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ ، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ ، فَقَالَ : قَدْ أَعْطَيْنَاهُمُ الْعَهْدَ ، فَقَالَ غَرَفَةُ : مَعَاذَ اللهِ أَنْ تَكُونَ الْعُهُودُ وَالْمَوَاثِيقُ عَلَى أَنْ يُؤْذُونَا فِي اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ، إِنَّمَا أَعْطَيْنَاهُمْ عَلَى أَنْ يُخَلَّى بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ كَنَائِسِهِمْ ، فَيَقُولُونَ فِيهَا مَا بَدَا لَهُمْ ، وَأَلَّا نُحَمِّلَهُمْ مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَهُمْ بِهِ ، وَأَنْ نُقَاتِلَ مِنْ وَرَائِهِمْ ، وَنُخَلِّي بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ أَحْكَامِهِمْ ، إِلَّا أَنْ يَأْتُونَا فَنَحْكُمَ بَيْنَهُمْ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللهُ I " ، فَقَالَ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْعَاصِ : I " صَدَقْتَ I " .
لَا يُرْوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ غَرَفَةَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ إِلَّا بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ ، تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ : حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ عِمْرَانَ I " .
Ka'b bin Alqamah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Sayyiduna Ghurfah bin al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with him), who had the honour of companionship and who had fought alongside Sayyiduna Ikrimah bin Abi Jahl (may Allah be pleased with him) in Yemen at the time of the apostasy (riddah), was passed by a Christian from the people of Egypt who was called "al-Mandaqun". He invited him to Islam, whereupon he brought up the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and spoke insultingly of him (peace and blessings be upon him). The matter was put before Sayyiduna Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him), so he sent for them and said: "We have given them a covenant." Sayyiduna Ghurfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Allah forbid! These covenants and pledges were certainly not made on the basis that they may hurt us concerning Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). We made the agreement with them only on the basis that they would be left free with their churches, saying in them whatever they wish; that we would not burden them beyond their capacity; that we would fight behind them in their defence; and that we would leave their internal affairs to their own laws, except that if they come to us (for judgement), we would judge between them according to what Allah has revealed." At this Sayyiduna Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "You have spoken the truth."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith is not narrated from Ghurfah bin al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with him) except with this chain; Harmalah bin Imran (may Allah have mercy on him) is alone in narrating it."
Hadith Reference المعجم الأوسط / باب الميم / 8748
Hadith Takhrij «أخرجه البيهقي فى «السنن الكبرى» برقم: 18777، وابن حجر فى «المطالب العالية» برقم: 2032، 2122، والطبراني فى «الكبير» برقم: 654»

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