اللؤلؤ والمرجان
Al-Lulu wal-Marjan
باب غيرة الله تعالى وتحريم الفواحش
Allah’s Jealousy and Prohibition of Immorality
Hadith Number: 1756
1756 صحيح حديث ابي هريرة رضي الله عنه، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، انه قال: إن الله يغار، وغيرة الله ان ياتي المؤمن ما حرم الله
Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Allah the Exalted feels a sense of protective jealousy, and Allah feels this protective jealousy when a believing servant does something which Allah has forbidden.
تخریج الحدیث: «صحیح، أخرجه البخاري في: 67 كتاب النكاح: 107 باب الغيرة»
Hadith Number: 1757
1757 صحيح حديث اسماء، انها سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، يقول: لا شيء اغير من الله
Hazrat Asma bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her) heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying that there is no one more possessive (protective of honor) than Allah Almighty.
تخریج الحدیث: «صحیح، أخرجه البخاري في: 67 كتاب النكاح: 107 باب الغيرة»
باب قوله تعالى إِن الحسنات يذهبن السيئات
His Saying: Good Deeds Remove Bad Deeds
Hadith Number: 1758
1758 صحيح حديث ابن مسعود، ان رجلا اصاب من امراة قبلة فاتى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، فاخبره فانزل الله (اقم الصلاة طرفي النهار وزلفا من الليل إن الحسنات يذهبن السيئات) فقال الرجل: يا رسول الله الي هذا قال: لجميع امتي كلهم
Hazrat Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that a man kissed a woman who was not lawful for him, and then he came to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of this act. Upon this, Allah the Exalted revealed this verse: "Establish prayer at the two ends of the day and in some hours of the night. Indeed, good deeds erase bad deeds." The man asked: "O Messenger of Allah! Is this (command) only for me?" The Prophet replied: "No, rather it is for my entire Ummah."
تخریج الحدیث: «صحیح، أخرجه البخاري في: 9 كتاب مواقيت الصلاة: 4 باب الصلاة كفارة»
Hadith Number: 1759
1759 صحيح حديث انس بن مالك رضي الله عنه قال: كنت عند النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، فجاءه رجل، فقال: يا رسول الله إني اصبت حدا، فاقمه علي قال: ولم يساله عنه قال: وحضرت الصلاة، فصلى مع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فلما قضى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم الصلاة، قام إليه الرجل فقال: يا رسول الله إني اصبت حدا، فاقم في كتاب الله قال: اليس قد صليت معنا قال: نعم قال: فإن الله قد غفر لك ذنبك (او قال) حدك
Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that I was with the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) when a man, Ka'b bin Amr, came and said, "O Messenger of Allah! A legal punishment (hadd) has become obligatory upon me, so carry out the hadd on me." He narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not ask him anything, then the time for prayer came and that man also performed the prayer with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had finished the prayer, that man again came and stood before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah! A legal punishment (hadd) has become obligatory upon me, so carry out the hadd on me according to the Book of Allah." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him, "Did you not just pray with us?" He said, "Yes." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Then Allah has forgiven your sin." Or he said, "Your mistake or your hadd (has been forgiven)."
تخریج الحدیث: «صحیح، أخرجه البخاري في: 86 كتاب الحدود: 27 باب إذا أقر بالحد ولم يبين هل للإمام أن يستر عليه»
باب قبول توبة القاتل وإِن كثر قتله
Acceptance of the Murderer’s Repentance Even If He Killed Much
Hadith Number: 1760
1760 صحيح حديث ابي سعيد رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، قال: كان في بني إسرائيل رجل قتل تسعة وتسعين إنسانا ثم خرج يسال فاتى راهبا، فساله فقال له: هل من توبة قال: لا فقتله فجعل يسال فقال له رجل: ائت قرية كذا وكذا فادركه الموت فناء بصدره نحوها فاختصمت فيه ملائكة الرحمة وملائكة العذاب فاوحى الله إلى هذه: ان تقربي واوحى الله إلى هذه: ان تباعدي وقال: قيسوا ما بينهما فوجد إلى هذه اقرب بشبر، فغفر له
Hazrat Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Among the Children of Israel there was a man (his name is unknown) who had killed ninety-nine innocent people. Then he (feeling remorseful) set out to ask about his situation. He came to a monk and asked him, "Is there any way for repentance to be accepted for this sin?" The monk replied, "No." Upon hearing this, he killed the monk as well (thus completing one hundred murders). Then he began to ask others. Eventually, another monk told him, "Go to such-and-such town." (He had not even reached halfway when) death overtook him. As he was dying, he turned his chest towards that town. Then the angels of mercy and the angels of punishment began to dispute among themselves (as to who should take him). But Allah Almighty commanded the town called Nasrah (to which he was going for repentance) to come closer to his corpse, and commanded the other town (from which he had set out) to move farther away from his corpse. Then Allah Almighty said to the angels, "Now measure the distance between the two." (When they measured,) they found that the town (to which he was going for repentance) was one hand-span closer to his corpse, so he was forgiven.
تخریج الحدیث: «صحیح، أخرجه البخاري في: 60 كتاب الأنبياء: 54 باب حدثنا أبو اليمان»
Hadith Number: 1761
1761 صحيح حديث ابن عمر عن صفوان بن محرز المازني، قال: بينما انا امشي مع ابن عمر، آخذ بيده، إذ عرض رجل فقال: كيف سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في النجوى فقال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، يقول: إن الله يدني المؤمن، فيضع عليه كنفه ويستره: فيقول: اتعرف ذنب كذا اتعرف ذنب كذا فيقول: نعم اي رب حتى إذا قرره بذنوبه، وراى في نفسه انه هلك قال: سترتها عليك في الدنيا وانا اغفرها لك اليوم فيعطى كتاب حسناته واما الكافر والمنافقون فيقول الاشهاد: هؤلاء الذين كذبوا على ربهم الا لعنة الله على الظالمين
Safwan bin Muhriz Mazni narrated that I was holding the hand of Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) when a man came forward and asked, "What have you heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about the private conversation (munajat) between Allah and His servant on the Day of Resurrection?" Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Allah will bring the believer close to Him, will cover him with His screen, and will conceal him. Allah will say to him, 'Do you remember such-and-such sin? Do you remember such-and-such sin?' The believer will say, 'Yes, O my Lord.' When he will confess his sins and will think that he is ruined, Allah will say, 'I concealed your sins for you in the world, and today I forgive you.' Then he will be given the record of his good deeds. But as for the disbelievers and hypocrites, witnesses (the angels, the prophets, and all jinn and mankind) will say about them, 'These are the ones who lied against their Lord.' Behold! The curse of Allah is upon the wrongdoers."
تخریج الحدیث: «صحیح، أخرجه البخاري في: 46 كتاب المظالم: 2 باب قول الله تعالى (ألا لعنة الله على الظالمين»
باب حديث توبة كعب بن مالك وصاحبيه
Story of the Repentance of Ka’b ibn Malik and His Two Companions
Hadith Number: 1762
1762 صحيح حديث كعب بن مالك قال: لم اتخلف عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، في غزوة غزاها، إلا في غزوة تبوك غير اني كنت تخلفت في غزوة بدر، ولم يعاتب احدا تخلف عنها إنما خرج رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يريد عير قريش حتى جمع الله بينهم وبين عدوهم على غير ميعاد ولقد شهدت مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، ليلة العقبة حين تواثقنا على الإسلام وما احب ان لي بها مشهد بدر، وإن كانت بدر اذكر في الناس منها كان من خبري اني لم اكن قط اقوى ولا ايسر حين تخلفت عنه في تلك الغزاة والله ما اجتمعت عندي قبله راحلتان قط، حتى جمعتهما في تلك الغزوة ولم يكن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، يريد غزوة إلا ورى بغيرها حتى كانت تلك الغزوة غزاها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، في حر شديد، واستقبل سفرا بعيدا، ومفازا، وعدوا كثيرا فجلى للمسلمين امرهم ليتاهبوا اهبة غزوهم فاخبرهم بوجهه الذي يريد والمسلمون مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كثير ولا يجمعهم كتاب حافظ (يريد الديوان) قال كعب: فما رجل يريد ان يتغيب إلا ظن ان سيخفى له، ما لم ينزل فيه وحي الله وغزا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، تلك الغزوة، حين طابت الثمار والظلال وتجهز رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم والمسلمون معه فطفقت اغدو لكي اتجهز معهم فارجع ولم اقض شيئا فاقول في نفسي: انا قادر عليه فلم يزل يتمادى بي، حتى اشتد بالناس الجد فاصبح رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، والمسلمون معه ولم اقض من جهازي شيئا فقلت: اتجهز بعده بيوم او يومين، ثم الحقهم فغدوت بعد ان فصلوا، لاتجهز، فرجعت ولم اقض شيئا ثم غدوت ثم رجعت ولم اقض شيئا فلم يزل بي حتى اسرعوا، وتفارط الغزو وهممت ان ارتحل فادركهم وليتني فعلت فلم يقدر لي ذلك فكنت، إذا خرجت في الناس، بعد خروج رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، فطفت فيهم، احزنني اني لا ارى إلا رجلا مغموصا عليه النفاق، او رجلا ممن عذر الله من الضعفاء ولم يذكرني رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حتى بلغ تبوك فقال، وهو جالس في القوم بتبوك: ما فعل كعب فقال رجل من بني سلمة: يا رسول الله حبسه برداه ونظره في عطفه فقال معاذ بن جبل: بئس ما قلت والله يا رسول الله ما علمنا عليه إلا خيرا فسكت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال كعب بن مالك: فلما بلغني انه توجه قافلا، حضرني همي وطفقت اتذكر الكذب، واقول: بماذا اخرج من سخطه غدا واستعنت على ذلك بكل ذي راي من اهلي فلما قيل إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قد اظل قادما، زاح عني الباطل، وعرفت اني لن اخرج منه ابدا بشيء فيه كذب، فاجمعت صدقه واصبح رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قادما وكان، إذا قدم من سفر، بدا بالمسجد، فيركع فيه ركعتين، ثم جلس للناس فلما فعل ذلك، جاءه المخلفون، فطفقوا يعتذرون إليه، ويحلفون له وكانوا بضعة وثمانين رجلا فقبل منهم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم علانيتهم، وبايعهم، واستغفر لهم، ووكل سرائرهم إلى الله فجئته فلما سلمت عليه، تبسم تبسم المغضب ثم قال تعال فجئت امشي، حتى جلست بين يديه فقال لي ما خلفك الم تكن قد ابتعت ظهرك فقلت: بلى إني، والله لو جلست عند غيرك من اهل الدنيا، لرايت ان ساخرج من سخطه بعذر ولقد اعطيت جدلا ولكني، والله لقد علمت لئن حدثتك اليوم حديث كذب، ترضى به عني، ليوشكن الله ان يسخطك علي ولئن حدثتك حديث صدق تجد علي فيه، إني لارجو فيه عفو الله لا والله ما كان لي من عذر والله ما كنت قط اقوى، ولا ايسر مني، حين تخلفت عنك فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: اما هذا، فقد صدق فقم حتى يقضي الله فيك فقمت وثار رجال من بني سلمة، فاتبعوني فقالوا لي: والله ما علمناك كنت اذنبت ذنبا قبل هذا ولقد عجزت ان لا تكون اعتذرت إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بما اعتذر إليه المتخلفون قد كان كافيك ذنبك استغفار رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لك فوالله ما زالوا يؤنبوني، حتى اردت ان ارجع فاكذب نفسي ثم قلت لهم: هل لقي هذا معي احد قالوا: نعم رجلان قالا مثل ما قلت، فقيل لهما مثل ما قيل لك فقلت: من هما قالوا: مرارة بن الربيع العمري، وهلال بن امية الواقفي فذكروا لي رجلين صالحين، قد شهدا بدرا، فيهما اسوة فمضيت حين ذكروهما لي ونهى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم المسلمين عن كلامنا، ايها الثلاثة، من بين من تخلف عنه فاجتنبنا الناس، وتغيروا لنا، حتى تنكرت في نفسي الارض، فما هي التي اعرف فلبثنا على ذلك خمسين ليلة فاما صحباي، فاستكانا، وقعدا في بيوتهما، يبكيان واما انا فكنت اشب القوم، واجلدهم فكنت اخرج فاشهد الصلاة مع المسلمين، واطوف في الاسواق ولا يكلمني احد وآتي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فاسلم عليه، وهو في مجلسه بعد الصلاة فاقول في نفسى: هل حرك شفتيه برد السلام علي، ام لا ثم اصلي قريبا منه، فاسارقه النظر فإذا اقبلت على صلاتي، اقبل إلي وإذا التفت نحوه، اعرض عني حتى إذا طال علي ذلك من جفوة الناس، مشيت حتى تسورت جدار حائط ابي قتادة، وهو ابن عمي، واحب الناس إلي، فسلمت عليه فوالله ما رد علي السلام فقلت: يا ابا قتادة انشدك بالله هل تعلمني احب الله ورسوله فسكت فعدت له، فنشدته فسكت فعدت له فنشدته، فقال: الله ورسوله اعلم ففاضت عيناي، وتوليت حتى تسورت الجدار قال: فبينا انا امشي بسوق المدينة، إذا نبطي من انباط اهل الشام، ممن قدم بالطعام يبيعه بالمدينة، يقول: من يدل على كعب بن مالك فطفق الناس يشيرون له حتى إذا جاءني، دفع إلي كتابا من ملك غسان فإذا فيه: اما بعد فإنه قد بلغني ان صاحبك قد جفاك ولم يجعلك الله بدار هوان، ولا مضيعة فالحق بنا نواسك فقلت لما قراتها: وهذا ايضا من البلاء فتيممت بها التنور فسجرته بها حتى إذا مضت اربعون ليلة من الخمسين، إذا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ياتيني فقال: إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يامرك ان تعتزل امراتك فقلت: اطلقها ام ماذا افعل قال: لا بل اعتزلها، ولا تقربها وارسل إلى صاحبي مثل ذلك فقلت لامراتي: الحقي باهلك، فكوني عندهم حتى يقضي الله في هذا الامر قال كعب: فجاءت امراة هلال بن امية، رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، فقالت: يا رسول الله إن هلال بن امية شيخ ضائع، ليس له خادم فهل تكره ان اخدمه قال: لا ولكن لا يقربك قالت: إنه، والله ما به حركة إلى شيء والله ما زال يبكي منذ كان من امره ما كان، إلى يومه هذا فقال لي بعض اهلي: لو استاذنت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في امراتك، كما اذن لامراة هلال بن امية ان تخدمه فقلت: والله لا استاذن فيها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وما يدريني ما يقول رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، إذا استاذنته فيها، وانا رجل شاب فلبثت بعد ذلك عشر ليال، حتى كملت لنا خمسون ليلة، من حين نهى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن كلامنا فلما صليت صلاة الفجر، صبح خمسين ليلة، وانا على ظهر بيت من بيوتنا فبينا انا جالس على الحال التي ذكر الله، قد ضاقت علي نفسي، وضاقت علي الارض بما رحبت سمعت صوت صارخ، اوفى على جبل سلع، باعلى صوته: يا كعب بن مالك ابشر قال: فخررت ساجدا، وعرفت ان قد جاء فرج وآذن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بتوبة الله علينا، حين صلى صلاة الفجر فذهب الناس يبشروننا، وذهب قبل صاحبي مبشرون، وركض إلي رجل فرسا، وسعى ساع من اسلم، فاوفى على الجبل وكان الصوت اسرع من الفرس فلما جاءني الذي سمعت صوته يبشرني نزعت له ثوبي، فكسوته إياهما ببشراه والله ما املك غيرهما يومئذ واستعرت ثوبين، فلبستهما وانطلقت إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فيتلقاني الناس فوجا فوجا، يهنوني بالتوبة يقولون: لتهنك توبة الله عليك قال كعب: حتى دخلت المسجد فإذا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم جالس حوله الناس فقام إلي طلحة بن عبيد الله يهرول، وهناني والله ما قام إلي رجل من المهاجرين غيره ولا انساها لطلحة قال كعب: فلما سلمت على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، وهو يبرق وجهه من السرور: ابشر بخير يوم مر عليك منذ ولدتك امك قال: قلت امن عندك يا رسول الله ام من عند الله قال: لا بل من عند الله وكان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، إذا سر استنار وجهه، حتى كانه قطعة قمر وكنا نعرف ذلك منه فلما جلست بين يديه، قلت: يا رسول الله إن من توبتي ان انخلع من مالي صدقة إلى الله وإلى رسول الله قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: امسك عليك بعض مالك، فهو خير لك قلت: فإني امسك سهمي الذي بخيبر فقلت: يا رسول الله إن الله إنما نجاني بالصدق، وإن من توبتي ان لا احدث إلا صدقا ما بقيت فوالله ما اعلم احدا من المسلمين ابلاه الله في صدق الحديث، منذ ذكرت ذلك لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، احسن مما ابلاني ما تعمدت، منذ ذكرت ذلك لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إلى يومي هذا، كذبا وإني لارجو ان يحفظني الله فيما بقيت وانزل الله على رسوله صلى الله عليه وسلم (لقد تاب الله على النبي والمهاجرين) إلى قوله (وكونوا مع الصادقين) فوالله ما انعم الله علي من نعمة قط، بعد ان هداني للإسلام، اعظم في نفسي من صدقي لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ان لا اكون كذبته، فاهلك كما هلك الذين كذبوا فإن الله قال للذين كذبوا، حين انزل الوحي، شر ما قال لاحد فقال، تبارك وتعالى (سيحلفون بالله لكم إذا انقلبتم) إلى قوله (فإن الله لا يرضى عن القوم الفاسقين) قال كعب: وكنا تخلفنا، ايها الثلاثة، عن امر اولئك الذين قبل منهم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، حين حلفوا له، فبايعهم واستغفر لهم وارجا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم امرنا، حتى قضى الله فيه فبذلك قال الله (وعلى الثلاثة الذين خلفوا) وليس الذي ذكر الله مما خلفنا عن الغزو، إنما هو تخليفه إيانا، وإرجاؤه امرنا، عمن حلف له، واعتذر إليه، فقبل منه
Hazrat Ka‘b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that, except for the expedition of Tabuk, there was no other expedition in which I did not participate with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). However, I was also not present at the Battle of Badr, but regarding those who could not participate in Badr, the Prophet (peace be upon him) did not express any displeasure, because at that time he had only set out in search of the Quraysh caravan. But by Allah’s command, without any prior preparation, he encountered the enemy. I was present with the Prophet (peace be upon him) on the night of ‘Aqabah (with the Ansar). That was the night when we pledged allegiance to Islam (in Makkah), and to me, that event is even dearer than Badr, even though Badr is more talked about among people. My situation was that I had never been as strong and wealthy in my life as I was at that time, yet I could not join the Prophet (peace be upon him) in the expedition of Tabuk. By Allah! Before that, I never possessed two camels together, but at that time I had two camels. Whenever the Prophet (peace be upon him) set out for an expedition, he would use ambiguous words (about his destination), but when the time for this expedition came, the heat was intense, the journey was very long, the route was through wilderness, and the enemy’s army was large! All difficulties were apparent. Therefore, the Prophet (peace be upon him) informed the Muslims in great detail about this expedition so that they could prepare accordingly. He even indicated the direction in which he intended to go. Many Muslims were with him—so many that it was difficult to record all their names in any register. Ka‘b (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that if anyone wanted not to participate in this expedition, he could think that his absence would not be noticed, except if revelation came about him. When the Prophet (peace be upon him) was setting out for this expedition, it was the season when fruits were ripe and people would rest in the shade. The Prophet (peace be upon him) was busy preparing, and so were the Muslims. But every day I would think,“Tomorrow I will prepare,”and thus I kept postponing it every day. I was sure that I would prepare, as I had the means, and so time passed. Eventually, people completed their preparations, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) set out with the Muslims. By that time, I had not made any preparations. Even then, I consoled myself, thinking,“Tomorrow or the day after, I will prepare and join the army.”The day after the departure, I thought of preparing, but did not do so. Then I thought of preparing on the third day, but again did not do so. Thus, time passed, and the Muslim army advanced far ahead. Participation in the expedition became a distant matter for me, and I kept intending to set out and catch up with them. If only I had done so! But it was not destined for me. After the Prophet (peace be upon him) had left, whenever I went out, I felt great sorrow, for I would only see people whose faces showed hypocrisy, or those whom Allah had excused due to disability or weakness. The Prophet (peace be upon him) did not ask anyone about me, but when he reached Tabuk, he inquired in a gathering,“What did Ka‘b do?”A man from Banu Salamah said,“O Messenger of Allah! His pride kept him from coming (he was taken by his beauty or clothes).”At this, Mu‘adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) said,“You have spoken badly. O Messenger of Allah! By Allah, we know nothing about him except good.”The Prophet (peace be upon him) remained silent.
Ka‘b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: When I learned that the Prophet (peace be upon him) was returning, I became anxious and began to think of a false excuse to save myself from his displeasure the next day. I consulted every wise person in my house about it, but when I learned that the Prophet (peace be upon him) was very close to Madinah, all false thoughts left my mind, and I became certain that I could not save myself by lying in this matter. So I firmly resolved to speak the truth. In the morning, the Prophet (peace be upon him) arrived. When he returned from a journey, it was his habit to first go to the mosque and pray two rak‘ahs, then sit with the people. When he finished this, people who had not participated in the expedition began to come to him, swearing oaths and presenting their excuses. They were about eighty in number. The Prophet (peace be upon him) accepted their outward statements, took their pledges, prayed for their forgiveness, and left their inner affairs to Allah. After that, I came. I greeted him, and he smiled—a smile in which there was displeasure. He said,“Come.”I walked a few steps and sat before him. He asked me,“Why did you not join the expedition? Did you not buy a mount?”I replied,“I had a mount, by Allah! If I were sitting before anyone in the world other than you, I could have made up an excuse to save myself from his displeasure. I know how to speak eloquently. But by Allah! I know that if I tell you a lie today to please you, soon Allah will make you angry with me. Instead, if I tell you the truth, you may be displeased with me, but I hope for Allah’s forgiveness. No, by Allah! I had no excuse. By Allah, I was never more free of burden than at that time, yet I did not join you.”The Prophet (peace be upon him) said,“He has spoken the truth. Now go until Allah decides about you.”I got up, and some men from Banu Salamah followed me, saying,“By Allah, we do not know that you ever committed a sin before this, but you have been negligent. Why did you not present an excuse to the Prophet (peace be upon him) as others did? The Prophet’s (peace be upon him) seeking forgiveness for your sin would have been enough.”By Allah, they reproached me so much that I thought of going back to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and making up a false excuse. Then I asked them,“Did anyone else do as I did?”They said,“Yes, two men did as you did and received the same answer.”I asked,“Who are they?”They said,“Murarah bin Rabi‘ al-‘Amri and Hilal bin Umayyah al-Waqifi (may Allah be pleased with them).”They named two righteous men who had participated in Badr. Their example became a model for me. When they mentioned these elders, I went home, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade people from speaking to us. Of those who did not participate in the expedition, only we three were left! People began to avoid us, and everyone changed. It seemed as if the whole world had changed for us, and we had nothing to do with it. For fifty days, we remained in this state. My two companions stopped leaving their homes and only wept, but I had the strength to go out, join the Muslims in prayer, and walk in the markets, but no one spoke to me. I would also go to the Prophet (peace be upon him), greet him, and when he sat in a gathering after prayer, I would try to see if his blessed lips moved in response to my greeting or not. Then I would pray near him and look at him out of the corner of my eye. When I was busy in my prayer, the Prophet (peace be upon him) would look at me, but when I looked at him, he would turn away. Finally, when people’s avoidance increased, one day I climbed the wall of Abu Qatadah’s (may Allah be pleased with him) garden—he was my cousin and I had a close relationship with him. I greeted him, but by Allah, he did not reply. I said,“Abu Qatadah! I ask you by Allah, do you not know how much I love Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him)?”He did not reply. I asked him again by Allah, but he remained silent. Then I invoked Allah’s name and asked him the same question. This time he only said,“Allah and His Messenger know best.”At this, I broke into tears and climbed down from the wall.
Ka‘b (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: One day, I was walking in the market of Madinah when a farmer from Syria, who had come to sell grain, was asking,“Where does Ka‘b bin Malik live?”People pointed towards me, so he came and gave me a letter from the king of Ghassan. It read:“To proceed: We have learned that your companion (i.e., the Prophet, peace be upon him) has treated you harshly. Allah has not created you to be humiliated or your right to be lost. Come to us, and we will treat you well.”When I read this letter, I said,“This is another test.”I threw the letter into the oven and burned it. Of those fifty days, when forty had passed, the Messenger of Allah’s (peace be upon him) messenger came to me and said,“The Prophet (peace be upon him) has ordered you not to go near your wife.”I asked,“Should I divorce her, or what should I do?”He said,“No, just separate from her and do not go near her.”The same order was sent to my two companions (who had made excuses as I did). I told my wife,“Go to your parents and stay there until Allah decides about this matter.”Ka‘b (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The wife of Hilal bin Umayyah (who was also boycotted) came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said,“O Messenger of Allah! Hilal bin Umayyah is very old and weak, and he has no servant. If I serve him, will you dislike it?”The Prophet (peace be upon him) said,“Only do not let him approach you.”She said,“By Allah, he cannot move for anything. Since this displeasure has befallen him, his tears have not stopped.”Some of my family said,“Just as the Prophet (peace be upon him) allowed Hilal bin Umayyah’s wife to serve him, you should also seek permission from the Prophet (peace be upon him).”I said,“No, by Allah! I will not seek permission for this from the Prophet (peace be upon him). I am young, and I do not know what the Prophet (peace be upon him) will say if I ask for permission.”Thus, ten more days passed, and since the Prophet (peace be upon him) had forbidden people from speaking to us, fifty days were completed.
On the morning of the fiftieth night, after I had prayed Fajr and was sitting on the roof of my house, as Allah has mentioned, I was suffocating, and the earth, despite its vastness, seemed constrained for me. Then I heard the voice of a caller, who had climbed Mount Sala‘ and was calling out loudly,“O Ka‘b bin Malik! Glad tidings to you!”When I heard this, I fell in prostration, and I was certain that relief had come. After Fajr prayer, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) had announced the acceptance of our repentance before Allah. People began to come to me with glad tidings, and they also went to my two companions to give them the good news. One man (Zubair bin al-‘Awwam, may Allah be pleased with him) came riding his horse, while a companion from the tribe of Aslam climbed the mountain and called out (the news), and his voice was faster than the horse. When the companion who had called out from Mount Sala‘ came to me with the glad tidings, I took off my two garments and gave them to him in joy. By Allah, at that time, I had nothing else (worthy of giving) except those two garments. Then I borrowed two garments from Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him), wore them, and went to the Prophet (peace be upon him). Groups of people met me on the way, congratulating me on the acceptance of my repentance, saying,“Congratulations on the acceptance of your repentance before Allah.”Ka‘b (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: Finally, I entered the mosque, and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was sitting there, surrounded by the Companions. Talhah bin ‘Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him) rushed towards me, shook my hand, and congratulated me. By Allah, none of the Muhajirun present stood up except him. I will never forget Talhah’s kindness. Ka‘b (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: When I greeted the Prophet (peace be upon him), he said (his blessed face was shining with happiness and joy),“Rejoice in the best day you have ever had since your birth.”I said,“O Messenger of Allah! Is this glad tidings from you or from Allah?”He said,“No, rather from Allah.”Whenever the Prophet (peace be upon him) was pleased about something, his blessed face would shine as if it were a piece of the moon. We would recognize his happiness from his blessed face. When I sat before him, I said,“O Messenger of Allah! Out of gratitude for the acceptance of my repentance, should I give all my wealth in charity for Allah and His Messenger?”He said,“But keep some of your wealth; that is better for you.”I said,“Then I will keep my share from Khaybar.”Then I said,“O Messenger of Allah! Allah has saved me because I spoke the truth. Out of gratitude for the acceptance of my repentance, I pledge that as long as I live, I will only speak the truth.”By Allah, since I made this pledge before the Prophet (peace be upon him), I do not know of any Muslim whom Allah has blessed as much for speaking the truth as He has blessed me. Since I made this pledge before the Prophet (peace be upon him), I have never intended to lie, and I hope Allah will protect me from it for the rest of my life. Allah revealed a verse about us to His Messenger:“Indeed, Allah turned in mercy to the Prophet, the Muhajirun, and the Ansar who followed him in the hour of difficulty, after the hearts of a party of them had almost inclined [to doubt] , but He turned to them in mercy. Surely, He is to them Most Kind, Most Merciful.”By Allah, after the guidance of Islam, in my view, there is no greater favor from Allah upon me than my truthfulness before the Prophet (peace be upon him), for I did not lie and thus did not destroy myself, as those who lied were destroyed. During the time of revelation, Allah pronounced such a severe warning against those who lied as He did not for anyone else. He said:“They will swear by Allah to you when you return...”up to“for Allah is not pleased with the rebellious people.”Ka‘b (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: Thus, we three remained apart from those who had sworn oaths before the Prophet (peace be upon him), and he accepted their excuses, took their pledges, and prayed for their forgiveness. The Prophet (peace be upon him) left our matter for Allah to decide, and Allah Himself decided it. Allah’s statement (wa ‘ala al-thalathati alladhina khullifu) means that our case was deferred and we were given respite. It does not mean that we lagged behind from jihad, but rather that we were left behind those who swore oaths and presented their excuses, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) accepted their excuses.
Ka‘b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: When I learned that the Prophet (peace be upon him) was returning, I became anxious and began to think of a false excuse to save myself from his displeasure the next day. I consulted every wise person in my house about it, but when I learned that the Prophet (peace be upon him) was very close to Madinah, all false thoughts left my mind, and I became certain that I could not save myself by lying in this matter. So I firmly resolved to speak the truth. In the morning, the Prophet (peace be upon him) arrived. When he returned from a journey, it was his habit to first go to the mosque and pray two rak‘ahs, then sit with the people. When he finished this, people who had not participated in the expedition began to come to him, swearing oaths and presenting their excuses. They were about eighty in number. The Prophet (peace be upon him) accepted their outward statements, took their pledges, prayed for their forgiveness, and left their inner affairs to Allah. After that, I came. I greeted him, and he smiled—a smile in which there was displeasure. He said,“Come.”I walked a few steps and sat before him. He asked me,“Why did you not join the expedition? Did you not buy a mount?”I replied,“I had a mount, by Allah! If I were sitting before anyone in the world other than you, I could have made up an excuse to save myself from his displeasure. I know how to speak eloquently. But by Allah! I know that if I tell you a lie today to please you, soon Allah will make you angry with me. Instead, if I tell you the truth, you may be displeased with me, but I hope for Allah’s forgiveness. No, by Allah! I had no excuse. By Allah, I was never more free of burden than at that time, yet I did not join you.”The Prophet (peace be upon him) said,“He has spoken the truth. Now go until Allah decides about you.”I got up, and some men from Banu Salamah followed me, saying,“By Allah, we do not know that you ever committed a sin before this, but you have been negligent. Why did you not present an excuse to the Prophet (peace be upon him) as others did? The Prophet’s (peace be upon him) seeking forgiveness for your sin would have been enough.”By Allah, they reproached me so much that I thought of going back to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and making up a false excuse. Then I asked them,“Did anyone else do as I did?”They said,“Yes, two men did as you did and received the same answer.”I asked,“Who are they?”They said,“Murarah bin Rabi‘ al-‘Amri and Hilal bin Umayyah al-Waqifi (may Allah be pleased with them).”They named two righteous men who had participated in Badr. Their example became a model for me. When they mentioned these elders, I went home, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade people from speaking to us. Of those who did not participate in the expedition, only we three were left! People began to avoid us, and everyone changed. It seemed as if the whole world had changed for us, and we had nothing to do with it. For fifty days, we remained in this state. My two companions stopped leaving their homes and only wept, but I had the strength to go out, join the Muslims in prayer, and walk in the markets, but no one spoke to me. I would also go to the Prophet (peace be upon him), greet him, and when he sat in a gathering after prayer, I would try to see if his blessed lips moved in response to my greeting or not. Then I would pray near him and look at him out of the corner of my eye. When I was busy in my prayer, the Prophet (peace be upon him) would look at me, but when I looked at him, he would turn away. Finally, when people’s avoidance increased, one day I climbed the wall of Abu Qatadah’s (may Allah be pleased with him) garden—he was my cousin and I had a close relationship with him. I greeted him, but by Allah, he did not reply. I said,“Abu Qatadah! I ask you by Allah, do you not know how much I love Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him)?”He did not reply. I asked him again by Allah, but he remained silent. Then I invoked Allah’s name and asked him the same question. This time he only said,“Allah and His Messenger know best.”At this, I broke into tears and climbed down from the wall.
Ka‘b (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: One day, I was walking in the market of Madinah when a farmer from Syria, who had come to sell grain, was asking,“Where does Ka‘b bin Malik live?”People pointed towards me, so he came and gave me a letter from the king of Ghassan. It read:“To proceed: We have learned that your companion (i.e., the Prophet, peace be upon him) has treated you harshly. Allah has not created you to be humiliated or your right to be lost. Come to us, and we will treat you well.”When I read this letter, I said,“This is another test.”I threw the letter into the oven and burned it. Of those fifty days, when forty had passed, the Messenger of Allah’s (peace be upon him) messenger came to me and said,“The Prophet (peace be upon him) has ordered you not to go near your wife.”I asked,“Should I divorce her, or what should I do?”He said,“No, just separate from her and do not go near her.”The same order was sent to my two companions (who had made excuses as I did). I told my wife,“Go to your parents and stay there until Allah decides about this matter.”Ka‘b (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The wife of Hilal bin Umayyah (who was also boycotted) came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said,“O Messenger of Allah! Hilal bin Umayyah is very old and weak, and he has no servant. If I serve him, will you dislike it?”The Prophet (peace be upon him) said,“Only do not let him approach you.”She said,“By Allah, he cannot move for anything. Since this displeasure has befallen him, his tears have not stopped.”Some of my family said,“Just as the Prophet (peace be upon him) allowed Hilal bin Umayyah’s wife to serve him, you should also seek permission from the Prophet (peace be upon him).”I said,“No, by Allah! I will not seek permission for this from the Prophet (peace be upon him). I am young, and I do not know what the Prophet (peace be upon him) will say if I ask for permission.”Thus, ten more days passed, and since the Prophet (peace be upon him) had forbidden people from speaking to us, fifty days were completed.
On the morning of the fiftieth night, after I had prayed Fajr and was sitting on the roof of my house, as Allah has mentioned, I was suffocating, and the earth, despite its vastness, seemed constrained for me. Then I heard the voice of a caller, who had climbed Mount Sala‘ and was calling out loudly,“O Ka‘b bin Malik! Glad tidings to you!”When I heard this, I fell in prostration, and I was certain that relief had come. After Fajr prayer, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) had announced the acceptance of our repentance before Allah. People began to come to me with glad tidings, and they also went to my two companions to give them the good news. One man (Zubair bin al-‘Awwam, may Allah be pleased with him) came riding his horse, while a companion from the tribe of Aslam climbed the mountain and called out (the news), and his voice was faster than the horse. When the companion who had called out from Mount Sala‘ came to me with the glad tidings, I took off my two garments and gave them to him in joy. By Allah, at that time, I had nothing else (worthy of giving) except those two garments. Then I borrowed two garments from Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him), wore them, and went to the Prophet (peace be upon him). Groups of people met me on the way, congratulating me on the acceptance of my repentance, saying,“Congratulations on the acceptance of your repentance before Allah.”Ka‘b (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: Finally, I entered the mosque, and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was sitting there, surrounded by the Companions. Talhah bin ‘Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him) rushed towards me, shook my hand, and congratulated me. By Allah, none of the Muhajirun present stood up except him. I will never forget Talhah’s kindness. Ka‘b (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: When I greeted the Prophet (peace be upon him), he said (his blessed face was shining with happiness and joy),“Rejoice in the best day you have ever had since your birth.”I said,“O Messenger of Allah! Is this glad tidings from you or from Allah?”He said,“No, rather from Allah.”Whenever the Prophet (peace be upon him) was pleased about something, his blessed face would shine as if it were a piece of the moon. We would recognize his happiness from his blessed face. When I sat before him, I said,“O Messenger of Allah! Out of gratitude for the acceptance of my repentance, should I give all my wealth in charity for Allah and His Messenger?”He said,“But keep some of your wealth; that is better for you.”I said,“Then I will keep my share from Khaybar.”Then I said,“O Messenger of Allah! Allah has saved me because I spoke the truth. Out of gratitude for the acceptance of my repentance, I pledge that as long as I live, I will only speak the truth.”By Allah, since I made this pledge before the Prophet (peace be upon him), I do not know of any Muslim whom Allah has blessed as much for speaking the truth as He has blessed me. Since I made this pledge before the Prophet (peace be upon him), I have never intended to lie, and I hope Allah will protect me from it for the rest of my life. Allah revealed a verse about us to His Messenger:“Indeed, Allah turned in mercy to the Prophet, the Muhajirun, and the Ansar who followed him in the hour of difficulty, after the hearts of a party of them had almost inclined [to doubt] , but He turned to them in mercy. Surely, He is to them Most Kind, Most Merciful.”By Allah, after the guidance of Islam, in my view, there is no greater favor from Allah upon me than my truthfulness before the Prophet (peace be upon him), for I did not lie and thus did not destroy myself, as those who lied were destroyed. During the time of revelation, Allah pronounced such a severe warning against those who lied as He did not for anyone else. He said:“They will swear by Allah to you when you return...”up to“for Allah is not pleased with the rebellious people.”Ka‘b (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: Thus, we three remained apart from those who had sworn oaths before the Prophet (peace be upon him), and he accepted their excuses, took their pledges, and prayed for their forgiveness. The Prophet (peace be upon him) left our matter for Allah to decide, and Allah Himself decided it. Allah’s statement (wa ‘ala al-thalathati alladhina khullifu) means that our case was deferred and we were given respite. It does not mean that we lagged behind from jihad, but rather that we were left behind those who swore oaths and presented their excuses, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) accepted their excuses.
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باب في حديث الإفك وقبول توبة القاذف
Story of the Slander and Acceptance of the Slanderer’s Repentance
Hadith Number: 1763
1763 صحيح حديث عائشة، زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، حين قال لها اهل الإفك ما قالوا قالت عائشة: كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا اراد سفرا، اقرع بين ازواجه فايهن خرج سهمها، خرج بها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم معه قالت عائشة: فاقرع بيننا في غزوة غزاها فخرج فيها سهمي فخرجت مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بعد ما انزل الحجاب فكنت احمل في هودجي، وانزل فيه فسرنا، حتى إذا فرغ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من غزوته تلك، وقفل دنونا من المدينة قافلين، آذن ليلة بالرحيل فقمت، حين آذنوا بالرحيل، فمشيت حتى جاوزت الجيش فلما قضيت شاني، اقبلت إلى رحلي، فلمست صدري، فإذا عقد لي، من جزع ظفار، قد انقطع فرجعت، فالتمست عقدي، فحبسني ابتغاؤه قالت: واقبل الرهط الذين كانوا يرحلوني، فاحتملوا هودجي، فرحلوه على بعيري الذي كنت اركب عليه، وهم يحسبون اني فيه وكان النساء، إذ ذاك، خفافا لم يهبلن ولم يغشهن اللحم إنما ياكلن العلقة من الطعام فلم يستنكر القوم خفة الهودج حين رفعوه وحملوه وكنت جارية حديثة السن فبعثوا الجمل فساروا ووجدت عقدي، بعد ما استمر الجيش فجئت منازلهم وليس بها منهم داع ولا مجيب فتيممت منزلي الذي كنت به، وظننت انهم سيفقدوني، فيرجعون إلي فبينا انا جالسة في منزلي، غلبتني عيني، فنمت وكان صفوان بن المعطل السلمي، ثم الذكواني من وراء الجيش فاصبح عند منزلي فراى سواد إنسان نائم، فعرفني حين رآني، وكان رآني قبل الحجاب فاستيقظت باسترجاعه، حين عرفني فخمرت وجهي بجلبابي ووالله ما تكلمنا بكلمة، ولا سمعت منه كلمة غير استرجاعه وهوى حتى اناخ راحلته، فوطىء على يدها، فقمت إليها، فركبتها فانطلق يقود بي الراحلة، حتى اتينا الجيش، موغرين في نحر الظهيرة، وهم نزول قالت: فهلك من هلك وكان الذي تولى كبر الإفك عبد الله بن ابي بن سلول قال عروة (احد رواة الحديث): اخبرت انه كان يشاع ويتحدث به عنده، فيقره ويستمعه ويستوشيه وقال عروة ايضا: لم يسم من اهل الإفك ايضا إلا حسان بن ثابت، ومسطح بن اثاثة، وحمنة بنت جحش، في ناس آخرين، لا علم لي بهم غير انهم عصبة كما قال الله تعالى وإن كبر ذلك يقال عبد الله بن ابي بن سلول قال عروة: كانت عائشة تكره ان يسب عندها حسان وتقول: إنه الذي قال:فإن ابي ووالده وعرضيلعرض محمد منكم وقاءقالت عائشة: فقدمنا المدينة فاشتكيت حين قدمت شهرا، والناس يفيضون في قول اصحاب الإفك لا اشعر بشيء من ذلك وهو يريبني في وجعي اني لا اعرف من رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم اللطف الذي كنت ارى منه حين اشتكي إنما يدخل علي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فيسلم ثم يقول: كيف تيكم ثم ينصرف فذلك يريبني ولا اشعر بالشر حتى خرجت حين نقهت فخرجت مع ام مسطح قبل المناصع وكان متبرزنا وكنا لا نخرج إلا ليلا إلى ليل وذلك قبل ان نتخذ الكنف قريبا من بيوتنا قالت: وامرنا امر العرب الاول في البرية قبل الغائط وكنا نتاذى بالكنف ان نتخذها عند بيوتنا قالت: فانطلقت انا وام مسطح، وهي ابنة ابي رهم بن المطلب بن عبد مناف، وامها بنت صخر بن عامر، خالة ابي بكر الصديق وابنها مسطح بن اثاثة بن عباد بن المطلب فاقبلت انا وام مسطح قبل بيتي، حين فرغنا من شاننا فعثرت ام مسطح في مرطها فقالت: تعس مسطح فقلت لها: بئس ما قلت اتسبين رجلا شهد بدرا فقالت: اي هنتاه ولم تسمعي ما قال قالت: وقلت: ما قال فاخبرتني بقول اهل الإفك قالت: فازددت مرضا على مرضي فلما رجعت إلى بيتي، دخل علي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فسلم ثم قال: كيف تيكم فقلت له: اتاذن لي ان آتي ابوي قالت: واريد ان استيقن الخبر من قبلهما قالت: فاذن لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقلت لامي: يا امتاه ماذا يتحدث الناس قالت: يا بنية هوني عليك فوالله لقلما كانت امراة قط وضيئة عند رجل يحبها، لها ضرائر، إلا كثرن عليها قالت: فقلت سبحان الله او لقد تحدث الناس بهذا قالت: فبكيت تلك الليلة حتى اصبحت، لا يرقا لي دمع، ولا اكتحل بنوم ثم اصبحت ابكي قالت: ودعا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم علي بن ابي طالب، واسامة بن زيد، حين استلبث الوحي، يسالهما، ويستشيرهما في فراق اهله قالت: فاما اسامة فاشار على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بالذي يعلم من براءة اهله، وبالذي يعلم لهم في نفسه فقال اسامة: اهلك ولا نعلم إلا خيرا واما علي، فقال: يا رسول الله لم يضيق الله عليك والنساء سواها كثير وسل الجارية تصدقك قالت: فدعا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بريرة فقال: اي بريرة هل رايت من شيء يريبك قالت له بريرة: والذي بعثك بالحق ما رايت عليها امرا قط اغمصه، غير انها جارية حديثة السن، تنام عن عجين اهلها، فتاتي الداجن فتاكله قالت: فقام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من يومه، فاستعذر من عبد الله بن ابي، وهو على المنبر، فقال: يا معشر المسلمين من يعذرني من رجل قد بلغني عنه اذاه في اهلي والله ما علمت على اهلي إلا خيرا ولقد ذكروا رجلا ما علمت عليه إلا خيرا وما يدخل على اهلي إلا معي قالت: فقام سعد بن معاذ، اخو بني عبد الاشهل فقال: انا، يا رسول الله اعذرك فإن كان من الاوس ضربت عنقه وإن كان من إخواننا من الخزرج امرتنا ففعلنا امرك قالت: فقام رجل من الخزرج، وكانت ام حسان بنت عمه، من فخذه وهو سعد بن عبادة وهو سيد الخزرج قالت: وكان قبل ذلك رجلا صالحا ولكن احتملته الحمية، فقال لسعد: كذبت لعمر الله لا تقتله، ولا تقدر على قتله ولو كان من رهطك ما احببت ان يقتل فقام اسيد بن حضير، وهو ابن عم سعد، فقال لسعد بن عبادة: كذبت لعمر الله لنقتلنه فإنك منافق تجادل عن المنافقين قالت: فثار الحيان، الاوس والخزرج، حتى هموا ان يقتتلوا ورسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قائم على المنبر قالت: فلم يزل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يخفضهم حتى سكتوا وسكت قالت: فبكيت يومي ذلك كله لا يرقا لي دمع، ولا اكتحل بنوم قالت: واصبح ابواي عندي، وقد بكيت ليلتين ويوما لا يرقا لي دمع، ولا اكتحل بنوم حتى إني لاظن ان البكاء فالق كبدي فبينا ابواي جالسان عندي، وانا ابكي، فاستاذنت علي امراة من الانصار، فاذنت لها فجلست تبكي معي قالت: فبينا نحن على ذلك، دخل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم علينا فسلم، ثم جلس قالت: ولم يجلس عندي، منذ قيل ما قيل، قبلها وقد لبث شهرا لا يوحى إليه في شاني بشيء قالت: فتشهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حين جلس، ثم قال: اما بعد يا عائشة إنه بلغني عنك كذا وكذا فإن كنت بريئة، فسيبرئك الله وإن كنت الممت بذنب فاستغفري الله، وتوبي إليه فإن العبد، إذا اعترف، ثم تاب، تاب الله عليه قالت: فلما قضى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم مقالته، قلص دمعي، حتى ما احس منه قطرة فقلت لابي: اجب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عني فيما قال فقال ابي: والله ما ادري ما اقول لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقلت لامي: اجيبي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فيما قال قالت امي: والله ما ادري ما اقول لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقلت: وانا جارية حديثة السن، لا اقرا القرآن كثيرا: إني، والله لقد علمت لقد سمعتم هذا الحديث حتى استقر في انفسكم وصدقتم به فلئن قلت لكم إني بريئة لا تصدقوني ولئن اعترفت لكم بامر، والله يعلم اني منه بريئة، لتصدقني فوالله لا اجد لي ولكم مثلا إلا ابا يوسف حين قال (فصبر جميل والله المستعان على ما تصفون) ثم تحولت واضطجعت على فراشي والله يعلم اني حينئذ بريئة وان الله مبرئي ببراءتي ولكن والله ما كنت اظن ان الله منزل في شاني وحيا يتلى لشاني في نفسي كان احقر من ان يتكلم الله في بامر ولكن كنت ارجو ان يرى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في النوم رؤيا يبرئني الله بها فوالله ما رام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم مجلسه، ولا خرج احد من اهل البيت، حتى انزل عليه فاخذه ما كان ياخذه من البرحاء حتى إنه ليتحدر منه من العرق مثل الجمان وهو في يوم شات، من ثقل القول الذي انزل عليه قالت: فسري عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو يضحك فكانت اول كلمة تكلم بها ان قال: يا عائشة اما الله فقد براك قالت: فقالت لي امي: قومي إليه فقلت: والله لا اقوم إليه، فإني لا احمد إلا الله عز وجل قالت: وانزل الله تعالى:(إن الذين جاءوا بالإفك عصبة منكم لا تحسبوه شرا لكم، بل هو خير لكم لكل امرىء منهم ما اكتسب من الإثم، والذي تولى كبره منهم له عذاب عظيم لولا إذ سمعتموه ظن المؤمنون والمؤمنات بانفسهم خيرا وقالوا هذا إفك مبين لولا جاءوا عليه باربعة شهداء، فإذ لم ياتوا بالشهداء فاولئك عند الله هم الكاذبون ولولا فضل الله عليكم ورحمته في الدنيا والآخرة لمسكم في ما افضتم فيه عذاب عظيم إذ تلقونه بالسنتكم وتقولون بافواهكم ما ليس لكم به علم وتحسبونه هينا وهو عند الله عظيم ولولا إذ سمعتموه قلتم ما يكون لنا ان نتكلم بهذا سبحنك هذا بهتن عظيم يعظكم الله ان تعودوا لمثله ابدا إن كنتم مؤمنين ويبين الله لكم الآيت، والله عليم حكيم إن الذين يحبون ان تشيع الفاحشة في الذينءامنوا لهم عذاب اليم في الدنيا والآخرة، والله يعلم وانتم لا تعلمون ولولا فضل الله عليكم ورحمته وان الله رءوف رحيم يايها الذينءامنوا لا تتبعوا خطوت الشيطن ومن يتبع خطوت الشيطن فإنه يامر بالفحشاء والمنكر ولولا فضل الله عليكم ورحمته ما زكى منكم من احد ابدا ولكن الله يزكي من يشاء والله سميع عليم ولا ياتل اولوا الفضل منكم والسعة ان يؤتوا اولي القربى والمسكين والمهجرين في سبيل الله وليعفوا وليصفحوا الا تحبون ان يغفر الله لكم والله غفور رحيم إن الذين يرمون المحصنت الغفلت المؤمنت لعنوا في الدنيا والآخرة ولهم عذاب عظيم يوم تشهد عليهم السنتهم وايديهم وارجلهم بما كانوا يعملون يومئذ يوفيهم الله دينهم الحق ويعلمون ان الله هو الحق المبين الخبيثت للخبيثين والخبيثون للخبيثت، والطيبت للطيبين والطيبون للطيبت، اولئك مبرءون مما يقولون، لهم مغفرة ورزق كريم) ثم انزل الله هذا في براءتي قال ابو بكر الصديق، وكان ينفق على مسطح بن اثاثة، لقرابته منه وفقره: والله لا انفق على مسطح شيئا ابدا، بعد الذي قال لعائشة ما قال فانزل الله (ولا ياتل اولوا الفضل منكم) إلى قوله (غفور رحيم) قال ابو بكر الصديق: بلى والله إني لاحب ان يغفر الله لي فرجع إلى مسطح النفقة التي كان ينفق عليه وقال: والله لا انزعها منه ابدا قالت عائشة: وكان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم سال زينب بنت جحش عن امري فقال لزينب: ماذا علمت او رايت قالت: يا رسول الله احمي سمعي وبصري والله ما علمت إلا خيرا قالت عائشة: وهي التي كانت تساميني، من ازواج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فعصمها الله بالورع قالت: وطفقت اختها حمنة تحارب لها فهلكت فيمن هلك قالت عائشة: والله إن الرجل الذي قيل له ما قيل، ليقول: سبحان الله فوالذي نفسي بيده ما كشفت من كنف انثى قط قالت: ثم قتل، بعد ذلك، في سبيل الله
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Hadith Number: 1764
1764 صحيح حديث عائشة، قالت: لما ذكر من شاني الذي ذكر، وما علمت به، قام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في خطيبا فتشهد، فحمد الله واثنى عليه بما هو اهله ثم قال: اما بعد اشيروا علي في اناس ابنوا اهلي، وايم الله ما علمت على اهلي من سوء وابنوهم بمن، والله ما علمت عليه من سوء قط ولا يدخل بيتي قط إلا وانا حاضر ولا غبت في سفر إلا غاب معي قالت: ولقد جاء رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بيتي فسال عني خادمتي فقالت: لا والله ما علمت عليها عيبا إلا انها كانت ترقد حتى تدخل الشاة فتاكل خميرها او عجينها وانتهرها بعض اصحابه، فقال: اصدقي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، حتى اسقطوا لها به فقالت سبحان الله والله ما علمت عليها إلا ما يعلم الصائغ على تبر الذهب الاحمر وبلغ الامر إلى ذلك الرجل الذي قيل له فقال: سبحان الله والله ما كشفت كنف انثى قط قالت عائشة: فقتل شهيدا في سبيل الله
Narrated Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): When such things were said about me of which I had no suspicion, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up to deliver a sermon to the people regarding my matter. After bearing witness, he praised and glorified Allah as is His due, then said, "To proceed! Advise me about those people who have slandered my wife, for by Allah, I have seen nothing but good in my wife, and the accusation has been made concerning a man (Safwan bin Mu'attal) about whom, by Allah, I have seen nothing but good. Whenever he entered my house, he did so only in my presence, and if I was ever absent from Madinah due to travel, he too was not present, and he would stay with me." Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to my chamber and asked my maid (Barirah) about me. She said, "No, by Allah, I know no fault in her, except that sometimes (due to her youth and heedlessness) she would fall asleep while kneading dough, and the goat would come and eat the kneaded dough." Some of the companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) scolded her, saying, "Why don't you tell the Messenger of Allah the truth as it is?" Then they asked her clearly and explicitly to confirm the incident. She replied, "Glory be to Allah! I know Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) as a goldsmith knows pure gold." When the person who was accused (i.e., Safwan bin Mu'attal) heard of this accusation, he said, "Glory be to Allah! By Allah, I have never uncovered the garment of any (unlawful) woman." Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said, "Then he attained martyrdom in the path of Allah."
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