Hadith 5878

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ , قَالَ عَبْدٌ الله بْنِ أَحْمَّد : وَسَمِعْتُهُ أَنَا مِنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَمْزَةَ ، أَخْبَرَنِي سَالِمٌ , أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ عُمَرَ , أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , أُتِيَ بِحَاطِبِ بْنِ أَبِي بَلْتَعَةَ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَنْتَ كَتَبْتَ هَذَا الْكِتَابَ ؟ " قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، أَمَا وَاللَّهِ ، يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، مَا تَغَيَّرَ الْإِيمَانُ مِنْ قَلْبِي ، وَلَكِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ , إِلَّا وَلَهُ جِذْمٌ وَأَهْلُ بَيْتٍ يَمْنَعُونَ لَهُ أَهْلَهُ ، وَكَتَبْتُ كِتَابًا رَجَوْتُ أَنْ يَمْنَعَ اللَّهُ بِذَلِكَ أَهْلِي ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ : ائْذَنْ لِي فِيهِ ، قَالَ : " أَوَ كُنْتَ قَاتِلَهُ ؟ " قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، إِنْ أَذِنْتَ لِي ، قَالَ : " وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ قَدْ اطَّلَعَ اللَّهُ إِلَى أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ " ، فَقَالَ : " اعْمَلُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Hatib bin Abi Balta’ah (may Allah be pleased with him) was brought to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him, “Did you write this letter?” He admitted and said, “O Messenger of Allah! By Allah, there has been no change in my heart regarding faith. The real matter is that every man of the Quraysh has some supporter or family in Makkah who protects his relatives. I wrote this letter so that Allah, through it, might protect my family from some of them.” Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “Allow me to strike off his neck?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Would you really kill him?” He said, “Yes, if you permit?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “How do you know? Perhaps Allah has looked upon the people of Badr and said, ‘Do whatever you wish, I have forgiven you.’”
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 5878
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده ضعيف بهذه السياقة لضعف عمر بن حمزة.