مسند احمد
Musnad Ahmad
أول مسند الكوفيينFirst Part of Musnad of the Kufans
حَدِيثُ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ ضِرَارٍ الْخُزَاعِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُ
Hadith of al-Harith ibn Dhirar al-Khuza‘i (may Allah be pleased with him)
Hadith 18459
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَابِقٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ دِينَارٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ الْحَارِثَ بْنَ أَبِي ضِرَارٍ الْخُزَاعِيِّ ، قَالَ : قَدِمْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَدَعَانِي إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ ، فَدَخَلْتُ فِيهِ ، وَأَقْرَرْتُ بِهِ ، فَدَعَانِي إِلَى الزَّكَاةِ ، فَأَقْرَرْتُ بِهَا ، وَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَرْجِعُ إِلَى قَوْمِي ، فَأَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ وَأَدَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ ، فَمَنْ اسْتَجَابَ لِي ، جَمَعْتُ زَكَاتَهُ ، فَيُرْسِلُ إِلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَسُولًا لِإِبَّانِ كَذَا وَكَذَا ، لِيَأْتِيَكَ مَا جَمَعْتُ مِنَ الزَّكَاةِ ، فَلَمَّا جَمَعَ الْحَارِثُ الزَّكَاةَ مِمَّنْ اسْتَجَابَ لَهُ ، وَبَلَغَ الْإِبَّانَ الَّذِي أَرَادَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يُبْعَثَ إِلَيْهِ ، احْتَبَسَ عَلَيْهِ الرَّسُولُ ، فَلَمْ يَأْتِهِ ، فَظَنَّ الْحَارِثُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ حَدَثَ فِيهِ سَخْطَةٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَرَسُولِهِ ، فَدَعَا بِسَرَوَاتِ قَوْمِهِ ، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ : إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ وَقَّتَ لِي وَقْتًا يُرْسِلُ إِلَيَّ رَسُولَهُ لِيَقْبِضَ مَا كَانَ عِنْدِي مِنَ الزَّكَاةِ ، وَلَيْسَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْخُلْفُ ، وَلَا أَرَى حَبْسَ رَسُولِهِ إِلَّا مِنْ سَخْطَةٍ كَانَتْ ، فَانْطَلِقُوا ، فَنَأْتِيَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ . وَبَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْوَلِيدَ بْنَ عُقْبَةَ إِلَى الْحَارِثِ لِيَقْبِضَ مَا كَانَ عِنْدَهُ مِمَّا جَمَعَ مِنَ الزَّكَاةِ ، فَلَمَّا أَنْ سَارَ الْوَلِيدُ حَتَّى بَلَغَ بَعْضَ الطَّرِيقِ ، فَرِقَ ، فَرَجَعَ ، فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ الْحَارِثَ مَنَعَنِي الزَّكَاةَ ، وَأَرَادَ قَتْلِي ، فَضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْبَعْثَ إِلَى الْحَارِثِ ، فَأَقْبَلَ الْحَارِثُ بِأَصْحَابِهِ إِذْ اسْتَقْبَلَ الْبَعْثَ وَفَصَلَ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ ، لَقِيَهُمْ الْحَارِثُ ، فَقَالُوا : هَذَا الْحَارِثُ ، فَلَمَّا غَشِيَهُمْ ، قَالَ لَهُمْ : إِلَى مَنْ بُعِثْتُمْ ؟ قَالُوا : إِلَيْكَ . قَالَ : وَلِمَ ؟ ! قَالُوا : إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ بَعَثَ إِلَيْكَ الْوَلِيدَ بْنَ عُقْبَةَ ، فَزَعَمَ أَنَّكَ مَنَعْتَهُ الزَّكَاةَ ، وَأَرَدْتَ قَتْلَهُ ! قَالَ : لَا وَالَّذِي بَعَثَ مُحَمَّدًا بِالْحَقِّ ، مَا رَأَيْتُهُ بَتَّةً ، وَلَا أَتَانِي ! فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ الْحَارِثُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " مَنَعْتَ الزَّكَاةَ وَأَرَدْتَ قَتْلَ رَسُولِي ؟ ! قَالَ : لَا وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ ، مَا رَأَيْتُهُ وَلَا أَتَانِي ، وَمَا أَقْبَلْتُ إِلَّا حِينَ احْتَبَسَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، خَشِيتُ أَنْ تَكُونَ كَانَتْ سَخْطَةً مِنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَرَسُولِهِ . قَالَ : " فَنَزَلَتْ الْحُجُرَاتُ : يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنْ جَاءَكُمْ فَاسِقٌ بِنَبَإٍ فَتَبَيَّنُوا أَنْ تُصِيبُوا قَوْمًا بِجَهَالَةٍ ، فَتُصْبِحُوا عَلَى مَا فَعَلْتُمْ نَادِمِينَ إِلَى هَذَا الْمَكَانِ فَضْلا مِنَ اللَّهِ وَنِعْمَةً وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ سورة الحجرات آية 6 - 8 " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Harith bin Dhirar (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I presented myself in the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) invited me to Islam, so I entered Islam and accepted it. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) invited me to give zakat, which I accepted, and I said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! I will return to my people and invite them to accept Islam and to pay zakat. Whoever accepts my invitation, I will collect zakat from him and gather it. Then, at a certain time, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), please send your envoy to me so that I may deliver to you the money I have collected as zakat."
When Hazrat Harith (may Allah be pleased with him) had collected the zakat from those who accepted his invitation, and the appointed time arrived for which he had requested the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to send an envoy, but the envoy did not come, Harith (may Allah be pleased with him) thought that perhaps there was some displeasure from Allah and His Messenger. So he gathered some prominent people of his tribe and told them, "The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had fixed a time with me that he would send his envoy in which the zakat I have collected would be delivered to him, and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cannot break his promise. I think that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) withholding his envoy may be due to some displeasure from Allah. Therefore, come with me so that we may present ourselves before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)."
Meanwhile, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Walid bin Uqbah to collect the zakat that Harith had gathered. When Walid set out, he became afraid on the way and, due to some unknown fear, returned and made an excuse before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), saying, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Harith refused to give me zakat and even intended to kill me." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) then sent a detachment towards Harith. Meanwhile, Harith was coming with his companions when they encountered the detachment, and the people of the detachment said, "Here is Harith." When they came near, Harith asked, "To whom have you been sent?" They replied, "To you." Harith asked, "Why?" They replied, "The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had sent Walid bin Uqbah to you, and he says that you refused to give him zakat and intended to kill him?" Harith said, "By Him Who sent Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) with the truth, I have never even seen him, nor did he come to me."
Then, when Harith (may Allah be pleased with him) reached the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him, "You withheld zakat and intended to kill my envoy?" Harith replied, "By Him Who sent you with the truth, I have never even seen him, nor did he come to me. I only came because the envoy was delayed in reaching me, so I feared that perhaps there was some displeasure from Allah and His Messenger."
At that moment, the verses of Surah Al-Hujurat were revealed: "O you who believe! If a transgressor brings you any news... And He is All-Knowing, All-Wise."
When Hazrat Harith (may Allah be pleased with him) had collected the zakat from those who accepted his invitation, and the appointed time arrived for which he had requested the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to send an envoy, but the envoy did not come, Harith (may Allah be pleased with him) thought that perhaps there was some displeasure from Allah and His Messenger. So he gathered some prominent people of his tribe and told them, "The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had fixed a time with me that he would send his envoy in which the zakat I have collected would be delivered to him, and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cannot break his promise. I think that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) withholding his envoy may be due to some displeasure from Allah. Therefore, come with me so that we may present ourselves before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)."
Meanwhile, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Walid bin Uqbah to collect the zakat that Harith had gathered. When Walid set out, he became afraid on the way and, due to some unknown fear, returned and made an excuse before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), saying, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Harith refused to give me zakat and even intended to kill me." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) then sent a detachment towards Harith. Meanwhile, Harith was coming with his companions when they encountered the detachment, and the people of the detachment said, "Here is Harith." When they came near, Harith asked, "To whom have you been sent?" They replied, "To you." Harith asked, "Why?" They replied, "The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had sent Walid bin Uqbah to you, and he says that you refused to give him zakat and intended to kill him?" Harith said, "By Him Who sent Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) with the truth, I have never even seen him, nor did he come to me."
Then, when Harith (may Allah be pleased with him) reached the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him, "You withheld zakat and intended to kill my envoy?" Harith replied, "By Him Who sent you with the truth, I have never even seen him, nor did he come to me. I only came because the envoy was delayed in reaching me, so I feared that perhaps there was some displeasure from Allah and His Messenger."
At that moment, the verses of Surah Al-Hujurat were revealed: "O you who believe! If a transgressor brings you any news... And He is All-Knowing, All-Wise."
