[Machine] Imam Al-Shafi'i, may Allah have mercy on him, said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went on a battle, and some of his known hypocrites joined him. He distanced himself from them on the Day of Uhud by three hundred. The Sheikh, may Allah have mercy on him, said that this is clear in the battles."  

قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ غَزَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَغَزَا مَعَهُ بَعْضُ مَنْ يُعْرَفُ نِفَاقُهُ فَانْخَزَلَ عَنْهُ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ بِثَلَاثِمِائَةٍ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ هُوَ بَيِّنٌ فِي الْمَغَازِي  

[Machine] In it, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out with one thousand men from his companions until, when he arrived at the Shaut (a place) between the city and Uhud, Abdullah bin Abi the hypocrite descended from him with one-third of the people. He returned with those who followed him from his people, who were from the people of doubt and hypocrisy.  

فِيهَا خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي أَلْفِ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ بِالشَّوْطِ بَيْنَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَأُحُدٍ انْخَزَلَ عَنْهُ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِيٍّ الْمُنَافِقُ بِثُلُثِ النَّاسِ فَرَجَعَ بِمَنِ اتَّبَعَهُ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الرَّيْبِ وَالنِّفَاقِ  

[Machine] Abdullah ibn Ubayy ibn Salul changed his mind about it three hundred times, while the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , stayed firm on it seven hundred times.  

فَرَجَعَ عَنْهُ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أُبَيٍّ ابْنُ سَلُولَ فِي ثَلَاثِمِائَةٍ وَبَقِيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي سَبْعِمِائَةٍ  

[Machine] So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ continued until he reached Uhud and returned from there, while Abdullah ibn Ubayy remained with three hundred men. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ remained with seven hundred men.  

فَمَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى نَزَلَ أُحُدًا وَرَجَعَ عَنْهُ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أُبَيٍّ فِي ثَلَاثِمِائَةٍ وَبَقِيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي سَبْعِمِائَةٍ  

[Machine] When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out to Uhud, a group of people returned from the road, and among the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ there were two factions: one faction saying, "We should kill them," and another faction saying, "We should not kill them." So Allah revealed, "Then what is the matter with you [that you are] two groups concerning the hypocrites while Allah has made them fall back [into error and disbelief] for what they earned?" [Quran 4:88]  

لَمَّا خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى أُحُدٍ رَجَعَ قَوْمٌ مِنَ الطَّرِيقِ فَكَانَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِيهِمْ فِرْقَتَيْنِ فِرْقَةٌ تَقُولُ نَقْتُلُهُمْ وَفِرْقَةٌ تَقُولُ لَا نَقْتُلُهُمْ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {فَمَا لَكُمْ فِي الْمُنَافِقِينَ فِئَتَيْنِ وَاللهُ أَرْكَسَهُمْ بِمَا كَسَبُوا} [النساء 88]  

[Machine] When the hardship intensified upon the Prophet ﷺ and his companions, he mentioned this story similar to the statement of Musa ibn Uqbah, except that he said at the end, "And some men among them said, 'O people of Yathrib, you have no place here, so return.'" Al-Shafi'i said, "Then he waged war against Banu Mustaliq, and a number of them witnessed it with him. They spoke with what Allah narrated of their statement, 'If we return to Al-Madinah, the more honorable will expel the more humble from it.'" [Al-Munafiqoon 8] And other than that, from what Allah narrated of their hypocrisy.  

فَلَمَّا اشْتَدَّ الْبَلَاءُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابِهِ فَذَكَرَ هَذِهِ الْقِصَّةَ مِثْلَ قَوْلِ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي آخِرِهَا وَقَالَ رِجَالٌ مِنْهُمْ يُخَذِّلُونَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَا أَهْلَ يَثْرِبَ لَا مُقَامَ لَكُمْ فَارْجِعُوا قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ ثُمَّ غَزَا بَنِي الْمُصْطَلِقِ فَشَهِدَهَا مَعَهُ مِنْهُمْ عَدَدٌ فَتَكَلَّمُوا بِمَا حَكَى اللهُ مِنْ قَوْلِهِمْ {لَئِنْ رَجَعْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ لَيُخْرِجَنَّ الْأَعَزُّ مِنْهَا الْأَذَلَّ} [المنافقون 8] وَغَيْرِ ذَلِكَ مِمَّا حَكَى اللهُ مِنْ نِفَاقِهِمْ  

[Machine] Abdullah ibn Ubayy said, "Do not spend on those who are with the Messenger of Allah until they disperse." He also said, "If we return to Medina, the more honorable will expel the lowly from it." I informed the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , about this, and I went to him. He said, "Verily, Allah has confirmed and excused you, and He has revealed the verse, 'They are the ones who say, 'Do not spend on those who are with the Messenger of Allah until they disperse''" (Quran 63:7).  

عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أُبَيٍّ لَا تُنْفِقُوا عَلَى مَنْ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ حَتَّى يَنْفَضُّوا وَقَالَ أَيْضًا لَئِنْ رَجَعْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ لَيُخْرِجَنَّ الْأَعَزُّ مِنْهَا الْأَذَلَّ أُخْبِرْتُ بِذَلِكَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ صَدَّقَكَ وَعَذَرَكَ وَنَزَّلَ {هُمُ الَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ لَا تُنْفِقُوا عَلَى مَنْ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ حَتَّى يَنْفَضُّوا} [المنافقون 7] الْآيَةَ  

[Machine] And Sufyan said another time, "We were in an army when a man from the Muhajirin struck a man from the Ansar. The Ansari said, 'Oh Ansar!' and the Muhajiri said, 'Oh Muhajireen!' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ heard this and said, 'What is this pre-Islamic cry?' They said, 'A man from the Muhajirin struck a man from the Ansar.' He said, 'Leave it, for it is a call of ignorance.' Abdullah ibn Ubayy heard this in the presence of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, 'They have done it! By Allah, if we return to Al-Madinah, the more honorable will expel the disgraced.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ heard of this and Umar stood and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, let me strike the neck of this hypocrite.' The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Leave him, for people will say that Muhammad is killing his companions.' The Ansar were more in number than the Muhajirin when they arrived in Al-Madinah, but then the Muhajirin increased in number."  

وَقَالَ سُفْيَانُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى كُنَّا فِي جَيْشٍ فَكَسَعَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ يَا لَلْأَنْصَارِ وَقَالَ الْمُهَاجِرِيُّ يَا لَلْمُهَاجِرِينَ فَسَمِعَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَا بَالُ دَعْوَى جَاهِلِيَّةٍ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَسَعَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ دَعُوهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُنْتِنَةٌ فَسَمِعَ بِذَلِكَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أُبَيٍّ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ قَدْ فَعَلُوهَا أَمَا وَاللهِ لَئِنْ رَجَعْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ لَيُخْرِجَنَّ الْأَعَزُّ مِنْهَا الْأَذَلَّ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَامَ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ دَعْنِي أَضْرِبْ عُنُقَ هَذَا الْمُنَافِقِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ دَعْهُ؛ لَا يَتَحَدَّثُ النَّاسُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا يَقْتُلُ أَصْحَابَهُ قَالَ وَكَانَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ حِينَ قَدِمُوا الْمَدِينَةَ ثُمَّ إِنَّ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ كَثُرُوا بَعْدُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ announced to the people that they should take the path of the valley because it is more spacious. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ had already taken the other path and was accompanied by Hudhayfah ibn Al-Yaman and Ammar ibn Yasir. He did not want anyone to compete with him on that path, but some hypocrites overheard, so they turned back. A group of hypocrites followed them and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sensed their presence. He told one of his companions to strike their faces. When they heard this and saw the man approaching them (who happened to be Hudhayfah ibn Al-Yaman), they all dispersed and the man struck their mounts. They said, "We are the companions of Ahmad," referring to the Prophet ﷺ , "and they are masked so that only their eyes can be seen." After the people had dispersed, the man went back to the Prophet ﷺ and asked, "Did you recognize the group?" He replied, "No, by Allah, O Messenger of Allah, but I recognized their mounts." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ left the path and asked his companions, "Do you know what those people wanted? They wanted to gather around me on the path and then throw me off it." They said, "Shall we order them to be killed when the people have gathered around you?" He said, "No, I dislike people saying that Muhammad has dipped his hand in the blood of his companions." And he mentioned the incident.  

بَلَغَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الثَّنِيَّةَ نَادَى مُنَادِي رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ خُذُوا بَطْنَ الْوَادِي؛ فَهُوَ أَوْسَعُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ أَخَذَ الثَّنِيَّةَ وَكَانَ مَعَهُ حُذَيْفَةُ بْنُ الْيَمَانِ وَعَمَّارُ بْنُ يَاسِرٍ ؓ وَكَرِهَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يُزَاحِمَهُ فِي الثَّنِيَّةِ أَحَدٌ فَسَمِعَهُ نَاسٌ مِنَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ فَتَخَلَّفُوا ثُمَّ اتَّبَعَهُ رَهْطٌ مِنَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ فَسَمِعَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حِسَّ الْقَوْمِ خَلْفَهُ فَقَالَ لِأَحَدِ صَاحِبَيْهِ اضْرِبْ وُجُوهَهُمْ فَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا ذَلِكَ وَرَأَوَا الرَّجُلَ مُقْبِلًا نَحْوَهُمْ وَهُوَ حُذَيْفَةُ بْنُ الْيَمَانِ انْحَدَرُوا جَمِيعًا وَجَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ يَضْرِبُ رَوَاحِلَهُمْ وَقَالُوا إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ أَصْحَابُ أَحْمَدَ وَهُمْ مُتَلَثِّمُونَ لَا يُرَى شَيْءٌ إِلَّا أَعْيُنُهُمْ فَجَاءَ صَاحِبُهُ بَعْدَ مَا انْحَدَرَ الْقَوْمُ فَقَالَ هَلْ عَرَفْتَ الرَّهْطَ؟ فَقَالَ لَا وَاللهِ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ وَلَكِنْ قَدْ عَرَفْتُ رَوَاحِلَهُمْ فَانْحَدَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ الثَّنِيَّةِ وَقَالَ لِصَاحِبَيْهِ هَلْ تَدْرُونَ مَا أَرَادَ الْقَوْمُ؟ أَرَادُوا أَنْ يَزْحَمُونِي مِنَ الثَّنِيَّةِ فَيَطْرَحُونِي مِنْهَا فَقَالَا أَفَلَا تَأْمُرُنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَنَضْرِبَ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ إِذَا اجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْكَ النَّاسُ؟ فَقَالَ أَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَتَحَدَّثَ النَّاسُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا قَدْ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ فِي أَصْحَابِهِ يَقْتُلُهُمْ وَذَكَرَ الْقِصَّةَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , returned in a convoy from Tabuk to Madinah until, while on part of the journey, some people from his companions plotted to throw him off a cliff on the road. Then the story was mentioned, with the meaning of Ibn Ishaq.  

وَرَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَافِلًا مِنْ تَبُوكَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ بِبَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ مَكَرَ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَتَآمَرُوا أَنْ يَطْرَحُوهُ مِنْ عَقَبَةٍ فِي الطَّرِيقِ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الْقِصَّةَ بِمَعْنَى ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ  

[Machine] There was a conversation between a man from Al-'Aqaba and Hudhayfah about some matters of the people. The man said, "I beseech you by Allah, how many were the companions of Al-'Aqaba?" The people said to him, "Inform him," so he said, "We were told that they were fourteen. But if you are among them, then the people were fifteen. And I bear witness by Allah that twelve of them fought for the sake of Allah and His Messenger in this worldly life, and they will give their testimonies on the Day of Resurrection. And there will be three who will make excuses, saying, 'We did not hear the caller of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , nor did we know what the people intended.' And he was in a state of ritual impurity (Junub), so he performed ablution and said, 'The water is scarce, so let no one get ahead of me to it.' But he found a group had already rushed to it, so he cursed them.  

كَانَ بَيْنَ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعَقَبَةِ وَبَيْنَ حُذَيْفَةَ بَعْضُ مَا يَكُونُ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ فَقَالَ أَنْشُدُكَ بِاللهِ كَمْ كَانَ أَصْحَابُ الْعَقَبَةِ؟ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْقَوْمُ أَخْبِرْهُ إِذْ سَأَلَكَ قَالَ كُنَّا نُخْبَرُ أَنَّهُمْ أَرْبَعَةَ عَشَرَ فَإِنْ كُنْتَ فِيهِمْ فَقَدْ كَانَ الْقَوْمُ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ وَأَشْهَدُ بِاللهِ أَنَّ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ مِنْهُمْ حَرْبٌ لِلَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَيَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْأَشْهَادُ وَعُذِرَ ثَلَاثَةٌ قَالُوا مَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِيَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَا عَلِمْنَا مَا أَرَادَ الْقَوْمُ وَقَدْ كَانَ فِي حَرَّةٍ فَمَشَى فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْمَاءَ قَلِيلٌ فَلَا يَسْبِقْنِي إِلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ فَوَجَدَ قَوْمًا قَدْ سَبَقُوهُ فَلَعَنَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ  

[Machine] Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prepared for battle, intending to go to Sham (Syria). He gave permission to the people to go out and commanded them to do so during the intense heat of the autumn nights. Many people hesitated, fearing the Romans. The people of Hisbah (a group responsible for enforcing Islamic law) went out, while the hypocrites lagged behind and told themselves that he (the Messenger of Allah) would never return. They discouraged those who obeyed them from joining him, and some men from the Muslims stayed behind due to legitimate excuses. The narrator mentioned the story and said that Jadd ibn Qays came to him while he was sitting in the mosque with a group of people. He said, "O Messenger of Allah, give me permission to stay behind, as I have debts and ailments which are valid excuses." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Prepare yourself, for you are capable. Perhaps you will help some of the daughters of Al-Asfar (a tribe)." He said, "O Messenger of Allah, give me permission but do not tempt me with the daughters of Al-Asfar." Then Allah revealed regarding him and his companions, "And among them is he who says, 'Grant me permission [to be exempted from the fighting] and put me not into trial.' Unquestionably, they have fallen into trial. And indeed, Hell surrounds the disbelievers." (Quran, 9:49) It consisted of ten consecutive verses. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out with the believers, and among those who stayed behind was Ibn Anamah or Anamah from the Banu Amr ibn Awf tribe. It was said to him, "What prevented you from joining the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" He said, "Idle talk and playing." Then Allah revealed regarding him and those who lagged behind from the hypocrites, "And if you ask them, they will surely say, 'We were only conversing and playing.' Say, 'Is it Allah and His verses and His Messenger that you were mocking?'" (Quran, 9:65) It consisted of three consecutive verses.  

ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ تَجَهَّزَ غَازِيًا يُرِيدُ الشَّامَ فَأَذَّنَ فِي النَّاسِ بِالْخُرُوجِ وَأَمَرَهُمْ بِهِ فِي قَيْظٍ شَدِيدٍ فِي لَيَالِي الْخَرِيفِ فَأَبْطَأَ عَنْهُ نَاسٌ كَثِيرٌ وَهَابُوا الرُّومَ فَخَرَجَ أَهْلُ الْحِسْبَةِ وَتَخَلَّفَ الْمُنَافِقُونَ وَحَدَّثُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ أَنَّهُ لَا يَرْجِعُ أَبَدًا وَثَبَّطُوا عَنْهُ مَنْ أَطَاعَهُمْ وَتَخَلَّفَ عَنْهُ رِجَالٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ لِأَمْرٍ كَانَ لَهُمْ فِيهِ عُذْرٌ فَذَكَرَ الْقِصَّةَ قَالَ وَأَتَاهُ جَدُّ بْنُ قَيْسٍ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ مَعَهُ نَفَرٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ائْذَنْ لِي فِي الْقُعُودِ فَإِنِّي ذُو ضَيْعَةٍ وَعْلَةٍ بِهَا عُذْرٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ تَجَهَّزْ فَإِنَّكَ مُوسِرٌ لَعَلَّكَ تُحْقِبُ بَعْضَ بَنَاتِ الْأَصْفَرِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ائْذَنْ لِي وَلَا تَفْتِنِّي بِبَنَاتِ الْأَصْفَرِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ فِيهِ وَفِي أَصْحَابِهِ {وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَقُولُ ائْذَنْ لِي وَلَا تَفْتِنِّي أَلَا فِي الْفِتْنَةِ سَقَطُوا وَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ لَمُحِيطَةٌ بِالْكَافِرِينَ} [التوبة 49] عَشْرَ آيَاتٍ يَتْبَعُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضًا وَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ مَعَهُ وَكَانَ فِيمَنْ تَخَلَّفَ ابْنُ عَنَمَةَ أَوْ عَنْمَةَ مِنْ بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ فَقِيلَ لَهُ مَا خَلَّفَكَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ الْخَوْضُ وَاللَّعِبُ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ فِيهِ وَفِيمَنْ تَخَلَّفَ مِنَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ {وَلَئِنْ سَأَلْتَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ إِنَّمَا كُنَّا نَخُوضُ وَنَلْعَبُ قُلْ أَبِاللهِ وَآيَاتِهِ وَرَسُولِهِ كُنْتُمْ تَسْتَهْزِئُونَ} ثَلَاثَ آيَاتٍ مُتَتَابِعَاتٍ  

(the wife of the Prophet) "Whenever Messenger of Allah ﷺ intended to go on a journey, he would draw lots amongst his wives and would take with him the one upon whom the lot fell. During a Ghazwa of his, he drew lots amongst us and the lot fell upon me, and I proceeded with him after Allah had decreed the use of the veil by women. I was carried in a Howdah (on the camel) and dismounted while still in it. When Messenger of Allah ﷺ was through with his Ghazwa and returned home, and we approached the city of Medina, Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered us to proceed at night. When the order of setting off was given, I walked till I was past the army to answer the call of nature. After finishing I returned (to the camp) to depart (with the others) and suddenly realized that my necklace over my chest was missing. So, I returned to look for it and was delayed because of that. The people who used to carry me on the camel, came to my Howdah and put it on the back of the camel, thinking that I was in it, as, at that time, women were light in weight, and thin and lean, and did not use to eat much. So, those people did not feel the difference in the heaviness of the Howdah while lifting it, and they put it over the camel. At that time I was a young lady. They set the camel moving and proceeded on. I found my necklace after the army had gone, and came to their camp to find nobody. So, I went to the place where I used to stay, thinking that they would discover my absence and come back in my search. While in that state, I felt sleepy and slept. Safwan bin Mu'attal As-Sulami Adh-Dhakwani was behind the army and reached my abode in the morning. When he saw a sleeping person, he came to me, and he used to see me before veiling. So, I got up when I heard him saying, "Inna lil-lah-wa inn a ilaihi rajiun (We are for Allah, and we will return to Him)." He made his camel knell down. He got down from his camel, and put his leg on the front legs of the camel and then I rode and sat over it. Safwan set out walking, leading the camel by the rope till we reached the army who had halted to take rest at midday. Then whoever was meant for destruction, fell into destruction, (some people accused me falsely) and the leader of the false accusers was ʿAbdullah bin Ubai bin Salul. After that we returned to Medina, and I became ill for one month while the people were spreading the forged statements of the false accusers. I was feeling during my ailment as if I were not receiving the usual kindness from the Prophet ﷺ which I used to receive from him when I got sick. But he would come, greet and say, 'How is that (girl)?' I did not know anything of what was going on till I recovered from my ailment and went out with Um Mistah to the Manasi where we used to answer the call of nature, and we used not to go to answer the call of nature except from night to night and that was before we had lavatories near to our houses. And this habit of ours was similar to the habit of the old 'Arabs in the open country (or away from houses). So. I and Um Mistah bint Ruhm went out walking. Um Mistah stumbled because of her long dress and on that she said, 'Let Mistah be ruined.' I said, 'You are saying a bad word. Why are you abusing a man who took part in (the battle of) Badr?' She said, 'O Hanata (you there) didn't you hear what they said?' Then she told me the rumors of the false accusers. My sickness was aggravated, and when I returned home, Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to me, and after greeting he said, 'How is that (girl)?' I requested him to allow me to go to my parents. I wanted then to be sure of the news through them I Messenger of Allah ﷺ allowed me, and I went to my parents and asked my mother, 'What are the people talking about?' She said, 'O my daughter! Don't worry much about this matter. By Allah, never is there a charming woman loved by her husband who has other wives, but the women would forge false news about her.' I said, 'Glorified be Allah! Are the people really taking of this matter?' That night I kept on weeping and could not sleep till morning. In the morning Messenger of Allah ﷺ called ʿAli bin Abu Talib and Usama bin Zaid when he saw the Divine Inspiration delayed, to consul them about divorcing his wife (i.e. ʿAisha). Usama bin Zaid said what he knew of the good reputation of his wives and added, 'O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Keep you wife, for, by Allah, we know nothing about her but good.' ʿAli bin Abu Talib said, 'O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Allah has no imposed restrictions on you, and there are many women other than she, yet you may ask the woman-servant who will tell you the truth.' On that Messenger of Allah ﷺ called Barirah and said, 'O Barirah. Did you ever see anything which roused your suspicions about her?' Barirah said, 'No, by Allah Who has sent you with the Truth, I have never seen in her anything faulty except that she is a girl of immature age, who sometimes sleeps and leaves the dough for the goats to eat.' On that day Messenger of Allah ﷺ ascended the pulpit and requested that somebody support him in punishing ʿAbdullah bin Ubai bin Salul. Allah's Apostle said, 'Who will support me to punish that person (ʿAbdullah bin Ubai bin Salul) who has hurt me by slandering the reputation of my family? By Allah, I know nothing about my family but good, and they have accused a person about whom I know nothing except good, and he never entered my house except in my company.' Saʿd bin Muʿadh got up and said, 'O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! by Allah, I will relieve you from him. If that man is from the tribe of the Aus, then we will chop his head off, and if he is from our brothers, the Khazraj, then order us, and we will fulfill your order.' On that Saʿd bin 'Ubada, the chief of the Khazraj and before this incident, he had been a pious man, got up, motivated by his zeal for his tribe and said, 'By Allah, you have told a lie; you cannot kill him, and you will never be able to kill him.' On that Usaid bin Al-Hadir got up and said (to Saʿd bin 'Ubada), 'By Allah! you are a liar. By Allah, we will kill him; and you are a hypocrite, defending the hypocrites.' On this the two tribes of Aus and Khazraj got excited and were about to fight each other, while Messenger of Allah ﷺ was standing on the pulpit. He got down and quieted them till they became silent and he kept quiet. On that day I kept on weeping so much so that neither did my tears stop, nor could I sleep. In the morning my parents were with me and I had wept for two nights and a day, till I thought my liver would burst from weeping. While they were sitting with me and I was weeping, an Ansari woman asked my permission to enter, and I allowed her to come in. She sat down and started weeping with me. While we were in this state, Messenger of Allah ﷺ came and sat down and he had never sat with me since the day they forged the accusation. No revelation regarding my case came to him for a month. He recited Tashah-hud (i.e. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is His Apostle) and then said, 'O ʿAisha! I have been informed such-and-such about you; if you are innocent, then Allah will soon reveal your innocence, and if you have committed a sin, then repent to Allah and ask Him to forgive you, for when a person confesses his sin and asks Allah for forgiveness, Allah accepts his repentance.' When Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished his speech my tears ceased completely and there remained not even a single drop of it. I requested my father to reply to Messenger of Allah ﷺ on my behalf. My father said, By Allah, I do not know what to say to Messenger of Allah ﷺ.' I said to my mother, 'Talk to Messenger of Allah ﷺ on my behalf.' She said, 'By Allah, I do not know what to say to Allah's Apostle. I was a young girl and did not have much knowledge of the Qur'an. I said. 'I know, by Allah, that you have listened to what people are saying and that has been planted in your minds and you have taken it as a truth. Now, if I told you that I am innocent and Allah knows that I am innocent, you would not believe me and if I confessed to you falsely that I am guilty, and Allah knows that I am innocent you would believe me. By Allah, I don't compare my situation with you except to the situation of Joseph's father (i.e. Jacob) who said, 'So (for me) patience is most fitting against that which you assert and it is Allah (Alone) whose help can be sought.' Then I turned to the other side of my bed hoping that Allah would prove my innocence. By Allah I never thought that Allah would reveal Divine Inspiration in my case, as I considered myself too inferior to be talked of in the Holy Qur'an. I had hoped that Messenger of Allah ﷺ might have a dream in which Allah would prove my innocence. By Allah, Allah's Apostle had not got up and nobody had left the house before the Divine Inspiration came to Allah's Apostle. So, there overtook him the same state which used to overtake him, (when he used to have, on being inspired divinely). He was sweating so much so that the drops of the sweat were dropping like pearls though it was a (cold) wintry day. When that state of Messenger of Allah ﷺ was over, he was smiling and the first word he said, ʿAisha! Thank Allah, for Allah has declared your innocence.' My mother told me to go to Messenger of Allah ﷺ . I replied, 'By Allah I will not go to him and will not thank but Allah.' So Allah revealed: "Verily! They who spread the slander are a gang among you . . ." (24.11) When Allah gave the declaration of my Innocence, Abu Bakr, who used to provide for Mistah bin Uthatha for he was his relative, said, 'By Allah, I will never provide Mistah with anything because of what he said about Aisha.' But Allah later revealed: -- "And let not those who are good and wealthy among you swear not to help their kinsmen, those in need and those who left their homes in Allah's Cause. Let them forgive and overlook. Do you not wish that Allah should forgive you? Verily! Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful." (24.22) After that Abu Bakr said, 'Yes ! By Allah! I like that Allah should forgive me,' and resumed helping Mistah whom he used to help before. Messenger of Allah ﷺ also asked Zainab bint Jahsh (i.e. the Prophet's wife about me saying, 'What do you know and what did you see?' She replied, 'O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! I refrain to claim hearing or seeing what I have not heard or seen. By Allah, I know nothing except goodness about Aisha." Aisha further added "Zainab was competing with me (in her beauty and the Prophet's love), yet Allah protected her (from being malicious), for she had piety." (Using translation from Bukhārī 2661)   

أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ كَعْبٍ قَائِدَ كَعْبٍ حِينَ عَمِيَ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ كَعْبَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يُحَدِّثُ حَدِيثَهُ حِينَ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ قَالَ كَعْبُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ لَمْ أَتَخَلَّفْ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةٍ غَزَاهَا قَطُّ إِلَّا فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ غَيْرَ أَنِّي تَخَلَّفْتُ عَنْ غَزْوَةِ بَدْرٍ وَلَمْ يُعَاتِبِ اللهُ أَحَدًا حِينَ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْهَا إِنَّمَا خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُرِيدُ عِيرَ قُرَيْشٍ حَتَّى جَمَعَ اللهُ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ عَدُوِّهِمْ عَلَى غَيْرِ مِيعَادٍ وَلَقَدْ شَهِدْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَيْلَةَ الْعَقَبَةِ وَمَا أُحِبُّ أَنَّ لِي بِهَا مَشْهَدَ بَدْرٍ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ أَذْكَرَ فِي النَّاسِ مِنْهَا كَانَ مِنْ خَبَرِي حِينَ تَخَلَّفْتُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ أَنِّي لَمْ أَكُنْ قَطُّ أَقْوَى وَلَا أَيْسَرَ مِنِّي حِينَ تَخَلَّفْتُ عَنْهُ فِي تِلْكَ الْغَزْوَةِ وَاللهِ مَا اجْتَمَعَتْ عِنْدِي قَبْلَهَا رَاحِلَتَانِ قَطُّ حَتَّى جَمَعْتُهُمَا تِلْكَ الْغَزْوَةَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُرِيدُ غَزْوَةً يَغْزُوهَا إِلَّا وَرَّى بِغَيْرِهَا حَتَّى كَانَتْ تِلْكَ الْغَزْوَةُ غَزَاهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي حَرٍّ شَدِيدٍ وَاسْتَقْبَلَ سَفَرًا بَعِيدًا وَمَفَازًا وَعَدُوًّا كَثِيرًا فَجَلَا لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ أَمْرَهُمْ لِيَتَأَهَّبُوا أُهْبَةَ عَدُوِّهِمْ وَأَخْبَرَهُمْ بِوَجْهِهِ الَّذِي يُرِيدُهُ وَالْمُسْلِمُونَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ كَثِيرٌ لَا يَجْمَعُهُمْ كِتَابٌ حَافِظٌ يُرِيدُ الدِّيوَانَ قَالَ كَعْبٌ فَمَا رَجُلٌ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَتَغَيَّبَ إِلَّا ظَنَّ أَنْ سَيُخْفَى لَهُ مَا لَمْ يَنْزِلْ فِيهِ وَحْيٌ مِنَ اللهِ وَغَزَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ تِلْكَ الْغَزْوَةَ حِينَ طَابَتِ الثِّمَارُ وَالظِّلَالُ فَتَجَهَّزَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَالْمُسْلِمُونَ مَعَهُ وَطَفِقْتُ أَغْدُو لِكَيْ أَتَجَهَّزَ مَعَهُمْ وَلَمْ أَقْضِ شَيْئًا وَأَقُولُ فِي نَفْسِي إِنِّي قَادِرٌ عَلَى ذَلِكَ إِذَا أَرَدْتُهُ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَتَمَادَى بِي حَتَّى اسْتَجَدَّ بِالنَّاسِ الْجِدُّ فَأَصْبَحَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَالْمُسْلِمُونَ مَعَهُ وَلَمْ أَقْضِ مِنْ جَهَازِي شَيْئًا فَقُلْتُ أَتَجَهَّزُ بَعْدَهُ يَوْمًا أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ ثُمَّ أَلْحَقُهُمْ فَغَدَوْتُ بَعْدَ أَنْ فَصَلُوا لِأَتَجَهَّزَ فَرَجَعْتُ وَلَمْ أَقْضِ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ غَدَوْتُ ثُمَّ رَجَعْتُ وَلَمْ أَقْضِ شَيْئًا فَلَمْ يَزَلْ ذَلِكَ يَتَمَادَى بِي حَتَّى أَسْرَعُوا وَتَفَارَطَ الْغَزْوُ وَهَمَمْتُ أَنْ أَرْتَحِلَ فَأُدْرِكَهُمْ وَلَيْتَنِي فَعَلْتُ فَلَمْ يُقَدَّرْ لِي ذَلِكَ فَكُنْتُ إِذَا خَرَجْتُ فِي النَّاسِ بَعْدَ خُرُوجِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَطُفْتُ فِيهِمْ أَحْزَنَنِي أَنِّي لَا أَرَى إِلَّا رَجُلًا مَغْمُوصًا فِي النِّفَاقِ أَوْ رَجُلًا مِمَّنْ عَذَرَ اللهُ مِنَ الضُّعَفَاءِ فَلَمْ يَذْكُرْنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى بَلَغَ تَبُوكَ قَالَ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فِي الْقَوْمِ بِتَبُوكَ مَا فَعَلَ كَعْبٌ؟ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي سَلَمَةَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ حَبَسَهُ بُرْدَاهُ يَنْظُرُ فِي عِطْفَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ بِئْسَ مَا قُلْتَ وَاللهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا عَلِمْنَا إِلَّا خَيْرًا فَسَكَتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ كَعْبٌ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ تَوَجَّهَ قَافِلًا مِنْ تَبُوكَ حَضَرَنِي هَمِّي وَطَفِقْتُ أَتَذَكَّرُ الْكَذِبَ وَأَقُولُ بِمَاذَا أَخْرُجُ مِنْ سَخَطِهِ غَدًا وَأَسْتَعِينُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ بِكُلِّ ذِي رَأْيٍ مِنْ أَهْلِي فَلَمَّا قِيلَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ أَظَلَّ قَادِمًا زَاحَ عَنِّي الْبَاطِلُ وَعَرَفْتُ أَنِّي لَا أَخْرُجُ مِنْهُ أَبَدًا بِشَيْءٍ فِيهِ كَذِبٌ فَأَجْمَعْتُ صِدْقَهُ وَأَصْبَحَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَادِمًا وَكَانَ إِذَا قَدِمَ مِنْ سَفَرٍ بَدَأَ بِالْمَسْجِدِ فَصَلَّى فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ لِلنَّاسِ فَلَمَّا فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ جَاءَ الْمُخَلَّفُونَ فَطَفِقُوا يَعْتَذِرُونَ إِلَيْهِ وَيَحْلِفُونَ لَهُ وَكَانُوا بَضْعَةً وَثَمَانِينَ رَجُلًا فَقَبِلَ مِنْهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَانِيَتَهُمْ وَبَايَعَهُمْ وَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُمْ وَيَكِلُ سَرَائِرَهُمْ إِلَى اللهِ ﷻ فَجِئْتُهُ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ تَبَسَّمَ تَبَسُّمَ الْمُغْضَبِ ثُمَّ قَالَ تَعَالَ فَجِئْتُ أَمْشِي حَتَّى جَلَسْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَا خَلَّفَكَ؟ أَلَمْ تَكُنِ ابْتَعْتَ ظَهْرَكَ؟ فَقُلْتُ بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي وَاللهِ لَوْ جَلَسْتُ عِنْدَ غَيْرِكَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الدُّنْيَا لَرَأَيْتُ أَنْ سَأَخْرُجُ مِنْ سَخَطِهِ بِعُذْرٍ فَإِنِّي أُعْطِيتُ جَدَلًا وَلَكِنْ وَاللهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ لَئِنْ حَدَّثْتُكَ الْيَوْمَ حَدِيثًا كَاذِبًا تَرْضَى بِهِ عَنِّي لَيُوشِكَنَّ اللهُ أَنْ يَسْخَطَكَ عَلَيَّ وَلَئِنْ حَدَّثْتُكَ حَدِيثَ صِدْقٍ تَجِدُ عَلَيَّ فِيهِ إِنِّي لَأَرْجُو عَفْوَ اللهِ لَا وَاللهِ مَا كَانَ بِي عُذْرٌ وَاللهِ مَا كُنْتُ قَطُّ أَقْوَى وَلَا أَيْسَرَ مِنِّي حِينَ تَخَلَّفْتُ عَنْكَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَمَّا هَذَا فَقَدْ صَدَقَ قُمْ حَتَّى يَقْضِيَ اللهُ فِيكَ فَقُمْتُ وَسَارَ رِجَالٌ مِنْ بَنِي سَلَمَةَ فَقَالُوا يَا كَعْبُ وَاللهِ مَا عَلِمْنَاكَ كُنْتَ أَذْنَبْتَ ذَنْبًا قَبْلَ هَذَا عَجَزْتَ أَنْ لَا تَكُونَ اعْتَذَرْتَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِمَا اعْتَذَرَ إِلَيْهِ الْمُخَلَّفُونَ قَدْ كَانَ كَافِيَكَ ذَنْبَكَ اسْتِغْفَارُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَكَ فَوَاللهِ مَا زَالُوا يُؤَنِّبُونِي حَتَّى أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَرْجِعَ فَأُكَذِّبَ نَفْسِي ثُمَّ قُلْتُ هَلْ لَقِيَ هَذَا مَعِي أَحَدٌ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ رَجُلَانِ قَالَا مِثْلَ مَا قُلْتَ وَقِيلَ لَهُمَا مِثْلُ مَا قِيلَ لَكَ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هُمَا؟ قَالُوا مُرَارَةُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ الْعُمَرِيُّ وَهِلَالُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ الْوَاقِفِيُّ فَذَكَرُوا لِي رَجُلَيْنِ صَالِحَيْنِ قَدْ شَهِدَا بَدْرًا فِيهِمَا أُسْوَةٌ فَمَضَيْتُ حِينَ ذَكَرُوهُمَا وَنَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ كَلَامِنَا الثَّلَاثَةَ مِنْ بَيْنِ مَنْ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْهُ فَاجْتَنَبَنَا النَّاسُ وَتَغَيَّرُوا لَنَا حَتَّى تَنَكَّرَتْ فِي نَفْسِي الْأَرْضُ فَمَا هِيَ الَّتِي أَعْرِفُ فَلَبِثْنَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ خَمْسِينَ لَيْلَةً فَأَمَّا صَاحِبَايَ فَاسْتَكَانَا وَقَعَدَا فِي بُيُوتِهِمَا وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَكُنْتُ أَشَبَّ الْقَوْمِ وَأَجْلَدَهُمْ وَكُنْتُ أَخْرُجُ فَأَشْهَدُ الصَّلَاةَ مَعَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَأَطُوفُ فِي الْأَسْوَاقِ لَا يُكَلِّمُنِي أَحَدٌ وَآتِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَأُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَقُولُ فِي نَفْسِي هَلْ حَرَّكَ شَفَتَيْهِ بِرَدِّ السَّلَامِ عَلَيَّ أَمْ لَا؟ ثُمَّ أُصَلِّي فَأُسَارِقُهُ النَّظَرَ فَإِذَا أَقْبَلْتُ عَلَى صَلَاتِي نَظَرَ إِلِيَّ فَإِذَا الْتَفَتُّ نَحْوَهُ أَعْرَضَ عَنِّي حَتَّى إِذَا طَالَ عَلَيَّ ذَلِكَ مِنْ جَفْوَةِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ تَسَوَّرْتُ جِدَارَ حَائِطِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ عَمِّي وَأَحَبُّ النَّاسِ إِلِيَّ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَوَاللهِ مَا رَدَّ عَلَيَّ السَّلَامَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا أَبَا قَتَادَةَ أَنْشُدُكَ اللهَ هَلْ تَعْلَمُنِي أُحِبُّ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ؟ قَالَ فَسَكَتَ فَعُدْتُ لَهُ فَنَشَدْتُهُ فَسَكَتَ قَالَ فَعُدْتُ لَهُ فَنَاشَدْتُهُ الثَّالِثَةَ فَقَالَ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ فَفَاضَتْ عَيْنَايَ وَتَوَلَّيْتُ حَتَّى تَسَوَّرْتُ الْجِدَارَ قَالَ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا أَمْشِي بِسُوقِ الْمَدِينَةِ إِذَا نَبَطِيٌّ مِنْ أَنْبَاطِ الشَّامِ مِمَّنْ قَدِمَ بِالطَّعَامِ يَبِيعُهُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ يَقُولُ مَنْ يَدُلُّ عَلَى كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ؟ فَطَفِقَ النَّاسُ يُشِيرُونَ لَهُ حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَنِي دَفَعَ إِلِيَّ كِتَابًا مِنْ مَلِكِ غَسَّانَ وَكُنْتُ كَاتِبًا فَإِذَا فِيهِ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَقَدْ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ صَاحِبَكَ قَدْ جَفَاكَ وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْكَ اللهُ بِدَارِ هَوَانٍ وَلَا مَضْيَعَةٍ فَالْحَقْ بِنَا نُوَاسِكَ فَقُلْتُ حِينَ قَرَأْتُهَا وَهَذَا أَيْضًا مِنَ الْبَلَاءِ فَيَمَّمْتُ بِهِ التَّنُّورَ فَسَجَرْتُهُ بِهَا حَتَّى إِذَا مَضَتْ لَنَا أَرْبَعُونَ لَيْلَةً مِنَ الْخَمْسِينَ إِذَا رَسُولُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تَعْتَزِلَ امْرَأَتَكَ فَقُلْتُ أُطَلِّقُهَا أَمْ مَاذَا أَفْعَلُ بِهَا؟ فَقَالَ لَا بَلِ اعْتَزِلْهَا فَلَا تَقْرَبَنَّهَا وَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى صَاحِبِيَّ بِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ فَقُلْتُ لِامْرَأَتِي الْحَقِي بِأَهْلِكِ فَكُونِي عِنْدَهُمْ حَتَّى يَقْضِيَ اللهُ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ قَالَ كَعْبٌ فَجَاءَتِ امْرَأَةُ هِلَالِ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ هِلَالَ بْنَ أُمَيَّةَ شَيْخٌ ضَائِعٌ لَيْسَتْ لَهُ خَادِمٌ فَهَلْ تَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَخْدُمَهُ؟ قَالَ لَا وَلَكِنْ لَا يَقْرَبَنَّكِ قَالَتْ إِنَّهُ وَاللهِ مَا بِهِ حَرَكَةٌ إِلَى شَيْءٍ وَإِنَّهُ مَا زَالَ يَبْكِي مُذْ كَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ مَا كَانَ إِلَى يَوْمِي هَذَا فَقَالَ لِي بَعْضُ أَهْلِي لَوِ اسْتَأْذَنْتَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي امْرَأَتِكَ كَمَا أَذِنَ لِهِلَالِ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ تَخْدُمُهُ فَقُلْتُ وَاللهِ لَا أَسْتَأَذِنُ فِيهَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَمَا يُدْرِينِي مَا يَقُولُ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنِ اسْتَأْذَنْتُهُ فِيهَا وَأَنَا رَجُلٌ شَابٌّ؟ فَلَبِثْتُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ عَشْرَ لَيَالٍ حَتَّى كَمَلَتْ لَنَا خَمْسُونَ لَيْلَةً مِنْ حِينِ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ كَلَامِنَا فَلَمَّا صَلَّيْتُ الْفَجْرَ صُبْحَ خَمْسِينَ لَيْلَةً وَأَنَا عَلَى ظَهْرِ بَيْتٍ مِنْ بُيُوتِنَا فَبَيْنَا أَنَا جَالِسٌ عَلَى الْحَالِ الَّتِي ذَكَرَ اللهُ مِنَّا قَدْ ضَاقَتْ عَلَيَّ نَفْسِي وَضَاقَتْ عَلَيَّ الْأَرْضُ بِمَا رَحُبَتْ سَمِعْتُ صَوْتَ صَارِخٍ أَوْفَى عَلَى جَبَلِ سَلْعٍ يَا كَعْبُ بْنَ مَالِكٍ أَبْشِرْ فَخَرَرْتُ سَاجِدًا وَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ جَاءَ الْفَرَجُ وَأَذِنَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِتَوْبَةِ اللهِ عَلَيْنَا حِينَ صَلَّى صَلَاةَ الْفَجْرِ فَذَهَبَ النَّاسُ يُبَشِّرُونَنِي وَذَهَبَ قِبَلَ صَاحِبِيَّ مُبَشِّرُونَ وَرَكَضَ رَجُلٌ إِلِيَّ فَرَسًا وَسَعَى سَاعٍ مِنْ أَسْلَمَ فَأَوْفَى عَلَى الْجَبَلِ وَكَانَ الصَّوْتُ أَسْرَعَ إِلِيَّ مِنَ الْفَرَسِ فَلَمَّا جَاءَنِي الَّذِي سَمِعْتُ صَوْتَهُ يُبَشِّرُنِي نَزَعْتُ ثَوْبِيَّ فَكَسَوْتُهُمَا إِيَّاهُ بِبُشْرَاهُ وَوَاللهِ مَا أَمْلِكُ غَيْرَهُمَا يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاسْتَعَرْتُ ثَوْبَيْنِ فَلَبِسْتُهُمَا وَانْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَتَلَقَّانِي النَّاسُ فَوْجًا فَوْجًا يُهَنِّئُونَنِي بِالتَّوْبَةِ يَقُولُونَ لِيَهْنِكَ تَوْبَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْكَ حَتَّى دَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَقَامَ إِلِيَّ طَلْحَةُ بَنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ يُهَرْوِلُ حَتَّى صَافَحَنِي وَهَنَّأَنِي مَا قَامَ إِلِيَّ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ غَيْرُهُ وَلَا أَنْسَاهَا لِطَلْحَةَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَبْرُقُ وَجْهُهُ مِنَ السُّرُورِ أَبْشِرْ بِخَيْرِ يَوْمٍ مَرَّ عَلَيْكَ مُذْ وَلَدَتْكَ أُمُّكَ قُلْتُ أَمِنْ عِنْدِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَمْ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ؟ قَالَ لَا بَلْ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا بَشَّرَ بِبِشَارَةٍ يَبْرُقُ وَجْهُهُ حَتَّى كَأَنَّهُ قِطْعَةُ قَمَرٍ وَكُنَّا نَعْرِفُ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ فَلَمَّا جَلَسْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ مِنْ تَوْبَتِي أَنْ أَنْخَلِعَ مِنْ مَالِي صَدَقَةً إِلَى اللهِ ﷻ وَإِلَى الرَّسُولِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَمْسِكْ عَلَيْكَ بَعْضَ مَالِكَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ فَقُلْتُ فَإِنِّي أُمْسِكُ سَهْمِي الَّذِي بِخَيْبَرَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّمَا نَجَّانِي الصِّدْقُ وَإِنَّ مِنْ تَوْبَتِي أَنْ لَا أُحَدِّثَ إِلَّا صِدْقًا مَا بَقِيتُ فَوَاللهِ مَا أَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ابْتَلَاهُ اللهُ فِي صِدْقِ الْحَدِيثِ مُذْ حَدَّثْتُ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَحْسَنَ مِمَّا ابْتَلَانِي مَا تَعَمَّدْتُ مُذْ ذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى يَوْمِي هَذَا كَذِبًا وَإِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ يَحْفَظَنِي اللهُ فِيمَا بَقِيَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ {لَقَدْ تَابَ اللهُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وَالْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارِ الَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُ فِي سَاعَةِ الْعُسْرَةِ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا كَادَ يَزِيغُ قُلُوبُ فَرِيقٍ مِنْهُمْ ثُمَّ تَابَ عَلَيْهِمْ إِنَّهُ بِهِمْ رَءُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ وَعَلَى الثَّلَاثَةِ الَّذِينَ خُلِّفُوا حَتَّى إِذَا ضَاقَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الْأَرْضُ بِمَا رَحُبَتْ وَضَاقَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْفُسُهُمْ وَظَنُّوا أَنْ لَا مَلْجَأَ مِنَ اللهِ إِلَّا إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ تَابَ عَلَيْهِمْ لِيَتُوبُوا إِنَّ اللهَ هُوَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللهَ وَكُونُوا مَعَ الصَّادِقِينَ} فَوَاللهِ مَا أَنْعَمَ اللهُ عَلَيَّ مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ بَعْدَ أَنْ هَدَانِي لِلْإِسْلَامِ أَعْظَمَ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْ صِدْقِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَنْ لَا أَكُونَ كَذَبْتُهُ؛ فَأَهْلِكَ كَمَا هَلَكَ الَّذِينَ كَذَبُوهُ فَإِنَّ اللهَ قَالَ لِلَّذِينَ كَذَبُوهُ حِينَ نَزَلَ الْوَحْيُ شَرَّ مَا قَالَ لِأَحَدٍ قَالَ اللهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى {سَيَحْلِفُونَ بِاللهِ لَكُمْ إِذَا انْقَلَبْتُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ لِتُعْرِضُوا عَنْهُمْ فَأَعْرِضُوا عَنْهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ رِجْسٌ وَمَأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ جَزَاءً بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ يَحْلِفُونَ لَكُمْ لِتَرْضَوْا عَنْهُمْ فَإِنْ تَرْضَوْا عَنْهُمْ فَإِنَّ اللهَ لَا يَرْضَى عَنِ الْقَوْمِ الْفَاسِقِينَ} [التوبة 96] قَالَ كَعْبٌ وَكُنَّا تَخَلَّفْنَا أَيُّهَا الثَّلَاثَةُ عَنْ أَمْرِ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ قَبِلَ مِنْهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ حَلَفُوا لَهُ فَبَايَعَهُمْ وَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُمْ وَأَرْجَأَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَمْرَنَا حَتَّى قَضَى اللهُ فِيهِ فَبِذَلِكَ قَالَ اللهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى {وَعَلَى الثَّلَاثَةِ الَّذِينَ خُلِّفُوا} [التوبة 118] وَلَيْسَ الَّذِي ذَكَرَ اللهُ تَخَلُّفُنَا عَنِ الْغَزْوِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ تَخْلِيفُهُ إِيَّانَا وَإِرْجَاؤُهُ أَمْرَنَا مِمَّنْ حَلَفَ وَاعْتَذَرَ فَقَبِلَ مِنْهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ  

[Machine] During the time of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , there were men among the hypocrites who would not join him when he went for battle. They would be happy to stay behind and go against the Prophet Muhammad's ﷺ orders. But when the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ returned, they would apologize to him, swear and pretend to have done things that they didn't do. Regarding them, the following was revealed in the Quran: "Do not think that those who rejoice in what they have done and love to be praised for what they have not done - do not think them unscathed from punishment." (Surah Al-Imran, 3:188)  

أَنَّ رِجَالًا مِنَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِلَى الْغَزْوِ تَخَلَّفُوا عَنْهُ وَفَرِحُوا بِمَقْعَدِهِمْ خِلَافَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اعْتَذَرُوا إِلَيْهِ وَحَلَفُوا وَأَحَبُّوا أَنْ يُحْمَدُوا بِمَا لَمْ يَفْعَلُوا فَنَزَلَتْ فِيهِمْ {لَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ يَفْرَحُونَ بِمَا أَتَوْا وَيُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يُحْمَدُوا بِمَا لَمْ يَفْعَلُوا فَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّهُمْ بِمَفَازَةٍ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ} [آل عمران 188]  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Verily, Allah supports the religion through a sinful man, who is expelled in the authentic Hadith of Abdul-Razzaq."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ لَيُؤَيِّدُ الدِّينَ بِالرَّجُلِ الْفَاجِرِ أَخْرَجَاهُ فِي الصَّحِيحِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ  

[Machine] Omar said, "We seek the help of the strength of the hypocrites and their sins upon them, and this is a complete statement. If it is correct, then it has only been mentioned with regards to the hypocrites who are not known for betrayal and deceitfulness. And Allah knows best."  

قَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ نَسْتَعِينُ بِقُوَّةِ الْمُنَافِقِينَ وَإِثْمُهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَهَذَا مُنْقَطِعٌ فَإِنْ صَحَّ فَإِنَّمَا وَرَدَ فِي مُنَافِقِينَ لَمْ يُعْرَفُوا بِالتَّخْذِيلِ وَالْإِرْجَافِ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ  

[Machine] We were with Salman in a battle, and we were in the front lines facing the enemy. Salman asked, "Who are these people?" They replied, "They are the polytheists." Salman asked again, "Who are these people?" They replied, "They are the believers." Salman said, "These are the polytheists, and these are the believers, and the hypocrites." Allah supports the believers with the power of the hypocrites, and Allah helps the hypocrites with the prayers of the believers.  

كُنَّا مَعَ سَلْمَانَ ؓ فِي غَزَاةٍ وَنَحْنُ مُصَافُّو الْعَدُوِّ فَقَالَ مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ؟ قَالُوا الْمُشْرِكُونَ قَالَ مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ؟ قَالُوا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ قَالَ فَقَالَ هَؤُلَاءِ الْمُشْرِكُونَ وَهَؤُلَاءِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُنَافِقُونَ فَيُؤَيِّدُ اللهُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِقُوَّةِ الْمُنَافِقِينَ وَيَنْصُرُ اللهُ الْمُنَافِقِينَ بِدَعْوَةِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ  

[Machine] You will face difficulties in fighting the hypocrites.  

إِنَّكُمْ سَتُعَانُونَ فِي غَزْوِكُمْ بِالْمُنَافِقِينَ