Hadith 4203

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَبَا وَائِلٍ يُحَدِّثُ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ يَحْكِي نَبِيًّا ، قَالَ : " كَانَ قَوْمُهُ يَضْرِبُونَهُ حَتَّى يُصْرَعَ " ، قَالَ : فَيَمْسَحُ جَبْهَتَهُ ، وَيَقُولُ : " اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِقَوْمِي ، إِنَّهُمْ 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: "His people beat him 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 / 4203
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 3477.