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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
مسند عبد الله بن مسعود
Musnad of Abdullah bin Mas'ud
مُسْنَدُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ
Musnad of Abdullah bin Mas'ud
Musnad Abi Ya'la 5187 — he said: On the day of the Battle of Badr
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ : لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ بَدْرٍ ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : مَا تَرَوْنَ فِي هَؤُلَاءِ الْأُسَارَى ؟ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، أَنْتَ فِي وَادٍ كَثِيرِ الْحَطَبِ ، فَأَضْرِمِ الْوَادِي عَلَيْهِمْ نَارًا ، ثُمَّ أَلْقِهِمْ فِيهِ ، قَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ : قَطَعَ اللهُ رَحِمَكَ ، قَالَ عُمَرُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، قَادَةُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَرُءُوسُهُمْ ، كَذَّبُوكَ ، وَقَاتَلُوكَ ، اضْرِبْ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ ، قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، عَشِيرَتُكَ ، وَقَوْمُكَ ، اسْتَحْيِهِمْ يَسْتَنْقِذْهُمُ اللهُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ ، فَدَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - لِيَقْضِيَ حَاجَتَهُ ، فَقَالَتْ طَائِفَةٌ : الْقَوْلُ مَا قَالَ عُمَرُ ، وَقَالَتْ طَائِفَةٌ : الْقَوْلُ مَا قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ، فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - ، فَقَالَ : مَا قَوْلُكُمْ فِي هَذَيْنِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ ؟ إِنَّ مَثَلَهُمْ مَثَلُ إِخْوَةٍ لَهُمْ كَانُوا مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ ، قَالَ نُوحٌ : رَبِّ لا تَذَرْ عَلَى الأَرْضِ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ دَيَّارًا إِنَّكَ إِنْ تَذَرْهُمْ يُضِلُّوا عِبَادَكَ ، وَقَالَ مُوسَى : رَبَّنَا اطْمِسْ عَلَى أَمْوَالِهِمْ وَاشْدُدْ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ فَلا يُؤْمِنُوا حَتَّى يَرَوُا الْعَذَابَ الأَلِيمَ ، وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : فَمَنْ تَبِعَنِي فَإِنَّهُ مِنِّي وَمَنْ عَصَانِي فَإِنَّكَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ ، وَقَالَ عِيسَى : إِنْ تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ وَإِنْ تَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ ، وَأَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ بِكُمْ عَيْلَةٌ ، فَلَا يَنْقَلِبَنَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ إِلَّا بِفِدَاءٍ ، أَوْ بِضَرْبَةِ عُنُقٍ ، قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ : قُلْتُ : إِلَّا سَهْلَ بْنَ بَيْضَاءَ فَلَا يُقْتَلُ ، فَقَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْإِسْلَامِ ، فَسَكَتَ ، فَمَا أَتَى عَلَيَّ يَوْمٌ كَانَ أَشَدَّ خَوْفًا عِنْدِي أَنْ يُلْقَى عَلَيَّ حِجَارَةٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مِنْ يَوْمِي ذَلِكَ ، حَتَّى قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : إِلَّا سَهْلَ بْنَ بَيْضَاءَ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "On the day of the Battle of Badr, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked (in consultation): "What is your opinion about these captives?" Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Rawahah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah! You are in a valley with plenty of firewood, so set the valley ablaze against them and then throw them into it." (Hearing this) Sayyiduna al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "May Allah cut off your ties of kinship (that is, why did you say such a harsh thing)." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah! These are the leaders and chiefs of the polytheists; they denied you and fought you, so strike their necks." Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah! These are your kinsmen and your people; let them live, perhaps Allah Almighty will save them from the Fire of Hell through you." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went inside for some need of his, and one group began saying that the right view is what Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, and another group said that the right view is what Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out and said: "What do you think of these two men (Abu Bakr and Umar)? Their example is like that of their brothers, the Prophets, before them. Sayyiduna Nuh (peace be upon him) said: 'My Lord, do not leave upon the earth a single inhabitant from among the disbelievers. Indeed, if You leave them, they will mislead Your servants.' And Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) said: 'Our Lord, obliterate their wealth and harden their hearts so that they do not believe until they see the painful punishment.' Whereas Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him) said: 'So whoever follows me, he is of me; and whoever disobeys me, then indeed You are Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.' And Sayyiduna Isa (peace be upon him) said: 'If You punish them, they are Your servants; and if You forgive them, then indeed You alone are the Almighty, the Wise.'" (Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:) "And you are a people in economic need, so let none of the captives leave here except by paying ransom or by having his neck struck (being killed)." Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I said: "O Messenger of Allah! Except Sahl bin Bayda' (let him be released), for I have heard him speaking of Islam." At this he (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent, and no moment passed over me that day in which I was more afraid that stones would rain down upon me from the sky, until the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) himself said: "Except Sahl bin Bayda'.""
