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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
مسند علي بن أبي طالب رضي الله عنه
Musnad of Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him)
مُسْنَدُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ
Musnad of Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him)
Musnad Abi Ya'la 397 — when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ intended
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الْمَوْلَوِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي سِنَانٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْبَخْتَرِيِّ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ: لَمَّا أَرَادَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ مَكَّةَ، أَرْسَلَ إِلَى أُنَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ، أَنَّهُ يُرِيدُ مَكَّةَ فِيهِمْ حَاطِبُ بْنُ أَبِي بَلْتَعَةَ، وَفَشَا فِي النَّاسِ أَنَّهُ يُرِيدُ حُنَيْنًا، قَالَ: فَكَتَبَ حَاطِبٌ إِلَى أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُرِيدُكُمْ، قَالَ: فَأُخْبِرَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم، قَالَ: فَبَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَا وَأَبَا مَرْثَدٍ، وَلَيْسَ مَعَنَا رَجُلٌ إِلَّا وَمَعَهُ فَرَسٌ، فَقَالَ: «ائْتُوا رَوْضَةَ خَاخٍ، فَإِنَّكُمْ سَتَلْقَوْنَ بِهَا امْرَأَةً مَعَهَا كِتَابٌ، فَخُذُوهُ مِنْهَا»، قَالَ: فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى رَأَيْنَاهَا فِي الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي ذَكَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم، فَقُلْنَا لَهَا: هَاتِ الْكِتَابَ، فَقَالَتْ: مَا مَعِي كِتَابٌ، قَالَ: فَوَضَعْنَا مَتَاعَهَا، فَفَتَّشْنَاهَا، فَلَمْ نَجِدْهُ فِي مَتَاعِهَا، فَقَالَ أَبُومَرْثَدٍ: فَلَعَلَّ أَنْ لَا يَكُونَ مَعَهَا كِتَابٌ، فَقُلْنَا: مَا كُذِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم، وَلَا كَذَبَنَا، فَقُلْنَا لَهَا: لَتُخْرِجِنَّهُ أَوْ لَنُعَرِّيَنَّكِ، فَقَالَتْ: أَمَا تَتَّقُونَ اللَّهَ؟ أَمَا أَنْتُمْ مُسْلِمُونَ؟ فَقُلْنَا: لَتُخْرِجِنَّهُ أَوْ لَنُعَرِّيَنَّكِ، قَالَ عَمْرُو بْنُ مُرَّةَ: فَأَخْرَجَتْهُ مِنْ حُجْزَتِهَا، فَقَالَ حَبِيبُ بْنُ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ: وَأَخْرَجَتْهُ مِنْ قُبُلِهَا، فَأَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، فَإِذَا الْكِتَابُ مِنْ حَاطِبِ بْنِ أَبِي بَلْتَعَةَ، فَقَامَ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، خَانَ اللَّهَ، خَانَ رَسُولَهُ، ائْذَنْ لِي فَأَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: «أَلَيْسَ قَدْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا؟» قَالُوا: بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، قَالَ عُمَرُ: بَلَى، وَلَكِنَّهُ قَدْ نَكَثَ وَظَاهَرَ أَعْدَاءَكَ عَلَيْكَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: " فَلَعَلَّ اللَّهَ قَدِ اطَّلَعَ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ، فَقَالَ: اعْمَلُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ "، فَفَاضَتْ عَيْنَا عُمَرَ، فَقَالَ: اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ، وَأَرْسَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى حَاطِبٍ، فَقَالَ: «مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ؟»، قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، كُنْتُ امْرَأً مُلْصَقًا فِي قُرَيْشٍ، فَكَانَ بِهَا أَهْلِي وَمَالِي، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ مِنْ أَصْحَابِكَ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا وَلَهُ بِمَكَّةَ مَنْ يَمْنَعُ أَهْلَهُ وَمَالَهُ، فَكَتَبْتُ إِلَيْهِمْ بِذَلِكَ، وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنِّي لِمُؤْمِنٌ بِاللَّهِ وَبِرَسُولِهِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: «صَدَقَ حَاطِبٌ، فَلَا تَقُولُوا لِحَاطِبٍ إِلَّا خَيْرًا» قَالَ حَبِيبٌ: فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ: {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا عَدُوِّي وَعَدُوَّكُمْ أَوْلِيَاءَ تُلْقُونَ إِلَيْهِمْ بِالْمَوَدَّةِ} [الممتحنة: 1]
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) intended (to march on) Makkah, he called some of his Companions and informed them that he (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to go to Makkah; among them was Sayyiduna Hatib bin Abi Balta'ah (may Allah be pleased with him), while among the general people it had become widely known that he (peace and blessings be upon him) intended Hunayn. Sayyiduna Hatib (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote a letter to the people of Makkah that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to come towards them. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was informed of this, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me and Sayyiduna Abu Marthad (may Allah be pleased with him), each of us having a horse. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go to the place Rawdat Khakh; there you will meet a woman who will have a letter; take it from her." We set off until we found her at the very place the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had mentioned. We said to her: "Bring out the letter." She said: "I have no letter." We unloaded her belongings and searched, but we did not find the letter in her belongings, whereupon Sayyiduna Abu Marthad (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Perhaps she does not have a letter." We said: "Neither has the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) spoken untruly, nor have we been told a lie." Then we said to the woman: "Either bring out the letter or we will strip you." She said: "Do you not fear Allah? Are you not Muslims?" We repeated the same thing: "Bring out the letter or we will strip you." Amr bin Murrah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: She took the letter out of her waistband, while Habib bin Abi Thabit (may Allah have mercy on him) said: She took that letter out of her private part. We brought the letter to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and it turned out that it was from Sayyiduna Hatib bin Abi Balta'ah (may Allah be pleased with him). At this Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and said: "O Messenger of Allah, this man has betrayed Allah and His Messenger; allow me to strike off his neck." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Did he not take part in the Battle of Badr?" The Companions said: "Certainly, O Messenger of Allah!" Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Yes (he took part), but he has broken the covenant and helped your enemies against you." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Perhaps Allah Almighty looked upon the state of the people of Badr and said: 'Do whatever you wish (I have forgiven you).'" On hearing this, tears flowed from the eyes of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said: "Allah and His Messenger know best." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent for Sayyiduna Hatib (may Allah be pleased with him) and asked: "What led you to do this?" He said: "O Messenger of Allah, I was a man who had taken refuge among Quraysh (I was not of their lineage), and my family and property are there, while there is none of your other Companions who does not have in Makkah a tribe that protects his family and property; so I wrote this letter to them. By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, I am a believer with complete faith in Allah and His Messenger." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hatib has spoken the truth, so say nothing about Hatib except good." Habib (may Allah have mercy on him) said: On this occasion Allah Almighty revealed this verse: "O you who have believed, do not take My enemies and your enemies as allies, extending to them affection."
