[Machine] Delegations came to Muawiyah, and I was among them, as was Abu Huraira, during Ramadan. Some of us started preparing food for others. Abu Huraira used to invite us frequently. Hashim, said: "Abu Huraira invites us a lot." I responded: "Shall I make food and invite them to my place?" I commanded for food to be prepared, and I met Abu Huraira after the evening prayer. I said: "O Abu Huraira, the invitation is at my place tonight." He asked: "Did you invite them before me?" Hashim replied: "Yes." Abu Huraira said: "I wanted to inform you all about a statement from your own sayings, O people of Ansar." He mentioned the Conquest of Mecca. He said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ advanced into Mecca and ordered Zubair to go to one of the lesser pilgrim sanctuaries, and he ordered Khalid to go to the other lesser pilgrim sanctuary, and he ordered Abu 'Ubaidah to go to his garrison. They took to the lower part of the valley while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was in his tent." He said: "The Quraysh heralded its safety and that of its followers." He said: "They said: 'We will offer that which they seek. If something happens to them, we will give something to those who ask for it.'"
Abu Huraira said: "He looked towards them and saw me. He said: 'O Abu Huraira!' and I replied: 'Labbaik, Messenger of Allah.' He said: 'Let me hear the voice of the Ansar.' Those who responded are my Ansar.' So I called them and they came running, encircling the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Do you see the Quraysh and their followers? Raise your arms, one above the other, and gather spoils from them until you meet me at Safa." Abu Huraira said: "So we set off. Whoever we encountered, we killed, whoever came to us seeking protection, we granted it. Abu Sufyan said: 'Are the Banu Harith (of Khuza'ah) safe or not?' He said: 'No the Banu Harith (of Khuza'ah) are not safe after this day.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Whoever closed his door is safe, and whoever entered the house of Abu Sufyan is safe.'" He said: "So the people closed their doors." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ approached the black stone and touched it, while holding the handle of his bow. He then came by a deity that they worshipped beside the Ka'bah. He poked it with the bow, saying: 'The truth has come and falsehood has perished.'" He said: "Then he came to Safa and we walked together to examine the Ka'bah. He raised his hands, mentioning Allah with whatever He willed to mention, making supplication to Him." He said: "The Ansar were below him." He said: "Some of them said to others": "A man's love for his homeland and his concern for his tribe overwhelmed him." Abu Huraira said: "Then the Revelation came, and when it came, we were not surprised. No one among the people raised his hand with this supplication towards the Messenger of Allah ﷺ until the matter was decided." Hashim said: "When the Revelation was finished, he raised his head and said: 'O people of Ansar, did you say: A man's love for his homeland and his concern for his tribe overwhelmed him?' They replied: 'Yes, we did, Messenger of Allah.' He said: 'Then what will be my name?' 'Absolutely not, you are the slave of Allah and His Messenger. We migrated to Allah and we migrate towards you. Our life is your life and our death is your death.'' They approached him crying and said: 'Wallahi, we did not say anything for which we sought to doubt Allah and His Messenger.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Allah and His Messenger believe you and excuse you.'"
وَفَدَتْ وُفُودٌ إِلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ أَنَا فِيهِمْ وَأَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فِي رَمَضَانَ فَجَعَلَ بَعْضُنَا يَصْنَعُ لِبَعْضٍ الطَّعَامَ قَالَ وَكَانَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ يُكْثِرُ مَا يَدْعُونَا قَالَ هَاشِمٌ يُكْثِرُ أَنْ يَدْعُوَنَا إِلَى رَحْلِهِ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ أَلَا أَصْنَعُ طَعَامًا فَأَدْعُوَهُمْ إِلَى رَحْلِي قَالَ فَأَمَرْتُ بِطَعَامٍ يُصْنَعُ وَلَقِيتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ مِنَ الْعِشَاءِ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ الدَّعْوَةُ عِنْدِي اللَّيْلَةَ قَالَ أَسَبَقْتَنِي؟ قَالَ هَاشِمٌ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَدَعَوْتُهُمْ فَهُمْ عِنْدِي قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ أَلَا أُعْلِمُكُمْ بِحَدِيثٍ مِنْ حَدِيثِكُمْ يَا مَعَاشِرَ الْأَنْصَارِ قَالَ فَذَكَرَ فَتْحَ مَكَّةَ قَالَ أَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَدَخَلَ مَكَّةَ قَالَ فَبَعَثَ الزُّبَيْرَ عَلَى إِحْدَى الْمُجَنِّبَتَيْنِ وَبَعَثَ خَالِدًا عَلَى الْمُجَنِّبَةِ الْأُخْرَى وَبَعَثَ أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ عَلَى الْحُسَّرِ فَأَخَذُوا بَطْنَ الْوَادِي وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي كَتِيبَتِهِ قَالَ وَقَدْ وَبَّشَتْ قُرَيْشٌ أَوْبَاشَهَا قَالَ فَقَالُوا نُقَدِّمُ هَؤُلَاءِفَإِنْ كَانَ لَهُمْ شَيْءٌ كُنَّا مَعَهُمْ وَإِنْ أُصِيبُوا أَعْطَيْنَا الَّذِي سُئِلْنَا قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فَنَظَرَ فَرَآنِي فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ فَقُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ فَقَالَ اهْتِفْ لِي بِالْأَنْصَارِ وَلَا يَأْتِينِي إِلَّا أَنْصَارِيٌّ فَهَتَفْتُ بِهِمْ فَجَاءُوا فَأَطَافُوا بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ تَرَوْنَ إِلَى أَوْبَاشِ قُرَيْشٍ وَأَتْبَاعِهِمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ بِيَدَيْهِ إِحْدَاهُمَا عَلَى الْأُخْرَى احْصُدُوهُمْ حَصْدًا حَتَّى تُوَافُونِي بِالصَّفَا قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَمَا يَشَاءُ أَحَدٌ مِنَّا أَنْ يَقْتُلَ مِنْهُمْ مَا شَاءَ وَمَا أَحَدٌ يُوَجِّهُ إِلَيْنَا مِنْهُمْ شَيْئًا قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أُبِيحَتْ خَضْرَاءُ قُرَيْشٍ لَا قُرَيْشَ بَعْدَ الْيَوْمِ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ أَغْلَقَ بَابَهُ فَهُوَ آمِنٌ وَمَنْ دَخَلَ دَارَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ فَهُوَ آمِنٌ قَالَ فَغَلَّقَ النَّاسُ أَبْوَابَهُمْ قَالَ فَأَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْحَجَرِ فَاسْتَلَمَهُ ثُمَّ طَافَ بِالْبَيْتِ قَالَ وَفِي يَدِهِ قَوْسٌ آخَذٌ بِسِيَةِ الْقَوْسِ قَالَ فَأَتَى فِي طَوَافِهِ عَلَى صَنَمٍ إِلَى جَنْبِ الْبَيْتِ يَعْبُدُونَهُ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ يَطْعَنُبِهَا فِي عَيْنِهِ وَيَقُولُ جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ قَالَ ثُمَّ أَتَى الصَّفَا فَعَلَاهُ حَيْثُ يُنْظَرُ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ فَجَعَلَ يَذْكُرُ اللهَ بِمَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَذْكُرَهُ وَيَدْعُوهُ قَالَ وَالْأَنْصَارُ تَحْتَهُ قَالَ يَقُولُ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ أَمَّا الرَّجُلُ فَأَدْرَكَتْهُ رَغْبَةٌ فِي قَرْيَتِهِ وَرَأْفَةٌ بِعَشِيرَتِهِ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ وَجَاءَ الْوَحْيُ وَكَانَ إِذَا جَاءَ لَمْ يَخْفَ عَلَيْنَا فَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ يَرْفَعُ طَرْفَهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى يُقْضَى قَالَ هَاشِمٌ فَلَمَّا قُضِيَ الْوَحْيُ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ أَقُلْتُمْ أَمَّا الرَّجُلُ فَأَدْرَكَتْهُ رَغْبَةٌ فِي قَرْيَتِهِ وَرَأْفَةٌ بِعَشِيرَتِهِ؟ قَالُوا قُلْنَا ذَلِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ فَمَا اسْمِي إِذًا؟ كَلَّا إِنِّي عَبْدُ اللهِ وَرَسُولُهُ هَاجَرْتُ إِلَى اللهِ وَإِلَيْكُمْ فَالْمَحْيَا مَحْيَاكُمْ وَالْمَمَاتُ مَمَاتُكُمْ قَالَ فَأَقْبَلُوا إِلَيْهِ يَبْكُونَ وَيَقُولُونَ وَاللهِ مَا قُلْنَا الَّذِي قُلْنَا إِلَّا الضِّنَّ بِاللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِنَّ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ يُصَدِّقَانِكُمْ وَيَعْذُرَانِكُمْ