صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب فضائل الصحابة
The Book of the Merits of the Companions
باب مِنْ فَضَائِلِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ بْنِ حَرْبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ:
Chapter: The Virtues Of Abu Sufyan Sakhr bin Harb (RA)
Hadith 2501
حَدَّثَنِي عَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْمَعْقِرِيُّ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا النَّضْرُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْيَمَامِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زُمَيْلٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : " كَانَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ لَا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَى أَبِي سُفْيَانَ وَلَا يُقَاعِدُونَهُ ، فَقَالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ، ثَلَاثٌ أَعْطِنِيهِنَّ ، قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : عِنْدِي أَحْسَنُ الْعَرَبِ وَأَجْمَلُهُ أُمُّ حَبِيبَةَ بِنْتُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ أُزَوِّجُكَهَا ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : وَمُعَاوِيَةُ ، تَجْعَلُهُ كَاتِبًا بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : وَتُؤَمِّرُنِي حَتَّى أُقَاتِلَ الْكُفَّارَ كَمَا كُنْتُ أُقَاتِلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ أَبُو زُمَيْلٍ : وَلَوْلَا أَنَّهُ طَلَبَ ذَلِكَ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، مَا أَعْطَاهُ ذَلِكَ لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يُسْأَلُ شَيْئًا إِلَّا ، قَالَ : نَعَمْ " .
Ibn Abbas (RA) reported that the Muslims neither looked to Abu Sufyan (RA) (with respect) nor did they sit in his company. he ( Abu Sufyan (RA) ) said to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) : Allah's Apostle, confer upon me three things. He replied in the affirmative. He (further) said: I have with me the most handsome and the best (woman) Umm Habiba, daughter of Abu Sufyan (RA) ; marry her, whereupon he said: Yes. And he again said: Accept Mu'awiyah to serve as your scribe. He said: Yes. He again said: Make me the commander (of the Muslim army) so that I should fight against the unbelievers as I fought against the Muslims. He said: Yes. Abu Zumnail said: If he had not asked for these three things from Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) , he would have never conferred them upon him, for it was (his habit) to accede to everybody's (earnest) request.
