Al-Miswar bin Makhrama and ʿAbdur-Rahman bin Al-Aswad bin 'Abu Yaghuth said (to me), "What forbids you to talk to ʿUthman about his brother Al-Walid because people have talked much about him?" So I went to ʿUthman and when he went out for prayer I said (to him), "I have something to say to you and it is a piece of advice for you " ʿUthman said, "O man, from you." (ʿUmar said: I see that he said, "I seek Refuge with Allah from you.") So I left him and went to them. Then the messenger of ʿUthman came and I went to him (i.e. ʿUthman), ʿUthman asked, "What is your advice?" I replied, "Allah sent Muhammad with the Truth, and revealed the Divine Book (i.e. Qur'an) to him; and you were amongst those who followed Allah and His Apostle, and you participated in the two migrations (to Ethiopia and to Medina) and enjoyed the company of Messenger of Allah ﷺ and saw his way. No doubt, the people are talking much about Al-Walid." ʿUthman said, "Did you receive your knowledge directly from Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" I said, "No, but his knowledge did reach me and it reached (even) to a virgin in her seclusion." ʿUthman said, "And then Allah sent Muhammad with the Truth and I was amongst those who followed Allah and His Apostle and I believed in what ever he (i.e. the Prophet) was sent with, and participated in two migrations, as you have said, and I enjoyed the company of Messenger of Allah ﷺ and gave the pledge of allegiance him. By Allah! I never disobeyed him, nor did I cheat him till Allah took him unto Him. Then I treated Abu Bakr and then ʿUmar similarly and then I was made Caliph. So, don't I have rights similar to theirs?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Then what are these talks reaching me from you people? Now, concerning what you mentioned about the question of Al-Walid, Allah willing, I shall deal with him according to what is right." Then he called ʿAli and ordered him to flog him, and ʿAli flogged him (i.e. Al-Walid) eighty lashes.  

أَنْ تُكَلِّمَ عُثْمَانَ لأَخِيهِ الْوَلِيدِ فَقَدْ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسُ فِيهِ فَقَصَدْتُ لِعُثْمَانَ حَتَّى خَرَجَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ قُلْتُ إِنَّ لِي إِلَيْكَ حَاجَةً وَهِيَ نَصِيحَةٌ لَكَ قَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمَرْءُ قَالَ مَعْمَرٌ أُرَاهُ قَالَ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْكَ فَانْصَرَفْتُ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَيْهِمْ إِذْ جَاءَ رَسُولُ عُثْمَانَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقَالَ مَا نَصِيحَتُكَ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سُبْحَانَهُ بَعَثَ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ بِالْحَقِّ وَأَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابَ وَكُنْتَ مِمَّنِ اسْتَجَابَ لِلَّهِ وَلِرَسُولِهِ فَهَاجَرْتَ الْهِجْرَتَيْنِ وَصَحِبْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَرَأَيْتَ هَدْيَهُ وَقَدْ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسُ فِي شَأْنِ الْوَلِيدِ قَالَ أَدْرَكْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قُلْتُ لاَ وَلَكِنْ خَلَصَ إِلَىَّ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ مَا يَخْلُصُ إِلَى الْعَذْرَاءِ فِي سِتْرِهَا قَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ بَعَثَ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ بِالْحَقِّ فَكُنْتُ مِمَّنِ اسْتَجَابَ لِلَّهِ وَلِرَسُولِهِ وَآمَنْتُ بِمَا بُعِثَ بِهِ وَهَاجَرْتُ الْهِجْرَتَيْنِ كَمَا قُلْتَ وَصَحِبْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَبَايَعْتُهُ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا عَصَيْتُهُ وَلاَ غَشَشْتُهُ حَتَّى تَوَفَّاهُ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مِثْلُهُ ثُمَّ عُمَرُ مِثْلُهُ ثُمَّ اسْتُخْلِفْتُ أَفَلَيْسَ لِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ مِثْلُ الَّذِي لَهُمْ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ فَمَا هَذِهِ الأَحَادِيثُ الَّتِي تَبْلُغُنِي عَنْكُمْ أَمَّا مَا ذَكَرْتَ مِنْ شَأْنِ الْوَلِيدِ فَسَنَأْخُذُ فِيهِ بِالْحَقِّ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ دَعَا عَلِيًّا فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَجْلِدَهُ فَجَلَدَهُ ثَمَانِينَ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out in the year of al-Hudaibbiyyah with over ten hundreds of Companions and when he came to Dhu al Hulaifah. He garlanded and marked the sacrificial animals, and entered the sacred state of Umrah. He then went on with the tradition. The Prophet moved on and when he came to the mountain, pass by which one descends (to Mecca) to them, his riding-beast knelt down, and the people said twice: Go on, go on, al-Qaswa has become jaded. The Prophet (May peace be upon him) said: She has not become jaded and that is not a characteristic of hers, but He Who restrained the elephant has restrained her. He then said: By Him in Whose hand my soul is, they will not ask any me good thing by which they honor which God has made sacred without my giving them it. He then urged her and she leaped up and he turned aside from them, and stopped at the farthest side of al-Hudaibiyyah at a pool with little water. Meanwhile Budail bin Warqa al-Khuza’I came, and ‘Urwah bin Mas’ud joined him. He began to speak to the Prophet ﷺ. Whenever he spoke to the Prophet ﷺ, he caught his beard. Al Mughriah bin Shu’bah was standing beside the Prophet ﷺ.He had a sword with him, wearing a helmet. He (Al Mughriah) struck his (‘Urwah’s) hand with the lower end of his sheath, and said: Keep away your hand from his beard. ‘Urwah then raised his hand and asked: Who is this? They replied: Al-Mughirah bin Shu’bah. He said: O treacherous one! Did I not use my offices in your treachery? In pre-Islamic days Al-Mughirah bin Shu’bah accompanied some people and murdered them, and took their property. He then came (to the Prophet) and embraced Islam. The Prophet ﷺ said: As for Islam we accepted it, but as to the property, as it has been taken by treachery, we have no need of it. He went on with the tradition the Prophet ﷺ said: Write down: This is what Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, has decided. He then narrated the tradition. Suhail then said: And that a man will not come to you from us, even if he follows your religion, without you sending him back to us. When he finished drawing up the document, the Prophet ﷺ said to his Companions: Get up and sacrifice and then shave. Thereafter some believing women who were immigrants came. (Allah sent down: O yea who believe, when believing women come to you as emigrants). Allah most high forbade them to send them back, but ordered them to restore the dower. He then returned to Medina. Abu Basir a man from the Quraish (who was a Muslim), came to him. And they sent (two men) to look for him; so he handed him over to the two men. They took him away, and when they reached Dhu Al Hulaifah and alighted to eat some dates which they had, Abu Basir said to one of the men : I swear by Allah so-and-so, that I think this sword of yours is a fine one; the other drew the sword and said : Yes I have tried it. Abu Basir said: Let me look at it. He let him have it and he struck him till he died, whereupon the other fled and came to Medina, and running entered the mosque. The Prophet ( may peace be upon him) said: This man has seen something frightful. He said: I swear by Allah that my Companion has been killed, and im as good as dead. Abu Basir then arrived and said: Allah has fulfilled your covenant. You returned me to them, but Allah saved me from them. The Prophet ﷺ said: Woe to his mother, stirrer up of war! Would that he had someone (i.e. some kinsfolk). When he heard that he knew that he would send him back to them, so he went out and came to the seashore. Abu Jandal escaped and joined Abu Basir till a band of them collected.  

خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ زَمَنَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ فِي بِضْعَ عَشَرَةَ مِائَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانُوا بِذِي الْحُلَيْفَةِ قَلَّدَ الْهَدْىَ وَأَشْعَرَهُ وَأَحْرَمَ بِالْعُمْرَةِ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ وَسَارَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ بِالثَّنِيَّةِ الَّتِي يُهْبَطُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْهَا بَرَكَتْ بِهِ رَاحِلَتُهُ فَقَالَ النَّاسُ حَلْ حَلْ خَلأَتِ الْقَصْوَاءُ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَا خَلأَتْ وَمَا ذَلِكَ لَهَا بِخُلُقٍ وَلَكِنْ حَبَسَهَا حَابِسُ الْفِيلِ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لاَ يَسْأَلُونِي الْيَوْمَ خُطَّةً يُعَظِّمُونَ بِهَا حُرُمَاتِ اللَّهِ إِلاَّ أَعْطَيْتُهُمْ إِيَّاهَا ثُمَّ زَجَرَهَا فَوَثَبَتْ فَعَدَلَ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّى نَزَلَ بِأَقْصَى الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ عَلَى ثَمَدٍ قَلِيلِ الْمَاءِ فَجَاءَهُ بُدَيْلُ بْنُ وَرْقَاءَ الْخُزَاعِيُّ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ يَعْنِي عُرْوَةَ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ فَجَعَلَ يُكَلِّمُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَكُلَّمَا كَلَّمَهُ أَخَذَ بِلِحْيَتِهِ وَالْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ شُعْبَةَ قَائِمٌ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَمَعَهُ السَّيْفُ وَعَلَيْهِ الْمِغْفَرُ فَضَرَبَ يَدَهُ بِنَعْلِ السَّيْفِ وَقَالَ أَخِّرْ يَدَكَ عَنْ لِحْيَتِهِ فَرَفَعَ عُرْوَةُ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالُوا الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ شُعْبَةَ فَقَالَ أَىْ غُدَرُ أَوَلَسْتُ أَسْعَى فِي غَدْرَتِكَ وَكَانَ الْمُغِيرَةُ صَحِبَ قَوْمًا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَقَتَلَهُمْ وَأَخَذَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَأَسْلَمَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَمَّا الإِسْلاَمُ فَقَدْ قَبِلْنَا وَأَمَّا الْمَالُ فَإِنَّهُ مَالُ غَدْرٍ لاَ حَاجَةَ لَنَا فِيهِ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اكْتُبْ هَذَا مَا قَاضَى عَلَيْهِ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَقَصَّ الْخَبَرَ فَقَالَ سُهَيْلٌ وَعَلَى أَنَّهُ لاَ يَأْتِيكَ مِنَّا رَجُلٌ وَإِنْ كَانَ عَلَى دِينِكَ إِلاَّ رَدَدْتَهُ إِلَيْنَا فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنْ قَضِيَّةِ الْكِتَابِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لأَصْحَابِهِ قُومُوا فَانْحَرُوا ثُمَّ احْلِقُوا ثُمَّ جَاءَ نِسْوَةٌ مُؤْمِنَاتٌ مُهَاجِرَاتٌ الآيَةَ فَنَهَاهُمُ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَرُدُّوهُنَّ وَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يَرُدُّوا الصَّدَاقَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَجَاءَهُ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ يَعْنِي فَأَرْسَلُوا فِي طَلَبِهِ فَدَفَعَهُ إِلَى الرَّجُلَيْنِ فَخَرَجَا بِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَا ذَا الْحُلَيْفَةِ نَزَلُوا يَأْكُلُونَ مِنْ تَمْرٍ لَهُمْ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ لأَحَدِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَرَى سَيْفَكَ هَذَا يَا فُلاَنُ جَيِّدًا فَاسْتَلَّهُ الآخَرُ فَقَالَ أَجَلْ قَدْ جَرَّبْتُ بِهِ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ أَرِنِي أَنْظُرْ إِلَيْهِ فَأَمْكَنَهُ مِنْهُ فَضَرَبَهُ حَتَّى بَرَدَ وَفَرَّ الآخَرُ حَتَّى أَتَى الْمَدِينَةَ فَدَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ يَعْدُو فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَقَدْ رَأَى هَذَا ذُعْرًا فَقَالَ قَدْ قُتِلَ وَاللَّهِ صَاحِبِي وَإِنِّي لَمَقْتُولٌ فَجَاءَ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ فَقَالَ قَدْ أَوْفَى اللَّهُ ذِمَّتَكَ فَقَدْ رَدَدْتَنِي إِلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ نَجَّانِي اللَّهُ مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَيْلَ أُمِّهِ مِسْعَرَ حَرْبٍ لَوْ كَانَ لَهُ أَحَدٌ فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ عَرَفَ أَنَّهُ سَيَرُدُّهُ إِلَيْهِمْ فَخَرَجَ حَتَّى أَتَى سِيفَ الْبَحْرِ وَيَنْفَلِتُ أَبُو جَنْدَلٍ فَلَحِقَ بِأَبِي بَصِيرٍ حَتَّى اجْتَمَعَتْ مِنْهُمْ عِصَابَةٌ  

[Machine] Afterwards, indeed, Allah created the creation, not in need of their obedience, secure from their disobedience. And the people on that day are in different situations and opinions. The Arabs inhabit those residences, the people of Hajr, the people of Wabar, and the people of Dabar. They pass by them with the goodness of this world and the abundance of their livelihoods. They do not ask Allah as a group nor do they recite His dead book. Their dead are in the fire, and their lives are blind and impure, along with countless desired and forbidden things. So when Allah intended to spread His mercy upon them, He sent to them a messenger from among themselves, noble and caring, eager for the believers. Allah's blessings, peace, mercy, and blessings be upon him. This did not stop them from harming him in his body and labeling him with names. With him was a book from Allah, speaking, that is not established except by His command and is not eliminated except with His permission. So when he was commanded to be firm and was burdened with jihad, he accepted the command of Allah. His argument was cleared, his words were approved, his call was proclaimed, and he left this world pious and pure, following the path of his companion. Then Abu Bakr succeeded him, and he followed his example and followed his path. And the Arabs or those who did that from among them returned to their previous state, except for those who refused to accept them after the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. He would not accept from them except the one who was reconcilable. He drew out his swords from their scabbards, and set fire to their kindling. Then he defeated the people of truth, the people of falsehood, but he did not sever their limbs or shed their blood until he entered them into that from which they had separated and solidified them in that from which they had departed. He had previously received a portion of Allah's wealth and used it to quench his thirst. And an Ethiopian woman who breastfed a child for him. He felt a pang in his throat when he saw that before he passed away. He attributed it to his successor and left this world pious and pure, following the path of his two companions. Then, O Umar bin Al-Khattab, you are the son of this world. Its kings nurtured you and fed you. It grew you up and you sought its benefits. But when you became its ruler, you abandoned it and left it in ruins, except for what you provide from it. So praise be to Allah who showed us your deception and relieved our distress through you. So go forth and do not turn back, for surely nothing can exalt the truth, nor humiliate falsehood. I speak these words and seek forgiveness from Allah for myself and for the believing men and believing women. Abu Ayyub said, "Umar bin Abdul Aziz would say about something, Ibn Al-Ahtam said to me, 'Go forth and do not turn back.'"  

أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ خَلَقَ الْخَلْقَ غَنِيًّا عَنْ طَاعَتِهِمْ آمِنًا لِمَعْصِيَتِهِمْ وَالنَّاسُ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِي الْمَنَازِلِ وَالرَّأْيِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ فَالْعَرَبُ بِشَرِّ تِلْكَ الْمَنَازِلِ أَهْلُ الْحَجَرِ وَأَهْلُ الْوَبَرِ وَأَهْلُ الدَّبَرِ تَجْتَازَ دُونَهُمْ طَيِّبَاتُ الدُّنْيَا وَرَخَاءُ عَيْشِهَا لَا يَسْأَلُونَ اللَّهَ جَمَاعَةً وَلَا يَتْلُونَ لَهُ كِتَابًا مَيِّتُهُمْ فِي النَّارِ وَحَيُّهُمْ أَعْمَى نَجِسٌ مَعَ مَا لَا يُحْصَى مِنَ الْمَرْغُوبِ عَنْهُ وَالْمَزْهُودِ فِيهِ فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَنْشُرَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَحْمَتَهُ بَعَثَ إِلَيْهِمْ رَسُولًا مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ مَا عَنِتُّمْ حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَءُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ فَلَمْ يَمْنَعْهُمْ ذَلِكَ أَنْ جَرَحُوهُ فِي جِسْمِهِ وَلَقَّبُوهُ فِي اسْمِهِ وَمَعَهُ كِتَابٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ نَاطِقٌ لَا يُقَوَّمُ إِلَّا بِأَمْرِهِ وَلَا يُرْحَلُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ فَلَمَّا أُمِرَ بِالْعَزْمَةِ وَحُمِلَ عَلَى الْجِهَادِ انْبَسَطَ لِأَمْرِ اللَّهِ لَوْثُهُ فَأَفْلَجَ اللَّهُ حُجَّتَهُ وَأَجَازَ كَلِمَتَهُ وَأَظْهَرَ دَعْوَتَهُ وَفَارَقَ الدُّنْيَا تَقِيًّا نَقِيًّا ثُمَّ قَامَ بَعْدَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَسَلَكَ سُنَّتَهُ وَأَخَذَ سَبِيلَهُ وَارْتَدَّتْ الْعَرَبُ أَوْ مَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُمْ فَأَبَى أَنْ يَقْبَلَ مِنْهُمْ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَّا الَّذِي كَانَ قَابِلًا انْتَزَعَ السُّيُوفَ مِنْ أَغْمَادِهَا وَأَوْقَدَ النِّيرَانَ فِي شُعُلِهَا ثُمَّ نُكِبَ بِأَهْلِ الْحَقِّ أَهْلُ الْبَاطِلِ فَلَمْ يَبْرَحْ يُقَطِّعُ أَوْصَالَهُمْ وَيَسْقِي الْأَرْضَ دِمَاءَهُمْ حَتَّى أَدْخَلَهُمْ فِي الَّذِي خَرَجُوا مِنْهُ وَقَرَّرَهُمْ بِالَّذِي نَفَرُوا عَنْهُ وَقَدْ كَانَ أَصَابَ مِنْ مَالِ اللَّهِ بَكْرًا يَرْتَوِي عَلَيْهِ وَحَبَشِيَّةً أَرْضَعَتْ وَلَدًا لَهُ فَرَأَى ذَلِكَ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ غُصَّةً فِي حَلْقِهِ فَأَدَّى ذَلِكَ إِلَى الْخَلِيفَةِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ وَفَارَقَ الدُّنْيَا تَقِيًّا نَقِيًّا عَلَى مِنْهَاجِ صَاحِبِهِ ثُمَّ قَامَ بَعْدَهُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فَمَصَّرَ الْأَمْصَارَ وَخَلَطَ الشِّدَّةَ بِاللِّينِ وَحَسَرَ عَنْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ وَشَمَّرَ عَنْ سَاقَيْهِ وعدَّ لِلْأُمُورِ أَقْرَانَهَا وَلِلْحَرْبِ آلَتَهَا فَلَمَّا أَصَابَهُ فَتَى الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ أَمَرَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَسْأَلُ النَّاسَ هَلْ يُثْبِتُونَ قَاتِلَهُ فَلَمَّا قِيلَ فَتَى الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ اسْتَهَلَّ يَحْمَدُ رَبَّهُ أَنْ لَا يَكُونَ أَصَابَهُ ذُو حَقٍّ فِي الْفَيْءِ فَيَحْتَجَّ عَلَيْهِ بِأَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا اسْتَحَلَّ دَمَهُ بِمَا اسْتَحَلَّ مِنْ حَقِّهِ وَقَدْ كَانَ أَصَابَ مِنْ مَالِ اللَّهِ بِضْعَةً وَثَمَانِينَ أَلْفًا فَكَسَرَ لَهَا رِبَاعَهُ وَكَرِهَ بِهَا كَفَالَةَ أَوْلَادِهِ فَأَدَّاهَا إِلَى الْخَلِيفَةِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ وَفَارَقَ الدُّنْيَا تَقِيًّا نَقِيًّا عَلَى مِنْهَاجِ صَاحِبَيْهِ ثُمَّ إِنَّكَ يَا عُمَرُ بُنَيُّ الدُّنْيَا وَلَّدَتْكَ مُلُوكُهَا وَأَلْقَمَتْكَ ثَدْيَيْهَا وَنَبَتَّ فِيهَا تَلْتَمِسُهَا مَظَانَّهَا فَلَمَّا وُلِّيتَهَا أَلْقَيْتَهَا حَيْثُ أَلْقَاهَا اللَّهُ هَجَرْتَهَا وَجَفَوْتَهَا وَقَذِرْتَهَا إِلَّا مَا تَزَوَّدْتَ مِنْهَا فَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَلَا بِكَ حَوْبَتَنَا وَكَشَفَ بِكَ كُرْبَتَنَا فَامْضِ وَلَا تَلْتَفِتْ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَعِزُّ عَلَى الْحَقِّ شَيْءٌ وَلَا يَذِلُّ عَلَى الْبَاطِلِ شَيْءٌ أَقُولُ قَوْلِي هذا وَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ لِي وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ قَالَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ فَكَانَ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ يَقُولُ فِي الشَّيْءِ قَالَ لِيَ ابْنُ الْأَهْتَمِ امْضِ وَلَا تَلْتَفِتْ  

[Machine] From his father Rifaa'ah ibn Rafee', who witnessed the Battle of Badr with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ : He (the Prophet) and his cousin Mu'adh ibn 'Afra'ah went out until they reached Makkah. When they descended from Thaniyyah, they saw a man under a tree. The Prophet said, "Let us approach this man, so that we may entrust him with our belongings and make Tawaf around the Kaaba." We greeted him with the pre-Islamic form of greeting and he responded to us with the Islamic greeting. We had heard of the Prophet ﷺ , so we denied it and asked him, "Who are you?" He said, "Come down." We descended and said, "Where is the man who claims and says what he says?" He said, "I am him." So I said, "Present yourself to me." He presented Islam to us and said, "Who created the heavens, the earth, and the mountains?" We said, "Allah created them." He said, "Then who created you?" We said, "Allah created us." He said, "Then who created these idols that you worship?" We said, "We made them ourselves." He said, "The Creator is more deserving of worship than the created. You are more deserving of being worshiped, as you made them, but Allah is more deserving of being worshiped than something you made." I invite you to worship Allah alone, testify that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, and I am the Messenger of Allah. I also invite you to maintain kinship ties and refrain from oppression and transgression." We said, "By Allah, if what you are calling us to is false, then it would be among the noblest of matters and the best of characters." So we entrusted him with our belongings until we could go to the Kaaba. Mu'adh ibn 'Afra'ah sat with him and said, "I went to the Kaaba, performed Tawaf, and came out with seven cups. I gave him one of them and said, 'O Allah, if what Muhammad is calling to is true, then remove his cup seven times.'" He struck it seven times and each time, it emitted a sound. So I shouted, 'I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.' People gathered around me saying, 'This man is insane, he struck the cup seven times and it still made a sound.' I said, 'No, by Allah, he is a believer.' Then I went up to a high place in Makkah, and when Mu'adh saw me, he said, 'Indeed, Rifaa'ah has come with a face that nothing has ever harmed before.' So I came to him, believed in him, and Allah's Messenger ﷺ taught us Surah Yusuf. We recited, "In the name of your Lord who created" until we reached the verse, "We will return to our family." When we were in 'Aqiq, Mu'adh said, 'I have never spent a night away from my family before, so let me stay here until morning.' So I spent the night with him and I had never done what I did before. Rifaa'ah would always present himself to his people after returning from a journey.  

عَنْ أَبِيهِ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعٍ وَكَانَ قَدْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ وَابْنُ خَالَتِهِ مُعَاذُ بْنُ عَفْرَاءَ حَتَّى قَدِمَا مَكَّةَ فَلَمَّا هَبِطَا مِنَ الثَّنِيَّةِ رَأَيَا رَجُلًا تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ قَالَ وَهَذَا قَبْلَ خُرُوجِ السِّتَّةِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّينَ قَالَ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْنَاهُ كَلَّمْنَاهُ فَقُلْنَا نَأْتِي هَذَا الرَّجُلَ نَسْتَوْدِعُهُ حَتَّى نَطُوفَ بِالْبَيْتِ فَسَلَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ تَسْلِيمَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْنَا بِسَلَامٍ أَهْلِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَقَدْ سَمِعْنَا بِالنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأَنْكَرْنَا فَقُلْنَا مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ «انْزِلُوا» فَنَزَلْنَا فَقُلْنَا أَيْنَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يَدَّعِي وَيَقُولُ مَا يَقُولُ؟ فَقَالَ «أَنَا» فَقُلْتُ فَاعْرِضْ عَلَيَّ فَعَرَضَ عَلَيْنَا الْإِسْلَامَ وَقَالَ «مَنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَالْجِبَالَ؟» قُلْنَا خَلَقَهُنَّ اللَّهُ قَالَ «فَمَنْ خَلَقَكُمْ؟» قُلْنَا اللَّهُ قَالَ «فَمَنَ عَمِلَ هَذِهِ الْأَصْنَامَ الَّتِي تَعْبُدُونَهَا؟» قُلْنَا نَحْنُ قَالَ «فَالْخَالِقُ أَحَقُّ بِالْعِبَادَةِ أَمِ الْمَخْلُوقِ فَأَنْتُمْ أَحَقُّ أَنْ تَعْبُدَكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ عَمِلْتُمُوهَا وَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَنْ تَعْبُدُوهُ مِنْ شَيْءٍ عَمِلْتُمُوهُ وَأَنَا أَدْعُو إِلَى عِبَادَةِ اللَّهِ وَشَهَادَةِ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَصِلَةِ الرَّحِمِ وَتَرْكِ الْعُدْوَانِ بِغَصْبِ النَّاسِ» قُلْنَا لَا وَاللَّهِ لَوْ كَانَ الَّذِي تَدْعُو إِلَيْهِ بَاطِلًا لَكَانَ مِنْ مَعَالِي الْأُمُورِ وَمَحَاسِنِ الْأَخْلَاقِ فَأَمْسِكْ رَاحِلَتَنَا حَتَّى نَأْتِيَ بِالْبَيْتِ فَجَلَسَ عِنْدَهُ مُعَاذُ بْنُ عَفْرَاءَ قَالَ فَجِئْتُ الْبَيْتَ فَطُفْتُ وَأَخْرَجْتُ سَبْعَةَ أَقْدَاحٍ فَجَعَلْتُ لَهُ مِنْهَا قَدَحًا فَاسْتَقْبَلْتُ الْبَيْتَ فَقُلْتُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كَانَ مَا يَدْعُو إِلَيْهِ مُحَمَّدٌ حَقًّا فَأَخْرِجْ قَدَحَهُ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ فَضَرَبْتُ بِهَا فَخَرَجَ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ فَصَحَّتْ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَاجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ عَلَيَّ وَقَالُوا مَجْنُونٌ رَجُلٌ صَبَأَ قُلْتُ بَلْ رَجُلٌ مُؤْمِنٌ ثُمَّ جِئْتُ إِلَى أَعْلَى مَكَّةَ فَلَمَّا رَآنِي مُعَاذٌ قَالَ لَقَدْ جَاءَ رِفَاعَةُ بِوَجْهٍ مَا ذَهَبَ بِمِثْلِهِ فَجِئْتُ وَآمَنْتُ وَعَلَّمَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ سُورَةَ يُوسُفَ وَاقْرَأْ بِسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ ثُمَّ خَرَجْنَا رَاجِعِينَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَلَمَّا كُنَّا بِالْعَقِيقِ قَالَ مُعَاذُ إِنِّي لَمْ أَطْرُقْ أَهْلِي لَيْلًا قَطُّ فَبِتْ بِنَا حَتَّى نُصْبِحَ فَقُلْتُ أَبِيتُ وَمَعِي مَا مَعِي مِنَ الْخَبَرِ مَا كُنْتُ لِأَفْعَلَ وَكَانَ رِفَاعَةُ إِذَا خَرَجَ سَفَرًا ثُمَّ قَدِمَ عَرَضَ قَوْمُهُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , sent Amr ibn al-As with the army of Dhat as-Salsal. Abu Bakr and Umar were also sent with him, as well as their companions, and they set out until they reached the mountain of Tayyih. Amr ibn al-As said, "Look for a man who knows the way." They replied, "We only know Rafi' ibn Amr, who used to be a bandit in the time of ignorance (pre-Islamic era)" So I asked Tariq, "What does 'Rabil' mean?" He said, "It is a thief who raids people alone and robs them." Rafi' then said, "When we completed our raids and reached the place we had left, I noticed Abu Bakr and went to him. I said, 'O Companion of the Sandals, I have noticed you among your companions. Bring me something that if I learn it, I will be like you.' He said, 'Do you memorize your five fingers?' I said, 'Yes.' He said, 'Do you bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger, and establish the five daily prayers, give Zakat if you have wealth, perform Hajj, and fast during Ramadan?' I said, 'Yes.' He said, 'And something else, you should not be commanded by two people.' I asked, 'Would authority be limited to those who were present at Badr?' He replied, 'It is soon to spread until it reaches you and whoever is below you. When Allah sent His Prophet, people entered Islam, some of whom were guided by Allah, while others were forced by the sword. They are the neighbors of Allah, living in His protection. If a man is a ruler and the people are oppressed, but he does not take revenge on behalf of some of them from others, then Allah will take revenge on him. Indeed, a man can have a sheep taken by his neighbor and he will remain angry on behalf of his neighbor. And Allah is behind (i.e. in support of) the neighbor.' Rafi' said, 'I stayed for a year, and then Abu Bakr was appointed as Caliph. So I went to him and said, 'I am Rafi', I met you on such and such a day and at such and such a place.' He said, 'I remember.' I said, 'You forbade me from ruling (in reference to the incident when he was a bandit), but then you rode with a greater nation than that of Muhammad, ﷺ .' He said, 'Yes, and whoever does not stand with them with the Book of Allah has the curse of Allah upon him," meaning the curse of Allah.  

بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَمْرَو بْنَ الْعَاصِّ عَلَى جَيْشِ ذَاتِ السَّلَاسِلِ وَبَعَثَ مَعَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ الْجَيْشَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ ؓ وسَرَاةَ أَصْحَابِهِ فَانْطَلَقُوا حَتَّى نَزَلُوا جَبَلَ طَيِّئٍ فَقَالَ عَمْرٌو انْظُرُوا إِلَى رَجُلٍ دَلِيلٍ بِالطَّرِيقِ فَقَالُوا مَا نَعْلَمُهُ إِلَّا رَافِعَ بْنَ عَمْرٍو فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ رَبَيلًا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَسَأَلْتُ طَارِقًا مَا الرَّبِيلُ؟ قَالَ اللِّصُّ الَّذِي يَغْزُو الْقَوْمَ وَحْدَهُ فَيَسْرِقُ قَالَ رَافِعُ فَلَمَّا قَضَيْنَا غَزَاتِنَا وَانْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي كُنَّا خَرَجْنَا مِنْهُ تَوَسَّمْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ ؓ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا صَاحِبَ الْخَلَّالِ إِنِّي تَوَسَّمْتُكَ مِنْ بَيْنِ أَصْحَابِكَ فَائْتِنِي بِشَيْءٍ إِذَا حَفِظْتُهُ كُنْتُ مِثْلَكُمُ فَقَالَ «أَتَحْفَظُ أَصَابِعَكَ الْخَمْسَ؟» قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ «تَشْهَدُ أَنَّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَتُقِيمُ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسَ وَتُؤْتِي الزَّكَاةَ إِنْ كَانَ لَكَ وَتَحُجُّ الْبَيْتَ وَتَصُومُ رَمَضَانَ حَفِظْتُ؟» قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ «وَأُخْرَى لَا تَؤَمَرَنَّ عَلَى اثْنَيْنِ» قُلْتُ هَلْ تَكُونُ الْإِمْرَةُ إِلَّا فِيكُمْ أَهْلَ بَدْرٍ؟ قَالَ «يُوشِكَ أَنْ تَفْشُوَ حَتَّى تَبْلُغَكَ وَمَنْ هُوَ دُونَكَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ لَمَّا بَعَثَ نَبِيَّهُ ﷺ دَخَلَ النَّاسُ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ دَخَلَ فَهَدَاهُ اللهُ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ أَكْرَهَهُ السَّيْفُ فَهُوَ عَوَّادُ اللهِ وَجِيرَانُ اللهِ فِي خِفَارَةِ اللهِ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا كَانَ أَمِيرًا فَتَظَالَمَ النَّاسُ بَيْنَهُمْ فَلَمْ يَأْخُذْ لِبَعْضِهِمْ مِنْ بَعْضٍ انْتَقَمَ اللهُ مِنْهُ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَتُؤْخَذُ شَاةُ جَارِهِ فَيَظَلُّ نَاتِئَ عَضَلَتِهِ غَضَبًا لِجَارِهِ وَاللهُ مِنْ وَرَاءِ جَارِهِ» قَالَ رَافِعٌ فَمَكَثْتُ سَنَةً ثُمَّ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ اسْتُخْلِفَ فَرَكِبْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ أَنَا رَافِعُ كُنْتُ لَقِيتُكَ يَوْمَ كَذَا وَكَذَا مَكَانَ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ «عَرَفْتُ» قُلْتُ كُنْتَ نَهَيْتَنِي عَنِ الْإِمارةِ ثُمَّ رَكِبْتَ بِأَعْظَمَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ أُمَّةَ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ قَالَ «نَعَمْ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَقُمْ فِيهِمْ بِكِتَابِ اللهِ فَعَلَيْهِ بَهْلَةُ اللهِ» يَعْنِي لَعْنَةَ اللهِ  

[Machine] When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ opened Makkah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ assigned Zubair ibn al-Awwam to one of the Muzaynah (two tribes) and Khalid ibn al-Walid to the other. He looked at me in Kabkaba and called me. I said, "Here I am, Messenger of Allah." He said, "Call out to me with the Ansar." So I called out to them, and they surrounded the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as if they were meeting by appointment. He said, "O Ansar, Quraysh has gathered against us. So when you meet them, attack them until you meet me at Safa, Safa is your meeting place." Abu Hurairah said, "We did not meet any of them except that we fought them. Then Abu Sufyan came and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, Quraysh has surrendered, there is no Quraysh after today.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Whoever shuts his door, he is safe. Whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan, he is safe. Whoever lays down his weapon, he is safe. And the leaders and chiefs of Quraysh have taken refuge in the Ka'bah,' meaning they have entered it." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then came and circled the Ka'bah, and he struck those idols with the tip of his bow saying, "The truth has come and falsehood has vanished. Indeed, falsehood is ever bound to perish." (Quran 17:81) Then, when he finished and prayed, he took hold of the door handle and said, "O people of Quraysh, what do you say?" They said, "We say, the son of a brother and a cousin, a merciful and noble man." Then, he repeated this statement to them. They said the same thing. He said, "Indeed, I say what my brother Yusuf said, 'No blame will there be upon you today. May Allah forgive you, and He is the most merciful of the merciful.'" (Quran 12:92) So they pledged allegiance to him on Islam. Then, he went to Safa for the meeting with the Ansar. He stood on Safa in a place where he could see the Ka'bah, and he praised and thanked Allah, and mentioned His victory to them. Abu Hurairah said, "The elderly men began to cry until their beards were soaked with tears." Then they said, "We seek forgiveness from Allah and His Messenger, and by Allah, we said nothing except out of confidence in Allah and His Messenger." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, Allah has confirmed your words and the words of His Messenger and has accepted your pledge."  

لَمَّا فَتْحَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَكَّةَ اسْتَعْمَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الزُّبَيْرَ بْنَ الْعَوَّامِ عَلَى إِحْدَى الْمُجَنِّبَتَيْنِ وَخَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ عَلَى الْأُخْرَى قَالَ فَبَصُرَ بِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي كَبْكَبَةٍ فَهَتَفَ بِي قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ «اهْتِفْ لِي بِالْأَنْصَارِ» فَهَتَفْتُ بِهِمْ فَطَافُوا بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ كَأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا عَلَى مِيعَادٍ قَالَ «يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ إِنَّ قُرَيْشًا قَدْ جَمَعُوا لَنَا فَإِذَا لَقِيتُمُوهُمْ فَاحْصُدُوهُمْ حَصْدًا حَتَّى تُوَافُونِي بِالصَّفَا الصَّفَا مِيعَادُكُمْ» [155] قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فَمَا لَقِينَا مِنْهُمْ أَحَدًا إِلَّا فَعَلْنَا بِهِ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَجَاءَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَبَحْتَ خَضْرَاءَ قُرَيْشٍ لَا قُرَيْشَ بَعْدَ الْيَوْمِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ أَغْلَقَ بَابَهُ فَهُوَ آمِنٌ وَمَنْ دَخَلَ دَارَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ فَهُوَ آمِنٌ وَمَنْ أَلْقَى السِّلَاحَ فَهُوَ آمِنٌ وَلَجَأَتْ صَنَادِيدُ قُرَيْشٍ وَعُظَمَاؤُهَا إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ يَعْنِي دَخَلُوا فِيهَا» قَالَ فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى طَافَ بِالْبَيْتِ فَجَعَلَ يَمُرُّ بِتِلْكَ الْأَصْنَامِ فَيَطْعَنُهَا بِسِيَةِ الْقَوْسِ وَيَقُولُ {جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ إِنَّ الْبَاطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًا} [الإسراء 81] حَتَّى إِذَا فَرَغَ وَصَلَّى جَاءَ فَأَخَذَ بِعَضَادَتَيِ الْبَابِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ مَا تَقُولُونَ؟» قَالُوا نَقُولُ ابْنُ أَخٍ وَابْنُ عَمٍّ رَحِيمٌ كَرِيمٌ ثُمَّ عَادَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقَوْلَ قَالُوا مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَقُولُ كَمَا قَالَ أَخِي يُوسُفُ {لَا تَثْرِيبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْيَوْمَ يَغْفِرُ اللهُ لَكُمْ وَهُو أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ} [يوسف 92] فَخَرَجُوا فَبَايَعُوهُ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ ثُمَّ أَتَى الصَّفَا لِمِيعَادِ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَامَ عَلَى الصَّفَا عَلَى مَكَانٍ يَرَى الْبَيْتَ مِنْهُ فَحَمِدَ اللهُ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَذَكَرَ نَصَرَهُ إِيَّاهُ فَقَالَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ وَهُمْ أَسْفَلُ مِنْهُ أَمَّا الرَّجُلُ فَقَدْ أَدْرَكَتْهُ رَأْفَةٌ لِقَرَابَتِهِ وَرَغْبَتُهُ فِي عَشِيرَتِهِ فَجَاءَهُ الْوَحْيُ بِذَلِكَ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا جَاءَهُ الْوَحْيُ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ أَحَدٌ مِنَّا يَرْفَعُ طَرْفَهُ إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى يَنْقَضِيَ الْوَحْيُ عَنْهُ فَلَمَّا قُضِيَ الْوَحْيُ قَالَ هِيهِ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ قُلْتُمْ أَمَّا الرَّجُلُ فَأَدْرَكْتُهُ رَأْفَةٌ بِقَرَابَتِهِ وَرَغْبَةٌ فِي عَشِيرَتِهِ وَاللهِ إِنِّي لَرَسُولُ اللهِ لَقَدْ هَاجَرْتُ إِلَى اللهِ ثُمَّ إِلَيْكُمُ الْمَحْيَا مَحْيَاكُمْ وَالْمَمَاتُ مَمَاتُكُمْ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فَرَأَيْتُ الشِّيُوخَ يَبْكُونَ حَتَّى بَلَّ الدُّمُوعُ لِحَاهُمْ ثُمَّ قَالُوا مَعْذِرَةً إِلَى اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَاللهِ مَا قُلْنَا إِلَّا ضَنًّا بِاللهِ وَبِرَسُولِهِ قَالَ «فَإِنَّ اللهَ قَدْ صَدَقَكُمْ وَرَسُولُهُ وَقَبِلَ قَوْلَكُمْ»  

"عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: لَمَّا قُبِضَ النَّبِىُّ ﷺ اشْرَأَبَّ (*) النِّفَاقُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ، وَارْتَدَّتِ الْعَرَبُ، وَأَرْعَدَتِ الْعَجَمُ وَأَبْرَقَتْ، وَتَوَاعَدُوا نَهَاوَنْدَ، وَقَالُوا: قَدْ مَاتَ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِى كَانَتِ الْعَرَبُ تُنْصَرُ بِهِ، فَجَمَعَ أبُو بَكْرٍ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالأَنْصَارَ وَقَالَ: إنَّ هَذِهِ الْعَرَبَ قَدْ مَنَعُوا شَاتَهُمْ وَبَعِيرَهُمْ وَرَجَعُوا عَنْ دِينِهِمْ، وَإنَّ هَذِهِ الْعَجَم قَدْ تَوَاعَدوا نَهَاوَنْدَ لِيَجْمَعُوا لِقَتَالِكُمْ، وَزَعَمُوا أنَّ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ الَّذِى كُنْتُمْ تُنْصَرُونَ بهِ قَدْ مَاتَ، فَأَشْيرُوا عَلَىَّ، فَمَا أنا إِلا رَجُلٌ منْكُمْ، وَإِنَّى أَثْقَلُكُمْ حِمْلًا لِهَذِهِ الْبَلِيَّةِ، فَأَطرَقُوا طَوِيلا، ثُمَّ تَكَلَّمَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَابِ فَقَالَ: أَرَى وَاللهِ يَا خَلِيفَةَ رسُولِ اللهِ أَنْ تَقْبَلَ مِنَ الْعَرِب الصَّلاةَ وَتَدعَ لَهُمُ الزَّكَاةَ فَإِنَّهُمْ حَدِيثُ عَهْدٍ بِجَاهِلِيَّةٍ لَمْ يَقُدْهُمُ الإِسْلامُ، فَإِمَّا أَنْ يَرُدَهُمُ اللهُ إِلى خَيْرٍ، وَإِمَّا أَنْ يُعِزَّ الله الإِسْلامَ فَتَقْوَى عَلَى قِتَالِهِمْ، فَمَا لِبَقِيَّةِ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ والأَنْصَارِ يَدَانِ بِالْعَرَبِ والْعَجَمِ قَاطِبَةً، فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَى عُثْمَانَ فَقَالَ مِثْلَ ذَلكَ، وَقَالَ عَلِىٌّ مثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَتَابَعَهُمُ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ، ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إلَى الأَنْصَارِ فَتَابَعُوهُمْ، فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ صَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَمَّا بَعْدُ: فَإِنَّ اللهَ بَعَثَ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ وَالْحَقُّ (* *) قلٌّ شَرِيدٌ، وَالاسْلامُ غرِيبٌ طَرِيدٌ قَدْ رَثَّ حَبْلُهُ، وَقَلَّ أَهْلُهُ، فَجَمَعَهُمُ اللهُ بِمُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ وَجَعَلَهُمُ الأُمَّةَ الْبَاقِيَةَ الْوسْطَى، وَاللهِ لا أَبْرحُ أَقُومُ بِأَمْرِ اللهِ وَأُجَاهِدُ في سَبِيلِ اللهِ حَتَّى يُنجِزَ اللهُ لَنَا وَعْدَهُ وَيَفِىَ لَنَا بِعَهْدِهِ، فَيُقْتَلُ

مَنْ قُتِلَ مِنَّا شَهِيدًا في الْجَنَّةِ، وَيَبْقَى مَنْ بَقِىَ مِنَّا خَلِيفَةَ اللهِ فِى أَرْضِهِ، وَوَارِثَ عِبَادَةِ الْحَقِّ، فَإِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى قَالَ لَنَا وَلَيْسَ لِقَوْلِهِ خُلْف: {وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ} , وَاللهِ لَوْ مَنَعُونِى عِقَالًا مِمَّا كَانُوا يُعْطُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ أقْبلَ مَعَهُمُ الشَّجَرُ وَالْمَدَرُ وَالْجِنُّ وَالإِنْسُ لَجَاهَدْتُهُمْ حَتَّى تَلحَقَ رُوحِى بِاللهِ، إِنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يُفَرِّقْ بَيْنَ الصَّلاة وَالزَّكَاةِ ثُمَّ جَمَعَهُمَا فَكبَّرَ عُمَرُ وَقَالَ: عَلِمْتُ واللهِ (*) حِينَ عَزَمَ اللهُ لأَبِى بِكْرِ عَلَى قِتَالِهِمْ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ".