Zaid bin Thabit reported that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) set out for Uhud. Some of those persons who were with them came back. The Companions of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) were divided in two groups. One group said: We would kill them, and the other one said: No, this should not be done, and it was on this occasion that this verse was revealed: "Why should you, then, be two parties in relation to hypocrites?" (iv. 88).
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This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Shu'bah with the same chain of transmitters.
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
The aforementioned verse was revealed concerning Abdullah bin Ubayy and his companions.
Some have said that this verse was revealed when the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said from the pulpit: "Who will take retribution from the person who has slandered my wife (Aisha radi Allahu anha) and caused me harm?"
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 4050
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
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On the occasion of the Battle of Uhud, two types of hypocrites became apparent.
One type was those whose hypocrisy was openly revealed when Abdullah bin Ubayy, the chief of the hypocrites, returned to Madinah Tayyibah from the way even before the battle began.
And the second type was those who, after the battle had started, fled to Madinah Tayyibah at the time of defeat; among them were also Muslims. Regarding them, Allah the Exalted said:
"Indeed, Allah has pardoned them."
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In the aforementioned hadith, the type of hypocrites intended are those who abandoned the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) on the way itself and returned to Madinah Tayyibah like a furnace.
Either they will leave Madinah, or Madinah will cleanse itself of their filth; and this is exactly what happened—some were guided to the right path, and some, afflicted by various spiritual and physical diseases, were reduced to dust.
And Allah knows best.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 4050