مسند احمد
Musnad Ahmad
مسند المكثرين من الصحابةMusnad of the Prolific Narrators Among the Companions
مسنَد عبد الله بن مسعود رَضِیَ اللَّه تَعَالَى عَنهMusnad of Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him)
Hadith 3632
اُردوEn
(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ بَدْرٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي هَؤُلَاءِ الْأَسْرَى ؟ " قَالَ : فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَوْمُكَ وَأَهْلُكَ ، اسْتَبْقِهِمْ ، وَاسْتَأْنِ بِهِمْ ، لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ ، قَالَ : وَقَالَ عُمَرُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَخْرَجُوكَ وَكَذَّبُوكَ ، قَرِّبْهُمْ فَاضْرِبْ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ ، قَالَ : وَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، انْظُرْ وَادِيًا كَثِيرَ الْحَطَبِ ، فَأَدْخِلْهُمْ فِيهِ ، ثُمَّ أَضْرِمْ عَلَيْهِمْ نَارًا ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ : قَطَعْتَ رَحِمَكَ ، قَالَ : فَدَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ شَيْئًا ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ نَاسٌ : يَأْخُذُ بِقَوْلِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ، وَقَالَ نَاسٌ : يَأْخُذُ بِقَوْلِ عُمَرَ ، وَقَالَ نَاسٌ : يَأْخُذُ بِقَوْلِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رَوَاحَةَ ، قَالَ : فَخَرَجَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : " إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَيُلِينُ قُلُوبَ رِجَالٍ فِيهِ ، حَتَّى تَكُونَ أَلْيَنَ مِنَ اللَّبَنِ ، وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَيَشُدُّ قُلُوبَ رِجَالٍ فِيهِ ، حَتَّى تَكُونَ أَشَدَّ مِنَ الْحِجَارَةِ ، وَإِنَّ مَثَلَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَمَثَلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام ، قَالَ : فَمَنْ تَبِعَنِي فَإِنَّهُ مِنِّي ، وَمَنْ عَصَانِي فَإِنَّكَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ سورة إبراهيم آية 36 ، وَمَثَلَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَمَثَلِ عِيسَى ، قَالَ : إِنْ تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ ، وَإِنْ تَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ سورة المائدة آية 118 ، وَإِنَّ مَثَلَكَ يَا عُمَرُ كَمَثَلِ نُوحٍ ، قَالَ : رَبِّ لا تَذَرْ عَلَى الأَرْضِ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ دَيَّارًا سورة نوح آية 26 ، وَإِنَّ مِثْلَكَ يَا عُمَرُ كَمَثَلِ مُوسَى ، قَالَ : رَبِّ اشْدُدْ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ فَلَا يُؤْمِنُوا حَتَّى يَرَوْا الْعَذَابَ الْأَلِيمَ ، أَنْتُمْ عَالَةٌ ، فَلَا يَنْفَلِتَنَّ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا بِفِدَاءٍ ، أَوْ ضَرْبَةِ عُنُقٍ " ، قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ : فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِلَّا سُهَيْلُ ابْنُ بَيْضَاءَ ، فَإِنِّي قَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ يَذْكُرُ الْإِسْلَامَ ، قَالَ : فَسَكَتَ ، قَالَ : فَمَا رَأَيْتُنِي فِي يَوْمٍ ، أَخْوَفَ أَنْ تَقَعَ عَلَيَّ حِجَارَةٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ حَتَّى قَالَ : " إِلَّا سُهَيْلُ ابْنُ بَيْضَاءَ " ، قَالَ : فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ : مَا كَانَ لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ أَسْرَى حَتَّى يُثْخِنَ فِي الأَرْضِ تُرِيدُونَ عَرَضَ الدُّنْيَا وَاللَّهُ يُرِيدُ الآخِرَةَ وَاللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ لَوْلا كِتَابٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ سَبَقَ لَمَسَّكُمْ فِيمَا أَخَذْتُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ سورة الأنفال آية 67 - 68 .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Battle of Badr had taken place, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), “What is your opinion regarding these captives?” Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) submitted: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! These are your own people and family, let them live and try to win their hearts, perhaps Allah Almighty will turn towards them. Sayyiduna Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him) submitted: O Messenger of Allah! These people expelled you and denied you, call them near and strike their necks. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Rawaha (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! Find a valley where there is plenty of wood, put them in that valley and set the wood on fire. At this, Abbas said: You have severed the ties of kinship. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went inside without giving any answer. Some people said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would act upon the opinion of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), some preferred the opinion of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and some expressed preference for the opinion of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Rawaha (may Allah be pleased with him). After a short while, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out and said, “Allah softens the hearts of some people in His matter until they become softer than milk, and He hardens the hearts of some people until they become harder than stone. And Abu Bakr! Your example is like that of Ibrahim (peace be upon him), who said: Whoever follows me is of me, and whoever disobeys me, then surely You are Most Forgiving, Most Merciful. And Abu Bakr! Your example is like that of Isa (peace be upon him), who said: If You punish them, they are Your servants, and if You forgive them, surely You are the Mighty, the Wise. And Umar! Your example is like that of Nuh (peace be upon him), who said: My Lord! Leave not upon the earth any dwelling of the disbelievers. And Umar! Your example is like that of Musa (peace be upon him), who prayed: My Lord! Harden their hearts so that they do not believe until they see the painful punishment. You people are in need, and none of them will return except by ransom or being killed.” Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says that it slipped from my mouth: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Except Suhail bin Bayda, for I have heard him mention Islam. At this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. Never did I fear more than on that day that a stone might fall upon me from the sky, until the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) himself said: “Except Suhail bin Bayda.” Then Allah revealed this verse: «﴿مَا كَانَ لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ أَسْرَى حَتَّى يُثْخِنَ فِي الْأَرْضِ تُرِيدُونَ عَرَضَ الدُّنْيَا وَاللّٰهُ يُرِيدُ الْآخِرَةَ وَاللّٰهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ o لَوْلَا كِتَابٌ مِنَ اللّٰهِ سَبَقَ لَمَسَّكُمْ فِيمَا أَخَذْتُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ﴾ [الأنفال : 67-68]» “It is not for a Prophet to have captives until he has made a great slaughter in the land. You desire the goods of this world, but Allah desires the Hereafter, and Allah is Mighty, Wise. Had it not been for a prior decree from Allah, a severe punishment would have touched you for what you took (of ransom).”
