[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent Al-Walid ibn Uqbah ibn Abi Mu'ayt to the Banu Mustaliq tribe to collect their charity. When they received the news, they were happy and went out to meet the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . However, when Al-Walid informed them that they had refused to give charity, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ became extremely angry. He was considering to attack them, but suddenly a delegation arrived and informed him that they had heard that the Messenger had returned halfway. They feared that the book he had sent was a sign of his anger towards them, so they sought refuge in Allah from His anger and the anger of His Messenger. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ became reconciled to them and Allah revealed their excuse in the Quran, saying, "O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with information, investigate, lest you harm a people out of ignorance and become, over what you have done, regretful" [Quran 49:6].  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَعَثَ الْوَلِيدَ بْنَ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ أَبِي مُعَيْطٍ إِلَى بَنِي الْمُصْطَلِقِ لِيَأْخُذَ مِنْهُمُ الصَّدَقَاتِ وَأَنَّهُ لَمَّا أَتَاهُمُ الْخَبَرُ فَرِحُوا وَخَرَجُوا لِيَتَلَقَّوْا رَسُولَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَّهُ لَمَّا حُدِّثَ الْوَلِيدُ أَنَّهُمْ خَرَجُوا يَتَلَقَّوْنَهُ رَجَعَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ بَنِي الْمُصْطَلِقِ قَدْ مَنَعُوا الصَّدَقَةَ فَغَضِبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ ذَلِكَ غَضَبًا شَدِيدًا فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ يُحَدِّثُ نَفْسَهُ أَنْ يَغْزُوَهُمْ إِذْ أَتَاهُ الْوَفْدُ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّا حُدِّثْنَا أَنَّ رَسُولَكَ رَجَعَ مِنْ نِصْفِ الطَّرِيقِ وَإِنَّا خَشِينَا أَنْ يَكُونَ إِنَّمَا رَدَّهُ كِتَابٌ جَاءَهُ مِنْكَ لِغَضَبٍ غَضِبْتَهُ عَلَيْنَا وَإِنَّا نَعُوذُ بِاللهِ مِنْ غَضَبِ اللهِ وَغَضَبِ رَسُولِهِ وَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ اسْتَعْتَبَهُمْ وَهَمَّ بِهِمْ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ عُذْرَهُمْ فِي الْكِتَابِ فَقَالَ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنْ جَاءَكُمْ فَاسِقٌ بِنَبَأٍ فَتَبَيَّنُوا أَنْ تُصِيبُوا قَوْمًا بِجَهَالَةٍ فَتُصْبِحُوا عَلَى مَا فَعَلْتُمْ نَادِمِينَ} [الحجرات 6]