Hadith 3611

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : لَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " يَحْكِي نَبِيًّا ضَرَبَهُ قَوْمُهُ ، فَهُوَ يَمْسَحُ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ الدَّمَ ، وَيَقُولُ : " رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِقَوْمِي ، فَإِنَّهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that even today that scene is preserved before my eyes when the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was describing about a prophet whom his people had beaten, and he was wiping the blood from his face and kept saying, "O Lord! Forgive my people, for they do not know me." (This is a reference to the incident of Ta'if.)
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 3611
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 3477، م: 1792